On Feb. 5, 1940, Glenn Miller and his orchestra recorded “Tuxedo Junction” for RCA Victor’s Bluebird label.

In 1957, Bill Haley and His Comets arrived in London for a tour and were mobbed by fans.

In 1972, Paul Simon released his first solo single following his breakup with Art Garfunkel. The song, “Mother and Child Reunion,” became a top-five hit.

In 1992, a blues band accompanied Willie Dixon’s funeral procession in Chicago. Dixon died of heart failure about a week earlier.

In 1996, actress Elizabeth Taylor filed for divorce from her seventh husband, Larry Fortensky, citing irreconcilable differences.

In 1998, guitarist Tim Kelly of Slaughter was killed in a traffic accident in northwest Arizona. He was 34.

In 2001, actor Tom Cruise and actress Nicole Kidman announced their separation after 11 years of marriage.

Today’s Birthdays: Country singer Claude King is 90. Actor Stuart Damon is 76. Singer-songwriter Barrett Strong is 72. Actor David Selby (“Dark Shadows,” ”Falcon Crest”) is 72. Singer Cory Wells of Three Dog Night is 71. Singer Al Kooper is 69. Actress Charlotte Rampling is 67. Actress Barbara Hershey is 65. Actor-director-comedian Christopher Guest is 65. Actor-comedian Tim Meadows (“Saturday Night Live”) is 52. Actress Jennifer Jason Leigh is 51. Actress Laura Linney (“The Truman Show,” ”You Can Count On Me”) is 49. Bassist Duff McKagan of Velvet Revolver (and Guns N’ Roses) is 49. Actor Chris Parnell is 46. Singer Chris Barron of the Spin Doctors is 45. Singer Bobby Brown is 44. Country singer Sara Evans is 42. Actor Darren Criss (“Glee”) is 26. Actor Jeremy Sumpter (“Friday Night Lights,” ”Peter Pan”) is 24.