JANUARY 9, 2008

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1944 - James Talley, singer, songwriter, certified commercial investment member in Nashville, Tennessee, and Capitol Records artist (1975-1977), is born in Pryor, Oklahoma
1951 - Crystal Gayle, singer, younger sister of singer Loretta Lynn, and Capitol Records artist, is born Brenda Gail Webb in Paintsville, Kentucky

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1956 - Frank Sinatra, with arranger Nelson Riddle conducting the orchestra, records the tracks "You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me", "I Thought About You", "You Make Me Feel So Young", and "Memories Of You" for his Capitol Records album "Songs For Swingin' Lovers" at Capitol's Melrose Avenue Studios in Hollywood, California
1965 - The Beatles' Capitol Records album "Beatles '65" hits #1 on Billboard's Pop album chart and will stay there for nine consecutive weeks
1972 - Merle Haggard and The Strangers' Capitol Records single "Carolyn", with When The Feelin' Goes Away" on the flip side, is #1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart
1986 - Capitol Records group Marillion begins two consecutive days of concerts at London's Hammersmith Odeon where the tracks "Kayleigh", "Script For A Jester's Tear", and "Fugazi" are recorded and later released by Capitol on the mini album "Brief Encounter"
1990 - Tommy Smith begins 5 consecutive days of recording sessions for his Capitol Records album "Peeping Tom" with producer Gary Burton and recording and mixing engineer Jan Erik Kongshaug at Rainbow Studios, in Oslo, Norway

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1945 - Mushmouth Robinson records the tracks "Let's Get Some", "I Got The Blues", "I'm Hip To These Women", and "Boogie Boo Blues" in Los Angeles, California for Black & White Records. Black & White's catalog is currently owned by EMI Music, Capitol Records' parent company.
1972 - Don McLean's United Artists Records single "American Pie" (the song is broken up as Parts 1 and 2 and takes up both sides of the single) is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. EMI Music, Capitol Records' parent company, currently owns the United Artists catalog.
1977 - Crystal Gayle's United Artists Records single "You Never Miss A Real Good Thing", with "Forgettin' About You" on the flip side, is #1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart. EMI Music, Capitol Records' parent company, currently owns the United Artists catalog.
1983 - Merle Haggard and The Strangers' Epic Records single "Going Where The Lonely Go", with "Someday Your Going To Need Your Friends Again" on the flip side, is #1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart. Capitol Records currently distributes the track on Haggard's compilation CDs.
2001 - Capitol Records releases the compilation CD "From The Vaults, Volume 4: Love Letters", compiled and produced by Billy Vera who also wrote the liner notes.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1988 - Twenty years ago today, Kristine Anne Jennifer Heimback married me at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Eggertsville, New York