History Highlight:

Today in 1973, 19-year-old Declan "Costello" McManus played his first solo gig in Twickenham, England. He would change his first name to Elvis by the time his 1977 debut, My Aim Is True, was released.

Also, Today In:

1975 - John Lennon released his cover of "Stand By Me."

1975 - Four Bay City Rollers fans were taken to the hospital and 35 others required on site treatment after they attempted to swim across a lake to meet their heroes.

1984 - Michael Jackson underwent surgery in a Los Angeles hospital to repair damage done after his hair caught fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial.

1988 - The trial began in Jamaica for the September 11, 1987, murder of reggae star Peter Tosh.

Birthdays:

Mark 'Bez' Berry, of Happy Mondays, is 50 today.

Les Pattinson, co-song writer and bassist for Echo and the Bunnymen, is 56 today.

Blues musician Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown was born today in 1924.