JANUARY 29, 2008

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1946 - Cootie Williams and His Orchestra (Williams and Bob Merrill on trumpet and vocals; E. V. Perry, George Treadwell, Billy Ford, and Clarence "Gene" Redd on trumpet; Ed Burke, Edward Johnson, and Bob Horton on trombone; Rupert Cole and John Jackson on alto saxophone; Sam Taylor and Everett Gaines on tenor saxophone; Bob Ashton on baritone saxophone; Arnold Jarvis on piano; Sam "Christopher" Allen on guitar; Norman Keenan on bass; Butch Ballard on drums; and Johnny Mercer on vocals), record the tracks "Stingy Blues" (Merrill on vocal), "He Should'a Flip'd When He Flop'd" (Mercer on vocal), and the instrumental tracks "Echoes Of Harlem" and "That's The Lick" at WMCA's studios in New York City, New York for Capitol Records. Mercer's track would go unissued until it was included in Mosaic Records 1997 box set "Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions". The other tracks would be included on the 1972 Capitol Recors compilation album "Capitol Jazz Classics Vol. II Big Band Bounce" that would also include tracks by Benny Carter
1949 - Margaret Whiting's Capitol Records single "Far Away Places", with "My Own True Love" on the flip side is #2 on the U.S. Pop singles charts and Jimmy Wakely's Capitol Records single "I Love You So Much It Hurts" with "I Don't Want Your Sympathy" on the flip side, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles chart
1965 - Sonny James' Capitol Records single "You're The Only World I Know", with "Tying The Pieces Together" on the flip side, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts
1966 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "We Can Work it Out", with "Day Tripper on the flip side, hits #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1977 - Capitol Records releases Mel McDaniel's single "All The Sweet" with "A Little More Country" on the flip side
1989 - Sheriff's Capitol Records single "When I'm With You", with "Crazy Without You" on the flip side, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1996 - Capitol Records Nashville artist Garth Brooks said that Hootie and the Blowfish had done more for music that year than he did, so he refused to accept his American Music Award for Favorite Overall Artist.

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