History Highlight:

Today in 1979, The Cars released their second album Candy-O which went on to peak at number three on the Billboard 200 Album Chart and sell four million copies in the U.S. The album featured hits "Let's Go" and "It's All I Can Do" and the album cover features pin-up art from Alberto Vargas.

Also, Today In:

1958 - Frank Zappa graduated high school from Antelope Valley High School in Lancaster, CA. One of Zappa's classmates was Captain Beefheart.

1964 - The Rolling Stones made their first major U.S. television appearance on ABC's Hollywood Palace. The show's host Dean Martin mocked the Stones for their long hair and seeming delinquency. After acrobat Larry Griswold performed some death-defying stunts, Martin said "That's the father of the Rolling Stones. He's been trying to kill himself ever since."

1969 - The Rolling Stones held a photo call in Hyde Park to introduce new guitarist Mick Taylor.

1970 - The Beatles started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with "The Long And Winding Road," the group's 20th (and last) US No.1.

1983 - Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble released their debut album Texas Flood which was recorded in just three days. The album, which peaked at number 64 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart, would later go on to be certified double platinum.

1995 - Alanis Morissette released her studio album, Jagged Little Pill. The album went on to sell over 30 million copies world-wide, and made Morissette the first female Canadian to score a US No.1 album.

1997 - Rumors to the effect that Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon could double as the soundtrack for The Wizard Of Oz boosted the already phenomenal sales of Dark Side.

Birthdays:

Howard Leese, guitarist for Heart, is 65.

Rivers Cuomo, Weezer's frontman, is 46 today.

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