On This Day in Music: May 26

On May 26 in music history, 44 artists were born, 29 died and 2 other milestones happened, among them Al Jolson (1886), Miles Davis (1926) and Stevie Nicks (1948).

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Al Jolson

Al Jolson, [Asa Yoelson], jazz singer/silent actor (Mamie, Swanee) was born

Miles Davis

Miles Davis, Alton, Illinois, American jazz musician, trumpeter and composer (d. 1991) was born

Stevie Nicks

Stevie Nicks, American rocker and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac, Bella Donna) was born

The Beatles

Beatles' "Beatles 1967-1970," album goes #1

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Born on May 26

Al Jolson

Al Jolson, [Asa Yoelson], jazz singer/silent actor (Mamie, Swanee) was born

Arthur Coquard

Arthur Coquard, composer was born

Beverly Lee

Beverly Lee, rocker was born

Colin Vearncombe

Colin Vearncombe, rocker (Black-Wonderful Like) was born

David Meece

David Meece, Christian musician was born

Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck

Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer was born

Eda-Ines Etti

Eda-Ines Etti, Estonian singer was born

Ernst Bacon

Ernst Bacon, composer was born

Eugene Goossens

Eugene Goossens, London England, conductor/composer (Perseus) was born

Felipe Gutierrez y Espinoza

Felipe Gutierrez y Espinoza, composer was born

Garry Peterson

Garry Peterson, rocker (Guess Who) was born

George Formby

George Formby, [William Booth], British singer/comic (Let George Do It) was born

George Templeton Strong

George Templeton Strong, composer was born

Gerard Bertouille

Gerard Bertouille, composer was born

Hank Williams Jr

Hank Williams Jr, Shreveport La, country singer (Honky Tonk) was born

Hans Georg Nageli

Hans Georg Nageli, composer was born

Hans Holewa

Hans Holewa, composer was born

Imants Kalnins

Imants Kalnins, composer was born

Irini Merkouri

Irini Merkouri, Greek singer was born

Isadora Duncan

Isadora Duncan, San Franciso, American free form/interpretative dancer was born

Jackie Liebesit

Jackie Liebesit, rocker (Can) was born

Joseph Drechsler

Joseph Drechsler, composer was born

Justin Pierre

Justin Pierre, American singer (Motion City Soundtrack) was born

Kristina Olsen

Kristina Olsen, American musician was born

Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill, South Orange New Jersey, American singer-songwriter (The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill) was born

Lenny Kravitz

Lenny Kravitz, American musician was born

Levon Helm

Levon Helm, Elaine Arkansas, American musician (The Band), (d. 2012) was born

Mamie Smith

Mamie Smith, American singer (d. 1946) was born

Maria de Lourdes Martins

Maria de Lourdes Martins, composer was born

Mark Hunter

Mark Hunter, American musician (Chimaira) was born

Mick Ronson

Mick Ronson, English musician (d. 1993) was born

Miles Davis

Miles Davis, Alton, Illinois, American jazz musician, trumpeter and composer (d. 1991) was born

Monroe A Althouse

Monroe A Althouse, composer was born

Moondog

Moondog, American composer, musician and poet (d. 1999) was born

Peggy Lee

Peggy Lee, American singer (d. 2002) was born

Phil Elverum

Phil Elverum, American singer-songwriter was born

Steve Hanley

Steve Hanley, English musician (The Fall, Tom Hingley and the Lovers) was born

Stevie Nicks

Stevie Nicks, American rocker and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac, Bella Donna) was born

Teresa Stratas

Teresa Stratas, [Anastasia Stratakis], Toronto, soprano (Salome) was born

Verden "Phally" Allen

Verden "Phally" Allen, keyboardist (Mott the Hoople) was born

Vlado Perlemuter

Vlado Perlemuter, Polish pianist (d. 2002) was born

Wayne Hussey

Wayne Hussey, rocker (Mission-Lover for Life) was born

William Elden Bolcom

William Elden Bolcom, Seattle Washington, composer (Oracles) was born

Yehuda Yannay

Yehuda Yannay, composer was born

Died on May 26

Aime Maillart

Aime Maillart, composer, dies at 54

Alan White

Alan White died

Andrew Fletcher

Andrew Fletcher died

Antonina Neshdanova

Antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Bolshoi Theater), dies

August Conradi

August Conradi, composer, dies at 51

Bjørn Tidmand

Bjørn Tidmand died

Cor de Great

Cor de Great, pianist/conductor/composer (Vernissage), dies at 78

Federico García Vigil

Federico García Vigil died

Francois-Louis Perne

Francois-Louis Perne, composer, dies at 59

Frederick Bowen Jewson

Frederick Bowen Jewson, composer, dies at 67

Irm Hermann

Irm Hermann died

J Edward Oliver

J Edward Oliver, cartoonist and composer (b. 1942)

Jan Blockx

Jan Blockx, Belgian opera composer (Bride of the Sea), dies at 61

Jim Boles

Jim Boles, actor (Kraft Music Hall, One Man's Family), dies at 63

Jimmie Rodgers

Jimmie Rodgers, country singer, dies at 35

Johann Heinrich Beck

Johann Heinrich Beck, composer, dies at 67

John Curwen

John Curwen, composer, dies at 63

Matima Kinuani Mpiosso

Matima Kinuani Mpiosso, musician, dies at 45

Paul Sacher

Paul Sacher, Swiss conductor (b. 1906)

Reuben Wilson

Reuben Wilson died

Rick Derringer

Rick Derringer died

Ron Weatherburn

Ron Weatherburn, jazz pianist, dies at 61

Samuel Pepys

Samuel Pepys, English marine expert (Diary)/composer, dies at 70

Sherry Bryce

Sherry Bryce died

Victor Herbert

Victor Herbert, Irish/US cellist/composer/conductor, dies at 65

Warren Harding "Sonny" Sharrock

Warren Harding "Sonny" Sharrock, American jazz Guitarist, dies at 53

William E "Little Willie" John

William E "Little Willie" John, US R&B-singer (Fever), dies at 30)

William Powell

William Powell, rocker (O'Jays), dies of cancer at 35

İlhan Şeşen

İlhan Şeşen died

Releases & milestones on May 26

Sparks

Sparks released the album 'The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte'

The Beatles

Beatles' "Beatles 1967-1970," album goes #1

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