Birthday Highlight:

Adam Ant, is 60 today. Adam Ant gained popularity as the lead singer of New Romantic/post-punk group Adam and the Ants and later as a solo artist, scoring 10 UK top ten hits from 1980 to 1983, including three No.1s. He has also worked as an actor, appearing in over two dozen films and television episodes from 1985 to 2003.

Also, Today In:

1957 - Sun Records released "Great Balls Of Fire," by Jerry Lee Lewis. The single went on to sell over five million copies worldwide, and was a No.2 in the US.

1962 - The Crystals started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with "He's A Rebel".

1985 - With hit songs like "In The Air Tonight" by Phil Collins and "Smuggler's Blues" by Glenn Frey, the Miami Vice TV soundtrack was the #1 album in the land.

1990 - "Ice Ice Baby," by Vanilla Ice became the first rap record to top the US singles chart, (and later also a UK No.1 single).

2000 - After selling millions of albums worldwide in the '80s, EMI Records announced that they were dropping Simple Minds off their roster.

2002 - Britain's "king of skiffle," Lonnie Donegan died in England. He was 71. Among his fans and friends were Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Pete Townshend and Mark Knopfler.