This Day in Music History
May 26

What happened in history on this day: May 26? On May 26 in ... 1946 - Darius Milhauds third Concert for piano/orchestra premieres in Prague. Births on May 26 1886 - Birth of Al Jolson AKA Asa Yoelson; jazz singer/silent film actor (Mamie, Swanee). 1893 - Birth of Eugene Goossens in London, England; conductor/composer (Perseus). 1908 - Birth of Malando [Arie Maasland]; composer/orchestra leader (Olé Guapa). 1920 - Birth of Peggy Lee [Norma Egstrom] in Jamestown, North Dakota, USA; singer ("Fever", "Why Don't You Do Right"). 1926 - Birth of Miles D. Davis in Alton, Illinois, USA; jazz trumpeter/pioneered cool jazz ("Porgy and Bess"). 1938 - Birth of Jackie Liebesit; rocker (Can). 1938 - Birth of Teresa Stratas [Anastasia Stratakis] in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; soprano (Salome). 1942 - Birth of Levon Helm; drummer/singer (The Band). 1944 - Birth of Verden "Phally" Allen; keyboardist (Mott the Hoople). 1945 - Birth of Garry Peterson; rocker (Guess Who). 1948 - Birth of Stevie [Stephanie Lynn] Nicks in Phoenix, Arizona, USA; rocker (Fleetwood Mac - "Bella Donna"). 1949 - Birth of Hank Williams Junior in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; country singer ("All My Rowdy Friends Are Comin' Over Tonight", "There's A Tear In My Beer"). 1959 - Birth of Wayne Hussey; rocker (The Mission - "Lover for Life"). 1962 - Birth of Colin Vearncombe; rocker (Black - "Wonderful Like"). 1964 - Birth of Lenny Kravitz; singer/guitar ("911 is a Joke", "Are You Gonna Go My Way?"). 1981 - Birth of Isaac Slade; American singer/pianist (The Fray). Deaths on May 26 1950 - Antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Bolshoi Theater), dies. 1968 - William E "Little Willie" John, American rhythm and blues singer (Fever), dies at age 30. 1977 - William Powell, rocker (O'Jays), dies of cancer at age 35. 1993 - Cor de Great, pianist/conductor/composer (Vernissage), dies at age 78. 2022 - Death of Andy Fletcher at age 60 at home in the United Kingdom; founder and keyboardist (Depeche Mode). 2022 - Death of Alan White at age 72 at home near Seattle, Washington, USA; drummer (Yes, Plastic Ono Band). vvv advertisement vvv ^^^ advertisement ^^^ You can pick a particular day to view that day's events in history. Bookmark this URL:   http://kpolsson.com/thisday/music/   and revisit each day. (this URL will automatically re-direct to the file containing the current day's events) Or, visit my Timelines of History page.

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