History Highlight:

Today in 2007, Prince was forced off stage by Minneapolis Police halfway through his set at First Avenue. The club was only allowed to stay open until 3 a.m., and Prince went onstage at 2:45. Before his appearance at First Avenue, Prince had already played two shows in Minneapolis: the first was at the downtown location of Macy's department store, where Prince promoted his new fragrance with a nine-song, 45-minute set; the second was his concert at Target Center, just across the street from First Avenue.

Also, Today In:

1954 - Producer Sam Phillips took an acetate recording of Elvis Presley singing "That's All Right" to Memphis radio station WHBQ DJ Dewey Phillips. He played the song just after 9:30 that evening, and the phone lines lit up asking the DJ to play the song again.

1958 - The first Gold Record presented by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) was awarded to the soundtrack of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma. The honor signified that the album had reached $1 million in sales.

1967 - The Monkees began a 29-date tour with The Jimi Hendrix Experience as their supporting act. Hendrix was dropped six shows later after being told his act was not suitable for their audience, which consisted mostly of teenage pop fans.

1968 - Pink Floyd kicked off their first 20-date North American tour at the Kinetic Playground in Chicago.

1970 - The Everly Brothers Show started an eleven-week prime time slot on ABC television. It began as a summer replacement in 1970 for The Johnny Cash Show.

1972 - Bill Withers started a three-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Lean On Me," his only No. 1 hit.

1978 - Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon of The Clash were arrested for being drunk and disorderly after a concert at the Apollo in Glasgow.

1995 - TLC started a seven-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Waterfalls," the group's second U.S. No. 1. The song was referenced in the 2010 Will Ferrell action comedy, The Other Guys.

Birthdays:

Andy Fletcher, founding member for Depeche Mode is 55.

Beck Hansen is 45.

Arctic Monkeys guitarist Jamie Cook is 30.