This Day in Music

1928-02-26 Artist spotlight

Aldonis Kalnins

Aldonis Kalnins, composer was born

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1845-02-26 Artist spotlight

Aleksander Rozycki

Aleksander Rozycki, composer was born

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1834-02-26 Artist spotlight

Aleksander Zarzycki

Aleksander Zarzycki, composer was born

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1980-02-26 Artist spotlight

Alex Fong

Alex Fong, Hong Kong singer was born

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1928-02-26 Artist spotlight

Antione "Fats" Domino

Antione "Fats" Domino, NO LA, rhythm & blues pianist (Blueberry Hill) was born

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1770-02-26 Artist spotlight

Antoine Reicha

Antoine Reicha, composer was born

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1926-02-26 Artist spotlight

Arsene Souffriau

Arsene Souffriau, composer was born

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1943-02-26 Artist spotlight

Bob "Bear" Hite

Bob "Bear" Hite, California, vocalist (Canned Heat-Going Up the Country) was born

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1874-02-26 Artist spotlight

Carl Vogler

Carl Vogler, composer was born

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1772-02-26 Artist spotlight

Caspar Furstenau

Caspar Furstenau, composer was born

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1976-02-26 Artist spotlight

Chad Urmston

Chad Urmston, American musician was born

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1884-02-26 Artist spotlight

Christina A A [Dina] Koudijs-van Appeldoorn

Christina A A [Dina] Koudijs-van Appeldoorn, pianist/composer was born

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1979-02-26 Artist spotlight

Corinne Bailey Rae

Corinne Bailey Rae, English singer was born

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1986-02-26 Artist spotlight

Crystal Kay

Crystal Kay, Japanese singer was born

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1884-02-26 Artist spotlight

Dina Appeldoorn

Dina Appeldoorn, composer was born

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1896-02-26 Artist spotlight

Eduard Flipse

Eduard Flipse, Dutch conductor/composer was born

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1949-02-26 Artist spotlight

Emma Kirkby

Emma Kirkby, British(?) soprano was born

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1971-02-26 Artist spotlight

Erykah Badu

Erykah Badu, singer was born

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1831-02-26 Artist spotlight

Filippo Marchetti

Filippo Marchetti, composer was born

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1931-02-26 Artist spotlight

Francisco Kroepfl

Francisco Kroepfl, composer was born

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1879-02-26 Artist spotlight

Frank Bridge

Frank Bridge, English violinist/composer/conductor/tutor of B Britten was born

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1937-02-26 Artist spotlight

Hagood Hardy

Hagood Hardy, Canadian musician and composer (d. 1997) was born

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1825-02-26 Artist spotlight

Hans Balatka

Hans Balatka, composer was born

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1969-02-26 Artist spotlight

Hitoshi Sakimoto

Hitoshi Sakimoto, Japanese composer was born

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1971-02-26 Artist spotlight

Hélène Ségara

Hélène Ségara, French singer was born

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1925-02-26 Artist spotlight

James Moody

James Moody, US, jazz saxophonist/orchestra leader was born

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1960-02-26 Artist spotlight

Jaz Coleman

Jaz Coleman, British musician was born

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1675-02-26 Artist spotlight

Johann Philipp Treiber

Johann Philipp Treiber, composer was born

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1717-02-26 Artist spotlight

John Randall

John Randall, composer was born

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1932-02-26 Artist spotlight

Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash, Kingsland Ark, country singer (I Hear the Train Coming) was born

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1950-02-26 Artist spotlight

Jonathan Cain

Jonathan Cain, Chicago, rock guitarist/keyboardist (Journey, Babys) was born

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1987-02-26 Artist spotlight

Juliet Simms

Juliet Simms, Guitarist and vocals for the band Automatic Loveletter was born

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1956-02-26 Artist spotlight

Keisuke Kuwata

Keisuke Kuwata, Japanese singer was born

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1930-02-26 Artist spotlight

Lazar Berman

Lazar Berman, Leningrad Russia, pianist (Budapest 3rd place-1956) was born

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1868-02-26 Artist spotlight

Leonard Borwick

Leonard Borwick, British(?) pianist was born

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1885-02-26 Artist spotlight

Lili Green

Lili Green, [Alice Sally Mary], Neth/Eng dancer was born

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1919-02-26 Artist spotlight

Luc-Andre Marcel

Luc-Andre Marcel, composer was born

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1924-02-26 Artist spotlight

Mark Bucci

Mark Bucci, NYC, composer (1959 Arts & Letters Award) was born

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1971-02-26 Artist spotlight

Max Martin

Max Martin, Swedish composer and producer was born

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1953-02-26 Artist spotlight

Michael Bolton

Michael Bolton, Ct, rock vocalist (That's What Love Is All About) was born

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1945-02-26 Artist spotlight

Mitch Ryder

Mitch Ryder, rocker (& Detroit Wheels-Devil With the Blue Dress) was born

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1928-02-26 Artist spotlight

Monique Leyrac

Monique Leyrac, French Canadian singer and actress was born

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1916-02-26 Artist spotlight

Mordecai Seter

Mordecai Seter, composer was born

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1966-02-26 Artist spotlight

Najwa Karam

Najwa Karam, Lebanese singer was born

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1984-02-26 Artist spotlight

Natalia Lafourcade

Natalia Lafourcade, Mexican singer was born

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1677-02-26 Artist spotlight

Nicola Fago

Nicola Fago, composer was born

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1588-02-26 Artist spotlight

Nicolaus Erich

Nicolaus Erich, composer was born

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1943-02-26 Artist spotlight

Paul Cotton

Paul Cotton, Los Angeles California, rocker (Poco) was born

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1875-02-26 Artist spotlight

Richard Wetz

Richard Wetz, composer was born

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1902-02-26 Artist spotlight

Rudolf Moralt

Rudolf Moralt, German conductor (Vienna Philharmonic) was born

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1877-02-26 Artist spotlight

Russell Alexander

Russell Alexander, composer was born

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1947-02-26 Artist spotlight

Sandie Shaw [Sandra Goodrich]

Sandie Shaw [Sandra Goodrich], Dagenham, Essex, English rocker (Girl Don't Come) was born

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1979-02-26 Artist spotlight

Shalim Ortiz

Shalim Ortiz, Puerto Rican singer/actor was born

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1587-02-26 Artist spotlight

Stefano Landi

Stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639) was born

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1838-02-26 Artist spotlight

Wendelin Weissheimer

Wendelin Weissheimer, composer was born

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1914-02-26 Artist spotlight

Witold Rowicki

Witold Rowicki, composer was born

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1933-02-26 Artist spotlight

Antonio Nicolau

Antonio Nicolau, Spanish composer/conductor, dies at 74

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1766-02-26 Artist spotlight

August Bernhard Valentin Herbing

August Bernhard Valentin Herbing, composer, dies at 30

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2008-02-26 Artist spotlight

Buddy Miles

Buddy Miles, American drummer (Band of Gypsies; b. 1947)

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1977-02-26 Artist spotlight

Bukka White

Bukka White, rocker, dies at 43

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1962-02-26 Artist spotlight

Carl Emil Theodor Ehrenberg

Carl Emil Theodor Ehrenberg, composer, dies at 83

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1990-02-26 Artist spotlight

Cornell Gunther

Cornell Gunther, US musician (Coasters, Poison Ivy), dies at 53

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1827-02-26 Artist spotlight

David Moritz Michael

David Moritz Michael, composer, dies at 75

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1953-02-26 Artist spotlight

Elisabeth "Ilse" Kuyper

Elisabeth "Ilse" Kuyper, Dutch/US (opera)composer, dies

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1970-02-26 Artist spotlight

Ethel Leginska

Ethel Leginska, composer, dies at 83

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1913-02-26 Artist spotlight

Felix Draeseke

Felix Draeseke, composer, dies at 77

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1859-02-26 Artist spotlight

Ferdinand Lukas Schubert

Ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64

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1770-02-26 Artist spotlight

Francois Hanot

Francois Hanot, composer, dies at 72

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1982-02-26 Artist spotlight

Gabor Szabo

Gabor Szabo, Hungarian jazz pianist (Perfect Circle), dies at 45

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1770-02-26 Artist spotlight

Giuseppe Tartini

Giuseppe Tartini, Italian composer/violinist, dies at 77

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1950-02-26 Artist spotlight

Harry Lauder (Maclennan)

Harry Lauder (Maclennan), Scottish comic/singer, dies at about 75

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1552-02-26 Artist spotlight

Heinrich Faber

Heinrich Faber, German composer

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1981-02-26 Artist spotlight

Howard Hanson

Howard Hanson, US composer/conductor (Nordic), dies at 84

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1810-02-26 Artist spotlight

Johann Ernst Rembt

Johann Ernst Rembt, composer, dies at 60

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1971-02-26 Artist spotlight

Joseph Berg

Joseph Berg, composer, dies at 43

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1889-02-26 Artist spotlight

Karl Davydov

Karl Davydov, Russian cellist (b. 1838)

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1906-02-26 Artist spotlight

Manuel Fernandez Caballero

Manuel Fernandez Caballero, composer, dies at 70

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1977-02-26 Artist spotlight

Maxime Jacob

Maxime Jacob, composer, dies at 71

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1857-02-26 Artist spotlight

Ole Andreas Lindeman

Ole Andreas Lindeman, composer, dies at 88

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1926-02-26 Artist spotlight

Peter Erasmus Lange-Muller

Peter Erasmus Lange-Muller, composer, dies at 75

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1989-02-26 Artist spotlight

Roy Eldridge

Roy Eldridge, American jazz trumpet player, dies at 78

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1990-02-26 Artist spotlight

Scott Jarvis

Scott Jarvis, musician (Great Expectationa), dies

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1991-02-26 Artist spotlight

Slim Gaillard [Bulee]

Slim Gaillard [Bulee], American Jazz singer/songwriter, dies at 75

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1630-02-26 Artist spotlight

William Brade

William Brade, composer, dies

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1997-02-26 Artist spotlight

Beck

39th Grammy Awards: Change the World Babyface, Beck & LeAnn Rimes wins

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1985-02-26 Artist spotlight

Cyndi Lauper

27th Grammy Awards: Whats Love Got to Do With It, Cyndi Lauper wins

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1869-02-26 Artist spotlight

Franz Schubert

Franz Schubert's "4th Tragic," premieres

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1983-02-26 Artist spotlight

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album goes to #1 & stays #1 for 37 weeks

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1987-02-26 Artist spotlight

The Beatles

1st release of Beatles compact discs

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