History Highlight:

Today in 1988, American soul and disco singer Sylvester James died of complications from AIDS in San Francisco at age 41. James scored the 1978 U.S. No. 36 single "You Make Me Feel, Mighty Real" and sang backup vocals for Aretha Franklin on her 1985 Who's Zoomin' Who Album.

Also, in:

1965 - The Beatles released a two-hit single with "Day Tripper" on one side and "We Can Work It Out" on the other.

1966 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience released their first single, "Hey Joe".

1974 - Mick Taylor revealed in a press release that he was departing The Rolling Stones after a five-year run, stating that he "felt it was the time to move on and do something new."

1974 - Mott The Hoople (Ian Hunter, Mick Ralphs and company) announced that they were over as a band.

1989 - Billy Joel went No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with his 11th studio release Storm Front. The album featured "We Didn't Start the Fire" and "Leningrad", Joel's take on the end of the Cold War.

1991 - Chubby Checker filed a lawsuit against McDonald's in Canada seeking $14 million in reparation for the unauthorized use of a simulation of his voice in a commercial.

1993 - MTV aired Nirvana's "Unplugged" session for the first time. The album featured an acoustic performance taped at Sony Music Studios in New York City on November 18, 1993. Unlike many artists who appeared on the show, Nirvana filmed its entire performance in a single take with the band's fourteen-song set list including six cover versions.

2007 - American singer songwriter Dan Fogelberg died at his home in Maine at the age of 56.

Birthdays:

The Hollies guitar player Tony Hicks is 71.

Benny Andersson of ABBA is 70.

Michael McCary of Boyz II Men is 45.