Today on Music: a look back at pop music

(Sept. 10)

Today's birthdays include country's Tommy Overstreet, who was born in 1936 (age 66); Cynthia Lennon, John Lennon's first wife, in 1939 (age 63); Roy Ayers in 1940 (age 62); Denny Hutton of Three Dog Night in 1942 (age 608); Jose Feliciano in 1945 (age 57); Jethro Tull's Barriemore Barlow in 1949 (age 53); Aerosmith's Joe Perry and drummer Don Powell of Slade, both in 1950 (age 52); Pat Mastelotto of Mr. Mister in 1955 (age 47; Johnnie Fingers of the Boomtown Rats in 1956 (age 46; T'Pau lead singer Carol Decker and Bananarama's Sioban Fahey, both in 1957 (age 45; and rapper Big Daddy Kane in 1968 (age 34).

Today's musical milestones:

In 1964, Rod Stewart recorded his first single, "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl."

In 1973, BBC-1 banned airplay of the Rolling Stones' song "Star Star" -- from the band's "Goat's Head Soup" album -- because the lyrics included the "f" word.

In 1974, the New York Dolls broke up. The group influenced both glam-rock and punk bands.

In 1975, Bob Dylan performed on a television tribute to legendary talent scout John Hammond. The special was produced by a Chicago PBS-TV station (WTTW).

In 1983, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" returned to the top of Billboard's Top-200 album chart, dislodging Police's "Synchronicity" for one week.

In 1986, Frank Sinatra sang at the reopening of the Chicago Theater.

In 1989, 60,000 people attended a free concert in Glasgow, Scotland, by Wet Wet Wet.

In 1992, officials with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum announced eight new inductees -- including Van Morrison, the Doors, Etta James, Sly and the Family Stone, Cream, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers.

Also in 1992, Ozzy Osbourne apologized for urinating at the Alamo 10 years earlier. He then donated $10,000 to the Daughters of the Republic of Texas.

And in 1992, Garth Brooks canceled his world tour and announced plans to take eight months off to be with his family.

In 1993, the German rock band the Scorpions performed a special show in Los Angeles.

In 1995, Barbra Streisand won her first Emmy Awards in 30 years for the HBO special "Barbra Streisand: The Concert."

In 1996, WalMart announced it would not sell Sheryl Crow's new album because one song referred to kids buying guns at the discount giant. A&M Records, Crow's label, called the decision "censorship."

In 1998, Madonna was the big winner, taking home six awards, from the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles.

Also in 1998, singer Mac Davis received the 2,117th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Today's musical quiz:

Jose Feliciano had a 1968 hit with a cover version of this band's debut single. Can you name the band and the tune? Answer: The band was The Doors and the song was "Light My Fire."