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Alan Osmond, the eldest member of the famous Osmond Brothers, passed away at the age of 76 on April 20, 2026. His death occurred at his home in Orem, Utah, where he was surrounded by his wife, Suzanne, and their eight sons.
Alan was a singer, musician, and the creative leader of The Osmonds, a family musical group that gained fame in the 1970s.
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1949 - Phil Spector
Phil Spector's father committed suicide when Phil was just 9 years old. The title of the song 'To Know Him Is To Love Him,' which Phil Spector wrote for the Teddy Bears, (the only vocal group of which he was a member), comes from the inscription on his father's headstone. The song spent three weeks at No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1958.
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April 17, 1960 — "Summertime Blues" rocker Eddie Cochran is killed at age 21 and Gene Vincent ("Be-Bop-A-Lula") is seriously injured when their speeding taxi driver loses control and crashes into a light pole in Chippenham, England. (Photo, left: Memorial at crash site)
1964 — The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Washington laboratory reports it cannot determine the lyrics to the 1963 Kingsmen hit "Louie, Louie" after playing it at various speeds. The FBI ends it probe, which began after receiving public complaints that the indecipherable words may have been dirty and violated laws against the interstate transportation of obscene material.
April 18, 1957 — Second Lieutenant Buddy Knox is called up for six months of active duty with the U.S. Army Reserves in his home state of Texas, during which his second hit, "Rock Your Little Baby To Sleep," is issued listing his military rank.
April 19, 1988 — Sonny Bono of Sonny & Cher is inaugurated as mayor of Palm Springs, California.
April 20, 1970 — The New York Times reports on "submarine churches" inspired by the Beatles' "Yellow Submarine." Their logos adapt the Christian fish symbol into variations of a submarine with the periscope forming a peace sign.
April 21, 1962 — Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles appear on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with a song they hadn't recorded — "I Sold My Heart To The Junkman." It was actually taped by Chicago's Starlets ("Better Tell Him No"). While touring Philadelphia, they waxed the song at the request of a used car dealer who owned a studio on his lot. He issued the recording on his Newtown label, but gave singing credit to a local group led by Patricia Holt, who became Patti LaBelle when the group adopted the Bluebelles name. The Starlets sue the record company and win $5,000 each, but the disc rises to #15 pop / #13 R&B and the Blue-Bells become stars while the Chicago group soon breaks up.
1977 — Elvis Presley begins his final concert tour in Greensboro, North Carolina.
April 22, 1962 — Jerry Lee Lewis' first son, three-year-old Steve Allen (named after the TV host and good friend), drowns in the family pool.
April 23, 1954 — "Work With Me Annie" by the Royals is issued, beginning the era of the answer record. It becomes so popular (#1 R&B, #22 pop) that the group is renamed the Midnighters (eventually Hank Ballard & The Midnighters) to avoid confusion with the "5" Royales, who are under contract to the same record company.
1959 — After 24 years on radio and TV, the final Saturday night broadcast of the musical countdown show Your Hit Parade airs on NBC television.
The final Top Five:
#5 - "I Need Your Love Tonight" (Elvis Presley)
#4 - "It's Just A Matter Of Time" (Brook Benton)
#3 - "Never Be Anyone Else But You" (Ricky Nelson)
#2 - "Pink Shoe Laces" (Dodie Stevens)
#1 - "Come Softly To Me" (The Fleetwoods)
2012 — The Beach Boys begin their 50th anniversary tour, which reunites Brian Wilson with fellow founders Mike Love and Al Jardine along with longtime members Bruce Johnston and David Marks.
Sources:
Eight Days a Week (Ron Smith)
On This Day in Black Music History (Jay Warner)
Chronology of American Popular Music, 1900-2000 (Frank Hoffman)
Birthdays Singers and Song Writers
1948 - Paul Davis
Paul Davis, American singer and songwriter, best known for his radio hits and solo career which started worldwide in 1970. He had the 1977 US No. 7 hit 'I Go Crazy', which once held the record for the longest chart run on the Billboard Hot 100 with 40 weeks on the chart. He also had two No. 1 country hits as a guest vocalist on songs by Marie Osmond and Tanya Tucker. He died on 22 April 2008.
1967 - The Beatles
Working at Abbey Road studios in London, The Beatles completed the sessions for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The final recordings were a short section of gibberish and noise which would follow 'A Day in the Life', in the run-out groove. They recorded assorted noises and voices, which engineer Geoff Emerick then cut-up and randomly re-assembled and edits backwards. At John Lennon's suggestion, they also added a high-pitch 15 kilocycle whistle audible only by dogs. These were omitted from the American version of the album.
1990 - Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney played in front of 184,000 fans at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Jnaeiro, creating a new world record for the largest crowd attending a rock concert.
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