Today in Rock History – 11th AUGUST:

BIRTHDAYS
1942: Mike Hugg (Manfred Mann Band)
1943: Jim Kale (The Guess Who)
1950: Erik Braunn (Iron Butterfly)
A prodigy on violin, Erik Braunn played guitar and sang on Iron Butterfly’s legendary ‘In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida’ album, when he was only 17 years old. Erik passed away on 25th July, 2003 [aged 52].

1952: Bob Mothersbaugh (Devo)
1954: Bryan Bassett (Wild Cherry / Molly Hatchet)
1955: Joe Jackson
1968: Charlie Sexton
1970: Andy Bell (Ride)
1976: Benjamin Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie)
1981: Sandi Thom

EVENTS
1968: The Beatles launched Apple Records.
1979: Led Zeppelin played their last UK show, when they appeared at Knebworth Park, England. Approximately 200,000 people attended the concert (over 200,000 had also attended their show on the previous weekend).

Zep‘s Last Stand: John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, John Bonham & Jimmy Page live on stage together for the final time in the UK, at Knebworth Festival on 11th August, 1979.