OCTOBER 14, 2007

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1958- Thomas Dolby, composer, record producer, keyboardist, singer, and Parlophone and Capitol Records artist (1981-1988), is born Thomas Morgan Robertson in Cairo, Egypt

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1947 - Red Norvo's Nine (Bobby Sherwood on coronet; Benny Carter on alto saxophone; Dave Cavanaugh and Eddie Miller on tenor saxophone; Arnold Ross on piano; Dave Barbour on guitar; Billy Hadnott on bass; Jesse Price on drums; and Red Norvo on vibraphone) record two takes of the track "Hollyridge Drive", as well as the track "Under A Blanket Of Blue" in Los Angeles, California for a Capitol Records single
1958 - Dean Martin is back in The Capitol Tower Studios to record the tracks "Sleep Warm", "Let's Put Out the Lights (And Go To Sleep)", "Goodnight, My Love", and "Brahms' Lullaby" for his Capitol Records album "Sleep Warm", with Frank Sinatra still conducting the orchestra (Benjamin Barrett: Contractor; Alfred Viola on guitar; Joseph G. 'Joe' Comfort on bass; Alvin A. Stoller on drums; Ken Lane and William 'Bill' Miller on piano; Elizabeth Greensporn and Kurt Reher on cello; Stella Castellucci on harp; Alexander Neiman and Paul Robyn on viola; Victor Arno, James Getzoff, Daniel 'Dan' Lube, Amerigo Marino, Alexander 'Alex' Murray, Erno Neufeld, Paul C. Shure, and Gerald Vinci on violin; Jack Cave on french horn; Herman C. Gunkler, Dale Issenhuth, Jules Jacob, Abraham E. Most, and Theodore M. 'Ted' Nash on saxophone) with producer Lee Gillette
1960 - Stan Kenton and His Orchestra record tracks for their Capitol Records album "A Merry Christmas"
1963 - Capitol Records releases The Beach Boys' single "Be True To Your School" with "In My Room" on the flip side
1977 - Bing Crosby (born Harry Lilas Crosby), singer, actor, and Capitol Records artist, dies of a heart attack after finishing 18 holes of golf.
1985 - Capitol Records releases Iron Maiden's first "live" album "Live After Death"
1997 - Capitol Records releases Duran Duran's album "Medazzaland"

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1913 - Larry Russell, composer ("Vaya Con Dios" with Inez James, and Buddy Pepper) and film arranger ("Limelight" with Ray Rasch, Russell Garcia and Charlie Chaplin), is born in Indiana. Les Paul and Mary Ford's version of "Vaya Con Dios", released by Capitol Records, will hit #1 on both Billboard and Cash Box Magazine's singles charts.
2003 - DTS releases Megadeth's Capitol Records album "Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?" in DVD Audio format.