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October 14

1940
Cliff Richard (Harry Rodger Webb) is born in Lucknow, India.
Cliff Richard "Devil Woman"

1946
Moody Blues vocalist, Justin Hayward is born in Swindon, Wiltshire, England.
Moody Blues "I'm Just a Singer"

1955
Nineteen-year old Buddy Holly and his sidemen, Larry Welborn and Bob Montgomery, open a concert in Lubbock, Texas for Bill Haley & the Comets. Nashville talent agent Eddie Crandell is in the audience and in the next few weeks arranges for Holly to record his first demo.
Buddy Holly & The Crickets "Peggy Sue" Live

1957
Elvis' "Jailhouse Rock" is released.
Elvis Presley "Jailhouse Rock"

1958
Singer and entrepeneur Thomas Dolby is born in London, England.
Thomas Dolby "She Blinded Me with Science"

1964
In secret, Rolling Stones' drummer Charlie Watts marries Shirley Ann Arnold.

1967
Track Records and its U.S. affiliate Decca, release the Who's "I Can See for Miles." In the U.K., it peaks at #12 while in the U.S. the single reaches #9 and is the group's biggest hit thorugh 1982.
The Who "I Can See for Miles"

1969
The Jimi Hendrix Experience's Smash Hits is certified gold.
Jimi Hendrix "Foxy Lady" Live 1968

1971
In Los Angeles District Court, Arco Industries, music publishing firm owning copyrights on all material released on Specialty Records, files a half-million dollar lawsuit against Creedance Clearwater Revival's singer/songwriter John Fogerty. The suit claims that Fogerty's song "Travelin' Band" "contains substantial material copied from the music of the song 'Good Golly, Miss Molly.'" The suit is eventually dropped.
CCR "Travelin' Band" Live

1972
Joe Cocker is arrested along with six band members in Adelaide, Australia. In the after-the-show raid, police claim to have confiscated marijuana, heroin, and hypodermic syringes. Cocker is released on bail and faces penalties ranging from a $2,000 fine and two years in prison to a mere four-hour notice to leave the country.
Joe Cocker "The Letter" Live

1972
Michael Jackson's theme song from the movie of the same name, "Ben," makes it to Number One on the pop chart. It's the third solo hit in a year for the 13 year old singer.

1972
The Spinners have their first R&B Number One, "I'll Be Around."

1972
Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes enter the soul chart with "If You Don't Know Me by Now," which, in 16 weeks on the chart, will peak at Number One for two weeks. The song makes it to #3 on the pop chart.

1972
The Temptations' "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" is released.
The Temptations "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" Live

1975
Kiss' "Rock & Roll All Nite" is released.

1977
At the request of the Dodgers, Linda Ronstadt sings the National Anthem at Dodger Stadium to open the third game of the World Series against the Yankees.

1977
Bing Crosby dies of a heart attack at the age of 76. Crosby sold more than 300 million records and was featured in more than 50 movies.

1990
Leonard Bernstein dies in New York at age 72. The composer and conductor had announced his retirement less than a week earlier.

1993
Rolling Stone magazine ranks the video for Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" as the No.1 video in video history in "The 100 Top Music Videos." The video also wins nine MTV awards, more than any video in history.
Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer"

1996
Ms. Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon, the daughter of Madonna and the pop/movie star's personal trainer, Carlos Leon, is born at 4:01 p.m. at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles.

1997
For the first time ever, the soundtrack to the classic film Casablanca is released. The 20 track CD includes Max Steiner's score, dialog from the film, and its most famous song, "As Time Goes By."

1997
Sir Paul McCartney's symphonic poem "Standing Stone" gets its world debut by the London Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall. The piece earns the former Beatle six curtain calls. Critics, however, call it dull and forgettable.
Paul McCartney on writing "Standing Stone"

1998
B.B. King picks up a lifetime achievement award at the Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards, held at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

2000
Trace Adkins goes back to his hometown, Sarepta, La., to attend his 20-year high school reunion.

2003
Barbra Streisand releases her 60th album on Columbia Records. The set finds the chanteuse covering 12 songs made popular in movies from 1935-1988. The Movie Album comprises all-new recordings personally selected by Streisand and recorded with a full band and a 75-piece orchestra.

2003
Ozzy Osbourne seeks treatment for Parkinson's Disease-like tremors and postpones a fall European tour, The veteran rock artist says in a statement, "I have been in Boston for the last three weeks, having medical tests for a tremor which has become markedly worse over the last two years."
Ozzy Sings "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" Kinda

2004
Ludacris, Public Enemy and Mase are among the acts that perform at "Race to the Polls," a voter awareness concert at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom.

2006
Baldemar Huerta, also known as Freddy Fender, who hit big in 1975 with "Before the Next Teardrop Falls," dies of lung cancer at his home in Corpus Christi, Texas with his family at his bedside. He is 69 years old and is buried in his hometown of San Benito.

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