History Highlight:

Today in 1968, Damon Albarn was born in London. The singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer is best-known for his work as the front man of Blur. Albarn also founded the virtual band Gorillaz, has performed as part of The Good The Bad & The Queen, and released his first solo album, Everyday Robots, in 2014. A reunited Blur recently announced they will release their eighth studio album — their first since 2003 — entitled The Magic Whip, on April 27 of this year.

Also, Today In:

1963 - Ruby and the Romantics went to No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Our Day Will Come."

1972 - The film of The Concert For Bangladesh featuring George Harrison, Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton premiered in New York. The event was the first benefit concert of this magnitude in world history. The concert, which was administered by UNICEF, raised $243,418.51 to aid victims of famine and war in Bangladesh. To this day, sales of the album and DVD continue to benefit the George Harrison Fund for UNICEF.

1973 - U.S. immigration authorities ordered John Lennon to leave the United States within 60 days. Lennon then began a long battle to earn his Green Card, which he was finally granted on July 27, 1976.

1977 - Elvis Presley appeared at the Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz., the first show in a 49-date, three-month U.S. tour, which proved to be Presley's final tour.

1985 - Former Creedence Clearwater Revival front man John Fogerty went to No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with Centerfield.

1997 - U2 were at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with Pop, the band's fifth U.S. No. 1 album.

2008 - Jack Johnson was at No. 1 on the US album chart with his fifth album, Sleep Through The Static. The album spent three weeks at the top of the charts.

2011 - Guitarist Pete Townshend told Uncut magazine that he regretted ever forming the band, The Who. "What would I have done differently? I would never have joined a band," Townshend was quoted as saying. "Even though I am quite a good gang member and a good trooper on the road, I am bad at creative collaboration."

Birthdays:

Ric Ocasek of The Cars is 66.

Chaka Khan (born Yvette Marie Stevens) is 62.