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2012-02-02T00:21:00.000-05:00

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
85 Years Ago Today In 1927 - Stan Getz, tenor saxophonist with Capitol Records artists Stan Kenton and His Orchestra and Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, band leader, and, as solo artist on Verve, Roost and Roulette Records, recorded tracks at Capitol Records studios, is born Stanley Gayetzsky in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1966- "Little Willie" John signs with Capitol Records
1973 - Capitol Records artist Helen Reddy hosts the first episode of NBC-TV's rock variety show "The Midnight Special"
1989- Crispin Glover signs with Capitol Records

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
100 Years Ago Today In 1912 - Burton Lane, Broadway and motion picture composer (the songs "How Are Things in Glocca Morra", "That Old Devil Moon", "How About You", "I Hear Music", "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever", and many more and the Broadway musicals "Finian’s Rainbow" [with Yip Harburg] and "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" [with Alan Jay Lerner], and songs for over thirty motion pictures including "Babes on Broadway", "Royal Wedding", and "St. Louis Blues" [which starred Capitol Records artist Nat "King" Cole]) and discoverer of future Capitol Records artist Judy Garland, is born Burton Levy in New York City, New York
1940 - Future Capitol Records artist Frank Sinatra debuts with the Tommy Dorsey orchestra
1940 - Alan Caddy, record producer and guitarist with the EMI group Johnny Kidd & The Pirates and the group The Tornadoes, is born in London, England
55 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Imperial Records artist Fats Domino appears on The Perry Como Show singing "Blue Monday" and "Blueberry Hill"
1979 - Sid Vicious (born John Simon Ritchie), drummer, singer, bass player with the EMI and Virgin Records group The Sex Pistols, dies at age 21 from an overdose of heroin
1981 - EMI releases Duran Duran's first single "Planet Earth", with "Late Bar" on the flip side, in the UK
25 Years Ago Today In 1987 - Alfred Lion, record producer and founder of Blue Note Records, dies in San Diego, California at age 79
20 Years Ago Today In 1992 - Right Said Fred's Charisma Records (a subsidiary of Virgin Records America) single "I'm Too Sexy" (with one side in English and the other side in Spanish) is still #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
125 Years Ago Today In 1887 - It's Groundhog's Day in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania for the first time
1906 - Gale Gordon, motion picture, radio ("Our Miss Brooks", "My Little Margie") and television actor ("The Lucy Show") is born Charles Aldrich
1985 - Julian Lennon's Atlantic Records single "Too Late For Goodbyes", with "Let Me Be" on the flip side enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. In the UK, the single is released by Charisma/Virgin Records.
1996 - Gene Kelly, actor, dancer, singer, choreographer and director for Broadway, motion pictures, radio and telelvision, dies in Los Angeles from complications after two strokes at age 83

2012-02-01T00:10:00.002-05:00

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1934 - Bob Shane, singer and guitarist with the Capitol Records group The Kingston Trio is born Robert Castle Schoen in Hilo, Hawaii
75 Years Ago Today In 1937 - Ray Sawyer, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and member of the Capitol Records group Dr. Hook, is born in Chicksaw, Alabama
1968 - Lisa Marie Presley, singer, daughter of Elvis Presley, and Capitol Records artist is born in Memphis, Tennessee

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1960 - Capitol Records releases Hank Thompson's single "A Six Pack To Go" with "Squaws Along The Yukon" on the flip side
1960 - Capitol Records releases Buck Owens' single "Above And Beyond" with "Till These Dreams Come True" on the flip side
1964 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "I Want to Hold Your Hand" hits #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart and its flip side with "I Saw Her Standing There" debuts in the top 40.
45 Years Ago Today In 1967 - The Beatles record tracks for their song "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London, England
1968 - Merle Haggard records the track "Today I Started Loving You Again" for Capitol Records
1986 - Heart's Capitol Records single "These Dreams", with "Shell Shock" on the flip side, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1859 - Victor Herbert, cello player, composer of operettas (including "Babes In Toyland", "Naughty Marietta", and "Sally", songs from which have been covered by many Capitol Records artists including Gordon MacRae and Jo Stafford) and film scores "The Fall Of A Nation" (1915), is born in Dublin, Ireland
70 Years Ago Today In 1942 - Terry Jones, television ("Monty Python's Flying Circus") and motion picture actor, writer, and director, and Virgin Records artist, is born Terence Graham Parry Jones in Colwyn Bay, Wales
1964 - The Beatles' Vee-Jay Records single "Please Please Me", with "From Me To You" on the flip side, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1948 - Rick James, singer and songwriter, is born James Johnson in Buffalo, New York
2003 - Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates over Texas while reentering Earth's atmosphere. All seven astronauts (Michael P. Anderson, David Brown, Kalpana Chawla, Laurel Clark, Rick D. Husband, Willie McCool, and Ilan Ramon) onboard are killed.

2012-01-31T00:12:00.001-05:00

JANUARY 31, 2012

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
120 Years Ago Today In 1892 - Eddie Cantor, Vaudeville, Broadway, motion picture, radio and television actor, singer, songwriter, and Capitol Records artist, is born Edward Israel Iskowitz in the Lower East Side of New York City, New York
1915 - Bobby Hackett, coronet, trumpet and guitar player, member of Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (played at the 1938 Carnegie Hall concert), and Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (initally as a guitarist while his lip was healing, then on short solos such as on "String Of Pearls"), band leader, a Capitol Records solo artist, and on Jackie Gleason's Capitol Records albums, is born Robert Leo Hackett in Providence, Rhode Island

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
65 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Dorothy Lamour signs with Capitol Records
1953 - Nat "King" Cole's single "Pretend", with "Don't Let Your Eyes Go Shopping" on the flip side, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles chart
1963 - The Beach Boys record the tracks "Surfin' U.S.A." and "Shutdown"
1968 - Merle Haggard records the track "The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde" with producer Ken Nelson at Capitol Recording Studios in Hollywood. Merle wrote the song, which will enter the U.S. Country charts in March 1968 and will become Haggard's 4th #1 hit.
1969 - The Beatles record tracks for the songs "The Long And Winding Road", "Let It Be", and "Two Of Us"
1970 - Glen Campbell's 17th Capitol Records single to chart, "Honey Come Back" with "Where Do You Go" on the flip side, peaks at #2 on the U.S. Country singles charts
1990 - Capitol Records releases Buck Owens' last single for the label, "Tijuana Lady", with "Brooklyn Bridge" on the flip side

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1894 - Isham Jones, fiddler, tenor saxophonist, bandleader (whose members would include future Capitol Records artists Benny Goodman and Woody Herman), songwriter ("I'll See You In My Dreams", "The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else" which was covered by Capitol Records artist Nellie Lutcher and became one of her biggest hits, "It Had To Be You" which was covered by Capitol Records artist Betty Hutton, and others) is born in Coalton, Ohio
1956 - Johnny Rotten, lead singer with the EMI and Virgin Records group The Sex Pistols and Virgin Records Group Public Image Ltd. (aka PIL), is born John Lydon in Finsbury Park, London, England
1969 - Billy Preston signs with Apple Records
1981 - Blondie's Chrysalis Records single "The Tide Is High" is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
30 Years Ago Today In 1982 - The J. Geils Band's EMI America single "Centerfold" is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL HISTORY
1876 - On a black day in the country's history, the government of the United States of America orders all Native Americans to move into reservations.
1936 - "The Green Hornet" radio show debuts on WXYZ radio in Detroit, Michigan and was created by George Trendle and Fran Striker who also created The Lone Ranger which also was broadcast from the same station. A further tie-in is that the Hornet's alter-ego, Britt Reed, is the great nephew of The Lone Ranger's young sidekick Dan Reed.
1945 - On another black day in U.S.A. history, U.S. Army Private Eddie Slovik becomes the first American soldier since the Civil War to be executed for desertion
1961 - Ham the Chimp travels into outer space on an early version of NASA's Mercury rocket, performs well on some reponse tests and returns safely to Earth
1990 - The first McDonald's opens in Moscow, Russia
2004 - Mystery Science Theater 3000 ends its run on the Sci-Fi Channel.

2012-01-30T00:39:00.001-05:00

JANUARY 30, 2012

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1934 - Tammy Grimes, Broadway, motion picture, television and radio actress, singer, and Capitol Records artist (1960 - Original Cast Album for "The Unsinkable Molly Brown"), is born in Lynn, Massachusetts. If anyone knows her middle name, please leave a comment.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
55 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Dean Martin finishes the last session for his Capitol Records album "Pretty Baby" after he records the tracks "Only Forever", "Maybe", "I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)", "You've Got Me Crying Again", "Once in a While", "The Object of My Affection" at The Capitol Tower studios in Hollywood, California with Gus Levine conducting the orchestra (Alvino Rey and Vincent Terri on guitar, Joseph G. "Joe" Comfort on bass, Nick Fatool on drums, Edwin L. "Buddy" Cole on piano, Julian C. "Matty" Matlock on clarinet, Charles T. "Chuck" Gentry and Edward R. Miller on saxophone, Elmer R. "Moe" Schneider on trombone, and Charles Richard "Dick" Cathcart on trumpet).
1961 - Capitol Records releases The Kingston Trio's album "Make Way"
1963 - Nat "King" Cole signs his last contract with Capitol Records
1964 - Capitol Records releases The Beatles' single "Please Please Me" with "From Me To You" on the flip side.
45 Years Ago Today In 1967 - The Beatles begin two straight days of shooting for a promo film for their Parlophone single "Strawberry Fields Forever" in Sevenoaks, Kent, England. The single will be released in the United States by Capitol Records and the footage would appear in "The Beatles Anthology" distributed by Capitol Video in 1995 that also includes home movies from the set of the shoot
1969 - The Beatles, with Billy Preston on keyboards, give their last public performance, an impromptu concert on the roof of Apple Records' offices at 3 Savile Row, London, England, after the roof was shored up to hold the weight. The performance was filmed until it was stopped after 42 minutes by the police. The footage will later appear in the documentary "Let It Be" and recordings of the songs performed, "Get Back" (three takes), "Don't Let Me Down" (two takes), "I've Got A Feeling" (two takes), "One After 909", and "I Dig A Pony", would later appear on the "Let It Be" Apple Records soundtrack, released by Capitol Records in the United States. The band also performed a version of "God Save The Queen" that was not recorded.
15 Years Ago Today In 1997 - Tower Mastering duplicates a very limited quanitity of a 3-song cassette sampler of alternate takes of Paul McCartney's songs "The World Tonight", "Young Boy", and "Somedays" to promote his Capitol Records album "Flaming Pie".

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1958 - Future Capitol Records artist Merle Haggard was found guilty on a burglary charge in California

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1933 - The first of 2,956 radio episodes of "The Lone Ranger" airs on WXYZ in Detroit, Michigan. The show's writer, Fran Striker (who also created The Green Hornet, and Sgt. Preston of the Yukon) was born in Buffalo, New York. My dad loved this show as a kid. He even saved his Lone Ranger badge. When nostalgia for Old Time Radio was really at a peak in the early '70s, many programs were released on LP which he collected and played for me and my siblings and we just loved them. It really started my love for the great shows from the golden age of radio.

2012-01-29T00:14:00.001-05:00

JANUARY 29, 2012

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1953 - Teresa Teng Li-chun, singer, Yewjow (1967-1971), Life Records (1971-1976), Polydor (1974-1982), EMI/Capitol Records/Parlophone (1983-1985), Polydor (1985-1995), Columbia Records (1986-1989), and Atlantic Records (1990-1995) artist, is born in Baojhong, Yunlin, Taiwan.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1946 - At their first session since October 1944 Jack Guthrie (on vocals) and His Oklahomans (Billy Hughes on fiddle; "Porky" Freeman on lead guitar; Red Murrell on rhythm guitar; and Cliffie Stone on bass) record the tracks "In The Shadows Of My Heart", "I Loved You Once (But I Can't Trust You)", "Please, Oh Please" and "Oklahoma's Calling" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol 15251) with "Answer To 'Moonlight And Skies" on the flip side, the second track as a single (Capitol 246) with "When The Cactus Is In Bloom" on the flip side, and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol Americana 57-40032).
1946 - Cootie Williams (on trumpet) and His Orchestra (Bob Merrill also on trumpet; Ermit V. Perry, George Treadwell, Billy Ford, and Clarence "Gene" Redd on trumpet; Ed Burke, Edward Johnson, and Bob Horton on trombone; Rupert Cole and John Jackson on alto saxophone; Sam Taylor and Everett Gaines on tenor saxophone; Bob Ashton on baritone saxophone; Arnold Jarvis on piano; Sam "Christopher" Allen on guitar; Norman Keenan on bass; Butch Ballard on drums), record the tracks "Stingy Blues" (vocals by Bob Merrill), "He Should'a Flip'd When He Flop'd" (vocals by Johnny Mercer), and the instrumental tracks "Echoes Of Harlem" and "That's The Lick" at radio station WMCA's studios in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol 15164) with "Bring 'Em Down Front" on the flip side, the second track on the 2 CD set "Capitol Blues Collection: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks - Jumpin' Like Mad" (8-52051), the third track as a single (Capitol 266) with "When My Baby Left Me" on the flip side, and the first, third and last tracks on the 1972 Capitol Records compilation album "Capitol Jazz Classics Vol. II Big Band Bounce" (M-11057) that will also include tracks by Benny Carter. Mosaic Records will issue all the tracks on the 1997 box set "Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions" (MD12-170).
1949 - Margaret Whiting's Capitol Records single "Far Away Places", with "My Own True Love" on the flip side is #2 on the U.S. Pop singles charts and Jimmy Wakely's Capitol Records single "I Love You So Much It Hurts" with "I Don't Want Your Sympathy" on the flip side, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles chart
1965 - Sonny James' Capitol Records single "You're The Only World I Know", with "Tying The Pieces Together" on the flip side, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts
45 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "We Can Work it Out", with "Day Tripper on the flip side, hits #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
35 Years Ago Today In 1977 - Capitol Records releases Mel McDaniel's single "All The Sweet" with "A Little More Country" on the flip side
1989 - Sheriff's Capitol Records single "When I'm With You", with "Crazy Without You" on the flip side, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1996 - Capitol Records Nashville artist Garth Brooks said that Hootie and the Blowfish had done more for music that year than he did, so he refused to accept his American Music Award for Favorite Overall Artist.
10 Years Ago Today In 2002 - Capitol Records releases the 25 track CD "Les Brown And His Band Of Renown BEST OF THE CAPITOL YEARS" and, as part of the label's "Classic Masters" series, Blind Melon's eponymous 12 track compilation album "Blind Melon".

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1944 - Johnny Wakley, singer, guitarist, and son of Capitol Records artist Jimmy Wakely, is born in Hollywood, California
1961 - Eddie Jackson, bass player for the bands The Mob and EMI America and Rhino Records group Queensrÿche, is born in Robstown, Texas
1969 - "The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour" debuts on CBS-TV
1973 - Johnny Rivers' United Artists Records single "Rockin' Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie Flu", with "Come Home America" on the flip side, is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.
35 Years Ago Today In 1977 - Kenny Rogers's United Artists Records single "Lucile", with "Till I Get It Right" on the flip side, debuts on the U.S. Country charts
1983 - Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton's Liberty Records single "We've Got Tonight", with Rogers' solo track "You Are So Beautiful" on the flip side, enters the U.S. Country charts where it will peak at #1
1990 - EMI America releases Eddie Cochran's compilation album "Legendary Masters: Eddie Cochran" as part of the label's "Legendary Masters" series
1996 - Zander Raphael Ayeroff, son of Capitol Records artist and guitarist Stan Ayeroff and bassoonist and multi-media artist Leslie Lashinsky, is born.

2012-01-28T00:10:00.000-05:00

JANUARY 28, 2012

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1948 - Peggy Lee's Capitol Records single "Golden Earrings", with "I'll Dance At Your Wedding" on the flip side, is #1 on the U.S. Pop singles charts
1950 - Capitol Records releases Tommy Duncan's single "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" with "Just a Plain Old Country Boy" on the flip side
1951 - Tennessee Ernie Ford's Capitol Records single "Shotgun Boogie", with "I Ain't Gonna Let It Happen No More" on the flip side, is still #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts
55 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Dean Martin begins the first of two sessions (the second will be on January 30, 1957) at The Capitol Tower studios, recording the tracks "I Can't Give You Anything But Love", "Sleepy Time Gal", "Pretty Baby", "For You", "It's Easy To Remember", and "Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You)" for his Capitol Records album "Pretty Baby" with Gus Levene conducting the orchestra (Alvino Rey and Vincent Terri on guitar, Joseph G. "Joe" Comfort on bass, Nick Fatool on drums, Edwin L. "Buddy" Cole on piano, Julian C. "Matty" Matlock on clarinet, Charles T. "Chuck" Gentry and Edward R. Miller on saxophone, Elmer R. "Moe" Schneider on trombone, Charles Richard "Dick" Cathcart on trumpet)
1964 - Buck Owens records the tracks "Together Again" and "My Heart Skips A Beat" that Capitol Records will release together as a single. Both sides will reach #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts.
1966 - Kay Starr records tracks for her final Capitol Records album "Tears And Heartaches / Old Records" with producer Lex De Azevedo and arranger Billy Liebert conducting some of the tracks at the second of three sessions for the album
1969 - The Beatles record tracks for the songs "I Dig A Pony", "Get Back", "Don't Let Me Down", "I've Got A Feeling", and "One After 909" that will appear on their Apple Records album "Let It Be" that's released by Capitol Records in the U.S.
1971 - John Lennon's second solo Apple Records album "Plastic Ono Band", distributed by Capitol Records in the United States, is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.
40 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Merle Haggard's Capitol Records single "Carolyn", with "When The Feelin's Gone Away" on the flip side, is #1 on Billboard's Country singles chart
1984 - Duran Duran's Capitol Records single "New Moon On Monday", with "Tiger Tiger" on the flip side, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
15 Years Ago Today In 1997 - Capitol Records releases T-Connection's compilation CD "The Best of T-Connection: Everything's Still Cool" as part of the label's "Heart Of Soul" series
1998 - Hammer's Capitol Records single "Addam's Groove", with "Addam's Groove - instrumental (The Addams Family Theme)" on the flip side, is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.
2003 - Capitol Records releases Glen Campbell's compilation CD "All The Best"

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
45 Years Ago Today In 1967 - The Spencer Davis Group's United Artists Records single "Gimme Some Lovin'" enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart. United Artists' catalog is currently owned by Capitol Records parent company EMI Music. The group's lead singer, Steve Winwood, would later become a solo artist on Virgin Records America. I worked on the design and production of the packaging "Roll With It", his first album for the label, as well as promo materials, advertising and the 45 and CD single (including a 3" CD) versions of the first single from album, also called "Roll With It".

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1706 - John Baskerville, printer and typefounder, is born in England
95 Years Ago Today In 1917 - William Gottlieb, columnist (The Washington Post), editor (Down Beat magazine), author (with articles and photos in The Record Changer, The Saturday Review and Collier's magazines, children's books and "The Golden Age Of Jazz"), and photographer of the jazz scene in the 1940s, is born William Paul Gottlieb in Brooklyn, New York
1985 - More than 40 artists gather at A&M's Hollywood studios to record "We Are The World" under the collective name USA for Africa with proceeds from the single to go toward worldwide hunger prevention
1986 - The liquid hydrogen tank for the space shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after take off, killing the ship's entire crew (Commanders Francis "Dick" Scobee and Michael J. Smith, Dr. Judith A. Resnik, Dr. Ronald E. McNair, Lt. Colonel Ellison S. Onizuka, Gregory B. Jarvis and school teacher Christa McAuliffe)

2012-01-27T00:46:00.000-05:00

JANUARY 27, 2012

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1895 - Buddy DeSylva, songwriter (alone and as part of the writing and publishing partnership DeSylva, Brown and Henderson), singer, Broadway and motion picture producer, and one of Capitol Records three founders, is born George Gard DeSylva in New York City, New York
1916 - Milt Raskin, lyricist (with Pete Rugalo for Stan Kenton's Capitol Records album "Artistry in Voices and Brass"), composer with lyricist and Capitol Records co-founder Johnny Mercer ("I Never Wanna Look Into Those Eyes"), session pianist for Billie Holiday, Gene Krupa, and Capitol Records artists Wingy Manone and Anita O'Day, arranger and conductor for Capitol Records artists Peggy Lee, Nat "King" Cole, and Vic Damone, conductor for M-G-M, Columbia and Disney's studio orchestras, arranger for the soundtracks to the motion pictures "The Agony and the Ecstacy" and "Lawrence of Arabia" and the television shows "Naked City" and "The Fugitive", is born Milton W. Raskin in Boston, Massachusetts
1918 - Skitch Henderson, pianist, bandleader ("The Tonight Show" orchestra, with both Steve Allen and Johnny Carson, until 1966), composer, and Capitol Records artist, is born Lyle Russell Cedric Henderson
1930 - Dick Meldonian, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophone player, flute and clarinet player, with both Capitol Records artists Freddie Slack and Stan Kenton's orchestras, is born in Providence, Rhode Island
1945 - Nick Mason, composer and drummer with the Tower, Harvest, Columbia (UK and US) and Capitol Records band Pink Floyd (and its only remaining original member), is born Nicholas Berkeley Mason in Birmingham (Downshire Hills), England
1951 - Seth Justman, songwriter, record producer, keyboardist and vocalist with the Capitol Records group The J. Geils Band, is born in Washington, DC
55 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Janick Gers, composer and guitarist with the Capitol Records band Iron Maiden, is born Janick Robert Gers in England

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1944 - Ella Mae Morse (with the Dick Walters Orchestra)'s Capitol Records single "No Love, No Nothin'", the flip side of "Shoo Shoo Baby", enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles charts
65 Years Ago Today In 1947 - The King Cole Trio's Capitol Records Single "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons", the flip side of "The Best Man" is still #1 on the U.S. Pop singles chart and Johnny Mercer's Capitol Records single "A Gal In Calico", the flip side of "Winter Wonderland" is still #2
1969 - The Beatles record tracks for the songs "Get Back" and "I've Got A Feeling" that will be released on their Apple Records album "Let It Be" and distributed by Capitol Records in the United States
1979 - Little River Band's Harvest Records (a subsidiary of Capitol Records) single "Lady", with "Take Me Home" on the flip side, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1998 - Capitol Records Nashville artist Trace Adkins and his wife welcome a new baby girl, Mackenzie Lynn Adkins, at 3:44 p.m. at Baptist Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. Mackenzie weighs 5 lbs., 15 1/2 oz. and measures 19 inches in length.
2005 - Capitol Records artist Houston attempts to jump out of a London hotel window, is prevented from doing so by his security staff, is locked in his room, and then gouges out one of his eyes

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1919 - Ross Bagdasarian (aka David Seville), singer, songwriter ("Come On A My House", "Witch Doctor", "The Chipmunk Song [Christmas Time Is Here Again]"), actor, creator of Alvin and The Chipmunks, and Liberty Records artist, is born in Fresno, California
1961 - Martin Degville, guitarist for the EMI America group Sigue Sigue Sputnik, is born somewhere in England. If anyone knows for sure where, please leave a comment

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1756 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer and pianist, is born in Austria
1885 - Jerome Kern, composer (Broadway shows including "Sunny", "Show Boat" and "Roberta", motion pictures "Love Me Tonight", "Swing Time", "Cover Girl") is born Jerome David Kern in New York City, New York. His life was the basis for the M-G-M motion picture musical "As Clouds Roll By" which had segments that feature future Capitol Records artists Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland and future United Artists Records artist Lena Horne. In 1992, Capitol Records releases "The Song Is You: Capitol Sings Jerome Kern", a compilation of various Capitol Records artists singing Kern's best known works, on CD and cassette as part of its "Capitol Sings" series.
1895 - Harry Ruby, pianist, Broadway and motion picture songwriter ("I Want To Be Loved By You" and for the Marx Brothers films "Animal Cracker", "Horse Feathers", and "Duck Soup" with partner Bert Kalmar) and screenwriter, is born in New York City. His life would become the basis of the 1950 M-G-M motion picture musical "Three Little Words"
15 Years Ago Today In 1997 - Gerald Marks, composer (best known for the song "All of Me" that's been covered by many Capitol Records artists including Frank Sinatra and Nat "King" Cole) dies at age 96

2012-01-26T00:20:00.002-05:00

JANUARY 26, 2012

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1880 - Douglas MacArthur, U.S. Army General (5 star General of the Army), Commander of Allied Forces in the Pacific, and Capitol Records artist (an album of a collection of speeches), is born in Little Rock, Arkansas
1913 - Jimmy Van Heusen, songwriter (including the Academy Award winning songs "Swinging on a Star" [1944], "All the Way" [1957], "High Hopes" [1959], and "Call Me Irresponsible" [1963], and, with lyricists Johnny Burke and Sammy Cahn, wrote over 75 songs recorded by Frank Sinatra for Capitol Records and other labels including "My Kind of Town" and "Second Time Around"), is born Edward Chester Babcock in Syracuse, New York
1950 - Paul Pena (aka Earthquake), songwriter ("Jet Airliner"), guitarist, singer (self-taught Tuvan throat singer which later became the basis for the documentary "Genghis Blues"), and Capitol Records artist (1972-1973), is born in Hyannis, Massachussets
1951 - David Briggs, guitarist with the Capitol Records group "Little River Band", is born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1946 - Tex Ritter's Capitol Records single "You Will Have to Pay", with "Christmas Carols By The Old Corral" is still #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts
1969 - The Beatles record tracks for the songs "Dig It", "Let It Be", and "The Long And Winding Road" which will end up on their Apple Records album "Let It Be" that will be released in the United States by Capitol Records
1970 - John Lennon writes the song "Instant Karma" in the morning and records it in the afternoon with producer Phil Spector, who mixes it the same day. The single will be released in just 10 days.
1974 - Ringo Starr's Apple Records single "You're Sixteen", with "Devil Woman" on the flip side, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1985 - Tina Turner's Capitol Records single "Private Dancer" enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
20 Years Ago Today In 1992 - Jose Ferrer (born José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón), Broadway, motion picture, and television actor and director, one-time husband of Capitol Records artist Rosemary Clooney, father of motion picture and television actor Miguel Ferrer, and Capitol Records artist (on the soundtrack to "Cyrano de Bergerac") dies, following a brief battle with colon cancer, in Coral Gables, Florida and will later be interred in Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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5 Years Ago Today In 2007 - EMI Group chairman Eric Nicoli announces the merger of Capitol Records and Virgin Records into a new company called Capitol Music Group. Virgin Records president Jason Flom is named head of the combined group. Capitol Records president Andrew Slater is let go six months into a five year contract renewal. I rode by The Tower that morning on the bus at about 7:50 and it looked like the flag was at half mast and wrapped around the pole. Probably just a coincidence. I found out later that the flag was at half staff as part of an ongoing tribute to former United States president Gerald Ford who had recently died.
2011 - Charlie Louvin, singer, songwriter, musician, Capitol Records solo artist and part of the Capitol Records duo The Louvin Brothers, died today at age 83 at his home at Wartrace, Tennessee of complications of pancreatic cancer. Here's a link to the obituary in The New York Times.

ON THIS DAY IN NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1915 - William Hopper, actor ("The Bad Seed" and Paul Drake on "Perry Mason") and son of actress and gossip columinist Hedda Hopper (whose estate had offices in The Capitol Tower), is born William DeWolf Hopper, Jr. in New York City, New York
1963 - "Jazzie B.", singer and founding member of the Virgin Records America group Soul II Soul, is born Beresford Romeo in Finsbury Park, London, England. I adapted the packaging designs for the U.S. market for the band's first two albums and as well as designing packaging for their first few promotional U.S. CD singles
1970 - "The Magic Christian", starring EMI artist Peter Sellers and Apple/Capitol Records artist Ringo Starr, as well as featuring music by Apple/Capitol Records artist Paul McCartney which is performed by Apple/Capitol Records group Badfinger, premieres in Beverly Hills, California
1981 - Blondie's Chrysalis Records album "Auto American" is certified Platinum by the R.I.A.A. Chrysalis' catalog is currently owned by Capitol Records' parent company EMI Music.

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1934 - The Apollo Theatre opens in Harlem, New York City

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JANUARY 25, 2012

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1924 - Speedy West, pedal steel guitarist and Capitol Records artist(1949-1962), is born Wesley Webb West in Springfield Missouri
1950 - Michael Cotton, keyboard and synthesizer player with the Capitol Records group The Tubes, is born in Kansas City, Missouri

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1945 - Tex Ritter's Capitol Records single "I'm Wastin' My Tears On You", with "There's A New Moon Over My Shoulder" on the flip side, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts
1945 - Rex Stewart's Big Eight (Stewart on cornet, Lawrence Brown on trombone, Al Sears on tenor saxophone, Harry Carney on baritone saxophone, Eddie Heywood piano, Ulysses Livingston on guitar, Junior Raglin on bass, Keg Purnell on drums, and Joya Sherrill on vocals) records the instrumental tracks "T'ain't Like That" (2 versions, with the first released and the second unissued), "Dutch Treat", and "Rexercise" which will be released by Capitol Records, and "Blue Jay" (with Sherrill on vocals) which will be released by Pausa 9033, in Los Angeles, California. All the tracks are included on Mosaic Records 1997 box set "Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions"
1951 - Mel Blanc (as Henery Hawk, Foghorn Leghorn, and Daffy Duck) records the track "Henery Hawk", with words by Warren Foster and Michael Maltese, music by Billy May, and produced by Alan Livingston, that will be released as a single (3058) by Capitol Records with the track covering both sides
1964 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "I Want To Hold Your Hand" with "I Saw Her Standing There" on the flip side is #1 on Cashbox Magazine's Top Singles chart and will peak at #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart the next week on February 1, 1964
1969 - The Beatles record tracks for the songs "Two Of Us", "For You Blue", and "Let It Be"
35 Years Ago Today In 1977 - Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band's Capitol Records album "Night Moves" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.

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1929 - Benny Golson, tenor saxophonist, composer, arranger, member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, and United Artists Records artist, is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1963 - Cilla Black makes her stage debut at Liverpool's Cavern Club
1963 - After Capitol Records passes on them, EMI awards the US record label Vee-Jay the right to distribute Beatles records in the United States
1964 - Swan Records releases The Beatles' single "She Loves You", with "I'll Get You" on the flip side
1981 - Blondie's Chrysalis Records single "The Tide Is High" is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
25 Years Ago Today In 1987 - Dan Seals EMI America single "You Still Move Me", with "I'm Still Strung Out On You" on the flip side, is #1 on Billboard's Country singles chart
1990 - Ava Gardner, actress and second wife of Capitol Records artist Frank Sinatra, dies of pneumonia
1998 - Janet Jackson's Virgin Records single "Together Again" is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart

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85 Years Ago Today In 1927 - Antonio Carlos Jobim, guitar, pianist, composer (converted the Brazilian Samba into the intimate Bossa Nova), music producer and singer, is born in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
1938 - Etta James, singer, is born Jamesetta Hawkins in Los Angeles, California
1949 - The first Emmy Awards are presented at a ceremony at The Hollywood Athletic Club

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JANUARY 24, 2012

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1936 - Jack Scott, singer, guitarist, and Capitol Records artist (1961-1964), is born Giovanni Dominico Scafone, Jr. in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. There are also references to him being born on January 28 and on both days in 1938. If anyone knows for sure when Jack Scott was born, please leave a comment
1939 - Ray Stevens, comedian, actor, singer, 1980 Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame inductee, and Prep Records (1957, the label was a subsidiary of Capitol Records) and Capitol Records (1958) artist, is born Harold Ray Ragsdale in Clarksdale, Georgia
1944 - Neil Diamond, singer, songwriter, motion picture actor, and Capitol Records artist (1980 - soundtrack to "The Jazz Singer"), is born Neil Leslie Diamond in Brooklyn, New York

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1953 - Kay Starr's Capitol Records single "Side By Side", with "Noah" on the flip side, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Pop singles chart
50 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Future Parlophone and Capitol Records artists The Beatles sign a management contract with Brian Epstein at his office at the NEMS record store in Whitechapel
1968 - Merle Haggard's Capitol Records single "Sing Me Back Home", with "Good Times" on the flip side, is #1 on Billboard's Country singles chart
1979 - Brian Wilson, member of the Capitol Records group The Beach Boys, divorces his wife, Marilyn Rovell
30 Years Ago Today In 1982 - Juice Newton's Capitol Records single "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)", with "Ride 'Em Cowboy" on the flip side, is #1 on Billboard's Country singles cart
1986 - Gordon MacRae (born Albert Gordon MacRae), singer, Broadway, motion picture, and television actor, and Capitol Records artist (1947-1969), dies of of pneumonia, the result of complications from cancer of the mouth and jaw, at age 65 in Lincoln, Nebraska
2006 - Capitol Records releases Roseanne Cash's album "Black Cadillac", Linda Ronstadt's 2 CD compilation "The Best Of Linda Rondstadt", and Starsailor's album "On The Outside". EMI/Capitol Records releases Al Green's album "Livin' For You"

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1925 - Jimmy Scott, conga drummer, is born Jimmy Anonmuogharan Scott Emuakor in Nigeria. Paul McCartney, who got to know Scott when he played in London night clubs, used Scott's catch phrase "ob-la-di ob-la-da" (a Yoruba tribal phrase meaning "life goes on") as the basis of The Beatles' track "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da".
1945 - Spirits of Rhythm record the tracks "Honeysuckle Rose", "Last Call Blues", "She Ain't No Saint", and "Scattin' The Blues" for Black & White Records in Los Angeles, California. EMI Music, Capitol Records parent company, currently owns the Black & White catalog
65 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Warren Zevon, singer, songwriter, and Virgin Records America artist (1987), is born in Chicago, Illinois
1964 - Brian Epstein signs Sounds Incorporated to a management and agency contract with NEMS Enterprises and gets them a deal with EMI
1986 - Vincent Minnelli (born Lester Anthony Minnelli), Broadway and motion picture director, father of Capitol Records artist Liza Minnelli and husband for six yearst to Capitol Records artist Judy Garland, dies at age 82 and is later interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California
25 Years Ago Today In 1987 - Future Capitol Records/Grand Royal Records artists The Beastie Boys' Def Jam single "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)", with "Paul Revere" on the flip side, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart

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JANUARY 23, 2012

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1925 - Marty Paich, pianist, composer, arranger (with and/or for Peggy Lee, Shorty Rogers’ Giants, Dorothy Dandridge, Shelley Manne, Art Pepper, Shorty Rogers, Dave Pell, Mel Torme, Ray Brown, Anita O’Day, Stan Kenton, Terry Gibbs, Ella Fitzgerald, and Buddy Rich) and record producer, is born Martin Louis Paich in Oakland, California
1950 - Pat Simmons, singer, guitarist, with the Capitol Records group The Doobie Brothers, is born Patrick Simmons in Aberdeen, Washington

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65 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Merle Travis (on vocals and guitar, with Jack McTaggart on trumpet, Shelby "Tex" Atchison on fiddle, Joseph Strand on piano, Paul Sells on accordian, Eddie Kirk on rhythm guitar, Noel Edwin Boggs on steel guitar, and Cliffie Stone on bass) records the tracks "Steel Guitar Rag", "Lawdy, What A Gal", and "Sioux City Sue" in Los Angeles, California between 8:30 PM and 11:30 PM. Capitol Records will release the first track as the flip side of the single "Three Times Seven" (Capitol 384), the second as a single (Capitol 40006) with "I'm Sick And Tired Of You, Little Darlin'" on the flip side, and the last track on the compilation album "Cowboy Hit Parade" (AD-55).
1948 - Peggy Lee's Capitol Records single "Manana", with "All Dressed Up With A Broken Heart" on the flip side, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles charts
1951 - Tennessee Ernie Ford's Capitol Records single "Shot Gun Boogie", with I Ain't Gonna Let It Happen No More" on the flip side, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts
1953 - Billy May finishes recording tracks for his Capitol Records album "Big Band Bash"
1963 - The Kingston Trio records the track "The Reverend Mr. Black" with producer Voyle Gilmore for their Capitol Records album "The Kingston Trio #16"
1965 - Peter and Gordon's Capitol Records single "I Go To Pieces", with "True Love Ways" on the flip side, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1966 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "We Can Work It Out", with "Day Tripper" on the flip side, returns to the #1 spot on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1975 - Merle Haggard's Capitol Records single "Kentucky Gambler", with "I've Got A Darlin' For A Wife" is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts
1981 - Bobby Sherwood, singer, actor (motion picture "Pal Joey"), orchestra leader ("The Milton Berle Show"), and Capitol Records artist (his Capitol Records single "Elk's Parade", with "I Don't Know Why" on the flip side, [both recorded May 5, 1942] is the label's seventh single, is part of Capitol's first release schedule, and is the label's third biggest seller during its first decade), dies of throat cancer at age 66 in Auburn, Massachusetts
1985 - Iron Maiden signs with Capitol Records
1991 - Megadeth's Capitol Records album "Rust In Peace" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.
1991 - Poison's Capitol Records single "Something To Believe In", with "Ball And Chain" on the flip side, is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.
1991 - Garth Brooks' Liberty Records (later renamed Capitol Records Nashville) single "Unanswered Prayers", with "Alabama Clay" on the flip side, is still #1 on Billboard's Country singles chart
1993 - Duran Duran's Capitol Records single "Ordinary World", with "Save A Prayer" on the flip side, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1996 - Capitol Records releases Jo Stafford's compilation CD "Spotlight On Jo Stafford" as part of the label's "Great Ladies Of Song" series
1999 - Capitol Records Nashville releases Ty England's album "Highways & Dance Halls"

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1943 - Future Capitol Records artist Duke Ellington, and his orchestra, perform at their first concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City, New York
5 Years Ago Today In 2007 - Blue Note Records releases the companion soundtrack to the documentary "Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life". Blue Note Records is a subsidiary of Capitol Records, Inc.

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JANUARY 22, 2012

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1946 - Cootie Williams and His Orchestra record the tracks "Jumping To Conclusions (part one)", "Jumping To Conclusions (part two)", "Someone I Knew", and "You're The One For Me, Sweetheart" at the WMCA studios in New York City, New York for Capitol Records. The tracks will remain unreleased until they are included in Mosaic Records 1997 box set "Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions"
1960 - Capitol Records opens a new pressing plant in Los Angeles, California. It has been closed for a while but there's a recent photo of the site on Flickr.com.
1965 - The Beach Boys record the instrumental tracks for their song "Wouldn't It Be Nice" at Gold Star Recording Studios, Hollywood, California with engineer Larry Levine. The vocal tracks will be recorded in March and April 1966 at Columbia Studios, Hollywood, California with engineer Ralph Balantin. The finished song will be released on July 18, 1966 as a single, with "God Only Knows" on the flip side, and will be included on their Capitol Records album "Pet Sounds"
1966 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "Day Tripper" peaks at #5 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. On the same date, the single's flip side, "We Can Work It Out", is currently #11 on the chart, after peaking at #1 on January 8, 1966.
1969 - The Beatles record the tracks for the songs "I Dig A Pony", "I've Got A Feeling", and "Don't Let Me Down". On the same day, George Harrison, at a meeting held at the Apple Corps. offices, persuades Billy Preston to join The Beatles' "Get Back" sessions, which will later be released by Capitol Records in the United States as the album "Let It Be"
1969 - Glen Campbell's Capitol Records single "Wichita Lineman", the flip side of "Fate Of Man" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.
35 Years Ago Today In 1977 - Wings' Capitol Records album album "Wings Over America" hits #1 on Billboard's album chart
30 Years Ago Today In 1982 - The J. Geils Band's Capitol Records single "Centerfold", the flip side of "Rage In The Cage" is #3 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
2004 - Billy May, trumpet player, composer, arranger, band leader, conductor, and Capitol Records artist, dies of a heart attack at his home in in San Juan Capistrano, California at age 87

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1914 - Frank and Ethel Gumm, parents of future Capitol Records artist Francis Gumm (aka Judy Garland) are married
1931 - Sam Cooke, singer, songwriter and record executive, is born Samuel Cook in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He would later record at two sessions at The Capitol Tower Studios for his own record company.
1963 - Gerry and The Pacemakers, at their first session for Parlophone Records, record the track "How Do You Do It?" written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, as well as the tracks "Away From You" and "Pretend", with producer George Martin
1968 - Apple Corps (home of the boutique and the label) opens its first London headquarters at 95 Wigmore Street, Marylebone, London, 4th floor
40 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Don McLean's United Artists Records album "American Pie" hits #1 on Billboard's album chart
35 Years Ago Today In 1977 - The Sex Pistols leave the EMI label 3 1/2 months after signing with label and will later write and record the song "EMI" about their experiences with the label which will be released on the band's Virgin Records album "Never Mind The Bollocks". Virgin Records catalog is currently owned by EMI Music and the label is now owned by EMI.
1985 - Zak Starkey, eldest son of Ringo Starr, marries Sarah Menikides at a private ceremony in a registry office in Bracknell, Berkshire, England

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1875 - D.W. Griffith, playwright, actor, director, film producer, and one of the four founders (Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin were the other three) of United Artists Studios (which many years later would release three movies and one soundtrack by The Beatles as well as the James Bond franchise and spawn the United Artists Records label whose catalog is currently owned by EMI Music, Capitol Records' parent company), is born David Llewelyn Wark Griffith in La Grange, Kentucky
1889 - The Columbia Phonograph Company is formed in Washington, DC. The record label would eventually morph into the Columbia Broadcast System, better known today as CBS. The record label is currently owned by Sony.
65 Years Ago Today In 1947 - KTLA, Channel 5 in Hollywood, California, broadcasts for the first time, becoming the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River
1968 - "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In", filmed in "beautiful downtown Burbank", California, debuts on NBC-TV

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JANUARY 21, 2012

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1949 - Buddy Cole, Tennessee Ernie Ford, and The King Sisters sign with Capitol Records and Ford has his first recording session for Capitol Records
1959 - The Kingston Trio's Capitol Records single "Tom Dooley" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.
1966 - George Harrison marries Patricia Anne Boyd at the Esher Register Office, Surrey, England with fellow member of the Capitol Records group The Beatles Paul McCartney, and their manager Brian Epstein, in attendance. Harrison met Boyd on the set of the motion picture "A Hard Day's Night" where Boyd appeared in the train scenes with Harrison.
1979 - Crystal Gale's Capitol Records single "Why Have You Left The One You Left Me For" is #1 on Billboard's Country singles chart
25 Years Ago Today In 1987 - Imperial and Capitol Records artist Ricky Nelson, Liberty Records artist Eddie Cochran, Virgin Records America artist Roy Orbison, as well as Carl Perkins, Smokey Robinson, Aretha Frankin, Jackie Wilson and others are inducted into The Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame in New York City, New York at the organization's second induction ceremony.
10 Years Ago Today In 2002 - Peggy Lee, singer, songwriter, one-time wife of fellow Capitol Records artist Dave Barbour, and a Capitol Records solo artist, dies of a heart attack at age 81 in Bel Air, California and is later interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Westwood, California.

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1976 - Emma Bunton (aka "Baby Spice") singer, with the Virgin Records group The Spice Girls, is born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England
1984 - John Lennon's single "Nobody Told Me" entered the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1956 - Bill Haley and The Comets' album "Rock Around The Clock" becomes the first Rock 'n' Roll album to enter the U.S. album charts

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JANUARY 20, 2012

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1888 - Leadbelly, singer, guitarist, and Capitol Records artist, is born Huddy Ledbetter on a plantation near Mooringsport, Louisiana
90 Years Ago Today In 1922 - Ray Anthony, trumpet player, bandleader, one time husband of actress Mamie Van Doren, and Capitol Records artist, is born Raymond Antonini in Bentleyville, Pennsylvania
1929 - Jimmy Cobb, drummer, in Capitol Records artist Cannonball Adderly's band, as well as Nat Adderly's and the Miles Davis Quintet, is born in Washington, DC

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1958 - Both The Four Preps' Capitol Records single "26 Miles (Santa Catalina)", with "It's You" on the flip side, and Frank Sinatra's Capitol Records single "Witchcraft" with "Tell Her You Love Her" on the flip side, enter the top 40 of Billboard's Pop singles chart
1964 - Capitol Records releases Johnny Burnette's second single for the label "The Opposite", with "You Taught Me the Way To Love You" on the flip side. The Beatles' first album for the label, "Meet The Beatles", is also released. As part of a promotional campaign, all Capitol executives and salesmen are ordered to wear Beatle wigs for one week beginning today. Burnette's single did not chart. The Beatles' album will peak at #1 on Billboard's Pop album chart in less than a month on February 15, 1964.
1964 - The Beach Boys record the instrumental tracks for their song "Pom Pom Playgirl". When the vocals are later recorded, the track will be the band's first to feature Carl Wilson on lead vocals. The final track will be delivered to Capitol on February 20, 1964 and will be included on The Beach Boys' Capitol Records album "Shut Down Vol. 2".
45 Years Ago Today In 1967 - The Beatles finish recording the track "A Day In The Life" at EMI's Abbey Road studios in London, England
1969 - Capitol Records releases The Beach Boys' album "20/20"
1974 - Ringo Starr's Apple Records single (distributed by Capitol Records in the U.S.) "You're Sixteen", with "Devil Woman" on the flip side, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1988 - Capitol Records artists The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Leadbelly, and Les Paul are inducted into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame
1996 - Gerry Mulligan (born Gerald Joseph Mulligan), baritone saxophonist, pianist, clarinet player, arranger, band leader, and Pacific Jazz, Blue Note and Capitol Records artist, dies of complications from a knee infection at age 68 in Darien, Connecticut
1998 - EMI-Capitol Entertainment Properties releases Garth Brooks' video "Garth Live From Central Park", distributed in the United States by Orion Home Video. The video will debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Home Video chart on Februay 2, 1998

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1924 - Slim Whitman, singer, yodeler, guitarist, and United Artists Records artist is born Otis Dewey Whitman, Jr., in Tampa, Florida. EMI Music, Capitol Records' parent company, currently owns United Artists' catalog.
55 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Ricky Nelson's Imperial Records album "Ricky" hits #1 on Billboard's Pop album chart
1979 - Kenny Roger's United Artists Records album "The Gambler" is #1 on Billboard's Pop album chart. United Artists' catalog is currently owned by Capitol Records' parent company, EMI Music.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1896 - George Burns, vaudeville, radio, motion picture (played Mr. Kite in "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band") and television performer (best know as part of the duo Burns and Allen with his wife Gracie Allen) is born Nathan Birnbaum in New York City, New York
1965 - Alan Freed, radio disc jockey (called "Moon Doggy" at WJW Radio in Cleveland where he coined the phrase “Rock ’N’ Roll” before moving to WABC in New York) and motion picture actor, dies of uremia at age 43 in Palm Springs, California

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JANUARY 19, 2012

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1911 - Ken Nelson, Capitol Records producer, founding member of the Country Music Association (CMA), and 2001 Country Music Hall Of Fame inductee, is born in Caledonia, Minnesota
95 Years Ago Today In 1917 - John Raitt, singer, Broadway and motion picture actor, father of Capitol Records artist Bonnie Raitt, and a Capitol Records artist, is born John Emmett Raitt in Santa Ana, California
1919 - Rollin Sullivan, singer, comedian, and "Oscar" of the Capitol Records duo Lonzo and Oscar, is born in Edmonton, Kentucky
1919 - Ray Eberle, singer, motion picture actor, band leader, and Capitol Records artist (with Tex Beneke & His Orchestra and The Modernaires) is born in Mechanicville, New York
1944 - Laurie London, singer in English and German, actor, Odeon and Capitol Records artist, and the first and youngest person (at age 13) to have single certified Gold by the R.I.A.A. ("He's Got The Whole World In His Hands" with "Handed Down" on the flip side, Capitol 3891), is born in London, England and would retire from singing at age 19
1949 - Robert Palmer, singer, guitarist, solo artist and lead singer of the Capitol Records band Power Station, is born Robert Allen Palmer in Batley, Yorkshire, England
1971 - John Wozniak, guitarist, lead singer, and songwriter with the Capitol Records group Marcy Playground, is born in Saint Paul, Minnesota

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
65 Years Ago Today In 1947 - The King Cole Trio's Capitol Records single "For Sentimental Reasons", with "The Best Man" on the flip side is still #1 on the U.S. Pop singles charts and Johnny Mercer's Capitol Records single "A Gal In Calico", with "Winter Wonderland" on the flip side, is #3
1951 - Mel Blanc's Capitol Records single "I Taut I Taw A Puddy Tat", with "Yosemite Sam" on the flip side (both tracks were written by Capitol Records VP Alan Livingston), enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop Singles charts
1959 - Ray Anthony's Capitol Records single "Peter Gunn", with "Tango For Two" on the flip side, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles charts
50 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Quinn Williams records the as yet unissued tracks "Cherry Red", "Need Your Love So Bad", and "Just A Dream" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.
50 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Mickey Katz and "Der Ganser Gang" (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Havah Nagila, "My Yiddische Momme", "Shalom", "Papirossen", and "The Calle Twist" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first four tracks on Katz's album "Sing Along With Mickele" (T 1744) and the last track as a single (Capitol 4714) with "Knock Around The Clock" on the flip side.
50 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Lee Evans (on piano) and Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "When Did I Fall In Love?", "Something You Never Had Before", "Again", and "There Is No Greater Love" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Evans' album "" (T 1708) and the first track as a single (Capitol 4748) with "I Feel Pretty" on the flip side.
45 Years Ago Today In 1967 - Elli Saint-James records the as yet unissued track "Highways" in New York City, New York for Capitol Records.
45 Years Ago Today In 1967 - Merle Travis (on vocals and guitar, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Farther Down The Road", "Country Joe", and "You're A Little Bit Cuter" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol 5876) with "" on the flip side and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 5965).
45 Years Ago Today In 1967 - The Beatles begin recording the track "A Day In The Life" at EMI's Abbey Road studios in London, England. Capitol Records will issue the finished track on the band's album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (MAS 2653).
1971 - George Harrison's Apple Records single "My Sweet Lord", with "Isn’t It a Pity" on the flip side, is still #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
40 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Ferlin Husky (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "What's He Doin' In My World", "Easy Loving", the as yet unissued track "Guess I'd Better Move Along", and "Sweet Memories" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first, second and last track on Husky's album "Just Plain Lonely" (ST-11069).
30 Years Ago Today In 1982 - Donna Washington (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the track "You Can't Hide From The Boogie" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on Washington's album "Just For You" (ST-12233).
1994 - Capitol Records artists The Band and John Lennon are inducted into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame
2008 - John Stewart, singer, guitarist, songwriter, member of the Capitol Records group The Kingston Trio, and a solo artist, died after suffering a stroke in San Diego, California (also the city where he was born) at age 68.
25 Years Ago Today In 1987 - The Grapes Of Wrath (lineup unlisted) records the track "Seems Like Fate" at unlisted location. Capitol Records will release the track on the band's album "Treehouse" (CDP 7 48018-2). If anyone has more information about this session, please leave a comment.

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80 Years Ago Today In 1932 - Richard Lester, television and motion picture producer and director (The Beatles' "A Hard Day's Night" and "Help!", "The Knack...And How to Get It", "Petulia", "How I Won The War", "Robin And Marian", "The Three Musketeers", its sequals, and many more), is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
55 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Johnny Cash makes his first network TV appearance on Capitol Records artist Jackie Gleason's CBS-TV show "The Jackie Gleason Show"
1963 - Caron Wheeler, singer with the Virgin Records America band Soul II Soul, is born in London, England. Virgin Records is owned by EMI Music, Capitol Records' parent company.
1976 - The former members of The Beatles are offered fifty million dollars to reform by concert promoter Bill Sergent. They decline the offer. The offer becomes a parody on NBC-TV's "Saturday Night Live" when producer Lorne Michaels makes an on-air offer to The Beatles of $5000 dollars to reform on his show. The gag reappears when former member George Harrison appears on the show and is told the offer was only good if all four members appear.
1985 - Sheena Easton's EMI America Single "Sugar Walls" (written by Prince), with "Straight Talk" on the flip side, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by EMI Music, Capitol Records' parent company.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1953 - Desi Arnaz, Jr., actor, drummer with the group Dino, Desi, and Billy, and singer, is born via Caesarian section on the same day the episode airs where his mother's character of Lucy Ricardo gives birth to "Little Ricky" on his parents' television show "I Love Lucy". It becomes the highest rated television show up to that time as sixty-eight percent of all TV sets in the U.S. are tuned in to watch.
1995 - Gene MacLellan, singer and songwriter ("Snowbird", a worldwide hit for Capitol Records artist Anne Murray), dies in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada at age 54
1998 - Carl Perkins, singer, songwriter, ("Blue Suede Shoes" and three songs covered by Capitol Records group The Beatles: "Matchbox", "Honey Don't", and "Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby"), guitarist, 1985 Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame inductee, and 1987 Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame inductee, dies from throat cancer at age 65 and is later interred in the Ridgecrest Cemetery in Jackson, Tennessee

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JANUARY 18, 2012

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1913 - Danny Kaye, motion picture and television actor (who, among many other roles, played the role of Capitol Records artist Red Nichols in the biopic "The Five Pennies"), comedian, singer, dancer, UNICEF ambassador, and Capitol Records artist, is born David Daniel Kaminski in Brooklyn, New York

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1946 - Tex Ritter's Capitol Records single "You Will Have To Pay", with "Christmas Carols By The Old Corral" on the flip side, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts
1956 - The Hollywood String Quartet sign with Capitol Records
1960 - Capitol Records releases The Louvin Brothers single "Nellie Moved To Town" with "The Stagger" on the flip side
1964 - The Beatles appear on Billboard's Pop singles chart for the first time with their Capitol Records single "I Want To Hold Your Hand"
1969 - The Capitol Records soundtrack to United Artists' animated feature film "Yellow Submarine" debuts on Billboard's Pop albums chart
1973 - Pink Floyd begin the last 11 of 38 days of recording tracks at EMI's Abbey Road studios in London, England for their album "Dark Side Of The Moon", after taking a break on October 27, 1972 for touring. Sessions will end on February 1 and the completed album will be distributed by Capitol Records in the United States.
1993 - Capitol Records releases Hoyt Axton's album "American Originals"

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
80 Years Ago Today In 1932 - Irene Kral, singer, and a United Artists Records artist (whose UA album "The Band And I" has been reissued on the Capitol Jazz label by Blue Note Records), is born in Chicago, Illinois
50 Years Ago Today In 1962 - The duo Shirley & Lee (vocalists Shirley Goodman & Leonard Lee) sign with Imperial Records whose catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company EMI Music Group. Their first recording session for the label will be held in New Orleans on February 1, 1962 where the will record the tracks "The Joker", "Together We Stand", "My Last Letter" and "I'm Old Enough" with Dave Bartholomew and Wardell Quezergue on trumpets, Waldron 'Frog' Joseph on trombone, Warren Bell and Clarence Ford on tenor saxophones, Carl Bluin on baritone saxophone, James Booker on piano, Justin Adams on guitar, George French on bass, and either Robert French or Joe 'Smokey' Johnson on drums. Imperial will release the first two tracks together as a single (Imperial 5818) and the last two tracks together as a single (Imperial 5854).
1944 - The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City hosts it's first jazz concert which features performances by future Capitol Records artists Benny Goodman, Jack Teagarden, and Lionel Hampton (who recorded for Capitol as part of Goodman's bands), as well as Louis Armstrong (who would record tracks for Verve Records at The Capitol Tower Studios as well as perform on the soundtrack for the motion picture "High Society" which was released by Capitol), Artie Shaw, and Roy Eldridge
1969 - The Foundations' UNI single "Build Me Up Buttercup", with "New Direction" on the flip side, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. Capitol will later release the track as part of its soundtrack to the movie "There's Something About Mary" in 1998
1975 - Epic Records releases future Capitol Records artist Minnie Ripperton's single "Lovin' You" with "Edge Of A Dream" on the flip side. Capitol Records currently distributes Ripperton's catalog.
20 Years Ago Today In 1992 - Right Said Fred's Charisma Records (a division of Virgin Records America, whose catalog is now owned by EMI Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company) single "I'm Too Sexy", with a 7" version on one side and a Spanish version on the flip side, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1996 - Future Capitol Records artist Lisa Marie Presley files for divorce from Michael Jackson

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
120 Years Ago Today In 1892 - Oliver Hardy, comedian and motion picture actor, best known as part of the team Laurel and Hardy, is born Oliver Norvell Hardy in Harlem, Georgia
60 Years Ago Today In 1952 - Curly Howard (born Jerome Lester Horwitz), vaudeville and motion picture actor, comedian, brother of Moe and Shemp Howard, and member of The Three Stooges dies at age 48 in San Gabriel, California. He would later be buried at Home of Peace Memorial Park in East Los Angeles in the Western Jewish Institute Section, Row 5, Grave 1.
1954 - Sydney Greenstreet, stage and motion picture actor, dies at age 74 and is later interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, in Glendale, California
25 Years Ago Today In 1987 - Billy Vera & The Beaters' single "At This Moment" peaks at #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. The single, reissued by Rhino Records after being featured on the television series "Family Ties", was originally issued in 1981 by Alfa Records, which was shuttered by its Japanese owners, and Rhino licensed the track from ATCO. The single was originally released by Rhino with Vera's own composition "I Can Take Care Of Myself" on the flip side but later, according to Billy, "Rhino got word that 'Peanut Butter' was popular within the Carolinas Beach Music scene, so they repressed with that song on the flip...". Billy's still busy performing, writing and producing, and doing some really fun voiceover work.

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JANUARY 17, 2012

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1913 - Vido Musso, clarinetist and tenor saxophonist with Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, Gene Krupa and His Orchestra, Harry James and His Orchestra, Woody Herman and His Orchestra, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra, and Capitol Records artist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (1945-1947) as well as his own small groups, is born in Carini, Italy
1931 - Clifford Solomon, tenor saxophonist with Capitol Records artist Johnny Otis as well as John Mayall, Charles Brown, Ray Charles and others, is born in Los Angeles, California

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1946 - Johnny Mercer's Capitol Records single "Personality", with "If I Knew Then" on the flip side, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles charts
60 Years Ago Today In 1952 - Kay Starr is called into Capitol Records' Melrose studios in Hollywood, California late at night to quickly record, with Harold Mooney directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted), the tracks "Too Busy", "Wheel Of Fortune" and "Three Letters" for a rush release. Capitol Records will release "Wheel Of Fortune" as a single (Capitol 1964) in February 1952 with "Angry" on the flip side. The single will become Starr's first gold record and will eventually become the #2 selling single of 1952.
1965 - Sonny James' Capitol Records single "You're The Only World I Know", with "Tying The Pieces Together" on the flip side, is #1 on the Country singles charts.
1969 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "The Christmas Song" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.
40 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Capitol Records releases Buck Owens' single "I'll Still Be Waiting For You" with "Full Time Daddy" on the flip side
1976 - Merle Haggard's Capitol Records single "Roots Of My Raising", with "The Way It Was In '51" on the flip side, enters the Country singles charts
20 Years Ago Today In 1992 - Liberty Records (later renamed Capitol Records Nashville) artist Garth Brooks' first TV special airs on NBC-TV
1996 - Tower, Harvest, and Capitol Records group (The) Pink Floyd is inducted into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame
1998 - Cliffie Stone, singer, songwriter, bandleader, radio and television variety show host, personal manager, 1989 Country Music Hall Of Fame inductee, Capitol Records A&R executive and record producer, dies in Los Angeles, California at age 80

ON THIS DATE NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1918 - Elmore James, guitarist and songwriter (whose Blues songs have been covered by Capitol Records artists from The Raspberries to Bonnie Raitt) is born in Durant, Mississippi
1981 - John Lennon's Geffen/Lenono Music Records single "Woman", with Yoko Ono's "Beautiful Boys" on the flip side, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. Capitol Records currently distributes the John Lennon and Yoko Ono catalogs.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1880 - Mack Sennett, motion picture director, producer and studio owner, is born Michael Sinnott in Richmond, Quebec, Canada.
1978 - Benny Goodman returns to Carnegie Hall forty years and one day after his 1938 concert to celebrate the show's anniversary. Goodman puts together a big band, which includes George Benson on guitar, but does not recreate the first concert's playlist. A recording of the new show will be released in 1982.

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JANUARY 16, 2012

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
70 Years Ago Today In 1942 - Bill Francis, keyboardist with the Capitol Records group Dr. Hook, is born William Francis in Mobile, Alabama
1946 - Ronnie Milsap, singer and Capitol Records artist (1996), is born Ronnie Lee Milsap in Robbinsville, North Carolina

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1960 - Capitol Records artist Gene Vincent and Liberty Records artist Eddie Cochran appear together on ITV's pop show "Boy Meet Girl" in England
1961 - Buck Owens and Rose Maddox record the tracks "Loose Talk" and "Mental Cruelty" which will be released as both sides of the same single by Capitol Records
1973 - Merle Haggard records the track "If We Make It Through December" for Capitol Records
1975 - Paul McCartney and Wings arrive in New Orleans to begin sessions on their Capitol Records album "Venus and Mars" at Allen Toussaint's Sea Saint studios
1976 - Final overdubs are recorded for Natalie Cole's tracks "Can We Get Together Again?", "No Plans For The Future", "Mr. Melody", "Hard To Get Along (Without You)", "Good Morning Heartache", "Keep Smiling", "Touch Me", "Not Like Mine", "Sophisticated Lady (She's A Different Lady)", and "Heaven Is With Me" at an unlisted location. Capitol Records will issue the final versions of all tracks on Cole's album "Natalie" (ST-11517).
1980 - Kenny Rogers' Capitol Records album "Kenny" is certified Gold and Platinum by the R.I.A.A.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
75 Years Ago Today In 1937 - Bob Bogle, bass guitarist and lead guitarist with the Dolton Records (a subsidiary of Liberty Records, whose catalog is currently owned by Capitol Records' parent company EMI Music) group The Ventures, is born Robert Lenard Bogle at his family's home near Wagoner, Oklahoma
1938 - Future Capitol Records artist Benny Goodman, his orchestra, and his quartet, with future Capitol Records artist Martha Tilton supplying vocals, play Carnegie Hall for the first time at the venue's first Jazz and Swing concert. The performance is broadcasted by CBS Radio, transcribed, and later released on album and CD by Columbia Records. Anyone for a 12 plus minute version of "Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing")? Wow! It's my favorite Big Band track.
55 Years Ago Today In 1957 - The Cavern Club opens under Matthew Street in Liverpool, England.
40 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Ross Bagdasarian (aka David Seville), actor, songwriter, singer, record producer, creator (and voices) of the Liberty Records group The Chipmunks, dies at age 52 of a heart attack in Beverly Hills, California and is later cremated at the Chapel of the Pines Crematory in Los Angeles, California
1976 - The television variety show "Donny and Marie", starring future Capitol Records artists (as solo performers) Donny and Marie Osmond, debuts on ABC-TV
1980 - Paul McCartney is jailed in Tokyo, Japan, for possession of a half-pound of marijuana found in his luggage. He will spend ten days in jail before being thrown out of the country by the Japanese authorities, forcing the cancellation of his Japanese tour.
1988 - George Harrison's Dark Horse Records single "I Got My Mind Set On You", with "Lay His Head" on the flip side and distributed by Warner Bros. Records in the United States, hits #1 on Billboard's Top 100 Singles chart setting a record for longest span between #1s (23 years and 11 months after The Beatles' "I Want To Hold Your Hand" hit #1 in February 1964). Harrison's record will be broken the same year by Capitol Records artists The Beach Boys when their Elektra Records single "Kokomo" (from the soundtrack to the motion picture "Cocktail"), with Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" on the flip side, hits #1 on November 5, 1988 (24 years and 6 months after their Capitol Records single "I Get Around" hit #1 in May 1964).
1996 - Former Capitol Records artist Wayne Newton performs his 25,000th show in Las Vegas

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1884 - Irving Mills, agent and music publisher (including "Straighten Up And Fly Right", is born in New York City, New York
1909 - Ethel Merman, Broadway, motion picture, and television actress and singer, is born Ethel Agnes Zimmerman in Astoria, New York
1921 - Charlie Chaplin's motion picture "The Kid" co-starring Jackie Coogan (later known for his role of Uncle Fester on the ABC-TV series "The Addams Family") opens

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JANUARY 15, 2012

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1920 - Yvonne King, singer and member of the Capitol Records group The King Sisters, is born Cornelia Yvonne Driggs in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah
75 Years Ago Today In 1937 - Margaret O'Brien, motion picture, radio and television actress, and Capitol Records artist (1944-1948), is born Angela Maxine O'Brien in San Diego, California
1951 - Martha Davis, singer, songwriter, and member of the Capitol Records band The Motels, is born in Berkeley, California
1959 - Pete Trewavas, bass player, backing vocalist, and member of the Capitol Records group Marillion, is born in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1946 - Wesley Tuttle (on vocals and guitar) and His Texas Stars (Margie Ann "Fiddlin' Kate" De Vere and Charles Linville on fiddle; Paul Sells on accordion; Jack Rivers Lewis and Don Weston on guitar; Phil Marx Jr. on steel guitar; Allen Williams on bass; and Robert "Bob" Conzelman on drums) record the tracks "The End Of The World", "You Two-Timed Me One Time Too Often", "There's A New Moon Over My Shoulder", "Nobody's Darlin' But Mine", "Born To Lose", "We Live In Two Different Worlds Now", "That Pioneer Mother Of Mine", "No Letter Today", "Christmas Carols By The Old Corral", "Pins And Needles In My Heart", and "Home In San Antone" for The Capitol Records Transcription Service at Radio Recorders' studios in Hollywood, California. Bear Family Records will issue all the tracks in Tuttles' 4 CD box set "Detour" (BCD 16416) in Germany.
65 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Andy Russell (on vocals), with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "My Best To You" and "Anniversary Song" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 368).
1948 - Jack Guthrie (born Leon Jerry Guthrie), singer, songwriter, cousin of Woody Guthrie, and Capitol Records artist (1945-1948), dies of tuberculosis at Livermore Veterans Tubercular Hospital near Sacrament, California at age 32 and is later buried in Sacramento's Memorial Cemetery.
1948 - Tex Ritter (on vocals, guitar, and skybird effects) records the tracks "Skybird, Part 1", "Skybird, Part 2", "Skybird, Part 3", "Skybird, Part 4", and the (as of 2005) unissued track "Skybird, Part 4B" at the Capitol Lounge in Los Angeles, California. Bear Family Records will issue the first four tracks in Ritter's CD box set "High Noon" (BCD 16356) in Germany.
1949 - Gordon MacRae & Jo Stafford's Capitol Records single "My Darling, My Darling", with "Girls Were Made To Take Care Of Boys" on the flip side, hits #1 on the U.S. Pop singles charts.
1951 - The Hollywood String Quartet (Felix Slatkin leading and on violin; Paul Shure on violin; Paul Robyn on viola; Eleanor Aller on cello), with Kurt Reher (on additional cello), record Schubert's "Quintet In C Major, Opus 163: First Movement, Part 1; Part 2; and Part 3" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the quartet's album "SCHUBERT - Quintet In C Major, Opus 163" (P-8133).
60 Years Ago Today In 1952 - Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan (on vocals and guitar, with William Harris on piano, Maurice Cameron Hill and Jimmie Widener on guitar, Leodie Jackson on steel guitar, and Jimmy Wyble on bass) records the tracks "Got My Heart Set On You", "Trade Winds Now Die", "There's A Blue Sky Way Out Yonder", and "Stingy" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 2006) and the second and last tracks together as a single (Capitol 1970).
60 Years Ago Today In 1952 - Kay Starr (on vocals) and The Lancers (vocal group with unlisted lineup), with Harold Mooney and His Orchestra (lineup also unlisted), records the tracks "I Wanna Love You", "I Waited A Little Too Long", the (as of 2005) unissued track "If You Don't Hug 'Er By Nine O'Clock", the track "More I Cannot Wish You", and a rejected take of the track "I'll Always Be In Love With You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol 1964) with "Wheel Of Fortune" on the flip side and the second track as a single (Capitol 2062) with "(Ho Ho Ha Ha) Me Too" on the flip side.
60 Years Ago Today In 1952 - During three sessions held this day in New York City, New York Jane Froman, Dick Beavers, Pat Northrup, Elaine Stritch, Helen gallagher, and Lewis Bolyard, with unlisted members of the Broadway cast of "Pal Joey" and with Max Meth directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted) using music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, record the tracks "What Is A Man" (vocals by Jane Froman), "Happy Hunting Horn" (vocals by Dick Beavers), "Bewitched" (vocals by Jane Froman), "Pal Joey" (vocals by Dick Beavers), and "Finale" at the first session, the tracks "I Could Write A Book" (vocals by Dick Beavers and Pat Northrop), "Zip" (vocals by Elaine Stritch), "In Our Little Den" (vocals by Jane Froman and Dick Beavers), "Do It The Hard Way" (vocals by Dick Beaver), "Take Him" (vocals by Pat Northrop and Jane Froman), and "Bewitched (Reprise)" (vocals by Jane Froman) at the second session, and the instrumental track "Overture" and the tracks "You Musn't Kick It Around" (vocals by Dick Beavers), "Chicago" (vocals by Helen Gallagher and a chorus of unlisted singers), "That Terrific Rainbow" (vocals by Helen Gallagher and a chorus of unlisted singers), "The Flower Garden Of My Heart" (vocals by Lewis Bolyard and Helen Gallagher), "Plant You Now, Dig You Later" (vocals by Helen Gallagher and a chorus of unlisted singers), and "Finale" (vocals by The Company) at the third session. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Froman and Beavers' album "Pal Joey" (S-310).
1953 - Billy May and His Orchestra (with May directing: [listed as possibly] Jack Laubach, Tony Facciuto, Bob McKenzie, and Andy Peele on trumpet; Bob Raesinger, Dick Nash, George Kenny, and Karl DeKarske on trombone; Willie Smith and Dick Clay on alto saxophone; Len Mitchell and Charlie Deremoe on tenor saxophone; John Agee on baritone saxophone; Cliff Fishbach on piano; John Collins on guitar; Carson Smith on bass; and Larry Bunker on drums) records the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "Hollywood Hop" (arrangement by Larry Cramer) and "Comin' Thru The Rye" (arrangement by Billy May, vocals by The Encores - Alicia Adams, Clark Burroughs, Jack Elliott, Bob Morse, and Randy Van Horne. Clark Burroughs and Bob Morse), and the track "From The Land Of Sky Blue Waters" (arrangement by Billy May). Capitol Records will issue the last track as a single (2474) with "Good Gravy" on the flip side.
1954 - Al "Jazzbo" Collins records the tracks "Little Hood Riding Red" and "Pee Little Thrigs (Three Little Pigs)" and the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "Back In The Jean Stalk", "How To Change A Diaper", "Fut Nudge Recipe", "Fricken Chickasee", "Recipe For Sop Suey", "Paul Revides Here", "Panderella And The Cince", "Sea Food Recipe", "Drayonnaise Messing", "Pie Berry Goose", and "Cham Chowder" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 2773).
1954 - During two sessions held this day at (listed as possibly) Castle Studio in Tulane Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee Roy Acuff (on vocals) and His Smoky Mountain Boys (Howard "Howdy" Forrester on fiddle; James L. "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 S. Zinkan on bass) record a new take of the track "I Closed My Heart's Door" at the first session and the tracks "I'm Planting A Rose", "River Of Crystal", "Please Daddy Forgive", and "Streamline Heartbreaker" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue the new take of "I Closed My Heart's Door" as a single (Capitol 2820) with "Sunshine Special" on the flip side, the first and last track from the second session together as a single (Capitol 2901), "River Of Crystal" on Acuff's album "The Voice Of Roy Acuff" (T 2276) and "Please Daddy Forgive" on Acuff's album "The Great Roy Acuff" (T 2103).
1955 - Electric Musical Industries (EMI) of Great Britain buys 70 percent of Capitol Records, and a 96.41 percent equity controlling interest, for $8,500,000 and Sir Joseph Lockwood joins Capitol Records’ Board of Directors. EMI's investment will payoff a hundred fold by 1971.
1955 - Pinto Colvig (on vocals), with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) and using a script by Alan Livingston and Robert Willheim, records the tracks "Bozo's Merry-Go-Round Music Ride 1, Part 1: Ciribiribin", "Bozo's Merry-Go-Round Music Ride 1, Part 2: Our Director", "Bozo's Merry-Go-Round Music Ride 2, Part 1: The Thunderer", and "Bozo's Merry-Go-Round Music Ride 2, Part 2: Artist's Life" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks on the children's album "Bozo's Merry-Go-Round Music Ride" (CAS-3173) and planned to issue the last two tracks on another children's album, and was assigned the number CAS-3174, but are listed as probably not released.
1955 - Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (lineups for both unlisted) record the (as of 2005) unissued track "There You Are", and the tracks "Blue Mirage (Don't Go)", "Take My Love", and "Unchained Melody" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the second track as a single (Capitol 3040) with "I Ain't Mad At You" on the flip side and the third and last tracks together as a single (Capitol 3055).
55 Years Ago Today In 1957 - The Four Freshmen (vocalists Bob Flanigan, Don Barbour, Ross Barbour, Ken Albers), with Bob Enevoldsen conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Bob Cooper, Dave Pell, Nino Tempo, and Bud Shank on tenor saxophone; Geoff Clarkson on piano; Barney Kessel on guitar; Buddy Clark on bass; and Frank Carlson on drums), record the tracks "What It's Gonna Be", "How Can I Begin To Tell?" and a rejected take of the track "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol F3652) and on the group's album "Freshmen Favorites Volume 2" (T 1103).
55 Years Ago Today In 1957 - June Christy (on vocals), with Pete Rugolo conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Don Fagerquist on trumpet; Frank Rosolino on trombone; Vince De Rosa on French horn; Clarence Karella on tuba; Bud Shank on flute and alto saxophone; Bob Cooper on tenor saxophone; Dave Pell on baritone saxophone; Benny Aronov on piano; Howard Roberts on guitar; Red Mitchell on bass; Shelly Manne on drums; Larry Bunker on percusssion; and on strings: Nick Pisani, Mischa Russell, and Erno Neufeld on violin; David Sterkin on viola; and Edgar Lustgarten on cello) records the tracks "I've Never Been In Love Before", "I Know Why", "Let There Be Love", and "No More" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 3:00pm and 6:00pm. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Christy's album "Fair And Warmer" (T 833).
55 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Tex Ritter (on vocals), with Pete King conducting the orchestra and chorus (lineups for both unlisted), records the tracks "I Leaned On A Man" and "Children And Fools" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded for "I Leaned On A Man" on January 17, 1957 Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol F3640) and on Ritter's album "Songs From The Western Screen" (T 971).
1958 - Faron Young (on vocals, with [listed as probably] Merrill Moore on piano; Buck Owens on guitar; The Jack Halloran Singers (vocal group of unlisted singers), and other unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Who Wouldn't Love You", "I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me", "The Object Of My Affection" and "It All Depends On You" in Studio A at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Young's album "The Object Of My Affection" (T 1004).
1958 - Johnny Richards (directing his own arrangements) and His Orchestra (Al Stewart, Doug Mettome, Burt Collins, Jerry Kail, and John Bello on trumpet; Slide Hampton, Jim Dahl, Jimmy Cleveland, and Eddie Bert on trombone; Al Antonucci on French horn; Jay McAllister on tuba; Gene Quill on alto saxophone; Frank Socolow on tenor saxophone; Billy Slapin on baritone saxophone and piccolo; Shelly Gold on bass saxophone; Hank Jones on piano; Whitey Mitchell on bass; Maurice Marks on drums; and Joe Venuto on percussion) record rejected takes of the tracks "Neolore", "Omo Ado" (with the band providing vocals) and "What Is There To Say?" in New York City, New York for Capitol Records.
1959 - Mavis Rivers (on vocals), with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "At the Eleventh Hour", "Dinner At Eight", Four A.M." and "Three Coins In The Fountain" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Rivers' album "Take A Number" (T 1210).
1959 - June Christy (on vocals), with Pete Rugolo conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (), records the tracks "Willow Weep For Me", "Come Rain Or Come Shine", "Lonesome Road", and the (as of 2005) unissued track "Please Be Mine (Please Be Kind)" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 3:00pm and 7:00pm. Capitol Records will issue the first three tracks on Christy's album "June Christy Recalls Those Kenton Days" (T 1202).
1959 - The Four Preps (Bruce Belland on tenor vocals; Don Clarke on high tenor vocals; Glen Larson on baritone vocals; and Ed Cobb on bass vocals), with Lincoln Mayorga conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the tracks "Somewhere Along The Way", "I'll Be Around", "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", and "I Get Along Without You Very Well" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the group's album "Dancing And Dreaming" (T 1216).
1959 - Judy Garland (on vocals), with Gordon Jenkins conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "The Worst Kind Of Man" and "The Red Balloon" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on Garland's album "The Letter" (T 1188).
1959 - Jackie Gleason and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record a new take of the track "Pink Chiffon" and the tracks "Violet Mist", "Dawn Desire", "Rapture", and "Farewell Rendezvous" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Gleason's album "Jackie Gleason Presents: Aphrodisia" (W 1250).
1961 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California final overdubs are recorded for Stan Freberg's track "Betsy Ross And The Flag" at the first session and then Stan Freberg records narration vocals for parts used throughout Frebeg's album "Stan Freberg Presents The United States Of America" (W 1573) which will also include the final version of the track "Betsy Ross And The Flag".
1961 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California The Kingston Trio (Dave Guard on vocals, banjo, and guitar; Nick Reynolds on vocals and guitar; Bob Shane on vocals and guitar), with Morris "Buck" Wheat on bass, record the tracks "Lemon Tree", "Wines Of Madeira", "Adieu To My Island", "You're gonna Miss Me", and "Senora" at the first session between 3:00pm and 6:00pm and the tracks "Golden Spike", "Razors In The Air", and "It Was A Very Good Year" at the second session between 6:30pm and 9:30pm. Capitol Records will issue the first, fourth, and last track from the first session and the last two tracks from the second session on the trio's album "Goin' Places" (T 1564) and all the tracks from the first session, except "Lemon Tree", and "Golden Spike" on the group's 4 CD set "The Kingston Trio - The Capitol Years" (8-28498-2).
1963 - Freddy Martin and His Orchestra (with Martin conducting to unlisted musicians) record the tracks "Medley: For Me And My Gal/Stars Fell On Alabama/Who's Sorry Now", "Medley: Moonglow/Mood Indigo/Star Dust", "Medley: When You're Smiling/I've Got The World On A String/Jealous", "Medley: Home/Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody/
Lonesome And Sorry", and an (as of 2005) uniissued take of the track "Sophisticated Lady" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Martin's album "In A Sentimental Mood" (T 1889).
1963 - Billy May and His Orchestra (with May conducting his own arrangements to: Frank Beach, Don Fagerquist, Conrad Gozzo, Uan Rasey, and Ray Triscari on trumpet; Dave Wells(bass tp) Milt Bernhart, Ed Kusby,Tommy
Shepard and George Roberts on trombone; Paul Horn on flute and alto saxophone; Justin Gordon on tenor saxophone and piccolo; Chuck Gentry on bass; Jimmy Rowles on piano; Joe Gibbons on guitar; Max Bennett on bass; and Irv Cottler on drums) record the tracks "The Preacher", "Dat Dere", "Little Suede Shoes", and "Shiny Stockings" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 8:30pm and 11:30pm. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on May's album "Bill's Bag" (T 1888).
1963 - Jay Miller records the track "It's Just A Waste Of Time", the (as of 2005) unissued track "I Need Your Love So Bad", the track "Can't You Tell Him No?" and the (as of 2005) unissued track "You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 4959).
1964 - Jack Teagarden (born Weldon Leo Teagarden), trombonist, bandleader, singer, radio and motion picture performer, and Capitol Records (1942, 1943, 1955-1959) and Roulette Records (1959-1961) artist, dies of bronchial pneumonia at age 58 in his room at the Prince Conti Hotel in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana after playing a gig there the night before. Teagarden is later buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, in Los Angeles, California.
1964 - Capitol Records obtains an injuction in Chicago, Illinois which prohibits Vee-Jay Records from manufacturing or distributing any further Beatles records. Vee-Jay files suit against Capitol and Swan Records, which owned the rights to "She Loves You".
1964 - During two sessions held this day in Studio A at The Capitol Tower Studios, in Hollywood, California, with producer Dave Cavanaugh and recording engineers John Kraus and Joe Polito, Blossom Dearie (on vocals and piano), with Jack Marshall conducting his own arrangements to The Capitol Orchestra (featuring Jack Sheldon on trumpet; unlisted brass players; Joe Mondragon on bass; Shelly Manne on drums, and unlisted flute and guitar players), records the tracks "Love Is A Necessary Evil", "I'm In Love Again", "Something Happens To Me", and an (as of 2005) unissued take of the track "When Sonny Gets Blue" at the first session and the tracks "Quiet Nights (Corcovado)" and a new take of "When Sunny Gets Blue" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue the all the tracks, except the first take of "When Sunny Gets Blue" on Dearie's only album for the label "May I Come In?" (T 2086).
1964 - Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra (Mannie Klein, Shorty Sherock, and Pete Candoli on trumpet; Ed Kusby and Lew McCreary on trombone; Joe Howard on trombone and vocals; Abe Most on clarinet and alto saxophone; Skeets Herfurt on alto saxophone; Plas Johnson and Justin Gordon on tenor saxophone; Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone; Ray Sherman on piano; Jack Marshall on guitar; Mike Rubin on bass; and Nick Fatool on drums), using arrangements by Van Alexander and Larry Wagner, record the tracks "Never On Sunday" (in the style of Tommy Dorsey), "Misty" (in the style of Claude Thornhill), "One Note Samba" (in the style of Les Brown), and "Washington Square" (in the style of Artie Show) in Los Angeles, Calfornia. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the group's album "Sounds Of The Great Bands, Volume 8: More Of Today's Best" (T 2014).
1964 - Leon McAuliffe records the tracks "Star Dust", "Memphis", and "Muskrat Ramble" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on McAuliffe's album "Everybody Dance, Everybody Swing" (T 2148).
1964 - Dr. Ray LaScola records the tracks "Let's Try To Stop Smoking, Part 1: Instruction" and "Let's Try To Stop Smoking, Part 2: Hypnosis" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on Dr. LaScola's album "Let's Try To Stop Smoking" (T 2077).
1964 - Jackie Gleason and His Orchestra (with Gleason conducting a large string orchestra featuring Pee Wee Erwin on trumpet and Charlie Ventura on tenor saxophone and other unlisted musicians) record the tracks "Fools Rush In", "Have You Heard", "Charade", and "Theme From 'The Cardinal'" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Gleason's album "Today's Romantic Hits For Lovers Only, Volume 2" (W 2056).
1964 - Sonny James (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Least Of All You", a rejected take of "Ask Marie" and the track "Baltimore" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first and last tracks together as a single (Capitol 5129).
1965 - The Beach Boys' finish the second of two sessions to record the stereo track "Kiss Me, Baby" at Western Studios in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final version of the track as a single (Capitol 5395) with "Help Me Rhonda" on the flip side.
1965 - Jill Harris (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "Lover Boy" and "You Got Me Waiting" for Capitol Records in New York City, New York.
1966 - The Beach Boys' Capitol Records single "Barbara Ann", with "Girl Don't Tell Me" on the flip side, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart at #31 and will peak at #2 for two weeks on January 29, 1966.
1968 - Final overdubs are recorded for The Stone Poneys' tracks "Hobo (Morning Glory)", "Carnival Bear", "By The Fruits Of Their Labor", and "Up To My Neck In High Muddy Water" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final version of the first track as a single (Capitol 2195) with "Some Of Shelly's Blues" on the flip side, the second track and the last track together as a single (Capitol 2110), and the third track on the album "Linda Ronstadt, Stone Poneys & Friends, Volume III" (ST 2863) and both singles and the album as by Linda Ronstadt and The Stone Poneys.
1969 - Merryweather records the track "Peek-A-Boo" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. No issuing information is listed for the track so if anyone knows if it was ever issued please leave a comment.
1969 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California The Lettermen (vocalists Jim Pike, Tony Butala, and Gary Pike) record the tracks "I Love How You Love Me", "The Worst That Could Happen", "I'm Gonna Make Make You Love Me", and "Wichita Lineman" at the first session and the tracks "You Showed Me", "Catch The Wind", "California Dreaming", and T.K.E. Sweetheart Song (Of All The Girls That I Have Known" at the second session. After overdubs are recorded on January 28, 29, and March 13, 1969 Capitol Records will issue all the tracks, except "Catch The Wind", on the group's album "I Have Dreamed" (ST-202) and will issue "Catch The Wind" as a single (Capitol 2482) with "Hurt So Bad" on the flip side and on the group's album "Traces/Memories" (ST-390).
1969 - During two sessions held this day in New York City, New York Cashman, Pistilli & West (Terry Cashman on vocals; Gene Pistilli on guitar and vocals; Tommy West on keyboards, guitar, and vocals), with Ed Freeman conducting his own arrangements, record the track "Richard And Me" at the first session and the track "Oscurita" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on the group's eponymous album "Cashman, Pistilli & West" (ST-211).
1969 - Sonny James (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Mean Ole Mississippi", "She Will, I Know", and "Wake Up To Me Gentle" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on James' album "Only The Lonely" (ST-193).
1969 - Billy Jo Spears (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Keep Me From Cryin' Today" and "Mr. Walker, It's All Over" in Nashville, Tennesseee. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on Spear's album "Mr. Walker, It's All Over" (ST-224).
1970 - The Band (Garth Hudson and Richard Manuel on keyboard and vocals; Jaime Robbie Robertson on guitar and vocals; Rick Danko on bass and vocals; and Levon Helm on drums) records the track "Get Up Jake" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will purchase the master and issue the track as a single (Capitol 3758) with "Ain't Got No Home" on the flip side.
1970 - Al Martino (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Can't Help Falling In Love With You" and "You're All The Woman I Need", and "Whatever (Baby) Happened To You And I" in Studio A at United Recording in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 2746) and all the tracks on Martino's album "Can't Help Fallin' In Love" (ST-405).
1970 - Smokey Roberds records the tracks "Don And Rosemarie" and "Irma Jackson" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 2745).
1970 - The Steve Miller Band (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Willow Tree Rock", "My Babe", and "I Always Tried To Please You" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. No issuing information is listed for any of the tracks so if anyone knows if any of them have ever been issued, please leave a comment.
1970 - During two sessions held this day in Nashville, Tennessee Linda Ronstadt (on vocals, with [listed as probably] Elliot Mazer on keyboards and [listed as possibly synthesizer; Adam Mitchell on guitar; Norbert Putnam on bass; and Kenneth Buttrey on drums) records the (as of 2005) unissued track "I Try Harder" at the first session and the track "Love Sick Blues" (arranged and conducted by Kenneth Buttrey) and the (as of 2005) unissued track "Why You Been Gone So Long" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Lovesick Blues" as a single (Capitol 2767) with "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" on the flip side.
1971 - Apple Records finally releases George Harrison's single "My Sweet Lord", with "Isn't It A Pity" on the flip side, in the U.K.
40 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Final overdubs are recorded for Stoney Edwards' track "Mama's Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final version of the track as a single (Capitol 3061) with "Poor Folks Stick Together" on the flip side.
1971 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Jerry Corbitt records the track "Burning In Your Lovelight" at the first session and the track "Pain" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on Corbitt's eponymoums album "Jerry Corbitt" (ST-771) and the second track as a single (Capitol 3137) with "Country Boy Blues" on the flip side.
1971 - Dunn & McCashen (lineup unlisted) record the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "Heartbeat" and "Come On And Dance" for Capitol Records.
1971 - During two sessions held this day in New York City, New York Happy & Artie Traum (Artie Traum on guitar, banjo, and vocals and Happy Traum on guitar and banjo) record the track "Please Mister Movie Man" at the first session and the track "Jackaboro" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on the duo's album "Double-Back" (ST-799).
1973 - During four days of overdub sessions that start today at Bearsville Recording Studios in Bearsville, New York The Band (Garth Hudson and Richard Manuel on keyboard and vocals; Jaime Robbie Robertson on guitar and vocals; Rick Danko on bass and vocals; and Levon Helm on drums) record unlisted and (as of 2005) unissued tracks that were recorded between November 6-10, 1972for Capitol Records.
1973 - Overdubs are recorded for Tennesse Ernie Ford's tracks "Thanks For The Mem'ries", "Farther Down The River (Where The Fishin's Good", "Baby", "Sweet Child Of Sunshine", "Good Old Time Religion Thing", "I"d Like To Be", "You've Still Got Love All Over You", "Colorado Country Morning", "Daddy Usta Say", and "Printer's Alley Stars" in Los Angeles, California. After final overdubs are recorded on March 2 and 13, 1973 Capitol Records will issue the final versions of all the tracks on Ford's album "Country Morning" (ST-11205).
1973 - Billy May and The Time-Life Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Bewitched", Dance Of The Spanish Onion", "High Noon", "Port Au Prince" and "Sabre Dance Boogie" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Time-Life Records will issue all the tracks, except "Port Au Prince" on the album "As You Remember Them: Great Instrumentals, Volume 5" (STL-245) and will issue "Port Au Prince" on the album "As You Remember Them: Great Instrumentals, Volume 6" (STL-246).
1976 - Overdubs are recorded for Natalie Cole's tracks "Can We Get Together Again?", "No Plans For The Future", "Mr. Melody", "Hard To Get Along (Without You)", "Good Morning Heartache", "Keep Smiling", "Touch Me", "Not Like Mine", "Sophisticated Lady (She's A Different Lady)", and "Heaven Is With Me" at an unlisted location. After final overdubs are recorded the following day on January 16, 1976 Capitol Records will issue the final versions of all tracks on Cole's album "Natalie" (ST-11517).
1976 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for The Earl Slick Band (lineup unlisted)'s tracks "Heaven Couldn't Find", "Star Of The Street", "Sho' Nuff", "Doom", "Burnt Love", "Bright Light", "Do It", "Lady Luck", "Very Blue", "P.J. Proby", and "The Way Down" and will issue all the tracks, except "Doom" (which, as 2005, is still unissued) on the group's eponymous album "The Earl Slick Band" (ST-11493).
35 Years Ago Today In 1977 - Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band's Capitol Records single "Night Moves", with "Main Street" on the flip side, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart at #36 and will peak at #4 for two weeks on March 12, 1977.
1978 - Helen Reddy (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "If I Ever Had To Say Goodbye To You" and "Poor Little Fool" at Larrabee Studios in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol 4582) with "Ready Or Not" on the flip side and the second track as a single (Capitol 4628) with "Lady Of The Night" on the flip side.
1978 - A Taste Of Honey (lineup unlisted) record the track "Disco Dancing" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 4668) with "Sky High" on the flip side and on the group's eponymous album "A Taste Of Honey" (ST-11754).
1978 - Bob Seger records the track "Star Gazer" in Los Angeles, California. No issuing information is listed for the track so if anyone knows if the track was ever issued please leave a comment.
1979 - Face Dancer records the track "Red Shoes" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 4734) with "Time Bomb" on the flip side and on the group's album "This World" (ST-11934).
1979 - Cheryl Ladd (on vocals) records the track "Whatever Would I Do Without You?" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on Ladd's album "Dance Forever" (ST-11927).
1979 - The Pousette-Dart Band (lineup unlisted) records the track "Long Legs" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on the band's album "Never Enough" (ST-11935).
1980 - Donna Washington (on vocals), with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) using an arrangement by Benjamin Wright, records the track "If You Leave Me Now" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 4881) with "First Thing First" on the flip side and on Washington's album "For The Sake Of Love" (ST-12076).
1980 - Gene Watson records the tracks "Tryin' To Satisfy", "A Cold Day In July", "No One Will Ever Know", and "Have A Good Day" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Watson's album "No One Will Ever Know" (ST-12102).
1981 - Earl Klugh records the track "Crazy For You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on Klugh's album "Key Notes" (ST-12405).
30 Years Ago Today In 1982 - Donna Washington (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Livin' With Out You" and "Where You Are Is Where I Wanna Be" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on Washington's album "Just For You" (ST-12233).
30 Years Ago Today In 1982 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band (lineup unlisted) record the (as of 2005) unissued track "White Monkey" and the track "Love's The Last To Know" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue the last track on the group's album "The Distance" (ST-12254).
30 Years Ago Today In 1982 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Frankie Miller (on vocals and guitar, with with Barry Beckett on keyboards; Pete Carr, Wayne Perkins, and Chris Spedding on guitar; David Hood on bass; Roger Hawkins on drums; Mickey Bucins on percussion; Ava Aldridge, Linda Brockway, and Robert Byrne on vocals) records the (as of 2005) unissued track "Surrender" at the first session and the track "On My Way" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue the last track as a single (Capitol 5152) with "Danger, Danger" on the flip side and on Miller's album "Standing On The Edge" (ST-12206).
1983 - Capitol Records will register the masters for America (Gerry Beckley and Lee "Dewey" Bunnell on vocals and guitar)'s tracks "My Kinda Woman", "She's A Runaway", "Cast The Spirit", "Love's Worn Out Again", "The Border", "Your Move", "Honey", "My Dear", "Tonight Is For Dreamers", "Don't Let Me Be Lonely", and "Someday Woman", which were recorded on an unlisted date earlier in January 1983 at EMI Studios on Abbey Road in London England, and will issue all the tracks on the band's album "Your Move" (ST-12277).
1991 - Garth Brooks' Capitol Records Nashville single "Unanswered Prayers", with "Alabamba Clay" on the flip side, is #1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart
1996 - Les Baxter, bandleader, arranger, music director, and Capitol Records artist (1947-1962), dies of a heart attack brought on by kidney failure at age 73 at Hoag Memorial Hospital in Newport Beach, California at age 73

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1961 - Blue Note Records releases Kenny Dorham (with Hank Mobley, Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones)'s album "Whistle Stop". Blue Note's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Records parent company, EMI Music.
40 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Don MacLean's United Artists Records single "American Pie" (with part 1 on one side and part 2 on the flip side) peaks at #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart where it will stay for four weeks.
1978 - Cliff Richards (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the track "Count Me Out" in England. EMI Americal will issue the track as a single (EMI America 8025) with "We Don't Talk Anymore" on the flip side. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music's parent company, EMI Music.
30 Years Ago Today In 1982 - During two sessions held this day in England for RAK Records Ltd. Kim Wilde records the tracks "Water On Glass", "Our Town", "Everything We Know", "Young Heroes", "Kids In America", "Chequered Love", "2-6-5-8-0", "You'll Never Be Wrong", "Falling Out", and "Tuning In, Tuning Out" at the first session and the tracks "Boys", "Cambodia", and "Watching For Shapes" at the second session. EMI will purchase the masters for the tracks and issue all of the tracks from the first session in the United States on the EMI America label on Wilde's eponymous album "Kim Wilde" (ST-17065) and "Boys" in England on the album "The Very Best Of Kim Wilde" (EJ 2601081). No issuing information is listed for the last two tracks so if anyone knows if they have ever been issued, please leave a comment. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music's parent company, EMI Music.
1986 - The Del Lords (featuring Scott Kempner, Eric Ambel, Manny Caqiate, and Frank Funaro making unlisted contributions) record the tracks "Drug Deal", "Saint Jake" and "Against My Will" at an unlisted location. EMI America will issue all the tracks on the band's album "Johnny Comes Marching Home" (AML 3103) in England. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music's parent company, EMI Music.
1993 - Sammy Cahn, lyricist (responsible for such Oscar-winning songs recorded by Capitol Records artist Frank Sinatra [and many others] as "Call Me Irresponsible", "Three Coins in the Fountain", and "All the Way", as well as many other standards) dies in Los Angeles, California at age 79
1994 - Harry Nilsson (born Harry Edward Nelson III), singer, songwriter, friend of John Lennon, and RCA Records artist, dies of heart failure at his home in Agoura Hills, California at 52 after completing the vocal tracks for his last album ""Harry's Got a Brown New Robe" with producer Mark Hudson earlier that day. The album has yet to be released. Among his biggest hits were the theme from the 1969 film "Midnight Cowboy", "Everybody's Talkin'" (composed by Capitol Records artist Fred Neil), and 1972's "Without You, (composed by Pete Ham and Tom Evans, of the Capitol Records group Badfinger and which on this day in 1972 entered the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart). Among my favorites of his other tracks are "Jump In To The Fire" (which heavily influenced The Cult's single "She Sells Sanctuary"), "Coconut", "Me And My Arrow" from Nilsson's score for the full length animated feature "The Point", as well as the soundtrack to the motion picture "Skidoo" (in which he also had an acting role).

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
65 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Elizabeth Short (aka The Black Dahlia) is found dead, her body badly mutilated, in a vacant lot on the 3800 block of South Norton Avenue in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Her murder has yet to be solved and has spawned many books and a motion picture.
1974 - "Happy Days" premieres on ABC-TV

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HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
95 Years Ago Today In 1917 - Billy Butterfield, trumpeter, fluglehorn player, cornetist, band leader, and Capitol Records artist, is born Charles William Butterfield in Middletown, Ohio
75 Years Ago Today In 1937 - Billie Jo Spears, singer and Capitol Records artist (1968-1975) and United Records artist (1975-1980), is born Billie Jean Spears in Beaumont, Texas
1938 - Jack Jones, son of actor and singer Allan Jones, singer, motion picture and television actor, and Capitol Records artist (1959 album "Jack Jones In Love"), is born John Allan Jones in Hollywood, California
1949 - Maury Muehleisen, guitarist and Capitol Records artist (1970), is born in Trenton, New Jersey
1969 - Dave Grohl, drummer, composer, member of the group Nirvana and the Capitol Records group Foo Fighters, is born David Eric Grohl in Warren, Ohio

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1941 - During two sessions held this day in Vienna, Austria The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (lineup unlisted), conducted by Clemens Krauss, records Richard Stauss' "Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks: Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; and Part 4" iat the first session and Johann Strauss' "On The Beautiful Blue Danube: Part 1; and Part 2". After purchasing the masters Capitol Records will issue all the tracks for "Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks" on the orchestra's album "Richard STRAUSS - Death and Transfiguration Opus 24/Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks" (P-8100) and both tracks for "On The Beautiful Blue Danube" as a single (89-80129).
1944 - Dave Matthews (on alto saxophone) and His Orchestra (Roger Hansen on trumpet; Joe Quartell on trombone; Dave Matthews on alto saxophone; Les Baxter on baritone saxophone; Tommy Todd on piano; Dave Barbour on guitar; Gene Englund on bass; and Henry Coleman on drums), with Johnny Mercer on vocals, record the rejected tracks "Just Another Blues" and "Singin' The Blues" (additional vocals by The Barries [Lee, Sharon & Linda Barrie]) in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records
1946 - During two sessions held this day at Radio Recorders' studios in Hollywood, California Stan Kenton (on piano) and His Orchestra (Buddy Childers, Ray Wetzel, John Anderson, Russ Burgher, and Bob Lymperis on trumpet; Freddie Zito, Ray Klein, Milt Kabak on trombone; Bart Varsalona on bass trombone; Al Anthony and Boots Mussulli on alto saxophone; Vido Musso and Bob Cooper on tenor saxophone; Bob Gioga on baritone saxophone; Bob Ahern on guitar; Eddie Safranski on bass; and Ralph Collier on drums) record the tracks "All The Time" (vocals by Gene Howard, solos by Musso and Kenton) and "That's The Least You Can Do" (vocals by Gene Howard) at the first session and "Intermission Riff" (solos by Kenton, Safranski, Musso, and Musulli), and "Four Months, Three Weeks, Two Days, One Hour Blues" (vocals by June Christy and solos by Mussulli and Musso) at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Intermission Riff" as a single (Capitol 298) with "It's A Pity To Say Goodnight" on the flip side and "Four Months, Three Weeks, Two Days, One Hour Blues" as a single (Capitol 250) with "Painted Rhythm" on the flip side. Mosaic Records will issue all the tracks on the 7 CD set "The Complete Capitol Studio Recordings of Stan Kenton 1943-47" (MD7-163).
65 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Frank DeVol records five unlisted tracks for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. If anyone knows what was recorded, please leave a comment.
1949 - The King Cole Trio (Nat "King" Cole on piano and vocals; Irving Ashby on guitar; and Joe Comfort on bass) records the tracks "Portrait Of Jennie" (with Carlyle Hall conducting an unlisted lineup of string musicians), "Don't Cry, Cry Baby", "An Old Piano Plays The Blues", and "How Lonely Can You Get" at WMGM Studios in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 15387) and the second track as a single (Capitol 15418) with "If You Stub Your Toe On The Moon" 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 - Paul Weston and His Orchestra and Chorus (lineup unlisted) record the instrumental tracks "Stout-Hearted Men", "Finale - The Vagabond King", and "Finale - New Moon" in Los Angeles, California. After vocal overdubs are recorded on January 24-27, 1950 Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the album "New Moon"/"The Vagabond King" (P-219) as by Gordon MacRae with Lucille Norman.
1950 - Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae (on vocals) "Beyond The Sunset", "Near Me", "Dearie" and "Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (I Love You)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks as a single (868) and the last two tracks as a single (Capitol 858) which will enter Billboard's Pop singles chart on March 3, 1950 where it will peak at #12 and last for 11 weeks.
60 Years Ago Today In 1952 - Yogi Yorgesson (aka Harry Stewart), with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "Ya Sure, Please Excuse Me" and "Don't Put Off Chasing Women" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 1972).
60 Years Ago Today In 1952 - Skeets McDonald (on vocals, with Eddie Kirk and Billy Strange on guitar; Wesley "Speedy" West on steel guitar; Cliffie Stone on bass; and Roy Harte on drums) record the tracks "Big Family Trouble", "Tell Me Why", "Be My Life's Companion", and "The Love That Hurts Me So" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California between 2:00 and 5:00pm. Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol 2216) with "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes" on the flip side, the second and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 1967), and the last track as a single (Capitol 1993) with "Wheel Of Fortune" on the flip side.
60 Years Ago Today In 1952 - During two session held this day at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California Margaret Whiting (on vocals) and Jimmy Wakely (on vocals and possibly guitar), with an orchestra (listed as possibly: Paul Sells on piano; Vincent Terri on guitar; Wesley "Speedy" West on steel guitar; Cliffie Stone on bass; and Tommy Romersa on drums) record the track "I Learned To Love You Too Late" and the (as of 2005) unissued track "Poor-Whip-Poor-Will" at the first session and the tracks "Give Me More, More, More Of Your Kisses" and "Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "I Learned To Love You Too Late" as a single (Capitol 2402) with "Gomen-Nasai" on the flip side and both tracks from the second session together as a single (Capitol 1965).
60 Years Ago Today In 1952 - Wesley Tuttle and Marilyn Tuttle (both on vocals), with Jimmy Wakely (on guitar and guitar) and an orchestra (Paul Sells on piano; Vincent Terri on guitar; Wesley "Speedy" West on steel guitar; Cliffie Stone on bass; and Tommy Romersa on drums) record the track "The Flying Enterprise" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Bear Family Records will issue the track in the 4 CD box set "Detour" (BCD 16416) in Germany.
1953 - Mel Blanc (on vocals), with The Robert Thompson Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the track "Mother Dixie And You" and the (as of 2005) unissued track "If You Knew Suzie" in Los Angeles, California. No issuing information is listed for "Mother Dixie And You" so if anyone knows if the track has ever been issued, please leave a comment.
1953 - Nat "King" Cole (on vocals), with Billy May and His Orchestra (with may conductin his own arrangements to: Conrad Gozzo, Tony Facciuto, Robert McKenzie, Andy Peele, and Jack Laubach on trumpet; Si Zentner, Dick Nash, Karl De Karske, and Bob Raesinger on trombone; Willie Smith and Richard Clay on alto saxophone; Ted Nash and Charles Deremoe on tenor saxophone; unlisted clarinet and saxophone players; Jack Agee on baritone; Cliff Fishbach on piano; John Collins on guitar; Jack Agee and Ralph Pena on bass; John Markham on drums; and Jack Costanzo on percussion), records the tracks "Angel Eyes", "Lover Come Back To Me" (vocal chorus by The Encores [lineup unlisted]), and "(Didn't I Tell You So) Can't I?" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California between 6:00pm and 9:00pm. Capitol Records will issue will issue the first track as a single (Capitol 2498) with "Return To Paradise" on the flip side, the second track as a single (Capitol 2610) with "That's All" on the flip side, and the last track as a single (Capitol 2389) with "Blue Gardenia" on the flip side.
1955 - The Four Freshmen (vocalists Bob Flanigan, Don Barbour, Ross Barbour, Ken Errair), with an orchestra (Wilbur Schwartz, Jules Kinsler, Ted Nash, and Jules Jacob on reeds; Maury Ellenhorn on piano; Jack Marshall on guitar; Mike Rubin on bass; and Frank Carlson on drums), record the tracks "There's No One But You", "This Love Of Mine" (both arranged and conducted by Dennis Farnon), "How Can I Tell Her", and "It Never Occurred To Me" (both arranged and conducted by Dick Reynolds) at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. After overdubs are recorded for the first and last tracks on January 19, 1955 Capitol Records will issue the last two tracks on the group's EP "Freshmen Favorites" (EAP-1-743). Mosaic Records will issue all the tracks in the box set "The Complete Capitol Four Freshmen Fifties Sessions" (MD9-203).
1956 - Dean Martin's Capitol Records single "Memories Are Made Of This" (Capitol 3295), with "Change Of Heart" on the flip side, is still #1 on Billboard's Pop singles chart.
55 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Wynn Stewart (on vocals and guitar, with J.R. "Jelly" Sanders on fiddle; Joe Maphis on guitar and fiddle; Buck Owens on guitar; Ralph Eugene Mooney on steel guitar; Bud Dooley on bass; and Marion "Pee Wee" Adams on drums) records the tracks "A New Love", "Hold Back Tomorrow", and "Sweethearts In Heaven" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol F3651). Bear Family Records will issue all the tracks in the 10 CD box set "Wishful Thinking" (BCD 15886).
55 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Paul Smith (on piano, with Barney Kessel on guitar; Joe Mondragon on bass; and Stan Levey on drums) records the tracks "Taking A Chance On Love", "The Man I Love", "Softly", and "I'll Remember April" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Smith's album "Softly Baby" (T 829).
55 Years Ago Today In 1957 - The Five Keys (Ripley Ingram on tenor vocals, Rudy West on lead tenor vocals, Maryland Pierce and Ramon Loper on baritone vocals, and Bernie West on bass vocals), with an unlisted orchestra of musicians, record the tracks "The Face Of An Angel", "Let There Be You" (with Dave Cavanaugh conducting), "This I Promise" (with Van Alexander conducting), and "Maybe You'll Be There" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol F3786) with "Boom Boom" on the flip side, the second track as a single (Capitol F3660) and with the last track on the group's album "The Five Keys On Stage!" (T 828), and the third track as a single (F3738) with "The Blues Don't Care" on the flip side.
55 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Tommy Sands (on vocals, with Merrill E. Moore on piano; Bob Bain on lead guitar; Buck Owens on rhythm guitar and unlisted bass and drums players and vocal chorus singers) records the tracks "Teenage Crush" and "Hep Dee Hootie" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol F3639).
55 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Joe Bushkin (on piano) and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "A Fellow Needs A Girl", "Don't Blame Me", "Willow Weep For Me", and "I'll Be Around" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Bushkin's album "A Fellow Needs A Girl" (T 832).
55 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Sylvia Marlowe (on harpsicord and conducting), with The Concert Arts Chamber Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records Haydn's "Concerto For Harpsicord, Movements 2 and 3" in Studio A at Capitol Records' studios in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the track on Marlowe's album "BACH - Concerto N° 1 In D Minor For Harpsichord/HAYDN - Concerto In D For Harpsichord" (P-8375).
1958 - Faron Young (on vocals, with [listed as possibly] Merrill Moore on piano; Buck Owens on guitar; The Jack Halloran Singers [vocal group of unlisted singers] and other unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Don't Take Your Love From Me", "If I Had You", "Stay As Sweet As You", and "My Darling, My Darling" in Studio A at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood California between 1:00pm and 5:30pm with producer Ken Nelson. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Young's second album for the label, "The Object of My Affection" (T 1004).
1958 - The Andrews Sisters (vocalists La Verne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, and Patty Andrews), with Billy May and His Orchestra (with May conducting his own arrangements to: John Best on trumpet; Simon "Si" Zentner, Tommy "Pullman" Pederson, and Murray McEachern on trombone; Ted Nash, Buddy Collette, and Fred Falensby on saxophones; Ray Sherman on piano; Bob Gibbons on guitar;, Phil Stephens on bass and tuba; Alvin Stoller and Lawrence "Larry" Bunker on drums) record the tracks "Don't Bring Lulu", "When Francis Dances With Me", "The Japanese Sandman", and "That Naughty Waltz" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 10:00am and 1:30pm. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the sisters' album "The Andrews Sisters Sing The Dancing '20s" (T 973).
1958 - The Four Freshmen (Bob Flanigan on lead vocal, Don Barbour, Ross Barbour, and Ken Albers on harmony vocals), with Dick Reynolds conducting his own arrangments to the orchestra (Don Fagerquist, Buddy Childers, Pete Candoli, and Don Paladino on trumpet; Milt Bernhart and Dick Kenney on trombone; George Roberts on bass trombone; Ronnie Lang and Matt Utal on alto saxophone; Bob Cooper and Bill Usselton on tenor saxophone; Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone; Geoff Clarkson on piano; Al Hendrickson on guitar; Red Mitchell on bass; and Alvin Stoller on drums), record the tracks "Till", "Nights Are Longer", and "Whistle Me Some Blues" at The Capitol Tower in Hollywood, California. After overdubs are recorded for all the tracks on the same day Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the group's album "Freshmen Favorites, Volume 2" (T 1103).
1958 - Johnny Richards (conducting his own arrangements) and His Orchestra (Al Stewart, Doug Mettome, Burt Collins, Jerry Kail, and John Bello on trumpet; Frank Rehak, Jim Dahl, Jimmy Cleveland, and Eddie Bert on trombone; Al Antonucci on French horn; Jay McAllister on tuba; Gene Quill on alto saxophone; Frank Socolow on tenor saxophone; Billy Slapin on baritone saxophone and piccolo; Shelly Gold on bass saxophone; Hank Jones on piano; Whitey Mitchell on bass; Maurice Marks on drums; and Joe Venuto on percusion) record rejected takes of the tracks "Terpsichore" and "Concerto To End All Conertos" in New York City, New York for Capitol Records.
1959 - Jackie Gleason and His Orchestra (with Gleason conducting two large string orchestras of unlisted musicians, one for the left channel and one for the right channel), using arrangements by George Williams, record the tracks "Blue Crystal" and "Seraglio" and the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "Glamour" and "Pink Chiffon" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together on Gleason's album "Jackie Gleason Presents: Aphrodisia" (W 1250).
1960 - Nat "King" Cole (on vocals, with John Collins on guitar; Charlie Harris on bass; and Lee Young drums), with Antonio Morelli conducting the orchestra (Irving Bush, Earl Blues, and Buddy Childers on trumpet; Milt Bernhart and Freddy Lewis on trombone; Jimmy Clark on alto saxophone; and other unlisted musicians, with Dave Cavanaugh as musical director), performs (though in what order is not listed) "Mr. Cole Won't Rock And Roll", "Ballerina", "Funny (Not Much)", "The Continental", "I Wish You Love", "You Leave Me Breathless", "Thou Swell", "My Kinda Love", "The Surrey With The Fringe On Top", the instrumental track "Where Or When" (with Cole on piano), "Miss Otis Regrets (She's Unable To Lunch Today)", and "Joe Turner's Blues" live at The Sands in Las Vegas, Nevada. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks, except "Mr. Cole Won't Rock And Roll" on Cole's album "Nat 'King' Cole Live At The Sands" (MAS 2434) in 1966 and will issue "Mr. Cole Won't Rock And Roll" on the 4 CD set "Nat 'King' Cole" (7-99777-2).
1961 - During two sessions held this day between 1:00pm and 6:00pm and between 6:30pm and 9:30pm in Los Angles, California The Kingston Trio (Dave Guard on vocals, banjo, and guitar; Nick Reynolds on vocals, guitar, and percussion; Bob Shane on vocals, guitar, and banjo; with Morris "Buck" Wheat on bass), record the tracks "Billy Goat Hill", "Pastures Of Plenty", "Guardo El Lobo", "Mary Was Pretty", "Run Molly", and "You Don't Knock". Capitol Records will issue all the tracks, except "Mary Was Pretty" on the group's album "Goin' Places" (T 1564) and will issue "Mary Was Pretty" on the 4 CD set "The Kingston Trio - The Capitol Years" (8-28498-2).
1963 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California George Shearing (on piano, with: [listed as possibly] Douglas Marsh on vibraphone; Ron Anthony on guitar; Ralph Pena on bass; and Vernell Fournier on drums), with Milton Raskin directing unlisted string musicians) records the tracks "Your Blasé", "Just Imagine", and "Suddenly It's Spring" at the first session and "Be Careful It's My Heart", "Lila's Theme From 'The Stripper'", and "Fairy Tales" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue the first four tracks on Shearing's album "The George Shearing Quintet With String Choir - Touch Me Softly" (T 1874) and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 4921).
1963 - During two sessions held this day at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California Bobby Darin (on vocals), with the orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by Shorty Rogers, records the tracks "Sally Was A Good Old Girl", "It Keeps Right On Hurtin'", "and "Under Your Spell Again" at the first session and "(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle", "Who Can I Count On" (with additional vocals by Mary [Merry] Clayton), "Stop the World And Let Me Off", and "Oh, Lonesome Me" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks, except "Stop the World And Let Me Off", on Darin's album "You're The Reason I'm Living" (T 1866). Collectors' Choice Music will issue "Stop the World And Let Me Off" on Darin's CD "The Unreleased Capitol Sides" (CCM 079-2).
1963 - Freddy Martin and His Orchestra (with Martin conducting unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Medley: I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me/When My Sugar Walks Down The Street/I Can't Give You Anything But Love", "Farewell Blues", "Medley: In A Sentimental Mood/I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You", "Medley: I Surrender Dear/It Must Be True", and "Medley: Does Your Heart Beat For Me?/Sweet Lorraine/The Sheik Of Araby" in Los Angles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Martin's album "In A Sentimental Mood" (T 1889).
1963 - Jan Howard (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Wind Me Up (I Cry)", "Wind Up Doll", "I Can't Stop Crying", and "Get It Off Your Mind" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol 4918) with "You've Got Me Where You Want Me" on the flip side, and the third track as a single (Capitol 4987) with "A Dime A Dozen" on the flip side. Tower Records (a subsidiary of Capitol Records) will issue the first, second, and last track on Howard's album "The Real Me" (DT 5119) and the third track on Howard's eponymous album "Jan Howard" (ST 5068).
1964 - Blossom Dearie (on vocals and piano), with The Capitol Orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by Jack Marshall, records the tracks "Charade", "The Best Is Yet To Come", Don't Wait Too Long", "I Wish You Love", and "May I Come In" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Dearie's album "May I Come In?" (T 2086).
1964 - Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra (Mannie Klein, Shorty Sherock, and Pete Candoli on trumpet; Ed Kusby and Lew McCreary on trombone; Joe Howard on trombone and vocals; Abe Most on clarinet and alto saxophone; Skeets Herfurt on alto saxophone; Plas Johnson and Justin Gordon on tenor saxophone; Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone; Ray Sherman on piano; Jack Marshall on guitar; Mike Rubin on bass; and Nick Fatool on drums), using arrangements by Van Alexander and Larry Wagner, record the tracks "Charade" (in the style of Charlie Barnett), "Danke Schoen" (in the style of Lucky Millinder), the (as of 2005) unissued track "More (From Mondo Cane)" (in the style of Glenn Miller), and the track "I Can't Stop Loving You" (in the style of Count Bassie) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the remaining tracks on the group's album "Sounds Of The Great Bands, Volume 8: More Of Today's Best" (T 2014).
1964 - The Goodtime Singers (vocalists Tom Drake, Craig Smith, Mike Storm, Lee Montgomery, Dave Jackson, Dave Ratkin, Doug Brookins, Maggie Basseley, Marilyn Miller, and Alexandra Hutton) record the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "Titanic" and "One Step More" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.
1964 - Nat "King" Cole (on vocals), with Ralph Charmichael conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Dick Nash, Ken Shroyer, and Lloyd Ulyate on trombone; Donald Robertson on piano; James Burton, Glen Campbell, John Collins, and Milton Norman on guitar; Joe Comfort on bass; Irving Cottler on drums; Dale Anderson and Milt Holland on percussion; and on strings: Victor Arno, Israel Baker, Bob Barene, Emil Briano, Jacques Gasselin, James Getzoff, Lou Klass, Lou Raderman, Isadore Roman, Paul Shure, Joseph Stepansky, and Gerald Vinci on violin; Alvin Dinkin, Allan Harshman, Lou Kievman, and Paul Robyn on viola; Joe DiTullio, Ed Lustgarten, Emmett Sargeant, and William Vandenburg on cello; and The Merry Young Souls [lineup unlisted] on vocal chorus), records two takes of "Silver Bird", the tracks "My True Carrie Love", "I Don't Want To Be Hurt Anymore", two takes of the track "A Rag, A Bone, A Hank Of Hair", two takes of the track "People" and two takes of the track "Let Me Tell You, Babe" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 7:00pm and 12:30am. Capitol Records will issue the second take of "Silver Bird" on Cole's album "Sincerely" (T 2680), "My True Carrie Love" and the first take of "A Rag, A Bone, A Hank Of Hair" together as a single (Capitol 5125), "I Don't Want To Be Hurt Anymore" and "People" together as a single (Capitol 5155), and the last take of "Let Me Tell You, Babe" as a single (Capitol 5683) with "For The Want Of A Kiss" on the flip side. Bear Family Records will issue all the tracks in Cole's 11 CD Box set "L-O-V-E" (BCD 16717) in Germany.
1964 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California The Super Stocks (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Thunder Road", "Ballad Of Bonneville", "D/Gas Chevy", and "Draggin' Deuce" at the first session and the tracks "Custom Caravan", "Ramcharger", "Hot To Trot", and "427 Super Stock" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the group's album "Thunder Road" (T 2060).
1964 - Donna Lynn (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "My Boyfriend Got A Beatles Haircut" and "That Winter Weekend" in New York City, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 5127).
1964 - Neal Merritt records the tracks "A Wet Bird Never Flies" and "Your Name's Become A Household Word" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 5182).
1965 - The Gallants (lineup unlisted), with The H.B Barnum Orchestra (lineup also unlisted), record the track "Man From U.N.C.L.E.", "The Vagabond", and the (as of 2005) unissued track "Theme From 'Zorba The Greek'" in Los Angles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two track together as a single (Capitol 5376).
1965 - Jean Shepard (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Too Many Teardrops Too Late", "I've Got My Pride", "Yesterday's Best", and "The Bitter Tears" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Shepard's album "It's A Man Every Time" (T 2416).
1966 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for David Clayton Thomas' tracks "Out Of The Sunshine", "Born With The Blues", "Take Me Back", and the (as of 2005) unissued track "Send Her Home". Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, will issue the first and third tracks together as a single (Tower 206) and the second track as a single (Tower 263) with "Brainwashed" on the flip side.
1968 - Merle Haggard's Capitol Records single "Sing Me Back Home" (Capitol 2017), with "Good Times" on the flip side, is #1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart.
1969 - Al Martino (on vocals), with Al DeLory conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Glad She's A Waoman", "Then I'll Be Over You", and the (as of 2005) unissued track "You're Easy To Love" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded for the first two tracks on January 19, 1969, Capitol Records will issue both tracks on Martino's album "Sausalito" (ST-180).
1969 - Sonny James (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "It's Worth It All", "Keep Me In Mind", and "Where Did My Love Go" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on James' album "Only The Lonely" (ST-193).
1970 - Final overdubs are recorded for Linda Ronstadt's tracks "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" and the retake of "Are My Thoughts With You? in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final versions of the first track as a single (Capitol 2767) with "Lovesick Blues" on the flip side and the second track on Ronstadt's album "Silk Purse" (ST-407).
1970 - The Steve Miller Band (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "Hot Chili", "Nothing Is The Same", "I Ain't Got The Time", and "More Bulldog Blues" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track on the band's album "Number 5" (SKAO-436). No issuing information is listed for the other tracks so if anyone knows if any of them were issued, please leave a comment.
1970 - Melba Montgomery (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Where Do We Go From Here", "Walk On Me", and "The Closer She Gets" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Montgomery's album "Don't Keep Me Lonely Too Long" (ST-468).
1970 - Gene MacLellan records the tracks "Face In The Mirror", "Snowbird", and "Hard As I Try" in Nashville, Tennessee for Capitol Records. No issuing information is listed for any of the tracks so if anyone knows if any of them were issued, please leave a comment.
1971 - Al DeLory (conducting his own arrangements to an orchestra of unlisted musicians) records the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "Hold On" and "Are You Ready", an (as of 2005) unissued take of the track "Spindrifter" and the (as of 2005) unissued track "Get It Together" for Capitol Records in Los Angeles, California.
1971 - Joe South (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "United We Stand", two tracks with unlisted titles, "Lady Moon Walker", and "Motherless Children" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded for the first track and the last two tracks on January 25, 1971 Capitol Records will issue the the final versions of those three tracks on South's album "So The Seeds Are Growing" (ST-637).
1971 - Capitol Records register the masters it purchased for The Tams (unlisted vocalists)' tracks "Wings And Wheels" and "Wire Help" and will issue the second track as a single (Capitol 3050) with "The Tams Medley" on the flip side. No issuing information is listed for the first track so if anyone knows if it was ever issued, please leave a comment.
1971 - Happy & Artie Traum (aka Artie Traum on guitar, banjo and vocals and Happy Traum on guitar and banjo) record the track "The Seagull" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the track on the duo's album "Double-Back" (ST-799).
40 Years Ago Today In 1972 - The Nat Adderley Sextet (Nat Adderley on cornet; Ernie Watts on flute, tenor saxophone, and tambourine; George Duke on electric piano; Mike Deasy on guitar; Walter Booker on electric piano; Roy McCurdy on drums; Rick Holmes on recitation vocals) record the tracks "Introduction", "Aries" (with Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on soprano and alto saxophone), "Libra" (with Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on soprano and alto saxophone), "Capricorn", "Aquarius", "Pisces", "Sagittarius", "Gemini", "Leo", "Virgo", "Scorpio", "Cancer", and "Taurus" (as out) at the Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the 2 LP set "Cannonball Adderley Presents "Soul Zodiac"" (SVBB-11025).
40 Years Ago Today In 1972 - The Steve Miller Band (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "Somebody, Somewhere, Help Me" and "Heal Your Heart" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on the group's album "Recall The Beginning...A Journey From Eden" (SMAS-11022).
1975 - Connie Cato (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "A Good Hearted Woman", "Somewhere South Of Macon", "The Man From Bowling Green" and "You Win Again" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Record will issue all the tracks on Cato's album "Good Hearted Woman" (ST-11387).
1976 - Final overdubs are recorded for Freddie Hart and The Heartbeats tracks "Divorce Is Hell To Pay", "Your Place Or Mine", and "I Had No Place To Go", Capitol Records will issue the first and second tracks on Hart's album "People Put To Music" (ST-11504) and the last track on Hart's album "That Look In Her Eyes" (ST-11568)
1978 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Bob Seger records the track "The Famous Final Scene" at the first session and "Kuwait" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue the first track on Seger's album "Stranger In Town" (SW-11698). No issuing information is listed for "Kuwait" so if anyone knows if it was ever issued, please leave a comment.
1980 - David Crosby records the (as of 2005) unissued track "Last Dance" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.
1980 - Graham Shaw and the Sincere Serenaders (lineup unlisted) record the track "Can I Come Near?" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 4876) with "Just To See You" on the flip side and on the group's eponymous album "Graham Shaw And The Sincere Serenaders" (ST-12065).
1980 - Billy Squier (on guitar and vocals, with ) records the track "Like I'm Loving You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 4877) with "You Should Be High Love" on the flip side and on Squier's album "The Tale Of The Tape" (ST-12062).
30 Years Ago Today In 1982 - The Tubes (lineup unlisted) record the track "Gonna Get It Next Time" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will purchase the master and issue the track as a single (Capitol 5091) with "Sport Fans" on the flip side.
1984 - Red Rider (lineup unlisted) records the track "Among The Ruins (I'll Be There)" at an unlisted location. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 5335) with "Young Thing, Wild Dreams (Rock Me)" on the flip side.
25 Years Ago Today In 1987 - Duane Eddy (on vocals, with unlisted musicians), records the track "Los Campaneros" at an unlisted location. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Eddy's eponymous album "Duane Eddy" (ST-12567).
1999 - Capitol Records Nashville artist Garth Brooks appears on "Sesame Street"

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JANUARY 13, 2012

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1931 - Charles Nelson Riley, Broadway, motion picture and television actor and Capitol Records artist, is born in The Bronx, New York City, New York.
50 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Trace Adkins, singer, songwriter, and Capitol Records Nashville artist, is born Tracy Darrell Adkins in Sarepta, near Springhill, Louisiana

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
75 Years Ago Today In 1937 - The Stross Quartet (lineup unlisted), with Franz Rupp on piano, record Schubert's "Quintet In A Major, Opus 114 (Trout Quintet): 1st Movement: Allegro Vivace, Part 1; 1st Movement: Allegro Vivace, Part 2; 2nd Movement: Andante, Part 1; 2nd Movement: Andante, Part 2; 3rd Movement: Scherzo-Presto; 4th Movement: Theme And Variations, Part 1; 4th Movement: Theme And Variations, Part 2; 5th Movement: Allegro Giusto, Part 1; and 5th Movement: Allegro Giusto, Part 2" in Berlin, Germany. Capitol Records will purchase the masters and issue all the tracks on the Quartet's album "SCHUBERT - Quintet In A Major, Opus 114" (KDM-8019).
65 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Joe Alexander (on vocals), with Dave Cavanaugh's Music (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "If I Should Lose You", "If I Had A Chance With You", "Heartaches", and "Blue Holiday" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and last tracks together as a single (Capitol 15100) and the second and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 372).
65 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Ella Mae Morse (on vocals), with her Boogie Four (unlisted piano, guitar, bass, and drum musicians), records the tracks "Pinetop Schwartz" and "Hoodle Addle" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 370).
65 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Frank DeVol records six unlisted tracks for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. If anyone knows what was recorded, please leave a comment.
1949 - Jimmy Wakely's Capitol Records single "I Love You So Much It Hurts" (Capitol 15243), with "I Don't Want Your Sympathy" on the flip side, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts.
1949 - Sammy Davis Jr. (on vocals), with The Dave Cavanaugh Orchestra (with Cavanaugh on tenor saxophone and directing his own arrangements to: Shirley Goedike and Vito "Mickey" Mangano on trumpet; Edward Kuczborski (aka Ed Kusby), Simon "Si" Zentner, and Lloyd Ulyate on trombone; Jack Crowley on baritone saxophone; Gerald Wiggins on piano; Bob Bain and Wally Nellermoe on guitar; John Simmons on bass; and Jesse Price on drums), records the tracks "I Don't Care Who Knows", "The Way You Look Tonight", "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone", and "I'm Sorry Dear" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 15390), the second and third tracks on Davis' eponymous EP "Sammy Davis Jr." (EAP-1-555), and the last track as a single (Capitol 1050) with "Dedicated To You" on the flip side.
1949 - Kay Starr (on vocals), with Frank DeVol and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted but possibly the same as the one for Sammy Davis Jr's session above), records the track "You Broke Your Promise" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 15380) with "Second Hand Love" on the flip side.
1949 - Mel Tormé (on vocals), with Sonny Burke and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted, but may be similar to lineup used at Tormé's next session where Burke conducted his own arrangements to: Ziggy Elman, Paul Geil, Ray Linn, and George Seaburg on trumpet; Walter Benton, Francis "Joe" Howard, Ed Kusby, and Si Zentner on trombone; Skeets Herfurt and Harry Klee on alto saxophone and flute; Don Raffell and Babe Russin on tenor saxophone; Bob Lawson on baritone saxophone; Walter "Moe" Wechsler on piano; Barney Kessel on guitar; Larry Breen on bass; and Alvin Stoller on drums) records the tracks "Do Do Do", "Good-bye", "She's A Home Girl" (with a string section of unlisted musicians), and "There Isn't Any Special Reason" (with a string section of unlisted musicians) in Los Angeles, California.
1950 - Max Steiner conducts his own compositions to the orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they records the tracks "The Informer, Part 1", "The Informer, Part 2", and "Since You Went Away, Part 1" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on Steiner's album "Music By Max Steiner" (KCF-250) as by The Max Steiner Orchestra.
1953 - The Dave Cavanaugh Orchestra (listed as possibly with Dave Cavanaugh conducting to unlisted musicians) record the instrumental tracks for "Hopalong Cassidy And The Mail Train Robbery, Part 1" and "Hopalong Cassidy And The Mail Train Robbery, Part 2" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. After Willian Boyd (aka Hopalong Cassidy) records voice and narration overdubs on March 2, 1953 Capitol Record will issue all the parts on the children's album "Hopalong Cassidy And The Mail Train Robbery" (CAS-3164).
1953 - June Christy (on vocals), with Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra (with Rugolo directing his own arrangements to: Uan Rasey, Shorty Rogers, and Joe Triscari on trumpet; Harry Betts, Tommy Pederson, and Si Zentner on trombone; Gus Bivona and Bud Shank on alto saxophone; Bob Cooper and Ted Nash on tenor saxophone; Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone; Milt Raskin on piano; Barney Kessel on guitar; Phil Stephens on bass; and Alvin Stoller on drums) record the tracks "Great Scot (I've Got A Lover)" and "I Lived When I Met You", an (as of 2005) unissued take of "Something Cool", and the tracks "I've Got A Letter" and Let Me Share Your Name" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 2432) and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 2384).
1954 - Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record a rejected take of the track "I Would Do Anything For You" and the unlisted tracks "The Dixieland Band (vocals by Helen Ward) and "Lullaby In Rhythm" in New York City, New York for Capitol Records.
1956 - The Cheers (vocalists Bert Convy, Gil Garfield, and Sue Allen), with The Les Baxter Chorus and Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Heaven On Earth" and "Chicken", the (as of 2005) unissued track "One Kiss Led To Another", and the track "Don't Do Anything" n Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol 3409) as by Bert Convy with "Que Pasa Muchacha" as by The Cheers on the flip side and the second and last tracks together as a single (Capitol 3353) as by The Cheers.
1956 - Lou Busch and His Orchestra (with Busch directing unlisted musicians and chorus singers) record the tracks "Jato" and "11th Hour Melody", the (as of 2005) unissued track "Piano", and the track "The Charming Mademoiselle From Paris, France" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol 3432) with "Tango Afrique" on the flip side and the second and last tracks together as a single (Capitol 3349).
1958 - The Four Freshmen (vocalists Bob Flanigan, Don Barbour, Ross Barbour, and Ken Albers), with Dick Reynolds conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Geoff Clarkson on piano; Al Hendrickson on guitar; Red Mitchell on bass; Shelly Manne on drums; and unlisted musicians on strings), record the tracks "Warm", "Moonlight" and "You're All I See" and then overdubs for all the tracks at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the final version of all the tracks on the group's album "Voices In Love" (T 1074).
1959 - The Four Preps (Bruce Belland on tenor vocals, Don Clarke on high tenor voice, Glen Larson on baritone vocals, and Ed Cobb on bass vocals), with Lincoln Mayorga conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the tracks "I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night", "Time", "All I Have To Do Is Dream", and "Lonesome Town" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the group's album "Dancing And Dreaming" (T 1216).
1960 - Jack Marshall (on guitar, with unlisted musicians), using his own arrangements, records the tracks "Wagon Wheels", "On The Alamo", "Pistol Packin' Mama", and "Way Out In The Valley" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Marshall's album "The Marshall Swings!!!" (T 1351).
1960 - Paul Weston and His Orchestra (with Weston conducting his own arrangements to: Don Fagerquist on trumpet; Justin Gordon and Babe Russin on tenor saxophone; Paul Smith on piano; and [listed as possibly] George Van Eps on guitar; Joe Comfort on bass; Nick Fatool on drums; and with unlisted strings musicians and male chorus) record the tracks "The Thrill Is Gone", "Linger Awhile", "All By Myself", and "Sometimes I'm Happy" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Weston's album "The Sweet And The Swingin'" (T 1361).
1960 - Leonard Pennario (on piano) records Franz Liszt's "Liebstraum" and Sergi Rachmaninoff's "Prelude In G Minor, Opus 23, N° 5" in Los Angles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on Pennario's album "Favorite Classics For Piano (CHOPIN/DEBUSSY/LISZT/RACHMANINOFF/STRAUSS)" (P-8312).
1961 - Stan Freberg records the track "Yankee Doodle Go Home" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California as well as overdubs for "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and music cues for tracks that will be on his album "Stan Freberg Presents The United States Of America" (W 1573) and Capitol Records will issue the final version of the "Yankee Doodle Go Home" on the same album.
1961 - Kenny Preston records the tracks "There, I've Said It Again", "Give Me Love", "Somewhere Along The Way", and the (as of 2005) unissued track "Flowing" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Somewhere Along The Way" as a single (Capitol 4549) with "The Greatest Thing On Earth" on the flip side. No issuing information is listed for the first two tracks so if anyone knows if either have been issued, please leave a comment.
1961 - Guy Lombardo and His Orchestra (with Lombard conducting his own arrangements to unlisted musicians) record the tracks "The Swan", "Beyond The Clouds", "A Beautiful Lady In Blue", "Tennessee Waltz", "Illusion", "When I Grow Too Old To Dream", and "Charmaine" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Lombardo's album "Waltzing With Guy Lombardo" (T 1738).
1961 - Laurindo Almeida (on guitar, with Vincent De Rosa on French horn) records Bach's "Partita N°1 In B Flat Major: Praeludum And Double; Allemande And Double; and Sarabande And Double" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Almeida (with Virginia Majewski/Vincent De Rosa)'s album "The Intimate BACH" (P 8582).
1963 - Bobby Darin (on vocals), with an orchestra of unlisted musicians using arrangements by Gerald Wilson, records the tracks "Release Me", "Be Honest With Me", "Here I Am", and "Please Help Me I'm Falling" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Darin's album "You're The Reason I'm Living" (T 1866).
1964 - Capitol Records releases The Beatles' single "I Want To Hold Your Hand" (Capitol 5112) with "I Saw Her Standing There" on the flip side
1964 - Blossom Dearie (on vocals and piano), with The Capitol Orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by Jack Marshall, records the tracks "I'm Old Fashioned", "Put On A Happy Face" and an (as of 2005) unissued take of the track "May I Come In?" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks on Dearie's album "May I Come In?" (T 2086).
1964 - Bobby Darin (on vocals), with Jimmie Haskell conducting his own arrangments to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "The Things In This House", "Two Tickets", "Wait By The Water (Lillian)", and the (as of 2005) unissued track "Maybe Today" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 5257). Collector's Choice Music will issue "Two Tickets" on Darin's CD "The Unreleased Capitol Sides" (CCM 079-2).
1965 - Wayne Newton (on vocals), with Richard Wess conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Red Roses For A Blue Lady", "One More Memory", and "Laura Lee" at RCA Studios in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Newton's album "Red Roses For A Blue Lady" (T 2335).
1965 - During three sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California The Beach Boys record the track "Be Good To My Baby" at the first session, the track "In The Back Of My Mind" at the second session, and the track "Bull Session With Big Daddy" at the third session. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the group's album "The Beach Boys Today!" (T 2269).
1965 - The Gerald Wilson Orchestra records tracks for their Pacific Jazz album "On Stage" (ST 88) at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California.
45 Years Ago Today In 1967 - Ricky King (aka possibly as Rick Clark) records the tracks "Return Of The Soldier" and "Hymn To A Returning Soldier" (which is listed in master files as by Lex De Azevedo) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 5854).
45 Years Ago Today In 1967 - Beth Gallery records the (as of 2005) unissued track "Kookie Over You", the tracks "It's A Ghost Town", "Like The Rain" and the (as of 2005) unissued track "Willingly" in Los Angeles, California (listed as possibly on this date). Capitol Records will purchase the masters and issue the second and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 5895).
1969 - Capitol Records releases the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to United Artists' animated feature film "The Yellow Submarine".
1969 - Danny O'Connor records the tracks "Imaginary Worlds", "If I'm Not Free", "Ridin' Red Hood", and "Can You Imagine" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the second and last tracks together as a single (Capitol 2441). No issuing information is listed for the first and third tracks so if anyone knows if either track has ever been issued, please leave a comment.
1969 - Merryweather (lineup unlisted) record the track "Mrs. Stevens" in Los Angeles, California. No issuing information is listed for the track so if anyone knows if either track has ever been issued, please leave a comment.
1969 - Kansas (lineup unlisted but not the group from the 1970s) records the track "Almost The One" in Los Angeles, California. No issuing information is listed for the first and third tracks so if anyone knows if either track has ever been issued, please leave a comment.
1969 - Glen Campbell (on vocals), with Al DeLory conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "If This Is Love", "Time", "Oh What A Woman", "Until It's Time For You To Go", "How Come Every Time I Itch (I Wind Up Scratchin' You", and "Friends" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded on January 21, 1969 Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Campbell's album "Galveston" (ST-210).
1969 - The Beach Boys (lineup unlisted) record the track "San Miguel" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded on January 14, 22, 24 and 27, 1969, February 5, 1969, and July 9, 1969 Capitol Records will issue the track on the 5 CD set "Good Vibrations - 30 Years Of The Beach Boys" (7-81294-2).
1970 - The Steve Miller Band (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "Me And My Dog" and "Blues N° 3" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. No issuing information is listed for either track so if anyone knows if either has ever been issued, please leave a comment.
40 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Billy May and the Time-Life Orchestra (with May conducting his own arrangements to: John Audino, John Best, Pete Candoli, Uan Rasey, and Joe Graves on trumpet; Joe Howard, Lloyd Ulyate, Lew McCreary, and Dick Nash on trombone; Les Robinson, Skeets Herfurt, Justin Gordon, Abe Most, Don Raffell, and Jack Nimitz on saxophones; Ray Sherman on piano; Jack Marshall on guitar; Morty Corb on bass; and Nick Fatool on drums) record the tracks "Chopin Prelude N° 7", "Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe" (vocals by Eileen Wilson), "Body And Soul" and "High Society" in at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Time-Life Records will issue all the tracks on the album "The Swing Era Curtain Call: The Sounds of Swing " (STL-352).
40 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Joyous Noise (lineup unlisted) records the track "Wandering Man Suite, Part 2 - Story Road" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on the group's album "Wandering Man" (ST-11018).
1975 - Helen Reddy's Capitol Records single "Angie Baby", with "I Think I'll Write A Song" on the flip side, is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.
1976 - Final overdubs are recorded for The Lettermen's tracks "Storm Of Troubled Times" and the disco version of the track "The Way You Look Tonight" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final version of the tracks together as a single (Capitol 4226).
1978 - Mink DeVille records the track "'A' Train Lady" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on DeVille's album "Return To Magenta" (SW-11780).
1978 - during two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Bob Seger records the track "I Ain't Got No Money" at the first session and the track "Till It Shines" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on Seger's album "Stranger In Town" (SW-11698).
1984 - Capitol Records registers the masters for World Premiere (lineup unlisted)'s tracks "Share The Night" and an instrumental version of "Share The Night", which were recorded in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California, and will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 5326).
25 Years Ago Today In 1987 - During two sessions held this day at The Music Mill in Nashville, Tennessee Tanya Tucker (on vocals), with Paul Davis and Paul Overstreet (contributions unlisted), records the track "Alien" at the first session and the track "I Hope You Find What You're Loving For" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on the trio's album "Love Me Like You Used To" (CLT-46870) as part of the label's International series.
25 Years Ago Today In 1987 - Duane Eddy (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the track "Blue City" at an unlisted location. Capitol Records will issue the track on Eddy's eponymous album "Duane Eddy" (ST-12567).
1988 - Capitol Records releases Megadeth's third album for the label, "So Far, So Good… So What?" (EST 2053) which features new member Jeff Young on guitar and Chris Behler on drums.
1993 - Clark Yocum (born Clark Albert Yocum), singer, brother of music copyist Verne Yokum, member of the local and national boards of directors of AFTRA, AFofM contract and recording session supervisior, and member of the Capitol Records group "The Pied Pipers", dies of complications of diabetes at age 80 in Las Vegas, Nevada. His daughter, Judy Yocum Check, helped write an online biography page for her dad.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1948 - Future Capitol Records artist Buck Owens marries fifteen-year-old Bonnie Campbell, who will later divorce Owens and marry Capitol Records artist Merle Haggard
55 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Hank Mobley And His All-Stars (Mobley on tenor saxophone, Milt Jackson on vibraphones, Horace Silver on piano, Doug Watkins on bass, and Art Blakey on drums) record the tracks "Reunion", "Lower Stratosphere", "Don't Walk", "Ultramarine", and "Mobley's Musings" with producer Alfred Lion and recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey for Blue Note Records. Blue Note's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music's parent company, EMI Music and Blue Note Records is currently a division of Capitol Records, Incorporated.
1958 - The Horace Silver Quintet (Horace Silver, piano and composer; Art Farmer, trumpet; Clifford Jordan; tenor saxophone; Teddy Kotick, bass; Louis Hayes, drums) records the track "Moon Rays" for Blue Note Records at the Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey. Blue Note's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music's parent company, EMI Music and Blue Note Records is currently a division of Capitol Records, Incorporated.
1959 - Three days of sessions begin at Webster Hall in New York City, New York with Bill Potts (directing his own arrangements to: Art Farmer, Harry Edison, Bernie Glow, Marky Markowitz, and Charlie Shavers on trumpet; Bob Brookmeyer, Frank Rehak, Jimmy Cleveland, Earl Swope, and Rod Levitt on trombone; Gene Quill and Phil Woods on alto saxophone; Zoot Sims and Al Cohn on tenor saxophone; Sol Schlinger on baritone saxophone; Bill Evans on piano; Herbie Powell on guitar; George Duvivier on bass; and Charlie Persip on drums) recording the tracks "Summertime", "A Woman Is A Sometime Thing", "My Man's Gone Now", "I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'", "Bess, You Is My Woman Now", "It Ain't Necessarily So", "It Takes A Long Pull To Get There", "Medley: Prayer/Strawberry/Honey Man/Crab Man", "I Loves You Porgy", "Clara Clara", "There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon", "Bess, Oh Where Is My Bess", and "Oh Lawd, I'm On My Way". United Artists Records will issue all the tracks on Pott's album "The Jazz Soul Of Porgy And Bess" (UAL 4032). United Artist's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music's parent company, EMI Music.
1981 - Past and future Capitol Records artist Merle Haggard's MCA Records single "I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink", with "Back To The Barrooms Again" on the flip side, is #1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart.
1984 - SSQ records the tracks "Synthicide", "Jet Town", "Big Electronic Beat", "Clockwork", "Screaming In My Pillow", "Anonymous", "Walkman On", "N'Importe Quoi", "Fire", and "Synth Samurai" at an unlisted location. EMI America will purchase the masters for all the tracks and issue "Sythicide" and "Fire" together as a single (EMI America 8214). No issuing information is listed for the other tracks so if anyone knows if they were ever issued, please leave a comment. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music's parent company, EMI Music.
1986 - The Del Lords (featuring Scott Kempner, Eric Ambel, Manny Caqiate, and Frank Funaro making unlisted contributions) record the tracks "Heaven", "Love Lies Dying", "Soldier's Home", "Dream Come True", "True Love", "Everlovin'", and "No Waitress No More" at an unlisted location. EMI America will issue all the tracks on the band's album "Johnny Comes Marching Home" (AML 3103) in England. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music's parent company, EMI Music.
1986 - Talk Talk (including Stevie Winwood on organ, Danny Thompson on bass, and other unlisted musicians) record the tracks "Happiness Is Easy", "I Don't Believe In You", "April 15th", "Living In Another World", "Give It Up", "Chameleon Day", and "Time, It's Time" at an unlisted location. EMI Records will issue all the tracks on the band's CD "The Colour Of Spring" (7-46228-2).

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JANUARY 12, 2012

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1904 - Mississippi Fred McDowell, singer, guitarist and Capitol Records artist (1969 - the album "I Do Not Play No Rock'n'Roll") is born in Rossville, Tennessee
1905 - Tex Ritter, singer, guitarist, motion picture actor, television host, 1964 Country Music Hall Of Fame inductee, 1971 Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame inductee, the father of actor John Ritter, and Capitol Records' first Country artist, is born born Maurice Woodward Ritter in Murvaul, Panola County, Texas
1959 - Per Gessle, singer, songwriter, with the Capitol Records group Roxette, is born in Halmstad, Sweden

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1941 - The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (lineup unlisted), conducted by Clemens Krauss, records Johann Strauss' "Roses From The South, Part 1" and "Roses From The South Part, 2" in Vienna, Austria. Capitol Records will purchase the masters and issue both tracks on the orchestra's album "JOHANN STRAUSS - Waltzes" (P-8061).
1946 - During a split session held this day in New York City, New York first Jo Stafford (on vocals), with Frank DeVol and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the track "I Didn't Mean A Word I Said" and then Margaret Whiting (on vocals), with Frank Devol conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup still unlisted but includes a string section), records the tracks "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" and "Bill". Capitol Records will issue Stafford's track as a single (Capitol 238) with "You May Not Love Me" on the flip side, Whiting's first track as a single (Capitol 247) with "Come Rain Or Come Shine" on the flip side, and Whiting's last track as a single (Capitol 1801) with "More! More! More!" on the flip side.
1949 - At their first session for Capitol Records Tommy Duncan (on vocals) and His Western All-Stars (Ocie Stockard and Joe Holley on fiddle; Millard Kelso on piano; Jimmy Wyble on lead guitar; Maurice Cameron Hill on guitar; Noel Boggs on steel guitar; Glynn Duncan on bass; and Davy Coleman on drums) record the tracks "I'm Thru Wastin' My Time On You", "Worried Over You", "Take Me Back To Tulsa", and "Time Changes Everything" at Radio Recorders' studios in Hollywood, California between 2:00pm and 5:00pm. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 15381) and The Franklin Mint will issue the last two tracks on the album "The Greatest Country Music Recordings Of All Time" (FM 94).
1949 - Jo Stafford (on vocals) and The Starlighters (vocal group with lineup unlisted), with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the tracks "Just Reminiscin'", "On The Alamo", and an (as of 2005) unissued take of the track "Always True To You In My Fashion" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol 15378) with a later take of "All Ways True To You In My Fashion" on the flip side and the second track as a single (Capitol 15410) with "Beguine The Beguine" on the flip side.
1950 - George Tzipine (conducting) and His Salon Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Fiddle Faddle", Dvorak's "Songs My Mother Taught Me (Opus 55 #4)", "Medley: Polly Wolly Doodle/By The Waters Of Minnetonka" and Czibulka's "Love's Dream After The Ball (Opus 256)" (taken from Capitol Transcription W-62) in Paris, France. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Tzipine's album "Dinner At Eight" (EBF-194).
1951 - Les Baxter and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "So Long" (vocals by Lindy Doherty), "The Roving Kind" (vocals by Lindy Doherty), "Zing Zing Zoom Zoom", and "When You Return" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 1381) and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 1390).
1951 - Jimmy Wakely (on vocals), with Lex Baxter and His Orchestra and chorus (lineups for both unlisted), records the tracks "Lorelei", "Beautiful Brown Eyes", "At The Close Of A Long, Long Day", and "Don't Be Lonely" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the fist track as a single (Capitol 2380) with "If You Knew What It Means To Be" on the flip side, the second and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 1393), and the last track as a single (Capitol 1554) with "I'll Never Do A Thing To Hurt You" on the flip side.
1953 - Jackie Gleason and His Concert Orchestra (with Gleason conducting a large orchestra, including strings) records a new take of "Melancholy Serenade", the (as of 2005) unissued track "White House Serenade", "You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me" (featuring Bobby Hackett on trumpet) and "Peg O' My Heart" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the remaining tracks on Gleason's EP "Melancholy Serenade" (EAP-1-532).
1954 - Paul Smith (on piano, with Abe Most on clarinet; Tony Rizzi on guitar; Sam Chieftz on bass; and Irv Cottler on drums) records the track "The Lady Is A Tramp", unissued (as of 2005) takes of the tracks "Low Bridge" and "My Heart Stood Still", and the track "Thou Swell" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and last tracks on Smith's album "Liquid Sounds By Paul Smith" (H-493).
1955 - The Four Knights (Gene Alford and John Wallace on tenor vocals; Clarence Dixon on baritone vocals; and Oscar Broadway on bass vocals), overdub vocals In Los Angeles, California on to the instrumental tracks "Me" and "Gratefully Yours" which were recorded by Pee Wee Hunt (on trombone, with Andy Bartha on clarinet, Leo Kaminsky on clarinet, Joe Hall on piano, Chuck Carle on bass, and John Jay on drums) on December 14, 1954. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 3155).
1955 - Bob Graham (on vocals) records vocal overdubs in Los Angeles, California onto Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra's track "Run For Cover" which was recorded on December 28, 1954. Capitol Records will issue the final version of the track as a single (Capitol 3037) with Riddle's track "The Pendulum Song" on the flip side.
1955 - The Farmer Boys (Bobby Adamson on lead vocals, Woodie Wayne Murray on harmony vocals, with "Jelly" Sanders on fiddle, Roy Nichols on electric guitar, Lewis Talley on rhythm guitar, Bill Woods on mandolin, and [listed as possibly] Cliffie Stone on bass; and Johnny Cuviello on drums) record the tracks "You Lied", "You're A Humdinger" (with Woodie Wayne Murray on lead vocals), "I'm Too Lazy" and "Onions, Onions" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol F3246) with "It Pays To Advertise" on the flip side, the second and third tracks together as a single (Capitol F3077), and the last track as a single (Capitol 3162) with "Lend A Helpin' Hand" on the flip side.
1955 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Sam Donahue and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Love Thy Neighbor", "Love Letters In the Sand", "Love Me Or Leave Me", and "Taking A Chance On Love" at the first session and the tracks "Don't Take Your Love From Me", "Love Nest", "Love Locked Out", and "Love Is The (Sweetest) Thing" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Dohahue's album "For Young Moderns In Love" (T 613).
1956 - Bert Convey, with the group The Cheers, signs with Capitol Records
1956 - Dennis Day (on vocals), with George Wyle and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) and the vocal group The Starlighters (lineup also unlisted), "While The Organ Played At Twilight", "The Whiffenpoof Song", "Lost In The Stars", and "The Thrill Is Gone" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded on February 2 and 10, 1956 Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Day's album "Here's Dennis Day!" (T 741).
1956 - Frank Sinatra (on vocals), with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Harry Edison, Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, and Mickey Mangano on trumpet; Milt Bernhart and Jimmy Priddy on trombone; Juan Tizol on valve trombone; George Roberts on bass trombone; Harry Klee and Willie Schwartz on alto saxophone and clarinet; Justin Gordon and James Williamson on tenor saxophone; Mort Friedman on baritone saxophone; Bill Miller on piano; George Van Eps on guitar; Joe Comfort on bass; Irv Cottler on drums; Kathryn Julye on harp; and on strings: Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Walter Edelstein, Henry Hill, Alex Murray, Paul Nero, Nathan Ross, Mischa Russell, Paul Shure, and Felix Slatkin on violin; Alvin Dinkin, Maxine Johnson, and Milton Thomas on viola; Ennio Bolognini, Edgar Lustgarten, and Eleanor Slatkin on cello), records the tracks "It Happened In Monterey", "Swinging Down The Lane", "Flowers Mean Forgiveness" (with additional vocals by Clark Yocum, Allan Davies, Charles Schrouder, and Lee Gotch), and "I've Got You Under My Skin" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios (formerly radio station KHJ, now television station KCAL 9) in Hollywood, California between 8:00pm and 11:30pm. Capitol Records will issue the first, second, and last tracks together on Sinatra's album "Songs For Swinging Lovers" (W-653) and the third track as a single (Capitol 3350) with "You'll Get Young" on the flip side and on Sinatra's EP "Hey! Jealous Lover" (EAP-1-800)
1959 - Capitol Records releases Ferlin Husky's single "My Reason For Living" (Capitol 4123) with "Wrong" on the flip side
1959 - In Los Angeles, California Judy Garland (on vocals), with Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records nineteen and a half minutes of music for parts of her album "The Letter" which will be issued by Capitol Records (T 1188).
1959 - Jack Marshall (on guitar and zither) and His Music (Don Fagerquist, Mannie Klein, and Uan Rasey on trumpet; Milt Bernhart on trombone; Bob Enevoldsen on valve trombone; Justin Gordon and George Smith on saxophones; Milt Raskin on piano; Barney Kessel on guitar; Joe Mondragon and Mike Rubin on bass; Shelly Manne on drums; Larry Bunker, Milt Holland, and Lou Singer on percussion), using Marshall's arrangements, record the tracks "Whistle While You Work", "Tip Toe Thru' The Tulips With Me", and "The River Kwai March (Colonel Bogey)", and "Walkin' Around" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the album "Soundsville! - Swinging Sketches By Jack Marshall And His Music" (T 1194).
1960- Jack Marshall's Music (with Jack Marshall on guitar), using arrangements by Marshall, records the tracks "Oklahoma Hills", "The Deputy Chase", "San Antonio Rose", and "Along The Navajo Trail" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Marshall's album "The Marshall Swings!!!" (T 1351).
1960 - Overdubs are recorded for two takes of The Kingston Trio's track "Home From The Hill" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the final version of the second take as a single (Capitol 4338) with "El Matador" on the flip side. Collectors' Choice Music will issue the final version of the first take on the CD "Sold Out/String Along" (CCM 225-2).
1960 - Leonard Pennario (on piano) records Johann Stauss' "On The Beautiful Blue Danube", Frederick Chopin's "Polonaise In A flat, Opus 53, N° 6 (Heroic)", and Franz Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody N° 2" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on Pennario's album "Favorite Classics For Piano (CHOPIN/DEBUSSY/LISZT/RACHMANINOFF/STRAUSS)" (P-8312).
1961 - The DeCastro Sisters (vocalists Babette, Cherie, and Olga DeCastro, with unlisted musicians) record the (as of 2005) unissued track "I Would If I Could But I Can't" and the track "Bells" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the last track as a single (Capitol 4537) with "Red Sail In The Sunset" on the flip side.
1961 - June Christy (on vocals), with Pete Rugolo arranging and conducting the orchestra (Richard Perissi and James Decker on French horn; Bud Shank on flute; Bob Cooper on oboe; Catherine Gotthoffer on harp; Joe Mondragon on bass; Gene Estes on drums; and on strings: Victor Arno, Israel Baker, Robert Barene, Anatol Kaminsky, Dan Lube, Alfred Lustgarten, Lou Raderman, Albert Steinberg, and Gerald Vinci on violin; Virginia Majewski and Ray Mehennick on viola; and Edgar Lustgarten and Eleanor Stlatkin on cello), records the tracks "The Little Star", "Christmas Heart", and "This time Of Year" in The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 8:30 and 11:30 pm. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Christy's album "This Time Of Year" (T 1605).
1961 - Guy Lombardo (conducting his own arrangements) and His Royal Canadians (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Jeannine, I Dream Of Lilac Time", "Vienna My Love", "Always", "My Buddy", and "Girl Of My Dreams" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Lombardo's album "Waltzing With Guy Lombardo" (T 1738).
50 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Carl "Little Rev" Lattimore records the tracks "Carl's Dance Party (Let's Do The Peppermint Twist)", "What About Love", the (as of 2005) unissued track "Tell It To My Baby", an unnamed track, and the (as of 2005) unissued track "My Babe" with producer Nick Venet in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol 4715) with "Kansas City" on the flip side. No Issuing information is listed for "What About Love" so if anyone knows if the track has ever been issued, please leave a comment.
1966 - The Guy Lombardo Orchestra signs a new contract with Capitol Records.
1966 - Jody Miller (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the track "We're Gonna Let The Good Times Roll" and the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "You're My Favorite Everything" and "I'm Making Room" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded on January 18, 1966 Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol 5594) with "I Don't Care" on the flip side.
45 Years Ago Today In 1967 - Lottie Joe Jones records the tracks "Stand By Me (Medley)" and "I Believe To My Soul" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the last track as a single (Capitol 5994) with "Walk Tall" on the flip side. No Issuing information is listed for the first track so if anyone knows if it's ever been issued, please leave a comment.
45 Years Ago Today In 1967 - The Beach Boys (lineup unlisted) record the (as of 2005) unissued track "I Don't Know" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.
45 Years Ago Today In 1967 - The Outsiders (band leader Tom King on vocals and guitar; Merdin "Mert" Madsen on vocals, guitar, bass, and harmonica; Denny Benson, Emmett "Sonny" Geraci, and William "Bill" Bruno on vocals and unlisted instruments) record the tracks "Bend Me, Shape Me, "A Kind Of A Drag", "Haunted By Your Love", "Gimme Some Lovin'", "I Wanna Be Free", "It's Your Love", and a new take of the track "Charlena" in Cleveland, Ohio. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the band's album "In" (T 2636).
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 track "The Weight" in New York City, New York. After overdubs are recorded on January 17, 1968 Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 2269) with "I Shall Be Released" on the flip side and on the group's album "Music From 'The Big Pink'" (SKAO 2955).
1968 - 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 "The Inner Light" in Bombay, India. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 2138) with "Lady Madonna" on the flip side.
1970 - Bloodrock (Steve Hill on piano, organ and vocals; Nick Taylor on guitar and vocals; Lee Pickens on guitar; Ed Grundy on bass and vocals; and Jim Rutledge on drums and vocals) records the tracks "Timepiece", "Wicked Truth", "Gimme Your Head", "Fantastic Piece Of Architecture", and "Melvin Laid An Egg" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the group's eponymous album "Bloodrock" (ST-435).
1970 - The Steve Miller Band (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "Industrial Military Complex Hex", "Going To Mexico", "Jackson-Kent Blues (Blues N° 1)", and "Blues N° 2" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first three tracks on the group's album "Number 5" (SKAO-436). No Issuing information is listed for the last track so if anyone knows if it's ever been issued, please leave a comment.
40 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Joyous Noise (lineup unlisted) records the track "Wanderingman Suite, Part 1 - Everyman" and an unlisted track in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track on the group's album "Wandering Man" (ST-11018).
1973 - Skip Jackson records the track "Knock Yourself Out" and the (as of 2005) unissued tracka "Love Is A Five Letter Word", "Man, Oh Man", and "Are You Coming To My Party" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. No Issuing information is listed for the first track so if anyone knows if it's ever been issued, please leave a comment.
1973 - Supersax (Conte Candoli on trumpet; Med Flory, Joe Lopes on alto saxophone; Warne Marsh and Jay Migliori on tenor saxophone; Jack Nimitz on baritone saxophone; Ronnell Bright on piano; Buddy Clark on bass, and Jake Hanna on drums) records the tracks "Koko", "Parker's Mood", "Just Friends" (with Ray Triscari, Larry McGuire and Ralph Osborne also on trumpet and Charley Loper, Mike Barone, Ernie Tack on trombone), "C Minor The Bird", "Repetition" (with Ray Triscari, Larry McGuire and Ralph Osborne also on trumpet and Charley Loper, Mike Barone, Ernie Tack on trombone), and "Star Eyes" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks, except "C Minor The Bird" on the group's album "Supersax Plays Bird" (ST-11177).
1975 - Merle Haggard's single "Kentucky Gambler", with "I've Got A Darlin' (For A Wife)" is #1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart.
1976 - Overdubs are recorded for Freddie Hart (on vocals) and The Heartbeats (lineup unlisted)' tracks "Your Place Or Mine" and "I Had No Place To Go" at an unlisted location. Capitol Records will issue the final version of the first track on Hart's album "People Put To Music" (ST-11504) and the final version of the last track on Hart's album "That Look In Her Eyes" (ST-11568).
1978 - Helen Reddy (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Blue" and "We'll Sing In The Sunshine" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on Reddy's album "We'll Sing In The Sunshine" (SW-11759).
1978 - Mink DeVille records the track "Rolene" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on DeVille's album "Return To Magenta" (SW-11780).
1979 - Cheryl Ladd records the tracks "On The Run" and "You're The Only One I've Ever Needed" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on Ladd's album "Dance Forever" (ST-11927).
1979 - The Pousette-Dart Band (lineup unlisted) records the track "Cheated" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on the group's album "Never Enough" (ST-11935).
1979 - Michael Clark records the track "Fire At First Sight" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the track on Clark's album "Save The Night" (ST-11982).
30 Years Ago Today In 1982 - Juice Newton (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "I'm Dancing As Fast As I Can", "Trails Of Tears" and the (as of 2005) unissued track "Fears Of Flying" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks on Newton's album "Quiet Lies" (ST-12210).
1983 - O'Bryan (aka O'Bryan Burnette) records the tracks "Dazzlin' Lady", "I'm In Love Again", "Together Always", "You And I", "Shake", "Soft Touch", and "Soul Train's A-Comin'" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on O'Bryan's album "You And I" (ST-12256).
1984 - April Wine (Myles Goodwyn on keyboards, guitar and vocals; Daniel Barbe on keyboards; Brian Greenway and Gary Moffet on guitars and vocals; Steve Lang on bass and vocals; Marty Simon on drums; and Jerry Mercer on drums and vocals) records the tracks "This Could Be The Right One", "Sons Of The Pioneers", "Without Your Love", "Money Talks", "Last Time I'll Ever Sing The Blues", "Hard Rock Kid", "Gimme That Thing Called Love", "Too Hot To Handle", "Really Don't Want Your Love", and "Rock Tonite" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks, except "Really Don't Want Your Love" on the group's album "Animal Grace" (ST-12311) and will issue "Really Don't Want Your Love" as a single (Capitol 5319) with "This could Be the Right One" on the flip side.
25 Years Ago Today In 1987 - During two sessions held this day at The Music Mill in Nashville, Tennessee Tanya Tucker (on vocals), Paul Davis, and Paul Overstreet (making unlisted contributions) record the track "Temporary Blue" at the first session and ""Heart Breaker" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Heartbreaker" as a single (Capitol 44100) with "I Won't Take Less Than Your Love" on the flip side and both tracks on Tucker's album "Love Me Like You Used To" (CLT-46870) as part of it's International series.
25 Years Ago Today In 1987 - Capitol Records registers the master for Jon Butcher Axis' track "Prisoners Of The Silver Chain" and will issue the track as a single (Capitol 44046) with "Wishes" on the flip side and on Butcher's album "Wishes" (ST-12542).
1998 - Gene Vincent, Capitol Records artist, is posthumously inducted into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1958 - Eddie Cochran records the track "Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie" in Los Angeles, California for Liberty Records. EMI Music, Capitol Music's parent company, currently owns Liberty Record's catalog.
1968 - Chynna Phillips, singer with the SBK Records group Wilson, and daughter of John and Michelle Phillips (members of the group The Mamas & the Papas) is born, in Los Angeles, California. EMI Music, Capitol Music's parent company, currently owns the SBK Records catalog.
1974 - Melanie Chisholm, singer, songwriter, with the Virgin Records group The Spice Girls (as "Sporty Spice), and a solo artist using the name Mel C, is born in Widnes (near Liverpool), England. EMI Music, Capitol Music's parent company, currently owns Virgin Records' catalog.
1979 - Michael Johnson records the track "This Night Won't Last Forever" at an unlisted location. EMI America will issue the track as a single (EMI America 7100) with "Blue Than Blue" on the flip side. EMI Music, Capitol Music's parent company, currently owns the EMI America catalog.
30 Years Ago Today In 1982 - David Lasley starts recording the tracks "On Third Steet", "Take A Look", and "Looking For Love On Broadway" at an unlisted location and will finish recording the tracks the next day. EMI America will issue all the tracks on Lasley's album "Missin' Twenty Grand" (ST-17066). EMI Music, Capitol Music's parent company, currently owns the EMI America catalog.
1986 - Dan Seals' EMI America single "Bop", with "In San Antone" on the flip side, is #1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart. EMI Music, Capitol Music's parent company, currently owns the EMI America catalog.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1965 - NBC-TV airs the first episode of the pop show "Hullabaloo!" designed to compete with ABC's popular "Shindig" show. The first broadcast features guests The New Christy Minstrels, Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Zombies (introduced by Brian Epstein), and Woody Allen.
1966 - "Batman", a live action half hour cliffhanger show that will air twice a week, debuts on ABC-TV.

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JANUARY 11, 2012

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1911 - Tommy Duncan, singer, front man for Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, and Capitol Records solo artist (signed by Lee Gillette in 1948), is born Thomas Elmer Duncan in Hillsboro, Texas

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1946 - Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record nine unlisted tracks for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. If anyone knows what was recorded please leave a comment.
1950 - Andy Parker (on vocals) and The Plainsmen (vocal group with unlisted lineup), with Buddy Cole (on organ), record the tracks "Wailing West Wind" and two takes of the track "Trail Dust" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Wailing West Wind" and the first take of "Trail Dust" (2:40 running time) together as a single (Capitol 921) and (as of 2005) has yet to issue the second take of "Trail Dust" (2:35 running time).
1950 - Skitch Henderson and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Sunday, Monday" (vocals by Gregg Lawrence), "Daddy's Little Girl" (vocals by Gregg Lawrence), "Mary Lou" (vocals by Gregg Lawrence and The Three Cockneys [unlisted vocalists]), "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" (vocals by Gregg Lawrence), and "Sweet Jennie Lee" (vocals by The Three Cockneys [unlisted vocalists]) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and third tracks together as a single, the second and fourth tracks together as a single (Capitol 850), and the last track as a single (Capitol 1144) with "Swan Lake" on the flip side.
1950 - Stan Kenton records narration vocals for the tracks "Stan Kenton Story, Part 1", "Stan Kenton Story, Part 2", "Stan Kenton Story, Part 3" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue Studios in Hollywood, California. After excerpts from Kenton's musical recordings are dubbed in Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the promotional disc "Stan Kenton Story" (PRO-778).
60 Years Ago Today In 1952 - Les Paul and Mary Ford's Capitol Records single "Tiger Rag", with "It's A Lonesome Old Town" on the flip side, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles charts
60 Years Ago Today In 1952 - Nat "King" Cole (on vocals), with Pete Rugolo conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Uan Rasey, Joe Triscari, Milton "Shorty" Rogers, and Conrad Gozzo on trumpet; Si Zentner, Milt Bernhart, Walter Benson, and James Priddy on trombone; Gus Bivona and Alex Gershunoff on alto saxophone; Bob Cooper and Don Lodice on tenor saxophone; Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone; Edwin "Buddy" Cole on piano; and Shelly Manne on drums), records the tracks "It's Crazy" (with Jack Costanzo on congas), "You Stepped Out Of A Dream" (with Jack Costanzo on congas), "Where Were You" (with Jack Costanzo on congas), "Summer Is A-Comin' In", and "Funny! (Not Much)" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California between 2:00pm and 6:00pm. Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol 2897) with "Smile" on the flip side, the second track on Cole's album "Nat 'King' Cole Sings For Two In Love" (T 420), the third track on Cole's EP "'King' Cole 10th Anniversary" (EAP-3-514), the fourth track as a single (Capitol 1994) with "Easter Sunday Morning" on the flip side, and the last track as a single (Capitol 2130) with "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" on the flip side.
60 Years Ago Today In 1952 - Ray Anthony (on trumpet) and His Orchestra (Bruce Brukert, Dean Hinkle, Chris Griffin, Jack Laubach, and Marty White also on trumpet; Keith Butterfield, Tom Oblak, Ken Trimble, and Dick Reynolds on trombone; Earl Bergman and Jim Schneider on clarinet and alto saxophone; Bob Hardaway and Bill Usselton on tenor saxophone; Leo Anthony on alto and baritone saxophone; Fred Savarese on piano; Al Hendrickson on guitar; Billy Cronk on bass; and Archie Freeman on drums) record the tracks "(Here I Am) Broken Hearted" (vocals by Tommy Mercer), "Bermuda" (vocals by Marcie Miller and Tommy Mercer), and "Rockin' Rhythm" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 1956) and the last track on Anthony's album "House Party Hop" (T 292).
1955 - Skeets MacDonald (on vocals, with J.R. "Jelly" Sanders on fiddle, Lewis Talley on guitar, Ralph Eugene Mooney on steel guitar, Charles "Fuzzy" Owen on bass, and William Floyd [possibly aka Bill Floyd and possibly on vocals]) records the tracks "Number One In Your Heart", "You're Too Late", and "I Can't Stand It Any Longer" with producer Ken Nelson at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California between 11:00pm and 2:00am. Capitol Records will issue the first and last track together as a single (Capitol 3038) and the second track together as a single (Capitol 3117) with "A Losing Hand" on the flip side.
1955 - Sam Donahue and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Love Is The Thing", "I'm Through With Love", "Love Scene" and "Love In Bloom" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Donahue's album "For Young Moderns In Love" (T 613).
1955 - The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted), conducted by William Steinberg, record Rimsky-Korsakov's "Scheherazade" at The Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Capitol Records will issue the track on the orchestra's album "RIMSKY-KORSAKOV - Scheherazade" (P-8305).
1956 - During two session held this day in Los Angeles, California Ray Anthony (on trumpet) and His Orchestra (Johnny Best, Frank Beach, Ray Triscari, and Bob Fowler also on trumpet; Dick Nash, Hoyt Bohannon, and Murray McEachern on trombone; Abe Most, and Wilbur Schwartz on clarinet and alto saxophone; Georgie Auld and Charles Butler on tenor saxophone; Leo Anthony on baritone saxophone; Geoff Clarkson on piano; Al Hendrickson on guitar; Don Simpson on bass; and Larry Bunker on drums), using arrangements by Don Simpson and George Williams, record the tracks "Sunrise Serenade", "At Last", "Stars Fell On Alabama" and "Embraceable You" at the first session and the tracks "I Don't Know Why (I Just Do", "Laura", "Street Of Dreams", and "September Song" at the second session. After overdubs are recorded for "Sunrise Serenade" on January 17, 1956 Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks from the first session on Anthony's album "I Remember Glenn Miller" (T 476) and the last two tracks from the first session and all the tracks from the second session on Anthony's album "Ray Anthony Plays For Dream Dancing" (T 723).
55 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Jack Teagarden (on trombone and vocals), with Van Alexander conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Frank Beach and Bob Higgins on trumpet; Dick Noel and Ben Benson on trombone; Mahlon Clark and Phil Sobel on alto saxophone; Jack Chaney on tenor saxophone; Butch Stone on baritone saxophone; Bobby Hammack on piano; Jack Marshall on guitar; Al Hendrickson on guitar; Irv Westley on bass; and Nick Fatool on drums), records the tracks "Gonna Shout All Over" (additional vocals by The Five Keys [lineup unlisted]), "Shadrack" (additional vocals by The Five Keys [lineup unlisted]), "Sing And Shout" (additional vocals by The Five Keys [lineup unlisted]), "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" (vocals by Jack Teagarden alone), and "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" (vocals by Jack Teagarden alone), for his Capitol Records album "Swing Low Sweet Spiritual" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Teagarden's album "Swing Low,Sweet Spiritual" (T 820).
55 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Ella Mae Morse (on vocals), with Dave Cavanaugh (conducting) and His Orchestra (Charles "Dick" Cathcart, Harry "Sweets" Edison, and Clarence "Shorty" Sherock on trumpet; Russell Brown and Tom Pederson on trombone; Chuck Gentry and Bob Lawson on baritone saxophone; Jimmy Rowles on piano; George Russell on guitar; Joe Comfort on bass; and Roy Harte on drums), records the tracks "Put Your Arms Around Me Honey", "You Ought To Be Mine", "Mister Memory Maker", and "Long Time Ago" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and last tracks together as a single (Capitol F3636) and the third track as a single (Capitol F3688) with "What Good'll It Do Me?" on the flip side. Bear Family Records will issue all the tracks in Morse's box set "Barrelhouse, Boogie, And The Blues" (BCD 16117) in Germany.
55 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Annie Cordy (on vocals), with Glenn Osser and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the track "Parisian Rag (Fleur De Papillon)", the (as of 2005) unissued track "Leon", the track "Amore Mio", and the (as of 2005) unissued track "Me I Like" for French affiliate Pathé-Marconi at Capitol's studios in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 3656).
55 Years Ago Today In 1957 - During two sessions held this day in Studio A at Capitol Records' studios in New York City, New York Sylvia Marlowe (on harpsicord and conducting) and the Concert Arts Chamber Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record Bach's "Concerto N° 1 In D Minor For Harpsichord, First Movement" and Haydn's "Concerto In D For Harpsichord, First Movement" at the first session and Bach's "Concerto N° 1 In D Minor For Harpsichord, Second, Third and Fourth Movements" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Marlowe's album "BACH- Concerto N° 1 In D Minor For Harpsichord/HAYDN - Concerto In D For Harpsichord" (P-8375).
1959 - During two sessions held this day in Hawaii Haunani (aka Haunani Kahalewai on vocals), with Hawaii Calls Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Isa Lei" and "Tomi Tomi" at the first session and the tracks "Hawaiian Wedding Song", Palisa (Paris)", "Lei (Luee Lei Poina Ole)", and "Tiare O Tahiti" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Haunani's album "Trade Wind Islands" (T 1203).
1959 - During three sessions held this day in Studio B at The Capitol Tower Studios The Concert Arts Cello Ensemble (lineup unlisted), conducted by Felix Slatkin, record Bach's "Prelude And Fugue N° 8" at the first session, and with the addition of Marni Nixon (on soprano vocals) Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasileiras N° 5: Aria" at the second session, and Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasileiras N° 5: Dansa" at the third session. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Marni Nixon and the ensemble's album "The Cello Galaxy: VILLA-LOBOS-Bachianas Brasileiras #1 & #5/BACH-Prelude #8/Fugue #8" (P-8484).
1960 - Bob Summers records the (as of 2005) unissued track "Wabash Blues" and the track "Little Brown Jug" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will purchase the masters and issue "Little Brown Jug" as a single (Capitol 4355) with "Twelfth Street Rag" on the flip side.
1960 - Paul Weston (conducting his own arrangments) and His Orchestra (including Don Fagerquist on trumpet; Justin Gordon and Babe Russin on tenor saxophone; Paul Smith on piano; George Van Eps on guitar; Joe Comfort on bass; and Nick Fatool on drums with unlisted strings players & male chorus) record the tracks "Time On My Hands", "Bye Bye Blues", "Lies" and "Street Of Dreams" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Weston's album "The Sweet And The Swingin'" (T 1361).
1960 - During three sessions held this day in New York City, New York the original Broadway cast of "Little Mary Sunshine" (featuring John Aneston as "Chief Brown Bear", Eileen Brennan as "Mary 'Little Mary Sunshine' Potts", William Graham as "Captain 'Big Jim' Warrington", John McMartin as "Corporal 'Billy' Jester", Sally Bramlette (as "Mabel", Rita Howell as "Henrietta", Arthur Hunt as "Slim", Floria Mari as "Cora", Jerry Melo as "Pete", Elizabeth Parrish as "Mademoiselle Ernestine Von Liebdich", Mario Siletti as "General Oscar Fairfax", Joe Warfield as "Tex", and Elmarie Wendel as "Nancy Twinkle" on vocals), with Glen Osser conducting the orchestra and chorus (lineups for both unlisted) using music and lyrics by Rick Besoyan, record the tracks "Playing Croquet" (vocals by unlisted chorus), "The Forest Rangers" (vocals by John Aneston and William Graham), "Once In A Blue Moon" (vocals by John McMartin), "You're The Fairest Flower" (vocals by Wiliam Graham), and "Little Mary Sunshine" (vocals by Eileen Brennan) at the first session, the tracks "Such A Merry Party" (vocals by Elmarie Wendel), "Swinging/How Do You Do?" (vocals by the chorus), "Colorado Love Call" (vocals by Eileen Brennan and William Graham), "Do You Ever Dream Of Vienna?" (vocals by Elizabeth Parrish and Mario Siletti), "Tell A Handsome Stranger" (vocals by Sally Bramlett, Rita Howell, Arthur Hunt, Floria Mari, Jerry Melo, and Joe Warfield), and "Every Little Nothing" (vocals by Eileen Brennan and Elizabeth Parish) at the second session, and the tracks "Look For A Sky Of Blue" (vocals by Eileen Brennan), "Mata Hari" (vocals by Elmarie Wendel), "Naughty, Naughty Nancy" (vocals by Eileen Brennan), "Finale" (vocals by The Company), "In Izzenschmooken On The Lovely Essenzook Zee" (vocals by Elizabeth Parrish), "Coo Coo" (vocals by Eileen Brennan), and the instrumental "Overture" at the third session. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the original Broadway cast album "Little Mary Sunshine" (WAO 1240). On a personal note, this was the musical that was presented by the students in 1978 (my senior year) at Amherst Central High School. I was on stage crew and also did the art and design for the posters and note pads that were printed to publicize the show. Yvonne Lefcourt played the title role.
1960 - Leonard Pennario (on piano) records Rachmaninoff's "Prelude In C Sharp Minor, Opus 3, N° 2" and Debussy's "Clair De Lune" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on Pennario's album "Favorite Classics For Piano (CHOPIN/DEBUSSY/LISZT/RACHMANINOFF/STRAUSS)" (P-8312).
1960 - The Horn Club of Los Angeles (lineup unlisted) record David Raskin's "Morning Revisited, First And Third Sections" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on the album "Color Contrasts" (P-8525)
1961 - Final overdubs are recorded for The De Castro Sisters' tracks "Undecided", "I'll Always Be In Love", "I'm In Love", and "When The Saints Go Marching In" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the sister's album "A Rockin' Beat" (T 1501).
1961 - Gene Vincent (on vocals) with Jimmie Haskell conducting his own arrangements (to: Ray Johnson on piano; Bill Pitman and Scotty Turner on guitar; Clifford Hils on bass; Allen Reid Breneman on drums; and Victor Arno, Israel Baker, John Santulis, Gerald Vinci on vocals), records fourteen takes of the track "Good Lovin'", seven takes of the track "Mister Loneliness", eighteen takes of the track "Teardrops", and nineteen takes of the track "If You Want My Lovin'" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 1:00pm and 4:30pm. Capitol Records will issue the final takes of "Mister Loneliness" and "If You Want My Lovin'" together as a single (4525), the final takes of "Good Lovin'" and "Teardrops" in England on Vincent's album "The Crazy Beat Of Gene Vincent" (T 20453).
50 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Joe Maphis & Rose Lee (Joe Maphis on vocals, guitars, banjo and Dobro resonator guitar and Rose Lee Maphis on vocals and guitar), with The Blue Ridge Mountain Boys (lineup unlisted), record the tracks "Flowers On The Sunny Side", "The Little Rosewood Casket", "Little Mother Of The Hills", and "The Maple On The Hill" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the duo's eponymous album "Joe Maphis & Rose Lee" (T 1778).
50 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Carl Lattimore records the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "One Day" and "In My Heart" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.
50 Years Ago Today In 1962 - During a split session held this day in New York City, New York Sylvia Hill records the tracks "Make Me Know It", "Be My Baby" and the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "Tell Him" and "Come Walk With Me (Where The River Meets The Sea)" and then Gil Hamilton (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the track "Tell Her". Capitol Records will issue Hill's first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 4706) and Hamilton's track as a single (Capitol 4766) with "In Time" on the flip side.
1963 - Bobby Darin (on vocals), with Bob Florence conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "The Sweetest Sounds", "Standing On The Corner", "Make Someone Happy", and "All Of You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track on the CD "Wild,Cool And Swingin': Bobby Darin" (5-20333-2) as part of the label's Ultra Lounge series, the second and last tracks on the CD "Spotlight On..., Volume 5 - Bobby Darin" (8-28512-2) and the third track on the CD "The Swinging Side Of Bobby Darin" (8-63883-2).
1963 - Jo Stafford (on vocals), with Paul Weston conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Shrimp Boats", Jambalaya (On the Night)", "Make Love To Me", and "You Belong To Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Stafford's album "The Hits Of Jo Stafford" (T 1921).
1965 - The Beach Boys (lineup unlisted) record the track "Do You Wanna Dance" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 5372) with "Please Let Me Wonder" on the flip side.
1965 - During two sessions held this day in Nashville, Tennessee Ferlin Husky (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "I'm The Only One Who Wants Me" and "From Summer To Winter" at the first session and the tracks "I'm Not Me Without You Anymore" and "Marie, Mary, Patricia, Eileen" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue the first three tracks on Husky's album "True Lovin'" (ST 2305) and the last track on Husky's 7 inch album "Ferlin Husky Sings The Songs Of Music City, U.S.A." (SU 2439).
1965 - Capitol Records registers the masters for Harold Battiste, Jr. (directing an orchestra of unlisted musicians)'s tracks "This Is How We Do It In New Orleans" and "This Is The Truth" which Uptown Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records will issue together as a single (Uptown 702).
45 Years Ago Today In 1967 - The Outsiders (band leader Tom King on vocals and guitar; Merdin "Mert" Madsen on vocals, guitar, bass, and harmonica; Denny Benson, Emmett "Sonny" Geraci, and William "Bill" Bruno on vocals and unlisted instruments) record the tracks "I'll Give You Time (To Think It Over)" and "I'm Not Trying To Hurt You" in Cleveland, Ohio. Capitol Records will register the tracks in Los Angeles, California on January 19, 1967 and will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 5843).
45 Years Ago Today In 1967 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased from Sidewalk Productions for the tracks "Blues Theme" (vocal) featuring Hands Of Time, "The Losers Burial" featuring The Arrows, "Wild Orgy" featuring The Arrows, "Losers Lament" featuring The Arrows, "Makin' Love Is Fun" featuring Hands Of Time, "The Dark Alley" featuring The Arrows, "Cycle Party" featuring The Arrows, "Wild Angels Chase" featuring The Arrows, "The Last Ride" featuring The Arrows, and "Arriba" featuring Joe Leahy Orchestra which Tower Records (a subsidiary of Capitol Records) will issue on the motion picture soundtrack "'The Wild Angels', Volume 2" (T 5056).
1968 - Sweetening (possibly string) overdubs are recorded for Glen Campbell's tracks "Take Me Back", "Elusive Butterfly", "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)", and "I Wanna Live" and overdubs for the tracks "Woman, Woman", "I Don't Believe You", "Turn Around And Look At Me", and "Break My Mind" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final version of all the tracks, except "I Don't Believe You" on Campbell's album "Hey Little One" (ST 2878) and will issue "I Don't Believe You" internationally on Campbell's eponymous album "Glen Campbell" (ST-21137).
1968 - The Stone Poneys (Kenny Edwards and Bob Kimmel on guitar and Linda Ronstadt on vocals) record the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "The Ballad Of William Sycamore" and "Mr. Tamborine Man" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.
1968 - Al Martino (on vocals), with Pete King conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the track "Love Is Blue (L'Amour Est Bleu)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 2102) with "I'm Carrying The World On My Shoulders" on the flip side.
1968 - Something Sweet (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "I Never Know" and an instrumental version of "I Never Know" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will purchase the masters but (as of 2005) has yet to issue either track.
1968 - Human Beinz (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "The Shaman", "It's Fun To Be Clean", and "Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the group's album "Nobody But Me" (ST 2906).
1968 - During two sessions held this day in New York City, New York 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) record the (as of 2005) unissued track "If Your Memory Serves You Well" at the first session and an (as of 2005) unissued take of the track "Chest Fever" at the second session for Capitol Records.
1969 - Final overdubs are recorded for Ray Brown's tracks "Groovin'", "Wake Me Up Gentle", "Little Girl", "Like An Old Time Movie" and "Clouds" at an unlisted location. Capitol Records will issue the final version of the track on Brown's album "Just Ray Brown" (ST-186).
1971 - Capitol Records releases Buck Owens' single "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" (Capitol 3023) with "I'm Goin' Home" on the flip side.
1971 - Overdubs are recorded for Stoney Edwards (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) tracks "You Stayed Long Enough (To Make Me Love You)", "I Bought The Shoes That Just Walked Out On Me", "A Few Of The Reasons", "Mama's Love", and "Something New And Different" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final versions of both tracks on Edwards' album "Country Singer" (ST-741).
1971 - Billy May (conducting his own arrangements) and The Time-Life Orchestra () record the tracks "At Sundown", "Concerto To End All Concertos, Part 1" and "Concerto To End All Concertos, Part 2", and "Then I'll Be Happy" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Time-Life Records will issue the first track on the album "The Swing Era Post War Years: A Clutch of Characters" (STL-349) and all the tracks on the CD "The Swing Era: The Postwar Years - Billy May & His Orchestra/Glen Gray's Casa Loma Orchestra" (R700-10, EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets 72435-26893-2-3).
1971 - Glen Campbell records the tracks "Barbr'y Allen", "Wayfaring Stranger" and the (as of 2005) unissued track "The End" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks on Campbell's album "" (SQBE-94469) and the second track as a single (Capitol 3305) with "Manhattan Kansas" on the flip side.
40 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Quicksilver Messenger Service (lineup unlisted) records the track "Chicken" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on the group's album "Comin' Thru" (SMAS-11002).
40 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Overdubs are recorded for Jim & Jesse (vocals Jim McReynolds and Jessie McReynolds)'s (as of 2005) unissued track "The Magic Little Garden" and the tracks "Paradise", "I'm In Love With Martha White" and "Ain't No Place For A Country Boy" in Nashville, Tennesse. Opryland Records will issue the final versions of second and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 3921) and Capitol Records will issue the final version of the last track as a single (Capitol 3921) with "Billy Don't Be A Hero" on the flip side.
1974 - The Steve Miller Band's Capitol Records single "The Joker", with "Something To Believe In" on the flip side is still #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1974 - Paul McCartney & Wing's Apple Records single (distributed in the United States by Capitol Records) "Junior's Farm", with "Sally G." on the flip side, peak at #3 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1975 - John Lennon's Apple Records single "#9 Dream", with "What You Got" on the flip side and distributed by Capitol Records in the United States, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1978 - Mink DeVille records the track "Confidence Kills" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on DeVille's album "Return To Magenta" (SW-11780).
1979 - Cheryl Ladd records the (as of 2005) unissued track "Hit Song" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.
1979 - The Pousette-Dart Band (lineup unlisted) records the track "She Found Out" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 4764) with "For Love" on the flip side.
1979 - Michael Clark records the (as of 2005) unissued track "Who Was The Fool" for Capitol Records.
1980 - During two sessions held this day at Filmway/Heider Studios in San Francisco, California Sammy Hagar (on vocals and guitar, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "20th Century Man" and "Miles From Boredom" at the first session and the track "Danger Zone" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on Hagar's album "Danger Zone" (ST-12069).
1980 - Thom Pace records the track "Maybe (Theme From 'The Life & Times Of Grizzly Adams')" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 4842) with "I Wrote It In A Song" on the flip side and on Pace's album "Maybe" (ST-12053).
1980 - Graham Shaw and The Sincere Serenaders (lineup unlisted), using arrangements by Shaw, record the track "French Lady" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track the group's eponymous album "Graham Shaw And The Sincere Serenaders" (ST-12065).
30 Years Ago Today In 1982 - The Church (lineup unlisted) record the track "Bus Driver" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 5087) with "Unguarded Moment" on the flip side.
30 Years Ago Today In 1982 - Juice Newton (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Break It To Me Gently" and "Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will the first track as a single (Capitol 5148) with "Adios Mi Corazon" on the flip side, the second track as a single (Capitol 5120) with "Ever True" on the flip side, and both tracks on Newton's album "Quiet Lies" (ST-12210).
30 Years Ago Today In 1982 - Frankie Miller (on vocals and guitar, with Barry Beckett on keyboards; Pete Carr,Wayne Perkins,Chris Spedding(g) David Hood(b) Roger Hawkins(dm)
Mickey Bucins on percussion; and Ava Aldridge, Linda Brockway, and Robert Byrne on vocals) records the track "Danger, Danger" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 5152) with "On My Way" on the flip side and on Miller's album "Standing On The Edge" (ST-12206).
1983 - Tonio K. (aka Steven M. Krikorian, on vocals with possibly his touring band George “Geo” Conner on guitar, Alfredo Acosta Alwag on drums, and Enrique “Eric” Gotthelf on bass) records the (as of 2005) unissued track "Romeo And Jane" in Studio B at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California.
1991 - Garth Brooks' Capitol Records Nashville single "Unanswered Prayers", with "Alabama Clay" on the flip side, becomes his fourth #1 on Billboard's Country singles chart
20 Years Ago Today In 1992 - Hammer's Capitol Record single "2 Legit 2 Quit", with a long version on one side and a short version on the flip side, peak at #5 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
2005 - Capitol Records releases the original motion picture soundtrack to the film "Coach Carter"
2008 - Pete Candoli, trumpet player, arranger of sessions for Capitol Records artists Judy Garland, member of the Capitol Records bands of Stan Kenton and Woody Herman as well as the bands of Tommy Dorsey, Tex Beneke and Les Brown, and one-time husband of Capitol Records artist Betty Hutton and actress and singer Edie Adams, has died of prostate cancer at his home in Studio City at age 84. His funeral will be held on Tuesday, January 15 at 3pm at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, 6300 Forest Lawn Drive, Los Angeles, California. There is a wonderful website that stands as a tribute to Pete and his brother, trumpet player Conte Candoli.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
40 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Capitol Records artists Merle Haggard and Buck Owens, along with Johnny Cash, are the featured guests on tonight's episode of Capitol Records artist Glen Campbell's CBS-TVs variety show "The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour".
1979 - Michael Johnson records the track "I'll Always Love You" and the (as of 2005) unissued track "Lucky Stars" at an unlisted location. EMI America will issue the first track on Johnson's album "Dialogue" (SW-17010). EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music's parent company, EMI Music.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1963 - The Whisky-A-Go-Go night club on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California opens. Liberty Records artist Johnny Rivers would lead the house band and one of the clubs early features was Go-Go dancers in cages. I saw Virgin Records America artists Keith Richards and His Expensive Winos play their first West Coast concert at a remodeled version of the club (no cages) in September 1988.
1964 - Billboard magazine publishes its first country and western album chart. Johnny Cash's album "King of Fire - The Best of John Cash" is its first #1
40 Years Ago Today In 1972 - The ABC-TV movie "Kolchak, The Night Stalker", starring Darren McGavin and produced by Dan Curtis, airs for the first time and will become the highest rated "Made For TV" movie of the time. A sequel, "The Night Strangler", will be created and then a television series based on the original movie, with McGavin returning as Kolchak will air in 1973 for one season. In 2005, a new version of the series, without Darren McGavin as Kolchak, will air on ABC-TV for eight episodes.

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JANUARY 10, 2012

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1925 - Max Roach, percussionist, drummer, composer, teacher, co-founder of Debut Records with Charles Mingus, and Capitol Records artist (with Miles Davis' Nonet on some of the "Birth Of The Cool" sessions), is born Maxwell Lemuel Roach in New Land, North Carolina
85 Years Ago Today In 1927 - Gisele MacKenzie, singer, violinist, radio, television, and musical theatre performer, and Capitol Records artist (1953-1960), is born Gisèle Marie-Louise Marguerite LaFlèche in Winipeg, Manitoba, Canada
85 Years Ago Today In 1927 - John Raitt, singer, Broadway and motion picture actor, Capitol Records artist (1957) and father of Capitol Records artist Bonnie Raitt, is born in Santa Ana, California
1943 - Jim Croce, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and Capitol Records artist as part of a duo with his wife Ingrid, is born James Joseph Croce in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1945 - During a split session held this day in Los Angeles, California first Andy Russell (on vocals), with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the track "Don't Love Me" and then Johnny Merer, with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup still unlisted) records a rejected take of "Sweet Lorraine". Capitol Records will issue Russell's track as a single (Capitol 189) with "Negra Consentida" on the flip side.
1946 - The Dinning Sisters (vocalists Ginger, Lou & Jean Dinning), with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Wave to Me, My Lady" and "Do You Love Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 241).
65 Years Ago Today In 1947 - During a three way split session held this day at Radio Recorders studios in Hollywood, California first Johnny Mercer (on vocals), with Wingy Manone (on vocals) and The Pied Pipers (vocalists June Hutton, Chuck Lowry, Hal Hopper, and Clark Yocum) with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (Ray Linn, Charlie Griffard, Zeke Zarchy, and Don Anderson on trumpet; Carl Loeffler, Allan Thompson, and Bill Schaefer on trombone; Fred Stulce, Heinie Beau, 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 track "Tuscaloosa Bus", then The Pied Pipers (same lineup), with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (same lineup) records the (as of 2005) unissued track "Avalon", and finally Johnny Mercer (on vocals), with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (same lineup), records a new take of the track "I Do Do Do Like You". Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol 15285) with "The Tailgate Ramble" on the flip side and the last track as a single (Capitol 367) with "Movie Tonight" on the flip side.
65 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Billy Butterfield (on trumpet) and His Orchestra (Archie Johnson, Jack Stametz, and Bobby Peck also on trumpet; Marshall Hawk, Earl Mahan, and Sam Moore on trombone; Bill Stegmeyer on clarinet and alto saxophone; Bill Cervantes and Bob Levine on tenor saxophone; Norman Elvin on baritone saxophone; Mickey Crane on piano; Dave Reiser on guitar; George Ryan on bass; and Pete Vuolo on drums) record a new take of the track "We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Together" (vocals by Pat Flaherty), the (as of 2005) unissued track "They Can't Convince Me" (vocals by Pat Flaherty), the track "Ain't Misbehavin'" (vocals by Billy Butterfield), and a rejected take of the track "Time On My Hands" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 371).
65 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Pee Wee Hunt records six unlisted tracks for The Capitol Records Transcription Services in Los Angeles, California. If anyone knows what was recorded, please leave a comment.
1949 - Capitol Records opens its own recording studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, California in the former KHJ Radio studios. The site is currently home to the studios of television station KCAL, Channel 9.
1949 - Scatman Crothers (on vocals, with Gerald Wiggins on piano, Danny Barker on guitar, John Simmons on bass, and Jesse Price on drums) records the tracks "Pretty Little Blue-Eyed Sally, "I'm The Only Man", "Do Something", and "I'd Rather Be A Humming Bird" in Los Angeles, California. Although it's not listed, this could have been the first session at Capitol's new studios on Melrose Avenue. Capitol Records will issue the first and last tracks together as a single (Capitol 15383), the second track as a single (Capitol 57-70062) with "Just Looking" on the flip side, and the third track as a single (Capitol 15431) with "Have You Got The Gumption" on the flip side.
1949 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Jimmy Wakely (on vocals) with orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the (as of 2005) unissued track "Just One More Kiss" and the tracks "I Wish I Had A Nickel" and "You're Only In My Arms To Cry" at the first session and the tracks "If Santa Claus Could Bring You Back To Me" and "Christmas Polka" at the second session. These might also be among the first sessions held at the new studios on Melrose. Capitol Records will issue "I Wish I Had A Nickel" as a single (Capitol Americana 57-40153) with "Someday You'll Call My Name" on the flip side, "You're Only In My Arms To Cry" as a single (Capitol Americana 57-40252) with "I Don't Know Why I Love You" on the flip side, and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 57-90040).
1950 - Margaret Whiting (on vocals), with Frank DeVol and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "I Said My Pajamas", "Be Mine", "Sure Thing", "Solid As A Rock" and "Dream Peddler's Serenade" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 841), the third and fourth tracks together as a single (Capitol 851) and the last track together as a single (Capitol 879) with "Come Rain Or Come Or Come Shine"" on the flip side.
1950 - Roy Hogsed (on vocals and guitar, with Jean Dewez on accordion and Richard "Rusty" Nitz on bass) records the (as of 2005) unissued track "Gypsy Polka" and the tracks "Shuffleboard Shuffle", "Tonight I'm All Alone", and "Rag Mop" (with vocal ensemble with unlisted lineup) at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California between 12:00pm and 3:00pm. Capitol Records will issue the second track as a single (Capitol 1529) with "Poco Tempo" on the flip side and the last track as a single (Capitol Americana 40286) with "Rainbow Polka" on the flip side.
1950 - During a split session held this day at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California first The Oklahoma Sweethearts (vocalists Jean Anderson and Edna Leeper), with Eddie Kirk and His Orchestra (listed as probably Harold Glenn Hensley on fiddle; Billy Liebert on accordion; Paul Sells on piano; Eddie Kirk on guitar; Wesley "Speedy" West on steel guitar; and Allen "Al" Williams on bass), records the tracks "Hopalong Cassidy" (lyrics by Alan Livingston) and "I Didn't Mean To Cry" then Cliffie Stone and His Orchestra (Harold Glenn Hensley on fiddle; Billy Liebert on accordion; Paul Sells on piano; Eddie Kirk on guitar; Wesley "Speedy" West on steel guitar; and Allen "Al" Williams on bass) record the track "Steel Strike". Capitol Records will issue the Oklahoma Sweethearts' tracks together as a single (Capitol Americana 40288) and Stone's track as a single (Capitol 966) with "Twilight Time In Texas" on the flip side.
1950 - Paul Weston conducts his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted) and records the tracks "Only A Rose", "Someday", and with the addition of the Jud Conlon Singers (chorus of unlisted singers) the tracks "Song Of The Vagabonds", "Softly As In A Morning Sunrise", and "Lover Come Back To Me", and then with just the orchestra again the track "Tomorrow" in Los Angeles, California. Vocal overdubs by Gordon MacRae with Lucille Norman are recorded for all the tracks on January 25 and 27, 1950 and Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the album "Selections from 'New Moon'/'The Vagabond King'" (P-219).
1950 - Pee Wee Hunt (on trombone) and His Orchestra (Frank Bruno on trumpet; Howard "Red" Dorris on clarinet; Nelson "Joe Horse" Hall on piano; Fred Wescott on bass; and Glenn Waller on drums) record the tracks" Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble", "Milenberg Joys", "Running Wild", and the (as of 2005) unissued track "Parker's Walk" in Cincinnati, Ohio. Capitol Record will issue the first track on the compilation album "Classics In Jazz - Dixieland Stylists" (H-321) and the second and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 873).
1950 - The Mellomen Quartet records five unlisted tracks for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. If anyone knows what was recorded, please leave a comment.
1951 - Jerry Lewis (on vocals), with Dick Stabile conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by Billy May, records the tracks "The Navy Gets The Gravy But The Army Gets The Beans", "Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa Polka", and "A Hunting We Will Go" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks as a single (Capitol 1385) and the last track as a single (Capitol 1482) with "Never Been Kissed" on the flip side.
1951 - Jan Garber and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "In Your Arms" (vocals by Roy Cordell and an unlisted vocal quintet), "If It Hadn't Been For You" (vocals by Roy Cordell), "Yearning (Just For You)" and "Dream Train" (vocals by Roy Cordell) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 1384), the third track as a single (Capitol 1392) with "Emma Lou" on the flip side, and the last track as a single (Capitol 1578) with "There Are Two Sides To Ev'ry Heartache" on the flip side.
60 Years Ago Today In 1952 - Nat "King" Cole (on vocals), with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "You Will Never Grow Old", "Easter Sunday Morning", "You Weren't There" and "Somewhere Along The Way" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 1968), the second track as a single (Capitol 1994) with "Summer Is A-Comin' In" on the flip side, and the last track as a single (Capitol 2069) with "What Does It Take To Make You" on the flip side.
60 Years Ago Today In 1952 - Clyde McCoy (on trumpet) and His Orchestra (Mannie Klein, Clayton Cash and Uan Rasey on trumpet; Si Zentner, Tommy Pederson and Ed Kusby on trumpet; Wilbur Schwartz on clarinet and alto saxophone; Ted Romersa on alto saxophone; Skeets Herfurt and Ted Nash on tenor saxophone; Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone; Edwin "Buddy" Cole on piano; Vincent Terri on guitar; Phil Stephens on bass; and Alvin Stoller on drums) record the (as of 2005) unissued track "Don't Ever Be Afraid To Go Home", the track "Tear It Down" (vocals by Clyde McCoy and ensemble of unlisted singers), the (as of 2005) unissued track "Tennessee Journey" (vocals by The Tennessee Boys [lineup unlisted]), and the track "Mama's Gone Goodbye" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the second track as a single (Capitol 2138) with "Where's My Sweetie Hiding" on the flip side. No issuing information is listed for the last track so if anyone knows if it has ever been issued, please leave a comment.
60 Years Ago Today In 1952 - Jerry Lewis (on vocals), with Dick Stabile conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by Nelson Riddle, records the track "The Book Was So Much Better Than The Picture", the (as of 2005) unissued track "Because Of You", and an (as of 2005) unissued take of the track "The Man I Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol 1969) with "North Dakota, South Dakota, Illinois And Indiana Moon" on the flip side.
1955 - Cliffie Stone and His Hepcats record the tracks "Melody Of Love", "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup", "Milenberg Joys", "Copenhagen" and "The Popcorn Song" (featuring Bob Roubian on vocals) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 3039), the third and fourth tracks together as a single (Capitol 3323), and the last track as a single (Capitol 3131) with "Baracuda" on the flip side.
1955 - The Hollywood String Quartet (Felix Slatkin on violin, with other unlisted musicians) records Dohnanyi's "Quartet N° 3 In A Minor, Opus 33, 3rd Movement" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on the group's album "DOHNANYI - Quartet N° 3 In A Minor, Opus 33" (P-8307).
1955 - The Concert Arts Orchestra (lineup unlisted), with Felix Slatkin conducting and Hal Rees on percussion, records Milhaud's "Concerto For Percussion And Small Orchestra" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on the orchestra's album "MILHAUD - Concerto For Percussion and Orchestra" (P-8299).
1955 - Nathan Milstein (on violin), with William Steinberg conducting The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records Beethoven's "Violin Concerto In D Major, Opus 61" at The Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Capitol Records will issue the track on Milstein's album "BEETHOVEN - Violin Concerto In D Major, Opus 61" (P-8313).
1956 - Tennessee Ernie Ford (on vocals) with Jack Fascinato conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "False Hearted Girl", "In The Pines", and "Bright Lights And Blonde-Haired Women" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol 3700) with "The Lonely Man" on the flip side and with the second track on Ford's album "This Lusty Land" (T 700) and the last track as a single (Capitol 3343) with "That's All" on the flip side.
1956 - Frank Sinatra (on vocals), with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Harry Edison, Conrad Gozzo, Zeke Zarchy, and Mickey Mangano on trumpet; Milt Bernhart and Jimmy Priddy on trombone; Juan Tizol on valve trombone; George Roberts on bass trombone; Harry Klee and Willie Schwartz on alto saxophone and clarinet; Justin Gordon and James Williamson on tenor saxophone; Mort Friedman on baritone saxophone; Frank Flynn on vibraphone; Bill Miller on piano; George Van Eps on guitar; Joe Comfort on bass; Alvin Stoller on drums; Kathryn Julye on harp; and on strings: Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Harold Dicterow, David Frisina, Alex Murray, Paul Nero, Nathan Ross, Mischa Russell, Paul Shure, and Felix Slatkin on violin; Alvin Dinkin, David Sterkin, and Milton Thomas on viola; Ennio Bolognini, Edgar Lustgarten, and Eleanor Slatkin on cello), records the tracks "Pennies From Heaven", "How About You?", the (as of 2005) unissued or rejected track "We'll Be Together Again", and "You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California between 8:00pm and 11:00pm. Capitol Records will issue the other three tracks on Sinatra's album "Songs For Swingin' Lovers" (W 653).
1956 - Kay Carson (on vocals), with Dick Hyman directing the orchestra and chorus (lineup unlisted), records the track "Those Who Have Loved", the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "Take Me Tonight" and "Whip-Poor-Will", and the track "Don't Get Carried Away" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first and last tracks together as a single (Capitol F3366).
1958 - Sonny James (on vocals), with Bob Bain (on guitar) and His Orchestra (with Bain conducting his own arrangements to: Ray Sherman on piano; Rolly Bundock on bass; Roy Harte on drums; Jerry Friedman on percussion; and Kathryn Julye on harp), records the tracks "That's How Much I Love You", "Goodnight Sweetheart", "Over Somebody Else's Shoulder", and "I Love You So Much It Hurts" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on James' album "Honey" (T 988).
1958 - Al "Kealoha" Perry directs The Hawaii Calls Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the tracks "Hukilau (The Hukilau Song)" (featuring Halemano Nicholas), "Lovely Hula Hands" (featuring Grandison Perry), "Keep Your Eyes On The Hands" (featuring Halemano Nicholas), "Little Brown Gal", "Hula O Makee" (featuring Haunani Kahalewai), "Alekoki" (featuring Haunani Kahalewai), "Sea Breeze (Puamana)", "Moana" (featuring Bena Kapena aka Benny Kalama), "Kalena Kai" (featuring Sam Kapu), "Ta-Ha-Ua-La (Hawaiian War Song)" (featuring Haunani Kahalewai), "Kona Hema" (featuring Haunani Kahalewai), "Blue Muu Muu" (featuring Iwalani Kahalewai), "Manu O-O" (featuring Haunani Kahalewai), and "The Hands I Love" (featuring Bena Kapena aka Benny Kalama). Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the album "Hawaii Calls - Webley Edwards Presents Hula Island Favorites" (T 987).
1959 - Andy Griffith (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Hamlet, Part 1", "Hamlet, Part 2", and "North Carolina, My Home State" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded for both parts of "Hamlet" Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks as a single (Capitol F4157) and all three tracks on Griffith's EP "North Carolina, My Home State" (EAP-1-1256).
1959 - During two sessions held this day in Studio B at The Capitol Tower Studios, Hollywood, California The Concert Arts Cello Ensemble (lineup unlisted), conducted by Felix Slatkin, records Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasileiras N° 1, 1st Movement" at the first session and Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasileiras N° 1, Second And Third Movements" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on the ensemble and Marni Nixon's album "The Cello Galaxy: VILLA-LOBOS-Bachianas Brasileiras #1 & #5/BACH-Prelude #8/Fugue #8" (P-8484).
1961 - Gene Vincent (on vocals), with Jimmie Haskell conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Ray Johnson on piano, Allan Reuss, Scotty Turner aka Graham Morrison Turnbull, Clifford Hils on bass, and Allen Reid Breneman on drums), records nine takes of the track "Crazy Beat", thirteen takes of the track "I'm Gonna Catch Me A Rat", thirteen takes of the track "It's Been Nice (Goodnight), and fourteen takes of the track "That's The Trouble With Love" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the final versions of all the tracks on Vincent's album "The Crazy Beat Of Gene Vincent" (T 20453).
1961 - Guy Lombardo (conducting his own arrangements) and His Royal Canadians (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "Foxtrot Medley: Part 1", "Foxtrot Medley: Part 2", and "Foxtrot Medley: Part 3" which include "South Of The Border", "Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams/The White Cliffs Of Dover/Sweet Sue, Just You/The Old Lamplighter/Lies/Somebody Else Is Taking My Place/Rose Of Washington Square/River, Stay 'Way From My Door/Memories Of You/The Glory Of Love/Penny Sereade/'Way Down Yonder In New Orleans/Let There Be Love/On The Sunny Side Of The Street/The Last Round-up/The Old Spinning Wheel/Lights Out" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the tracks on Lombardo's album "Your Guy Lombardo Medley, Volume 3" (T 1598).
50 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Joe Maphis & Rose Lee (Joe Maphis on vocals, guitar, banjo, and Dobro resonator guitar and Rose Lee on vocals and guitar), with The Blue Ridge Mountain Boys (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Lonesome Train", "There'll Come A Time", "Speak To Me, Little Darlin'", and "The Picture On The Wall" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the duo's eponymous album "Joe Maphis & Rose Lee" (T 1778).
50 Years Ago Today In 1962 - The Lettermen (vocalist Jim Pike, Tony Butala, and Bob Engemann), with unlisted musicians, record the track "Love Letters In The Sand", the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "Little Things Mean A Lot", "Too Young", and "You Are Everything To Me", and the track "Young And Foolish" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track on the group's album "Look At Love" (T 2083) and the last track on the group's album "Once Upon A Time" (T 1711).
50 Years Ago Today In 1962 - The Four Cal-quettes (lineup unlisted) records the (as of 2005) unissued track "A Little Love In Return" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.
1963 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California The Lettermen (vocalist Jim Pike, Tony Butala, and Bob Engemann), with unlisted musicians, record the tracks "The Halls Of Ivy", "The Whiffenpoof Song", and "Ane Lisle" at the first session and final overdubs for the tracks "Dream", "The Sweetheaart Of Sigma Chi", "All I Do Is Dream Of You", "I'll See You In My Dreams", "Moments To Remember", "Graduation Day", "It' Dark On Observatory Hill", and "The Party's Over" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the group's album "College Standards" (T 1829).
1963 - Bobby Darin (on vocals), with Bob Florence conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Hello, Young Lovers" (from the musical "The King And I"), "This Nearly Was Mine", "Tall Hope", and "Just In Time" in Los Angeles, California. Collectors Choice Music will the third and fourth tracks on the CD "The Unreleased Capitol Sides" (CCM 079-2) then Capitol Records will issue the first, second, and last tracks together on the CD "The Swinging Side Of Bobby Darin" (8-63883-2).
1964 - Curt Massey (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Baby Guitar" and "Petticoat Junction" in Los Angeles, Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 5134).
1964 - Rod McKuen (on vocals), with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by Bunny Botking and Ian Freebaim-Smith, records the tracks "Good For Nothin' Bill", "So Long, Stay Well", and "Another Country" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on McKuen's album "Rod McKuen Sings Rod McKuen" (T 2079).
1964 - Wes Farrell records the tracks "You Don't Do What I Say", "The Letter" and the (as of 2005) unissued track "Don't Break Sandy's Heart" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 5179).
1965 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for the tracks "Bebo (Bube)", "Main title (Stefano)", "Memories (Rievocazione)", "Freedom (Liberazione)", "Bebo, Goodbye! (Bube, Addio!)", "A Regret (Un Rimpianto)", "Faded Longings (Disiderio Spento)", "Melancholy Mood (Malinconia Lontana)", "Steps (Passi)", "Dusk (Viene La Sera)", "Fog On The River (Nebbia Sul Fiume)", "Mara, I Love You (Mara...T'Amo)", "Hidden! (Nascoti!)", "Tragic Memory (Ricordo Tragico)", "Village Market Mercato Paesano)", "Reawakening (Risveglio)", "Anxiety (Ansie)", and "Distant City (Citta Lontana)" which it will release on the soundtrack album for the motion picture "Bebo's Girl (La Ragazza Di Bube) (T 2316).
1966 - Capitol Records releases Peter and Gordon's single "Woman" with "Wrong From The Start" on the flip side.
1966 - Overdubs are recorded for The Hawaii Calls Chorus's tracks "(There Goes) Kealoha", "Sweet Someone", "Painted Sands", "I'll Remember You", "The Hasegawa General Store", "The Sands Of Waikiki", "Pearly Shells", and "Beyond the Rainbow" in Los Angeles, California. After a final session overdubs are recorded on January 20, 1966 Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the album "Webley Edwards Presents Hawaii Calls Today" (T 2449).
1966 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Jody Miller (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Act Naturally", "Together Again", "Only You (Can Break My Heart)", "Crying Time", and "Don't Let Him Know" at the first session and the tracks "Under Your Spell Again", "Love's Gonna Live Here", "I Don't Care", "My Heart Skips A Beat", "I've Got A Tiger By The Tail" at the second session. After overdubs are recorded for all the tracks from the second session on January 18, 1966 and from the first session on January 21, 1966 Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Miller's album "Great Hits Of Buck Owens" (T 2446).
1966 - The Gallants (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Batman Theme" and "Robin's Blues" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 5586).
1966 - Gail Kelly records the tracks "Who Do You Think You're Fooling' and "Every Time I See You Again" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 5592).
1968 - Buck Owens (on vocals) and His Buckaroos (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Sally, Mary and Jerry", "In God I Trust", and the (as of 2005) unissued track "Buckaroo Polka" in Bakersfield, California. The session is listed as taking place at Buck Owens Studios but the studio didn't open until March 1969 so if anyone knows where the session took place, please leave a comment. Capitol Records will issue the first track on Owens' album "Sweet Rosie Jones" (ST 2962) and the second track on Owens' album "Your Mother's Prayer" (ST-439).
1968 - Sounds Of Our Time (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "Tomorrow", "Love Is Blue", "Am I That Easy To Forget?", "I Wish It Would Rain", "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" and "Live For Life" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the group's album "Love Is Blue" (ST 2892).
1968 - Bobbie Gentry (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "La Siepe (The Hedge)" and "La Citta E'Grande" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together in 1968 as a single (CP1726) in Australia and (CLF504) in France and on February 19, 2007 Capitol Records Nashville/EMI will issue both tracks on the 2 CD set "The Best Of Bobbie Gentry: The Capitol Years" (3-77338-2).
1968 - Human Beinz (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "This Lonely Town" and "Dance On Through" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the tracks on the band's album "Nobody But Me" (ST 2906).
1968 - During two sessions held this day in New York City, New York 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) record two takes of the track "Tears Of Rage" at the first session and the track "Yazoo Street Scandal" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue the first take of "Tears Of Rage" on the album "Music From Big Pink" (SKAO 2955) and the second take of "Tears Of Rage" and "Yazoo Street Scandal" on the group's CD "Music From The Big Pink Remastered" (5-25390-2).
1969 - Merryweather (lineup unlisted) records the track "No Passengers Allowed" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on the group's album "Merryweather" (SKAO-220).
1971 - Wayne Newton (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Me And Bobby McGee", "Apartment #21", and the (as of 2005) unissued track "Today I Start Loving You" at Fame Studios, in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 3044).
40 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Final overdubs are recorded for The Lettermen's track "It's One Of Those Nights" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final version of the track on the band's album "Lettermen" (SW-11010).
40 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Billy May (conducting his own arrangements) and The Time-Life Orchestra (John Best, Pete Candoli, Uan Rasey, and Ray Triscari on trumpet; Joe Howard, Lloyd Ulyate, Lew McCreary, and Dick Nash on trombone; Les Robinson, Skeets Herfurt, Justin Gordon, Abe Most, Nat Brown, Plas Johnson, and Jack Nimitz on saxophones; Ray Sherman on piano; Bob Bain on guitar; Morty Corb on bass; and Nick Fatool on drums) record the tracks "All Too Soon", "In A Mellow Tone", "Lover, Come Back To Me", and "Out Of Nowhere" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Time-Life Records will issue all the tracks on the album "The Swing Era Curtain Call: The Sounds of Swing" (STL 352).
1973 - Final overdubs are recorded for Nancy Wilson's tracks "Don't Misunderstand", "Easy Evil", "I Heard You Singing Your Song", and "I Know I Love Him" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final versions of both tracks on Wilson's album "I Know I Love Him" (ST-11131).
1973 - Merry Ruddy (lineup unlisted) records the track "Sweet, Sweet Loretta" and the (as of 2005) unissued track "Baby I'll Be There" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol 3572) with "You Got The Feeling" on the flip side.
1973 - Stoney Edwards (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Sunshine Feeling", "You're A Believer" and "I've Got Mine" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the second track as a single (Capitol 3550) with "She's Helping Me Get Over You" on the flip side and all the tracks on Edwards' album "She's My Rock" (ST-11173).
1974 - Capitol Records registers the master it purchased from Buck Owens Enterprises for Freddie Hart's track "Hang In There Girl", which was recorded on November 20, 1973 at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California, and will issue the track as a single (Capitol 3827) with "You Belong To Me" on the flip side.
1974 - Capitol Records registers the master it purchased for Buck Owens' track "Meanwhile Back At The Ranch", which was recorded sometime in 1973 at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California, and will issue the track as a single (Capitol 4181) with "Country Singer's Prayer" on the flip side.
35 Years Ago Today In 1977 - Johnny Martinez records the tracks "Huesito De Nylon", "Gimme, Gimme", "Children Of The Night", "Yo Quiero Saber (I Want To Know)", "Cara De Papa (Potato Face)", "A Mew Kind Of Blue", and "Come And Get It" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Martinez's album "The Salsa Machine" (ST-11624).
1978 - Carole King (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Disco Tech" and "Everybody's Got The Spirit" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on King's album "Welcome Home" (SW-11785).
1978 - Mink DeVille records the track "Soul Twist" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on DeVille's album "Return To Magenta" (SW-11780).
1979 - Cheryl Ladd records the tracks "Stay Awake" and "Better Days" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on Ladd's album "Dance Forever" (ST-11927).
1979 - Face Dancer (lineup unlisted) records the track "If I Could Kiss You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on the group's album "This World" (ST-11934).
1979 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California The Pousette-Dart Band (lineup unlisted) record the (as of 2005) unissued track "The Dream" at the first session and the tracks "Cold Outside" and "Never Enough" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue the last two tracks on the band's album "Never Enough" (ST-11935).
1979 - Michael Clark records the track "Lie Down (What Your Love Can Do)" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the track on Clark's album "Save The Night" (ST-11982).
1980 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, Calfornia Donna Washington (on vocals), with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by Benjamin Wright, records the track "Much More Than Friends" at the first session and the track "Coming In For A Landing" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on Washington's album "For The Sake Of Love" (ST-12076).
1980 - Sammy Hagar (on vocals and guitar, with unlisted musicians) records the track "In The Night (Entering The Danger Zone)" and the (as of 2005) unissued track "Magic" at Filmway/Heider Studios in San Francisco, California starting late January 10 and finishing early January 11. Capitol Records will issue the first track on Hagar's album "Danger Zone" (ST-12069).
1983 - Tonio K. (aka Steven M. Krikorian, with unlisted musicians), records the (as of 2005) unissued track "Monster Movie" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.
1984 - Marillon performs the tracks "Fugazi" and "Script For A Jester's Tear" at The Hammersmith Odeon in London, England. The performances are recoded and Capitol Records will issue the tracks on the band's mini album "Brief Encounter" (MLP-15023).
1986 - T. Graham Brown records the track "Don't Make A Liar Out Of Me" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 5621) with "Hell And High Water" and on Brown's album "I Tell It Like It Used To Be" (ST-12487).
1988 - Dan Seals' Capitol Records single "One Friend", with "Bop" on the flip side, is #1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart.
1990 - Tanya Tucker (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the track "The Memories We Still Haven't Made" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the track on Tucker's CD "Tanya: The Collection" (C2-28822).
1993 - Garth Brooks' Liberty Records single "Somewhere Other Than The Night", with "Mr. Right" on the flip side, is #1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart. Liberty Records is know known as Capitol Records Nashville.
5 Years Ago Today In 2007 - The United States Post Offices issues a commerative stamp featuring a portrait of one-time Capitol Records artist Ella Fitzgerald.
2011 - Margaret Whiting, daughter of composer Richard Whiting, goddaughter of Capitol Records co-founder Johnny Mercer, singer, actress and Capitol Records artist, died today at age 86 of natural causes at the Lillian Booth Actors’ Home in Englewood, NJ where she has lived since March 2010.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1944 - Frank Sinatra, Jr., singer, band leader, and son of future Capitol Records artist Frank Sinatra and his wife Nancy, is born Franklin Wayne Sinatra in Jersey City, New Jersey
1953 - Pat Benatar, singer and Chrysalis Records artist is born Patricia Andrzejewski in Brooklyn, New York. Chrysalis' catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music's parent company, EMI Music.
1980 - During three sessions held this day at an unlisted location for EMI America Kwick (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "I Can't Help Myself" at the first session, "Tonight Is The Night" at the second session, and "Your Loving Is Good" at the third session. EMI America will issue the first two tracks on the group's eponymous album "Kwick" (SW-17025). No issuing information is listed for the last track, so if anyone knows if it has ever been issued please leave a comment. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music's parent company, EMI Music.
1985 - Lane Brody (on vocals, with David Briggs, Larry Paxton, John Shane Keister, Eddie Bayers, Kenneth Bell, and Brent Rowan making unlisted contributions) records the tracks "Heartbreak Talking", "Got My Heart Set On You", and Anybody But My Baby" at Music Mill Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. After an overdub session (of unlisted contributions) with Farrell Morris is recorded on February 18, 1985 EMI America will issue the last two tracks on Brody's eponymous album "Lane Brody" (SN-16394). No issuing information is listed for the last track, so if anyone knows if it has ever been issued please leave a comment. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music's parent company, EMI Music.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1904 - Ray Bolger, singer, dancer, Broadway, motion picture, and television actor, is born Raymond Wallace Bulcão in Dorchester, Massachusetts
1949 - The Radio Corporation of America (aka RCA, whose logo in the United States is "His Master's Voice", Capitol Records' parent company EMI's corporate logo in the rest of the world) announces that it has developed a seven-inch vinyl record to be played at 45 rpm and will be the first record company to release its artists' tracks using the format. Capitol Records will join them quickly, becoming the first record company to release its artists' tracks (including full albums) in the 33, 45, and 78 rpm formats.
30 Years Ago Today In 1982 - Ronnie Milsap's RCA single "I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World", with "It Happens Every Time" is #1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart. The track was remastered and released in 2000 on Milsap's Virgin Records 2 CD compilation "40 #1 Hits". Virgin Records is a subsidiary of Capitol Records.

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JANUARY 9, 2012

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1944 - James Talley, singer, songwriter, certified commercial investment member in Nashville, Tennessee, and Capitol Records artist (1975-1977), is born in Pryor, Oklahoma
60 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Crystal Gayle, singer, Capitol Records artist, and younger sister of singer Loretta Lynn, is born Brenda Gail Webb in Paintsville, Kentucky

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1946 - Alvino Rey records five unlisted tracks for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. If anyone knows what was recorded, please leave a comment.
1950 - Dizzy Gillespie (on trumpet) and His Orchestra (Don Slaughter, Elmon Wright, and Willie Cook on trumpet; Matthew Gee, Sam Hurt, and Charles Greenlee on trombone; Jimmy Heath and John Coltrane on alto saxophone; Jessie Powell and Paul Gonsalves on tenor saxophone; Al Gibson on baritone saxophone; John Acea on piano; Floyd Smith on guitar; Al McKibbon on bass; Charles "Specs" Wright on drums; Carlos Duchesne on congas; and Francisco "Chino" Pozo on bongos) record the tracks "Coast To Coast", "Carambola", "Oo-La-La" (vocals by Joe Carroll), and "Honeysuckle Rose" (vocals by Joe Carroll and Dizzy Gillespie) in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first track on the compilation album "Classics In Jazz - Trumpet Stylists" (CCF-326), the second and last tracks together as a single (Capitol 892) and the third track on the compilation album "Classics In Jazz - The Modern Idiom" (CCF-325).
1950 - Skitch Henderson records ten unlisted tracks for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. If anyone knows what was recorded, please leave a comment.
1951 - Yogi Yorgesson (aka Harry Stewart, on vocals), with Johnny Duffy and His Scandahoovians (lineup unlisted), records a new take of the track "(I Yust Got) A Letter From Harry" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 1531) with "All Pooped Out" on the flip side.
1951 - 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 tracks "Where Is Your Heart Tonight", "Those Things Money Can't Buy", "Hangover Heart" and "I Ain't Cryin' Over You" at Sellers Company in Dallas, Texas. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 1444) and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 1528).
60 Years Ago Today In 1952 - Mickey Katz and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "The Downtown Strutter's Ball", "Herring Boats (Shrimp Boats)", and "Sin" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol 2159) with "A Schmo Is A Schmo" on the flip side and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 1961).
60 Years Ago Today In 1952 - During a split session held this day in Los Angeles, California first Stan Freberg (on vocals), with Cliffie Stone (on bass) directing the orchestra (Mannie Klein on trumpet, Hal Hensley on violin, Billy Liebert on accordion, Les Taylor on piano, Vince Terri on guitar, "Herman the Hermit" on banjo, Speedy West on maracas, Jack Costanzo on bongos, and Roy Harte on timbales), records the track "Tele-Vee-Shun" then Cliffie Stone and His Orchestra (listed as probably the same lineup as on Freberg's track) record the tracks "Carolina Waltz", "Dead End Street", and "Stepping Stone Schottische". Capitol Records will issue Freberg's track as a single (Capitol 1962) with "Maggie" on the flip side, the first two of Stone's tracks as a single (Capitol 1960) and Stone's last track on Cliffie Stone And His Orchestra's album "Round Dance Favorites" (DAS-4034).
1955 - The Hollywood String Quartet (Felix Slatkin on violin, with other unlisted musicians) records Dohnanyi's "Quartet N° 3 In A Minor, Opus 33, 2nd Movement" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on the group's album "DOHNANYI - Quartet N° 3 In A Minor, Opus 33" (P-8307).
1956 - Dennis Day (on vocals), with George Wyle and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records an (as of 2005) unissued take of the track "Oracion Caribe" and the tracks "Souvenir D'Italie", "McNamara's Band", and "Clancy Lowered The Boom" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the last three tracks on Day's EP "Here's Dennis Day!" (EAP-2-741).
1956 - Frank Sinatra (on vocals), with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Harry Edison, Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, and Mickey Mangano on trumpet; Milt Bernhart and Joe Howard on trombone; Juan Tizol on valve trombone; George Roberts on bass trombone; Harry Klee and Willie Schwartz on alto saxophone and clarinet; Ted Nash and Babe Russin on tenor saxophone; Mort Friedman on baritone saxophone; Bill Miller on piano; George Van Eps on guitar; Joe Comfort on bass; Alvin Stoller on drums; Frank Flynn on percussion; Kathryn Julye on harp and on strings: Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Harry Bluestone, Harold Dicterow, David Frisina, Paul Nero, Mischa Russell, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin, and Marshall Sosson on violin; Alvin Dinkin, Maxine Johnson and Milton Thomas on viola; and Cy Bernard, Ennio Bolognini, and Eleanor Slatkin on cello), records the tracks "You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me", "I Thought About You", "You Make Me Feel So Young", and "Memories Of You" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios (formerly the studios of KHJ Radio) between 8:00pm and 11:30pm. Capitol Records will issue the first three tracks on Sinatra's album "Songs For Swingin' Lovers" (W 653) and the last track on Sinatra's 6 LP set "The Sinatra Touch" (DNFR-7630).
1956 - Jane Froman (on vocals), with Glenn Osser conducting the orchestra and chorus (lineups unlisted), records the tracks "It's No Secret", "There's Never A Prayer Unanswered", "Only One", and "I Believe" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Froman's album "Faith" (T 726).
55 Years Ago Today In 1957 - The Five Keys (Ripley Ingram on tenor vocals, Rudy West on lead tenor vocals, Maryland Pierce and Ramon Loper on baritone vocals, and Bernie West on bass vocals) record the tracks "Just For A Thrill", "The Gypsy" (with Van Alexander and His Orchestra [lineup unlisted]), "C'est La Vie" (with The Dave Cavanaugh Orchestra and Chorus [lineups also unlisted]), and "To Each His Own" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the group's album "The Five Keys On Stage!" (T 828).
55 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Ken Errair (on vocals) records, over instrumental tracks recorded by an orchestra (lineup unlisted) conducted by Pete Rugolo, the tracks "Gone With the Wind", "Without You", and "My Bolero" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Errair's album "Solo Session" (T 807).
1958 - Overdubs with Marie Adams on vocals and applause (by unlisted hands) are recorded for Johnny Otis and His Orchestra's track "All I Want Is Your Love" in Los Angeles, California. Columbia Records will issue the track in England as a single (CL14837) with "The Light Still Shines In My Window" on the flip side.
1958 - Sonny James (on vocals), with Bob Bain (on guitar) and His Orchestra (Rolly Bundock on bass, Roy Harte on drums, Frank Flynn on percussion, and Kathryn Julye on harp), records the tracks "Moments To Remember", "Honey", "If I Had A Talking Picture Of You", and "Honest And Truly" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on James' album "Honey" (T 988).
1958 - Joe Bushkin (on piano), with a large orchestra (lineup) using arrangements by Kenyon Hopkins, records the track "They All Laughed" and retakes of the tracks "Who Cares?" and "At Sundown" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Bushkin's album "Night Sounds" (T 983).
1958 - Pee Wee Hunt (on trombone, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "It's Delovely", "It's All Right With Me", and "Night And Day" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Hunt's album "Cole Porter A La Dixie" (T 984).
1960 - During two sessions held at Club Oasis in Palm Springs, California The Charlie Barnet Quartet (Charlie Barnet on soprano, alto, and tenor saxophone; Arnold Ross on piano; Bob Burteaux on bass; and Roy Roten on drums) records the tracks "It's Only A Paper Moon", "Jive At Five", "Thing's Ain't What They Used To Be"", and "Rosetta" at the first session and the tracks "In A Mellow Tone", "Honeysuckle Rose", "Let The Good Times Roll", "Charlie's Blues", and "Night And Day" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the quartet's album "Jazz Oasis" (T 1403).
1961 - Guy Lombardo (conducting his own arrangements) and His Royal Canadians (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Waltz Medley: Anniversary Song/Let Me Call You Sweetheart/Meet Me Tonight In Dreamland" and "Fox Trot Medley: I'll Always Be In Love With You/Melody Of Love/Beautiful Ohio/You're The Only Star (In My Blue Heaven)/Sweetheart Of All My Dreams/The One Rose (That's Left In My Heart)/If/Red Sails In The Sunset/Exactly Like You/Wagon Wheels/Side By Side/Shine/Have You Ever Been Lonely/In The Chapel In The Moonlight/A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square/In The Blue Of Evening/My Prayer" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Lombardo's album "Your Guy Lombardo Medley, Volume 3" (T 1598).
50 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Joe Maphis & Rose Lee (Joe Maphis on vocals, guitar, banjo, Dobro resonator guitar and Rose Lee Maphis on vocals and guitar), with The Blue Ridge Mountain Boys (lineup unlisted), record the tracks "Whiskey Is The Devil In Liquid Form", "Why Do You Weep, Dear Willow?", "Put My Little Shoes Away", and "Tear Drops Falling In The Snow" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the duo's eponymous album "Joe Maphis & Rose Lee" (T 1778).
1963 - Bobby Darin (on vocals), with Gerald Wilson conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)", "Love Look Away" (from the musical "Flower Drum Song"), "What Kind Of Fool Am I?", and "Moon River" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track on Darin's album "" (T 2571), and the second track on the CD "Spotlight On..., Volume 5 - Bobby Darin" (8-28512-2). Collector's Choice Music will issue the last two tracks on Darin's CD "The Unreleased Capitol Sides" (CCM 079-2).
1964 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Tennessee Ernie Ford (on vocals), with The Jordanaires (vocal group with unlisted lineup) and Jack Fascinato conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records a new take of the track "A Beautiful Life" and the tracks "Peace Like A River", "Daniel Prayed", "Hide Me/Rock Of Ages", and an (as of 2005) unissued take of the track "Give The World A Smile" at the first session and a new take of the track "Give The World A Smile", "We'll Soon Be Done With Troubles And Trials", "I Can Tell You The Time", and "Just Over In Gloryland" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks, except the first take of "Give The World A Smile" on Ford's album "Great Gospel Songs" (T 2026).
1964 - Roy Clark (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "But I Was Lying", "Silent Pictures", "Hello Old Broken Heart" and "When The Wind Blows In Chicago" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Clark's album "Happy To Be Unhappy" (T 2031).
1965 - The Beatles' Capitol Records album "Beatles '65" hits #1 on Billboard's Pop album chart and will stay there for nine consecutive weeks.
1965 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Nancy Wilson (on vocals), with Sid Feller conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Funnier Than Funny", "Dear Heart", "My One And Only Love", and "If Ever I Would Leave You" at the first session and the tracks "More (Theme From 'Mondo Cane')", "When He Makes Music", "Gentle Is My Love" and "If Love Is Good To Me" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Wilson's album "Gentle Is My Love" (T 2351).
45 Years Ago Today In 1967 - The Beach Boys (lineup unlisted) record an insert for the (as of 2005) unissued track "Wonderful" for Capitol Records.
1968 - Buck Owens (on vocals) and His Buckaroos (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Hello Happiness", "Goodbye Loneliness", "The Great Judgment Day" (listed as) at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California. Owens Studio didn't open until March 1969 so if anyone knows where this session was held, please leave a comment. Capitol Records will issue the first track on Owens' album "Sweet Rosie Jones" (ST 2962), after overdubs are recorded on August 22, 1968 will issue the second track on Owens and His Buckaroos' album "I've Got You On My Mind Again" (ST-131) and the last track on Owens' album "Your Mother's Prayer" (ST-439).
1968 - Teddy Neeley records the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "If She Walked Into My Life", "The House I Live In", and "On Broadway" and one unlisted track that is listed as possibly an unused master number, for Capitol Records.
1968 - Human Beinz (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Serenade To Sarah" and "Turn On Your Love Light" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on the group's album "Nobody But Me" (ST 2906).
1968 - Overdubs are recorded for Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell's track "Last Thing On My Mind". Capitol Records will issue the final version on the CD "The Essential Glen Campbell, Volume 2" (8-33829-2).
1969 - Final overdubs are recorded for Buck Owens and His Buckaroos' track "Maybe If I Close My Eyes" at an unlisted location and then Buck Owens and His Buckaroos will record the tracks "Just A Few More Days", "Lonesome Valley", and "My Savior Leads The Way" (listed as) at Buck Owens Studio in Bakersfield, California. The studio didn't open until March 1969 so if anyone knows for sure where the tracks were recorded, please leave a comment. Capitol Records will issue the final version of "Maybe If I Close My Eyes" as a single (Capitol 2485) with "Johnny B. Goode" on the flip side and the last three tracks on Owens' album "Your Mother's Prayer" (ST-439).
1969 - Final overdubs are recorded for Glen Campbell's tracks "Galveston" and "Where's The Playground Susie" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final versions of both tracks on Campbell's album "Galveston" (ST-210).
1969 - Overdubs are recorded for an (as of 2005) unissued take of The Beach Boys' track "Barbara Ann" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.
1969 - Cashman, Pistilli & West (Terry Cashman on vocals, Gene Pistilli on guitar and vocals, and Tommy West on keyboards, guitar, and vocals), with Ed Freeman conducting his own arrangements, record the track "Sandy When She's Slippin'" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the track on the group's eponymous album "Cashman, Pistilli & West" (ST-211).
1969 - Capitol Records purchases from Pint Size Productions the masters for American Machine (lineup unlisted)'s tracks "Snow Ball" and "Sell Your Soul". Tower Records, a subdivision of Capitol Records, will issue both tracks together as a single (Tower 473).
1970 - Bobby Austin records the tracks "The Great Pretender", "When Your Sweet Love Carried On", and "This Garden Of My Mind" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol 2757) with "Tommy Jekyll & Linda Hyde" on the flip side and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 2971).
40 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Merle Haggard and The Strangers' Capitol Records single "Carolyn", with When The Feelin' Goes Away" on the flip side, is #1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart.
1973 - Overdubs are recorded for Nancy Wilson's tracks "Morning In Your Eyes", "I Heard You Singing Your Song", "I Know I Love Him", "Are We Losing Touch", "(Don't Forget) The Laughter And The Tears", "We Can Make It Baby", and "Can I" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final versions of the tracks on Wilson's album "I Know I Love Him" (ST-11131).
1976 - Overdubs are recorded for The Lettermen's tracks "Loving Her Was Easier", "Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'", and "Take Me Home, Country Roads" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final versions of the tracks on the group's album "Kind Of Country" (SW-11508).
1978 - Helen Reddy records the track "All I Ever Need" and the (as of 2005) unissued track "Me And My Love" at Larrabee Studios in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track on Reddy's album "We'll Sing In The Sunshine" (SW-11759).
1978 - Carole King records the tracks "Welcome Home" and "Changes" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on King's album "Welcome Home" (SW-11785).
1978 - Michael Clark records the track "Silver Saddle, Faded Rose" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 4560) with "Wings Meant To Fly" on the flip side.
1979 - Natalie Cole (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the track "Oh! Daddy" at The Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on Cole's album "I Love You So" (SO-11928).
1979 - Cheryl Ladd records the (as of 2005) unissued track "Starbright" and the track "Teach Me Tonight" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the last track on Ladd's album "Dance Forever" (ST-11927).
1979 - Face Dancer (lineup unlisted) records the track "Time Bomb" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 4734) with "Red Shoes" on the flip side.
1979 - The Pousette-Dart Band records the (as of 2005) unissued track "Meter Maid" for Capitol Records.
1979 - Red Rider (lineup unlisted) records the track "Talkin'" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. No issuing information is listed for the track so if anyone knows if it has ever been issued, please leave a comment.
1979 - Michael Clark records the track "Would You Like To Fall In Love" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the track on Clark's album "Save The Night" (ST-11982).
1980 - Sammy Hagar (on vocals and guitar, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Bad Reputation" and "Run For Your Life" at Filmway/Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on Hagar's album "Danger Zone" (ST-12069).
1981 - The Muscle Shoals Sound Rhythm Section records the (as of 2005) unissued track "Instrumental #10" in Muscle Shoals, Alabama for Capitol Records.
1984 - Capitol Records group Marillion (lineup unlisted) begins two consecutive days of concerts at London's Hammersmith Odeon where the tracks "Kayleigh", "Fugazi", and "Script For A Jester's Tear" are recorded and later released by Capitol Records on the mini album "Brief Encounter" (MLP-15023).
1986 - T. Graham Brown records the tracks "Say When" and "She's Mine" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the tracks on Brown's album "I Tell It Like It Used To Be" (ST-12487).
1989 - Exodus records the track "Intro" at an unlisted location. No issuing information is listed so if anyone knows if the track was ever issued, please leave a comment.
1990 - Tommy Smith begins 5 consecutive days of recording sessions for his Capitol Records album "Peeping Tom" with producer Gary Burton and recording and mixing engineer Jan Erik Kongshaug at Rainbow Studios, in Oslo, Norway

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1945 - Mushmouth Robinson records the tracks "Let's Get Some", "I Got The Blues", "I'm Hip To These Women", and "Boogie Boo Blues" in Los Angeles, California for Black & White Records. Black & White's catalog is currently owned by EMI Music, Capitol Records' parent company.
40 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Don McLean's United Artists Records single "American Pie" (the song is broken up as Parts 1 and 2 and takes up both sides of the single) is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. EMI Music, Capitol Records' parent company, currently owns the United Artists catalog.
35 Years Ago Today In 1977 - Crystal Gayle's United Artists Records single "You Never Miss A Real Good Thing", with "Forgettin' About You" on the flip side, is #1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart. EMI Music, Capitol Records' parent company, currently owns the United Artists catalog.
1980 - Kwick records the tracks "We Ought To Be Dancing" and "Let This Moment Be Forever" at an unlisted location. EMI America will issue the tracks on the group's eponymous album "Kwick" (SW-17025). EMI Music, Capitol Music's parent company, currently owns EMI America's catalog.
1983 - Merle Haggard and The Strangers' Epic Records single "Going Where The Lonely Go", with "Someday Your Going To Need Your Friends Again" on the flip side, is #1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart. Capitol Records currently distributes the track on Haggard's compilation CDs.
2001 - Capitol Records releases the compilation CD "From The Vaults, Volume 4: Love Letters", compiled and produced by Billy Vera who also wrote the liner notes.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1988 - Twenty four years ago today, Kristine Anne Jennifer Heimback married me at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Eggertsville, New York