Cited Little Richard as his first musical influence, hearing him at the age of eight,and, according to producer Nile Rodgers, he was a key influence on Bowie's most commercially successful album, "Let's Dance". He drew from a wide range of musical influences from his earliest days. In 2015 British music publication "Mojo" released a compilation album of 15 tracks by his earliest influences. It comprised tracks by Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Bobby Bland, Ronnie Ross, Frank Sinatra, Jacques Brel, Lotte Lenya, Nina Simone, Nat 'King' Cole, Billy Fury, Anthony Newley, The Flares, Vince Taylor, The Yardbirds and The Pretty Things.
