... and more August 14 birthdays – Lionel Morton (1941) – The Four Pennies. Connie Smith (1941) – Country music singer (“Once A Day”). Larry Graham (1946) – bassist for Sly and The Family Stone. George Newsome (1947) – drummer for Climax Blues Band. Maddy Prior (1947) – singer for Steeleye Span. Bruce Thomas (1948) – bassist for Elvis Costello and The Attractions. Bob "Slim" Dunlap (1951) – guitarist for The Replacements. Sarah Brightman (1960 – classical singer. Mark Collins (1965) – guitarist for The Charlatans. Kevin Cadogan (1970) – guitarist/vocalist for Third Eye Blind.
August 14 R.I.P. – Johnny Burnette (1964) – drowned. Age 30. Rockabilly songwriter/ musician. Charles Fizer (1965) – shot during the Watts riots. Age 25. The Olympics. Robert Calvert (1988) – heart attack. Age 44. Hawkwind. Roy Buchanan (1988) – suicide. Age 48. Tony Williams (1992) – emphysema. Age 68. The Platters. Dave Williams (2002) – cardiomyopathy. Age 30. Vocalist for Drowning Pool. Lita Roza (2008) – Age 82. British singer (“(How Much Is) That Doggie In The Window?”). Abbey Lincoln (2010) – Age 80. Jazz singer/songwriter/actress (For The Love Of Ivy). August 14 album releases – The Rolling Stones – Five X Five (EP) (1964) UK The Who – Who’s Next (1971) UK Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly (1973) August 14 events – 1956 – The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Elvis Presley is founded by Washington D.C. DJ Bob Rickman because of all the derogatory articles written about Elvis. 1958 – Elvis Presley’s mother, Gladys, dies at 3:00am from a heart attack at age 46. Elvis refuses an autopsy, and her body is taken to Graceland where it will lay in state for two days. Elvis spends the next two days sitting and staring at his mother’s lifeless corpse. 1962 – Roy Orbison records “Leah” and “Workin’ For The Man” in Nashville. 1965 – Bobby Bare joins the Grand Ole Opry. 1965 – The Beatles gather at Studio 50 in New York City and tape six songs for future Ed Sullivan shows, performing “I Feel Fine,” “I’m Down,” “Act Naturally,” “Ticket To Ride,” “Yesterday” and “Help!” 1965 – Sonny and Cher’s “I Got You Babe” hits #1 on the Hot 100 and stays there for three weeks. 1966 – The Beatles play at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. Their set is cut in two when a riot breaks out and the group is forced to take a 20 minute break until the police get things under control. 1966 – Texas radio station KLUE-AM, who hosted the first Beatles bonfire their previous evening, is knocked off the air when a lightning bolt hits their transmission tower. 1966 – The Catholic Herald of London runs an editorial describing John Lennon's recent "bigger than Jesus" comment as "arrogant," while admitting it was a generally accurate remark. 1967 – Britain's new Marine Broadcasting Offenses Act goes into effect, forcing all but one (Radio Caroline) of the country's famous "pirate" radio stations off the air. 1968 – Arthur Brown’s “Fire” hits #1 on the UK singles chart and stays there for two weeks. 1970 – Stephen Stills is arrested for possession of cocaine and barbiturates in La Jolla, California, after being found crawling along a motel hallway, incoherent and "combative." 1970 – The three-day Yorkshire Folk, Blues and Jazz Festival begins in Krumlin. Festival acts include Atomic Rooster, The Kinks, Elton John, Yes, The Pretty Things, Mungo Jerry and others. 1971 – Diana Ross gives birth to her first child, Rhonda: the daughter of Berry Gordy. 1971 – Rod Stewart’s “Maggie Mae” charts on the Hot 100. 1971 – Elton John records “Indian Sunset,” “Rotten Peaches” and “Madman Across The Water” at Trident Studios in London. 1981 – Judge Joseph Evans rules that the estate of Elvis Presley is no longer beholden to Colonel Tom Parker, thus breaking the manager’s 36 year hold over Elvis’ money. The judge then advises Elvis Presley Enterprises to sue Parker for mismanagement. 1985 – Michael Jackson takes control of The Beatles’ music catalog. 1992 – Wayne Newton files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. 1994 – Clifton Clowers, the real-life Tennessee mountain man who was the subject of Claude King's 1964 country smash "Wolverton Mountain," dies at the ripe old age of 101. 1995 – The Foo Fighters make their network television debut, performing “This Is A Call” on The Late Show With David Letterman. 1999 – Former teen idol Leif Garrett pleads guilty to drug possession to get into a rehab center. 2005 – Babyshambles front man Pete Doherty is held by customs for three hours and forced to endure an all-body and cavity strip search at Gardermoen Airport in Norway in an effort to ensure that he is not carrying drugs. 2006 – Boy George begins his five days of community service by sweeping the streets of New York City. 2009 – George Michael is arrested for driving under the influence after his Land Rover is involved in a collision with a lorry on the A34 in Berkshire.
