History Highlight:

Today in 2002, Dee Dee Ramone (Douglas Glenn Colvin), bass guitarist with The Ramones died at his Hollywood, California apartment of a heroin overdose aged 49. Though nearly all of the Ramones' songs were credited equally to all the band members, Dee Dee was the band's most prolific lyricist and songwriter, writing many of the band's most well-known songs, such as "53rd & 3rd", "Commando", "Rockaway Beach", and "Poison Heart".

Also, Today In:

1974 - Patti Smith recorded her first song, a cover of the Hendrix classic, "Hey Joe."

1988 - The Pet Shop Boys played their debut live show when they appeared at London's Piccadilly Theatre.

1993 - Country singer Conway Twitty died from an abdominal aortic aneurysm.

2007 - Jurors in the murder trial of music producer Phil Spector were shown the bloody revolver that was found at the feet of Lana Clarkson, the actress he was accused of killing at his home in the early hours of February 3rd, 2003.

Birthdays:

Badfinger singer Tom Evans was born today in 1947.