History Highlight:

Prince was born today in 1958. Though he was a Jehovah's Witness and didn't celebrate holidays, it's hard not to think about Prince today. June 7 marks a couple of other milestones for Prince besides the day he was born: On his 35th birthday, on this day in 1993, Prince changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol, and became known as The Artist Formerly Known As Prince; 11 years later on this day, his Musicology album entered the top 10. The posthumous album Originals, featuring Prince’s demos of songs recorded by other artists, was released on this day in 2019.

Also, Today In: 

1963 - Decca Records in the U.K. released "Come On," the first record by The Rolling Stones.   

1969 - The Who's rock opera Tommy entered the Billboard charts at No. 96; it would peak at No. 4.  

1972 - The musical Grease opened on Broadway. The show introduced rock-and-roll-inspired tunes like "Summer Nights," "Greased Lightnin'," "Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee," and "Beauty School Dropout." (The film version came out in 1978, starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.)  

1975 - Elton John's Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy, with the hit "Someone Saved My Life Tonight," became the first album to debut at No. 1 in the US. It held the top spot for seven (non-consecutive) weeks.  

1977 - The Sex Pistols made a mockery of Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee by playing punk rock from a boat on the Thames River, including their subversive hit, "Anarchy in the U.K."  

1978 - Grace Jones released her second studio album, Fame. It features “Do or Die,” “Autumn Leaves,” and the title track.

1978 - Tom Petty met Bob Dylan for the first time backstage after Dylan's show at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles.   

1982 - Chicago released their 13th studio album, Chicago 16. It features "Hard to Say I'm Sorry."

1988 - EPMD released their debut album, Strictly Business. It features “I’m Housin’,” “You Gots to Chill,” and the title track.

1993 - Tears for Fears released their fourth studio album, Elemental. It features “Break It Down Again.”

1993 - Ground is broken for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland.  

1994 - Stone Temple Pilots released their second studio album, Purple, which went to No. 1 in America and sold over 6 million copies on the strength of the tracks "Big Empty," "Vasoline" and "Interstate Love Song."  

1994 - Warren G released his debut studio album, Regulate... G Funk Era.

1995 - Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood was admitted to a hospital after his ear was leaking blood. The problem was diagnosed as being the result of continuous guitar playing.

1996 - Robert Miles released his debut studio album, Dreamland. It features “Children” and “Fable.”

2004 - AC/DC's Back in Black album went Double Diamond, becoming just the sixth album with RIAA-certified sales of over 20 million in America. In November, the Shania Twain album Come On Over became the seventh. Both albums were produced by Mutt Lange. 

2005 - The White Stripes released their fifth studio album, Get Behind Me Satan. It features “Blue Orchid,” “My Doorbell,” and “The Denial Twist.”

2005 - Motion City Soundtrack released their second studio album, Commit This to Memory. It features “Everything Is Alright,” “Hold Me Down,” and “L.G. Fuad.”

2006 - Nelly Furtado released her third studio album, Loose. It features "Promiscuous" and "Say It Right."

2007 - The funeral of guitarist, singer Bo Diddley took place in Gainesville, Florida.  

2009 - After performing the Poison hit "Nothin' but a Good Time" at the Tony Awards, Bret Michaels had a run-in with the set, and the set won. He cut his lip and fractured his nose in the incident.

2011 - Cults released their self-titled debut album. It features “Go Outside.”

2012 - Bob Welch, an early member of Fleetwood Mac who enjoyed a successful solo career with hits such as "Ebony Eyes," was found dead at home in Nashville. He was 66.

2019 - Aurora released her second studio album, A Different Kind of Human (Step 2).

2019 - Silversun Pickups released their fifth studio album, Widow’s Weeds.

Birthdays: 

Dean Martin was born today in 1917. 

Tom Jones is 85.

Clarence White, of the Kentucky Colonels and the Byrds, was born today in 1944. 

Eric Kretz, Stone Temple Pilots drummer, is 59. 

Guitarist Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers) is 58.

Michael Cera, actor and bassist for Mister Heavenly, is 37.

Iggy Azalea is 35. 

Rapper Fetty Wap is 34. 

George Ezra is 32. 

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