December 26 Born –
Bashful Brother Oswald (aka Beecher Kirby, 1911) – Country musician, Roy
Acuff’s Smoky Mountain Boys.
Steve Allen (1921) – pianist/songwriter, television show host.
Michael “Jimmy” Roselli (1925) – singer (“Please Believe Me”).
Abdul “Duke” Fakir (1935) – The Four Tops.
Phil Spector (aka Harvey Spector, 1939) – singer/songwriter/producer, The
Teddy Bears.
Ernie Cate (1942) – The Cate Brothers.
Earl Cate (1942) – The Cate Brothers.
Bob Carpenter (1946) – keyboardist for The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
George Porter, Jr. (1947) – bassist for The Meters.
Paul Quinn (1951) – guitarist for Saxon.
Henning Schmitz (1953) – keyboardist for Kraftwerk.
Steve Witherington (1953) – drummer for Ace.
Dana Baldinger (1963) – bassist for Popinjays.
Lars Ulrich (1963) – drummer for Metallica.
J. (aka Jay Yuenger, 1966) – guitarist for White Zombie.
Peter Klett (1968) – guitarist for Candlebox.
Jared Leto (1971) – actor/singer/songwriter, vocalist for Thirty Seconds To
Mars.
Chris Daughtry (1979) – Daughtry.
December 26 R.I.P. –
Lowman Pauling (1973) – seizure. Age 47. The "5" Royales ("Dedicated To The
One I Love").
Curtis Mayfield (1999) – complications from paralysis and diabetes. Age 57.
Singer/songwriter.
Pirkle Lee Moses (2000) – Age 63. The El Dorados.
Teena Marie (2010) – natural causes. Age 54. Singer/songwriter.
Bernard Wilson (2010) – heart attack, stroke. Age 64. Harold Melvin and The
Blue Notes.
Sam Rivers (2011) – pneumonia. Age 88. Jazz multi-instrumentalist.
Fontella Bass (2012) – complications from a heart attack. Age 72. Singer
(“Rescue Me”).
December 26 album releases –
Warren Zevon – Stand In The Fire (1980)
Kreator – Past Life Trauma (1985-1992) (2000)
December 26 events –
1926 – Nashville’s WSM Barn Dance begins regular Saturday night broadcasts.
1955 – Bill Haley and His Comets release their single, “See You Later,
Alligator” b/w “The Paper Boy (On Main St., USA).”
1957 – Alan Freed’s Christmas Show Of Stars begins a 12-night run at the
Paramount Theatre in New York, featuring Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis,
Buddy Holly and The Crickets, The Everly Brothers, The Rays, Paul Anka, and
Danny and The Juniors.
1957 – Patti Page and The Four Esquires appear on American Bandstand.
1958 – Clyde McPhatter, The Olympics, Duane Eddy, Moms Mabley, The
Solitaires, The Versatones and Billy Barnes all perform at the Apollo
Theater in Harlem.
1958 – Musical parodist Stan Freberg presents the Hemophilia Foundation of
Southern California with a check for $1,000 from the proceeds from his
anti-commercialist song "Green Chri$tma$" of the previous winter.
1960 – Ray Charles records “From The Heart,” “I've Got News For You” and
other tracks at Van Gelder Recording Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey.
1961 – Jay and The Americans record “She Cried,” with Jay Traynor on lead
vocals.
1963 – The Beatles release their first Capitol single, “I Want To Hold Your
Hand” b/w “I Saw Her Standing There.”
1963 – Stevie Wonder arrives in England for appearances on the TV shows
Ready, Steady, Go! and Thank Your Lucky Stars.
1964 – The Rolling Stones take out an ad in the New Musical Express wishing
hairdressers a Happy Christmas.
1965 – Paul McCartney crashes his moped during a night time ride to his
Aunt Bett’s house with Guinness heir Tara Browne, chipping his front tooth
and needing several stitches in his upper lip.
1966 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience appears at the Upper Cut club in London.
After the show, Hendrix writes “Purple Haze” backstage.
1966 – John Lennon appears as Dan the lavatory door man on the comedy show
Not Only… But Also. The segment was filmed on Broadwick Street on November
27.
1967 – The Beatles’ self-directed Magical Mystery Tour is broadcast in
black and white on BBC-TV to scathing reviews.
1967 – The Dave Brubeck Quartet disbands.
1967 – The Monkees record their second version of “Valleri” in Hollywood.
1968 – Led Zeppelin begins their first U.S. tour, opening for Spirit, The
MC5 and Vanilla Fudge at the Auditorium Arena in Denver.
1979 – Queen plays the first night of the Concerts For The People Of
Kampuchea at the Hammersmith Odeon in London.
1988 – The Pogues’ singer Shane MacGowan is arrested for smashing a shop’s
plate glass window in a drunken rage.
2006 – Michael Jackson files a lawsuit against his former accountants,
claiming they withdrew $2.5 million a year from his bank accounts but did
not properly pay his bills.
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