History Highlight:

Today in 1970, The Beatles started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with "The Long And Winding Road," the group's 20th (and last) US No.1. It was also the last single ever released by the group while all four remained alive. While the released version of the song was very successful, the post-production modifications to the song by producer Phil Spector angered McCartney to the point that when he made his case in court for breaking up the Beatles as a legal entity, McCartney cited the treatment of "The Long and Winding Road" as one of six reasons for doing so. New versions of the song with simpler instrumentation were subsequently released by both the Beatles and McCartney.

Also, Today In:

1969 - The Rolling Stones held a photo call in Hyde Park to introduce new guitarist Mick Taylor.

1995 - Alanis Morissette released her studio album, Jagged Little Pill. The album went on to sell over 30 million copies world-wide, and made Morissette the first female Canadian to score a US No.1 album.

1997 - Rumors to the effect that Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon could double as the soundtrack for The Wizard Of Oz boosted the already phenomenal sales of Dark Side.

Birthdays:

Rivers Cuomo, Weezer's frontman, is 44 today.