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NOVEMBER 6, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1923 - Gladys Mary Beck, one-time comptroller for Capitol Records from the mid-1940s to the early 1950s is born Gladys Mary Higgins in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

90 Yrars Ago Today In 1936 or 1938 - James "Jim" Pike, singer and founding member of the Capitol Records group The Letterman, is born in St. Louis, Missouri. If anyone knows for sure in which year James was born, please leave a comment.

1949 - Eloise Laws, a Broadway actress and singer, whose recordings have been released on the Music Merchant, Invictus (distributed by Capitol Records), ABC, Liberty (catalog bought by EMI), Capitol, and Scepterstein labels, is born Laverne Eloise Laws in Huston, Texas.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1945 - Edwin LeMar "Buddy" Cole records sixteen tracks for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. The titles are unlisted. If anyone knows what was recorded and if any of the tracks have been commercially issued, please leave a comment.

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Johnny Mercer (on vocals) with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (with Weston conducting his own arrangements to Ray Linn, Charlie Griffard, and Zeke Zarchy on trumpets, Allan Thompson, Bill Schaefer, and Elmer Smithers on trombones, Fred Stulce, Hap Lawson, Matty Matlock, Herbie Haymer, and Len Hartman on saxophones, Milt Raskin on piano, George Van Eps on guitar, Jack Ryan on bass, and Nick Fatool on drums), records the titles "Huggin' And A Chalkin'", "Movie Tonight" (with additional vocals by The Pied Pipers [with unlisted lineup]), and the (as of 2005) unissued "Dream Boat" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first title as a single (Capitol 334) with "Take Me Back To Little Rock, Arkansas" on the flipside and the second title as a single (Capitol 367) with "I Do Do Do Like You" on the flipside.

1947 - Henry Blair (as "Sparky") and Verne Smith (vocals and narration) with Ray Turner (on piano using music composed and arranged by Billy May), and a Wright-Sonovox (as the talking piano) record the titles "Sparky's Magic Piano: Part 4", "Sparky's Magic Piano: Part 5", and "Sparky's Magic Piano: Part 6" at Radio Recorders studios in Hollywood, California using a script by Alan Livingston. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the album "Sparky's Magic Piano" (BC-73).

1947 - Cliffie Stone's Western Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "The Waltz You Saved For Me", "When It's Springtime In The Rockies", "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles", and "Beautiful Ohio" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the album "Cliffie Stone Waltzes" (AD-108).

1947 - T-Bone Walker (on vocals and guitar, with ) records the tracks "She's My Old Time Used To Be", two versions of "Dream Girl Blues", two versions of "Midnight Blues", "two versions of "Long Lost Lover Blues", two versions of "Triflin' Woman Blues", two versions of "Long Skirt Baby Blues", "Goodbye Blues", and two version sof "Too Much Trouble" in Los Angeles, California for Black & White Records. Capitol Records will purchase the masters and issue the first track and the second version of the last track together as a single (Capitol 944) and the second version of "Long Lost Lover Blues" as a single (Capitol 57-70023) with "You're My Best Poker Hand", and all the tracks on the CD "Capitol Blues Collection: T-Bone Walker - The Complete Capitol/Black and White Recordings" (8-29379-2).

1947 - The King Cole Trio (Nat "King" Cole on piano and vocals, Irving Ashby on guitar, and Johnny Miller on bass) record the instrumental track "The Geek" as well as "Confess" and "If I Had You" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "The Geek" as a single (Capitol 15036) with "I've Only Myself To Blame" and "If I Had You" as a single (Capitol 813) with "When I Take My Sugar To Tea" on the flip side. Mosaic Records will issue all the tracks in the box set "The Complete Capitol Recordings Of The Nat King Cole Trio" (MD18-138).

1950 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California The Starlighters (vocal group with unlisted lineup) first record vocal overdubs for Chuy Reyes and His Orchestra's title "Oink Oink Mambo" at the first session and then record vocal overdubs for Mel Blanc's titles "Trixie, The Piano Playing Pixie" and "The Woody Woodpecker Polka" (using a script written by Ted Poster and Warren Foster) at the second session. Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title "Oink Oink Mambo" on Reyes' album "Mocambo" (CC-257) and the final mixes of Blanc's titles together as a single (Capitol 1330).

1950 - Benny Strong (on vocals) and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "As Time Goes By", "Three-Handed Woman", "Dear! Dear! Dear!" and "I Don't Care" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and third titles together as a single (Capitol 1344) and the second and last titles together as a single (Capitol 1326).

1950 - The Rico Mambo Orchestra (aka Billy May and His Orchestra with May conducting his own arrangements to: Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, Uan Rasey, and George Seaburg on trumpets, Ed Kusby on trombone, Arthur "Skeets" Herfurt and Willie Schwartz on alto saxophones, Ted Nash and Fred Falensby on tenor saxophones, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Marco Rizo on piano, Laurindo Almeida on guitar, Phil Stephens on bass, Frank Guerrero on drums, and Edward Guerrero, Fred Rubic, and Ivan Lopez on percussion) record the titles "Mambo Petardo", "Mambo Riff", "Minor Mambo" and "Manhattan Mambo" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California between 8:30 PM and 11:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on May's album "Arthur Murray Favorites: Mambos" (CDF-261).

1950 - Enric Madriguera and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Brazil", "Come To The Mardi Gras", "One Night In Brazil", and "A Batucada Come Cou" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "Enric Madriguera And His Orchestra/Chuy Reyes - Arthur Murray Favorites: Sambas" (CDF-260).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Ella Mae Morse (on vocals), with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (Riddle conducting his own arrangements to: Walter "Pete" Candoli and Vito "Mickey" Mangano on trumpets, Francis "Joe" Howard, Jimmy Priddy, Ray Sims, and Paul Tanner on trombones, Babe Russin on tenor saxophone, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Milt Raskin on piano, Tony Rizzi on guitar, Phil Stephens on bass, and Frankie Carlson on drums), records the titles "Tennessee Saturday Night", "Sensational", "Love Ya' Like Mad", and "Old Spider Fingers" (aka "Old Man's Spider Fingers") at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 1903) and "Love Ya' Like Mad" as a single (Capitol 2072) with "Oakie Boogie" on the flipside. Bear Family Records will issue all the titles in Morse's box set "Barrelhouse, Boogie And The Blues" (BCD 16117) in Germany.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Martha Carson (on vocals), with instrumental accompaniment by unlisted musicians, records the titles "Fear Not", "I Wanna Rest", "You Sure Do Need Him Now" (with The Gospel Singers [vocal group with unlisted lineup but possibly includes Bill Carlisle, Chet Atkins, and Jean Chapel aka Opal Amburgey]), and "Weighed In The Balance" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles on Carson's album "A Talk With The Lord" (T 1607) and the last two titles on the album "Satisfied" (T 1507).

1953 - The Royal Polynesians (an orchestra directed by Michael Goldsen featuring Charles Mauu on vocals and Danny Stewart on guitar with the other musicians unlisted) record the tracks "Tamure (Have A Good Time)", "Vana Vana (Tickle Tickle)", "Papio (Merry-Go-Round)" and Minoi, Minoi (Wiggle, Wiggle)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will purchase the masters and issue all the tracks on the album "Polynesia!" (H-483).

1953 - Vocalist Frank Sinatra, with Nelson Riddle conducting the orchestra with Nelson Riddle conducting the orchestra (Skeets Herfurt and Mahlon Clark on saxophones and woodwinds, Bill Miller on piano and celeste, Al Hendrickson and Allan Reuss on guitars, Joe Comfort on bass, Alvin Stoller on drums, Kathryn Julye on harp, Felix Slatkin and Paul Shure on violins, Paul Robyn on viola, and Eleanor Slatkin on cello), records the titles "Like Someone in Love" (arranged by Riddle), "I Get A Kick Out Of You", "Little Girl Blue", and "The Girl Next Door" (all arranged by George Siravo), in radio station KHJ's studios (now the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science's Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study and the Academy Film Archive) at 1313 North Vine Street, Hollywood, California between 8:30PM and 12:00AM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Sinatra's label debut album "Songs For Young Lovers" (EBF-488).

1954 - During two sessions held this day at Muzak Studios in New York City, New York The Frank Rosolino Sextet (Sam Noto on trumpet, Frank Rosolino on trombone, Charlie Mariano on alto saxophone, Pete Jolly on piano, Max Bennett on bass, and Mel Lewis on drums), using arrangement by Bill Holman, record the tracks "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter", "Linda", "Embraceable You", and "Besame Mucho" at the first session and "Ragamuffin'" and Frank 'N' Earnest" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the sextet's eponymous album "The Frank Rosolino Sextet" (T 6507).

60 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Capitol Records files information for the masters it purchased for Les Paul and Mary Ford's titles "That Old Feeling", "Bewitched", "My Silent Love", "I Surrender Dear", "You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love)", "June In January", "Moonlight And Shadows", "I Can't Get Started", "How Deep Is The Ocean (How High Is The Sky)", "Sweet And Lovely", "Prisoner Of Love" and "If I Had You" and will issue all the titles on the duo's album "Time To Dream" (T 802).

60 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Jean Shepard (on vocals, with listed as probably: J.R. "Jelly" Sanders on fiddle, Bill Woods on piano, Wayne "Woody" Murray; Alvis "Buck" Owens, and Lewis Talley on guitars) records the titles "Under Suspicion", "I Want To Go Where No One Knows Me", "Tomorrow I'll Be Gone", and "If You Can't Walk Away" at Music City Recording's studios in Nashville, Tennessee with producer Ken Nelson. Capitol Records single, Capitol Records will issue the title "Under Suspicion" as a single (Capitol F3727) with "The Other Woman" on the flipside and on her Capitol Records album "This Is Jean Shepard" (T 1253), the second title as a single (Capitol F4068) with "Just Another Girl" on the flipside, and the last two titles together as a single (Capitol F3618).

60 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Jackie Gleason and His Orchestra (featuring Bobby Hackett on trumpet and Toots Mondello on alto saxophone with other unlisted musicians) record the titles "Prelude To A Kiss", "Thinking Of You", "Jealous" and "You're The One I Care For" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Gleason's album "Music To Make You Misty" (SM-455).

60 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Bobby Troup (on vocals), with Bob Enevoldsen on trombone, Buddy Collette on tenor saxophone, Red Norvo on vibraphone, Jimmy Rowles on piano, Al Viola on guitar, Mike Rubin on bass, and Don Heath on drums, records the title "Route 66" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California.

1957 - Applause overdubs are recorded for Johnny Otis and His Orchestra's tracks "Ma (He's Making Eyes At Me)", "Hum Ding A Ling", "Stay With Me", "Good Golly", "It's Too Soon To Know", and the (as of 2005) unissued track "Little Arthur's Number" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the rest of the finished tracks on Otis' album "The Johnny Otis Show" (T 940).

1957 - Dick Curless (on vocals and rhythm guitar, with ) records the tracks "St. James Infirmary", "You'll Never Miss The Water", and "Rosalita" (with Allerton Hawkes on maracas) at Event Studios in Westbrook, Maine. Tower Records, a subdivision of Capitol Records, will issue the first two titles on Curless' album "Soul" (T 5013) and Bear Family Records will issue all the titles in Germany in Curless' seven-CD box set "A Tombstone Every Mile" (BCD 15882).

1959 - Johnny Rose (on vocals), with unlisted musicians, records the tracks "With A Kiss", "I Pray", and "The Last One To Know" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the second and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 4381). Bear Family Records will issue the first and last tracks on the compilation CD "The Drugstore's Rockin', Volume 3" (BCD 16608) in Germany.

1962 - Nancy Wilson (on vocals), with Jimmy Jones conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Don Fagerquist on trumpet; Lew McCreary on trombone; Buddy Collette, Justin Gordon, Bill Perkins, and Bill Hood on saxophone; Lou Levy on piano; John Gray on guitar; Joe Comfort on bass; Kenny Dennis on drums; and Emil Richards on percussion), records the tracks "Getting To Know You", "My Ship", "I Believe In You", and "As Long As He Need Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks "Broadway My Way" (T 1828).

1962 - Jack Sheldon (on vocals and trumpet) and His Quartet (Joe Mondragon on bass, Shelly Manne on drums, Howard Roberts, Jack Marshall, and Herb Ellis on guitar) begin 3 days of sessions to record their Capitol Records album "Out!" (Capitol 1851) starting with the tracks "Romance De Amor", "Dandelion", "The Girl In The Muu Muu" and the (as of 2005) still unissued track "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Other session dates are November 12 and November 16, 1962.

1962 - Ruth Welcome (on zither) records the tracks "Song Of The Barefoot Contessa", "Never On A Sunday", and "Anna" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Welcome's album "Zither Goes Hollywood" (T 1986).

1964 - An (as of 2005) unissued re-take of the track "Stick Around" for the original Broadway cast album for "Golden Boy" is recorded in New York City, New York for Capitol Records.

1967 - Shorty Rogers conducts his own arrangements to 10 unlisted musicians to record overdubs for Bobbie Gentry's tracks "Big Boss Man" and "Parchman Farm" in Los Angeles, California. The version of "Big Boss Man" that the overdubs were recorded for is (as of 2005) still unissued. Capitol Records will issue "Parchman Farm" on Gentry's album "The Delta Sweetie" (T 2842).

1967 - Mariano Moreno records the tracks "Music To Think By (Think Theme)" and "Guarara" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol 2100) with "As Tears Go By" on the flipside. There is no issuing information listed for "Guarara". If anyone knows if the track has been issued, please leave a comment.

1967 - Jean Shepard (on vocals), with unlisted musicians, records the tracks "I Washed My Face In The Morning Dew", "Break My Mind", and "Paper Mansions" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Shepard's album "Heart To Heart" (T 2871).

1967 - Capitol Records purchases the masters from American International Productions for the tracks for soundtrack to "The Trip" which features Electric Flag as An American Music Band. Sidewalk Records, distributed by Capitol Records, will issue all the tracks on the album "An American Music Band - 'The Trip'" (ST-5908).

1968 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for The Pack (lineup unlisted)'s still unissued tracks "Chance To Get Away", "Got This Thing On The Move", "Faucet", and "Getting Into The Sun".

1968 - Overdubs are recorded for Ray Brown's tracks "Tuesday Afternoon", "Groovin'", "Wake Up To Me Gentle", "I'm Gonna Be A Country Boy Again", and "Like An Old Time Movie". Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Brown's album "Just Ray Brown" (ST-186).

1968 - Vocalist Merle Haggard and The Strangers (Roy Nichols on electric guitar, Norman D. Hamlett on steel guitar, Jerry Ward (aka Howard Lowe) and Bob Morris on bass, Bonnie Owens on harmony vocals and other unlisted musicians) record the tracks "What's Wrong With Stayin' Home" and "When No Flowers Grow" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track on Haggard's album "A Portrait Of Merle Haggard" (ST-319). Bear Family Records will issue both tracks in the 5 CD box set "Untamed Hawk" (BCD 15744).

1968 - The Common People (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Feeling", "Soon There'll Be Thunder", and the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "Feeling" (second take), "Land Of A Day", and "I Have Been Alone" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles on the group's album "Of The People" (ST-266).

1968 - Pure (lineup unlisted) record the (as of 2005) unissued track "All I Want To Do To You" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.

1968 - T.R. Murcy records the tracks "She's A Babe", "Just Listen", "Time And The Rain", and "After All" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records (as of 2005) has yet to issue the first and last tracks, issued "Just Listen" as a single (Capitol 2603) with "40 Miles To L.A." on the flip side, and "Time And The Rain" as a single (Capitol 2394) with "Happy" on the flipside.

1968 - The last overdubs are recorded for Tony Sandler and Ralph Young's tracks "Make Me Rainbows", "Where Is Tomorrow?", "When The World Was Young", "Cuando Sali De Cuba (The Wind Will Change Tomorrow)", and "The Three Bells" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the final version of the track on the duo's album "Together" (ST-159).

1969 - Nancy Wilson (on vocals) with The Hank Jones Quartet (Hank Jones on piano, Gene Bertoncini on guitar, Ron Carter on bass, and Grady Tate on drums), records the tracks "In A Sentimental Mood", "I Thought About You", Easy Living", "Do It Again", and "Darn That Dream". Capitol Records will issue "I Thought About You" and "Do It Again" on Wilson's album "But Beautiful" (ST-798) and will issue all the tracks on the CD version of her album "But Beautiful" (7-92868-2).

1969 - Al Martino (on vocals), with unlisted musicians, records the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "I'm So Afraid Of Losing You Again", "She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye", and "My Lovely Juanita" in Los Angeles, California.

1969 - Buddy Alan (on vocals), with unlisted musicians, records the (as of 2005) unissued track "One To Many Mornings" and the track "When A Man Can't Call His Home A Home" at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California for Buck Owen Enterprises. Capitol Records will purchase the masters and issue "When A Man Can't Call His Home A Home" as a single (Capitol 2715) with "Big Mama's Medicine Show" on the flipside.

1969 - Overdubs are recorded for John Stewart's track "Heart Full A Woman And A Belly Full Of Tennessee" and the (as of 2005) unissued track "The Lady And The Outlaw" (possibly in Nashville, Tennessee). Capitol Records will issue the final version of Heart Full A Woman And A Belly Full Of Tennessee" on Stewart's album "Willard" (ST-540).

1969 - Sonny James (on vocals), with unlisted musicians, records the tracks "You're The Reason I'm Living" and "What Am I Living For?" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first track on James' album "The Sensational Sonny James - Bright Lights, Big City" (ST-804) and the second track on James' album "Empty Arms" (ST-734).

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Sonny James' Capitol Records single "Here Comes Honey Again", with "The Only Ones We Truly Trust" on the flipside, hits #1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart, becoming the last of James' 16 consecutive #1 records.

1972 - Capitol Records registers the master it purchased of Red Simpson's track "Milesaver Man" and will issue the track as a single (Capitol 3495) with "Those Forgotten Trains" on the flipside.

1972 - Buck Owens records the track "Streets Of Bakersfield" for Capitol Records.

1972 - The Band (Garth Hudson and Richard Manuel keyboards and vocals, Jaime Robbie Robertson on guitar and vocals, Rick Danko on bass and vocals, and Levon Helm on drums and vocals) begin five straight days of recording unlisted and (as of 2005) unissued tracks in at Bearsville Recording Studios in Bearsville, New York for Capitol Records. If anyone knows what was recorded, please leave a comment.

1972 - Billy May and The Time-Life Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the (as of 2005) unissued track "White Rose Of Athens" and the tracks "Wheels", "I'll Never Fall In Love Again", "Once I Loved" and "Quentin's Theme (Dark Shadows)" as well as an overdub for "Quentin's Theme (Dark Shadows)" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Time-Life Records will issue "Wheels" and "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" on the album "As You Remember Them: Great Instrumentals, Volume 4" (STL 244), "Once I Loved" on the album "As You Remember Them: Great Instrumentals, Volume 5" (STL 245) and "Quentin's Theme (Dark Shadows)" on the album "As You Remember Them: Great Instrumentals, Volume 7" (STL 247).

1974 - Grand Funk (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "All The Girls In The World Beware" and "Wild" at The Swamp studio near Flint, Michigan. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on the band's album "All The Girls In The World Beware!!!" (SO-11356).

1975 - Casey Kasem records the titles "Christmas Wish - Silent Night" and "Deck Of Cards" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. There is no issuing information listed so if anyone knows if either title was issued, please leave a comment.

1975 - Ray Griff (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the titles "Falling", "I Love The Way You Love Me", and "Tucson Sun" in Nashville, Tennessee. After one session of overdubs held the the next day Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Griff's eponymous album "Ray Griff" (ST-11486).

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - The Steve Miller Band's Capitol Records single "Rock'n Me", with "Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma" on the flipside, hits #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1979 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California McGuinn, Clark and Hillman (Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman with Gene Clark) record the track "Won't Let You Down" and the first session and "Deeper In" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on the album "City" (ST-12043) as by Roger McQuinn and Chris Hillman featuring Gene Clark.

1980 - Donna Washington (on vocals) records the (as of 2005) unissued title "The Sweetest Music" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.

1980 - Lee Clayton records the title "(Tell Me) Whatcha Gonna Do" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the titlr on Clayton's album "The Dream Goes On" (ST-12139).

40 Years Ago Today In 1986 - Peggi Blu records the title "All The Way With You" as a duet with Bert Robinson, then by herself records the titles "Mesmerize Me" and "All And All". Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Blu's album "Blu Blowin'" (ST-12550).

1998 - Jazz producer Sumner "Sonny" Lester sues EMI, Capitol, and Blue Note Records, Blue Note CEO Bruce Lundvall, reissue firm Mosaic Records, and Mosaic principals Michael Cuscuna and Charlie Lourie, claiming that the labels reissued recordings allegedly held exclusively by Lester without authorization. The recordings in question include sessions by Jimmy McGriff, Junior Parker, Jeremy Steig, Chick Corea, Thad Jones & Mel Lewis, and Dizzy Gillespie.

25 Years Ago Today In 2001 - Capitol Records releases a 2-CD compilation of music from World War II titled "Those Were Our Songs: Music of World War II".

25 Years Ago Today In 2001 - Capitol Records releases "United We Stand," a collection of archival material including John Lennon's "Imagine," Al Green's rendition of "Amazing Grace" and Woody Guthrie performing "This Land Is Your Land." Proceeds will benefit the Red Cross.

25 Years Ago Today In 2001 - Capitol Records releases Pink Floyd's 2 CD compilation album "Echoes: The Best Of Pink Floyd" which will be re-released in 2006.

20 Years Ago Today In 2006 - Sonny James, Capitol Records artist, is formally inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame along with George Strait and Harold Bradley at the 40th annual CMA (Country Music Association) Awards show broadcast on ABC-TV. James was also co-host, with Capitol Records artist Bobbie Gentry, of the first CMA awards show in 1967.

20 Years Ago Today In 2006 - Capitol Records Nashville artist Keith Urban is named CMA Vocalist of the Year at the CMA Awards ceremony.

2007 - Hank Thompson, singer, guitarist, harmonica player, Capitol Records solo artist and leader of Hank Thompson and The Brazos Valley Boys, and elected to the Country Music Hall Of Fame in 1989, dies at his home in Keller, Texas at age 82 of an aggressive lung cancer caused by years of smoking .

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Johnny Burnette's Liberty Records single "God, Country And My Baby", with "Honestly I Do" on the flipside, enters Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. Universal Music Group, parent company of Capitol Records, currently owns the Liberty catalog.

1975 - The Sex Pistols make their live debut at Saint Martin’s School Of Art in central London, supporting a band called Bazooka Joe, which included Stuart Goddard / Adam Ant, John Ellis of The Vibrators, Danny Kleinman. This is the first appearance for the upstart punks, composed of singer Johnny Rotten, guitarist Steve Jones, drummer Paul Cook, and bassist Glen Matlock. It is Matlock, a student at Saint Martins, who obtained the gig.

1979 - The EMI Board recommends THORN Electrical Industries Limited's revised offer of £169m to its shareholders and a new company, THORN EMI, is formed.

25 Years Ago Tosay In 2001 - Collectors' Choice Music reissues Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney's Capitol Records album "That Travelin' Two-Beat" and Crosby's Capitol Records album "Bing Crosby Sings The Great Country Hits" together on a single CD.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1814 - Adolphe Sax, the inventor of the saxophone and other brass instruments, is born in Dinant, province of Namur, Belgium.

1854 - John Phillip Sousa, composer of Marches, conductor, and bandleader, is born in Washington, D.C.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

115 Years Ago Today In 1911 - Roy Rogers, actor, singer, guitarist, and Capitol Records artist, both as a duo with his wife Dale Evans and as a solo artist, is born Leonard Franklin Slye in Cincinnati, Ohio.

1959 - Joni Harms, singer and Capitol Records artist (1990-1997), is born in Canby, Oregon.

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Jonny Greenwood, motion picture score writer, lead guitarist, organist, synthesizer player, pianist, xylophone player, and harmonica player with the Capitol Records band Radiohead, is born Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood in Oxford, England.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1947 - Vocalist Hal Derwin, with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the titles "You're Too Dangerous, Cherie", "The Dream Peddler", "Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue", and "Louise" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "You're Too Dangerous, Cherie", and "The Dream Peddler" together as a single (Capitol 481), has yet to issue "Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue", and will issue "Louise" as a single (Capitol 15282) with "I Go In When the Moon Comes Out" on the flipside.

1947 - The King Cole Trio (Nat "King" Cole on piano and vocals, Irving Ashby on guitar, and Johnny Miller on bass) records the titles "It's The Sentimental Thing To Do", "I've Only Myself To Blame", "It's Like Taking Candy From A Baby", and "You've Changed" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "It's The Sentimental Thing To Do" as a single (Capitol 15080) with "Put ‘Em In A Box, Tie ‘Em With A Ribbon" on the flipside and "I've Only Myself To Blame" as a single (Capitol 15036) with "Geek" on the flipside. Mosaic Records will issue all the titles in the box set "The Complete Capitol Recordings Of The Nat King Cole Trio" (MD18-138).

1948 - The Starlighters (Vince Degen, Tony Paris, Pauline Byrns, Jerry Duane, and Howard Hudson) record vocals over band tracks recorded by an unlisted orchestra in Mexico for the titles "It's Too Soon To Know", "Cornbelt Symphony", and "That Certain Party" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records Transcription Service will issue all the final versions of the tracks on transcription disc A-85.

1950 - Jan Garber and His Orchestra (featuring Charlie Barnett on alto saxophone and other unlisted musicians) record the titles "It's A Sin", "Bright Lights and Blonde-Haired Women", "Nobody's Chasing Me" (without Roy Cordell on vocals), and "If I Were A Bell" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first title as a single (Capitol 1329) with "Easy Melody" on the flipside, the second title as a single (Capitol 1483) with "Where The Red Roses Grow" on the flipside, and the last two titles together as a single (Capitol 1325).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Dean Martin (on vocals), with Dick Stabile and His Orchestra (Vince De Rosa on French Horn, Jack Davis Eiken, Ed Rosa, Joseph Stabile, and Bob Lawson on saxophones, Louis Brown on piano, Vince Terri on guitar, Norman Seelig on bass, Ray Toland on drums, Alex Beller, Emil Briano, John Peter DeVoogt, Nick Pisani, Joseph Quadri, and Gerald Vinci on violins, and Alan Harshman, Armand Kaproff, and Louis Kievman on viola), records the titles "As You Are", "Blue Smoke (Kohu Auwahi)", and "Night Train To Memphis" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California between 7:00pm and 11:00pm. Capitol Records will issue the first title as a single (Capitol 1921) with "Oh Boy" on the flipside, and the second and third titles together as a single (Capitol 1885).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - During a split session held this day in Los Angeles, California Bob Eberly (on vocals) with Harold Mooney and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the titles "These Precious Things Are Mine" and "With You" and then Helen O'Connell and Bob Eberly (both on vocals) with Harold Mooney and His Orchestra (lineup still unlisted) record the titles "Don't Play That Song" and "I'll Always Be Following You". Capitol Records will issue Eberly's solo titles together as a single (Capitol 1913) and Helen O'Connell and Bob Eberly's duet titles together as a single (Capitol 1931).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Martha Carson (on vocals) and The Gospel Singers (Bill Carlisle, Chet Atkins, and Jean Chapel [aka Opal Amburgey]) record the titles "Satisfied", "Hide Me Rock Of Ages", "Old Blind Barnabus", and "Crying Holy Unto The Lord" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 1900), the third title as a single (Capitol 2077) with "I Wanna Rest" on the flipside, and the last title as a single (Capitol 2252) with "Fear Not" on the flipside.

1952 - Bill Loose and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Margie", "You Do Something To Me", "People Will Say We're In Love", and "Some Enchanted Evening" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "You Do Something To Me" on Loose's album "Background Music - Songs We Remember/Bright And Bouncy" (W 380) and the other three titles on Loose's album "Background Music - Light And Lively/Show Tunes" (W 379).

1952 - Don Wilson and Stan Freberg record talking and vocal overdubs for their titles "The Ugly Duckling: Part 1" and "The Ugly Duckling: Part 2" in Los Angeles, California using a script adaptation by Alan Livingston over instrumental tracks recorded on October 30, 1952, by an orchestra conducted by Van Alexander. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of both titles on the children's record "The Ugly Duckling" (Capitol 32103).

1953 - Vocalist Frank Sinatra, with Nelson Riddle conducting his and George Siravo's arrangements to the orchestra (Skeets Herfurt and Mahlon Clark on saxophones and woodwinds, Bill Miller on piano, Al Hendrickson and Allan Reuss on guitars, Joe Comfort on bass, Alvin Stoller on drums, Kathryn Julye on harp, and a string section with Felix Slatkin and Paul Shure on violins, Paul Robyn on viola, and Eleanor Slatkin on cello), records the titles "A Foggy Day (In London Town)", "My Funny Valentine", "They Can't Take That Away From Me", and "Violets For Your Furs" (some listings also say that the track "The Girl Next Door" was recorded at this session) at radio station KHJ's studios (now the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science's Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study and the Academy Film Archive) at 1313 North Vine Street, Hollywood, California with producer Voyle Gilmore. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Sinatra's album "Songs For Young Lovers" (EBF-488).

1954 - Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the instrumental track "Vera Cruz", then with Margaret Whiting (on vocals) record the tracks "My Own True Love (Tara's Theme)" and "My Son, My Son", and then without Whiting record the instrumental track "Never, Never Land" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue Riddle's instrumental tracks together as a single (Capitol 2997) and the tracks featuring Margaret Whiting together as a single (Capitol 2996).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Art Tatum, pianist and Capitol Records artist (1949-1952), dies of uremia at age 47 in Los Angeles, California.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Jack Teagarden (on trombone) with Van Alexander's orchestra (lineup unlisted with vocals by Teagarden and The Five Keys whose lineup is also unlisted) records the titles "Get On Board Little Children", "Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho", "This Train", and "Ezekiel Saw the Wheel" in Los Angles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Teagarden's album "Swing Low, Sweet Spiritual" (T 820).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Overdubs are recorded for Jerry Shard and His Music's titles "Mood Indigo" and "Oh, You Beautiful Doll!" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of both titles together as a single (Capitol F3668).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Jackie Gleason and His Orchestra (featuring Bobby Hackett on trumpet and other musicians unlisted) record the titles "My Love For Carmen", "A Stranger In Town", "A Moonlight Saving Time", and "When A Man Loves A Woman" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Gleason's album "Music For Lovers Only" (T 352).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians (Lombardo conducting unlisted musicians) record the titles "Stranger In Paradise" (vocals by Bill Flannigan), "Getting To Know You" (vocals by Kenny Gardner), "All Of You" (vocals by Bill Flannigan), "I Love Paris" (vocals by Kenny Gardner and a vocal trio with an unlisted lineup), "I Could Have Danced All Night", and "I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Lombardo's album "Decade On Broadway '46-'56" (T 788).

1957 - It's a Tuesday night at 7:30 PM and, on tonight's episode of "The Nat 'King' Cole Show" on NBC-TV, Nat's guests are Cornel Wilde, Peggy King, Michel Ray, 10-year-old Billy Preston, Carol Cole, and Natalie Cole.

1957 - During two sessions held this day in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California, first Nelson Riddle conducts his own arrangments to His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "The Girl Most Likely (Main Title)" (an instrumental with an unlisted children's choir), "We Gonna Keep Up With The Joneses" (vocals by Jane Powell and Tommy Noonan and an unlisted vocal group), "I Don't Know What You Want" (vocals by Jane Powell), the instrumental "Beach Party", "Travelogue: Where Do You Come From - Balboa", "I Like The Feeling (vocals by Jane Powell and Cliff Robertson)/Pink Cloud Music (instrumental)", "Crazy Horse" (vocals by Jane Powell with unlisted children's choir), "All The Colors Of The Rainbow" (vocals by Jane Powell, Kaye Ballard, Kelly Brown, and Keith Andes with an unlisted vocal group), and "End Title" (vocals by Jane Powell) at the first session, then, still with Riddle conducting his own arrangements to His Orchestra, the instrumental titles "Autumn Leaves", "Polka Dots and Moonbeams", "Drifting And Dreaming" and "Dream". Capitol Records will issue all the titles recorded at the first session in the album "RKO Motion Picture Soundtrack - The Girl Most Likely" (W 930) and all the titles recorded at the second session on Riddle's album "Sea Of Dreams" (T 915). An HMV CD track listing also includes "Dream A Little Dream Of Me" as part of this session but so far there is no other source for this claim and may have meant the title "Dream" that was recorded at this session.

1957 - Pianist Rudolph Firkusny, records new takes of Chopin's "Nocturne In E Flat, Opus 9, N° 2", "Nocturne In D Flat, Opus 27, N° 2", and "Valse In C Sharp Minor, Opus 64, N° 2" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the new takes on Firkusny's album "CHOPIN by Firkusny" (P-8428).

1957 - Vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dick Curless, with Lenny Breau and Taso "Sleepy Willie" Golios on electric guitars, Ulysse "Dave Miller" Maillet on bass, and Raymond Lemieux on percussion, records the title "Trav'lin' Man" at Event Studios in Westbrook, Maine between 9:30 AM and 11:20 AM. Capitol Records will purchase the master from Event Records. Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, will issue the title on Curless' album "Travelin' Man" (T 5015).

1958 - Nat "King" Cole, with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to an orchestra that includes strings with an unlisted lineup, records the tracks "I Had The Craziest Dream", "I Wish I Knew", and "Be Still My Heart" in New York City, New York. After rhythm tracks are overdubbed, Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Cole's album "The Unforgettable Nat King Cole" (T 2558).

1958 - Pee Wee Hunt (on trombone, with Andy Bartha on cornet, Pee Wee Hunt on trombone, Lee Cummins on clarinet, Jack Condon on piano, Bucky Pizzarelli on guitar, Gene Dragoo on bass, and Cody Sandifer on drums), using arrangements by Sid Feller, records the tracks "I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues", "Limehouse Blues", "Pee Wee's Blues", "Memphis Blues", and "Farewell Blues" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks, except "Pee Wee's Blues" which is (as of 2005) still unissued, on Hunt's album "The Blues A La Dixie" (T 1144).

1958 - Tennessee Ernie Ford (on vocals), with unlisted musicians, records the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "Toys For Tots (Short Version)" and "Toys For Tots (Long Version)" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California.

1958 - Cliffie Stone records the tracks "Cool Water", "Jingle, Jangle, Jingle", "Cow Cow Boogie", and "High Noon" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Stone's album "Cool Cowboy" (T 1230).

1958 - John Browning (on piano, listed as possibly during a live concert) records Bach's "Partita N°2 In C Minor", Schubert's "Impromptu In A Flat Major, Opus 140" and "Impromptu In B Flat Major, Opus 142", Chopin's "Sonata In B Flat Minor, Opus 25", Barber's "Sonata Opus 26", Rachmaninoff's "Etude Tableau", Stravinsky's "Etude In F Sharp", DeBussy's "Reflets Dans L'Eau" and Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight Of The Bumblebee" in New York City, New York for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles.

1959 - Tex Ritter (on vocals), with music by Paul Sells, records the tracks "Little Joe The Wrangler", "Sam Bass", "When The Work's All Done This Fall" and "Barbara Allen" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Ritter's album "Blood On The Saddle" (T 1292).

1959 - The Louvin Brothers (Charlie Louvin on vocals and guitar and Ira Louvin on vocals, with Floyd Cramer on piano, Walter "Hank" "Sugarfoot" Garland on lead guitar and electric guitar, Ray Edenton on guitar, Roy M. "Junior" Huskey Jr. on bass, Murrey M. "Buddy" Harman Jr. on drums and The Jordanaires [vocal group with lineup unlisted]) record the tracks "I See A Bridge", "Just Suppose", "The Stagger", and Nellie Moved To Town" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 4359) and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 4331).

1962 - Vocalist June Christy, with Conte Candoli, Lee Katzman, Al Porcino, and Ray Triscari on trumpets, Vern Friley, Lewis McCreary, and Frank Rosolino on trombones, Ken Shroyer on bass trombone, Joe Maini and Bud Shank on alto saxophones, Bob Cooper and Bill Perkins on tenor saxophones, Jack Nimitz on baritone saxophone, Jimmy Rowles on piano, Joe Mondragon on bass, and Mel Lewis on drums, records the titles "Stompin' At The Savoy", "Good-Bye" (both arranged by Bill Holman), and "Until (The Mole)" (arranged by Bob Cooper) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Christy's album "Big Band Specials" (T 1845).

1962 - Vocalist Johnny Rivers, with unlisted others, records the titles "Everybody But Me", "If You Want It, I've Got It", and "My Heart Is In Your Hand" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on River's album "The Sensational Johnny Rivers" (T 2161).

1962 - Zither player Ruth Welcome records the titles "Song Of The Barefoot Contessa", "Never On Sunday", and "Anna" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Welcome's album "Zither Goes Hollywood" (T 1986).

1964 - Buddy Cole (born Edwin LeMar Cole), husband of Capitol Records artist Yvonne King (The King Sisters), pianist, organist, and orchestra leader, session pianist for Nat "King" Cole, Tex Ritter, Louis Armstrong, Rosemary Clooney, Bing Crosby, and Judy Garland (in the film "A Song Is Born"), dies of a heart attack at age 47 in Hollywood, California.

1964 - Wayne Newton (on vocals, with an orchestra with an unlisted lineup) records the tracks "Comin' On Too Strong" (arranged by Terry Melcher) and "They'll Never Know" at United Western Studios in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will purchase the masters and release the first tracks as a single (Capitol 5338) with "Lookin' Through A Tear" on the flip side and the second track on Newton's album "Red Roses For A Blue Lady" (T 2335).

1964 - Jackie Gleason and His Orchestra (Gleason conducting a large string orchestra that features Pee Wee Erwin on trumpet and Charlie Ventura on tenor saxophone with the rest of the lineup unlisted) record the tracks "The Best Is Yet To Come", "Everybody Loves Somebody", "A Lazy Afternoon", "People" and "On The Street Where You Live" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Gleason's album "Last Dance" (W 2144).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - David McCallum (conducting unlisted musicians) records the titles "Carnegie Ball", "On A Weekend" and "The House Of Mirrors" in Los Angeles, California with producer David Axelrod. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on McCallum's album "Music - It's Happening Now!" (T 2651).

1967 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased from PPX Records for Jimi Hendrix (on guitar) and Curtis Knight (aka Curtis McNear, on vocals) titles "How Would You Feel", "Simon Says", Get That Feeling", "Hush Now", "Welcome Home", "Gotta Have A New Dress", "No Business", and "Strange Things" which were recorded in New York City, New York in (no exact date listed) 1965, with Nate Edmonds on organ, Henry "Hawk" Henderson on electric bass, and Marion Booker on drums. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "Get That Feeling Jimi Hendrix Plays And Curtis Knight Sings" (T 2856).

1968 - Merle Haggard (on vocals) and The Strangers (George French Jr. on piano; James Burton and Roy Nichols on electric guitar; Lewis Talley on guitar; Norman D. Hamlett on steel guitar; Leon Chase Copeland and Jerry Ward (aka Howard Lowe) on bass; Roy "Eddie" Burris on drums; and Bonnie Owens on harmony vocals) record the tracks "Peach Pickin' Time Down In Georgia" and "Hobo's Meditation" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will release both tracks on the 2 LP album "Same Train, A Different Time" (SWBB-223) as by Merle Haggard And The Strangers.

1968 - Bobby Engemann (on vocals), with Lex De Azevedo and Tommy Oliver conducting their own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Words", "Homeward Bound", and "There's A Kind Of Hush (All Over The World)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Engemann's album "My Own Thing" (ST-221).

1968 - Overdubs are recorded for Tony Sandler and Ralph Young's tracks "I Believe", "Viva El Amor", "Something Is Happening", "Feeling Groovy (The 59th Street Bridge Song)", "Life Is", and "Trains And Boats And Planes" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final versions of all the tracks on the duo's album "Together" (ST-159).

1968 - The Stone Poneys (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "So Fine" and "Everybody Has Their Own Ideas" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will purchase the masters but (as of 2005) has yet to issue either of the tracks.

1969 - William Marshall records the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "After Winter", "Northboun'", "Old Lem (Narration)", "Long Gone", "Brown Baby", Trilogy: Ladies Boogie", "Li'l Gal", "For My People" and "Merry-Go-Round" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.

1969 - Nancy Wilson (on vocals), with The Hank Jones Quartet (Hank Jones on piano; Gene Bertoncini on guitar; Ron Carter on bass; and Grady Tate on drums), records the tracks "Supper Time", "But Beautiful", "Oh! Look At Me Now", and "Glad To Be Unhappy" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Wilson's album "But Beautiful" (ST-798).

1969 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased (but as of 2005 has yet to issue) for Floyd Morris' tracks "Lovesick", "Ruby And The Pearl", "Bunny Tail", "The Night Has A Thousand Eyes", "Giant Step", "That's All", "Blues For Floyd", "Small World", "Sometimes I'm Happy", "Net Net's Tune", and "Bunky's Blues".

1969 - Friends Of Whitney Sunday record the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "Steppin' Stone" and "Ode To Billie Joe" in New York City, New York for Capitol Records.

1969 - Overdubs are recorded for Sonny James' track "My Love" and "It's Just A Matter Of Time" (possibly in Nashville, Tennessee). Capitol Records will issue the final version of both tracks on James' album "The Biggest Hits Of Sonny James" (ST-11013).

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Charlie Louvin (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the titlrs "Harvest Time", "Just In Time (To Watch Love Die)", "Momma's Waiting", and "She Just Wants To Be Needed" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the first title as a single (Capitol 3607) with "Funny Man" on the flipside, the second and last titles together as a single (Capitol 3319) and (as of 2005) has yet to issue "Momma's Waiting".

1973 - Capitol Records releases Buck Owens' single "Big Game Hunter" with "That Lovin' Feeling" on the flipside

1973 - Apple Records releases Wings' single "Helen Wheels" with "Country Dreamer" on the flipside. The single is distributed by Capitol Records in the United States.

1974 - The final overdubs are recorded for The Lettermen's tracks "There Is No Greater Love", "No Arms Can Ever Hold You (Like These Arms Of Mine)", and Love Me With All Your Heart (Cuando Caliente El Sol) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final versions of all the tracks on the group's album "There Is No Greater Love" (SW-11364).

1974 - Grand Funk (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "Life", "Look At Granny Run", and "Memories" at The Swamp (a studio on band member Mark Farner's farm) near Flint, Michigan. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the group's album "All The Girls In The World Beware!!!" (SO-11356).

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - Overdubs are recorded for James Talley's title "Not Even When It's Over" and then James Talley (on vocals and acoustic guitar with (Don Sheffield on trumpet, Tommy Smith on trumpet and horns, Irv Kane on trombone, Ralph Childs on tuba, Johnny Gimble on fiddle and mandolin Billy Puett on saxophone and clarinet;l, Andy McMahon on piano, electric piano, and organ, Rick Durrett on piano and tack piano, Steve Hostak on acoustic guitar and electric guitar, Jerry Shook on acoustic guitar, banjo, and harmonica, Doyle Grisham on steel guitar, Josh Grave on Dobro resonator guitar, Mike Leech on electric bass, Lyle Tullis on upright bass, Clark Pierson on drums and percussion Byron Bach on cello, and Pebble Daniel, Marsha Routh, and Mary Jo Talley on background vocals) records the titles "Magnolia Boy", "Up From Georgia", "You Know I've Got To Love Her" and "When The Fiddler Packs His Case", and then records overdubs for "Magnolia Boy" and "Daddy Just Called It The Blues" at Jack Clement Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of all the titles on Talley's album "Blackjack Choir" (ST-11605).

1977 - Guy Lombardo (born Gaetano Alberto Lombardo), bandleader, violinist, and Capitol Records artist, suffers a heart attack and dies at age 75 in Houston, Texas.

1980 - Pete Fountain (on clarinet) and Friends (Frank Flynn on amplified marimba, Bob Bain on guitar, Ray Leatherwood on bass, and Jack Sperling on drums), using arrangements by the session's producer Frank Flynn, record the titles "When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You", "Scatter-Brain", "Just Friends", "Shine", "María Elena", "Moonlight And Shadows", "Rain", "Oh, Lady Be Good", "Minkey's Blues", "Honeysuckle Rose", "You Can Depend On Me", "Yesterdays", "That Old Feeling", "What'll I Do" (title unreadable in the records but this is the other track on the album that isn't listed in this session), "Some Day Sweetheart", "Avalon", "More", "Deep Purple", "The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else", "Love Walked In", "Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans", "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans", "Meditation", "Autumn Nocturne", "More Than You Know", "You'll Never Know" and "Rosetta" at Conway Recorders in Hollywood, California (listed in Capitol Discography as possibly New Orleans, Louisiana) with recording engineer and co-producer Phil A. Yeend. Capitol Records will issue the titles "When You're Smiling", "Love Walked In", "Just Friends", "Shine", "María Elena", "Rain", "Honeysuckle Rose", "Scatter-Brain", "The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else", and "Oh, Lady Be Good!" on the group's eponymous album "Pete Fountain & Friends" (SN-16224) and "Avalon", "More", "Deep Purple", "Rosetta", "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans", "You Can Depend On Me", "Yesterdays", "That Old Feeling", "What'll I Do", and "Some Day Sweetheart" on Fountain's album "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans" (SN-16225), and has (as of 2005) yet to issue "Moonlight And Shadows", "Minkey's Blues", "Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans", "Meditation", "Autumn Nocturne", "More Than You Know", and "You'll Never Know".

1980 - Lee Clayton records the (as of 2005) unissued title "Fare Thee Well" in Nashville, Tennessee for Capitol Records.

1997 - In the new Capitol Records building on Music Row in Nashville, Tennessee, Jim Fifield (President and CEO, EMI Music), Ken Berry (President, EMI Recorded Music), Pat Quigley (President and CEO, Capitol Nashville), and Capitol recording artist Garth Brooks jointly announced a release date for Brooks' long-awaited seventh studio album "Sevens". The album, produced by Allen Reynolds and engineered by Mark Miller, will be in stores on Tuesday, November 25th, 1997.

2002 - Capitol Records reissues John Lennon's 1973 album "Mind Games", remixed, remastered and with three bonus tracks

2002 - Capitol Records releases the compilation CD "Christmas With The Rat Pack" with tracks by Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, and Sammy Davis, Jr.

2002 - Capitol Records releases Frank Sinatra's compilation CD "Classic Duets".

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

95 Years Ago Today In 1931 - Ike Turner, pianist, guitarist, singer, first husband of Capitol Records artist Tina Turner (though the marriage was later found to be invalid as Ike hadn't officially divorced his first wife), and Sue Records artist as part of Ike Turner And His Kings Of Rhythm and The Ike and Tina Turner Review, is born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. The Sue Records masters were sold to United Artists and are currently owned by Universal Music Group.

1951 - At the first Blue Note Records session to use tape to record masters Sidney Bechet and His Hot Six (Sidney De Paris on trumpet, Jimmy Archey on trombone, Sidney Bechet on soprano saxophone, Don Kirkpatrick on piano, George "Pops" Foster on bass, and Mainzie Johnson on drums) record the titles "Original Dixieland One-Step", "Avalon", "That's Plenty", two takes of "Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me", two takes of "Ballin' The Jack", and two takes of "There'll Be Some Changes Made" at WOR Studios in New York City, New York. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles except the second take of "Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me", the first take of "Ballin' The Jack" and the first take of "There'll Be Some Changes Made" on Bechet's album "The Fabulous Sidney Bechet and his Hot Six with Sidney De Paris" (Blue Note BLP7020) and Mosaic Records will issue all the titles and takes on the compilation album "The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Sidney Bechet" (Mosaic MR6-110).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - "The Nat 'King' Cole Show" debuts on NBC-TV as the first network variety show hosted by an African-American star of Cole's magnitude (Hazel Scott has the honor of being the first African-American to host a television show in 1950). Initially, Cole's is a 15-minute show on Monday nights, but it is expanded to 30 minutes in July 1957. Its final episode airs December 17, 1957, due to lack of a national sponsor to cover its costs.

1979 - Kwick records the tracks "I Want To Dance With You" and "Why Don't We Love Each Other". EMI America will issue both tracks on Kwick's eponymous album "Kwick" (SW-17025). If anyone knows where this session was held and what other musicians were attending, please leave a comment. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by EMI Music, Capitol Music's parent company.

2003 - Dorothy Southworth Ritter (aka Dorothy Fay), actress, mother of actor John Ritter, and widow of Capitol Records artist Tex Ritter, dies at age 88 in the Motion Picture and Television Home in Woodland Hills, CA.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1942 - George M. Cohan (born George Michael Cohan), composer, Vaudeville and Broadway musical dancer, actor, and director, Broadway producer with partner Sam Harris, and motion picture actor, dies at age 64 in New York City, New York.

1960 - Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott), actor and pioneer comedy film director, who introduced the world to The Keystone Kops, Charlie Chaplin and later, in sound shorts, Bing Crosby, dies in Woodland Hills, California at the age of 80 and is later interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1940 - Delbert McClinton, singer, harmonica player, gave John Lennon harmonica lessons, did duet vocals with Bonnie Raitt on her Capitol Records album "Luck Of The Draw", and a Capitol Records artist (1980-1981), is born in Lubbock, Texas.

40 Years Ago Today In 1986 - Alexz Johnson, motion picture and television actress, songwriter, singer and Capitol Records artist, is born Alexzandra Spencer Johnson in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Alvino Rey (on guitar) and His Orchestra (Chuck Peterson, Jake Gerheim, Russ Granger, and Frank Nelson on trumpets, Sam Levine, Bob McReynolds, and Bob Swift on trombones, Bob Walsh and Hal McKusick on alto saxophones, Herbie Steward on tenor saxophone, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Rocky Coluccio on piano on vocals, Jim Bates on bass, and Ben Weber on drums) record the titles "Among My Souvenirs" (vocals by Jo Ann Ryan, The Blue Reys, and Glee Club [both lineups unlisted]) and "Save Your Sorrows" (vocals by Jo Ann Ryan) in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 338).

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Vocalist Jo Stafford, with Carlyle Hall and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Through A Thousand Dreams" and "Sonata" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 337).

1947 - Chuy Reyes and His Mocambo Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Boteanado" (vocals by Tony Martinez), "Baracoa (A Baracoa Me Voy)" (vocals by Tony Martinez), and the instrumental titles "The Weddin' Rhumba (aka The Wedding Samba)" and "Los Hijos De Buda" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Boteanado" and "Baracoa (A Baracoa Me Voy)" on the album "Rumba De Cuba" (H-152) and "The Weddin' Rhumba (aka The Wedding Samba)" and "Los Hijos De Buda" on the album "Arthur Murray Favorites: Sambas" (T 260) as by Enric Madriguera And His Orchestra/Chuy Reyes.

1947 - Vocalist Eddie Kirk, with Clifford Snyder (aka Cliffie Stone) and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "How Do You Mend A Broken Heart", "I Made A Mistake", "Sad And Blue", and "I Remember That I Love You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Sad And Blue" as a single (Capitol Americana 40069) with "Those Dark Clouds Don't Bother Me" on the flipside and has yet to issue the rest of the titles.

1947 - It's a Tuesday, and The King Cole Trio (Nat "King" Cole on piano and vocals; Irving Ashby on guitar; and Johnny Miller on bass) record the titles "I Feel So Smoochie", "A Boy From Texas (A Girl From Tennessee)", "When You Walked Out With Shoes On", and "That's The Kind Of Girl I Dream Of" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "I Feel So Smoochie" as a single (Capitol 15019) with "What'll I Do" on the flipside and "A Boy From Texas (A Girl From Tennessee)" as a single (Capitol 15085) with "My Fair Lady" on the flipside. Mosaic Records will issue all the titles in the box set "The Complete Capitol Recordings Of The Nat King Cole Trio" (MD18-138).

1949 - Jerry Lewis records vocal overdubs for his tracks "Are You For Real?" and "I Love A Murder Mystery" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the final versions of both tracks together as a single (Capitol 57-786).

1949 - Johnny Smith (aka Jack Smith aka "Happy" Jack Smith) and The Jubalaires (unlisted vocalists), with instrumental accompaniment by unlisted musicians, record the tracks "Blue Ribbon Gal" and "I Wish I Had A Sweetheart" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first track as a single (Capitol 821) with "The Pal That I Loved Stole The Gal I Loved" on the flip side and the second track as a single (Capitol 57-784) with "Home, Home, Home" on the flipside.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Norman Kaye and Lindy Doherty (on vocals), with Sid Feller and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again" (vocals by Kaye and Doherty), "Would You" (vocals by Kaye and Doherty), the (as of 2005) unissued title "Salt Water Tears" (vocals by Doherty), and the title "A Heart Full Of Love (For A Handful Of Kisses)" (vocals by Kaye) in New York City, New York. This date is listed as when the session should have taken place chronologically in session order, but the artist files show the date of the session as being October 4, 1951. Capitol Records will issue the first title as a single (Capitol 1979) with "I Hear A Rhapsody" on the flipside and the second and last titles together as a single (Capitol 1904).

1952 - Vocalist Ferlin Husky (aka Terry Preston), with unlisted others, records the titles "Each Time You Leave (I Die A Little)", "Gone", and "Undesired" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Each Time You Leave (I Die A Little)" as a single (Capitol 2814) with "Deceived" on the flipside, "Gone" as a single (Capitol 2298) with "Now And Then" on the flipside, and "Undesired" as a single (Capitol 2391) with "My Foolish Heart" on the flipside.

1953 - Joe "Fingers" Carr (on piano) and His Ragtime Band (Manny Stevens on trumpet; Jerry Kasper on tenor saxophone; Vince Terri on guitar, and other unlisted musicians), with vocals by The Carr-Hops (lineup unlisted), record the tracks "Istanbul", "Raggedy Ann Rag" (without The Carr-Hops), "Until Sunrise", and "Humoresque" (arrangement by Carr) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Istanbul" as a single (Capitol 2665) with "Maple Leaf Rag" on the flipside, "Raggedy Ann Rag" on Carr's eponymous album "Joe "Fingers" Carr And His Ragtime Band" (T 443) and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 2730).

1953 - Pee Wee Hunt (on trombone, with: ) records the track "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone", the (as of 2005) unissued track "Sleepy Time Gal", and the tracks "Easy Melody", "Cow Bell Strut", and "Swingin' Around" in Kansas City, Kansas. Capitol Records issues the first, third and last tracks on Hunt's album "Swingin' Around" (H-492) and "Cow Bell Strut" as a single (Capitol 2750) with "Three's A Crowd" on the flipside.

1953 - Vocalists Stan Freberg and Daws Butler, with The Nathan Scott Orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Yulenet (Christmas 'Dragnet'), Part 1" and "Yulenet (Christmas 'Dragnet'), Part 2" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both parts together as a single (Capitol 2671).

1954 - Ferlin Husky and His Hush Puppies (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "I Feel Better All Over", "This Boy's Gonna Love Again", "I Saw Her Today", and "Little Tom" in (listed as possibly) Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the first and last track together as a single (Capitol F3001). Pickwick Records releases the first track and the third track together as a single (JS 6086). "This Boy's In Love Again", as of 2005, is still unissued.

1957 - Overdub applauses are recorded for Johnny Otis and His Orchestra's tracks ""Can't You Hear Me Callin'", "Loop De Loop", "Romance In The Dark", "Lonely River", "A Story Untold", "Livin' In Misery", and "Shake It, Lucy Baby" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the final version of all the tracks on Otis' album "The Johnny Otis Show" (T 940).

1957 - Trumpet player Harry James and His Orchestra (Nick Buono, Don Paladino, and Bob Rolfe also on trumpets, Ray Sims and Bob Edmondson on trombones, Ernie Tack on bass trombone, Willie Smith and Herb Lorden on alto saxophones, Corky Corcoran on tenor saxophone, Ernie Small on tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, and flute, Larry Kinnamon on piano, Dominic Frontiere on accordion, Laurindo Almeida and Nick Bonney on guitars, Nestor Amaral on mandolin, Jose "Joe Carioca" Oliveira on guitar and mandolin, Russ Phillips on bass, and Leo Acosta on drums) record the titles "Andrea" and "Vuela" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol F3849).

1957 - During his second session for Capitol Records, Joel Grey (on vocals and guitar), with The David Terry Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Be My Next", "Too Young", and "Shoppin' Around" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Be My Next" and "Shoppin' Around" together as a single (Capitol F3866) in December 1957. Elvis Presley will cover "Shoppin' Around" for the soundtrack of his 1960 movie "G.I. Blues".

1957 - On the same day of Joel Grey's session, his father Mickey Katz, with The Irving Fields Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the title "Nudnick The Flying Schissel" (in link at 93:38) in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol F3851) with "Knock Around The Clock" on the flipside and on the album "The Most Mishige" (T 1102) as by Mickey Katz and His Orchestra.

1957 - Vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dick Curless, with unlisted others, records the titles "Lovin' Dan - 60 Minute Man", "I'm Getting Tired", and "Midnight Turning Day Blues" at Event Studios in Westbrook, Maine for Event Records. Capitol Records will purchase the masters for all the titles and Tower Records, a subdivision of Capitol, will issue all the titles on Curless' album "Soul" (T 5013).

1958 - Pee Wee Hunt (on trombone, with Andy Bartha on cornet; Lee Cummins on clarinet; Jack Condon on piano; Bucky Pizzarelli on guitar; Gene Dragoo on bass; and Cody Sandifer on drums), using arrangements by Sid Feller, records the tracks "Beale Street Blues", "Wang Wang Blues", "I Get The Blues When It Rains", and "St. Louis Blues" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Hunt's album "The Blues A La Dixie" (T 1144).

1958 - Nat "King" Cole (on vocals) with Dave Cavanaugh conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted but includes brass, reeds, and rhythm players), records the tracks "The Best Thing For You Would Be Me", "Dedicated To You", "(I Would Do) Anything For You", and "This Is Always" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Cole's album "Tell Me All About Yourself" (W 1331).

1959 - Overdubs are recorded for Johnny Otis and His Orchestra's titles "I'm With You" and "Hey Baby, Don't You Know?" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final mix of "Hey Baby, Don't You Know?" as a single (Capitol 4326) with "Mumblin' Mosie" on the flipside and the final mixes of both titles on the CD "Johnny Otis - The Capitol Years" (7-92858-2).

1959 - Tex Ritter on vocals, with music by Paul Sells, records the titles "Billy The Kid", "Boll Weevil", and "Blood On The Saddle" (with Merle Travis on guitar) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Ritter's album "Blood On The Saddle" (T 1292).

1959 - Johnny Ukulele records the titles "Tea For Two Cha Cha", "The Jungle Song", "Ua-Like No-A-Like", "Hawaiian War Chant", and "Maui Chimes" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Ukelele's album "Favorite Selections" (T 1425).

1960 - The Dave Pell Octet (Jack Sheldon on trumpet, Harry Betts on trombone, Dave Pell on tenor saxophone, Med Flory on baritone saxophone, John Towner Williams on piano, Tom Tedesco on guitar, Lyle Ritz on bass, and Frank Capp on drums) records the titles "Paper Doll", "Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave To Me", "Tishomingo Blues", "Manhattan", and "Ballin' The Jack" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Pell's album "The Old South Wails" (T 1512).

1960 - John Browning (on piano) records pick-up trackss for Chopin's "Polonaise N° 2, Opus 26", "Polonaise N° 5, Opus 44", and "Polonaise N° 6, Opus 53" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records, as of 2005, has yet to issue any of the titles.

1960 - Laurindo Almeida (on guitar with an unlisted flutist), records Hugard's "Gavote", De Castillejo's "Al Amor", "Aria", the traditional title "El Testamento De Amilla (listed in the artist file as "Cancion Triste", and De Murcia's "Prelude Et Allegro" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except "Aria" which is (as of 2005) still unissued, on Almeida's album "The Guitar Worlds Of Laurindo Almeida" (P-8546).

1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #11 on WONN 1230 AM's Nifty Fifty Records chart in Lakeland, Florida.

1964 - Capitol Records releases Buck Owens And His Buckaroos' album "I Don't Care", the third album that Owens released in 1964.

1964 - The Hollyridge Strings (lineup unlisted), with Stewart "Stu" Phillips conducting his own arrangements, records "Bossa Nova Baby", "Love Me Tender", "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear", and a re-recording of "I'll Cry Instead" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first three tracks on the group's album "" (T 2221) and the last track on the group's album "Hit Songs Of Elvis Presley" (T 2202).

1964 - Jackie Gleason and His Orchestra (Gleason conducts a large string orchestra featuring Pee Wee Erwin on trumpet, Charlie Ventura on tenor saxophone) record the tracks "Who Can I Turn To?" and "Hello Dolly" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Gleason's album "Last Dance" (W 2144).

1965 - Frank Polk records the totles "I'm Your Man" and "Love Is Dangerous" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues both titles as a single (Capitol 5581).

1965 - The Beatles (George Harrison on lead guitar and vocals, John Lennon on rhythm guitar and vocals, Paul McCartney on bass guitar and vocals, and Ringo Starr on drums and lead vocals) record the title "What Goes On" at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London, England. Capitol Records release the title on the group's album "Yesterday And Today" (T 2553) in the United States.

1965 - Laurindo Almeida (on guitar), with The Concert Arts Chamber Orchestra (lineup unlisted) conducted by Stanley Wilson, records Villa-Lobos' "Concerto For Guitar And Orchestra, 2nd Movement" and "Concerto For Guitar And Orchestra, 3nd Movement" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Almeida's album "Concerto For Guitar And Small Orchestra: VILLA-LOBOS - Concerto For Guitar And Small Orchestra/WEISS - Suite In A Minor/J.S. BACH - Arioso From The harpsichord Concerto In F Minor" (P-8638).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - David McCallum (on vocals and conducting unlisted musicians) records the titles "Cherish", "If I Were A Carpenter", "Louie, Louie", "A Man And A Woman", and "Alfie" in Los Angeles, California with producer David Axelrod. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on McCallum's album "Music It's Happening Now!" (T 2651).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Brian Wilson records the first demo of the song "Heroes And Villains", singing vocals over his own piano playing, at Western Studios in Los Angeles, California, with co-writer Van Dyke Parks supplying animal sounds.

1967 - Vocalist and guitarist Bobbie Gentry, with unlisted others, records the titles "Big Boss Man" and "Parchman Farm" in Los Angeles, California. The version of "Big Boss Man" recorded on this date is still unissued. After three sessions of overdubs Capitol Records will issue "Parchman Farm" on Gentry's album "The Delta Sweetie" (T 2842).

1968 - John Stewart (on vocals), with unlisted musicians, records the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "Mrs. Oleander", "Omaha Rainbow", "Rivers of Light", and "Losers Ville Lighthouse" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.

1968 - Overdubs are recorded for Tony Sandler and Ralph Young's tracks "I Believe", "Viva El Amor", "Something Is Happening", "Feeling Groovy (The 59th Street Bridge Song)", "Together", "Life Is", and the (as of 2005) unissued track "Trains And Boats And Planes" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the final version of all the rest of the tracks on the duo's album "Together" (ST-159).

1968 - Overdubs are recorded for Paul Klein's tracks "I Will Take You There" and "The Garbage Can" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the final versions of both tracks together as a single (Capitol 2364).

1969 - William Marshall records the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "Poem, I Am A Negro", "The Negroes Speaks Of Rivers", "And Yet Do I Marvel", "We Have Been Believers", "Strong Men (Narration)", and "Y'All Forget (Narration)" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.

1969 - Nancy Wilson (on vocals), with The Hank Jones Quartet (Hank Jones on piano, Gene Bertoncini on guitar, Ron Carter on bass, and Grady Tate on drums), records the tracks "Prelude To A Kiss", "For Heaven's Sake", "Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe", and "I'll Walk Alone" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Wilson's album "But Beautiful" (ST-798).

1969 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for The Sheppards (lineup unlisted), as of 2005, still unissued tracks "Island Of Love", "Never Felt This Way Before", "I'm Not Wanted", "Never Let Me Go", "The Sheppards", "Queen Of Hearts", "Tragic", "Elevator Operator", "Give A Hug To Me", "Come To Me", "Loving You", and "Glitter In Your Eyes".

1969 - Los Copacabana (15-Year-Old Michaelina and three unlisted guitarists), with Chuck Anderson conducting his own arrangements, records the tracks "La Malaguena", "Que Bonita Es Mi Tierra", and "Hare Krishna". Capitol Latino issues all the tracks on the eponymous album "Los Copacabana" (ST-19035).

1970 - Final overdubs are recorded for Al DeLory's titles "Theme From 'Love Story'", "We've Only Just Begun", "Make It Easy On Yourself", and "Elegy" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes for all the titles on DeLory's album "Love Story" (ST-677).

1974 - Grand Funk (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Responsibility", and "Runnin'" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the two tracks together as a single (Capitol SO-11356).

1975 - Sammy Hagar (on vocals and guitar with unlisted musicians) records the titles "Silver Lights" and "Urban Guerrilla" in Sausalito, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Hagar's album "Nine On A Ten Scale" (ST-11489).

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - Vocalist and guitarist James Talley, with unlisted others, records the title "Migrant Jesse Sawyer" and then records overdubs for "Migrant Jessie Sawyers" and the titles "Everybody Loves A Love Song" and "Bluesman" at Jack Clement Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of all the titles on Talley's album "Blackjack Choir" (ST-11605).

1977 - Carl Jackson records the titles "Monroe Medley" and "Ever And Ever" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Jackson's album "Old Friends" (ST-11760).

1977 - Gary Portland records the title "Snow White" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. There is no issuing information listed, so if anyone knows if the track was ever issued and who else was at the session, please leave a comment.

1980 - Lee Clayton records the title "Oh How Lucky I Am" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the title on Clayton's album "The Dream Goes On" (ST-12139).

45 Years Ago Today In 1981 - A session is held in Los Angeles, California to edit together Anne Murray's title "Christmas Medley: Silver Bells/I'll Be Home For Christmas/Winter Wonderland" from three different masters. There is no issuing information listed, so if anyone knows if the title was ever issued and who was at the session doing the editing, please leave a comment.

1982 - Red Rider (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Winner Take All" and Walking The Fine Line" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the group's album "Neruda" (ST-12226).

1983 - George Clinton (on vocals), with unlisted musicians, finishes recording tracks for the titles "Quickie" and "Last Dance" at The Disc Studio in East Detroit, Michigan. Capitol Records will release the final version of both tracks on Clinton's album "You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish" (ST-12308).

1983 - Missing Persons (Chuck Wild on keyboard and synthesizer, Warren Cuccurullo on guitar and vocals, Patrick O'Hearn on bass and synthesizer, Terry Bozzio on drums, guitar and synthesizer, and Dale Bozzio on vocals) record the title "Racing Against Time" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the band's album "Rhyme & Reason" (ST-12315).

40 Years Ago Today In 1986 - Peggi Blu records the title "All The Way With You" as a duet with Bert Robinson. Capitol Records will issue the title on the album "Blu Blowin'" (ST-12550).

1988 - Capitol Records registers the masters for the tracks on Rap compilation "The Union".

1989 - Sandy Brooks calls her husband Garth Brooks prior to a show in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She told him to come home immediately and straighten out their marriage, or she was leaving. Garth did not finish the show.

1997 - Capitol Records releases The Beach Boys' box set "The Pet Sounds Sessions".

1997 - Grand Royal Records and Capitol Records release the three-disc live album "Tibetan Freedom Concert".

1998 - Capitol Records and broadcast.com announce that they are joining forces to create a new co-branded Capitol Records/broadcast.com music channel. The new channel will be hosted on the broadcast.com Web site and will showcase free audio and video programming from Capitol Records and its family of labels.

2004 - Merle Haggard records tracks for an upcoming Capitol Records album in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

70 Years Ago Today In 1955 - M-G-M releases the motion picture "The Tender Trap" starring Capitol Records artist Frank Sinatra. Capitol will later release Sinatra's recording of the title track.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Lee Morgan (on trumpet), Clarence Sharpe (on alto saxophone) Horace Silver (on piano), Wilbur Ware (on bass), and Philly Joe Jones (on drums), record the tracks "Gaza Strip", "Reggie Of Chester", "Little T", and an alternate take of "Little T", "Stand By", "Roccus" and "The Lady" in Hackensack, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will release all the tracks except the alternate take of "Little T" on Morgan's album "Indeed!" (Blue Note BLP1538). Mosaic Records will issue all the tracks on the album "The Complete Blue Note Lee Morgan Fifties Sessions" (Mosaic MQ6-162). Blue Note's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Records' parent company EMI Music Group.

1963 - The Beatles appear at the Royal Command Performance Variety Show held in the Prince of Wales Theatre, London, England, performing before the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret, and Lord Snowdon. Before beginning "Twist and Shout," John Lennon asks the audience "Will the people in the cheaper seats clap their hands? And the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewelry.".

2009 - The documentary "Johnny Mercer - The Dream's On Me" debuts tonight on Turner Classic Movies at 8:00 PM Eastern/5:00 PM Pacific and repeats at 12:00 AM Eastern/9:00 PM Pacific. I was fortunate enough to be interviewed for the documentary and talked about Mercer's time at Capitol Records. I want to give thanks to Miles Kreuger who recommended me to Howard Green and to Howard for believing that I was the guy to do this and for all his kindness since the filming.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

1954 - Adam Ant, singer, motion picture actor, and Capitol Records artist (1995) is born Stuart Leslie Goddard in London, England.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1943 - Pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Ray Borden, John Carroll, Buddy Childers, Karl George, and Dick Morse on trumpet, Harry Forbes, George Faye, and Bart Varsalona on trombone; Eddie Meyers and Art Pepper on alto saxophone; Red Dorris on tenor saxophone and vocals; Morey Beeson on tenor saxophone; Bob Gioga on baritone saxophone; Bob Ahern on guitar; Clyde Singleton on bass, and Joe Vernon on drums) record the titles "I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City" (vocals by Dolly Mitchell) and "Liza" at C.P. MacGregor Studios in Los Angeles, California. The tracks are initially issued on transcription discs (P-4114 and P-4116 respectively) for the Armed Forces Radio Network. Capitol Records will also issue both titles on Kenton's box set "The Kenton Era" (EOX-569).

1947 - It's a Monday and The King Cole Trio (Nat "King" Cole on piano and vocals, Irving Ashby on guitar, and Johnny Miller on bass) record the titles "Money Is Honey", "Little Girl", "Who Is Telling You Lies?", and "No Moon At All" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Little Girl" as a single (Capitol 15165) with "Baby, Baby All The Time" on the flipside and "No Moon At All" as a single (Capitol 15358) with "It Only Happens Once" on the flipside. Mosaic Records will issue all the titles in the box set "The Complete Capitol Recordings Of The Nat King Cole Trio" (MD18-138).

1948 - During two sessions held this day in Paris, France George Tzipine and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Por Que?" at the first session and "El Choclo", "La Cumparsita", and "Tango Delle Rose" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the group's album "Tango" (H-182).

1948 - The Lamoureux Orchestra, conducted by George Tzipine, records the track "Medley: Just One Of Those Things/I Get A Kick Out Of You" in Paris, France. Capitol Records issues the track on the album "A Symphonic Portrait Of Cole Porter" as by Guy Luypaerts And His Orchestra (ECD-158).

1949 - Cliffie Stone (on vocals) and His Band (lineup unlisted), directed by Billy Liebert, record the tracks "Can I Canoe You Up The River" and "Just One Little Lie" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol Americana 57-40265).

1949 - Margaret Whiting and Bob Hope (on vocals), with Billy May and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the tracks "Lucky Us" and "Ain't We Got Fun?" at Capitol Record's Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 57-783).

1949 - Billy May and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the band tracks for Jerry Lewis' tracks "Are You For Real?" and "I Love A Murder Mystery" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. After Jerry Lewis records the vocal tracks on November 4, 1949 Capitol Records will issue the finished tracks as a single (Capitol 57-786).

1949 - Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely (on vocals) with orchestra (lineup unlisted but with organ) record the tracks "Broken Down Merry-Go-Round", "Fool's Paradise" and "The Gods Were Angry With Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first and last tracks together as a single (Capitol 800) and "Fool's Paradise" as a single (Capitol 1065) with "Close Your Pretty Eyes" on the flipside.

1949 - The Hollywood String Quartet (Felix Slatkin violin and leader, Paul Shure in violin, Paul Robyn on viola, and Eleanor Aller on cello) records William Walton's "Quartet In A Minor: Third Movement - Lento, Part 1", "Quartet In A Minor: Third Movement - Lento, Part 2", and "Quartet In A Minor: Third Movement - Allegro Molto" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the quartet's album "WALTON - String Quartet In A Minor" (ECL-8058).

1950 - Ray Anthony (on trumpet) and His Orchestra (listed as possibly Woody Fansler, Chuck Mederios, Tom Pattin, and Marty White also on trumpets, Keith Butterfield, Tom Oblak, Ken Trimble, and Dick Reynolds on trombones, Earl Bergman on alto saxophone, Steve Cole on clarinet and alto saxophone, Cliff Hoff and Bill Slapin on tenor saxophones, Leo Anthony on baritone saxophone, Ray Browne on piano, Allan Reuss on guitar, Frank Szosteck on bass, and Louis Bellson on drums), using arrangements by George Williams, record the titles "I Wonder What's Become Of Sally", "The Night Is Young (And You're So Beautiful)" (vocals by Ronnie Deauville), "What Is This Thing Called Love?", "Wolverine Blues", and "Melancholy Rhapsody" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records rejects the recording of "I Wonder What's Become Of Sally" which will be later be recorded, and will issue the three middle titles on the album "Arthur Murray Favorites: Fox Trots" (T 258) and the last title as a single (Capitol 1556) with "Villa" on the flipside.

1950 - Hank Thompson (on vocals and guitar) and His Brazos Valley Boys (Joe Herman "Big Red" Hayes and Johnny Manson on fiddle, Billy Gray on guitar, Ralph "Lefty" Nason on steel guitar, and Billy Briggs Stewart on bass) record the titles "If I Cry", "A Broken Heart And A Glass Of Bear", "The Devil In My Angel's Eyes" and "Playin' Possom" at radio station WBAP's studio in Fort Worth, Texas. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 1327), and the third title as a single (Capitol 1379) with "New Rovin' Gambler" on the flipside. Bear Family Records issued all the titles on the 12 CD eponymous box set "Hank Thompson And His Brazos Valley Boy" (BCD 15904).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Bob Eberly (on vocals), with Les Baxter and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Somebody's Been Beatin' My Time", "I Can't Help It", "Green Grow The Lilacs", and "A Day Away From You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the "Somebody's Been Beatin' My Time" and "I Can't Help It" together as a single (Capitol 1887) and "Green Grow The Lilacs", and "A Day Away From You" together as a single (Capitol 2053).

1952 - Van Alexander, conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the instrumental tracks for Mel Blanc and Arthur Q. Bryan's "Daffy Duck's Feathered Friend: Part 1" and "Daffy Duck's Feathered Friend: Part 2" then records the instrumental tracks for Blanc's "Woody Woodpecker And The Animal Crackers: Part 1" and "Woody Woodpecker And The Animal Crackers: Part 2" in Los Angeles, California. After vocal overdubs are recorded on November 10 and 11, 1958 Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together on the children's records album "Daffy Duck's Feathered Friend" (CAS-3147) and the last two tracks together on the children's records album "Woody Woodpecker And The Animal Crackers" (CAS-3149).

1953 - During two sessions held this day in Kansas City, Kansas Pee Wee Hunt (on trombone with Andy Bartha on cornet, Leo Kaminsky on clarinet, Joe Hall on piano, Chuck Carle on bass, and Clarence Brown on drums) records the tracks "Peg O' My Heart", "Three's A Crowd", and "Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider" at the first session and "Spain", "Meet me Tonight At Milton's" and the (as of 2005) unissued track "Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Peg O' My Heart", "Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider", "Spain", and "Meet me Tonight At Milton's" on Hunt's album "Swingin' Around" (T 492), and "Three's A Crowd" as a single (Capitol 2750) with "Cow Bell Strut" on the flipside.

1955 - Capitol Records files the information for the masters it purchased for Les Paul and Mary Fords' titles "Texas Lady" (vocals by Mary Ford), and "Alabamy Bound" (which was recorded according to an AFM report on September 4, 1954) and will issue both titles as a single (Capitol 3301).

1957 - The Concert Arts Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted), conducted by Erich Leinsdorf, records Wagner's "Dance Of The Apprentices From 'Die Meistersinger'", "Procession Of The Master Singers (From 'Die Meistersinger')", "Prelude to Act III From 'Lohengrin'", "Siegfried's Funeral Music From 'Gotterdammerung'" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on the orchestra's album "The Sound Of WAGNER" (PAO-8411).

1958 - Capitol Records releases Judy Garland's album "Judy In Love".

1958 - Cliffie Stone and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Sierra Sue", "Tumbling Tumbleweeds", "Ragtime Cowboy Joe", and "Along The Navajo Trail" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles in Stone's album "Cool Cowboy" (T 1230).

1958 - Trombonist Pee Wee Hunt, with Andy Bartha on cornet, Lee Cummins on clarinet, Jack Condon on piano, Bucky Pizzarelli on guitar, Gene Dragoo on bass, and Cody Sandifer on drums, using arrangements by Sid Feller, records the titles "Swingin' The Blues", "Goodbye Blues", "Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave To Me" and "Wabash Blues" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles in Hunt's album "The Blues A La Dixie" (T 1144).

1958 - Harry Revel, British-born composer for Broadway and motion picture musicals, and co-writer of the song "Goodnight, My Love" with Mack Gordon which was recorded by Dean Martin for his Capitol Records album "Sleep Warm", dies at age 52 in New York City, New York.

1959 - Overdubs are recorded for Dick Sinclair and His Orchestra's tracks "Julida Polka" and "The Jolly Coppersmith Polka" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final tracks on Sinclair's album "Polka Parade" (T 1340).

1959 - Johnny Otis and His Orchestra (with Otis directing an unlisted lineup of musicians) record the tracks "I'm With You" and "Hey Baby, Don't You Know?" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded on November 4 and 11, 1959 Capitol Records will issue both tracks on the CD "Johnny Otis - The Capitol Years" (7-92858-2) and the last track as a single (Capitol 4326) with "Mumblin' Mosie" on the flipside.

1960 - Jackie Gleason and His Orchestra (Gleason conducting one unlisted string orchestra for the left channel and another unlisted string orchestra for the right channel) record the titles "Lady Of The Evening", "Always And Always", "Dark Is The Night", and "Would You" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Gleason's album "Jackie Gleason Presents: Love Embers And Flames" (W 1689).

1960 - During a split session held this day in New York City, New York first Janice Harper (on vocals), with (listed as probably) Richard Weiss and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the title "I'll Never Say No To You" and then Gordon MacRae, with (definitely) Richard Weiss and His Orchestra (lineup still unlisted), records the titles "Dolce Farniente", "If Ever I Would Leave You", and the (as of 2005) unissued title "My Miss Mary". Capitol Records will issue Harper's title as a single (Capitol 4482) with "Love Is A Dangerous Thing" on the flipside and the remaining two MacRae titles together as a single (Capitol F4483).

1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Ramblin' Rose" is #3 on Billboard Music Week magazine's 150 Best Selling Monaural LPs and 50 Best Selling Stereo LPs charts and #5 on KFWB's Favorite Albums chart in Los Angeles, California. Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #5 on Billboard Music Week magazine's Middle-Road Singles chart, #12 on Cash Box magazine's Top 100 Singles chart, #15 on KEWB 910 AM's Fabulous Forty Survey in San Francisco, California, #16 on Billboard Music Week magazine's Hot 100 singles chart, #17 on the magazine's Hot R&B Singles chart, and #36 on KFWB's Fabulous Forty Survey in Los Angeles, California.

1964 - Jackie Gleason and His Orchestra (Gleason conducting a large string orchestra with an unlisted lineup but featuring Pee Wee Erwin on trumpet and Charlie Ventura on tenor saxophone) records the tracks "The Last Dance", "Softly As I Leave", "I Wish You Love", and "Be My Love" in New York City. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Gleason's album "Last Dance" (W 2144).

1965 - David McCallum conducts the orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the instrumental titles "Louise", "The Far Side Of The Moon", "Insomnia" and "The Sugar Cane" in Los Angeles, California with producer David Axelrod. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on McCallum's album "Music - A Part Of Me" (T 2432).

1965 - Ned Miller (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the titles "Right Behind These Lips" and the (as of 2005) unissued title "Endless" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Right Behind These Lips" as a single (Capitol 5661) with "Summer Roses" on the flipside.

1965 - The Beatles spend nine hours recording and completing Paul McCartney's ballad "Michelle" in Studio Two at EMI Studios on Abbey Road in London, England. Capitol Records will issue the track on the band's album "Rubber Soul" (W 2442).

1965 - Laurindo Almeida (on guitar) with The Concert Arts Chamber Orchestra (lineup unlisted) conducted by Stanley Wilson, records Villa-Lobos' Concerto For Guitar and Orchestra, First Movement" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Almeida's album "Concerto For Guitar And Small Orchestra: VILLA-LOBOS - Concerto For Guitar And Small Orchestra/WEISS - Suite In A Minor/J.S. BACH - Arioso From The Harpsichord Concerto in F Minor" (P-8638).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - David McCallum conducts the orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by H.B. Barnum as they record the instrumental titles "Winchester Cathedral", "Love Is A Hurtin' Thing", "Who Am I?", and "I Can't Control Myself" in Los Angeles, California with producer David Axelrod and recording engineer Joe Polito. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on McCallum's third album for the label, "Music It's Happening Now!" (T 2651).

1967 - Vocalist Nancy Wilson, with Oliver Nelson conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis on tenor saxophone, Ralph Sharon on piano, John Collins and Charles Wright on guitars, Buster Williams on bass, Shelly Manne on drums, Victor Feldman on vibraphone and tympani, Ann Stockton on harp, and a string section with Lou Raderman, Erno Neufeld, Marshall Sosson, Louis Kaufman, Harry Bluestone, Myron Sandler, Nathan Kaproff, Anatol Kaminsky, and Sidney Sharp on violins, Alvin Dinkin, Allan Harshman, and Virginia Majewski on violas, Raphael Kramer, Anne Goodman, Frederick Seykora, and Igor Roroshevsky on cellos), records the titles "Ode To Billie Joe", "For Once In My Life", "It Never Entered My Mind", "Why Try To Change Me Now?", and "Welcome To My Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Wilson's album "Welcome To My Love" (T 2844).

1967 - At two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California an overdub is recorded for The Beach Boys title "Darlin'" at the first session and The Beach Boys (lineup unlisted) record the title "Let The Wind Blow" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue the final mix of "Darlin'" and "Let The Wind Blow" on the group's album "Wild Honey" (T 2859).

1967 - Vocal overdubs are recorded for Jody Miller's titles "I Knew You Well", "I'm Into Lookin' For Someone To Love Me", and "I Wanna Get To Know You Better" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of "I Knew You Well" and "I'm Into Lookin' For Someone To Love Me" together as a single (Capitol 2066) and has yet to issue "I Wanna Get To Know You Better".

1969 - Hedge & Donna (Hedge and Donna Capers) record the tracks "Black Betty" and "Tomorrow Is The First Day Of The Rest Of My Life" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 2695).

1969 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Guy Lombardo and The Royal Canadians (Lombardo conducting unlisted musicians) record the tracks "Is That All There Is?" (vocals by Ty Lemley), "Jean" (vocals by Tony Cointreau), "Tomorrow" (vocals by Tony Cointreau), the (as of 2005) unissued track "Tara's Theme", and "Auld Lang Syne (Opening Theme)" at the first session and the also (as of 2005) unissued track "Muddy Mississippi Line" as well as "Powder Your Face With Sunshine (Smile! Smile! Smile!)" (vocals by The Lombardo Trio [lineup unlisted]), "Josephine" (with The Piano Twins [lineup unlisted]), "My Honey's Lovin' Arms" (vocals by Cliff Grass with The Piano Twins), and "Coquette/Auld Lang Syne (Closing Theme)" (arranged by Guy Lombardo). Capitol Records will issue all the remaining tracks on Lombardo's album "Is That All There Is?" (ST-340).

1969 - During two sessions held this day in New York City, New York Friends Of Whitney Sunday (Bill Gallagher on guitar, unlisted bass player and drummer who were also formerly with the Roulette Records group The Bougalieu with Gallagher), with producer Brandon L. Harris, record the track "Ballad Of Thunder Road" at the first session and the (as of 2005) unissued track "Our Gang" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol 2714) with "Love Will Conquer All" on the flip side. EMI Music, Capitol Music's parent company currently owns the Roulette Records catalog so maybe someone there will think of putting together a compilation featuring The Bougalieu and Friends Of Whitney Sunday tracks.

1970 - Smokey Roberds records the title "Two Little Rooms" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 3084) with "Until It's Time" on the flipside.

1970 - Karen Kelly records the title "Permanently Lonely" and the two (as of 2005) unissued titles "Hurt" and "Behind Every Man" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Permanently Lonely" as a single (Capitol 3018) with "I Swore I'd Fix His Wagon" on the flipside.

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - During a split session held this day in Los Angeles, California Linda Ronstadt does vocal overdubs first for her title "Rescue Me" and then for her title "Birds". Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of both titles on Ronstadt's eponymous album "Linda Ronstadt" (SMAS-635).

1972 - Danny Saeger records the titles "The Finer Things In Life", "Little Bitty Woman", and "Eighteen Yellow Roses" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "The Finer Things In Life" as a single (Capitol 3618) with "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" on the flipside and "Little Bitty Woman" as a single (Capitol 3542) with "Just Biden' My Time" on the flipside. No issuing information is listed for "Eighteen Yellow Roses".

1972 - Capitol Records registers the master it purchased of Buck Owens (on vocals) and The Buckaroos (lineup unlisted)' title "In The Palm Of Your Hand" which it will issue as a single (Capitol 3504) with "Get Out Of Town Before Sundown" on the flipside.

1975 - Capitol Records releases Wings' single "Venus And Mars Rock Show" with "Magneto And Titanium Man" on the flipside.

1975 - The final overdubs are recorded for James Talley's titlrs "Are They Gonna Make Us Outlaws Again", "She Tries Not To Cry", "Tryin' Like The Devil", and "Everybody Loves A Love Song", then Talley (on vocals and guitar with unlisted musicians) records the (as of 2005) unissued title "Careless Love (Segway Cut - Instrumental) in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of the first three titles on Talley's album "Tryin' Like The Devil" (ST-11494) and of the last title on Talley's album "Blackjack Choir" (ST-11605).

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - One year later to the day, during two sessions held this day at Jack Clement Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, James Talley (on vocal and acoustic guitar, with: Don Sheffield on trumpet, Tommy Smith on trumpet and horns, Irv Kane on trombone, Ralph Childs on tuba, Johnny Gimble on fiddle and mandolin, Billy Puett on saxophone and clarinet, Andy McMahon on piano, electric piano, and organ, Rick Durrett on piano and tack piano, Steve Hostak on acoustic guitar and electric guitar Jerry Shook on acoustic guitar, banjo, and harmonica, Doyle Grisham on steel guitar, Josh Grave on Dobro resonator guitar, Mike Leech on electric bass, Lyle Tullis on upright bass, Clark Pierson on drums and percussion, Byron Bach on cello, and Pebble Daniel, Marsha Routh, and Mary Jo Talley on background vocals) records the titlrs "Mississippi River Whistle Town" and "Daddy Just Called It The Blues" (with Dave Gillon on electric slide guitar) at the first session and "Alabama Summertime" and (listed as possibly unissued) "What Will There Be For The Children" at the second session. Capitol Records, after overdubs are later recorded, will issue all the remaining titles on Talley's album "Blackjack Choir" (ST-11605).

1980 - Lee Clayton records the title "The Dream Goes On" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the title on Clayton's album "The Dream Goes On" (ST-12139).

1982 - A Taste Of Honey (lineup unlisted but possibly John Robinson on drums, Abe Laboriel on bass, Paul Jackson Jr. on guitar, Steve Rucker on keyboards, Ron Jeffrey on keyboards, Joel Peskin Electric on woodwind, Darryl Jackson on percussion, Mike Piccirillo on guitar and synthesizer, Janice Marie Johnson on bass, and Deborah Thomas, Jeanette Hawes, Deborah Magoni, and Gregory Walker on background vocals with Mike Piccirillo and Gary Goetzman producing), records the titles "What A Little Love Can Do", "Love Me Tonight", and "You're Mine" in Los Angeles, California. This session may have actually been for a solo album for A Taste Of Honey member Janice Marie Johnson for her solo Capitol Records album "One Taste Of Honey" (ST-12319) which includes the title "Love Me Tonight". Otherwise, EMI will issue "Love Me Tonight" on the CD "Heart Of Soul Series: A Taste Of Honey - Beauty and the Boogie" (8-57179-2) and all the other tracks are unissued.

1983 - Missing Persons (Chuck Wild on keyboard and synthesizer, Warren Cuccurullo on guitar and vocals, Patrick O'Hearn on bass and synthesizer, Terry Bozzio on drums, guitar and synthesizer, and Dale Bozzio on vocals) record the track "Waiting For A Million Years" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on the group's album "Rhyme & Reason" (ST-12315).

1988 - Oaktown's 3.5.7. (Tabitha "Terrible T" King and DJuana "Sweet L.D." Johnican on vocals, with James Earley, Michael Kelly, Terrance Davis, and Joey B. Ellis on unlisted instruments) record the tracks "We Like It", "Say That Then", "Rock 'N Soul", "It's A Shame", "Straight At You", "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah", "Juicy Gotcha Krazy", "Stupid Del Y'All", "I Betcha Wanna Take It", then do a remix of "Straight At You" to create "Straight At You (Oak Town Dub)", and finish up by recording the tracks "Sucky Got You Crazy" with producers M.C. Hammer and James Earley. Capitol Records will issue "Straight At You" as a single (Capitol 44421) with "Straight At You (Oak Town Dub)" on the flipside, and "Sucky Got You Crazy" as a single (Capitol 44458) with an unlisted title on the flipside. There is no recording location or other issuing information listed, so if anyone knows where the tracks were recorded, what was the flipside of "Sucky Got You Crazy", and/or if any of the other tracks were issued, please leave a comment.

1998 - Capitol Records releases the four-CD box set "The John Lennon Anthology".

1998 - Capitol Records releases King Tee's album "Ruff Rhymes: Greatest Hits Collection".

20 Years Ago Today In 2006 - The world premiere of Paul McCartney's "Ecce Cor Meum" is held at London's Royal Albert Hall. The North American premiere will be held on November 14, 2006 at New York City's Carnegie Hall.

10 Years Ago Today In 2016 - Kay Starr (born Katherine LaVerne Starks), singer and Capitol Records icon, dies of complications of Alzheimer's disease in her Bel Air, California home at age 94.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1915 - John Maddox (aka "Cal" Maddox), vocalist, guitarist and harmonica player with the group The Maddox Brothers & Rose and brother of Capitol Records artist Rose Maddox, is born in Boaz, Alabama.

1955 - Samuel Goldwyn releases the motion picture "Guys And Dolls" starring Capitol Records artist Frank Sinatra

1960 - Future Capitol Records artist Merle Haggard is paroled from San Quentin Prison, after serving two years and nine months of a five-year sentence. The remaining two years and three months of the sentence are served on parole.

1967 - The Beatles complete filming for their BBC TV movie "Magical Mystery Tour" which will air December 26, 1967, and whose soundtrack will be distributed by Capitol Records in the United States.

1977 - Walt Disney Studios releases the live-action/animated film "Pete's Dragon" starring Capitol Records artist Helen Reddy and Mickey Rooney. Capitol Records will release the original soundtrack album for the film (SW-11704).

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1954 - Japan’s Toho Company releases the movie "Godzilla, King of the Monsters", the first in a series of at least 23 films.

1954 - Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse, French painter, sculptor, draughtsman, printmaker, and paper collagist, dies at age 84 in Cimiez, now a suburb of Nice, France on the French Riviera and is later buried in the cemetery at Cimiez.

1990 - Mary Martin (born Mary Virginia Martin), Broadway musical performer, motion picture and television actress, and mother of actor Larry Hagman, dies of colon cancer at age 76 at her home in Rancho Mirage, California. Her cremated remains are later buried in Weatherford, Texas.

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1958 - Bobby Dall, the bass player for the Capitol Records band Poison, is born Robert Harry Kuykendall in Miami, Florida.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1944 - Charles LaVere (on piano, with Artie Shapiro on bass and Nick Fatool on drums) records the (as of 2005) still unissued tracks "I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan", "Garden In The Rain", "Someone To Watch Over Me", and "Blues Have Got Me" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.

1948 - Vocalist Kay Starr, with an orchestra (lineup unlisted but includes trombones and Merle Travis on guitar), records the title "So Tired" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 15314) with "Steady Daddy" on the flipside.

1948 - During two sessions held this day in Paris, France, Guy Luypaerts and His Orchestra (Luypaerts conducting unlisted musicians) records the track "Love For Sale/Anything Goes" at the first session and "What Is This Thing Called Love?/You Do Something To Me" and "Begin The Beguine/Medley" at the second sessions. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Luypaerts' album "Guy Luypaerts Conducting A Symphonic Portrait Of Cole Porter" (L-159).

1949 - Tiny Kennedy (aka Jesse "Tiny" Kennedy on vocals with Eli Cottrell on tenor saxophone, Jay McShann on piano, Dusty Barrow on guitar, Lloyd Anderson on bass, and Jesse Price on drums) records the tracks "The Lady With The Black Dress On", Sister Flat Top", "It Ain't No Use", and "Jumpin' Little Woman" in Kansas City, Kansas (probably with producer Dave Dexter, Jr.). Capitol Records issues the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 840) and all the tracks on the CD "8-52047-2" (Capitol Blues Collection, Volume 21: Kansas City Blues).

1949 - Bill Harris (on trombone) and His Orchestra (Stan Fishelson on trumpet, Sam Marowitz on clarinet, Milt Yaner on bass clarinet, Hal Feldman on oboe, Fred Pfeiffer on English horn, Lou Stein on piano, Eddie Safranski on bass, Shelly Manne on drums), record the tracks "Imagination" and "Opus 96" arranged by Neal Hefti and Pete Rugolo in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the first track on the compilation album "Classics In Jazz - Cool And Quiet" (H-371) and the second track on the compilation album "Classics In Jazz - The Modern Idiom" (CCF-325).

1949 - The Hollywood String Quartet (Felix Slatkin violin and leader, Paul Shure in violin, Paul Robyn on viola, and Eleanor Aller on cello) records William Walton's "Quartet In A Minor: First Movement - Allegro, Part 1", "Quartet In A Minor: First Movement - Allegro, Part 2" and "Quartet In A Minor: Second Movement - Presto" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues the tracks on the quartet's album "WALTON - String Quartet in A Minor" (KCM-8058).

1949 - The Mellomen Quartet (lineup unlisted) record four tracks for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. There is no issuing information listed, so if anyone knows who was at the session, where and what was recorded and if any of the tracks have been issued, please leave a comment.

1950 - Gene O'Quin (on vocals and guitar with Harold Glenn Hensley on fiddle, Billy Liebert on piano, Eddie Kirk and Merle Travis on guitar, and Wesley "Speedy" West on steel guitar) records the titles "I Get The Blues", "Devil On My Shoulder", "You're Smiling At Another", and "Butane Blues" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first and last titles together as a single (Capitol 1346) and the middle two titles together as a single (Capitol 1315).

1950 - Tex Williams (on vocals and bandleader) and His Western Caravan (Max Fidler, Andrew "Cactus" Soldi, and Rex Call on fiddles, Paul "Spike" Featherstone on harp, Ossie Godson on piano, Pedro De Paul on accordion, John Weiss and Benny Garcia Jr. on electric guitars, Smokey Rogers on guitar and banjo, Joaquin Murphy on steel guitar, Deuce Spriggens on bass, and Muddy Berry on drums) record the titles "Don't Make Love To Mary", "I Lost My Gal From Memphis", and "Cheaters Never Prosper" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues the first and last titles together as a single (Capitol 1345) and the middle title as a single (Capitol 1475) with "One Way Ticket" on the flipside.

1950 - Billy May conducts his own arrangements to the orchestra (Uan Rasey and William Guy on trumpets, Si Zentner on trombone, Arthur "Skeets" Herfurt, Fred Falensby, and Harold Lawson on saxophones, Ray Turner on piano, Allan Reuss on guitar, Meyer Rubin on bass, John Cyr on drums, and Ben Gill on violin) while it records the band tracks for Mel Blanc's titles "Ten Little Bottles In The Sink", "Trixie The Piano Playing Pixie", "The Woody Woodpecker Polka" and "The Flying Saucers" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. After later vocals by The Starlighters and Mel Blanc are recorded, Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of the first title as a single (Capitol 1727) with "Okmnx" on the flipside, the middle two titles together as a single (Capitol 1330), and the last title as a single (Capitol 1441) with "K-K-K-Katy" on the flipside.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Yma Sumac (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the title "Birds" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the title as a single (Capitol 7-1819) with "Najala's Lament" from the soundtrack to the Broadway musical "Flahooley" on the flipside.

1953 - Sharkey Bonano (aka Joseph "Sharkey" Bonano on trumpet with Jimmy Blount on trombone, Bujie Centobie on clarinet, Stanley Mendelson on piano, Arthur Pons on guitar, Chink Martin on tuba, and Albert Brunies on drums) records the tracks "Blue Turning Grey Over You", "Have You Ever Been Lonely" (vocals by Jackie Blaine), "San Sue Strut" and "Look Sharp - Be Sharp" in New Orleans, Louisiana (possibly with Dave Dexter, Jr. as producer). Capitol Records issues the first and last track together on the album "A Night In Old New Orleans" (T 792), the second track as a single (Capitol 2709) with "If I Had You" on the flipside, and the third and last tracks together as a single (Capitol 2904).

1954 - Ray Anthony (on trumpet and vocals) and His Orchestra (Don Eisman, Jack Laubach, Ray Triscari, and Rudy Scaffidi on trumpet; Sy Berger, Vince Forrest, and Dick Cavas on trombone; Dick Reynolds on trombone; Earl Bergman and Jim Schneider on clarinet and alto saxophone; Jimmy Nuzzo and Joe Dee on tenor saxophone; Leo Anthony on baritone and alto saxophone; Ed Ryan on piano; Al Hendrickson on guitar; Don Simpson on bass; and John Perelli on drums), using arrangements by Dick Reynolds, record the tracks "Holiday For Strings", "The Brave Bulls", "Skylark" (vocals by The Skyliners [vocal group with unlisted lineup]), and "Jeepers Creepers" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Anthony's album "Golden Horn" (T 563).

1955 - At two sessions held this day at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue Studios in Hollywood, California The Hollywood String Quartet, conducted by Felix Slatkin, records Smetana's "Quartet In E Minor 'From My Life', First And Third Movements" at the first session and "Quartet In E Minor 'From My Life', Second And Fourth Movements" at the second session. Capitol Records will release both titles on the quartet's album "SMETANA - Quartet in E Minor/GLAZOUNOV - Five Novelettes" (P-8331).

1957 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Love Is The Thing" is #8 on The Billboard magazine's Best Selling Pop LP's and Most Played By Jockeys charts, his EP "Around The World" is #5 and his EP "This Is Nat 'King' Cole" is #10 on the magazine's Best Selling Pop EPs chart. Cole's single "With You On My Mind" is #31 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart and #35 on The Billboard magazine's Best Sellers In Stores chart and #41 on it's Top 100 Sides chart. Cole's single "Send For Me" is #46 on The Billboard magazine's Top 100 Sides chart and #57 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart.

1957 - Erich Leinsdorf conducts The Concert Arts Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as it records Wagner's "Overture to 'Tannhäuser'" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the orchestra's album "The Sound Of WAGNER" (PAO-8411).

1959 - Dick Sinclair and His Orchestra (featuring Walter Ekard, Julie Hand, and Olie Svenson [aka Bernie Jones] on vocals with unlisted musicians) record the tracks "Tavern In The Town (Theme And Introduction)", "Helena Polka", "Vienna Forever March", "Julida Polka", "Dance, Dance, Dance", "The Jolly Coppersmith Polka", "Tick-Tock Polka", and "The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Sinclair's album "Polka Parade" (T 1340).

1959 - At two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Johnny Ukulele records the tracks "Blue Hawaii", "Kohala March", "Wallana Waltz (Drowsy Waters)" and "Hawaiian Wedding Song" at the first session and "William Tell Overture", "Third Man Theme", "Hawaiian Music Box", and "Black And White Rag" at the second session. Capitol Records issues all the tracks, except "William Tell Overture which (as of 2005) is still unissued, on Ukelele's album "Favorite Selections" (T 1425).

1960 - Jackie Gleason and His Orchestra (with Gleason conducting one string orchestra for the left channel and another string orchestra for the right channel with the lineups of both string orchestras unlisted) record the titles "The Lovers' Waltz", "For All We Know", "Where Are You", and "What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Gleason's album "Jackie Gleason Presents: Love Embers & Flames" (W 1689).

1960 - John Browning (on piano) records Chopin's "Polonaise N°2, Opus 26" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. As of 2005, the title is unissued.

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - The Hollyridge Strings (lineup unlisted), arranged and conducted by Jimmie Haskell, record the titles "The Comancheros" and "The Devil At Four O'Clock" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues both titles together as a single (Capitol 4664).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Pat Suzuki records the (as of 2005) unissued titles "J'Attendrai", "Volare" and Limehouse Blues" in New York City, New York for Capitol Records.

1962 - Vocalist George Chakiris, with unlisted musicians, records the titles "Memories Are Made Of This", "Fever", "Hallelujah I Love Her So", "Witchcraft", "Teach Me Tonight", and "Yes, Indeed!" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except for "Teach Me Tonight" and "Yes, Indeed!" (both of which have yet to be issued) on Chakiris' album "Memories Are Made Of These" (T 1813).

1962 - Vocalist Wanda Jackson, with Harold Ray Bradley on guitar, Bob Moore on bass, and other unlisted musicians and a vocal chorus with an unlisted lineup, records the titles "Sympathy" (with an unlisted organ player), "Whirlpool", "Pledging My Love", and "What Am I Living For" at Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Sympathy" as a single (Capitol F4917) with "But I Was Lying" on the flipside, "Whirlpool" as a single (Capitol F4884) with "One Teardrop At A Time" on the flipside, and "Pledging My Love" and "What Am I Living For" on Jackson's album "Love Me Forever" (T 1911).

1963 - Vocalist Peggy Lee,) with Max Bennett conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "(I'm) In Love Again", "Since You Have Gone", "How Insensitive (Insensatez)", and "Once (Ils S'Aimaient)" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California with producer Dave Cavanaugh. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except for "Since You Have Gone" which is still unissued, on Lee's album "In Love Again!" (T 1969).

1965 - Tennessee Ernie Ford (on vocals), with Jack Fascinato conducting the orchestra and The Jack Halloran Choir (both lineups unlisted), records the titles "I Can't Stop Loving You", "Try A Little Tenderness", "Today", and "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Ford's album "My Favorite Things" (T 2444).

1965 - The Leaves (lineup unlisted) record the titles "To Try For The Sun", "On The Plane", "Codine", and "Flashback" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on the group's album "All The Good That's Happening" (T 2638).

1965 - Ned Miller (on vocals), with unlisted musicians, records the titles "Sunday Morning Tears", "That's Why I Sing In A Honky Tonk", "Turn Down The Starlight" and "The Big Love" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Miller's album "The Best Of Ned Miller" (T 2414) except "The Big Love" which is (as of 2005) still unissued.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Capitol Records files information for the masters of the titles it purchased from Sidewalk Productions for the compilation album "Freakout U.S.A." which include "Freakout U.S.A." by The Aftermath, "Psychotic Reaction" by The Hands of Time, "Yellow Pill" by Mom's Boys, "Poisons In My Body" by International Theatre Foundation, "I'm Losing It" by The Glass Family, "Up And Down" by Mom's Boys, "Season Of The Witch" by The Mugwumps, "Number One Lover" by Everybody's Children, "Don't Try To Crawl Back" by The Jesters, and "I Like The Way You Freakout" by The Hands of Time. Capitol Records will distribute the album (ST-5901) for Sidewalk Records.

1967 - Capitol Records registers the master it purchased for Hearts and Flowers' track "Highway In The Wind" which was recorded in Los Angeles, California on October 26, 1967, and will issue the title on the group's album "Of Horses, Kids & Forgotten Women" (ST 2868).

1967 - Vocalist Nancy Wilson, with Oliver Nelson conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Ernie Tack on trombone, Dwight Carver, David Duke, and Willie Ruff on French horns, Don Trenner on piano, John Collins on guitar, Buster Williams on bass, Stan Levey on drums, Ann Stockton on harp and a string section with Lou Raderman, Erno Neufield, Jacques Gasselin, Marshall Sosson, Louis Kaufman, Harry Bluestone, James Getzoff, Edward Bergman, and Sidney Sharp on violins, Alvin Dinkin, Louis Kievman, Virginia Majewski, and Frederick Seykora on violas, and Anne Goodman, Lucien Laporte, and Igor Roroshevsky on cellos), records the titles "May I Come In?", "Theme From 'Hotel'", and "Let's Make The Most Of A Beautiful Thing" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "May I Come In?" and "Theme From 'Hotel'" on Wilson's album "Welcome To My Love" (T 2844) and "Let's Make The Most Of A Beautiful Thing" on Wilson's album "Hurt So Bad" (ST-353).

1967 - The Chaparral Brothers (John and Paul Chaparral on vocals with unlisted musicians), record the titles "Tahiti Joe", "Leave", "He's Laughing At You", and "I Believe In You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first track on the brothers' eponymous album "The Chaparral Brothers" (ST 2922), the second and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 2096), and the last track as a single (Capitol 2977) with "Let Somebody Love You" on the flipside.

1967 - The Beach Boys (lineup unlisted) record the track "Let The Wind Blow" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the track on the group's album "Wild Honey" (T 2859).

1967 - Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, releases Pink Floyd's single "Flaming" with "The Gnome" on the flipside.

1967 - Tex Ritter (on vocals with orchestra and chorus, both with unlisted lineups) records the tracks "Blue Canadian Rockies", "Distant Drums", and "You Don't Know Me" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Ritter's album "Tex Ritter Sings The Songs Of Cindy Walker - Bump Tiddle Dee Bum Bum!" (ST 2890).

1968 - Glen Campbell's Capitol Records single "Gentle On My Mind", with "Just Another Man" on the flipside, enters Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1970 - Capitol Records releases Buck Owens' album "I Wouldn't Live In New York City".

1970 - Kurt Russell records the titles "Come And Dream With Me", "Little Be My Love", and "Seven Days A Week" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. There is no issuing information listed. If anyone knows for sure where the session was held, who else was there, or if any of the tracks were issued, please leave a comment.

1970 - Al De Lory conducts his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Theme From 'Love Story'", "We've Only Just Begun", "Make It Easy On Yourself", and "Elegy" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on De Lory's album "Love Story" (ST-677).

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - The Persuasions (vocalists Jerry Lawson, Joseph Russell, Jay Otis Washington, Jimmy Hayes, and Herbert Rhoad) record the a cappella title "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" at Electric Landlady Studios in New York City (according to group member and co-producer Jerry Lawson although Capitol's records give the recording location as Los Angeles, California). Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's album "Street Corner Symphony" (ST-872).

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - White Horse (lineup unlisted) record the titles "You Didn't Stay True", "Give It Up", and "Take Me Back" in Los Angeles, California. There is no issue information listed for "You Didn't Stay True". Capitol Records will issue the last two titles on the group's eponymous album "White Horse" (ST-11687).

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - James Talley (on vocals and acoustic guitar, with: Don Sheffield on trumpet, Tommy Smith on trumpet and horns, Irv Kane on trombone, Ralph Childs on tuba, Johnny Gimble on fiddle and mandolin, Billy Puett on saxophone and clarinet, Andy McMahon on piano, electric piano and organ, Rick Durrett piano and tac-piano, Steve Hostak on acoustic guitar and electric guitar, Jerry Shook on acoustic guitar, banjo and harmonica, Doyle Grisham on steel guitar, Josh Grave on Dobro resonator guitar, Mike Leech on electric bass, Lyle Tullis on upright bass, Clark Pierson on drum and percussion, Byron Bach on cello, and Pebble Daniel, Marsha Routh, and Mary Jo Talley on background vocals) records the titles "Bluesman" (with B.B. King on lead guitar and Reggie Young on electric lead guitar chord fills), "Not Even When It's Over", and overdubs for "Not Even When It's Over" at Jack Clement Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues both titles on Talley's album "Blackjack Choir" (ST-11605).

1982 - George Clinton either re-records the track "Man's Best Friend" or edits the previously recorded version at United Sound Studios in Detroit, Michigan for Capitol Records. There is no issuing information listed. If anyone knows more about this track, please leave a comment.

1982 - A Taste Of Honey (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "I'd Like To Know You", "She's So Popular", and "Captured" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. There is no issuing information listed. If anyone knows more about these tracks, please leave a comment.

1983 - Capitol Records registers the masters for Melba Moore's tracks "Keepin' My Lover Satisfied", an instrumental version of "Keepin' My Lover Satisfied", "Got To Have Your Love", "Love Me Right", "Livin' For Your Love", "It's Really Love", "Never Say Never", "Lovin' Touch", "Lean On Me", and an instrumental version of "Livin' For Your Love" (which is listed as "Got To Have Your Love" in Capitol's master file), and will issue all the tracks on Moore's album "Never Say Never" (ST-12305) except the instrumental versions of "Keepin' My Lover Satisfied" (which it will issue as a single [Capitol 5288] with an edited version of the vocal version of "Keepin' My Lover Satisfied" on the flipside) and "Livin' For Your Love" (which it will issue as a single (Capitol 5308) with the vocal version of "Got To Have Your Love" on the flipside.

1983 - Missing Persons (Chuck Wild on keyboard and synthesizer, Warren Cuccurullo on guitar and vocals, Patrick O'Hearn on bass and synthesizer, Terry Bozzio on drums, guitar and synthesizer, and Dale Bozzio on vocals) record the title "All Fall Down" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 5381) with "Surrender Your Heart" on the flipside.

1993 - Capitol Records releases Frank Sinatra's album "Duets".

1999 - Jackie Davis, organist and Capitol Records artist, dies in Jacksonville, Florida following complications from a stroke at age 78.

1999 - Capitol Records Nashville releases Trace Adkins album "more...".

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1943 - The King Cole Trio (Nat "King" Cole on piano, Oscar Moore on guitar, Johnny Moore on rhythm guitar, and Johnny Miller on bass) record the instrumental track "F.S.T. (Fine, Sweet and Tasty)", "My Lips Remember Your Kisses", "Got A Penny" (vocals by the trio), and "Let's Pretend" in Los Angeles, California. The first two tracks are released together as the first single by the Premier label (Premier 100) as well as the first single by the Atlas label (Atlas 100) and the last two tracks are released together by Premier as a single (Premier 103).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Horace Silver (on piano), with Woody Shaw on trumpet, Tyrone Washington on tenor saxophone, Larry Ridley on bass, and Roger Humphries on drums, records the titles "Mexican Hip Dance", "The Jody Grind", and "Dimples" in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Records releases both titles on Silver's album "The Jody Grind" (BLP4250/BST84250, CD 7-84250-2). Blue Note's catalog is currently owned by Universal Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - According to the conspiracy theory, Paul McCartney is killed when his car catches fire after he crashes it. He is supposedly quickly replaced by look-a-like contest winner William Campbell. The recmusicbeatles.com website has a great article about this subject and the clues the "remaining" Beatles left in their music and album cover art to let their fans know about Paul's "death" and its "cover-up".

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HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1953 - Ian Lewis, a vocalist, bass guitar and guitar player with, and co-founder of, the Capitol Records group Inner Circle, is born In Kingston, Jamaica.

1984 - Kacie Jenkins, lead singer in the Capitol Nashville trio The Jenkins, is born in Sebastopol, California.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1940 - Stan Kenton (on piano) and His Orchestra (listed as probably Jack Ordean and Al Harding on alto saxophones, Bob Gioga and Morey Beeson on tenor saxophones, Bob Snell on baritone saxophone, Ralph Leslie on guitar, Buddy Hayes on bass, and Chauncey Farrer on drums) record a transcription of "Etude For Saxophone" at Wallichs' Music City record shop at Sunset and Vine in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the 4 LP box set "The Kenton Era" (WDX-569).

1942 - Willem Mengelberg conducts The Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as the record Beethoven's "Overture to 'Prometheus'", "Allegretto And Finale From 'Prometheus'", and "Turkish March (from 'Ruins Of Athens')" in Amsterdam, Holland for Telefunken Records. Capitol Records will license Telefunken's catalog for release in the United States and issues all the titles on the orchestra's album "Overtures: BRAHMS - Tragic Overture,Op.81/SCHUBERT - Overture To Rosamunde/BEETHOVEN - Overture Allegretto And Finale (from 'Die Geschopfe Des Prometheus')/BEETHOVEN - Turkish March (Ruins Of Athens)/BEETHOVEN - Overture (From 'Die Geschopfe Des Prometheus')" (P-8078).

1944 - Julia Lee (on vocals) with Jay McShann's Kansas City Stompers (Oliver Todd on trumpet, Tommy Douglas on alto saxophone, Clairborne Graves on tenor saxophone, Jay McShann on piano, Efferge Ware on guitar, Walter Page on bass, and Sam "Baby" Lovett on drums) record the tracks "Moten Swing" (an instrumental without Lee on vocals), "Come On Over To My House", "Trouble In Mind", and another instrumental "On The Sunny Side Of The Street" at The Vic Damon Studio, in Kansas City, Kansas (probably with Dave Dexter, Jr. producing). Capitol Records issues the first and last tracks together as a single (Capitol 10039) by Jay McShann's Kansas City Stompers and the middle two tracks together as a single (Capitol 10030) as by Julia Lee with Jay McShann's Kansas City Stompers.

1945 - Hal Derwin (on vocals), with Frank DeVol and His Orchestra (unlisted lineup), records the titles "Dream A Little Dream Of Me", New takes of the titles "Stardust" and "Goodnight Sweetheart", and records the title "Just Like A Butterfly (That's Caught In The Rain)" in Los Angeles, California. Captiol Records (as of 2005) has yet to issue the first two titles and issued the last two titles together as a single (Capitol 3-572).

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - During a three-way split session held this day in Los Angeles, California first Clark Dennis (on vocals) with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (unlisted lineup) records the title "All The Things You Are", then Hal Derwin (on vocals), with Paul Weston and his orchestra (lineup still unlisted but does include string section), records the title "The Touch Of Your Hand", and finally Margaret Whiting (on vocals) with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (still unlisted and still with strings) records the title "Look For The Silver Lining". Capitol Records issues all the titles on the compilation album "Jerome Kern's Music" (CD-41).

1947 - It's a Saturday night and The King Cole Trio (Nat "King" Cole on vocals and piano, Irving Ashby on guitar, and Johnny Miller on bass) perform "Straighten Up And Fly Right", "Kate", "Ballerina", back guest vocalist Mel Tormè on "And Mimi", perform "This Is My Night To Dream" and then Nat and Mel duet on "Save The Bones For Henry Jones" at NBC Studios in New York City, New York. The Armed Forces Radio Service will issue all the songs on an electronic transcription disc (King Cole Trio 27).

1949 - Walter Brown (on vocals with Ben Webster on tenor saxophone, Jay McShann on piano, Herman Bell on guitar, Lloyd Anderson on bass, and Jesse Price on drums) records the tracks "New Style Baby", "Let's Love Awhile", "Nasty Attitude" and "Slow Down Baby" in Kansas City, Kansas (probably with Dave Dexter, Jr. producing). Capitol Records issues the first and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 806) and the second and last tracks together as a single (Capitol 1112).

1949 - Richard "Key" Biggs (on pipe organ) records Schubert's "Ave Maria", Mendelssohn's "Wedding March (Processional)", and "Mendelssohn's "Wedding March (Recessional) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first track on Bigg's album "Concert For Organ" (L-8089) and the last two tracks on Bigg's album "Music For Special Occasions: Wedding Marches" (L-8089).

1950 - The Statesmen Quartet (Jack Hess on lead vocals, Clarence "Cat" Freeman on tenor vocal, Bervin Kendrick on baritone vocal, and James "Big Chief" Wetherington on bass vocal) with (listed as either) Hovie Lister or Boyce Hawkins piano) record the titles "You're Gonna Reap What You Sow", "Standing Outside", "I'm Gonna Take A Ride", and "When I Got Saved" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the first and last titles together as a single (Capitol 1416) and the middle two titles together as a single (Capitol 1917).

1950 - Carl Butler (on vocals and guitar, with Clarence "Tater" Tate on fiddle, Smokey White on guitar, George "Speedy" Krise on Dobro resonator guitar, an unlisted mandolin player, and English "Junior" Tullock on bass) records the titles "White Rose", "Plastic Heart", "Heartbreak Express", and "Country Mile" at the studios of radio station WROL in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues "White Rose" and "Heartbreak Express" together as a single (Capitol 1335) and "Plastic Heart" and "Country Mile" together as a single (Capitol 1399).

1950 - Norma Larsen (on vocals), with Lou Busch and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Zigeuner", "If Love Were All", "My Hero", and "Wild Rose" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first three titles on a transcription disc C-89 and the last title on the transcription disc C-90.

1950 - William Reeve (on vocals), with with Lou Busch and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "I've Confessed To The Breeze", "Sally", "The Lily And The Nightingale", "and "Gypsy Love Song" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on the transcription disc C-92.

1950 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Mona Lisa" is #3 on The Billboard magazine's Best Selling Pop Singles chart and #5 on the magazine's Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys chart, The King Cole Trio and Stan Kenton and His Orchestra's Capitol Records single "Orange Colored Sky" is #9 on The Billboard magazine's Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys chart and #14 on the magazine's "Best Selling Pop Singles chart, and Nat "King" Cole and The Trio open a five day stand at The Boulevard in Rego Park, New York.

1950 - Jo Stafford is released from her Capitol Records contract six weeks early by Capitol's Vice President of A&R, Jim Conkling, who would soon become her boss when he becomes president of Columbia Records.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - The Four Knights (vocalists Gene Alford, Oscar Broadway, Clarence Dixon, and John Wallace), with unlisted musicians, record the titles "Charmaine", "Cry", "Marshmallow Moon", and "Anniversary Song" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records releases the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 1875), the third title as a single (Capitol 1914) with "Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue" on the flipside, and the last title as a single (Capitol 2403) with "A Few Kind Words" on the flipside.

1952 - Nat "King' Cole's Capitol Records single "Somewhere Along The Way" is #14, his single "The Ruby And The Pearl" is #29, and his single "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" with Billy May and His Orchestra is #39 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart.

1955 - Betty Jean Morris (with unlisted tenor saxophone, piano, guitar, bass, and drums players) records the titles "Shack Daddy" (with a vocal group with an unlisted lineup) and "I Ain't Gonna Mambo" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will purchase the masters and release the titles together as a single (Capitol F3296).

1955 - Billy May and His Orchestra (May directing his own arrangements to Dick Cathcart on trumpet, Elmer "Moe" Schneider on trombone, Matty Matlock on clarinet, Eddie Miller on tenor saxophone, with John Best, Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, and Uan Rasey on trumpets, Ed Kusby, Murray McEachern, Tommy Pederson, and Si Zentner on trombones, Vince De Rosa on French horn, Clarence Karella on tuba, Skeets Herfurt and Wilbur Schwartz on alto saxophones, flute, and clarinet, Ted Nash on tenor saxophone clarinet, and flute; Jules Jacob on tenor saxophone, clarinet, oboe, and English horn, Chuck Gentry on base, bass clarinet, and bass saxophone, Paul Smith on piano, celeste, and calliope, Al Hendrickson on guitar and banjo, Joe Mondragon on bass, Alvin Stoller on drums, Lou Singer on percussion, and Ann Mason Stockton on harp) record the titles "River Boat Shuffle" and "Oh, By Jingo!" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California between 9:00 PM and 12:00 AM. Capitol Records will issue both titles on May's album "Sorta-Dixie" (T 677).

1955 - Dorothy Warenskjold (soprano vocalist), with Jack Crossan on piano, records Brahms' "Guten Habend (Vergebliches Standchen)", Hahn's "Si Mes Vers Avaient Des Ailes", Hageman's "Do Not Go My Love", and Ponce's "Estrellita" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Warenskjold's album "On Wings Of Song" (P-8333).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Frank Sinatra, with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to an orchestra (James Williamson on flute, Mahlon Clark on clarinet, Bill Miller on piano and celeste, Nick Bonney on guitar, Eddie Gilbert on bass, Frank Flynn on drums, Kathryn Julye on harp Marvin Limonick on violin, and the The Hollywood String Quartet: Paul Shure and Felix Slatkin on violins, Alvin Dinkin on viola, and Eleanor Slatkin on cello), re-records the titles "I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night", "It's Easy To Remember", and "Close To You" in Studio A at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California with producer Voyle Gilmore and arranger and conductor Nelson Riddle. It's the last session for Sinatra's Capitol Records album "Close To You" (W 789) on which all the titles are issued. Sinatra had recorded "I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night" and "Close To You" twice for Columbia Records in 1943.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Nat "King" Cole, with Mike Durso's band which is augmented by a string section and John Collins on electric guitar, opens at The Copacabana in Manhattan, New York and wows the audience as he performs 15 songs including "Falling Leaves", "Breezin' Along With The Breeze", "Night Lights", and "Just One Of Those Things". Also on the bill are singing group The Merry Macs and house singers Tony Reynolds and June Allyn.

1957 - The Concert Arts Symphony Orcestra (lineup listed), conducted by Erich Leinsdorf, records Wagner's "Ride Of The Walkyries (From 'Die Walkure')" and "Magic Fire Music From 'Die Walkure'" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues both titles on the orchestra's album "The Sound Of WAGNER" (PAO-8411).

1957 - It's Friday night at 10:30 PM and Nat "King" Cole is the first interviewee on Edward R. Murrow's "Person To Person" show on CBS-TV. Cole shows off his hi-fi equipment and introduces a pair of "princesses", "Sweetie" (Carol Cole) and "Cookie" (Natalie Cole). The same day, Cole's Capitol Records album "Love Is The Thing" is #4 on KDAY 1580 AM's Top Five Albums On KDAY chart in Los Angeles, California and #5 on WMCA's album chart in New York City, New York. Cole's Capitol Records single "With You On My Mind" is #27 on WMCA's Weekly Survey of singles and KDAY's Top 35 Tunes Of The Week chart and Cole's single "Send For Me" is #34 also on KDAY's Top 35 Singles Of The Week chart.

1958 - The Roger Wagner Chorale and The Capitol Symphony Orchestra (both lineups unlisted), conducted by Roger Wagner, record Dvorak's "Goin' Home" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the track on the chorale and orchestra's album "Reflections" (P-8491).

1958 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Cole Español" is #2 on KFWB's Favorite Albums chart in Los Angeles, California and the EP version of the album is #9 on The Billboard magazine's Best Selling Pop EPs chart. Cole's Capitol Records single "Non Dimenticar (Don't Forget)" is #9 on KFWB's Fabulous Forty Survey in Los Angeles, California, #25 on Cash Box magazine's Top 100 Singles chart, and #46 on The Billboard magazine's Hot 100 singles chart.

1959 - Capitol Records Distributing Corporation (CRDC) promotes seven employees: Vito Samela from sales manager of the New York branch to district sales manager of CRDC's first district which includes New York, New Jersey, and the New England Territiories and will report to Max Callison, CRDC VP and national sales manager; Robert H. Spencer from sales manager of the Newark branch to the sales manager of the New York branch (taking over Samela's former position); Harvey Weiner from New York branch assistant sales manager to Newark branch sales manager (taking over Spencer's former position); George Hamilton goes from being sales manager of the Kansas City sales manager to sales manager of the Los Angeles branch, replacing Jay Swist, who was reassigned to a new created CRDC post; Richard M. Ware moves up from sales rep to sales manager at the Kansas City branch; Los Angeles branch sales rep Herbert Whittaker replaces Eugene Sapak as the branch's assistant sales manager; and Sapak takes on the new created position of sales manager of portable phonographs which is headquartered at the Capitol Tower and reports to Callison.

1960 - The Galaxies (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Trouble On A Double Date", "Over And Done With", "Zoom, Golly, Golly" and Cinderella Blue" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 4488) by The Royal Galaxies and (as of 2005) has yet to issue the last two titles.

1960 - The Dave Pell Octet (Jack Sheldon on trumpet, Harry Betts on trombone, Dave Pell on tenor saxophone, Med Flory on baritone saxophone, John Towner Williams on piano, Tom Tedesco on guitar, Lyle Ritz on bass, and Frank Capp on drum) record the titles "Sugar Foot Stomp", "Ida", "When The Saints Go Marching In" and "Oh, Didn't He Ramble" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the titles on Pell's album "The Old South Wails" (T 1512).

1960 - The Rebels (lineup unlisted) record the titles "When Johnny Comes Slidin' Home", "Cherie", "Twangy-Ten-Nine"(Take 1), "Twangy-Ten-Nine" (Take 2), "Greensleeves" and "Crusin'" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will issue the first and last titles together as a single (Capitol 4511) as by The Hollywood Vines and (as of 2005) have yet to issue the other three titles.

1960 - Jackie Gleason and His Orchestra (with Gleason conducting two string orchestras [lineups unlisted, one for the left channel and one for the right channel]) records the titles "Love Embers And Flame", "It's A Blue World", "Now That You're Gone", "How About Me", and "The Wayward Call" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records all the titles, except "The Wayward Call" (which as of 2005 is still unissued) on Gleason's album "Jackie Gleason Presents: Love Embers & Flames" (SW 1689).

1960 - Nat "King" Cole, after supporting John F. Kennedy throughout his election campaign, gives him his vote for president of The United States Of America.

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Wanda Jackson (on vocals with Harold Ray Bradley on guitar, Bob Moore on bass, and other unlisted musicians) records the titles "The Tip Of My Fingers", "Let Me Talk To You", "(Let's Stop) Kickin' Out Hearts Around" at at Bradley Film and Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the first and last titles on Jackson's album "Wanda Jackson Sings Country Songs" (T 2438) and "Let Me Talk To You" as a single (Capitol F5015) with "Memory Mountain" on the flipside.

1962 - Vocalist George Chakiris, with unlisted musicians, records the titles "I Left My Heart In San Francisco", "Lollipops And Roses", "A Second Chance", and "The Second Time Around" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Chakiris' album "Memories Are Made Of These" (T 1813).

1962 - Vocalist Lou Rawls, with Onzy Matthews directing his own arrangements and playing piano with the orchestra (Bud Brisbois on trumpet, Lou Blackburn on trombone, Curtis Amy on tenor saxophone, Jay Migliori on baritone saxophone, Rene Hall on guitar, and Frank Butler on drums), records the titles "Six Cold Feet Of Ground" (with Jim Crutcher on bass), "Kansas City" (with Jm Crutcher on bass), "World Of Trouble" (with Curtis Counce on bass), "Now Is The Time" (with Curtis Counce on bass), and "Goin' To Chicago Blues" (with Curtis Counce on bass) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issue all the titles, except "Now Is The Time" on Rawls' album "Black And Blue" (T 1824). No issuing information is listed for "Now Is The Time".

1962 - Trumpet player and vocalist Jonah Jones, with Dick Hyman on organ, André Persiany on piano and percussion, Bob Bain and Howard Roberts on guitars, John Brown on bass, Danny Farrar on drums, and The Jubilee Four on vocals, records the titles "Spanish Harlem", "Work Song", and "The Preacher" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Jones' album "That Righteous Feeling" (T 1839).

1962 - Capitol Records purchases the masters for the soundtrack to M-G-M's movie "I Could Go On Singing" which includes the titles "I Could Go On Singin'", "By Myself", "Hello Bluebird", "Overture (medley): The Trolley Song/Over The Rainbow/The Man That Got Away" and "Main Title (I Could Go On Singing), another take of "Hello Bluebird", "I Am The Monarch Of The Sea", "It Never Was You", "Helicopter Ride", "Interlude - Matt's Dilemma", and "I Could Go On Singing" recorded by vocalist Judy Garland and Dirk Bogarde, with Mort Lindsey conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the "I Could Go On Singin'" and "Hello Bluebird" together as a single (Capitol 4938) and the other tracks on the original motion picture soundtrack album "I Could Go On Singing" (W 1861).

1962 - Vocalist Wanda Jackson, with Harold Ray Bradley on guitar, Bob Moore on bass, and other unlisted musicians, records the titles "Have You Ever Been Lonely", "Please Love Me Forever", "Since I Met You Baby", and "May You Never Be Alone" at Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Jackson's album "Love Me Forever" (T 1911).

1962 - The Louvin Brothers (Charlie Louvin on vocals and guitar, Ira Louvin on vocals and mandolin), with an unlisted piano player, Ray Edenton on guitar, Harold B. "Shot" Jackson on Dobro resonator guitar, Roy M. "Junior" Huskey Jr. on bass, and William Paul Ackerman on drums, record the titles "Don't Let Them Take The Bible (Out Of Our School Room)", "I'm Glad That I'm Not Him", and "A Message To Your Heart" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Don't Let Them Take The Bible (Out Of Our School Room)" as a single (Capitol 4886) with "Keep Your Eyes On Jesus" on the flipside and "I'm Glad That I'm Not Him" and "A Message To Your Heart" together as a single (Capitol 4999).

1963 - Nat "King" Cole appears at The Winnipeg Arena in Canada and Cole's Capitol Records single "That Sunday, That Summer" is #12 on WLS' weekly survey in Chicago, Illinois.

1964 - During four sessions held this day in New York City, New York the original cast of the Broadway musical "Ben Franklin In Paris", with Donald Pippin directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Overture" (instrumental), "We Sail The Seas (with vocals by male chorus with unlisted lineup), "The Balloon Is Ascending" (with vocals by chorus with unlisted lineup), and "Hic Haec Hoc" (with vocals by male chorus with unlisted lineup) at the first session, "You're In Paris (with vocals by Susan Watson, Franklin Kiser, Bob Kaliban, and chorus with unlisted lineup), "I Invented Myself" (with vocals by Robert Preston and chorus with unlisted lineup), and "God Bless The Human Elbow" (with vocals by Robert Preston, Jack Fletcher, Bob Kaliban, and male chorus with unlisted lineup)" at second session, "Finale" (with vocals by Robert Preston and chorus with unlisted lineup), "I Love The Ladies" (with vocals by Robert Preston, Jerry Schaefer, Bob Kaliban, and male chorus with unlisted lineup), and "Half The Battle" (with vocals by Robert Preston, Jerry Schaefer, Bob Kaliban, and male chorus with unlisted lineup) at the third session, and "Whatever Became Of Old Temple?" (vocals by Franklin Kiser), "When I Dance With The Person I Love (vocals by Susan Watson), "I Want To Be Alone With You (vocals by Robert Preston and Ulla Sallert), "How Laughable It is" (vocals by Ulla Sallert), "Diane Is/Look For Small Pleasures (vocals by Robert Preston and Ulla Sallert), and "Too Charming" (with vocals by Ulla Sallert and Robert Preston). Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the original Broadway cast album for "Ben Franklin In Paris" (VAS 2191).

1965 - The Hollyridge Strings (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Theme (More Than One Way", "Run For Your Life", "I'll Only Miss Her When I Think Of Her", and "Local 403" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Skyscraper" (T 2411).

1965 - The Beach Boys (Mike Love, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, and Al Jardine on vocals), with unlisted musicians, record the title "You Still Believe In Me" in Los Angeles, California. A band track for title with Hal Blaine and Nick Pelico on percussion is recorded on January 24, 1966 at Western Recording's studios in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title on the band's album "Pet Sounds" (T 2458).

1965 - Ned Miller (on vocals), with unlisted others, records the titles "Dark Moon", "Behind The Tear", "From A Jack To A King", and "Just Before Dawn" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Miller's album "The Best Of Ned Miller" (T 2414).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Runarounds (lineup unlisted) record the (as of 2005) unissued titles "Tonight (Could Be The Night)", "If You Love Me", and "Crazy Thing Called Love" in New York City, New York for Capitol Records.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Duane Dee (on vocals), with unlisted musicians, records the titles "When The Devil Rides The Wind", the (as of 2005) unissued title "Things Called Memories", and "Why Didn't I Think of That" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the first and last titles together as a single (Capitol 5887).

1967 - Vocalist Nancy Wilson, with Oliver Nelson conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Frank Strozier on alto saxophone, Bill Green on alto saxophone and bass flute, Plas Johnson on tenor saxophone, Gene Cipriano on tenor saxophone and bass flute, Ernie Snell on baritone saxophone and bass flute, Don Trenner on piano, John Collins and Joe Gibbons on guitar, Buster Williams on bass, Hal Blaine on drums, vibraphone, and chimes, Ann Stockton on harp and a string section with Lou Raderman, Victor Arno, Jacques Gasselin, Marshall Sosson, Louis Kaufman, Harry Bluestone, James Getzoff, Edward Bergman, and Sidney Sharp on violins, Samuel Boghossian, Alvin Dinkin, and Louis Kievman on violas, Raphael Kramer, Anne Goodman, Gloria Strassner, and Igor Roroshevsky on cellos), records the titles "Angel Eyes", "I'm Always Drunk In San Francisco", "You Don't Know Me", and "In The Heat Of The Night" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Wilson's album "Welcome To My Love" (T 2844).

1967 - Vocalist Beth Moore, with unlisted musicians, records the titles "The Sad Side Of Town", "I Will", and "A Cheatin' Good Time" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "The Sad Side Of Town" as a single (Capitol 2349) with "Hangover City" on the flipside and "I Will" and "A Cheatin' Good Time" together as a single (Capitol 2188).

1967 - Vocalist Jody Miller, with unlisted others, records the titles "I Knew You Well", "I'm Into Lookin' For Someone To Love Me", and "I Wanna Get To Know You Better" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "I Knew You Well" and "I'm Into Lookin' For Someone To Love Me" together as a single (Capitol 2066) and has yet to issue t"I Wanna Get To Know You Better".

1967 - During two sessions held this day in Nashville, Tennessee, vocalist Sonny James, with unlisted musicians, records the titles "Can This Be Me?", "Let Me Live And Love With You", "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow" at the first session and the titles "A Web Of Lies", "More Than Ever" and "Heaven Says Hello" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Can This Be?" and "A Web Of Lies" on James' album "World Of Our Own" (ST 2884), "Let Me Live And Love With You" on James' album "My Love/Don't Keep Me Hangin' On" (ST-478), "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow" and "Heaven Says Hello" on James' album "Heaven Says Hello" (ST-2937), and "More Than Ever" on James' album "Here Comes Honey Again" (ST-849).

1968 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for R.B. Hudmon Jr.'s tracks ""Ole In Your Soul", "Standing Invitation", "What Makes Lovers Hurt One Another" and "Hush" and will later distribute the first two tracks together for the 1-2-3 label as a single (1-2-3 1704) and (as of 2005) has yet to issue the last two tracks.

1968 - Kelly Gordon records the (as of 2005) unissued track "Sweet Peony" and "Some Old Funky Blues Thing" which Capitol Records will issue on Gordon's album "Defunked" (ST-201).

1968 - During three sessions held this day in Los Angeles The Art Reynolds Singers (lineup unlisted) record "It's A Wonderful World", "We Need You, "We Can Make It", and "White Cliffs Of Dover" at the first session, "Pardon Me", "Give Me A Chance", "I Wonder", and "Is It Time?" at the second session, and "Just Can't Wait", "If I Had A Hammer", "There's A Brighter Day", "Feeling Good", and "Give My Life A Chance" at the third session. Capitol Records issues all of the tracks, except "Is It Time?" (for which no issuing information is listed) on the group's album "It's A Wonderful World" (ST-191).

1968 - Capitol Records hold a remastering session for all twelve of the tracks on Jackie Lomax's eponymous Apple Records album "Jackie Lomax" (ST-3354).

1968 - Dennis Wilson records the track "A Time To Live In Dreams", which he co-wrote with Steve Kalinich. The track remains unreleased until 2001 when it is included on The Beach Boys' Capitol Records rarities album "Hawthorne California".

1968 - Matt Monro (on vocals in Spanish, with brass, horns, tuba, reeds, piano, harpsichord, guitar, banjo, bass, drums, percussion, strings, and harp players) records the tracks "Libre (Born Free)" and "La Montana (If She Could Come To You)" at EMI Studios in London England. Capitol Latino will issue the tracks on Monro's album "Todo Pasara" (ST-19006).

1969 - Glen Campbell's Capitol Records single "Try A Little Kindness", with "Lonely My Lonely Friend" on the flip side, enters Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1970 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for Josie and The Pussycat's tracks "Dream Maker" and "The Time To Love". No issuing information is listed.

1970 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for Scooby Doo's titles "You And Me", "I Can Make You Happy", "Seven Days A Week", and Recipe For My Love". No issuing information is listed.

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - The Persuasions (vocalists Jerry Lawson, Joseph Russell, Jay Otis Washington, Jimmy Hayes, and Herbert Rhoad) record the a cappella title "People Get Ready" (at Electric Landlady Studios in New York City, New York (according to group member and co-producer of the session Jerry Lawson but Capitol's session information lists the session as being held in Los Angeles, California). Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 3317) with "Buffalo Soldier" on the flipside.

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Buck Owens and his son Buddy Alan record the titles "Pfft You Were Gone", "You're A Real Good Friend", "Tobacco, White Lightning And Women Blues N°2", "I Won't Go Hunting With Tou, Jake (But I'll Go Chasin' Wimmin)", "Cigareets, Whiskey And Wild, Wild Women", and "Beautiful Morning Glory" at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California. Capitol Records will register the titles on November 16, 1971 and will issue all of the titles on Buck Owens with Buddy Alan's album "Too Old To Cut The Mustard" (ST-874).

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - The Raspberries (Eric Carmen and Wally Bryson on vocals and guitar, Dave Smalley on electric bass, and Jim Bonfanti [listed as possibly] on drums) record the titles "With You In My Life", "Don't Want To Say Goodbye", "I Can't Remember", and "Waiting" at The Record Plant in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Go All The Way" (SK-11036).

1974 - Supersax (Med Flory and Joe Lopes on alto saxophone, Warne Marsh and Jay Migliori on tenor saxophone, Jack Nimitz on baritone saxophone, Lou Levy on piano, Buddy Clark on bass, Jack Hanna on drums and nineteen unlisted strings players) record the tracks "If I Should Lose You", "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (with Frank Rosolino on trumpet), and "Sign Off (Country Gardens)" (with Conte Candoli on trumpet and without the string session) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the tracks on the group's album "Supersax Plays Bird With Strings" (ST-11371).

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - Jessi Colter (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the titles "Put Your Arms Around Me", "I Belong To Him", "There Ain't No Rain", "Let It Go", "New Wine From Heaven", "God I Love You", "Consider Me", "Master, Master (Would You)", "God, If I Could Only Write Your Love Song", and "For Mama" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Colter's album "Mirriam" (ST-11583).

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - The First Cousins Jazz Ensemble (Bobby Findley and Gary Grant on trumpet, Slide Hyde on trombone, Rudy Johnson on tenor saxophone, Doug Richardson on reeds, Larry Farrow and Stu Gardner on keyboards, Wah Wah Watson and Ray Parker on guitar, Dave Shields on bass, Nate Nesbitt and James Gadson on drums, and Allan Estes on percussion) record the titles Please The Pleaser", "Psalm", "Gently But Nasty", "Flat Meat", "Beans And Sauce", "A Plush Moment", "Funky Johnson", "Banana Peel", "I Don't Know", and "Fit-It To The Rhythm" in Los Angeles, California with executive producer Bill Cosby. Capitol Records issues all the titles on the group's album "For The Cos Of Jazz" (ST-11589).

1977 - Vocalist Anne Murray, with unlisted musicians, records the titles "Let's Keep It That Way, "Walk Right Back", "Just To Feel This Love From You", "We Don't Make Love Anymore", "I Still Wish The Very Best For You", "You Needed Me", "You're A Part Of Me", "Hold Me Tight", "Tennessee Waltz" and "There's Always A Goodbye" in Toronto, Canada. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Murray's album "Let's Keep It That Way" (ST-11743).

1983 - Missing Persons (Chuck Wild on keyboards and synthesizer, Warren Cuccurullo on guitar and vocals, Patrick O'Hearn on bass and synthesizer, Terry Bozzio on drums, guitar, synthesizer, and vocals, and Dale Bozzio on vocals) record the track "Now Is The Time (For Love)" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the group's album "Rhyme & Reason" (ST-12315).

1987 - At three sessions held this day The Gyrlz (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Wishing You Were Here" and an instrumental version of "Wishing You Were Here" at the first session, the instrumental track "If It's Games You're Playing" at the second session, and a version of 'If It's Games You're Playing" with vocals, "Do You Want Me", "Jam Jam (If You Can)", "Think You Know Me", "It's Over", "It's All Because Of You", "Love Stories", and "Love Me Or Leave Me" at the third session. Capitol Records will issue both versions of "Wishing You Were Here" on a 12" single (Capitol V15311), both versions of "If It's Games You're Playing" as a single (Capitol 44211), and "Jam Jam (If You Can)" as a single (Capitol 44328) with the same title on both sides. There is no issuing information for the rest of the titles, or a recording location listed, so if anyone knows who was at the session, where it was held, and if any of the other titless have been issued, please leave a comment.

1990 - Capitol Records releases Paul McCartney's album "Tripping The Live Fantastic".

1990 - Capitol Records releases the 3 CD compilation "Frank Sinatra - The Capitol Years".

1994 - Capitol Records releases Everclear's album "World Of Noise".

1994 - Capitol Records releases Megadeth's album "Youthanasia".

2004 - Terry Knight (born Richard Terrence Knapp), record producer, promoter, singer, songwriter, radio personality, Capitol Records artist (the single "St. Paul") and the first manager of Capitol Records group Grand Funk Railroad, is found stabbed to death at age 61 in his apartment in Temple, Texas. On November 26, 2005, his killer will be sentenced to life in prison.

2008 - Yma Sumac (born Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chavarri del Castillo), four and a half octave singer, Broadway performer, motion picture actress, and Capitol Records artist, has died of colon cancer in an assisted living facility in Silver Lake, California at age 86.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1940 - Future Capitol Records artist Dino Crocetti legally changes his name to Dean Martin.

1965 - Tamla Records (a subsidiary of Motown Records) releases Marvin Gaye's album "A Tribute To The Great Nat "King" Cole" (TS 261).

1968 - Apple Records releases its first album, George Harrison's soundtrack recording for the film "Wonderwall"

1984 - Kim Carnes (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the track "Bon Voyage" for EMI America. There is no recording location or issuing information listed. If anyone knows if the track has been issued, who else was at the session, and where it was held, please leave a comment. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music's parent company, Universal Music Group.

1984 - The Rads (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Life's A Gamble", "I'd Die For You", "Suddenly We're Strangers", "A Bit Of Pain Never Hurts", "Let's Do It Again", "Hollywood (The love you steal)", "Night slave", "Scratch it off", "Rock 'N' Roll Carnivore", "You (Ken Scott Version)", "Getting Away From It All", "First Impressions", and "Scream Of The Real". There is no recording location or issuing information listed. If anyone knows if any of the tracks have been issued, who was at the session, and where it was held, please leave a comment. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music's parent company, Universal Music Group.

1994 - EMI releases The Red Hot Chilli Pepper's compilation of rare tracks "Out In L.A.".

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1963 - Decca UK releases The Rolling Stones' single "I Wanna Be Your Man". The song was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. John and Paul had visited with the Rolling Stones and had offered the partially-written song to them. After the Rolling Stones expressed interest in the fragment of the song that John and Paul played for them, Lennon and McCartney went into another room for about ten minutes and completed the song. "I Wanna Be Your Man" went on to become the Rolling Stones' first Top Twenty hit. The single will be released by Decca in the United States on February 17, 1964.

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1902 - Julia Lee, pianist, singer and Capitol Records artist (1946-1952) signed to the label by Dave Dexter, Jr. who would produce her sessions for Capitol, is born in in Boonville, Missouri.

1912 - Dale Evans, actress, singer, and Capitol Records artist (1962-1967, both as a duo with her husband, Roy Rogers, and as a solo artist), is born Frances Octavia Smith in Uvalde, Texas.

1950 - Moon Martin, songwriter, guitarist, and Capitol Records artist, is born John David Martin in Altus, Oklahoma.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Adam Horovitz, (aka Ad Rock) singer, rapper, musician, record producer, and songwriter with the Grand Royal/Capitol Records band The Beastie Boys, is born Adam Keefe Horovitz in South Orange, New Jersey.

1970 - Roger Stevens, guitarist and pianist with the Capitol Records band Blind Melon is born in West Point, Mississippi.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1934 - Carl Schurict conducts The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record Bach's "Cantata N°104: Du Hirte Israel, Hore (Opening Chorus)" and "Cantata N°50: Nun Ist Das Heil Und Die Kraft (Opening Chorus)" in Berlin, Germany. Capitol Records issues both tracks on the orchestra's album "BACH - Motet: Singet Dem Herrn/Cantata N°50/Cantata N°104" (ECL-8077).

1945 - Jo Stafford (on vocals), with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted and includes string section), records the titles "Symphony", "Day By Day", and "The Boy Next Door" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 227) and the last title on the Stafford's album "Jo Stafford With Paul Weston And His Orchestra" (BD-23).

1947 - Vocalist Jo Stafford, with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Autumn In New York", "He's Gone Away", "The Nightingale", and "Red Rosy Bush" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track on Stafford's album "Autumn In New York" (H-197) and the last three tracks on the album "Jo Stafford Sings American Folk Songs" (H-75).

1947 - Smokey Rogers (on vocals), with Tex Williams and His Western Caravan (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Big Bad Bill (From The Badlands)", "Stay "Em Down Again, Paw", "Who Shot The Hole In My Sombrero", and "Ten More Miles" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records (as of 2005) has yet to issue the first and third tracks, issued the second track as a single (Capitol Americana 40098) with "Chickashay Gal" on the flipside, and "Ten More Miles" as a single (Capitol 15406) with "Sui Sin Fa" on the flipside.

1947 - Walter Brown (on vocals), with Jay McShann's Band (John Jackson on alto saxophone, Harold Ashby on tenor saxophone, Bob Williams on baritone saxophone, Jay McShann on piano, Herman Bell on guitar, Lloyd Anderson on bass, and Jesse Price on drums), records the tracks "You Better Leave My Gal Alone", "You, Cindy Lou", "Squabblin' Woman", and "I'm Gonna Get Married" in Kansas City, Kansas (probably) with Dave Dexter, Jr. producing the session. Capitol Records issues the first and last tracks together as a single (Capitol 957) and issues all the tracks the CD collection "Capitol Blues Collection, Volume 21: Kansas City Blues 1944-49" (8-52047-2).

1949 - Bus Moten (aka Ira "Bus" Moten on piano, organ, and vocals) and His Men (Richard Smith on trumpet, Ben Webster on tenor saxophone, Johnny Rogers on guitar, Lloyd Anderson on bass, and Jesse Price on drums) record the tracks "Turn It Over", "That Did It", "Best Friend Blues", and "Baby You Messed Up" in Kansas City, Kansas with (probably) Dave Dexter, Jr. producing the session. Capitol Records issues the first and last track together as a single (Capitol 1094)and the second track as a single (Capitol 831) with "Sugar Daddy Blues" on the flipside. The International Association of Jazz Record Collectors (IAJRC) issues "Best Friend Blues" on the album "Kansas City Memories: Bus Moten" (IAJRC 44). Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the CD collection "Capitol Blues Collection, Volume 21: Kansas City Blues 1944-49" (8-52047-2).

1949 - During a split session held this day in New York City, Jo Stafford (on vocals), with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Happy Times" and "Scarlett Ribbons" at the first session, then Stafford and Gordon MacRae record the track "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-boo (The Magic Song)" and MacRae records "Echoes" at the second session. Capitol Records issues the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 57-785) and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 57-782).

1950 - Chuy Reyes (aka Emilio "Chuy" Reyes) and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Jack, Jack, Jack" (Cu-tu-gu-ru)", "The Flamingo Rhumba", "Obsession" (vocals by Mary Martell), and "Love Me Lazy, Love Me Long" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on the album "Arthur Murray Favorites: Rhumbas" (CD-259).

1950 - Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae, with Bill Loose and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Hold Me, Hold Me", "To Think You've Chosen Me", "It Was So Beautiful (And You Were Mine)" (without MacRae), and "Love Is A Masquerade" (without MacRae) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 1307) and the last two titles together as a single (Capitol 1312).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Capitol Records adds to the files that it purchased the masters for Les Paul (on guitar) and Mary Ford's titles "Jingle Bells" and "Silent Night" and will issue the titles together as a single (Capitol 1881).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Chuy Reyes and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "While A Cigarette Was Burning", "I Surrender Dear" and "Lover" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two titles on the album "Keyboard Cocktails" (CCN-305) and (as of 2005) has yet to issue "Lover".

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Carl Butler (on vocals, with either Robert Lee "Bob" Foster or Billy Robinson on steel guitar and unlisted piano, electric guitar, rhythm guitar, and bass players) records the titles "Stepping On My Heart", "A Penny For Your Thoughts", "I Need You So", and "Alone Without You" at Castle Studio in The Tulane Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first and third titles together as a single (Capitol 2158), the second title as a single (Capitol 2084) with "Everything Will Be The Same" on the flipside, and the last title as a single (Capitol 1996) with "Vicious Lies" on the flipside.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Leonard Pennario (on piano) records Debussy's "Clair De Lune (from 'Suite Bergamasque')" and Liszt's "Liebstraum #3 In A Flat Major" at the first session and Chopin's "Polonaise #6 In A Flat Major, Opus 53: Part 1" and "Polonaise #6 In A Flat Major, Opus 53: Part 2" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Pennario's album "Leonard Pennario: CHOPIN - Polonaise in A Flat, Op.53/DEBUSSY - Clair De Lune/LISZT - Liebestraum" (H-8156).

1953 - Les Paul and Mary Ford's Capitol Records single "Vaya Con Dios", with "Johnny" on the flipside, returns to the #1 spot on Billboard's Best Selling Singles chart for the week ending October 31, 1953, where it will stay for two weeks after being knocked out by Stan Freberg's Capitol Records single "St. George And The Dragonet" for four weeks after their single had been #1 for the nine previous weeks.

1955 - Helen Forrest (on vocals) with Billy May and His Orchestra (with May conducting his own arrangements to: Si Zentner, Walter Benson, and Murray McEachern on trombones, Vincent De Rosa on French horn, Arthur "Skeets" Herfurt and Wilbur Schwartz on alto saxophones, Ted Nash and Jules Jacob on tenor saxophones, John Hacker on baritone saxophones, Bill Miller on piano, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Meyer Rubin on baas, and Lou Singer on drums) records the titles "The Honorable Mr. So And So", "More Than You Know", "The Man I Love", and "I Had The Craziest Dream" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Forrest's album "Voice Of The Name Bands" (T 704).

1955 - Richard Austin conducts Andre Navarra (on cello) and The London Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record Tchaikovsky's "Variations On A Rococo Theme" and Bloch's "Schelomo (Hebrew Rhapsody)" in London, England. Capitol Records issues the title on the orchestra's album "TCHAIKOVSKY - Variations On A Rococo Theme/BLOCH - Schelomo" (P-18012).

1955 - Dorothy Warenskjold (soprano vocalist with Jack Crossan on piano) records Shubert's "Serenade", Bach-Gounod's "Ave Maria", the traditional title "Comin' Through The Rye", Schubert's "Ave Maria", and re-recordings of Malotte's "The Lord's Prayer" and Obradas' "Al Amor" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tiyles on Warenskjold's album "On Wings Of Song" (P-8333).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - The Louvin Brothers (Charlie Louvin on vocals and guitar and Ira Louvin on vocals and mandolin, with Marvin H. Hughes on piano, Paul Yandell and George McCormick on guitar, and Floyd T. "Lightnin'" Chance on bass) record the titles "There's No Excuse", "Are You Washed In Blood", "Lord, I'm Coming Home", and "Thankful" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the brothers' album "Nearer My God To Thee" (T 825).

1958 - During a live show at Marineland in Palos Verdes, California, Red Nichols (on trumpet and cornet with: Pete Beilmann on trombone; Bill Wood on clarinet; Joe Rushton on bass saxophone; Gene Plummer on piano; and Rollie Culver on drums) performs "Medley: Carolina In The Morning/'S Wonderful/At Sundown", "Lassus Trombone", "My Inspiration", "Medley: Goodnight Sweetheart/Sleepy Time Gal/Show Me The Way To Go Home/Goodnight Ladies" and "Singin' The Blues" which Capitol Records records and issues on Nichols' album "Red Nichols At Marineland" (T 1163).

1959 - Gene Barry (on vocals) with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the titles "I Want The Whole World To Love You", "Soon", "Lost" and "When The Red, Red, Robin Comes, Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 4330) and (as of 2005) yet to issue the last two titles.

1960 - The Dave Pell Octet (Harry Betts on trombone, Dave Pell on tenor saxophone, Med Flory on baritone saxophone, John Towner Williams on piano, Tom Tedesco on guitar, Lyle Ritz on bass, and Frank Capp on drums) records the titles "Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble", "Jazz Me Blues", and "There'll Be Some Changes Made" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Pell's album "The Old South Wails" (T 1512).

1960 - Hylo Brown (on vocals and guitar with ) records the band tracks for the titles "Test Of Love", "Dark As A Dungeon", "Lost To A Stranger" and two versions of "Sweethearts Or Strangers" at Bradley Film and Recording Studio in Nashville Tennessee. On December 2, 1960 The Jordainaires (vocal group with unlisted lineup) will record vocal overdubs for all the titlrs. Bear Family Records will issue both the original instrumental tracks and the overdubbed titles on the 2 CD set "Hylo Brown And The Timberliners 1954-1960" (BCD 15572) in Germany.

1960 - The Louvin Brothers (Ira Louvin on vocals, mandolin and acoustic guitar and Charlie on vocals and guitar, with Jimmy Capps on lead guitar, Ray Edenton on guitar, Roy M. "Junior" Huskey, Jr. on bass, Paul Ackerman on drums, Marshal Louis "Grandpa" Jones on banjo, Hank "Sugarfoot" Garland on bass guitar, Floyd Cramer on piano, and [listed as probably] Owen Bradley on vibraphone) with record the titles "I Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow", "I Love You Best Of All", "I Can't Keep You In Love With Me", and "Scared Of The Blues" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the brother's album "The Louvin Brothers Sing And Play Their Current Hits" (T 2091).

1960 - Capitol Records releases Judy Garland's album "Judy That's Entertainment!".

1960 - John Browning (on piano) records the (as of 2005) unissued titles of Chopin's "Polonaise N°5, Opus 44" and "Polonaise N°6, Opus 53" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - During two sessions held this day in New York City, New York George Hudson (a DJ who it is listed as possibly may not have participated in the recording) and The Kings of Twist (King Curtis on tenor saxophone and unlisted baritone saxophone, piano, guitar, electric bass, and drums players) record the titles "The Twist", "Kansas City", "It's Twisting Time", and "A Little Bit Of Soap" at the first session with vocals by Gil Hamilton, then record "Blueberry Hill", "My Blue Heaven", "(If I Knew You Were Comin') I'd 'Ve Baked A Cake", "Baby Face" (vocals by Gil Hamilton), "Little Twister" (vocals by Gil Hamilton and [listed as possibly] Bert Berns on background vocals), "The Railroad Twist", "Lazy River", an "The Doodlin' Twist" at the second session. Capitol Records issues all the titles on the group's album "Twistin' Time" (T 1578).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Wanda Jackson (on vocals with Harold Ray Bradley on guitar, Bob Moore on bass, and other unlisted musicians) records the titles "Is It Wrong", "We Could", "You Don't Know, Baby" and "Before I Lose My Mind" at Bradley Film and Sound Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first three titles on Jackson's album "Wonderful Wanda" (T 1776). Bear Family Records will issue all the titles on Jackson's 4 CD box set "Right Or Wrong" (BCD 15629).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Al Dexter records the titles "I Won't Be Number Two", "Oh My Darlin'", and "My Little Heartache" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first and last titles together as a single (Capitol 4724) and (as of 2005) have yet to issue "Oh My Darlin'".

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Virgil Fox (on organ) records Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus (from 'The Messiah'), "Savior, Again To Thy Dear Name", Clayton's "Come, Come Ye Saints (traditional)", and Bach-Gounod's "Ave Maria" at Riverside Church in New York City, New York. Capitol Records all the titles, except the (as of 2005) unissued title "Savior, Again To Thy Dear Name" on William Warfied and Virgil Fox's album "God Of Our Fathers" (P-8578).

1962 - George Chakiris (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "A Taste Of Honey", "Autumn Leaves", "Somewhere In The Night ('Naked City' Theme)", and "Moon River" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Chakiris' album "Memories Are Made Of These" (T 1813).

1962 - Jonah Jones (on trumpet and vocals with Dick Hyman on organ, André Persiany on piano and percussion, Bob Bain and Howard Roberts on guitar, John Brown on bass, Danny Farrar on drums, and The Jubilee Four [vocal group with unlisted lineup]) records the track "Down By The Riverside", "Mandy Make Up Your Mind", and "Yes Indeed" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Jones' album "That Righteous Feeling" (T 1839).

1962 - Ruth Welcome (on zither) records the tracks "Maria-La-O (Maria, My Own)", "Adios, Marquita Linda", "Mis Flores Negras", and "Siboney" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the tracks on Welcome's eponymous album "Ruth Welcome" (ST-20987).

1962 - Wanda Jackson (on vocals with Harold Ray Bradley on guitar, Bob Moore on bass, and other unlisted musicians and including a vocal chorus with an unlisted lineup) record the tracks "How Important Can It Be", "I May Never Get To Heaven", "The Things I Might Have Been", and "Little Things Mean A Lot" at Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Jackson's album "Love Me Forever" (T 1911).

1963 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, Bing Crosby (on vocals), with Bill Justice directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Four Walls", "Wolverton Mountain", "Hello Walls", and "Crazy Arms" at the first session and "Oh, Lonesome Me", "Bouquet Of Roses", "Heartaches By The Number", and "Sunflower" at the second session. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Crosby's album "Great Country Hits" (T 2346).

1963 - Aaron McNeil record the tracks "Cryin' On My Shoulder", "Teardrops Are Falling", "Mean Cold Heart", and "Sweet Lucy" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first and last tracks together as a single (Capitol 5105) and (as of 2005) has yet to issue the middle two tracks.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Jean Shepard (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the titles "My Mamma Didn't Raise No Fools" and "Heart, We Did All That We Could" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 5822).

1967 - Lou Rawls (on vocals), with an orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Gotta Find A Way", "Encore", "Scotch And Soda", and "Here Comes The Night" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two tracks together on Rawls' album "Feelin' Good" (T 2864) and has (of 2005) yet to issue the last two tracks.

1967 - Overdubs are recorded for The Beach Boys (as of 2005) unissued track "Lonely Days" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.

1967 - During two sessions held this day in Nashville, Tennesse Sonny James (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Heaven On Earth" and "The Only Ones We Truly Hurt (Are The Ones We Truly Love)" at the first session and ""A World Of Our Own", "Misery And Angry", and "Fairy Tales" at the second session in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues both tracks from the first session on James' album "The Sensational Sonny James - Bright Lights,Big City" (ST-804), "A World Of Our Own" as a single (Capitol 2067) with "An Old Sweetheart Of Mine" on the flip side, and the last two tracks from the second session on James' album "Heaven Says Hello" (ST 2937).

1968 - Ray Brown (aka Raymond Brown, on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Forget It, I Got It", "Wake Up To Me Gentle", "Little Girl", "I'm Gonna Be A Country Boy Again", "Like An Old Time Movie", and "Clouds" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Brown's album "Just Ray Brown" (ST-186).

1968 - Kelly Gordon records the track "Ain't That The Truth, Ruth?" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on Gordon's album "Defunked" (ST-201).

1968 - Matt Monro (on vocals in Spanish with unlisted brass, horns, tuba, reeds, piano and harpsichord, guitar, guitar and banjo, bass, drums, percussion, strings and harp players) records the tracks "Lo Que Quedo (All That Remains)", "Vete For Favor (Walk Away)", and "No Puedo Quitar Mis Ojos De Ti (Can't Take My Eyes Off You)" at EMI Studios in London, England. Capitol Latino will issue all the tracks on Monro's album "Todo Pasara" (ST-19006).

1972 - Overdubs are recorded for Red Simpson's track "Those Forgotten Trains" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the final version of the tracks as a single (Capitol 3495) with "Milesaver Man" on the flipside.

1973 - Apple Records releases John Lennon's album "Mind Games" and his single "Mind Games" with "Meat City" on the flipside. Both were distributed by Capitol Records in the United States.

1975 - Overdubs are recorded for James Talley's titles "Are They Gonna Make Us Outlaws Again" and "She Tries Not To Cry" at an unlisted studio. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of both titles on Talley's album "Tryin' Like The Devil" (ST-11494).

1980 - Lee Clayton records the titles "Where Is The Justice" and "Draggin' Them Chains" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Clayton's album "The Dream Goes On" (ST-12139).

1982 - Hoyt Hawkins, pianist and second tenor then baritone singer with the vocal group The Jordanaires who sang background vocals for many Capitol Records artists as well as Elvis Presley, dies at age 55. If anyone knows where, please leave a comment.

1983 - The Boogie Boys (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Zodiac, Part 1", "Shake And Break (Zodiac, Part 2)", and "Break Dancer" and then create remixes of "Shake And Break" and "Break Dancer" in (listed as possibly) New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the first and last of the original tracks together as a single (Capitol 5325), has (of 2005) yet to issue the original take of "Shake And Break (Zodiac, Part 2)", and will issue the remixes on the group's album "City Life" (ST-12409).

1983 - Earl Klugh (on guitar with Dave Sanborn on alto saxophone, Dave Matthews on electric piano and keyboards, Ronnie Foster on keyboards, Eric Gale also on guitar, Charlie Meeks [on an unlisted instrument], Phil Upchurch on electric bass, Ron Carter on bass, James Bradey Jr. on drums, and other unlisted musicians) records the track "Once Again" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the track on Klugh's album "Wishful Thinking" (ST-12323).

1983 - George Clinton (on vocals with unlisted musicians) begins recording the tracks "Quickie" and "Last Dance" at The Disc Studio in East Detroit, Michigan and will finish the recording the tracks November 4, 1983. Capitol Records will issue the final tracks together as a single (Capitol 5324).

1983 - Missing Persons (Chuck Wild on keyboard and synthesizer; Warren Cuccurullo on guitar and vocals; Patrick O'Hearn on bass and synthesizer; Terry Bozzio on drums, guitar, synthesizer, and vocals; and Dale Bozzio on vocals) record the track "Surrender Your Heart" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 5381) with "All Fall Down" on the flipside.

1983 - Brenda and The Big Dudes (Brenda Fassie and unlisted others) record the track "Weekend Special" at an unlisted location (possibly in South Africa). Capitol Records issues the "Weekday Mix" and the "Daytime Mix" of the track together as a single (Capitol 5555).

1984 - Mel McDaniel records the tracks "Lovelight", "Mississippi (Roll On Forever)", and "You Sneaky Thing You" in Nashville, Tennessee with producer Jerry Kennedy. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on McDaniel's album "Let It Roll" (ST-12402).

1993 - Bob Atcher (born James Robert Owen Atcher), a motion picture actor, violinist, guitarist, member of WLS' "National Barn Dance Show", mayor of Schaumberg, Illinois (1959-1979), and a Capitol Records artist (1950-1951), dies at age 79 in Prospect, Kentucky, a suburb of Louisville.

1994 - Capitol Records releases Megadeth's album "Youthanasia".

1995 - Capitol Records releases "Best Of Nat King Cole Trio: The Vocal Classics, Volume 1" on CD.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

130 Years Ago Today In 1896 - Ethel Waters, stage, motion picture, and television actress and singer, who appeared with Capitol Records co-founder Johnny Mercer on the July 17, 1944 episode of the Armed Forces Radio Network's show "Jubilee", is born in Chester, Pennsylvania.

1959 - Alto Saxophonist Lou Donaldson (with Blue Mitchell on trumpet, Horace Parlan on piano, Laymon Jackson on bass, Dave Bailey on drums, and Ray Barretto on congas) records the tracks "Mack The Knife", "Be My Love" (without Mitchell on trumpet), "Crosstown Shuffle", "Tangerine", "Lou's Blues", "Time On My Hands", "The Nearness Of You" (without Barretto on congas), and "It's Only A Paper Moon" with producer Alfred Lion and recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder for Blue Note Records. All the tracks, except "Time On My Hands" and "It's Only A Paper Moon", appear on the Blue Note album "The Time Is Right". The other two tracks would eventually be released on Mosaic Records' box set "The Complete Blue Note Lou Donaldson Sessions". Blue Note's catalog was sold to Liberty Records in 1967. Liberty Records was sold to Transamerica Corporation in 1968 who combined it with the other label they owned, United Artists Records. In 1978 the United Artists labels were sold to Artie Mogull and Jerry Rubenstein who used money borrowed from EMI for the purchase. In February 1979 EMI foreclosed on them and EMI Music has owned the labels since that time (whew!).

1969 - Apple Records releases The Beatles' single "Something" with "Come Together" on the flipside in the United Kingdom. The single is distributed by Capitol Records in the United States where it was released on October 6, 1969.

1984 - During two sessions held this day at an unlisted studio for EMI America Michael Murphey records the track "Building Bridges" at the first session and "Santa Fe Cantina" at the second session. No issuing information is listed, so if anyone knows where the track was recorded, who else was at the sessions and if the track has been issued, please leave a comment. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music's parent company, Universal Music Group.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

100 Years Ago Today In 1926 - Harry Houdini, stage and motion picture illusionist, dies of peritonitis from a ruptured appendix at 1:26 PM at Grace Hospital in Detroit, Michigan at age 52. There is still no sign of communication from him.

1943 - The Hollywood Canteen celebrates its first birthday at a party hosted by Bette Davis and John Garfield with actors, servicemen, and servicewomen celebrating at the venue at 1451 Cahuenga Boulevard, off Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

1968 - Buffalo, NY radio station WKBW broadcasts a recreated version of the radio show "The War Of The Worlds" using local references with local news reporters and deejays.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1912 - Lee Gillette, musician with the group The Campus Kids (which was formed by future Capitol Records producer Ken Nelson, whom Gillette would bring to Capitol in 1945), publisher, and Capitol Records A&R man and producer (for artists such as Tennessee Ernie Ford, Dean Martin, Kay Starr, Frank Sinatra, Stan Kenton, and many more), is born Lee James Gillette in Indianapolis, Indiana. Thanks to the anonymous commentor that let me know Lee's middle name!

1954 - T. Graham Brown, singer and Capitol Records artist (1985-1992) is born Anthony Graham Brown in Arabi, Georgia.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1945 - Capitol Records releases Peggy Lee's single ""Waitin' For The Train To Come In" (Capitol 218) with "I'm Glad I Waited For You" on the flipside.

1945 - Stan Kenton (on piano) and His Orchestra (Buddy Childers, Ray Wetzel, John Anderson, Russ Burgher, and Bob Lymperis on trumpets, Freddie Zito, Jimmy Simms, and Milt Kabak on trombones, Bart Varsalona on bass trombone, Al Anthony and Boots Mussulli on alto saxophones, Bob Cooper and Vido Musso on tenor saxophones, Bob Gioga on baritone saxophone, Bob Ahern on guitar, Eddie Safranski on bass, and Ralph Collier on drums) record the titles "Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'" (arranged by Gene Roland with vocals by June Christy), "Artistry Jumps" (arranged by Kenton), a version of "Painted Rhythm" (arranged by Kenton) that becomes the alternate, and the final version of "Painted Rhythm" (arranged by Kenton) at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 229) and the final version of "Painted Rhythm" as a single (Capitol 250) with "Four Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days, One Hour Blues" on the flipside. Mosaic Record issues all the titles on the box set "The Complete Capitol Studio Recordings of Stan Kenton 1943-47" (MD7-163).

1945 - Bobby Sherwood (on trumpet, guitar, vocals and arranger of all the titles) and His Orchestra (Eddie Green, Bob Burns, Bob Haddick, and Keith Williams on trumpet; Don Kelly, Bob Leeman, and Kenny Martlock on trombone; Joe McAnarney on clarinet, alto saxophone, and English horn; Les Webel on alto saxophone; Herbie Haymer and Eddie Lucas on tenor saxophone; Garth Rasmussen on baritone saxophone; Hollis Sulser on piano; Basil Hutchinson on guitar; Ed Kalfas on bass; and Melvin Patterson on drums) record the titles "Walkin' And Talkin'", "Snap Your Fingers (vocals by Bobby Sherwood), "Cotton Tail", "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (vocals by Marica Rice), and "Peg O' My Heart" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first and third title on Sherwood's album "Classics In Jazz - Bobby Sherwood" (H-320), the second and third titles together as a single (Capitol 231), has (of 2005) yet to issue "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" and rejected "Peg O' My Heart" which Sherwood would later re-record.

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - The King Cole Trio (Nat "King" Cole on piano, Oscar Moore on guitar, and Johnny Miller on bass) record the title "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" at radio station WMCA's studio in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the title on the compilation album "Jerome Kerns's Music" (CD-41).

1947 - Vocalist Smokey Rogers, with Tex Williams and His Western Caravan (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Blue Bonnet Polka", "Ball Of Fire", "Give Me A Hundred Reasons", and "Chickashy Gal" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Blue Bonnet Polka" as a single (Capitol Americana 40123) with "Don't Come Cryin' To Me" on the flipside, "Ball Of Fire" as a single (Capitol 15217) with "Hair Of Gold, Eyes Of Blue" on the flipside, has yet to issue "Give Me A Hundred Reasons", and will issue"Chickashy Gal" as a single (Capitol 40096) with "Slap 'Er Down Ag'in Paw" on the flipside.

1949 - Tommy Douglas (on baritone saxophone) and His Orchestra (Clarence Davis on trumpet, Bill Hodge on trombone; Herman Bell on tenor saxophone; Bob Williams also on baritone saxophone; George Salisbury on piano; Leonard Johnson on bass; and Joshua Reeves on drums) record the tracks "Douglas Boogie", "The Killion", "Leavin' Town Blues", and "Lights Out" in Kansas City, Kansas (probably with producer Dave Dexter, Jr.). Capitol Records issues the first and last tracks together as a single (Capitol 865), "The Killion" as a single (Capitol 1100) with "Jackson County Romp" on the flip side, and released "Leavin' Town Blues" and the rest of the tracks on the CD "Capitol Blues Collection, Volume 21: Kansas City Blues" (8-52047-2).

1949 - Werner Janssen conducts The Janssen Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record Villa-Lobos' "Toccata: Little Train Of The Caipira (from 'Bachianas Brasilerias')", "Aria: On A Song Of Our Country (from 'Bachianas Brasilerias #2')", and "Choros #10: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4" (with The Los Angeles Oratorio Society [lineup unlisted]) at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the orchestra's album "VILLA-LOBOS - Choros #10/Toccata: Little Train of The Caipira & Aria" (L-8043).

1950 - Chuy Reyes and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Mama Son De La Loma", "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps (Quizas, Quizas, Quizas)", "Sonadora", and "Linda Mujer" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first and third titles together on the album "Arthur Murray Favorites: Rhumbas" (CD-259) and the second and last titles together as a single (Capitol 1548).

1950 - Joe Allison (on vocals) and His Nashville Boys (Marvin Hughes on piano, Chet Atkins on guitar, Jerry Byrd on steel guitar, and Jerry Shook on bass) record the titles "It's No Secret", "Statue In The Bay", "Never Free", and "Let Me Give You A Clue" at Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 1308), as of 2005 has yet to issue "Never Free", and issued the last title as a single (Capitol 1553) with "Domino Gal" on the flipside.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Benny Strong (on vocals), with an orchestra and vocal group (unlisted lineups for both), records the titles "Tulips And Heather", "I've Tried A Million Times", "A Tavern In The Town", and "Don't Let Julia Fool Ya" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first and third titles together as a single (Capitol 1952) and the second and last titles together as a single (Capitol 1898).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Joe "Fingers" Carr (on piano) with The Carr-Hops (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Snow Deer Rag", "Ragtime Melody" (with The Old Hickory Singers [lineup unlisted]), and (as of 2005) the unissued title "Raggedy Ann Rag" in Nashville, Tennesse. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 1876).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Carl Butler (on vocals, with either Robert Lee "Bob" Foster or Billy Robinson on steel guitar and unlisted piano, electric guitar, rhythm guitar, and bass players) records the titles "Vicious Lies", "River Of Love", "A Blue Million Tears", and "Everything Will Be The Same" at Castle Studio in The Tulane Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first title as a single (Capitol 1996) with "Alone Without You" on the flipside, the second and third titles together as a single (Capitol 1891), and the last title as a single (Capitol 2084) with "A Penny For Your Thoughts" on the flipside.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Felix Slatkin conducts Ann Mason Stockton (on harp) with The Concert Arts Strings (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Danse Sacrée" and "Danse Profane" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the album "Intimate Music: RAVEL - Introduction And Allegro/DEBUSSY - Danses Sacrée Et Profane/SCHOENBERG - Transfigured Night" (P-8304).

1952 - Stan Kenton and His Orchestra's titles "Prologue, Part 1" and "Prologue, Part 2" are remastered and Capitol Records will issue the new mixes of the titles on Kenton's EP "Prologue" (EASF-386).

1952 - Van Alexander conducts the orchestra (unlisted lineup) as they record the instrumental tracks for Don Wilson and Stan Freberg's tracks "The Ugly Duckling: Part 1" and "The Ugly Duckling: Part 2" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a Children's Records single (Capitol 32103) with a picture sleeve.

1952 - Dave Cavanaugh conducts his own compositions to an orchestra (lineup unlisted) and records the instrumental tracks for Mel Blanc's titles "Sylvester And Hippety Hopper: Part 1" and "Sylvester And Hippety Hopper: Part 2" at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the final mix of both titles as a Children's Records single (Capitol 32098) with a picture sleeve.

1955 - William Steinberg conducts The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record Beethoven's "Symphony N°3 In E Flat Major, Opus 55 'Eroica'" at The Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Capitol Records will issue the title on the orchestra's album "BEETHOVEN - Symphony N°3 In E Flat Major" (P-8334) and excerpts from the titlr on the demonstration album "Full Dimensional Sound From The Capitol Tower" (S 9031).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Sonny James (on vocals and guitar, with Herman "Pete" Wade on guitar, Floyd T. "Lightnin'" Chance on bass, Murrey M. "Buddy" Harman Jr. on drums, Harland Powell (unlisted instrument, possibly steel guitar), and The Jordanaires (vocal chorus with unlisted lineup) records the titles "You're The Reason I'm In Love" and "Young Love" at Bradley Film and Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee with producer Ken Nelson. Capitol Records issues the titles together as a single (Capitol F3602) and "Young Love" goes on to become James' biggest popular and country hit.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Capitol Records purchases from Pathé-Marconi the masters for Andre Colbert and His Violins and Chorus (both with unlisted lineups)' titles "Orly Arrival", "Rain On The Seine", "Cocktails On The Champs", "Rude Nude At The Lido", "Tuesday In The Louvre", "The Clown On The Effel Tower", "Atop The Sacré-Coeur", "Strolling The Sorbonne", "Circling the Arc de Triomphe", "Four o'clock at Les Halles", "The Green Garters Of Au Mouton De Panurge", and "Mood Notre-Dame" which were recorded in Paris, France and issues all the titles on Colbert's album "My Paris" (T 10057).

1957 - Overdubs are recorded for The Four Freshmen's title "Granada" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title on the group's album "Voices In Latin" (T 922).

1957 - Vocalist Molly Bee, with Bob Bain's Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "I'm Goin' Steady With A Dream", "Five Points Of A Star", and "Magic Mirror" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "I'm Goin' Steady With A Dream" and "Magic Mirror" together as s a single (Capitol F3865) and "Five Points Of A Star", after overdubs are recorded on June 4, 1958, as a single (Capitol F4064) with her re-recorded version of "After You've Gone" on the flipside.

1957 - Guitarist Les Paul and vocalist Mary Ford, with David Terry conducting an orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Goodnight My Someone", "Small Island", "Night Of The Fourth", and "More And More Each Day" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Goodnight My Someone" and "Night Of The Fourth" together as a single (Capitol F3858) and "Small Island" and "More And More Each Day" together as a single (Capitol F3934).

1958 - Red Nichols (on trumpet and cornet, with Pete Beilmann on trombone, Bill Wood on clarinet, Joe Rushton on bass saxophone, Gene Plummer on piano, and Rollie Culver on drums), at a live show at Marineland in Palos Verdes, California, performs the titles "Got To Have My Daddy Blues", "St. Louis Blues", "Fidgety Feet", "Silver Threads Among The Gold", and "Entry Of The Gladiators" which are recorded by Capitol Records. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Nichols' album "Red Nichols At Marineland" (T 1163).

1958 - Vocalist Nat "King" Cole, with producer Lee Gillette and with Dave Cavanaugh conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted but included brass, reed and rhythm section musicians), records the titles "For You", "Crazy She Calls Me", "(It Will Have To Do) Until The Real Thing Comes Along", and "You Are My Love" in New York City, New York . The listing gives New York City as the location but lists the studio as The Capitol Tower Studios. If anyone knows for sure where this session took place, please leave a comment. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Cole's album "Tell Me All About Yourself" (W 1331).

1960 - Overdubs are recorded for The Pastor's titles "Tommy, Tommy", "Lord Of All Creation", and the instrumental "Overture" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the final mixes of the titles on the group's album "Cut Up Tenderloin" (T 1534).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Lou Rawls (on vocals with unlisted musicians), records the title "Nine Pound Hammer" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the title as a single (Capitol 4669) with "Above My Head" on the flipside.

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Wanda Jackson (on vocals, with Harold Ray Bradley on guitar, Bob Moore on bass, and other unlisted musicians) records the titles "Seven Lonely Days", "Don't Ask Me Why", "I Need You Now", and "This Should Go On Forever" at Bradley Film and Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first three titles on Jackson's album "Wonderful Wanda" (ST 1776) and the last title as a single (Capitol F4973) with "We Haven't A Moment To Lose" on the flipside.

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Virgil Fox (on organ) records Luther's "A Mighty Fortress" and Franck's "Panis Angelicus" at Riverside Church in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the titles on William Warfield and Virgil Fox's album "God Of Our Fathers" (P-8578).

1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #20 on WABC's Silver Dollar Sound Survey in New York City, New York and #30 on WDRC 1360 AM's "The Big D" Swinging 60 Survey in Hartford, Connecticut.

1962 - Trumpet player and vocalist Jonah Jones, with Dick Hyman on organ, André Persiany on piano and percussion, Bob Bain and Howard Roberts on guitars, John Brown on bass, Danny Farrar on drums, and The Jubilee Four (unlisted vocalists), records the titles "Memories Are Made Of This", "'Deed I Do", and "Look Up" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Jones' album "That Righteous Feeling" (T 1839).

1962 - Zither player Ruth Welcome records the titles "Bunde Tolimense", "El Pescador", "Hacia El Calvario", and "Andalucia" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Welcome's album "Latin Zither" (T 1863).

1962 - Marvin Hughes records the titles "Nashville Bossa Nova" and "Blast Off" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 4950).

1963 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "That Sunday, That Summer" is #23 on WMCA's Top Twenty-Five survey in New York City, New York.

1963 - Peggy Lee (on vocals with Max Bennett conducting the orchestra [lineup unlisted]) records the tracks "The Moment Of Truth", "That's My Style", "I've Got Your Number", and "A Lot Of Livin' To Do" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California with producer Dave Cavanaugh. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Lee's album "In Love Again!" (Capitol T 1969).

1963 - Elliot Field records the tracks "The Sounds Of Drags: Introduction/Stock Cars/Roadsters/Mishap/Great Sounds" and "The Sounds Of Drags: Winter Nationals/Elimination" in Los Angeles, California with producer William L. Robinson. Capitol Records will purchase the masters on November 8, 1963, and issue them on the album "The Big Sounds Of The Drags" (T 2001).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Capitol Records artist Mrs. Miller appears on "The Ed Sullivan Show" where she does a medley of "Downtown", "How Gentle is the Rain", "Second Hand Rose" and "Bill Bailey".

1967 - Moorpark Intersection (lineup unlisted) records the title "Sure Is Good" in Los Angeles, California. No issuing information is listed, so if anyone knows if this title has been issued, please leave a comment.

1967 - The Magnificent Men (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Nobody Treats Me The Way You Do", "Babe, I'm Crazy 'Bout You", and "Forever Together" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Nobody Treats Me The Way You Do" on the group's album "The World Of Soul" (T 2846) and "Babe, I'm Crazy 'Bout You" and "Forever Together" together as a single (Capitol 2062).

1968 - Ray Brown (aka Raymond Brown, on vocals with unlisted musicians), records the tracks "Tuesday Afternoon", "Grovin'", "How Little Men Care", "Good Day Sunshine", and "Don't Fall In Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks, except "Groovin'" (unissued as of 2005) , on Brown's album "Just Ray Brown" (ST-186).

1968 - Harry Middlebrooks records the tracks "You Wouldn't Know A Good Thing", "500 Miles", and "How Did You Get To Be That Way" in Los Angeles, California. There is no issuing information for the first track and the last two tracks are (as of 2005) still unissued.

1968 - Paul Klein (on vocals with unlisted musicians) record records the tracks "I Will Take You There" and "The Garbage Can" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the tracks together as a single (Capitol 2364).

1970 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased of Patti Drew's titles "It's Just A Dream", "I'm Calling" and "Why, Why, Why" and will later issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 2989) and has (as of 2005) yet to issue "Why, Why, Why".

1970 - Overdubs are recorded for C. P. & W. (Cashman, Pistilli and West)'s titlrs "Knock On My Door", "Across The Universe" and "Child Of Mine" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records has (as of 2005) yet to issue "Knock On My Door" and will issue the final mixes of the other two titles together as a single (Capitol 3078).

1970 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased from Double L Productions of The Sunshine Express' (as of 2005) still unissued titles "Oh How Happy", "Woman With A Smile", and "Nobody But You".

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Harvest Records, with distribution in the United States by Capitol Records, releases Pink Floyd's album "Meddle".

1972 - Final overdubs are recorded for Glen Campbell's tracks "I Believe In Christmas" and "New Snow On The Roof" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of both titles together as a single (Capitol 3509).

1972 - Billy May and The Time-Life Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Baby Elephant Walk", "California Dreaming" (with Bob Bain on guitar), "Dreamsville" (with Ted Nash on alto saxophone), "Theme From 'Mannix'" (with Ray Sherman on Piano), and "Patricia" (with Billy May grunting) at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Time-Life will issue first, fourth and last track on the album "As You Remember Them: Great Instrumentals, Volume 4" (STL 244), "California Dreaming" on the album "As You Remember Them: Great Instrumentals, Volume 8" (STL 248), and "Dreamsville" on the album "As You Remember Them: Great Instrumentals, Volume 6" (STL 246).

1972 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for Curtis Potter's titles "Oklahoma Sunshine", "Her Arms Are Always Open", "There's Nothing To Hold Me Anymore", "Not The Real Me", and "A Walking Case Of Sorrow" and will issue "Oklahoma Sunshine" and "Not The Real Me" together as a single (Capitol 3638), has yet to issue "Her Arms Are Always Open", and will issue "There's Nothing To Hold Me Anymore" and "A Walking Case Of Sorrow" together as a single (Capitol 3516).

1972 - Vocalist Wanda Jackson, with Johnny Gimble on fiddle, Hargus "Pig" Robbins on piano, Charlie McCoy on harmonica, Harold Ray Bradley, Ray Edenton, and Thomas Grady Martin on guitars, Mike Post on rhythm guitar, Harold Lee "Curly" Chalker on steel guitar, Bob Moore on bass, and Murrey M. "Buddy" Harman Jr. on drums, records the titles "Tennessee Women's Prison", "Roll With The Tide", and "I Don't Know How To Tell Him" at Jack Clement Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Jackson's album "Country Keepsakes" (ST-11161).

1973 - Dan Peddicord records the tracks "Proud Country Lady", "Mail Order Bride", "I Need All Of You", and "The Mover" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 3806) and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 3906).

1973 - Glen Campbell (on vocals with an orchestra with an unlisted lineup) records the tracks "William Tell", "Yesterday When I Was Young", "Country Boy" and "No Love At All" (arranged by Dennis McCarthy) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records (as of 2005) has yet to issue the first and third tracks and issued the second and last tracks on Campbell's album "Houston (I'm Comin' To See You)" (SW-11293).

1973 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for The Hummers (lineup unlisted)' tracks "Julianna", "Daddy's Song", and "Big Toy Train". Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 3870) and (as of 2005) has yet to issue "Big Toy Train".

1973 - Buck Owens and His Buckaroos record the title track for their novelty Capitol Records album "It's A Monster's Holiday" at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California. The track will be released as part of a Capitol Records single, with "Great Expectations" as the flip side on June 24, 1974, and will peak at #6 on Billboard's Country Singles chart. The album will be released in September 1974.

1979 - Bob Seger records the (as of 2005) unissued track "Nine Tonight" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.

1979 - Amy Holland records the track "Don't Kid Yourself" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 4884) with "How Do I Survive" on the flipside.

1980 - Lee Clayton records the title "Won't You Give Me One More Chance" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the title on Clayton's album "The Dream Goes On" (ST-12139).

1985 - During two sessions held this day at The Music Mill in Nashville, Tennessee Tanya Tucker (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the titles "Just Another Love" at the first session and "Girls Like Me" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Tucker's album "Girls Like Me" (ST-12474).

40 Years Ago Today In 1986 - Capitol Records releases John Lennon's compilation album of unreleased tracks and alternate takes, "Menlove Ave.".

1990 - Capitol Records registers the masters for Joey B. Ellis and Tynetta Hare's track "Heart And Fire (Go For It!)" which will be renamed "Go for It! (Heart And Fire) Rocky V Theme Song", M.C. Tab's "No Competition", Seven A3's "Take You Back (Home Sweet Home)", Elton John's "The Measure Of A Man", Elton John's "Can't Stop The Fire", Rob Base's "I Wanna Rock", Joey B. Ellis' "Thought U Were The One For Me", and Snap's "Keep It Up". Bust It Records and Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the motion picture soundtrack album "Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture Rocky V" (CDP795813 2) on November 20, 1990.

20 Years Ago Today In 2006 - It is announced that EMI Music, which markets Dean Martin's recording catalogs, has struck a deal with the Dean Martin Trust to license his name, image and likeness and will continue to market Martin's Capitol Records and Reprise Records recording catalogs on a worldwide basis.

2007 - Capitol Records releases Skye Sweetnam's sophomore album "Sound Soldier".

2007 - Capitol Records releases the deluxe edition box set DVD of The Beatles' motion picture "Help!".

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1960 - Johnny Burnette's Liberty Records single "You're Sixteen", with "I Beg Your Pardon" on the flipside, enters The Billboard magazine's Hot 100 singles chart for the week ending on October 30, 1960 at #94. Liberty's catalog is currently owned by Capitol's parent company, Universal Music Group.

1965 - The dance craze "The Lurch" (music by Gary Paxton) is introduced on today's episode of ABC-TV's dance show "Shindig" by actor Ted Cassidy, who plays Lurch on ABC-TV's comedy series "The Addams Family". Capitol Records will release the track as a single (Capitol 5503) with "Wesley" on the flipside.

1984 - Kim Carnes (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the track "Living In A World" for EMI America. No session or issuing information is listed, so if anyone knows where the session was held and if the track was issued, please leave a comment. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music's parent company,Universal Music Group.

1984 - At two sessions for EMI America held this day Michael Murphy records the tracks "The One That Got Away" and "Once A Drifter" at the first session and "Back Slider's Wine" at the second session. No session or issuing information is listed, so if anyone knows where the session was held and if the tracks were issued, please leave a comment.

2007 - EMI releases Nat "King" Cole's compilation CD "Platinum".

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1938 - Orson Welles directs and stars in an adaptation of H.G. Wells' "War Of The Worlds" on CBS Radio's "The Mercury Theatre on the Air" that causes a nationwide panic.

1963 - The Joe Pass Quartet (Joe Pass on guitar, Les McCann on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Paul Humphrey on drums) records the tracks "Sermonette", "Bags' Groove", "Sister Sadie", "Li'l Darlin'", "Work Song", and "Blue 'n' Boogie" at The Pacific Jazz Studios in Los Angeles, California.

2002 - DJ Jam Master Jay (Jason Mizell) of the group Run DMC is shot dead by two suspects in the waiting room of his recording studio in the Jamaica section of Queens, New York.

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OCTOBER 29, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

135 Years Ago Today In 1891 - Fannie Brice, a singer, burlesque, vaudeville, Broadway, Motion Picture and Radio star, and a Capitol Records artist (as Baby Snooks), is born Fania Borach in New York City, New York.

110 Years Ago Today In 1916 - Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan (aka Jimmie Lee Dolan), singer, guitarist and Capitol Records artist, is born Lee Roy Petit in Gardena, California.

1922 - Neal Hefti, trumpet player, composer and arranger whose works have been on many Capitol Records albums, is born Neal Paul Hefti in Hastings, Nebraska.

1945 - Melba Moore, motion picture and television actress, singer and EMI America Records (1982) and Capitol Records (1982-1986) artist, is born Beatrice Melba Hill in New York City, New York. Thanks to Ron Richardson, her manager, for the hint about her first name.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1947 - Dave Franklin and His Franklinsteins (lineup unlisted), with Frank DeVol and His Orchestra (lineup also unlisted) record the tracks "Snore Your Blues Away" and "I Love To Listen To The Echo" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the tracks together as a single.

1947 - Vocalist Henry Blair (as "Sparky") and vocalist Verne Smith (as the narrator), with Ray Turner on piano and the Wright-Sonovox device used for the "talking" piano, using a script by Alan Livingston and music composed and arranged by Billy May, record the first three parts of the title "Sparky's Magic Piano" at Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. After the last three parts are recorded on November 6, 1952, Capitol Records will issue all the parts together on the children's album "Sparky's Magic Piano" (BC-73).

1949 - Capitol Records releases Tex William's single "Bluebird On Your Windowsill" (Capitol American 40025) with "A Letter Asking For My Broken Heart" on the flip side which will peak at #11 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Time magazine runs an article in its issue with today's date about the success of Les Paul and Mary Ford's new sound on Capitol Records.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Jimmie Skinner (on vocals and guitar with Tommy Jackson on fiddle, Ray "Curly" Lunsford on electric mandolin, and unlisted musicians on guitar, rhythm guitar, and bass) records the titles "'Tis Sweet To Be Remembered", "(Send Me) A Penny Postcard", "Women Beware", "(I Can't Believe) It's Our Goodbye", "When The Book Of Life Is Read", and "Holy Life Insurance" at Castle Studio in The Tulane Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 1889), the third and fourth titles together as a single (Capitol 2007), and the last two titles together as a single (Capitol 1935).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - The Hollywood String Quartet (Felix Slatkin and Paul Shure on violin, Paul Robyn on viola, and Eleanor Aller on cello, with Arthur Gleghorn on flute, Mitchell Lurie on clarinet, and Ann Mason Stockton on harp) record Ravel's "Introduction Et Allegro: Part 1", "Introduction Et Allegro: Part 2", and "Introduction Et Allegro: Part 3" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on the quartet's album "RAVEL/DEBUSSY" (L-8154).

1952 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Somewhere Along The Way" is #10 on The Billboard magazine's Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys chart and #24 on the magazine's Best Selling Pop Singles chart. Cole's single "Because You're Mine" is #23 on The Billboard magazine's Most Played Juke Box Records chart and #29 also on the magazine's Best Selling Pop Singles chart. Cole's single "The Ruby And The Pearl" debuts at #25 also on The Billboard magazine's Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys chart.

1952 - Billy May directs His Orchestra (Frank Beach, Mannie Klein, William Guy, and Rubin "Zeke" Zarchy on trumpets, Ed Kusby, Murray McEachern, Tommy Pederson, and William Schaefer on trombones, Arthur "Skeets" Herfurt and Heinie Beau on alto saxophones, Ted Nash and Fred Falensby on tenor saxophones, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Arnold Ross on piano, Vincent Terri on guitar, Phil Stephens on bass, and Alvin Stoller on drums) as they record a new take of the title "Little Brown Jug" and the titles "Makin Whoopee" and "Let's Put Out The Lights And Go To Sleep" at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California between Noon and 3:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on May's album "Bacchanalia!" (H-374).

1952 - Margaret Whiting, with Lou Busch and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records a new version of the titles "Moonlight In Vermont" and the titles "Why Don't You Believe Me" and "Come Back To Me Johnny" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the new take of "Moonlight In Vermont" as a single (Capitol 2681) with "The Isle Of Skye" on the flipside and "Why Don't You Believe Me" and "Come Back To Me Johnny" together as a single (Capitol 2292).

1952 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, pianist Leonard Pennario records De Falla's "Danse De La Meunière (Dance Of The Miller's Wife)", Albeniz's "Tango In D", De Falla's "Andaluza IV (From 'Pièces Espagnoles')", and Albeniz's "Seguidilla" at the first session and Gershwin's "Prelude #2 For Piano, "Prelude #1 For Piano, and "Prelude #3 For Piano at the second session. Capitol Records issues all the tracks from the first session on Pennario's album "Piano Music Of Spain" (P-8190) and all the tracks from the second session on Pennario's album "GERSHWIN: Theme from "Rhapsody In Blue"/"Three Preludes For Piano" (FAP-8206).

1955 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Someone You Love" is #18, and its flipside, "Forgive My Heart", is #23 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart.

1955 - The Louvin Brothers (Charlie Louvin on vocals and guitar and Ira Louvin on vocals and mandolin, with Marvin Hughes on piano, Paul Yandell and Eddie Hill on guitar, Floyd T. "Lightnin'" Chance on bass, and other unlisted musicians) record the titles "Don't Laugh", "I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby", "Childish Love" and "In The Middle Of Nowhere" at Castle Studio in The Tulane Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues "Don't Laugh" as a single (Capitol F3630) with "The new Partner Waltz" on the flipside, the second and fourth titles together as a single (Capitol F3300) and "Childish Love" as a single (Capitol F3413) with "Hoping That You're Hoping" on the flipside.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Capitol Records releases The Four Preps first single "Dreamy Eyes" (Capitol 3576) with "Fools Will Be Fools" on the flipside.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Capitol Records files the masters it received for the titles for the soundtrack for the film "Giant" which were recorded by The Warner Brothers Orchestra and Chorus (lineups unlisted) as conducted by Dimitri Tiomkin and Ray Hiendorf". Capitol Records issues the titlrs as the original motion picture soundtrack for "Giant" (EMD1-773).

1957 - It's a Tuesday night and at 7:30 PM "The Nat 'King' Cole Show" airs on NBC-TV. Tonight's guests are Johnny Mercer and the vocal group The Cheerleaders. Nat sings "I'm Sitting On Top Of The World". Nat and The Cheerleaders sing "Dream". Johnny Mercer sings "Send For Me". Nat plays piano and sings "My Heart Reminds Me". Nat plays the piano and sings "Save The Bones For Henry Jones" with Johnny Mercer. The Cheerleaders do a medley of Mercer song and Nat finishes the show with this week's Memory Song, "Autumn Leaves". Also, Johnny Mercer tells the audience that Nat will appear on Edward R. Murrow's CBS-TV's show "Person To Person" the following Friday night, which would make it November 1, 1957.

1957 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, organist Jackie Davis, with Irving Ashby on guitar and Milt Holland on drums, records the titles "Darn That Dream", "Isn't It Romantic?", "What's The Trouble?", "I Got The Sun In The Morning", and "Coffee Time" at the first session and "I'd Love To Take Orders From You", "So Beats My Heart For You", "I've Hitched My Wagon To A Star", and "Moonlight Becomes You" at the second session. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Davis' album "Jackie Davis At The Hammond Organ - Jumpin' Jackie" (T 974).

1957 - During a split session held between 7:00 PM and 12:00 AM on October 30, 1957 in The Capitol Tower Studio at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California, first The Four Preps (Bruce Belland on tenor vocals, Marvin Inabnett on high tenor vocals, Glen Larson on baritone vocals, and Ed Cobb on bass vocals), with Lincoln Mayorga directing his own arrangements to Billy May's Orchestra (John Best, Conrad Gozzo, and Mannie Klein on trumpet; Joe Howard, Ed Kusby, Si Zentner, and George Roberts on trombone; Wilbur Schwartz on alto saxophone; Ted Nash on tenor saxophone; Fred Falensby on baritone saxophone; Paul Smith on piano; Al Hendrickson on guitar; Joe Mondragon on bass; Alvin Stoller on drums; Kathryn Julye on harp; The Jud Conlon Singers [unlisted lineup]; and on strings: Victor Arno, Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Walter Edelstein, Ben Gill, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin, and Gerald Vinci on violins; Stanley Harris and David Sterkin on viola; Edgar Lustgarten and Eleanor Slatkin on cello), record the track "It's You" then Billy May and His Orchestra (with May conducting the same lineup as used on the Four Prep's track) records "Seventy-Six Trombones" (arranged by Billy May) and "Young And Dangerous" (arranged by Nelson Riddle), then Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (with Riddle conducting his own arrangements to [listed as probably] the same lineup of musicians as listed for The Four Prep's track) record the tracks "Til There Was You (with vocals by Sue Rainey) and "'Pal Joey' Theme". Capitol Records issues "It's You" as a single (Capitol F3845) with "26 Miles (Santa Catalina)" on the flip side, Billy May's tracks together as a single (Capitol F3846), and Riddle's tracks together as a single (Capitol F3847).

1957 - The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted), conducted by William Steinberg, record Mozart's "Symphony N°40 In G Minor, K.550" at The Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Capitol Records will issue the track on the orchestra's album "MOZART - Symphony N°40 in G Minor, K.550/Serenade "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K.525" (PAO-8423).

1958 - The John La Salle Quartet (vocalists John La Salle, Hugh Martin, Marlene Ver Planck, and William Smith) with Billy Ver Planck directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the tracks "Everybody Loves My Baby", "The Witch Song", "Tired Of Love", and "Jumpin' At The Left Bank" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on the group's album "Jumpin' At The Left Bank" (T 1176).

1958 - The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted), conducted by Alfred Newman, record Newman's "Conquest (from 'Captain From Castile')", Jessel's "Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers", Prokofiev's "March, Opus 33 (From 'The Love For The Three Oranges')", Berlioz's "Rakoczy March, Opus 24 (From 'Damnation Of Faust')", Delibes' "Procession Of Baccus (from 'Sylvia')", Schubert's "Marche Militaire, Opus 51" and Beethoven's "Turkish March, Opus 113 (From 'The Ruins Of Athens')" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the orchestra's album "Marche!" (P-8479).

1960 - Wanda Jackson (on vocals, with Roy Clark on lead guitar and unlisted electric bass, bass, and drum players and a vocal chorus that has an unlisted lineup) records the titles "Tounge Tied" (with Marvin Hughes on piano), "There's A Party Goin' On", "Lost Weekend" (with Marvin Hughes on piano), and "Man We Had A Party" (with Marvin Hughes on piano) at Bradley Film and Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Jackson's album "There's A Party Goin' On" (T 1511).

1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Ramblin' Rose" is #10 on WHK 1420 AM's Top Ten Albums chart in Cleveland, Ohio. Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #38 on CKEY 580 AM's Silver Dollar Survey in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

1962 - Capitol Records releases The Beach Boys' debut album "Surfin' Safari" (T/DT 1808).

1962 - Vocalist George Chakiris, with unlisted musicians), records the titles "Second Chance", "Wait A Little Longer", "If This Should Be A Dream", and "I've Got Your Number" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the takes of any of the titles recorded at this session.

1962 - Trumpet player and vocalist Jonah Jones, with Dick Hyman on organ, André Persiany on piano and percussion, Bob Bain and Howard Roberts on guitars, John Brown on bass, Danny Farrar on drums, and The Jubilee Four (lineup unlisted but possibly vocalists Bill Johnson, George McFadden, Jimmy Adams, and Ted Brooks), records the titless "Jonah's Sermon", "The Lonesome Road", and "Ramblin' Rose" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Jones' album "That Righteous Feeling" (T 1839).

1962 - Pianist Lee Evans and Trio (lineup unlisted) record the titles "All Right With Me", "The Sweetest Sounds" and "'West Side Story' Medley" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Evan's album "Lee Evans & His Trio" (T 1847).

1962 - Zither player Ruth Welcome records the titles "Amor", "Guabina Santandereana", "Aquellos Ojos Verdes (Green Eyes)", and "Tiplecito De Mi Vida" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Welcome's album "Latin Zither" (T-1863).

1962 - Vocalist Wanda Jackson, with Harold Ray Bradley on guitar, Bob Moore on bass, and other unlisted musicians and string players as well as a chorus with an unlisted lineup, records the titles "Funny How Time Slips Away", "These Empty Arms", "But I Was Lying", and "We Haven't A Moment To Lose" (arranged by Bill McElhiney) at Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue"Funny How Time Slips Away" and "These Empty Arms" on Jackson's album "Love Me Forever" (T 1911), "But I Was Lying" as a single (Capitol F4917) with "Sympathy" on the flipside, and "We Haven't A Moment To Lose" as a single (Capitol F4973) with "This Should Go On Forever" on the flipside.

1963 - Bing Crosby begins three straight days of sessions with Bill Justis and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) in Los Angeles, California and on this day records the tracks "Still", "Wabash Cannonball", "A Little Bitty Tear", and "Jealous Heart". Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Crosby's album "The Great Country Hits" (T 2346).

1964 - Peter Ford records the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "Candy Sweet" and "The Joke's On Me" in Los Angeles, California in Los Angeles, California.

1964 - Lou Rawls (on vocals, with Benny Carter conducting his own arrangements to: Al Porcino and Bobby Bryant on trumpet; Tom Shepard, Ed Kusby, and Lew McCreary on trombone; Ken Shroyer on bass trombone; Carl Lott and John Duke on French horn; Bill Green on alto saxophone and flute; Plas Johnson on tenor saxophone and flute; Don Abney on piano; Dennis Budimir on guitar; Jimmy Bond on bass; and Alvin Stoller on drums) records "It's Monday Every Day", "Blues For The Weepers", "If It's The Last Thing I Do", and the rejected track "Since I Fell For You" at The Capitol Tower Studios In Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first three tracks on Rawls' album "Nobody But Lou" (T 2273).

1965 - The Beatles finish recording the title "We Can Work It Out" for their soundtrack album "Help!" at EMI's studios on Abbey Road in London, England.

1965 - Overdubs are recorded at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California for Peggy Lee's title "Big Spender". Then Peggy Lee (on vocals), with Bill Holman conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the the titles "Well, Alright (All Tight, Okay, You Win)" (arranged by Billy Byers), "I Must Know" (also arranged by Billy Byers), "I'll Only Miss Him When I Think Of Him" (arranged by Dave Grusin), "Gotta Travel On (Travellin' On)" (with another Billy Byers arrangement), and "What What Happens" (arranged by Bill Holman). Capitol Records issues the final mix of "Big Spender" as a single (Capitol 5557) with "Trapped In The Web Of Love" on the flipside and all the other titles on Lee's album "Big Spender" (T 2475).

1965 - Duane Hyatt records the title "The Troubadour" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the title as a single (Capitol 5547) with "From Clown To King" (recorded at a session by The Three D's in Los Angeles, California on June 30, 1965) on the flipside.

1968 - Overdubs are recorded for Linda Ronstadt and The Stone Poney's (as of 2005) unissued track "2:10 Train" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.

1968 - Mad River (lineup unlisted) records (the as of 2005) unissued track "They Brought Sadness" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.

1968 - Kelly Gordon records the tracks "Independently Poor", "Mornin' Glory", and "Love Took My Heart And Mashed That Sucker Flat" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first and last track on Gordon's album "Defunked" (ST-201).

1968 - Johnny and Jonie Mosby (on vocals) with James Burton's Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Let It Be Me", "The Last Thing On My Mind", "Tonight We're Calling It A Day", and "Hello To Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two tracks on the duo's album "Just Hold My Hand" (ST-170) and (as of 2005) have yet to issue the last two tracks.

1970 - Capitol Records files the twenty masters it purchased from Columbia Pictures for the original motion picture "Cromwell" which were composed and conducted by Frank Cordell to unlisted musicians in London, England. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the original motion picture soundtrack album for "Cromwell" (SW-640).

1970 - Roy Rogers (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the titles "Happy Anniversary", "Lovenworth", and "Happiness" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Rogers' album "Man From Duck Run" (ST-785).

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - The Hoodoo Rhythm Devils (lineup unlisted, possibly Joe Crane on vocals and guitar, Glenn Walters on drums and backup vocals, Richard Greene on bass, and John Rewind on guitar) record the titles "Hurtin' Side Of Love" and "High In Arkansas" in Los Angeles, California. Other listings online say that the session took place at Funky Features' studios on the second floor at 142 Central Avenue, in San Francisco, California and was produced by Pullman & Johnny Prod and engineered by Richard Greene and Jack Leahy. Capitol Records issues "Hurtin Side Of Love" as a single (Capitol 3253) with "Four Set Blues" on the flip side. No issuing information is listed for "High In Arkansas" although the group did release an EP (not through Capitol Records) with a picture sleeve using the same title.

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for Red Simpson's titles "I'm A Truck" and "Where Love Used To Be" and will issue the tiitles together as a single (Capitol 2326).

1973 - Apple Records releases John Lennon's single "Mind Games" with "Meat City" on the flipside. The single is distributed in the United States by Capitol Records.

1973 - Brewer & Shipley (aka Mike Brewer and Tom Shipley) record the track "Eco-Catastrophe Blues" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on the duo's eponymous album "Brewer & Shipley" (ST-11261).

1973 - Alex Harvey records the (as of 2005) still unissued tracks "Swananoa Morning", "Close To Home", "I Want To Keep You All To Myself", and "Reuben James" in Nashville, Tennessee for Capitol Records.

1974 - Overdubs are recorded for The Lettermen's tracks "Please Love Me Forever", "There Is No Greater Love", "No Arms Can Ever Hold You" (Like These Arms Of Mine)", "That's All" and "Love Me With All Your Heart (Cuano Caliente El Sol)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final versions of all the tracks on the group's album "There Is No Greater Love" (SW-11364).

1974 - Merle Haggard (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Union Station" and "When My Last Song Is Sung" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Union Station" on Haggard's album "My Love Affair With Trains" (ST-11544) and "When My Last Song Is Sung" as a single (Capitol 4370 as by Merle Haggard and The Strangers) with "A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today" on the flipside.

1974 - Patty Tierney records the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "Dixie Girl", "Apples Don't Fall Far From The Tree", and "Make The Man Love Me" in Nashville, Tennessee for Capitol Records.

1975 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased from Buck Owens Enterprises for La Wanda Lindsey's titles "Matter Of Pride" and "The Road I'll Follow You Down" (recorded at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California) and will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 4195).

1975 - Pam Rose records the titles "Either Way", "Like A Wild Fire", and "Givin' It All To You" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 4213) and, as of 2005, has yet to issue "Givin' It All To You".

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - Vocalist Freda Payne, with unlisted musicians, records the titles "Bring Back The Joy", "It's Been A Good Time While It Lasted", "I Get High (On Your Memory)", "Can't Live On A Memory", "Baby, You've Got What It Takes", and "Song For Freda" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Bring Back The Joy" and "Baby, You've Got What It Takes" together as a single (Capitol 4431) and "I Get High (On Your Memory)" and "Can't Live On A Memory" together as a single (Capitol 4383) but there is no issuing information listed for "It's Been A Good Time While It Lasted" and "Song For Freda". If anyone knows if they have ever been issued, please leave a comment.

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - Capitol Records masters Bill Cosby's titles "The English Language", "Henry Kissinger", "U.F.O.", "My Father Confused Me", "The Glazed Donut Monster", "Mothers Enunciate", "The FCC And Mothers", "Mothers Will Hit You For Nothing", "Fathers Are The Funniest People", "Marriage And Duties", "New Husbands Kill Things", "The Lizard And The Mouse", "Dudes On Dope", and "The Dentist" that were recorded in front of a live audience at The Las Vegas Hilton hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada and will release all the titles on Cosby's 16th comedy album "My Father Confused Me..What Must I Do? What Must I Do?" (ST-11590) in 1977.

1980 - Lee Clayton records the titles "What's A Mother Gonna Do" and "Industry" in Nashville, Tenessee. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Clayton's album "The Dream Goes On" (ST-12139).

1982 - The Deserters (lineup unlisted) record the track "Thelma" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records but the track is listed as voided.

1983 - Capitol Records registers the masters for Katrina and The Waves (Katrina Leskanich on vocals, Alex Cooper on drums, Vince de la Cruz on bass, and Kimberley Rew on guitar)' track "He's A Charmer" and will later issue the track as a single (Capitol 5528) with "Que Te Quiero" on the flipside.

40 Years Ago Today In 1986 - Moses Tyson records the titles "This Kind Of Music", "Let Me Love You Tonight", "Give Me A Sign", "I Love You", "Love Is My Reason", "Stomp", "Overnight Sensation", "Ode To A Black Cowboy", and "There's A Difference" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues "I Love You" and "Overnight Sensation" on Tyson's eponymous album "Moses Tyson" (ST-12255) and "Love Is My Reason" as a single (Capitol 5227) with "Do You Want My Love" on the flip side. There is no issuing information listed for the other titles. If anyone knows if any of them have been issued, please leave a comment.

1987 - Woody Herman (born Woodrow Charles Herman), bandleader, clarinetist, alto and soprano saxophonist, singer, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner, and Capitol Records artist, dies of cardiac arrest at age 74.

35 Years Ago Today In 1991 - Capitol Records releases M.C. Hammer's third album "Too Legit To Quit".

30 Years Ago Today In 1996 - Apple Records releases The Beatles' compilation "Anthology 3" which is distributed by Capitol Records in the United States.

30 Years Ago Today In 1996 - Capitol Records releases Mazzy Star's album "Among My Swan".

30 Years Ago Today In 1996 - Capitol Records releases George Clinton's compilation album "Greatest Funkin' Hits".

30 Years Ago Today In 1996 - Capitol Records releases Martin Denny's 2 CD compilation album "The Exotic Moods Of Martin Denny" as part of it's Ultra-Lounge series.

2003 - Steve O'Rourke, manager of Capitol Records group Pink Floyd since 1968, dies in England of a stroke at age 63.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Future Capitol Records artist Frank Sinatra divorces his first wife, the former Nancy Barbato.

1963 - The Joe Pass Quartet (Joe Pass on guitar, Les McCann on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Paul Humphrey on drums) records the tracks "Back At The Chicken Shack", "Sack O' Woe", "Groove Yard", "Groove Yard (alternate take)", and "Sonnymoon For Two", and "Shiny Stockings" at The Pacific Jazz Studios in Los Angeles, California.

1977 - Virgin Records releases The Sex Pistols' debut album "Never Mind The Bollocks ... Here's the Sex Pistols". Universal Music Group, Capitol Records parent company, currently owns Virgin Records' catalog.

1992 - Fred R. Maddox, vocalist, bass player, founder of the group The Maddox Brothers & Rose, and brother of Capitol Records artist Rose Maddox, dies at age 73.

2007 - Virgin Records releases a special 30th anniversary edition of The Sex Pistols' debut album, "Never Mind The Bollocks...Here's The Sex Pistols", on heavyweight vinyl with a 7" insert of "Submission" and a poster to match the contents of the album as it was released on October 29, 1977.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

90 Years Ago Today In 1936 - Charlie Daniels, singer and Capitol Records artist (1971), is born Charles Edward Daniels in Wilmington, North Carolina at the James Walker Memorial Hospital.

90 Years Ago Today In 1936 - Carl Davis, conductor, composer for ballet, stage, television and motion pictures, and collaborator with Sir Paul McCartney on "Liverpool Oratorio", the recording of which was released by Capitol Records in the United States, is born in Brooklyn, New York.

1953 - Desmond Child, songwriter, performer, record producer, Capitol Records artist with the band Desmond Child & Rouge and as a solo artist (1979), is born in Miami, Florida.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1942 - The Berlin Orchestra (lineup unlisted), conducted by Willheim Furtwangler, record Gluck's "Overture To Alceste: Part 1" and "Overture To Alceste: Part 2" in Berlin, Germany. Capitol Records both tracks on the orchestra's album "BEETHOVEN - Cavatina (from "Quartet" in B Flat, Op. 130, N° 13)/GLUCK - Overture To Alceste" (H-8130).

1943 - Ella Mae Morse (on vocals), with Dick Walters and His Orchestra (King Guion and Dave Matthews on tenor saxophone and other unlisted musicians), records the titles "Why Shouldn't I?", "Boogie Blues", and "Tess' Torch Song (I Had A Man)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first track as a single (Capitol 176) with "Hello Suzanne" on the flipside and the last track as a single (Capitol 151) with "Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet" on the flipside. Bear Family Records will issue all the tracks on Morse's box set "Barrelhouse, Boogie And The Blues" (BCD 16117) in Germany.

1944 - Martha Tilton's Capitol Records single "I'll Walk Alone" is #5 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart, Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (with vocals by Anita O'Day & Band Ensemble)'s Capitol Records single "And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine" is #8, and Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (with vocals by Gene Howard)'s Capitol Records single "How Many Hearts Have You Broken" is #9.

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Tex Williams (on vocals and guitar) and His Western Caravan (Cactus Soldi and Harry Simms on fiddle, Ossie Godson on piano, Pedro De Paul on accordion, Jimmy Bryant on electric guitar, Smokey Rogers on guitar and banjo, Spike Featherstone on harmonica, Deuce Spriggens on bass, and Muddy Berry on drums) record the titles "Cowbell Polka", "Banjo Polka", "Yodeling Polka", "Roundup Polka" and "Miss Molly" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first three titles on Williams' album "Polka!" (AD-56), "Roundup Polka" as the first single released on the Capitol Americana label (Capitol Americana 40001) with "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)" (recorded March 27, 1947) on the flipside, and has yet to issue the take recorded on this date of "Miss Molly" and will record a new take of "Miss Molly" on March 27, 1947 which will be issued on the compilation album "Cowboy Hit Parade" (AD-55).

1947 - Cliffie Stone and His Hometown Jamboree (includes Shug Fisher, rest of lineup unlisted) record the titles "Westphalia Waltz", "Put Your Little Foot Right Out (Varsouvianna)", "The Crawdad Song", and "Wabash Blues" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Westphalia Waltz" as a single (Capitol Americana 40096) with "Spanish Bells" on the flipside, "Put Your Little Foot Right Out (Varsouvianna)" as a single (Capitol Americana 40113) with "Sugar Pie" on the flipside, "The Crawdad Song" as a single (Capitol 15229) by Shug Fisher and The Ranchmen's Trio with "I Don't Know Why (I Love You)" on the flipside, and "Wabash Blues" as a single (Capitol Americana 40083) with "Peepin’ Through The Keyhole (Watching Jole Blon)" on the flipside.

1947 - The King Cole Trio (Nat "King" Cole on piano and vocals, Irving Ashby on guitar, and Johnny Miller on bass) records the titles "The Love Nest", an alternate version of "The Love Nest", "Dream A Little Dream Of Me", and "Then I'll Be Tired Of You" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues "The Love Nest" and "Dream A Little Dream Of Me" on the trio's EP "King Cole 10th Anniversary" (EAP-3-514), "Then I'll Be Tired Of You" on the 3 CD set "Nat King Cole Trio - The Complete Capitol Transcription Sessions" (5-60184-2), and the alternate version of "The Love Nest" in France on the album "Great Capitol Masters" (1566251).

1949 - The Mellomen Quartet (lineup unlisted) record five tracks for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. If anyone knows what was recorded, who was at the session or where the session was held, please leave a comment.

1952 - Pianist Leonard Pennario records Infante's "El Vito (Gracia)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Pennario's album "Piano Music Of Spain" (P-8190).

1953 - Jimmy Heap (on lead guitar), Perk Williams (aka Houston "Perk" Williams on vocals and fiddle), and The Melody Masters (Arlie Carter on piano, Horace Barnett on rhythm guitar, Cecil R. "Butterball" Harris on steel guitar, Bill Glendening on bass, and Dough Hudson on drums) record the tracks "(I Wanna Go Where You Go) Then I'll Be Happy", "Ethyl In My Gas Tank (No Gal In My Arms)", "You Oughta Know", and "Love In The Valley" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first track as a single (Capitol 2767) with "Darling" on the flipside, the second and third track together as a single (Capitol 2866). Bear Family Records issues all the tracks on Heap's CD "Release Me" (BCD 15617) in Germany.

1953 - Jackie Gleason and His Orchestra (with Gleason and Ray Block directing Bobby Hackett on trumpet and other unlisted musicians including a string session) record the tracks "I Can't Get Started", "Mystery Street", "Golden Violins", and "Shangri-La" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the first and last track on Gleason's album "Music,Martinis And Memories" (W 509) and the middle two tracks together as a single (Capitol 2659).

1954 - Billy May and His Orchestra (with May conducting his own arrangements to: Conrad Gozzo, John Best, Mannie Klein, and Uan Rasey on trumpet; Murray McEachern, Si Zentner, Tommy Pederson, and Ed Kusby on trombone; Vincent De Rosa on French horn; Clarence Karella on tuba; Skeets Herfurt and Willie Schwartz on alto saxophone; Ted Nash and Fred Falensby on tenor saxophone; Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone; Jules Kinsler on flute; Arthur Fleming on bassoon; Jules Jacob on oboe; J.A. Krechter on clarinet; Paul Smith on piano; Al Hendrickson on guitar; Joe Mondragon on bass; Alvin Stoller on drums; Lou Singer on percussion; and Ann Mason Stockton on harp) record the track "Chicago" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues the track on May's EP "Sorta-May" (ECF-562).

1954 - Roy Acuff (on vocals) and His Smoky Mountain Boys (with Howard "Howdy" Forrester on fiddle, James "Jimmy" Riddle on harmonica, Lonnie "Pap" Wilson and Jess Esterhasy on guitar, Beecher "Bashful Brother Oswald" Kirby on Dobro resonator guitar and harmony vocals, and [listed as possibly] Joseph Zinkan on bass) records the tracks "Six More Days", "The Thief Upon The Tree", "Don't Judge Your Neighbor", and "The Night Spots Of The Town" at (listed as possibly) Castle Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the first track on Acuff's album "The Voice Of Roy Acuff" (T 2276), the second and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 53604), and the last track as a single (Capitol F3115) with "That's What Makes The Jukebox Play" on the flipside.

1955 - Dean Martin (on vocals) and The Easy Riders (Richard James Dehr, Hamilton "Terry" Gilkyson and Frank Miller) with Dick Stabile and His Orchestra (Virgil Evans, Conrad Gozzo, Ray Linn, and Anthony Terran on trumpets, Jack Teagarden on trombone, Ed Rosa, Babe Russin, and Joseph Stabile on saxophones, Louis Brown on piano, Frank Flynn on xylophone, Jack Marshall on guitar, Phil Stephens on bass, Ray Toland on drums, and on strings: Leonard Atkins, Emil Briano, Sam Caplan, John Peter DeVoogt, Dan Lube, Nick Pisani, Joseph Quadri, Darrell Terwilliger, and Gerald Vinci on violns), record the titles "Memories Are Made Of This", "Change Of Heart", "When You Pretend", and "The Lucky Song" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California between 2:00pm and 5:00pm. Capitol Records issues the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 3295) and "The Lucky Song" on Martin's EP "Artists And Models" (EAP-1-702). Bear Family Records issues all the titles on the 8 CD box set "Memories Are Made Of This" (BCD 15781) in Germany.

1955 - Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (with Nelson conducting his own arrangements to [listed as probably]: Virgil Evans, Conrad Gozzo, Ray Linn, and Anthony Terran on trumpet; Jack Teagarden on trombones, Ed Rosa, Babe Russin, and Joseph Stabile on saxophones, Louis Brown on piano, Frank Flynn on xylophone, Jack Marshall on guitar, Phil Stephens on bass, Ray Toland on drums, and on strings: Leonard Atkins, Emil Briano, Sam Caplan, John Peter DeVoogt, Dan Lube, Nick Pisani, Joseph Quadri, Darrell Terwilliger, and Gerald Vinci on violins) record the (as of 2005) unissued title "Lonny Starr Theme" for Capitol Records in Los Angeles, California.

1955 - Marian McPartland (on piano with Bill Crow on bass, Joe Morello on drums, Betty Glamman on harp, and Lucien Schmit on cello) records the titles "If I Love Again", "I'll Be Around", "Poor Little Rich Girl", and "Struttin' With Some Barbecue" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues all the titles on McPartland's album "After Dark" (T 699).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - The Louvin Brothers (Charlie Louvin on vocals and guitar and Ira Louvin on vocals and mandolin with Marvin H. Hughes on piano, Paul Yandell on guitar, George McCormick on guitar and harmony vocals, Floyd T. "Lightnin'" Chance on bass) record the titles "I Won't Have To Cross Jordan Alone", "Praying", "Wait A Little Longer, Please, Jesus", "This Little Light Of Mine", and "I Steal Away And Pray" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues all the titles together on the brother's album "Nearer My God To Thee" (T 825).

1957 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "With You On My Mind" is #34 and his single "Send For Me" debuts at #39 on WMGM's Top 40 Survey in New York City, New York. Also, Nat "King" Cole and Mahalia Jackson are working together on the set of the motion picture "St. Louis Blues".

1957 - Capitol Records releases Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps' single "Dance To The Bop" (Capitol 17223) with "I Got It" on the flipside.

1957 - Organist Jackie Davis, with Irving Ashby on guitar and Milt Holland on drums, records the titles "I Wonder When My Baby's Coming Home", "Across The Alley (From The Alamo)", and "Jumpin' Jackie" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Davis' album "Jackie Davis At The Hammond Organ - Jumpin' Jackie" (T 974).

1957 - The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, conducted by William Steinberg, records Mozart's "'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik', K.525" at The Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Capitol Records will issue the title on the orchestra's album "MOZART - Symphony N° 40 in G Minor, K. 550/Serenade "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525" (PAO-8432).

1958 - The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted), conducted by Alfred Newman, record the Sousa's "Stars And Stripes Forever", Fucik's "Entry Of The Gladiators", and Planquette's "Le Régiment De Sambre-Et-Meuse" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two tracks on the orchestra's album "Marche!" (P-8479) and the last track on the orchestra's 2 LP set "This Is The Hollywood Bowl!" (ABO-8496).

1959 - At two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Jackie Davis (on organ with unlisted guitarist and drummer) records the tracks "I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'" and "In A Little Old Spanish Town" at the first session and "Love Is Just Around The Corner" and "Then I'll Be Happy" at the second session. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Davis' album "Jackie Davis At The Console - Hammond Gone Cha Cha" (T 1338).

1960 - Wanda Jackson (on vocals with Marvin Hughes on piano, Roy Clark on lead guitar, and unlisted musicians on electric bass, bass, drums and a vocal chorus with unlisted singers) records the titles "Riot In Cell Block #9", "Little Charm Bracelet", "Right Or Wrong", and "Funnel Of Love" at Bradley Film and Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the first two titles together as a single (Capitol F4520) and the last two titles together as a single (Capitol F4553).

1960 - Roy Clark (on vocals and guitar) records the title "Under The Double Eagle" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the title as a single (Capitol 4595) with "Black Sapphire" on the flipside.

1963 - Red Nichols (on cornet) and His Five Pennies (Richard Nelson on trombone, Bill Wood on clarinet, Bill Campbell on piano, Walt Yoder on bass, and Rollie Culver on drums) re-record the tracks (which, as of 2005, are still unissued) "Plaintive Blues" and "Basin Street Blues" and then record the tracks "Maple Leaf Rag", "Apple Jack", "Hot House Rag", "Black And White Rag", and "Tin Roof Blues" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the last five tracks on Nichol's album "Blues And Old-Time Rags" (T 2065).

1963 - Capitol Records releases The Beach Boys' single "In My Room" (Capitol 5069) with "Be True To Your School" on the flipside.

1964 - Capitol Records band The Beach Boys appear on The T.A.M.I. (Teen Age Music International) Awards Show which is recorded at the Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California over two days for a feature film, which also features James Brown, Chuck Berry, The Rolling Stones, The Supremes, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Marvin Gaye, Jan & Dean, Gerry & Pacemakers, Billy J Kramer & the Dakotas, Bo Diddley, and Lesley Gore.

1964 - Lou Rawls (on vocals) with Benny Carter conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Al Porcino and Bobby Bryant on trumpet, Tom Shepard, Ed Kusby, Lew McCreary on trombone; Ken Shroyer on bass trombone; Bill Green on alto saxophone and flute; Plas Johnson on tenor saxophone and flute; Don Abney on piano; Barney Kessel on guitar; Jimmy Bond on bass; Alvin Stoller on drums; and Carl Lott and John Duke on French horn) records the tracks "The Power Of Love", "Whispering Grass", "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You", and "Nobody But Me" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Rawls' album "Nobody But Lou"(T 2273).

1965 - Liza Minnelli records the titles "Imprevu", "Did I Hurt Your Feelings?", and "I'm Not Laughing" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 5473) and then issues the second and third titles together as a single (number as yet unfound).

1965 - David McCallum (conducting an unlisted orchestra) records the titles "A Taste of Honey", "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place", "The 'In' Crowd", "Turn, Turn, Turn (To Everything There Is A Season)" in Los Angeles, California with producer David Axelrod. Capitol Records issues all the titles on McCallum's album "Music - A Part Of Me" (T 2432).

1965 - Pupa Piccola records the (as of 2005) unissued titles "I Keep Lovin' Him Just The Same", "(Oh How I Miss) The Old Crowd" and "You'll Know When The Right Boy Comes Along" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.

1965 - Joe Sanchez records the (as of 2005) unissued titles "I Could" and "I've Got You On My Mind" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Wanda Jackson (on vocals) with The Botho Lucas Chorus (lineup unlisted) and a studio orchestra (lineup also unlisted) using arrangements by G. Sonneborn records the titles "Wer An Das Meeer Sein Herz Verliert", "Louisiana Moon", "Ohne Sterne Ist Der Himmel Leer", and "Wenn Der Abschied Kommt" at Electrola Studios in Cologne, Germany. Capitol Records issues the first two titles together as a single (K23361) in Germany and the last two titles together as a single (K23362) also in Germany.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased of Barbara and The Believers (Barbara South on vocals with unlisted musicians) titles "When You Wish Upon A Star" and "What Can Happen To Me Now?" which the label issues together as a single (Capitol 5866) and Barbara South's titles "The Boy Before You" and "He's My Hero" which the label issues together as a single (Capitol 5792).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Tombstones (lineup unlisted) records the (as of 2005) unissued title "The Mule" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen records the titles "Prologue", "Gallant Men", "The Story Of The Mayflower", "The Story Of The Battle For Independence", "The Story Of The Flag", "The Star-Spangled Banner", "The Story Of Gettysburg", "The Gettysburg Address", "The Story Of The Statue Of Liberty", "Epilogue", "Pledge Of Allegiance To The Flag", "Gallant Men (Single Version)", and "The New Colossus" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues all the titles, except the single version of "Gallant Men" on Dirksen's album "Gallant Men" (T 2643) which will go on to win the 1967 Grammy for best spoken word album. Capitol Records issues "Gallant Men (Single Version)" as a double sided single (Capitol 5805).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Dave Allan and The Arrows (lineup unlisted) record the titles "The Mad, Mad Doctor", "The Igloo", "Gold Bomb", "The Golden Price", "Blues Theme" and "Bongo Party" in Los Angeles, California. There is no issue information for the first two titles, the third and fourth titles (as of 2005) are unissued, and the last two titles are issued by Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, together as a single (Tower 295).

1967 - The Beach Boys (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Been Way Too Long", "I Was Made To Love Her", "Lonely Days", and overdubs for "I Was Made To Love Her" in Los Angeles, California and then remixes "I Was Made To Love Her" at the same session. Capitol Records has yet to issue "Been Way To Long" and "Lonely Days" and will issue the original version of "I Was Made To Love Her" on the group's album "Wild Honey" (T 2859) and the remixed version on the group's album "Beach Boys Rarities" (ST-12293).

1967 - Maffitt and Davies (aka Clark Maffitt and Brian Davies on guitar, with Michael Lang on piano, Jimmy Bond and Joe Osborne on bass, James Gordon on drums, and Milt Holland on tabla) record the titles "Lungi Dal Caro Bene", "Quietly Blow My Mind", and "Come Back Moma" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Lungi Dal Caro Bene" on the duo's album "The Rise & Fall Of Honesty" (ST 2999). There is no issuing information listed for "Quietly Blow My Mind", and Capitol Records has yet to issue "Come Back Moma". If anyone knows if "Quietly Blow My Mind" has ever been issued, please leave a comment.

1968 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased of Harry Sonoda's tracks "It's Only You, "As Long As I Have You", "Pretty River", "When Love Is Gone", "I'll Cry If You Should Leave Me", "Very Strange", "I Don't Think I Care", Discover Love", and "Distant Winds" (on which Jimmie Haskell and H.B. Barnum conduct their own arrangements). All the titles will be issued by Hana-Ho Records, under a single album distribution deal with Capitol Records, on Sonoda's album "You Don't Need A Mind Just Soul" (ST-1).

1968 - Mad River (unlisted lineup) record the (as of 2005) unissued track "Jersey Sloo" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.

1968 - T.R. Murcy records the track "Happy", "It's Been So Long", "40 Miles To L.A." in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues "Happy" as a single (Capitol 2394) with "Time And The Rain" on the flip side, (as of 2005) has yet to issue "It's Been So Long", and issued the last track as a single (Capitol 2603) with "Just Listen" on the flipside.

1968 - Matt Monroe (on Spanish vocals with unlisted brass, horns, tuba, reeds, piano, harpsichord, guitar, banjo, bass, drum percussion, strings, and harp players) records the tracks "No Me Dejes (If You Go Away)", "Si Tu Te Vas (If You Go)", "Amandote Otra Vez (Lovin' You Again)", "Que Tiempo Tan Feliz (Those Were The Days)", and "La Perla Y El Rubi (The Ruby And The Pearl)" at EMI Studios in London England. The Capitol Latino label issues all the tracks on Monroe's album "Todo Pasara" (ST-19006).

1968 - The Honeys (Diane Rovell, Marilyn Rovell, and Ginger Blake on vocals), with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) using an arrangement by Elmo Peeler, record the track "She's Out To Get You" at Cherokee Recording Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues the track on the CD "Capitol Collectors Series - The Honeys" (7-93193-2).

1969 - Surf Symphony (unlisted lineup) record the short version of "The Last Thrill" in Los Angeles for Capitol Records. There is no issuing information listed, so if anyone knows if the track was issued, please leave a comment.

1969 - Glen Campbell (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "One Pair Of Hearts", "I Believe", "You'll Never Walk Alone", "Oh Happy Day", and "Daddy Sang Bass" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Campbell's album "Oh Happy Day" (SW-443).

1969 - Melba Montgomery (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Fuzzy Wuzzy Ego", "Thomas In A Bed Of Roses", and "At The Mercy Of My Man" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records, as of 2005, has yet to issue the first and last tracks and issued "Thorns In A Bed Of Roses" on Montgomery's album "Don't Keep Me Lonely Too Long" (ST-468).

1970 - C.P. & W. (Cashman, Pistilli and West aka Dennis Cashman on vocals, Gene Pistilli and Tommy West listed as possibly on guitar) record the titles "Knock On My Door", "Across The Universe", and "Child Of Mine" (listed as possibly) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records (as of 2005) has yet to issue "Knock On My Door" and issued the last two titles together as a single (Capitol 3078).

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Billy May and The Time-Life Orchestra (May conducting his own arrangements to: John Audino, John Best, Uan Rasey, Mickey Mangano, and George Werth on trumpets, Joe Howard, Dick Nash, Gil Falco, and Lloyd Ulyate on trombones, Les Robinson, Wilbur Schwartz, Justin Gordon, Abe Most, Nat Brown, and Chuck Gentry on saxophones, Ray Sherman on piano, Jack Marshall on guitar, Rollie Bundock on bass, and Nick Fatool on drums) record the titles "At Last" (vocals by Bob Grabeau), "Moon Ray" (vocals by Eileen Wilson), "Moonlight Cocktail" (vocals by Bob Grabeau with the vocal group of William Brown, Tom Kenny, Gene Melino, and Jerry Whitman), and "Serenade In Blue" (vocals by Bob Grabeau with the vocal group of William Brown, Tom Kenny, Gene Melino, and Jerry Whitman) at The Capitol Tower Studios In Hollywood, California. Time-Life issues "At Last" and "Moonlight Cocktail" on the album "The Swing Era Encore: The Day of the Great Entertainers" (STL-351) and "Moon Ray" and "Serenade In Blue" on the album "The Swing Era Curtain Call: The Sounds of Swing" (STL-352).

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - The Persuasions (vocalists Jerry Lawson, Joseph Russell, Jay Otis Washington, Jimmy Hayes, and Herbert Rhoad) record the a cappella title "Temptations Jam: 'Don't Look Back'/'Runaway Child, Running Wild'/'Cloud Nine'" and will then create and short version of the track at Electric Lady Studios in New York City, New York with producers David Dashev, Eric Malamud, and Jerry Lawson with engineers Edwin Kramer, David Palmer, Elliot Shelner, Eric Malamud, and Ed Sepanski (according to group member and co-producer Jerry Lawson) although Capitol Records' listing gives the recording session as being held in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the title on the band's a cappella album "Street Corner Symphony" (ST-872). Jerry Lawson is still active and you can check what he's up to now online here, here, here, and with his new group and Rod Stewart here.

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Melba Montgomery (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the titlrs "Country Child", "Hope I Never Love That Way Again", and "The Child" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the first title as a single (Capitol 4290) with "He Called Me Baby" on the flipside, the second title as a single (Capitol 3297) with "Say You'll Never Leave Me" on the flipside, and (as of 2005) has yet to issue "The Child".

1974 - Capitol Records registers the master it purchased from Buck Owens Enterprises for Tony Booth's track "Watch Out For Lucy" which it will issue as a single (Capitol 3994) with "Good As Gone" on the flipside.

1974 - La Wanda Lindsey (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "I Finally Gave Him Enough Rope To Hang Himself" and "I Think I'm Going To Like Lovin' You" at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California for Buck Owens Enterprises. Capitol Records will purchase the masters for the tracks and issue them together as a single (Capitol 3999).

1974 - Overdubs are recorded for Merle Haggard's tracks "The Hobo", "The Coming And The Going Of The Trains", "My Love Affair With Trains", and "The Silver Ghost" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the final versions of all the tracks on Haggard's album "My Love Affair With Trains" (ST-11544).

1975 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased from Buck Owens Enterprises of Dennis Payne's titles "Love Me Like You've Never Done Before" and "Remembering You" and will issue the titles together as a single (Capitol 4196).

1975 - Overdubs are recorded for James Talley's titles "Forty Hours", "Nothin' But The Blues", and "Sometimes I Think About Suzanne". Capitol Records issues the final mixes of all the titles on Talley's album "Tryin' Like The Devil" (ST-11494).

1975 - Sammy Hagar (on vocals and guitar) records the title "Keep On Rockin'" in Sausalito, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Hagar's album "Nine On A Ten Scale" (ST-11489).

1975 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased of The Righteous Brothers' titles "Let Me Make The Music", "Father Of Rock And Roll", and "(It's Time For A) Happy Song" but, as of 2005, has yet to issue any of the titles.

60 Years Ago Today In 1976 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Denny Laine records the titlrs "It's So Easy/Listen to Me" and "I'm Looking For Someone to Love" at the first session and "Heartbreak", "Moondreams", "Rave On", "I'm Gonna Love You Too", "Fool's Paradise", "Lonesome Tears", "Look At Me", and "Take Your Time" at the second session. Capitol Records issues the titles from the first session together as a single (Capitol 4340) and all the titles on Laine's album "Holly Days" (ST-11588).

45 Years Ago Today In 1981 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Jay Ferguson records the title "I'm Down" at the first session and "Baby Come Back" at the second session. Capitol Records issues the titles together on Ferguson's album "White Noise" (ST-12196).

1982 - The Deserters (lineup unlisted) record the title "Don't Wait For Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the track on the band's album "Siberian Nightlife" (ST-12257).

40 Years Ago Today In 1986 - Capitol Records artist Marie Osmond marries Brian Blosil, with whom she will have eight children before they divorce.

1987 - Capitol Records releases Canned Heat's compilation CD "The Best of Canned Heat".

30 Years Ago Today In 1996 - Capitol Records releases The Beatles' "Anthology 3" on CD.

2002 - "Stuck Inside A Cloud", the first title to be released from George Harrison's Capitol Records album "Brainwashed", will premiere exclusively on AOL Music's First Listen for AOL members only at AOL Keyword: First Listen at 12:01 AM.

2002 - Terry Gibbs, with his band (Dave Carpenter, Barbara Morrison, Stix Hooper, Bill Henderson, Pete Christlieb, Mike Melvoin, Jeff Hamilton, Antony Wilson, and Joey DeFrancesco) records the album "From Me To You", a tribute to Lionel Hampton, in Studio A of The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California with recording engineer and mixer Franz Pusch. The album's SACD 5.1 mix is the first ever to utilize binaural audio during recording.

2003 - Beatrice Milly McCartney, daughter of Capitol Records artist Paul McCartney and his then-wife Heather Mills, is born.

2008 - Capitol Records releases, as part of its "From The Capitol Vaults" Limited-Edition Capitol Records 180g Vinyl Series albums, The Band's "Music From The Big Pink" and "The Band", The Beach Boys' Double LP "Endless Summer", John Lennon’s "Rock ‘N’ Roll", Paul McCartney & Wings’ "Band On The Run", Megadeth’s "Peace Sells" and "Rust In Peace", Queensryche’s "Operation: Mindcrime", Roxy Music’s "For Your Pleasure" and "Roxy Music", Stray Cats’ "Built For Speed", and The Verve’s "Urban Hymns".

2008 - Capitol Records releases an expanded CD, CD/DVD and digital release of "The Best Of Bond... James Bond" The CD and digital album both feature 23 tracks from the Bond franchise's 46 years plus John Arnold's previously unreleased "James Bond Theme" as a bonus track and the CD/DVD includes five music videos, a filmed concert performance, and more.

2008 - Today's scheduled releases by Capitol Records of Avant's self-titled first album for the label and of Varsity Fanclub's self-titled debut album have been pushed back. Avant's album is now scheduled for release on December 9, 2008 and Varsity Fanclub's album is now scheduled for January 13, 2009.

15 Years Ago Today In 2011 - Beryl Davis, singer, actress and Capitol Records artist as part of the trio Beryl, Connie (Haines) and Jane (Russell), who released the album "The Magic Of Believing" (Capitol T 822), dies at age 87 in Los Angeles, California of complications from Alzheimer's disease.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1925 - The Gramophone Company (which later becomes E.M.I., one-time owner of Capitol Records) makes its first electrical recording of a church organ, using a telephone landline linked to Western Electric System recording equipment.

1957 - Look Records releases future Capitol Records artist Fred Neil's first single "You Ain't Treatin' Me Right" (Y-1002) with "Don't Put The Blame On Me" on the flipside.

1968 - The divorce trial of Cynthia and John Lennon is decided in favor of Cynthia.

1969 - Ben Harper, singer, guitarist, songwriter and Virgin Records artist, is born Benjamin Chase Harper in Pomona, California. Universal Music Group, Capitol Music's parent company, currently owns the Virgin Records catalog.

36 Years Ago Today In 1991 - EMI America Records releases Queensrÿche's live album "Operation: LIVEcrime". Capitol Records currently owns EMI America's catalog.

2004 - Gil Melle (born Gilbert John Melle), saxophonist, synthesizer and drum machine player, graphic designer, and first white artist signed by Blue Note Records (1950 at age 19) dies of a heart attack at age 72 in Malibu, California.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

20 Years Ago Today In 2006 - My step-daughter, Maureen Majeswki, marries Nathaniel Johnson in Mendocino, California.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1910 - Jack Carson, Broadway and motion picture actor and Capitol Records artist (cast album of "Of Thee I Sing"), is born John Elmer Carson in Carman, Manitoba, Canada.

1919 - Babs Gonzales, singer, bandleader, and Capitol Records artist (1949) is born in Lee Brown in Newark, New Jersey.

1942 - Lee Greenwood, singer, songwriter and Capitol Records (1990), Liberty Records (1992-1993), and Capitol Records Nashville artist, is born in South Gate, California. Liberty Records would later become Capitol Records Nashville

1958 - Simon LeBon, lyricist and a singer with the Capitol Records band Duran Duran, is born Simon John Charles Le Bon in Bushey, Hertfordshire, England.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1944 - Huddie Ledbetter (as Leadbelly, on vocals and guitar) records the tracks "Eagle Rock Rag" (with Ledbetter on piano), the instrumental "Hot Piano Rag (aka The Eagle Rocks)", "Sweet Mary Blues", and "Grasshoppers In My Pillow" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Ledbetter's album "Leadbelly - His Guitar, His Voice, His Piano" (T 1821).

1947 - Nappy Lamare's Levee Loungers (John Best on trumpet, Lou McGarity on trombone, Matty Matlock on clarinet, Doc Rando on alto saxophone, Eddie Miller on tenor saxophone, Marvin Ash on piano, Nappy Lamare on guitar, Artie Shapiro on bass, and Ray Bauduc on drums), record the titles "South Rampart Street Parade", "Come Back Sweet Papa" (arranged by Matty Matlock), "Here Comes Your Pappy" (with vocal by Nappy Lamare), and "Mama Inez (Ay Mama Ines)" (with vocal Nappy Lamare) at Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "South Rampart Street Parade" and "Mama Inez (Ay Mama Ines)" together as a single (Capitol 15050) and "Come Back Sweet Papa" and "Here Comes Your Pappy" together as a single (Capitol 15325).

1948 - Jan Garber and His Orchestra, lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Soft Shoe Shuffle", "My Dear", "Mother Machree", and "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's An Irish Lullaby)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 15305) and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 15382).

1949 - Sharkey and His Kings Of Dixieland (Sharkey Bonano on trumpet; Santo Pecora on trombone; Lester Bouchon on clarinet; Jeff Riddick on piano; Chink Martin on tuba and base; Charlie Duke on drums; and Monk Hazell on mellophone and drums) record the tracks "Bourbon Street Bounce" (aka "Bourbon Street Parade"), "Over The Waves", "Pizza Pie Boogie" (vocals by Sharkey Bono), and "I'm Satisfied With My Gal" in New Orleans, Louisiana (possibly with producer Dave Dexter, Jr.). Capitol Records issues the first and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 795) and the second and last tracks together as a single (Capitol 846).

1949 - Robert Clary (on vocals), with Lou Busch and His Orchestra (unlisted trumpet player, Heinie Beau and two other unlisted players on reeds; and unlisted piano, guitar, bass and drum players), record the tracks "You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby", "C'est Si Bon", "Please Do It Again", and "Alouette". Capitol Records issues the first and last track together as a single (Capitol 891) and second and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 803).

1949 - Benny Goodman (on clarinet) and His Orchestra (John Wilson, Ziggy Schatz, Doug Mettome, and Al Stewart on trumpet; Mario Daone, Billy Byers, and George Monte on trombone; Mitch Goldberg and Angelo Cicalese on alto saxophone; Zoot Sims and Eddie Wasserman on tenor saxophone; Bob Dawes on baritone saxophone; Buddy Greco on piano; Francis Beecher on guitar; Bob Carter on bass; and Sonny Igoe on drums) record the tracks "Brother Bill" (vocals by Buddy Greco and The Heatherstones [vocal group with unlisted lineup]), "Spin A Record" (also listed as "Spin A Record For Me", vocals by Buddy Greco and The Heatherstones [vocal group with unlisted lineup]), "I Had Someone Else Before I Had You" (arranged by Chico O'Farrill and vocals by Buddy Greco), and "You're Always There" (vocals by Buddy Greco and The Heatherstones [vocal group with unlisted lineup]) in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the first and last track together as a single (Capitol 57-788) and the second track as a single (Capitol 828) with "Little Girl, Don't Cry" on the flipside. All the tracks are issued by Capitol in Japan on the album "Modern Benny" (ECJ-40001).

1950 - Smiley Burnette (on vocals) and The Ewing Sisters (lineup unlisted), with instrumental accompaniment (unlisted musicians), record the titles "It's My Lazy Day", "Rosie The Elephant", "You Put Me On My Feet", and "Hominy Grits in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first and last titles together as a single (Capitol 1347) and the middle two titles as a single (Capitol 1304).

1950 - Frank DeVol and His Orchestra (DeVol conducting his own arrangements to unlisted musicians), record the titles "The One Finger Melody" (vocals by The Dream Makers [lineup unlisted]) and "You Can Marry Me" (vocals by Helen O'Connell) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the titles together as a single (Capitol 1297).

1950 - Les Baxter and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), with chorus (lineup unlisted) record the title "Tambarina" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the track as a single (Capitol 1299) with "Somewhere, Somehow, Someday" on the flipside.

1950 - Margaret Whiting (on vocals), with Frank DeVol and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the title "A Man Ain't Nothin' But A Wolf" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the title as a single (Capitol 1309) with "Once You found Your Guy" on the flipside.

1950 - The Mellomen Quartet (lineup unlisted) record two titles for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. If anyone knows what was recorded, please leave a comment.

1952 - Trumpet player Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (Conrad Gozzo, Bruce Brukert, Dean Hinkle, Knobby Lee, and Jack Laubach also on trumpets, Keith Butterfield, Walter Shields, Ken Trimble, and Dick Reynolds on trombones, Earl Bergman and Jim Schneider on clarinet and alto saxophones, Buddy Wise and Bill Usselton on tenor saxophones, Leo Anthony on alto and baritone saxophones, Fred Savarise on piano, Vince Terri on guitar, Billy Cronk on bass, and Archie Freeman on drums) record the titles "Tenderly", "On The Trail (from 'Grand Canyon Suite')", "Our Tango", and "On The Sunny Side Of The Street" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Record will issue "On The Trail (from 'Grand Canyon Suite')" as a single (Capitol 2327) with "Street Scene" on the flipside and has yet to issue the other three titles.

1952 - Billy May conducts His Orchestra (Tony Facciuto, John Coppola, Andrew Peele, and Uan Rasey on trumpets, Karl De Karske, Bob Raesinger, Bob Robinson, and Murray McEachern on trombones, Arthur "Skeets" Herfurt and Dick Clay on alto saxophones, Bob Hardaway and Ted Nash on tenor saxophone, Jack Agee on baritone saxophone, Cliff Fishbach on piano, Ray Pohlman on guitar, Carson Smith on bass, and Alvin Stoller on drums), using arrangements by Boll Loose, to record the titles "Cocktails For Two", "Top Hat, White Tie And Tails", and a take of "Little Brown Jug" at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "Cocktails For Two" as a single (Capitol 2364) with a take of "Little Brown Jug" recorded on October 29, 1952 on the flipside, "Top Hat, White Tie And Tails" on the compilation album "High Fidelity - Popular Instrumentals In Full Dimensional Sound" (LAL-9022), and has yet to issue the version of "Little Brown Jug" that was recorded at this session.

1952 - Vocalist Molly Bee, with Van Alexander conducting an orchestra (unlisted lineup), records the titles "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus", "Willy Claus (Little Son Of Santa Claus)", and "Nobody's Lonesome For Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" and "Willy Claus (Little Son Of Santa Claus)" together as a single (Capitol 2285) and "Nobody's Lonesome For Me" as a single (Capitol 2339) with "Honky Tonk Mountain" on the flipside.

1952 - Pianist Leonard Pennario records Granados' "Players Opus 5, #5", "Albeniz's "Sevilla #1 (from 'Suite Espangole #3')", Granados' "Lament Of The Maiden And The Nightingale (from 'Goyescas')" and De Falla's "Ritual Fire Dance" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Penarrio's album "Piano Music Of Spain" (P-8190).

1953 - Capitol Records artist Frank Sinatra separates from his second wife, actress Ava Gardner, whom he'll divorce in 1957.

1953 - Bill Loose and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Home On The Range", "Peg O' My Heart", "Sweet And Lovely", "Pagan Love Song", and "Poor Butterfly" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first track on Loose's album "Background Music: Bill Loose And His Orchestra - Songs For Harmonizing" (H-472) and the other four tracks on Loose's album "" (H-473).

1954 - Paul Smith (on piano with Jules Kinsler on flute, Abe Most on clarinet, Tony Rizzi on guitar, Sam Chieftz on bass, and Irv Cottler drums) records the tracks "This Can't Be Love", "Blue Moon", "Gary Boo", and What Is This Thing Called Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Smith's album "Liquid Sounds By Paul Smith" (T 493).

1954 - Carl Haden records the tracks "Has Been", "Go On With Your Dancing", "Answer With Your Heart", and "My Life Was So Simple" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 3182) and (as of 2005) yet to issue the last two tracks.

1954 - Les Paul (on guitar) records the many multi-tracks instrumental parts for the titles "That's What I Like", "The Things I Didn't Do", "Mister Sandman", and "I Need You Now" at Les Paul's studio in Oakland, New Jersey. Mary Ford will later overdub vocals for all the tracks. Capitol Records issues the final versions of all the tracks on the duo's EP "Presenting Les Paul & Mary Ford" (EAP-1-9121).

1955 - Lonnie Sattin, with Glenn Osser conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted) and chorus (lineup also unlisted), records the titles "Walk Along With Kings", "Your Home Can Be A Castle", "The Call Of The Wild", "Trapped (In The Web Of Love" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the first title as a single (Capitol F3632) with "I Think I Go, I Think I Stay" on the flipside, the second and last titles together as a single (Capitol 3313), and (as of 2005) has yet to issue "The Call Of The Wild".

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly (with Larry Green and The M-G-M Studio Orchestra)'s Capitol Records single "True Love" is tied at #17 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart with Sanford Clark's Reo Records single "The Fool" and The Five Key's Capitol Records single "Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind" is #39.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Capitol Records releases Frank Sinatra's single (Capitol F3552) "Hey! Jealous Lover" with "You Forgot All The Words" on the flipside which will peak at #6 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart on December 22, 1956.

1958 - At two sessions held this day at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California The Four Freshmen (Bob Flanigan on lead vocal, Don Barbour, Ross Barbour, and Ken Albers on vocals), with Dick Reynolds conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Conrad Gozzo, Stu Williamson, Buddy Childers, and Uan Rasey on trumpet; Milt Bernhart, Dick Noel, and Harry Betts on trombone; George Roberts on bass trombone; Geoff Clarkson on piano and celeste; Al Viola on guitar; Joe Comfort on bass; and Shelly Manne on drums) record the tracks "Rain" and "Invitation" at the first session and "I Never Know" and "It All Depends On You" at the second session. Both tracks from the first session are issued by Collector's Choice Music on the CD "Golden Anniversary Celebration" (CCM 069-2) and both tracks from the second session are issued by Mosaic Records on the group's box set "The Complete Capitol Four Freshmen Fifties Sessions" (MD9-203).

1958 - Stan Freberg (on vocals), with Billy May and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) and The Jud Conton Chorale (lineup unlisted), records the titles "The Meaning Of Christmas" and "Green Chri$tma$" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the tracks together as a single (Capitol F4097).

1958 - Capitol Records group The Kingston Trio's single "Tom Dooley is #3 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart and Capitol Records artist Gordon MacRae's single "The Secret" is #32.

1958 - The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Alfred Newman, have a rehearsal session for their next day's recording session for Capitol Records in Los Angeles, California.

1958 - William Steinberg conducts The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record Ravel's "La Valse", "Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte (Pavanne For A Dead Princess)" and "Bolero" in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Capitol Records issues both tracks on the orchestra's album "RAVEL - Bolero/La Valse/Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte" (P-8475).

1959 - The Four Preps (Bruce Belland on tenor vocals, Marvin Inabnett on high tenor vocals, Glen Larson on baritone vocals, and Ed Cobb on bass vocals), with Lincoln Mayorga directing his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the tracks "Down By The Station (Early In The Morning)" and "Kaw-liga" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first track as a single (Capitol 4312) with "Listen Honey (I'll Be Home)" on the flipside and "Kaw-liga" as a single (Capitol 4435) with "The Sand And The Sea" on the flipside.

1959 - The Royal Teens (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Was It Or Wasn't It A Dream?", "The Moon's Not Meant For Lovers", and "Daydream" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 4335) and, as of 2005, has yet to issue "Daydream".

1960 - At a split session held this day at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood California first Tex Williams (on vocals) and His Western Caravan (Jack Marshall conducting an unlisted lineup of musicians) record the titles "Think It Over" and "Are You Sure" then Jack Marshall records the titles "Keep-A-Hoppin'" and "So Happy In Love". Capitol Records issues Williams' titles together as a single (Capitol 4479) and Marshall's titles together as a single (Capitol 4480).

1960 - During two sessions held this day in New York City, New York Phil Napoleon (on trumpet with Harry DeVito on trombone, Kenny Davern on clarinet, Johnny Varro on piano, Pete Rogers on bass, and Sonny Igoe on drums) records the titles "Army Of The Just", "Reform", and "My Miss Mary" at the first session and "My Gentle Young Johnny", "How Money Changes Hands", "Good Clean Fun", and "Little Old New York" at the second session. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Napoleon's album "Tenderloin Dixieland" (T 1535).

1960 - Wanda Jackson (on vocals with Marvin Hughes on piano, Roy Clark on electric guitar, and unlisted electric bass, bass, and drum players) records the titles "Bye Bye Baby", "It Doesn't Matter Anymore", "Lonely Weekends", and "Tweedle Dee" at Bradley Film and Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Jackson's album "There's A Party Goin' On" (T 1511).

1960 - Roy Clark (on vocals and guitar) records the title "Black Sapphire" in Nasville Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the title as a single (Capitol 4595) with "Under The Double Eagle" on the flipside.

1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #3 on Billboard Music Week magazine's Easy Listening chart, #5 on Cash Box magazine's Top 100 Singles chart and in Britain according to New Musical Express magazine, #8 on Billboard Music Week magazine's Hot 100 chart and #12 on the magazine's Hot R&B Sides chart. Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Ramblin' Rose" is #2 on CKY's Top 5 Albums chart in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and #5 on Billboard Music Week magazine's 150 Best Selling Monaural LPs and 50 Best Selling Stereo LPs charts.

1962 - Capitol Records artist Sonny James joins The Grand Ole Opry.

1964 - The Hollyridge Strings (lineup unlisted), with Stuart Phillips conducting his own arrangements, record the tracks "A Hard Day's Night", "Things We Said Today", "If I Fell", and "I'll Cry Instead" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records releases the first three tracks on the group's album "The Beatles' Songbook, Volume 2" (T 2202) and, as of 2005, has yet to issue the take of "I'll Cry Instead" recorded at this session. A new take will be recorded on November 4, 1964 and will be issued on "The Beatles' Songbook, Volume 2" (T2202).

1964 - Lou Rawls (on vocals), with Benny Carter conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Al Porcino and Bobby Bryant on trumpet; Tom Shepard, Ed Kusby, and Lew McCreary on trombone; Ken Shroyer on bass trombone; Carl Lott and John Duke on French horn; Bill Green on alto saxophone and flute; Plas Johnson on tenor saxophone and flute; Don Abney on piano; Barney Kessel on guitar; Jimmy Bond on bass; and Alvin Stoller on drums), records the tracks "Two Tickets West", "If I Had My Life To Live Over", "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall" and "For You, My Love" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Rawl's album "" (T 2273).

1965 - Peggy Lee (on vocals), with unlisted musicians, records the titles "It's A Wonderful World" and "Let's Fall In Love" with Bill Holman conducting, "Come Back To Me" with Dave Grusin conducting, and "Big Spender" with Billy Byers conducting at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues all the titlrs on Lee's album "Big Spender" (T 2475).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Stan Kenton (on piano) and His Orchestra (Gary Barone, Bud Brisbois, Dalton Smith, Ronnie Ossa, and Ray Triscari on trumpet; John Worster on bass; Frank DeVito on drums; Frank Carlson, Emil Richards, and Chino Valdes on Latin percussion) record the titles "Sabre Dance", "Somewhere My Love", and "Strangers In The Night" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues the first two titles on Kenton's album "Stan Kenton Plays For Today" (T 2655) and rejects the take of "Strangers In The Night" which will be re-recorded at a later session.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Tombstones (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Kicking The Mule" and "She Walks On Water" in Los Angeles, California. There is no issuing information listed, so if anyone knows if the titles have ever been released, please leave a comment.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Beach Boys (lineup unlisted) record a version of "Heroes And Villans" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records that, as of 2005, remains unissued.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Thrills (female vocal group with unlisted lineup), with Bert Keyes conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup also unlisted), record the titles "Brushfire", "Underneath My Make-Up", "An Inkpen Full Of Tears", and "Show The World Wher It's At" in New York City, New York. The first and third titles, as of 2005, are unissued and Capitol Records issued the second and last titles together as a single (Capitol 5871).

1967 - Capitol Records releases The Beatles' single (Capitol 2056) "Hello Goodbye" with "I Am The Walrus" on the flipside.

1967 - The Stone Poneys (Kenny Edwards and Bob Kimmel on guitar and Linda Ronstadt on vocals) record the titles "Go Back Where You Stayed Last Night" and "Mr. Williams' Pianoless Street Band" and an overdub for the last title that is then listed as "Mr. Mulligan's Pianoless Street Band" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue either title.

1967 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased of Tony Bruno's titles "My Yellow Bird Can't Sing", "Somewhere There's Someone", "Hard To Get A Thing Called Love", "The Grass Will Sing For You", "Helaina", "They Say/(I Don't See) Tony's Tune", "Yesterday", "What's Yesterday", "Slow Up", "That Lucky Old Sun", "Small Town, Bring Down", and "I'll Be Seeing You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Bruno's album "The Original Tony Bruno" (T 2857).

1967 - The Beach Boys (lineup unlisted)' record an overdub for the title "Game Of Love" and the titles "Darlin'" and "A Thing Or Two" in Los Angeles, California. After an overdub is later recorded for "Darlin'" on November 3, 1967, Capitol Records issues the final mix of "Darlin'" and "A Thing Or Two" on the group's album "Wild Honey" (T 2859) and has yet to issue "Game Of Love".

1969 - Capitol Records purchases the masters for second motion picture soundtrack album for "Romeo And Juliet" with music by Franco Zeffirelli conducted by Nino Rota from Paramount Pictures and will issue all the tracks on the 4 LP set ""Romeo & Juliet" (The Complete Film Soundtrack)" (SWDR-289).

1969 - Overdubs are recorded for Merle Haggard's track "Streets Of Berlin" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Haggard's CD "Vintage Collection Series: Merle Haggard" (8-33838-2).

1969 - Glen Campbell (on vocals), with unlisted musicians, records the tracks "He", "Someone Above", "I'll Stand Beside You", "He's Got The Whole World In His Hands", and "People Get Ready" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks, except "I'll Stand Beside You" (which as of 2005 remains unissued), on Campbell's album "Oh Happy Day" (SW-443).

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Overdubs are recorded for Billy May and The Time-Life Orchestra's title "Sidewalks Of Cuba" in Los Angeles, California. Time-Life will issue the final mix of the title on the album "The Swing Era Encore: The Day of the Great Entertainers" (STL 351).

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - The Persuasions (vocalists Jerry Lawson, Joseph Russell, Jay Otis Washington, Jimmy Hayes, and Herbert Rhoad) record the a cappella titles "I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)", "Don't Let Him Take Your Love From Me", and "So Much In Love" at Electric Lady Studios in New York City, New York with producers David Dashev, Eric Malamud, and Jerry Lawson with engineers Edwin Kramer, David Palmer, Elliot Shelner, Eric Malamud, and Ed Sepanski (according to group member and co-producer Jerry Lawson) although Capitol Records' listing gives the recording session as being held in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the titles on the band's a cappella album "Street Corner Symphony" (ST-872). Jerry Lawson is still active and you can check what he's up to now online here, here, here, and with his new group and Rod Stewart here.

1972 - Vocalist Andra Willis, with unlisted musicians, records the titles "Down Home Lovin' Woman", "Cryin' 'Cause You're Gone", "He Makes Me Feel Like A Woman", "Little Bit Of Love In The Morning" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Down Home Lovin' Woman" and "Cryin' 'Cause You're Gone" together as a single (Capitol 3525), "He Makes Me Feel Like A Woman" as a single (Capitol 3747) with "Little Old Heartbreaker You" on the flipside, and "Little Bit Of Love In The Morning" as a single (Capitol 3591) with "The Last Thing I Needed" on the flipside.

1973 - Brewer and Shipley (aka Mike Brewer and Tom Shipley) records the title "Fair Play" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the track as a single (Capitol 3933) with "How Are You" on the flipside.

1975 - Capitol Records releases Bobby Womack's album "Safety Zone".

1975 - James Talley (on vocals and guitar) records the (as of 2005) unissued track "Maiden's Prayer" and overdubs for his tracks "Are They Gonna Make Us Outlaws Again", "Sometimes I Think About Suzanne", "She Tries Not To Cry", "Tryin' Like The Devil", and "You Can't Ever Tell" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the final versions of both tracks on Talley's album "Tryin' Like The Devil" (ST-11494).

1979 - Jimmie Skinner, singer, songwriter, guitarist, radio show host, music store owner, and Capitol Records artist (1950-1953), dies from a heart attack in Hendersonville, Kentucky at age 70.

1982 - The Deserters (lineup unlisted) record the title "Dancing On The Ceiling" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the band's album "Siberian Nightlife" (ST-12257).

1982 - The Tubes (lineup unlisted), the day after giving a concert in Detroit, Michigan, record the title "Tip Of My Tongue" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the band's album "Outside/Inside" (ST-12260).

40 Years Ago Today In 1986 - Capitol Records releases John Lennon's CD "Menlove Ave." (CDP 7 46576 2), a collection of alternate versions and outtakes from the recording sessions for Lennon's albums "Walls & Bridges" and "Rock 'n' Roll".

1990 - Capitol Records releases the American version of the soundtrack to The Beatles motion picture "A Hard Day's Night" on CD.

1998 - Capitol Records releases Linda McCartney's posthumous 16-song compilation album "Wide Prairie" which features 13 original songs written by her and three cover songs. Linda sings lead vocals on all of the tracks and plays various keyboards, while Paul McCartney, who produced the album, sings backing vocals and plays a variety of instruments. The couple's son James plays lead guitar.

1999 - Frank Denny De Vol, composer of television and movie themes ("My Three Sons", "Brady Bunch"), arranger (Nat "King" Cole's "Nature Boy"), conductor, band leader, and Capitol Records artist, dies at age 88 of congestive heart failure in a nursing home in Lafayette, California. A memorial service was held later at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California.

20 Years Ago Today In 2006 - Eddy Medora (born Edward Stephen Medora), saxophone player, singer, songwriter, and lead guitarist with the Tower Records group The Sunrays, dies of a heart attack or following a brief respiratory illness, at the age of 60 in Los Angeles, California. Murray Wilson, father of Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys, produced and managed the Sunrays after his sons fired him. Capitol Records created the Tower label to release Sunrays recordings. If anyone knows Eddy's birthday (sometime in November 1945) please leave a comment.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Patience & Prudence's Liberty Records single "Tonight You Belong To Me" (with their father Mark McIntyre conducting the orchestra and produced by Dave Seville) is #7 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart and Fats Domino's Imperial Records single "Blueberry Hill" is #12. EMI Music, Capitol Music's parent company, Universal Music Group, currently owns the Liberty and Imperial Records catalogs.

1958 - Imperial Records artist Ricky Nelson's single "Lonesome Town" is #18 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles Chart, Eddie Cochran's Liberty Records single "Summertime Blues" is #20, Ricky Nelson's Imperial Records single "I Got A Feeling" is #23, Tony Bennett with Count Basie and His Orchestra's Roulette Records single "Firefly" is #30, and Dion and The Belmonts' Laurie Records single "No One Knows" is #35. EMI Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company, currently owns the Imperial, Liberty, Roulette and Laurie catalogs.

45 Years Ago Today In 1981 - Keith Stegall records the tracks "In Love With Loving You", "Hurry On Home", "She's Playing Hard To Forget", and "Looks Like Love". EMI America issues the first two titles together as a single (EMI America 8107). No issuing information is listed for the last two titles. If anyone knows where the titles were recorded or if the last two titles were recorded, please leave a message. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music's parent company, Universal Music Group.

1982 - Marty Balin records the title "Do It For Love" at an unlisted studio. EMI America will issue an edited version of the title as a single (EMI America 8160) with "Heart Of Stone" on the flipside.

1984 - Former Capitol Records artist Rick Springfield marries recording studio receptionist Barbara Porter.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1936 - Bruce Belland, songwriter, father of Tracy Bryn (member of the band Voice Of The Beehive), and singer with the Capitol Records group The Four Preps is born in Chicago, Illinois.

1946 - David Rea, guitarist, songwriter, singer and Capitol Records solo artist (1969-71) is born in Akron, Ohio.

75 Yeats Ago Today In 1951 - Bootsy Collins, bass guitarist, singer, solo artist, and member of the bands The JBs, Parliament, Funkadelic, and Capitol Records band The P-Funk All-Stars (1983), is born William Collins in Cincinnati, Ohio.

1967 - Keith Urban, singer, guitarist, husband of actress Nicole Kidman, and Capitol Records Nashville artist, is born Keith Lionel Urban in Whangarei, New Zealand.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1938 - The Calvet Quartet (lineup unlisted) record Mozart's "Quartet N° 14 In G Major, K. 387: '1st Movement: Allegro Vivace Assai, Part 1'; '1st Movement: Allegro Vivace Assai, Part 2'; '2nd Movement: Menuetto-Allegretto'; '3rd Movement: Andante Cantabile, Part 1'; '3rd Movement: Andante Cantabile, Part 2'; and '4th Movement: Molto Allegro'" in (listed as possibly) Berlin, Germany for Telefunken Records. Capitol Records will license Telefunken's library for release in the United States and issues all the parts on the quartet's album "MOZART - Quartet N° 14 In G Major, K.387/Quartet N° 18 In A Major, K.464" (P-8106).

1942 - Capitol Records tenth ever release of singles includes Johnny Mercer with Freddie Slack and His Orchestra's "I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City" with "The Wreck Of The Old '97" on the flipside (Capitol 122), Bobby Sherwood and His Orchestra's "Moonlight Becomes You" with "Harlem Butterfly" on the flipside (Capitol 123), Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra's "White Christmas" with "Heaven For Two" on the flipside (Capitol 124), and Dennis Day's "I'm Glad There Is You" with "Always" on the flipside (Capitol 125).

1944 - Charles LaVere (on piano, with Artie Shapiro on bass and Nick Fatool on drums) records the unissued tracks "I Cover The Waterfront", "East Of The Sun", "April In Paris", and "It's Easy To Remember" for Capitol Records in Los Angeles, California.

1944 - Andy Russell (on vocals), with orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Imagination", "Just Friends", "Cielito Lindo (That Night Of Heaven)", and "Negra Consentida (My Pet Brunette)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first three tracks on Russell's album "Andy Russell Favorites" (BD-13) and "Negra Consentida (My Pet Brunette)" as a single (Capitol 189) with "Don't Love Me" on the flipside.

1945 - Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record eight titles for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. If anyone knows what was recorded and who was part of the session, please leave a comment.

1948 - Blue Lu Barker (on vocals with unlisted trumpet, tenor saxophone, piano, guitar, bass, and drum players) records the tracks "What Did You Do To Me", "A Little Bird Told Me" (without trumpet and tenor saxophone and with a vocal group with an unlisted lineup), "Here's A Little Girl From Jacksonville" (without trumpet and tenor saxophone), and "I Ain't Gonna Do It" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 15308), "Here's A Little Girl From Jacksonville" as a single (Capitol 15347) with "Leave My Man Alone" on the flipside, and (as of 2005) yet to issue "I Ain't Gonna Do It".

1948 - During three sessions held this day in Paris, France Guy Luypaerts and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), with Luypaerts conducting, records an unlisted Cole Porter title that was rejected at the first session, "Night And Day/You're The Top" and "I Get A Kick Out Of You" at the second issue, another unlisted Cole Porter title that was also rejected and "Why Shouldn't I?/All Through The Night" at the third session. Capitol Records issues "Night And Day/You're The Top" and "Why Shouldn't I?/All Through The Night" on Guy Luypaerts And His Orchestra's album "A Symphonic Portrait Of Cole Porter" (ECD-158) and, as of 2005, has yet to issue "I Get A Kick Out Of You".

1949 - Blue Lu Barker (on vocals with Earl Barnes on trumpet, Joe Pairs on piano, Danny Barker on guitar, Percy Gabriel on bass and Paul Barbarin on drums) records the tracks "At The Animal Fair", "Bow-Legged Daddy", "Love That Man", and "Don't Mind Other People's Business" in New Orleans, Louisiana with producer Dave Dexter, Jr. Capitol Records issues "At The Animal Fair" as a single (Capitol 977) with "Round And Round The Valley" on the flip side, "Bow-Legged Daddy" and "Love That Man" together as a single (Capitol 807), and (in France) issues the last tracks on Barker's album "Here's a Little Girl" (1566301).

1949 - Armand Hug (on piano with Frank Frederico on guitar, Joe Loyacana on bass, and Fred King on drums) records the tracks "Huggin' The Keys", "Dixie Rag", "Girl Of My Dreams", and "Wild Flower Rag" with producer Dave Dexter, Jr. at radio station WDSU's studio in New Orleans, Louisiana. Capitol Records issues the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 863) and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 987).

1949 - The Mellowman Quartet (lineup unlisted) record five tracks for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. If anyone knows the titles of what was recorded or who was at the session, please leave a comment.

1950 - Ray Anthony (on trumpet) and His Orchestra (Woody Fansler, Jack Laubach, Tom Pattin, and Marty White also on trumpets, Keith Butterfield, Tom Oblak, Bob Quatsoe, and Dick Reynolds on trombones, Earl Bergman on alto saxophone Steve Cole on clarinet and alto saxophone, Cliff Hoff and Ed Martin on tenor saxophones, Leo Anthony on baritone saxophone, Ray Browne on piano Al Hendrickson on guitar, Al Simi on bass, Buddy Lowell on drums, and an unlisted vocalist) record the titles "A String Of Pearls"(arranged by George Williams), two takes of "Cook's Tour" (arranged by George Williams), "All Anthony And No Cleopatra"(arranged by George Williams), and "Anthony Beats Kenton" (aka "A La Kenton" and "Kenton Instrumental" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues "A String Of Pearls" on Anthony's album "Arthur Murray Favorite Fox Trots" (CD-258), the first take of "Cook's Tour" on Anthony's album "Young Man With The Horn" (T373), the second take of "Cook's Tour" as a single (Capitol 1502) with "Mr. Anthony's Blues" on the flipside, "All Anthony And No Cleopatra" as a single with "The Night Is Young And You're So Beautiful" (Capitol 1310) on the flipside, and (as of 2005) has yet to issue "Anthony Beats Kenton".

1950 - The Rico Mambo Orchestra (Billy May conducting his own arrangements to: Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, Uan Rasey, and George Seaburg on trumpets, Ed Kusby on trombone, Arthur "Skeets" Herfurt and Willie Schwartz on alto saxophones, Ted Nash and Fred Falensby on tenor saxophones, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Marco Rizo on piano, Laurindo Almeida on guitar, Phil Stephens on bass, Frank Guerrero, and Edward Guerrero, and Fred Rubic on percussion) records the titles "Mambo Con Catalina", "Fat Man Mambo", "Pop 'N' Mambo", and "Sambo Mambo" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California between 8:15pm and 11:15pm. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Billy May and His Orchestra's album "Arthur Murray Favorites: Mambos" (CD-261).

1950 - The Mellowman Quartet (lineup unlisted) record nine tracks for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. If anyone knows the titles of what was recorded or who was at the session, please leave a comment.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - The Les Baxter Orchestra (Baxter directing an unlisted lineup of musicians and chorus vocalists), records the titles "Jalousie (Jealousy)", "Shrimp Boats (A Comin' - There's Dancin' Tonight)" (both with Dick Beavers on vocals), "My Name Is God", and "The Lord Is My Shepherd (The 23rd Psalm)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues "Jalousie (Jealousy)" and "Shrimp Boats (A Comin' - There's Dancin' Tonight)" together as a single (Capitol 1873) and "My Name Is God" and "The Lord Is My Shepherd (The 23rd Psalm)" together as a single (Capitol 1878).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Big Bill Lister (aka Weldon "Big Bill" Lister on vocals and guitar with Jerry Rivers on fiddle, Owen Bradley on piano, Sammy Pruett on electric guitar, Donald Helms on steel guitar, and Howard Watts [aka "Cedric Rainwater"] on bass) records the titles "There's A Tear In My Beer", "One More Beer (Then I'm Going Home)", "Give It Back To The Indians", and "Every Tear I Cry" at Castle Studio in The Tulane Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the "There's A Tear In My Beer" and "Give It Back To The Indians" together as a single (Capitol 2148), "One More Beer (Then I'm Going Home)" as a single (Capitol 1909) with "A Nickel For A Dozen Roses" (recorded October 25, 1951) on the flipside, and "Every Tear I Cry" as a single (Capitol 2537) with "Double Crossin' Lies" (also recorded October 25, 1951) on the flipside.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra (with Whiteman conducting Leonard Pennario on piano, and an orchestra that features Roy Bargy with the rest of lineup unlisted) record Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue: 'Part 1', 'Part 2'. 'Part 3', and 'Part 4'" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records initially issues all the parts on a two-disc EP version of Whiteman's album "Rhapsody In Blue" (EBF-302).

1952 - "The Biggest Show Of '52", featuring Nat "King" Cole, Sarah Vaughan, and The Duke Ellington Orchestra, gives two performances (6:30 PM and 9:00 PM) at The Fox, a 5,500 seat house, in Detroit, Michigan.

1952 - Yma Sumac records vocal overdubs on a band track by Moises Vivanco and his Peruvians (lineup unlisted) for her title "Cumba Maita (Call Of The Andes)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title on Sumac's album "Inca Taqui" (L-423).

1953 - Connie Russell (on vocals), with Hal Mooney directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "I Get Along Without You Very Well", "You've Changed", "The Sky Is Extra Blue (Just For Me, Just For You)" and "Cover Over And Say Hello" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records has (as of 2005) yet to issue "I Get Along Without You Very Well", issues "You've Changed" as a single (Capitol 2666) with "That's What A Rainy Day Is For" on the flip side, and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 2722).

1954 - Harry Stewart as Yogi Yorgesson (on vocals), with Johnny Duffy and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), finishes recording the tracks "I Give Up - What Is It?", "Be Kind To The Street Corner Santa", "Over The Hill" and "Mm Uh Uh No Thank You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the final versions of the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 2978) and, as of 2005, yet to issue the last two tracks.

1954 - The Nuggets (Herman McCoy, Handel Sutton, O'Reese Corporal, Charles Patillo, and Arvel Johnson on vocals), with Van Alexander conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the tracks "Quirl Up In My Arms", "So Help Me, I Love You", "No Mama...No Papa", and "Ring A Ding A Ding" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 2989) and, as of 2005, has yet to issue the last two tracks.

1955 - At three sessions held this day in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Richard (Dick) Jones conducts the string section of The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as the record "The Way Look Tonight", "That Old Black Magic", "Mad About The Boy", and "Liza at the first session, "Stella By Starlight", "Holiday For Strings", "Flamingo" and "This Love Of Mine" at the second session, "The Moon Was Yellow", "If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You", Come And Dance With Me", and "Nocturne" at the third session. Capitol Records issues all the titles on the album "Music In The Night" (T 690) as by Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

1955 - Bill Lowery (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Singin' Camp Meetin' Style", "The Old Family Bible", and "Walking In The Garden" in (listed as possibly) Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol F3317) and, as of 2005, yet to issue the third title.

1957 - Rudolf Firkusny (on piano) and The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted), conducted by William Steinberg, record Beethoven's "Piano Concerto #5 In E Flat, Opus 73 'Emperor'" in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Capitol Records issues the track on the album "BEETHOVEN - Concerto #5 In E Flat, Opus 73 'Emperor'" (P-8419).

1957 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Love Is The Thing" is #7 on The Billboard magazine's Pop LPs chart. Cole's Capitol Records single "With You On My Mind" is #22 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart, #33 on The Billboard magazine's Top 100 Sides chart, and #30 on Billboard's Best Sellers In Stores chart. Cole's single "Send For Me" is #35 on The Billboard magazine's Top 100 Sides chart and #49 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart.

1959 - Vocalist Sue Raney, with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Ed Kusby, Tommy Pederson, Si Zentner, and George Roberts on trombone; Ted Nash, Harry Klee, Justin Gordon, and George Poole on woodwinds; Jimmy Rowles on piano; Bobby Gibbons on guitar; Ralph Pena on bass; Irving Cottler on drums; Emil Richards on percussion; and Verlye Mills on harp), records the titles "The Whippoorwill Song", "I Get The Blues When It Rains", "Impossible", and "Wanna Laugh?" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Los Angeles, California between 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Raney's album "Songs For A Raney Day" (T 1335).

1959 - Dick Sinclair and His Orchestra (featuring Walter Ekard, Julie Hand and Olie Svenson [aka Bernie Jones] on vocals with unlisted lineup of musicians) record the tracks "Sugar Time", "In The Alps", "You'll Never Walk Alone", "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling", "I Just Don't Give A Hoot", and "A-Din-Skal, A-Min-Skal" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Sinclair's album "Polka Parade" (T 1340).

1960 - Clarinetist Dave Pell, with Ray Linn on trumpet, Dave Pell on clarinet, Benny Carter on alto saxophone, John Towner Williams on piano, Lyle Ritz on bass, and Frankie Capp on drums, records the titles "Anitra's Dance", "Tootsie Roll" (arranged by Marty Paich), and "20th Century Closet" (arranged by John Towner Williams) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Pell's album "I Remember John Kirby" (T 1687).

1960 - Les Baxter and His Orchestra (with Baxter conducting his own arrangement to an unlisted lineup of musicians) records the titles "Pepe" and "Ebb Tide" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues "Pepe" as a single (Capitol 4489) with "Dolce Farniente (from 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown')" on the flipside and, as of 2005, has yet to issue "Ebb Tide".

1960 - Wanda Jackson (on vocals with Marvin Hughes on piano, Roy Clark on electric lead guitar, and unlisted electric bass, bass and drum players) records the titles "Kansas City", "Fallin'", "Sparkling Brown Eyes", and "Hard Headed Woman" at Bradley Film and Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Wanda Jackson's album "There's A Party Goin' On" (T 1511).

1960 - The Jordanaires (vocalists Hugh Gordon Stoker, Hoyt H. Hawkins, Neal Matthews Jr., and Ray Walker), with unlisted session musicians, record the titles "Onward Christian Soldiers", "To God Be The Glory", "Rock Of Ages", and "Night With Ebon Pinion" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues all the titles on the album "To God Be The Glory" (T 1559) as by The Jordanaires featuring Ray Walker.

60 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Jean Shepard (on vocals with Thomas Grady Martin on lead guitar, Harold Ray Bradley on guitar, probably Hal Ruggs on steel guitar, and unlisted others) records the titles "It's Torture", "Your Conscience Or Your Heart", "I Turned Right Around And Went Home", and "I've Learned To Live With You" at Bradley Film and Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee between 1:00 and 4:00 PM. Capitol Records issues the first and last titles together as a single (Capitol 4915) and the second title as a single (Capitol 4719) with "Two Voices, Two Shadows, Two Faces" on the flipside. Bear Family Records issues all the titles on the 5 CD set "The Melody Ranch Girl" (BCD 15905) in Germany.

1962 - It's Friday night at 10:00 PM EST and Nat "King" Cole appears on "The Jack Paar Program", colorcast on NBC-TV, which also includes other guests Peter Ustinov, Les Paul and Mary Ford, and animal trainer Bob Williams with his pet dog Louis.

1962 - Vocalist George Chakiris, with unlisted musicians, records the titles "The Second Time Around", "I'll Always Be In Love With You", "Fever", "Yes Indeed", and "Hallelujah, I Love Him So" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the takes of the titles from this session.

1962 - Pianist and vocalist Jimmy Rowles, with Howard Roberts on guitar, Max Bennett on bass, and Nick Martinis on drums, records the titles "I Wish I Knew', "Your Mind Is On Vacation", and "I Can't Resist You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Rowles' album "Kinda Groovy!" (T 1831).

1962 - Vocalist Wayne Newton, with The Newton Brothers (vocalist Jerry Newton and unlisted others) and Jimmie Haskell conducting his own arrangements to an orchestra (listed as probably with Bobby Darin on piano but the rest of the lineup is unlisted), records the titles "Heart! (I Hear You Beating)" and "So Long Lucy" in A&R Studios in New York City, New York. Capitol Records purchases the masters for the titles and issues them together as Newton's first single for the label (Capitol 4920).

1964 - Capitol Records releases The Beach Boys' single "Dance, Dance, Dance" with "The Warmth Of The Sun" on the flipside.

1964 - The original Broadway cast of "Golden Boy" record the tracks "I Want To Be With You" (vocals by Sammy Davis, Jr. and Paula Wayne), "Can't You See It" (vocals by Sammy Davis, Jr.), "Gimme Some" (vocals by Sammy Davis, Jr and Terrin Miles), "Night Song" (vocals by Sammy Davis, Jr.), "Colorful" (vocals by Sammy Davis, Jr.), and "Finale - The Fight" (vocals by Sammy Davis, Jr. and Louis Gossett) in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on the original Broadway cast album "Golden Boy" (VAS 2124).

1964 - The Beatles (George Harrison on lead guitar and vocals, John Lennon on rhythm guitar and vocals, Paul McCartney on bass guitar and vocals, and Ringo Starr on drums and vocals) record the track "Honey Don't" at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London, England. Capitol Records issues the track on the group's album "Beatles '65" (T 2228).

1964 - Capitol Records purchases the masters for Doug Roberston and The Good Guys (unlisted lineup of musicians from Seattle, Washington)' tracks "Desiree", "I Love You So" and "Drivin' Home" and Uptown Records, a subdivision of Capitol Records, issues the first two tracks together as a single "Uptown 710" and, as of 2005, has yet to issue "Drivin' Home".

1965 - David McCallum (conducting unlisted musicians) records the titles "Downtown", "I Can't Get No Satisfaction", "Yesterday", and "1-2-3" in Los Angeles, California with producer David Axelrod and recording engineer Joe Polito. Capitol Records issues all the titles on McCallum's album "Music - A Part Of Me" (T 2432).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Pleasure Seekers (lineup unlisted) record the (as of 2005) unissued titles "Eleanor Rigby", "What The World Needs Now" and "Pomerania" for Capitol Records in Los Angeles, California.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Matthew Moore records the titles "Come On" and "A White Silk Glove" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the titles together as a single (Capitol 5799).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Leaves (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Twilight Sanctuary", "When None Shoes On", "Let's Get Together", and "The One In The Middle" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on the group's album "All The Good That's Happening" (T 2638).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Magnificent Men (unlisted lineup of male vocalists with unlisted lineup of musicians) record the titles "Much, Much More Of Your Love", "Cry With Me Baby", "Just Walk In My Shoes", and "Do A Justice To Your Heart" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues all the titles on the group's eponymous album "The Magnificent Men" (ST 2678).

1967 - Ned Miller (on vocals), with unlisted musicians, records the tracks "River Bat", "Cheated", "In The Name Of Love" and "Southbound" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the tracks on Miller's album "In The Name Of Love" (ST 2914).

1967 - Hearts And Flowers (lineup unlisted) record the track "Highway In The Wind" in Los Angeles, California. No issue information is listed. If anyone knows who was at the session and if the track has been issued. Please leave a comment.

1967 - The Beach Boys (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Cool, Cool, Water" and "Here Comes The Night" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Cool, Cool Water" on the five CD set "Good Vibrations - 30 Years Of The Beach Boys" (7-81294-2) and "Here Comes The Night" on the group's album "Wild Honey" (T 2859).

1970 - Overdubs are recorded for Linda Ronstadt's (as of 2005) unissued title "Salt Of The Earth" in Los Angeles, California.

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - A new stereo mix of The Beatles' song "Strawberry Fields Forever" is created for the German version of their soundtrack album "Magical Mystery Tour" and is the version currently heard on the CD of the album. Joe Brennan has an in-depth article on the differences between the mixes on his website.

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Overdubs are recorded for Glen Campbell and Anne Murray's (as of 2005 unissued) title "Heaven Is Here" as well "Love Story (You And Me)" and Glen Campbell's (as of 2005) unissued title "A Stone Throw" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues "Love Story (You And Me)" on the duo's eponymous album "Anne Murray & Glen Campbell" (SW-869).

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - The Persians (lineup unlisted) record the titlrs "Keep On Moving", "Gotta Have Your Love", "Your Love", and "Planning To Spend My Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first and third titles together as a single (Capitol 3230). There is no issue information listed for the second and last titles. If anyone knows if they have been issued. Please leave a comment.

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Billy May and The Time-Life Orchestra (with May conducting his own arrangements to Pete Candoli and Uan Rasey on trumpets, Joe Howard and Dave Wells on trombones, Bill Hinshaw on French horn, Abe Most on clarinet, Les Robinson and Justin Gordon on alto saxophones, Don Raffell on tenor saxophone, Jack Nimitz on baritone saxophone, Ray Sherman on piano, Jack Marshall on guitar, Morty Corb on bass, and Nick Fatool on drums) record the titles "Day Dream", "Humoresque", and "Lester Leaps In" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Time-Life issues the titles on the album "The Swing Era Encore: The Day of the Great Entertainers" (STL 351).

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - The Persuasions (vocalists Jerry Lawson, Joseph Russell, Jay Otis Washington, Jimmy Hayes, and Herbert Rhoad) record the a cappella titles "Be Good To Me Baby" and "Good Times" at Electric Lady Studios in New York City, New York with producers David Dashev, Eric Malamud, and Jerry Lawson with engineers Edwin Kramer, David Palmer, Elliot Shelner, Eric Malamud, and Ed Sepanski (according to group member and co-producer Jerry Lawson) although Capitol Records' listing gives the recording session as being held in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the titles on the band's a cappella album "Street Corner Symphony" (ST-872). Jerry Lawson is still active and you can check what he's up to now online here, here, here, and with his new group and Rod Stewart here.

1972 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased from Buck Owens Enterprises for Jack Lebsock's titles "For The Love Of A Woman Like That" and "For Lovers Only" and will issue "For The Love Of A Woman Like That" as a single (Capitol 3579) with "Heavy On My Mind" on the flipside and "For Lovers Only" as a single (Capitol 3665) with "A World That Cannot See" on the flipside.

1973 - During two session recorded this day in Los Angeles, California Brewer and Shipley (Mike Brewer and Tom Shipley) record the track "Keeper Of The Keys" at the first session and "Love Has No Pride", "It Did Me In", and Bound To Fail" at the second session. Capitol Records issues all the tracks, except "Love Has No Pride", on the duo's eponymous album "Brewer & Shipley" (ST-11261). There is no issue listing for "Love Has No Pride" so if anyone knows if the tracks has been issued, please leave a comment.

1973 - Overdubs are recorded for Kenny Vernon's tracks "Lyin' Again", "What Was Your Name Again", "Have I Ever Lied To You", and "Cry, Cry Darlin'" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records, as of 2005, has yet to issue "Lyin' Again" and "Cry, Cry Darlin'" and issued the final version of the middle two tracks together as a single (Capitol 3785).

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - White Horse (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "Over And Done With", "Lost And In Trouble" and "The River" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two tracks on the band's eponymous album "White Horse" (ST-11687). There is no issuing information listed for "The River" so if anyone knows if the track has been issued, please leave a comment.

1977 - Capitol Records registers the masters for Sweet's tracks "Dream On", "Love Is Like Oxygen", "California Nights", "Strong Love", "Fountain", "Anthem #1 (Lady Of The Lake)", "Silverbird", "Lettres D'Amour", "Anthem #2", "Air On 'A' Tape Loop", and "Cover Girl", which were all recorded in England, and will issue all the titles, except "Cover Girl" on the band's album "Level Headed" (SKAO-11744) and will issue "Cover Girl" and "Love Is Like Oxygen" together as a single (Capitol 4549).

1977 - A Taste Of Honey (lineup unlisted) record the title "Boogie Oogie Oogie" (5:37 version), "World Spin", "If We Loved, "We Got The Funk", "Sky High", "This Love Of Yours", and "You" (all of which Capitol Records will issue on the group's eponymous album "A Taste Of Honey" [ST-11754]) and create an edit of "Boogie Oogie Oogie" to be released as a single (Capitol 6270 with "Rescue Me" on the flipside) and a remixed version of the track (that Capitol will issue on the CD "Golden Honey" (ST-12354) in Los Angeles, California.

1978 - Anne Murray's Capitol Records single "You Needed Me" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.

1982 - The Deserters (lineup unlisted) record the track "Goodbye Forever" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the track on the band's album "Siberian Nightlife" (ST-12257).

1983 - Capitol Records registers the masters for Duran Duran's tracks "The Reflex", "New Moon On Monday", "(I'm Looking For) Cracks In The Pavement", "I Take The Dice", "Of Crime And Passion", Union Of The Snake", "Shadows Of Your Side", "Tiger, Tiger", "The Seventh Stranger", and "Secret October" which were all recorded at Air Studios in Montserrat. Capitol Records issues all the tracks, except "Secret October" on the group's album "Seven And The Ragged Tiger" (ST-12310). There is no issue information listed for "Secret October, so if anyone knows if the track was issued, please leave a comment.

1987 - Lorelei (lineup unlisted) records the track "A Star Is Falling". No session information or issuing information is listed. If anyone knows who was at the session, where it was held, and if the track was issued, please leave a comment.

1988 - Capitol Records registers the masters for Q.B.C.'s tracks "Back To School", "(I'm) Just Adjustin' My Mike", and "We've Got To Prove Out There". No session or issue information is listed. If anyone knows who was at the session, where it was held, and if any of the tracks have been released, please leave a comment.

2000 - Capitol Records Nashville throws a party to celebrate Garth Brooks being the only artist to sell more than 100 million albums in a decade and the only artist to sell 10 million copies of four different albums.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1965 - The Beatles are each given a Members of the Order of the British Empire award by Queen Elizabeth of England.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966- Alma Cogan, singer and HMV (1952-1960) and Columbia Records UK (1960-1966) artist dies of cancer in a London Hospital at age 34. She covered The Beatles' songs "Yesterday", "Ticket To Ride", "Eight Days A Week" and "Help!", and was a friend of the band, often having them as guests to the home she shared with her sister and mother. Paul McCartney wrote a brief sleeve note for EMI's 1986 double album gatefold release "Alma Cogan: A Celebration". Both HMV and Columbia Records UK are distributed by Capitol Records parent company EMI.

1982 - The J. Geils Band (lineup unlisted), perform the titles "I Do", "Sanctuary", Jus' Can't Stop Me", "Just Can't Wait", "Till The Walls Come Tumblin' Down", "I'm Falling", "Love Rap", "Love Stinks", "Sloop Down #39", "Centerfold" and "Land Of A Thousand Dances" during a live performance at Pine Knob Music Theater in Detroit, Michigan which is recorded. EMI America will issue all the titles on the group's album "Showtime" (SO-17087). EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company, Universal Music Group.

1984 - Two recording sessions were planned to be held this day with Kim Carnes. The first session, where the track "Crazy In The Night" was supposed to be recorded, is canceled and, at the planned second session, Carnes records the title "Invitation To Dance (Vocal Dance Mix) which EMI America will issue as a single (EMI America 7851) with David Bowie and The Pat Metheny Group's title "This Is Not America (Theme From "The Falcon And The Snowman") (vocal)" on the flipside. Then at two other sessions scheduled for later the same day, the title "Crazy In The Night (Barking At Airplanes)" is finally recorded and a dance mix of the same track is created at the first session and "Barking At Airplanes, Part 2" is recorded at the second session. EMI America issues the standard version of the title as a single (EMI America 8267) with "Oliver" on the flipside and the dance mix and "Barking At Airplanes, Part 2" together as a single (EMI America 7857).

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OCTOBER 25, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1927 - Barbara Cook, Broadway musical performer and cabaret singer, who made her recording debut on the Capitol Records soundtrack to the Broadway musical "Flahooley", is born Barbara Nell Cook in Atlanta, Georgia.

85 Years Ago Today In 1941 - Helen Reddy, singer, television and motion picture actress, and Capitol Records artist from 1970 to 1980 is born Helen Maxine Reddy in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

1984 - Katy Perry, singer-songwriter, actress and Capitol Records artist is born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson in Santa Barbara, California.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1943 - Benny Carter (on alto saxophone) and His Orchestra (Claude Dunson, Vernon "Jake" Porter, Teddy Buckner and Freddie Webster on trumpet; Shorty Haughton, J.J. Johnson, and Alton Moore on trombone; Porter Kilbert also on alto saxophone; Willard Brown on alto and baritone saxophone; Eugene "Gene" Porter and Hubert "Bumps" Myers on tenor saxophone; Humphrey "Teddy" Brannon on piano; Ulysses Livingston on guitar; Dillon "Curley" Russell on bass; and Oscar Bradley on drums) record the titles "Poinciana" (arranged by Frank Comstock), "Just A Baby's Prayer At Twilight" (arranged by Frank Comstock with vocals by Sarah Churchill), two takes of "Hurry, Hurry" (also arranged by Frank Comstock with vocals by Sarah Churchill, the first take is the main take and the second take the alternate take), and the instrumental title "Love For Sale" (arranged by Benny Carter) in San Francisco, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and third titles together as a single (Capitol 144), the second title as a single (Capitol 165) with "I'm Lost" on the flipside, "Love For Sale" on the compilation album "The History Of Jazz, Volume 4 - This Modern Age" (CE-19), and the alternate version of "Hurry, Hurry" is added to an updated version of the album (W 2140).

1944 - Jack Guthrie (on vocals with Billy Hughes on fiddle; "Porky" Freeman on lead guitar; Red Murrell on rhythm guitar; and Cliffie Stone on bass), at his second Capitol Records session, records "I'm Building A Stairway To Heaven", "Welcome Home Stranger", four more songs, Jimmie Rodgers' "When the Cactus Is in Bloom" which highlights Guthrie's yodeling ability, "Answer To 'Moonlight And Skies'", and "Dallas Darlin'" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first title as a single (Capitol Americana 40012) with "This Troubled Mind O’ Mine" on the flipside, the second title as a single (Capitol Americana 57-40222) with "Colorado Blues" on the flipside.

1944 - At a split session held this day in Los Angeles, California Matt Dennis (on vocals) with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the (as of 2005) unissued titles "Things Aren't Just The Same" and "(You'd Never Now) The Old Place Now" and Jerry Colonna (on vocals) with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup still unlisted) records the (as of 2005) unissued title "Your Father's Mustache".

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Skitch Henderson and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "And So To Bed" (vocals by Eileen Wilson), "It's The Same Old Dream" (vocals by Eileen Wilson), "A Garden In The Rain" (vocals by Eileen Wilson), and "Stringin' Along" (vocals Ray Kellog) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and third titles together as a single (Capitol 331) and, as of 2005, has yet to issue the second and last titles.

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Matt Dennis (on vocals), with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "So Would I", "I Believe", and "At Sundown" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and last title together as a single (Capitol 329) but (as of 2005) has yet to issue "I Believe".

1947 - Tonight's guest vocalist on "King Cole Trio Time" is fellow Capitol Records artist Nellie Lutcher.

1947 - Jack Guthrie (on vocals) and His Oklahomans (Billy Hughes on fiddle; "Porky" Freeman on lead guitar; Lewis Jack Rivers on rhythm guitar; and Cliffie Stone on bass. This lineup is also listed as "with Cliffie Stone and His Orchestra" in later reissues) record the titles "San Antonio Rose", "I Still Love You As I Did Yesterday", "Ida Red", "For Oklahoma I'm Yearning", and "I Told You Once" between 2:00 AM and 4:00 AM at Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "Ida Red" as a single (Capitol Americana 57-40075) with "Next To The Soil" on the flipside. Capitol Records, after drum overdubs are added, will issue "Ida Red" on Guthrie's eponymous album "Jack Guthrie" (T 2456). Bear Family Records will issue all the titles recorded at both sessions on Guthrie's CD "When The World Has Turned You Down" (BCD 15580).

1948 - Tex Williams (on vocals) and His Western Caravan (lineup unlisted), with Mario Ruiz Armengol conducting, records the title "Life Gits Tee-Jus, Don't It?" in Mexico. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 15271) with "Big Hat Polka" on the flipside.

1948 - Gordon MacRae (on vocals) and The Clark Sisters (lineup unlisted) with Carlyle Hall and His Orchestra (lineup also unlisted), record the title "Ramona" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 15304) with "Do You Ever Think Of Me" on the flipside.

1948 - The Starlighters (Vince Degen, Tony Paris, Pauline Byrns, Jerry Duane, and Howard Hudson), with unlisted musicians, record "Season's Greetings, Part 1" and "Season's Greetings, Part 2" in Los Angeles, California. The titles will be issued as side 1 and side 2 of a Christmas promotional record.

1949 - Blue Lu Barker (on vocals with Earl Barnes on trumpet; Joe Pairs on piano; Danny Barker on guitar; Percy Gabriel on bass; and Paul Barbarin on drums) records the titles "Boogie is The Thing To Do", "Low Low Down Blues", "Round And Round The Valley", and "That's How I Got My Man" in New Orleans, Louisiana. Capitol Records will issue "Round And Round The Valley" as a single (Capitol 977) with "At The Animal Fair" on the flipside. Pathé-Marconi will issue the rest of the titles in France on the album "Here's a Little Girl" (1566301) and on the CD "The Chronological Blue Lu Barker 1946-1949" issued by Classics in France (1130).

1949 - Eddie Kirk (on vocals), with an orchestra (lineup unlisted), "Dear Hearts And Gentle People" and "Careless Kisses" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the titles together as a single (Capitol 57-40260).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Big Bill Lister (aka Weldon Lister on vocals and guitar, with Jerry Rivers on fiddle, Owen Bradley on piano, Sammy Pruett on electric guitar, Donald Helms on steel guitar, Howard Watts [aka "Cedric Rainwater"] on bass) records the titles "Double Crossin' Lies", "Ship Of Love", "A Nickel For A Dozen Roses", and "All I Want Is To Hear You Say You Love Me" at Castle Studio in Tulane Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first title as a single (Capitol 2537) with "Every Tear I Cry" on the flipside, the second and last title together as a single (Capitol 1999), and "A Nickle For A Dozen Roses" as a single (Capitol 1909) with "One More Beer (Then I'm Going Home)" on the flipside.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (Roy Bargy and Leonard Pennario on Piano but rest lineup unlisted) record Gershwin's "An American In Paris" in four parts in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the titles for all the parts on Whiteman's album "George Gershwin - An American In Paris- Conducted By Paul Whiteman" (Capitol F15785).

1952 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Somewhere Along The Way" is #16, his single "Faith Can Move Mountains" is #20 and its flipside, "Ruby And The Pearl", is #27, and his single "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" is #27 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart.

1953 - Yvonne O'Day (on vocals) with unlisted musicians, records the titles "I Just Want To Be With You", "Snowflakes" (additional vocals by Mary O'Day), and "Does It Hurt You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 2668) and, as of 2005, has yet to issue "Does It Hurt You".

1954 - Billy May and His Orchestra (Conrad Gozzo, John Best, Mannie Klein, and Uan Rasey on trumpet; Murray McEachern, Si Zentner, Tommy Pederson, and Ed Kusby on trombone; Vincent De Rosa on French horn, Clarence Karella on tuba; Skeets Herfurt and Willie Schwartz on alto saxophone; Ted Nash and Fred Falensby on tenor saxophone; Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone; Jules Kinsler on flute; Arthur Fleming on bassoon; Jules Jacob on oboe; J.A. Krechter on clarinet; Paul Smith on piano; Al Hendrickson on guitar; Joe Mondragon on bass; Alvin Stoller on drums; Ralph Hansell on percussion; and Ann Mason Stockton on harp), with May conducting his own arrangements, record the titles "In A Persian Market" and "All You Want To Do Is Dance" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios between 10:00 pm and 1:00 am. Capitol Records will issue the titles on May's album "Sorta-May" (T 562).

1955 - The Smith Brothers (Audrey L. Smith and John O. Smith) with a group of 4 unlisted vocalists) record the titles "Just A Rose Will Do", "Kneel At The Cross", "Are You A Christian", and "Lost But Not Forgotten" in Nashville, Tennessee, Capitol Records will issue the first title as a single (Capitol F3395) with "Heaven Bound" on the flipside, the second and last titles together as a single (Capitol F3581) and, as of 2005, yet to issue "Are You A Christian".

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - The King Sisters (vocalists Yvonne, Luise, Marilyn & Alyce King) with Alvino Rey conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Hawaii Is Calling Me", "Hawaiian War Chant (Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai)", and "On The Beach At Waikiki" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the sisters' album "Aloha" (T 808).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Jerry Reed (on vocals and guitar), with unlisted musicians, records the titles "I'm Stuck", "It's High Time", "Forever", and I Can't Find The Words" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records releases "I'm Stuck" on the CD "Capitol Country Music Classics - Rockabilly" (7-99879-2), "It's High Time" and "Forever" together as a single (Capitol F3657). Bear Family Records releases all the titles on Reed's CD "Here I Am" (BCD 16306) in Germany.

1957 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "With You On My Mind" is #22 on WMCA's Weekly Survey of singles in New York City, New York, and his album "Love Is The Thing" is #5 on the station's Albums chart.

1957 - Les Baxter (on piano and organ) records overdubs for his titles "I Never Had A Dream Like This Before" and "The Invisible Boy" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final versions of the two titles together as a single (Capitol F3842) as by Les Baxter and His Orchestra.

1957 - Overdubs and applause are recorded for Johnny Otis and His Orchestra's title "Little Arthur's Number" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records has, as of 2005, yet to issue the title.

1957 - Vocalist Danny Kaye, with Walter Scharf conducting Gordon Jenkin's arrangements of music by Milton Shaefer to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Playing On The Seesaw", "I Like Old People, Don't You?", "Don't Tickle Me", "The Puddle", and "Crazy Barbara" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Kaye's album "Mommy, Gimme A Drinka Water!" (T 937).

1958 - The Roger Wagner Chorale and The Capitol Symphony Orchestra (both lineups unlisted), conducted by Roger Wagner with Salli Terri on vocals, records the title "Nobody Know's The Trouble I've Seen" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the chorale's album "Holy,Holy,Holy" (P-8498).

1960 - Dave Pell (on clarinet with Ray Linn on trumpet; Benny Carter on alto saxophone; John Towner Williams on piano; Lyle Ritz on bass; and Frankie Capp on drums) records the titles "It Feels So Good", "Coquette", "Double Walk" (arranged by John Towner Williams), and "Undecided" (also arranged by John Towner Williams) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Pell's album "I Remember John Kirby" (T 1687).

1960 - During two sessions held this day in New York City Phil Napoleon (on trumpet with Harry DeVito on trombone; Kenny Davern on clarinet; Johnny Varro on piano; Pete Rogers on bass; and Sonny Igoe on drums), records the titles "Artificial Flowers", "Tommy, Tommy", and "Picture Of Happiness" at the first session and "Dr. Brock" and "Dear Friends". Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Napoleon's album "Tenderloin Dixieland" (T 1535).

1960 - The Jordanaires (vocalists Hugh Gordon Stoker, Hoyt H. Hawkins, Neal Matthews Jr., Ray Walker), with unlisted musicians, record the titles "Will the Circle Be Unbroken", "Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone", "Jesus Savior Pilot Me", and I'd Rather Have Jesus" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on The Jordanaires featuring Ray Walker's album "To God Be The Glory" (T 1559).

1960 - During two sessions recorded this day in New York City, New York Phil Napoleon (on trumpet with ) records "Artificial Flowers", "Tommy, Tommy", and "Picture Of Happiness" at the first session and "Dr. Brook" and "Dear Friends" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Napoleon's album "Tenderloin Dixieland" (T 1535).

60 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Tommy Sands (on vocals), with The Jordanaires (lineup unlisted), records a remake of the title "Wrong Side Of Love" at Bradley Film and Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol F4660) with "Jimmy's Song" on the flipside.

1962 - George Chakiris (with unlisted musicians) records the titles "Memories Are Made Of This", "Witchcraft", "Autumn Leaves", "Somewhere In the Night", and "Taste Of Honey" in Los Angeles, California. As of 2005, Capitol Records has yet to issue any of the titles.

1962 - King Curtis (on tenor saxophone with George Stubbs on pianos, Ernie Hayes on organ, Billy Butler and Cornell Dupree on guitar, Jimmy Lewis on bass, Gary Chester drums, Willie Rodriguez on bongos) records the titles "Frisky" (without tenor saxophone), "Alexander's Ragtime Band", "Amorosa (Bossa Nova)", "Strollin' Home", and "Mess Around" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the last two titles together as a single (Capitol 4891). Bear Family Record will issue all the titles on the 3 CD set "The Capitol Years 1962-1965" (BCD 15670).

1962 - Vocalist June Christy, with Bill Holman directing his own arrangements to Conte Candoli, Lee Katzman, Al Porcino, and Ray Triscari on trumpets, Vern Friley, John Halliburton, and Lew McCreary on trombones, Ken Shroyer on bass trombone, Joe Maini and Charlie Kennedy on alto saxophones, Bob Cooper and Bill Perkins on tenor saxophones, Jack Nimitz on baritone saxophone, Jimmy Rowles on piano, Joe Mondragon on bass, and Mel Lewis on drums, records the titles "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby?", "Night In Tunisia", and "It Don't Mean A Thing" in the Capitol Tower Studios at 5515 North Vine Street in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Christy's album "Big Band Specials" (T 1845).

1964 - At three sessions held this day in New York City, New York the original cast for the Broadway musical "Golden Boy", with Elliot Lawrence conducting the Orchestra (linup unlisted) and Chorus (lineup also unlisted), record the titles "Everything's Great" (with vocals by Kenneth Tobey and Paula Wayne, "Lorna's Here" (vocals by Paula Wayne), and "Golden Boy" (with vocals by Paula Wayne) at the first session, "While The City Sleeps (vocals by Billy Daniels), "This Is The Life" (vocals by Billy Daniels, Sammy Davis, Jr., and the company [lineup unlisted]), and "No More" (vocals by Sammy Davis, Jr. and Company) at the second session and "Workout" (vocals by unlisted Male Chorus), "Stick Around" (vocals by Sammy Davis, Jr.), and "No More" (vocals by Sammy Davis, Jr and the Company) at the third session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the original Broadway cast album for "Golden Boy" (VAS 2124).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Lothar and The Hand People (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Rose-Colored Glasses", "The Music Never Stops", and "L-O-V-E, Ask For It By Name" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first and last title together as a single (Capitol 5874) and, as of 2005, has yet to issue "The Music Never Stops".

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Magnificent Men (male vocal group with unlisted lineup) record the titles "Stormy Weather", "I Wish You Love", "Misty" and "Keep On Climbing" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's eponymous album "The Magnificent Men" (ST 2678).

1967 - Vocalist Fred Neil, with unlisted musicians, records the titles "Medley: How Long Blues/Drown In My Own Tears", two titles with unlisted titles, "Roll On", and "Troubles (Lamp Is Low)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Roll On" on Neil's album "Fred Neil Sessions" (ST 2862) and has yet to issue "Troubles (Lamp Is Low)" or the other two untitled tites. If anyone knows the name of the unlisted two titles or if any of the other titles have been issued, please leave a comment.

1967 - Vocalist Lou Rawls, with an orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Hang-ups", "I'm Gonna Use What I've Got", and "Lana Lou" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles on Rawls' album "Feelin' Good" (T 2864) and has yet to issue "Lana Lou".

1967 - Vocalist Ned Miller, with unlisted musicians, records the titles "Roller Skates, Red Wagons And Dolls", "Someone Who Cares", "I Can't Pretend No More", and "There Lives A King" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Miller's album "In The Name Of Love" (ST 2914).

1967 - Vocalist and guitarist Bobbie Gentry records the titles "Louisiana Man", "Feelin' Good", "Jessye 'Lisabeth", an untitled title, "I Didn't Know", "The Way I Do", "Show Off", and "I Can Tell" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles.

1967 - The Beach Boys (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Game Of Love" and "The Letter" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "The Letter" on the band's album "Beach Boys Rarities" (ST-12293) and has yet to issue "Game Of Love".

1967 - Quicksilver Messenger Service (lineup unlisted) records the titles "The Fool" and "It's Been Too Long" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the group's eponymous album "Quicksilver Messenger Service" (ST 2904).

1967 - At two sessions held this day in Nashville, Tennessee, vocalist Sonny James, with unlisted session musicians, records the titles "A Thousand Times A Day", "Today Will Be My Day To Live", and "People-lution" during the first session and the titles "A Midnight Moon", "I've Been Keepin' Busy With The Blues", and "Walkin' With The Blues" during the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except "A Midnight Moon" on James' album "World Of Our Own" (ST 2884) and will issue "A Midnight Moon" as a single (Capitol 2884) with "What A Shame" on the flipside.

1968 - At two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Kelly Gordon records the titles "That's Life" and "Teeny Boppin' Child" at the first session and "Games People Play" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Gordon's album "Defunked" (ST-201).

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - The Persuasions (vocalists Jerry Lawson, Joseph Russell, Jay Otis Washington, Jimmy Hayes, and Herbert Rhoad), with unknown musicians, record the title "Buffalo Soldier" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 3317) with "People Get Ready" on the flipside.

1972 - Overdubs are recorded for Glen Campbell's titles "I Believe In Christmas", "New Snow On The Roof, and "On This Road" in Los Angeles, California, Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 3509) and "On This Road" as a single (Capitol 3548) with "I Knew Jesus (Before He Was A Star)" on the flipside.

1973 - Ronnie Rice records the titles "Love, Sweet Love" and "Sweet Southern Soul" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the titles together as a single (Capitol 3902).

1974 - Supersax (Conte Candoli on trumpet; Med Flory and Joe Lopes on alto saxophone; Warne Marsh and Jay Migliori on tenor saxophone; Jack Nimitz on baritone saxophone; Lou Levy on piano; Buddy Clark on bass; Jack Hanna on drums; and 19 unlisted players on strings) record the titles "April In Paris" and "My Old Flame" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the group's album "Supersax Plays Bird With Strings" (ST-11371).

1974 - Barbara Acklin (on vocals), with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) using James L. Mack's arrangements, records the titles "You Gave Him Everything, But I Gave Him Love" and "How Can You Lose Something You Never Had" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first title as a single (Capitol 4013) with "Special Loving" on the flipside and the second title on Acklin's album "A Place In The Sun" (ST-11377).

1974 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for Corey Blake's titles "This Time With Feelin'", "How Can I Go Without You", "Keep On Blowing My Mind", and "Your Love is Like A Boomerang" and will issue "How Can I Go Without You" and "Your Love is Like A Boomerang" together as a single (Capitol 4057) and has (of 2005) yet to issue "Keep On Blowing My Mind". There is no issue information listed for "This Time With Feelin'" so if anyone knows if this title has been issued, please leave a comment.

1974 - John Lennon ends sessions at the Record Plant East in New York City for titles for his Apple Records album "Rock And Roll" that will be distributed by Capitol Records in the United States.

1975 - Sammy Hagar (on vocals and guitar), with unlisted musicians, records the unissued (as of 2005) title "Thinking Of You" in Sausalito, California for Capitol Records.

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - Capitol Records registers the masters for Unicorn (lineup unlisted)'s titles "Give And Take", "One More Tomorrow", "The Night", "Get Along Fine", "Nothing I Wouldn't Do", "So Hard To Get Through", "Eric", "British Rail Romance", "Magnolia Avenue", "I'm Alright (When I'm With You)", and "The Way It Goes" which were recorded in England. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except "Give And Take", "Get Along Fine" and "Nothing I Wouldn't Do" on the band's album "One More Tomorrow" (ST-11692). itsaboutmusic.com issued "Give And Take" as a bonus title when it re-issued the album on CD (no product number, on-demand online ordering only) and the other two titles have, as of 2005, yet to be issued.

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - During three sessions held this day in Los Angeles, Ethos (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Pimp City" and "Start Anew" at the first session, "The Players (Of The Game)", "Marathon II", and "Sedona" at the second session, and "Memories", "Close Your Eyes" and "U.V. Melody" at the third session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the band's album "Open Up" (ST-11616).

1979 - Amy Holland records the title "How Do I Survive" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 4884) with "Don't Kid Yourself" on the flipside.

1980 - Virgil Keel Fox, classical organist and Capitol Records artist (contracted to record six albums in 1960) dies of cancer at age 68 in Palm Beach, Florida, where there will later be a funeral at his home, Casa Lagomar. Another funeral will be held on November 9, 1980 at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California. Fox will be buried at Pioneer Cemetery in Dover, Bureau County, Illinois.

1982 - The Deserters (lineup unlisted) record the title "Siberia" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's album "Siberian Nightlife" (ST-12257).

1994 - Capitol Records releases Bob Seger's compilation album "Greatest Hits".

2000 - Garth Brooks announces that he'll retire after releasing his next album.

25 Years Ago Today In 2001 - Anita Carter (on vocals), with Richard Bennett on guitar, records overdubs for Carter's titles "Where Is The Start Of Lonely", "Tulsa County", "Angel's Heaven", "Loving Him Was Easier", "I'd Rather Be Sorry", "Until It's Time For You To Go", "Summer Sand" and "A Whole Lotta Lovin'" (which were originally recorded for Capitol Records on August 16, 1970, at Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennesse) at Rock Audio in Brentwood, Tennessee. Bear Family Records will issue the final versions of the titles on Carter's 7 CD box set "Appalachian Angel 1950-72 and 1996" (BCD 16414) in Germany.

2005 - Capitol Records Nashville releases Merle Haggard's album "Chicago Wind".

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1982 - Kim Wilde (on vocals), with unlisted musicians, records the titles "Ego", "Words Fell Down", "Action City", "View From A Bridge", "Just A Feeling", "Chaos At The Airport", "Take Me Tonight", "Can You Come Over", "Wendy Sadd", "Cambodia" and "Cambodia (Reprise). EMI America will issue "View From A Bridge" and "Cambodia" on Wilde's album "Catch As Catch Can" (ST-17090). EMI in England releases those two titles and "Take Me Tonight" on Wilde's CD "The Very Best Of Kim Wilde" (7-48023-2). There is no issuing information for the other titles.

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100 Years Ago Today In 1926 - Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, California begins showing movies with sound using the Vitaphone process, starting with Warner Bros.' "Don Juan".

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OCTOBER 24, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

1944 - Bettye Swann, a singer and artist on Money Records, Capitol Records, Fame Records, and Atlantic Records, is born Betty Jean Champion in Shreveport, Louisiana.

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1947 - At a split session held this day in Los Angeles, California, first vocalists Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers (June Hutton, Chuck Lowry, Hal Hopper, and Clark Yocum), with Paul Weston conducting his own arrangements to His Orchestra (Ray Woods, Charlie Griffard, Zeke Zarchy, and George Seaberg on trumpets, Allan Thompson, Bill Schaefer, Elmer Smithers, and Carl Loeffler on trombones, Fred Stulce, Matty Matlock, Herbie Haymer, Hap Lawson, and Len Hartman on saxophones, Milt Raskin on piano, George Van Eps on guitar, Jack Ryan on bass, and Nick Fatool on drums), record the titles "Love That Boy" and "That's The Way He Does It" then The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra record the title "Penny". Capitol Records will issue "Love That Boy" as a single (Capitol 15152) with "Louisville Lou (That Vampin’ Lady)" on the flipside, "That's The Way He Does It" as a single (Capitol 15016) with "Never Make Eyes At The Gals With The Guys Who Are Bigger Than You" on the flipside, and "Penny" as a single (Capitol 478) with "Lone Star Moon" on the flipside.

1947 - Buddy Cole (listed as possibly on piano), with unlisted other musicians, records the titles "It's Easy To Remember", "S'posin", and "Sophisticated Lady" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Cole's album "Keys To Romance" (H-175).

1947 - Vocalist Jack Guthrie and His Oklahomans (Billy Hughes on fiddle, "Porky" Freeman on lead guitar, Lewis Jack Rivers on rhythm guitar, and Cliffie Stone on bass. This lineup is also listed as "with Cliffie Stone and His Orchestra" in later reissues) record the titles "No Need To Knock Upon My Door", "Shut That Gate", "Colorado Blues", and "Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind" between 11:00 PM and 2:00 AM on October 25, 1947 at Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "No Need To Knock Upon My Door" as a single (Capitol Americana 57-40131) with "Look Out For The Crossing" on the flipside and "Colorado Blues" (Capitol Americana 57-40222) with "Welcome Home, Stranger" on the flipside. Capitol Records, after drum overdubs are added, will issue "Colorado Blues" on Guthrie's eponymous album "Jack Guthrie" (T 2456). Bear Family Records will issue all the titles recorded at the session in Germany on Guthrie's CD "When The World Has Turned You Down" (BCD 15580).

1949 - Skitch Henderson and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the track "The Music Goes Round And Around", "Whistles, Trestles And Trains" (vocals by Gregg Lawrence), "A Stitch In Time" (featuring Tony Rongo on drums), and "My Blue Heaven" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the first and last track together as a single (Capitol 57-789) and, as of 2005, has yet to issue the middle two tracks.

1950 - Tennessee Ernie Ford (on vocals with Lou Busch [aka Joe "Fingers" Carr] on piano; Merle Travis on electric guitar; Cliffie Stone on bass; and Roy Harte on drums) records the titles "Tailor Made Woman" and "Stack O'Lee" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues both titles together as a single (Capitol 1349).

1950 - Ann Jones (on vocals with an orchestra using unlisted session musicians) records the titles "Let The Love Bug Bite", "I Start Each Day By Loving You", "You've Got The Right Of Way", and "He May Be Your Man" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 1435) and the last two titles together as a single (Capitol 1303).

1950 - Johnny Pecon and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Soon We'll Be Married-Polka" (vocals by Johnny and Nettie Pecon), "Goose Polka", "What Do I Care (Polka)" (vocals by Johnny Pecon and Smick), and "Darlene Waltz" (featuring Lou Trebar on accordion) in (listed as possibly) New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the first and last titles together as a single (Capitol 1754), "Goose Polka" as a single (Capitol 1527) with "Ooh, What You Do To Me Polka" on the flipside, and "What Do I Care? (Polka)" as a single (Capitol 1336) with "Isabella (Waltz)" on the flipside.

1950 - Paul Sells records the title "Crusade For Freedom" as a promotional record for Capitol Records in Los Angeles, California.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Gisele MacKenzie (on vocals), with Billy May and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "It's All Over But The Memories", "Sweetheart", "Love Makes The World Go Round (Love's Roundabout)", and "Please" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues "It's All Over But The Memories" and "Sweetheart" together as a single (Capitol 1865) and "Love Makes The World Go Round (Love's Roundabout)", and "Please" together as a single (Capitol 1878).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Bob Sands (on vocals), with Sid Feller conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted) and chorus (lineup unlisted), records the titles "At Dawning (I Love You)", "Turn Back The Hands Of Time", "The Judas Kiss" and "My Beloved" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues "At Dawning (I Love You)" and "My Beloved" together as a single (Capitol 1897) and "Turn Back The Hands Of Time" and "The Judas Kiss" together as a single (Capitol 1866).

1955 - Vocal overdubs with 4 unlisted singers are recorded for Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra's title "Robin Hood" are recorded in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the final mix of the title as a single (Capitol 3287) with "Lisbon Antiqua" on the flipside.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Ken Errair (on vocals), with Pete Rugolo conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records "I'm Yours", "Without You", "Black Coffee" and "My Bolero" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues "I'm Yours" on Errair's album "Solo Sessions" (T 807). After vocal dubs are recorded on January 9, 1957, the final mixes of "Without You" and "My Bolero" will also be issued on "Solo Session". The take recorded on this date of "Black Coffe", as of 2005, has yet to be issued. A new take of "Black Coffee" will be recorded on December 26, 1956 and is also issued on "Solo Sessions".

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Ray Anthony (on trumpet) and His Orchestra (Art DePew, Jules Chaikin, and Jack Holman on trumpets, Jimmy Henderson, Lew McCreary, and Jimmy Priddy on trombones, Med Flory and Gene Merlino on alto saxophones, Bob Enevoldsen and Jeff Massingill on tenor saxophones, Leo Anthony on baritone saxophone, Geoff Clarkson on piano, Mike Apruzzese [Abruze] on guitar, Don Simpson on bass, Bill Richmond on drums, and a string section with John De Voogt, Alex Neiman, Joe Quadri, Walter Wiemeyer, Darrell Terwilliger, Arnold Belnick, Joe Livoti, Victor Arno, Lou Raderman, Erno Neufeld, Emil Briano, and Harry Bluestone on violins and Paul Robyn and Stanley Harris on violas) record the titles "Where Or When", "Blue Champagne", "Dancers In Love" (arranged by Don Simpson), and "Where Am I?" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Anthony's album "Ray Anthony Plays For Dancers In Love" (T 786).

1957 - Johnny Otis records an announcement and applause is recorded, for his titles "Good Golly" and "Theme" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final mix of this title on Otis' album "The Johnny Otis Show" (T 940).

1957 - The final vocal overdubs for The Four Preps' title "26 Miles (Santa Catalina)" are recorded in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final mix of this title as a single (Capitol F3845) with "It's You" on the flipside.

1957 - Vocalist Dean Martin, with Gus Levene conducting the orchestra (Edwin "Buddy" Cole and Ken Lane on pianos, Bob Bain, Jack Marshall, and Alvino Rey on guitars, Allan Reuss on ukulele, Rollie Bundock on bass, and Roy Harte on drums), records the titles "Good Mornin' Life", "Makin' Love Ukulele Style", and "Cheatin' On Me" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 8:00 PM and 10:45 PM. Capitol Records will issue "Good Morning Life" and "Makin' Love Ukulele Style" together as a single (Capitol F3841). Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, will issue "Cheatin' On Me" on Martin's album "Relaxin'" (T 5018).

1958 - Bob Bain, conducting an orchestra with an unlisted lineup, finishes recording the track "Brazil (Aquarela Do Brazil) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the final version of the track on Bain's album "Latin Love" (T 1201).

1958 - Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Green Eyes", "Glow Worm", "Perfidia", and "Exactly Like You Cha Cha" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first 3 tracks on Lombardo's album "Lombardo Goes Latin" (T 1191) and "Exactly Like You Cha Cha" as a single (Capitol F4098) with "St. Louis Blues Cha Cha" on the flipside.

1958 - The Roger Wagner Chorale (lineup unlisted), conducted by Roger Wagner, records the tracks "Holy,Holy,Holy" by Dykes, "Onward Christian" by Sullivan, "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Traditional)", "The Holy City" by Adams, "The Rosary" by Nevin, "Finale From Passion Of St. John" by Bach, and "Chorale From Passion Of St. John" by Bach in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Wagner's album "Holy,Holy,Holy" (P-8498).

1959 - Dick Williams (on vocals), with Jack Marshall's Music (lineup unlisted), records the titles "I Ain't Got No Body", "What Is This Thing Called Love?", "The Blues Don't Care" and "Blue" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Williams' album "Love Is Nothin' Out The Blues" (T 1330).

1960 - Dave Pell (on clarinet, with Ray Linn on trumpet, Benny Carter on alto saxophone, John Towner Williams on piano, Lyle Ritz on bass, and Frankie Capp on drums)) records the titlrs "Opus 5", "Blue Skies", "Royal Garden Blues" (arranged by Harry Betts) and "Rose Room" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Pell's album "I Remember John Kirby" (T 1687).

1960 - The Jordanaires (Hugh Gordon Stoker, Hoyt H. Hawkins, Neal Matthews Jr., and Ray Walker on vocals), with unlisted session musicians, record the titles "Amazing Grace", "How Great Thou Art", "Blessed Assurance", and "Nearer My God To Thee" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues all the titles on the group's album "To God Be The Glory" (T 1559).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Tommy Sands (on vocals), with The Jordanaires (lineup unlisted) and unlisted others, records the title "Everyday" in Nashville, Tennessee for Capitol Records which has yet to issue the title.

1962 - Jimmy Rowles (on piano and vocals with Howard Roberts on guitar, Max Bennet on bass, and Nick Martinis on drums) records the titles "When I'm With You, "So Far, So Good", "My One And Only", and "Me And You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Rowles' album "Kinda Groovy!" (T 1831).

1965 - The Beatles record an early version of "I'm Looking Through You" in Studio Two at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London, England. The band will re-record the song on November 6, 1965 and that version will be released on their album "Rubber Soul". The version recorded today will eventually be released on The Beatles' "Anthology 2" compilation CD.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Stone Poneys (Kenny Edwards and Bob Kimmel on guitar; Linda Ronstadt on vocals; with Pete Childs, Cyrus Faryar, and John T.Forsha on guitar; Jimmy Bond on bass; and Billy Mundi on drums) record the titles "Just A Little Bit Of Rain", "Sweet Summer Blue And Gold", "Right Now", "Orion", and "All The Beautiful Things" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two titles on the group's eponymous album "The Stone Poneys" (T 2666), as of 2005 has yet to issue the third and fourth titles, and issued "All Things Beautiful" as a single (Capitol 5838) with "Sweet Summer Blue And Gold" on the flipside.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Capitol Records registers the masters of Matt Monro's titles "Wednesday's Child", "When You Become A Man" and "Where In The World" which it acquired from AIR Productions and were recorded on October 7, 1965, in London, England. Capitol Records issues "Wednesday's Child" as a single (Capitol 5823) with "The Lady Smiles" on the flipside and (as of 2005) has yet to issue the other two titles in The United States of America.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Wynn Stewart (on vocals and guitar with Robert Jim Pierce on piano; Robert Edrington [as "Bobby Wayne"] on lead guitar; Jimmie Collins on steel guitar; Dennis Dean Hromek on bass; David William Allen on drums) with The Anita Kerr Singers (vocal chorus with an unlisted lineup) records the titles "Ol' What's Her Name", "It's Such A Pretty World Today", "Unfaithful Arms", and "Let's Pretend We're Kids Again" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Stewart's album "It's Such A Pretty World Today" (T 2737). Other listings online say that the tracks for the album were recorded at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California, the album was produced by Marvin Hughes and Ken Nelson, and released in April 1967. As the Anita Kerr Singers were based in Hollywood, this may hold up. If anyone knows for sure, please leave a message.

1967 - Vocalist Ned Miller, with unlisted session musicians, records the titles "A Memory For Tomorrow", "Only A Fool", "Endless" and "A Broken Heart (Hasn't Got A Thing To Lose) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Miller's album "In The Name Of Love" (ST 2914).

1967 - Vocalist Lou Rawls, with an orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "For What It's Worth", "Feelin' Good", "The Letter", and "Even When You Cry" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Rawls' album "Feelin' Good" (T 2864).

1967 - Vocalist Fred Neil, with unlisted musicians, records the title "Felicity" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Neil's album "The Other Side Of This Life" (ST-657).

1967 - Vocalists Tony Sandler and Ralph Young, with Bob Bain directing rhythm accompaniment by unlisted musicians, record the titles "For Want Of A Smile", "Seven Lonely Days", "The Land Of Dreams" and "Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song)" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the duo's album "Sunshine Days" (T 2854).

1967 - During two sessions held this day in Nashville, Tennessee, vocalist Sonny James, with unlisted others, records the titles "What A Shame", "Discoveries And Inventions", and "Like The Birdies Fly" at the first session and the titles"I'll Do the Same For You", "The Blues Can't Keep A Good Man Down", and "Where Forgotten Things Belong" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "What A Shame" and "Like The Birdies Fly" on James' album "World Of Our Own" (ST 2884), "Discoveries And Inventions" and "I'll Do the Same For You" on James' album "It's Just A Matter Of Time" (ST-432), "The Blues Can't Keep A Good Man Down" on James' album "Heaven Says Hello" (ST 2937), and "Where Forgotten Things Belong" on James' album "Only The Lonely" (ST-193).

1968 - Overdubs are recorded for Al Martino's track "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the final version of the track on Martino's album "Wake Up To Me Gentle" (ST 2983).

1968 - Nooney Rickett and Pure (lineup unlisted) record a track with an unlisted title in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. There is no issue information for the title listed. If anyone knows what was recorded, please leave a comment.

1968 - Willie Hightower (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Oh! Baby How I Love You" and "Somebody Have Mercy" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records, as of 2005, has yet to issue the first track and issued "Somebody Have Mercy" on Hightower's album "If I Had A Hammer" (ST-367).

1968 - The Band (Garth Hudson and Richard Manuel on keyboards and vocals; Jaime Robbie Robertson on guitar and vocals; Rick Danko on bass and vocals; and Levon Helm on drums and vocals) records the (as of 2005) unissued track "Canastas" in New York City, New York for Capitol Records.

1970 - Vocalist Freddie King, with with John Gallie on organ, Leon Russell on piano and guitar, Don Preston on guitar, Donald "Duck" Dunn on electric bass, and Charles "Chuck" Blackwell and Charles Myers on drums, records the titles "Going Down", "Living On The Highway", "Walking By Myself" (with unlisted string section, King on vocals and guitar, and with piano and tambourine only), "Tore Down" (with unlisted horn section), "Palace Of The King" (with Claudia Lennear, Kathi McDonald, Don Preston, and Joey Cooper on background vocals and unlisted horn section), "Same Old Blues" (with Claudia Lennear, Kathi McDonald, Don Preston, and Joey Cooper on background vocals and unlisted string section), "Dust My Broom" (with King on vocals and guitar, and with piano and tambourine only), "Worried Life Blues", "Five Long Years", "Key To The Highway", "Gimme Some Lovin'" (with Claudia Lennear, Kathi McDonald, Don Preston, and Joey Cooper on background vocals), "Send Me Someone To Love", "That's All Right" (with King on vocals and guitar, and with piano and organ only), and "The Same Thing" in Chicago, Illinois. Shelter Records, distributed by Capitol Records, issues the first 10 tracks on King's eponymous album "Freddie King" (SW-8905). EMI/Shelter releases all the tracks except "The Same Thing" on the 2 CD set "King Of The Blues" (8-34972-2). There is no issue listing for the last track.

1972 - Peter And Alex (lineup unlisted) record the title "Maria Magdalena" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 3571) with "Miss America" (recorded October 23, 1972) on the flipside.

1972 - Billy May and The Time-Life Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Cabaret", "Slick", "Tequila (with Bob Bain on guitar), "Washington Square" and "Work Song" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Time-Life Records will issue "Cabaret" on the album "As You Remember Them: Great Instrumentals, Volume 6" (STL 246) and the rest of the titles on the album "As You Remember Them: Great Instrumentals, Volume 4" (STL 244).

1973 - Bob Marley and The Wailers rehearse for their "Burinin'" tour in The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. The rehearsal is filmed and later released as a video.

1973 - Kenny Vernon (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Lyin' Again", "What Was Your Name Again", "Have I Ever Lied to You", and "Cry, Cry, Darlin'" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the middle two tracks together as a single (Capitol 3785) and has, as of 2005, yet to issue the first and last tracks.

1974 - Capitol Records does remixes of Tennessee Ernie Ford and Andra Willis's tracks "Baby" and Ford's track "Thanks For The Mem'ries" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol issues the remix of "Baby" as a single (Capitol 4044) with Ford and Willis' "I'd Like To Be" on the flip side and (as of 2005) has yet to issue the remix of "Thanks For The Mem'ries".

1974 - Lori Lieberman records the track "Raise Up All Of Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the track as a single (Capitol 4020) with "Legacy" on the flipside.

1975 - Apple Records releases John Lennon's compilation album "Shaved Fish" which is distributed by Capitol Records in the United States.

1975 - James Talley (on acoustic guitar and vocals with unlisted musicians) records the (as of 2005) unissued track "Sugarfoot Rag" and overdubs for his track "She Tries Not To Cry" in Nashville Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the final version "She Tries Not To Cry" on Talley's album "Tryin' Like The Devil" (ST-11494).

1977 - Carl Jackson records the titles "Livin' With The Past" and "Anyone is No One" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Jackson's album "Old Friends" (ST-11760).

1977 - Kenny Dale records the titles "Red Hot Memory", "Second Hand Lovin' Hands" and "We Could Be Dancin'" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Dale's album "Red Hot Memory" (ST-11762).

1977 - The Honeys (vocalists Diane Rovell, Marilyn Rovell, and Ginger Blake), with an orchestra (unlisted lineup), record the titles "Slip On Through" (arranged by Elmo Peeler), "It's Like Heaven" (arranged by Brian Wilson), and "Do Ya" (also arranged by Brian Wilson) at United/Western Studios in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the CD "Capitol Collectors Series - The Honeys" (7-93193-2).

1983 - Earl Klugh (on guitar with Dave Matthews' orchestration) records the track "A Natural Thing" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records releases the track as a single (Capitol 5331) with "Tropical Legs" on the flipside.

1983 - Guitarist and vocalist Beeb Birtles quits Capitol Records group The Little River Band after their final concert at The Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles, California.

1987 - At a live concert in The Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas, vocalist Frank Sinatra, with Bill Miller conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), performs the titles "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life", "What Now My Love?", "My Heart Stood Still", "What's New?", "For Once In My Life", "If", "Maybe This Time", "Where Or When", "You Will Be My Music", "Angel Eyes", and "New York, New York". Capitol Records recorded the concert and will issue all the titles on Sinatra's CD "Frank Sinatra - Live In Concert" (8-31723-2).

1988 - Capitol Records releases The Beatles' compilation album "Past Masters" as a two-disc vinyl set after releasing the tracks as two separate CDs on March 7, 1988.

1995 - Capitol Records releases John Hiatt's label debut album "Walk On".

2000 - Capitol Records releases Megadeth's compilation CD "Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years".

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1979 - Paul McCartney is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most successful composer and recording artist of all time.

1980 - Kim Carnes (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the track "Mas Amor (Make Love - Spanish Version). EMI America issues the track as a single (EMI America 8069) with "Changin'" on the flipside. There is no listing for the location, so if anyone knows were the session was held or who else performed at the session, please leave a comment. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company, Universal Music Group.

45 Years Ago Today In 1981 - Marty Balin records the title "Hearts (Spanish Version)" for EMI America. There is no location or issue listing, so if anyone knows were the session was held, who else performed at the session, or if the track was issued, please leave a comment. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company, Universal Music Group.

2000 - Former Capitol Records artists Roy Clark and Wanda Jackson are inducted into The Oklahoma Music Hall Of Fame, as is Jim Halsley.

2017 - Fats Domino, pianist, vocalist, artist on most notably Imperial Records (1949-1963), ABC-Paramount (1963-1965), and Mercury Records (1965-1970), and born Antoine Domino, Jr., dies at age 89 at his home in Harvey, Louisiana after a long illness. Imperial's catalog is now owned by Capitol Records parent company, Universal Music Group.

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OCTOBER 23, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

1959 - "Weird Al" Yankovic, accordionist, song parodist, radio, television and motion picture actor, and Capitol Records artist (his debut, the 1979 parody single "My Bologna" with "School Cafeteria" on the flipside), is born Alfred Matthew Yankovic in Lynnwood, California.

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1940 - The Orchestra of the German Opera House of Berlin, conducted by Walter Lutze, records Johann Strauss' "Waldmeister Overture: Part 1" and "Waldmeister Overture: Part 2" in Berlin, Germany. Capitol Records issues both tracks on the orchestra's album "Johann STRAUSS Operettas (Excerpts)" (P-8034).

1944 - Leon and Al Dixon Record the tracks "Bother Me No More", "Mystery Of Old #5", "T For Texas (Blue Yodel #1)", "Beaumont Rag", and "Moonlight And Skies" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. All of the tracks, as of 2005, are unissued.

1945 - Edwing LeMar "Buddy" Cole records 14 titles for The Capitol REcords Transcription Service in Los Angles, California. If anyone knows what titles were recorded or if they were ever commercially issued, please leave a comment.

1947 - At two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, clarinetist Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (Vernon "Jake" Porter, Irving Goodman, George Seaburg, and Frank Beach on trumpets, Herbie Harper, Lou McGarity, and Tommy Pederson on trombones, Gus Bivona and Jack Dumont on alto saxophones, Babe Russin and Bumps Myers on tenor saxophones, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Mel Powell on piano, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Artie Shapiro on bass, and Tommy Romersa on drums) record the titles "On A Slow Boat To China" (with Al Hendrickson on vocals), "Sweet And Lovely" (arrangement by Mel Powell), and "Oooh! Look-A-There, Ain't She Pretty?" (with Emma Lou Welch on vocals) at the first session and the titles "Back In Your Own Backyard" (also with Al Hendrickson on vocals), "Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams", "That's A Plenty", and "Please Be Kind" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "On A Slow Boat To China" as a single (Capitol 15208) with "I Hate To Lose You" on the flipside, "Sweet And Lovely" and "Oooh! Look-A-There, Ain't She Pretty?" together as a single (Capitol 15020), "Back In Your Own Backyard" and "Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams" on Goodman's album "Dizzy Fingers" (H-409), and has yet to issue "That's A Plenty" or the version of "Please Be Kind" that was recorded on this day.

1949 - The Statesmen Quartet (Jack Hess on lead vocal; Bobby Strickland on tenor vocal; Bervin Kendrick on baritone vocal; James "Big Chief" Wetherington on bass vocal), with Hovie Lister on piano, record the titles "The Santa Claus Song", "White Christmas", "The Land Where Living Waters Flow, and "If You've Never Learned To Pray" at radio station WCON in Atlanta, Georgia. Capitol Records will issue "The Santa Claus Song" and "White Christmas" together as a single (Capitol 57-40263) and "The Land Where Living Waters Flow and "If You've Never Learned To Pray" together as a single (Capitol American 40289).

1949 - Violinist Louis Kaufman, with Orchestre Symphonique National, Paris (lineup unlisted) conducted by Roger Desormière, records Vivaldi's "Concerto In G Minor ('For The Dresden Orchestra'): 1st Movement - Allegro; 2nd Movement - Largo Non Molto; and 3rd Movement - Allegro", "Concerto In D Minor ('Senza Cantin'): 1st Movement - Allegro; 2nd Movement - Andante Molto; and 3rd Movement - Allegro", and "Concerto In E Flat Major: 1st Movement - Allegro Poco, Part 1; 1st Movement - Allegro Poco, Part 2; 2nd Movement - Largo Non Molto" and 3rd Movement - Allegro, part 1; and "3rd Movement - Allegro, part 2" at The Rex Cinema in Paris, France. Capitol Records issues "Concerto In G Minor" and "Concerto In D Minor" on Kaufman's album "VIVALDI - Concerto In G Minor/Concerto In D Minor" (ECL-8076) and "Concerto In E Flat Major" on his album "VIVALDI - Concerto In E Flat Major/Double Concerto In B Flat Major" (KCM-8091).

1950 - Buddy Cole (as Eddie Grant, on organ with unlisted session musicians) records the titles "The Petite Waltz", "Beyond The Reef", "Running Wild, and "Oh Baby" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 1296) and (as of 2005) has yet to issue the last two titles.

1950 - Johnny Pecon and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Isabella (Waltz)", "Ooh, What You Do To Me Polka" (with Nettie Pecon on vocals), "You're All I As For-Waltz" (with Johnny Pecon on vocals), and "Zip Polka" (featuring Lou Trebar on accordion) (listed as possibly) in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues "Isabella" as a single (Capitol 1336) with "What Do I Care?" on the flipside, "Ooh, What You Do To Me Polka" as a single (Capitol 1527) with "Goose Polka" on the flipside, and "You're All That I Ask For" and "Zip Polka" together as a single (Capitol 1387).

1950 - James Robert (on mandolin) and Martha Carson (on vocals), with The Gospel Singers (lineup unlisted), record the titles "The Shining City" and "(I'm Gonna) Sing, Sing, Sing", "I Ain't Gonna Sin No More" and "Lay Your Burdens At His Feet" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the first and second titles together as a single (Capitol 1530) and the last two titles together as a single (Capitol 1380).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Ray Turner (on piano with Phil Stephens on bass and Nick Fatool on drums) records the titles "Kitten On The Keys", "Canadian Capers" and "Dizzy Fingers". Capitol Records issues all the titles on Turner's 10" album "Kitten On The Keys" (H-306).

1952 - Yma Sumac (on vocals), with Moises Vivanco and His Peruvians (lineup unlisted), records the title "K'arawi (Planting Song)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the track on Sumac's album "Voice Of The Xtabay" (H-423).

1953 - Kay Starr, with The Lancers (Jarrett Meecham, Ken P. Johnson, Robert M. Forter, and Carlton Lindgren) doing background vocals and Harold Mooney's Music (lineup unlisted), records a remake of the track "I'll Always Be In Love With You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the song as a single (Capitol F2675), with "Changing Partners" on the flipside, and on Starr's album "One More Time" (T 1358).

1953 - During a split session held in New York City, New York, first vocalist June Hutton, with Axel Stordahl and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "For The First Time In A Long Time" (with The Boys Next Door [lineup unlisted] on vocals), "You Say You're Sorry", and "Take Care Of Yourself", then Axel Stordahl and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the track "High Strung". Capitol Records issues "For The First Time In A Long Time" as a single (Capitol 2667) with "If It's The Last Thing I Do" on the flipside, "You Say You're Sorry" as a single (Capitol 2811) with "We Don't Wanna Go Home" on the flipside, has yet (as of 2005) to issue "Take Care Of Yourself", and issued "High Strung" as a single (Capitol 2661) with "Sadie Thompson's Song" on the flipside.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Ralph Pena (on bass) and Alvin Stoller (on drums) record overdubs for Billy May and His Orchestra's title "The Floater" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues the final mix of this title as a single (Capitol F3598) with "Christopher Columbus" on the flipside.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Ken Errair (on vocals), with Pete Rugolo conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Don't Take Your Love From Me", "Gone With The Wind", "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" and "What A Difference A Day Makes" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Errair's album "Solo Session" (T 807).

1957 - Trumpet player Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (Al Porcino, Conrad Gozzo, and Gene Duermeyer on trombone; Hoyt Bohannon, Lew McCreary, Jimmy Priddy, and Joe Howard on trombone; Med Flory and Wilbur Schwartz on clarinet and alto saxophone; Jules Jacob and Jeff Massingill on tenor saxophone; Teddy Lee on baritone saxophone; Geoff Clarkson on piano; Al Viola on guitar; Don Simpson on bass; Eddie Grady on drums; and Lou Singer on percussion), using arrangements by Don Simpson, record the titles "The Nearness Of You", "You'll Never Know", "It's The Talk Of The Town", "Pretend", "I Didn't Know What Time It Was", "My Private Melody", and "Moonlight Becomes You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles, except "Moonlight Becomes You" which has yet to be issued, on Anthony's album "The Dream Girl" (T 969).

1958 - At two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Bob Bain (directing an orchestra with unlisted lineup) finishes recording "Frenesi" at the first session and "Brazil (Aquarela Do Brazil)" at the second session. Capitol Records issues the final version of "Frensesi" as well as "Brazil" on Bain's album "Latin Love" (T 1201).

1958 - Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Cha Cha Cacciatore", "Venezuela", and "St. Louis Blues Cha Cha" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two tracks on Lombardo's album "Lombardo Goes Latin" (T 1191) and the last track as a single (Capitol F4098) with "Exactly Like You Cha Cha" on the flipside.

1959 - Jackie Davis (on organ with unlisted guitar and drums players) records the tracks "The Glow Worm Cha Cha", "Lady Play Your Mandolin", "Heat Wave", and "Ain't She Sweet" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Davis' album "Jackie Davis At The Console - Hammond Gone Cha Cha" (T 1338).

1959 - Dick Williams (on vocals), with Jack Marshall's Music (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "Somewhere Along The Way", "Love Is Nothin' But The Blues", "Love Letters" and "It Could Happen To You" in New York City New York. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Williams' album "Love Is Nothin' But The Blues" (T 1330).

1960 - At two sessions held this day at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California The Pastors (Tony Pastor, Guy Pastor, Tony Pastor Jr. on vocals), with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Mannie Klein on trumpet, William Schaefer on trombone Wilbur Schwartz and Jules Jacob on saxophones, Edwin "Buddy" Cole and Dick Hazard on piano, Al Hendrickson on guitar, John Kitzmiller on bass, and Nick Fatool on drums) and The Jud Conlon Singers (vocal chorus with unlisted lineup), record the titles "A Picture Of Happiness", "Little Old New York", "Good Clean Fun", "Artificial Flowers", and "Tommy, Tommy" at the first session between 2:00 and 5:00 pm and "My Miss Mary", "Lord Of All Creation", My Gentle Young Johnny", and "Dear Friends" at the second session between 5:30 pm and 8:30 pm. Capitol Records issues all the titles on The Pastor's album "Cut Up Tenderloin" (T 1534).

1960 - At three sessions held this day in New York City, New York the original Broadway cast of "Tenderloin", with Hal Hastings conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangments by Carl Fisher, record the titles "Overture" (an instrumental), "Bless This Land" (vocals by a choir with unlisted lineup), "Reform" (vocals by Lee Becker, Carvel Carter, and Nancy Emes), "Reform (Reprise)" (vocals by The Girls with unlisted lineup), "My Miss Mary" (vocals by Ron Hussman and Wynne Miller), and "Tommy, Tommy" (with vocals by Wynne Miller) at the first session, "The Picture Of Happiness (vocals by Margery Gray and Ron Hussman), "Little Old New York" (vocals by Lee Becker and Eileen Rogers), "Finale" (vocals by Maurice Evans), "How The Money Changes Hands" (vocals by Lee Becker, Maurice Evans, Christine Norden, Eddie Phillips, and Eileen Rogers), and "Artificial Flowers" at the second session, and "The Army Of The Just" (vocals by Charles Aschmann, Lanny Davis, Maurice Evans, Stokeley Gray, and Eileen Rogers), "Good Clean Fun" (vocals by Maurice Evans), "The Trial" (vocals by Raymond Bramley, Rex Everhart, Irene Kane, and Wynne Miller), "Dear Friend" (vocals by Maurice Evans), "My Gentle Young Johnny" (vocals by Eileen Rogers), "What's In it For You?" (vocals by Maurice Evans and Ron Hussman), and "Dr. Brock (vocals by Maurice Evans) at the third session. Capitol Records issues all the titles on the original Broadway cast album "Tenderloin" (WAO 1492).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - The Journeymen (Dick Weissman, John Phillips and Scott McKenzie on vocals and guitar and Dick Weissman on guitar and banjo) record the titles "Kumbaya" and "Oh, Miss Mary" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues "Kumbaya" as a single (Capitol 4678) with "Soft Blow The Summer Winds" on the flipside and "Oh, Miss Mary" on the CD "Capitol Collectors Series - The Journeymen" (7-98536-2).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Pat Suzuki records the titles "Frenesi", "Down Argentina Way", and "Cuanto Le Gusta" in New York City, New York for Capitol Records which, as of 2005, has yet to issue any of the titles.

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Tommy Sands (on vocals), with The Jordanaires (vocal group, lineup unlisted), records the titles "Jimmy's Song", "Queen In Calico", "The Wrong Side Of Love", "Five Foot Deep In Teardrops" and "Just A Little Bit Of Blues" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the first and third titles together as a single (Capitol F4660). Nervous Records will issue the other three titles on the CD "Teenage Hits And Rarities" (BCK 27133) in 2006.

1962 - George Chakiris (on vocals with unlisted session musicians) records the titles "Reputation", "I Left My Heart In San Francisco", "Moon River", "Lollipops And Roses", and "Teach, Me Tonight" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which, as of 2005, has yet to issue any of the titles.

1962 - Nat "King' Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #13 on WABC's Silver Dollar Sound Survey in New York City, New York.

1962 - Pianist and vocalist Jimmy Rowles and Friends (Howard Roberts on guitar, Max Bennett on bass, and either Nick Martinis or Shelly Manne on drums) record the titles "A Porter's Love Song To A Chambermaid", "Maybe You'll Be There", and "Maria Elena" with Nick Martinis on drums and "How Can We Be Wrong?", "Miss Brown To You", and "Sugar" with Shelly Manne on drums in Studio A of The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California with producer Dave Cavanaugh. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except "Maria Elena" which has yet to be issued, on the group's album "Kinda Groovy" (T 1831).

1963 - Cy Coleman (on piano with unlisted session musicians) records the tracks "Theme From 'The Prize'", "You Turn Me On, Baby", and "The Girls Of Athens" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol Records 5086) and the last track as a single (Capitol 5130) with "I'm Gonna Laugh You Out Of My Life" on the flipside.

1963 - At two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Jack Sheldon records the tracks "Historia De Un Amor", "La Clarin De La Tarde", "A Taste Of Honey", "Bodega Bay", and "Wait And See" at the first session and "On The Alamo", "The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else", "Orrance", "Samantha", and "Inez" at the second session for Capitol Records which, as of 2005, has yet to issue any of the tracks.

1963 - During two sessions held this day in New York City, New York The Lettermen (Jim Pike, Tony Butala, and Bob Engemann on vocals), with Jimmie Haskell conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the track "I'll Never Stop Loving You", "Can't Help Falling In Love With You", "Friendly Persuasion", and "Love Is A Many Splendored Thing" at the first session and "Prety Blue Eyes", "Too Young", "Dearly Beloved", and "Till" at the second session. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on the group's album "A Lettermen Kind Of Love" (T 2013).

1967 - Vocalist Fred Neil, with unlisted session musicians, records the titles "You Don't Miss Your Water", "Looks Like Rain/Brazos Medley", and "Felicity" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "You Don't Miss Your Water" on Neil's album "The Other Side Of This Life" (ST-657) and "Looks Like Rain/Brazos Medley" and "Felicity" on Neil's album "Fred Neil Sessions" (ST 2862).

1967 - The Outsiders (lead vocalist Tom King and vocalists Emmett "Sonny" Geraci, Richard Biagiola, William "Bill" Bruno, and Richard D'Amato), with unlisted musicians, record the titles "Little Bit Of Lovin'", "Why Shouldn't I Have A Cry Now", "All This (She Does To Me)", and an untitled title in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Little Bit Of Lovin'" as a single (Capitol 2055) with "I Will Love You" (recorded March 19, 1966) on the flipside, "Why Shouldn't I Have A Cry Now" on the CD "Capitol Collectors Series - The Outsiders" (7-94076-2), and has yet to issue either "All This (She Does To Me)" or the untitled title.

1967 - Vocalist Al Martino, with unlisted musicians, records the titles "The Shadow Of Your Smile", "A Voice In The Choir", "The Glory Of Love" and "Walk Away" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "The Shadow Of Your Smile", "The Glory Of Love" and "Walk Away" on Martino's album "This Is Al Martino" (T 2843) and "A Voice In The Choir" and "The Glory Of Love" together as a single (Capitol 2053).

1968 - Overdubs are recorded for John Stewart and Buffy Ford's title "July, You're A Woman". Capitol Records will issue the final version of the track on the duo's album "Signals Through The Glass" (ST 2975).

1968 - Denny McLain records the titles "Cute", "Girl Talk", the medley "Meditation/The Girl From Ipanema", the medley "Do You Know The Way To San Jose/Walk On By", and "What The World Needs Now" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which, as of 2005, has yet to issue any of the tracks.

1968 - Vocalists Johnny and Jonie Mosby, with James Burton's Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Odds And Ends", "Loose Talk", "Just Hold My Hand" (overdubs for this track will be recorded on November 25, 1968), and "Which One Is To Blame" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the final version of all the tracks on the duo's album "Just Hold My Hand" (ST-170).

1968 - Jimmy Jones, conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the band tracks for Tony Sandler and Ralph Young's tracks "Life Is", "Trains And Boats And Plains", "Cuando Sali De Cuba (The Wind Will Change Tomorrow)" and "The Three Bells" in New York City, New York. After three sessions of vocal overdubs by Sandler and Young in November 1968) Capitol Records will issue the first, third and last tracks on the duo's album "Together" (ST-159) and, as of 2005, has yet to issue "Trains And Boats And Planes".

1969 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased of Tommy Stand and The Upper Hand's tracks "I Wanna Testify", "Funky Way To Treat Somebody", "Instant Reaction", "Am I Groovin' You", and "Satisfying My Hunger" which were recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Fame Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, issues "I Wanna Testify" and "Am I Groovin' You" together as a single (Fame 1480) and Funky Way To Treat Someone" and "Instant Reaction" together as a single (Fame 1462). "Satisfying My Hunger" is listed as possibly unissued as of 2005.

1969 - Curley Barrix (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Every Night You Make My Day", "Heavenly Sunshine", and "Let's Build A World Together" in Nashville, Tennessee for Capitol Records which, as of 2005, yet to issue any of the tracks.

1972 - Peter & Alex (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Miss America" and "Illusive Butterfly" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Miss America" as a single (Capitol 3571) with "Maria Magdalena" on the flipside and has yet to issue "Illusive Butterfly.

1972 - Shirley Eikhard records the titles "Right On Believin'", "Wherever You Go", and "I Just Wanted You To Know" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Right On Believin'" and "Wherever You Go" together as a single (Capitol 3578) and has yet to issue "I Just Wanted You To Know".

1973 - Merle Haggard (with unlisted session musicians) records the tracks "That's The Way Love Goes", "Got A Letter From My Kid Today", "Honky Tonk Night Time Man" and an unlisted title that may possibly have not been recorded in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Record issues "Got A Letter From My Kid Today" on Haggard's album "A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today" (ST-11693), "Honky Tonk Night Time Man" on Haggard's album "Merle Haggard Presents His 30th Album" (ST-11331), and as of 2005 yet to issue either of the other tracks.

1973 - Ashish Khan records the tracks "Anata", "Prayer", "10 Beat", and "Allah Ranka" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records and, as of 2005, none of the tracks are listed as issued.

1974 - John Lennon records the track "Move Over Ms. L" at the Record Plant in New York City which will be the flip side of his Apple Records single "Stand By Me" and is distributed by Capitol Records in the United States.

1975 - Cheryl Ladd records the track "He's Lookin' More Everyday", "Country Love", "Love And Honor", and "Homemade Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 4215) but, as of 2005, has yet to issue the last two tracks.

1975 - Overdubs are recorded for James Talley's tracks "Are They Gonna Make Us Outlaws Again", "Sometimes I Think About Suzanne", "She Tries Not To Cry", "Tryin' Like The Devil", "She's The One", and "You Can't Ever Tell" (location and session details unlisted). Capitol Records will issue the final versions of all the tracks on Talley's album "Tryin' Like The Devil" (ST-11494).

1980 - Sammy Hagar (on vocals and guitars with unlisted session musicians) records the titles "This Planet's On Fire" and "Love Or Money" for Capitol Records. There is no listing for where the titles were recorded. Capitol Records, as of 2005, has yet to issue either track.

1984 - Alcatrazz (lineup listed as probably: Graham Bonnet on vocals; Jimmy Waldo on keyboards and vocals; Steven Vai on guitar and vocals; Gary Shea on bass; and Jon Uvena on drums, percussion, and vocals) records the track "Desert Diamond" in Los Angeles, Calfornia. Capitol Records issues the track on the band's album "Disturbing The Peace" (ST-12385).

1985 - Paul McCartney signs as a solo artist with Capitol Records

40 Years Ago Today In 1986 - Esquerita (born Eskew Reeder, Jr.), pianist, singer, mentor to Little Richard, and Capitol Records artist (1958-1959), dies at age 51 of A.I.D.S. in Harlem, New York.

1994 - Foo Fighters finish recording tracks for their self-titled debut Capitol Records album at Laundry Room Studios, Seattle, Washington.

1997 - Capitol Records releases Grand Funk Railroad's live album "Bosnia".

25 Years Ago Today In 2001 - Capitol Records re-releases on CD John Lennon and Yoko Ono's album "Milk And Honey", originally released on Polydor Records, with an extra interview track at the end. I did the production design on the re-release with the only real change on the cover being that I re-centered their names to just the trim width because they had be centered on the original to width of the cover plus the bleed so that when the booklet was trimmed, the names were off-centered slightly, and I raised the image to make sure that Yoko's heart necklace would not be trimmed off.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1950 - Al Jolson (born Asa Yoelson), singer, Vaudeville, Broadway, motion picture and radio actor, and the 20th century's first pop recording star, dies at age 64 of a heart attack. An estimated 20,000 people had attended Jolson's funeral service at Temple Israel of Hollywood. He was later interred Beth Olam Cemetery. When the cemetery would not allow his family to place a memorial to Jolson, in 1951 he was re-interred in a memorial structure in the Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California. You can see his monument very clearly when driving on the 405 though few know at what they're looking. Hillside's website has a good overview of all the behind-the-scenes negotiations that went on to bring Jolson's remains to them.

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OCTOBER 22, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

1968 - Shelby Lynne, singer, songwriter, and Capitol Records Nashville artist (2003-2006), is born in Quantico, Virginia.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1943 - At the same session held in Los Angeles, California Jo Stafford, with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Too Marvelous For Words" and "I Remember You" then Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers (vocalists Jo Stafford, Clark Yocum, Hal Hopper, and Chuck Lowry) with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted but includes trumpet, trombones, reeds, piano, guitars, bass, drums and strings players) record the tracks "Jamboree Jones" and "The Dixieland Band". Capitol Records issues Stafford and Weston's tracks together as a single (Capitol 10002) and all the tracks recorded at this session, except "Jamboree Jones (this version, as of 2005, is still unissued), on Capitol Records' first album "Songs By Johnny Mercer" (CD-1).

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Jack Guthrie (on vocals and guitar) and His Oklahomans (with Cliffie Stone leading the rest: Clarence "Smoky" Fields on fiddle, "Porky" Freeman on electric guitar, Red Murrell on rhythm guitar, and Allen Williams on bass) record the titles "Oakie Boogie", "Next To The Soil", "You're Gonna Be Sorry", and "Shame On You" at Radio Recorders' studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues "Oakie Boogie" as a single (Capitol 341) with "The Clouds Rained Trouble Down" on the flipside, "Next To The Soil" as a single (Capitol Americana 57-40075) with "Ida Red" on the flipside, "You're Gonna Be Sorry" as a single (Capitol Americana 57-40018) with "Bow Down Brother" on the flipside, and "Shame On You" on the compilation album "Cowboy Hit Parade" (AD-55).

1947 - Joe Lutcher (on alto saxophone) and His Band (Karl George on trumpet, Bill Ellis on tenor saxophone, Leon Beck on baritone saxophone, L.H. Morrow on piano, Bill Cooper on bass, and Booker Hart on drums) record the titles "Bebop Blues" (with Bill Cooper on vocals), "How Fine Can You Be" (with Joe Lutcher on vocals), "Mo Jo Jump", and "Bagdad Bebop" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Bebop Blues" as a single (Capitol Americana 40071) with "Shuffle Woogie" on the flipside as by Joe Lutcher and His Jump Band, "How Fine Can You Be" and "Mo Jo Jump" together as a single (Capitol 15109), and "Bagdad Be Bop" as a single (15170) with "Toodle-Oo" on the flipside.

1947 - At three sessions held this day at Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California, Pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Buddy Childers, Ray Wetzel, Al Porcino, Chico Alvarez, and Ken Hanna on trumpets, Milt Bernhart, Eddie Bert, Harry Betts, and Harry Forbes on trombones, Bart Varsalona on bass trombone, George Weidler and Art Pepper on alto saxophones, Bob Cooper and Warner Weidler on tenor saxophones, Bob Gioga on baritone saxophone, Laurindo Almeida on guitar, Eddie Safranski on bass, Shelly Manne on drums, and Jack Costanzo on bongos) records the titles "Unison Riff (The Fatal Apple)" and "Lament" (with Rene Touzet on maracas) at the first session, the titles "Introduction To A Latin Rhythm (Prologue Suite-First Movement)" and "Impressionism" at the second session, and the titles "I Told Ya that I Love Ya, Now Get Out" and "He Was A Good Man As Good Men Go" (both with vocals by June Christy). Capitol Records will "Unison Riff (The Fatal Apple)" and "I Told Ya I Love Ya, Now Get Out" together as a single (Capitol 15108), "Lament" and "Impressionism" on Kenton's album "A Concert In Progressive Jazz" (CD-79), and "He Was A Good Man As Good Men Go" as a single (Capitol 15327) with "How Am I To Know" on the flipside. Mosaic Records will issue all the titles on the 12 LP box set "The Complete Capitol Studio Recordings of Stan Kenton 1943-47" (MQ12-163).

1948 - Capitol Records remixes (or listed as possibly also with overdubs and remakes) the previously recorded Pete Daily and His Chicagoans tracks "When The War Breaks Out In Mexico" and "Circus Slide" (aka "Slippery Hawk") and will remix the updated tracks together as a single (Capitol 15315).

1949 - Louis Kaufmann (on violin), with the Orchestre Symphonique National, Paris conducted by Roger Desormière, records Vivaldi's "Double Concerto in B flat major: 1st Movement - Allego", "Double Concerto in B flat major: 2nd Movement - Andante", and "Double Concerto in B flat major: 3rd Movement - Allego Molto" in Paris, France. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on the orchestra's album "VIVALDI - Concerto in E Flat Major/Double Concerto in B Flat Major" (KCM-8091).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Jerry Lewis (on vocals) with Dick Stabile conducting arrangements by Nelson Riddle to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Lay Somethin' On The Bar (Besides Your Elbows)" and "I Love Girls" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the titles together as a single (Capitol 1868).

1952 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Somewhere Along The Way" is #10 on The Billboard magazine's Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys chart. Cole's single "Because You're Mine" is #19 and "Somewhere Along The Way" is #27 on the magazine's Most Played Juke Box Records chart. "Somewhere Along The Way" is #21 and Cole's single "Faith Can Move Mountains" is #28 on the magazine's Best Selling Pop Singles chart.

1952 - Billy May conducts his own arrangements to His Orchestra (Tony Facciuto, Conrad Gozzo, John Coppola, and Bob McKenzie on trumpets, Karl De Karske, Bob Raesinger, Bob Robinson, and Si Zentner on trombones, Arthur "Skeets" Herfurt and Charlie Deremoe on alto saxophones, Joe Spang and Ted Nash on tenor saxophones, Jack Agee on baritone saxophone, Cliff Fishbach on piano, Ray Pohlman on guitar, Carson Smith on bass, and Alvin Stoller on drums) as it records the titles "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)", "A Cute Piece Of Property" (with The Encores [Alicia Adams, Clark Burroughs, Jack Elliott, Bob Morse, and Randy Van Horne] on vocals), "Driftwood", and "Do You Ever Think Of Me?" (also with The Encores on vocals) at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)" and "Do You Ever Think Of Me?" together as a single (Capitol 2284) and "A Cute Piece Of Property" and "Driftwood" together as a single (Capitol 2297).

1952 - Vocalist Jeanne Gayle records the titles "Painting The Town With Tears" and "I'll Be Hangin' Around" with Cliffie Stone conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted) and the titles "Do, Baby, Do" and "Look-A My See (I Look-A Your Look)" with George Bruns conducting the orchestra in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Painting The Town With Tears" and "I'll Be Hangin' Around" together as a single (Capitol 2356) and "Do, Baby, Do" and "Look-A My See (I Look-A Your Look)" together as a single (Capitol 2287).

1953 - Kay Starr, with Hal Mooney directing an orchestra with an unlisted lineup, records the tracks "Changing Partners" and "(If Anyone Finds This) I Love You)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues "Changing Partners" as a single (Capitol 2657) with "I'll Always Be In Love With You" on the flip side. Collectors Choice Music issues "(If Anyone Finds This) I Love You)" on the 2 CD set "The Definitive Kay Starr On Capitol" (CCM 276-2).

1957 - It's Tuesday night at 7:30 PM and on tonight's episode of "The Nat 'King' Cole Show" on NBC-TV Nat's guests are Cab Calloway, Hugh O'Brian, and The Randy Van Horne Singers.

1958 - Ed Townsend, with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to an orchestra with an unlisted lineup, records the tracks "Rockin' Chair", "Lover Come Back To Me", "In The Still Of The Night", and "New Town" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Townsend's album "New In Town" (T 1140).

1958 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Bob Bain, conducting an orchestra with an unlisted lineup, records the track "Yours (Quiereme Mucho)" at the first session and "Frenesi" at the second session. Capitol Records issues both tracks on Bain's album "Latin Love" (T 1201).

1958 - Peggy Lee, with Jack Marshall conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted but includes trombone and a small group of string players) records the tracks "Jim", "Bill", "When A Woman Loves A Man", and "Good For Nothin' Joe" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Lee's album "I Like Men!" (T 1131).

1958 - Dorothy Donegan (on piano, with unlisted bass and drum players) records the tracks "Louise", "Lullaby Of The Leaves", "Somebody Sweetheart", and "Fine And Dandy" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Donegan's album "Dorothy Donegan Live!" (T 1155).

1959 - The King Sisters (vocalists Yvonne, Luise, Marilyn & Alyce King), with Alvino Rey conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the tracks "Impossible", "Girls And Boys", and "Chree-See-Mus" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first track on the sisters' album "TV's Wonderful King Sisters" (TT 2397) and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 4310).

1959 - George Shearing (on piano) and His Orchestra (Emil Richards on vibraphones; Jean "Toots" Thielemans on guitar; Al McKibbon on bass; and Percy Brice on drums) record a remake of "Like A Ship Without A Sail", and the tracks "In The Blue Of The Evening", "Deep Night", "First Floor Please", "If I Had You", and "Night Flight" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the tracks on Shearing's album "The George Shearing Quintet With Brass Choir - Satin Brass" (T 1326).

1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #19 on CKEY 580 AM's Silver Dollar Survey in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

1962 - Lee Evans and Trio (lineup unlisted), record the titles "A Funky Night", "Teacher's Blues", "My Funny Valentine", and "I'm Old Fashioned" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's eponymous album "Lee Evans & His Trio" (T 1847).

1963 - Red Nichols (on cornet) and His Five Pennies (Richard Nelson on trombone; Bill Wood on clarinet; Bill Campbell on piano; Walt Yoder on bass; and Rollie Culver on drums) record the tracks "Plaintive Blues", "Wabash Blues", "Climax Rag", "New Orleans Blues", "Millenberg Joys", and "Basin Street Blues" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks, except the version of "Plaintive Blues" recorded this day (which as of 2005 remains unissued), on Nichols' album "Blues And Old-Time Rags" (T 2065).

1963 - The Lettermen (vocal trio of Jim Pike, Tony Butala, Bob Engemann), with Jimmie Haskell conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the tracks "Young Love", "Where Or When", "The Wonder Of You", and "Be My Girl" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on the group's album "A Lettermen Kind Of Love" (T 2013).

1964 - Red Johnson records the tracks "There's A Grand Ole Opry Show Playing Somewhere" and "Railroaded" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues both tracks together as a single (Capitol 5318).

1965 - The Beatles (George Harrison on lead guitar and vocals; John Lennon on rhythm guitar and vocals; Paul McCartney on bass guitar and vocals; and Ringo Starr on drums and vocals) record the title "Nowhere Man" at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London England. Capitol Records issues the title in The United States on the group's album "Yesterday And Today" (T 2553).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Beach Boys perform two shows on the same day at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan that are recorded. From the first show, a medley of "Surfin' Safari/Fun Fun Fun/Shut Down/Little Deuce Coupe/Surfin' U.S.A." will be released by Capitol Records on the compilation album "Endless Harmony". From the second show, the title "Good Vibrations" will be released by Capitol in the five-CD box set "Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys".

1966 - The Sunrays (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Hi, How Are You", "Old Man Doubt", "I'm Tired Of You", "Time (A Special Thing)" and "Loaded With Love" in Los Angeles, California. Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, issues "Hi, How Are You" as a single (Tower 290) with "Just 'Round The River Bend" on the flip side. As of 2005, the other tracks remain unissued.

1968 - Denny McLain records the tracks "More", "Uptight", "Laura", "Sunny", and "Dreamsville" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues "Dreamsville" on McLain's album "Denny McLain In Las Vegas" (ST-204). The other tracks as of 2005 remain unissued.

1968 - Bettye Swann (on vocals with unlisted session musicians) records the tracks "I Fall To Pieces" and "Sweet Dreams" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Record has (of 2005) yet to issue "I Fall To Pieces" and issued "Sweet Dreams" on Swann's album "The Soul View Now!" (ST-190).

1968 - Overdubs are recorded for Pollution's track "High Time" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the final version of the track on Pollution's album "Heir - Pollution" (ST-205).

1968 - Tony Sandler and Ralph Young (on vocals), with Jimmy Jones conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Feeling Groovy (The 59th Street Bridge Song)", "Where Is Tomorrow", "Together", and "When The World Is Young" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on the duo's album "Together" (ST-159).

1969 - Billy Frazier records the tracks "I'm Gonna Stay Right Here This Morning" and "Let's Face Reality" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues both tracks together as a single (Capitol 2717).

1969 - The Montiques (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "When To Say Yes" and "Review The Situation" in Los Angeles, California. Both tracks, as of 2005, remain unissued.

1969 - The Panguitch Street Choir (lineup unlisted, also listed as "The Group" in Capitol Records' master file) records the tracks "Give Me Something To Believe In", "People Love Each Other", "(I Have Lost So Much) Now I'm Losing You", and "The Lady And The Outlaw" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first and second tracks together as a single (Capitol 3264), the first and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 3278), but (as of 2005) has yet to issue the last track.

1973 - Overdubs are recorded for tracks that will be issued by Capitol Records on Glen Campbell's album "Houston (I'm Comin' To See You)" (SW-11293).

1974 - Al Martino (on vocals), with Peter DeAngelis conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Love Lady Of Arcadia", "To The Door Of The Sun (Alle Porte Del Sole)", and "Shadows" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Martino's album "To The Door Of The Sun" (ST-11366).

1974 - Stoney Edwards (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Cold Chills", "Jeweldene Turner (The World Needs To Hear You Sing)", "We Sure Danced Us Some Good 'Uns", and "One Man Woman" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the second and third tracks on Edwards' album "Mississippi You're On My Mind" (ST-11401). The first and fourth tracks, as of 2005, remain unissued.

1978 - Dorothy Shay, singer, comedienne ("The Park Avenue Hillbillie"), Hollywood actor, and Capitol Records artist, dies of a heart attack in Santa Monica, California at age 57. I know her Capitol albums were released in the late 1950s. If anyone has more exact release dates, please leave a comment.

1979 - At six sessions held this day in Nashville, Tennessee Diane Pfeifer records the tracks "Free To Be Lonely Again" and "Second Hand Love" at the first session, "Just When I Needed A Love Song" at the second session, "Roses Ain't Red" at the third session, "Wishful Drinkin'" and "Sing You To Sleep" at the fourth session, "Blues From Your Little White Lies" at the fifth session, and "I Believe In Fairy Tales Too", "Do You Mind (If I Fall In Love With You)" and "Oh No, Not Love Again" at the sixth session. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Pfeifer's eponymous album "Diane Pfeifer" (ST-12046).

45 Years Ago Today In 1981 - April Wine's Capitol Records album "Harder…Faster" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.

1982 - The final mixes for George Clinton's titles "Loopzilla", "Pot Sharing Tots", "Get Dressed", "Computer Games", "Atomic Dog", "Free Alterations", "One Fun At A Time" and "Man's Best Friend" are mastered at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida. The titles "Man's Best Friend" and "Loopzilla" with be edited together as a single title. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of all the titles on Clinton's album "Computer Games" (ST-12246).

1987 - Angela Bofill records the track "Down The..". No studio information or issue information is listed. If anyone knows where the track was recorded or if it was issued, please leave a comment.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1929 - Dory Previn, songwriter, singer, former wife of composer and conductor Andre Previn, first released artist on the MediaArts label (founded by former Capitol Records Chairman Alan Livingston and record producer Nik Venet), and United Artists Records artist, is born Dorothy Veronica Langan in Rahway, New Jersey. The MediaArts library was sold to United Artists, whose catalog was later sold to EMI Music, and is currently controlled by Capitol Records in the United States.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - On the day before his seventh birthday, future Capitol Records artist (the 1979 parody single "My Bologna" with "School Cafeteria" on the flipside) Alfred Yankovic (no relation to Frankie Yankovic), aka "Weird Al" Yankovic, is taken to his first ever accordion lesson with teacher Lee Terry Meisinger by his parents Mary and Nick Yankovic.

1979 - Washington, D.C. declares today Charles Mingus Day. Mingus may have recorded for Capitol Records before 1964 as his papers in the Library of Congress have a royalty statement from July 1964.

1984 - EMI America registers the masters for the titles on the original motion picture soundtrack for "First Born" and will issue all the titles on the motion picture's soundtrack album (ST-17144). EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company Universal Music Group, from whom EMI America originally got the album's tracks.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1905 - Joseph Kosma, a classical, ballet, operetta, and French film score composer, is born in Budapest, Hungary. His theme, "Autumn Leaves", would later be given English lyrics by Capitol Records co-founder Johnny Mercer.

1942 - Annette Funicello, television and motion picture actress, singer, and one of the first Mouseketeers, is born Annette Joanne Funicello in Utica, New York.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1917 - Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet player, bandleader, singer, composer, and artist on Roost Records (1947), Capitol Records (1947 as part of the Metronome All-Stars and from 1949 to 1950 as leader of his own orchestra), Vogue Records (1952), Pacific Jazz Records (1965) and Blue Note Records (1967), is born John Birks Gillespie in Cheraw, South Carolina.

95 Years Today In 1931 - Roy Nichols, guitarist, songwriter, Capitol Records session guitarist, 1988 inductee in the Western Swing Society Hall of Fame, and first member hired by Capitol Records artist Merle Haggard for his backing band The Strangers (and a member for 22 years from 1967-1987), is born in Chandler, Arizona. If anyone knows his middle name, please leave a comment.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1944 - At two sessions held this day at C. P. MacGregor Studios in Los Angeles, California St. Luke's Choristers (a boy choir conducted by William Ripley Dorr with Roy Bargy Orchestra [string orchestra with unlisted lineup]) records the tracks "The First Nowell", "Silent Night" (with Chauncey Haines, Jr. on organ), and "O Little Town Of Bethlehem" (featuring Phillip Haynes on soprano vocals" at the first session and "Deck The Halls/Christmas Eve Is Here" (with chimes played by unlisted musician) and "Away In A Manger" (with Chauncey Haines, Jr. on organ) at the second session. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on the group's album "Christmas Carols By The St. Luke's Choristers" (BD-2) which was also second album released by the label.

1944 - The King Cole Trio's Capitol Records single "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You", with "I Realize Now" on the flipside, tops the "Race Music" charts in the United States. The single will also cross over to the Pop charts where it will peak at #20.

1947 - Freddie Stewart (on vocals), with Dave Barbour and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "Diane" and "As Sweet As You Are" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 479).

1947 - Bobby Sherwood (on vocals), with Frank DeVol and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Pardon Me, Pretty Baby" and "Forever Amber" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 477).

1948 - In Los Angeles, California Capitol Records assembles tracks previously recorded by Pee Wee Hunt and His Orchestra (Frank Bruno on trumpet; Hunt on trombone and vocals; Rosy McHargue on clarinet; Carl Fisher on piano; Harvey Chernap on bass; and Glenn Waller on drums) for The Capitol Transcription Service to create final tracks for the titles "Royal Garden Blues" (issued as a single [Capitol 893] with "That's A Plenty" on the flipside), "High Society" (issued as a single [Capitol 15299] with "Wabash Blues" on the flipside), "Louella (issued as a single [Capitol 1319] with "Copenhagen" on the flipside), and "Freedom Don't You Weep, Don't You Moan" (which remains unissued).

1949 - At the same session held this day in Los Angeles, California first Margaret Whiting, with Frank DeVol and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "The Sun Is Always Shining Somewhere" and "Sorry" and then Mel Torme, also with Devol and His Orchestra, records the tracks "The Blossom On The Bough" and "Don't Do Something To Someone Else". Capitol Records issues Whiting's tracks together as a single (Capitol 57-776) and Torme's tracks together as a single (Capitol 57-775).

1949 - Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan (on vocals and guitar with Charles Aldridge and Joyce "Red" Murrell on guitar; and Alan Barker on bass) records the tracks "Sorrows I Can't Hide", "All Alone In Texas", "I Ain't Gonna Bring My Bacon Home To You", "I'm Gonna Whittle You Down To Size", and "Who's Kiddin' Who?" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues the first and third tracks together as a single (Capitol Americana 57-40261) and the second and last tracks together as a single (Capitol Americana 40287).

1949 - Gordon MacRae, with The Eddie Kirk Combo (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Mule Train" and "Dear Hearts And Gentle People" (with additional vocals by Andy Parker and The Plainsmen [vocal combo of Charles Morgan, George Bamby, Paul Walter Smith]) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the tracks together as a single (Capitol 57-777) with "Dear Hearts And Gentle People" on the A side.

1949 - The Calvary Quartet (lineup unlisted) records five tracks for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. There is no track listing or commercial information listed. If anyone knows what was recorded please leave a comment.

75 Years Today In 1951 - Rod Morris (aka Rodney "Rod" Morris on vocals and guitar) and His Missourians (listed as probably Bob "Birdy" Birdsong and Jackie Bush on electric guitars, Bill Schlotter on steel guitar, Russ Cox on bass, and Johnny Cox on drums) record the titles "I've Got News For You", "Nobody Home", "Ten To One I Love You", and "Three Empty Bottles" at radio station KSOO in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Capitol Records issues the first and third titles together as a single (Capitol 2022), the second title as a single (Capitol 2541) with "Free, Wise And 21" on the flipside, and the last totle as a single (Capitol 2301) with "When It Rains Banana Peels" on the flipside.

1953 - During the same session held this day at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California Daws Butler (on vocals) with music by Billy May using arrangements by Dave Cavanaugh to conduct the orchestra (Mannie Klein and John Best on trumpet; Si Zentner and Robert Raesinger on trombone; Wilbur Schwartz, Harry Klee, Jules Jacob, Arthur Fleming, and Gordon Green on saxophones; Walter "Moe" Wechsler on piano; Meyer Rubin on bass; Lou Singer on drums; and on strings: Harry Bluestone, Felix Slatkin, and Mischa Russell on violin; and Paul Robyn on viola) records the tracks "Peppy Possum: Part 1" and "Peppy Possum: Part 2" then Tom Conway does the narration with Art Gilmore to Billy May's music (May conducting his own arrangements to the same orchestra) records the tracks "Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue: Part 1" and "Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue: Part 2" using a script adapted by Robert Willheimat. Capitol Records issues Butler's tracks as the Children's 78 RPM record "Peppy Possum" with a picture sleeve (CAS-3189) and, after a vocal overdubbing session on November 19, 1953, issues Conway's tracks as the Children's 78 RPM record "Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue" with a picture sleeve (CAS-3198).

1954 - Jackie Gleason and His Orchestra (featuring Bobby Hackett on trumpet, rest of the lineup unlisted) records the tracks "Stella By Starlight", "Marie", "Jeannine, I Dream Of Lilac Time" and "Dinah" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Gleason's album "Music To Remember Her" (H-570).

1955 - Billy May and His Orchestra (with May conducting his own arrangements to Dick Cathcart on trumpet, Elmer "Moe" Schneider on trombone, Matty Matlock on clarinet Eddie Miller on tenor saxophone, with John Best, Conrad Gozzo, Vito "Mickey" Mangano, and Uan Rasey on trumpets, Ed Kusby, Murray McEachern, Tommy Pederson, and Si Zentner on trombones, Vince De Rosa on French horn, Clarence Karella on tuba; Skeets Herfurt and Wilbur Schwartz on alto saxophone, flute, and clarinet, Ted Nash on tenor saxophone, clarinet, and flute, Jules Jacob on tenor saxophone, clarinet, oboe, and English horn, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, and bass saxophone, Paul Smith on piano, celeste, and calliope, Al Hendrickson on guitar and banjo, Joe Mondragon on bass, Alvin Stoller on drums, Lou Singer on percussion, and Ann Mason Stockton on harp) record the titles "Sugar Foot Strut" and "South Rampart Street Parade" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues both titles on May's album "Sorta-Dixie" (T 677).

70 Years Today In 1956 - Jack Teagarden (on trombone and vocals) with Van Alexander conducting his own arrangements to his orchestra (Conrad Gozzo and Charlie Teagarden on trumpets, Simon "Si" Zentner and Ben Benson on trombones, Gus Bivona and Phil Sobel on alto saxophones, Jack Chaney on tenor saxophone, Jules Jacob on baritone saxophone, Bobby Hammack on piano, Mike Rubin on bass, and Irv Cottler on drums), records the titles "Goin' Home", "Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen", "Swing Low Sweet Chariot", and "Deep River" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles except the rejected take of "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" on Teagarden's album "Swing Low Sweet Spiritual" (T 820). A new take of "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" will be recorded on January 11, 1957 which will also be released on the "Swing Low Sweet Spiritual" album.

1957 - Capitol Records released Buck Owens' single "Come Back" (F3824) with "I Know What It Means" on the flipside.

1957 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "With You On My Mind" is #30 on KNUZ 1230 AM's "Nifty 50" singles chart in Houston, Texas and #31 on WMGM's Top 40 Survey in New York City, New York. Also, Cole's Capitol Records album "Love Is The Thing" is #14 on WCAO 600 AM's Top Twenty LP And EP Albums chart in Baltimore, Maryland.

1957 - Johnny Otis records vocal overdubs for his titles "Good Golly" (instrumental track recorded August 19, 1957), "Livin' In Misery", and "Shake It, Lucy Baby" (instrumental tracks for both recorded on September 23, 1957) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of the all titles on Otis' album "The Johnny Otis Show" (T 940).

1957 - During two sessions held at Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, William Steinberg conducts The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as the record Prokofiev's "Suite from 'Love For Three Oranges'" at the first session and Rismky-Korsakov's "Suite From 'Le Coq D'Or'" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the orchestra's album "RIMSKY-KORSAKOV - Suite From 'Le Coq D'Or'/PROKOFIEV - Suite from 'Love For Three Oranges'" (P-8445).

1958 - Gordon MacRae, with Van Alexander and His Orchestra (unlisted lineup), records the tracks "Fly Little Bluebird", "Little Do You Know", and "Jingle Bells Cha Cha Cha" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol F4116) and (as of 2005) has yet to issue "Jingle Bells Cha Cha Cha".

1958 - Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (Riddle conducting his won arrangements to unlisted brass, reeds, strings and rhythm sections and featuring George Roberts on bass trombone) records the tracks "Indian Summer", "Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries", "Isn't This A Lovely Day", "June In January", "Bye Bye Blues", "It's So Peaceful In The Country", and "The Joy Of Living" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Riddle's album "The Joy Of Living" (T 1148).

1958 - Gene Vincent (on vocals) and His Blue Caps (Clifton Simmons on piano; Johnny Meeks on guitar; Grady Owen on rhythm guitar; and Clyde Pennington on drums) record the tracks Reddy Teddy" and "Vincent's Blues" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 10:00am and 1:00pm. Capitol Records issues the tracks on the group's album "Sounds Like Gene Vincent" (T 1207).

1958 - Ray Stevens (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "The Clown", "Your Kisses" and "School" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first and last tracks together as a single (Capitol F4101) and (as of 2005) yet to issue "Your Kisses".

1958 - Dorothy Donegan (on piano with unlisted bass and drum musicians) records the tracks "Little White Lies", "How High The Moon", "Caravan", and "It Had To Be You" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Donegan's album "Dorothy Donegan Live!" (T 1155).

1959 - Don Baker (on organ with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Willow Weep For Me", "Orchids In The Moonlight", "Tumbling Tumbleweeds", "The Moon Was Yellow", "Comedian's Gallop", and "Adios" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Baker's album "Don Baker's Dozen" (T 1363).

1959 - Sue Raney (on vocals), with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra, (Ed Kusby, Murray McEachern, Tommy Pederson, and George Roberts on trombone; Ted Nash, Harry Klee, Justin Gordon, and George Poole on woodwinds; Jimmy Rowles on pianos; Bobby Gibbons on guitar; Ralph Pena on bass; Irving Cottler on drums; Emil Richards on percussion; and Verlye Mills on harps) records the tracks "Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams", "September In The Rain", "Rain On The Roof", and "Blue Tears" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the tracks on Raney's album "Songs For A Raney Day" (T 1335).

1959 - George Shearing (on piano) and His Orchestra (Emil Richards on vibraphones; Jean "Toots" Thielemans on guitar; Al McKibbon on bass; and Percy Brice on drums) record the tracks "You Look Like Something", "Chelsea Bridge", "Just Plain Bill", "Stairway To The Stars", and "Like A Ship Without A Sail" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues all the tracks except the last (which as 2005 remains unissued) on Shearing's album "The George Shearing Quintet With Brass Choir - Satin Brass" (T 1326). A new take of "Like A Ship Without A Sail" will be recorded on October 22, 1959 which will be issued on the same album.

1959 - Dick Williams (on vocals), with Jack Marshall's Music (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "I Cried For You", "Love Me Or Leave Me", "Love Is A Serious Thing", and "There's No Fool Like An Old Fool" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Williams' album "Love Is Nothin' But Blues" (T 1330).

1960 - The Jonas Jones Quartet (Jones on trumpet; Teddy Brannon on piano; John Brown on bass; and George Foster on drums) records the track "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the track on Jones' album "Great Instrumental Hits" (T 1557).

1963 - At a single session held this day in Los Angeles, California, first vocalist Bing Crosby records the tracks "Christmas Dinner Country Style" and "Do You Hear What I Hear" with Ralph Carmichael and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) then Ralph Carmichael and His Orchestra record the tracks "Smile" and "The Beat Of The Night" alone. Capitol Records will issue Crosby's tracks together as a single (Capitol 5088) and Carmichael's tracks together as a single (Capitol 5104).

1964 - Sebastian Temple records the tracks "Africa Belongs To The Lion" and "Chicken Talk" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the tracks on Temple's album "Africa Belongs To The Lion" (T 2303).

1964 - The Cannonball Adderley Sextet (Nat Adderley on cornet and trumpet; Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on alto saxophone; Charles Lloyd on flute and tenor saxophone; Joe Zawinul on piano; Sam Jones on bass; and Louis Hayes on drums) records the tracks "Sewing Machine" and "Matchmaker" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the tracks on Cannonball Adderley's album "Fiddler On The Roof" (T 2216).

1965 - The Hollyridge Strings (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Opposites", "An Occasional Flight Of Fancy", "Gaiety 'Delicatessen'", and "Just The Crust" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on the group's album "Skyscraper" (T 2411).

1965 - The Beatles record the track "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" (with George Harrison playing the sitar for the first time on one of the band's songs) and started recording the title "Nowhere Man" (which they would finish the next day, October 22, 1965) in Studio Two at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Pianist Rubin Mitchell, with Ray Ellis conducting his own arrangements to his orchestra and chorus (lineups unlisted), records the titles "The Jitterbug Waltz", "Summer Wind", "Mas Que Nada", "Slaughter On 10th Avenue", "That's All", and "Somewhere" in New York City, New York with producer Tom Morgan. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Mitchell's debut album "Presenting Rubin Mitchell" (T 2658).

1967 - Vocalist and guitarist Bobbie Gentry records the titles "Refractions" and "Morning To Midnight" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue the takes of either title recorded at this session. Another take of "Refractions" will be recorded on November 11, 1967, which will be released.

1968 - Bettye Swann (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the track "Angel Of The Morning" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the track on Swann's album "The Soul View Now!" (ST-190).

1968 - Pollution (lead by Otis Hale with Richard Lewis on keyboards and vocals; James Quill Smith on guitar and vocals; John Kenneth Lambert on bass and vocals; Duane Bryant and Barbara Busa on vocals and unlisted instruments) records the track "High Time" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the track on the band's album "Heir - Pollution" (ST-205).

1968 - Tony Sandler and Ralph Young (on vocals), with Jimmy Jones conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "I Believe", "Viva El Amor", "Make Me Rainbows", and "Something Is Happening" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on the duo's album "Together" (ST-159).

1968 - Capitol Records registers the purchased masters of Randy Fuller's tracks "A Thousand Miles In Space", "Captain Zig Zag", "Now She's Gone", "Revelation", and "It's Love Come What May". Show Town, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, issues the first and fourth tracks together and a single (Show Town 482), the fourth and fifth tracks together as single (Show Town 482), and (as of 2005) yet to issue the other tracks.

1969 - Overdubs are recorded for The Lettermen's tracks "For Love", the medley "Traces/Memories", "Hang On Sloopy", "(I Want To Be Free) For Once In A Lifetime", and "Spinning Wheel" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the finished versions of "For Love" on the group's album "Goin' Out Of My Head" (ST 2865), "Traces/Memories", "Hang On Sloopy" and "Spinning Wheel" on the group's album "Traces/Memories" (ST-390), and "(I Want To Be Free) For Once In A Lifetime" as a single (Capitol 2697) with "Traces/Memories" on the flipside.

1969 - Grand Funk (aka Grand Funk Railroad - lineup unlisted) records the track "Inside Looking Out" in Cleveland, Ohio. Capitol Records purchases the master for this and other tracks the groups recorded for The Cleveland Recording Company and releases all the tracks on the band's eponymous album "Grand Funk" (SKAO-406).

1969 - Terry Knight records the track "I'll Keep Waiting Patiently" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the track as a single (Capitol 2737) with "Lullaby" on the flipside.

1972 - The Strangers (Roy Nichols on lead guitar; Bobby Wayne and Marcia Nichols on rhythm guitar; Norm Hamlet on steel guitar; Dennis Hromek on bass; and Biff Adam on drums) record the tracks "It's Only Love", "Cherokee Fiddle", and "Country Gas" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on The Strangers' album "Totally Instrumental With One Exception" (ST-11141).

1974 - Tony Booth (on vocals with unlisted session musicians) records the track "Watch Out For Lucy" at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California for Buck Owens Enterprises. Capitol Records purchases the master on October 28, 1974 and releases the track as a single (Capitol 3994) with "Good As Gone" on the flipside.

1974 - At two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Barbara Acklin (on vocals), with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) using an arrangement by James L. Mack, records the track "I Like Your Love" at the first session and "You Gave Him Everything, But I Gave Him Love" and "How Can You Lose Something You Never Had" at the second session. Capitol Records issues "I Like Your Love" and "How Can You Lose Something You Never Had" on Acklin's album "A Place In The Sun" (ST-11377) and "You Gave Him Everything, But I Gave Him Love" as a single (Capitol 4013) with "Special Loving" on the flipside.

1974 - John Lennon enters the Record Plant studios in New York City for 5 straight days of sessions to re-record tracks for his Capitol Records "Rock 'N' Roll" album which he will produce himself.

1975 - At two sessions held this day in Studio B at Jack Clemens Studios in Nashville, Tennessee James Talley (on acoustic guitar and vocals with Johnny Gimble on fiddle and mandolin; Rick Durrett on piano and electric piano; Charlie McCoy on harmonica; Steve Blailock on electric and acoustic guitar; Josh Grave on Dobro resonator guitar; Doyle Grisham on steel, acoustic, and electric guitar; Steve Mendell on upright and electric bass; Karl Himmel on drums and percussion; Chris Laird on drums; Dave Gillon, Steve Mendell, and Jim Rooney on harmony vocals) records the tracks "She's The One" and "You Can Never Tell" at the first session and "Everybody Loves A Love Song" at the second session. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Talley's album "Tryin' Like The Devil" (ST-11494). Later in the day Talley (on vocals with Jerry Shook on acoustic guitar and harmonica; Dave Gillon on acoustic guitar; Doyle Grisham on Dobro resonator guitar; on Mike Leech electric bass) records the track "Deep Country Blues" at Hound's Ear Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records also issues this track on Talley's album "Tryin' Like The Devil" (ST-11494).

1977 - Capitol Records releases The Beatles' compilation album "Love Songs".

1980 - Juice Newton, with unlisted musicians, records the track "Queen Of Hearts" at Soundcastle Studio in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the track on Newton's album "Juice" (ST-12136).

1982 - The Deserters (lineup unlisted) record the title "Got To You" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue the title.

1985 - Dobie Gray (on vocals with unlisted session musicians) records the track "House Divided By Two" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the track on Gray's album "From Where I Stand" (ST-12489).

1985 - Brenda and The Big Dudes (lineup unlisted) record the track "I'll Find You". There is no recording location or issue information listed. If anyone knows where the track was recorded, the lineup of the band, or if the track was released, please leave a comment.

35 Years Ago Today In 1991 - Poison's Capitol Records album "Open Up And Say Ahh!" is certified as 5 times Multi-Platinum by the R.I.A.A.

1994 - Ginger Mercer (born Elizabeth Meltzer), Broadway dancer and actress, wife of Capitol Records co-founder Johnny Mercer, and founder of the Johnny Mercer Foundation, dies at age 85. If anyone knows the cause and location of her death, please leave a comment.

1995 - Shannon Hoon (born Richard Shannon Hoon), songwriter and lead singer of Capitol Records group Blind Melon, is found dead at age 28 of an intense cocaine overdose in the band's tour bus before a sound check for a show at Tipitina's in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is later buried in Dayton, Indiana.

1995 - Maxene Andrews, singer, actress, and member of the Capitol Records trio The Andrew Sisters, dies of a heart attack at age 79 in Hyannis, Massachusetts while on vacation from her role in the off-Broadway musical "Swingtime Canteen". She is later interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.

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1915 - Owen Bradley, record producer, studio owner, and Country Music Hall of Fame inductee in 1974, is born in Westmoreland, Tennessee. Capitol Record producer Ken Nelson would use Bradley's Nashville studio to record many Capitol artists including the single version of Gene Vincent's "Be Bop A Lula".

1982 - Marty Balin records the title "Will You Forever". EMI America will issue the title as a single (EMI America 8153) with "What Is Love" on the flipside. If anyone knows where the track was recorded or who else was performing at the session please leave a comment. Universal Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company, currently owns EMI America's catalog.

1999 - Former Capitol Records artist Marilyn King (The King Sisters) and Herb Jeffries, with the Paul Smith Trio, perform "Salute to Duke Ellington" at The Ruth B. Shannon Center for the Performing Arts at Whittier College, Whittier, California at 8 p.m.

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1938 - Fleischer Studios releases the 65th Popeye animated short, "Goonland".

1958 - Buddy Holly's last recording session is held at Pythian Temple in New York City, New York.

1970 - John Thomas Scopes, the high school teacher who was convicted of teaching evolution in a Tennessee school after the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial, dies at age 70. He is later buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Paducah, Kentucky.

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1937 - Wanda Jackson, a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and a Capitol Records artist (1956-1973), is born Wanda Jean Jackson in Maud, Oklahoma, and is still performing and touring the world.

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1943 - Vocalist Ella Mae Morse, with Dick Walters and His Orchestra (King Guion and Dave Matthews on tenor saxophones and other unlisted musicians), records the titles "Shoo Shoo Baby", "No Love, No Nothin'", "Solid Potato Salad", and "Milkman Keep Those Bottles Quiet" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Shoo Shoo Baby" and "No Love, No Nothin'" together as a single (Capitol 143), "Solid Potato Salad" on the two-CD set "Capitol Blues Collection: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks - Jumpin' Like Mad" (8-52051-2), and "Milkman Keep Those Bottles Quiet" as a single (Capitol 151) with "Tess' Torch Song" on the flipside.

1947 - An article in the magazine Time gives sales of just one of Capitol Records Bozo Record Reader albums as reaching 1,000,000 units at $3.50 (that's approx. $37.39 a unit in 2016 dollars).

1947 - Vocalist Kay Starr, with Dave Cavanaugh's Music (Uan Rasey, Joe Triscari, George Seaburg, and Irv Stumph on trumpets; Hoyt Bohannon, Lloyd Ulyate, Lou McGarity and Ed Kusby on trombones; Benny Carter and Clint Neagley on alto saxophones; John Hamilton, Jack Crowley, and Cavanaugh on tenor saxophones; Joe Koch on baritone saxophone; Arnold Ross on piano; George Van Eps on guitar; Billy Hadnott on bass; Lee Young on drums; and Dan Lube on viola), records the titles "Many Happy Returns Of The Day", "You've Gotta See Mama Every Night", "Was That The Human Thing To Do?", and (without the brass players) "Then I'll Be Tired Of You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Many Happy Returns Of The Day" as a single (Capitol 15137) with "Mama Goes Where Papa Goes" (recorded on November 26, 1947) on the flipside, "You've Gotta See Mama Every Night" as a single (Capitol 497) with "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" (also recorded on November 26, 1947) on the flipside, and "Was That The Human Thing To Do?" and "Then I'll Be Tired Of You" together as a single (Capitol Americana 40066).

1947 - Pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Buddy Childers, Ray Wetzel, Al Porcino, Chico Alvarez, and Ken Hanna on trumpets, Milt Bernhart, Eddie Bert, Harry Betts, and Harry Forbes on trombones, Bart Varsalona on bass trombone, George Weidler and Frank Pappalardo on alto saxophones, Bob Cooper and Warner Weidler on tenor saxophones, Bob Gioga on baritone saxophone, Laurindo Almeida on guitar, Eddie Safranski on bass, Shelly Manne on drums, Jack Costanzo on bongos, and Salvador Armenta on maracas) record the titles "Monotony" and "Cubana" at Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "Monotony" on Kenton's album "A Concert In Progressive Jazz" (CD-79). "Cubana" was rejected, and the take's continued existence (unlikely) is unlisted.

1949 - Pete Daily (on cornet) and His Chicagoans (Warren Smith on trombone; Stan Story on clarinet; Don Owens on piano; Nappy Lamare on guitar; Phil Stephens and Country Washburne on tuba; and George Defebaugh on drums) record the tracks "Minnie The Mermaid", "Original Dixie One Step", "Daily Rag", and "Careless Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks except "Daily Rag" on the band's eponymous album "Pete Daily's Dixieland Band" (T 183) and issues "Daily Rag" as a single (Capitol 805) with "Big Brass Horn Blues" on the flipside.

1950 - Ray Anthony and His Orchestra's Capitol Records single "Harbor Lights", with "Nevertheless" on the flipside, debuts on Billboard's singles chart where it will spend 15 weeks, peaking at #15.

1950 - Gordon MacRae, with Frank DeVol and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles with "Use Your Imagination", "I Am Loved", "You Died Your Hair Chartreuse" (with additional vocals by The Ewing Sisters [lineup unlisted]), and "Honky Tonk 10 Cent Dance" (with additional vocals by The Ewing Sisters [lineup unlisted]) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first and second titles together as a single (Capitol 1289) and the third and fourth titles together as a single (Capitol 1317).

1950 - Marisha Data and The Polish Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Raindrops-Waltz", "Falling Leaves-Waltz", "Johnnie Is Not For Me-Polka" and "Goodnight-Waltz" in (listed as possibly) New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the first and third titles together as a single (Capitol 1333) and the second and last titles together as a single (Capitol 2238).

1950 - Steve Adamczyk and His Hungry Five (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Ballroom Polka", "Strollin' In The Forest-Polka", "Ridin' High Polka" and "Around And Around-Oberek" in (listed as possibly) New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues all the titles on the album "Polka!" (T 805).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Eddie Dean (on vocals) with unlisted musicians, records the titles "Tears On My Guitar", "The Lord's Prayer" and "Beloved Enemy" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first title as a single (Capitol 1915) with "Blue Wedding Bells" on the flipside and the last two titles together as a single (Capitol 1842).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - At the first of two days of sessions at radio station KSOO in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Rod Morris (aka Rodney "Rod" Morris, on vocals and guitar) and His Missourians (listed as probably Bob "Birdy" Birdsong and Jackie Bush on electric guitar; Bill Schlotter on steel guitar; Russ Cox on bass; and Johnny Cox on drums) record the titles "Honey, Honey, Honey", "Drunkard's Blues", "Cry Baby Blues", and "I Fell Like A Wreck". Capitol Records issues the first and third titles together as a single (Capitol 1946) and the second and last titles together as a single (Capitol 1882).

1952 - At two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, Charles Romo (aka Chuy Reyes) conducts His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Blue Skies", "Sweet Sue, Just You", "Sometimes I'm Happy", and "Dinah" at the first session and the titles "Do You Ever Think Of Me", "Thou Swell", "Shine On Harvest Moon", and "Smiles" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles from the first session, except "Sometimes I'm Happy", on the compilation album "Background Music, Volume 3 - Light And Lively" (T 375), "Sometimes I'm Happy" on the album "Background Music - Show Tunes" (T 378), "Do You Ever Think Of Me" also on "Background Music, Volume 3 - Light And Lively" (T 375), "Thou Swell" on the album "Background Music - Show Tunes" (T 378), and "Shine On Harvest Moon" and "Smiles" on the album "Background Music: Bill Loose And His Orchestra - Songs For Harmonizing" (T 472).

1952 - Alexander Borisoff and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Cumba-Malta (Call Of The Andes)", "Ripui (Farewell)", "Incacho (Royal Anthem)", "Llulla Mak'ta (Andean Don Juan)" in Los Angeles, California. Yma Sumac will later record vocal overdubs for "Cumba-Malta (Call Of The Andes)" on October 26, 1952, "Ripui (Farewell)" on December 2, 1952, "Incacho (Royal Anthem)" on December 2 and 17, 1952, and "Llulla Mak'ta (Andean Don Juan)" on November 21, 1952. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of all the titles Sumac and Moises Vivanco's album "Inca Taqui" (FBF-423).

1953 - Vocalist and guitarist Owen Perry, with Billy Peters on fiddle; Bernie Harkness on piano; Jimmy Day on steel guitar; Don Davis on bass; and Ace Lewis on drums, record the titles "No Strings Attached", "Play Like You Love Me", "All Dressed Up With No Place To Go" and "Barkin' Up The Wrong Tree" at KWKH Studios in Shreveport, Louisiana. Capitol Records will issue "Play Like You Love Me" and "All Dressed Up With No Place To Go" together as a single (Capitol 2751) and (as of 2005) yet to issue the other two titles.

1954 - Freddie Hart (on vocals and guitar with ) records the tracks "I'm Going Out To The Front Porch And Cry", "Please Don't Tell Her" and "Oh, Heart Let Her Go" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 2991) and the third track as a single (Capitol 3090) with "Miss Lonely Heart" on the flipside.

1954 - Jackie Gleason and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Ruby" (with Bobby Hackett on trumpet), "Sweet Lorraine", "Cherry" and "Sweet Sue, Just You" (with Hackett again on trumpet) in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Gleason's album "Music To Remember Her" (H-570).

1955 - Dakota Staton, with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to The Felix Slatkin Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Morning, Noon and Night", "It Feels So Nice", "Weak For the Man", "A Dangerous Age", and "How High The Moon" (with only the trumpet, piano, guitar, bass, and drums in accompaniment) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first and last tracks on the album "" (T 1170), the second and fourth tracks together as a single (Capitol 3293) and the third track as a single (Capitol 3361) with "How High The Moon" on the flipside.

1957 - Danny Kaye, with Walter Scharf conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Mommy Gimme A Drinka Water!", "Colored Kisses", "Crazy Barbara", and "I'm Hiding" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except for the version of "Crazy Barbara" recorded at this session which remains unissued, on Kaye's album "Mommy Gimme A Drinka Water!" (T 937). A new take of "Crazy Barbara" will be recorded on October 25, 1957, and also issued on Kaye's album "Mommy Gimmie A Drink A Water".

1957 - The Capitol Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) with Carmen Dragon conducting, record the titles "La Cucaracha", "Carnival Of Venice" and Rubenstein's "Romance In E Flat" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "La Cucaracha" and "Carnival Of Venice" on the orchestra's album "A World Of Music - Carmen Dragon Conducting The Capitol Symphony Orchestra" (P-8412) and "Romance In E Flat" on the orchestra's album "Serenade - Carmen Dragon Conducting The Capitol Symphony Orchestra" (P-8413).

1958 - Vocalist Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps (Jackie Kelso on tenor saxophone; Alexander Nelson on baritone saxophone; Clifton Simmons on piano; Johnny Meeks on guitar; Grady Owen on electric bass; and Clyde Pennington on drums) record one false start and two full takes of "I Might Have Known", two false starts, one incomplete take and two takes of "Important Words", "My Baby Don't 'Low" and "Over The Rainbow" (with Clifton Simmons on celeste) at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues the first full take of "I Might Have Known" and "My Baby Don't 'Low" on the group's album "Sounds Like Gene Vincent" (T 1207) and the false start of "I Might Have Known", the incomplete take and the final take of "Important Words" and "Over The Rainbow" on the 6 CD box set "The Gene Vincent CD Box Set (Complete Capitol & Columbia Recordings 1956-64)" (7-94593-2). Rockstar Records issues the remaining takes on the album "Important Words" (RSR-LP1020) in England.

1958 - Pianist Dorothy Donnegan, with unlisted bass and drum players, records the titles "After You've Gone", "Body And Soul", "Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey" and "It's All Right With Me" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Donnegan's album "Dorothy Donegan Live!" (T 1155).

1958 - The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted), conducted by William Steinberg, records Handel's "Water Music Suite" and Haydn's "Symphony Number 94 'Surprise'" at The Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Capitol Records issues both tracks on the orchestra's album "HANDEL - Water Music Suite/HAYDN - Symphony N°94 'Surprise'" (P-8495).

1959 - At two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Don Baker (on organ with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Lullaby Of Broadway", "Londonderry Air", "Riders In The Sky", and "Beyond The Blue Horizon" at the first session and "Granada", "With A Song In My Heart", and "Two Guitars" at the second session. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Baker's album "Don Baker's Dozen" (T 1363).

1959 - Sonny James (on vocals with Hubbard Atwood directing Pete Jolly on piano; Tommy Tedesco on guitar; Morty Corb on bass; Roy Harte on drums; Herman Clebanoff, James Getzoff, Ben Gill, Leonard Malarsky, Ralph Schaefer, and Gerald Vinci on violin; The Jack Halloran Singers [vocal chorus with unlisted lineup]) records the tracks "Till Tomorrow", "Til The Last Leaf Shall Fall", and "I Forgot More than You'll Ever Know" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues the first and last track together as a single (F4307). Bear Family Records issues all the tracks on James' 6 CD box set "Young Love The Early Years 1952 -1962" (BCD 16373).

1959 - The King Sisters (Yvonne, Luise, Marilyn & Alyce King) record the track "Swing Medley: Do You Ever Think Of Me/Rain/Pagan Love Song/The Moon Is Low/I Never Knew/Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo/Taking A Chance On Love/Stompin' At The Savoy/Lullaby In Rhythm/You Stepped Out Of A dream/At Sundown/My Blue Heaven/You Stepped Out Of A Dream/At Sundown/Just Squeeze Me/Temptation/My Blue Heaven" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the track on the sisters' album "Baby, They're Singing Our Song" (T 1333).

1959 - George Shearing on piano and His Orchestra (Emil Richards on vibraphones; Jean "Toots" Thielemans on guitar; Al McKibbon on bass; and Percy Brice on drums) records the tracks "I Could Write A Book" and "Sleepy Manhattan" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues both tracks on Shearing's album "The George Shearing Quintet With Brass Choir - Satin Brass" (T 1326).

1960 - Tony Pastor and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the (as of 2005) unissued titles "Hey Jose Gonzales", "It's The Talk Of The Town", "Pastor Present" and "A-Tisket A-Tasket" in Los Angeles, California.

1960 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California The Jonah Jones Quartet (Jonah Jones on trumpet and [listed as possibly] vocals; Teddy Brannon on piano; John Brown on bass; and George Foster on drums) record the titles "I've Already Started", "I Ain't Down Yet", "Keep-A-Hoppin'" at the first session and "Beautiful People Of Denver" and "Chick-A-Pen" at the second session. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Jones' album "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" (T 1532).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - The Four Preps (Bruce Belland on tenor vocal; Marvin Inabnett on high tenor vocal; Glen Larson on baritone vocal; and Ed Cobb on bass vocal) with Lincoln Mayorga directing a studio orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "The Seine" and "Once Around The Block" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the titles together as a single (Capitol 4659).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - The Edsels (George Jones Jr., Larry Greene, James Reynolds, Harry Greene, Marshall Sewell on vocals), with Teacho Wiltshire conducting the orchestra (King Curtis on tenor saxophone and [unlisted] two trumpet, piano, two guitar, bass, drum and percussion players) record the titles "Don't You Feel", "Shake, Shake Sherry", "If Your Pillow Could Talk", and "Shaddy Daddy Dip Dip". Capitol Records issues the first and last titles together as a single (Capitol 4836) and the second and third titles together as a single (Capitol 4675).

1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Ramblin' Rose" is #5 on Billboard Music Week magazine's 150 Best Selling Monaural LPs chart and #8 on its 50 Best Selling Stereo LPs chart. Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #2 on the magazine's Easy Listening chart, #3 on Cash Box magazine's Top 100 Singles chart, #7 on Billboard Music Week magazine's Hot 100 and Hot R&B charts, #8 in Britain according to New Musical Express magazine, and #14 on KFWB's Fabulous Forty Survey in Los Angeles, California. Also, Nat "King" Cole does scenes in Hollywood, California with Vittorio Sala and Dean Martin for "Songs Around The World".

1962 - During two shows held this night at The Crescendo Club in Los Angeles, California, Jonah Jones (on trumpet and vocals), with André Persiany on piano, Bob Bain on guitar, John Brown on bass, and Danny Farrar on drums, records the titles "It's All Right With Me", "Basin Street Blues", "From This Moment On" at the first show and "All Of You", "Tin Roof Blues", and "Lullaby Of Birdland" at the second show. Capitol Records recorded both shows and will issue all the titles on Jones' album "And Now In Person" (T 1948).

1963 - The Beach Boys (Mike Love on saxophone and vocals; Brian Wilson on keyboards, synthesizer, and vocals; Carl Wilson on guitar and vocals; Dennis Wilson on drums and vocals; and Al Jardine on vocals), with unlisted session musicians, record two versions of the track "Little Saint Nick" and do an edit of the first version as well as recording "The Lord's Prayer" at Western Studios in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first version on the band's album "The Beach Boys' Christmas Album" (T 2164) which has overdubs that add glockenspiel, celeste and sleigh bells to the recording that do not appear on the single version (Capitol 5096) which the label issues with "The Lord's Prayer" on the flipside and later became the flipside of "Frosty The Snowman" on a Capitol Records Starline single (Capitol 6277). Capitol Records also issued all the tracks recorded at this session on the CD version of the band's album "The Beach Boys' Christmas Album" (7-95084-2). There have also been two different stereo mixes created by Capitol since 1992.

1965 - The Beatles begin recording the track "We Can Work It Out" for their soundtrack album "Help!" in Studio 2 at EMI's studios on Abbey Road in London, England with producer George Martin, recording engineer Norman Smith, and second engineer Geoff Emerick. Sessions for the title will finish on October 29, 1965. Capitol Records issues the final mix of the title as a single (Capitol 5555) in The United States Of America with "Day Tripper" on the flipside.

1965 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "Yesterday", with "Act Naturally" on the flipside, is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Cannonball Adderley Quintet (Nat Adderley on cornet, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on alto saxophone, Joe Zawinul on piano and electric piano, Victor Gaskin on bass, and Roy McCurdy on drums) record the titles "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy", "Games", "Fun", "The Sticks", "Hippodelphia", "Sack O' Woe", "Lavender Woman", Midnight Mood" and "In The Good Old Summertime" live in Studio A at The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California which has been decorated as a nightclub and has an audience sitting at the tables. Capitol Records issues the first six titles on the quintet's album "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live At 'The Club'" (T 2663) and has yet to issue the recordings of the last three titles from this session.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Overdubs are recorded for The Beach Boys title "Heroes And Villains" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the final mix of the title on the band's album "Smiley Smile" (ST 2891).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Rubin Mitchell (on piano), with unlisted session musicians, records the tutles "My Liza Jane", "Flamingo", "What Now, My Love", "Cherish", and "My Love Forgive Me" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Mitchell's album "Presenting Rubin Mitchell" (T 2658).

1967 - Vocalists Tony Sandler and Ralph Young, with Bob Bain directing the rhythm accompaniment performed by unlisted musicians, record the titles "Yellow Days", "It's All Right With Me", "It's The Sunshine Days" and "Harmonize" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the duo's album "Sunshine Days" (ST 2854).
1969 - Capitol Records releases Buck Owens' single "Big In Vegas" with "White Satin Sheets" on the flipside.

1969 - Apple Records release John Lennon and Yoko Ono's album "The Wedding Album" and The Plastic Ono Band's single "Cold Turkey" that has a picture sleeve whose front is an X-Ray of a skull wearing Lennon's round wire-rimmed glasses, with "Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking For A Hand In The Snow)" on the flipside. Both releases are distributed by Capitol Records in the United States.

1969 - Overdubs are recorded for The Lettermen's tracks "Dream Lover", "For Your Love", "Don't You Know" and "Medley: Traces/Memories" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final versions of the tracks on the group's album "Traces/Memories" (ST-390).

1969 - Overdubs are recorded for Peggy Lee's tracks "Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show" and "Don't Smoke In Bed" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final versions of the tracks on Lee's album "Is That All There Is?" (ST-386).
California. Capitol Records issues the final track on the band's album "Smiley Smile" (ST 2891).

1972 - Glen Campbell, with a session orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by Dennis McCarthy, records the titles "I Knew Jesus (Before He Was A Star)", "I Believe In Christmas", "New Snow On The Roof", and "On This Road" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issues "I Knew Jesus (Before He Was A Star)" and "On This Road" together as a single (Capitol 3548) and "I Believe In Christmas" and "New Snow On The Roof" together as a single (Capitol 3509).

1975 - At three session held this day in Studio B at Jack Clement Studios in Nashville, Tennessee James Talley (on accordion, guitar, and vocals with Johnny Gimble on fiddle and mandolin; Rick Durrett on piano and electric piano; Charlie McCoy on harmonica; Steve Blailock on electric and acoustic guitar; Josh Grave on Dobro resonator guitar; Doyle Grisham on steel, acoustic, and electric guitar; Steve Mendell on upright and electric bass; Karl Himmel on drums and percussion; Chris Laird on drums; and Dave Gillon, Steve Mendell, and Jim Rooney on harmony vocals) records the titles "Forty Hours", "Nothin' But The Blues" and "Give My Love To Marie" at the first session, "Are They Gonna Make Us Outlaws Again" and "Sometimes I Think About Suzanne" at the second session, and "She Tries Not To Cry" and "Tryin' Like The Devil" at the third session. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Talley's album "Tryin' Like The Devil" (ST-11494).

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - Mel McDaniel records the titles "A Little More Country", "Honky Tonk Lady", and "All The Sweet" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the first and last titles together as a single (Capitol 4373) and "Honky Tonk Lady" as a single (Capitol 4430) with "Gentle To Your Senses" on the flipside.

1978 - Vocalist Natalie Cole, with unlisted session musicians, records the title "It's Been You All The Time" at The Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the title on Cole's album "I Love You So" (SO-11928).

1980 - Eve Moon records the titles "Just One Dance" and "Rhythm And Booze" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the titles on Moon's eponymous album "Eve Moon" (ST-12132).

1980 - Juice Newton (with unlisted session musicians) records the titles "Shot Full Of Love", "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)", and "All I Have To Do Is Dream" at Soundcastle Studios in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Newton's album "Juice" (ST-12136).

45 Years Ago Today In 1981 - Minnie Riperton, with unlisted musicians, records the titles "Lover And Friend", "Young, Willing And Able", "Can You Feel What I'm Saying", "Moment With Minnie #1", and "Another Moment With Minnie (Moment With Minnie #2)" during a live performance in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Riperton's album "The Best Of Minnie Riperton" (ST-12189).

45 Years Ago Today In 1981 - The Dramatics (Ron Banks, Willie Ford, Larry Demps, keyboardist James Mack Brown, L.J. Reynolds, and Leonard "Lenny" Mayes) record the titles "It's A Dramatic Music", "Treat Me Right", "I Can't Stand It", "I Believe In You", "Live It Up", "She's My Kind Of Girl", "I Didn't Want To Lose Your Love", and "Night Life" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on the band's album "New Dimension" (ST-12205).

1983 - Merle Travis (born Merle Robert Travis), singer, songwriter ("Sixteen Tons", "Dark as a Dungeon", etc.), guitarist ("Travis picking"), Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, actor, and Capitol Records artist (1946-1968), dies at age 65 at a hospital after suffering a massive heart attack at his Tahlequah, Oklahoma home the day before. His body is later cremated and his ashes scattered around a memorial erected to him near Drakesboro, Kentucky.

1983 - During two sessions held this day at Media Sound Studios in New York City, New York, guitarist Earl Klugh, with Dave Sanborn on alto saxophone; Dave Matthews on electric piano and keyboards; Ronnie Foster on keyboards; Eric Gale on guitar; Charlie Meeks and Phil Upchurch on electric bass; Ron Carter on bass; James Bradey Jr. on drums; and other unlisted musicians, using arrangements by Don Sebesky, records the title "Right From The Start" at the first session and the title "Take It From The Top" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Klugh's album "Wishful Thinking" (ST-12323).

1987 - Capitol Records releases The Beatles' album "Abbey Road" on CD for the first time
30 Years Ago Today In 1988 - Duran Duran, as part of a nine-city Caravan Club tour, perform in the Capitol Records parking lot in Hollywood, California.

1998 - Capitol Records Nashville releases Deana Carter's album "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" which she co-produced with Chris Farren.

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1957 - Tenor Saxophonist Hank Mobley (with Art Farmer on trumpet, Pepper Adams on baritone saxophone, Sonny Clark on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums) records the tracks "Gettin' Into Something", "Tune Up", "Poppin'", "East Of Brooklyn", and "Darn That Dream" at recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Hackensack, New Jersey with producer Alfred Lion for Blue Note Records. Blue Note's catalog was sold to Liberty Records which was sold to EMI Music, the parent company of Capitol Records. Mosaic Records will issue all the titles in the box set "The Complete Blue Note Hank Mobley Fifties Sessions" (MQ10-181 on vinyl and MD6-181 on CD).

1982 - Marty Balin records the title "When Love Comes" for EMI America. No location or issue information is listed. If anyone knows where the track was recorded or if it has been issued, please leave a comment. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company Universal Music Group.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1944 - General Douglas MacArthur, who later would have recordings of some of his speeches released on a Capitol Records album, returns to the Philippines fulfilling a promise to its residents.

1962 - Bobby "Boris" Pickett's Parrot Records (a subsidiary of London Records) single "Monster Mash", with "Monster Mash Party" on the flipside, hits #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. Both titles on the single were arranged and produced by Gary Paxton and originally released on his GARPAX label which Pickett took around to radio stations to build interest before he was signed to Parrot.

1964 - Before his clients, The Beatles, give two performances at the Caird Hall, Dundee, England, their manager, Brian Epstein, produces his first recording session. The session, held at IBC Studios, London, England, is for Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, whose drummer had been Ringo Starr before he joined The Beatles (Ringo is at this session but doesn't play on it). Rory (aka Alan Caldwell)'s sister Iris had been George Harrison's first girlfriend when they were 14. The group recorded the titles "America" from the U.S. musical "West Side Story" (which would be the A-Side of the group's only released single), a cover of The Everly Brothers' "Since You Broke My Heart" (which would be the single's flipside), as well as "Ubangi Stomp" and "I'll Be There". There's an online reference to other titles being recorded at the session. If anyone knows for sure if any additional tracks were recorded, and what they were, please leave a comment.

1977 - The band Lynyrd Skynyrd's plane crashes, killing six band members and backup singers.

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OCTOBER 19, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1940 - Carl Lynn Shults, one-time vice president of promotion for Country music at Capitol Records (1978-?), member and vice president (1984-1985) of the Country Music Association, is born in Nashville, Tennessee.

1968 - Rodney Carrington, comedian, musician, and Mercury Records Nashville (1998-2000), Capitol Records Nashville (2000-2009), and Laughter's Good Records (2009-present) artist, is born Rodney Scott Carrington in Longview, Texas.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

90 Years Ago Today In 1936 - The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (lineup unlisted), conducted by Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, record Bach's "Italian Concerto: Part 1", "Italian Concerto: Part 2", and "Italian Concerto: Part 3" in Berlin, Germany. Capitol Records will issue all the parts on the orchestra's album "BACH- Italian Concerto/The Musical Offering (Excerpts)" (L-8128).

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Capitol Records band The King Cole Trio premiere in their own network radio show "King Cole Trio Time", a fifteen minute Saturday afternoon program that will run until April 1948.

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Merle Travis (on vocals and electric guitar), with Cliffie Stone (on bass) directing the orchestra (Jack McTaggart on trumpet, Shelby "Tex" Atchison on fiddle, Ossie J. Godson on piano, Paul Sells on accordion, Eddie Kirk on rhythm guitar, and Allen J. Williams on bass), records the titles "So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed", "Alimony Bound", "Follow Through", "Three Times Seven", "I'm Sick And Tired of You, Little Darlin'", "Sunshine's Back In Town" and "The Devil To Pay" at (listed as possibly) Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues the first title as a single (Capitol 349) with "Sweet Temptation" on the flipside, the second title as a single (Capitol Americana 40115) with "A Fool At The Steering Wheel" on the flipside, the third title as a single (Capitol Americana 40050) with "I Like My Chicken Fryin' Size" on the flipside, the fourth title as a single (Capitol 384) with "Steel Guitar Rag" on the flipside, the fifth title as a single (Capitol Americana 40006) with "Lawdy, What A Gal" on the flipside, and the seventh title as a single (Capitol Americana 40072) with "Information Please" on the flipside. Bear Family Records issues all the titles on Travis' 5 CD box set "Guitar Rags And A Too Fast Past" (BCD 15637).

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - During a split session held in Los Angeles, California, first Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers (June Hutton, Chuck Lowry, Hal Hopper, and Clark Yocum), with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the title "Take Me Back To Little Rock, Arkansas" then The Pied Pipers, also with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Make Me Know It" and "With All My Heart". Capitol Records issues "Take Me Back To Little Rock, Arkansas" as a single (Capitol 334) with Mercer's title "Huggin' And A Chalkin'" (recorded November 6,1946) on the flipside, "Make Me Know It" as a single (Capitol 344) with "You Can't See The Sun While Your Crying" on the flipside, and "With All My Heart" as a single (Capitol 15142) with "Goodbye Romance" on the flipside.

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Jack Smith, with Earl Sheldon and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "I Haven't Got A Worry In The World", "Too Many Times", "Give Me You", "Let's Go Back And Kiss The Girls Goodnight Again", and "Life Can Be Beautiful" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues "Too Many Times" and "Let's Go Back And Kiss The Girls Goodnight Again" together as a single (Capitol 339) and, as of 2005, has yet to issue the other three titles.

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Hal Derwin "Buddy" Cole records sixteen titles for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. No titles are listed. If anyone knows what was recorded, please leave a comment.

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Frank DeVol records seven titles for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. No titles are listed. If anyone knows what was recorded, please leave a comment.

1948 - An unidentified orchestra records the tracks "Rosewood Spinet" and an unknown title in Paris, France. The first track's issue status is unlisted and the last track was rejected so its continued existence is not listed.

1949 - Mel Blanc records a vocal overdub over Chuy Reyes and His Orchestra's track "The Regal Rhumba (Take It Easy, Take It Light)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the combined track as a single (Capitol 57-790) with Chuy Reyes and His Orchestra's track "Guantanamera" (with vocals by Pepin Betancourt) on the flipside.

1949 - Pete Dailey (on cornet) and His Chicagoans (Warren Smith on trombone: Stan Story on clarinet; Don Owens on piano; Nappy Lamare on guitar; Phil Stephens and Country Washburne on tuba; and George Defebaugh on drums) record the tracks "At A Georgia Camp Meeting", "When The Saints Go Marchin' In", "Dixieland Shuffle", "Sensation Rag", and "Big Bass Horn Blues" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on the album "Pete Daily's Dixieland Band" (T 183).

1949 - Frank DeVol records 10 tracks for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. No track titles are listed. If anyone knows what was recorded, please leave a comment.

1949 - The Calvary Quartet (lineup unlisted) records 5 tracks for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. No track titles are listed. If anyone knows what was recorded, please leave a comment.

1950 - Tex Ritter records special instructions to "Daddy's Last Letter" (with Cotton Seed Clark on dialog) that Capitol Records will issue as a promotional record (PRO 8).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Capitol Records band Stan Kenton and His Orchestra's concert at Carnegie Hall is broadcast on radio. Copies of the broadcast have been released on unauthorized CDs.

1953 - Rod Morris (on vocals on guitar) and His Missourians (Joe Byers on steel guitar; and unlisted fiddle, electric guitar, bass and drum players) record the tracks "Bimbo", "That's Nature", "Hey Mr. Mocking Bird", and "Everything To Lose, Nothing To Gain" at (listed as possibly) either radio station KWKH or at Castle Studio in the Tulane Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the first and last track together as a single (Capitol 2669), "That's Nature" as a single (Capitol 3006) with "Nobody Knows Grandpa Like Grandma" on the flipside, and the third track as a single (Capitol 2785) with "Bimbo #2" on the flipside.

1954 - Roy Hogsed (on vocals and guitars with Jean Dewez on accordion; Richard "Rusty" Nitz on bass; and Lee Hughes on drums) records "I'm Hurtin' Again", "Yes He Did", "Do You Call That A Sweetheart" (with a vocal chorus with an unlisted lineup) and "Gonna Build A Fence Around You" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues the first and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 3007). Bear Family Records issues all the tracks on the box set "Cocaine Blues" (BCD 16191).

1954 - The New Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted), conducted by Rudolf Schwarz, record parts of Dvorak's "Cello Concerto In B Minor" in London, England. Capitol Records issues the track on the orchestra's album "DVORAK - Cello Concerto in D Minor,Op.104" (P-8301).

1955 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angles, California Bobby Hackett (on cornet) and His Jazz Band (Abe Lincoln and Jack Teagarden on trombones Matty Matlock on clarinet, Don Owens on piano, Nappy Lamare on banjo and guitar, Phil Stephens on bass and tuba, and Nick Fatool on drums) record the titles "Basin Street Blues", "St. James Infirmary" (with vocals by Jack Teagarden), and "That's A Plenty" at the first session and "I Want A Big Butter And Egg Man", "Fidgety Feet", "Royal Garden Blues", and "I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plans" at the second session. Capitol Records issues all the titles, except "St. James Infirmary", on Hackett's LP "Coast Concert" (T 692). Mosaic Records issues all the titles on the box set "The Complete Capitol Fifties Jack Teagarden Sessions" (MD4-168).

1955 - Gordon MacRae, with Van Alexander's Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "A Woman In Love", "(Here's To) A Wonderful Christmas", and "Fate" (with a chorus of six unlisted vocalists) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 3284) and the third title as a single (Capitol 3315) with "Never Before And Never Again" on the flipside.

1955 - Overdubs are recorded for Les Baxter and His Orchestra's title "The Trouble With Harry" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the final mix of the title as a single (Capitol 3291) with "Havana" on the flipside.

1955 - Overdubs are recorded for The Four Freshmen's titles "Charmaine" and "In This Whole Wide World" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the final mixes of the titles together as a single (Capitol 3292).

1955 - Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (with Riddle conducting his own arrangements to unlisted musicians) record the titlrs "Lisboa Antigua" (aka "Lisbon Antiqua [In Old Lisbon]") featuring Arnold Rossip on piano with unlisted strings and a vocal group of 4 unlisted singers, "Robin Hood", and Johnny Concho Theme (Wait For Me)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 3287) and , as of 2005, yet to issue the last title.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - The Andrews Sisters (vocalists Patty, Maxene, and Laverne Andrews), with Vic Schoen conducting an orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Tulip Time", "Hold Tight, Hold Tight (Want Some Seafood Mama)", "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (Within Anyone Else But Me)", "I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time", and a re-recording of "Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on the sisters' album "The Andrews Sisters In Hi-Fi" (W 790).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - The King Sisters (vocalists Yvonne, Luise, Marilyn & Alyce King) with Alvino Rey conducting an orchestra with an unlisted lineup, record the titles "Imagination", "You're My Thrill", "In Hamburg (Where The Nights Are Long), and "When The Lights Are Low" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two titles together as a single (Capitol F3713) and the last two titles together as a single (Capitol F3594).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Ann Leonardo (listed as Maratha Lou Harp on the last two tracks recorded), with Earl Sheldon and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Now Is The Time", "The Law Of Attraction", "I'll Hold You In My Heart", "The Greatest Fool In The World" (with Chorus [lineup unlisted]) in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the first and second titles together as a single (Capitol F3627) and the last two titles together as a single (Capitol F3609).

1957 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Send For Me" is #27 and his single "With You On My Mind" is #34 on The Billboard's Top 100 Sides chart. "Send For Me" and its flipside, "My Personal Possession" with The Four Knights, are also #29 on the magazine's Best Sellers In Stores chart. Also, "With You On My Mind" is #24 and "Send For Me" is #48 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart. Cole's Capitol Records album "Love Is The Thing" is #2 and his album "This Is Nat 'King' Cole" is #9 on The Billboard magazine's Best Selling Albums - Popular chart. "Love Is The Thing" is also #7 on the magazine's Best Selling Pop LPs chart. Cole's album "Around The World" is #3 and the EP version of "Love Is The Thing" is #10 on The Billboard magazine's Best Selling Pop EPs chart.

1957 - At two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, vocalist Danny Kaye, with Walter Scharf conducting his own arrangements to an orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "The Puddle", "The Thank You Letter", "Bathtub Admiral", and "Crazy Barbara" at the first session and the titles "I Like Old People, Don't You?", "The New Baby", "I'm Five!", and "Just Imagine" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "The Thank You Letter", "Bathtub Admiral", "The New Baby", "I'm Five!", and "Just Imagine" on Kaye's album "Mommy, Gimme A Drinka Water!" (T 937) and has yet to issue the recordings of "The Puddle" and "Crazy Barbara" from the first session and "I Like Old People, Don't You?" from the second session. New recordings of those titles will be made on September 25, 1957, and Capitol will issue those versions also on the album "Mommy, Gimme A Drinka Water!".

1957 - Vocalist and guitarist Sonny James, with The Bob Bain Chorus (unlisted lineup) and Orchestra (John "Plas" Johnson on tenor saxophone; Eddie Beal on piano; Bob Bain on guitar; Red Callender on bass; and Raymond Martinez on drums) using Bain's arrangements, records the titles "Uh-Huh-Mm", "Climb Up The Ladder Of Love", and "Why Can't They Remember?" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 1:00 PM and 6:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue "Uh-Huh-Mm" and "Why Can't They Remember?" together as a single (Capitol F3840). Bear Family Records will issue all the titles in Germany in the six CD box set "Sonny James - Young Love - The Early Years 1952-62" (BCD 16373).

1958 - Vocalist Peggy Lee, with producer Dave Cavanaugh and Jack Marshall conducting his own arrangements to a small group of musicians (including Pete Candoli and Jack Sheldon on trumpet; Milt Bernhardt and Frank Rosolino on trombone; Benny Carter on alto saxophone; Jimmy Rowles on piano; Barney Kessel on guitar; and Shelly Manne on drums), is back in The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California to record the tracks "I Love To Love", "It's So Nice To Have A Man Around The House", "So In Love" and "I Like Men!". Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Lee's album "I Like Men" (T 1131).

1959 - Vocalist Sue Raney, with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Ed Kusby, Murray McEachern, Si Zentner, and George Roberts on trombone; Wilbur Schwartz, Harry Klee, Justin Gordon, and George Poole on woodwinds; Jimmy Rowles on piano; Bobby Gibbons on guitar; Ralph Pena on bass; Irving Cottler on drums; Emil Richards on percussion; and Verlye Mills on harp), records the tracks "My Prayer", "A Blossom Fell", Exactly Like You", and "Rain" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between (2:00pm and 5:00pm). Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Raney's album "Songs For A Raney Day" (T 1335).

1959 - Micki Grant records the titles "Everybody Knows It" and "Because You're You" in Los Angeles, California. Both titles, as of 2005, are unissued.

1959 - Capitol Records releases Kay Starr's album "Movin'!" which was produced by Dave Cavanaugh with Alexander conducting the orchestra using his and Cavanaugh's arrangements

1960 - At two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California The Jonah Jones Quartet (with Jones on trumpet and possibly vocals; Teddy Brannon on piano; John Brown on bass; and George Foster on drums) records the titles "I'll Never Say No", "If I Knew Then", and "Belly Up To The Bar Boys" at the first session and "Dolce Famiente", "Bonjour" and "Are You Sure?" at the second session. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Jones' album "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" (T 1532).

1960 - Tony Pastor and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Don't Worry About Strangers", "It's Monday Everyday", "Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now", and "Old Folks" in Los Angeles, California. All the titles, as of 2005, are unissued.

1960 - Don Baker (on pipe organ) records the titles "Crazy Rhythm" (with unlisted percussionists), "In An 18th Century Drawing Room" (with unlisted percussionists), "Shining Moon" (with unlisted combined voices), and "Singing Violins" (with unlisted string section) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Baker's album "Don Baker Displays The Many Voices Of The Morton Pipe Organ - Sound Showcase" (T 1908).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - At two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Christmas Kisses" (with vocals by The Bookends [lineup unlisted]), "Girl In the Valley", "Let Me Walk With You (with vocals by The Bookends [lineup unlisted]), and "Sabor A Mi" at the first session and "My Hands Upon The Keys" and Valzer" at the second session. Capitol Records issues the first and third titles from the first session together as a single (Capitol 4667) and (as of 2005) yet to issue the other two titles from the first session and "Valzer" from the second. Aero Space Records (owned by Anthony) issued "My Hands Upon The Keys" on Anthony's album (RAS 2208). I can't find the album on Aero Space's website so if anyone knows the title, please leave a comment.

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Ralph Carmichael and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted with Carmichael conducting his own arrangements) record the titles "Beyond The Sunset", "In The Garden", "It's No Secret", and "How Great Thou Art" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Carmichael's album "Hymns At Sunset" (T 1746).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Vocalist William Warfied and organist Virgil Fox record Mendelssohn's "O God Have Mercy", the traditional tune "Deep River", and Malotte's "The Lord's Prayer" at Riverside Church in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Warfield and Fox's album "God Of Our Fathers" (P-8578).

1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #28 on KRLA's Top Thirty singles survey in Los Angeles, California.

1962 - Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), using arrangements by Jimmie Haskell, record the titles "Theme From 'Taras Bulba' (The Wishing Star)" and "Let Me Entertain You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues both titles together as a single (Capitol 4876).

1962 - Violinist Nathan Milstein, with The Philharmonic Orchestra (listed as probably conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini), recorded the conclusion of Mozart's (Violin Concerto Number 3) in (listed as possibly) London, England. Capitol Records has yet to issue the complete version of the title.

1964 - Capitol Records releases The Beach Boys' live album "Concert".

1964 - Don Hinson and The Riga-Morticians (Don Hinson and Gary Paxton) record the tracks "Home In Castle East", "Robbin' Graves", "Monster Surf Stomp", and "Phantom Of The A Go-Go" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on the group's album "A Monster Dance Party" (T 2219).

1964 - During two sessions held this day in New York City (listed as possibly at Capitol Record's studios), New York King Curtis (on tenor saxophone) records overdubs for tracks "Tanya", "Hung Over" and "Soul Twine" at the first session and (with George Stubbs on piano; an unlisted organist; Cornell Dupree on guitar; Chuck Rainey on bass; and Ray Lucas on drums) records remakes of the tracks "Hung Over" and "Misty" as well as recording the tracks "Bill Bailey" and "Peter Gunn" at the second session. Capitol Records issues the final versions of all the tracks on Curtis' album "The Best Of King Curtis" (ST 2858) and Bear Family Records issues all the tracks on Curtis' 3 CD box set "The Capitol Years 1962-1965" (BCD 15670) in Germany.

1964 - At two sessions held this day in New York City, New York Cannonball Adderley Sextet (Nat Adderley on cornet and trumpet; Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on alto saxophone; Charles Lloyd on flute and tenor saxophone; Joe Zawinul on piano; Sam Jones on bass; and Louis Hayes on drums) record the tracks "Fiddler On The Roof", "Sabbath Prayer" and "To Life" at the first session and "Do You Love Me", "Now I Have Everything", and "Cajvalach (Chavalah)" at the second session. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Cannonball Adderley's album "Fiddler On The Roof" (T 2216).

1965 - The Beatles record "The Beatles Third Christmas Record" which will be released by their fan club.

1965 - H.B. Barnum and His Orchestra (with Barnum conducting his own arrangements to unlisted musicians) record the tracks "The Reason" and "Go Home And Cry" in Los Angeles, California. As of 2005 both tracks are unissued.

1967 - The Pleasure Seekers (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Theme From 'Valley Of The Dolls'" and "If You Climb On The Tiger's Back" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues both titles together as a single (Capitol 2050).

1967 - Vocalists Tony Sandler and Ralph Young, with Bob Bain directing rhythm accompaniment (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Can I Trust You?", "Angel Eyes", "You Don't Know Me", and "Spanish Eyes" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles except "You Don't Know Me" on the duo's album "Sunshine Days" (T 2854). There is no issuing information listed for "You Don't Know Me".

1968 - Guy Lombardo conducts His Royal Canadians at the second of two consecutive days of live performances in Las Vegas, Nevada. Files mention that over the two days 92 masters were recorded but no tracks are listed or have any, as of 2005, been issued.

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Overdubs are recorded for Glen Campbell's title "My First Night Alone Without You", and for Anne Murray and Glen Campbell's titles "Easy To Love", "My Ecstasy", and "Let me Be the One" in Los Angeles, California. As of 2005, the final title of "My First Night Alone Without You" is unissued. Capitol Records issues Murray and Campbell's titles on their eponymous album "Anne Murray & Glen Campbell" (SW-869).

1972 - The Strangers (Roy Nichols on lead guitar; Bobby Wayne and Marcia Nichols on rhythm guitar; Norm Hamlet on steel guitar; Dennis Hromek on bass; and Biff Adam on drums) record the titles "See The Sunset", "Roller Coaster", and "Cotton Picker" with Merle Haggard on vocals in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the "See The Sunset" and "Cotton Picker" on the band's album "Totally Instrumental With One Exception" (ST-11141) and has yet to issue "Roller Coaster".

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - The Pousette-Dart Band (lineup unlisted) record the titles "I Think I Know" and "Wanting The Need" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first title on the band's album "Amnesia" (SW-11608) and, as of 2005, yet to issue "Wanting The Need".

1977 - Asleep At The Wheel (lineup unlisted) records the title "Texas, Me And You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's album "Collision Course" (SW-11726).

1978 - At two sessions held this day at The Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California Natalie Cole, with unlisted session musicians, records the tracks "You're So Good" at the first session and "Oh! I Love You So" at second session. Capitol Records issues both tracks on Cole's album "I Love You So" (SO-11928).

1979 - Pyrymyd (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "Shake It Down", "Mr. Music Man" and "Tune In Your Mind" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Pyrymyd's eponymous album "Pyrymyd" (ST-12027).

45 Years Ago Today In 1981 - During three sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Russell Smith (on vocals and guitar), with Barry Beckett on keyboards; James Hooker on keyboard and vocals; Pete Carr on guitar; Duncan Cameron on Dobro guitar; Joe Osborne on bass; Larry Londin on drums; Tom Roady on percussion; Ava Aldridge and Cindy Richardson on vocals; and The Sheldon Kurland Strings (lineup unlisted), records the title "Southern Music" at the first session, "Your Eyes" at the second session, and "Lonely Knight" and "Mississipi Gal" at the third session. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Smith's eponymous album "Russell Smith" (ST-12197).

1982 - Thomas Dolby records the titles "She Blinded Me With Science" and "One Of Our Submarines". Capitol Records issues the tracks on Dolby's album "The Golden Age Of Wireless" (ST-12271). No session location information is listed. If anyone knows where the tracks were recorded, please leave a comment..

1984 - Capitol Records releases The Beach Boys' self-titled album.

1984 - Alcatrazz (listed as probably Graham Bonnet on vocals, Jimmy Waldo on keyboards and vocals; Steven Vai on guitar and vocals; Gary Shea on bass; and Jon Uvena on drums, percussion, and vocals) records the track "Wire And Wood" at Cherokee Studios in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the track on the band's album "Disturbing The Peace" (ST-12385).

1987 - Tim Finn records the track "Not Even Close". No session location or issue information is listed. If anyone knows where the track was recorded or it it has been issued, please leave a comment.

1987 - Lorelei (lineup unlisted) records the title "Lipstick Politics". No session location or issue information is listed. If anyone knows where the track was recorded or it it has been issued, please leave a comment.

2004 - Capitol Records Nashville releases the album "Kids' Country Hits 2" which features a collection of country songs sung by kids, for kids, and was produced by Darrell Brown, who had also produced the earlier album.

15 Years Ago Today In 2011 - Mickey Goldsen, one-time head of Capitol Records' publishing arm, Capitol Songs, and founder and CEO for 61 years of publishing company Criterion Music, dies at his home in Encino, California at age 99.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1977 - Guitarist Earl Klugh, with Lloyd Green on pedal steel guitar, Hubie Crawford on electric bass, Gene Dunlap on drums and percussion, and a string section (lineup unlisted) using an arrangement by Booker T. Jones, records the titles "Julie" with the addition of Darryl Dybka on electric piano and "Cry A Little While" at Music City Music Hall in Nashville, Tennessee. Blue Note Records will issue both "Julie" on Klugh's CD "Love Songs" (8-53354-2) and both titles on the CD "Magic In Your Eyes" (7-48389-2).

1982 - Marty Balin records the title "Just Like That" at a session for EMI America. No session location or issue information is listed. If anyone knows where the session took place or if the title has been issued, please leave a comment. Universal Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company, currently owns the EMI America catalog.

1983 - EMI America purchases the masters of an extended vocal version and an instrumental dub mix of Jules Shear's track "When Love Surges" that the label will issue together as a single (EMI America 7818). Universal Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company, currently owns the EMI America catalog. If anyone knows when or where the titles were recorded, please leave a comment.

1983 - RCA VideoDiscs announces that Scott R. Holtzman, a former attorney in Capitol Records Entertainment Law Department, joins their company as Director of Business Affairs, West Coast out of their headquarters in Burbank, California.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

130 Years Ago Today In 1896 - The Vitascope Theater, the first theater built specifically to show motion pictures in the United States, opens under the Edisonia Hall at 305 Main Street in the Ellicott Square Building in Buffalo, New York.

1964 - My youngest brother, Peter Andrew Nielsen, is born in Chicago, Illinois. Happy Birthday, Bro!!!

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OCTOBER 18, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

1918 - Bobby Troup, an actor, singer, songwriter ("[Get Your Kicks On] Route 66"), pianist, record producer, second husband of Liberty Records artist Julie London, and a Liberty and Capitol Records artist, is born Robert William Troup in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1944 - Red Nichols and His Five Pennies (Heinie Beau on clarinet; Don Lodice on tenor saxophone; Earl Sturgis on piano; Gene Englund on bass; and Frank Carlson on drums) record the titles "Little By Little", "If I Had You", "Royal Garden Blues" (with Floyd O'Brien on trombone), and "I'm In The Mood For Love" (with Floyd O'Brien on trombone) in Los Angeles, California, probably with producer Dave Dexter, Jr. Capitol Records issues "Little By Little" and "If I Had You" on Nichols' album "Jazz Time With Red Nichols" (CCF-215) and "Royal Garden Blues" and "I'm In The Mood For Love" on the compilation album "History Of Jazz, Volume 2 - The Golden Era" (CE-17).

1945 - The King Cole Trio (Nat "King" Cole on piano; Oscar Moore on guitar; and Johnny Miller on bass) records the instrumental title "Homeward Bound", "I'm An Errand Boy For Rhythm" (with Nat "King" Cole on vocals), and the instrumental titles "This Way Out", and "I Know That You Know" in radio station WMCA's studios in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "I'm An Errand Boy For Rhythm" on the band's album "Nat King Cole 10th Anniversary Album" (W 514) and "This Way Out" and "I Know That You Know" on the band's album "King Cole Trio, Volume 2" (BD-29). Mosaic Records will issue all the titles on the box set "The Complete Capitol Recordings Of The Nat King Cole Trio" (MR27-138).

1945 - The King Sisters record three titles for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. There is no session or commercial release informataion listed for any of the titles. If anyone knows what was recorded and if it's been issued commercially, please leave a comment.

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Merle Travis' Capitol Records single "Divorce Me C.O.D.", with "Missouri" on the flipside, is #1 for the first week on The Billboard magazine's Most-Played Juke Box Folk Records chart (the precursor to the Country Music chart).

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Uncle Henry's Original Kentucky Mountaineers (Henry Warren [aka Uncle Henry] on vocals with unlisted musicians) record the titles "Two Time Loser", "You Should Have Thought Of That Before", "What Would You Give In Exchange" and "Molly Darling" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two titles together as a single (Capitol Americana 40004), has (as of 2005) yet to issue the third title, and rejected the last title so it's continued existence is unknown since recordings made before the advent of magnetic tape where made to fragile disc masters and rejected takes where literally smashed and trashed.

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Jo Stafford, with Lloyd Schaeffer and His Orchestra (unlisted lineup), records the titles "It's As Simple As That", "Give Me Something To Dream About", "Fools Rush In", and "September Song" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues "It's As Simple As That" and "September Song" together as a single (Capitol 352), and issued "Give Me Something To Dream About" as a single (Capitol 808) with "Just One Of Those Things" on the flipside. DRG Records will issue all the titles on the CD "The Capitol Rarities 1943-1950" (DRGCD 91517) on March 24, 2009.

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Sam Donahue (on tenor saxophone) and His Orchestra (Mitch Paul, Fern Caron, Lyman Vunk, and Tony DiNardi on trumpets, Dick LeFave, Harry DeVito, Kenny Miesel, and Ed Fromm on trombones, Harry Peterson, Bill Nichol, and John Forys on alto saxophones, Don Brindley on tenor saxophone, Otto "Jimmie" Brenner on baritone saxophone, Ray Rossi on piano, Benny Heller on guitar; John Change on bass; Harold Hahn on drums, and Bill Lockwood on vocals) record the titles "Mad Man McCarthy", "If We Never Meet Again", "Conversation At Lindy's", and "My Melancholy Baby" in New York City, New York. As of 2005, Capitol Records has yet to issue the first two titles, issued the third title on Donahue's album "Classics In Jazz - Sam Donahue" (T 626), and the last title as a single (Capitol 357) with "I Can't Believe It Was All Make Believe" on the flipside.

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Peggy Lee, with Dave Barbour (on guitar) and His Orchestra (Hank D'Amico on clarinet, Jake Koven on trumpet, Bob Haggart on bass, Sanford Gold on piano, and Johnny Blowers on drums) records the titles "(It's) The Bluest Kind Of Blues" (a vocal version of the Django Reinhardt's instrumental "Nuages"), "You Can Depend On Me", "Trouble Is A Man", and "Music, Maestro, Please", at Capitol Records' New York City studios on 46th Street, with producer Lee Gillette. Capitol Records issues the first title on the CD "Rare Gems And Hidden Treasures" (5-27564-2) and the second title on the 4 CD set "Miss Peggy Lee" (7-97826-2). Collectors Choice Music released all the titles on the CD "The Lost '40s & '50s Capitol Masters" (CCM 917) on May 27, 2008.

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Hal Derwin and Lou Busch record four titles for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. No title or issue information is listed. If anyone knows what was recorded, please leave a comment.

1947 - "King Cole Trio Time" radio show has changed its format so from now on all the shows will be broadcast from New York City studios, Irving Ashby replaces Oscar Moore permanently, and Nat introduces Freddie Robbins as the new announcer. Robbins will use the style of a disc jockey when introducing the songs performed on the show. Later that day, The King Cole Trio performs at an afternoon show at Carnegie Hall in New York City to a two-thirds house that had to be rushed out at 7:45 PM to allow for the regular evening concert at the hall. Cole introduces the titles "Now He Tells Me" and "Baby I Need You" and the trio performs Ashby's "Allegro-Suite".

1949 - Ray Robbins and His Orchestra (unlisted lineup) record the tracks "Skirts" I'll Take An Option On You", "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo (The Magic Song)", and "Baby, Won't You Say You Love Me?' in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issued the first and third track together as a single (Capitol 57-778) and the second an last tracks together as a single (Capitol 861).

1949 - Yogi Yorgesson (aka Harry Stewart on vocals with Sweedish accent) with The Johnny Duffy Trio (Duffy on organ, others unlisted), records "Yingle Bells", "I Yust Go Nuts At Christmas", "Real Gone Galoot" and "She Calls Me Nincompoop" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first three tracks on Yorgesson's album "The Great Comedy Hits Of Yogi Yorgesson" (T 1620) and (as of 2005) yet to issue the last track.

1949 - Andy Russell and Della Russell (on vocals), with Billy May and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the tracks "Chickenfoot, Sparegrass And Honey" and "Shine On Harvest Moon" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues the tracks together as a single (Capitol 57-779).

1949 - Mel Blanc (on vocals) with Billy May and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goodbye" and "I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts" at Capitol Records Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues both tracks together as a single (Capitol 57-780).

1949 - Tennessee Ernie Ford (on vocals) with Cliff Snyder (aka Cliffie Stone on bass) and His Orchestra (Merle Travis on whip sound effect; Eddie Kirk on guitar; and Wesley "Speedy" West on steel guitar) records the track "Mule Train" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues the track on Ford's album "Sixteen Tons" (T 1380).

1950 - Jess Willard (on vocals with Shelby "Tex" Atchison on fiddle; Vic Davis on piano; Jimmie Widener on guitar; Noel Boggs on steel guitar; and Cliffie Stone on bass) records the tracks "If You've Got The Money, I've Got The Time", "Little Shoes", "One Way Street", and "Someday You'll Remember" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 1290) and the third and last track together as a single (Capitol 1436).

1952 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Because You're Mine" is #12, his single "Somewhere Along The Way" is #15, his single "The Ruby And The Pearl" is #19 and its flipside, "Faith Can Move Mountains", is #25, and his single "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" is #26 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart.

1952 - The Four Freshmen record the titles "Holiday", "I'll Be Seeing You", "Baltimore Oriole", and "Poinciana (Song Of The Tree)" at Universal Studios in Chicago, Illinois. The take of "Holiday" is rejected and its continued existence is unlisted. Capitol Records will "Baltimore Oriole", and "Poinciana (Song Of The Tree)" together as a single (Capitol 2398). Mosaic Records will issue "I'll Be Seeing You", "Baltimore Oriole", and "Poinciana (Song Of The Tree)" on the box set "The Complete Capitol Four Freshmen Fifties Sessions" (MD9-203).

1953 - Vocalist Jack Hunt, with unlisted session musicians, records the tracks "Stepping Stone", "Another Man's Darling", "My Sunday Sweetheart" and "Send Me A Phonograph Record" in Nashville, Tennessee. As of 2005, Capitol Records has yet to issue any of the tracks.

1954 - During three sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Don Baker (on organ) records the tracks "Rhythm Mood Medley: Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart/Fascinatin' Rhythm" and "Moonlight Moon Medley: Poem (title unlisted but possibly My Moonlight Madonna)/All Through The Night) at the first session, "Blue Mood Medley: Am I Blue/Blues In The Night/Birth Of The Blues" and "Dancing Mood Medley: Dancing On The Ceiling/Dancing In The Dark" at the second session, and "Waltzing Mood Medley: A Kiss In The Dark/Zigeuner/The Waves Of The Danube" and "Romantic Mood Medley: The Very Thought Of You/You And The Night And The Music/Love Is The Sweetest Thing" at the third session. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Baker's album "Organ Moods For Listening" (T 612).

1954 - At Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California, between 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm, Nat "King" Cole records the titles "If I Give My Heart To You" and "Hold My Hand" with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Conrad Gozzo, John Best, Mannie Klein, and Uan Rasey on trumpet; Murray McEachern, Si Zentner, Tommy Pederson, and Ed Kusby on trombone; Skeets Herfurt and Wilbur Schwartz on alto saxophone; Ted Nash and Fred Falensby on tenor saxophone; Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone; Jules Kinsler on flute; Arthur Fleming on bassoon; Jules Jacob on oboe; J.A. Krechter on clarinet; Bill Miller on piano; Al Hendrickson on guitar; Joe Mondragon on bass; Lee Young on drums; Alvin Stolller, Stephen Dweck, and Carlos Vidal on percussion; Ann Mason Stockton on harp; and on strings: Felix Slatkin, Paul Shure, Victor Bay, Mischa Russell, Eudice Shapiro, and Alex Beller on violin; Alvin Dinkin and Stanley Harris on viola; Cy Bernard and Eleanor Slatkin on cello). Cole then records the tracks "Papa Loves Mambo" and "Teach Me Tonight" with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to the same orchestra. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Cole's album "8 Top Pops" (H-9110).

1954 - Jane Froman, with Sid Feller conducting an orchestra and chorus with unlisted lineups, records the tracks "The Song From 'Desiree' (We Meet Again)", "The Finger Of Suspicion Points At You", "I Wonder", and "I'll Never Be The Same" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Froman's EP "Jane Froman Sings" (EAP-1-600).

1954 - Rudolf Schwarz conducts Andre Navarra (on cello) with The New Symphony Orchestra of London (lineup unlisted) as they record parts of Dvorak's "Cello Concerto In B Minor) in London, England and will finish the rest on October 19, 1954. Capitol Records issues the complete track on the orchestra's album "DVORAK - Cello Concerto In D Minor, Opus104" (P-8301).

1955 - Yma Sumac records vocal overdubs for her title "Cha Cha Gitano" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues the final mix of the title on Sumac's album "Mambo" (T 564).

1955 - Bobby Hackett (on cornet) and His Jazz Band (Abe Lincoln on trombone, Jack Teagarden on trumpet, Matty Matlock on clarinet, Don Owens on piano, Nappy Lamare on banjo and guitar, Phil Stephens on bass and tuba, and Nick Fatool on drums) record the titles "Struttin' With Some Barbecue", "Muskrat Ramble" and "New Orleans" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Hackett's album "Coast Concert" (T 692).

1955 - Les Baxter and His Orchestra (with Baxter conducting his own arrangement to an unlisted lineup of musicians and an unlisted chorus of six voices) record the title "The Trouble With Harry" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the title on Baxter's EP "The Poor People Of Paris" (EAP-1-730).

1955 - The Four Freshmen (Bob Flanigan on lead vocal and Don Barbour, Ross Barbour, and Ken Errair on harmony vocals) with Dick Reynolds conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Skeets Herfurt, Wilbur Schwartz, and Ted Nash on reeds, Milt Raskin on piano, Jack Marshall on guitar, Don Simpson on bass, Frank Carlson on drums, Lou Singer on percussion, and an unlisted string section) record the titles "Charmaine" (with Bob Flanigan on trombone), "In This Whole Wide World" (with Ken Errair on trumpet), and "Soon" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 3292) and rejects the third track whose continued existence is unlisted.

1955 - Dorothy Warenskjold (on soprano vocals), with Jack Crossan on piano, records the titles "Columbetta (Venetian Serenade)" by Buzzi-Peccia, "On Wings of Song" by Mendelssohn, "Al Amor" by Obradas, "Let My Song Fill Your Heart" by Ernest Charles, "Brahms Lullaby (Craddle Song) (Wiegenlied)" by Brahms, and "The Lord's Prayer" by Mallote in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles (except the third and last titles which, as of 2005, remain unissued) on Warenskjold's album "On Wings Of Song" (P-8333).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Ray Anthony (on trumpet) and His Orchestra (Art DePew, Jules Chaikin, and Jack Holman on trumpets, Jimmy Henderson, Lew McCreary, and Jimmy Priddy on trombones, Med Flory and Gene Merlino on alto saxophones, Bob Enevoldsen and Jeff Massingill on tenor saxophones, Leo Anthony on baritone saxophone, Geoff Clarkson on piano, Mike Apruzzese (Abruze) on guitar, Don Simpson on bass, Bill Richmond on drums, John De Voogt, Morris Brenner, Walter Wiemeyer, Darrell Terwilliger, Arnold Belnick, Joe Livoti, Victor Arno, Lou Raderman, Erno Neufeld, Emil Briano, and Harry Bluestone on violins, and Paul Robyn and Stanley Harris on violas), using arrangements by Don Simpson, record the titles "You Do Something To Me", "Falling In Love With Love", and "Through! (How Can You Say We're Through?)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Anthony's album "Ray Anthony Plays For Dancers In Love" (T 786).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Gene Vincent (on vocals) and His Blue Caps (Cliff Gallup on guitar; Paul Peek on rhythm guitar; Jack Neal on bass; Dickie Harrell on drums), with The Jordanaires (Hoyt H. Hawkins, Hugh T. Jarrett, Neal Matthews Jr., Hugh Gordon Stoker) on vocal chorus for all but the third title, record the titles "Important Words" (first version), "You Better Believe", "Red Bluejeans And A Pony Tail", and "Five Days, Five Days" at Bradley Film and Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the first title as a single (Capitol F3617) with "Crazy Legs" on the flipside, the second and third titles on the band's eponymous album "Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps" (T 811), and the last title as a single (Capitol F3678) with "B-I-Bickey-Bi, Bo-Bo-Go" on the flipside.

1957 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Love Is The Thing" is #2 on WMCA's albums chart in New York City, New York and Cole's Capitol Records single "With You On My Mind" is #23 on the station's Weekly Survey of singles.

1957 - George McFadden records a vocal overdub for Lonnie Sattin's track "Think Man Think" in Los Angeles, California. As of 2005, the final mix of the title is still unissued.

1957 - The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted), conducted by Felix Slatkin, record Johann Strauss' "Artist's Life", "Vienna Life", and "You And You (From "Die Fledermaus)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on the orchestra's album "STRAUSS Waltzes" (PAO-8421).

1958 - Ed Townsend, with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to an orchestra with an unlisted lineup, records the tracks "Prisoner Of Love", "Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me", "Goin' My Way", and "Symphony" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Thompson's album "New In Town" (T 1140).

1960 - Don Baker (on pipe organ) records the titles "Veini, Veini" (with unlisted percussion players), "Blow Gabriel, Blow" (with unlisted brass players), "Twilight In Turkey" (with combined voices by unlisted singers), "The Toy Trumpet" (with combined voices by unlisted singers), and "The Song Of India" (with combined voices by unlisted singers) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Baker's album "Don Baker Displays The Many Voices Of The Morton Pipe Organ - Sound Showcase" (T 1908).

1960 - Dinah Shore, with Dick Reynolds directing an orchestra with an unlisted lineup, records the titles "I Ain't Down Yet" and "I Gotta Love You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issued both titles together as a single (Capitol 4476).

1960 - Joey Villa records the ttitles "(She's My) All-American Girl", "You're Driving Me Crazy", and "Mickey Mouse Got A Girl Friend" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the first and third titles together as a single (Capitol 4484). No issue information is listed for "You're Driving Me Crazy".

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Gene Vincent (on vocals with Jim Pierce on piano; Glen Campbell on guitar; Jerry Kolbrak [as "Jerry Cole"' on electric bass; and Jesse Sailes on drums) records the titles "Baby Don't Believe Me" and "Lucky Star" with producer Nik Venet in Studio A at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues both titles together as a single (Capitol 4665).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Virgil Fox (on organ) records the titles "Lead, Kindly Light (vocals by William Warfield), "Kol Nidrei (Traditional)", and "Komm Süsser Tod (Come Sweet Death)" (vocals by William Warfield), at Riverside Church in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues all the titles on William Warfield and Virgil Fox's album "God Of Our Fathers" (P-8578).

1962 - Vocalist Judith Kennedy, with unlisted session musicians), records the titles "Too Close For Comfort", "Frankie And Johnny", "Glad To Be Unhappy", and "Little Girl Blue" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles.

1962 - During three session held this day in London, England, violinist Nathan Milstein, with The Philharmonic Orchestra (lineup unlisted) conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini, records Prokofiev's "Violin Concerto Number 1 in D Major, Opus 19, Part 2" at the first session, Prokofiev's "Violin Concerto Number 1 in D Major, Opus 19, Part 3", and the beginning of Mozart's "Violin Concerto Number 3" at the third session. Angel Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, issues the first two titles on Milstein's album "PROKOFIEV - Violin Concerto N° 1 in D Major, Op. 19/BACH - Violin Concerto N° 2 in G Minor, Op. 63" (S-36009) and has yet to issue the last title.

1964 - The Beatles (George Harrison on lead guitar and vocals; John Lennon on rhythm guitar and vocals; Paul McCartney on bass guitar and vocals; and Ringo Starr on drums and vocals) record the titles "I Feel Fine", "She's A Woman", "Rock And Roll Music", "I'll Follow The Sun", "Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby", "Words Of Love" and "Kansas City/Hey, Hey, Hey" at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London, England. Capitol Records issues the first five titles in the USA on the band's album "Beatles '65" (T 2228) and the last two titles on the band's album "Beatles VI" (T 2358).

1965 - Donna Loren (on vocals with unlisted session musicians) records the titles "Call Me", "Hold Your Head High" and "Woman In Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first title as a single (Capitol 5548) with "Smokey Joe's" on the flipside and (as of 2005) has yet to issue the last two titles.

1965 - The Beatles (George Harrison on lead guitar and vocals; John Lennon on rhythm guitar and vocals; Paul McCartney on bass guitar and vocals; and Ringo Starr on drums and vocals) start recording the title "In My Life" at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London, England and will finish the title on October 22, 1965. Capitol Records issues the final title in the USA on the band's album "Rubber Soul" (W 2442).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Ted Neeley Five (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Autumn Afternoon", "Dreams", "I Can't Believe", and "Nothing Sacred" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol issues "Autumn Afternoon" as a single (Capitol 5907) with "Always Something There To Remind Me" on the flipside and (as of 2005) has yet to issue the other three titles.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Fred Neil (on vocals with unlisted session musicians) records the titles "That's The Bag I'm In", "Cynierustpetefred-John Rags", "I've Got A Secret" and "The Green Rocky Road" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Neil's album "Fred Neil, Folksinger" (T 2665).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Beach Boys (lineup unlisted) record the title "Do You Like Worms" and undetailed overdubs in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the title on the band's 5 CD set "Good Vibrations - 30 Years Of The Beach Boys" (7-81294-2).

1967 - Vocal overdubs by an unlisted session singer are recorded for H.B. Barnum's titles "Bad Luck's On Me" and "Baby Love Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of both titles together as a single (Capitol 2036).

1967 - Johnny Magnus records the titles "Trip On" and "Ballad Of Living Dead" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue either title.

1968 - Sonny James' Capitol Records single "Since I Met You Baby", with "Clinging To A Hope" on the flipside, tops the U.S. Country charts.

1968 - Capitol Records registers the purchased masters of David and The Giants (lineup unlisted)' tracks "Rolling In My Sleep", "Raining In My Heart", "Superlove", and "Let's Go Flying". Capitol Records issues "Superlove" on the compilation 2 album set "Super Oldies, Volume 5" (STBB-216). Crazy Horse Records, distributed by Capitol Records, issues the first and third tracks together as a single (Crazy Horse 1307). There is no issue information listed for "Raining In My Heart" and "Let's Go Flying" (as of 2005) has yet to be issued.

1968 - Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians (lineup unlisted) begin two days of live performances (listed as possibly) in Las Vegas, Nevada during which it is stated that over 92 masters are recorded but no details about what was recorded is listed and no tracks are listed as being issued.

1968 - Jonathan Smith records the tracks "Soldier Man" and "Hangin' Around" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records, as of 2005, has yet to issue either track.

1968 - Cannibal and The Headhunters (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Get It On Up (Get Up The Courage)" and "Mean So Much" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues both tracks together as a single (Capitol 2393).

1969 - The Cannoball Adderley Quintet (Nat Adderley on cornet and vocals; Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on soprano and alto saxophone; Joe Zawinul on piano; Walter Booker on bass; and Roy McCurdy on drums) record the tracks "Walk Tall", "Oh Babe", "Afro-Spanish Omelet Medley: a) Umbakwen, b) Soli Tomba, c) Oiga, and d) Marabi", and "The Scene" at the second day of live performance at a benefit held for Operation Breadbasket at a church in Chicago, Illinois. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on the quintet's album "Country Preacher" (SKAO-404).

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Billy May and The Time-Life Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the title "As You Remember Them" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. The title is listed as a promotional track not to be sold so it may have been recorded to introduce the series. There is no issuing information listed.

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Quicksilver Messenger Service's title "I Found Love" is edited in Los Angeles, California for release as a single (Capitol 3233) with "Hope" on the flipside.

1972 - Overdubs are recorded for Kenny Vernon's title "Feel So Fine" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title on Vernon's album "Loversville" (ST-11227).

1972 - The Strangers (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "When the Roses Die", "Champagne", "I'm Sittin' On Top Of The World" and "There You Go Again" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records the first three tracks on the band's album "Totally Instrumental With One Exception" (ST-11141) and, as of 2005, yet to issue "There You Go Again".

1974 - Overdubs are recorded for The Lettermen's tracks "Please Love me Forever", "There Is No Greater Love", "No Arms Can Ever Hold You (Like The Arms Of Mine)", "That's All", and "Love Me With All Your Heart (Cuando Callente El Sol)" in Los Angeles, California. All the finished tracks will be issued on the group's album "There Is No Greater Love" (SW-11364).

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - Gene Watson records the titles "I'd Settle For Just Crossing Her Mind", "Paper Rosie", "I Knew We Could Never Love For Long", and "If The Shoe Fits, Wear It" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the first and last titles on Watson's album "Paper Rosie" (ST-11597), has (as of 2005) yet to issue the version of "Paper Rosie" recorded this day, and issued the third title on Watson's album "Gene Watson's Beautiful Country" (ST-11715).

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - The Pousette-Dart Band (lineup unlisted) records the titles "County Line", "I Don't Know Why", and "Winterness" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on the band's album "Amnesia" (SW-11608).

1979 - Tavares (lineup unlisted) records the track "Happy Music" in Los Angeles, California. No issue information is listed.

1979 - Mystic Merlin (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "Just Can't Give You Up", "Got To Make The Best (Of A Love Situation)", "Don't You Want To Be A Star?", "Dark Side Of Your Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on the group's eponymous album "Mystic Merlin" (ST-12047).
30 Years Ago Today In 1988 - Bebe and Cece Winans' Capitol Records album "Heaven" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.

1988 - Capitol Records releases Duran Duran's album "Big Thing".

1989 - Capitol Records releases The Smithereens' album "11".

35 Years Ago Today In 1991 - Funeral services for Capitol Records artist Lloyd Leslie George are held at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home in Cookville, Tennessee. He will later be buried at Netherlands Cemetery in Overton County, Tennessee.

1993 - Capitol Records releases Iron Maiden's live album "A Real Live Dead One", which contains recordings of titles performed at concerts held across Europe in 1992 and 1993.

1994 - Bob Seger places his handprints and signature in cement at Rockwalk, in front of the Guitar Center, on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1952 - Alto saxophonist Charlie Parker, with Bill Shanahan on piano, Charlie Byrd on guitar, Mert Oliver on bass, Don Lamond on drums, and an unlisted congas player performs the titles "Scrapple From The Apple" and "Medley: Out Of Nowhere/Now's The Time" during a performance at the Howard Theater in Washington, D.C. which is recorded by Blue Note Records which will issue both titles on the CD "Charlie Parker - The Washington Concerts" (5-22626-2).

1957 - Paul McCartney sang in public for the first time as part of the group The Quarrymen when they performed at New Clubmoor Hall (aka The Conservative Hall) in Norris Green, a large housing estate in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. After messing up performing a solo in the song "Raunchy", a much chagrined McCartney would sing one of his own songs, "I Lost My Little Girl", to John during a break in the show.

1962 - The Stanley Turrentine Sextet (Tommy Turrentine on trumpet, Stanley Turrentine on tenor saxophone, Sonny Clark on piano, Kenny Burrell on guitar, Butch Warren on bass, and Al Harewood on drums) record the titles "You Said It", "Cotton Walk", "Little Girl Blue", "Brother Tom", an alternate take of "Brother Tom", an alternate take of "My Ship", "My Ship", and "Jubilee Shout" at the session's recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey with producer Alfred Lion. Blue Note Records will issue "You Said It", "Cotton Walk", the first take of "Brother Tom", the second take of "My Ship", and "Jubilee Shout" on Turrentine's album "Jubilee Shout" (BN-LA883-J2). Mosaic Records will issue all the titles and takes in the CD box set "The Blue Note Stanley Turrentine Quitnet/Sextet Sessions" (MD5-212).

1977 - Guitarist Earl Klugh, with Chet Atkins also on guitar, Lloyd Green on pedal steel guitar, Hubie Crawford on electric bass, Gene Dunlap on drums, and a string section (lineup unlisted) using an arrangement by Booker T. Jones, records the title "Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues" at C. A. Workshop, in Nashville, Tennessee. Blue Note Records will issue the title on Klugh's CD "Magic In Your Eyes" (7-48389-2).

1998 - The Carl Wilson Benefit Concert is held at The Roxy on Sunset Boulevard, in Los Angeles, California. Each guest who attends receives a limited edition CD compilation called "Long Promised Road" which contains highlights of Carl Wilson's musical career, both with the Beach Boys and as a solo performer. This collection was produced by EMI/Capitol Records and Billy Hinsche, with track selection and liner notes by Brad Elliott. A limited quantity of the CDs have been offered for sale to benefit the Central Los Angeles Unit of the American Cancer Society.

2000 - EMI Japan releases Megadeth's Capitol Records compilation CD "Capitol Punishment" with the bonus track "Wake Up Dead".

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

100 Years Ago Today In 1926 - Chuck Berry, guitarist, singer, songwriter, Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and bandleader is born Charles Edward Anderson Berry in Saint Louis, Missouri.

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1923 - Barney Kessel, a guitarist, bandleader and a Capitol Records session musician for sessions lead by Billy May, Mel Torme, and others, arranger and guitarist for Julie London on her "Julie Is Her Name" Liberty Records album, member of the Jazz Hall of Fame, owner of Kessel's Music World in Hollywood, California, columnist and writer of guitar instruction manuals, is born in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Swingmusic.net has a great biography of Kessel.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1942 - Tor Mann conducts The Orchestra des Konzertvereins, Stockholm (lineup unlisted) as they record Sibelius' "Symphony Number 2 In D Major: 1st Movement - Allegretto" in two parts, "Symphony Number 2 In D Major: 2nd Movement - Andante Ma Ruberto" in three parts, "Symphony Number 2 In D Major: 3rd Movement - Vivacissimo" in two parts, and "Symphony Number 2 In D Major: 4th Movement - Finale: Allegro Moderato" in four parts in Stockholm, Sweden for Telefunken Records. Capitol Records will license Telefunken's catalog for release in the United States and will issue all the titles on the orchestra's album "SIBELIUS - Symphony N° 2 in D Major" (P-8107).

1944 - June Hutton and The Pied Pipers (Chuck Lowry, Hal Hopper, and Clark Yocum), with Paul Weston and his Orchestra (unlisted lineup) record the track "There's A Fella Waitin' In Poughkeepsie" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the track as a single (Capitol 180) with "Accentuate The Positive" on the flipside.

1944 - Martha Tilton, with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (featuring Eddie Miller on tenor saxophone but no listing for the rest of the lineup) records the tracks "A Stranger In Town" and "Does Everyone Know About This?" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first track as a single (Capitol 184) with "I Should Care" on the flipside and releases the second track on the CD "From The Vaults: Volume 3 - Capitol Jumps" (5-25544-2).

1944 - Johnny Mercer, with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records "Jingle Bells" in Los Angeles, California which will be released on a promotional record for Capitol Records.

1945 - Wally Fowler and His Georgia Clodhoppers (unlisted lineup but listed as probably including 8 members with an accordion, two guitars, and bass player and vocalists) records the tracks "Wastin' My Time On You", "Just Thirteen Steps Away", "I'm Sending You Red Roses", and "I'll Be Waiting At The Gate" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first and last tracks together as a single (Capitol Americana 40045), the second track as a single (Capitol 242) with "You Can't Conceal A Broken Heart" on the flipside, and the third track as a single (Capitol Americana 40045) with "Love Me Or Leave Me Alone" on the flipside.

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Andy Russell and The Pied Pipers (lineup unlisted) with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the titles "I'll Close My Eyes", "Dreams Are A Dime A Dozen", and "As Long As I'm Dreaming" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first title as a single (Capitol 342) with "It's Dream Time" on the flipside, the second title as a single (Capitol 386) with "Unless It Can Happen With You" (with additional vocals by Della Russell) on the flipside, and the last title as a single (Capitol 417) with "Je Vous Aime" on the flipside.

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Vocalist and guitarist Hal Derwin, with Lou Busch conducting Frank DeVol and His Orchestra (unlisted lineup), records the titles "Mi Vida" and "Another Night Like This" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records has yet to issue "Mi Vida" and issued the second title as a single (Capitol 336) with "You'll Always Be The One I Love" on the flipside.

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Peggy Lee, with Dave Barbour and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling", "Birmingham Jail", "Don't Be So Mean To Baby", and "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the first title on Lee's 4 CD set "Miss Peggy Lee" (7-97626-2), the second title as a single (Capitol 1776) with "While We're Young" on the flipside, the third title as a single (Capitol 15159) with "Just A Shade On The Blue Side" on the flipside. The last title (as of 2005) is unissued.

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Carl Kress (on guitar) and His Kresstette (Chris Griffin on trumpet, Hank D'Amico on clarinet, Artie Drellinger on tenor saxophone, Stan Freeman on piano, Bob Haggart on bass;l, and Dave Tough on drums) record the titles "There's A Small Hotel", "Just You, Just Me", "Coquette", and "I May Be Wrong" at WMCA Studios in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the second and third titles on Kress' album "Classics In Jazz - Carl Kress" (H-368). Mosaic Records issues all the titles in the box set "Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions" (MQ19-170) in 1997.

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - At sessions for The Capitol Records Transcription Service held in Los Angeles, California Lou Busch records three titles, The King Sisters record four titles, and Buddy Cole records 13 titles. If anyone knows what was recorded, please leave a comment.

1947 - Johnny Mercer and The King Cole Trio's Capitol Records single "Save The Bones For Henry Jones ('Cause Henry Don't Eat No Meat) debuts at #12 on The Billboard magazine's Records Most-Played On The Air chart and is Mercer and the single's flipside, "Harmony", is #2 in The Billboard magazine's Record Possibilities section.

1947 - The Pied Pipers (vocalists June Hutton, Chuck Lowry, Hal Hopper, Clark Yocum) with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (unlisted lineup) record the tracks "My Melancholy Baby", "Shine On Harvest Moon", and "Girl Of My Dreams" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on the group's album "Harvest Moon" (H-212).

1949 - During two sessions held this day at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California, The Hollywood String Quartet (Felix Slatkin on violin and leader; Paul Shure on violin; Paul Robyn on viola; and Eleanor Aller on cello) record Villa-Lobos' "Quartet Number 6 In E Major: 1st Movement - Poco Animato" in two parts and "Quartet Number 6 In E Major: 2nd Movement - Allegretto" in two parts at the first session and "Quartet N° 6 In E Major: 3rd Movement - Andante, quasi adagio" in two parts and "Quartet Number 6 In E Major: 4th movement - Allegro vivace" in two parts at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the parts together on the quartet's album "WALTON - String Quartet In A Minor/VILLA-LOBOS-Quartet N° 6 In E Major" (P-8054).

1950 - Pinto Colvig records vocal overdubs for his tracks "Teena, The Laughing Hyena: Part 1" and "Teena, The Laughing Hyena: Part 2" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records releases the tracks on Colvig's Children's Records 78 rpm picture sleeve single "Teena, The Laughing Hyena"(DAT-3086).

1950 - Les Baxter and His Orchestra (with Baxter conducting his own arrangements to unlisted musicians) record the tracks "El Choclo", "Cristal", "Adios Muchachos"' and "Adios" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Baxter's album "Arthur Murray Favorites: Tangos" (CD-263).

1954 - Felix Slatkin conducts The Concert Arts Percussionists (unlisted lineup) as the record Chavez's "Toccata For Percussion Instruments" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the track on the album "Percussion: MILHAUD - Concerto For Percussion and Small Orchestra/CHAVEZ - Toccata for percussion/BARTOK - Music For String Instruments, Percussion and Celesta" (P-8299).

1955 - Capitol Records releases Tennessee Ernie Ford's single "You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry", with a cover version of Merle Travis' "Sixteen Tons" on the flipside, both produced by Lee Gillette. D.J.s turn the flipside into Ford's biggest hit and Capitol's fastest million-selling single (twenty-four days) to that date. The story of "Sixteen Tons" is wonderfully written at ErnieFord.com.

1955 - Kay Carson (aka Kay "Kit" Carson) with Dick Hyman directing a chorus and orchestra with unlisted lineups, records the tracks "Band Of Gold", "Cast Your Bread Upon The Waters", "The Fellow Over There", and "There's A Shadow Between Us" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two tracks as a single (Capitol 3283) and has, of 2005, yet to issue the last two tracks.

1955 - Frank Sinatra, with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Harry Edison, John Best, Shorty Sherock, and Rubin "Zeke" Zarchy on trumpet; Dick Noel, Jimmy Priddy, and Paul Tanner on trombone; George Roberts on bass trombone; Mahlon Clark and Willie Schwartz on alto saxophone; Justin Gordon and Warren Webb on tenor saxophone; Bob Lawson on baritone saxophone; Bill Miller on piano; George Van Eps on guitar; Joe Comfort on bass; Irv Cottler on drums; Frank Flynn on percussion; Kathryn Julye on harp; and on strings: Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Samuel Cytron, Robert Gross, Henry Hill, Dan Lube, Alex Murray, Paul Nero, Erno Neufeld, and Mischa Russell on violins; Maxine Johnson, Paul Robyn, and David Sterkin on viola; Ennio Bolognini, Ray Kramer, and Eleanor Slatkin on cello), records a remake of the track "You Forgot All The Words (While I Still Remember The Tune)" (released by Capitol as a the flipside of the single "Hey, Jealous Lover" [Capitol 3552], and will be included as a bonus track on the CD reissue of Sinatra's album "No One Cares"), "Our Love Is Here To Stay" (included on Sinatra's Capitol Records album "Songs For Swingin' Lovers" [W 653]), and a remake of "Weep They Will" (released as the flipside of the Capitol Records single [Capitol 3290] "The Tender Trap") at radio station KHJ's studios (now the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science's Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study and the Academy Film Archive) at 1313 North Vine Street, Hollywood, California between 7:30 PM and 11:00 PM.

1955 - Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (Harry Edison, John Best, Shorty Sherock, and Rubin "Zeke" Zarchy on trumpet; Dick Noel, Jimmy Priddy, and Paul Tanner on trombone; George Roberts on bass trombone; Mahlon Clark and Willie Schwartz on alto saxophone; Justin Gordon and Warren Webb on tenor saxophone; Bob Lawson on baritone saxophone; Bill Miller on piano; George Van Eps on guitar; Joe Comfort on bass; Irv Cottler on drums; Frank Flynn on percussion; Kathryn Julye on harp; and on strings: Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Samuel Cytron, Robert Gross, Henry Hill, Dan Lube, Alex Murray, Paul Nero, Erno Neufeld, and Mischa Russell on violins; Maxine Johnson, Paul Robyn, and David Sterkin on viola; Ennio Bolognini, Ray Kramer, and Eleanor Slatkin on cello) record a remake of the track "In The Hall Of The Mountain King" at Capitol Record's Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues the track on Riddle's EP "Lisbon Antigua" (EAP-1-710).

1955 - Eighteen-year-old singer and guitarist Jerry Reed has his first Capitol Records recording session which is held at Castle Studios in the Tulane Hotel at Eighth Avenue North and Church Street in Nashville, Tennessee. With producer Ken Nelson and Nelson's front-line Nashville session musicians to back him, Reed records "If The Good Lord's Willing And The Creeks Don't Rise" and "Here I Am" (which Capitol Records issues as Reed's first single [F3294]), as well as "Just A Romeo" (which ends up as the flipside Reed's fourth single "This Great Big Empty Room" [Capitol F3592]) and "I'm Tired Of Playing Cupid" (which went unreleased until Bear Family Records released it on Reed's box set "Here I Am" [BCD 16306] in 1999).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Coleman Hawkins (with Glenn Osser conducting his own arrangements to an orchestra with an unlisted lineup that includes woodwinds, strings and rhythm players) records the titles "A Cottage For Sale", "My Mother's Eyes", With Every Breath I Take", and "Out Of The Right" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Hawkins' album "The Gilded Hawk" (T 819).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Gene Vincent (on vocals) and His Blue Caps (Cliff Gallup on guitar; Paul Peek on rhythm guitar; Jack Neal on bass; and Dickie Harrell on drums) record the titles "B-i-bickey-bi, Bo-bo-go", "Pink Thunderbird", "Pretty, Pretty Baby", and "Crusin'" at Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the first title as a single (Capitol F3678) with "Five Days, Five Days" on the flipside, and the last three titles on the band's eponymous album "Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps" (T 811).

1957 - Felix Slatkin conducts The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) to record Johann Strauss' "Emperor Waltz", "Tales Of The Vienna Woods", and "On The Beautiful Blue Danube" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the orchestra's album "STRAUSS Waltzes" (PAO-8421).

1958 - Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Remember", "Carolina Moon", "Paradise", and "Till We Meet Again" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Lombardo's album "The Sweetest Waltzes This Side Of Heaven" (T 1306).

1958 - Vocalist Ed Townsend, with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to an orchestra with an unlisted lineup, records the tracks "Mam'selle", "Till the End Of Time", "I Am", and "The More I See You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Townsend's album "New In Town" (T 1140).

1958 - Vocalist Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps (Jackie Kelso on tenor saxophone; Alexander Nelson on baritone saxophone; Clifton Simmons on piano; Johnny Meeks on guitar; Grady Owen on rhythm guitar; and Clyde Pennington on drums) record two versions each of the tracks "Who's Pushing Your Swing", "Anna Annabelle", and "Gone Gone Gone" in The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles in the six-CD box set "The Gene Vincent CD Box Set (Complete Capitol & Columbia Recordings 1956-64)" (7-94593-2).

1958 - Les Baxter and His Orchestra (Baxter conducting his own arrangements to unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Come Prima" and "My Heart's In Portugal" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues both tracks together as a single (Capitol F4091).

1958 - Vocalist Peggy Lee, with arranger Jack Marshall conducting his Orchestra (Pete Candoli and Jack Sheldon on trumpets, Milt Bernhardt and Frank Rosolino on trombones, Benny Carter on alto saxophone, Jimmy Rowles on piano, Barney Kessel on guitar, and Shelly Manne on drums, with other unlisted musicians) and Dave Cavanaugh producing, in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California, records the titles "Charley, My Boy", "Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny Oh!", "My Man", and "I'm Just Wild About Harry". Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Lee's 1959 Capitol Records album "I Like Men" (T 1131).

1960 - Tony Pastor and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Remember", "Pale Moon", "Indiana", and "Let's Behave" in Los Angeles, California. As of 2005 none of the tracks have been issued.

1960 - Don Baker (on pipe organ) records the tracks "Italian Street Song (with unlisted brass section), "Yours Is My Heart Alone" (with unlisted strings and flute players), "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" (with unlisted strings and flute players), "I Love A Parade" (with unlisted brass section), and "Lover, Come Back To Me" (with unlisted strings and flute players) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Baker's album "Don Baker Displays The Many Voices Of The Morton Pipe Organ - Sound Showcase" (T 1908).

1960 - Nat "King" Cole has the first try out of his musical revue "I'm With You", which uses songs from his Capitol Records album "Wild Is Love", at the beginning of his fall tour in Denver, Colorado. The tour would end November 26 in Detroit, Michigan and would evolve into his 1961-1964 stage show "Sights And Sounds: The Merry World Of Nat 'King' Cole".

1960 - Robin Clark records the tracks "Love Has Come My Way", "Daddy, Daddy (Gotta Get A Phone In My Room)", and "The Butterfly Tree" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 4503) and the last title as a single (Capitol 4636) with "It's Love" on the flipside.

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Les Baxter (on piano and conducting his own arrangements to unlisted chorus and orchestra players) records the titles "It's A Big, Wide, Wonderful World", "I Concentrate On You", "Calcutta", "'Exodus' Theme", "Havah Nagilah", "'Never On Sunday' Title Number", "Vereda Tropical (Havana For A Night)", and "I Could Have Danced All Night" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Baxter's album "Les Baxter, His Piano, Chorus And Orchestra - Sensational!" (T 1661).

1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #14 on WMCA's Top Twenty-Five chart in New York City, New York.

1962 - Trumpet player Jonah Jones, with André Persiany on piano, Bob Bain on guitar, John Brown on bass, and Danny Farrar on drums, performs the titles "I Can't Get Started", "High Society" and "Undecided" live at the Crescendo Club in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records recorded the show and will issue all the titles on Jones' album "And Now In Person" (T 1948).

1962 - Violinist Nathan Milstein, with Carlo Maria Giulini conducting the Philharmonic Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records Prokofiev's "Violin Concerto Number 1 In D Major, Opus 19, Part 1" in London, England. Angel Records, a division of Capitol Records, releases the title on Milstein's album "Nathan Milstein: PROKOFIEV - Violin Concerto N° 1 In D Major, Op. 19/Violin Concerto N° 2 In G Minor, Op. 63" (S-36009).

1963 - The Beatles (George Harrison on lead guitar and vocals, John Lennon on rhythm guitar and vocals, Paul McCartney on bass guitar and vocals, and Ringo Starr on drums and vocals) record the titles "I Want To Hold Your Hand" and "This Boy" in E.M.I.'s studios on Abbey Road in London, England. Capitol Records issues both tracks in the United States on the band's album "Meet The Beatles!" (T 2047).

1964 - During three sessions held this day at (listed as possibly) Capitol Records' New York City studios, King Curtis (on tenor saxophone) records overdubs for the track "Tanya" at the first session, then (with Curtis on soprano, alto and tenor saxophones; an unlisted organist; George Stubbs on piano; Cornell Dupree on guitar; Chuck Rainey on bass; and Ray Lucas on drums) records the tracks "Moon River", "The Girl From Ipanema", "Sister Sadie", and "Something You've Got" (with an unlisted vocal group) at the second session, and "Take These Chains From My Heart", "Let It Be Me", and "Misty" at the third session. Capitol Records issues the final version of "Tanya" and "Sister Sadie" as a single (Capitol 5324). Bear Family Records issues all the tracks, except "Misty", on the box set ""King Curtis - Capitol Years 1962-1965" (BCD 15670).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Wayne Newton (with unlisted session musicians) records the titles "Nothing Matters But You", "My Special Angel", and "How D'Ya Talk To A Girl" at the first session and "Standing In The Ruins" and "Happy Is Gone" at the second session. Capitol Records issues "Nothing Matters But You" and "My Special Angel" on Newton's album "It's Only The Good Times" (T 2635), "How D'Ya Talk To A Girl" as a single (Capitol 5793) with "Happy Is Gone" on the flip side, and "Standing In The Ruins" on Newton's album "The Greatest Wayne Newton" (T 2847).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Beach Boys (lineup unlisted) record the title "I'm In Great Shape" in Los Angeles, California which has yet to be issued.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Jean Shepard (on vocals with unlisted session musicians) records the titles "Heart To Heart (And Fool To Fool)", "Possession Is Nine-Tenths Of The Law", and "Read All About It" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the first title on Shepard's album "Heart, We Did All We Could" (T 2690) and the second title on her album "Your Forevers Don't Last Very Long" (T 2765). The last title is still unissued.

1968 - Jody Miller records overdubs for her title "All The Crying In The World" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the final mix of the title as a single (Capitol 2398) with "Bonsoir Cher" on the flipside.

1968 - Lou Rawls (with unlisted session musicians) records the tracks "The Split" and "Why Can't I Speak" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues both tracks together as a single (Capitol 2348).

1968 - Bettye Swann (with an unlisted session orchestra using arrangements by Tank Jernigan) records the tracks "Tell It Like It Is", "Bring Me Your Lovin'", and "These Arms Of Mine" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first and last tracks on Swann's album "The Soul View Now!" (ST-190) and has yet to issue "Bring Me Your Lovin'".

1968 - Max Frost and The Troopers (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Sitting In Circles" and "Blowin' In The Wind" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, issues the first track as a single (Tower 478) with "Paxton Quigley's Had The Course" on the flip side and (as of 2005) the last track has yet to be issued.

1969 - George Tipton directs Israel Baker, Ralph Schaefer, Stanley Plummer, William Hector, Henry Peber, Assa Drori, Tibor Zelig, and Bernard Kundell on strings, Raphael Kramer and Raymond Kelley on cello and Gayle (Gail) Levant on harp as they record overdubs for Peggy Lee's tracks "Something", "Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show", "Don't Smoke In Bed", and "Whistle For Happiness" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues the final versions of all the tracks on Lee's album "Is That All There Is?" (ST-386).

1969 - Capitol Records registers the purchased masters for Candi Staton's tracks "What Would Become Of Me", "That's How Strong My Love Is", and "(Just) Someone You Use" (recorded at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama). Fame Records, distributed by Capitol Records, issues the first track on Staton's eponymous album "Candi Staton" (ST-4202) and the last two tracks on her album "I'm Just A Prisoner" (ST-4201).

1969 - The Cannonball Adderley Quintet (Nat Adderley on coronet and vocals; Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on soprano and alto saxophone; Joe Zawinul on piano; Walter Booker on bass;, and Roy McCurdy drums) record the tracks "Country Preacher" and "Hummin'" live at a church in Chicago, Illinois at a benefit for Operation Breadbasket. Capitol Records issues the tracks on the album "Country Preacher" (SKAO-404).

1972 - The Strangers (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "Goes Without Saying", "Swing High", "Somewhere Over The Rainbow", and "When My Conscience Takes Over" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the first three tracks on the band's album "Totally Instrumental With One Exception" (ST-11141) and (as of 2005) has yet to issue the last track.

1973 - Overdubs are recorded for Helen Reddy's track "New Year's Resolution" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the finished track on Reddy's album "No Sad Song" (ST-857).

1973 - Pat LaRocca records the tracks "Hoodooin' Of Miss Fanny De Berry", "Then Came You", and "Just Outside Of Chicago" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first and last track together as a single (Capitol 3820) and "Then Came You" as a single (Capitol 3910) with Al Martino's track "She" on the flipside.

1973 - Brush Arbor (unlisted lineup) records the tracks "Daddy Was A Preacher", "On The Road To Mulian", "The Old Fashioned Few" and "Macy's Barn Door" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first track as a single (Capitol 3901) with "Carpenter Of Wood" on the flipside, the second track and last track together as a single (Capitol 3838) and the third track as a single (Capitol 4118) with an edited version of "Billy Ray" on the flipside.

1973 - Virgil Warner (on vocals with unlisted session musicians) records the tracks "Watch For Children", "Texas Dancehall Girl", and 'Til You Make It On Your Own" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the first track as a single (Capitol 3799) with "Frisco Depot" on the flipside and has (as of 2005) yet to issue the last two tracks.

1974 - The Lettermen (listed as probably Donny Pike, Tony Butala, and Gary Pike on vocals with unlisted session musicians) record the tracks "Please Love Me Forever", "There Is No Greater Love", "No Arms Can Ever Hold You (Like The Arms Of Mine), "That's All", and "Love Me With All Your Heart" (Cuando Caliente El Sol)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on the group's album "There Is No Greater Love" (SW-11364).

1975 - Sammy Hagar (on vocals and guitar with unlisted session musicians) records the track "All American" in Sausalito, California. Capitol Records issues the track on Hagar's album "Nine On A Ten Scale" (ST-11489).

1977 - The final session of overdubs are recorded for Juice Newton's title "Come To Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the final track on Juice Newton & Silver Spur's "Come To Me" (ST-11682).

1978 - McGuinn, Clark and Hillman (Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, Chris Hillman) record the track "All Of My Love" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. No issue information is listed.

1979 - Larry Farrow (playing unlisted instruments and conducting his own arrangements to unlisted session musicians) records the track "Little Altar Boy" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the track on Farrow's album "It's The Happiest Time Of The Year" (ST-12021).

1980 - Mystic Merlin (unlisted lineup) records the tracks "Hideaway" and "Monkey Love' in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the tracks on the group's album "Sixty Thrills A Minute" (SKAO-12137).

35 Years Ago Today In 1991 - Exactly thirty-six years to the day after "Sixteen Tons" was released, Tennessee Ernie Ford (born Ernest Jennings Ford), singer, actor, and Capitol Records artist, dies in a hospital in Reston, Virginia of advanced liver disease at age 72. Ford will later be buried at Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California.

1994 - Foo Fighters begin to record tracks for their self-titled Capitol Records debut album at Robert Lang Studio in Seattle, Washington which they will co-produce with Barrett Jones, with recording engineer Steve Culp and mixers Tom Rothrock and Rob Schnapf.

20 Years Ago Today In 2006 - Capitol Records Nashville releases Dierks Bentley's third album "Long Trip Alone”.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1960 - The musical "Tenderloin" opens at 46th Street Theatre in New York City. Capitol Records will later release the original cast album which will later be re-released by Broadway Angel Records. The show features the song "Artificial Flowers" which would later become a hit Capitol Records single for Bobby Darin.

1962 - The Beatles make their television debut with a live appearance on an episode of "People and Places" on Granada TV where they sing "Some Other Guy" and "Love Me Do".

1967 - All four of The Beatles attend the Memorial Service for Brian Epstein held at the New London Synagogue.

1979 - Kwick records the track "Here I Go Again (Another Weekend)" (lineup and location unlisted). EMI America issues on the eponymous album "Kwick" (SW-17025). EMI Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company, currently owns EMI America's catalog.

25 Years Ago Today In 2001 - Jay Livingston, three-time Oscar-winning songwriter with partner Ray Evans, actor, and brother of former Capitol Records, VP, President and Chairman Alan Livingston, dies of pneumonia in Los Angeles, CA at age 86. There's a great biography at Lucyfan.com.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - In an article with today's date in Variety magazine, the first found mention of a pirate version of a studio outtake being released, when it states that a Fats Waller pirate included one unreleased track taken from studio vaults.

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1969 - Wendy Wilson, singer, daughter of the founder of the Capitol Records group The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson and Marilyn Wilson who was a member of the Capitol Records group The Honeys, younger sister of Carnie Wilson, member of SBK Records (a subsidiary of Capitol Records) trio Wilson Phillips (with sister Carnie and Chynna Phillips), as well as the group The Wilsons (with Carnie and her father Brian), is born in Los Angeles, California. SBK's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Records. If anyone knows her middle name, please leave a comment.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1944 - Vocalist Jack Guthrie (cousin of Woody Guthrie) and his backing band, The Oklahomans (Porky Freedman on lead guitar, Red Murrell on rhythm guitar, Cliffie Stone on bass), and Billy Hughes on fiddle), have their first Capitol Records session recording the A-Side of their first single (Capitol 201) "Oklahoma Hills", the B-side "I'm Brandin' My Darlin' With My Heart", and a cover of an Ernest Tubb number, "Careless Darlin'". The single will be released early in 1945 and will be #1 for six weeks on the country charts. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Guthrie's eponymous album "Jack Guthrie" (T 2426) with extra drums overdubbed on all the titles.

1945 - Wally Fowler and His Georgia Clodhoppers (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Unlock The Door", "I'll Count The Stars In The Heavens", "It's Too Late For Tears", "You Can't Conceal A Broken Heart" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first and third tracks together as a single (Capitol Americana 40027), has of 2005 yet to issue the second track, and issued the last track as a single (Capitol 242) with "Just Thirteen Steps Away" on the flipside.

1945 - Johnnie Johnston (on vocals) with Lloyd Schaeffer's Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "As Long As I Live" (with The Satisfiers [Ted Hansen, Robert G. Lange, Helen Carroll, and Arthur S. Lambert] on vocals), "Indian Summer", and "One More Dream" [with The Satisfiers [Ted Hansen, Robert G. Lange, Helen Carroll, and Arthur S. Lambert] on vocals) in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the first and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 228) and (as of 2005) has yet to issue "Indian Summer".

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, Margaret Whiting, with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted but includes a string section), records the titles "Time After Time", "Beware My Heart" (both of which are listed as being with Frank DeVol and His Orchestra on the labels of the issued singles but were in Paul Weston's Capitol artist files), and "If I Had You" at the first session and "I Get A Kick Out Of You" and a as yet unissued take of "What Am I Gonna Do About You" at the second session. Capitol Records issues "Time After Time" as a single (Capitol 383) with "Spring Isn't Everything" on the flipside, "Beware My Heart" as a single (Capitol 350) with a different take of "What Am I Gonna Do About You" (recorded December 6, 1946 in New York City, New York with definitely Frank DeVol and His Orchestra) on the flipside, "If I Had You" on Whiting's album "Love Songs By Margaret Whiting" (T 410), "I Get A Kick Out Of You" on the CD "Spotlight On ..,Vol. 14 - Margaret Whiting" (8-29395-2). If anyone knows for sure who backed Miss Whiting on these recordings, please leave a comment.

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Tex Ritter and His Texans (Paul Sells on accordion and leader; Margie Ann DeVere and Charles Linville on fiddle; Merle Travis and Wesley Tuttle on guitar; Phil Marx Jr. on steel guitar; and Allen Williams on bass), record the titles "Fort Worth Jail", "I Told My Heart", " Ninety-Nine Years Is A Long Time", "I'll Forget If You'll Forgive", and "I Don't Want You Anymore" at Radio Recorders studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues the first title on the album "Cowboy Hit Parade" (Capitol Americana 48004), the third title as a single (Capitol 366) with "One Little Tear Drop Too Late" on the flipside, and the last title as a single (Capitol 15375) with "Teneha, Timpson, Bobo And Blair" on the flipside. Bear Family Records issues all the titles on the four-CD box set "Blood On The Saddle" (BCD 16260) in Germany.

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Vocalist Jesse Price and His Blues Band (Eugene "Snooky" Young on trumpet, George "Buddy" Tate and Gene Porter on tenor saxophone, Allen Beal on piano, Nappy Lamare on guitar; Bill Davis on bass, and Al Wichard on drums) record the titles "I'm The Drummer Man", "Froggy Bottom", "Big Town Blues", and "Just Another Day Wasted Away" (with hand clapping by unlisted lineup) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first title as a single (Capitol 348) with "I Ain't Mad At You" on the flipside, the second title as a single (Capitol Americana 40093) with "Frettin' For Some Pettin'" on the flipside, the third title as a single (Capitol 391) with "You Can't Take It With You" on the flipside, and the last title as a single (Capitol 15370) with "The Whirligig" on the flipside.

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Johnny Mercer, with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records a as yet to be issued take of the title "I Do, Do, Do Like You" in Los Angeles, California.

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Martha Tilton with The Carl Kresstette (Carl Kress on guitar, Chris Griffin on trumpet, Hank D'Amico on clarinet, Artie Drellinger on tenor saxophone, Stan Freeman on piano, Bob Haggart on bass, and Dave Tough on drums) records the titles "This Can't Be Love", "Exactly Like You", "These Foolish Things", and "Time On My Hands" (without the tenor saxophone and clarinet) in New York City, New York. Collectors Choice Music will issue all the titles on the 2 CD set "The Liltin' Miss Tilton: The Complete Capitol Sessions" (CCM 142 2).

1947 - The King Cole Trio is scheduled to begin a one-month engagement at The Club Troubadour in New York City, New York but the engagement is canceled when the nitery shuttered in the last week of September. The trio will fill in the first two weeks with one-nighters and concerts and start a two-week engagement at Frank Dailey's Meadowbrook on October 28, 1947.

1947 - Vocalist and drummer Jesse Price, with Gerald Wilson on trumpet, Paul Quinichette and Dave Cavanaugh on tenor saxophone, and unlisted alto and baritone saxophone, piano, guitar, and bass players, records the titles "Mistreated", "Frettin' For Some Pettin" (with an unlisted vocal ensemble), and the instrumental "Whirligig" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues "Mistreated" as a single (Capitol 15245) with "What's Happening" on the flipside, "Frettin' For Some Pettin'" as a single (Capitol Americana 40093) with "Big Town Blues" on the flipside, and "Whirligig" as a single (Capitol 15370) with "Just Another Day Wasted Away" on the flipside.

1950 - Ray Anthony (on trumpet) and His Orchestra (Woody Fansler, Jack Laubach, Tom Pattin, and Marty White on trumpet; Keith Butterfield, Tom Oblak, Bob Quatsoe, and Dick Reynolds on trombone; Earl Bergman on alto saxophone; Steve Cole on clarinet and alto saxophone; Cliff Hoff and Ed Martin on tenor saxophone; Leo Anthony on baritone saxophone; Ray Browne on piano; Al Hendrickson on guitar; Al Simi on bass; and Buddy Lowell on drums) record the tracks "Autumn Leaves" with vocals by Ronnie Deauville and The Skyliners), "Blue Moon" (arranged by George Williams with vocals by Ronnie Deauville), and "Mr. Anthony's Boogie" (arranged by George Williams) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first and last track together as a single (Capitol 1280) and "Blue Moon' on Anthony's album "Arthur Murray Favorites: Fox Trots" (T 258).

1950 - Tex Ritter records a narration overdub for Leon Payne's track "The Great American Eagle" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the final track as a single (Capitol 1338) with "Fatal Letter" on the flipside.

1950 - Hal Derwin "Buddy" Cole records four unlisted tracks for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. If anyone knows either what was recorded, who else performed at the session and/or where it was recorded, please leave a comment.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Deuce Spriggens (on vocals with unlisted instrumental accompaniment) records the titlrs "Hungover" and "Calm, Cool, and Collected" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 1981).

1952 - Yma Sumac, with Moises Vivanco and His Peruvians (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Chuncho (The Forest Creatures)" and "Wak'ai (Cry)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Sumac and Vivanco's album "Inca Taqui" (L-423).

1952 - Jimmy Work (on vocals and rhythm guitar), with (listed as possibly) Al Myers on lead guitar; Jerry Byrd on steel guitar; and an unknown bass player, records the titles "If I Should Lose You", "Don't Play With My Heart", "I'm Lonesome For Someone", and "Puttin' On The Dog (Tom Cattin' Around)" in Cincinnati, Ohio. Capitol Records issues "If I Should Lose You" and "Don't Play With My Heart" together as a single (Capitol 2372) and "I'm Lonesome For Someone" as a single (Capitol 2682) with "How Can I Love You (When You're Not Around)" on the flipside. Bear Family Records issues all the tracks on the two-CD set "Making Believe" (BCD 15651) in Germany.

1953 - Vocalist Tony Romano, with George Greeley conducting a studio orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Santa Lucia", "Vicin'o Mare", "Toma A Surriento", and "Vieni Sul Mar" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Romano's album "Love Songs Italiana" (H-478).

1953 - Vocalist Gordon MacRae, with Van Alexander directing the orchestra (unlisted brass, reeds, piano, drums, strings, and harp players), records the titles "Stranger In Paradise", "Never In A Million Years", "Soothe My Lonely Heart" and "Open Your Arms" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues "Stranger In Paradise", "Never In A Million Years" together a single (Capitol 2652), the third track as a single (Capitol 2672) with "High On A Windy Hill" on the flip side, and (as 2005) has yet to issue "Open Your Arms".

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Don Baker (on pipe organ) records the titles "Valencia", "Vienna Dreams" and "Japanese Sandman" at the first session and "Canadian Capers", "Come Back To Sorrento", "Song Of The Islands", and "Russian Lullaby" at the second session. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Baker's album "Far Away Music" (T 797).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Ray Anthony (on trumpet) and His Orchestra (Art DePew, Jules Chaikin, and Jack Holman on trumpet; Jimmy Henderson, Lew McCreary and Jimmy Priddy on trombone; Med Flory and Gene Merlino on alto saxophone; Bob Enevoldsen and Jeff Massingill on tenor saxophone; Leo Anthony on baritone saxophone; Geoff Clarkson on piano; Mike Apruzzese (Abruze) on guitar; Don Simpson on bass; Bill Richmond on drums; and, on strings, John De Voogt, Gerald Vinci, Walter Wiemeyer, Darrell Terwilliger, Arnold Belnick, Joe Livoti, Victor Arno, Paul Nero, Erno Neufeld, Emil Briano, and Harry Bluestone on violin; Paul Robyn and Stanley Harris on viola), using arrangements by Don Simpson, record the titles "Easy To Love", "I'll Close My Eyes", "I Can't Get Started", "Dancing Lovers" and I've Got You Under My Skin" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first, second and last titles together on Anthony's album "Ray Anthony Plays For Dancers In Love" (T 786) and "Dancing Lovers" as a single (F3593) with "Love Is Just Around The Corner" on the flipside. Aero Space Records (formed by Ray Anthony in 1967) issues "I Can't Get Started" on Anthony's CD "Tenderly" (RACD 1029).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Gene Vincent (on vocals) and His Blue Caps (Cliff Gallup on guitar; Paul Peek on rhythm guitar; Jack Neal on bass; and Dickie Harrell on drums) record the titles "Double Talkin' Baby", "Hold Me, Hug Me, Rock Me", and "Unchained Melody" at Bradley Film and Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues all the titles on the group's eponymous album "Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps" (T 811).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted), conducted by William Steinberg, records Toch's "Symphony Number 3, Opus 75" in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Capitol Records issues the title on the orchestra's album "HINDEMITH - Mathis Der Maler/TOCH - Symphony N°3,Op.75 5:916" (P-8364).

1957 - Bob Bain and a vocal group (lineup unlisted) record overdubs in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood California for Hank Thompson's titles "Klishame Klingo", "If I'm Not Too Late", and "How Do You Hold A Memory" in an extended session from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM. Capitol Records the final mix of "Klishame Klingo" on Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boy's album "Dance Ranch" (T 975) and the finished mix of "If I'm Not Too Late" as a single (Capitol F3850) with "Just An Old Flame" on the flipside.

1957 - Trumpet player Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (Al Porcino, Conrad Gozzo, and Gene Duermeyer also on trumpets, Hoyt Bohannon, Lew McCreary, Jimmy Priddy, and Joe Howard on trombones, Med Flory and Wilbur Schwartz on clarinets and alto saxophones, Jules Jacob and Jeff Massingill on tenor saxophones,Teddy Lee on baritone saxophone, Geoff Clarkson on piano, Al Viola on guitar, Don Simpson on bass, Eddie Grady on drums, and Lou Singer on percussion), using arrangements by Don Simpson, record the titles "My Private Melody" and "The Big Record" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records has yet to issue the take of "My Private Melody" recorded at this session. The group will record a new take on October 23, 1957. Capitol Records will issue "The Big Record" as a single (Capitol F3897) with "Till There Was You" on the flipside.

1957 - Felix Slatkin conducts The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) at a rehearsal session for recording sessions to be held the next two days in Los Angeles, California.

1958 - Frank Sinatra, with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Gus Bivona, Dale Issenhuth, Jules Jacob, Abe Most, and Wilbur Schwartz on reeds; Frank Beach, and Conrad Gozzo on trumpet; Francis Howard, Murray McEachern, and Dale McNickle on trombone; John Cave, Vincent De Rosa, and Richard Perissi on French horn; George Roberts on baritone trombone; Al Viola on guitar; Joe Comfort on bass; William 'Bill' Miller on piano; Kathryn Julye on harp; Bill Richmond on drums; Larry Bunker on percussion; Victor Arno, Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Jacques Gasselin, Carl Lamagna, Dan Lube, Ricky Marino, Lou Raderman, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin, Marshall Sosson, and Gerald Vinci on violin; Joseph Di Fiore, Alvin Dinkin, Stan Harris, and Paul Robyn on viola; James Arkatov, Elizabeth Greenschpoon, Edgar Lustgarten, and Eleanor Slatkin on cello) records two takes of "To Love And Be Loved" and "I Couldn't Care Less" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 2:00pm and 5:00pm. Capitol Records releases the first take of "To Be Love And Be Loved" on Sinatra's album "All The Way" (W 1538), the second take as a single (Capitol F4103) with "No One Ever Tells You" on the flipside, and "I Couldn't Care Less" on the five-LP box set "Frank Sinatra - The Capitol Years" (C1-94777).

1958 - Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Let The Rest Of The World Go By", "Missouri Waltz", "Three O'Clock In The Morning" and "Beautiful Ohio" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Lombardo's album "The Sweetest Waltzes This Side Of Heaven" (T 1306).

1958 - Vocalist Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps (Herbie Steward on tenor saxophone; Gil Bernal on baritone saxophone; Clifton Simmons on piano; Johnny Meeks on guitar; Grady Owen on rhythm guitar; and Clyde Pennington on drums) record: four false starts, two alternate takes and a final take of "Beautiful Brown Eyes"; two false starts, an alternate take and a final take of "Rip It Up"; one false start, two alternate takes and one final take of "Maybellene"; and one false start, one incomplete take, one alternate take, and two versions of "High Blood Pressure" at an extended session at The Capitol Tower Records between 10:00am and 1:30am in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records released the final takes of all the titles on Vincent's six-CD box set "The Gene Vincent CD Box Set (Complete Capitol & Columbia Recordings 1956-64)" (7-94593-2). Some of the alternate takes and false starts have been issued by Capitol (in France and had scheduled to issue tracks on an album (CL 15307) that was not released), Rockstar, Charly Records (in England) and Bear Family Records in Germany.

1959 - At two live shows held at Harrah's Club in Lake Tahoe, Nevada on this day Guy Lombardo and His Orchestra (Lombardo conducting an unlisted lineup featuring Carmen Lombard) records "Medley: Auld Lang Syne/Love Look Away/Humoresque/September Song/When My Sugar Walks Down The Street/Fascination/Silver Dollar" at the first performance and "Medley: Return To Me/Boo-Hoo/Frankie And Johnny/When The Saints Go Marching In" and "Lombardo Sing-Along Medley: I Can't Give You Anything But Love/Button Up Your Overcoat/Shine On Harvest Moon/My Gal Sal/Everywhere You Go/Auld Lang Syne" at the second performance. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Lombardo's album "The Guy Lombardo Show Recorded Live At Lake Tahoe-Harrah's Club" (T 1393).

1959 - Jackie Davis (on organ with unlisted musicians on guitar and drums) records the tracks "A Woman In Love", "Rain On The Roof", "Mañana", and "Perfidia" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Davis' album "Jackie Davis At The Console - Hammond Gone Cha Cha" (T 1338).

1960 - The Cannonball Adderley Quintet (Nat Adderley on coronet; Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on alto saxophone; Victor Feldman on piano; Sam Jones on bass; and Louis Hayes on drums) records the tracks "Blue Daniel" and "Sack O'Woe" live at The Lighthouse Club in Hermosa Beach, California. Capitol Records issues "Blue Daniel" on the album "Cannonball Adderley" (VMP 1023) in England as part of its' Vine Street series. Blue Note Records releases "Sack O'Woe" on the CD "Cannonball Adderley" (BN 8-54898-2).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Les Baxter, with His Piano, Chorus and Orchestra (Baxter conducts his own arrangements to an unlisted lineup of musicians), records the titles "La Vie En Rose", "Love Is A Many Splendored Thing", "All The Things You Are", and "Autumn Leaves" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Baxter's album "Sensational!" (T 1661).

1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #7 on WABC's Silver Dollar Sound Survey in New York City, New York.

1962 - The Piltdown Men (Dave Burgess and unlisted members of The Champs) record the titles "Night Surfin'" and "Tequila Bossa Nova" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both the titles as a single (Capitol 4875).

1962 - Len Weinrib records the title "Love Express" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 4877) with "Swami" on the flipside.

1964 - At two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Don Hinson and The Riga-Morticians (Hinson with Gary Paston) record the tracks "Monster Mash", "A Monster Party", "Riboflavin-Flavored, Non Carbonated Polyunsaturated Blood", and "Monster Swim" at the first session and "Do The Rigamortis", "Werewolf Watusi", "A Monster's Dance Party" and "Little Old Grave Robber Me" at the second session. Capitol Records issues the tracks on the band's album "A Monster Dance Party" (T 2219).

1964 - Capitol Records purchases the masters for Susan Lynn's tracks "Queen Of The Drags", "The Boy In The Stingray", "Me Sitting Next To Billy", "Sports Car Sally", "I Wish I Had A G.T.O.", and "Silver Is His Jaguar" but, as of 2005, has yet to issue any of the tracks.

1964 - During three session held this day listed as possibly at Capitol Records' New York City Studios, King Curtis and His Soul Music (King Curtis on tenor saxophone; an unlisted organ player; George Stubbs on piano; Cornell Dupree on guitar; Chuck Rainey on bass; and Ray Lucas on drums) records three takes of "Tanya" (as listed in Capitol's records but not in the Bear Family box set notes), two takes of "Hung Over" and a stereo and a mono take of "Soul Twine" at the first session, "Moon River", The Girl From Ipanema", "Sister Sadie" and two takes of "Something You've Got (with vocals by King Curtis) at the second session and "Take These Chains From My Heart", "Let It Be Me" and Misty" at the third session. Capitol Records issues "Tanya" and "Sister Sadie" together as a single (Capitol 5324), "Hung Over" on Curtis' CD "The Best Of King Curtis" (8-36504-2) and the mono version of "Soul Twine" as a single (Capitol 5377) with "Bill Bailey" on the flip side. "Take These Chains From My Heart" and "Let It Be Me" will be issued by Harlem Hit Parade Records on the album "Soul On Soul" (HHP 8001). All the tracks, except for the version of "Misty" recorded this day (which as of 2005 remains unissued), were issued by Bear Family Records in the 3 CD box set "King Curtis - Capitol Years 1962-1965" (BCD 15670).

1965 - The Beatles (George Harrison on lead guitar and vocals) John Lennon on rhythm guitar; Paul McCartney on bass guitar and vocals; Ringo Starr on drums) record the tracks "Day Tripper" and two takes of "If I Needed Someone" at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London England. Capitol Records issues "Day Tripper" as a single (Capitol 5555) with "We Can Work It Out" on the flip side and one version of "If I Needed Someone" on the band's CD "Rubber Soul" (7-46440-2) and the other on George Harrison's album "Best Of George Harrison" (ST-11578).

1965 - Joe Leahy and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Manhattan Spiritual", "Two Hearts" (aka "Champagne And Roses"), "Arribe (Can Tan Do)", "Girl Talk", "A Taste Of Honey" and "A Pair Of Queens" in Los Angeles, California. Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, issues all the tracks on Leahy's album "Tabasco & Trumpets" (T 5014).

1965 - Tracks for the original soundtrack for "The Agony And The Ecstasy" listed as featuring Charlton Heston and Rex Harrison with unlisted session musicians and vocal choir are recorded in Los Angeles, California. Capitol issues all the tracks on the soundtrack album (MAS 2427).

1967 - During two session held this day in Los Angeles, California Jimmie Haskell, conducting his own arrangements to 15 unlisted musicians, records overdubs for Bobbie Gentry's tracks "Okolona River Bottom Band" and "Courtyard" at the first session and, with the addition of Bobbie Gentry on vocals and guitar, a remake of "Courtyard" and "Penduli Pendulum" and overdubs for "Penduli Pendulum" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue the final mix of all the titles on Gentry's album "The Delta Sweetie" (T 2842).

1967 - Johnny Draper records the titles "Trippin'", "One Way Love", and "Diggin' On My TV" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Trippin'" and "One Way Love" together as s a single (Capitol 2077). No issuing information is listed for "Diggin' On My TV".

1968 - Overdubs are recorded for Buck Owens and His Buckaroos' tracks "I Wanna Be Wild And Free", "Where Has Our Love Gone?", "I Ain't Gonna Be Treated This A Way", "Darlin' You Can Depend On Me", "Sing That Kind Of Song", "Love Is Me", "Hurry, Come Running Back To Me", and "Alabama, Louisiana Or Maybe Tennessee" at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on the group's album "I've Got You On My Mind Again" (ST-131) except "Darlin' You Can Depend On Me" and "Sing That Kind Of Song" which the label issued on the band's album "Tall Dark Stranger" [ST=212]).

1968 - Nancy Wilson, with Jimmy Jones conducting his own arrangements to a large orchestra (lineup unlisted but includes Benny Carter on alto saxophone), records "Quiet Soul", "Prisoner Of My Eyes", "Looking Back", and "We Could Learn Together" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Wilson's album "Nancy" (ST-148).

1968 - At the last of three days of live performances in Las Vegas, Nevada Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians (Lombardo conducting unlisted musicians) record the tracks "Mrs. Robinson", "Roller Skate Rag", "I'd Rather Be Blue Over You" (vocals by Cliff Grass), "Folsom Prision Blues" (vocals by Cliff Grass), and "Garbage". Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Lombardo's album "The New Songs! The New Sounds!" (ST-128).

1968 - Bettye Swann (on vocals with an orchestra with unlisted lineup playing Tank Jernigan's arrangements) records "Don't Ever Stop Loving Me" and "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records, as of 2005, has yet to issue the first track and issued the second track on Swann's album "The Soul View Now!" (ST-190).

1968 - The Beach Boys (lineup unlisted) record the track "Trinka" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records, as of 2005, has yet to issue the track.

1968 - Denny and The Chadwicks (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Battle Of The Bands" and "I Wanna Girl" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records, as of 2005, has yet to issue either track.

1969 - Capitol Records registers the purchased masters of Spencer Wiggins' tracks "I'm At The Breaking Point", "Ooh-Be-Ooh-Be-Doo", "Old Friend", and "Love Machine". The first track is listed as unissued, no issue information is listed for the second and third tracks and the last track was issued by Fame Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, as a single (Fame 1463) with "Love Me Tonight" on the flipside.

1969 - Trudy Johnson records the tracks "It Takes A Lotta Good Love", "To Feel Like A Woman", and "Let Me Be Good To You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records has, of 2005, yet to issue any of the tracks.

1969 - John Stewart records overdubs for his track "The Lady And The Outlaw" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records has, of 2005, yet to issue the track.

1972 - Capitol Records registers the master for Anne Murray's title "Danny's Song" which was recorded in Toronto, Canada and will issue the title on Murray's album "Danny's Song" (ST-11172).

1978 - Natalie Cole (with unlisted session musicians) records the track "Your Lonely Heart" at The Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Cole's album "I Love You So" (SO-11928).

1979 - THORN Electrical Industries Limited makes an offer of £148m for EMI Ltd., Capitol Records' parent company.

1980 - Mystic Merlin (Clyde Bullard on bass; Barry Roark Strutt on saxophone and keyboards; Leslie Dorsey on keyboards, lead and background vocals; Jerry Anderson on guitars and background vocals; Keith Gonzales on lead vocals and harmonica; Sly Randolph on drums, percussion, and background vocals; Betty Brown on lead and background vocals; and Paulinho Da Costa, Jim Gilstrap, Bill Champlin, Cheryl Lynn, Gene Page, Charles Veal and Ernie Watts amongst others providing unlisted contributions) records the track "Sign Of The Time" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the track on the group's album "Sixty Thrills A Minute" (SKAO-12137).

45 Years Ago Today In 1981 - O'Bryan (aka O'Bryan Burnette) records the titles "Doin' Alright", "Love Has Found Its Way", "Mother Nature's Callin'", "It's Over", "Right From The Start", "Can't Live Without Your Love", "The Gigolo", and "Still Water (Love)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on O'Bryan's album "Doin' Alright" (ST-12192).

45 Years Ago Today In 1981 - During three sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Russell Smith (on vocals and guitar with ) records the titles "Night Flight" at the first session, "Someday We Will" at the second session, and "Tender Heart" at the third. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Smith's eponymous album "Russell Smith" (ST-12197).

1984 - Alcatrazz (listed as probably including Graham Bonnet on vocals; Jimmy Waldo on keyboards and vocals; Steven Vai on guitar and vocals; Gary Shea on bass; and Jon Uvena on drums, percussion and vocals) records the track "Will You Be Home Tonight" at Cherokee Studios in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on the band's album "Disturbing The Peace" (ST-12385).

35 Years Ago Today In 1991 - Lloyd George (born Lloyd Leslie George), singer, guitarist, bass player, part of the Capitol Records duo Lonzo and Oscar, and Capitol Records solo artist (using the name Ken Marvin), dies at Livingston Regional Hospital in Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee at age 67.

1995 - Capitol Records/EMI Music releases Johnny Rivers' compilation "Greatest Hits" that contains ten tracks he recorded for Liberty Records and his own Soul City label.

1999 - Ella Mae Morse, singer, vocalist for Capitol Records band Freddie Slack and His Orchestra and Capitol Records solo artist, dies of respiratory failure in Bullhead City, Arizona at age 75. Her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is in front of the south parking lot of Capitol Records, between the Tower and the empty hamburger stand. I was working at Capitol when Ms. Morse died and noticed that flowers hadn't been placed over her star as is the custom. At the time there was a small flower shack in the parking lot (the shack is still there but its been abandoned for about 5 years) and I bought a few white roses and put them on her star. I then called the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, informed them of her death, and Honorary Mayor Johnny Grant ok'd the wreath of flowers which were placed over her star within a few hours. They were beautiful and were gone by the next morning.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

75 Tears Ago Today In 1951 - Future Capitol Records artist Judy Garland begins what was to be a four-week engagement that re-opens The Palace Theatre in New York as a live performance venue that will stretch out to 19 weeks, finally ending on February 24, 1952.

1963 - The Beatles record a live-in-studio performance of "I Saw Her Standing There" at the BBC studios in London, England for later broadcast.

1998 - EMI Gold releases Bobby Darin's compilation album "The Capitol Years" in the U.K.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

2013 - My stepmother, Betty, called me at work to let me know that my father, Martin Johann Nielsen, Jr., had died at age 76 at a hospital in Munster, Indiana of complications from congestive heart failure as well as kidney and liver disease. I miss you, Dad.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1912 - Nellie Lutcher, pianist, singer, daughter of bandleader and bass player Issac Lutcher, sister of saxophonist Joe Woodman Lutcher, aunt of Latin jazz percussionist Daryl "Munyungo" Jackson, an officer of LA Musicians' Union Local 47 for many years, and a Capitol Records (1947-1952), Liberty Records (1956) and Imperial Records (1957) artist, is born Nellie Rose Lutcher in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Lutcher was signed to Capitol by Dave Dexter, Jr. who heard her perform "The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else" when she closed a March of Dimes benefit broadcast at Hollywood High School.

1917 - Alan Livingston is born Alan Wendell Levison, in McDonald, Pennsylvania. Livingston is youngest of three children which includes his elder sister Vera Livingston Drazen and his brother Jay Livingston, pianist and songwriter, who with his partner Ray Evans wrote many hits that were covered by Capitol Records artists including "Buttons and Bows", "Mona Lisa", "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)", as well as the popular Christmas song "Silver Bells". Ray and Jay had a cameo as themselves in the motion picture "Sunset Boulevard" which also featured actress Nancy Olsen, who later married Alan. Livingston was also a saxophone player and would be a bandleader while a student at the University of Pennsylvania, and during his first stint with Capitol Records starting in 1946, served as vice president of Children's Records creating Bozo The Capitol Clown, the concept of the record-reader, as well as writing and producing many of Capitol's children's releases including the hit single "I Taut I Taw A Puddy Tat". Later, as a VP of A&R, Livingston would be responsible for Capitol signing Frank Sinatra. Alan married actress, singer, and Capitol Records artist Betty Hutton in 1955. Livingston would leave Capitol in 1956 to become Vice President of West Coast programming at NBC and would greenlight the pilot for "Bonanza" (for which his brother Jay, again with partner Ray Evans, wrote the theme song). Livingston returned to Capitol in 1960 as president, bringing Capitol into the "modern" rock era with the signing of The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Steve Miller Band, The Band, and others. Livingston would later have to authorize the recall the "butcher" cover of The Beatles' Capitol Records album "Yesterday and Today" and will protest against the R.I.A.A. when their song "Yesterday" was not nominated for Song Of The Year. Livingston would become chairman of Capitol Records heading the merger with Audio Devices, Inc. that created Capitol Industries, Inc. He would leave Capitol for the last time in 1968 but will return to speak in the Capitol Tower Studios to celebrate the release of The Beatles "1" CD and the start of the group's official website.

1970 - Eric Benét, singer, member (with his sister and cousin) of the Capitol Records group Benét (1992), solo recording artist for Warner Bros. Records, actor, and former husband of actress Halle Berry, is born Eric Benét Jordan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1940 - The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (lineup unlisted), with Wilhelm Furtwängler conducting, records Beethoven's "Cavatina (from 'Quartet' In B Flat, Opus 30, Number 13): Part 1" and "Cavatina (from 'Quartet' In B Flat, Opus 30, N° 13): Part 2" in Berlin, Germany. Capitol Records purchases the masters and issues both tracks on the orchestra's album "BEETHOVEN - Cavatina (from "Quartet" in B Flat, Op. 130, N° 13)/GLUCK - Overture To Alceste" (H-8130).

1943 - During one long session (probably held in the C. P. MacGregor Studios at 729 South Western Avenue in Los Angeles, California) with producer Johnny Mercer:
First, Jo Stafford, with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted but included brass, reeds, rhythm and strings players), records the titles "Old Acquaintance" and "How Sweet You Are" which Capitol Records will issue together as a single (Capitol 142).
Second, Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers (Jo Stafford, Clark Yocum, Hal Hopper, and Chuck Lowry) with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (now with Heinie Beau on clarinet and alto saxophone, as well as unlisted trumpet, reeds, piano, guitar, bass, and drum players), record the titles "G.I Jive" and "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Right Myself A Letter" which Capitol Records will issue together as a single (Capitol 141).
Third, The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Pistol Packin' Mama" and "Deacon Jones" which Capitol Records will issue together as a single (Capitol 140).
Finally, Johnny Mercer, Jo Stafford and the rest of The Pied Pipers, using an arrangement by conductor Paul Weston and His Orchestra (unlisted lineup) record the track "Blues In the Night" (issued on Capitol Record's first album "Songs By Johnny Mercer" [CD-1]). Phew!

1945 - Hal Derwin (aka Hal Stevens, on vocals), with Frank DeVol and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Stardust" and "Goodnight Sweetheart" in Los Angeles, California. Both tracks are rejected and their current status is unlisted.

1945 - Stan Kenton (on piano) and His Orchestra (Buddy Childers, Ray Wetzel, John Anderson, Russ Burgher, and Bob Lymperis on trumpet; Freddie Zito, Jimmy Simms, and Milt Kabak on trombone; Bart Varsalona on bass trombone; Al Anthony and Boots Mussulli on alto saxophone; Bob Cooper and Vido Musso on tenor saxophone; Bob Gioga on baritone saxophone; Bob Ahern on guitar; Eddie Safranski on bass; and Ralph Collier on drums) records the tracks "Just-A-Sittin' And A-Rockin' (arranged by Gene Roland with vocals by June Christy) and "Stan Jumps (Artistry Jumps)" (arranged by Kenton) at the studios of radio station WMCA in New York City, New York. The first track was issued by Mosaic Records on the box set "The Complete Capitol Studio Recordings of Stan Kenton 1943- 1947" (MQ10-163) and the second track was rejected and its continued existence is unlisted (many rejected tracks of the era, since they were recorded on discs versus tape, were destroyed).

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Hal Derwin, with unlisted session musicians, records the titles "Sonata", "You Can't See The Sun When You're Cryin'", "I'll Close My Eyes", "And So To Bed", "I Haven't Got A Worry In The World", "Give Me You", and "So Would I" in Los Angeles, California. All the titles, as of 2005, are still unissued.

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Merle Travis (on vocals and electric guitar), with Cliffie Stone directing the orchestra (Jack McTaggart on trumpet; Shelby "Tex" Atchison on fiddle; Billy Liebert on piano; Art Wenzel on accordion; Eddie Kirk on rhythm guitar; Phil F. Marx Jr. on steel guitar; Cliffie Stone and Allen J. Williams on bass), records two takes of "Steel Guitar Rag" (the second becomes the issued take), two takes of "Honey Bunch" (the second becomes the issued take), "Sweet Temptation", and "Don't Hand Me That Old Line" at (listed as possibly) Radio Recorders in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues "Sweet Temptation" as a single (Capitol 349) with "So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed" on the flipside. Bear Family Records issues all the titles in the five CD box set "Guitar Rags And A Too Fast Past" (BCD 15637).

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - During sessions for The Capitol Records Transcription Service held in Los Angeles, California Uncle Henry's Kentucky Mountaineers record 5 tracks, Johnny Mercer with Paul Weston and His Orchestra record 10 titlrs, and Hal Darwin "Buddy" Cole records 8 titles. No titles or lineup information are listed. If anyone knows who was in the lineup, what was recorded and/or where the sessions were held, please leave a comment.

1947 - Paul Weston and His Orchestra record seven tracks for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. No title or personnel information is listed. If anyone knows who was in the lineup, what was recorded and/or where the sessions were held, please leave a comment.

1948 - The Starlighters Chorus (vocalists Vince Degen, Tony Paris, Pauline Byrns, Jerry Duane, and Howard Hudson) record vocal overdubs in Los Angeles, California for the tracks "Silent Night, Holy Night", "We Three Kings Of Orient Are", and "Joy toe The World" on band tracks that were recorded by on orchestra with an unlisted lineup in Mexico on an unlisted date. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on the group's album "Carols For Christmas" (H-9007).

1949 - Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (John Wilson, Ziggy Schatz, Doug Mettome, and Al Stewart on trumpet, Mario Daone, Billy Byers, and George Monte on trombone, Benny Goodman on clarinet, Mitch Goldberg and Angelo Cicalese on alto saxophone, Wardell Gray and Eddie Wasserman on tenor saxophone, Joe Casalaro on baritone saxophone, Buddy Greco on piano, Francis Beecher on guitar, Bob Carter on bass, and Sonny Igoe on drums) record the tracks "Egghead", "Little Girls Don't Cry" (vocals by Buddy Greco), "Why Don't We Do This More Often?" (vocals by Dolly Houston), and "Spin A Record" (vocals by Buddy Greco and The Heatherstones [lineup unlisted]) in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the first and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 57-651) and the second track as a single (Capitol 828) with "Spin A Record" (a version recorded on October 27, 1949) on the flipside, and (as of 2005) yet to issue the version of "Spin A Record" recorded on this date.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - The Dinning Sisters (vocalists Ginger, Delores, and Jean Dinning, all on vocals), with Eddie Ballentine (listed as possibly on piano) and an orchestra with an unlisted lineup, record the titlrs "The Little Brown Gal", "I'm Lost", "I Love You", "Riddle Song", and "Love Me Sweet And Love Me Long" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first title as a single (Capitol 2004) with "Whatsa Malla U (The Pidgin English Hula)" on the flipside, the second and last titles together as a single (Capitol 2082) and, as of 2005, has not issued the third and fourth titles.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Mel Tormé (on piano and vocals with Mary Osborne on guitar; Clyde Lombardi on bass; and Bunny Shawker on drums), records the titles "I Love Each Move You Make" and "Foolish Rumors" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the first title on the CD "Spotlight On...Vol. 2 - Mel Torme" (7-89941-2) and the second title as a single (Capitol 1864) with "You're A Heavenly Thing" on the flipside.

1952 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Somewhere Along The Way" is #12 on The Billboard magazine's Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys chart, #15 on the magazine's Best Selling Pop Singles chart, and #28 on its Most Played Juke Box Records chart. Cole's single "Because You're Mine" is #19 on the magazine's Most Played Juke Box Records chart, Cole's single "Faith Can Move Mountains" is #25 on the magazine's Best Selling Pop Singles chart. Cole's album "Penthouse Serenade" debuts at #10 on the magazine's Best Selling 33 1/3 R.P.M. chart.

1952 - Vocalist Helen O'Connell, with Harold Mooney's Monsters (lineup unlisted), records the titles "You're The Only One I Adore", "Don't Bother To Knock", "I Just Can't Remember The Words", and "You Can Do It" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "You're The Only One I Adore" and "Don't Bother To Knock" together as a single (Capitol 2280) and "I Just Can't Remember The Words" and "You Can Do It" together as a single (Capitol 2324).

1953 - William Boyd (as Hopalong Cassidy), with Orchestra (lineup unlisted directed by Dave Dexter, Jr. and conducted by Van Alexander), records the tracks "Hopalong Cassidy and The Sheep Rustlers: Part 1" and "Hopalong Cassidy and The Sheep Rustlers: Part 2", and vocal overdubs for both tracks in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues both finished tracks on Boyd's children's album ""Hopalong Cassidy and The Sheep Rustlers" (CAS-3197).

1953 - Pianist Leonard Pennario records the titless "Midnight" and "Variations On The Kerry Dance" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records, as of 2005, has yet to issue either of the titles.

1954 - Billy May (conducting his own arrangements) and His Orchestra (Conrad Gozzo, John Best, Mannie Klein, and Uan Rasey on trumpet; Murray McEachern, Si Zentner, Tommy Pederson, and Ed Kusby on trombone; John Graas on french horn; Clarence Karella on tuba; Skeets Herfurt and Willie Schwartz on alto saxophone; Ted Nash and Fred Falensby on tenor saxophone; Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone; Jules Kinsler on flute; Arthur Fleming on bassoon; Jules Jacob on oboe; J.A. Krechter on clarinet; Paul Smith on piano; Al Hendrickson on guitar; Joe Mondragon on bass; Alvin Stoller on drums; Lou Singer and Ralph Hansell on percussion; Mike Pacheco on congas; Jack Costanzo on bongos; Stephen Dweck on timbales; and Ann Mason Stockton on harp) records the tracks "You're The Top", "You Go To My Head", and "La Bomba" in Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California between 10:00 PM and 2:30 AM. Capitol Records issues the first two tracks on May's album "Sorta-May" (T 562) and the last track on the compilation album "Further Studies In High Fidelity" (Capitol SAL-9027).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Don Baker (on pipe organ) records the titles "Flying Down To Rio", "Moonlight On The Ganges", "In A Persian Market", and "April In Paris" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Baker's album "Far Away Music" (T 797).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Les Brown (on clarinet) and His Band of Renown (Wes Hensel, Don Smith, Mickey McMahan, and Bob Styles on trumpet; Ray Sims, Roy Main, and Jim Hill on trombone; Stumpy Brown on bass trombone; Matt Utal and Ralph La Polla on alto saxophone; Billy Usselton on tenor saxophone; Abe Aaron on tenor and baritone saxophone; Butch Stone on bass; Dick Shreve on piano; Vernon Polk on guitar; Mel Pollan on bass; and Lloyd Morales on drums) record the titles "I Never Knew", "Morning Star", "The Best Years Of My Life" (vocals by Jo Ann Greer), and "Priscilla" (vocals by Butch Stone and an unlisted ensemble) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first title on Brown's album "Dancers' Choice" (T 812), has yet to issue the second title recorded at this session, and the last two titles together as a single (Capitol F3587).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Tex Ritter, with Van Alexander conducting the Orchestra and Chorus (lineups unlisted), records the title "He Is There" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the title as a single (Capitol F3589) with "Green Grow The Lilacs" on the flipside.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Coleman Hawkins (on tenor saxophone) with unlisted session musicians, records the titles "Hawksville", "The Stretch", "Crystal" and "Caribe" at an unlisted studio in New York City, New York for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Gene Vincent (on vocals) and His Blue Caps (Cliff Gallup on guitar; Paul Peek on rhythm guitar; Jack Neal on bass; and Dickie Harrell on drums) record the titles "Teenage Partner", "Blues Stay Away From Me", "Five Feet Of Lovin'", and "Catman" at Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the first and third titles on the group's album "The Bop That Just Won't Stop" (ST-11287) and the second and last titles on the group's eponymous album "Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps" (T 811).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, with William Steinberg conducting, records Hindemith's "Mathis Der Maler" in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Capitol Records will issue the title on the orchestra's album "HINDEMITH - Mathis Der Maler/ TOCH - Symphony N° 3, Op. 75" (P-8364).

1957 - It's a Tuesday night and at 10:00 PM saxophonists Coleman Hawkins and Stan Getz, trumpeter Roy Eldridge, drummer Jo Jones, and The Oscar Peterson Trio (Peterson on piano, Herb Ellis on guitar, and Ray Brown on bass) are Nat's guests on tonight's episode of "The Nat 'King' Cole Show" on NBC-TV. Here's a clip from the show. Here's a description of the show.

1958 - Vocalist Dean Martin, with Frank Sinatra conducting the orchestra (Benjamin Barrett: Contractor; Frank Beach, Conrad Gozzo, and Dale McMickle on trumpet; Francis "Joe" Howard, Murray McEachern, and George Roberts on trombone; Gus Bivona, Dale Issenhuth, Jules Jacob, Abe Most, and Wilbur Schwartz on saxophones; Ken Lane and Bill Miller on piano; Al Viola on guitar; Joe Comfort on bass; Bill Richmond on drums; Kathryn Julye on harp; and on strings: Victor Arno, Dan Lube, Amerigo Marino, Louis Raderman, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin, Marshall Sosson, and Gerald Vinci on violin; Alvin Dinkin and Paul Robyn on viola; Elizabeth Greenschpoon and Edgar Lustgarten on cello) using arrangements by Pete King, records the tracks "Hit the Road To Dreamland", "Sleepy Time Gal", "All I Do Is Dream Of You", and "Wrap Your Trouble In Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 10:00 PM and 1:00 AM on October 16, 1958 with producer Lee Gillette. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Martin's Capitol Records album "Sleep Warm" (T 1150).

1958 - Vocalist Yma Sumac, with Bob Bain directing a studio orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the titles "La Pampa Y La Puna" and "La Perla De Chira" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the tracks on Sumac's album "Fuego Del Ande" (T 1169).

1958 - Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Tenderly", "Alice Blue Gown", "I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time", and "It's A Sin To Tell A Lie" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the tracks on Lombardo's album "The Sweetest Waltzes This Side Of Heaven" (T 1306).

1958 - Gene Vincent (on vocals) and His Blue Caps (Clifton Simmons on piano; Johnny Meeks on guitar and vocals; Grady Owen on rhythm guitar and vocals; and Clyde Pennington on drums) record the tracks "I Got To Get You Yet", "My Heart", and "The Night Is So Lonely" (with Simmons on celeste) at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 10:00am and 2:00 pm. Capitol Records issues the first two tracks on Vincent's album "Sounds Like Gene Vincent" (T 1207) and the last track as a single (Capitol 4237) with "Right Now" on the flipside.

1958 - Les Brown And His Band Of Renown (Dick Collins, Wes Hensel, Ray Triscari, Jerry Kadowitz, and Mickey McMahan on trumpet; Dick Kenney and Roy Main on trombone; Jim Hill and Stumpy Brown on bass trombone; Abe Most on clarinet; Les Brown(cl-1,as-2) Matt Utal and Ralph Lapolla on flute, clarinet and alto saxophone; Billy Usselton on tenor saxophone; Butch Stone on clarinet, baritone saxophone and vocals); Abe Aaron on soprano, tenor and baritone saxophone; Don Trenner on piano; Tony Rizzi on guitar; Bob Berteaux and bass; and Lloyd Morales on drums) record the tracks "Mexican Hat Dance" (arranged by Ben Homer), "Sentimental Journey (arranged by Ben Homer, with Brown on clarinet and vocals by Laurie Johnson), "Bizet Had His Day" (arranged by Ben Homer, with Brown on clarinet), and "Invitation" (arranged by Frank Comstock) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records isssues all the titles on Brown's album "The Les Brown Story" (T1174).

1958 - Ricard Cannon records the tracks "St. Louis Blues", "The Best Things In Life Are Free", and "Lover Come Back To Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol F4093) and (as of 2005) has yet to issue the last track.

1958 - Johnny Otis and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "My Dear" (featuring vocals by Mel Williams), "My Heart Tells Me" (also featuring Williams' vocals), and "I Wonder" (featuring vocals by Marie Adams). Capitol Records (as of 2005) has yet to issue the first two tracks and issued the last track on Otis' album "Johnny Otis - The Capitol Years" (C1-92858).

1959 - The King Sisters (vocalist Yvonne, Luise, Marilyn & Alyce King with unlisted session musicians) record the track "Ballad Medley: Ruby, Part 2/For All We Know/I Don't Know About You/Love Is A Many Splendored Thing" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the track on the sister's album "Baby,They're Singing Our Song" (T 1333).

1960 - Virgil Fox, on organ, records the tracks "Chorale N°1 In E Major (Completion)" by Franck, "Scherzo (From 'Second Symphony')" by Vierne, and "Prelude And Fugue In G Minor" by Dupre at Riverside Church in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Fox's album "Organ Music From France" (P 8544).

1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Ramblin' Rose is #1 on KAKC 970 AM's Top 10 Albums chart and Cole's single "Ramblin' Rose" is #48 on the station's Top 50 Survey in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

1962 - Charles Nelson Reilly and Robert Morse, with Elliot Lawrence directing an orchestra with an unlisted lineup, record the titles "Everybody Ought To Have A Maid", "Lolita", and "Brush Up Your Shakespeare" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the title on the duo's album "A Jolly Theatrical Season" (T 1862).

1963 - Bobby Darin, with Walter Raim conducting Rudy Clark's arrangements to an orchestra with an unlisted lineup, records the track "Since You've Been Gone" at Bell Sound Studios in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the track as a single (Capitol 5079) with "Be Mad Little Girl" on the flipside.

1963 - Andy Griffith (with unlisted session musicians) records the tracks "Andy and Cleopatra, Part 1", "Andy and Cleopatra, Part 2", and "The Discovery Of America" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Griffith's album "Andy And Cleopatra" (T 2066).

1964 - Jean Shepard (on vocals with listed as probably Thomas Grady Martin on lead guitar; Hal Rugg on steel guitar; and other unlisted session musicians) records "There's More Love Than This" and "Franklin County Moonshine" at Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennesee. Capitol Records issues both tracks on Shepard's album "It's A Man Every Time" (T 2416).

1964 - Craig Breedlove records "Side 1" and "Side 2" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the tracks on Breedlove's eponymous album "Craig Breedlove" (KAO 2175).

1964 - Capitol Records legally takes control of the 14 Beatles songs that Vee-Jay Records had stretched into five albums, six singles, four reissue singles, and an EP.

1964 - The Beatles end an 105 week consecutive run on the U.K. singles chart which started October 11, 1962 making them the group with the most consecutive weeks on the British singles chart.

1965 - The Beach Boys (Mike Love, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, and Al Jardine with unlisted session musicians) record the tracks "Stella By Starlight" and "How Deep Is The Ocean" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records has (as of 2005) yet to issue either track.

1965 - Capitol Records registers Joe Leahy and His Orchestra (lineup unllsted)'s tracks "Gilligan", "Oh Trumpets, "Chantilly", "Little Boy Buglar", and "Slinky". Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, issues all the tracks, except "Little Boy Buglar" which (as of 2005) remains unissued, on Leahy's album "Tabasco & Trumpets" (T 5014).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Capitol Records registers the purchased masters of Gary Buck's titles "The Weather Man" and "Whatever's Right" which were recorded in Canada. Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, releases both titles together as a single (Tower 290).

1967 - Andy Russell overdubs vocals in Spanish onto the tracks "Mi Amor Es Para Ti (Your Love Is Everywhere)" and "Me Faltas Tu (I'm Still Not Through Missing You)" in Los Angles, California on tracks by unlisted musicians that were recorded August 31, 1967 for the English versions of the songs. Even after transferring the tracks to its subsidiary Tower Records, they (as of 2005) remain unissued.

1968 - Nancy Wilson (with Jimmy Jones conducting his own arrangements to an unlisted large session orchestra that includes Benny Carter on alto saxophone and a string section) records the tracks "One Soft Night", "Only Love", "If We Only Have Love" and "In A Long White Room" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first track on Wilson's album "Hurt So Bad" (ST-353) and the remaining three tracks on Wilson's album "Nancy" (ST-148).

1968 - At the second day of a live engagement in Las Vegas Nevada Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians (unlisted lineup) records the tracks "Harper Valley P.T.A." (featuring Kenny Garder on vocals), "My Special Angel" (also featuring vocals by Kenny Gardner), "Help Yourself" (again featuring vocals by Kenny Gardner) and "Scarborough Fair/Canticle". Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Lombardo's album "The New Songs! The New Sounds!" (ST-128).

1968 - Bettye Swann (with an orchestra of unlisted musicians using arrangements by Tank Jernigan) records "Cover Me" and "Touch Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first track on Swann's album "The Soul View Now!" (ST-190) and the last track as a single (Capitol 2383) with "My Heart Is Closed For The Season" (which appeared on an earlier Swann's single [Capitol 2263] with "I'm Lonely For You on the flip side) on the flip side.

1968 - Overdubs for Linda Ronstadt and The Stone Poney's track "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" in Los Angeles, California. The final track will be issued on Ronstadt's album "Hand Sown...Home Grown" (ST-208).

1968 - Capitol Records registers Matt Monroe's tracks "Todo Pasara (Everything Will Happen)", "No Puedo Quitar Mis Ojos De Ti (Can't Take My Eyes Off You)" which were recorded in London, England. Capitol Latino, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, issues both tracks together as a single (Capitol Latino 6855).

1969 - Leon Haywood (on vocals and piano and directing his arrangements to an orchestra with an unlisted lineup) record the track "I Wanna Thank You" and "I Am In Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first track as a single (Capitol 2752) with "I Was Sent To Love You" on the flip side, and has (of 2005) yet to issue the last track.

1969 - During two sessions held this day at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California Wynn Stewart (on vocals and guitar with Larry Muhoberac on piano; Russ Hansen, Tommy Collins, and John Wakely on guitar; Ralph Eugene Mooney on steel guitar; Bob Austin on electric bass; and Archie Francis on drums) records the tracks "You Don't Care What Happens To Me" and "You Can't Wynn, Stewart) at the first session between 4:00pm and 7:00pm and "Today I Started Loving You Again", "I'd Do The Impossible", "Care" and "Bar Fly" at the second session between 9:00 PM and 12:00 AM on October 16, 1969). Capitol Records issues all the tracks, except "I'd Do The Impossible", on Stewart's album "You Don't Care What Happens To Me" (ST-453). Bear Family Records issues "I'd Do The Impossible" on the 10 CD box set "Wishful Thinking" (BCD 15886) in 2000.

1969 - Peggy Lee with George Tipton and Mike Melvoin directing the orchestra (Oliver "Ollie" Mitchell, Marion "Buddy" Childers, and Jimmy Zito on trumpet; Dick Hyde and Jimmy Cleveland on trombone; William Hinshaw and Henry Sigismonti on french horn; Jim Horn, Don Menza, and Charles Harrington on reeds; Mike Melvoin listed as possibly on organ; Lou Levy on piano; Howard Roberts and Dennis Budimir on guitar; Max Bennett on bass; Earl Palmer on drums; Victor Feldman listed possibly on vibraphone; and Gary Coleman on percussion) records the tracks "Something", "Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show", and Whistle For Happiness" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 8:00 PM and 12:00 AM. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Lee's album "Is That All There Is?" (ST-386).

1969 - Food (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "Open My Eyes" and "Going To Wauwautosa" (listed as probably in New York City, New York). Capitol Records purchases the tracks but, as of 2005, they are unissued.

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased of Mayf Nutter's titles "Never Had A Doubt" and "The Litterbug Song" (recorded at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California) from Buck Owens Enterprises and will issue the titles on Nutter's album "The First Batch Of Mayf Nutter" (ST-11194).

1973 - Capitol Records releases The Band's album "Moondog Matinee".

1975 - Sammy Hagar (on vocals and guitar with unlisted session musicians) records the track "Confession (Please Come Back)" in Sausalito, California. Capitol Records issues the track on Hagar's album "Nine On A Ten Scale" (ST-11489).

1975 - Stoney Edwards (on vocals with James "Phil" Trimble on fiddle; Don Brooks on harmonica; Joseph "Crazy Joe" Renda on keyboards; David Mansfield on guitar, keyboards, and strings; Chip Taylor, John Platania, and George Kiriakis on guitar; David Kappell on bass; and Bennett "Beau" Segal on drums) records the tracks "July 12, 1939" and "Pickin' Wildflowers And Butterfly Days Are Gone" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues both tracks on Edwards' album "Blackbird" (ST-11499).

1977 - Capitol Records releases Bob Welch's single "Sentimental Lady" (Capitol 4479) with "Hot Love, Cold War" on the flipside

1979 - Mystic Merlin (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "Can't Stop Dancing (No Matter What I Do)", "Dreams", and "Burned To Learn" in Los Angeles, California. Captiol Records issues all the tracks on the band's eponymous album "Mystic Merlin" (ST-12047).

1980 - Mystic Merlin (unlisted lineup) records the tracks "Searching For The Meaning The Love" and "60 Thrills A Minute" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues both tracks on the band's album "60 Thrills A Minute" (SKAO-12137).

45 Years Ago Today In 1981 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Russell Smith (on vocals and guitar with Barry Beckett on keyboards; James Hooker on keyboards and vocals; Pete Carr on guitar; Duncan Cameron on Dobro resonator guitar; Joe Osborne on bass; Larry Londin on drums; Tom Roady on percussion; Ava Aldridge and Cindy Richardson on vocals; and The Sheldon Kurland Strings [lineup unlisted]) records the titles "What I Learned From Loving You" during the first session and "Hold Me" and "Our Lady Of The Blues" at the second session. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Smith's eponymous album "Russell Smith" (ST-12197).

45 Years Ago Today In 1981 - The McCrary's (lineup unlisted) record the title "Miles Above" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the title on the group's album "All Night Music" (ST-12198).

1982 - René and Angela (vocalists René Moore and Angela Winbush), with unlisted others, record the title "Keep Runnin'" and an instrumental version of "Keep Runnin'" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the vocal version of the title as a single (Capitol 5249) with "Bangin' The Boogie" (recorded September 21, 1982) on the flipside and on the duo's album "Rise" (ST-12267). No issuing information is listed for the instrumental version of the title.

1982 - The Tubes (lineup unlisted) record the title "Out Of The Business" (listed as possibly) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's album "Outside/Inside" (ST-12260).

1982 - Capitol Records releases The Beatles compilation album "The Beatles - 20 Greatest Hits".

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1952 - Gerry Mulligan on baritone saxophone, Chet Baker on trumpet, Chico Hamilton on drums, and Bob Whitlock on bass record the titles "Walkin' Shoes", "Freeway", "Frenesi", "Nights At The Turnstable", and "Aren't You Glad You're You" at Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles, California. for Pacific Jazz. Pacific Jazz' catalog is currently owned by Capitol Records.

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Rick Nelson, former Imperial Records, future Capitol Records artist, and one of the acts performing at a '50s nostalgia concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City, is booed by the audience for playing new music and having long hair. The incident would be the basis for Nelson's next hit single "Garden Party".

2005 - Capitol Records producer Ken Nelson speaks at "Bop Street", a tribute to Gene Vincent, in Van Nuys, California.

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1955 - Local act Buddy and Bob (aka Buddy Holly and Bob Montgomery) open for Elvis Presley at Presley's concert at the "Big D Jamboree", held at Lubbock’s Cotton Club, Texas. Nashville talent scout Eddie Crandall was in audience and arranged for Holly to audition and record demos for the Decca US label..

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

1958 - Thomas Dolby, composer, record producer, keyboardist, singer, and Parlophone and Capitol Records artist (1981-1988), is born Thomas Morgan Robertson in Cairo, Egypt.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1937 - Nicolai Johannes Schuler conducts the Chorus and Orchestra of the German Opera House of Berlin (lineups unlisted) as they record the titles "'The Merry Wives Of Windsor' by Nicolai (Excerpts) Part 1" and "'The Merry Wives Of Windsor' by Nicolai (Excerpts): Part 2", both featuring Martina Hulf on soprano vocals and Friedrich Eugen Engels on tenor vocals and "'A Night In Venice' by Johann Strauss (Excerpts): Part 1" and "A Night In Venice' by Johann Strauss (Excerpts): Part 2" featuring Friedrich Eugen Engels on tenor vocals in Berlin, Germany for Telefunken Records. Capitol Records will issue license Telefunken's catalog for release in the United States and will issue both of the Nicolai titles together as a single (Capitol 8-80038) and both of the Strauss titles on the album "Johann Strauss Operettas" (KCM-8012) as part of the label's Promenade Classical Series.

1944 - William Ripley Dorr conducts the St. Luke's Choristers (lineup unlisted), the Roy Bargy Orchestra (string orchestra with unlisted lineup), and organist Chauncey Haines Jr., as they record the titles "O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fidelis)", "Hark, The Herald Angels Sing", and "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear" at the C. P. MacGregor Studios at 729 South Western Avenue in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the choristers' album "Christmas Carols By The St. Luke's Choristers" (H-9000).

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Hal Derwin and Frank DeVol, with unlisted others, record nine titles for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. No titles or further session information is listed. If anyone can fill in the gaps, please leave a comment.

1947 - The Pied Pipers (June Hutton, Chuck Lowry, Hal Hopper, Clark Yocum on vocals), with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Can't You Hear Me Callin', Caroline?", "Under The Lone Star Moon", and "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Can't You Hear Me Callin', Caroline?" on the group's album "Harvest Moon" (CC-103), "Under The Lone Star Moon" as a single (Capitol 478) with "Penny" on the flipside, and "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" on the CD "Collectors Series - The Pied Pipers" (7-95289-2).

1947 - Red Norvo's Nine (Bobby Sherwood on coronet, Benny Carter on alto saxophone, Dave Cavanaugh and Eddie Miller on tenor saxophones, Red Norvo on vibraphone, Arnold Ross on piano, Dave Barbour on guitar, Billy Hadnott on bass, and Jesse Price on drums) record two takes of the title "Hollyridge Drive", as well as the title "Under A Blanket Of Blue" at Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first take of "Hollyridge Drive" and "Under A Blanket Of Blue" together as a single (Capitol 15083). Mosaic Records issues the alternate take of "Hollyridge Drive" in the 12 CD box set "Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions" (MD12-170).

1948 - Vocalists Bob Hope and The Clark Sisters (lineup unlisted), with unlisted others, record the titles "Button And Bows" and "That's Not The Knot" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 15292).

1949 - The Los Angeles Chamber Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) being conducted by Harold Byrns, records the tracks for Bartok's "Music For String Instruments, Percussion and Celesta: Part 1: First Movement - Andante Tranquillo, Part 1", "Music For String Instruments, Percussion and Celesta: Part 2: First Movement - Andante Tranquillo, Part 2/Second Movement - Allegro, Part 1" and ""Music For String Instruments, Percussion and Celesta: Part 3: Second Movement - Allegro, Part 2" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studio in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the orchestra's album "BARTOK - Music For String Instruments, Percussion, And Celesta" (L-8048).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (John Howell, Maynard Ferguson, Conte Candoli, Stu Williamson, and John Coppola on trumpets, Bob Fitzpatrick, Harry Betts, Bill Russo, Dick Kenney, and George Roberts on trombones, Stan Fletcher on tuba, Bud Shank and Art Pepper on alto saxophones, Bob Cooper and Bart Caldarell on tenor saxophones, Bob Gioga on baritone saxophone, Ralph Blaze on guitar, Don Bagley on bass, Shelly Manne on drums, John Graas, Lloyd Otto, and George Price on french horns, and a string section with concert master Alex Law as well as Earl Cornwell, Danny Napolitano, Maurice Koukel, Phil Davidson, Seb Mercurio, Ben Zimberoff, Barton Gray, Dwight Muma, and Charlie Scarle on violins, Dave Smiley, Paul Israel, and Aaron Shapiro on violas, Gregory Bemko, Zachary Bock, and Gabe Jellen on cellos, and Abe Luboff on bass) record the titles "Ennui", "Samana", "Coop's Solo" (by Bob Cooper), and "Salute" at a live concert held at Bailey Hall on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Capitol Records issues all the titles on the 4 12" LP box set "The Kenton Era" (WDX-569).

1952 - Les Baxter and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), with vocal group (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Yours (Quiereme Mucho)", "Hang Your Wishes On The Tree" with a vocal chorus (lineup unlisted), "Santa Claus' Party", and "As Long As You Care (I Don't Care)" with vocals by Sue Allen in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Yours (Quiereme Mucho)" as a single (Capitol 2274) with "Flute Salad" on the flipside, "Hang Your Wishes On The Tree" and "Santa Claus' Party" together as a single (Capitol 2275), and "As Long As You Care (I Don't Care)" as a single (Capitol 2328) with "Vieni, Vieni" on the flipside.

1952 - Walter Gorecki and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Set 'Em Up", "Hide And Seek Polka", "Ring Around The Rosie Polka", and "Special Delivery Polka" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue releases "Hide And Seek Polka" and "Ring Around The Rosie Polka" together as a single (Capitol 2900) and has yet to issue the other titles.

1952 - Vocalist and guitarist Jimmy Lee (aka Jimmy Le Fautheree), with unlisted trombone and piano players and, listed as possibly, Loren Otis "Jack" Shook on rhythm guitar, Al Petty on steel guitar, and either Floyd T. "Lightnin' Chance or Bob Moore on bass, records the titles "Mistakes", "How About A Date", "Blowin' And Goin'", and "Crying Won't Change My Mind" at Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Mistakes" and "Blowin' And Goin'" together as a single (Capitol 2320) and "How About A Date" and "Crying Won't Change My Mind" together as a single (Capitol 2491). If anyone knows for sure who played on this session, please leave a comment.

1952 - Pianist Leonard Pennario records Franz Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody #2" in two parts in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both parts on Pennario's album "RACHMANINOFF - Prelude in C Sharp Minor,Op.3 N° 2/Prelude in G Minor,Op.23,N° 5/LISZT - Hungarian Rhapsody N° 2" (H-8186).

1953 - Frances Faye (on vocals), with Dave Cavanaugh conducting the orchestra (with an unlisted lineup), records the tracks "You're Heavenly", "Summertime", "Mad About The Boy", and "Miss Otis Regrets" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Faye's album "No Reservations" (H-512).

1953 - Pianist Leonard Pennario records Mussorgsky's "Pictures At An Exhibition" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Pennario's album "MUSSORGSKY - Pïctures At An Exhibition" (LAL-8266).

1954 - Wesley Tuttle (on vocals with Bobby Bruce on fiddle; Bill Wardle piano; Johnny Bond on guitar; Wesley "Speedy" West on steel guitar; Clarence "Bud" Dooley on bass; and Gwyn Merle Nichols on drums) records the tracks "A Penny Love Affair", "That Little Boy Of Mine", "Higher, Higher And Higher" (with vocals with Marilyn Tuttle) and "Tennessee Mambo" (also with Marilyn Tuttle on additional vocals) at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California between 2:00pm and 5:30pm. Capitol Records issues the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 3072) and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 2983) as by Wesley Tuttle and Marilyn Tuttle).

1954 - Yogi Yorgesson (aka Harry Stewart on vocals) with Johnny Duffy and His Orchestra (unlisted lineup) records the tracks "I Give Up - What Is it?", "Be Kind To The Street Corner Santa", "Over The Hill", and "Mm Uh Uh No Thank You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 2978) and (as of 2005) has yet to issue the last two tracks.

1955 - Yma Sumac records vocal overdubs for her tracks "Cha Cha Gitano", "Carnavalito Boliviano" and "Goomba Boomba" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues the final tracks on Sumac's album "Mambo" (T 564).

1957 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "With You On My Mind" is #38 on WMGM's Top 40 Survey in New York City, New York and his album "Love Is The Thing" is #7 on WJJD 1160 AM's Top Twenty LP and EP Albums chart in Chicago, Illinois.

1957 - Guitarist Bob Bain records overdubs for Hank Thompson's titles "After All The Things I've Done" and "Lil' Liza Jane" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the final mixes of both titles on Hank Thompson And His Brazos Valley Boys' album "Dance Ranch" (T 975).

1957 - The Four Preps (Bruce Belland on tenor vocal, Marvin Inabnett on high tenor vocal, Glen Larson on baritone vocals,and Ed Cobb on bass vocals) record vocal overdubs for the title "26 Miles (Santa Catalina) in Los Angeles, Calfornia. Capitol Records issues the final mix of the title as a single (Capitol F3845) with "It's You" on the flipside.

1957 - Vocalist Jack Jones, with Lou Busch and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the title "For Crying Out Loud" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol F3844) with "Born To Be Lucky" on the flipside.

1957 - Tenor saxophonist Plas Johnson, with unlisted trumpet, baritone saxophone, piano, bass, and drum players, records the titles "Swanee River Rock" and "You Send Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol F3835).

1957 - Pianist Lou Busch and His Orchestra (Plas Johnson on tenor saxophone with unlisted session musicians) record the titles "Street Scene '58" and "Cool" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both together as a single (Capitol F3837).

1958 - Dean Martin is back in The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California from 10:00 PM to 1:00 AM to record the tracks "Sleep Warm", "Let's Put Out the Lights (And Go To Sleep)", "Brahms' Lullaby", and "Goodnight, My Love" with Frank Sinatra using Pete King's arrangements, still conducting the orchestra (Benjamin Barrett: Contractor; Vincent De Rosa on french horn; Herman Gunkler, Dale Issenhuth, Jules Jacob,Abe Most, and Ted Nash on saxophones; Ken Lane and Bill Miller on piano; Al Viola on guitar; Joe Comfort on bass; Alvin Stoller on drums; Stella Castellucci on harp; and in the string section: James Getzoff ,Dan Lube, Amerigo Marino, Alex Murray, Erno Neufeld, Paul Shure, and Gerald Vinci on violin; Alexander Neiman and Paul Robyn on viola; Elizabeth Greenschpoon and Kurt Reher on cello) with producer Lee Gillette. Capitol Records issues the tracks on Martin's album "Sleep Warm" (T 1150).

1958 - Gene Vincent (on vocals) and His Blue Caps (Johnny Meeks on guitar and vocals; Grady Owen on rhythm guitar and vocals; and Clyde Pennington on drums) record the tracks "In Love Again", "Say Mama", Be Bop Boogie Boy", and "I Can't Believe You Wanna Leave" (with Jackie Kelso on tenor saxophone; Alexander Nelson on baritone saxophone; Clifton Simmons on piano) at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Capitol Records issues the first and last track on the band's album "Sounds Like Gene Vincent" (Capitol T 1207) and the middle two tracks together as a single (Capitol 4105).

1958 - Les Brown and His Band of Renown (Dick Collins, Wes Hensel, Ray Triscari, Jerry Kadowitz, and Mickey McMahan on trumpet; Dick Kenney and Roy Main on trombone; Jim Hill and Stumpy Brown on bass trombone; Abe Most on clarinet; Matt Utal and Ralph Lapolla on flute, clarinet, and alto saxophone; Billy Usselton on tenor saxophone; Butch Stone on clarinet, baritone saxophone, and vocals; Abe Aaron on soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone and baritone saxophone; Don Trenner on piano; Tony Rizzi on guitar; Bob Berteaux on bass; and Lloyd Morales on drums) record the tracks "Ramona" (arranged by Skip Martin), "Sophisticated Swing" (arranged by Frank Comstock), "Midnight Sun" (arranged by Frank Comstock) and "Leap Frog" (with Brown on alto saxophone and arranged by Frank Comstock) at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Brown's album "The Les Brown Story" (T 1174).

1958 - Laurindo Almedia (on guitar) records Jose Barroso's "Dansa Mexicana", Juan Bautista's "Preludio Y Danza", and Albeniz's "Danza Espanola Number 5" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Almeida's album "Danzas!" (P-8467).

1959 - The Don Baker Trio (with Baker on organ and the rest of the trio unlisted) records the tracks "Carinoso", "Cherokee", "Jungle Drums (Canto Karabali)", "Frasquita Serenade", "I Could Have Danced All Night", and "Taboo" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on the trio's album "Hammond For Dancing" (T 1357). If anyone knows who the remaining member of the trio were at this session, please leave a comment.

1959 - The King Sisters (Yvonne, Luise, Marilyn & Alyce King as a vocal quartet with unlisted session musicians) record the tracks "Medley: Street Of Dreams/Spring Is Here/Ebb Tide/Over The Rainbow/Don't Get Around Much Anymore/A Faded Summer Love/Don't Blame Me/Ruby,pt.1" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the track on the sisters' album "Baby,They're Singing Our Song" (T 1333).

1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #44 on KDMS 1290 AM's The Top 50 Survey in El Dorado, Arkansas.

1963 - Capitol Records releases The Beach Boys' single "Be True To Your School" with "In My Room" on the flipside.

1963 - Cindy Malone (on vocals) with Jimmie Haskell conducting his own arrangements to an orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "You Pulled A Fast One" and "Watch What You Do With My Baby" in Los Angeles, California. The first track (as of 2005) remains unissued. Capitol Records issued the second track as a single (Capitol 5115) with "The Fool I Used To Be" on the flipside.

1964 - The Beach Boys with Glen Campbell record the track "Guess I'm Dumb" in Los Angeles, California. The track, as of 2005, remains unissued.

1964 - Billy Taylor (on piano, with Oliver Nelson conducting his own arrangements to Bob Singer, Dick Berg, and Ray Alonge on french horn; Barry Galbraith on guitar; Ben Tucker on bass; Grady Tate on drums; Julius Held, Bob Northern, and Carmelita on percussion) records the tracks "You Came A Long Way From St. Louis", "A Secret", "Don't Ever Say We're Through" and "Love For Sale" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Taylor's album "Midnight Piano" (T 2302).

1964 - Junior Mance (on piano, with George Tucker on bass and Bobby Thomas on drums) records the tracks "Hanky Panky", "I Want A Little Girl", "That's Where It Is", "In The Dark" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Mance's album "That's Where It Is" (T 2393).

1965 - At two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Glen Campbell (on vocals with Al DeLory conducting his own arrangements to an orchestra with an unlisted lineup) records the tracks "Private John Q", "The Less Of Me", "I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)", and "A Satisfied Mind" at the first session and "Goodbye Girl" and "Walk Right In" at the second session. Capitol Records issued the first two tracks from the first session together as a single (Capitol 5545) and the third track from the first session on Campbell's album "Hey Little One" (ST 2878). Pickwick Records, at the time a subsidiary of Capitol Records, issues "A Satisfied Mind" on the album "Satisfied Mind" (PC 3134). Both tracks from the second session, as of 2005, remain unissued.

1965 - Roy Clark (on vocals with unlisted session musicians) records the tracks "Rose-Colored Glasses", "Just Like That There", and "Everybody Watches Me" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the first and last track together as a single (Capitol 5619) and "Just Like That There" is released by Pickwick Records (at the time partially owned by Capitol Records) subsidiary Hilltop Records, on Clark's eponymous album "Roy Clark" (JM-6046).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Vocalist Grace Markay, at a live session held at an unlisted location, records unlisted titles for Capitol Records which have yet to be issued.

1968 - Nancy Wilson (on vocals with Jimmy Jones conducting his own arrangements to a large orchestra that includes Benny Carter on alto saxophone but whose lineup is otherwise unlisted) records the tracks "I'm Your Special Fool", "You'd Better Go", "What Do You See In Her", and "Player Play On" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Wilson's album "Nancy" (ST-148).

1968 - At the first of three days of live performances in Las Vegas, Nevada Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians (unlisted lineup) record the tracks "Dear World" (featuring Kenny Gardner on vocals), "Honey", and "Gentle On My Mind" (featuring vocals by Kenny Gardner). Capitol Records issues all the tracks on the band's album "The New Songs! The New Sounds!" (SU-128).

1968 - During two sessions held this day in Nashville, Tennessee Jody Miller (on vocals with unlisted session musicians) records the tracks "Bonsoir Cher" and "Johnny One Time" at the first session and "Only Mama That'll Walk The Line" and "All The Crying In The World" at the second session. Capitol Records issues the first track from the first session and the last track from the second session together as a single (Capitol 2398), the second track from the first session on Miller's album "The Best Of Jody Miller" (ST-11169), and has (of 2005) yet to issue the last track from the second session.

1968 - Bettye Swan (on vocals with an orchestra with an unlisted lineup using arrangements by Tank Jernigan), records the tracks "No Faith, No Love" and "Words" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues both tracks on Swann's album "The Soul View Now!" (ST-190).

1968 - Linda Ronstadt (on vocals) and The Stone Poneys (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" and "I Shall Be Released". Capitol Records issued the first track on Ronstadt's album "Hand Sown...Home Grown" (ST-208) and (as of 2005) has yet to issue "I Shall Be Released".

1969 - Capitol Records holds a session to edit Tommy Brooks track "A Little Bit Of Time" (recorded on August 21, 1969) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will issue the edited track as a single (Capitol 2727) with "A Little Kind Attention" on the flipside.

1969 - Peggy Lee (on vocals) with Mundell Lowe directing the orchestra (Anthony Terran, John Audino, Jimmy Zito, and Paul Hubinon on trumpet, Dick Leith, Jimmy Cleveland, and Charles Loper on trombone, Donald Waldrop on bass trombone, William Hinshaw on French horn, Howard Roberts, Dennis Budimir, Mundell Lowe, Louis Shelton, Tommy Morgan, Tom Scott, Peter Woodford, and John Kelson Jr. on guitar, Lou Levy on piano, Max Bennett on bass, Earl Palmer on drums, and Lawrence Knechtel and Gary Coleman on percussion) records the tracks "Didn't We", "Love Story", and "Johnny (Linda)" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 8:00 PM and 12:00 AM. Capitol Records, as of 2005, has yet to issue "Didn't We?" and issued the last two tracks on Lee's album "Is That All There Is?" (ST-386).

1970 - The Primo People (roster unlisted, with Larry Muhoberac conducting his own arrangements to an orchestra with an unlisted lineup) record the tracks "Baby Let Me Feel Your Love", "Stay Sweet My Lady", "When I Was A Little Boy", "Children Could Be Children", "Magnificent Sanctuary Band", "Look Upon A Time", "Look At All The People", "MacArthur Park", "He's Only A Man", "Someday When You Fall In Love", and "But I Can't Get Back" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks, except "Children Could Be Children", on the group's eponymous album "The Primo People" (ST-695). If anyone knows who was in this group, please leave a comment.

1970 - Janis Ian records the tracks "Patriots", "Can You Reach Me", "Liberty" and "Alabama" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues all the tracks, except "Can You Reach Me", on Ian's album "Present Company" (SKAO-683). There is no issue information for the track "Patriots". If anyone knows more about this track, please leave a comment.

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Overdubs are recorded for Helen Reddy's titles "I Don't Remember My Childhood" and "Time". Capitol Records issues the final mixes of the titles on Reddy's album "No Sad Song" (ST-857).

1972 - The Nat Adderley Sextet (Nat Adderley on cornet; Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on soprano and alto saxophones, George Duke and Nat Adderley Jr. on pianos and electric pianos, Francisco Centeno on electric bass, Walter Booker on bass, and Roy McCurdy on drums) with Airto Moreira, Mayuto Correa, Octavio, and King Errison on percussion, Fleming Williams, Arthur Charma, Olga James, and Stephanie Spruill on vocals, and Rick Holmes doing recitation, records the titles "In the beginning", "Yield", "Obeah", "Fun In The Church", "The Eternal Walk", "Krukma", "Gone", "Behold", "Psalm 24", "Make Your Own Temple", "Taj", "Psalm 54", "Amani", and "Space Spiritual" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Cannonball Adderley's two-disc album "Soul Of The Bible" (SABB-11120).

1972 - Vocalist Sonny Throckmorton, with unlisted others, records the titles "Midnight Baptist Chimes", "Wake Up, Judy", and "Angels In Red" with producer Dave Kirby in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records has yet to issue "Midnight Baptist Chimes" and will issue "Wake Up, Judy" and "Angels In Red" together as a single (Capitol 3617).

1974 - Supersax (Conte Candoli on trumpet; Frank Rosolino on trombone; Med Flory and Joe Lopes on alto saxophone; Warne Marsh and Jay Migliori on tenor saxophone; Jack Nimitz on baritone saxophone; Lou Levy on piano; Buddy Clark on bass; and Jack Hanna on drums; with & 19 unlisted string musicians) records the tracks "Kim" (arranged by Roger Kellaway) and "Cool Blues" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues both tracks on the band's album "Supersax Plays Bird With Strings" (ST-11371).

1975 - During two consecutive days of recording sessions In Nashville, Tennesee Stoney Edwards (on vocals with {collectively over the two days of sessions] James "Phil" Trimble on fiddle; Don Brooks on harmonica; Joseph "Crazy Joe" Renda on keyboards; David Mansfield on guitar, keyboards and strings; Chip Taylor, John Platania, and George Kiriakis on guitar; David Kappell on bass; and Bennett "Beau" Segal on drums) records the tracks "Holdin' On To Myself", "Yankee Lady", and "Blackbird (Hold Your Head High)" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Edwards' album "Blackbird" (ST-11499).

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California overdubs are recorded for Glen Campbell's titles "Southern Nights" and "Just Like A Woman" at the first session and "For Cryin' Out Loud" at the second session. Capitol Records issues the final mixes of the titles for "Southern Nights" and "For Cryin' Out Loud" on Campbell's album "Southern Nights" (SO-11601) and, as of 2005, has yet to issue "Just Like A Woman".

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - Richard Torrance records the titles "Under Your Spell" and "Alley Cat Jack" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues both songs on Torrances' album "Bareback" (SW-11610).

1977 - Bing Crosby (born Harry Lilas Crosby), singer, actor, and Capitol Records artist, dies of a heart attack after finishing 18 holes of golf.

1977 - The Honeys (Diane Rovell, Marilyn Rovell, and Ginger Blake all on vocals), with an unlisted Orchestra playing arrangements by Brian Wilson, record the titles "Had To Phone Ya" and "Don't Be Cruel" at United/Western Studios in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the group's CD "Capitol Collectors Series - The Honeys" (7-93193-2).

1980 - T-Connection (Theophilus Cockley on keyboards and vocals; Kirkwood Coakley on bass and vocals; and Tony Flowers on percussion), with Ray Chew conducting his own arrangements to an orchestra with an unlisted lineup, records the track "Heaven In Your Eyes" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records releases the track on the band's album "Everything Is Cool" (ST-12128).

1980 - Mystic Merlin (roster unlisted) records the tracks "Got To Make It Better" and "Haunting You (Crystal Ball)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues both tracks on the band's album "Sixty Thrills A Minute" (SKAO-12137).

1982 - Rene and Angela (Rene Moore and Angela Winbush) record "When It Comes To Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the track on the duo's album "Rise" (ST-12267).

1983 - Earl Klugh (on guitar), with Dave Sanborn on alto saxophone; Dave Matthews on electric piano and keyboards; Ronnie Foster on keyboards; Eric Gale on guitar; Charlie Meeks and Phil Upchurch on electric bass; Ron Carter on bass; James Bradey Jr. on drums; and unlisted others, records the track "All The Time" (arranged by Don Sebesky) at Media Sound Studio in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the track on Klugh's album "Wishful Thinking" (ST-12323).

1985 - Capitol Records releases Iron Maiden's first "live" album "Live After Death".

1997 - Capitol Records releases Duran Duran's album "Medazzaland".

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1913 - Larry Russell, a composer ("Vaya Con Dios" with Inez James, and Buddy Pepper) and film arranger ("Limelight" with Ray Rasch, Russell Garcia and Charlie Chaplin), is born in Indiana. Les Paul and Mary Ford's version of "Vaya Con Dios", released by Capitol Records, would hit #1 on both Billboard and Cash Box Magazine's singles charts.

2003 - DTS releases Megadeth's Capitol Records album "Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?" in DVD Audio format.

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OCTOBER 13, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1909 - Art Tatum, pianist and Capitol Records artist (1949-1952) is born Arthur Tatum, Jr. in Toledo, Ohio.

1947 - Sammy Hagar, singer, guitarist, with the band Van Halen, and Capitol Records solo artist (1976-1980), is born Samuel Roy Hagar in Monterey, California.

1959 - Marie Osmond, television actress and host, singer, sister of Capitol Records artist Donny Osmond, and Capitol Records artist (1986-1990) is born Olive Marie Osmond in Ogden, Utah.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS

1945 - Tex Ritter's Capitol Records single (with much help by future Capitol Records artist Wesley Tuttle during the recording session) "You Two-Timed Me One Time Too Often", with "Green Grow The Lilacs" on the flipside, tops the U.S. country charts. Both tracks were produced by Lee Gillette at C. P. MacGregors Studios at 729 South Western Avenue in Los Angeles, California.

1947 - Red Ingle and The Natural Seven (Charles "Chuck" Mackey on trumpet; Harry Jack "Chick" Dougherty on trombone; Richard Shannon on clarinet and saxophone; Herman Crone on piano; Hayden Causey Jr. on guitar; Frederick "Hank" Wayland on bass; and Red Cooper on drums) record the titles "(You Came Along) From Out Of Nowhere" with Ernest "Red" Ingle on vocals and "Pearly Maude" with Miss Fifi Y'okum (Karen Tedder) on vocals between 1:30 PM and 5:00 PM at Radio Recorders' studios in 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "(You Came Along) From Out Of Nowhere" as a single (Capitol 476) with "Pagan Ninny's Keep 'Er Goin' Stomp" on the flipside and "Pearly Maude" as a single (Capitol 15045) with "Cigareets, Whuskey and Wild, Wild Women" on the flipside.

1947 - Ten Cats And A Mouse (Dave Barbour on trumpet; Billy May and Bobby Sherwood on trombone; Paul Weston on clarinet; Eddie Miller alto saxophone; Benny Carter on tenor saxophone; Dave Cavanaugh on baritone saxophone; Red Norvo on piano; Hal Derwin on guitar; Frank DeVol on bass; and Peggy Lee on drums) record the titles "Ja-Da" and "Three-Thirty Jump" (aka "Three O'Clock Jump") at Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 15015).

1948 - During two session held this day in Los Angeles, California, Isham Jones and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), featuring Curt Massey on vocals, record the tracks "I'll See You In My Dreams", "On The Alamo", "The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else", and "You've Got Me Crying Again" at the first session and "It Had To Be You", "Swingin' Down The Lane", "The Wooden Soldier And The China Doll", and "I'll Never Have To Dream Again" at the second session. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Jones and Massey's album "Songs For Summer Evenings" (H 230).

1949 - The Los Angeles Chamber Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) conducted by Harold Byrns, records Bartok's "Music For String Instruments, Percussion and Celesta: Part 4: Third Movement - Adagio, Part 1", "Music For String Instruments, Percussion and Celesta: Part 5: Third Movement - Adagio, Part 2/Fourth Movement- Allegro Molto, Part 1", and "Music For String Instruments, Percussion and Celesta: Part 6: Fourth Movement - Allegro Molto, Part 2" at Capitol Records Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on the Orchestra's album "BARTOK - Music For String Instruments, Percussion And Celesta" (L-8040).

1950 - At their first session for Capitol Records The Four Freshman record the tracks "Pick Up Your Tears (And Go Home)", "(I Wanna Go Where You Go) Then I'll Be Happy", and “Mr. B’s Blues”. Capitol Records will reject the first track and issue the last two tracks together as the group's first single for the label (Capitol 1203) in November 1950.

1950 - Norma Larsen (on vocals) with Lou Busch and His Orchestra (unlisted lineup) record the tracks "But Not For Me", "Look For The Silver Lining", "Out Of My Dreams", "Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'" in Los Angeles, California for The Capitol Records Transcription Service. Capitol Records issues the first track on Larsen's transcription album "Norma Larsen with Louis Busch's Orchestra" (C-89) and the last three tracks on Larsen's transcription album "Norma Larsen with Louis Busch's Orchestra (C-90).

1950 - William Reeve (on vocals) with Lou Busch and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "I've Confessed To The Breeze", "Sally", "The Lily And The Nightingale", and "Gypsy Love Song" in Los Angeles, California for The Capitol Records Transcription Service which issues the tracks on Reeve's transcription album "William Reeve with Louis Busch's Orchestra (C-91).

1952 - Vocalist Yma Sumac, with Moises Vivanco and His Peruvians (lineup unlisted) records the title "Malaya! (My Destiny)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issue the title on Sumac and Vivanco's album "Inca Taqui" (FBF-423).

1952 - Leonard Pennario (on piano) records the titles Rachmaninoff's "Prelude In C Sharp Minor, Opus 3 #2" and "Prelude In G Minor, Opus 23 #5" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Pennario's album "LISZT/RACHMANINOV" (H-8186).

1952 - During three sessions held this day at The Riverside Plaza Hotel in New York City, New York, Joseph Levine conducts The Ballet Theatre Orchestra (lineup unlisted) ast it records Aaron Copland's "Rodeo" and parts of Tchaikovsky's "Princess Aurora (Themes)" at the first session, Leonard Bernstein's "Fancy Free" and parts of "Princess Aurora (Themes)" at the second session, and Chopin's "Les Sylphides (Ballet)" in five parts at the third session. Capitol Records will issue "Rodeo" on the orchestra's album "COPLAND - Rodeo Ballet" (L-8198), all of "Princess Aurora (Themes)" on orchestra's album "TCHAIKOVSKY - Princess Aurora Ballet" (L-8195), all five parts of "Les Sylphides (Ballet)" on the orchestra's album "CHOPIN - Les Sylphides" (L-8194), and "Fancy Free" on the orchestra's album "BERNSTEIN - Fancy Free" (L-8197).

1954 - Woody Herman (on clarinet and alto saxophone) and His Orchestra (Dick Collins, John Howell, Al Porcino, Charlie Walp, and Bill Castagnino on trumpet; Cy Touff on bass trumpet; Dick Kenney and Keith Moon on trombone; Richie Kamuca, Dick Hafer, and Bill Perkins on tenor saxophone; Jack Nimitz on baritone saxophone; Nat Pierce on piano; Red Kelly on bass; and Chuck Flores on drums) record the titles "I'll Never Be The Same" (arranged by Ralph Burns), "Gina" (arranged by Ralph Burns), "Kiss The Baby" (with vocals by Woody Herman and Leah Matthews), and "Long, Long Night" (arranged by Nat Pierce) in Chicago, Illinois. Capitol Records issues the first two titles on band's album "Road Band" (T 658) and the last two titles together as a single (Capitol 3087).

1955 - Marian McPartland (on piano with Bill Crow on bass; Joe Morello on drums; Betty Glamman on harp; and Lucien Schmit on cello) records the titles "Chelsea Bridge", "Sand In My Shoes", "Easy Come, Easy Go", and "For All We Know" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues all the titles on McPartland's album "After Dark" (T 699).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Rudolf Firkusny (on piano) and The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) conducted by William Steinberg record the title "Piano Concerto Number 1 in D Minor, Opus 15" by Brahms in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Capitol Records issues the title on Firkusny's album "BRAHMS - Piano Concerto N° 1 in D Minor, Op.15" (P-8356).

1957 - The Capitol Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted), conducted by Carmen Dragon, records Godard's "Berceuse From 'Jocelyn'", Kreisler's "The Old Refrain", and Tchaikovsky's "Romance In F Minor" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "Serenade - Carmen Dragon Conducting The Capitol Symphony Orchestra" (P-8413).

1958 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Non Dementicar (Don't Forget)" is #30 on WMGM's Top 40 Survey in New York City, New York and #46 on CKWX's The Sensational Sixty survey in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

1958 - Vocalist Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps (Clifton Simmons on piano; Johnny Meeks on guitar and vocals; Grady Owen on rhythm guitar and vocals; and Clyde Pennington on drums) record the tracks "Lonesome Boy" (three full takes and two incomplete takes), "You Are The One For Me" (final and alternate take), and "Maybe" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue the final take of "You Are The One For Me" and "Maybe" on the album "Sounds Like Gene Vincent" (T 1207) and all but 1 of the full takes and 1 of the incomplete takes on the 6 CD box set "The Gene Vincent CD Box Set (Complete Capitol & Columbia Recordings 1956-64)" (7-94593-2).

1958 - Les Brown and His Band Of Renown (Dick Collins, Wes Hensel, Ray Triscari, Jerry Kadowitz, and Mickey McMahan on trumpet; Dick Kenney and Roy Main on trombone; Jim Hill and Stumpy Brown on bass trombone; Abe Most on clarinet; Matt Utal and Ralph Lapolla on flute, clarinet, and alto saxophone; Billy Usselton on tenor saxophone; Butch Stone on clarinet and baritone saxophone; Abe Aaron on soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, and baritone saxophone; Don Trenner on piano; Tony Rizzi on guitar; Bob Berteaux on bass; Lloyd Morales on drums) record the tracks "Lover's Leap" (arranged by Bob Higgins), "Twilight Time" (arranged by Frank Comstock with Brown on alto saxophone), "I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm" (arranged by Skip Martin with Brown on alto saxophone), and "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" (with vocals by Butch Stone) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will release all the tracks on Brown's album "The Les Brown Story" (T 1174).

1958 - Dean Martin (on vocals), with Frank Sinatra conducting the orchestra (John Cave on french horn, Herman Gunkler, Dale Issenhuth, Jules Jacob, Abe Most, and Ted Nash on saxophones; Ken Lane and Bill Miller on piano; Al Viola on guitar; Joe Comfort on bass; Alvin Stoller on drums; Kathryn Julye on harp; and the string section: Victor Arno, Harry Bluestone, Jacques Gasselin, Seymour Kramer, Carl LaMagna, Dan Lube, Amerigo Marino, and Paul Shure on violin; Alvin Dinkin and Louis Kievman on viola; Elizabeth Greenschpoon and Edgar Lustgarten on cello) using arrangements by Pete King, records the tracks "Dream", "Dream a Little Dream Of Me", "Good Night Sweetheart", and "Cuddle Up A Little Closer" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 10:00 PM and 1:00 AM on October 14, 1958, with producer Lee Gillette. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Martin's album "Sleep Warm" (T 1150).

1959 - The Don Baker Trio (with Baker on organ and the rest of the trio unlisted) records the tracks "I Won't Dance", "Dansero", "Mack The Knife", "The Old Refrain", "Mule Train", and "When Day Is Done" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on the group's album "Hammond For Dancing" (T 1357).

1959 - Tennessee Ernie Ford (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the track "Sunny Side Of Heaven" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the tracks as a single (Capitol 4302) with "Love Is The Only Thing" on the flipside.

1959 - Frank Sinatra and Maurice Chevalier (with an unlisted studio orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle using his own arrangement) record the track "I Love Paris" at 20th Century Fox Studios in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the track on the original film soundtrack for "Can Can" (W 1301).

1960 - Tommy Sands records overdubs on the title "Doctor Heartache" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues final mix of the title as a single (Capitol F4470) with "On And On" on the flipside.

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Pat Suzuki records the titles "New Orleans", "The Bilbao Song", "On A Little Street In Singapore", "Mississippi Mud", and "Buttons And Bows" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records, as of 2005, has yet to issue any of the titles.

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Judy Garland, with Mort Lindsey conducting his own arrangements to an orchestra with an unlisted lineup, records the titles "Comes Once In A Lifetime" and "Sweet Danger" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the titles on Garland's album "The Garland Touch" (SW1710).

1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #3 on KDWB 630 AM's Fabulous Forty Survey in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota and #7 on KFWB's Fabulous Forty Survey in Los Angeles, California.

1962 - At the third day of live performances at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas, Texas, vocalist and guitarist Hank Thompson and The Brazos Valley Boys (Dubert Dobson on trumpet, James Edward "Jimmy" Belken, Roddy Bristol, and Billy Jack Saucer on fiddles, Billy Gray and Merle Travis on guitars, Robert John "Bobby" Garrett on pedal steel guitar, Billy Briggs Stewart on bass, and Bernard Nelson Young on drums) perform the titles "Beautiful Texas", "There's A Little Bit Of In Texas", "Deep In The Heart Of Texas", "Charmaine", and "River Road Two-Step". Producer Ken Nelson and engineer John Kraus record the show for Capitol Records which will issue all the titles on the album "Hank Thompson And The Brazos Valley Boys At The State Fair Of Texas" (T 1955).

1963 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "That Sunday, That Summer" is #16 on WKLO's Tundex in Louisville, Kentucky and KQV's Top "50" Tunedex in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. "That Sunday, That Summer" and its flipside, "Wishing Well", are #19 on KRLA's Tune-Dex in Los Angeles, California.

1963 - Jimmy Briggs records the unissued track "If She Calls" (listed as possibly) in New York City, New York).

1964 - Pianist Billy Taylor, with Oliver Nelson conducting his own arrangements to Snooky Young, Clark Terry, Joe Newman, and Joe Wilder on trumpet; Urbie Green, Jimmy Cleveland, and Quentin Jackson on trombone; Tony Studd on bass trombone; Julius Held, Romeo Penque, Jerome Richardson, Bob Ashton, Phil Woods, and Danny Bank on saxophone; Ben Tucker on bass; and Grady Tate on drums, records the titles "You Tempt Me", "Midnight Piano", "Miss Fine", and "It's A Grand Night For Swinging" in New York City, New York. Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, will issue all the titles on Taylor's album "Midnight Piano" (T 2302).

1964 - Junior Mance (on piano with George Tucker on bass and Bobby Thomas on drums) records the tracks "It Ain't Necessarily So", "Caribe Blues", and "I've Got It Bad And That Ain't Good" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Mance's album "That's Where It Is" (T 2393).

1964 - Jean Shepard (on vocals and listed as probably with Thomas Grady Martin on lead guitar; Hal Rugg on steel guitar; and unlisted musicians) records the titles "Someone's Gotta Cry", "Ain't You Ashamed?", "Don't Take Advantage Of Me", and "Let Me Be The Judge" at Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the first and third titles on Shepard's album "Heart, We Did All We Could" (T 2690) and the second and fourth titles on Shepard's album "It's A Man Every Time" (T 2416).

1965 - Roy Clark (on vocals with unlisted session musicians) records the titles "And I Do" and "My Lonesome Room" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues both titles on Clark's album "Roy Clark Sings Lonesome Love Ballads" (T 2452).

1965 - The Beatles (George Harrison on lead guitar and vocals; John Lennon on rhythm guitar and vocals; Paul McCartney on bass guitar and vocals; Ringo Starr on drums and vocals) record the title "Drive My Car" at EMI's Abbey Road studios in London, England. The title will be issued by Parlophone in the U.K. on the band's album "Rubber Soul" (SKBO-3403) and in the U.S. on their Capitol Records album "Yesterday and Today" (SKBO-11537).

1965 - Jody Miller records overdubs for the title "Let Me Walk With You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the final mix of the title as a single (Capitol 5768) with "If You Were A Carpenter" on the flipside.

1965 - The Beach Boys (Mike Love, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, and Al Jardine on vocals with unlisted studio musicians) record the title "The Little Girl I Once Knew" and overdubs for the unissued title "I Ran" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first title on the album "The Best Of The Beach Boys, Vol. 3" (DKAO 2945).

1965 - Fred Neil (on vocals with unlisted session musicians) records the titles "Everybody's Talking", "Everything Happens", "Sweet Cocaine", and "Fare Thee Well" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Neil's album "Fred Neil Sessions" (T 2665).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Beth Moore (on vocals with unlisted session musicians) records the titles "Conscience, I'm Guilty", "Heartaches Can Be Fun", "Odds And Ends", and "One More Time Around" in Los Angeles, California. Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, will issue the first and last titles together as a single (Tower 311) but the other two titles (as of 2005) remain unissued.

1968 - It's a Sunday and, at the final session for The Beatles' self-titled Apple Records album (aka "The White Album"), John Lennon records the title "Julia" with producer George Martin and engineer Ken Scott in Studio Two of EMI's studios at 3 Abbey Road in London, England.

1969 - Hedge & Donna (aka Hedge and Donna Capers) record the tracks "Seasons" and "Strawberry Malt" in Los Angeles, California. There is no listed issue information.

1970 - Capitol Records registers the purchased masters for Glen Wood's tracks "I'd Run It Everyday" and "I'm Not Scared Anymore". There is lo listed issue information.

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Helen Reddy does overdubs for her tracks "New Year's Resolution", "I Don't Remember My Childhood", and "Time" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Reddy's album "No Sad Song" (ST-857).

1973 - Capitol Records releases Tennessee Ernie Ford's single "Smokey Taverns, Bar Room Girls" with "The Devil Ain't A Lonely Woman's Friend" on the flipside.

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - Glen Campbell records overdubs for his unissued title "One Of These Nights" and "William Tell Overture" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the finished version of "William Tell Overture" as a single (Capitol 4376) with "Southern Nights" on the flipside.

1977 - Carl Jackson records the titles "Sweet Dixie", "Sweet Dixie (Reprise)", "Old Friends", and "What Was I Before" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Jackson's album "Old Friends" (ST-11760).

1978 - Natalie Cole records the track "Who Will Carry On" at The Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the track on Cole's album "I Love You So" (SO-11928).

1980 - Capitol Records releases The Beatles' compilation album "The Beatles' Ballads".

1980 - Capitol Records Canada releases Prism's compilation album "Greatest Hits".

1983 - During two sessions held this day in Media Sound Studio in New York City, New York, guitarist Earl Klugh records the track "Tropical Legs" (with Carlos Rios on electric guitar) and "Wishful Thinking" (with Joe Beck on electric guitar) at the first session (with Barry Eastmond on keyboard; Luico Hopper on electric bass; Ted Thomas Jr. on drums: and Sammy Figueroa on percussion) and "The Only One For Me" at the second session (using an arrangement by Don Sebesky with Dave Sanborn on alto saxophone; Dave Matthews on electric piano and keyboards; Ronnie Foster on keyboards; Eric Gale on guitar; Charlie Meeks and Phil Upchurch on electric bass; Ron Carter on bass; James Bradey Jr. on drums and unlisted others). Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Klugh's album "Wishful Thinking" (ST-12323).

1983 - Capitol Records registers the masters it got from EMI for Reflex's tracks "Flex It", "Hit Line", "Couldn't Stand A Day", and "Sensitive" which were all recorded in England. Capitol Records issues "Flex It" as a single with "The Politics Of Dancing" on the flip side, "Hit Line" and "Couldn't Stand A Day" on the band's album "The Politics Of Dancing" (ST-12314), and there is no issue information listed for "Sensitive".

1987 - Angela Bofill, with unlisted others, records the titles "Everlasting Love" and "Special Lover". There is no issue information listed. If anyone knows if the tracks were issued. Please leave a comment.

1987 - Suave (lineup unlisted) records the track "I Wanna Please You" but there is no location or issuing information listed. If anyone can fill in the gaps, please leave a comment.

1993 - Wade Flemons, a founding member of the Capitol Records group The Salty Peppers which would become Earth, Wind and Fire, died of cancer in Battle Creek, Michigan.

2009 - Al Martino (born Alfred Cini), actor (Johnny Fontaine in "The Godfather"), singer whose version of "Here In My Heart" was the first single to hit #1 in England, and Capitol Records artist (whose hits included "Spanish Eyes", "Can't Help Falling in Love" and "Volare") died today of unlisted causes at his childhood home in Springfield, Pennsylvania according to publicist Sandy Friedman of Rogers & Cowan. He is later buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.

2010 - General Norman Johnson, the lead singer of the Invictus Records Group Chairmen Of The Board, dies at his home in Atlanta, Georgia of undisclosed causes at age 67. Invictus Records was distributed by Capitol Records.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1982 - Sheena Easton records the title "Loner" for EMI America, whose catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company, Universal Music Group. If anyone knows where this track was recorded and if and when this track was issued, please leave a comment.

1982 - Marty Balin records the title "Heart Of Stone". EMI America issues the track as a single (EMI America 8160) with an edited version of "Do It For Love on the flipside.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1925 - Lenny Bruce, a comedian, is born Leonard Alfred Schneider in Long Island, New York. A recording of one of Bruce's UK appearances was to be released in the U.K. by Zapple Records, a division of Apple Records, but the label was shut down by Allen Klein in 1969 and the record was never completed.

1974 - Ed Sullivan, (born Edward Vincent Sullivan), newspaper sportswriter and theater columnist, newsreel gossip columnist, radio and television host, dies of esophageal cancer in New York City at age 73 and is later interred in the Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York.