On This Day in Music: October 26

On October 26 in music history, 40 artists were born, 27 died and 4 other milestones happened, among them The Beatles (1965), The Rolling Stones (1964) and Mahalia Jackson (1911).

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The Beatles

Beatles receive MBEs at Buckingham Palace

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones appear on Ed Sullivan Show

Mahalia Jackson

Mahalia Jackson, New Orleans, gospel singer (Whole World in his Hands) was born

Bootsy Collins

Bootsy Collins, Cin, rocker (Parliaments-We Got the Funk) was born

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Born on October 26

Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing

Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing, Hong Kong singer was born

Amanda Overmyer

Amanda Overmyer, American Singer, American Idol (season 7) was born

Anthony Rapp

Anthony Rapp, American singer and actor was born

Arthur Friedheim

Arthur Friedheim, composer was born

Beryl Rubinstein

Beryl Rubinstein, composer was born

Bootsy Collins

Bootsy Collins, Cin, rocker (Parliaments-We Got the Funk) was born

Bruce Belland

Bruce Belland, Chicago, singer (Tim Conway Hour) was born

Dietmar Polaczek

Dietmar Polaczek, composer was born

Domenico Scarlatti

Domenico Scarlatti, Naples Italy, composer/harpsichordist was born

Ernest Louis Muller

Ernest Louis Muller, composer was born

Giovanni Salviucci

Giovanni Salviucci, composer was born

Golfredo Corradetti

Golfredo Corradetti, conductor was born

Gustav Hermann Unger

Gustav Hermann Unger, composer was born

Guy Sebastian

Guy Sebastian, Australian singer was born

Hans Buchner

Hans Buchner, composer was born

Hans Peter Haller

Hans Peter Haller, composer was born

Hans-Joachim Rödelius

Hans-Joachim Rödelius, German composer and musician (Cluster, Harmonia) was born

Hendrick Waelput

Hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella) was born

Henry Thomas Smart

Henry Thomas Smart, composer was born

Hermann Lohr

Hermann Lohr, composer was born

Joaquin de Oxinaga

Joaquin de Oxinaga, composer was born

Johan Helmich Roman

Johan Helmich Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist was born

Joseph Mayseder

Joseph Mayseder, composer was born

Joseph Moorat

Joseph Moorat, composer was born

Julian Keith Strickland

Julian Keith Strickland, Athens Ga, drummer (B-52's-Rock Lobster) was born

Keith Hopwood

Keith Hopwood, rock guitarist (Herman's Hermits) was born

Keith Urban

Keith Urban, New Zealand singer was born

LISA

LISA, Japanese musician was born

Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey

Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer was born

Maggie Roche

Maggie Roche, rocker (Roches) was born

Mahalia Jackson

Mahalia Jackson, New Orleans, gospel singer (Whole World in his Hands) was born

Mark Barry

Mark Barry, English musician (BBMak) was born

Masaharu Iwata

Masaharu Iwata, Japanese composer was born

Mike Piano

Mike Piano, rocker (Sandpipers) was born

Natalie Merchant

Natalie Merchant, US singer/songwriter (10,000 Maniacs) was born

Neal Matthews

Neal Matthews, Jr., American singer (The Jordanaires) (d. 2000) was born

Nicolaos Mantzaros

Nicolaos Mantzaros, composer was born

Polibo Fumagalli

Polibo Fumagalli, composer was born

Stefano Golinelli

Stefano Golinelli, composer was born

William "Bootsy" Collins

William "Bootsy" Collins, US bassist (Psychotic bump school) was born

Died on October 26

Akos Buttykai

Akos Buttykai, composer, dies at 64

Alma Cogan

Alma Cogan, English singer (b. 1932)

Andreas Werkmeister

Andreas Werkmeister, composer, dies at 60

Antonio Veracini

Antonio Veracini, composer, dies at 74

Arne Eggen

Arne Eggen, composer, dies at 74

Deryck Victor Cooke

Deryck Victor Cooke, composer, dies at 57

George Na'ope

George Na'ope, American musician (b. 1928)

Hattie McDaniel

Hattie McDaniel, American singer and actress (b. 1895)

Herbert Stanley Oakeley

Herbert Stanley Oakeley, composer, dies at 73

Hoyt Axton

Hoyt Axton, American actor and country music singer-songwriter (b. 1938)

Isac Baker Woodbury

Isac Baker Woodbury, composer, dies at 39

Jack DeJohnette

Jack DeJohnette died

Jerome Andrews

Jerome Andrews, US/French dancer/choreographer, dies

Johann Theodor Romhild

Johann Theodor Romhild, composer, dies at 72

John Fawcett

John Fawcett, composer, dies at 77

John Jenkins

John Jenkins, composer, dies

John Woods Duke

John Woods Duke, composer, dies at 85

Josef Preindl

Josef Preindl, composer, dies at 67

Lia Origoni

Lia Origoni died

Louis-Nicholas Clerambault

Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72

Peter Cornelius

Peter Cornelius, German composer, dies at 49

Philipp Nicolai

Philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52

Rigo Star

Rigo Star died

Stan Kesler

Stan Kesler died

Victorin de Joncieres

Victorin de Joncieres, composer, dies at 64

Walter Gieseking

Walter Gieseking, German pianist/composer, dies at 60

Wilbert Harrison

Wilbert Harrison, singer, dies at 65

Releases & milestones on October 26

Bentley Collingwood Hilliam

B C Hilliams musical "Buddies," premieres in NYC

The Beatles

Beatles receive MBEs at Buckingham Palace

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones appear on Ed Sullivan Show

Twice

Twice released the album 'Eyes Wide Open'

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