JUNE 8

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1936 - Odessa Harris who, with producers Earl Wainwright and Bill Wyler, recorded the tracks "You're What I Need" and "Since I Fell For You", "The Color Of His Love Is Blue" and "Driving Wheels", which were released in 1967 as two singles for the Uptown Records label (a subsidiary of Tower Records which is itself a subsidiary of Capitol Records), is born in West Helena, Arkansas
1962 - Nick Rhodes, keyboardist for the bands Duran Duran, Arcadia and The Devils, is born Nicholas James Bates in Moseley, West Midlands, England

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL HISTORY
1931 - Johnny Mercer marries Elizabeth Meltzer, aka Ginger Meehan, in New York City. Ginger would suggest the name Capitol Records over dinner at Chasen's restaurant in Beverly Hills after the company couldn't retain the rights to the name "Liberty Records".
1946 - The King Cole Trio’s recording of “(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66” enters the R&B chart, where it will peak at #3
1953 - Hank Thompson, with producer Ken Nelson, records the tracks "Wakeup Irene" and "Breakin' The Rules" at Capitol's Melrose Studios
1960 - John Stewart of The Kingston Trio marries Julie Koehler, whom he met in high school
1968 - The Beach Boys record the track "Sail Plane Song" (aka "Glide Plane Song"), that will become the song "Loop De Loop", at Brian Wilson's home studio with Carl Wilson on bass, Alan Jardine on guitar, Brian Wilson on piano, Bruce Johnston on organ and Dennis Wilson on drums
1968 - Paul McCartney was the best man at his brother Michael's wedding to hair stylist Angela Fishwick, held at St. Bridget's Parish Church in Carrog, Merioneth, North Wales (the same church where Paul and Mike's father Jim married his second wife in 1966). The other Beatles sent congratulatory telegrams (George and Ringo visited folksinger Joan Baez at her home in Carmel, California). The reception was held at Jim McCartney's home in Gayton, Cheshire, and featured a family sing-song, led by Paul at the piano.
1974 - Paul McCartney & Wings' album "Band On The Run" hits #1 on Billboard's album charts
1981 - Duran Duran's self titled first album is released by Parlophone Records in the UK
1998 - Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr appear together in public for the first time since 1969 at a memorial service for Linda McCartney
1999 - Capitol Records releases the album "Mrs. Miller: Wild, Cool & Swingin'" as part of their UltraLounge Series
2004 - Publisher Bill Lowery, who started Lowery Music Company (eventually becoming Lowery Music Group) because of a suggestion by Capitol A&R VP Ken Nelson and who's first
million seller was "Be-Bop-A-Lula", dies of cancer at age 79 in Atlanta, Georgia
2005 - The Shout Out Louds make their late night television debut on "The Late Show with David Letterman"
2005 - Los Gatos, California students Nick Ulleseit, Jonathan Gelber, Jayinee Basu, Dan Kent and Taylor Baxley flew to Los Angeles for the day to visit Capitol Records getting tips about how to make themselves more marketable and successful and a got a chance to promote their own music.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL HISTORY
1940 - Nancy Sinatra is born Nancy Sandra Sinatra, Jr. in Jersey City, New Jersey
1941 - Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins, vocalist for the bands The Parliaments and Funkadelic, is born in Elkhorn, West Virginia
1969 - Brian Jones, founding member and guitarist of The Rolling Stones is fired from the band by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
1977 - Kanye West is born Kanye Omari West in Atlanta, Georgia and, in 2002, was this close to being signed to Capitol