History Highlight:

Karen Orzolek (Karen O) of the Yeah Yeah Yeas is 39 today. Born in Busan, South Korea and growing up a mild-mannered, well-behaved child, Karen is now known for her stage antics like spitting water on herself and wearing crazy outfits made by her fashion-designer friend Christian Joy. Fun fact: The Yeah Yeah Yeas' first ever gig was opening for The White Stripes.

Also, Today In:

1957 - Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel appeared as Tom and Jerry on American Bandstand.

1975 - KC and the Sunshine Band started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with "That's The Way (I Like It)," the group's second US No.1 of the year.

1987 - Jesus and Mary Chain singer Jim Reid was arrested in Canada after being accused of assaulting members of the audience with his microphone stand, he was released on $2,000 bail.

1990 - Bill Wyman announced that his 17-month marriage to model Mandy Smith was over. With the consent of her mother, Smith had started dating the 47-year-old Rolling Stones bassist when she was aged 13.

1994 - Pearl Jam released their third studio album Vitalogy, which was first released on vinyl and became the first vinyl album to appear on the U.S. chart, since the domination of the compact disc format. They followed the release in other formats two weeks later, whereupon it became the second-fastest-selling CD in history, behind only the band's previous release Vs.

2005 - Poems written by Bob Dylan in his college days sold for $78,000 at a New York City auction. The 16 pages of poems were the first known time Robert Zimmerman used the Dylan name and came from his studies at the University of Minnesota during 1959-60.

Birthdays:

Jesse Colin Young of the Youngbloods is 76.

Tina Weymouth of Talking Heads is 67.

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