JUNE 2

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1924 - Capitol Records country artist (1951-1953) Carl Butler is born Carl Roberts Butler in Knoxville, Tennessee
1945 - Capitol Records artists have 3 of the top 10 singles on Billboard's singles chart:
#5 - "Dream" by The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra, with "Tabby The Cat" on the flip side, peaks this week
#6 -"Laura" by Johnnie Johnston with Orchestra conducted by Paul Baron, with "There Must Be A Way" on the flip side, will peak the next week at # 2
#7 - "Candy" by Johnny Mercer, Jo Stafford and The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra, with Johnny Mercer's "I'm Gonna See My Baby" on the flip side, is on its way down after peaking the previous week at #4
1964 - The Beatles record the tracks "Any Time At All", "When I Get Home", and "Things We Said Today" at EMI Studios, London England in Studio Two for the "A Hard Day's Night" soundtrack
1966 - The Beatles begin sessions for the track "I Want To Tell You" in Abbey Road Studios, London, England. The track will appear on their album "Revolver"
1966 - Carl Wilson and session musicians (Diane Rovell [leader], Hal Blaine, Charles Britz, William Pitman, Don Randi, Lyle Ritzare) record tracks for the song "Inspiration" for The Beach Boys' album "Smile" at Western Recorders in Los Angeles
1990 - Actor and singer Jack Guilford dies of stomach cancer at his home in Greenwich Village, New York. Born Jacob Aaron Gellman, he is probably best remembered for his 10 year run of pantomime Cracker Jacks commercials. He also appears on Capitol's original Broadway cast album for the musical "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum".

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL HISTORY
1904 - Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer and actor (MGM's Tarzan series) Johnny Weissmuller is born János Weißmüller in Freidorf, Austro-Hungary (present-day Timişoara)
1941 - Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts is born Charles Robert Watts in Islington (a suburb of London), England
1952 - Judy Garland marries Sid Luft who, at the time, was her manager
1965 - Director Dick Lester's film "The Knack (And How To Get It)" premieres at the London Pavillion Cinema with John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr among the celebrities in attendance
1969 - Arranger Gerald Wilson and His Orchestra (Larry McGuire, Jay Daversa, Paul Hubinon on trumpet; Lester Robinson, Frank Strong, Thurman Green on trombone; Alexander Thomas on bass trombone; Arthur Maebe on french horn; Henry DeVega, Anthony Ortega on alto saxophone; William Green on flute and piccalo; Ernie Watts on tenor saxophone, flute and piccalo; Hadley Caliman, Harold Land on tenor saxophone; Richard Aplanalp on baritone saxophone; Bobby Hutcherson on vibes; Richard Holmes on organ; George Duke on piano; Bob West on electric bass; and Carl Lott on drums), with producer Richard Bock and engineer Lanky Linstrot, record the tracks "Equinox", "Aquarius", and "Celestial Soul" for the Pacific Jazz label at Liberty Studios, Los Angeles (the studio was demolished and the site, opposite Hollywood High School on Sunset Boulevard, is now Off-Broadway Shoe Warehouse)
1969 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono's bed-in, which started May 26 at The Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Canada, ends
1990 - Actor Rex Harrison, born Reginald Carey Harrison, dies of pancreatic cancer in New York City at age 82