September 26 Born –
Vaughn De Leath (1894) – singer, "The First Lady of Radio." George Gershwin (1898) – composer/pianist. Ted Weems (aka Wilfred Wemyes, 1901) – bandleader (“Heartaches”). John “Drac” Zacherle (1918) – radio personality, TV host, one hit wonder (“Dinner With Drac”). Marty Robbins (aka Martin Robinson, 1925) – Country singer/songwriter (“El Paso”). Julie London (aka Gayle Peck, 1926) – actress, singer (“Cry Me A River”). George Chambers (1931) – bassist/vocalist for The Chambers Brothers. Joe Bauer (1941) – drummer for The Youngbloods. Bryan Ferry (1945) – Roxy Music. Lynn Anderson (1947) – Country music singer (“(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden”). Olivia Newton-John (1948) – Australian singer. 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. Darby Crash (aka Jan Beahm, 1958) – The Germs. Cindy Herron (1961) – En Vogue. Tracey Thorn (1962) – vocalist/guitarist for Everything But The Girl. Nicola “Nicki” French (1964) – British singer. Shannon Hoon (1967) – vocalist for Blind Melon. Paul Draper (1970) – vocalist for Mansun. Shawn Stockman (1972) – Boyz II Men. September 26 R.I.P. – Bessie Smith (1937) – car accident. Age 43. Blues singer, “The Empress of the Blues.” Helen Kane (1966) – breast cancer. Age 62. Singer (“I Wanna Be Loved By You”). Billy Vaughn (1991) – peritoneal mesothelioma<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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. Marty “Bo” Fortson (2012) – Age 67. Singer/guitarist for The Rivieras (“California Sun”). 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) Magnum – Vigilante (1986) Oingo Boingo – Boingo Alive (1988) R.E.M. – Monster (1994) Massive Attack – Protection (1994) AC/DC – Ballbreaker (1995) Prince – The Gold Experience (1995) David Bowie – Outside (1995) The Velvet Underground – Peel Slowly And See (1995) (box set) Good Charlotte – Good Charlotte (2000) U.S. Jerry Lee Lewis – Last Man Standing (2006) 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 – Singer Eddie Fisher marries actress Debbie Reynolds. They stay married four years. 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. 14-year old Virginia Pugh - later known as Tammy Wynette - is in the audience. 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 Studio in New Orleans. 1961 – Bob Dylan begins his first major gig, opening for The Greenbriar Boys for two weeks at Gerde's Folk City in Greenwich Village. 1963 – Johnny Tillotson records “Talk Back Trembling Lips” at RCA Studios in Nashville. 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 perform “I Got You Babe” on The Ed Sullivan Show. Singer Leslie Uggams is also on the show. 1965 – Tony Bennett records “The Shadow Of Your Smile” at CBS Studios in Hollywood. 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, Tennessee. 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. 1970 – Janis Joplin records “Half Moon” and “Cry Baby” at Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood. 1970 – Pink Floyd begins the North American leg of their Atom Heart Mother World Tour at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia. 1972 – Yes appears at the Music Hall in Boston on their Close To The Edge Tour, with opening act The Eagles. 1975 – The Rocky Horror Picture Show opens at the United Artist Theatre in Westwood, California. 1975 – Vicki Sue Robinson records “Turn The Beat Around.” 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. 1989 – Paul McCartney begins his first major tour in ten years at the Drammenshallen in Drammen, Norway. It is McCartney’s first tour under his own name. 1996 – Police raid the London home of INXS singer Michael Hutchence and girlfriend Paula Yates 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 first murder trial. > -- 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.
