History Highlight:

Today in 1994, Oasis released "Supersonic" which was the band's first single to chart in the United States. The song peaked at No. 11 on the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. It was written by Noel Gallagher and later appeared on their debut album Definitely Maybe in August 1994.

Also, Today In:

1956 - The Godfather of Soul and the hardest working man in show business, James Brown, had his first chart entry on the R&B chart with "Please, Please, Please."

1961 - Bob Dylan made his New York City stage debut at Gerde's Folk City, a small Greenwich Village club, opening for John Lee Hooker. During the set, he debuted a tune that would come to be one of his trademark songs: "Blowin' In The Wind".

1964 - The Beatles set a new record when 14 of the Top 100 songs on the chart were theirs. "Can't Buy Me Love" is No. 1 and "Love Me Do" is their lowest at No. 81.

1970 - Fleetwood Mac founding member Peter Green announced he was leaving the group to devote himself to "What God would have me do." After a few member changes, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joined the band for their most successful lineup in 1974.

1970 - The day after Paul McCartney announced his departure from The Beatles, "Let It Be" hit No. 1 on the chart, staying there for two weeks.

1981 - Van Halen guitarist Eddie Van Halen married actress Valerie Bertinelli. They separated in 2001 and divorced in 2005. Their son, Wolfgang, went on to become the bass player in his dad's group.

1992 - Pearl Jam appeared on Saturday Night Live.

2002 - Aretha Franklin and seven other Motown stars were honored with street names in Detroit's new low-income housing project.

2014 - Nirvana was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, alongside KISS and Beatles manager Brian Epstein. REM's Michael Stipe inducted the group, saying, "Nirvana tapped into a voice that was yearning to be heard. Nirvana were kicking against the mainstream. They spoke truth and a lot of people listened."

Birthdays:

Stuart Adamson, the late co-founder and lead singer of Big Country, was born today in 1958.

Grammy-nominated singer Lisa Stansfield is 51.

Sebastien Grainger, drummer and singer for Death From Above 1979, is 38.

Joss Stone is 30.

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