May 11

On this day in 1981, Bob Marley died of lung cancer and a brain tumor at age 36

 

The album that catapulted Rod Stewart to superstardom “Every Picture Tells a Story” was released today in 1971

 

Today in 2003, Noel Redding (Jimi Hendrix Experience) died at his home in Ireland aged 57

 

On this day in 2004, songwriter John Whitehead was killed by a gunman at his home in Philadelphia

 

Eric Burdon is 81 today

 

Butch Trucks of The Allman Brothers Band was born on this day in 1947

 

Today in 2011, Playboy magazine hit the stands with Mick and Jerry Hall’s daughter Elizabeth on the cover