October 26 Born –
Mahalia Jackson (1911) – singer, “The Queen of Gospel.”
Charlie Barnet (1913) – Jazz saxophonist (“Cherokee”).
Jimmy DeKnight (aka James Myers, 1919) – songwriter ("Rock Around The
Clock").
Neal Matthews (1929) – The Jordanaires.
Al Casey (1936) – session guitarist with the Wrecking Crew.
Mike Piano (1944) – The Sandpipers.
Keith Hopwood (1946) – guitarist for Herman’s Hermits.
Maggie Roche (1951) – The Roches.
William “Bootsy” Collins (1951) – Funk bassist, Bootsy’s Rubber Band.
David Was (aka Dave Weiss, 1952) – Was Not Was.
Keith Strickland (1953) – drummer/guitarist for The B-52s.
Steve Wren (1962) – drummer for Then Jericho.
Natalie Merchant (1963) – singer/songwriter, 10,000 Maniacs.
Keith Urban (1967) – Australian country music artist.
October 26 R.I.P. –
Alma Cogan (1966) – ovarian cancer. Age 34. British singer.
Wilbert Harrison (1994) – stroke. Age 65. Singer (“Kansas City”).
Hoyt Axton (1999) – heart attack. Age 61. Singer/songwriter.
Natina Reed (2012) – hit by a car. Age 32. Rapper/singer for Blaque.
Louis Nunley, Sr. (2012) – Age 81. Singer with The Jordanaires and The
Anita Kerr Singers.
October 26 album releases –
Sam and Dave – Soul Men (1967)
Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye – Diana & Marvin (1973)
Jethro Tull – War Child (1974) UK
Neil Diamond – Serenade (1974)
Pat Benatar – In The Heat Of The Night (1979)
The Fall – Dragnet (1979)
The J. Geils Band – Freeze Frame (1981)
Gary Numan – Berserker (1984)
Meatloaf – Live At Wembley (1987)
The Hooters – Zig Zag (1989)
The Velvet Underground – Live MCMXCIII (1993)
10,000 Maniacs – MTV Unplugged (1993)
The Cure – Paris (1993)
Bob Dylan – World Gone Wrong (1993)
Blur – The Special Collector’s Edition (1994)
R.E.M. – Up (1998)
Napalm Death – Words From The Exit Wound (1998) UK
Akinyele – Aktapuss (1999)
Incubus - Make Yourself (1999)
Stone Temple Pilots – No. 4 (1999)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Looking Forward (1999)
Bush – The Science Of Things (1999)
Genesis – Turn It On Again: The Hits (1999)
October 26 events –
1934 – Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra, along with Peggy Healy and John
Hauser on vocals, record Cole Porter’s “You’re The Top,” from the musical
Anything Goes.
1935 – 12-year old Judy Garland makes her radio debut, singing “Broadway
Rhythm” on NBC’s Shell Chateau Hour.
1949 – Bing Crosby records “Mule Train” and “Dear Hearts And Gentle People”
for Decca Records.
1957 – Gene Vincent appears on American Bandstand.
1958 – Berlin, Germany, hosts its first rock and roll concert with a
performance by Bill Haley and His Comets at the Berlin Sportpalast. The
show ends in chaos as the East Berliners in the crowd of 7,000 begin to
fight with the West Berliners. Twenty policemen are injured; one losing his
sight permanently.
1959 – The Everly Brothers leave Cadence Records and sign with Warner
Brothers.
1959 – Marty Robbins releases his single, “El Paso” b/w “Running Gun” on
Columbia.
1961 – Bob Dylan signs with Columbia Records.
1961 – Elvis Presley records “Riding The Rainbow,” “Home Is Where The Heart
Is” and “A Whistling Tune” at Radio Recorders in Hollywood for the
soundtrack to his film Kid Galahad.
1962 – Bob Dylan records “Corrina, Corrina,” “Mixed-Up Confusion” and
“That’s All Right, Mama” at Columbia Studios in New York City.
1962 – Once again, Bobby Rydell hosts the Miss Teenage America Pageant in
Dallas, Texas.
1962 – The first Motown revue tour begins in Washington DC, with
performances by headliner Mary Wells, as well as Marvin Gaye, Martha and
The Vandellas, The Contours, Little Stevie Wonder and The Marvelettes.
1962 – The Rollin’ Stones - Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Ian
Stewart and Tony Chapman - record their first demo tape at Curly Clayton
Studios in Highbury, London, recording three songs: Jimmy Reed's “Close
Together,” Bo Diddley's “You Can’t Judge A Book By The Cover,” and Muddy
Waters' “Soon Forgotten.”
1963 – Bob Dylan performs at Carnegie Hall to a sold-out house. The show is
recorded for album release.
1964 – The Beatles record “Honey Don’t” and re-make “What You’re Doing” to
complete their fourth album, Beatles For Sale, after which they record
their second Christmas message for their fan club.
1965 – The Beatles receive their MBE medals at Buckingham Palace from Queen
Elizabeth II.
1968 – Having been fired from New York station WOR-FM the year before,
legendary DJ Murray The K moves across town, becoming one of the WMCA-AM
"Good Guys."
1968 – Big Brother and The Holding Company, with lead singer Janis Joplin,
make their national television debut on ABC's The Hollywood Palace.
1968 – The two-day San Francisco International Pop Festival begins at the
Alameda Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, California. This day’s music includes
performances by The Buddy Miles Express, The Fraternity Of Man, Iron
Butterfly, Eric Burdon and The Animals, Jose Feliciano, and Johnny Rivers.
1969 – Waylon Jennings marries singer Jessi Colter. They remain married
until Jennings’ death in 2002.
1969 – Santana, Mason Williams, Liza Minnelli and Henry Mancini all appear
on The Ed Sullivan Show.
1970 – Mrs. Alta Mae Anderson, mother of Meredith Hunter - the Rolling
Stones concertgoer murdered by Hell's Angels at their Altamont show on
December 6, 1969 - sues the band for $500,000 for hiring the infamous biker
club as security.
1970 – A wake is held at the Lion's Share in San Anselmo, California, to
celebrate the life of Janis Joplin. Janis left $2,500 in her will to throw
a wake party in the event of her demise.
1970 – The Osmond Brothers record “One Bad Apple” at Fame Studios in Muscle
Shoals, Alabama.
1973 – Paul McCartney & Wings release their single, “Helen Wheels” b/w
“Country Dreamer” in the U.S.
1978 – The Police make their live U.S. stage debut at the Rat Club in
Boston.
1979 – AC/DC performs at the Mayfair Ballroom in Newcastle upon Tyne, with
opening act Def Leppard.
1980 – Jefferson Starship’s Paul Kantner is hospitalized after he suffers
what is thought to be a stroke while recording the band's latest album. It
is later revealed to be a brain embolism, and he recovers after two weeks
of care.
1984 – 19-year old John McCollum kills himself with a .22 caliber handgun
after spending the day listening to Ozzy Osbourne records. McCollum’s
parents will take legal action against Ozzy and CBS Records in the coming
year, but the case will be thrown out.
1990 – William S. Paley, who turned the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
from a small series of radio stations to a national radio and television
network, passes away at age 89.
1991 – Ozzy Osbourne breaks his foot during a concert at the Aragon
Ballroom in Chicago, and cancels the remainder of his tour to heal.
1993 – In San Juan, Puerto Rico, Catholic Church leaders urge residents to
tie black ribbons around trees to protest Madonna's first concert
appearance in their country.
1998 – U.S. Federal courts refuse to issue an injunction against the makers
of mp3 players, much to the dismay of the RIAA, who has been pushing for
legislation due to rampant piracy.
1998 – Fats Domino is awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Bill
Clinton.
2000 – Garth Brooks announces his retirement from recording and performing.
He stays retired for nine years.
2002 – Singer Jessica Simpson marries former 98 Degrees singer Nick Lachey.
They stay married four years.
2004 – Elvis Presley tops Forbes’ list of the Highest Earning Dead
Celebrities with $40 million. John Lennon comes in second at $21 million,
followed by George Harrison and Bob Marley at $7 million, and George and
Ira Gershwin at $6 million.
2004 – Apple Computers launches the U2 Special Edition iPod as part of a
partnership between Apple, U2 and Universal Music Group. The new U2 iPod
holds up to 5,000 songs on 20GB of storage and features a red Click Wheel
and custom engraving of U2 band member signatures.
2006 – Guitarist Andy Taylor quits Duran Duran just hours before the band’s
show at the Sears Centre in Chicago.
2007 – Rapper T.I. (aka Clifford Harris) is released on $3 million bail in
Atlanta after being charged with unlawfully possessing firearms,
unregistered machine guns and silencers. Judge Alan Baverman keeps the
rapper under house arrest in Henry County, Georgia, and has him
electronically tagged and monitored 24 hours a day by a private firm.
2007 – Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty is given a suspended prison term
for drugs and motoring offenses after admitting to driving while uninsured
and having no Ministry of Transport certification while in possession of
crack cocaine, heroin, ketamine and marijuana.
2007 – Hit and run charges against Britney Spears are dropped when the
singer pays restitution to the other driver.
2007 – 1,730 guitarists play Bob Dylan’s classic “Knocking On Heaven's
Door” in the state of Meghalaya, in northeast India, and make their way
into the Guinness Book of World Records.
2007 – Sixties folk/pop singer Donovan announces his plans for The
Invincible Donovan University, a college for studying transcendental
meditation.
2008 – Patti LaBelle sings the National Anthem before Game 4 of the World
Series at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, and butchers the melody and
words.
2010 – Boy George stuns his audience during his concert in London when he
flies into a rage and tosses his drink on a woman who is talking during his
show.
2010 – Forbes magazine publishes their annual Highest Earning Dead
Celebrity list, with Michael Jackson soundly taking the top spot with $275
million in earnings, followed by Elvis Presley at $60 million, and John
Lennon at $17 million in earnings.
2011 – Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler falls in a hotel bathroom in South America,
knocking out two teeth and suffering cuts to his face, forcing the band to
postpone their concert in Asuncion, Paraguay for 24 hours.
2011 – A coroner's inquest into the death of Amy Winehouse reaches a
verdict of misadventure, with Winehouse's blood alcohol content at 416 mg
per decilitre at the time of her death: more than five times over the legal
drunk driving limit.
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