|
What happened in history on this day: August 14?
On August 14 in ...
- 1965 - The Beatles play before a capacity crowd of 55,000 at Shea Stadium in New York, setting a record for the largest concert audience to date.
- 1985 - Michael Jackson pays US$47.5 million (outbidding Yoko Ono and Paul McCartney) to secure the ATV Music Publishing catalogue, gaining the rights to more than 250 songs written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
- 1991 - In New York City's Central Park, 750,000 attend Paul Simon's free music concert.
Births on August 14
- 1924 - Birth of Georges Prêtre in Waziers, France; conductor (New York Metropolitan).
- 1925 - Birth of Oscar Peterson in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; jazz pianist (recorded over 90 albums, won Canada's Juno Award in 1987, Grammy in 1975, 1979, 1980, two in 1991).
- 1926 - Birth of Buddy Greco in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; singer ("Away We Go", Broadway Open House).
- 1940 - Birth of Dash Crofts in Cisco, Texas, USA; singer (Seals and Crofts - "Summer Breeze").
- 1941 - Birth of Connie Smith in Elkhart, Indiana, USA; singer ("Dream Painter", "New Horizons").
- 1941 - Birth of David Crosby; rocker (Crosby, Stills and Nash - "Southern Cross").
- 1946 - Birth of Larry Graham; rocker (Sly and the Family Stone, "One in a Million, You").
- 1950 - Birth of Terry Adams; keyboardist (NRBQ).
- 1956 - Birth of Sharon Bryant; vocalist (Atlantic Starr - "Touch a Four Leaf Clover").
- 1970 - Birth of Kevin Cadogan; guitarist (Third Eye Blind).
Deaths on August 14
- 1964 - Death of Johnny Burnette at age 30 in a fishing accident; rockabilly pioneer ("Dreamin'", "You're 16", The Rock and Roll Trio).
- 2002 - Death of Dave Williams, American singer ("Drowning Pool") (born 1972).
|
|
vvv advertisement vvv
^^^ advertisement ^^^
You can pick a particular day to view that day's events in history.
Bookmark this URL: http://kpolsson.com/thisday/music/ and revisit each day.
(this URL will automatically re-direct to the file containing the current day's events)
Or, visit my Timelines of History page.
|