History Highlight:

Today in 1988, "The Godfather of Soul," James Brown, was sentenced to a six-year jail term for leading police on a late-night, two state car pursuit.

Also, Today In:

1957 - Sammy Davis, Jr., inaugurated a syndicated radio talk show with a round-table discussion of rock & roll. Sam's guests were Columbia Records' big-wig and producer, Mitch Miller and MGM Records President, Arnold Maxim. When Davis and Miller smugly denounced rock as "the comic books of music" (and Miller had a lot of nerve, as he had helped usher in rock & roll with his mediocre pop hits of the early '50s), Maxim disagreed, saying, "I don't see any end to rock & roll in the near future." In its various permutations, it has proven to be the longest-lived form in the history of pop music.

1959 - In milestones of sorts, The Everly Brothers pulled a pair of personal firsts. They recorded in New York and were backed by a string section when they cut "Let It Be Me."

1967 - The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour went Gold.

1977 - Two days before they were scheduled to appear on Saturday Night Live, their first American television appearance and the launch of their U.S. tour, the Sex Pistols were denied entry to the U.S. due to a visa problem.

1979 - "Another Brick In The Wall" by Pink Floyd made it to #1 in the U.K. It would later repeat the feat here in the U.S.