JULY 11
DAVID BOWIE’S “SPACE ODDITY” WAS RELEASED 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 US UNTIL 1973.
TODAY IN 1994, THE ROLLING STONES RELEASE THEIR 22ND AMERICAN STUDIO ALBUM, “VOODOO LOUNGE”. IT IS THE STONES’ FIRST ALBUM WITHOUT LONG-TIME BASSIST BILL WYMAN, WHO LEFT THE BAND IN EARLY 1993.
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAMER, SINGER, SONGWRITER AND GUITARIST FOR BON JOVI, RICHIE SAMBORA, WHO WAS BORN IN 1959