History highlight:

Eight years in the making, Daft Punk's fourth album, Random Access Memories, came out in 2013. The album featured guest appearances from a range of artists including Giorgio Moroder, Nile Rodgers and Pharrell Williams. It became their first U.S. chart topper, propelled by the massive worldwide hit single (and Nile Rodgers collaboration) "Get Lucky."  This year, Daft Punk is reissuing Random Access Memories on its 10-year anniversary. 

Also, today in: 

1963 - Relative newcomers Bob Dylan and Joan Baez appeared with Pete Seeger at the first Monterey Folk Festival. 

1965 - Michael Trent Reznor (known professionally as Trent Reznor) was born today in 1965, making him 58 today. He is the founder, lead vocalist, and principal songwriter of Nine Inch Nails, which he founded in 1988 and has released nine albums with. He and his wife, Mariqueen Maandig, are members of the group How to Destroy Angels, and Reznor has been associated with the bands Option 30, The Urge, The Innocent, Exotic Birds, and Saul Williams. Reznor also scored the David Fincher films The Social Network (2010), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), and Gone Girl (2014), winning the Academy Award for Best Original Score for The Social Network and the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.  

1969 - Joni Mitchell was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, on sale for $0.35. 

1974 - Ray Stevens' "The Streak" hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts. 

1987 - A fire destroyed Tom Petty's house in Los Angeles; the rebuilding cost was estimated at $800,000. 

1989 - Rolling Stone ex-bassist Bill Wyman opened the first of his Stones-themed restaurants, Sticky Fingers, in London. 

1990 - Nirvana played the last date of a North American tour in Idaho. This was Chad Channing's final gig with the band; drummer Dave Grohl replaced him in Sept. after his band Scream split up. 

1995 - Chuck Berry, Fats Domino and Little Richard shared the stage for the first time ever at a concert in Sheffield, England. 

2002 - Blues singer Little Johnny Taylor, known for 1960s hits like "Part Time Love," died in Conway, Arkansas, at age 59. 

2008 - Madonna's Hard Candy album hits No. 1 in America, her seventh to hit the top spot. 

2012 - Donna Summer, the 1970s pop singer known as the "Queen of Disco," died of lung cancer. Summer is estimated to have sold 130 million records worldwide during her career, including four number-one singles in the United States within a 13-month period. Her hits included "Bad Girls," "Hot Stuff," "On The Radio," "I Feel Love" and "Love To Love You Baby." 

2013 - Bob Dylan was made an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Dylan, who was unable to attend the New York ceremony, said he felt extremely honored to be admitted. Dylan's induction was decided by a vote of the Academy's 250 members. 

2013 - Eight years in the making, Daft Punk's fourth album, Random Access Memories, featured guest appearances from a range of artists including Giorgio Moroder, Nile Rodgers and Pharrell Williams. It became their first U.S. chart topper, propelled by the massive worldwide hit single (and Nile Rodgers collaboration) "Get Lucky."   

2016 - American Texas country and folk singer-songwriter Guy Clark died in Nashville following a lengthy battle with lymphoma. He wrote songs for Johnny Cash, Ricky Skaggs, Jerry Jeff Walker, Jimmy Buffett, Lyle Lovett and many other artists. 

2016 - Moby released his memoir "Porcelain," named because he threw up into a lot of porcelain toilets. 

2019 - Eric Moore, lead singer of Ohio-based biker rock group the Godz, died at age 67. The Godz toured with acts including Kiss, Cheap Trick, Judas Priest, Blue Oyster Cult, and Iggy Pop. 

2019 - Tyler, The Creator releases his fifth album, Igor, also the name of his blond-haired alter-ego. It becomes his first #1 album and earns Tyler his first Grammy when it wins  Best Rap Album. 

Birthdays: 

Legendary American blues musician Taj Mahal is 81. 

British drummer Bill Bruford of Yes and King Crimson is 70. 

Paul Di'anno of Iron Maiden is 65. 

Simon Fuller, the creator of American Idol (and its notoriously snarky judge) is 63. 

Enya is 62. 

Trent Reznor is 58.  

Jordan Knight of New Kids on the Block is 53. 

Josh Homme is 50. 

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