July 11
DAVID BOWIE RELEASES THE SINGLE “SPACE ODDITY” ON THIS DAY IN 1969, TIMED TO COINCIDE WITH THE APOLLO 11 MOON LANDING. THE STUNT DIDN’T WORK, IT WOULDN’T BECOME A HIT IN THE U.S. UNTIL 1973.
IN 1975 FLEETWOOD MAC RELEASE THEIR SELF-TITLED TENTH STUDIO ALBUM, THE FIRST TO FEATURE GUITARIST LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM AND VOCALIST STEVIE NICKS. THE LP SPAWNED THREE TOP TWENTY SINGLES, “OVER MY HEAD,” “RHIANNON,” AND “SAY YOU LOVE ME.”
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAMER, SINGER, SONGWRITER AND BON JOVI GUITARIST RICHIE SAMBORA, WHO TURNS 65 TODAY.
