Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD May26,1904 | George Formby | #BTD May26,1904 #GeorgeFormby (George Booth) RIP Singing comedian >20 films & hit songs such as "Leaning On A Lamp Post" A major influence on #GeorgeHarrison | |
| BTD May26,1907 | John Wayne | #BTD May26,1907 #JohnWayne (Marion Morrison) nicknamed The #Duke RIP actor, Icon of Western & war movies. Between 1926 and 1976, Wayne appeared in over 170 motion pictures. My favorite film "Rio Bravo" @JohnDukeWayne | |
| BTD May26,1920 | Peggy Lee | #BTD May26,1920 #PeggyLee (Norma Egstrom) RIP singer, songwriter 1941 US #1 "Somebody Else Is Taking My Place", 1948 #1 "Mañana", +44 US Top40 singles, 1969 #Grammy for Best Contemporary Vocal Performance for "Is That All There Is?" | |
| BTD May26,1922 | Frank Guida | #BTD May26,1922 #FrankGuida RIP songwriter, producer, credited with discovering Gary U.S. Bonds and Jimmy Soul. An influence on songwriters and producers such as Phil Spector & Bruce Springsteen. Guida helped establish what became known as "the Norfolk sound" | |
| BTD May26,1923 | James Arness | #BTD May26,1923 #JamesArness (James King Aurness) RIP actor film/TV; many film rolls 1st 1947 The Farmer's Daughter; TV 1950 The Lone Ranger as Deputy Bud Titus, 1955–1975 Gunsmoke as Marshal Matt Dillon for 635 episodes, 1981-1982 McClain's Law as former Detective Jim McClain | |
| BTD May26,1926 | Miles Davis | #BTD May26,1926 #MilesDavis (Miles Dewey Davis III) RIP #jazz trumpeter, composer a major influence on jazz music. Davis is one of the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. 2006 inductee @rock_hall of Fame | |
| BTD May26,1941 | Arthur Sharp | #BTD May26,1941 #ArthurSharp singer, guitarist, lead vocals #NashvilleTeens from 1962–1972. 1964 UK #6 & US #14 "Tobacco Road", +3 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD May26,1942 | Ray Ennis | #BTD May26,1942 #RayEnnis vocalist, lead guitarist of the #SwingingBlueJeans 1963 UK #2 & US #24 single "Hippy Hippy Shake", 1964 UK #11 & US #43 "Good Golly Miss Molly" and UK #3 "You're No Good", +2 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD May26,1943 | John Palmer | #BTD May26,1943 #JohnPalmer (John Michael "Poli" Palmer) vibraphone, flute, piano, synthesizers in #Family from 1969-1972. 1971 UK #4 single "In My Own Time" Palmer wrote the music for the rock opera "Hero" produced in 1976 by the Australian Opera in Sydney | |
| BTD May26,1943 | Levon Helm | #BTD May26,1943 #LevonHelm (Mark Lavon Helm) RIP drummer, singer The #Hawks (later The #Band) 1969 US #25 single "Up On Cripple Creek" and hits such as "Chest Fever", "Ophelia", "The Weight" 1994 inducted into the @rockhall of fame as a member of The Band | |
| BTD May26,1944 | Verden Allen | #BTD May26,1944 #VerdenAllen (Terence Allen) keyboards, songwriter, founding member of 1970s rock band #MottTheHoople 1972 UK #3 & US #37 "All The Young Dudes" Allen left Mott The Hoople after 1972 because Ian Hunter was reluctant to record most of the songs he wrote | |
| BTD May26,1945 | Garry Peterson | #BTD May26,1945 #GarryPeterson #Canadian drummer the #GuessWho first hit 1965 CAN #1 & US #22"Shakin' All Over", 1970 US & CAN #1s "American Woman" and "No Sugar Tonight", +10 US and 33 CAN Top40 singles & he also toured with #BTO Bachman-Turner Overdrive from 1984-1986 | |
| BTD May26,1948 | Stevie Nicks | #BTD May26,1948 #StevieNicks (Stephanie Lynn Nicks) singer #FleetwoodMac 1977 #1 "Dreams", +12 US & 8 UK Top40 singles and solo 1981 #1 US & UK #11 LP "Bella Donna", +10 US Top40s; only woman inducted twice in @rockhall of Fame 1998 Fleetwood Mac & 2019 solo #HBday @StevieNicks | |
| BTD May26,1949 | Hank Williams Jr | #BTD May26,1949 #HankWilliams Jr (Randall Hank Williams) singer, songwriter 1st hit 1964 US Country #5 "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" & 1st #1 1972 "Eleven Roses", +65 US Country Top40s with 8 more US Country #1s. Started singing his dad's songs at the age of 8 #HBday @HankJr | |
| OTD May26,1933 | Jimmie Rodgers | #OTD May26,1933 #JimmieRodgers (James Charles Rodgers) RIP dies at the age of 35; singer, songwriter, composed 111 songs of blues, jazz & country. 1st country & 1st person in the @countrymusichof Fame. Rodgers; The Singing Brakeman, The Blue Yodeler & The Father of Country Music | |
| OTD May26,1945 | Les Brown & His Orchestra, Doris Day | #OTD May26,1945 #LesBrown & His Orchestra and vocal chorus by #DorisDay starts a 9wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Sentimental Journey" written by Les Brown and #BenHomer with lyrics by #BudGreen | |
| OTD May26,1962 | Acker Bilk | #OTD May26,1962 Mr. #AckerBilk with the #LeonYoung Chorale are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Stranger On The Shore" written by Acker Bilk and Robert Mellin; originally named "Jenny" after Bilk's daughter | |
| OTD May26,1962 | Larry Parnes, Billy Fury | #OTD May26,1962 New Record Mirror article about #LarryParnes and #BillyFury's trip to the US. Highest point of the working holiday was meeting with #ElvisPresley on the set of Presley's latest film "Girls, Girls, Girls" | |
| OTD May26,1964 | Marianne Faithful | #OTD May26,1964 #MarianneFaithful records "As Tears Go By" a song written by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham with #JimmyPage on guitar & #JohnPaulJones bass guitar. Faithful will peak at #9 in the UK Sep10 | |
| OTD May26,1965 | Kinks | #OTD May26,1965 #Kinks release "Set Me Free" in the US & in the UK on May 21; written by #RayDavies and recorded at Pye Studios. The Kinks will enter the US charts on Jun19 at #83 and peak at #23 on Jul24. In the UK the song will peak at #9 for 2wks on Jun24 @TheKinks | |
| OTD May26,1965 | Beatles | #OTD May26,1965 The #Beatles tape their final #BBC radio program "The Beatles Invite You to Take a Ticket to Ride" | |
| OTD May26,1965 | Rolling Stones | #OTD May26,1965 The #RollingStones appear on the "Shindig!" along with #JackieDeShannon #SonnyandCher and #JimmyRodgers | |
| OTD May26,1966 | Bob Dylan & the Hawks, Band | #OTD May26,1966 #BobDylan & the #Hawks are at the Royal Albert Hall. The show is attended by The #Beatles & the The #RollingStones @RoyalAlbertHall | |
| OTD May26,1966 | Beatles | #OTD May26,1966 The #Beatles record "Yellow Submarine" written as a children's song by McCartney & Lennon. Recovering from food poisoning #GeorgeMartin misses the session. #GeoffEmerick steps in. Lennon blows bubbles in a bucket of water, shouting Full speed ahead Mister Captain! | |
| OTD May26,1966 | Rolling Stones | #OTD May26,1966 The #RollingStones are at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Paint It, Black" written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards. Their 6th UK #1 & by Jun11 the Stones reach #1 starting a 2wks run on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart @RollingStones | |
| OTD May26,1967 | Beatles | #OTD May26,1967 UK release of The #Beatles LP "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" by the Parlophone record label. The Beatles 8th album @parlophone | |
| OTD May26,1968 | Middle Earth Club | #OTD May26,1968 #PinkFloyd, #BlondeOnBlonde and The #PrettyThings are at the OZ magazine benefit at the Middle Earth Club, Covent Garden, London | |
| OTD May26,1969 | John Lennon, Yoko Ono | #OTD May26,1969 #JohnLennon & #YokoOno start their 2nd Bed-In for Peace in #Montréal, Québec #Canada & record "Give Peace a Chance" written by Lennon credited to Lennon–McCartney. The single will be released on Jul4,1969 UK & Jul7,1969 US by the Plastic Ono Band on Apple Records | |
| OTD May26,1970 | George Harrison | #OTD May26,1970 #GeorgeHarrison begins recording his "All Things Must Pass" album; other musicians that play on the LP include Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Gary Wright, Klaus Voormann, Billy Preston, Pete Ham, Peter Frampton, Ginger Baker, Alan White | |
| OTD May26,1970 | I Dream of Jeannie | #OTD May26,1970 Final episode #139 "My Master, the Chili King" of "I Dream of Jeannie" airs. Tony's Texas cousin Arvel is in town to try to pitch his latest hustle, an idea to get Tony to finance his chili recipe to sell in the local stores, sells a fake Sapphire ring to Roger | |
| OTD May26,1972 | Great Western Express | #OTD May26,1972 The 1st of a 4 day festival "The Great Western Express" The Festival They Could Not Stop with #JoeCocker, The #Faces, #DonMclean, The #BeachBoys & more @donmclean @TheBeachBoys | |
| OTD May26,1973 | Deep Purple | #OTD May26,1973 #DeepPurple releases the single "Smoke On The Water" written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice. The lyrics tell a true story when Deep Purple on Dec4,1971 were in Montreux, Switzerland when the Montreux Casino burned | |
| OTD May26,1973 | Edgar Winter Group | #OTD May26,1973 The #EdgarWinter Group is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Frankenstein" written by Edgar Winter; The Edgar Winter Group's only US #1 | |
| OTD May26,1974 | Carpenters | #OTD May26,1974 The #Carpenters are back at #1 for more 1wk on the UK Album chart with "The Singles 1969-73" the 3rd time at #1. The 1st time starting on Jan27 for 4wks, then 11wks from Mar3 and The Carpenters album would return to #1 Jun30 1wk. For a total of 17wks at #1 | |
| OTD May26,1975 | Glen Campbell | #OTD May26,1975 #GlenCampbell releases the song "Rhinestone Cowboy" written by #LarryWeiss; Glen Campbell enters the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart at #81 on May31,1975 and peaks at #1 on Sep6,1975 | |
| OTD May26,1975 | David Cassidy | #OTD May26,1975 At a #DavidCassidy show in London, 650 fans are injured in a crush at the stage. 30 are taken to hospital and sadly a 14 yr old #BernadetteWhelan is placed on life support; May30 Bernadette will die. Official cause traumatic asphyxiation from being crushed | |
| OTD May26,1979 | John Wayne | #OTD May26,1979 #JohnWayne is awarded the Congressional Gold Medal bestowed by the US Congress. Inscribed simply “John Wayne – American” @JohnDukeWayne | |
| OTD May26,1979 | Peaches and Herb | #OTD May26,1979 #PeachesandHerb are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Reunited" for the last week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD May26,1979 | Loch Lomond Rock Festival | #OTD May26,1979 1st of a 2 day Loch Lomond Rock Festival in Cameron Wildlife Park Balloch, Dumbartonshire #Scotland. With #SeakyPete, The #Stranglers, #DrFeelgood, #ThirdWorld, The #Skids, #UKSubs, The #Dickies | |
| OTD May26,1984 | Deniece Williams | #OTD May26,1984 #DenieceWilliams starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Let's Hear It For The Boy" written by Tom Snow and Dean Pitchford. Deniece Williams 2nd #1 in the US @NiecyOfficial | |
| OTD May26,1990 | Madonna | #OTD May26,1990 #Madonna is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Vogue" @Madonna | |
| OTD May26,1990 | Top5 billboard | #OTD May26,1990 For the 1st time the Top5 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart are held by female artists; #1 "Vogue" #Madonna; #2 "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You" #Heart; #3 "Nothing Compares 2 U"; #SineadOconnor; #4 "Hold On" #WilsonPhillips; #5 "Alright" #JanetJackson | |
| OTD May26,1994 | Michael jackson, Lisa Marie Presley | #OTD May26,1994 #Michaeljackson and #LisaMariePresley are married in the Dominican Republic. They will divorced in January 1996 |