MAY 7

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1950 - Prarie Prince, former drummer for Capitol Records' artists The Tubes and now with The New Cars, is born in Charlotte, North Carolina

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL HISTORY
1946 - Peggy Lee records a transcription disc at Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, California in a session with arrangement by Heinrich "Heine" Beau that included The Four Of A Kind - Dave Barbour (guitar), Philip Stephens (bass), Buddy Cole (piano, celeste, organ), and Tom Romersa (drums). Tracks included "I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me", "I've Had My Moments", "Them There Eyes", "Lonesome Road", "I've Had My Moments", "Them There Eyes", "You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me"
1958 - Bobby Hackett continues sessions for his album "At The Embers" by recording the tracks "Cheek To Cheek", "It's Been Su Long", "If I Had My Way", and "That Naughty Waltz"
1966 - The Beach Boys' single "Sloop John B." peaks at #3 on Billboard's single charts
1967 - Judy Garland's appearance on Jack Paar's NBC special, "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way to Hollywood", is the last time she's on a primetime network television show
1998 - Eddie Rabbitt, Capitol artist from 1990 to 1992 during which time he recorded recorded the top 10 hit "Runnin' With The Wind", dies of lung cancer in Nashville, Tennessee.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL HISTORY
1945 - V.E. Day is announced and there is a massive celebration in Times Square
1946 - Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded
1949 - "A - You're Adorable" by Perry Como becomes the first song available on RCA'S new 45rpm format to hit #1 on the Billboard charts
1953 - Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, Carson Smith and Larry Bunker record "Love Me or Leave Me" and "Varsity Drag" for Gene Norman's GNP label.
1956 - The Rock 'n' Roll Trio, consisting of Johnny Burnette, Dorsey Burnette, and Paul Burlison, has its first recording session for Coral Records in New York City, producing the single "Tear It Up", that was later covered by John Lennon on his "Rock 'n' Roll" solo album. Capitol wanted to sign the trio but after the Burnettes and their manager, bandleader Henry Jerome, heard that Capitol might be also signing Gene Vincent, they decided to go with Coral. Capitol then signed Vincent who recorded "Be-Bop-A-Lula" three days before the Trio's session.
1962 - The Isley Brothers' single "Twist And Shout" is released. The track would later be covered by "The Beatles" with John Lennon doing lead vocals. The track was recorded at the end of a 11 hour recordng session of material for their first album "Please, Please Me" in Studio 2 at Abbey Road Studios, with producer George Martin, on February 11, 1963. Though 2 takes were attempted, John's voice wasn't as strong on the second. He had been fighting a cold and sore throat all day and the first take left him hoarse and his throat painful for a while.
1966 - Rolling Stones' single "Paint It Black", with "Stupid Girl" on the flip side, is released on London Records