History Highlight:

Today in 1967, The Rolling Stones went to No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Ruby Tuesday," the group's fourth No. 1 single. According to a 1971 Rolling Stone interview, Keith Richards said he wrote the song in a Los Angeles hotel room in early 1966 about a groupie he knew. Marianne Faithfull, however, recalls it differently; according to her, Brian Jones presented an early version of this melody to the rest of the Rolling Stones, and many believe that Jones actually wrote the song.

Also, Today In:

1959 - The winners of the first Grammy Awards were announced. Domenico Modugno's "Volare" was Record of the Year; Henry Mancini's Peter Gunn was Album of the Year and The Champs' "Tequila" won Best R&B Performance.

1966 - John Lennon made his infamous remarks that led to an uproar — and even led to the banning and burning of Beatles records for a brief period in some communities. In an interview with The Evening Standard, Lennon commented, "Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. We're more popular then Jesus now; I don't know which will go first, rock 'n' roll or Christianity. Jesus was all right, but his disciples were thick and ordinary." Lennon later apologized.

1971 - The Rolling Stones announced they were moving to France, mostly for tax purposes.

1973 - At the Dane County Memorial Coliseum in Madison, Wis., Pink Floyd played the first night of a 19-date North American tour.

1977 - CBS released The Clash's self-titled debut album in the U.K. CBS in the U.S. refused to release it until 1979. Until that time, Americans bought more than 100,000 imported copies of the record, making it one of the biggest-selling import records of all time.

1986 - 41-year-old Richard Manuel of The Band committed suicide in a hotel room in Florida. His band mate, Robbie Robertson, honored his friend with the song, "Fallen Angel," in 1987.

1989 - Debbie Gibson started a three-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Lost In Your Eyes", her second U.S. No. 1.

1994 - Kurt Cobain was rushed to hospital after overdosing on alcohol and drugs in a Rome hotel during a Nirvana European tour. Cobain had taken 50 to 60 pills of Rohypnol mixed with champagne; rumors circulated that that Kurt was dead.

1999 - Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham gave birth to a baby son, Brooklyn; husband David Beckham, a star midfielder with Manchester United at the time, greeted the media with the news.

Birthdays:

Bobby Womack was born on this day in 1944.

Yes bassist Chris Squire was born today in 1948.

The Sundays' drummer Patrick Hannan is 50.

Lemonheads' frontman Evan Dando, is 49.

The Cranberries' drummer Feargal Lawlor is 45.

Highlights for Today in Music History are gathered from This Day in Music, Paul Shaffer's Day in Rock, and Wikipedia.