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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.

Friday, September 12, 2014

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2014 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 90 Years Ago Today In 1924 - Ella Mae Morse, singer with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra, Freddie Slac...
Thursday, September 11, 2014

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2014 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1940 - Bernie Dwyer, drummer with the Tower Records (a subsidiary of Capitol Records) group Freddie A...
Wednesday, September 10, 2014

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1922 (Or Maybe Today In 1927) - Yma Sumac, singer with 5 octave range, Broadway performer, and Capito...
Tuesday, September 09, 2014

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 85 Years Ago Today In 1929 - Stu Phillips, television and motion picture score composer, record produc...
Monday, September 08, 2014

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 1958 - Michael Lardie, guitarist, singer, arranger, keyboardist, producer, recording engineer, and memb...
Sunday, September 07, 2014

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2014 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 1930 - Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophonist, Capitol (his first recording sessions were with Bab Gonzales a...
Saturday, September 06, 2014

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2014 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 70 Years Ago Today In 1944 - Roger Waters, singer, songwriter, and bass player with the Capitol Records...
Friday, September 05, 2014

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2014 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 75 Years Ago Today In In 1939 - John Stewart, songwriter, guitarist, vocalist and member of Johnny Ste...
Thursday, September 04, 2014

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1946 - Greg Elmore, drummer with the band The Brogues and Capitol Records band Quicksilver Messenger S...
Tuesday, September 02, 2014

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2014 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1917 - Laurindo Almeida, guitarist, member of Stan Kenton's orchestra, and World Pacific Jazz and ...
Monday, September 01, 2014

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2014 ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY 65 Years Ago Today In 1949 - Capitol Records artist Dean Martin marries his seco...
Sunday, August 31, 2014

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AUGUST 31, 2014 ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY 1956 - Ella Fitzgerald, with a small backing group, finishes sessions for her Verv...
Saturday, August 30, 2014

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AUGUST 30, 2014 ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY 1955 - Judy Garland records the track "On The Atchison, Topeka & The Sant...
Friday, August 29, 2014

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AUGUST 29, 2014 ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY 60 Years Ago Today In 1954 - Dave Cavanaugh, A&R Representative for Capitol Re...
Thursday, August 28, 2014

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AUGUST 28, 2014 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 1923 -  Boots Faye , singer, guitarist, fiddle player, and Capitol Records recording artist, is born Grac...
Wednesday, August 27, 2014

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AUGUST 27, 2014 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 1937 - Tommy Sands, singer, former husband of Nancy Sinatra, and Capitol Records artist, is born Thomas A...
Tuesday, August 26, 2014

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AUGUST 26, 2014 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 1946 - Valerie Simpson, songwriter and singer with the Capitol Records duo Ashford and Simpson (1982-1989...
Monday, August 25, 2014

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AUGUST 25, 2014 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1908 - Ray John Heindorf, composer, conductor (conducted the orchestra for the Capitol Records soundtrac...
Sunday, August 24, 2014

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AUGUST 24, 2014 ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY 1953 - Nat "King" Cole records "The Christmas Song" for the th...
Saturday, August 23, 2014

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AUGUST 23, 2014 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1917 - Tex Williams (aka Jack Williams until given the nickname "Tex" by band leader Spade Coo...
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