On this day February 14 in Rock history:

1964   The UK singing duo Chad And Jeremy appeared on ABC-TV's Patty Duke Show as downtrodden, would-be British Invasion stars Nigel and Patrick. Patty gets them their big break and they repay her with a concert at her high school.

Columbia Records releases "Bits And Pieces" by The Dave Clark Five in the UK, where it will rise to #2. Some of the song's unique percussion was supplied by band members stomping on an exercise board, not always perfectly in time to the music.

1967 -   Backed by the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, Aretha Franklin recorded what would become her signature song, "Respect", at Atlantic Studios in New York City. Produced by Jerry Wexler, the session featured Franklin herself on piano. Upon its release the following April, the single surged to #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts, while also reaching #10 in the UK. The song earned Aretha two Grammys in 1968 for Best Rhythm & Blues Recording and Best Female Rhythm & Blues Solo Vocal Performance, and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1987. In 2021, Rolling Stone ranked "Respect" at #1 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

1970 -   Billboard magazine reports that the Recording Industry Association of America is "Mounting Total War Against Tape Pirating of Pre-recorded Music."

The Who recorded their landmark album "Live at Leeds" at the University of Leeds Refectory in England. Widely regarded as one of the greatest live Rock albums of all time, "Live at Leeds" showcased blistering versions of songs such as "My Generation", "Substitute" and "Magic Bus".

1972 -   John Lennon and Yoko Ono begin a week long stint as guest hosts on US TV's Mike Douglas Show. For the next five days the pair will welcome the likes of Chuck Berry, The Chambers Brothers, activist Ralph Nader, comedian Louis Nye and the US Surgeon General.

After a farewell concert in Los Angeles, Steppenwolf announce that they are breaking up, saying, "We were locked into an image and style of music and there was nothing for us to look forward to." The group, which released six albums from 1968-1971, would get back together in 1974.

1973 -   A male fan tries to kiss David Bowie, who was wearing a white dress during his Valentine's Day show at the Radio City Music Hall in New York.

1974 -   Daryl Dragon and Toni Tennille, better known as Captain and Tennille, were married in Virginia City, Nevada. The duo would place nine singles on the Billboard Top 40 between 1975 and 1979, and host their own television variety series on ABC in 1976–77.

"Americans", a spoken word record by Byron McGregor, hit number one on the Cash Box Best Sellers Chart. McGregor was a newsman at Windsor, Ontario's CKLW radio and recorded an editorial that was written by Canadian journalist Gordon Sinclair. The record described how Americans donate food, medicine and millions of dollars to those in trouble around the world and are rewarded with protests and flag burnings in other nations.

1978 -   Dire Straits begin recording their first album, with former Spencer Davis Group bass man Muff Winwood serving as their producer.

1984 -   Rod Stewart and Olivia Newton-John are among the guests at Elton John's marriage to studio engineer, Renate Blauel, in Sydney, Australia. The couple stayed together for four years, although John later admitted he knew he was homosexual before the marriage.

1985 -   Whitney Houston's self titled, debut album is released by Arista Records on Valentine's Day. The LP will produce four giant Billboard hits, "You Give Good Love" (#3), "Saving All My Love For You" (#1), "How Will I Know" (#1), and "Greatest Love Of All" (#1).