History Highlight:

Happy Birthday to Nancy Sinatra, who is 80 today. The daughter of the late Frank Sinatra, Nancy began her career as a singer and actress in the early 1960s, finding success in mainland Europe and Japan. That all changed in 1966, when Nancy scored a No. 1 hit in the U.S. and U.K. with the single, "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'". Written by Lee Hazelwood, the song showcased Nancy's provocative but good-natured style, and it also popularized and made Nancy synonymous with go-go boots, a fashion item of the time. Several artists have covered the song, but Nancy Sinatra's version of "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" enjoyed a resurgence in popularity in the late 1990s, when it was included in the soundtrack of the 1997 film, "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery".

Also, Today In:

1963 - The Crystals' "Da Doo Ron Ron" peaked at No. 3 on the U.S. singles chart. Phil Spector produced the track, and among the backing musicians was Glen Campbell on guitar.

1970 - Deep Purple had their van and equipment impounded by East German police while on an European tour, after mistakenly driving too close to the border.

1974 - Paul McCartney and Wings went to No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Band On The Run", McCartney's third solo U.S. No. 1.

1974 - Dolly Parton was at No. 1 on the U.S. country charts with "I Will Always Love You". The song later became a worldwide No. 1 hit for Whitney Houston in 1992 when featured in The Bodyguard.

1985 - Tears for Fears started a two-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Everybody Wants to Rule the World", the group's first U.S. No. 1.

1991 - Bruce Springsteen married Patti Scialfa at their Beverly Hills home in California.

1991 - Extreme went to No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "More Than Words."

2003 - Led Zeppelin were at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with their triple live album How The West Was Won, the band's seventh U.S. No. 1 full-length. The performances were from the band's 1972 tour of the United States.

Birthdays:

Clarence Haskins of Parliament-Funkadelic is 79.

Bonnie Tyler is 69.

Greg Ginn, leader of Black Flag, is 66.

Mick Hucknall, of Simply Red, is 60.

Duran Duran keyboardist Nick Rhodes is 58.

Kanye West is 43.

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