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This blog contains information, that I gather daily, about the history of Capitol Records, related labels, The Capitol Records Tower, and other pop culture events and anniversaries. Please contact me if you have any corrections, comments and/or facts you'd like to share. To see some great photos of the opening of The Capitol Tower and to get a quick overview of Capitol's early history check out the archive for April 2006.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

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JULY 10, 2008 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1941 - Ian Whitcomb , singer, songwriter, ukulele player, bandleader, motion picture and television scorer, r...
Wednesday, July 09, 2008

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JULY 9, 2008 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1917 - Bob Howe, long time Capitol Records employee (retires in 1978), is born Robert Howe in Humbolt, Nebrask...
Tuesday, July 08, 2008

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JULY 8, 2008 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 1904 - Bill Challis, arranger (most notably Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra's Capitol Records recording of ...
Monday, July 07, 2008

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JULY 7, 2008 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1917 - John Sullivan, comedian, singer, radio performer, and the second "Lonzo" (after Lloyd George ...
Sunday, July 06, 2008

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JULY 6, 2008 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 1915 - LaVerne Andrews, singer, Capitol Records solo artist (1956-1959) and with the Capitol Records group The ...
Saturday, July 05, 2008

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JULY 5, 2008 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1935 - Richard Levitt , countertenor soloist with the Capitol Records group The Roger Wagner Chorale (1964) is...
Friday, July 04, 2008

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JULY 4, 2008 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 1937 - Ray Pillow, singer, songwriter, member of The Grand Ole Opry and Capitol Records artist, is born in Lync...
Thursday, July 03, 2008

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JULY 3, 2008 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 1934 - Donfeld, graphic designer (starting in 1953 at age 19 after graduating from Chouinard Art Institute) for...
Wednesday, July 02, 2008

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JULY 2, 2008 ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY 1949 - Margaret Whiting and Johnny Mercer (with Paul Weston and His Orchestra)'s Cap...
Tuesday, July 01, 2008

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JULY 1, 2008 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1899 - Charles Laughton, motion picture actor and director, acting teacher, husband of motion picture actress ...
Monday, June 30, 2008

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JUNE 30, 2008 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1939 - Janet H. Shifflett, machinist for fifteen years at Capitol Records and for Audiopak for seven years, i...
Sunday, June 29, 2008

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JUNE 29, 2008 ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY 1950 - Mel Blanc records the tracks "Yosemite Sam" and "I Taut I Taw A P...
Saturday, June 28, 2008

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JUNE 28, 2008 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1907 - Jimmy Mundy, tenor saxophonist, arranger (for both sides of Capitol Records' first released single...
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