1935
Birth
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn, Butcher's Hollow Ky, singer (Coal Miner's Daughter) was born
On This Day in Music: April 14
On April 14 in music history, 49 artists were born, 26 died and 7 other milestones happened, among them Loretta Lynn (1935), Metallica (2000) and The Rolling Stones (1963).
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2000
Event
Metallica
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich files a lawsuit against P2P sharing phenomenon Napster. This law-suit...
1963
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The Rolling Stones
George Harrison is impressed by unsigned group "Rolling Stones"
1933
Birth
Buddy Knox
Buddy Knox, Happy Tx, rock vocalist (Party Doll, Lovey Dovey) was born
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Born on April 14
1984
Birth
Adán Sánchez
Adán Sánchez, Mexican-American singer (d. 2004) was born
1975
Birth
Avner Dorman
Avner Dorman, Israeli composer was born
1967
Birth
Barret Martin
Barret Martin, rocker (Screaming Trees) was born
1967
Birth
Barrett Martin
Barrett Martin, American drummer and composer was born
1912
Birth
Belinda Quirey
Belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher was born
1925
Birth
Bill Harris
Bill Harris, US guitarist (Clovers-Good Lovin') was born
1960
Birth
Brian Forster
Brian Forster, rocker (Partridge Family Drums) was born
1933
Birth
Buddy Knox
Buddy Knox, Happy Tx, rock vocalist (Party Doll, Lovey Dovey) was born
1782
Birth
Carlo Coccia
Carlo Coccia, composer was born
1819
Birth
Charles Halle
Charles Halle, pianist/conductor/founder (Halle Orch) was born
1976
Birth
Christian Älvestam
Christian Älvestam, Swedish musician (Scar Symmetry) was born
1922
Birth
David Alexandrovich Toradze
David Alexandrovich Toradze, composer was born
1916
Birth
Denis ApIvor
Denis ApIvor, composer was born
1945
Birth
Derek Leckenby
Derek Leckenby, rocker/actor (Mrs Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter) was born
1857
Birth
Edgar Stillman Kelley
Edgar Stillman Kelley, Sparta Wisconsin, composer (Gulliver) was born
1920
Birth
Eduardo Maturana
Eduardo Maturana, composer was born
1718
Birth
Emanuele Barbella
Emanuele Barbella, composer was born
1916
Birth
Emerson Buckley
Emerson Buckley, composer was born
1970
Birth
Emre Altuğ
Emre Altuğ, Turkish singer was born
1676
Birth
Ernst Chreistian Hesse
Ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer was born
1913
Birth
Everhard van Royen
Everhard van Royen, Dutch flautist/founder (Alma musica) was born
1843
Birth
Gustave Leon Huberti
Gustave Leon Huberti, composer was born
1852
Birth
Henrique Oswald
Henrique Oswald, composer was born
1906
Birth
Hunter Johnson
Hunter Johnson, composer was born
1926
Birth
Jan Carl Christian Maegaard
Jan Carl Christian Maegaard, composer was born
1913
Birth
Jean Fournet
Jean Fournet, French conductor was born
1939
Birth
Jennifer Fowler
Jennifer Fowler, composer was born
1723
Birth
John Wainwright
John Wainwright, composer was born
1951
Birth
Julian Lloyd Webber
Julian Lloyd Webber, English cellist was born
1952
Birth
Kenny Aaronson
Kenny Aaronson, rocker was born
1948
Birth
Larry Ferguson
Larry Ferguson, Nassau, keyboardist (Hot Chocolate-You Sexy Thing) was born
1935
Birth
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn, Butcher's Hollow Ky, singer (Coal Miner's Daughter) was born
1710
Birth
Marie A C de Camargo
Marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer was born
1969
Birth
Martyn LeNoble
Martyn LeNoble, Dutch musician was born
1951
Birth
Matima Kinuani Mpiosso
Matima Kinuani Mpiosso, musician was born
1957
Birth
Mikhail Pletnev
Mikhail Pletnev, Russian pianist, conductor and composer was born
1933
Birth
Morton Subotnick
Morton Subotnick, Los Angeles California, composer (Wild Bull) was born
1946
Birth
Patrick Fairley
Patrick Fairley, guitarist (Marmalade-Oh La Di Oh La Do) was born
1912
Birth
Piet van Egmond
Piet van Egmond, Dutch organist/conductor (Neth Chamber Orch) was born
1945
Birth
Ritchie Blackmore
Ritchie Blackmore, England, guitarist (Rainbow-Stone Cold, Deep Purple) was born
1974
Birth
Shawntae Harris
Shawntae Harris, American rapper was born
1970
Birth
Shizuka Kudō
Shizuka Kudō, Japanese singer was born
1924
Birth
Shorty Rogers
Shorty Rogers, [Milton M Rajonsky], composer was born
1842
Birth
Sven August Korling
Sven August Korling, composer was born
1948
Birth
Ty Grimes
Ty Grimes, rocker (Capt Beefheart Band Drums was born
1873
Birth
Viktor Joseph Keldorfer
Viktor Joseph Keldorfer, composer was born
1910
Birth
Werner Wolf Glaser
Werner Wolf Glaser, composer was born
1895
Birth
Wiktor Labunski
Wiktor Labunski, composer was born
1980
Birth
Win Butler
Win Butler, American/Canadian musician (Arcade Fire) was born
Died on April 14
2020
Death
Akin Euba
Akin Euba died
1999
Death
Anthony Newley
Anthony Newley, British actor and singer (b. 1931)
1995
Death
Burl Ives
Burl Ives, folk singer/actor (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), dies at 85
2007
Death
Don Ho
Don Ho, American musician (b. 1930)
1996
Death
Gaylord Birch
Gaylord Birch, drummer (Pointer Sisters, Herbie Hancock), dies at 50
1943
Death
Geoffrey Turton Shaw
Geoffrey Turton Shaw, composer, dies at 63
1759
Death
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel, Baroque composer and organist (Water Music), dies at 74
1988
Death
Herbert Reynolds Inch
Herbert Reynolds Inch, composer, dies at 83
1995
Death
James Daniel "Danny" Turner
James Daniel "Danny" Turner, saxophonist, dies at 75
1813
Death
Joachim Nicolas Eggert
Joachim Nicolas Eggert, composer, dies at 34
1988
Death
Johan Franco
Johan Franco, composer, dies at 79
1655
Death
Johann Erasmus Kindermann
Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer, dies at 39
1843
Death
Joseph Franz Karl Lanner
Joseph Franz Karl Lanner, Austria, composer/violist, dies at 42
1987
Death
Karl Holler
Karl Holler, composer, dies at 79
2020
Death
Kerstin Meyer
Kerstin Meyer died
2023
Death
Mark Sheehan
Mark Sheehan died
2021
Death
Michel Louvain
Michel Louvain died
1983
Death
Pete Farndon
Pete Farndon, rock bassist (Pretenders), dies
2010
Death
Peter Steele
Peter Steele, American musician. (b. 1968)
1985
Death
Reginald Beane
Reginald Beane, pianist (Starlit Time, Once Upon a Tune), dies at 63
2021
Death
Rusty Young
Rusty Young died
1992
Death
Sammy Price
Sammy Price, US boogie-woogie pianist, dies
2021
Death
Tati Penna
Tati Penna died
1990
Death
Thurston Harris
Thurston Harris, American singer (b. 1931)
1983
Death
Willem F Bon
Willem F Bon, Dutch composer, dies at 42
1888
Death
William Fisk Sherwin
William Fisk Sherwin, composer, dies at 62
Releases & milestones on April 14
1986
Event
Alabama
21st Academy of Country Music Awards: G Strait, Alabama, R McEntire
1883
Event
Léo Delibes
Leo Delibes' opera "Lakmé," premieres in Paris
2000
Event
Metallica
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich files a lawsuit against P2P sharing phenomenon Napster. This law-suit eventually leads the movement against file-sharing programs.
2023
Event
Overkill
Overkill released the album 'Scorched'
1971
Event
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim's musical "Follies," premieres in NYC
1963
Event
The Rolling Stones
George Harrison is impressed by unsigned group "Rolling Stones"
2026
Event
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants released the album 'The World Is to Dig'