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This day in music.

1965, Tom Jones was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'It's Not Unusual.' The Welsh singer's first of 16 UK Top 40 hits during the 60's.



1968, The Otis Redding single '(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay' went gold in the US three months after the singer was killed in a plane crash.



1972, Neil Young went to No.1 on the US & UK album chart with 'Harvest.' The album featured the hit single 'Heart Of Gold.'




1978, Meat Loaf's Bat Out Of Hell album began a 416-week run on the UK chart. The album went on to become one of the most influential and iconic albums of all time and its songs have remained classic rock staples.



1980, Willie Nelson was at #1 on the Country music charts with "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" which was featured on the soundtrack to the 1979 film The Electric Horseman. The song gave Nelson his fifth #1 on the country chart.




1990, Ricky Van Shelton was at #1 on the US Country music album chart with RVS III. Hit singles released from the album were "Statue of a Fool" (#2), "I've Cried My Last Tear for You"(#1), "I Meant Every Word He Said" (#2), and "Life's Little Ups and Downs" (#4).



Born on this day.

1947, Born on this day, Mark Stein, lead vocalist, keyboardist, composer, and arranger with Vanilla Fudge, (1968 US No.6 single 'You Keep Me Hangin' On').



1948, Born on this day, George Kooymans, guitar, Golden Earring, (1974 UK No.7 & US No.13 single 'Radar Love').



1961, Born on this day, Bruce Watson, guitar, Big Country, (1983 UK No.10 single 'Fields Of Fire' plus 14 other UK Top 40 singles', 1983 US No.17 single 'In A Big Country').



1964, Born on this day, Vinnie Paul, heavy metal drummer and producer and co-founder of Pantera. He co-founded the heavy metal band Damageplan in 2003 with his late brother, Dimebag Darrell.



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