On This Day in Music: March 26

On March 26 in music history, 62 artists were born, 38 died and 10 other milestones happened, among them Diana Ross (1944), Steven Tyler (1948) and Neil Young (2021).

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Diana Ross

Diana Ross, [Earle], Detroit, (Supremes, Lady Sings Blues, Mahogany) was born

Steven Tyler

Steven Tyler, NYC, rock vocalist (Aerosmith-Janie Got a Gun) was born

Neil Young

Neil Young released the album 'Young Shakespeare'

Guns N' Roses

Geffen records signs Guns & Roses

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Born on March 26

Alan Silvestri

Alan Silvestri, American film score composer was born

Baz Warne

Baz Warne, English Guitarist (The Stranglers) was born

Braulio Dueno Colon

Braulio Dueno Colon, composer was born

Carli Zoeller

Carli Zoeller, composer was born

Carmen Krolis

Carmen Krolis, Suriname/Neth singer was born

Carole Carr

Carole Carr, singer/actress (Down Among the Z Men) was born

Charles Shadwell

Charles Shadwell, English conductor and bandleader (d. 1979) was born

Charly McClain

Charly McClain, Jackson Tn, country singer (Radio Heart) was born

Chris Reumer

Chris[tiaan R] Reumer, Dutch opera singer was born

Claudio Spies

Claudio Spies, composer was born

Cristobal Halffter

Cristobal Halffter, composer was born

Dean Dillon

Dean Dillon, Lake City TN, country singer (Chair) was born

Diana Ross

Diana Ross, [Earle], Detroit, (Supremes, Lady Sings Blues, Mahogany) was born

Emanuel Kania

Emanuel Kania, composer was born

Erich Urbanner

Erich Urbanner, composer was born

Fran Sheehan

Fran Sheehan, rock bassist (Boston-More than a Feeling) was born

Francisco Eduardo da Costa

Francisco Eduardo da Costa, composer was born

Fred Paris

Fred Paris, rocker (Five Satins) was born

George William Louis Marshall-Hall

George William Louis Marshall-Hall, composer was born

Giacomo Cesare Predieri

Giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer was born

Hakeem Abdul-samad

Hakeem Abdul-samad, rocker (Boys) was born

Hank Sylvern

Hank Sylvern, Brooklyn New York, American orchestra leader (Jane Froman's USA Canteen) was born

Hermann Schroeder

Hermann Schroeder, composer was born

Hiromi Uehara

Hiromi Uehara, Japanese jazz pianist was born

Isadore Freed

Isadore Freed, composer was born

James Iha

James Iha, American musician (The Smashing Pumpkins and A Perfect Circle) was born

Jay Sean

Jay Sean, British Asian R&B singer was born

Joe Loco

Joe Loco, [Jose Esteves, Jr], musician was born

Johann Baptist Weigl

Johann Baptist Weigl, composer was born

Johann Daniel Ferstenberg

Johann Daniel Ferstenberg, composer was born

Johann Graf

Johann Graf, composer was born

John Rogers Thomas

John Rogers Thomas, composer was born

Josef Slavik

Josef Slavik, composer was born

Julius Harrison

Julius Harrison, composer was born

Kenny Chesney

Kenny Chesney, American singer was born

Kyung-Wha Chung

Kyung-Wha Chung, Seoul Korea, violinist (Chung Sisters) was born

Leigh Harline

Leigh Harline, composer was born

Louis Saguer

Louis Saguer, composer was born

Manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila

Manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, composer was born

Maurice Simon

Maurice Simon, jazz musician was born

Michael Bonagura

Michael Bonagura, Newark NJ, country singer (Baille & Boys-Oh Heart) was born

Nikolay Alexandrovich Sokolov

Nikolay Alexandrovich Sokolov, composer was born

Oskar Nedbal

Oskar Nedbal, composer was born

Pablo Garrido

Pablo Garrido, composer was born

Pierre Boulez

Pierre Boulez, Montbrison France, composer/conductor (Visage Nuptial) was born

Renzo Massarani

Renzo Massarani, composer was born

Richard Coles

Richard Coles, rocker (Communards-Don't Leave Me This Way) was born

Richard Flury

Richard Flury, composer was born

Richard Tandy

Richard Tandy, rock bassist (ELO) was born

Rod Lauren

Rod Lauren, rocker (If I Had a Girl) was born

Ronnie McDowell

Ronnie McDowell, Fountain Head Tn, country singer (King is Gone) was born

Rufus Thomas

Rufus Thomas, Miss, singer (Walking the Dog) was born

Son Ho Young

Son Ho Young, Korean singer was born

Steven Tyler

Steven Tyler, NYC, rock vocalist (Aerosmith-Janie Got a Gun) was born

Stéphanie Lapointe

Stéphanie Lapointe, French-Canadian singer was born

Teddy Pendergrass

Teddy Pendergrass, Phila, singer (Turn Off the Lights) was born

Vaclav Kapral

Vaclav Kapral, composer was born

Vic Schoen

Vic Schoen, Brooklyn New York, American orchestra leader (Patti Page Olds Show) was born

Viorica Ursuleac

Viorica Ursuleac, Romanian soprano (d. 1985) was born

Wilhelm Backhaus

Wilhelm Backhaus, Leipzig Germany, pianist (Rubinstein 1905) was born

William Baines

William Baines, composer was born

Yui

Yui, Japanese musician was born

Died on March 26

Ahmad Kaabour

Ahmad Kaabour died

Albert Spalding

Albert Spalding, composer, dies at 64

Anton Wallerstein

Anton Wallerstein, composer, dies at 78

Antonio de Cabezon

Antonio de Cabezon, composer, dies

Augusto de Oliviera Machado

Augusto de Oliviera Machado, composer, dies at 78

Bang Jun-seok

Bang Jun-seok died

Caesar A Cui

Caesar A Cui, Lithuanian fort builder/composer, dies at 83

Cornelia Catangă

Cornelia Catangă died

Eddie Lang

Eddie Lang, American musician (b. 1902)

Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou

Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou died

Eugen Jochum

Eugen Jochum, German conductor (b. 1902)

Gabriele Mario Piozzi

Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer, dies at 68

Georg Balthasar Schott

Georg Balthasar Schott, composer, dies at 49

Heinrich Isaac

Heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer

Jan Berry

Jan Berry, American musician (Jan and Dean) (b. 1941)

Jan Bor

Jan Bor, Dutch violinist/painter, dies at 83

Jean Cartan

Jean Cartan, composer, dies at 25

Jean-Etienne Despreaux

Jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer, dies at 71

Jeff Carson

Jeff Carson died

Jon-Jon Poulos

Jon-Jon Poulos, rocker (Buckinghams), dies from drugs at 32

Joseph Lincke

Joseph Lincke, composer, dies at 53

Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer (Appassionata), dies at 56

Luigi Roni

Luigi Roni died

Mariano Soriano Fuertes y Piqueras

Mariano Soriano Fuertes y Piqueras, composer, dies at 62

Nikki Sudden

Nikki Sudden, British singer/songwriter (b. 1956)

Nikolai Arkas

Nikolai Arkas, composer, dies at 56

Olle Holmquist

Olle Holmquist died

Pal Esterhazy

Pal Esterhazy, composer, dies at 77

Paul Hester

Paul Hester, Australian drummer (Split Enz and Crowded House) (b. 1959)

Randy Castillo

Randy Castillo, American drummer (Ozzy Osbourne, Mötley Crüe) (b. 1950)

Rapper-E (Eazy Eric Wright)

Rapper-E (Eazy Eric Wright), dies at 31

Ross the Boss

Ross the Boss died

Safford Cape

Safford Cape, US/Belgian conductor/composer/musicologist, dies at 67

Shushama Das

Shushama Das died

Slađana Milošević

Slađana Milošević died

Thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann

Thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann, composer, dies at 70

Tim Gorman

Tim Gorman died

Tina May

Tina May died

Releases & milestones on March 26

24kGoldn

24kGoldn released the album 'El Dorado'

AJR

AJR released the album 'OK Orchestra'

Evanescence

Evanescence released the album 'The Bitter Truth'

Guns N' Roses

Geffen records signs Guns & Roses

Karol G

Karol G released the album 'KG0516'

Ludwig V. Beethoven

1st performance of Beethoven's "Missa Solemnis"

Neil Young

Neil Young released the album 'Young Shakespeare'

Nine Inch Nails

Nine Inch Nails released the album 'Ghosts V: Together'

Tigers Jaw

Tigers Jaw released the album 'Lost on You'

Trevor Daniel

Trevor Daniel released the album 'Nicotine'

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