MARCH 8, 2009

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1945 - Mickey Dolenz, motion picture and television actor, director, singer, musician, member of the groups The Monkees and the Capitol Records group Dolenz, Jones, Boyce and Hart, is born George Michael Dolenz in Tarzana, California
1957 - Clive Burr, drummer and member of the Capitol Records group Iron Maiden (1979-1983), is born in England. If anyone knows for sure where, please leave a comment.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1945 - The Pied Pipers' Capitol Records single "Dream", with "Tabby The Cat" on the flip side, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles chart
60 Years Ago Today In 1949 - Frank Morgan (best known as The Wizard in the M-G-M motion picture "The Wizard Of Oz") signs with Capitol Records where he'll narrate the children's record "Gossamer Wump"
40 Years Ago Today In 1969 - Glen Campbell and Bobbie Gentry's Capitol Records duet single "Let It Be Me", the flip side of "Little Green Apples", enters Billboard's Country singles chart
1978 - Merle Haggard's Capitol Records single "The Fightin' Side Of Me", with "Every Fool Has A Rainbow" on the flip side is #1 on Billboard's Country singles chart
20 Years Ago Today In 1989 - Don Dokken signs with Capitol Records
1991 - The group Mazzy Star signs with Capitol Records
1992 - Red Callendar (born George Callender), band leader (trio and sextette), string bass and tuba player, motion picture actor (1958's "St. Louis Blues" which starred Capitol Records artist Nat "King" Cole) and Capitol Records session musician who worked with Judy Garland, Nat "King" Cole and Art Tatum, dies in Saugus, California two days after his 76th birthday
10 Years Ago Today In 1999 - Joe DiMaggio, Baseball Hall of Famer and Capitol Records artist, dies of complications from lung cancer surgery at his home in Hollywood, Florida at age 84 and is later interred at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, California

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1971 - Francis Wolff, co-owner of Blue Note Records, dies in New York City, New York at age 64. Blue Note is currently owned by EMI Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company, and is a division of Capitol Music Group.
1980 - Blondie's Chrysalis Records single "Call Me" (written by Giorgio Moroder and the band's singer Debbie Harry), with Giorgio Moroder performing a version on the flip side, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. Chrysalis' catalog is currently owned by EMI Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company.
1987 - Huey Lewis & The News' Chrysalis single "Jacob's Ladder", with a live version of "Heart Of Rock 'N" Roll" on the flip side, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.Chrysalis' catalog is currently owned by EMI Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company.
15 Years Ago Today In 1994 - Liberty Records (later renamed Capitol Records Nashville) releases Suzy Bogguss's compilation album "Greatest Hits"