History Highlight:

Today in 1963, Bob Dylan walked out of rehearsals for The Ed Sullivan Show after being told he couldn't perform his song "Talking John Birch Paranoid Blues" due to it mocking the US military and segregation. CBS officials asked Dylan to substitute it for another song, but the singer reportedly said: "No, this is what I want to do. If I can't play my song, I'd rather not appear on the show."

Also, Today In:

1958 - The Everly Brothers started a four-week run at No.1 in the US with "All I Have To Do Is Dream." Written by the husband and wife songwriting team Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, the track was recorded in just two takes.

1964 - The Beach Boys started a four week run at No.1 on the US album chart with Beach Boys Concert, the group's first US No.1.

1965 - The Rolling Stones recorded "(I Can't Get No), Satisfaction" at RCA Hollywood studios. Keith Richards had come up with the guitar riff in the middle of the night a week earlier. It gave the band their first number 1 single in the US.

1977 - After being dropped by both EMI and A&M records in less than 6 months, Virgin records announced they had signed The Sex Pistols.

1978 - News of Guided By Voice's Bob Pollard throwing a no-hitter for his college baseball team spread.