April 26 Born –
Ma Rainey (aka Gertrude Pridgett, 1886) – "The Mother of the Blues."
Johnny Shines (1915) – Blues singer/guitarist.
Teddy Edwards (1924) – bebop jazz saxophonist.
Jørgen Ingmann (1925) – Danish violinist/guitarist ("Apache").
Duane Eddy (1938) – rockabilly guitarist (“Rebel Rouser”).
Maurice Williams (1938) – Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs.
Hansjörg "Giorgio" Moroder (1940) – Italian producer/songwriter.
Claudine Clark (1941) – R&B singer ("Party Lights").
Bobby Rydell (1942) – singer, teen idol.
Gary Wright (1943) – keyboardist Spooky Tooth.
Tony Murray (1943) – bassist for The Troggs.
John "Bucky" Wilkin (aka Ronny, 1946) – Ronny and The Daytonas.
Jimmy Hall (1949) – Wet Willie.
Nick Garvey (1951) – guitarist/vocalist for The Motors.
Neol Davies (1952) – The Selecter.
Roger Taylor (1960) – drummer for Duran Duran.
Chris Mars (1961) – drummer for The Replacements.
T-Boz (aka Tionne Watkins, 1970) – TLC.
Jay DeMarcus (1971) – bassist for Rascal Flatts.
Joey Jordison (1975) – drummer for Slipknot.
José Pasillas II (1976) – drummer for Incubus.April 26 R.I.P. – Count Basie (1984) – pancreatic cancer. Age 79. Jazz pianist/ bandleader. Wesley Rose (1990) – Age 72. Acuff-Rose music publishing. Ameen "King" Ganam (1994) – Age 78. "Canada's King of the Fiddle." Ernest Stewart (1997) – asthma attack. Age 47. KC and The Sunshine Band. Phoebe Snow (2011) – heart failure while in a coma. Age 60. Pete Fornatale (2012) – stroke. Age 66. Influential FM disc jockey. April 26 album releases – The Supremes – Right On (1970) Bucks Fizz – Are You Ready (1982) Paul McCartney – Tug Of War (1982) Hooters – Nervous Night (1985) Luther Vandross – Power Of Love (1991) U.S. The Fall – The Infotainment Scan (1993) Johnny Cash – American Recordings (1994) Jimi Hendrix – Blues (1994) Fleetwood Mac – In Chicago 1969 (1994) Live – Throwing Copper (1994) Children Of Bodom – Hatebreeder (1999) Bruce Springsteen – Devils & Dust (2005) Steve Earle – I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive (2011) April 26 events – 1941 – Ernest Tubb records "Walking The Floor Over You," "Our Baby's Book," "When The World Has Turned You Down," "I'll Always Be Glad To Take You Back" and "Mean Mama Blues" at Biggs Studio in Dallas, Texas. 1952 – Hank Williams makes his only network television appearance on The Kate Smith Evening Hour, singing "Hey Good Lookin'." 1955 – The Platters record both songs for what will become their first hit single, "Only You (And You Alone" and "Bark, Battle And Ball" at Capitol Studios in Hollywood. 1957 – Harry Belafonte re-signs with his label, RCA, for an unprecedented $1 million. 1957 – At his second session for Specialty Records, Larry Williams records what will become his first and biggest hit, "Short Fat Fannie," and its reverse side "High School Dance," as well as "Iko Iko," "Hey Now Hey Now" and "Love Charms" at Master Recorders in Hollywood. The session is produced by Bumps Blackwell, and features Rene Hall on guitar, Ted Brinson on bass, J.J Jones on sax, Leon Silby on piano, and Earl Palmer on drums. 1958 – Alan Freed's Big Beat Show plays two shows at the Civic Opera House in Chicago, featuring Chuck Berry, Danny and The Juniors, The Pastels, Buddy Holly, Dickie Doo and The Don’ts, Jo Ann Campbell, Ed Townsend, Jerry Lee Lewis, Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers and many others. 1959 – Edd "Kookie" Burns charts with his song, "Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb." 1960 – Elvis Presley begins filming his fifth movie, G.I. Blues: his first film since being discharged from the Army. 1962 – Just days after losing his son, Jerry Lee Lewis arrives in England to begin a 32-date tour: his first time back since he was run out of the country in 1958 because of his marriage scandal. 1962 – Sam Cooke records the songs for his next single, "Bring It On Home To Me" and "Having A Party" at RCA Studios in Hollywood. 1962 – Neil Sedaka opens at the Forty Thieves Lounge in Bermuda. 1963 – Frankie Avalon signs on to star in Beach Party, the first of what will become known as "beach movies." 1963 – Tony Bennett records "This Is All I Ask" at CBS Studios in New York. 1964 – The Beatles attend a birthday party in London for Roy Orbison, who turned 28 three days before. In the evening, the group headlines the New Musical Express Poll Winners concert at the Empire Pool, Wembley, along with The Rolling Stones, The Dave Clark 5, The Hollies, The Searchers, The Merseybeats, The Swinging Blue Jeans, Gerry and The Pacemakers, Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas, The Joe Loss Orchestra, Brian Poole and The Tremeloes, Manfred Mann, Jet Harris with Sounds Incorporated, Kathy Kirby, Big Dee Irwin, and Joe Brown and The Bruvvers. 1965 – Bob Dylan arrives in London to perform a handful of concerts in support of the UK release of his newest album, Bringing It All Back Home. The tour is documented on film by D.A. Pennebaker. 1966 – The New York Times reports that Ray Charles is undergoing court- ordered tests in Boston to prove that he is free of heroin. 1966 – The Beatles record "And Your Bird Can Sing." 1967 – CBS airs Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution, hosted by Leonard Bernstein, which features segments about Brian Wilson and Janis Ian, among others. 1967 – Mama Cass Elliott gives birth to her only child, a daughter, Owen Vanessa. 1969 – Bob Dylan records “Take Me As I Am (Or Let Me Go),” “A Fool Such As I,” “I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know,” “Let It Be Me” and “Running” at RCA Studios in Nashville during sessions for his Self Portrait album. 1969 – Led Zeppelin performs "Whole Lotta Love" for the first time on stage on the second of two nights at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. 1969 – The Beatles begin recording Ringo’s second composition, “Otopus’ Garden,” recording 32 takes of the basic backing track. 1970 – Tom Jones is the musical guest on Raquel Welch's CBS special, Raquel! 1971 – John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr decide not to appeal Paul McCartney's efforts to dissolve the band. 1977 – The disco club Studio 54 opens in New York City. Guests in attendance include Mick and Bianca Jagger, Debbie Harry, Cher, Michael Jackson, Liza Minelli and many others. 1977 – The Grateful Dead appear at the Capitol Theater in Passaic, New Jersey. 1978 – Ringo Starr's musical adaptation of The Prince And The Pauper, simply titled Ringo, airs as an NBC television special. George Harrison narrates the program and makes a cameo appearance. The show is a critical and commercial failure. 1980 – The Carpenters' fifth TV special, Music, Music, Music, airs on ABC, featuring guests John Davidson and Ella Fitzgerald. 1980 – The Beat records "Mirror In The Bathroom:" the first digitally recorded single in the UK. 1982 – Rod Stewart is mugged and robbed of his $50,000 Porsche at gunpoint in broad daylight on Sunset Blvd in Hollywood. 1984 – Mike McCartney unveils a statue of The Beatles by John Doubleday at the Cavern Walk shopping center. 1988 – A jury in White Plains, New York, finds Mick Jagger innocent of plagiarism charges brought against him by reggae musician Patrick Alley for the song "Just Another Night." 1990 – Danny Wood of New Kids On The Block steps on a stuffed animal thrown on stage by a fan and twists his ankle during their concert in Manchester, England - injuring his ankle so bad that he his flown back to the U.S. the next day for treatment. 1990 – Nirvana appears at the Pyramid Club in New York City. The group’s label films the show. Iggy Pop and members of Sonic Youth are in the audience. 1992 – The Broadway musical, Jelly's Last Jam, featuring the music of Jelly Roll Morton, opens at the Virginia Theatre. 1994 – Grace Slick pleads guilty to pointing a shotgun at police who came to her home on March 5, claiming she was under stress because her home had burned down the previous year. Slick is sentenced to 200 hours of community service and four Alcoholics Anonymous meetings a week for three months. 1995 – Courtney Love turns down $1 million to pose nude in Playboy. 2003 – The Morgan Creek Bridge in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is re- named the James Taylor Bridge, in honor of the singer. 2003 – David Cassidy appears as wealthy CEO Everett Price in the "War, Inc." episode of the CBS show, The Agency. 2004 – June Pointer is arrested in L.A. for felony cocaine possession. 2008 – Amy Winehouse is released from jail after being questioned about the events of the 23rd, where she injured several people. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Diamond Headz" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
