1965
Event
The Beatles
Beatles release album "Beatles VI"
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Born on June 14
1961
Birth
"Boy George" O'Dowd
"Boy George" O'Dowd, androgynous vocalist & druggie (Culture Club) was born
1949
Birth
Alan White
Alan White, English rock drummer (Yes, Ramshackled) was born
1730
Birth
Antonio Maria Gasparo Giaccino Sacchini
Antonio Maria Gasparo Giaccino Sacchini, composer [or Jul 23 1734] was born
1922
Birth
Arthur Jacobs
Arthur Jacobs, musicologist was born
1865
Birth
Auguste Jean Maria Charles Serieyx
Auguste Jean Maria Charles Serieyx, composer was born
1947
Birth
Barry Melton
Barry Melton, American guitarist (Country Joe and the Fish) was born
1904
Birth
Benno Ammann
Benno Ammann, composer was born
1975
Birth
Bob Nanna
Bob Nanna, American musician (Braid, Hey Mercedes, The City on Film) was born
1958
Birth
Brian David Willis
Brian David Willis, rock drummer (Quarterflash) was born
1909
Birth
Burl Ives
Burl Ives, Hunt Ill, folk singer/actor (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) was born
1760
Birth
Candido Jose Ruano
Candido Jose Ruano, composer was born
1918
Birth
Carter Harman
Carter Harman, composer was born
1973
Birth
Ceca Raznatovic
Ceca Raznatovic, Serbian singer was born
1963
Birth
Chris DeGarmo
Chris DeGarmo, guitarist (Queensryche-Breaking the Silence) was born
1895
Birth
Cliff Edwards
Cliff Edwards, "Ukulele Ike", Hannibal Missouri, singer (54th Street Revue, When You Wish Upon a Star) was born
1932
Birth
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, composer was born
1929
Birth
Cy Coleman
Cy Coleman, [Seymour Kaufman], American songwriter (Witchcraft, Sweet Charity), (d. 2004) was born
1953
Birth
David Thomas
David Thomas, US singer/songwriter (Pere Ubu) was born
1769
Birth
Dominique Della-Maria
Dominique Della-Maria, composer was born
1854
Birth
Frederik Rung
Frederik Rung, composer was born
1943
Birth
Harold Wheeler
Harold Wheeler, American composer was born
1920
Birth
Helmer-Rayner Sinisalo
Helmer-Rayner Sinisalo, composer was born
1691
Birth
Jan Francisci
Jan Francisci, composer was born
1877
Birth
Jane Bathori
Jane Bathori, French mezzo-soprano (d. 1970) was born
1952
Birth
Jimmy Lea
Jimmy Lea, England, rock bassist (Slade) was born
1763
Birth
Johannes Simon Mayr
Johannes Simon Mayr, composer was born
1884
Birth
John McCormack
John McCormack, Irish/US singer (Irish folksongs) was born
1940
Birth
John Mizelle
John Mizelle, composer was born
1908
Birth
John Scott Trotter
John Scott Trotter, Charlotte NC, orchestra leader (George Gobel Show) was born
1916
Birth
Karl-Rudi Griesbach
Karl-Rudi Griesbach, composer was born
1988
Birth
Kevin Michael McHale
Kevin Michael McHale, American singer was born
1956
Birth
King Diamond
King Diamond [Kim Petersen], Copenhagen, Denmark, heavy metal musician (Mercyful Fate, King Diamond) was born
1969
Birth
MC Ren
MC Ren, American rapper was born
1882
Birth
Michael Zadora
Michael Zadora, composer was born
1943
Birth
Muff [Mervyn] Winwood
Muff [Mervyn] Winwood, singer (Spencer Davis Group-Gimme Some Lovin) was born
1835
Birth
Nikolay Rubinstein
Nikolay Rubinstein, composer was born
1936
Birth
Renaldo "Obie" Benson
Renaldo "Obie" Benson, singer (The Four Tops) (d. 2005) was born
1945
Birth
Rod Argent
Rod Argent, rocker (She's Not There-Zombies, Hold Your Head Up-Argent) was born
1910
Birth
Rudolf Kempe
Rudolf Kempe, Niederpoyritz Germany, conductor (Tonhalle Orch 1965-72) was born
1893
Birth
Siggie Nordstrom
Siggie Nordstrom, Swedish singer (The Nordstrom Sisters) (d. 1980) was born
1984
Birth
Siobhán Donaghy
Siobhán Donaghy, British singer (ex-Sugababes) was born
1923
Birth
Theodore Bloomfield
Theodore Bloomfield, composer was born
Died on June 14
1933
Death
Albert Ross Parsons
Albert Ross Parsons, composer, dies at 85
1744
Death
Andre Campra
Andre Campra, composer, dies at 83
2005
Death
Carlo Maria Giulini
Carlo Maria Giulini, Italian conductor (b. 1914)
1548
Death
Carpentras
Carpentras, French composer
2020
Death
Claude Samuel
Claude Samuel died
2004
Death
Eamonn McGirr
Eamonn McGirr, Irish-born singer and entertainer
1990
Death
Erna Berger
Erna Berger, German soprano (b. 1900)
1948
Death
Ernst Henrik Ellberg
Ernst Henrik Ellberg, composer, dies at 79
2008
Death
Esbjörn Svensson
Esbjörn Svensson, Swedish jazz pianist (b. 1964)
1750
Death
Franz Anton Maichelbeck
Franz Anton Maichelbeck, composer, dies at 47
1709
Death
Gottfried Wegner
Gottfried Wegner, composer, dies at 65
1965
Death
Guido Guerrini
Guido Guerrini, composer, dies at 74
1994
Death
Harry "Little" Caesar
Harry "Little" Caesar, blues singer/actor (City Heat), dies at 66
1994
Death
Henry Mancini
Henry Mancini, composer (Pink Panther, Moon River), dies at 70
2009
Death
Ivan Della Mea
Ivan Della Mea, Italian singer-songwriter (b. 1940)
2008
Death
Jamelão
Jamelão, Brazilian samba singer (b. 1913)
1911
Death
Johan Severin Svendsen
Johan Severin Svendsen, composer, dies at 70
1789
Death
Johann Wilhelm Hertel
Johann Wilhelm Hertel, composer, dies at 61
1948
Death
John Blackwood McEwen
John Blackwood McEwen, composer, dies at 80
1968
Death
Karl-Birger Blomdahl
Karl-Birger Blomdahl, Swedish opera composer (Aniara), dies at 51
2020
Death
Keith Tippett
Keith Tippett died
1974
Death
Knud Christian Jeppesen
Knud Christian Jeppesen, composer, dies at 81
2025
Death
Kollangudi Karuppayee
Kollangudi Karuppayee died
1994
Death
Lionel Grigson
Lionel Grigson, professor of Jazz, dies at 52
1962
Death
Mykhaylo Verikivsky
Mykhaylo Verikivsky, composer, dies at 65
1891
Death
Nicolo Gabrielli
Nicolo Gabrielli, composer, dies at 77
1594
Death
Orlandus Lassus
Orlandus Lassus, composer (Prophet sybillarum), dies at about 61
1989
Death
Pete de Freitas
Pete de Freitas, drummer (Echo & the Bunnyman), dies
1995
Death
Rory Gallagher
Rory Gallagher, Irish rock guitarist (See Here), dies at 47
2023
Death
Sharda
Sharda died
1978
Death
Theodore Karyotakis
Theodore Karyotakis, composer, dies at 74
1996
Death
Thomas Edward Montgomery
Thomas Edward Montgomery, drummer, dies at 73
2025
Death
Topsy Küppers
Topsy Küppers died
1960
Death
Vladimir Nikolayevich Kryukov
Vladimir Nikolayevich Kryukov, composer, dies at 57
Releases & milestones on June 14
1989
Event
Carole King
Rocker Carol King gets a star in Hollywood's walk of fame
1923
Event
Lamb of God
Recording of 1st country music hit (Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane)
2024
Event
Luke Combs
Luke Combs released the album 'Fathers & Sons'
2024
Event
Normani
Normani released the album 'Dopamine'
2024
Event
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney released the album 'One Hand Clapping'
1965
Event
The Beatles
Beatles release album "Beatles VI"
2024
Event
Wings
Wings released the album 'One Hand Clapping'
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