History Highlight:

Today in 1969, Sly and the Family Stone's "Everyday People" zoomed to #1 on the singles chart. The song is one of Sly Stone's pleas for peace and equality between differing races and social groups, a major theme and focus for the band.

Also, Today In:

1964 - The Beatles scored their first US No.1 album with Meet The Beatles! The album stayed at No.1 for eleven weeks.

1965 - The much loved and respected crooner/jazz singer and pianist Nat "King" Cole died of complications following surgery for lung cancer in Santa Monica. He was 48.

1977, Sid Vicious replaced Glen Matlock on bass with the Sex Pistols.

1994 - A federal court jury ruled Michael Jackson did not steal the idea for his hit song "Dangerous" from a Denver woman who had sent him a demo tape.

Birthdays:

Mick Avory, drummer for The Kinks, is 69 today