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What happened in history on this day: June 14?
On June 14 in ...
- 1923 - Ralph Peer of Okeh Records records Fiddlin' John Carson doing "The Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane", the beginning of the country music recording industry.
- 1989 - Rocker Carole King gets a star in Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
Births on June 14
- 1908 - Birth of John Scott Trotter in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; orchestra leader, musical director (Kraft Music Hall radio show, George Gobel Show TV show, Charlie Brown cartoon specials).
- 1909 - Birth of Burl Ives in Hunt, Illinois, USA; folk singer and actor (Wayfaring Stranger radio show, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, "The Blue Tail Fly", "A Holly Jolly Christmas", "A Little Bitty Tear", "Funny Way of Laughin'", "Call Me Mr. In-Between", Alias Smith and Jones TV show).
- 1910 - Birth of Rudolf Kempe in Niederpoyritz, Germany; conductor (Tonhalle Orchestra 1965-72).
- 1929 - Birth of Cy Coleman [Seymour Kaufman]; songwriter ("Witchcraft", "Sweet Charity").
- 1943 - Birth of Muff Mervyn Winwood; singer (Spencer Davis Group - "Gimme Some Lovin").
- 1949 - Birth of Alan White; drummer (Yes - Roundabout).
- 1961 - Birth of Boy George O'Dowd; androgynous rock musician and druggie (Culture Club).
- 1984 - Birth of Siobhán Donaghy, British singer and songwriter (Sugababes).
Deaths on June 14
- 1977 - Death of Alan Mills at age 63 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; folksinger ("I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly"), host (CBC Radio's Folk Songs For Young Folks).
- 1986 - Death of Alan Jay Lerner at age 67 of lung cancer in New York, USA; lyricist and composer (Camelot, Brigadoon, My Fair Lady).
- 1994 - Death of Henry Mancini at age 70 of liver and pancreatic cancer in Beverly Hills, California, USA; pianist, composer, orchestra leader (Glenn Miller-Tex Beneke orchestra, worked on over 100 films, "Moon River", "Days of Wine and Roses", Peter Gunn TV show theme, Pink Panther movie theme, over 90 albums, "Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet" album (1969)).
- 1995 - Death of Rory Gallagher at age 46 of complications following a liver transplant in London, England; Irish blues guitarist (albums "Live in Europe" and "Blueprint").
- 2009 - Death of Bob Bogle at age 75 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; co-founder and original lead guitarist of the early rock band The Ventures.
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