History Highlight:

Today in 1978, Arista Records released the Patti Smith single, "Because The Night." A track that Bruce Springsteen left off of Darkness At The Edge Of Town, Smith somehow got a copy, changed some of the words and took a co-writing credit with Springsteen. It would be her only charting single, reaching #13 later in the year.

Also, Today In:

1982 - Simon & Garfunkel, who had made a big splash with their New York Central Park concert the year before, reunited for a European tour. The U.S. leg never materialized because of continued friction between the two.

1999 - Although the Madison Square Garden marquee in New York read "Bob Dylan, Tonight At 8pm", Neil Young was actually slated to perform. Following one number during the show, Neil quipped, "That was Bob playing guitar with me on the last song."

2003 - Loretta Lynn was joined onstage in New York for three songs by The White Stripes.

Birthdays:

Bernie Worrell, keyboardist and founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic, is 69 today.

Alexis Korner, the godfather of British blues, was born today in 1928