February 14 Born –
Irving Gordon (1915) – songwriter (“Unforgettable”).
Murray The K (aka Murray Kaufman, 1922) - DJ.
Phyllis McGuire (1931) – The McGuire Sisters.
Merle Saunders (1934) – organist/keyboardist with Jerry Garcia.
Rob McConnell (1935) – Canadian jazz valve trombonist with Maynard
Ferguson.
Samuel "Magic Sam" Maghett (1937) – Chicago blues musician.
Rasie “Razzy” Bailey (1939) – Country music artist.
Lillie Bryant (1940) – Billy & Lillie (“La Dee Dah”).
“Big” Jim Sullivan (aka James Tomkins, 1941) – prolific British
session guitarist.
Eric Andersen (1943) – American singer/songwriter ("Thirsty Boots").
Maceo Parker (1943) – sax player for James Brown, Parliament-
Funkadelic and Prince.
Vic Briggs (1945) – lead guitarist for The Animals.
Doug Simril (1946) – guitarist for Steve Miller and Boz Scaggs.
Gregory Hines (1946) – dancer/actor/singer (“There’s Nothing Better
Than Love”).
Tim Buckley (1947) – Folk singer/songwriter.
Roger Fisher (1950) – guitarist for Heart.
Kenny Hyslop (1951) – drummer for The Skids and Simple Minds.
Rob "The Bass Thing" Jones (1964) – bassist for The Wonder Stuff.
Rob Thomas (1972) – singer for Matchbox Twenty.
February 14 R.I.P. –
Frederick Loewe (1988) – Age 86. Broadway composer with Alan Lerner
(My Fair Lady).
Vincent Crane (1989) – overdose. Age 45. Organist for Atomic Rooster
and Arthur Brown.
Buddy Knox (1999) – lung cancer. Age 65. American singer/songwriter
("Party Doll").
Mick Tucker (2002) – leukemia. Age 54. Drummer for Sweet.
Louie Bellson (2009) – Parkinson's disease. Age 84. Jazz drummer for
Duke Ellington.
Doug Fieger (2010) – cancer. Age 57. The Knack.
George Shearing (2011) – Age 91. Jazz pianist/composer (“Lullaby Of
Birdland”).
Dory Previn (2012) – Age 86. Singer/songwriter/poet.
February 14 album releases –
Neil Young – Harvest (1972)
Roy Harper – Valentine (1974)
Heart – Dreamboat Annie (1976)
Heart – Bebe la Strange (1980)
Whitney Houston – Whitney Houston (1985)
Honeymoon Suite – The Big Prize (1986)
February 14 events –
1956 – The Platters record “Winner Takes All” and “(You’ve Got) The
Magic Touch” at Mercury Sound Studio in New York City.
1957 – Lionel Hampton debuts his four-part symphony, "King David," his
only major musical work, at New York's Town Hall.
1958 – CBS News' Walter Cronkite reports that the government of Iran
has banned rock and roll for being anti-Islamic and unhealthy: the
"unhealthy" claim being backed by Iranian doctors who warn of hip
damage due to "extreme gyrations."
1961 – The Platters sue Mercury Records for breach of contract in
Chicago, citing the record label's refusal to pay royalties for songs
on which leader Tony Williams does not sing lead.
1961 – The Beatles perform at a Valentine’s Day dance at the Cassanova
Club in Liverpool. A member of the audience films portions of their
performance - now known as the earliest film footage of the group -
who are still performing in their leather gear.
1965 – Chad & Jeremy appear as Nigel and Patrick in the “Patty Pits
Wits, Two Brits Hits” episode of The Patty Duke Show.
1965 – The Dave Clark 5 performs “Everybody Knows” and “Any Way You
Want It” on The Ed Sullivan Show. Also on the show is Steve Lawrence.
1966 – Neil Diamond records “Solitary Man” and “Cherry, Cherry” at his
first recording session for Bang Records.
1967 – The Turtles release their single, “Happy Together” b/w “Like
The Seasons.”
1967 – Aretha Franklin records "Respect" at Atlantic Recording Studios
in New York.
1969 – Bob Dylan records "Lay, Lady, Lay" at Columbia Studios in
Nashville.
1970 – The Who appear at the University of Leeds, and record their
concert for album release.
1970 – Billboard magazine reports that the Recording Industry
Association of America (RIAA) is going after the cassette tape
industry in their article, "Mounting Total War Against Tape Pirating
of Prerecorded Music."
1972 – On the same day the band breaks up, Los Angeles mayor Sam Yorty
declares the day "Steppenwolf Day."
1972 – John and Yoko begin their first day as co-hosts on The Mike
Douglas Show.
1972 – Grease opens off-Broadway at the Eden Theatre in New York City,
starring Barry Bostwick and Adrienne Barbeau. The play is an instant
hit, and moves to the Broadhurst Theatre on-Broadway in June.
1973 – David Bowie collapses on stage from exhaustion during his show
at Madison Square Garden, which launches security into action, who
believes he’s been shot.
1974 – Bob Dylan and The Band play the last night of a 21-city tour in
L.A.: Dylan's first full-fledged tour since 1966.
1974 – Daryl Dragon marries Toni Tennille in Virginia City, Nevada,
while on tour.
1977 – The B-52s make their live stage debut at a Valentine’s Day
party held in a greenhouse in Athens, Georgia.
1977 – Jimmy Buffett releases his single, “Margaritaville” b/w “Miss
You So Badly.”
1980 – Lou Reed marries British designer Sylvia Morales at a ceremony
in his New York apartment.
1984 – Elton John marries sound engineer Renate Blauel in Sydney,
Australia, in an attempt to prove he's not gay.
1988 – Country singer Kathy Mattea marries songwriter Jon Vezner.
1989 – Michael Jackson fires his manager Frank Dileo, accusing him of
misappropriating funds.
1990 – The Rolling Stones begin their first tour of Japan, playing the
first of ten nights at the Korakuen Dome in Tokyo.
1992 – The music movie Wayne’s World, featuring appearances by
Meatloaf and Alice Cooper, premieres in theaters in the U.S.
1993 – Harry Nilsson suffers a massive heart attack and is
hospitalized for two weeks.
1994 – Jerry Garcia marries Deborah Koons.
1995 – Tupac Shakur is sentenced to four and a half years in jail for
sexual abuse, and is immediately remanded into custody and sent to
Rikers Island Penitentiary in New York.
1996 – Prince marries Mayte Garcia in a small ceremony in Minneapolis,
attended by family and friends.
1998 – Madonna makes her first club appearance in 14 years at the Roxy
in New York City.
1999 – Elton John “appears” as himself in the “I’m With Cupid” episode
of The Simpsons.
2000 – KISS announces their Farewell Tour.
2001 – FOX airs the television special, Barbara Streisand: Timeless, a
film of her “farewell” New Year’s 2000 shows at the MGM Grand in Las
Vegas.
2003 – Police recover stolen reel-to-reel studio recordings of The
Beatles’ “White” and Abbey Road albums in Australia after they are
advertised for sale in a Sydney newspaper. The recovery is part of
Operation Acetone, a worldwide investigation into the theft of
original Beatles tapes stolen from Abbey Road studios in London in
late 1969.
2004 – Former drummer for Judas Priest, Dave Holland, is jailed for
eight years for indecent assault and the attempted rape of a 17-year
old boy who has learning disabilities, and had been taking drum
lessons from Holland.
2008 – Oasis singer Liam Gallagher marries ex-All Saints singer Nicole
Appleton at a civil ceremony in London.
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