JANUARY 28, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

2000 - Toosii, rapper, singer, and Capitol Records artist, was born in Syracuse, New York.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1933 - Erich Kleiber conducts The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record Von Suppe's "Light Cavalry Overture" in two parts in Berlin, Germany for Telefunken Records. Capitol Records will license Telefunken's catalog for release in The United States and will issue both parts on the album "SUPPE Overtures" (KFM-8108 in the six-disc 45 RPM set and P-8108 on 12" vinyl).

1944 - At a split session in Los Angeles, California with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) first vocalist Jerry Colonna records the titles "Can't You Hear Me Callin', Caroline" and "I Hate Music" then vocalist Johnnie Johnston records the titles "Irresistible You" and "Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year". Capitol Records will issue "Can't You Hear Me Callin', Caroline" and "I Hate Music" together as a single (Capitol 173) and "Irresistible You" and "Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year" together as a single (Capitol 152).

1947 - Clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (Nate Kazebier, Mannie Klein, Zeke Zarchy, and Joe Triscari on trumpet, Tommy Pederson, Lou McGarity, and Ed Kusby on trombone, Gus Bivona and Heinie Beau on alto saxophone, Babe Russin and Jack Chaney on tenor saxophone, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Jess Stacy on piano, Allan Reuss on guitar, Larry Breen on bass, and Sammy Weiss on drums), record two takes of the title "Lonely Moments" using arrangements by Mary Lou Williams, and the titles "It Takes Time" arranged by Tommy Todd with vocals by Johnny Mercer, "Moon-Faced, Starry-Eyed" also arranged by Tommy Todd with vocals by Matt Dennis, and "Whistle Blues", also arranged by Mary Lou Williams, at Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first take of "Lonely Moments" and "Whistle Blues" together as a single (Capitol 374), the second take of "Lonely Moments" on the CD "Benny Goodman - Undercurrent Blues" (8-32086-2), "It Takes Time" as a single (Capitol 376) with a new take of "Moon-Faced, Starry-Eyed" (recorded January 30, 1947, with vocals this time by Johnny Mercer) on the flipside, and has yet to issue the take of "Moon-Faced, Starry-Eyed" recorded on this date. Classics will issue all the titles and takes, including the take of "Moon-Faced, Starry-Eyed" with Matt Dennis' vocals, in France on the CD "The Chronological Benny Goodman 1946-1947" (1385). Unfortunately, Matt Dennis' take of "Moon-Faced, Starry-Eyed" is not available on YouTube.

1950 - Capitol Records releases Tommy Duncan's single "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" with "Just a Plain Old Country Boy" on the flipside

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Tennessee Ernie Ford's Capitol Records single "Shotgun Boogie", with "I Ain't Gonna Let It Happen No More" on the flipside, is still #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts

1952 - Electric guitarist (listed as take-off guitar) Jimmy Bryant and steel guitarist Wesley "Speedy" West, with Billy Liebert on piano, Eddie Kirk on guitar, Cliffie Stone on bass, and Roy Harte on drums, record the titles "Cracker Jack", "Bryant's Shuffle", "Roadside Rag", and "The Yodeling Guitar" in Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California between 2:15 PM and 5:45 PM. Capitol Records will issue "Cracker Jack" and "Roadside Rag" together as a single (Capitol 1991) as by Speedy West and "Bryant's Shuffle" and "The Yodeling Guitar" together as a single (Capitol 2057) as by Jimmy Bryant.

1952 - Vocalist and guitarist Roy Hogsed, with Denny Morgan on accordion, Donald Hogsed on lead guitar, Richard "Rusty" Nitz on bass, and Milton "Muddy" Berry and Marion "Pee Wee" Adams on drums, record the titles "My Little Love Gone", "Stretchin' A Point Or Two" with Donald Hogsed also on fiddle, "Let Your Pendulum Swing" with Donald Hogsed also on fiddle and steel guitar, and "Roll 'Em Dice" with Donald Hogsed also on steel guitar and either Milton "Muddy" Berry or Marion "Pee Wee" Adams on only tympani in Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California between 8:00 PM and 11:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue "Strechin' Your Point" as a single (Capitol 2083), "Let Your Pendulum Swing" as a single (Capitol 1987), and "Roll 'Em Dice" as a single (Capitol 2350). Bear Family Records will issue all the titles in Germany on Roy Hogsed's compilation CD "Cocaine Blues" (BCD 16191).

1952 - The Hollywood String Quartet (with leader Felix Slatkin and Paul Shure on violins, Paul Robyn on viola, and Eleanor Aller on cello) record Brahms' "Quartet N° 2 In A Minor, Opus 51. N° 2, First Movement" in two parts in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both parts on the quartet's album "BRAHMS - Quartet N° 2 In A Minor, Op.51, N° 2" (P-8163).

1953 - Vocalist Jerry Lewis, with a male chorus (lineup unlisted), overdubs vocals in Los Angeles, California onto music tracks recorded by Van Alexander and His Orchestra on January 5, 1953, for the titles "Never Smile At A Crocodile" and "Following The Leader". Capitol Records will issue both titles on the children's album "Jerry Lewis Sings Never Smile At A Crocodile" (CAS-3163 on 10" 78 RPM and CASF-3163 on 7" 45 RPM).

1953 - Bandleader and trombonist Pee Wee Hunt, with Andy Bartha on cornet, Leo Kaminsky on clarinet, Joe Hall on piano, Chuck Carle on bass, and Milt Steinker on drums, records the titles "Coney Island Washboard", "Somebody Stole My Gal", "Varsity Drag", and "Lassus Trombone" in Kansas City, Kansas. Capitol Records will issue "Coney Island Washboard" as a single (Capitol 2647), "Somebody Stole My Gal" and "Varsity Drag" on Hunt's album "Swingin' Around" (EAP-1/2-492 on 7" EP, H-492 on 10" LP, and T 492 on 12" LP), and "Lassus Trombone" on Hunt's albums "Dixieland Detour" (EAP-3-312 on 7" EP and T 312 on 12" LP) and "Dixieland" (EAP-1-507 on 7" EP).

1953 - During two sessions held in Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California, bandleader and pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Buddy Childers, Maynard Ferguson, Conte Candoli, Don Dennis, and Ruben McFall on trumpet, Frank Rosolino, Bob Burgess, Bill Russo and Keith Moon on trombones, George Roberts on bass trombone, Lee Konitz and Vinnie Dean on alto saxophones, Bill Holman and Richie Kamuca on tenor saxophones, Bob Gioga on baritone saxophone, Sal Salvador on guitar, Don Bagley on bass, and Stan Levey on drums) record the titles "There's A Small Hotel", "Sophisticated Lady", "Over The Rainbow", and "Stella By Starlight" at the first session between 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM and the new take of the title "I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues" with vocals by Frank Rosolino, and the titles "Pennies From Heaven". "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)", and "Bags" at the second session between 3:30 PM and 6:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue "There's A Small Hotel" as a single (Capitol 2447) and, with "Sophisticated Lady", "Over The Rainbow", "Pennies From Heaven", and "Lover Man" on the album "Sketches On Standards" (EAP-1/2-426 on 7" EP, H-426 on 10" LP, and T 426 on 12" LP), "Stella by Starlight" in the box set "The Kenton Era" (EOX-569 on 15 7" discs and WDX on 4 12" discs), "I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues" on the multi-artist compilation CD "Capitol Sings Harold Arlen" (8-29387), and "Bags" on the album "Stan Kenton Showcase - The Music Of Bill Holman" (EAP-1-526 on 7" disc and H-526 on 10" LP).

1953 - Vocalist Nat "King" Cole, with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Mannie Klein, Conte Candoli, Rubin "Zeke" Zarchy, Clarence "Shorty" Sherock on trumpet, Si Zentner, Milt Bernhart, James Priddy, and Ed Kusby on trombone, Arthur "Skeets" Herfurt, and Jack Dumont on alto saxophone, William Skalak and Ted Nash on tenor saxophones, Joe Koch on baritone saxophone, Edwin "Buddy" Cole on piano, John Collins on guitar, Charlie Harris on bass, and Lee Young on drums), records the titles "Almost Like Being In Love" and "This Can't Be Love", both with Jack Costanzo on congas, and "Don't Hurt That Girl" at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California between 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue "Almost Like Being In Love" and "This Can't Be Love" on Cole's album "Nat King Cole Sings For Two In Love" (H-420) and "Don't Hurt That Girl" on Cole's album "Nat King Cole Sings Ballads of The Day" (T 680).

1953 - Vocalist Bob Manning, with Sid Feller directing the orchestra and vocal chorus (lineups unlisted), records the titles "The Suns Is Getting Ready To Shine", "You Can Live With A Broken Heart", "You Are There", "It Won't Be Easy, Dear", and planned but was unable to record the title "What Would My Heart Do" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "The Sun Is Getting Ready To Shine" and "You Can Live With A Broken Heart" together as a single (Capitol 2382) and has yet to issue either "You Are There" Or "It Won't Be Easy, Dear".

1953 - Vocalist, guitarist, and bandleader Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys (Amos Lee Hedrick and Robert "Bob" White on fiddles, Gilbert "Gil" Baca on piano, Billy Raymond Carson and Billy Gray also on guitars, Wayma "Pee Wee" Whitewing on steel guitar, Billy Briggs Stewart on bass, and Paul McGhee on drums, record overdubs for the title "No Help Wanted" possibly at radio station WKY's studio in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title as a single (Capitol 2376) and on the album "The Best Of Hank Thompson, Volume 2" (T/DT 2661).

1953 - The Hollywood String Quartet (led by Felix Slatkin on violin, with Paul Shure also on violin, Paul Robyn on viola, and Eleanor Aller on cello), with pianist Victor Aller, records Cesar Franck's "Quintet In F Minor, 2nd Movement" in Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the album "Cesar FRANCK - Quintet in F Minor" (P-8220).

1957 - Vocalist Dean Martin, with Gus Levene conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Charles Richard "Dick" Cathcart on trumpet, Elmer R. "Moe" Schneider on trombone, Julian C. "Matty" Matlock on clarinet, Edward R. "Eddie" Miller on tenor saxophone, Charles T. "Chuck" Gentry on baritone saxophone, Edwin L. "Buddy" Cole on piano, Alvino Rey and Vincent Terri on guitar, Joseph G. "Joe" Comfort on bass, and Nick Fatool on drums), records the titles "Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You)" and "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" with a mixed chorus (lineup unlisted) , then the titles "It's Easy To Remember", "Pretty Baby", "Sleepy Time Gal", and "For You" in the Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 2:00 PM and 5:45 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Martin's album "Pretty Baby" (T 849).

1957 - Glen Gray and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Twilight Blue", "Triflin' Eyes", "Summer Night" and "Rock, Plymouth, Rock" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Twilight Blue" and "Summer Night" on the multi-artist compilation album "Dancing Smooth 'N Easy" (T/ST 1156) and has yet to issue "Triflin' Eyes" or "Rock, Plymouth, Rock".

1957 - Fred Waring conducts The Pennsylvanians (lineup unlisted) as they record, using arrangements by Roy Ringwald, the titles "Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor", "Ol' Man River" with vocals by Frank Davis, and "Battle Hymn Of The Republic" with vocals by Ralph Isbell in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Fred Waring And The Pennsylvanians In Hi-Fi" (W/SW 845).

1957 - Pianist Joe Bushkin and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Isn't It Romantic?", "It's Easy To Remember", "How Long Has This Been Going On", and "What Is There To Say" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Bushkin's album "A Fellow Needs A Girl" (T 832).

1957 - Pianist Leonard Pennario records Schumann's "Fantasia For The Piano In C Major, Opus 17, Part I: Durchaus Phantastisch Und Leidenschaftlich Vorzutragen", "Fantasia For The Piano In C Major, Opus 17, Part II: Mässig", and "Fantasia For The Piano In C Major, Opus 17, Part III: Langsam Getragen" in Los Angles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the parts on Pennario's album "FRANCK - Preludes, Chorale & Fugue/SCHUMANN - Fantasia In C Major" (P/SP-8397). Capitol Records classical recordings catalog is now owned by Warner Music Group.

1957 - Violinist Nathan Milstein and pianist Leon Pommers record portions of Mozart's "Sonata In C Major For Violin & Piano, K. 296" and Beethoven's "Sonata In F Major For Violin & Piano" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the complete "Sonata In C Major For Violin & Piano" on the album "MOZART Sonatas For Violin & Piano" (P-8452) and have yet to issue "Sonata In F Major For Violin & Piano".

1958 - Guitarist and bandleader Bob Bain and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the title "Raunchy", "The Great Pretender", and "Yeah Yeah" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Bain's album "Rockin', Rollin', Strollin'" (T 965).

1958 - Roger Wagner conducts The Roger Wagner Chorale (lineup unlisted) as they record Orlando Di Lasso's "Echo Song", Mozart's "Halleluha (Exultate, Juilate)", "Soon I Will Be Done", "Polly Wolly Doodle", Carl Orff's Praeludio (from 'Catulli Carmna')", and Borodin's "Dance Of The Polovtsian Maidens (from 'Prince Igor')" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the chorale's album "Virtuoso" (P/SP-8431).

1963 - Vocal group The Kingston Trio (Nick Reynolds, Bob Shane, and John Stewart), with Glen Campbell on guitar, and Dean Reilly on bass, record a new take of "Try To Remember", the background and main tracks for the title "Low Bridge", "softy As I Leave You", and "La Bamba" and vocal overdubs for "Low Bridge" and "La Bamba" in the Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California rom 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM and from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles except "Softly As I Leave You" on the trio's album "The Kingston Trio #16" (T/ST 1871). Bear Family Records will issue all the titles in Germany in the ten-CD box set "The Kingston Trio - The Stewart Years" (BCD 16161).

1964 - Buck Owens records the titles "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.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Kay Starr (on vocals), with Perry Botkin Jr, conducting arrangements by Billy Liebert to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Tears And Heartaches", "Old Records", and "Talk, Talk, Talk" in Los Angeles, California with producer Lex De Azevedo. After overdubs are recorded for "Tears And Heartaches" and "Old Records" on February 2, 1966, Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 5601) and all three titles on Starr's final album for the label, "Tears And Heartaches" (T 2550).

1967 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, The Roger Wagner Chorale (lineup unlisted), with Roger Wagner also conducting the orchestra (lineup also unlisted), records Vivaldi's "Magnificat (Ossecensis) at the first session and Monteverdi's "Magnificat Primo" at the second session. Angel Records, then a subsidiary of Capitol Records, will issue both titles on the chorale's album "Magnificat" (S-36012).

1968 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for The Treetop's titles "California My Way" and "Carry On Living" but has yet to issue either title.

1969 - The Beatles record tracks for the titles "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 will be released by Capitol Records in the United States.

55 Years Ago Today In 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.

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - During three sessions that took place in New York City, New York, The Manhattan Transfer (vocalists Tim Hauser, Erin Dickins, Marty Nelson, and Pat Rosalia) and guitarist Gene Pistilli, at the first session, accompanied by Saber on electric guitar, Tim Hauser also on banjo, Norbert Putnam on electric bass, and Kenny Buttrey on drums, record the titles "Roll Daddy, Roll" and, with the addition of Tommy West on piano and organ, George Edwards on steel guitar, and Gary Chester replacing Kenny Buttrey on drums, "Fair And Tender Ladies". At the second session, this time accompanied by Marty Nelson on clarinet, David Briggs on piano, Adam Mitchell on electric guitar, Norbert Putnam on electric bass, and Kenny Buttrey on drums, they record the title "I Need A Man". At the third session, this time accompanied by Saber on electric guitar, Norbert Putnam on electric bass, and Kenny Buttrey drums, they record the titles "One More Time Around Rosie" with Marty Nelson also on clarinet and "Rosianna" with Buddy Spicher on violin. Capitol Records will issue the titles on the group's debut album "Jukin'" (ST-778).

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Wanda Jackson (on vocals), with Ron Oates on piano, Charlie Cochran on guitar, Mike Post on rhythm guitar, Jerry Shook, Billy Sanford, and James Wilkerson on guitar, Stuart Basore on steel guitar, Roy M. "Junior" Huskey Jr. on bass, and Murrey M. "Buddy" Harman Jr. on drums, records the titles "Happy Tracks", "Chicken On The Ground", "Am I Not My Brother's Keeper", and "Jubal" at the Jack Clement Studio in Nashville, Tennessee between 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM. After overdubs are recorded for the last two titles on February 2, 1971, Capitol Records will issue "Happy Tracks" on Jackson's album "I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way" (ST-11096) and "Am I Not My Brother's Keeper" on Jackson's album "Praise The Lord" (ST-11023). Bear Family Records will issue all the titles in Germany in the eight CD boxset "Wanda Jackson - Tears Will Be Chaser For The Wine" (BCD 16114).

1972 - Merle Haggard's Capitol Records single "Carolyn", with "When The Feelin's Gone Away" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Country singles chart

1972 - Capitol Records purchased the master for vocalist Susan Ray's title "A Song To Sing" which it will release as a single (Capitol 3289) and on Raye's album "My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own"(ST-11055).

1972 - Spider (featuring Michael Deasy with unlisted others) records the titles "It's Alright", "Alice In Wonderland", "May 16th", "Pass It On", and "Little Love Song" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "May 16th" and "Little Love Song" together as a single (Capitol 3325) and all the titles on the group's album "Labyrinths" (ST-11046).

1972 - Vocalist and guitarist Jimmy Rogers, with Bill Lupkin on harmonica, Bob Riedy on piano, Freddie King on guitar, and unlisted electric bass and drums players, records the titles "You're The One", "That's Alright", the instrumentals "You're Sweet" and "Live At Ma Bee's", "Brown Skinned Woman", the instrumental "House Rocker", and "Lonesome Blues", all of which were recorded in Chicago, Illinois. After the titles are mastered on May 23 and 25, 1973, Shelter Records, distributed by Capitol Records, will issue all the titles on Rogers' self-titled album "Jimmy Rogers" (SW-8921) and Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the compilation CD "Capitol Blues Collection: Jimmy Rogers - Chicago Blues Masters, Volume 2" (8-33916-2).

1977 - Vocalist Mike DeVille, with unlisted others, records the titles "Little Girl" and "Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on DeVille's self-titled album "Mike DeVille" (ST-11631).

1978 - Vocalist Juice Newton, with unlisted others, records the title "It's A Heartache" at Larabee Studios in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 4552) and on the CD "Greatest Hits (And More)" (7-46489-2).

1983 - Burning Sensations (Tim McGovern on lead vocals, guitar, and synthesizers, Rob Rio Hasick on bass, guitar, and synthesizer, Barry "The Hatchet" Wisdom on drums, Morley Bartnof on keyboards and backing vocals, Jeff Hollie on saxophones and backing vocals, and Michael Temple on handclaps, drums, timbales, and percussion) records the titles "Check Your Mail" and "Jokenge" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Check Your Mail" as a single (Capitol 5243) with "Belly Of The Whale" (recorded January 27, 1983) on the flipside and both titles on the group's self-titled album "Burning Sensations" (MLP-15009 on 7" LP and DP-15009 on cassette).

1984 - Duran Duran's Capitol Records single "New Moon On Monday", with "Tiger Tiger" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1988 - Vocalist Anne Murray, with unlisted others, records the title "Flying On Your Own" at Nightingale Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 44291) with "Slow Passing Time" (recorded January 26, 1988) on the flipside.

1992 - Hammer's Capitol Records single "Addams' Groove", with "Addams' Groove - Instrumental (The Addams Family Theme)" on the flipside, is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.

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

2003 - Capitol Records releases Glen Campbell's compilation CD "All The Best"

2022 - Capitol Records releases Nija's debut album "Don't Say I Didn't Warn You".

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

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 Universal Music Group. The group's lead singer and keyboardist, 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

320 Years Ago Today In 1706 - John Baskerville, printer, typefounder, and type designer is born in Wolverly, England

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

40 Years Ago Today In 1986 - The liquid hydrogen tank for the space shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after takeoff, 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).

JANUARY 27, 2026

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.

110 Years Ago Today In 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 Ecstasy" 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 on a farm near Halstad, Minnesota.

1930 - Dick Meldonian, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophone, 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 the 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.

1957 - Janick Gers, composer and a 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's Capitol Records single with the Dick Walters Orchestra "No Love, No Nothin'", the flipside of "Shoo Shoo Baby", enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles charts

1947 - The King Cole Trio's Capitol Records Single "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons", the flipside 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 flipside of "Winter Wonderland" is still #2.

1953 - Vocalist Nat "King" Cole, with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (John Cave and Vincent De Rosa on French horns, Milt Bernhart and James Priddy on trombones, Harry Klee, Ted Nash, and James Williamson on flutes, Edwin "Buddy" Cole on piano, John Collins on guitar, Charlie Harris on bass, Lee Young on drums, Kathryn Julye on harp, and a string section with Gerald Vinci, Mischa Russell, Victor Bay, Harry Bluestone, Walter Edelstein, Alex Beller, Nathan Ross, Marshall Sosson, and Anatole Kaminsky on violins, David Sterkin and Stanley Harris on violas, and Cy Bernard and James Arkatov on cello), records the titles "Dinner For One Please, James", "There Goes My Heart", "A Handful Of Stars", "Love Is Here To Stay", "A Little Street Where Old Friends Meet", and "Tenderly" in Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California between 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the songs on Cole's album "Nat King Cole Sings For Two In Love" (H-420).

1953 - Vocalist and guitarist Gene O'Quin, with Harold Glenn Hensley on fiddle, Jimmy Bryant and Billy Strange also on guitars, Wesley "Speedy" West on steel guitar, and Herman Snyder (aka Herman The Hermit) on bass, records the titles "Tired", "I Believe In Lovin'", "I'll Stop Loving You", and "I Wish It Was Only A Dream" at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California between 2:30 PM and 5:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue "Tired" as a single (Capitol 2843), "I Believe In Lovin'" and "I Wish It Was Only A Dream" together as a single (Capitol 2655), and "I Wish It Was Only A Dream" as a single (Capitol 2490).

1953 - Vocalist and guitarist Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys (Amos Lee Hedrick and Robert "Bob" White on fiddles, Gilbert "Gil" Baca on piano, Billy Raymond Carson and Billy Gray also on guitars, Wayma "Pee Wee" Whitewing on steel guitar, Billy Briggs Stewart on bass, and Paul McGhee on drums) record the title "No Help Wanted" at radio station WKY's studio in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 2376) and on the compilation album "The Best Of Hank Thompson, Volume 2" (T/DT 2661).

1953 - The Hollywood String Quartet (led by Felix Slatkin on violin, with Paul Shure also on violin, Paul Robyn on viola, and Eleanor Aller on cello) and pianist Victor Aller, record Cesar Franck's "Quintet In F Minor, 1st Movement" in Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the album "Cesar FRANCK - Quintet In F Minor" (P-8220).

1957 - The George Shearing Quintet (pianist George Shearing, Emil Richards on vibraphones, Jean "Toots" Thielemans on guitar and harmonica,  Al McKibbon on bass, and Percy Brice on drums) and The Jud Conlon Singers (vocalists Loulie Jean Norman, Marni Nixon, Sue Allen, Betty Noyes Hand, Peggy Clark, Dorothy McCarty, Clark Yocum, Charles Parlato, William Reeve, Mack McLean, Allan Davies, Bill Brown, Thurl Ravenscroft, Charles Schrouder, and Jud Conlon), using arrangements by Shearing, record the titles "Polka Dots And Moonbeams", "You're My Girl", "Yours Sincerely", "Night Mist" and "Hot Summer Night" in the Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except "Hot Summer Night" which remains unissued, on the quintet's album "Night Mist" (T/DT 943).

1958 - Les Baxter, using his own arrangements, conducts His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "There Is Nothing Like A Dame", "A Cock-Eyed Optimist", "Bali Ha'i", and "A Wonderful Guy" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Baxter's album "Selections From The Rodgers & Hammerstein's 'South Pacific'" (T/ST 1012).

1958 - Trumpetist and bandleader Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (Pete Candoli, Conrad Gozzo, Jack Laubach, and Jack Holman also on trumpets, Milt Bernhart, Lew McCreary, Jimmy Priddy, and Abe Lincoln on trombones, Med Flory and Gus Bivona on clarinets and alto saxophones, Georgie Auld and Plas Johnson on tenor saxophones, Leo Anthony on baritone saxophones, Buddy Cole on piano, Bob Bain and Al Hendrickson on guitars, Don Simpson on bass, and Ray Martinez on drums), with vocalists The Skyliners (lineup unlisted) and using arrangements by Don Simpson, record the titles "Till There Was You", "Dancing Over The Waves", "Beautiful Lady (Beautiful Dreamer)", and "I Dream Of Jeannie (With The Light Brown Hair)", in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Till There Was You" as a single (F3997) and the other three titles as by Ray Anthony and His Orchestra on the album "Dancing Over The Waves" (EAP-1/2-1028 on 7" EP and T/ST 1028 on 12" LP).

1958 - Tenor saxophonist George Auld, with an orchestra and vocal group The Jud Conlon Rhythmaires (lineups unlisted), records the titles "If I Could Be With You" and "As You Desire Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles as by Georgie Auld on the album "Sax Gone Latin" (T 1045).

1962 - Guitarist Laurinda Almeida, with Vincent De Rosa on French horn, records Bach's "Partita N° 1 In B Flat Major", "Courante And Double (N° 3)", "Menuet N° 1 And Double (N° 5)", "Menuet N° 2 And Double (N° 6)", and "Gigue And Double (N° 7)" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Almeida's album "The Intimate BACH" (P/SP-8582). Unfortunately, none of the titles are currently available on YouTube.

1963 - The Kingston Trio (vocalists Nick Reynolds, Bob Shane, and John Stewart), with Glen Campbell on guitar and Dean Reilly on bass, record the background and vocal tracks for "Mark Twain", "Love Has Gone", and River Run Down" along with overdubs for "Mark Twain" and "River Run Down" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM and from 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of "Mark Twain" and "River Run Down" on the group's album "" (T/ST 1871) and all the titles in the four-CD set "The Kingston Trio - The Capitol Years" (8-28498-2).

1967 - Roger Wagner conducts The Roger Wagner Chorale (unlisted vocalists) and an orchestra (lineup also unlisted) as they record Morales' "Magnificat (Modo I)" in Los Angeles, California. Angel Records, at the time a subsidiary of Capitol Records, will release the title on the chorale's album "Magnificat" (S-36012). Angel's catalog is now owned by Warner Music Group. Unfortunately, none of the titles are currently available on YouTube.

1968 - During two sessions held this day in Nashville, Tennesse, guitarist Merle Travis, using his own arrangements, records two takes of the titles "(Up The) Lazy River", and the titles "Ma, He's Making Eyes At Me" and "Gotta Have My Baby Back" at the first session and the titles "Cannon Ball Rag", "I'll See You In My Dreams", and "Guitar Rag" at the second session. Capitol Records will reject the second take of "(Up The) Lazy River" and will issue the first take and the other two titles on Travis' album "Strictly Guitar" (ST 2938).

1969 - The Beatles record tracks for the titles "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

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Billy May, using his own arrangements and conducting The Time-Life Orchestra (John Audino, Chuck Findley, Bud Brisbois, Uan Rasey, and Joe Graves on trumpet, Joe Howard, Dick Nash, Lloyd Ulyate, and Lew McCreary on trombone, Les Robinson, Abe Most, Justin Gordon, Don Lodice, and Chuck Gentry on saxophones, Ray Sherman on piano, Jack Marshall on guitar, Rolly Bundock on bass, Nick Fatool on drums, and Larry Bunker on vibraphones), records the titles "Hamp's Walkin' Boogie", "Happy Go Lucky, Part 1", "Happy Go Lucky, Part 2" and "The Man With The Horn" in The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Time-Life Records will issue all the titles on the album "The Swing Years - Volume 10 (Postwar Years) - A Clutch Of Characters" (STA 349).

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - The Manhattan Transfer (vocalists Tim Hauser, Erin Dickins, Marty Nelson,and Pat Rosalia) and guitarist Gene Pistilli, with The Memphis Horns (Wayne Jackson and Roger Hopps on trumpet and flugelhorn, Jack Haley on trombone, Andrew Love and Ed Logan on tenor saxophone, James Mitchell on baritone saxophone), Norbert Putnam on electric bass, and Kenny Buttrey on drums and percussion, record the title "Chicken Bone Bone" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 3108) with "Java Jive" (recorded January 29, 1971) on the flipside and on the group's album "Jukin" (ST-778).

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Wanda Jackson (on vocals), with Ron Oates on piano, Tommy Allsup, Charlie Cochran, and Ray Edenton on guitar, Mike Post on rhythm guitar, Billy Sanford on guitar, Stuart Basore on steel guitar, Roy M. "Junior" Huskey Jr. on bass, Murrey M. "Buddy" Harman Jr. on drums, and & The Oak Ridge Boys (vocalists Duane David Allen, Douglas N. Fox, William Golden, Sonja Carol Montgomery, and Wilbur Wynn), records the titles "Glory Hallelujah (Battle Hymn Of The Republic)", "He Gives Us All His Love", and "Didn't He Shine?" at the Jack Clement Studio in Nashville, Tennessee between 6:00 PM and 9:30 PM. After an overdub for "Battle Hymn Of The Republic" is recorded on February 2, 1971, Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Jackson's album "Praise The Lord" (ST-11023).

1972 - Vocalist Jean Shepard, with unlisted others, records the titles "Love Will Always Be There" and "Virginia, You've Taken My Man" in Nashville, Tennessee. After overdubs are recorded for "Virginia, You've Taken My Man" on February 2, 1972, Capitol Records will issue both titles on Shepard's album "Just Like Walkin' In The Sunshine" (ST-11049).

1977 - Mink DeVille (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Gunslinger" and "Party Girls" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the group's self-titled album "Mink DeVille" (ST-11631).

1977 - White Horse (lineup unlisted) records the title "Without Your Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the band's self-titled album "White Horse" (ST-11687).

1979 - Little River Band's Harvest Records (a subsidiary of Capitol Records) single "Lady", with "Take Me Home" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart

1982 - Vocalist Anne Murray, with unlisted others, records the titles "The Hottest Night Of The Year" and "Falling In Love (Falling Apart)" at Producers' Workshop in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Murray's album "The Hottest Night Of The Year" (ST-12225).

1983 - Vocalist Beau Williams, with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangments by Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey, records the title "When Your Love Starts Coming Down On Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Williams' album "Stay With Me" (ST-12286).

1983 - Burning Sensations (Tim McGovern on lead vocals, guitar, and synthesizers, Rob Rio Hasick on bass, guitar, and synthesizer, Barry "The Hatchet" Wisdom on drums, Morley Bartnof on keyboards and backing vocals, Jeff Hollie on saxophones and backing vocals, and Michael Temple on handclaps, drums, timbales, and percussion) records the titles "Belly Of The Whale" and "Flipside" in Los Angeles, California with Tim McGovern and David Jerden producing the session. Capitol Records will issue "Belly Of The Whale" as a single (Capitol 5243) and on the group's self-titled album "Burning Sensations" (ST-12300) and has yet to issue "Flipside".

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.

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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.

85 Years Ago Today In 1941 - Vibraphonist and Blue Note Records artist Bobby Hutcherson is born in Los Angeles, California. 

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Seth Justman, songwriter, record producer, keyboardist, and vocalist with the Atlantic and EMI America Group The J. Geils Band, is born in Washington, District of Columbia. EMI America was distributed by Capitol.Records.

1957 - The Lou Donaldson Quintet (Donald Byrd on trumpet, Lou Donaldson on alto saxophone, Herman Foster on piano, Peck Morrison on bass, and Art Taylor on drums) records the titles "That Good Old Feeling", "Caravan", "L.D. Blues", "Old Folks", "There Is No Greater Love", "L.D. Blues (Fast Version)", "Move It", and "Stella By Starlight" in recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's parent's living room at 25 Prospect Avenue in Hackensack, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles except "L.D. Blues (Fast Version)" and "Stella By Starlight" on the quintet's album "Wailing With Lou" (BLP1545) and Mosaic Records will issue all the titles in the CD box set "The Complete Blue Note Lou Donaldson Sessions (1957-1960)" (MD6-215).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Martin Degville, the guitarist for the EMI America group Sigue Sigue Sputnik, is born somewhere in England. If anyone knows for sure where, please leave a comment.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, with Lee Morgan on trumpet, Curtis Fuller on trombone, Bobby Hutcherson on vibraphone, Cedar Walton on piano, Ron Carter on bass, and Joe Chambers on drums, records the titles "A Shade Of Jade", "Caribbean Fire Dance", "Granted", "Mode For Joe", "Black" and "Free Wheelin'" in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on Henderson's album "Mode For Joe" (BLP4227).

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270 Years Ago Today In 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".

1967 - The crew of Apollo 1, Virgil Grissom, first American spacewalker Ed White, and Roger Chaffee, are killed when a flash fire erupted inside their capsule during a launch pad test at Cape Kennedy, Florida.

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.

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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, pianist at Capitol Records' first session on Johnny Mercer's "Strip Polka", test pilot for Lockheed during the second world war, 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.

1924 - Bob Bain, guitarist on the soundtrack of many movie and television series, on many early Capitol Records sessions, and a solo Capitol Records artist, is born Robert Bain in Chicago, Illinois.

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, Massachusetts.

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

80 Years Ago Today In 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.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Margaret Whiting (on vocals), with Frank De Vol directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted) and uncredited other backing singers, records the titles "Lonesome Gal", "Sing You Sinners", and "You Are The One" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Lonesome Gal" as a single (Capitol 1391) with "Faithful" (recorded January 20, 1951) on the flipside and the last two titles together as a single (Capitol 1417).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Pianist Joe "Fingers" Carr, with Dottie O'Brien (on vocals), records the titles "The Chicken Song (I Ain't Gonna Take It Settin' Down)" and "If You Want Some Lovin'" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 1409).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Harry Stewart (on vocals as Yogi Yorgesson), with Johnny Duffy and The Scandahoovians (lineup unlisted), records the title "Cookies, Pie And Cake" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Cookies, Pie And Cake" as a single (Capitol 1410) with "Vot Skall We Do?" (recorded on July 17, 1950) on the flipside.

1952 - Trumpeter Ray Anthony 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 titles "Dardanella", "Canzonetta", "You're Driving Me Crazy" with vocals by Marcie Miller, and Midnight Alley" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Dardanella" on Anthony's album "Arthur Murray Favorites: Fox Trots" (T 258), "You're Driving Me Crazy" as a single (Capitol 2058) with "Trumpet Boogie" (recorded June 25, 1951) on the flipside, and has yet to issue "Canzonetta" and "Midnight Alley".

1953 - Vocalist and pianist Merrill Moore, with Johnny Duschel on tipple, Jimmie Widener on rhythm guitar, Jack Carpenter on steel guitar, Monty Gibson on bass, and Johnny Stokes on drums, records the titles "Bartender Blues", "Hard Top Race", and "Red Light" in Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "Bartender Blues" and "Red Light" together as a single (Capitol 2386) and "Hard Top Race" as a single (Capitol 3226) with "Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue" (recorded March 2, 1954) on the flipside.

1953 - Les Baxter directs His Orchestra and Chorus (lineups unlisted) as they record the titles "No More Goodbyes", "Suddenly" featuring Bill Kennedy on vocals, "April In Portugal", and "Romantic Rio" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "No More Goodbyes" as a single (Capitol 2405) with "Dance Of The Flutes" (recorded August 25, 1952) on the flipside, "Suddenly" and "April In Portugal" together as a single (Capitol 2374), and "Romantic Rio" as a single (Capitol 2918) with "When You're In Love" (recorded May 27, 1954) on the flipside.

1957 - Pianist George Shearing, with Emil Richards on vibraphones, Jean "Toots" Thielemans on guitar and harmonica, Al McKibbon on bass, Percy Brice on drums, and The Jud Conlon Singers (Loulie Jean Norman, Marni Nixon, Sue Allen, Betty Noyes Hand, Peggy Clark, Dorothy McCarty, Clark Yocum, Charles Parlato, William Reeve, Mack McLean, Allan Davies, Bill Brown, Thurl Ravenscroft, Charles Schrouder, and Jud Conlon), using arrangements by Shearing, record the titles "Where Are You", "A Handful Of Stars", "In Other Words", and "Darn That Dream" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Shearing's album "Night Mist" (T/DT 943).

1958 - The Jonah Jones Quartet (Jonah Jones on trumpet, Hank Jones on piano, John Brown on bass, and Harold Austin on drums) record the titles "Ballin' The Jack", "Night Train", and "Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Ballin' The Jack" as a single (Capitol F3999) and on the quartet's album "Jonah Jumps Again" (T/ST 1115), "Night Train" as a single (Capitol F4057) and on quartet's album "Jumpin' With Jonah" (T/ST 1039), "Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?" on Jones' album "Hit Me Again!" (T/ST 1375), and all the titles on the extended CD "Jumpin' With Jonah" (5-24554-2).

1962 - Guitarist John Gray, with Herb Ellis also on guitar, Don Bagley on bass, and Bob Neal on drums, records the titles "When Your Lover Has Gone", "Moonlight In Vermont", "Cherokee", "Comme Ci, Comme Ça", Memphis In June", and "Blues" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except "Blues" which remains unreleased, on Gray's album "The New Wave" (T/ST 1852).

1962 - The Brothers Castro (vocalists Arturo Castro, Jorge Castro, Walter Castro, and Xavier Castro), with Jack Marshall conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by Arturo Castro, record the titles "Bernie's Tune", "Lullaby Of Birdland" ,"Perdido", "The Lady Is A Tramp", "Angel Eyes", and "Stella By Starlight" in Los Angeles, California with producer Tony Newman. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Latin & Hip" (T/ST 1706).

1963 - The Andrews Gospel Singers (Sylvia Lois Andrews and Ola Jean Andrews on lead vocals, vocalists Paula Marie Andrews, Flora Daggao, Donna Daggao, Norma J. King) with Ola Jean Andrews also on piano and organ and an unlisted drummer, record the titles "He's A Mighty God", "Faith", "If You Miss Me", and "Don't Forget To Pray" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records has yet to issue either "He's A Might God" or "If You Miss Me Here" and will issue "Faith" and "Don't Forget To Pray" on the group's album "Open Your Heart" (T/ST 1959).

1967 - Vocalist Tina Mason, with H.B. Barnum conducting his own arrangements to unlisted musicians, records the titles "You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)", "Life and Soul Of The Party", "Just Like A Man", and "The Good Kind Of Hurtin'" in Los Angeles, California with producer David Axelrod. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Mason's album "Tina Mason Is Something Wonderful" (T/ST 2785).

1967 - Vocalist Ferlin Husky and The Hush Puppies (lineup unlisted) record the titles "It's Teardrop Time", "I'll Sail My Ship Alone", "You've Pushed Me Too Far", and "That's My Desire" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records has yet to issue "It's Teardrop Time" and will will issue "I'll Sail My Ship Alone" on Husky's album "What Am I Gonna Do?" (T/ST 2705), "You Pushed Me Too Far" as a single (Capitol 5938) with "The Bridge I Have Never Crossed" (recorded January 24, 1957) on the flipside, and "That's My Desire" on Husky and The Hush Puppies' album "That's Why I Love You So Much" (ST-239).

1967 - Capitol Records purchases the master for The Standells' title "Riot On Sunset Strip" which it will release as a single (Tower 314) with "Blackhearted Woman" (whose master it purchased on August 11, 1966) and on the group's album "Try It" (ST 5098) through its subsidiary label Tower Records.

1968 - Overdubs are recorded in Los Angeles, California for Tennessee Ernie Ford's titles "Yesterday", "Make The World Go Away", "Detroit City", and "Release Me", which were recorded on December 18, 1967. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of all the titles on Ford's album "World Of Pop & Country" (ST 2896).

1968 - Male vocal group The Magnificent Men (lineup unlisted), with unlisted others, record the titles "Alfie" and "Almost Persuaded" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Alfie" on the group's album "The World Of Soul" (T/ST 2846) and "Almost Persuaded" as a single (Capitol 2202) with "I Found What I Wanted With You" (recorded November 30, 1967) on the flipside.

1968 - Vocalist Pamela Miller, with unlisted others, records the titles "Please Help Me, I'm Falling", "You're Looking Good", "Good Morning Nashville", and "Mrs. Right Is Dropping Mr. Wrong" in Nashville, Tennessee. Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, has yet to issue either "Please Help Me, I'm Falling" or "Mrs. Right Is Dropping Mr. Wrong" and will issue "You're Looking Good" and "Good Morning Nashville" together as a single (Tower 414).

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.

1973 - Billy May And The Time-Life Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "The Fool On The Hill", "The Look Of Love", and "Scarborough Fair" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California as tests for Time-Life Records which has yet to issue any of the titles.

1974 - Ringo Starr's Apple Records single "You're Sixteen", with "Devil Woman" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1977 - White Horse (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Can't Stop Loving You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's self-titled album "White Horse" (ST-11687).

1977 - Mink DeVille (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Venus Of Avenue D", and "Can't Do Without It" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on DeVille's self-titled album "Mink DeVille" (ST-11631).

1982 - After 30 years with Capitol Records, vocalist Al Martino, at his final session for the label, records the titles "Warm Is When You Touch Me", "If I Should Love Again", and "You And I" with the session's producer Peter De Angelis conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted) in the Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "Warm Is When You Touch Me" as a single (Capitol 5191) with "What Your Love Did For Me on the flipside, and "If I Should Love Again" and "You And I" together as a single (Capitol 5094).

1982 - Vocalist Anne Murray, with unlisted others, records the titles "I Believe In Believing" and "That Will Keep Me Dreamin'" at Producers' Workshop in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "That Will Keep Me Dreamin" on Murray's album "The Hottest Night Of The Year" (ST-12255) and has yet to issue "I Believe In Believing".

1983 - Vocalist Juice Newton, with unlisted others, records the title "Replace The Face" at Sound Castle Studio in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue the title.

1985 - Tina Turner's Capitol Records single "Private Dancer" enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1988 - Vocalist Anne Murray, with unlisted others, records the titles "I'll Be Your Eyes" and "Slow Time Passing" at Nightingale Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. No issuing information is listed for "I'll Be Your Eyes". Capitol Records will issue "Slow Time Passing" as a single (Capitol 44272) with "Flying On Your Own" (recorded January 28, 1988) on the flipside.

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 at age 80, 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.

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 the 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 AM 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.

15 Years Ago Today In 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 ("Public Wedding", "The Bad Seed", and Paul Drake on "Perry Mason") and son of actress and gossip columnist 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.

45 Years Ago Today In 1981 - Blondie's Chrysalis Records album "Auto American" is certified Platinum by the R.I.A.A. Chrysalis' UK catalog was once owned by Capitol Records' former parent company, EMI Music Group, was sold to Warner Music Group, who in turn sold it to Blue Raincoat Music who sold it to Reservoir Media Management.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

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

JANUARY 25, 2026

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.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1943 - Capitol Records issues Freddie Slack and His Orchestra with vocals by Margaret Whiting's "Black Magic" with "Hit The Road To Dreamland" with vocals by The Mellowaires and an unbilled Johnny Mercer on the flipside (Capitol 126), Six Hits And A Miss with Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra's "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To" with "Would You Rather Be A Colonel With An Eagle On Your Shoulder Or A Private With A Chicken On Your Knee" on the flipside (Capitol 127), and Ray McKinley and His Orchestra's "That Russian Winter" with "Rock-A-Bye Bay" on the flipside (Capitol 128) as part of the label's eleventh ever release.

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 flipside, 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 titles "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 titles are included on Mosaic Records 1997 box set "Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions"

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Billy May conducts his own compositions to the orchestra (Mannie Klein and Uan Rasey on trumpet, Ed Kusby and James Priddy on trombone, John Graas on French horn, Arthur "Skeets" Herfurt, Jules Kinsler, Gordon Green, Fred Falensby, and Arthur Fleming on saxophones, Edwin "Buddy" Cole on piano, Phil Stephens on bass, John Cyr on drums, Kathryn Thompson on harp, and a string section with Ivan Eppinoff, Lou Raderman, and Felix Slatkin on violin, Paul Robyn on viola, and Cy Bernard on cello) as they record the instrumental tracks for the parts one and two of the title  "Elmer Elephant" and parts one and two of the title "Henery Hawk" at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California between 9:00 PM and 12:00 AM. After Mel Blanc records vocal tracks for both titles and all the parts on January 30, 1951 and Don Wilson records narration tracks for both parts of "Elmer Elephant" on March 26, 1951, Capitol Records will issue both parts of "Elmer Elephant" on the children's record album "Elmer Elephant" (CAS-3099) and both parts for "Henery Hawk" on the children's record album "Henery Hawk" (CAS-3098).

1952 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, vocalist Margaret Whiting, with Lou Busch directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "I Could Write A Book", "I'll Walk Alone", and "The Isle Of Skye" at the first session. The second session is a split session where first vocalist Margaret Whiting, with Lou Busch directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Try Me One More Time" and "Foggy River" then pianist Lou Busch, as Joe "Fingers" Carr, with the vocal group The Carr-Hops and an orchestra (both lineups unlisted), records the titles "Good Time Charlie" and "That Ever-Lovin' Rag". Capitol Records will issue "I Could Write A Book" and "I'll Walk Alone" together as a single (Capitol 2000), "The Isle Of Skye" as a single (Capitol 2681) as the flipside of "Moonlight In Vermont" (recorded October 29, 1952), "Try Me One More Time" and "Foggy River" together as a single (Capitol 1984) and "Good Time Charlie" and "That Ever-Lovin' Rag" together as a single (Capitol 2081). Unfortunately, both titles by Joe "Fingers" Carr are currently unavailable on YouTube.

1957 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, clarinetist Les Brown and His Band Of Renown (Wes Hensel, Don Smith, Mickey McMahan, and Bob Styles on trumpet, Ray Sims, Roy Main, and Jim Hill on trombone, Stumpy Brown on bass trombone, Matt Utal and Ralph La Polla on alto saxophone, Billy Usselton on tenor saxophone, Abe Aaron on tenor and baritone saxophone, Butch Stone on baritone saxophone and vocals, Norman Pockrandt on piano, Vernon Polk on guitar, Mel Pollan on bass, and Lloyd Morales on drums) records the title "In The Mood" at the first session and "My Melancholy Baby", "Josephine", "Morning Star (Remember When)", and, with vocals by Butch Stone, "Original Joe" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "In The Mood" "My Melancholy Baby", "and "Josephine" on Brown's album "Dancers' Choice" (T 812), "Original Joe" as a single (Capitol F3655), and has yet to issue the take of "Morning Star (Remember When)" recorded on this date. Unfortunately, "Josephine" is not currently available on YouTube.

1957 - Vocalist Tennessee Ernie Ford, with Jack Fascinato conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "One Suit" and "The Watermelon Song" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol F3649) and on Ford's compilation album "Tennessee Ernie Ford Favorites" (T 841).

1957 - Glen Gray leads The Casa Loma Orchestra (Shorty Sherock, Conrad Gozzo, and Mannie Klein on trumpet, Walt Benson, Joe Howard, Si Zentner, and Murray McEachern on trombone, Skeets Herfurt on alto saxophone, Gus Bivona on clarinet and alto saxophone, Ted Nash and Jules Jacob on tenor saxophone, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Ray Sherman on piano, George Van Eps on guitar, Mike Rubin on bass, and Nick Fatool on drums), using arrangements by Gene Gifford and Larry Wagner, as they record the titles "Blow The Smoke Away" with vocals by Kenny Sargeant, "Georgia On My Mind", Out Of Space", and, also with vocals by Kenny Sargeant, "It's The Talk Of The Town" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Blow The Smoke Away" on the multi-artist compilation album "Dancing Smooth 'N Easy" (T/ST 1156) and "Georgia On My Mind", Out Of Space", and "It's The Talk Of The Town" on the group's album "Casa Loma Caravan" (T 856). Unfortunately, none of the titles are currently available on YouTube.

1957 - Violinist Nathan Milstein and Leon Pommers on piano records portions of Mozart's "Sonata In C Major For Violin And Piano, K. 296" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the complete title on their album "MOZART Sonatas For Violin & Piano" (P-8452). Unfortunately, the title is currently unavailable on YouTube.

1962 - Vocalist Bobby Edwards, with Billy Liebert on piano and conducting the orchestra (Glen Campbell and Allan Reuss on guitar, Lawrence "Red" Wooten on bass, and Roy Harte on drums) and unlisted background vocalists and producer Paul Wyatt, records the titles "Singing The Blues", "Here's My Heart", "Mr. Misery", "I Don't Play Love" and "Someone New" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 1:00 PM and 5:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue "Singing The Blues" as a single (Capitol 4726) with "What'll I Do Without You?" (recorded January 18, 1962), "Here's My Heart" and "Someone New" together as a single (Capitol 4789), and has yet to issue "Mr. Misery" and "I Don't Play Love".

1962 - Guitarist John Gray, with Herb Ellis also on guitar, Don Bagley on bass, and Bob Neal on drums, records the titles "Love Is Just Around The Corner", "Witchcraft", "Where Am I To Go?" and "You Stepped Out Of A Dream" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Gray's album "The New Wave" (T/ST 1852). "Where Am I To Go?" is not currently available as a separate video on YouTube but starts at 5:34 on the third video in the playlist.

1962 - The Brothers Castro (vocalists Arturo Castro, Jorge Castro, Walter Castro, and Xavier Castro), with Jack Marshall conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by Arturo Castro, record the titles "Midnight Sun", "Summertime", and "Serenata" in Los Angeles, California with producer Tony Newman. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Latin & Hip" (T/ST 1706). Currently, there are no separate videos for each title but the entire album is available on YouTube in a single video.

1962 - Ronnie Height, with unlisted others, records the titles "A Little Love" and "Moody Ways" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records has yet to issue either title.

1964 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "I Want To Hold Your Hand" with "I Saw Her Standing There" on the flipside 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

1967 - Vocalist Ferlin Husky and The Hush Puppies (lineup unlisted) record the titles "I Know You're Going Away", "Misty Blue", "Cryin' Time", and "Learn From A Fool" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "I Know You're Going Away" on Husky's album "White Fences And Evergreen Trees" (ST-115), "Misty Blue" and "Learn From A Fool" on his album "What Am I Gonna Do?" (T/ST 2705), and "Cryin' Time" on his album "Just For You" (T/ST 2870).

1969 - The Beatles record tracks for the titles "Two Of Us", "For You Blue", and "Let It Be"

1977 - Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band's Capitol Records album "Night Moves" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

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 flipside

1981 - Blondie's Chrysalis Records single "The Tide Is High" is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart

1987 - Dan Seals EMI America single "You Still Move Me", with "I'm Still Strung Out On You" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Country singles chart.

1990 - Ava Gardner, actress and second wife of Capitol Records artist Frank Sinatra, dies of pneumonia at age 67.

1998 - Janet Jackson's Virgin Records single "Together Again" is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1927 - Antonio Carlos Jobim, guitarist, pianist, composer (who 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.

JANUARY 24, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

90 Years Ago Today In 1936 - Jack Scott, singer, guitarist, and Capitol Records artist (1961-1964), is born Giovanni Dominico Scafone, Jr. in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

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), Capitol Records (1958), and Curb Records/Capitol Records Nashville (1990) artist, is born Harold Ray Ragsdale in Clarksdale, Georgia.

85 Years Ago Today In 1941 - Neil Diamond, a singer, songwriter, motion picture actor, and Capitol Records artist (1980 - the soundtrack to "The Jazz Singer" and 2014-present), is born Neil Leslie Diamond in Brooklyn, New York.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - The Pied Pipers (vocalists June Hutton, Chuck Lowry, Hal Hopper, and Clark Yocum), with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "In The Moon Mist" and "Madame Butterball" at Radio Recorders' studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 243).

1947 - During a split session held in Los Angeles, California with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (Ray Linn, Charlie Griffard, Zeke Zarchy, and Don Anderson on trumpet, Allan Thompson, Bill Schaefer, and Elmer Smithers on trombone, Fred Stulce, Matty Matlock, Herbie Haymer, Hap Lawson, and Len Hartman on saxophones, Milt Raskin on piano, George Van Eps on guitar, Jack Ryan on bass, Nick Fatool on drums, and an unidentified string section with six violins, two violas, a cello, and a harp), first vocalist Hal Derwin records the title "When Day Is Done" then vocalist Johnny Mercer records the title "Possum Song". Capitol Records will issue "When Day Is Done on the multi-artist compilation album "Somebody Loves Me - The Music Of Buddy De Sylva" (CD-49) and Mosaic Records will issue "Possum Song" as part of the three-CD Mosaic Select set "Johnny Mercer" (MS-028). Unfortunately, "When Day Is Done" is not currently available on YouTube.

1947 - Trombonist Pee Wee Hunt and unlisted others record ten unlisted titles for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. No issuing information is listed.

1948 - It's a Saturday and on this afternoon's episode of "King Cole Trio Time", being broadcast from WTAM's studios in Cleveland, Ohio, the trio performs "Straighten Up And Fly Right", "I Feel So Smoochie", "But Beautiful", "Pianissimo", "Your Red Wagon", "This Is My Night To Dream", "A-N-G-E-L Still Spells Mary", "Too Marvelous For Words" and "The Geek". The Armed Forces Radio Service will issue an electronic transcription disc of the episode. (King Cole Trio 39).

1950 - Using band tracks recorded on January 3 and 14, 1950 by Paul Weston and His Orchestra, vocalists Gordon MacRae and Lucille Norman overdub vocal tracks for the title "Wanting You", MacRae and a vocal chorus (lineup unlisted) overdub vocal tracks for the title "Stout-Hearted Men", MacRae overdubs vocal tracks for the title "Marianne", and Norman overdubs vocal tracks for the title "One Kiss" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of all the titles on the album "'New Moon'/'The Vagabond King'" (EBF-217 on multidisc 7" set, H-217 on 10" album, and T 219 on 12" vinyl).

1950 - Vocalist and pianist Frank "Sugar Chile" Robinson, with Jimmy Richardson on bass and Red Saunders on drums, records the titles "Say, Little Girl", "Bouncing Ball Boogie", "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer", and "Christmas Boogie" in Detroit, Michigan. Capitol Records will issue "Say, Little Girl" and "Bouncing Ball Boogie" together as a single (Capitol 897) and "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "Christmas Boogie" together as a single (Capitol 1259).

1950 - Vocalist and guitarist Leon Payne, with Ernie Hunter on fiddle, Cecil "Gig" Sparks on guitar, Frank Juricek on steel guitar and (listed as probably) J.T. "Tiny" Smith on bass, records the titles "I'm A Lone Wolf", "Did I Forget To Tell You?", "I Just Said Goodbye To My Dreams", and "I Miss That Gal" in (listed as possibly) ACA Studios in Houston Texas. Capitol Records will issue "I'm A Lone Wolf" and "I Just Said Goodbye To My Dreams" together as a single (Capitol 920) and "Did I Forget To Tell You?" and "I Miss That Gal" together as a single (Capitol 1164).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - The Ewing Sisters (vocalists Jeanne Ewing and Jolaine Ewing), with Van Alexander conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), recorded the titles "Fiddle Faddle" and the still unreleased takes of the titles "Old Man Of The Mountain", "Willow Will You Weep For Me", and Papagayu" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Fiddle Faddle" as a single (Capitol 1421) with "You've Been So Good To Me, Daddy" (recorded January 4, 1951) on the flipside.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Vocalist and guitarist Jimmie Skinner, with Ray "Curly" Lunsford on electric mandolin, Art Wooten on fiddle, and an uncredited guitarist and bass player, records the titles "Running Out Of Time", "Station Door Blues", "Falling Rain Blues", and "It's All The Same To Me" at radio station WROL's studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 1413) and the last two titles together as a single (Capitol 1476).

1952 - Vocalist Cathy Crosby, with additional vocals by Bob Crosby and with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Cathy" and "The Bucket Song" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 1988). Unfortunately, neither title is available on YouTube.

1952 - Vocalist Gisele MacKenzie, with Buddy Cole directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Wishin'", "Goodbye Sweetheart", "Egbert, The Easter Egg", and "Benny The Bob Tailed Bunny" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Wishin'" and "Goodbye Sweetheart" together as a single (Capitol 1983) and "Egbert, The Easter Egg" and "Benny The Bob Tailed Bunny" together as a single (Capitol 1997).

1952 - During a split session in Los Angeles, California with Vic Schoen conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted) first vocalist Bob Crosby records the titles "The General Has Gone To Bed" and "You Are All The World To Me" then Kay Starr records the titles "Please Be Kind" and "I've Got The World On A String". Capitol Records has yet to issue "The General Has Gone To Bed" and "You Are All The World To Me" and issued "Please Be Kind" and "I've Got The World On A String" on Starr's album "The Kay Starr Style" (T 363).

1953 - Kay Starr's Capitol Records single "Side By Side", with "Noah" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Pop singles chart

1953 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, Franz Waxman conducts The Los Angeles Orchestral Society (lineup unlisted) as they record Tchaikovsky's "Romeo And Juliet Duet" using an arrangement by Taneieff with vocals by soprano Jean Fenn, contralto Katherine Hilgenberg, and tenor Raymond Manton at the first session and Gounod's "Non, Ce N'est Pas Le Jour (From 'Romeo Et Juliette', Act IV)" with vocals by contralto Katherine Hilgenberg. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the album "GOUNOD - Non, Ce N'est Pas Le Jour (From 'Romeo Et Juliette', Act IV)/TCHAIKOVSKY - Romeo And Juliet Duet" (P-8189).

1955 - Jim and Jesse (Jim McReynolds on guitar and vocals and Jesse McReynolds on mandolin and vocals), with Henry Newton "Tommy" Vaden on fiddle, George France on banjo, and Leslie Sandy on bass, record the titles "I'll Wear The Banner", "My Garden Of Love", "Tears Of Regret", and "I'll See You Tonight (In My Dreams)" at Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "I'll Wear The Banner" and "My Garden Of Love" together as a single (Capitol F3505) and all the titles on the duo's two-LP set "20 Great Songs By Jim & Jesse" (DTBB-264).

1955 - Soprano vocalist Maria Kurenko, with pianist Vsevolod Pastukhoff, records Prokofiev's "Five Poems OF Akhmatova: Sunlight In My Room, Tenderness Of Love, Thoughts Of The Sunlight, Greeting, and The Grey-Eyed King" in Studio A of Capitol Records' studios in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Kurenko's album "Songs" (P-8310).

1955 - Pierre Michel Le Conte conducts The Orchestra of The Paris Opera (lineup unlisted) as they record Delibes' "Coppelia (Ballet Music)" in Paris, France for EMI. Capitol Records, after licensing the master, will issue the title on the album "DELIBES - Sylvia/Coppelia (Ballet Music)" (P-18001) as part of the label's Classical Import series.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Violinist Nathan Milstein and pianist Leon Pommers record Wieniawski's "Mazurka, Op. 19, N° 2", Gluck-Kreisler's "Melodie", an unissued take of Nardini's "Larghetto", Chopin's "Nocturne In C Sharp Minor", and Stravinsky's "Russian Maiden Song" in Capitol Records' Studio A in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles except "Larghetto" on Milstein's album "Milstein Miniatures" (P-8339). Capitol Records' catalog of classical music is currently released by Warner Music Group. Here's Side 1 and here's Side 2.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - The George Shearing Quintet (Johnny Rae on vibraphone, George Shearing on piano, Jean "Toots" Thielemans on guitar and harmonica, Al McKibbon on bass, Bill Clark on drums) with Armando Peraza on congas and a string choir (lineup unlisted) arranged and conducted by Dennis Faron, record the titles "September Song", "'Round Midnight", "Starlight Hour", and "Autumn Leaves" in Los Angeles, California between 8:00 PM and 11:00 PM. After an overdub is recorded for "'Round Midnight" on January 26, 1956, Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "The Velvet Carpet" (T 720).

1957 - Vocalist Al Martino, with Eugene Lowell directing The Sid Bass Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Same Two Lips" and "There I Was In Love" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records has yet to issue either title.

1958 - Felix Slatkin conducts The Military Band (lineup unlisted) as they record the title "Reveille/The U. S. Field Artillery March", "U. S. Marines On Parade", "U. S. Air Force Song", and "Semper Paratus" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Slatkin's album "The Star-Spangled Banner And Themes Of Our Armed Forces" (EAP-1-1142 on 7" EP) and on The Military Band's, (conducted by Felix Slatkin) album "A Salute To The Services (W/SW 1056 on 12" LP).

1958 - Vocalist Tommy Sands, with Bob Bain's Music (Merrill Moore on piano, Bob Bain on lead guitar, Buck Owens on rhythm guitar, and unlisted bass and drums players) and a vocal chorus (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Teen-Age Doll" and "Every Little Once In A While" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Teen-Age Doll" on the multi-artist compilation album "Everybody Rock!" (T 1025). Bear Family Records will issue "Every Little Once In A While" in Germany on the CD "Tommy Sands" (BCD 15643).

1958 - Pianist Rudolf Firkunsy records the titles "Rêverie", "First And Second Arabesques", and "Poissons D'or" in Studio A of Capitol Records' studios in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Firkunsy's album "DEBUSSY By Firkusny" (P-8451).

1960 - Vocalist Faron Young, with (listed as probably) Marvin Hughes on piano, Hank "Sugarfoot" Garland and Thomas "Grady" Martin on electric guitars, Darrell McCall on rhythm guitar and harmony vocals, Ben Keith Schauefele on steel guitar, Murrey M. "Buddy" Harman, Jr. on drums, records a new take of the title "I'll Be Alright (IN The Morning)" and the titles "Your Old Used To Be" with the addition of a string section (lineup unlisted) and "There's Not Any Like You Left" at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the new take of "I'll Be Alright (In The Morning)" and "Your Old Used To Be" together as a single (Capitol F4351) and has yet to issue the take of "There's Not Any Like You Left" recorded at this session and a new take will be recorded on June 10, 1960, and will be issued as a single (Capitol F4410).

1960 - Alfred Wallenstein conducts The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record movements 1 and 4 of Rachmaninoff's "Symphony N° 2 In E Minor, Opus 27" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both movements on the orchestra's album "RACHMANINOFF - Symphony N° 2 in E Minor, Opus 27" (P/SP-8386).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Tennessee Ernie Ford (on vocals), with unlisted others, records the titles "His Love (Makes the World Go Round)", an as yet unissued take of the title "900 Pages Of 66 Books", the titles "Dark As A Dungeon" and an as yet unissued take of the titles "Four Feet Wide, Six Feet Long And Six Feet Deep" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "His Love (Makes The World Go Round)" and "Dark As A Dungeon" together as a single (Capitol 4531).

1962 - Violinist Nathan Milstein, with a chamber orchestra (lineup unlisted), records Vivaldi's "Concerto In C Major, F.1 N° 3, Third Movement", "Concerto In A Major, F.1 N° 5, First Movement", "Concerto In A Major, F.1 N° 5, Second Movement", and "Concerto In A Major, F.1 N° 5, Third Movement" in New York City, New York. Angel Records, then a subsidiary of Capitol Records, will issue all the titles on Milstein's album "" (S-36001). Angel Records catalog is now owned by Warner Music Group.

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.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Nancy Wilson (on vocals) with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Ronnell Bright on piano, John Collins on guitar, Charles "Buster" Williams and Ralph Pena on bass, Shelly Manne on drums, Catherine Gotthoffer on harp, and a string section with Edward Bergman, Harry Bluestone, Samuel Boghossian, Walter Edelstein, Jacques Gasselin, James Getzoff, Benny Gill, Dan Lube, Lou Raderman, Mischa Russell, Ambrose Russo, Marshall Sosson, and Albert Sternberg on violins, Allan Harshman, Virginia Majewski, and Sanford Schonbach on viola, and Armand Kaproff, David Pratt, Nino Rosso, and William Vandenburg on cello), records the titles "Try A Little Tenderness", "Close Your Eyes", "Too Late Now", and "Don't Go To Strangers" in The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 5:00 PM and 10:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Wilson's album "Tender Lovin' Care" (T 2555).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The New Classic Singers (lineup unlisted) record "Bye Bye Blues", "A Taste Of Honey", "Yesterday", "No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)", "Lover's Concerto", and "The World's Greatest Lover (Don Juan)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's eponymous album "The New Classic Singers" (T 2440).

1967 - Vocalist Ferlin Husky and The Hush Puppies (lineup unlisted) records the titles "The Bridge I Have Never Crossed", "General 'G'", and "What Am I Gonna Do Now?" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "The Bridge I Have Never Crossed" as a single (Capitol 5938) with "You've Pushed Me Too Far" (recorded January 26, 1967) on the flipside and "General 'G'" and "What Am I Gonna Do Now?" together as a single (Capitol 5852). Unfortunately, "General 'G'" is not currently available on YouTube.

1968 - Merle Haggard's Capitol Records single "Sing Me Back Home", with "Good Times" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Country singles chart

1968 - Vocalist Tennessee Ernie Ford, with unlisted others, record the titles "Cabaret", "Welcome To My World", "Only You", and "There Goes My Everything" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except "Welcome To My World" which remains unissued, on Ford's album "World Of Pop & Country" (ST 2896).

1968 - The Lettermen (vocalists Jim Pike, Tony Butala, and Bob Engemann), with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangments by Perry Botkin, Jr. and Dick Hazard, records the titles "Medley: Love Is Blue/Greensleeves", "Anyone Who Had A Heart", "Spooky", and "Wake Up Me Gentle" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded on January 31, 1968 for the first three titles, Capitol Records will issue "Medley: Love Is Blue/Greensleeves" as a single and, with "Anyone Who Had A Heart" and "Spooky" on the group's album "Goin' Out Of My Head" (ST 2865), and has yet to issue "Wake Up To Me Gentle".

1968 - The Chaparral Brothers (vocalists John and Paul Chaparral), with unlisted others, records new takes of the titles "Standing In The Rain", "For The Last Time", and "Hart Times Come Easy For Me" and the titles "I Must Have Been Out Of My Mind" and "Winner Take All" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Standing In The Rain" as a single (Capitol 2153), "I Must Have Been Out Of My Mind" as a single (Capitol 2772), and all the titles on the brother's self-titled album "The Chaparral Brothers" (ST 2922).

1968 - Guitarist and vocalist Merle Travis, with unlisted others and using his own arrangments, records the titles "Cuddle Up A Little Closer", "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans", and "(Up The) Lazy River" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Cuddle Up A Little Closer" and "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans" on Travis' album "" (ST 2938) and has yet to issue "(Up The) Lazy River".

1972 - The group called Bridge (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Leave Her", "Reason Why", "Before The Sun Goes Down", and "Where Does Your Love Go" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Reason Why" and "Where Does Your Love Go" and has yet to issue "Leave Her" and "Before The Sun Goes Down". Unfortunately, none of the titles are available on YouTube.

1973 - The Lettermen (vocalists Jim Pike, Tony Butala, and Gary Pike), with unlisted others, record the titles "We Will Meet At The Ocean" and "Something To Believe In" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded on February 2 and 5, 1973 for "We Will Meet At The Ocean" and on January 30, 1973 and February 5, 1973 for "Something To Believe In", Capitol Records will issue the final mix of "We Will Meet At The Ocean" on the group's album "Now And Forever" (SW-11319) and has yet to issue "Something To Believe In".

1973 - Vince Martin, with unlisted others, records the titles "Take Your Time", "Brother", "Roy's Song", "Leaving Song", "Honest Joe", "Catch Me, I'm Fallin'", "Fayetteville", "You Wonder Why", "Now She's Gone", and "Givers And Takers" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Martin's self-titled album "Vince Martin" (ST-11181).

1973 - Vocalist Wanda Jackson, with Hargus "Pig" Robbins on piano, Harold Ray Bradley on guitar, Mike Post on rhythm guitar, Jerry Shook and Herman "Pete" Wade on guitar, Weldon Myrick on steel guitar, Bob Moore on bass, and Kenneth Malone on drums, records the titles "Ruben James", "A Wound Time Can't Erase", and "Your Memory Comes And Gets Me" at the Jack Clement Studio in Nashville, Tennessee between 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue "Your Memory Comes And Gets Me" as a single (Capitol 3599) and all the titles on Jackson's album "Country Keepsakes" (ST-11161).

1979 - Brian Wilson, a member of the Capitol Records group The Beach Boys, divorces his wife, Marilyn Rovell

1980 - Perry & Sanlin (Phil Perry and Kevin Sanlin), with unlisted others, record the title "With You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 4852) with "Just Want To Make You Happy" (recorded January 25, 1980) on the flipside and on the duo's album "For Those Who Love" (ST-12118).

1982 - Juice Newton's Capitol Records single "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)", with "Ride 'Em Cowboy" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Country singles chart.

1983 - Vocalist Beau Williams, with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey, records the title "Love And Happiness" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Williams' album "Stay With Me" (ST-12286)

1983 - Vocalist Juice Newton, with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by Charles Calello, records the titles "Slippin' Away" and "Dirty Looks" at Sound Castle Studio in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Dirty Looks" as a single (Capitol 5289) and both titles on Newton's album "Dirty Looks" (ST-12294).

40 Years Ago Today In 1986 - Gordon MacRae (born Albert Gordon MacRae), singer, Broadway, motion picture, and television actor, and Capitol Records artist (1947-1969), dies of pneumonia, the result of complications from cancer of the mouth and jaw, at age 65 in Lincoln, Nebraska

20 Years Ago Today In 2006 - Capitol Records releases Roseanne Cash's album "Black Cadillac", Linda Ronstadt's 2 CD compilation "The Best Of Linda Ronstadt", and Starsailor's album "On The Outside". EMI/Capitol Records releases Al Green's album "Livin' For You".

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1925 - Jimmy Scott, a conga drummer, is born Jimmy Anonmuogharan Scott Emuakor in Nigeria. Paul McCartney, who got to know Scott when he played in London nightclubs, used Scott's catchphrase "ob-la-di ob-la-da" (a Yoruba tribal phrase meaning "life goes on") as the basis of The Beatles' title "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da".

1945 - Spirits of Rhythm record the titles "Honeysuckle Rose", "Last Call Blues", "She Ain't No Saint", and "Scattin' The Blues" for Black & White Records in Los Angeles, California. Universal Music Group, Capitol Records parent company, currently owns the Black & White catalog.

1947 - Warren Zevon, singer, songwriter, and Virgin Records America artist (1987), is born in Chicago, Illinois.

1962 - Art Blakely (on drums, tympani, gong, and telegraph drum) and The Afro-Drum Ensemble (Yusef Lateef on flute, oboe, tenor saxophone, cowbell, and thumb piano, Solomon Ilori on vocals, pennywhistle, and talking drum, Ahmed Abdul-Malik on bass, Curtis Fuller on tympani, Chief Bey on congas, telegraph drum, and double gong, Montego Joe on Bambara drum, double gong, corboro drum, and log drum, Garvin Masseaux on chekere, African maracas, on congas, James Ola Folami on congas, and Robert Crowder on bata drum and congas) record the titles "Prayer by Solomon G. Ilori", "Ife L'ayo (There Is Happiness In Love)", "Ero ti Nr'ojeje", "The Mystery Of Love", "Ayiko Ayiko  (Welcome, Welcome My Darling)", "Obirin African (Woman Of Africa)", and "Tobi Ilu" at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on Blakely's album "The African Beat" (BLP4097/BST84097).

1963 - Alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson, with John Patton on organ, Grant Green on guitar, and Ben Dixon on drums, records the titles "The Holy Ghost", "Good Gracious", "Caracas", "Cherry", "Bad John", and "Don't Worry About Me" in recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue "Good Gracious" possibly as a single (Blue Note 45-1896) and all the titles on Donaldson's album "Good Gracious" (BLP4125 in mono and BST84125 in stereo).

1964 - Brian Epstein signs Sounds Incorporated to a management and agency contract with NEMS Enterprises and gets them a deal with EMI.

1980 - Gambler (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Even A Loser" and "Life On The Line" at an unlisted studio. EMI America will issue both titles on the group's album "Love And Other Crimes" (SW-17017).

1980 - Chuck Jackson, with unlisted others, records the titles "No Tricks", "The Way You Hold Me", and "After You" in an unlisted studio. EMI America will issue "After You" as a single (EMI America 8056) with "Let's Get Together" (recorded January 23, 1980) on the flipside and all the titles on Jackson's album "I Wanna Give You Some Love" (SW-17031).

1985 - The Tann (lineup unlisted) record the title "Talking To Myself" in an unlisted studio for EMI America. No issuing information is listed.

40 Years Ago Today In 1986 - Vincent Minnelli (born Lester Anthony Minnelli), Broadway and motion picture director, father of Capitol Records artist Liza Minnelli and husband for six years to Capitol Records artist Judy Garland, dies at age 82 and is later interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.

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 flipside, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1998 - Trumpet player Marcus Printup, with Kevin Bales on piano, Ricky Ravelo on bass, and Woody Williams on drums, records the titles "Woody's Beat", "Have You Met Miss Jones", "Shertzing Along", "Body And Soul", "Black Coffee", "Pier Pressure", "Nocturnal Traces", "Ain't Misbehavin'", "How Do You Keep The Music Playing?", and "Freddie's Inferno" at Avatar Studios in New York City, New York. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on Printup's album "Nocturnal Traces" (4-93676-2 on CD).