... and more September 26 birthdays – Vaughn De Leath (1894) – singer, "The First Lady of Radio." Ted Weems (aka Wilfred Wemyes, 1901) – bandleader (“Heartaches”). John “Drac” Zacherle (1918) – radio personality, TV host, one hit wonder (“Dinner With Drac”). Julie London (aka Gayle Peck, 1926) – actress, singer (“Cry Me A River”). George Chambers (1931) – bassist/vocalist for The Chambers Brothers. Lynn Anderson (1947) – Country music singer (“(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden”). Stuart Tosh (1951) – drummer for Pilot (“Magic”). César Rosas (1954) – singer/guitarist for Los Lobos. Craig Chaquico (1954) – guitarist for Jefferson Starship. Carlene Carter (1955) – Country singer/songwriter. Shannon Hoon (1967) – vocalist for Blind Melon. ____________________
Birthday correction -- George Gershwin was born in 1898. Probably a typo. ____________________ September 26 R.I.P. – Helen Kane (1966) – breast cancer. Age 62. Singer (“I Wanna Be Loved By You”). Billy Vaughn (1991) – peritoneal mesothelioma. Age 72. Singer, The Hilltoppers (“Melody Of Love”). Betty Carter (1998) – pancreatic cancer. Age 69. Jazz singer with Lionel Hampton and Ray Charles. Carl Sigman (2000) – heart failure. Age 91. Songwriter (“It’s All In The Game”). Robert Palmer (2003) – heart attack. Age 54. Power Station. Shawn Lane (2003) – lung-related illnesses. Age 40. Guitarist for Black Oak Arkansas. Jessy Dixon (2011) – cancer. Age 73. Gospel singer. September 26 album releases – The Beatles – Abbey Road (1969) UK Billy Preston – That’s The Way God Planned It (1969) The J. Geils Band – “Live” Full House (1972) John Lennon – Walls And Bridges (1974) U.S. Mötley Crüe – Shout At The Devil (1983) R.E.M. – Monster (1994) AC/DC – Ballbreaker (1995) Prince – The Gold Experience (1995) September 26 events – 1908 – The first advertisement for a record player, the Edison Phonograph, appears in the Saturday Evening Post. 1953 – Johnny Horton marries Hank Williams’ widow, Billie Jean Jones. 1953 – Skeeter Davis makes her Grand Ole Opry debut. 1955 – Actress Debbie Reynolds marries singer Eddie Fisher. 1956 – Elvis Presley and his parents return to Tupelo, Mississippi to celebrate “Elvis Presley Day.” Later in the day, Elvis gives two concerts at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show. 1957 – The Rays perform “Silhouettes” on American Bandstand. 1957 – West Side Story debuts on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre. 1957 – The Monotones record “Book Of Love” at Bell Sound Studios in New York City. 1959 – Fats Domino records “Be My Guest” at Cosimo Studios in New Orleans. 1961 – Bob Dylan lands his first major gig, opening for The Greenbriar Boys for two weeks at Gerde's Folk City in Greenwich Village. 1964 – The Kinks release their single, “You Really Got Me” b/w “It’s All Right” in the U.S. 1965 – The Beatles receives the MBE Award from Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. 1965 – Roger Daltrey is fired from The Who after an argument with band members and knocking out Keith Moon with a punch. He is reinstated the next day. 1965 – Sonny and Cher appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, and perform “I Got You Babe.” Leslie Uggams is also on the show. 1967 – Pink Floyd make their U.S. concert debut playing the first of three nights at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco. 1967 – Elvis Presley releases his single, “Big Boss Man” b/w “You Don’t Know Me.” 1968 – Dusty Springfield begins recording her album Dusty In Memphis at American Sound Studios in Memphis. 1968 – Rolling Stone Brian Jones is found guilty of possession of marijuana and receives a small fine. 1969 – Fleetwood Mac, East Of Eden, Family, The Edgar Broughton Band, Grisby Dyke and Glass Menagerie all appear at The Pavillion Gardens in Buxton, Derbyshire. 1969 – Bill Graham opens Fillmore West in San Francisco. 1970 – Motown announces that The Jackson 5 has sold a million records in just nine months. 1970 – John Lennon begins recording his first solo album, John Lennon/ Plastic Ono Band. Yoko Ono also begins recording her first album, Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band. 1975 – The Rocky Horror Picture Show opens at the United Artist Theatre in Westwood, California. 1976 – Marvin Gaye plays the first of two nights at the London Palladium. Both shows are recorded for album release. 1981 – Singer Bruce Dickinson joins Iron Maiden. 1984 – Prince and The Revolution release their single “Purple Rain” b/ w “God.” 1984 – Paul Anka receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 1996 – Police raid the London home of Paula Yates and INXS singer Michael Hutchence and find drugs hidden in a Smarties tube. The couple is away in Australia at the time of the raid. 2007 – After five months of testimony, and 12 days of deliberation, a mistrial is ruled in Phil Spector’s murder case. ____________________ Events correction -- The Kinks' "You Really Got Me" was released on August 4, 1964 in the UK, and it went to #1 on the UK singles chart on September 10, 1964. The single was released in the U.S. on September 26, 1964. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Really_Got_Me
