JANUARY 12, 2008

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1904 - Mississippi Fred McDowell, singer, guitarist and Capitol Records artist (1969 - the album "I Do Not Play No Rock'n'Roll") is born in Rossville, Tennessee
1905 - Tex Ritter, singer, guitarist, motion picture actor, television host, 1964 Country Music Hall Of Fame inductee, 1971 Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame inductee, the father of actor John Ritter, and Capitol Records' first Country artist, is born born Maurice Woodward Ritter in Murvaul, Panola County, Texas
1959 - Per Gessle, singer, songwriter, with the Capitol Records group Roxette, is born in Halmstad, Sweden

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1949 - Tommy Duncan & His Western All-Stars (which includes Maurice Cameron Hill on guitar) records the tracks "I'm Thru Wastin' Time On You", "Worried Over You", "Take Me Back To Tulsa", and "Time Changes Everything" at Capitol Records' new Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California at their first session for the label
1956 - Bert Convey, with the group The Cheers, signs with Capitol Records
1959 - Capitol Records releases Ferlin Husky's single "My Reason For Living" with "Wrong" on the flip side
1966 - The Guy Lombardo Orchestra signs with Capitol Records
1975 - Merle Haggard's single "Kentucky Gambler", with "I've Got A Darlin' (For A Wife)" is #1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart
1998 - Gene Vincent, Capitol Records artist, is posthumously inducted into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1958 - Eddie Cochran records the track "Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie" in Los Angeles, California for Liberty Records
1968 - Chynna Phillips, singer with the SBK Records group Wilson, and daughter of John and Michelle Phillips (members of the group The Mamas & the Papas) is born, in Los Angeles, California
1974 - Melanie Chisholm , singer, songwriter, with the Virgin Records group The Spice Girls (as "Sporty Spice), and a solo artist using the name Mel C, is born in Widnes (near Liverpool), England
1986 - Dan Seals' EMI America single "Bop", with "In San Antone" on the flip side, is #1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1965 - NBC-TV airs the first episode of the pop show "Hullabaloo!" designed to compete with ABC's popular "Shindig" show. The first broadcast features guests The New Christy Minstrels, Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Zombies (introduced by Brian Epstein), and Woody Allen.
1966 - "Batman", a live action half hour cliffhanger show that will air twice a week, debuts on ABC-TV.