History Highlight:

Today in 2012, Mumford & Sons released their second studio album, Babel, which debuted at No. 1 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. The album spawned five singles - "I Will Wait", "Lover of the Light", "Whispers in the Dark", "Babel" and "Hopeless Wanderer".

Also, Today In:

1957 - The Elvis Presley classic "Jailhouse Rock" was released. It became his ninth U.S. No. 1 single and stayed on the Billboard chart for nineteen weeks. The film clip from the movie where he sang the song is considered by many historians to be the first rock video.

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.

1990 - AC/DC released The Razors Edge, their 11th internationally-released studio album. The only studio album to feature drummer Chris Slade, it reached No. 2 on the U.S. chart and No. 4 in the UK.

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.

2003 - The Dave Matthews Band played at Central Park in New York City, in front of almost 100,000 people, the band's largest audience to date. The Central Park Concert was later released as an album.

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 78.

Peter Salisbury, drummer from English rock band The Verve, is 49.

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