Today in Rock History – 11th NOVEMBER:

BIRTHDAYS
1927: Mose Allison
1945: Vince Martell (Vanilla Fudge)
1945: Chris Dreja (Yardbirds)
1947: Pat Daugherty (Black Oak Arkansas)
1948: Robert “Mutt” Lange (Producer)
1953: Andy Partridge (XTC)
1969: Gary Powell (The Libertines / New York Dolls)

EVENTS
1972: Death of bassist, Berry Oakley of The Allman Brothers Band [aged 24].
1972: Rory Gallagher released his ‘Tattoo’ album.
1995: The Smashing Pumpkins double album ‘Mellon Collie & the Infinite Sadness’ went to No.1 on the US chart.
2010: Death of Tony Edwards, entrepreneur / manager of Deep Purple, Toyah, Johnny Clegg, etc. [aged 78].
2015: Death of drummer, Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor, of Motorhead [aged 61].
2021: Death of drummer, Graeme Edge, of The Moody Blues [aged 80].
2022: Death of guitarist / multi-instrumentalist / songwriter, Keith Levene, of Public Image Ltd [aged 65].

It was 52 years ago that we lost another great musician from The Allman Brothers. Berry Oakley died after he rode his ’67 Triumph into a bus, barely one year after and three blocks away from the scene of Duane Allman’s fatal motorcycle crash in 1971. Berry had struggled to come to terms with his best friend’s death. Let’s enjoy the great music they left us…