... and more August 26 birthdays –
Jimmy Rushing (1901) – Blues shouter, swing jazz singer. Mr. Five By
Five.
Ernie Fields (1905) – trombonist/bandleader, The Royal Entertainers.
Jet Black (aka Brian Duffy, 1938) – drummer for The Stranglers.
Fred Milano (1939) – The Belmonts.
Nik Turner (1940) – saxophonist/flautist for Hawkwind.
Chris Curtis (1941) – drummer and singer for The Searchers.
Vic Dana (1942) – The Fleetwoods.
Maureen "Moe" Tucker (1944) – drummer for The Velvet Underground.
Valerie Simpson (1948) – songwriter, Ashford and Simpson.
Bob Cowsill (1949) – The Cowsills.
Leon Redbone (aka Dickran Gobalian, 1949)
John O'Neill (1957) – guitarist/songwriter for The Undertones.
Branford Marsalis (1960) – saxophonist/bandleader.
Shirley Manson (1966) – singer for Garbage.
Dan Vickrey (1966) – guitarist for Counting Crows.
Adrian Young (1969) – drummer for No Doubt.
August 26 R.I.P. –
Ronnie White (1995) – leukemia. Age 56. The Miracles.
Wilma Burgess (2003) – heart attack. Age 64. Country music singer
("Misty Blue").
Laura Branigan (2004) – brain aneurysm. Age 47. Singer/songwriter.
Ellie Greenwich (2009) – heart attack. Age 68. Songwriter (“Da Doo Ron
Ron”).
August 26 album releases –
The Walker Brothers – Portrait (1966)
Diana Ross & The Supremes – Diana Ross & The Supremes Sing And Perform
“Funny Girl” (1968)
Diana Ross & The Supremes – Live At London’s Talk Of The Town (1968)
Marvin Gaye – In The Groove (1968)
The Grateful Dead – Dead Set (1981)
Warren Zevon – The Wind (2003)
August 26 events –
1957 – Bobby Helms releases his single, “My Special Angel” b/w
“Standing At The End Of My World” on Decca.
1957 – Buddy Holly and The Crickets appear on American Bandstand,
singing “That’ll Be The Day.”
1958 – Henry Mancini and his orchestra record “Peter Gunn” in
Hollywood.
1963 – Cilla Black makes her concert debut at the Odeon Cinema in
Southport, opening for The Beatles and Gerry and The Pacemakers.
1963 – The Ronettes release their single, “Be My Baby” b/w “Tedesco
And Pitman” on Philles Records.
1964 – The Beatles perform at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver.
1964 – The Kinks release their single, “You Really Got Me” b/w “It’s
All Right” in the U.S.
1965 – The Byrds appear at the Hollywood Palladium.
1967 – The two-day Festival Of The Flower Children takes place in
Woburn Abbey, featuring Small Faces, Eric Burdon, The Move, Jeff Beck,
Denny Laine, The Marmalade and others.
1967 – The Beatles attend their introductory seminar with the
Maharishi in Bangor, Wales, then give a press conference.
1968 – The Beatles release their single, “Hey Jude” b/w “Revolution”
on Apple Records, their first release on their new label.
1969 – Elvis Presley releases his single "Suspicious Minds" b/w
"You'll Think Of Me."
1969 – Cissy Houston joins Elvis Presley on stage at the International
Hotel in Las Vegas for a duet on “Are You Lonesome Tonight,” but when
Houston goes off on her soprano solo, Elvis starts laughing and is in
hysterics throughout the rest of the song. At the end, he jokes,
“That’s it, man, fourteen years right down the drain.”
1970 – Duane Allman joins Eric Clapton and his new group Derek And The
Dominos.
1973 – 10cc makes their live stage debut and begin their first tour at
the Palace Lido on the Isle of Man.
1976 – Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler appears on the cover of Rolling Stone
magazine.
1977 – This year’s Reading Festival features performances by Uriah
Heep, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Thin Lizzy, Golden Earring,
Aerosmith, Hawkwind, The Doobie Brothers and others.
1978 – The Canada Jam festival takes place in Mosport Park in
Bowmanville, Ontario, featuring The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Dave
Mason, Kansas, The Doobie Brothers, The Atlanta Rhythm Section and
others.
1978 – Fleetwood Mac, The Cars, Todd Rundgren, Bob Welch, and Eddie
Money all perform at Cleveland Stadium.
1980 – Bassist Tom Petersson quits Cheap Trick.
1981 – Ottawa mayor Marion Dewar declares the day “Paul Anka Day” to
celebrate his 25th anniversary in show business.
1987 – Sonny Bono announces his candidacy for mayor of Palm Springs,
California.
1989 – Ringo Starr wins a court order to prevent the release of
material he considers to be of inferior quality due to his impaired
state while recording.
1990 – Randy Newman wins an unlikely Emmy for his score to the
legendary ABC-TV flop series, Cop Rock.
1990 – Stevie Ray Vaughan plays his last concert at the Alpine Valley
Music Theatre in Wisconsin.
1993 – A double-sided acetate recording of The Beatles playing "Kansas
City" and "Some Other Guy" at the Cavern Club in Liverpool in 1962
fetches $32,000 at Christie's auction house in London.
1994 – Scottish singer/songwriter Frankie Miller suffers a brain
hemorrhage while in New York, lapsing into a five-month coma.
1997 – Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith crashes his motorcycle
on Sunset Blvd., and dislocates his shoulder.
2000 – Pam Tillis joins the Grand Ole Opry.
2000 – The body of Allman Brothers Band/Gov’t Mule bassist Allen Woody
is found dead sitting up in a chair at the Marriott Courtyard Motel in
Queens, New York. An autopsy is inconclusive.
2002 – Peter Noone files an unsuccessful lawsuit against former
Herman’s Hermits drummer Barry Whitwam, attempting to block him from
touring with new musicians under the group name.
2003 – Rolling Stone magazine names Jimi Hendrix as the greatest
guitarist in rock history. Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards,
Chuck Berry, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Ry Cooder also make the Top 10
list.
2004 – Concert film cinematographer David Myers dies from a stoke at
age 90. Myers’ film credits include Woodstock, Elvis On Tour, The Last
Waltz, Mad Dogs And Englishmen, and The Grateful Dead Movie.
2005 – A Los Angeles post office near the studio where Ray Charles
recorded many of his hits is renamed the Ray Charles Station.
2005 – A plaque is unveiled by Quarrymen John Duff Lowe and Colin
Hanton at the site of Percy Philips’ studio in Liverpool where the
band made their first recordings of “That'll Be The Day” and “In Spite
Of All The Danger.”
2005 – Green Day is named “Best Band on the Planet” at the 12th annual
Kerrang! rock awards. They also win best live act.
2007 – Police raid the home of rapper DMX and find 12 neglected pit
bull terrier dogs and a number of guns. The bodies of three more dogs
are found buried. No arrests are made, and DMX tells police he has not
been at the property in Arizona for at least two months.
