On This Day – September 26 – Iron Maiden, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bessie Smith & more

1937, American blues singer Bessie Smith died aged 43 after being involved in a car accident while traveling along Route 61 outside Memphis, Tennessee. Her 1923 song ‘Downhearted Blues’ was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2006.

1961, The Greenbriar Boys started a two-week residency at Gerde’s Folk Club in New York. The opening act was Bob Dylan.

1964, Roy Orbison started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Oh Pretty Woman’.

1968, Rolling Stone Brian Jones was fined £50 with 100 guineas cost after being found guilty of possession of cannabis.

1969, The Beatles released ‘Abbey Road’ in the UK, the final studio recordings from the group featured two George Harrison songs ‘Something’ and ‘Here Comes The Sun’ plus ‘Come Together’, ‘Sun King’ and ‘Golden Slumbers.’

1981, Bruce Dickinson joined UK rock band Iron Maiden, (Dickinson had been the vocalist with Samson).

1992, Nirvana appeared at the Castaic Lake Amphitheatre, Castaic, California.

2003, English singer, songwriter Robert Palmer died of a heart attack aged 54 in Paris France. He was a member of Vinegar Joe and Power Station (with Duran Duran members Andy Taylor and John Taylor with drummer and former Chic member Tony Thompson). As a solo artist had the 1986 US No.1 & UK No.5 single ‘Addicted To Love’ and the 1988 hit ‘Simply Irresistible’.

 

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