SEPTEMBER 22

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
1938 - Dean Reed, actor, songwriter, singer, and Capitol Records artist, is born Dean Cyril Reed in Denver, Colorado

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1958 - Nick Reynolds, member of the Capitol Records group The Kingston Trio, marries comedienne Joan Harriss in between performances at the hungry-i in San Francisco, California and will honeymoon at the Royal Hawaiian in Honolulu, Hawaii while the group performs there
1959 - Frank Sinatra and Shirley MacLaine record the track "Let's Do It" in stereo for the soundtrack to the film "Can Can" with arranger and conductor Nelson Riddle
1967 - Capitol Records artist Mrs. Miller is the subject of an article in Life magazine with today's cover date
1969 - Capitol Records releases The Band's album "The Band"
1980 - Jimmy Bryant, Capitol Records session guitarist and recording artist who worked most often with Capitol Records artist Speedy West, dies at age 55 of lung cancer in Moultrie, Georgia
1992 - Capitol Records releases Blind Melon's self-titled debut album
1992 - Capitol Records Nashville releases Garth Brooks' album "The Chase"

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1964 - The musical "Fiddler On The Roof" opens at Imperial Theatre on Broadway. Capitol Records will release the original Broadway cast album featuring Zero Mostel, whose previous show "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum"'s cast album was also released on Capitol Records. The cast also featured Bert Convy, a member of the Capitol Records group The Cheers, later known as a game show host.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1960 - Joan Jett, guitarist, singer, member of the band The Runaways and solo artist, is born Joan Marie Larkin in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1989 - Irving Berlin, songwriter, born Israel Isidore Baline, dies at age 101 of a heart attack in New York City and is later interred the Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, New York