On This Date In Music

1964 - Simon and Garfunkel record "The Sounds Of Silence," which is later overdubbed with electric instruments by producer Tom Wilson. This version is released as a single and shoots to No. 1 in America, launching the career of the duo.

1977 - Manfred Mann's Earth Band scored a No. 1 single in the US with 'Blinded By The Light.'

2004 - Johnny Cash's family blocked an attempt by advertisers to use his hit song 'Ring of Fire' to promote hemorrhoid-relief products. The idea is said to have been backed by Merle Kilgore, who co-wrote the song with Cash's wife, June Carter Cash. Cash's daughter Rosanne said the family "would never allow the song to be demeaned like that."