History Highlight:

Singer, songwriter, and fiddle player Amanda Shires was born on this day in Lubbock, Texas, in 1982. She is 43. Shires joined the Texas Playboys at age 15, and stepped out as a solo performer in the early 2000s. She has released seven solo albums, and has collaborated extensively with Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit. She is a member of the country supergroup the Highwomen with Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, and Maren Morris. She won a Grammy for Best Americana Album for her contributions to 2017’s Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit album The Nashville Sound.

Also, Today In:

1955 - Elvis Presley made his TV debut when he appeared on the weekend show Louisiana Hayride on KWKH TV, broadcast from Shreveport Auditorium in Shreveport, La.

1963 - The Beatles recorded what would be their third single, "From Me to You", just five days after John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote the song.

1963 - Country singer Patsy Cline (along with singers Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins) was killed in a private-plane crash near Camden, Tenn. Cline was 30 and at the height of her career. One of the most influential, successful and acclaimed female vocalists of the 20th century, Cline was part of the early 1960s' Nashville Sound, and later successfully crossed over to pop music. Ten years after her death, in 1973, she became the first female solo artist inducted to the Country Music Hall of Fame.

1965 - The Yardbirds released "For Your Love" in the U.K.

1976 - Donna Summer released her third studio album, A Love Trilogy. It features the singles "Could It Be Magic" and "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It."

1977 - Barbra Streisand started a three week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Love Theme From A Star Is Born", her second U.S. No. 1.

1982 - Actor/comedian and Blues Brother John Belushi died of an overdose in Los Angeles. He was only 33.

1983 - Michael Jackson started a seven-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Billie Jean."

1986 - Steve Earle released his debut studio album, Guitar Town. It features the singles "Hillbilly Highway," "Guitar Town," "Someday," and "Goodbye's All We've Got Left."

1991 - Amy Grant released her ninth studio album, Heart in Motion. It features the singles "Baby Baby," "Hope Set High," "Every Heartbeat," "That's What Love Is For," "Ask Me," "Good for Me," and "I Will Remember You."

1992 - R.E.M. cleaned up in The Rolling Stone Music Awards, winning Album of the Year for Out Of Time, Artist of the Year, Best Single and Best Video for "Losing My Religion," and the Best Band, Best Guitarist and Best Songwriter awards.

1994 - Grace Slick was arrested for pointing a shotgun at police at her Tiburon, Calif., home. Cool heads prevailed. The following June, she was sentenced to 200 hours of community service and mandatory attendance at a long series of Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.

1996 - Steve Earle released his sixth studio album, I Feel Alright. It features the singles "Feel Alright," "Hard-Core Troubadour," "More Than I Can Do," and "You're Still Standin' There."

2001 - Snow Patrol released their second studio album, When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up. It features the singles "Ask Me How I Am" and "One Night Is Not Enough."

2002 - Ben Kweller released his debut studio album, Sha Sha. It features the single "Wasted & Ready."

2002 - Against Me! released their debut studio album, Against Me! Is Reinventing Axl Rose. It features the singles "Pints of Guinness Make You Strong," "Baby, I'm an Anarchist!," and "Walking Is Still Honest."

2002 - The first episode of The Osbournes aired on MTV.

2007 - Arcade Fire released their second studio album, Neon Bible. It features the singles "Black Mirror," "Keep the Car Running," "Intervention," and "No Cars Go."

2007 - Air released their fourth studio album, Pocket Symphony. It features the singles "Once Upon a Time" and "Mer du Japon."

2007 - Grinderman released their debut studio album, Grinderman. It features the singles "Get It On" and "(I Don't Need You To) Set Me Free"

2007 - The Stooges released their fourth studio album, The Weirdness. It features the singles "My Idea of Fun" and "Free & Freaky."

2008 - The Tallest Man on Earth released his debut studio album, Shallow Grave. It features the single "The Gardener."

2012 - Andrew Bird released his sixth solo studio album, Break It Yourself. It features the singles "Eyeoneye" and "Lusitania."

2012 - Sony admitted that a number of Michael Jackson tracks had been stolen after its website was hacked.

2013 - Youth Lagoon released his second studio album, Wondrous Bughouse. It features the singles "Dropla" and "Mute."

2021 - Genesis Owusu released his debut studio album, Smiling with No Teeth. It features the singles "Don't Need You," "Whip Cracker," "The Other Black Dog," "Gold Chains," and "Drown."

2021 - Kings of Leon released their eighth studio album, When You See Yourself. It features the singles "The Bandit," "100,000 People," "Echoing," and "Stormy Weather."

Birthdays:

Paul Evans ("Seven Little Girls Sitting in the Back Seat,” “Midnite Special”) is 87.

Eddy Grant, whose single "Electric Avenue" went Platinum and sat at No. 2 in the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks in 1983, is 77.

Dire Straits keyboardist Alan Clark is 73.

Teena Marie, "Behind The Groove" singer, was born on this day in 1956.

Mark E. Smith, lead singer of The Fall, was born today in 1957.

The youngest Bee Gee, Andy Gibb, was born today in 1958.

Craig and Charlie Reid (twins) of The Proclaimers are 63.

M.C. Solaar is 56.

John Frusciante, guitarist with Red Hot Chili Peppers is 55.

Editors' bassist Russell Leetch is 43.

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