1944
Birth
Diana Ross
Diana Ross, [Earle], Detroit, (Supremes, Lady Sings Blues, Mahogany) was born
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Born on March 26
1950
Birth
Alan Silvestri
Alan Silvestri, American film score composer was born
1964
Birth
Baz Warne
Baz Warne, English Guitarist (The Stranglers) was born
1854
Birth
Braulio Dueno Colon
Braulio Dueno Colon, composer was born
1840
Birth
Carli Zoeller
Carli Zoeller, composer was born
1947
Birth
Carmen Krolis
Carmen Krolis, Suriname/Neth singer was born
1928
Birth
Carole Carr
Carole Carr, singer/actress (Down Among the Z Men) was born
1898
Birth
Charles Shadwell
Charles Shadwell, English conductor and bandleader (d. 1979) was born
1956
Birth
Charly McClain
Charly McClain, Jackson Tn, country singer (Radio Heart) was born
1909
Birth
Chris Reumer
Chris[tiaan R] Reumer, Dutch opera singer was born
1925
Birth
Claudio Spies
Claudio Spies, composer was born
1930
Birth
Cristobal Halffter
Cristobal Halffter, composer was born
1955
Birth
Dean Dillon
Dean Dillon, Lake City TN, country singer (Chair) was born
1944
Birth
Diana Ross
Diana Ross, [Earle], Detroit, (Supremes, Lady Sings Blues, Mahogany) was born
1827
Birth
Emanuel Kania
Emanuel Kania, composer was born
1936
Birth
Erich Urbanner
Erich Urbanner, composer was born
1949
Birth
Fran Sheehan
Fran Sheehan, rock bassist (Boston-More than a Feeling) was born
1819
Birth
Francisco Eduardo da Costa
Francisco Eduardo da Costa, composer was born
1936
Birth
Fred Paris
Fred Paris, rocker (Five Satins) was born
1862
Birth
George William Louis Marshall-Hall
George William Louis Marshall-Hall, composer was born
1671
Birth
Giacomo Cesare Predieri
Giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer was born
1974
Birth
Hakeem Abdul-samad
Hakeem Abdul-samad, rocker (Boys) was born
1908
Birth
Hank Sylvern
Hank Sylvern, Brooklyn New York, American orchestra leader (Jane Froman's USA Canteen) was born
1904
Birth
Hermann Schroeder
Hermann Schroeder, composer was born
1979
Birth
Hiromi Uehara
Hiromi Uehara, Japanese jazz pianist was born
1900
Birth
Isadore Freed
Isadore Freed, composer was born
1968
Birth
James Iha
James Iha, American musician (The Smashing Pumpkins and A Perfect Circle) was born
1981
Birth
Jay Sean
Jay Sean, British Asian R&B singer was born
1921
Birth
Joe Loco
Joe Loco, [Jose Esteves, Jr], musician was born
1783
Birth
Johann Baptist Weigl
Johann Baptist Weigl, composer was born
1758
Birth
Johann Daniel Ferstenberg
Johann Daniel Ferstenberg, composer was born
1684
Birth
Johann Graf
Johann Graf, composer was born
1830
Birth
John Rogers Thomas
John Rogers Thomas, composer was born
1806
Birth
Josef Slavik
Josef Slavik, composer was born
1885
Birth
Julius Harrison
Julius Harrison, composer was born
1968
Birth
Kenny Chesney
Kenny Chesney, American singer was born
1948
Birth
Kyung-Wha Chung
Kyung-Wha Chung, Seoul Korea, violinist (Chung Sisters) was born
1907
Birth
Leigh Harline
Leigh Harline, composer was born
1907
Birth
Louis Saguer
Louis Saguer, composer was born
1717
Birth
Manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila
Manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, composer was born
1929
Birth
Maurice Simon
Maurice Simon, jazz musician was born
1953
Birth
Michael Bonagura
Michael Bonagura, Newark NJ, country singer (Baille & Boys-Oh Heart) was born
1859
Birth
Nikolay Alexandrovich Sokolov
Nikolay Alexandrovich Sokolov, composer was born
1874
Birth
Oskar Nedbal
Oskar Nedbal, composer was born
1905
Birth
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido, composer was born
1925
Birth
Pierre Boulez
Pierre Boulez, Montbrison France, composer/conductor (Visage Nuptial) was born
1898
Birth
Renzo Massarani
Renzo Massarani, composer was born
1962
Birth
Richard Coles
Richard Coles, rocker (Communards-Don't Leave Me This Way) was born
1896
Birth
Richard Flury
Richard Flury, composer was born
1948
Birth
Richard Tandy
Richard Tandy, rock bassist (ELO) was born
1940
Birth
Rod Lauren
Rod Lauren, rocker (If I Had a Girl) was born
1950
Birth
Ronnie McDowell
Ronnie McDowell, Fountain Head Tn, country singer (King is Gone) was born
1917
Birth
Rufus Thomas
Rufus Thomas, Miss, singer (Walking the Dog) was born
1980
Birth
Son Ho Young
Son Ho Young, Korean singer was born
1948
Birth
Steven Tyler
Steven Tyler, NYC, rock vocalist (Aerosmith-Janie Got a Gun) was born
1984
Birth
Stéphanie Lapointe
Stéphanie Lapointe, French-Canadian singer was born
1950
Birth
Teddy Pendergrass
Teddy Pendergrass, Phila, singer (Turn Off the Lights) was born
1889
Birth
Vaclav Kapral
Vaclav Kapral, composer was born
1916
Birth
Vic Schoen
Vic Schoen, Brooklyn New York, American orchestra leader (Patti Page Olds Show) was born
1894
Birth
Viorica Ursuleac
Viorica Ursuleac, Romanian soprano (d. 1985) was born
1884
Birth
Wilhelm Backhaus
Wilhelm Backhaus, Leipzig Germany, pianist (Rubinstein 1905) was born
1899
Birth
William Baines
William Baines, composer was born
1987
Birth
Yui
Yui, Japanese musician was born
Died on March 26
2026
Death
Ahmad Kaabour
Ahmad Kaabour died
1953
Death
Albert Spalding
Albert Spalding, composer, dies at 64
1892
Death
Anton Wallerstein
Anton Wallerstein, composer, dies at 78
1566
Death
Antonio de Cabezon
Antonio de Cabezon, composer, dies
1924
Death
Augusto de Oliviera Machado
Augusto de Oliviera Machado, composer, dies at 78
2022
Death
Bang Jun-seok
Bang Jun-seok died
1918
Death
Caesar A Cui
Caesar A Cui, Lithuanian fort builder/composer, dies at 83
2021
Death
Cornelia Catangă
Cornelia Catangă died
1933
Death
Eddie Lang
Eddie Lang, American musician (b. 1902)
2023
Death
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou died
1987
Death
Eugen Jochum
Eugen Jochum, German conductor (b. 1902)
1809
Death
Gabriele Mario Piozzi
Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer, dies at 68
1736
Death
Georg Balthasar Schott
Georg Balthasar Schott, composer, dies at 49
1517
Death
Heinrich Isaac
Heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer
2004
Death
Jan Berry
Jan Berry, American musician (Jan and Dean) (b. 1941)
1994
Death
Jan Bor
Jan Bor, Dutch violinist/painter, dies at 83
1932
Death
Jean Cartan
Jean Cartan, composer, dies at 25
1820
Death
Jean-Etienne Despreaux
Jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer, dies at 71
2022
Death
Jeff Carson
Jeff Carson died
1980
Death
Jon-Jon Poulos
Jon-Jon Poulos, rocker (Buckinghams), dies from drugs at 32
1837
Death
Joseph Lincke
Joseph Lincke, composer, dies at 53
1827
Death
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer (Appassionata), dies at 56
2020
Death
Luigi Roni
Luigi Roni died
1880
Death
Mariano Soriano Fuertes y Piqueras
Mariano Soriano Fuertes y Piqueras, composer, dies at 62
2006
Death
Nikki Sudden
Nikki Sudden, British singer/songwriter (b. 1956)
1909
Death
Nikolai Arkas
Nikolai Arkas, composer, dies at 56
2020
Death
Olle Holmquist
Olle Holmquist died
1713
Death
Pal Esterhazy
Pal Esterhazy, composer, dies at 77
2005
Death
Paul Hester
Paul Hester, Australian drummer (Split Enz and Crowded House) (b. 1959)
2002
Death
Randy Castillo
Randy Castillo, American drummer (Ozzy Osbourne, Mötley Crüe) (b. 1950)
1995
Death
Rapper-E (Eazy Eric Wright)
Rapper-E (Eazy Eric Wright), dies at 31
2026
Death
Ross the Boss
Ross the Boss died
1973
Death
Safford Cape
Safford Cape, US/Belgian conductor/composer/musicologist, dies at 67
2025
Death
Shushama Das
Shushama Das died
2024
Death
Slađana Milošević
Slađana Milošević died
1956
Death
Thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann
Thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann, composer, dies at 70
2025
Death
Tim Gorman
Tim Gorman died
2022
Death
Tina May
Tina May died
Releases & milestones on March 26
2021
Event
24kGoldn
24kGoldn released the album 'El Dorado'
2021
Event
AJR
AJR released the album 'OK Orchestra'
2021
Event
Evanescence
Evanescence released the album 'The Bitter Truth'
1986
Event
Guns N' Roses
Geffen records signs Guns & Roses
2021
Event
Karol G
Karol G released the album 'KG0516'
1824
Event
Ludwig V. Beethoven
1st performance of Beethoven's "Missa Solemnis"
2021
Event
Neil Young
Neil Young released the album 'Young Shakespeare'
2020
Event
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails released the album 'Ghosts V: Together'
2026
Event
Tigers Jaw
Tigers Jaw released the album 'Lost on You'
2020
Event
Trevor Daniel
Trevor Daniel released the album 'Nicotine'
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