This Day in Music History: April 14
April 14, 2017We cover all sorts of news, facts and historical and interesting facts that happened on this day in music history.
Today: April 14.
1966: The Spencer Davis Group topped the UK singles chart with 'Somebody Help Me', the band's second UK No.1 hit.
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1967: 'The Laughing Gnome', David Bowie's novelty record was released in the UK. The track consisted of the singer meeting and conversing with the creature of the title, whose sped-up voice (created by Bowie and studio engineer Gus Dudgeon) delivered several puns on the word "gnome". The song became a huge success when it was reissued in 1973, despite it being radically different to Bowie's material at the time. The song reached the No. 6 spot in the UK charts.
1970: Creedence Clearwater Revival made their live UK debut when they played the first of two nights at The Royal Albert Hall, London.
1972: David Bowie released 'Starman' as a single in the UK. The song became his first hit since 'Space Oddity' from 1969 three years before. The lyrics of Starman describe Ziggy Stardust that brings a message of hope to Earth's youth through the radio, salvation by an alien 'Starman'.
1973: Led Zeppelin started a two-week run at the top of the UK album chart with Houses Of The Holy, which also topped the US chart. The young girl featuring on the cover of the album climbing naked up Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland is Samantha Gates who was 6 years old at the time of the photo shoot.
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1978: Art Garfunkel started a six week run at the top of the UK chart with 'Bright Eyes', the theme from the film 'Watership Down'. The song eventually became the biggest selling single of the year. It was written by Mike Batt, the man behind The Wombles.
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1983: Pete Farndon, bass player of The Pretenders, died from a drug overdose. He was fired from the band on June 14, 1982 (two days before the guitarist of the band, James Honeyman-Scott, was found dead of heart failure). Pete Farndon was in the midst of forming a new band with former Clash drummer Topper Headon when he died.
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