February 26

Events

 * 1917 - The Original Dixieland Jazz Band records the first ever jazz record for the Victor Talking Machine Company in New York.

Births

 * 1587 - Stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639)
 * 1928 - Fats Domino, American musician
 * 1932 - Johnny Cash, American singer (d. 2003)
 * 1937 - Hagood Hardy, Canadian musician and composer (d. 1997)
 * 1945 - Bob Hite, American singer and harmonicist (Canned Heat) (d. 1981)
 * 1947 - Sandie Shaw, English singer
 * 1949 - Emma Kirkby, British early music singer
 * 1950 - Jonathan Cain, American musician (Journey, Bad English, The Babys)
 * 1953 - Michael Bolton, American singer
 * 1956 - Keisuke Kuwata, Japanese singer
 * 1960 - Jaz Coleman, British musician
 * 1966 - Najwa Karam, Lebanese singer
 * 1969 - Hitoshi Sakimoto, Japanese composer
 * 1971 - Erykah Badu, American singer
 * 1971 - Max Martin, Swedish composer and producer
 * 1971 - Hélène Ségara, French singer
 * 1976 - Chad Urmston, American musician
 * 1979 - Corinne Bailey Rae, English singer
 * 1979 - Shalim Ortiz, Puerto Rican singer/actor
 * 1984 - Natalia Lafourcade, Mexican singer
 * 1986 - Crystal Kay, Japanese singer