Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Oct26,1946 | Keith Hopwood | #BTD Oct26,1946 #KeithHopwood guitarist #HermansHermits 1964 UK #1 & US #13 "I'm Into Something Goo", 1965 US #1s "Mrs Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter" and 1965 "I'm Henry VIII, I Am", +15 other US Top40 singles and 19 UK Top40 singles and a founder of Pluto Music | |
| BTD Oct26,1951 | Bootsy Collins | #BTD Oct26,1951 #BootsyCollins (William Earl Collins) singer, songwriter, bass guitarist with #JamesBrown in 1970s later with Parliament-Funkadelic #PFunk & Bootsy's Rubber Band. 1997 inducted in @rockhall of Fame with 15 members of Parliament-Funkadelic #HBday @Bootsy_Collins | |
| BTD Oct26,1951 | Maggie Roche | #BTD Oct26,1951 #MaggieRoche RIP singer, songwriter The #Roches (a trio of sisters) also worked with #PaulSimon and #LoudonWainwright | |
| BTD Oct26,1953 | Keith Strickland | #BTD Oct26,1953 #KeithStrickland guitarist, keyboards, drums, one of the founding members of The #B52's @TheB52s 1990 UK #2 & US #3 "Love Shack" | |
| BTD Oct26,1962 | Steve Wren | #BTD Oct26,1962 #SteveWren drummer #ThenJerico 1989 UK #13 single "Big Area" from 2nd album by @THENJERICO | |
| OTD Oct26,1935 | Judy Garland | #OTD Oct26,1935 #JudyGarland at the age of 12, sings on the Wallace Berry radio show on @nbc | |
| OTD Oct26,1955 | Roger Williams | #OTD Oct26,1955 #RogerWilliams is still at #1 on US Top40 Singles chart with "Autumn Leaves" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Oct26,1957 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Oct26,1957 #ElvisPresley starts a 6wk run at #1 on US Top40 Singles chart with "Jailhouse Rock" by #JerryLeiber and #MikeStoller | |
| OTD Oct26,1958 | Bill Haley & his Comets | #OTD Oct26,1958 #BillHaley & his Comets play a rock 'n' roll concert in Germany. Over 7k fans turn the show into a riot | |
| OTD Oct26,1958 | Tommy Edwards | #OTD Oct26,1958 #TommyEdwards is still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "It’s All In The Game" for the 4th week of a 6wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Oct26,1961 | John Hammond, Bob Dylan | #OTD Oct26,1961 Producer #JohnHammond signs #BobDylan to a recording contract with @ColumbiaRecords After seeing @bobdylan play harmonica on #CarolynHester LP | |
| OTD Oct26,1962 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Oct26,1962 The #RollingStones (known as The Rollin' Stones) record their 1st demo tape at Curly Clayton Studios @RollingStones | |
| OTD Oct26,1963 | Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs | #OTD Oct26,1963 #JimmyGilmer and the #Fireballs are at #1 on US Top40 Singles chart with "Sugar Shack" for the 3rd week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Oct26,1963 | Goumont Theatre | #OTD Oct26,1963 Two shows at The Goumont Theatre, St Albans, England with #EverlyBrothers #BoDiddly, The #RollingStones. The #Flintstones and more | |
| OTD Oct26,1964 | Beach Boys | #OTD Oct26,1964 The #BeachBoys release the song "Dance, Dance, Dance" as a single with "The Warmth of the Sun" on the B-Side #CarlWilson's 1st writing contribution @TheBeachBoys | |
| OTD Oct26,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Oct26,1965 The #Beatles enter Buckingham Palace at 11:15am & receive their MBE medals from Queen Elizabeth II @RoyalFamily | |
| OTD Oct26,1966 | Alma Cogan | #OTD Oct26,1966 #AlmaCogan dies of stomach cancer at the age of 34. Singer who had the 1955 UK #1 single "Dreamboat" and 20 UK Top40 singles. The youngest female at #1 in the 1950s | |
| OTD Oct26,1967 | Jet Magazine, Lou Brock | #OTD Oct26,1967 #Jet Magazine publishes a photo of the St. Louis @Cardinals left fielder #LouBrock. In the 1967 #WorldSeries Brock hit for a .414 ave, scored 8 runs and set a @MLB World Series record with 7 stolen bases as the Cardinals defeated the Boston @RedSox in 7 games | |
| OTD Oct26,1968 | San Francisco International Pop Festival | #OTD Oct26,1968 1st day of the #SanFrancisco International Pop Festival @AlamedaCounty Fairgrounds with #JohnnyRivers, #JoseFeliciano, #EricBurdon and the Animals, #IronButterfly & more | |
| OTD Oct26,1968 | Beatles | #OTD Oct26,1968 The #Beatles are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Hey Jude" for the 5th week of a 9wk run at #1; their 16th US #1 | |
| OTD Oct26,1970 | Elton John | #OTD Oct26,1970 #EltonJohn releases "Your Song" in the US. The song enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #89 on Nov28,1970 and will peak at #8 on Jan23,1971 and stay for 4wks @eltonofficial | |
| OTD Oct26,1970 | Osmonds | #OTD Oct26,1970 The #Osmond Brothers in the recording studio in Muscle Shoals recording “One Bad Apple” and “Flirtin” | |
| OTD Oct26,1971 | Al Green | #OTD Oct26,1971 The #AlGreen song "Tired of Being Alone" his first big hit went gold. The single will peak at #11 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart on Nov6 and #4 on the UK singles chart Oct31 | |
| OTD Oct26,1973 | Paul McCartney and Wings | #OTD Oct26,1973 #HelenWheels a song by #PaulMcCartney and #Wings is released. Named after Paul & Linda's nicknamed @LandRover "Helen Wheels" the song would peak at #10 in the US on Jan12,1974 and #12 in the UK on Nov25,1973 | |
| OTD Oct26,1974 | Dionne Warwick, Spinners | #OTD Oct26,1974 #DionneWarwick and The #Spinners are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with “Then Came You” | |
| OTD Oct26,1974 | Lynyrd Skynyrd | #OTD Oct26,1974 #LynyrdSkynyrd peaks at #8 for 2wks on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Sweet Home Alabama" @Skynyrd song is written by #EdKing, #GaryRossington, #RonnieVanZant as an answer to "Southern Man & Alabama" by #NeilYoung | |
| OTD Oct26,1981 | Queen, David Bowie | #OTD Oct26,1981 #Queen and #DavidBowie release the single "Under Pressure" in the US | |
| OTD Oct26,1985 | Whitney Houston | #OTD Oct26,1985 #WhitneyHouston is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Saving All My Love For You", also a #1 hit in the UK on Dec14. Written by #MichaelMasser & #GerryGoffin. Originally a minor hit for #MarilynMcCoo and #BillyDavis Jr in 1978 |