History Highlight:

Thom Yorke is 46 today. The lead singer and principal songwriter in Radiohead, Yorke has been cited among the most influential figures in the music industry; in 2002, Q Magazine named Yorke the 6th most powerful figure in music, and Radiohead were ranked No. 73 in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" in 2005.

Also, Today In:

1967 - Promoter Sid Bernstein struck again, offering The Beatles a cool million dollars to do a show at Shea Stadium. The boys politely refused the offer.

1977 - Heroes, the second David Bowie album to be written in collaboration with Brian Eno during Bowie's Berlin period, was released.

1978 - The Rolling Stones played "Beast Of Burden," and "Respectable" on Saturday Night Live.

1982 - Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page was given a 12-month conditional release following a cocaine possession conviction.