Birthday Highlight:

Happy 65th Birthday to Nick Lowe. The pivotal figure in UK pub rock, power pop, punk rock and new wave has recorded 14 solo albums. Lowe might be better know for songs that he has written for other artists, like Elvis Costello's "(What's so Funny 'Bout)Peace, Love, and Understanding," and for producing albums for Johnny Cash, The Damned, Elvis Costello, and The Pretenders.

Also, Today In:

1958 - Elvis Presley, at 23 years old, was inducted into the Army in Memphis. Over the next two years, his serial number, 53310761, would become one of the most famous series of digits in history.

1965 - On the first date of their anniversary tour, Rolling Stones bass player Bill Wyman was zapped and knocked out by an electrical shock from a microphone stand in Odense, Denmark.

1966 - Simon & Garfunkel made their first appearance on the Brit singles chart with "Homeward Bound."

1973 - Lou Reed was bitten on the butt by a rabid fan at a concert in Buffalo, New York. No kidding. This display of affection happened as Reed got ready to play the classic Velvet Underground tine "Waitin' For The Man." Screaming, "Leather!" the fan evaded security as he attacked Reed. The fan was ejected, and Reed commented afterward that the U.S. "seems to breed real animals."