JULY 15

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1946 - Linda Ronstadt, vocalist with the Capitol Records group The Stone Poneys and also as a Capitol Records solo artist, is born Linda Marie Ronstadt in Tucson, Arizona. In 1983, on her 37th birthday, she makes her film debut, recreating her role of Mabel from the 1980 New York Shakespeare Festival stage production, in the motion picture version of "The Pirates of Penzance".

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1968 - Capitol Records releases The Beach Boys' single "Do It Again" with "Wake The World" on the flip side. The single will peak at #20 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.
1971 - Harvest Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, releases "Relics", Pink Floyd's first compilation album
1972 - Buck Owens and The Buckaroos' Capitol Records single "Made In Japan" with "Black Texas Dirt" on the flip side, hits #1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart. It will be Owen's last #1 single.
1997 - Capitol Records releases on CD for the first time Charles Mingus' Roulette Records album "Mingus Three". Capitol Records currently owns the Roulette Records catalog
2002 - Kenny Hollis, vocalist for Capitol Records Canada group (1975-1976) Copperpenny, dies of a heart attack after being hit by a car
2005 - Donald Plunkett, former Capitol Records recording engineer along with being a Charter Member of the Audio Engineering Society (AES), as well as its executive director for 20 years and past president, passed away suddenly in New York at age 81