This Day in Music History
September 26

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What happened in history on this day: September 26?

On September 26 in ...

  • 1892 - First public appearance of John Philip Sousa's band (New Jersey).
  • 1957 - Musical West Side Story opens on Broadway.

Births on September 26

  • 1891 - Birth of Charles Munch in Strasbourg, Alsace, France; conductor (French Legion D'Honeur).
  • 1898 - Birth of George Gershwin [Jacob Gershvin] in Brooklyn, New York, USA; composer (Rhapsody in Blue).
  • 1925 - Birth of Marty Robbins in Glendale, Arizona, USA; singer ("Devil Woman", "I Walk Alone").
  • 1930 - Birth of Fritz Wunderlich in Kusel, Germany; tenor (Stuttgart 1955-58).
  • 1945 - Birth of Brian Ferry in England; rocker (Roxy Music - "Let's Stick Together", "Avalon").
  • 1947 - Birth of Lynn Anderson in North Dakota, USA; country singer ("I Never Promised you a Rose Garden").
  • 1948 - Birth of Olivia Newton-John in Cambridge, England; singer ("I Honestly Love You", "Physical").
  • 1962 - Birth of Tracey Thorn; rocker (Everything But the Girls).
  • 1972 - Birth of Shann Stockman [Slim] in Philadelphia Pennsylvania; rapper (Boyz II Men).
  • 1984 - Birth of Keisha Buchanan; British singer (Sugababes).

Deaths on September 26

  • 1991 - Death of Billy Vaughn at age 72 of cancer; singer/bandleader ("Melody of Love", "A Swingin' Safari", "Blue Hawaii", "Blue Velvet", "Chapel By The Sea", "Cimarron (Roll On)", "Hawaiian War Chant", "La Paloma", "Look For A Star", "Orange Blossom Special", "Sail Along Silvery Moon", "The Shifting Whispering Sands", "Wheels").
  • 1998 - Death of Betty Carter AKA Lillie Mae Jones at age 68 from pancreatic cancer; jazz singer (album "Look What I Got!" (1988 Grammy award)).
  • 2003 - Death of Robert Palmer at age 54 of a heart attack; singer ("Addicted to Love" (Grammy award)).

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