APRIL 23

HAPPY 70TH BIRTHDAY!
Rock legend and Virgin Records America recording artist Roy Orbison was born 70 years ago today.

45 YEARS AGO TODAY
On April 23, 1961, Judy Garland's concert at Carnegie Hall was recorded. The album would go on to win 5 Grammys and be the #1 album for 13 weeks. It was remastered and re-released in 2001 for the 40th anniversary under the supervision of then VP of Catalog A&R Paul Atkinson.

ALSO ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL HISTORY
April 23, 1947, Mel Blanc has his first Capitol children's records session where he'll record "Bugs Bunny Meets Elmer Fudd" and "Daffy Duck Flies South" for the children's album "Bugs Bunny's Stories for Children" which was produced by Alan Livingston with stories by Tedd Pierce and Warren Foster, music by Billy May and with Arthur Q. Bryan supplying additional vocals.