musicminder The Premier Online Music & Entertainment Resource Directory Search For: In Table: Albums Businesses Entertainers Hits On This Day Home About Us Contact Us Businesses Entertainers Albums Birthdates Hits Instruments Lyrics Memorials On This Day Home > Birthdates Menu > List Birthdates BIRTHDATES Search Results for Date: AUGUST 26th Click on an Entertainer's name in the list below to view more information about that Entertainer. Click on a date in the list to view a list of other Entertainers with the same birthdate.   Number of Records Matching Query: 16   ANDREW B STERLING   Date Born: Wednesday 26 August 1874   Description: Composer of lyrics, USA   Summary: After he graduated from high school, he began writing songs and vaudevilles. BETTY McQUADE   Date Born: Tuesday 26 August 1941   Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Composer, Australia   Summary: Betty McQuade's Midnight Bus, recorded in 1961, has been released more than six times. This record is an Australian rock-n-roll classic and is sought after by collectors. Written by 1961 John D. Loudermilk. CASSIE   Date Born: Tuesday 26 August 1986   Description: Vocalist , Composer, Actress, Dancer, USA   Summary: Cassie was born in New London, Connecticut, to a Filipino father and an African American/Mexican/West Indian mother. DON BOWMAN   Date Born: Thursday 26 August 1937   Description: Vocalist, Comedian, USA   Summary: Comedian Bowman was also a DJ choosing this to be his profession. Bowman was the original host of the radio show American Country Countdown. DON LaFONTAINE   Date Born: Monday 26 August 1940   Description: Occupation Voice actor   Summary: His nicknames included "Thunder Throat" and "The Voice of God". LaFontaine's voice was used in Family Guy episodes "North by North Quahog", and "Brian Sings and Swings", and The Untold Story version of "Stewie B. Goode", and has been featured in musical tracks. GEORGIA GIBBS   Date Born: Thursday 26 August 1926   Description: Vocalist, USA   Summary: Gibbs was born the youngest of four children of Russian Jewish descent. She spent her first seven years in an orphanage in Worcester, separated from her other siblings. KEITH ALLISON   Date Born: Wednesday 26 August 1942   Description: Bassist, USA   Summary: One time member of "Paul Revere and The Raiders" bass guitar/songwriter) LESTER LANIN   Date Born: Saturday 26 August 1911   Description: Band leader, USA   Summary: Lanin's brothers, Sam and Howard, were also both bandleaders, they came from a family of ten of which Lester was the youngest born to a family of Russian - Jewish immigrants. LYNN ANDERSON   Date Born: Tuesday 26 August 1947   Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA   Summary: Anderson was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota. She is the daughter of country music songwriters Casey and Liz Anderson. MaCAULAY CULKIN   Date Born: Tuesday 26 August 1980   Description: Actor, USA   Summary: At the height of his fame he was regarded as the most successful child actor since Shirley Temple. NED FAIRCHILD   Date Born: Monday 26 August 1929   Description: Composer of music, USA   Summary: She was an AMI staff songwriter who variously wrote and performed as Ned Fairchild and Sunny Bingo. PETER APPLEYARD   Date Born: Sunday 26 August 1928   Description: Jazz vibraphonist, percussionist, and composer.   Summary: Following the death of Benny Goodman, Appleyard formed the Benny Goodman Tribute Band in 1985 which is composed of a number of Goodman alumni and some great Toronto musicians. RUBY KEELER   Date Born: Friday 26 August 1910   Description: Actress,Singer, Dancer, USA   Summary: From 1928 to 1940, she was married to legendary singer "Al Jolson". Keeler was born in Canada, in 1909, to a Irish Catholic family. Her father was a truck driver, and when she was three years old, her family packed up and moved to New York City where he knew he could get better pay. SCOTT HENDERSON   Date Born: Thursday 26 August 1954   Description: Guitarist, USA   Summary: Scott formed Tribal Tech with bass player Gary Willis in 1984. Under the direction of Henderson and Willis, Tribal Tech became one of the most highly-regarded fusion bands of the 1990's. VAN JOHNSON   Date Born: Saturday 26 August 1916   Description: Actor, Dancer, USA   Summary: Johnson was born the son of Loretta, a homemaker, and Charles E. Johnson, a plumber and later real-estate salesman. VIC DANA   Date Born: Wednesday 26 August 1942   Description: Vocalist, USA   Summary: As a young boy, Dana trained as a dancer, and at the age of 11 was spotted, performing in Buffalo, by Sammy Davis Jnr.           Disclaimer:   Music Minder takes as much care as possible to check the accuracy of the information provided. 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