Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Sep26,1925 | Marty Robbins | #BTD Sep26,1925 #MartyRobbins (Martin Robinson) RIP singer, songwriter & race car driver. First US Country #1 1953 "I'll Go On Alone" & 1st US #1 1959 "El Paso", +12 US Top40 and 80 US Country Top40 singles with 15 Country #1s. Racing 1973 #Daytona500 finished #34 and 1975 #39 | |
| BTD Sep26,1926 | Julie London | #BTD Sep26,1926 #JulieLondon (Nancy Gayle Peck) RIP singer nightclub, jazz, pop & film, TV actress, former pinup model 1956 US #9 & UK #22 "Cry Me A River" | |
| BTD Sep26,1933 | Donna Douglas | #BTD Sep26,1933 #DonnaDouglas (Doris Ione Smith) RIP actress and forever remembered as Elly May Clampett in #CBS's The #BeverlyHillbillies 1962–1971 and 1982 LP "Donna Douglas Sings Gospel" | |
| BTD Sep26,1941 | Joe Bauer | #BTD Sep26,1941 #JoeBauer RIP drummer (1965-1972) The #Youngbloods 1969 US #5 single "Get Together" | |
| BTD Sep26,1942 | Kent McCord | #BTD Sep26,1942 #KentMcCord (Kent McWhirter) actor, Officer Jim Reed on TV series #Adam12. His 1st TV show was in 1962 on The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet | |
| BTD Sep26,1945 | Bryan Ferry | #BTD Sep26,1945 #BryanFerry singer #RoxyMusic 1972 UK #4 "Virginia Plain", 1975 UK #2 "Love Is The Drug", +15 UK Top40 singles & solo artist 1976 UK #4 "Let's Stick Together", +16 UK Top40 singles #HBday @bryanferry | |
| BTD Sep26,1947 | Lynn Anderson | #BTD Sep26,1947 #LynnAnderson singer RIP 1970 US Country #1, US #3 & UK #3 "Rose Garden", +44 US Country Top40 singles with 4 other Country #1s | |
| BTD Sep26,1948 | Olivia Newton John | #BTD Sep26,1948 #OliviaNewtonJohn actress, singer, songwriter 1970 Aus #1 "Banks of the Ohio", 1st US #1 1974 "I Honestly Love You", +27 US Top40s with 4 more #1s, 19 UK Top40s with 3 #1s, 34 US Adult Contemporary Top40s with 10 #1s, 1978 as Sandy Olsson #Grease #HBday @olivianj | |
| BTD Sep26,1951 | Stuart Tosh | #BTD Sep26,1951 #StuartTosh drummer, songwriter, vocalist formed #Pilot; recorded and/or toured with bands in 1970 & 1980s such as #Pilot 1975 UK #1 single "January", The #AlanParsons Project, #10cc | |
| BTD Sep26,1954 | Cesar Rosas | #BTD Sep26,1954 #CesarRosas singer, songwriter, guitarist #LosLobos @LosLobosBand 1987 UK & US #1 single "La Bamba", 1987 UK #18 & US #21 "Come On, Let's Go"; known for black sunglasses and goatee | |
| BTD Sep26,1954 | Craig Chaquico | #BTD Sep26,1954 #CraigChaquico guitarist, songwriter #JeffersonStarship 1975 US #3 "Miracles", +8 US Top40 singles; and #Starship 1985 US #1 & UK #12 "We Built This City", US #1 "Sara", 1987 US & UK #1 "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us", +3 US Top40 singles | |
| OTD Sep26,1956 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Sep26,1956 #ElvisPresley is still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Don't Be Cruel" for the 4th week of a 7wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Sep26,1961 | Greenbriar Boys | #OTD Sep26,1961 The #GreenbriarBoys start a 2wk gig at Gerde's Folk Club in #NYC Opening act is #BobDylan | |
| OTD Sep26,1962 | Beatles | #OTD Sep26,1962 The #Beatles have a noon performance & evening gig at the #CavernClub @cavernliverpool with The #Spiderman and The #Dominoes | |
| OTD Sep26,1962 | Beverly Hillbillies | #OTD Sep26,1962 The #BeverlyHillbillies premiers on the @CBS network with #BuddyEbsen as JD Jed Clampett, #IreneRyan as Daisy May (Granny) Moses, #DonnaDouglas as Elly May Clampett, #MaxBaer Jr as Jethro Bodine, #RaymondBailey as Milburn Drysdale, #NancyKulp as Miss Jane Hathaway | |
| OTD Sep26,1964 | Dean Martin | #OTD Sep26,1964 #DeanMartin enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #84 with "The Door Is Still Open To My Heart" The song will peak at #6 on Nov14,1964. | |
| OTD Sep26,1964 | Gilligans Island | #OTD Sep26,1964 #GilligansIsland "Gilligan's Island" debuts on the @CBS network. Episode "Two on a Raft" Following a violent storm that maroons the crew & passengers on an uncharted island, the Skipper and Gilligan sail for help on a raft, only to wind up back on the same island | |
| OTD Sep26,1964 | Roy Orbison | #OTD Sep26,1964 #RoyOrbison and the Candy Men start a 3wk run at #1 @billboard Hot100 with "Oh, Pretty Woman" inspired by Roy's wife Claudette. Written by @ROYORBISON and #BillDees | |
| OTD Sep26,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Sep26,1964 The #Beatles album "A Hard Day's Night" is at #1 for 10th week on UK Record Retailer chart. | |
| OTD Sep26,1965 | Who | #OTD Sep26,1965 The #Who play in Denmark; after the show #RogerDaltry is fired for knocking out #KeithMoon. Daltrey will be reinstated the following day | |
| OTD Sep26,1966 | Monkees | #OTD Sep26,1966 The #Monkees TV series S1 E3 "Monkee vs. Machine" In a computerized toy factory, the Monkees foil an efficiency expert who wants to replace an old toymaker with automation. @TheMonkees | |
| OTD Sep26,1967 | Pink Floyd | #OTD Sep26,1967 #PinkFloyd plays the 1st of 3 nights at the Fillmore in #SanFrancisco. The groups 1st live dates in the US | |
| OTD Sep26,1969 | Beatles | #OTD Sep26,1969 The #Beatles release the album "Abbey Road" on #AppleRecords. These were the final studio recordings, they felt this would be the final #Beatles product. They agreed to set aside differences and go out on a high note, but tensions still lurked | |
| OTD Sep26,1970 | Diana Ross | #OTD Sep26,1970 #DianaRoss is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1. This is @DianaRoss 1st solo #1 | |
| OTD Sep26,1972 | Hawaii Five O | #OTD Sep26,1972 The 100th episode of #HawaiiFiveO airs. Season 5 Episode 3 "You Don't Have to Kill to Get Rich, But it Helps" A series of deaths of well-to-do businessmen gets Five-O involved in the investigation of a lucrative blackmail operation. @WilliamShatner guest stars | |
| OTD Sep26,1981 | Diana Ross, Lionel Richie | #OTD Sep26,1981 #DianaRoss and #LionelRichie are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Endless Love" @DianaRoss @LionelRichie are on their 7th week of a 9wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Sep26,1981 | Go Go's | #OTD Sep26,1981 The #GoGo's start a 6wk run at #1 on the US album chart with "Beauty And The Beat" | |
| OTD Sep26,1982 | Dire Straits | #OTD Sep26,1982 #DireStraits jumps straight to #1 and starts a 4wk run at #1 on the UK album charts with "Love Over Gold" | |
| OTD Sep26,1987 | Michael Jackson | #OTD Sep26,1987 #MichaelJackson starts a 6wk run at #1 on the US Album charts with "Bad" The album produced 5 US #1 singles; the first album to do so | |
| OTD Sep26,1987 | Whitney Houston | #OTD Sep26,1987 #WhitneyHouston starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Didn't We Almost Have It All" |