Music Almanac: April 26*
- Francis Lai (80)
- Johnny Mosby (Johnny & Jonie Mosby) (79)
- Duane Eddy (74)
- Maurice Williams (Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs) (74)
- Giorgio Moroder (72)
- Bobby Rydell (70)
- Tony Murray (Troggs) (67)
- Gary Wright (Spooky Tooth) (67)
- Jimmy Hall (Wet Willie) (63)
- Nick Garvey (Motors) (61)
- Noel Davies (Selecter) (60)
- Roger Taylor (Duran Duran) (52)
- Chris Mars (Replacement) (51)
Deaths:
- 1974 - Vernon Tim Spencer (Sons of the Pioneers) (65)
- 1984 - Count Basie - Pancreatic cancer (79)
- 1997 - Ernest Stewart (K.C. & the Sunshine Band) - Asthma attack
On This Day:- 1960 - The filming for Elvis Presley's movie G.I. Blues began.
- 1964 - The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Gerry & the Pacemakers, Brian Poole & Cliff Richard appear at the NME poll-winner's concert.
- 1967 - The special Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution aired on CBS.
- 1967 - Mama Cass Elliott gave birth to daughter Owen Vanessa.
- 1977 - Studio 54 opened in New York.
- 1978 - Ringo Starr's version of The Prince and the Pauper, Ringo, aired in the U.S.
- 1980 - The Carpenters' special Music Music Music aired on ABC.
- 1982 - Rod Stewart has his Porsche carjacked on Hollywood Boulevard.
- 1984 - A new statue of the Beatles was unveiled at the Cavern Walks shopping center in Liverpool by Mike McCartney.
- 1988 - Mick Jagger won an acquittal in a lawsuit saying he had stolen the song Just Another Night from reggae singer Patrick Alley.
- 1990 - Danny Wood of New Kids on the Block injured his ankle when he tripped over a toy that had been thrown on stage during a show in Manchester, England.
- 1994 - Grace Slick plead guilty to pointing a gun at a police officer in her California home. She received a sentence of 200 hours of community service and four alcoholic anonymous meetings a week for three months.
- 2003 - David Lee Roth detained a man with a knife who had broken into his Southern California estate.
Recorded:
- 1941 - Walking the Floor Over You - Ernest Tubb
Released:
- 1980 - Mirror in the Bathroom - The Beat (first digitally recorded single released in the U.K.)
Number Ones - U.S. Singles:
- 1975 - (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B.J. Thomas (1 week)
Number Ones - U.S. Albums:- 1958 - The Music Man - Original Cast (4 weeks)
- 1969 - Hair - Original Cast (13 weeks)
- 1986 - 5150 - Van Halen (3 weeks)
Number Ones - U.K. Singles:
- 1969 - Get Back - Beatles with Billy Preston (6 weeks)
- 1980 - Call Me - Blondie (1 week)
Number Ones - U.K. Albums:
- 1958 - The Duke Wore Jeans - Soundtrack (2 weeks)
- 1969 - Goodbye - Cream (1 week, 3 previous weeks at number 1)
- 1986 - Street Life: 20 Great Hits - Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music (5 weeks)
- 1997 - Ultra - Depeche Mode (1 week)
