The story behind 'Fame', David Bowie's first U.S. number 1, co-written with John Lennon and Carlos Alomar and originally released on Young Americans...- The 1980 Floor Show was conceived by Tony DeFries and Bowie as a vehicle to launch his career in America. It was recorded as a special for the US TV show Midnight Special, and filmed at London’s Marquee Club (where Bowie had performed frequently in the ’60s) between 18 – 20 October 1973...
