History Highlight:

On this day in 1995, Guided by Voices released their eighth studio album, Alien Lanes. The album was Guided By Voices’ first for Matador Records, and the advance on the album was said to be more than $100,000. Recorded in the Dayton, Ohio, home studio of GBV guitarist Tobin Sprout, Alien Lanes features 28 tracks — almost all written by Sprout or by GBV’s prolific frontman Robert Pollard — including the songs “My Valuable Hunting Knife,” “Motor Away,” “A Salty Salute” and “Closer You Are.” Music publication Pitchfork has ranked Alien Lanes at No. 27 in its list of the Top 100 Albums of the 1990s.

Also, Today In:

1960 - Frank Sinatra's version of "High Hopes" from the movie A Hole In The Head wins the Oscar for Best Original Song.

1964 - The Beatles held the top five places on the U.S. singles chart, at No. 5 "Please Please Me," No. 4 "I Want To Hold Your Hand," No. 3, "Roll Over Beethoven," No. 2 "Love Me Do," and at No. 1 "Can't Buy Me Love." They also had another nine singles on the chart, bringing their total to fourteen singles on the Hot 100.

1968 - Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Joni Mitchell, Al Kooper and Ted Nugent met up for an all-night blues, folk and rock session at The New Generation Club, New York after hearing the news of Martin Luther King's assassination.

1970 - Crosby Stills Nash & Young went to No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with Deja Vu.

1973 - The Elvis Presley Aloha From Hawaii concert, recorded three months earlier, is broadcast in America for the first time when it runs on NBC. The ratings are huge, with a third of households with TV sets tuning in to watch.

1981 - Styx reached number one on the Billboard 200 Album Chart for the first and only time with their concept album Paradise Theater which began the first of three non-consecutive weeks on top.

1992 - The film soundtrack from Wayne's World started a two-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart. Included on the soundtrack was Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody," which climbed up the American singles chart once again as a result - this time reaching all the way to No. 2, higher than its original U.S. position of No. 9 in 1976 (the song had hit No. 1 several times in the U.K., including immediately after Freddie Mercury's death in 1991).

1987 - U2 entered the album chart at No. 7 with The Joshua Tree making it the highest chart new entry in America for seven years.

1995 - Montell Jordan released his debut studio album, This Is How We Do It. It features the hit title track.

1995 - Sugar Ray released their debut studio album, Lemonade and Brownies.

2000 - Lou Reed released his 18th studio album, Ecstasy.

2000 - Pink released her debut studio album, Can’t Take Me Home.

2003 - The Rolling Stones performed their first concert in India at the Palace Grounds in Bangalore.

2005 - Tom Vek released his first studio album, We Have Sound.

2006 - Pink released her fourth studio album, I'm Not Dead. It features the singles "Stupid Girls," "Who Knew," "U + Ur Hand," "Nobody Knows," "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)," and "Dear Mr. President."

2007 - A Swedish couple ran into trouble with authorities after trying to name their baby daughter Metallica due to tax officials deeming their daughter's name inappropriate since under Swedish law, authorities have to approve both first names and last names.

2008 - Mariah Carey released her eleventh studio album, E=MC². It features the singles "Touch My Body," "Bye Bye," "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time," and "I Stay in Love."

2009 - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony was held in Cleveland for the first time since 1997 at Public Hall. The inductees included Metallica, Jeff Beck & Run-D.M.C.

2009 - Cleveland's Public Hall, site of historic concerts by The Beatles (1964) and The Doors (1968), is center stage again as the site of the 24th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The class of 2009 includes performer inductees Jeff Beck, Little Anthony & The Imperials, Metallica, Run-D.M.C. and Bobby Womack; Early Influence inductee Wanda Jackson

2015 - Kendrick Lamar's landmark album To Pimp A Butterfly flies to No. 1 in America.

Birthdays:

Blues man Muddy Waters, born McKinley Morganfield, was born today in 1913.

Elmer Bernstein (film score composer for Animal House, Meatballs, Airplane!, The Blues Brothers, Ghostbusters, and many more) was born today in 1922.

Monty Norman (“James Bond Theme”) was born today in 1928.

Clive Davis is 93.

Hugh Masekela was born today in 1939.

Dave Hill, guitarist for Slade, is 79.

Berry Oakley, bassist for The Allman Brothers Band, was born today in 1948.

Pick Withers, drummer for Dire Straits, is 77.

Junior Braithwaite was born today in 1949.

Gary Moore, guitarist for Thin Lizzy, was born today in 1952.

David “Dr. Chud” Calabrese, drummer for the Misfits, is 61.

Mike Starr, the original bassist for Alice in Chains, was born today in 1966.

Josh Todd of Buckcherry is 55.

Neo-soul singer Jill Scott is 53.

Magnus Sveningsson, bassist for the Cardigans, is 53.

Johnny Borrell of Razorlight is 45.

Curren$y is 44.

Jamie Lynn Spears is 34.

Austin Mahone is 29.

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