Oct 26th in Pop History

On this day, October 26th, in: 

• 1935 - Judy Garland, at the age of 12, sang on Wallace Berry's radio show on NBC

• 1958 - Bill Haley and his Comets played the first rock 'n' roll concert in Germany. Over 7,000 rock fans turned the show into a riot 

• 1970 - Elton John released Your Song, which became his first hit (in my opinion, one of the best pop songs of all time) 

• 1970 - A wake was held at the Lion's Share in San Anselmo, California to celebrate the life of Janis Joplin. The singer who died of a drug overdose had left $2,500 in her will to throw a wake party in the event of her demise. It seems that brownies laced with hashish were passed around amongst the guests 

• 1985 - Whitney Houston scores her first # 1 on the Hot 100 when Saving All My Love For You reaches the top spot. She goes on a remarkable run, with her next six singles all topping the chart