History Highlight:

Today in 1993, Björk released her first post-Sugarcubes solo album, titled Debut. Featuring the tracks "Human Behaviour" and "Big Time Sensuality," it set the stage for her rise as a solo star.

Also, Today In:

1954 - Working together for the first time in a recording studio with Scotty Moore and Bill Black, Elvis Presley fools around during a break with an up-tempo version of 'That's All Right.' Producer Sam Phillips has them repeat the jam and records it. It became Presley's first release on Sun Records.

1966 - Chas Chandler of The Animals saw Jimi Hendrix perform at the Cafe Wha? in New York. Chandler went on to become Jimi's manager and took him to London, where The Jimi Hendrix Experience formed.

1969 - The Rolling Stones gave a free concert in London's Hyde Park for an audience of 250,000, as a tribute to Brian Jones who had died two days earlier. Mick Jagger read an extract from Percy Bysshe Shelley's "Adonais" and released 3,500 butterflies.

1983 - Suicidal Tendencies released their self-titled debut album. The album spawned Suicidal Tendencies' biggest hit to date, "Institutionalized."

1986 - Janet Jackson started a two-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with Control.

1994 - Hootie & the Blowfish released Cracked Rear View. It's their debut album, and it took off at the beginning of 1995, becoming the best-selling album in the history of Atlantic Records.

1999 - The Eurythmics announced their first world tour for more than 10 years and that all profits would be given to charity. The duo made the announcement from the Greenpeace boat "Rainbow Warrior" on the River Thames in London.

2000 - Cub Koda (Michael "Cub" Koda), founder member of Brownsville Station died of complications from kidney failure.

2003 - Johnny Cash made his last ever live performance when he appeared at the Carter Ranch. Before singing "Ring of Fire", Cash read a statement about his late wife that he had written shortly before taking the stage: "The spirit of June Carter overshadows me tonight with the love she had for me and the love I have for her. We connect somewhere between here and heaven. She came down for a short visit, I guess, from heaven to visit with me tonight to give me courage and inspiration like she always has."

Birthdays:

Robbie Robertson of The Band is 73.

Cassie Gaines, backing singer with Lynyrd Skynyrd, was born today in 1948.

Michael Monarch of Steppenwolf is 66.

Huey Lewis is 66.

Jimmy Crespo, guitarist for Aerosmith, is 62.

Marc Cohn ("Walking in Memphis") is 57.

Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, better known as RZA (Wu-Tang Clan) is 47.

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