May 11, 2002- This Day in R`n`R History

61 years ago
Eric Burdon, vocalist for the Animals, is born. (1941)

34 years ago
"The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees," which was certified gold upon its release in April, enters the LP charts at #80. In one week, pushed by the singles "Daydream Believer" and "Valleri," it will jump to #3. (1968)

32 years ago
The triple album "Woodstock" soundtrack is released on Cotillion Records. The document of the epochal rock festival will go gold within two weeks. (1970)

30 years ago
John Lennon tells Dick Cavett during an appearance on his show that he beleives he has been followed and has had his phone tapped. In the meantime, a National Committee for John & Yoko continue its drive for letters and petitions opposing the U.S. government's attempt to deport the couple. (1972)

21 years ago
In Miami's Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, reggae star Bob Marley dies. He succumbs to a brain tumor that ended his career in October 1980. Marley was regarded as a hero both in Jamaica and abroad. He will be given a state funeral and buried near his birthpalce in St. Ann's Parish, Jamaica. Bob Marley was 36 years old. (1981)

12 years ago
31 years after his death, Ritchie Valens is awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (1990)