Birthday Highlight:

Nancy Sinatra turns 75 today. The daughter of the late Frank Sinatra, Nancy began her career as a singer and actress in the early 1960s, finding success in mainland Europe and Japan. That all changed in 1966, when Nancy scored a No. 1 hit in the U.S. and U.K. with the single, "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'". Written by Lee Hazelwood, the song showcased Nancy's provocative but good-natured style, and it also popularized and made Nancy synonymous with go-go boots, a fashion item of the time. Several artists have covered the song, but Nancy Sinatra's version of "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" enjoyed a resurgence in popularity in the late 1990s, when it was included in the soundtrack of the 1997 film, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.

Also, Today In:

1963 - The Crystals' "Da Doo Ron Ron" peaked at No. 3 on the U.S. singles chart. Phil Spector produced the track, and among the backing musicians was Glen Campbell on guitar.

1970 - Deep Purple had their van and equipment impounded by East German police while on an European tour, after mistakenly driving too close to the border.

1974 - Dolly Parton was at No. 1 on the U.S. country chart with "I Will Always Love You". The song later became a worldwide No. 1 hit for Whitney Houston in 1992 when featured in The Bodyguard.

1974 - Paul McCartney and Wings went to No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Band On The Run", McCartney's third solo U.S. No. 1.

1985 - Tears for Fears started a two-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Everybody Wants to Rule the World", the group's first U.S. No. 1.

1991 - Bruce Springsteen married Patti Scialfa at their Beverly Hills home in California.

1991 - Extreme went to No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "More Than Words."

2003 - Led Zeppelin were at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with their triple live album How The West Was Won, the band's seventh U.S. No. 1 full-length. The performances were from the band's 1972 tour of the United States.

Birthdays:

Clarence Haskins of Parliament-Funkadelic is 74.

Mick Hucknall of Simply Red is 55.

Duran Duran keyboardist Nick Rhodes is 53.

Kanye West is 38.