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 MAY 8, 2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1905 - "Red" Nichols, cornet player, bandleader (Red Nichols and His Five Pennies), and Capitol Records recording artist in the '50s and '60s, is born Ernest Lori...

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 MAY 7, 2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 1950 - Prairie Prince , a graphic designer, former drummer in the Capitol Records band The Tubes, and now with the band The New Cars, is born Charles L'Emprere P...

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 MAY 6, 2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 1945 - Bob Seger, a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and a Grammy award-winning (and multi-platinum selling) Capitol Records artist is born Robert Clark Seger in A...

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 MAY 5, 2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1911 - Pete Daily , a cornet player, bandleader, and Capitol Records artist, is born in Portland, Indiana. 1933 - Bobby Austin, Capitol Records solo artist, ...

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 MAY 4, 2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1928 - Maynard Ferguson, a musician (trumpet, trombone, other horns), bandleader, winner of DownBeat Magazine reader's poll for best trumpet in 1950, '51, and '52...

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 MAY 3, 2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1903 - Bing Crosby, a singer, radio, motion picture, radio, and television actor, and a Decca and a Capitol Records artist, is born Harry Lillis Crosby at 1112 No...

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 MAY 2, 2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1950 - Lou Gramm, a singer and drummer in the Capitol Records band Black Sheep and the band Foreigner is born Louis Grammatico, in Rochester, New York. 1954...

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 MAY 1, 2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1909 - Kate Smith, a singer, radio, television and motion picture performer, and a Capitol Records artist (1954) is born Kathryn Elizabeth Smith in Greenville, V...

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 APRIL 30, 2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1940 - Darrell McCall, a singer, songwriter, and Capitol Records artist (1961-1962), is born in New Jasper Township, Greene County, Ohio. 1946 - James Lee...

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 APRIL 28, 2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1926 - Blossom Dearie, a singer, pianist, songwriter and Capitol Records artist (1964 for one album, "May I Come In?", currently available on Blue Note Records...

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 APRIL 29, 2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1899 - Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, a pianist, composer, bandleader, and a Capitol Records artist, is born in Washington, D.C.. Ellington would record his ...

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 APRIL 27, 2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1900 - Walter Lantz, cartoonist, studio owner, creator of Woody Woodpecker (which Capitol Records would release a children's record featuring), Andy Panda, and...

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 APRIL 26, 2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1938 - Duane Eddy , a guitarist, a Capitol Records artist (1987), and an M-G-M motion picture star, is born in Corning, New York. 80 Years Ago Today In 1...

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 APRIL 25, 2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 105 Years Ago Today In 1917 - Ella Fitzgerald, singer, motion picture actress, and a Verve and a Capitol Records artist, is born Ella Jane Fitzgerald in Newpor...

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 APRIL 24, 2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1914 - Ray Leatherwood, a bass player with Capitol Records artist Les Brown and His Band of Renown, also with Bob Chester's Orchestra and The Jack Teagarden Se...

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 APRIL 23, 2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1931 - Kelton "Kelso" Dean Herston , a music executive who opened and headed the Nashville offices for United Artists and Capitol Records, the music directo...

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 APRIL 22, 2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 1936 - Glen Campbell , a guitarist, singer, motion picture actor, television variety show host, and a Capitol Records session musician and solo artist, is born...

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 APRIL 21, 2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1924 - Ira Louvin, singer, songwriter, guitarist, 2001 Country Music Hall Of Fame inductee, a part of the Capitol Records duo The Louvin Brothers with his brot...

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 APRIL 20, 2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1908 - Lionel Hampton, a drummer, bandleader, vibraphone player, percussionist, a solo artist on Vogue Records and with Capitol Records artist Benny Goodman an...

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 APRIL 19, 2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 95 Years Ago Today In 1927 - Don Barbour, a singer in the Capitol Records group The Four Freshmen and, posthumously, a solo Capitol Records artist, is born in G...

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 APRIL 18, 2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 140 Years Ago Today In 1882 - Leopold Stokowski , a conductor, bandleader, and Capitol Records artist as part of Leopold Stokowski and His Symphony Orchestra,...

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 APRIL 17, 2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1933 - David Axelrod , a composer, arranger, record producer, and Capitol Records artist , is born in Los Angeles, California. 1967 - Liz Phair, a musici...

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 APRIL 16, 2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 1971 - Selena , a singer, actress, and EMI Latin Records (a division of Capitol Records) artist, is born Selena Quintanilla Perez in Lake Jackson, Texas. O...

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APRIL 15, 2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1898 - Marian Jordan, a radio and motion picture actress (best known as Molly McGee on the series "Fibber McGee and Molly") and a Capitol Records artist (on the...

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 APRIL 14, 2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! 1924 - Shorty Rogers, a trumpet player, bandleader, composer, arranger, a member of Capitol Records band Stan Kenton and His Orchestra, and Blue Note Records ...

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