MAY 23

THE COMPLETE BUGALOOS IS RELEASED ON DVD!

The Bugaloos with their Barris Custom buggy at the back entrance of The Capitol Tower. Photo courtesy of Bill Ung

Rhino Video has released a 3 DVD set with all 17 original episodes of the series, as well as some great extras. In 1970 Capitol Records released The Bugaloos only album and sponsored a promotional tour of in-store and personal appearances to support it. Here's hoping that Capitol will re-release the album as a tie-in. Bill Ung has a wondeful and massive tribute website to The Bugaloos and I've contributed some photos from the personal appearances in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Dallas, Texas, to it.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1959 - Bill Vorn of the band Rational Youth is born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1967 - Phil Selway, drummer for the band Radiohead, is born Philip James Selway in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL HISTORY
1947 - Wingy Manone And His Orchestra record the track "Box Car Blues" with Manone sharing vocals with Johnny Mercer
1964 – The Beach Boys' single “I Get Around”, with “Don’t Worry Baby” on the flip side, is released on Capitol Records
1965 - The Beach Boys' single "Help Me Rhonda", with "Do You Wanna Dance?" on the flip side, hits #1 on Billboard's singles chart
1967 - Pink Floyd records Sid Barrett's "See Emily Play" at Sound Techniques studios
1970 - Paul McCartney's album "McCartney" reaches #1 on Billboard's album chart
1983 - Pink Floyd's album "The Final Cut" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.
1994 - The Beastie Boys' album "Ill Communication" is released and would become their second #1 album and second to be certified triple platinum

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL HISTORY
1944 - Tiki Fulwood, drummer for the bands Parliament and Funkadelic, is born Ramon Fulwood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1961 - Ricky Nelson's Imperial Records single "Travelin' Man", with "Hello Mary Lou" on the flip side, hits #1 on Billboard's singles chart. Dave Crimmen has a great site with photos and details on Rick Nelson's discography.
1968 - John Lennon and George Harrison open Apple Tailoring (Civil And Theatrical) at 161 King's Road, London, England
1969 - Composer ("I Can't Give You Anything But Love", "On The Sunny Side Of The Street", "I'm In The Mood For Love", etc.) and pianist James "Jimmy" McHugh dies in Beverly Hills, California at age 74
1971 - The Rolling Stones' single "Brown Sugar", with a cover of Chuck Berry's "Let It Rock" on the flip side, hits #1 on Billboard's singles chart