1947-07-26
Birth
Al Anderson
Al Anderson, Windsor, Connecticut,guitarist (NRBQ) was born
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1929-07-26
Birth
Alexis Weissenberg
Alexis Weissenberg, Sofia Bulgaria, pianist (Levintritt-1948) was born
1963-07-26
Birth
Andrew C Timmons
Andrew C Timmons, Scottsdale Az, guitarist (Danger Danger-Screw It) was born
1922-07-26
Birth
Andrzej Koszewski
Andrzej Koszewski, composer was born
1961-07-26
Birth
Andy Connel
Andy Connel, rocker (Swingout Sister-Swingout) was born
1958-07-26
Birth
Angela Hewitt
Angela Hewitt, Canadian classical pianist was born
1934-07-26
Birth
Anthony Gilbert
Anthony Gilbert, composer was born
1936-07-26
Birth
Antonio Mastrogiovanni
Antonio Mastrogiovanni, composer was born
1906-07-26
Birth
Armando Jose Fernandes
Armando Jose Fernandes, composer was born
1985-07-26
Birth
Audrey De Montigny
Audrey De Montigny, Quebec singer was born
1938-07-26
Birth
Bobby Hebb
Bobby Hebb, Nashville Tn, country singer/songwriter (Sunny) was born
1941-07-26
Birth
Brenton Wood
Brenton Wood, Shreveport La, rocker (Gimme Little Sign) was born
1974-07-26
Birth
Dan Konopka
Dan Konopka, American musician (OK Go) was born
1941-07-26
Birth
Darlene Love
Darlene Love, singer/actress (Lethal Weapon) was born
1980-07-26
Birth
Dave Baksh
Dave Baksh, Canadian guitarist (Sum 41) was born
1942-07-26
Birth
Dobie Gray
Dobie Gray, Brookshire Tx, singer (In Crowd) was born
1903-07-26
Birth
Donald Voorhees
Donald Voorhees, Allentown Pa, conductor (Bell Telephone Hour) was born
1876-07-26
Birth
Ernest Schelling
Ernest Schelling, Belvidere NJ, composer/conductor (Victory Ball) was born
1914-07-26
Birth
Erskine Hawkins
Erskine Hawkins, American musician and bandleader (d. 1993) was born
1866-07-26
Birth
Francesco Cilea
Francesco Cilea, composer was born
1791-07-26
Birth
Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart
Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, 6th child of Austrian composer WAM was born
1961-07-26
Birth
Gary Cherone
Gary Cherone, Boston, heavy metal vocalist (Extreme-More Than Words) was born
1907-07-26
Birth
Gioconda de Vito
Gioconda de Vito, violinist was born
1928-07-26
Birth
Hans Haselbock
Hans Haselbock, composer was born
1904-07-26
Birth
Jack Allan Westrup
Jack Allan Westrup, composer was born
1863-07-26
Birth
Jazeps Witols
Jazeps Witols, composer was born
1965-07-26
Birth
Jim Lindberg
Jim Lindberg, American musician (Pennywise) was born
1694-07-26
Birth
Johann Samuel Endler
Johann Samuel Endler, composer was born
1782-07-26
Birth
John Field
John Field, Dublin Ireland, pianist/composer (Nocturnes) was born
1961-07-26
Birth
Keiko Matsui
Keiko Matsui, Japanese musician and composer was born
1944-07-26
Birth
Kiel Martin
Kiel Martin, Pitts Pa, actor (Det LaRue-Hill Street Blues) was born
1933-07-26
Birth
Lance Percival
Lance Percival, actor/singer (Darling Lili, Our Miss Fred) was born
1924-07-26
Birth
Louis Bellson
Louis Bellson, Rock Falls Ill, orchestra leader (Pearl Bailey Show) was born
1943-07-26
Birth
Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger, English, rock vocalist (Rolling Stones) was born
1892-07-26
Birth
Philipp Jarnach
Philipp Jarnach, composer was born
1914-07-26
Birth
Ralph Blane
Ralph Hunsecker Blane, songwriter was born
1977-07-26
Birth
Rebecca St. James
Rebecca St. James, Australian-born singer was born
1953-07-26
Birth
Robert Phillips
Robert Phillips, classical guitarist was born
1943-07-26
Birth
Roger Smalley
Roger Smalley, composer was born
1949-07-26
Birth
Roger Taylor
Roger Taylor, British rock drummer (Queen-Bohemian Rhapsody) was born
1874-07-26
Birth
Serge Koussevitzky
Serge Koussevitzky, Vishny-Volotchok, Russia conductor (Boston Symp) was born
1928-07-26
Birth
Tadeusz Baird
Tadeusz Baird, Polish composer (Giocosa) was born
1961-07-26
Birth
Terri Nunn
Terri Nunn, rock vocalist (Berlin-Takes My Breath Away) was born
1940-07-26
Birth
Tolis Voskopoulos
Tolis Voskopoulos, Greek singer was born
1990-07-26
Death
Brent Mydland
Brent Mydland, rock keyboardist/vocalist (Grass Roots), dies at 38
1920-07-26
Death
Carlos Troyer
Carlos Troyer, composer, dies at 83
1801-07-26
Death
Daniel Dal Barba
Daniel Dal Barba, composer, dies at 86
1981-07-26
Death
Donald Lybbert
Donald Lybbert, composer, dies at 58
1996-07-26
Death
Evelyn Levine
Evelyn Levine, composer, dies at 94
1826-07-26
Death
Freidrich Wilhelm Weis
Freidrich Wilhelm Weis, composer, dies at 82
1916-07-26
Death
Gellio Benevenuto Coronaro
Gellio Benevenuto Coronaro, composer, dies at 52
1977-07-26
Death
Gena Branscombe
Gena Branscombe, composer, dies at 95
1977-07-26
Death
Hans-Otto Borgmann
Hans-Otto Borgmann, composer, dies at 75
1987-07-26
Death
Joe Liggins
Joe Liggins, US composer (I've a Right to Cry), dies at 71
1719-07-26
Death
Johann Georg Christian Storl
Johann Georg Christian Storl, composer, dies at 43
1836-07-26
Death
Jose Melchor Gomiz y Colomer
Jose Melchor Gomiz y Colomer, composer, dies at 45
1995-07-26
Death
Laurindo Almeida
Laurindo Almeida, composer/guitarist, dies at 76
1968-07-26
Death
Lilian Harvey
Lilian Harvey, British actress (Congress Dances), dies
1992-07-26
Death
Mary Wells
Mary Wells, US soul singer (My Guy), dies at 49
1967-07-26
Death
Matthijs Vermeulen
Matthijs Vermeulen, Dutch composer/critic, dies at 79
1677-07-26
Death
Michael Franck
Michael Franck, composer, dies at 68
1770-07-26
Death
Michael Schevenstuhl
Michael Schevenstuhl, composer, dies at 65
1872-07-26
Death
Michele Carafa
Michele Carafa, composer, dies at 84
1956-07-26
Death
Miguel Bernal Jiminez
Miguel Bernal Jiminez, composer, dies at 46
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