History Highlight:

Today in 2008, Adele appeared on Saturday Night Live along with then U.S. vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin. The show earned its highest ratings in 14 years with a total of 17 million viewers.

Also, Today In:

1957 - A young Paul McCartney made his first onstage appearance with The Quarrymen at New Clubmoor Hall Conservative Club in Liverpool.

1964 - Eric Burdon and The Animals headlined their first tour in England. The tour began in Manchester with opening acts Carl Perkins and Gene Vincent.

1967 - John Lennon, branching out from The Fabs, played a small but memorable role as "Gripweed" in Richard Lester's anti war black comedy, How I Won The War. The film premiered in London on this day.

1968 - Led Zeppelin (briefly known as The New Yardbirds) played their first British engagement at the Marquee Theatre.

1975 - Simon And Garfunkel reunited on the second episode of Saturday Night Live to positive reviews and good ratings.

Birthdays:

Chuck Berry is 90 today.

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