14 OCTOBER
In Music History
1972 Joe Cocker and six members of his touring band are arrested after a concert in Adelaide, Australia, when police allegedly discover marijuana and heroin in their hotel rooms. The group are not charged but instead given four hours to leave the country.
1971 John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear on ABC-TV's The Dick Cavett Show to promote John's new album Imagine, Yoko's new book, and their upcoming art exhibition.
1971 Little Richard's publisher sues Creedence Clearwater Revival, claiming "Travelin' Band" is too similar to Richard's "Good Golly Miss Molly." A settlement is eventually reached.
1970 Leading up to his "War On Drugs" initiative, US President Richard Nixon encourages radio stations to work with him in stopping drug abuse. "If you can make a contribution here, I believe you will be serving the national interest," he says at the White House Conference on Drug Abuse.
1969 The Supremes release "Someday, We'll Be Together," their last single with Diana Ross, who launches a solo career and is replaced by Jean Terrell.
1969 The University of Michigan student newspaper publishes a satirical story called "McCartney Dead; New Evidence Brought to Light," which adds to the rumors that Paul McCartney is dead.
1967 After 15 weeks at #1, The Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is knocked out of the top spot by Bobbie Gentry's Ode To Billie Joe.
1966 Grace Slick makes her first stage appearance with the band Jefferson Airplane at their Fillmore West gig in San Francisco.
1965 R&B singer Karyn White is born in Los Angeles, California.
1964 The Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts marries Shirley Ann Shepherd, and in a remarkable display of fidelity, remains married to her the rest of his life.
1959 A.J. Pero (drummer for Twisted Sister) is born Anthony Jude Pero in Staten Island, New York.
1958 New wave/synthpop singer Thomas Dolby is born Thomas Morgan Robertson in London, England.
1957 The Everly Brothers score their first #1 hit with "Wake Up Little Susie."
1948 R&B singer Marcia Barrett (of Boney M.) is born in St Catherine, Jamaica.
1947 Al Atkins - the first frontman for Judas Priest - is born at West Bromwich, England.
Michael Jackson Goes To #1 With A Song About A Rat
1972Michael Jackson's "Ben," a song about a boy and his love for a pet rat, hits #1 in the US.
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2000 The Beatles' official autobiography Anthology hits #1 on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list.
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1974 Nashville veterans worry about the sanctity of country music when Olivia Newton-John wins Female Vocalist of the Year at the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards.More
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