History Highlight:

Happy Birthday to Rosemary "Rosie" Stone of Sly and The Family Stone, who is 73 today. Rosie was the singer/keyboardist for the band, and sister to Sly. The band formed in 1966 and released a series of successful hits such as "Dance to the Music" (1968), "Everyday People" (1968), and "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" (1969), as well as critically acclaimed albums such as Stand! (1969), which combined pop sensibility with social commentary.

Also, Today In:

1964 - After "I Want To Hold Your Hand" held the No. 1 position on the U.S. singles chart for seven weeks, The Beatles started a two-week run at No. 1 with "She Loves You".

1970 - Santana peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with "Evil Ways" which was their first top ten single in the U.S. The song was written by Clarence "Sonny" Henry and originally recorded by jazz percussionist Willie Bobo on his 1967 album Bobo Motion.

1976 - David Bowie and Iggy Pop were busted for drug possession in a hotel room in Rochester, New York.

1981 - John Lennon peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart posthumously with "Woman" which was Lennon's sixth top ten single in the U.S.

1981 - New wave pop-rockers Blondie entered the R&B album chart with Autoamerican, which peaked at No. 7. "Rapture," from the same album, turned out to be one of the first big crossover rap hits, going to No. 1 for two weeks.

1983 - Pink Floyd released The Final Cut, which was their final album with bassist and singer Roger Waters.

1991 - Leo Fender, inventor of the electric guitar, died of complications from Parkinson's disease at the age of 81 in Fullerton, California.

1994 - Bruce Springsteen won the Best Music, Original Song Oscar at the 66th Academy Awards for "Streets of Philadelphia".

2000 - Soul Coughing disbanded after eight years and three albums.

2004 - Ozzy Osbourne was named the nation's favorite ambassador to welcome aliens to planet earth.

2005 - MTV aired the final episode of The Osbournes. Dr. Phil McGraw visited the family where he held a frank discussion about drug abuse and other issues.

2008 - Klaus Dinger of Kraftwerk and Neu! died of heart failure at the age of 61.

2008 - A five-year legal row over the use of the Beach Boys' name was settled by two former members of the group.

Birthdays:

Roger Hodgson, guitarist and singer for Supertramp, is 68.

Stray Cats drummer Slim Jim Phantom is 57.

Jonas Berggren of Ace of Base is 51.

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