History Highlight:

Today in 1995, Alanis Morissette released her album, Jagged Little Pill. The album went on to sell over 30 million copies worldwide, and made Morissette the first female Canadian to score a U.S. No. 1 album. Named after a lyric from "You Learn", the album topped the charts in ten countries and has sold more than 33 million units worldwide which makes it one of the best-selling albums of all time. And just this summer, "Jagged Little Pill: A New Musical" is being workshopped in Boston, which incorporates selections from Morissette's catalogue and new material, with book written by Diablo Cody.

Also, Today In:

1958 - Frank Zappa graduated high school from Antelope Valley High School in Lancaster, CA. Fun fact: one of Zappa's classmates was Captain Beefheart.

1964 - The Rolling Stones made their first major U.S. television appearance on ABC's Hollywood Palace. The show's host Dean Martin mocked the Stones for their long hair and seeming delinquency. After acrobat Larry Griswold performed some death-defying stunts, Martin said "That's the father of the Rolling Stones. He's been trying to kill himself ever since."

1969 - The Rolling Stones held a photo call in Hyde Park to introduce new guitarist Mick Taylor.

1970 - The Beatles started a two week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "The Long And Winding Road," the group's 20th (and last) U.S. No. 1.

1979 - The Cars released their second album Candy-O which went on to peak at number three on the Billboard 200 Album Chart and sell four million copies in the U.S. The album featured hits "Let's Go" and "It's All I Can Do" and the album cover features pin-up art from Alberto Vargas.

1983 - Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble released their debut album Texas Flood which was recorded in just three days. The album, which peaked at No. 64 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart, would later go on to be certified double platinum.

1997 - Rumors saying Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon could double as the soundtrack for "The Wizard Of Oz" boosted the already phenomenal sales of Dark Side.

2015 - MC Supreme was killed in Malibu, CA when a pickup truck hit his parked car on the shoulder of the Pacific Coast Highway.

Birthdays:

Howard Leese, guitarist for Heart, is 67.

David Gray is 50.

Rivers Cuomo, Weezer frontman, is 48.

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