History Highlight:

Nick Drake was born on this day in 1948. An English singer-songwriter and musician, known for his gentle guitar-based songs, Drake failed to find a wide audience during his lifetime but his work has gradually achieved wider notice and recognition, and today Drake is considered a significant artist in rock history, inspiring legions of later-day singer-songwriters as well. Drake died in 1974 of a drug overdose that may have been suicide or may have been accidental; debate persists to this day.

Also, Today In:

1973 - The stage version of The Rocky Horror Picture Show opened in London. The production starred Tim Curry, who also later appeared in the film version which was released two years later.

1974 - The Delinquents, a band featuring Mick Jones (later of The Clash) made their debut at the Students union bar, Queen Elizabeth College, Kensington.

1976 - Future Smiths singer Steve Morrissey had a letter published in this weeks music magazine Record Mirror and Disc asking the editor why the paper had not included any stories on The Sex Pistols.

2011 - Amy Winehouse was booed by crowds in Serbia's capital Belgrade after appearing to be too drunk to perform.

Birthdays:

Paula Abdul is 52 today.

Ann Wilson, half of Heart, is 64 today.