This Day In Music - June 14

 This Day In Music - June 14

1909 - Burl Ives (Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives) born in Jasper County, Illinois - https://youtu.be/4s7jJd8EjlA .

1931 - Sax player Junior Walker (Autry DeWalt Mixon of Junior Walker & the All-Stars) is born in Blytheville, Arkansas - https://youtu.be/Akrcr16whB4 .

1936 - Renaldo "Obie" Benson (bass vocalist of The Four Tops) is born in Detroit, Michigan - https://youtu.be/CkKJy4UaPHM .

1945 - Rod Argent (keyboardist for The Zombies, founder of Argent) is born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. His hits include the 1964 No.12 single 'She's Not There' and went on to form the band Argent Argent who had the 1972 No.5 single 'Hold Your Head Up' - https://youtu.be/_2hXBf1DakE .

1949 - Yes drummer Alan White is born in Ferryhill, County Durham, England. He also has a stint in The Plastic Ono Band.

1949 - Jim Lea (James Whild Lea - multi-instrumentalist of Slade) is born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. Some references say the year was 1952. Slade scored the 1971 No.1 single 'Coz I Luv You', plus five other No.1 hits and 18 Top 40 hit singles - https://youtu.be/rDEVVSzGZdE .

1953 - Elvis Presley graduates from Humes High School in Memphis, Tennessee.

1956 - Larry MacMillan of Sydney based Blues/Boogie/Rock band of the 80’s Bandanna was born.

1957 - Ava Gardner divorces Frank Sinatra.

1958 - Nick Van Eede (of Cutting Crew) is born in Cuckfield, West Sussex, England. Some references report his birth year as 1959. They scored the 1987 No.1 & 1986 No.4 single 'I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight' - https://youtu.be/6dOwHzCHfgA .

1961 - Boy George (lead singer of Culture Club) is born George Alan O'Dowd in Eltham, London, England. They scored the 1983 & No.1 & 1984 No.1 single 'Karma Chameleon' and global (incl #1) hits 'Do You Really Want To Hurt Me', and 'Time' (Clock of the Heart). As a solo artists George had the 1987 No.1 single 'Everything I Own'. He became a coach on The Voice in 2016 - https://youtu.be/JmcA9LIIXWw .

1961 - Patsy Cline sustained serious head injuries and a fractured hip in a car accident in Madison, TN.

1965 - The Beatles record "I've Just Seen a Face," "I'm Down," and "Yesterday."https://youtu.be/TQemQRL_YVQ .

1966 - Deeming its "butcher cover" in poor taste, Capitol Records recalls the new Beatles album, Yesterday and Today, which is scheduled for release the next day and has already been sent to stores. The gory cover was shot in March by the Australian photographer Robert Whitaker, who is known for his artistry and sense of macabre. About 60,000 advance copies are sent to stores and media outlets, which is when the backlash begins. A furious effort begins to replace the cover. When the album is finally released on June 20, it is with an innocuous shot of the group posed around a trunk. Copies of the album with the original cover become a top-line collector's item and part of Beatles mythology. In 2016, a copy sells for $125,000.

1967 - The Monkees record "Daydream Believer." - https://youtu.be/xvqeSJlgaNk .

1967 - The Beatles record "All You Need Is Love." - https://youtu.be/_7xMfIp-irg .

1968 - The Jeff Beck Group, with lead singer Rod Stewart, make their concert debut, opening for the Grateful Dead at the Fillmore East in New York City.

1969 - R&B star Wynonie Harris, who had claimed that Elvis Presley “stole my hip shake and sneer”, died of oesophageal cancer at age 53.

1970 - The Grateful Dead released their "Workingman's Dead" LP.

1970 - Eric Clapton's new band is introduced as "Derek and the Dominos" when they take the stage at the Lyceum in London. They tell the promoter they are "The Dynamics," but he convinces them to add the "Derek," which is a nickname for Clapton. His mangled name interpretation sticks - https://youtu.be/0WUdlaLWSVM .

1971 - In London, the first Hard Rock Café opened.

1971 - Too Young To Be Married (Hollies) is #1 this week in - https://youtu.be/WtIiL7Tj_HI .

1975 - America's "Sister Golden Hair" hits #1 in the . The song is produced by George Martin and contains a guitar riff borrowed from George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord." - https://youtu.be/XIycEe59Auc .

1976 - Fernando (ABBA) is #1 for another week in .

1980 - Billy Joel's Glass Houses is the #1 album for the first of six consecutive weeks.

1982 - Mickey (Toni Basil) is #1 for another week in .

1984 - A model of Boy George unveiled at Madame Tussaud’s waxworks in London, on George O’Dowd’s 23rd birthday.

1986 - A Kind Of Magic (Queen), which included tracks written for the feature film “Highlander”, goes to #1 on album chart - https://youtu.be/0p_1QSUsbsM .

1989 - Carole King gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

1989 - Pete de Freitas (drummer for Echo And The Bunnymen) dies in a motorcycle accident en-route to Liverpool from London at age 27.

1993 - Informer (Snow) is #1 this week in - https://youtu.be/TSffz_bl6zo .

1994 - Noted film composer Henry Mancini dies of pancreatic cancer at age 70 - https://youtu.be/dtnNO5_Ao6U .

1996 - Beatles producer George Martin is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

1999 - No Scrubs (TLC) is #1 this week in for another week.

2002 - In Lubbock, TX, a power failure ended a Britney Spears concert after only two songs.

2002 - Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

2002 - Cher starts her Living Proof: The Farewell Tour. Planned for 59 dates, it ends up at 325, bringing in 260 million dollars. It's billed as her final tour, though she ends up returning to music years later.

2003 - "Bring Me To Life," the debut single from Evanescence, hits #1 in the and stays for four weeks. The song peaks at #5 in and #1 in - https://youtu.be/3YxaaGgTQYM .

2003 - Gerry Marsden of Gerry and the Pacemakers is awarded a Member of the British Empire medal by Queen Elizabeth in London.

2004 - F. U. Right Back is #1 this week in .

2005 - Backstreet Boys stray from their traditional pop fare with their rock-leaning comeback album, Never Gone. It debuts at #3 in , sells over 10 million copies worldwide...and is slayed by critics.

2009 - Bob Bogle (lead guitarist, bassist for The Ventures) dies of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at age 75.