04 Jun
MNTB Today In Music – June 4
June 4, 1942
Glenn Wallichs launched Capitol Records in the US. The label became home to such artists as Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Bobby Darin, Dean Martin, Glen Campbell, Steve Miller, Dr. Hook, Bob Seger, Tina Turner, Heart and countless others. He also is the person who invented sending copies of new releases to disc jockeys!
June 4, 1984
Bruce Springsteen released the album, ‘Born In The USA’, which became the best-selling album of 1985 in the United States. The album produced a record-tying string of seven Top 10 singles (tied with Michael Jackson’s Thriller and Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814).
