History Highlight:

Today in 1967, The Monkees went to No.1 on the US album charts with Headquarters the group's third chart topper. The album was the first with substantial songwriting and instrumental performances by members of the group itself, rather than by session musicians and professional songwriters. As of 2008 it has sold seven million copies in the United States and achieved global sales of 11.6 million. It is included in the 2006 book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Also, Today In:

1965 - John Lennon's second book of poetry and drawings, "A Spaniard In The Works," was published.

1995 - Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder left the stage due to illness after only seven songs during an outdoor concert in San Francisco. To the delight of some, but mostly dismay to the younger fans, Neil Young stepped up to finish the show.

2007 - The White Stripes went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Icky Thump' the duo's sixth and final studio album. 'Icky Thump' won a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album in 2008.

2012 - The crypt in which Elvis Presley was first buried was withdrawn from a Los Angeles auction after protests it should be kept as a shrine.

Birthdays:

Mick Fleetwood, of Fleetwood Mac, is 67.

Colin Blunstone, lead singer of The Zombies, is 69 today.