Celebrating 26 December
Birthdays
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1953 – Steve Witherington, drummer, Ace
1953 – Henning Schmitz, Kraftwerk
1963 – Lars Ulrich, drummer, Metallica
1963 – Dana Baldinger, bassist, The Popinjays
1966 – Jay Farrar, guitarist, Uncle Tupelo
1971 – Jared Leto, actor, singer/songwriter
1979 – Chris Daughtry, lead singer, Daughtry
1990 – Andy Biersack, lead singer, Black Veil Brides
1992 – Jade Thirlwall, Little Mix
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Died on this day
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1999 – Curtis Mayfield, singer, songwriter, producer (born 1942)
2012 – Fontella Bass, US R&B singer (born 1940)
2017 – Jim Burns, co-creator MTV Unplugged (born 1952)
2019 – Sleepy LaBeef, rockabilly singer (born 1935)
2019 – Les Chadwick, bass, Gerry & The Pacemakers (born 1943)
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And on this day in...
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1963 – The Beatles' I Want To Hold Your Hand released in the US - their first release there.
1967 – The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour movie was shown on BBC TV, to a generally critical reception. I liked it.
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