Today in Rock History – 11th JULY:

BIRTHDAYS
1946: John Lawton (Lucifer’s Friend / Uriah Heep)
1953: Rik Emmett (Triumph)
1957: Peter Murphy (Bauhaus)
1959: Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi)
1959: Susanne Vega

EVENTS
1969: David Bowie released his “Space Oddity” single, which coincided with the recent moon landing.
1970: ‘Self Portrait’ gave Bob Dylan his fifth UK No.1 album.
2002: The funeral of The Who’s John Entwistle was held at St. Edward’s Church, Gloucestershire.
2014: Death of drummer, Thomas Erdelyi a.k.a. Tommy Ramone of Ramones [aged 65].

Tommy Ramone was the last of the troops to fall… Ramones R.I.P. ~ “Hey Ho, Let’s Go!”