Birthday Highlight:

Happy Birthday to Bob Mould, born in Malone, N.Y., today in 1960. In the 1970s, Mould relocated to St. Paul, Minn., where he attended Macalester College. It was there that Mould formed the band Hüsker Dü with drummer/singer Grant Hart and bass guitarist Greg Norton. Although massive commercial success eluded them, Hüsker Dü released six studio albums as well as live albums, compilations and singles. Their post-punk, alt-rock sound would influence such bands as the Pixies and Nirvana. After Hüsker Dü, Mould has released many acclaimed records, both as a solo artist and with the band, Sugar. Mould's most recent solo album is 2014's Beauty & Ruin. A friend and frequent guest of The Current since the station went on the air in 2005, Mould has performed in The Current's studios several times, he played at Rock the Garden in 2013 and at Minnesota Music on-a-Stick at the State Fair in 2014.

Also, Today In:

1951 - Eighteen-year-old Richard Penniman, who was already using the stage name Little Richard, made his first recordings for RCA Camden at the studios of Atlanta radio station WGST.

1957 - "You Send Me," the song that would become Sam Cooke's biggest hit, was released by Keen Records. It would go on to sell 2.5 million copies.

1966 - Grace Slick, replacing original Jefferson Airplane vocalist, Signe Anderson (who quit to have a baby), made her first appearance with the Airplane in San Francisco.

1972 - Creedence Clearwater Revival split up following the failure of their most recent album, Mardi Gras.

1976 - Stevie Wonder inaugurated his new $13 million contract with Motown Records by releasing Songs In The Key Of Life. It would ultimately go Platinum, producing a trio of hit singles, "Sir Duke," "Isn't She Lovely" and "I Wish."

1986 - Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Robert Cray joined other artists on stage in St Louis, Mo., for Chuck Berry's 60th birthday concert.

1992 - Bob Dylan's 30th Anniversary (of his recording debut) tribute concert took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Guest performers include Neil Young, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Roger McGuinn, Sinéad O'Connor, Tom Petty, Ronnie Wood and Dylan himself. O'Connor was greeted by a chorus of boos, having recently appeared on Saturday Night Live, where she famously tore up a photo of the Pope.

2001 - At his own concert in Bend, Ore., Bob Dylan was not allowed entrance backstage. Dylan had demanded that security be tighter during his post-9/11 "Love And Theft" tour. Two security guards were fired as a result.

2006 - CBGB, the legendary New York punk club credited with discovering Patti Smith and Ramones, closed after a final gig by Smith herself.

More Birthdays:

Songwriter and producer Bert Kaempfert was born today in 1923.

Nico of The Velvet Underground was born today in 1938.

Fred Turner of Bachman-Turner Overdrive is 72.

Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section drummer Roger Hawkins is 70.

Pop star John Mayer is 38.