History Highlight:

Today in 1991, Nirvana released their epic Nevermind. The album has sold more than 30 million copies. The album produced several successful singles including "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "Come as You Are", "Lithium", and "In Bloom". By January 1992, the album had replaced Michael Jackson's Dangerous at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200.

Also, Today In:

1966 - Jimi Hendrix and his manager, Chas Chandler, arrived in London on a flight from New York. Hendrix landed in the U.K. with only the clothes he was wearing, having sold his other belongings to pay a previous hotel bill. One of the first things Hendrix did after arriving in England was legally change his name from James to Jimi.

1966 - The Association started a three-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Cherish."

1983 - Billy Joel went to No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Tell Her About It," Joel's second No. 1 hit.

1988 - Bobby McFerrin started a two-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Don't Worry Be Happy," the first a cappella song to be a No. 1 record.

1999 - Sting released Brand New Day.

2012 - Mumford & Sons released their second studio album, Babel, which debuted at number one on both the U.K. Albums Chart and the U.S. Billboard 200. It became the fastest-selling album of 2012 in the U.K., and it won a Grammy Award for Album of the Year.

Birthdays:

Linda McCartney was born today in 1942.

Steve Douglas, American saxophonist and flautist who recorded with Duane Eddy, Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley Willy DeVille, Bob Dylan, Ramones and others was born today in 1938.

Gerry Marsden of Gerry and the Pacemakers is 76.

Peter Salisbury, drummer from English rock band The Verve, is 47.

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