JUNE 6

REST IN PEACE
2006 - Billy Preston, singer, keyboardist for both The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, died in Shea Scottsdale Hospital in Scottsdale, Arizona at age 59 from compliations of an acute respiratory arrest, due to improper treatement for pericarditas, that put him into a coma on November 21, 2005

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1973 - Lisa Brokop, Capitol Records Nashville/Liberty Records artist (1992-1996), is born Lisa Ann Brokop in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL HISTORY
1942 - Future Capitol Records artist Yma Sumac marries bandleader and composer Moisés Vivanco in Lima, Peru
1960 - Capitol Records releases Kay Starr's album "Movin' On Broadway" which was produced by Dave Cavanaugh with arrangements by Van Alexander who also conducts the orchestra
1962 - With George Martin producing, The Beatles, with Pete Best on drums, record the track "Love Me Do" as part of their first session for Parlophone Records
1964 - Capitol Records' original Broadway cast album of "Funny Girl" peaks at #3 on Billboard's album chart
1991 - Tenor Saxophonist Stan Getz (born Stanley Gayetzky), member of the Capitol Records bands Woody Herman and His Orchestra and The Metronome All Stars, and as a solo artist on the Verve label would record in Capitol's Studios on Melrose and The Tower until 1957, dies at age 64 of liver cancer in Malibu, California
2000 - Capitol Records releases Nancy Wilson's 2 CD set "Anthology"
2000 - The first three volumes of Capitol Records' "From The Vaults" series, "Birth Of A Label", "Capitol Jumps" and "Vine Street Divas" are released. The series is compiled and produced by Billy Vera, who also wrote the series' extensive and informative liner notes. The look of the series' packaging is based on samples of packaging and advertisements from Capitol's early days that I pulled from my collection when I was working as a fulltime freelancer in Capitol's art department.
2006 - Capitol Records releases "The Very Best Of Lou Rawls: You'll Never Find Another" with liner notes by Billy Vera that'll tear your heart out.
2006 - Capitol Records artists Sound Team's first full-length album, "Movie Monster", is released
2006 - Frank Sinatra, Jr.'s first album in a decade, "That Face!" (recorded in The Capitol Tower Studios), has been released by Rhino Records, who've foregone their logo for this package instead using the Reprise ":r" logo. It features arrangements by Billy May, Nelson Riddle, Torrie Zito and features Frank Sr.'s longtime pianist Bill Miller, who will be on tour with Frank Jr. in July.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL HISTORY
1968 - After winning the California Democratic primary, Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy dies of gunshot wounds sustained in a pantry while leaving the ballroom of The Ambassador Hotel.
1971 - The last episode of "The Ed Sullivan Show" is broadcast on CBS. The episode is a repeat (the last original episode aired on March 28, 1971) of the episode that aired on February 7, 1971 that featured Melanie singing "Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma," "Ruby Tuesday" and "Alexander Beetle"; Joanna Simon (mezzo-soprano) singing "My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice"; impressionist David Frye; Danny Davis & the Nashville Brass; singers Tony Sandler & Ralph Young; comedian Norman Wisdom; sleight-of-hand artist Vic Perry; comedian Tony Fane and comedian Lennie Schultz. The next week the show is replaced by Sunday Night Movies which, after 35 years, will itself be ending when CBS' 2006-2007 season starts this fall.