1943
Birth
Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger, English, rock vocalist (Rolling Stones) was born
On This Day in Music: July 26
On July 26 in music history, 44 artists were born, 29 died and 4 other milestones happened, among them Mick Jagger (1943), Darlene Love (1941) and Bobby Hebb (1938).
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Born on July 26
1947
Birth
Al Anderson
Al Anderson, Windsor, Connecticut,guitarist (NRBQ) was born
1929
Birth
Alexis Weissenberg
Alexis Weissenberg, Sofia Bulgaria, pianist (Levintritt-1948) was born
1963
Birth
Andrew C Timmons
Andrew C Timmons, Scottsdale Az, guitarist (Danger Danger-Screw It) was born
1922
Birth
Andrzej Koszewski
Andrzej Koszewski, composer was born
1961
Birth
Andy Connel
Andy Connel, rocker (Swingout Sister-Swingout) was born
1958
Birth
Angela Hewitt
Angela Hewitt, Canadian classical pianist was born
1934
Birth
Anthony Gilbert
Anthony Gilbert, composer was born
1936
Birth
Antonio Mastrogiovanni
Antonio Mastrogiovanni, composer was born
1906
Birth
Armando Jose Fernandes
Armando Jose Fernandes, composer was born
1985
Birth
Audrey De Montigny
Audrey De Montigny, Quebec singer was born
1938
Birth
Bobby Hebb
Bobby Hebb, Nashville Tn, country singer/songwriter (Sunny) was born
1941
Birth
Brenton Wood
Brenton Wood, Shreveport La, rocker (Gimme Little Sign) was born
1974
Birth
Dan Konopka
Dan Konopka, American musician (OK Go) was born
1941
Birth
Darlene Love
Darlene Love, singer/actress (Lethal Weapon) was born
1980
Birth
Dave Baksh
Dave Baksh, Canadian guitarist (Sum 41) was born
1942
Birth
Dobie Gray
Dobie Gray, Brookshire Tx, singer (In Crowd) was born
1903
Birth
Donald Voorhees
Donald Voorhees, Allentown Pa, conductor (Bell Telephone Hour) was born
1876
Birth
Ernest Schelling
Ernest Schelling, Belvidere NJ, composer/conductor (Victory Ball) was born
1914
Birth
Erskine Hawkins
Erskine Hawkins, American musician and bandleader (d. 1993) was born
1866
Birth
Francesco Cilea
Francesco Cilea, composer was born
1791
Birth
Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart
Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, 6th child of Austrian composer WAM was born
1961
Birth
Gary Cherone
Gary Cherone, Boston, heavy metal vocalist (Extreme-More Than Words) was born
1907
Birth
Gioconda de Vito
Gioconda de Vito, violinist was born
1928
Birth
Hans Haselbock
Hans Haselbock, composer was born
1904
Birth
Jack Allan Westrup
Jack Allan Westrup, composer was born
1863
Birth
Jazeps Witols
Jazeps Witols, composer was born
1965
Birth
Jim Lindberg
Jim Lindberg, American musician (Pennywise) was born
1694
Birth
Johann Samuel Endler
Johann Samuel Endler, composer was born
1782
Birth
John Field
John Field, Dublin Ireland, pianist/composer (Nocturnes) was born
1961
Birth
Keiko Matsui
Keiko Matsui, Japanese musician and composer was born
1944
Birth
Kiel Martin
Kiel Martin, Pitts Pa, actor (Det LaRue-Hill Street Blues) was born
1933
Birth
Lance Percival
Lance Percival, actor/singer (Darling Lili, Our Miss Fred) was born
1924
Birth
Louis Bellson
Louis Bellson, Rock Falls Ill, orchestra leader (Pearl Bailey Show) was born
1943
Birth
Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger, English, rock vocalist (Rolling Stones) was born
1892
Birth
Philipp Jarnach
Philipp Jarnach, composer was born
1914
Birth
Ralph Blane
Ralph Hunsecker Blane, songwriter was born
1977
Birth
Rebecca St. James
Rebecca St. James, Australian-born singer was born
1953
Birth
Robert Phillips
Robert Phillips, classical guitarist was born
1943
Birth
Roger Smalley
Roger Smalley, composer was born
1949
Birth
Roger Taylor
Roger Taylor, British rock drummer (Queen-Bohemian Rhapsody) was born
1874
Birth
Serge Koussevitzky
Serge Koussevitzky, Vishny-Volotchok, Russia conductor (Boston Symp) was born
1928
Birth
Tadeusz Baird
Tadeusz Baird, Polish composer (Giocosa) was born
1961
Birth
Terri Nunn
Terri Nunn, rock vocalist (Berlin-Takes My Breath Away) was born
1940
Birth
Tolis Voskopoulos
Tolis Voskopoulos, Greek singer was born
Died on July 26
1990
Death
Brent Mydland
Brent Mydland, rock keyboardist/vocalist (Grass Roots), dies at 38
1920
Death
Carlos Troyer
Carlos Troyer, composer, dies at 83
2025
Death
Daddy Lumba
Daddy Lumba died
1801
Death
Daniel Dal Barba
Daniel Dal Barba, composer, dies at 86
1981
Death
Donald Lybbert
Donald Lybbert, composer, dies at 58
1996
Death
Evelyn Levine
Evelyn Levine, composer, dies at 94
1826
Death
Freidrich Wilhelm Weis
Freidrich Wilhelm Weis, composer, dies at 82
1916
Death
Gellio Benevenuto Coronaro
Gellio Benevenuto Coronaro, composer, dies at 52
1977
Death
Gena Branscombe
Gena Branscombe, composer, dies at 95
1977
Death
Hans-Otto Borgmann
Hans-Otto Borgmann, composer, dies at 75
1987
Death
Joe Liggins
Joe Liggins, US composer (I've a Right to Cry), dies at 71
2021
Death
Joey Jordison
Joey Jordison died
1719
Death
Johann Georg Christian Storl
Johann Georg Christian Storl, composer, dies at 43
1836
Death
Jose Melchor Gomiz y Colomer
Jose Melchor Gomiz y Colomer, composer, dies at 45
1995
Death
Laurindo Almeida
Laurindo Almeida, composer/guitarist, dies at 76
1968
Death
Lilian Harvey
Lilian Harvey, British actress (Congress Dances), dies
2020
Death
Lluís Serrahima i Villavecchia
Lluís Serrahima i Villavecchia died
1992
Death
Mary Wells
Mary Wells, US soul singer (My Guy), dies at 49
1967
Death
Matthijs Vermeulen
Matthijs Vermeulen, Dutch composer/critic, dies at 79
1677
Death
Michael Franck
Michael Franck, composer, dies at 68
1770
Death
Michael Schevenstuhl
Michael Schevenstuhl, composer, dies at 65
1872
Death
Michele Carafa
Michele Carafa, composer, dies at 84
1956
Death
Miguel Bernal Jiminez
Miguel Bernal Jiminez, composer, dies at 46
2021
Death
Mike Howe
Mike Howe died
2023
Death
Randy Meisner
Randy Meisner died
2023
Death
Surinder Shinda
Surinder Shinda died
2022
Death
Sy Johnson
Sy Johnson died
2025
Death
Tom Lehrer
Tom Lehrer died
2025
Death
Ziad Rahbani
Ziad Rahbani died