MARCH 7, 2009

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1917 - Lee Young, brother of saxophonist Lester Young, drummer who worked with the Capitol Records group The King Cole Trio and later bandleader of the Lee Young Band, is born Leonidas Raymond Young in New Orleans, Louisiana
1943 - Leon Frank Sylvers III, singer, songwriter, music producer, and member of the Capitol Records group The Sylvers, is born Memphis, Tennessee

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1947 - Margaret Whiting's Capitol Records single "Guilty", with "Oh! But I Do" on the flip side, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles charts
1948 - Peggy Lee's Capitol Records single "Manana (Is Good Enough For Me)", with "All Dressed Up In A Broken Heart" on the flip side, is #1 on the U.S. Pop singles charts
1961 - Buck Owens records the track "Heartaches By The Number" for Capitol Records
1965 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "Eight Days A Week", with "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party" on the flip side, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1966 - Freddie Hubbard signs with Capitol Records
1966 - Capitol Records releases Brian Wilson's single "Caroline, No" with "Summer Means New Love" on the flip side. It is Wilson's only solo release while part of The Beach Boys
1970 - Badfinger's Apple Records single "Come And Get It", with "Rock Of All Ages" on the flip side and distributed by Capitol Records in the United States, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles chart
1970 - John Ono Lennon's Apple Records single "Instant Karma (We All Shine On)", with Yoko Ono Lennon's "Who Has Seen The Wind" on the flip side and distributed by Capitol Records in the United States, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles chart
1972 - Buck Owens records the track "Made In Japan" for Capitol Records
35 Years Ago Today In 1973 - Helen Reddy's Capitol Records single "I Am Woman", with "More Than You Could Take" on the flip side, is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.
1976 - Merle Haggard's Capitol Records single "The Roots Of My Raising", with "The Way It Was in '51" on the flip side, is #1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart
1992 - Richard Marx's Capitol Records single "Hazard", with "Big Boy Now" on the flip side, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
10 Years Ago Today In 1999 - Marv Ingram (aka Marv Ingraham and born Marvin Inabnett), commodities broker and high tenor singer with the Capitol Records group The Four Preps, dies of a heart attack at age 60. If anyone knows what day he was born, please leave a comment.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
70 Years Ago Today In 1939 - Future Capitol Records artists Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians record the track "Auld Lang Syne" for Decca Records. They will re-record the track for Capitol Records in Hi-Fi, which will later be voted by Lombardo's fans to be the superior version of the tune.
1946 - Peter Wolf, one time husband of actress Faye Dunaway (1974-1979), lead singer with The EMI America Records group The J. Geils Band, and solo artist, is born Peter Blankfield in the Bronx, New York City, New York
1987 - Future Capitol Records and Grand Royal Records group The Beastie Boys' first album, "Licensed To Ill" (released by Def Jam and distributed by Columbia Records), is #1 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1917 - Nick La Rocca's Original Dixieland Jazz Band's single "The Dixie Jazz Band One Step" becomes the first Jazz record released in the United States