APRIL 9, 2012
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1920 - Art Van
Damme, accordianist, bandleader (Art Van Damme Quintet), Capitol
Records artist (the Quintet accompanied The Dinning Sisters on their
Capitol Records single "Buttons And Bows"), is born in Norway, Michigan
ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
70 Years Ago Today In 1942 -
Papers signed on March 27, 1942 by George G. DeSylva, John Mercer, and
Glenn E. Wallichs, before Los Angeles county and California state
Notary Public Leta Niccum to acknowledge that they have executed
articles of incorporation for Liberty Records, Inc., are stamped
"FILED" with the state of California. The three will apply for a
Certificate of Amendment on May 27, 1942, again before Ms. Niccum, to
change the name of the corporation to Capitol Records, Inc. Those
papers will be stamped "FILED" with the state of California on June 1,
1942.
1955 - Les Baxter's Capitol Records single "Unchained
Melody", with "Medic" on the flip side, enters the top 40 of the U.S.
Pop singles charts
1956 - Local Disc
Jockey Sherrif Tex Davis takes Gene Vincent and The Blue Caps to record
the demo of "Be-Bop-A-Lula" at radio station WCMS' studios in
Nashville, Tennessee as well as demos for "Race With The Devil" and "I
Sure Miss You". Davis sends the demos to Capitol's A&R man and
producer Ken Nelson who will set up a recording session at Owen
Bradley's Nashville studio on May 4th, 1956 which will produce the
released single version of "Be-Bop-A-Lula".
1964 - Capitol
Records is granted an injunction restraining Vee Jay Records from
further manufacturing, distributing or advertising recordings by The
Beatles
1973 - Apple Records, with Capitol Records handling
distribution in the United States, releases Paul McCartney And Wings'
single "My Love" from their album "Red Rose Speedway" with "The Mess" on
the flip side
1983 - The Tubes' Capitol Records single "She's A
Beauty", with "When You're Ready To Come" on the flip side, enters
Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1990 - Capitol Records releases Lacy J. Dalton's album "Lacy J."
ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1951 - Future Capitol Records artist Judy Garland
begins a 4 week appearance at The London Palladium in London, England
2004
- Nick and Mary Yankovic, the parents of former Capitol Records artist
"Weird Al" Yankovic, die of carbon monoxide poisoning in their
Fallbrook, Calif., home. Their accidental deaths are caused by a fire
burning without an open flue.
Monday, April 09, 2012
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