History Highlight:

Today in 1972, David Bowie released "Starman" and "Suffragette City," the advance single from his acclaimed conceptual The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars. Ziggy would remain on the album chart for more than a year, finally putting Bowie over the top in the States.

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1955 - Fats Domino's "Ain't That A Shame" was released. Pat Boone would later enjoy much greater success with a cover version of the tune, although he had to be dissuaded from changing it to "Isn't That a Shame." Cheap Trick, of course, would later have a hit with the tune as well.

1965 - The Beatles changed the name of their second movie from Eight Arms To Hold You to Help!

1971 - The Illinois Crime Commission came out with a list of drug-oriented tunes. The songs of infamy included "White Rabbit" by the Jefferson Airplane, "Let's Go Get Stoned" by Ray Charles "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" by The Beatles and "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum.

1975 - Following many rumors and much speculation that Jimmy Page, Chris Spedding, Jeff Beck or even Eric Clapton would replace Mick Taylor in The Rolling Stones, it was announced that Faces guitarist Ron Wood would fill the shoes.

1995 - Radiohead released The Bends, featuring "High & Dry" and "Fake Plastic Trees." Thanks to an opening slot for the band on the R.E.M. Monster tour, The Bends achieved Gold status in the U.S. by early '96

Birthdays:

Country legend Loretta Lynn is 82 today.