On This Day in Rock: June 14
27 moments in rock history on June 14.
From the forum: This Day In Rock History
CrazyConnie on June 14, 2026 (8 posts)
This Day In Rock History: June 14th 1945 Rod Argent (keyboardist for The Zombies, founder of Argent) is born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. 1947 Barry Melton (original lead guitarist for Country Joe & The Fish, Dinosaurs) is born in Brooklyn, New York. 1949 Jim Lea (multi-instrumentalist of Slade) is...
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1965
The Beatles released Beatles VI
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1968
Cream released Wheels of Fire
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1968
Iron Butterfly released In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
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1970
Grateful Dead released Workingman's Dead
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1971
Emerson, Lake & Palmer released Tarkus
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1972
Simon & Garfunkel released Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits
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- 1974 David Bowie released the single "Diamond Dogs" Forum threads Wikipedia
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1976
Chicago released Chicago X
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- 1980 Paul McCartney released the single "Waterfalls" Forum threads Wikipedia
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1982
Pete Townshend released All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes
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- 1988 Status Quo released Ain't Complaining Forum threads Wikipedia
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1991
Frank Zappa released You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4
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1993
a-ha released Memorial Beach
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- 1999 Alanis Morissette released the single "So Pure" Forum threads Wikipedia
- 1999 Sarah McLachlan released the single "Silence" Forum threads Wikipedia
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1943
Muff Winwood of The Spencer Davis Group was born
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Photo: Ron Kroon (ANEFO), CC0
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1945
Rod Argent of The Zombies was born
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Photo: J-Ham2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
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1949
Alan White of Plastic Ono Band was born
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Photo: Retromenico at German Wikipedia (Original text: Retromenico), CC BY-SA 3.0
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1949
Jim Lea of Slade was born
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1954
Gianna Nannini was born
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Photo: Stefan Brending (2eight), CC BY-SA 3.0 de
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1956
King Diamond was born
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Photo: Андрей Плугин, CC BY-SA 3.0
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1961
Boy George was born
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Photo: Dean Stockings, CC BY-SA 4.0
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1963
Rambo Amadeus was born
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Photo: Medija centar, CC BY-SA 3.0
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1970
Ray Luzier was born
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Photo: Alexandre Cardoso, CC BY 2.0
Remembering
- 1989 Pete de Freitas of Echo & the Bunnymen died Forum threads Wikipedia
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2016
Henry McCullough of Wings died
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Photo: Ronnie Norton, CC BY 3.0
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2026
Dave Greenslade of Colosseum died
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Photo: Passagero, CC BY-SA 3.0
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