SEPTEMBER 5, 2009

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
70 Years Ago Today In 1939 - John Stewart, songwriter, guitarist, vocalist and member of Johnny Stewart and The Furies, The Woodsmen, The Cumberland Three, the Capitol Records group The Kingston Trio, and a Capitol Records solo artist, is born John C. Stewart in San Diego, California
1946 - Freddie Mercury, singer, songwriter and member of the Capitol Records group Queen, is born Farrokh Pluto Bulsara in Stone Town, Zanzibar
1952 - Ricky Fataar, drummer with the the bands The Flames and the Capitol Records band The Beach Boys, and who plays guitarist Stig O'Hara in The Rutles, is born in Durban, South Africa

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1956 - The Bill Thompson Singers record their album "The Thompson Touch" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California
1960 - Ferlin Husky's Capitol Records single "Wings Of A Dove" enters the U.S. Country singles charts
1963 - Songwriter and Capitol Records recording artist (1954) Dallas Frazier moves to Nashville to start working with Capitol Records artist Ferlin Husky
1967 - Capitol Records releases The Beach Boys' album "Smiley Smile"
1970 - The Band's Capitol Records album "Stage Fright" enters Billboards Top Albums chart where it will peak at #5, becoming their highest charting album
1971 - Freddie Hart's Captiol Records single "Easy Loving", with "Brother Bluebird" on the flip side" is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts
1972 - Capitol Records releases Tennessee Ernie Ford's album "It's Tennessee Ernie Ford"
1975 - Glen Campbell's Capitol Records single "Rhinestone Cowboy" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.
1978 - Triumvirat finishes recording lead vocals for its Capitol Records album "A La Carte" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California
1990 - Poison's Capitol Records album "Flesh & Blood" is certified Gold and Platinum by the R.I.A.A.
1996 - Capitol Video releases the 10 tape video version of The Beatles' "Anthology" in the United States
2003 - Gisele Lefleche MacKenzie, singer, violinist, television personality and Capitol Records recording artist, dies at age 76 at Providence St. Joseph's Medical Center in Burbank, California, of colon cancer

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1971 - Five films by John and Yoko Lennon, including "Cold Turkey" and "Up Your Leg", are screened at the London Art Spectrum at Alexandra Palace