History Highlight:

Today in 1981, Roxy Music had their only U.K. No. 1 single with their version of John Lennon's "Jealous Guy." That means this single charted higher than the band's "Love Is The Drug", "More Than This", and "Avalon".

Also, Today In:

1955 - CBS talent scout Arthur Godfrey turned down the chance to sign Elvis Presley. Instead, at the same audition, he signed singer Pat Boone.

1964 - The Beatles peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with "Please Please Me". They were still at No. 1 with "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and at number two with "She Loves You".

1964 - Billboard Magazine reports that Beatles records make up 60 percent of all singles sold.

1973 - Elton John's "Crocodile Rock" was the No. 1 single in the land.

1980 - On the occasion of his forty-seventh birthday, Quincy Jones is awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1500 Vine.

1981 - Eric Clapton was admitted to United Hospital in St. Paul, MN after an attack of bleeding ulcers which caused Clapton to cancel a 60 city tour of the U.S.

1982 - Metallica performed their first concert at Radio City in Anaheim, CA. There were approximately 200 people in attendance and their nine song set only had two original songs.

1990 - Flea and Chad Smith from the Red Hot Chili Peppers were arrested for sexually harassing a woman on Daytona Beach, Florida. They were each fined $1,000.

1991 - R.E.M. played the first of two nights at London's Borderline Club under the name of 'Bingo Hand Job.'

2005 - U2, The Pretenders, Buddy Guy, and Percy Sledge were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. U2 were inducted by Bruce Springsteen, The Pretenders were inducted by Neil Young, Eric Clapton inducted Buddy Guy and Rod Stewart inducted Percy Sledge.

2011 - Long-neglected Neil Diamond is finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with Alice Cooper, Tom Waits, Dr. John, Darlene Love and Leon Russell.

Birthdays:

Quincy Jones is 83.

Jim Pons, bassist for The Turtles and The Mothers of Invention, is 73.

Mike Muir, lead singer of Suicidal Tendencies, is 53.

Highlights for Today in Music History are gathered from This Day in Music, Paul Shaffer's Day in Rock, and Wikipedia.