AUGUST 7

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1910 - Freddie Slack, pianist, band leader, and Capitol Records artist, is born Frederick Charles Slack in Westby, Wisconsin
1913 - George Van Eps, seven string guitarist and Capitol Records artist, is born George Abel Van Eps in Plainfield, New Jersey
1926 - Stan Freberg, comedian, radio performer, cartoon and commercial voice actor, and Capitol Records recording artis, is born in Los Angeles, California
1943 - Dino Valente, songwriter, singer and original member of the Capitol Records band Quicksilver Messenger Service, is born Chester William Powers, Jr. in New York City

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1958 - The Louvin Brothers with Spider Rich and Odell Martin record the tracks "Read What's in My Heart", "Red Hen Hop", "She Will Get Lonesome", "I Wonder If You Know", and "Blue" for their Capitol Records album "Country Love Ballads"

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1957 - Oliver Hardy (born Norvell Hardy), actor and part of the film duo Laurel and Hardy, dies after a series of strokes at age 65. Hardy was one of the celebrities on the cover of The Beatles' Capitol Records album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
1985 - George Thorogood And The Destroyers EMI America album "Bad To The Bone" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A. Capitol Records currently owns the EMI America catalog.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1969 - Joseph Kosma, French film scorer and composer ("Autumn Leaves" which was given English lyrics by Capitol Records co-founder Johnny Mercer) dies near Paris, France at age 63

BTW - It's my mom's birthday