MAY 26

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1920 - Vocalist and songwriter Peggy Lee is born Norma Delores Egstrom in Jamestown, North Dakota
1926 - Capitol artist (1948) and jazz trumpeter Miles Davis is born Miles Dewey Davis, Jr. in Alton, Illinois
1942 - Levon Helm, drummer, mandolinist and singer for Captiol Records recording artists The Band, as well as Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks, The Canadian Squires, and The Hawks, is born Mark Levon Helm in Marvell, Arkansas

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1953 - Skeets McDonald and Helen O'Connell, with producer Ken Nelson, record the tracks "Hi Diddle Dee (My Way)" and "Worried Mind" at Capitol Records' Melrose studio in Hollywood, California. The tracks will be released as the A & B sides of the same single and issued on 78 and 45 rpm formats.
1966 - The Beatles' begin recording the track "Yellow Submarine" at Abbey Road Studios and would finish the track at another session on June 1, 1966
1968 - An early version of The Beach Boys' track "Do It Again" is recorded and, with new vocals and a guitar track, will be the basis for the version released later in 1968 as part of their "Wild Honey" album. The single will go to #1 in the U.K.
1969 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono's second album, "Unfinished Music No. 2 - Life with the Lions" is released in the U.S.
1970 - The Beatles' last album "Let It Be" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.
1982 - Bobby Darin's star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame is unveiled

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL HISTORY
1886 - Singer and actor on Broadway, as well as star of the first popular talking film "The Jazz Singer", and first popular music superstar of the 20th century, Al Jolson, is born Asa Yoelson in Seredzius, Lithuania. For just about everything you might want to know about Jolson, check out Dr. Marc I Leavy's massive tribute website.
1948 - Stevie Nicks, songwriter, solo artist, and vocalist with the bands Fritz, Buckingham Nicks, and Fleetwood Mac, is born Stephanie Lynn Nicks in Phoenix, Arizona
1964 - Virgin Records artist Lenny Kravitz is born Leonard Albert Kravitz in New York City, New York