What happened in history on this day: February 26?
On February 26 in ...
- 1917 - The Original Dixieland Jass Band records the first ever jazz record for the Victor Talking Machine Company in New York.
- 1954 - Michigan Representative Ruth Thompson (Republican) introduces legislation to ban mailing "obscene, lewd, lascivious or filthy" phonograph (rock and roll) records.
- 1983 - Michael Jackson's Thriller album goes to number one on chart and stays there for 37 weeks.
- 1985 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 27th Annual Grammy Awards.
- Record of the Year: Tina Turner for "What's Love Got To Do With It";
- Album of the Year: Lionel Richie and James Anthony Carmichael for "Can't Slow Down";
- Song of the Year: Graham Lyle and Terry Britten for "What's Love Got To Do With It";
- Best New Artist: Cyndi Lauper;
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female: Tina Turner for "What's Love Got To Do With It";
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male: Phil Collins for "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)";
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: The Pointer Sisters for "Jump (For My Love)";
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance: Ray Parker, Jr. for "Ghostbusters";
- Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female: Tina Turner for "Better Be Good To Me";
- Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male: Bruce Springsteen for "Dancing In The Dark";
- Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Prince and The Revolution for "Purple Rain - Music From The Motion Picture";
- Best Rock Instrumental Performance: Yes for "Cinema";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female: Chaka Khan for "I Feel For You";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male: Billy Ocean for "Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: James Ingram and Michael McDonald for "Yah Mo B There";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance: Herbie Hancock for "Sound System";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Song: Prince for "I Feel For You";
- Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental: Pat Metheny Group for "First Circle";
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female: Emmylou Harris for "In My Dreams";
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male: Merle Haggard for "That's The Way Love Goes";
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: The Judds for "Mama He's Crazy";
- Best Country Instrumental Performance: Ricky Skaggs for "Wheel Hoss";
- Best Country Song: Steve Goodman for "City Of New Orleans";
- Best Gospel Performance, Female: Amy Grant for "Angels";
- Best Gospel Performance, Male: Michael W. Smith for "Michael W. Smith";
- Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group: Debby Boone and Phil Driscoll for "Keep The Flame Burning";
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female: Shirley Caesar for "Sailin'";
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male: Andrae Crouch for "Always Remember";
- Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group: Shirley Caesar and Al Green for "Sailin' On The Sea Of Your Love";
- Best Inspirational Performance: Donna Summer for "Forgive Me";
- Best Latin Pop Performance: Placido Domingo for "Always In My Heart (Siempre En Mi Corazon)";
- Best Tropical Latin Performance: Eddie Palmieri for "Palo Pa Rumba";
- Best Mexican-American Performance: Luis Miguel and Sheena Easton for "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres";
- Best Traditional Blues Recording: J.B. Hutto And The New Hawks, John Hammond, Koko Taylor And The Blues Machine, Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson, Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble, and Sugar Blue for "Blues Explosion";
- Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording: Elizabeth Cotten for "Elizabeth Cotten Live!";
- Best Reggae Recording: Black Uhuru for "Anthem";
- Best Recording for Children: Shel Silverstein and Ron Haffkine for "Where The Sidewalk Ends";
- Best Comedy Recording: Weird Al Yankovic for "Eat It";
- Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Recording: Ben Kingsley for "The Words Of Gandhi";
- Best Instrumental Composition: John Williams for "Olympic Fanfare and Theme", and Randy Newman for "The Natural";
- Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special: John L. Nelson, Lisa Coleman, Prince, and Wendy Melvoin for "Purple Rain";
- Best Cast Show Album: Stephen Sondheim and Thomas Z. Shepard for "Sunday In The Park With George";
- Best Video, Short Form: David Bowie for "David Bowie";
- Best Video Album: Michael Jackson for "Making Michael Jackson's Thriller";
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance: Joe Williams for "Nothin' But The Blues";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist: Wynton Marsalis for "Hot House Flowers";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group: Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers for "New York Scene";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band: Count Basie for "88 Basie Street";
- Best Arrangement on an Instrumental: Jeremy Lubbock and Quincy Jones for "Grace (Gymnastics Theme)";
- Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s): David Foster and Jeremy Lubbock for "Hard Habit To Break";
- Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices: Pointer Sisters for "Automatic";
- Best Album Package: Janet Perr for "She's So Unusual";
- Best Album Notes: Gunther Schuller and Martin Williams for "Big Band Jazz";
- Best Historical Album: J.R. Taylor for "Big Band Jazz";
- Best Engineered Recording - non-classical: Humberto Gatica for "17";
- Producer of the Year (non-classical): James Anthony Carmichael and Lionel Richie, and David Foster;
- Best Classical Album: Neville Marriner and John Strauss for "Amadeus";
- Best Classical Orchestral Recording: Leonard Slatkin and Jay David Saks for "Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 In B Flat";
- Best Opera Recording: Faith Esham, Julia Migenes, Placido Domingo, Ruggero Raimondi, Lorin Maazel, and Michel Glotz for "Bizet: Carmen";
- Best Choral Performance (other than opera): James Levine and Margaret Hillis for "Brahms: A German Requiem";
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra): Wynton Marsalis for "Wynton Marsalis-Edita Gruberova-Handel, Purcell, Etc,";
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra): Yo-Yo Ma for "Bach: The Unaccompanied Cello Suites";
- Best Chamber Music Performance: The Juilliard String Quartet for "Beethoven: The Late String Quartets";
- Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance: Jose Van Dam, Jessye Norman, and Heather Harper for "Ravel: Songs Of Maurice Ravel";
- Best New Classical Composition: Samuel Barber for "Barber: Antony And Cleopatra";
- Best Engineered Recording, Classical: Paul Goodman for "Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 In B Flat, Op. 100";
- Classical Producer of the Year: Steven Epstein;
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Leonard Bernstein.
- 1997 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 39th Annual Grammy Awards.
- Record of the Year: Eric Clapton for "Change The World";
- Album of the Year: Celine Dion, Aldo Nova, Billy Steinberg, Dan Hill, David Foster, Humberto Gatica, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Jeff Bova, Jim Steinman, John Jones, Ric Wake, Rick Hahn, Rick Nowels, Roy Bittan, and Steven Rinkoff for "Falling Into You";
- Song of the Year: Gordon Kennedy, Tommy Sims and Wayne Kirkpatrick for "Change The World";
- Best New Artist: LeAnn Rimes;
- Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: Toni Braxton for "Un-Break My Heart";
- Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: Eric Clapton for "Change The World";
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: The Beatles for "Free As A Bird";
- Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals: Natalie Cole and Nat King Cole for "When I Fall In Love";
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance: Béla Fleck and The Flecktones for "The Sinister Minister";
- Best Pop Album: Celine Dion for "Falling Into You";
- Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance: Tony Bennett for "Here's To The Ladies";
- Best Female Rock Vocal Performance: Sheryl Crow for "If It Makes You Happy";
- Best Male Rock Vocal Performance: Beck for "Where It's At";
- Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Dave Matthews Band for "So Much To Say";
- Best Hard Rock Performance: The Smashing Pumpkins for "Bullet With Butterfly Wings";
- Best Metal Performance: Rage Against The Machine for "Tire Me";
- Best Rock Instrumental Performance: Jimmie Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Dr. John and Art Neville for "SRV Shuffle";
- Best Rock Song: Tracy Chapman for "Give Me One Reason";
- Best Rock Album: Sheryl Crow for "Sheryl Crow";
- Best Alternative Music Performance: Beck for "Odelay";
- Best Female Ryhthm and Blues Vocal Performance: Toni Braxton for "You're Makin' Me High";
- Best Male Ryhthm and Blues Vocal Performance: Luther Vandross for "Your Secret Love";
- Best Ryhthm and Blues Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Fugees for "Killing Me Softly With His Song";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Song: Babyface for "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)";
- Best Ryhthm and Blues Album: The Tony Rich Project for "Words";
- Best Rap Solo Performance: LL Cool J for "Hey Lover";
- Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony for "Tha Crossroads";
- Best Rap Album: Fugees for "The Score";
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance: LeAnn Rimes for "Blue";
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance: Vince Gill for "Worlds Apart";
- Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group: Brooks and Dunn for "My Maria";
- Best Country Collaboration with Vocals: Vince Gill Featuring Alison Krauss and Union Station for "High Lonesome Sound";
- Best Country Instrumental Performance: Chet Atkins for "Jam Man";
- Best Country Song: Bill Mack for "Blue";
- Best Country Album: Lyle Lovett, Billy Williams and Lyle Lovett for "The Road To Ensenada";
- Best Bluegrass Album: Todd Phillips for "True Life Blues - The Songs Of Bill Monroe";
- Best New Age Album: Enya for "The Memory Of Trees";
- Best Contemporary Jazz Performance: Wayne Shorter for "High Life";
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance: Cassandra Wilson for "New Moon Daughter";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Solo: Michael Brecker for "Cabin Fever";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group: Michael Brecker for "Tales From The Hudson";
- Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance: Grover Mitchell for "Live At Manchester Craftsmen's Guild";
- Best Latin Jazz Performance: Paquito D'Rivera for "Portraits Of Cuba";
- Best Rock Gospel Album: dc Talk for "Jesus Freak";
- Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: Neal Joseph and Norman Miller for "Tribute - The Songs Of Andrae Crouch";
- Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album: Andy Griffith for "I Love To Tell The Story - 25 Timeless Hymns";
- Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album: Cissy Houston for "Face To Face";
- Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album: Kirk Franklin and The Family for "Whatcha Lookin' 4";
- Best Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus: Shirley Caesar's Outreach Convention Choir for "Just A Word";
- Best Latin Pop Performance: Enrique Iglesias for "Enrique Iglesias";
- Best Tropical Latin Performance: Rubén Blades for "La Rosa De Los Vientos";
- Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance: La Mafia for "Un Millon De Rosas";
- Best Traditional Blues Album: James Cotton for "Deep In The Blues";
- Best Contemporary Blues Album: Keb' Mo' for "Just Like You";
- Best Traditional Folk Album: Pete Seeger for "Pete";
- Best Contemporary Folk Album: Bruce Springsteen for "The Ghost Of Tom Joad";
- Best Reggae Album: Bunny Wailer for "Hall Of Fame - A Tribute To Bob Marley's 50th Anniversary";
- Best World Music Album: The Chieftains for "Santiago";
- Best Polka Album: Jimmy Sturr for "Polka! All Night Long";
- Best Musical Album for Children: Linda Ronstadt and George Massenburg for "Dedicated To The One I Love";
- Best Spoken Word Album for Children: David Holt, Steven Heller and Virginia Callaway for "Stellaluna";
- Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album: Hillary Rodham Clinton for "It Takes A Village";
- Best Spoken Comedy Album: Al Franken for "Rush Limbaugh Is A Big Fat Idiot";
- Best Musical Show Album: Bill Whelan for "Riverdance";
- Best Instrumental Composition: Herbie Hancock for "Manhattan (Island Of Lights And Love)";
- Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television: David Arnold for "Independence Day";
- Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television: Diane Warren for "Because You Loved Me";
- Best Instrumental Arrangement: Michael Kamen for "An American Symphony (Mr. Holland's Opus)";
- Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocal(s): Alan Broadbent and David Foster for "When I Fall In Love";
- Best Recording Package: Andy Engel and Tommy Steele for "Ultra-Lounge (Leopard Skin Sampler)";
- Best Recording Package - Boxed: Arnold Levine and Chika Azuma for "The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings";
- Best Album Notes: Bill Kirchner, Bob Belden, George Avakian and Phil Schaap for "The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings";
- Best Historical Album: Bob Belden, Phil Schaap, Mark Wilder and Phil Schaap for "The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings";
- Best Engineered Album - Non-classical: Al Schmitt, Bruce Swedien, Francis Buckley and Tommy Vicari for "Q's Jook Joint";
- Producer of the Year: Babyface;
- Best Classical Engineered Recording: Lawrence Rock and William Hoekstra for "Copland: Dance Symphony; Short Symphony; Organ Symphony";
- Classical Producer of the Year: Joanna Nickrenz for "Joanna Nickrenz";
- Best Classical Album: Leonard Slatkin and Joanna Nickrenz for "Corigliano: Of Rage And Remembrance";
- Best Orchestral Performance: Michael Tilson Thomas for "Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet (Scenes From The Ballet)";
- Best Opera Recording: Richard Hickox, Philip Langridge, Alan Opie and Janice Watson for "Britten: Peter Grimes";
- Best Choral Performance: Andrew Litton, Neville Creed, and David Hill for "Walton: Belshazzar's Feast";
- Best Instrumental Soloist(s) performance (with orchestra): Yefim Bronfman for "Bartók: The Three Piano Concertos";
- Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra): Earl Wild for "The Romantic Master - Works Of Saint-Saens, Handel";
- Best Chamber Music Performance: Cleveland Quartet for "Corigliano: String Quartet";
- Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor): Pierre Boulez and Ensemble Intercontemporain for "Boulez: ...Explosante-Fixe...";
- Best Classical Vocal Performance: Bryn Terfel for "Opera Arias - Works Of Mozart, Wagner, Borodin";
- Best Classical Contemporary Composition: John Corigliano for "Corigliano: String Quartet";
- Best Music Video, Short Form: The Beatles, Joe Pytka, and Vincent Joliet for "Free As A Bird";
- Best Music Video, Long Form: The Beatles, Bob Smeaton, Geoff Wonfor, Chips Chipperfield and Neil Aspinall for "The Beatles Anthology".
- 1997 - Geddy Lee, Neil Peart, and Alex Lifeson of Canadian music group Rush become the first rock musicians to be inducted into the Order of Canada.
Births on February 26
- 1879 - Birth of Frank Bridge; English violinist/composer/conductor/tutor of B Britten.
- 1902 - Birth of Rudolf Moralt; German conductor (Vienna Philharmonic).
- 1928 - Birth of Antoine "Fats" Domino in New Orleans, Louisiana; rhythm and blues pianist/singer ("Blueberry Hill").
- 1930 - Birth of Lazar Berman in Leningrad, Russia; pianist (Budapest third place-1956).
- 1932 - Birth of Johnny Cash in Kingsdale, Arkansas, USA; country singer (Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two - "I Walk the Line" (1956), "Ring of Fire", "A Boy Named Sue", "Folsom Prison Blues").
- 1943 - Birth of Paul Cotton in Los Angeles, California, USA; rocker (Poco).
- 1945 - Birth of Bob Hite in Torrance, California, USA; rock musician (Canned Heat - "On the Road Again", "Going Up the Country", "Let's Work Together").
- 1945 - Birth of Mitch Ryder; rocker (Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels - "Devil With the Blue Dress").
- 1947 - Birth of Sandi Shaw [Sandra Goodrich] in Dagenham, Essex, England; rocker ("Always Something There To Remind Me").
- 1950 - Birth of Jonathan Cain in Chicago, Illinois, USA; rock guitarist/keyboardist (Journey, Bad English, Babys).
- 1953 - Birth of Michael Bolton in New Haven, Connecticut, USA; rock vocalist ("How Am I Supposed To Live Without You", "That's What Love Is All About").
- 1953 - Birth of Jim Crichton; bassist-keyboardist (Saga - "Wind Him Up", "On the Loose").
- 1972 - Birth of Rico Wade; rhythm and blues singer (Society of Soul).
- 1975 - Birth of Kyle Norman; singer (Jagged Edge).
Deaths on February 26
- 1981 - Howard Hanson, American composer/conductor (Nordic), dies at age 84 (born 1896).
- 1982 - Gabor Szabo, Hungarian jazz pianist (Perfect Circle), dies at age 45.
- 1990 - Death of Cornelius Gunter at age 53, shot twice in the head in his car in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; musician (Coasters, Poison Ivy).
- 1990 - Scott Jarvis, musician (Great Expectations), dies.
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