Birthday Highlight:

Kim Gordon is 62 today. Gordon, who started out as a visual artist, rose to prominence as the bassist, guitarist and vocalist of Sonic Youth, which she formed with Thurston Moore in 1981. Gordon's memoir, Girl in a Band, was published in February 2015. The autobiography explores her childhood, her life in art and in Sonic Youth, and her relationship with Moore.

Also, Today In:

1963 - Andrew Oldham, a 19-year-old music publicist, caught a gig by the Rolling Stones at London's Crawdaddy club. He was so impressed that on the following day, he signed the young band to their first managerial contract; they began work on their first recordings two weeks later.

1968 - The Broadway musical Hair opened at the Biltmore Theatre in New York City. The show featured the songs "Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In", "Good Morning Starshine" and the title song. The production ran for 1,729 performances, finally closing on July 1, 1972.

1973 - Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd went to No. 1 on the U.S. album charts. The album went on to enjoy a record-breaking 741 discontinuous weeks on the Billboard chart, and has now sold over 45 million copies worldwide.

1990 - Sinead O'Connor started a six-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got.

1999 - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

2000 - A blaze swept through James Brown Enterprises, the office that coordinates the superstar's tours. Nobody was injured, but memorabilia and live tapes were destroyed in the blaze. An employee was later arrested and charged with arson.

Another Birthday:

Muscle Shoals keyboardist Chuck Leavell is 63. He has recorded and toured with the Rolling Stones, the Allman Brothers, Eric Clapton and many others.