Today in Music & more (January 26)

 

Singers / Musicians

1943, Jean Knight (Mr. Big Stuff, 1971)

1945, Marti Caine (You, 1978)

1946, Deon Jackson (Love Makes The World Go Round, 1965)

1947, Michel Sardou (Je Vais T’aimer, 1976)

1947, Silver Koulouris (APHRODITE'S CHILD / guitar)

1948, Derek Holt (CLIMAX BLUES BAND / guitar)

1951, David Briggs (LITTLE RIVER BAND / guitar)

1953, Lucinda Williams (I Just Wanted To See You So Bad, 1988)

1955, Eddie Van Halen (VAN HALEN / guitar)

1956, Aron Strobel (MÜNCHENER FREIHEIT / guitar)

1958, Anita Baker 

1958, Norman Hassan (UB40 / percussion, trombone)

1960, Charlie Gillingham (COUNTING CROWS / keyboards)

1961, Tom Keifer (CINDERELLA)

1962, Anna LaCazio (COCK ROBIN)

1963, Jazzie B / Trevor Beresford Romeo (SOUL II SOUL)

1963, Andrew Ridgeley (WHAM! / guitar)

1964, Wendy Melvoin (PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION, WENDY & LISA)

1964, Susannah Melvoin (THE FAMILY / Nothing Compares 2 U, 1985)

1966, Pim Jones (HIPSWAY / guitar)

1970, Ελένη Πέτα 

1972, Ya Kid K / Manuela Barbara Kamosi Moaso Djogi (TECHNOTRONIC)

Various

1880, Douglas MacArthur (General of the USA Army, see song MacArthur Park)

1925, Paul Newman (actor)

1928, Roger Vadim (film director)

1933, Αλεξάνδρα Λαδικού (ηθοποιός)

1958, Ellen DeGeneres (actress, TV Host)

1963, José Mourinho (football manager)

1988, Δημήτρης Χονδροκούκης (άλμα εις ύψος)

Died

1973, Edward G. Robinson (actor)

2012, Dimitra Arliss (Loretta Salino in The Sting)

2016, Black / Colin Vearcomb 

2019, Michel Legrand (film music composer)

2020, Kobe Bryant (NBA)

Important Dates

1979, TV debut of The Dukes Of Hazzard 

1998, Lewinski Scandal: "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Ms. Lewinsky." (Bill Clinton)