OCTOBER 26

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1936 - Bruce Belland, songwriter, father of Tracy Bryn (member of the band Voice Of The Beehive), and singer with the Capitol Records group The Four Preps is born in Chicago, Illinois
1946 - David Rea, guitarist, songwriter, singer and Capitol Records solo artist (1969-71) is born in Akron, Ohio
1951 - Bootsy Collins, bass guitarist, singer, solo artist and member of the bands The JBs, Parliament, Funkadelic, and Capitol Records band The P-Funk All-Stars (1983), is born William Collins in Cincinnati, Ohio
1967 - Keith Urban, singer, guitarist, husband of actress Nicole Kidman, and Capitol Records Nashville artist, is born Keith Lionel Urban in Whangarei, New Zealand

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1949 - Pianist Armand Hug, with Frank Frederico on guitar, Joe Loyacana on bass, and Fred King on drums, records the tracks "Huggin' The Keys", "Dixie Rag", "Girl Of My Dreams", and "Wild Flower Rag" for Capitol Records singles, with producer Dave Dexter at WDSU's studio in New Orleans, Louisiana
1964 - Capitol Records releases The Beach Boys' single "Dance, Dance, Dance" with "The Warmth Of The Sun" on the flip side
1971 - A new stereo mix of The Beatles' song "Strawberry Fields Forever" is created for the German version of their soundtrack album "Magical Mystery Tour" and is the version currently heard on the CD of the album. Joe Brennan has an in-depth article on the differences between the mixes on his website.
1978- Anne Murray's Capitol Records single "You Needed Me" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.
2000 - Capitol Records Nashville throws a party to celebrate Garth Brooks being the only artist to sell more than 100 million albums in a decade and the only artist to sell 10 million copies of four different albums

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1965 - The Beatles are each given a Members of the Order of the British Empire award by Queen Elizabeth of England
1966- Alma Cogan, singer and HMV (1952-1960) and Columbia Records UK (1960-1966) artist dies of cancer in a London Hospital at age 34. She covered The Beatles' songs "Yesterday", "Eight Days A Week" and "Help!", and was a friend of the band, often having them as guests to the home she shared with her sister and mother. Paul McCartney wrote a brief sleeve note for EMI's 1986 double album gatefold release "Alma Cogan: A Celebration". Both HMV and Columbia Records UK are distributed by Capitol Records parent company EMI.