OCTOBER 19, 2008

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1936 - The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (lineup unlisted), conducted by Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, record Bach's "Italian Concerto: Part 1", "Italian Concerto: Part 2", and "Italian Concerto: Part 3" in Berlin, Germany. Capitol Records will issue all the parts on the orchestra's album "BACH- Italian Concerto/The Musical Offering (excerpts)" (L-8128).
1946 - Capitol Records band The King Cole Trio premiere in their own network radio show "King Cole Trio Time", a fifteen minute Saturday afternoon program that will run until April 1948
1946 - Merle Travis (on vocals and electric guitar), with Cliffie Stone (on bass) directing the orchestra (Jack McTaggart on trumpet; Shelby "Tex" Atchison on fiddle; Ossie J. Godson on piano; Paul Sells on accordion; Eddie Kirk on rhythm guitar; Allen J. Williams on bass), records the tracks "So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed", "Alimony Bound", "Follow Through", "Three Times Seven", "I'm Sick And Tired of You, Little Darlin'", "Sunshine's Back In Town" and "The Devil To Pay" at (listed as possibly) Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues the first track as a single (Capitol 349) with "Sweet Temptation" on the flip side, the second track as a single (Capitol Americana 40115) with "A Fool At The Steering Wheel" on the flip side, the third track as a single (Capitol Americana 40050) with "I Like My Chicken Fryin' Size" on the flip side, the fourth track as a single (Capitol 384) with "Steel Guitar Rag" on the flip side, the fifth track as a single (Capitol Americana 40006) with "Lawdy, What A Gal" on the flip side, and the seventh track as a single (Capitol Americana 40072) with "Information Please" on the flip side. Bear Family Records issues all the tracks on Travis'5 CD box set "Guitar Rags And A Too Fast Past" (BCD 15637).
1946 - Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers (June Hutton, Chuck Lowry, Hal Hopper, and Clark Yocum), with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the track "Take Me Back To Little Rock, Arkansas" then The Pied Pipers, also with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Make Me Know It" and "With All My Heart" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues "Take Me Back To Little Rock, Arkansas" as a single (Capitol 334) with The Pied Pipers' track "Huggin' And A Chalkin'" on the flip side, "Make Me Know It" as a single (Capitol 344) with "You Can't See The Sun While Your Crying" on the flip side, and "With All My Heart" as a single (Capitol 15142) with "Goodbye Romance" on the flip side.
1946 - Jack Smith, with Earl Sheldon and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the track "I Haven't Got A Worry In The World", "Too Many Times", "Give Me You", "Let's Go Back And Kiss The Girls Goodnight Again", and "Life Can Be Beautiful" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the second and fourth tracks together as a single (Capitol 339) and, as of 2005, has yet to issue the other three tracks.
1946 - Hal Derwin "Buddy" Cole records 16 tracks for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. No track titles are listed. If anyone knows what was recorded, please leave a comment.
1946 - Frank DeVol records 7 tracks for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. No track titles are listed. If anyone knows what was recorded, please leave a comment.
1948 - An unidentified orchestra records the tracks "Rosewood Spinet" and an unknown title in Paris, France. The first track's issue status is unlisted and the last track was rejected so its continued existence is not listed.
1949 - Mel Blanc records a vocal overdub over Chuy Reyes and His Orchestra's track "The Regal Rhumba (Take It Easy, Take It Light)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the combined track as a single (Capitol 57-790) with Chuy Reyes and His Orchestra's track "Guantanamera" (with vocals by Pepin Betancourt) on the flip side.
1949 - Pete Dailey (on cornet) and His Chicagoans (Warren Smith on trombone: Stan Story on clarinet; Don Owens on piano; Nappy Lamare on guitar; Phil Stephens and Country Washburne on tuba; and George Defebaugh on drums) record the tracks "At A Georgia Camp Meeting", "When The Saints Go Marchin' In", "Dixieland Shuffle", "Sensation Rag", and "Big Bass Horn Blues" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on the album "Pete Daily's Dixieland Band" (T 183).
1949 - Frank DeVol records 10 tracks for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. No track titles are listed. If anyone knows what was recorded, please leave a comment.
1949 - The Calvary Quartet (lineup unlisted) records 5 tracks for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. No track titles are listed. If anyone knows what was recorded, please leave a comment.
1951 - Capitol Records band Stan Kenton and His Orchestra's concert at Carnegie Hall is broadcasted on radio. Copies of the broadcast have been released on unauthorized CDs.
1950 - Tex Ritter records special instruction to "Daddy's Last Letter" (with Cotton Seed Clark on dialog) that Capitol Records will be issue as a promotional record (PRO 8).
55 Years Ago Today In 1953 - Rod Morris (on vocals on guitar) and His Missourians (Joe Byers on steel guitar; and unlisted fiddle, electric guitar, bass and drum players) record the tracks "Bimbo", "That's Nature", "Hey Mr. Mocking Bird", and "Everything To Lose, Nothing To Gain" at (listed as possibly) either radio station KWKH or at Castle Studio in the Tulane Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the first and last track together as a single (Capitol 2669), "That's Nature" as a single (Capitol 3006) with "Nobody Knows Grandpa Like Grandma" on the flip side, and the third track as a single (Capitol 2785) with "Bimbo #2" on the flip side.
1954 - Roy Hogsed (on vocals and guitars with Jean Dewez on accordion; Richard "Rusty" Nitz on bass; and Lee Hughes on drums) records "I'm Hurtin' Again", "Yes He Did", "Do You Call That A Sweetheart" (with a vocal chorus with an unlisted lineup) and "Gonna Build A Fence Around You" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues the first and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 3007). Bear Family Records issues all the tracks on the box set "Cocaine Blues" (BCD 16191).
1954 - The New Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted), conducted by Rudolf Schwarz, record parts of Dvorak's "Cello Concerto In B Minor" in London, England. Capitol Records issues the track on the orchestra's album "DVORAK - Cello Concerto in D Minor,Op.104" (P-8301).
1955 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angles, California Bobby Hackett (on cornet) and His Jazz Band (Abe Lincoln and Jack Teagarden on trombone; Matty Matlock on clarinet; Don Owens on piano; Nappy Lamare on banjo and guitar; Phil Stephens on bass and tuba; and Nick Fatool on drums) record the tracks "Basin Street Blues", "St. James Infirmary" (with vocals by Jack Teagarden), and "That's A Plenty" at the first session and "I Want A Big Butter And Egg Man", "Fidgety Feet", "Royal Garden Blues", and "I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plans" at the second session. Capitol Records issues all the tracks, except "St. James Infirmary", on Hackett's LP "Coast Concert" (T 692). Mosaic Records issues all the tracks on the box set "The Complete Capitol Fifties Jack Teagarden Sessions" (MD4-168).
1955 - Gordon MacRae, with Van Alexander's Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "A Woman In Love", "(Here's To) A Wonderful Christmas", and "Fate" (with a chorus of six unlisted vocalists) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 3284) and the third track as a single (Capitol 3315) with "Never Before And Never Again" on the flip side.
1955 - Overdubs are recorded for Les Baxter and His Orchestra's track "The Trouble With Harry" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the final track as a single (Capitol 3291) with "Havana" on the flip side.
1955 - Overdubs are recorded for The Four Freshmen's tracks "Charmaine" and "In This Whole Wide World" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the final tracks together as a single (Capitol 3292).
1955 - Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (with Riddle conducting his own arrangements to unlisted musicians) record the tracks "Lisboa Antigua" (aka "Lisbon Antiqua [In Old Lisbon]") featuring Arnold Rossip on piano with unlisted strings and a vocal group of 4 unlisted singers, "Robin Hood", and Johnny Concho Theme (Wait For Me)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 3287) and , as of 2005, yet to issue the last track.
1956 - The Andrews Sisters (vocalists Patty, Maxene & Laverne Andrews), with Vic Schoen conducting an orchestra with an unlisted lineup, record the tracks "Tulip Time", "Hold Tight, Hold Tight (Want Some Seafood Mama)", "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (Within Anyone Else But You)", "Ill Be With You In Apple Blossom Time", and a re-recording of "Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on the sisters' album "The Andrews Sisters In Hi-Fi" (W 790).
1956 - The King Sisters (vocalists Yvonne, Luise, Marilyn & Alyce King) with Alvino Rey conducting an orchestra with an unlisted lineup, record the tracks "Imagination", "You're My Thrill", "In Hamburg (Where The Nights Are Long), and "When The Lights Are Low" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol F3713) and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol F3594).
1956 - Ann Leonardo (listed as Maratha Lou Harp on the last two tracks recorded), with Earl Sheldon and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Now Is The Time", "The Law Of Attraction", "I'll Hold You In My Heart", "The Greatest Fool In The World" (with Chorus [lineup unlisted]) in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the first and second tracks together as a single (Capitol F3627) and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol F3609).
1957 - At two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Danny Kaye, with Walter Scharf conducting his own arrangements to an orchestra with an unlisted lineup, records the tracks "The Puddle", "The Thank You Letter", "Bathtub Admiral", and "Crazy Barbara" at the first session and "I Like Old People, Don't You?", "The New Baby", "I'm Five!", and "Just Imagine" at the second session. The first and last tracks from the first session and the first track from the second session (as of 2005) are unissued. Capitol Records issues the rest of the tracks on Kaye's album "Mommy, Gimme A Drinka Water!" (T 937).
1957 - Sonny James (on vocals and guitar), with The Bob Bain Chorus (unlisted lineup) and Orchestra (John "Plas" Johnson on tenor saxophone; Eddie Beal on piano; Bob Bain on guitar; Red Callender on bass; and Raymond Martinez on drums) using Bain's arrangements, records the tracks "Uh-Huh-Mm", "Climb Up The Ladder Of Love", and "Why Can't They Remember?" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 1:00pm and 6:00pm. Capitol Records issues the first and last track together as a single (Capitol F3840). Bear Family Records issues all the tracks on the 6 CD box set "Young Love - The Early Years 1952-62" (BCD 16373) in Germany.
50 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Peggy Lee, with producer Dave Cavanaugh and Jack Marshall conducting his own arrangements to a small group of musicians (including Pete Candoli and Jack Sheldon on trumpet; Milt Bernhardt and Frank Rosolino on trombone; Benny Carter on alto saxophone; Jimmy Rowles on piano; Barney Kessel on guitar; and Shelly Manne on drums), is back in The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California to record the tracks "I Love To Love", "It's So Nice To Have A Man Around The House", "So In Love" and "I Like Men!". Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Lee's album "I Like Men" (T 1131).
1959 - Sue Raney (on vocals), with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Ed Kusby, Murray McEachern, Si Zentner, and George Roberts on trombone; Wilbur Schwartz, Harry Klee, Justin Gordon, and George Poole on woodwinds; Jimmy Rowles on piano; Bobby Gibbons on guitar; Ralph Pena on bass; Irving Cottler on drums; Emil Richards on percussion; and Verlye Mills on harp), records the tracks "My Prayer", "A Blossom Fell", Exactly Like You", and "Rain" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between (2:00pm and 5:00pm). Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Raney's album "Songs For A Raney Day" (T 1335).
1959 - Micki Grant records the tracks "Everybody Knows It" and "Because You're You" in Los Angeles, California. Both tracks, as of 2005, are unissued.
1959 - Capitol Records releases Kay Starr's album "Movin'!" which was produced by Dave Cavanaugh with Alexander conducting the orchestra using his and Cavanaugh's arrangements
1960 - At two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California The Jonah Jones Quartet (with Jones on trumpet and possibly vocals; Teddy Brannon on piano; John Brown on bass; and George Foster on drums) records the tracks "I'll Never Say No", "If I Knew Then", and "Belly Up To The Bar Boys" at the first session and "Dolce Famiente", "Bonjour" and "Are You Sure?" at the second session. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Jones' album "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" (T 1532).
1960 - Tony Pastor and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "Don't Worry About Strangers", "It's Monday Everyday", "Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now", and "Old Folks" in Los Angeles, California. All the tracks, as of 2005, are unissued.
1960 - Don Baker (on pipe organ) records the tracks "Crazy Rhythm" (with unlisted percussionists), "In An 18th Century Drawing Room" (with unlisted percussionists), "Shining Moon" (with unlisted combined voices), and "Singing Violins" (with unlisted string section) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Baker's album "Don Baker Displays The Many Voices Of The Morton Pipe Organ - Sound Showcase" (T 1908).
1961 - At two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "Christmas Kisses" (with vocals by The Bookends [lineup unlisted]), "Girl In the Valley", "Let Me Walk With You (with vocals by The Bookends [lineup unlisted]), and "Sabor A Mi" at the first session and :My Hands Upon The Keys" and Valzer" at the second session. Capitol Records issues the first and third tracks from the first session together as a single (Capitol 4667) and (as of 2005) yet to issue the other two tracks from the first session and "Valzer" from the second. Aero Space Records (owned by Anthony) issued "My Hands Upon The Keys" on Anthony's album (RAS 2208). I can't find the album on Aero Space's website so if anyone knows the title, please leave a comment.
1961 - Ralph Carmichael and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted with Carmichael conducting his own arrangements) records the tracks "Beyond The Sunset", "In The Garden", "It's No Secret", and "How Great Thou Art" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Carmichael's album "Hymns At Sunset" (T 1746).
1961 - William Warfied (on vocals) and Virgil Fox (on organ) record Mendelssohn's "O God Have Mercy", the traditional tune "Deep River", and Malotte's "the Lord's Prayer" at Riverside Church in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Warfield and Fox's album "God Of Our Fathers" (P-8578).
1962 - Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), using arrangements by Jimmie Haskell, record the tracks "Theme From 'Taras Bulba' (The Wishing Star)" and "Let Me Entertain You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues both tracks together as a single (Capitol 4876).
1962 - Nathan Milstein (on vocals), with The Philharmonic Orchestra (listed as probably conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini), record the conclusion of Mozart's (Violin Concerto Number 3) in (listed as possibly) London, England. As of 2005, the completed track is unissued.
1964 - Capitol Records releases The Beach Boys' live album "Concert"
1964 - Don Hinson and The Riga-Morticians (Don Hinson and Gary Paxton) record the tracks "Home In Castle East", "Robbin' Graves", "Monster Surf Stomp", and "Phantom Of The A Go-Go" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on the group's album "A Monster Dance Party" (T 2219).
1964 - During two sessions held this day in New York City (listed as possibly at Capitol Record's studios), New York King Curtis (on tenor saxophone) records overdubs for tracks "Tanya", "Hung Over" and "Soul Twine" at the first session and (with George Stubbs on piano; an unlisted organist; Cornell Dupree on guitar; Chuck Rainey on bass; and Ray Lucas on drums) records remakes of the tracks "Hung Over" and "Misty" as well as recording the tracks "Bill Bailey" and "Peter Gunn" at the second session. Capitol Records issues the final versions of all the tracks on Curtis' album "The Best Of King Curtis" (ST 2858) and Bear Family Records issues all the tracks on Curtis' 3 CD box set "The Capitol Years 1962-1965" (BCD 15670) in Germany.
1964 - At two sessions held this day in New York City, New York Cannonball Adderley Sextet (Nat Adderley on cornet and trumpet; Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on alto saxophone; Charles Lloyd on flute and tenor saxophone; Joe Zawinul on piano; Sam Jones on bass; and Louis Hayes on drums) record the tracks "Fiddler On The Roof", "Sabbath Prayer" and "To Life" at the first session and "Do You Love Me", "Now I Have Everything", and "Cajvalach (Chavalah)" at the second session. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Cannonball Adderley's album "Fiddler On The Roof" (T 2216).
1965 - The Beatles record "The Beatles Third Christmas Record" which will be released by their fan club
1965 - H.B. Barnum and His Orchestra (with Barnum conducting his own arrangements to unlisted musicians) record the tracks "The Reason" and "Go Home And Cry" in Los Angeles, California. As of 2005 both tracks are unissued.
1967 - The Pleasure Seekers (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Theme From 'Valley Of The Dolls'" and "If You Climb On The Tiger's Back" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues both tracks together as a single (Capitol 2050).
1967 - Tony Sandler and Ralph Young (both on vocals), with Bob Bain directing rhythm accompaniment (lineup unlisted), record the tracks "Can I Trust You?", "Angel Eyes", "You Don't Know Me", and "Spanish Eyes" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues all the tracks (except "You Don't Know Me") on the duo's album "Sunshine Days" (T 2854). There is no issue information listed for "You Don't Know Me".
40 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Guy Lombardo conducts His Royal Canadians at the second of two consecutive days of live performances in Las Vegas, Nevada. Files mention that over the two days 92 masters were recorded but no tracks are listed or have any, as of 2005, been issued.
1971 - Overdubs are recorded for Glen Campbell's track "My First Night Alone Without You", and for Anne Murray and Glen Campbell's tracks "Easy To Love", "My Ecstasy", and "Let me Be the One" in Los Angeles, California. As of 2005, the final track of "My First Night Alone Without You" is unissued. Capitol Records issues Murray and Campbell's tracks on their eponymous album "Anne Murray & Glen Campbell" (SW-869).
1972 - The Strangers (Roy Nichols on lead guitar; Bobby Wayne and Marcia Nichols on rhythm guitar; Norm Hamlet on steel guitar; Dennis Hromek on bass; and Biff Adam on drums) record the tracks "See The Sunset", "Roller Coaster", and "Cotton Picker" (with Merle Haggard on vocals) in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the first and third tracks on the band's album "Totally Instrumental With One Exception" (ST-11141) and (as of 2005) has yet to issue "Roller Coaster".
1976 - The Pousette-Dart Band (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "I Think I Know" and "Wanting The Need" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first track on the band's album "Amnesia" (SW-11608) and, as of 2005, yet to issue "Wanting The Need".
1977 - Asleep At The Wheel (lineup unlisted) records the track "Texas, Me And You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the track on the group's album "Collision Course" (SW-11726).
30 Years Ago Today In 1978 - At two sessions held this day at The Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California Natalie Cole, with unlisted session musicians, records the tracks "You're So Good" at the first session and "Oh! I Love You So" at second session. Capitol Records issues both tracks on Cole's album "I Love You So" (SO-11928).
1979 - Pyrymyd (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "Shake It Down", "Mr. Music Man" and "Tune In Your Mind" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Pyrymyd's eponymous album "Pyrymyd" (ST-12027).
1981 - During three sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Russell Smith (on vocals and guitar with Barry Beckett on keyboards; James Hooker on keyboard and vocals; Pete Carr on guitar; Duncan Cameron on Dobro guitar; Joe Osborne on bass; Larry Londin on drums; Tom Roady on percussion; Ava Aldridge and Cindy Richardson on vocals; and The Sheldon Kurland Strings [lineup unlisted]) records the track "Southern Music" at the first session, "Your Eyes" at the second session, and "Loney Knight" and "Mississipi Gal" at the third session. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Smith's eponymous album "Russell Smith" (ST-12197).
1982 - Thomas Dolby records the tracks "She Blinded Me With Science" and "One Of Our Submarines". Capitol Records issues the tracks on Dolby's album "The Golden Age Of Wireless" (ST-12271). No session location information is listed. If anyone knows where the tracks were recorded, please leave a comment.
1982 - Marty Balin records the track "Just Like That" at a session for EMI America. No session location or issue information is listed. If anyone knows where the track was recorded or it it has been issued, please leave a comment.
1984 - Capitol Records releases The Beach Boys' self-titled album
1984 - Alcatrazz (listed as probably Graham Bonnet on vocals, Jimmy Waldo on keyboards and vocals; Steven Vai on guitar and vocals; Gary Shea on bass; and Jon Uvena on drums, percussion, and vocals) records the track "Wire And Wood" at Cherokee Studios in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the track on the band's album "Disturbing The Peace" (ST-12385).
1987 - Tim Finn records the track "Not Even Close". No session location or issue information is listed. If anyone knows where the track was recorded or it it has been issued, please leave a comment.
1987 - Lorelei (linup unlisted) records the track "Lipstick Politics". No session location or issue information is listed. If anyone knows where the track was recorded or it it has been issued, please leave a comment.
2004 - Capitol Records Nashville releases the album "Kids' Country Hits 2" which features a collection of country songs sung by kids, for kids, and was produced by Darrell Brown, who had also produced the earlier album

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1982 - Marty Balin records the track "Just Like That" at a session for EMI America. No session location or issue information is listed. If anyone knows where the track was recorded or it it has been issued, please leave a comment. EMI Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company, currently owns the EMI America catalog.
25 Years Ago Today In 1983 - EMI America purchases the masters of an extended vocal version and a instrumental dub mix of Jules Shear's track "When Love Surges" that the label will issue together as a single (EMI America 7818). EMI Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company, currently owns the EMI America catalog. If anyone knows when or where the tracks were recorded, please leave a comment.
25 Years Ago Today In 1983 - RCA VideoDiscs announces that Scott R. Holtzman, former attorney in Capitol Records Entertainment Law Department, joins their company as Director of Business Affairs, West Coast out of their headquarters in Burbank, California