2021
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David Bowie
David Bowie released the album 'Toy'
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Born on November 26
1963
Birth
Adam Gaynor
Adam Gaynor, American musician (Matchbox Twenty) was born
1944
Birth
Alan Henderson
Alan Henderson, Belfast, rock bassist (Them) was born
1932
Birth
Alan Stout
Alan Stout, composer was born
1653
Birth
Andreas Anton Schmelzer
Andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer was born
1946
Birth
Bert Bouquet
Bert Bouquet, bassist (Earth & Fire, Focus) was born
1946
Birth
Burt Reiter
Burt Reiter, rocker (Focus) was born
1640
Birth
Carl Rosier
Carl Rosier, composer was born
1980
Birth
Delilah Cotto
Delilah Cotto, Puerto Rican actress, dancer and model was born
1865
Birth
Earl Ross Drake
Earl Ross Drake, composer was born
1915
Birth
Earl Wild
Earl Wild, Pitts Pa, composer/pianist (Caesar's Hour, NBC Symph 1942) was born
1925
Birth
Eugene Istomin
Eugene Istomin, NYC, pianist (Leventritt Award-1943) was born
1912
Birth
Gunnar Johannes Sonstevold
Gunnar Johannes Sonstevold, composer was born
1920
Birth
Istvan Sarkozy
Istvan Sarkozy, composer was born
1974
Birth
Jamie Jones
Jamie Jones, singer (All 4 One) was born
1944
Birth
Jean Terrell
Jean Terrell, Texas, rocker (Supremes) was born
1945
Birth
John McVie
John McVie, British rock bassist (Fleetwood Mac-Rumours, Tusk) was born
1744
Birth
Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff
Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer was born
1985
Birth
Lil' Fizz
Lil' Fizz, American singer was born
1929
Birth
Lorraine Macleod
Lorraine Macleod, dancer (Girls Just Want to Have Fun) was born
1818
Birth
Louis Lacombe
Louis Lacombe, composer was born
1916
Birth
Mareo Ishiketa
Mareo Ishiketa, composer was born
1935
Birth
Marian Mercer
Marian Mercer, Akron Ohio, actress/singer (Dean Martin Show) was born
1809
Birth
Mariano Obiols
Mariano Obiols, composer was born
1978
Birth
Matthew Taylor
Matthew Taylor, American bassist (Motion City Soundtrack) was born
1926
Birth
Mauro Bortolotti
Mauro Bortolotti, composer was born
1981
Birth
Natasha Bedingfield
Natasha Bedingfield, British singer was born
1908
Birth
Philipp Mohler
Philipp Mohler, composer was born
1933
Birth
Robert Goulet
Robert Goulet, Lawrence, Massachusetts, American singer and actor (d. 2007) was born
1906
Birth
Sandro Fuga
Sandro Fuga, composer was born
1980
Birth
Satoshi Ohno
Satoshi Ohno, Japanese singer and actor was born
1949
Birth
Shlomo Artzi
Shlomo Artzi, Israeli singer was born
1941
Birth
Susanne Marsee
Susanne Marsee, American mezzo-soprano was born
1823
Birth
Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen
Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer was born
1939
Birth
Tina Turner
Tina Turner, [Anna Mae Bullock], Brownsville Tx, singer (Proud Mary) was born
Died on November 26
1866
Death
Adrien Francois Servais
Adrien Francois Servais, composer, dies at 59
1959
Death
Albert Ketèlbey
Albert Ketèlbey, British composer (b. 1875)
1959
Death
Albert William Ketelby
Albert William Ketelby, composer, dies at 84
1961
Death
Alexander Borisovich Goldenweiser
Alexander Borisovich Goldenweiser, composer, dies at 86
1963
Death
Amelita Galli-Curci
Amelita Galli-Curci, Italian soprano, dies
2021
Death
Bichu Thirumala
Bichu Thirumala died
2023
Death
Brian Godding
Brian Godding died
1866
Death
Carl Jonas Love Almquist
Carl Jonas Love Almquist, composer, dies at 72
1717
Death
Daniel Purcell
Daniel Purcell, British composer (b. 1664)
2020
Death
Daria Nicolodi
Daria Nicolodi died
1933
Death
Edward Julius Biedermann
Edward Julius Biedermann, composer, dies at 84
1987
Death
Emmanuel Bondeville
Emmanuel Bondeville, composer, dies at 89
1996
Death
Euphemia MacDonald May Moxon
Euphemia MacDonald May Moxon, dance producer, dies at 91
1997
Death
Francis Paudras
Francis Paudras, designer/jazz fan, dies at 62
1821
Death
Friedrich Heine
Friedrich Heine, composer, dies at 57
2023
Death
Geordie Walker
Geordie Walker died
1880
Death
Guilherme Antonio Cossoul
Guilherme Antonio Cossoul, composer, dies at 52
1966
Death
Harold Burrage
Harold Burrage, US singer/pianist (Got to Find a Way), dies at 35
2020
Death
Jamir Garcia
Jamir Garcia died
1778
Death
Jean-Noel Hamal
Jean-Noel Hamal, composer, dies at 68
1996
Death
Joan Hammond
Joan Hammond, singer, dies at 84
1822
Death
Johann Baptist Henneberg
Johann Baptist Henneberg, composer, dies at 53
1925
Death
Johannes Haarklou
Johannes Haarklou, composer, dies at 78
1973
Death
John Rostill
John Rostill, rocker, dies at 31
2025
Death
Judy Cheeks
Judy Cheeks died
1982
Death
Juhan Aavic
Juhan Aavic, composer, dies at 98
2024
Death
Karin Baal
Karin Baal died
2022
Death
Louise Tobin
Louise Tobin died
1929
Death
Michele Esposito
Michele Esposito, composer, dies at 74
1810
Death
Nicolas Etienne Framery
Nicolas Etienne Framery, composer, dies at 65
1809
Death
Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac
Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, composer, dies at 56
1994
Death
Nimrod Workman
Nimrod Workman, folksinger, dies at 99
2025
Death
Pam Hogg
Pam Hogg died
2002
Death
Polo Montañez
Polo Montañez, Cuban singer and songwriter (b. 1955)
1986
Death
Scatman Crothers
Scatman Crothers, singer/actor (Shining, Chico & The Man), dies at 76
2025
Death
Shpat Kasapi
Shpat Kasapi died
2003
Death
Soulja Slim
Soulja Slim, American rapper (b. 1978)
2021
Death
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim died
2021
Death
Teppo Hauta-aho
Teppo Hauta-aho died
1956
Death
Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey, big bandleader, dies at 51
Releases & milestones on November 26
2021
Event
David Bowie
David Bowie released the album 'Toy'
2021
Event
Deep Purple
Deep Purple released the album 'Turning to Crime'
1955
Event
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash debuts Top 10 country song "Cry! Cry! Cry!"
1990
Event
Phil Collins
1st Billboard Music Awards: Janet Jackson & Phil Collins win
2021
Event
Rhapsody of Fire
Rhapsody of Fire released the album 'Glory for Salvation'
1962
Event
The Beatles
Fab Four have their 1st recording session under name Beatles
2021
Event
Westlife
Westlife released the album 'Wild Dreams'
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