On This Day In Music History 26 August

Here are the major music events, births, deaths and album releases on this day in music for 26 August:

Events
1967 – The Beatles met Maharishi Mahesh Yogi for the first time in Bangor, Wales, beginning their brief but influential immersion in Transcendental Meditation.
1968 – Apple Records released “Hey Jude” b/w “Revolution” in the UK, marking the first single issued on The Beatles’ own label.
1970 – Jimi Hendrix performed his final UK concert at the Isle of Wight Festival before his death less than a month later.
1972 – Looking Glass hit No.1 in the US with “Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl).”
1973 – Bobby Darin performed what would be his last ever concert at the Hilton in Las Vegas before his death later that year.
1978 – Frankie Valli went to No.1 in the US with “Grease,” written by Barry Gibb and featured in the hit movie of the same name.
1989 – Ringo Starr officially became the first Beatle grandfather when his daughter Lee gave birth to son Zak.
1990 – Stevie Ray Vaughan played his final show with Eric Clapton at Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin. Vaughan would die hours later in a helicopter crash.
1995 – Blur scored their first UK No.1 with the single “Country House,” outselling Oasis’ “Roll With It” in the height of the Britpop chart war.
2001 – Alicia Keys began a five-week run at US No.1 with her debut single “Fallin’.”
2018 – Ariana Grande scored her third US No.1 album with Sweetener, debuting at the top of the Billboard 200.

Births
1918 – Katherine “Kitty” Wells, American country music singer, the first female country star to top the US charts.
1938 – Jet Black, drummer for The Stranglers.
1940 – Nik Turner, multi-instrumentalist, Hawkwind.
1941 – Chris Curtis, drummer, The Searchers.
1948 – Valerie Simpson, singer-songwriter, Ashford & Simpson.
1952 – Billy Rush, guitarist, Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes.
1966 – Shirley Manson, lead singer, Garbage.
1971 – Thalia, Mexican singer, songwriter, and actress.
1975 – Natalie Imbruglia, Australian singer-songwriter and actress.

Deaths
1990 – Stevie Ray Vaughan, influential American blues guitarist, died in a helicopter crash at age 35.
2000 – Allen Woody, bassist for Gov’t Mule and The Allman Brothers Band, died at age 44.
2009 – Ellie Greenwich, songwriter behind hits for The Ronettes, The Crystals and many others, died at 68.
2020 – Joe Ruby, co-creator of Scooby-Doo and producer of many Hanna-Barbera music-related animations, died at 87.

Album Releases
1991 – Pocket Full of Kryptonite by Spin Doctors.
1991 – Leisure by Blur

Single Releases
1968 – The Beatles – “Hey Jude” / “Revolution” (UK).
1978 – Frankie Valli – “Grease” (US No.1).
1989 – The Cure – “Lovesong.”
1991 – Pearl Jam – “Alive.”
2002 – Coldplay – “In My Place.”

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