MAY 27

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1911 - Vincent Price, actor and Capitol Records recording artist (his "Witchraft and Magic: An Adventure In Demonology" album had a gatefold cover and accompanying booklet, and I have a copy of an 8 mm promo film made for it by Capitol), is born Vincent Leonard Price Jr. in St. Louis, Missouri
1939 - Don Williams, Capitol Records country artist (1986-1989), is born Donald Ray Williams in Floydada, Texa
1943 - Capitol Records singer Cilla Black, is born Priscilla Maria Veronica White in Liverpool, England
1958 - Neil Finn, singer and songwriter with the Capitol Records band Crowded House, as well as the band Split Enz, is born Neil Mullane Finn in Awamutu, New Zealand

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL HISTORY
1957 - Nat "King" Cole's album "Love Is The Thing", arranged and conducted by Gordon Jenkins, hits #1 on Billboard's U.S. album chart where it will stay for 8 weeks
1963 - The Beatles' single "From Me To You", with "Thank You Girl" is released in the U.S. on Vee Jay Records
1993 - Patti Ouderkirk takes Crowded House band member Tim Finn's photo at a shoot at Capitol Records' New York City office

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL HISTORY
1932 - Singer, songwriter, and blues musician Junior Walker is born Herman Parker, Jr. in Clarksdale, Mississippi. His song "Mystery Train" would be covered by The Band on their sixth Capitol Records album "Moondog Matinee".