MARCH 1, 2009

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1917 - Cliffie Stone, singer, songwriter, radio variety show host, personal manager, television producer, A&R and record producer for Capitol Records, and a Capitol Records artist, is born Clifford Gilpin Snyder in Stockton, California
1926 - Robert Clary, singer, Broadway, motion picture, and television actor (best known as LeBeau on "Hogan's Heroes"), and Capitol Records artist (1949), is born in Paris, France
1927 - Harry Belafonte, singer, motion picture actor, and Capitol Records artist, is born Harold George Belafonte in Harlem, New York City, New York

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1952 - Faron Young has his first recording session for Capitol Records
1956 - Nelson Riddle's Capitol Records single "Lisbon Antigua", with "The Theme From Robin Hood" on the flip side is still #1 on the U.S. Pop singles charts and Les Baxter's Capitol Records single "The Poor People of Paris", with "Helen Of Troy" on the flip side is #2
1957 - Buck Owens signs with Capitol Records
45 Years Ago Today In 1964 - The Beatles Capitol Records single "I Want to Hold Your Hand", with "I Saw Her Standing There" on the flip side is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart and their Swan Records single "She Loves You" with "I'll Get You" on the flip side is #2
1972 - Capitol Records artist Merle Haggard is granted a full pardon by the Governor of California, Ronald Reagan
1980 - Bob Seger's Capitol Records single "Fire Lake", with "Long Twin Silver Line" on the flip side, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1983 - Duran Duran's Capitol Records album "Rio" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS ARTIST
45 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Future Apple Records, Capitol Records, and Geffen Records artist Yoko Ono's marriage to filmmaker Tony Cox is annulled
1985 - A Beatles song was used for the first time in a U.S. TV commercial. The cost for Lincoln-Mercury to use the song, "HELP!" in the ad was $100,000.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
105 Years Ago Today In 1904 - Glenn Miller, trombonist, songwriter, arranger, bandleader, motion picture actor, and radio show host is born Alton Glenn Miller in Clarinda, Iowa
1922 - William Gaines, publisher of EC Comics and founder of MAD Magazine, is born William Maxwell Gaines