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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.

Sunday, March 04, 2012

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MARCH 4, 2012 ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY 65 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Geechie Smith (on trumpet) and His Orchestra (George Washi...
Saturday, March 03, 2012

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MARCH 3, 2012 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1906 - Barney Bigard, songwriter and clarinet player with Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, The Barney Bigard...
Friday, March 02, 2012

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MARCH 2, 2012 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1904 - Dr. Seuss, artist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author ("The Cat in the Hat", "The Grinch ...
Thursday, March 01, 2012

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MARCH 1, 2012 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 95 Years Ago Today In 1917 - Cliffie Stone, singer, songwriter, radio variety show host, personal manager, te...
Wednesday, February 29, 2012

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FEBRUARY 29, 2012 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 1916 - Dinah Shore, singer, radio and motion picture actress, television variety and talk shows host, pr...
Tuesday, February 28, 2012

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FEBRUARY 28, 2012 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 1915 - Zero Mostel, Broadway and motion picture actor, and Capitol Records artist (original Broadway cast ...
Monday, February 27, 2012

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FEBRUARY 27, 2012 ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY 1954 - Hank Thompson's Capitol Records single "Wake Up, Irene", with ...
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Sunday, February 26, 2012

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FEBRUARY 26, 2012 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1916 - Jackie Gleason, comedian, motion picture, radio and television actor, composer, and Capitol Record...
Saturday, February 25, 2012

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FEBRUARY 25, 2012 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 80 Years Ago Today In 1932 - Faron Young, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and Capitol Records artist is bo...
Friday, February 24, 2012

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FEBRUARY 24, 2012 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 65 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Lonnie Turner, bass player and vocalist in the Capitol Records group The Stev...
Thursday, February 23, 2012

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FEBRUARY 23, 2012 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1950 - Steve Priest, bass player with the Parlophone and Capitol Records group Sweet, is born Stephen Nor...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012 ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY 1945 - Johnny Mercer and Jo Stafford (with The Pied Pipers and Paul Weston and His ...
Tuesday, February 21, 2012

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FEBRUARY 21, 2012 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 1951 - Vince Welnik, keyboardist with the Capitol Records band The Tubes and The Grateful Dead, is born in...
Monday, February 20, 2012

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FEBRUARY 20, 2012 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 75 Years Ago Today In 1937- Nancy Wilson, singer, television variety show host and actress, 1999 Big Band...
Sunday, February 19, 2012

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FEBRUARY 19, 2012 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 1936 - Bob Engemann, singer with the Capitol Records group The Lettermen, is born in Highland Park, Michig...
Saturday, February 18, 2012

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FEBRUARY 18, 2012 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1933 - Yoko Ono, artist, singer, songwriter, wife and partner of Apple, Capitol, and Geffen Records artis...
Friday, February 17, 2012

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FEBRUARY 17, 2012 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 40 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Taylor Hawkins, drummer for the Capitol Records group Foo Fighters, is born O...
Thursday, February 16, 2012

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FEBRUARY 16, 2012 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1914 - Jimmy Wakely, singer, guitarist, and Capitol Records artist, is born James Clarence Wakely in Mine...
Wednesday, February 15, 2012

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1905 - Harold Arlen, composer (Oscar-winning songwriter: Somewhere Over the Rainbow "Stormy Weather...
Tuesday, February 14, 2012

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FEBRUARY 14, 2012 HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 1894 - Jack Benny, comedian, vaudeville performer, radio, motion picture, and t...
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