OCTOBER 6, 2008

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1964 - Matthew Sweet, singer, songwriter, bass player, drummer, guitarist and record producer who contributed on Lloyd Coles' 1990 Capitol Records album "Lloyd Cole" and 1991 album "Don't Get Weird On Me, Babe", is born Sidney Matthew Sweet in Lincoln, Nebraska.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1941 - The La Scala Orchestra of Milan, conducted by Gino Marinuzzi, records "Overture to 'The Sicilian Vespers'" by Verdi in two parts and "Prelude to 'Phaedra'" by Pizzetti in two parts in Milan, Italy. Capitol Records will later acqure the masters and release the Verdi tracks as a 78 and 45 rpm single (8F-80021) and the Pizzetti tracks as 78 and 45 rpm single (6F-86008) as part of the label's Classical series.
1944 - Wesley Tuttle and The Coonhunters (Tuttle on vocals and guitar; with Charles Emery Linville on fiddle; and Merle Travis on guitar and vocals) record the tracks "God Put A Rainbow In The Clouds" with vocals by Merle Travis, "I Dreamed That My Daddy Came Home", "It May Be Too Late" with vocals by Merle Travis and "Leave Me Alone (And Be On Your Way)" at C.P. MacGregor Studios in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "God Put A Rainbow In The Clouds" and "It May Be Too Late" together as a single (57-40233) on the Capitol American label and "I Dreamed That My Daddy Came Home" as a single (Capitol 194) with "Rainin' On The Mountside" on the flip side. "Leave Me Alone (And Be On Your Way)" will finally be released by The Bear Family in Germany on the 5 CD box set "Merle Travis: 1943-1955".
60 Years Ago Today In 1948 - The Starlighters (Vince Degen, Tony Paris, Pauline Byrns, Jerry Duane, and Howard Hudson) record vocal tracks for the titles "Gather Round The Christmas Tree", "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear", "Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)", and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" for Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California to orchestral parts recorded in Mexico. The tracks will later be issued by Capitol Records as part of The Starlight Chorus' 10" LP "Carols For Christmas".
1949 - Tex Williams and His Western Caravan (Tex Williams on vocals; with Max Fidler, Cactus Soldi, and Rex Call on fiddle; Paul "Spike" Featherstone on harp; Ossie Godson on piano; Pedro De Paul on accordian; John Weiss and Benny Garcia Jr. on electric guitar; Smokey Rogers on guitar and banjo; Joaquin Murphy on steel guitar; Deuce Spriggens on bass; and Muddy
Berry on drums) records the tracks "Crocodile Tears", "Was Yesterday A Dream", "Winter Song" and "My San Fernando Rose" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Crocodile Tears" and "The Winter Song" together as a single (57-40253) on the Capitol Americana label and "Was Yesterday A Dream" and "My San Fernando Rose" together as a single (Capitol 940).
1949 - Peggy Lee, with an unlisted studio orchestra (that uses flutes, celeste, and strings) conducted by Pete Rugolo, records the tracks "Crazy He Calls Me", "A Man Wrote A Song", and "One Day" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Crazy He Calls Me" as a single (Capitol 898) with "Them There Eyes" on the flip side, "A Man Wrote A Song" as a single (Capitol 57-769) with "Run For The Roundhouse, Nellie" on the flip side, "One Day" will be issued on the 4 CD set "Miss Peggy Lee".
1952 - Helen O' Connell and Gisele MacKenzie, with Dave Cavanaugh's Music (musicians unlisted), record the tracks "A Crazy Waltz" and "Water Can't Quench The Fire Of Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the tracks together as a single (Capitol 2266).
55 Years Ago Today In 1953 - Eddie Cantor, with an unlisted orchestra directed by Ray Heindorf, records the tracks "Now's The Time To Fall In Love", "When I'm President/If You Knew Suzie", "Ida! Sweet As Apple Cider/Josephine Please No Lean On The Bell", "Pretty Baby/You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby/Yes Sir, That's My Baby", "Makin' Whoopee", "Ma (He's Making Eyes At Me)/Bye, Bye, Blackbird", "Margie/Row, Row, Row", and "How 'Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down On The Farm/One Hour With You" for soundtrack of the Warner Bros. film "The Eddie Cantor Story" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the tracks on the soundtrack album for "The Eddie Cantor Story" (FBF-467).
55 Years Ago Today In 1953 - Bill Dudley, with unlisted session musicians, records the tracks "Rosita", "Flirtin' With The Blues", "My Lif Is Not My Own", and "Talking To A Sparrow" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 2674) and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 2775).
1954 - In a split session on this day in Los Angeles, pianist Leonard Pennario records the track "Toccata In C Major" by Bach durin the first part of the session and later the tracks "Songs Of Spain (Cantos De España), Opus 232 (Danza Espagnolas #5): Prelude/Cordoba/Under A Palm Tree/Seguidillas" by Albeniz, "Andalucia (Suite Espagnole): Malaguena/Gitanerias/Adalucia" by Lecuona, and "Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring" by Bach. Capitol Records will issue the middle two tracks together as an album "Songs Of Spain" (P-8319) in its Promenade series, but as of 2005 have not issued either Bach tracks.
1954 - The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, with conductor John Barnett, records the tracks "Dance Of The Hours (from 'La Gioconda')" by Ponchielli and parts of "March Slave" at Republic Studios in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the tracks on the Orchestra's LP "Starlight Encores" (P-8296) in its Promenade series.
1956 - The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, with conductor Felix Slatkin, records the tracks "Bolero" by Ravel, "Norwegian Dance No. 2" by Greig, "Polka from 'Schwanda, The Bagpiper'" by Weinberger, "(Russian) Sailor's dance from 'The Red Poppy', Opus 70" by Gliere, "Sabre Dance from 'Gayne Suite No. 1'" by Khachaturian, "Navarraise From 'Le Cid', Act II" by Massenet, "Farandole From 'L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2'" by Bizet, and "The Star-Spangled Banner" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Bolero" on the Orchestra's LP "Espana" (P-8357), and all the other tracks except "The Star-Spangled Banner" (which remains, as of 2005, unissued) as part of the Orchestra's album "Symphonic Dances" (P-8369) in its Promenade series.
50 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Paul Weston and His Orchestra (unlisted session musicians), with Weston conducting his own arrangements, records the tracks "Laura", "Easy Come, Easy Go", "I'm Thru With Love", and "All The Things You Are" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first three tracks on Weston's album "Music For Dreaming" (ST 1154) and the last track on Weston's album "Music For Memories" (ST 1222).
50 Years Ago Today In 1958 - The Charlie Bop Trio (Jimmy Kersey on vocals with Charles Johston and an unlisted band) records the tracks "Mr. Big Feet" and "Tokyo Queen" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the tracks as a single (F4100).
50 Years Ago Today in 1958 - During two sessions held on this date at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California, Keely Smith and Louis Prima with Sam Butera and The Witnesses (Lou Sineaux on trombone; Sam Butera on tenor saxophone; Robert J. Carter on piano; Bobby Roberts on guitar; Tony Liuzza on bass; on Paul Ferrara on drums) record the tracks "Fever" with vocals by Sam Butera, "Oh, Marie", an alternate take of "Oh, Marie", "Don't Take Your Love From Me" with vocals by Smith, "Hey Boy, Hey Girl" with vocals by Prima and Smith, and "Hey Boy, Hey Girl (Reprise)" at the first session and "Lazy River", "Nothing's Too Good For My Baby", and "French Poodle" with vocals by Sam Butera at the second session. Capitol Records will issue the main takes on Prima and Smith's EP "Hey Boy! Hey Girl!" (T-1160) except for "French Poodle" which will be released as a single by Sam Butera (F4119) with "Handle With Care" on the flip side. The Bear Family will release the alternate takes on the 8 CD box set "Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera - The Capitol Recordings".
1959 - Phil Napoleon and His Memphis Five (Napoleon on trumpet; Harry DeVito on trombone; Kenny Davern on clarinet; Johnny Varro on piano; Pete Rogers on bass; and Sonny Igoe on drums) record the tracks "Milenberg Joys", "Limehouse Blues", "South" and "Shake It And Break It" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first 3 tracks on the group's eponymous album "Phil Napoleon and His Memphis Five" (T 1344). The group will re-record "Shake It And Break It" at it's next recording session.
1959 - The Eligibles (no listing of members) record the tracks "Chili", "My Baby, My Baby", "My First Christmas", and "The Little Engine" in Los Angeles, California. The first two tracks remain unissued as of 2005 and the last two were issued by Capitol as a single (Capitol 4304).
1959 - Organist Jackie Davis, with an unlisted guitarist and drummer, records the tracks "Calypso Blues", "You Forgot Your Gloves", and "You Took Advantage Of Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will issue all the tracks on Davis' album "Tiger On The Hammond" (T 1419).
1959 - Elmer Bernstein, with an unlisted session orchestra, records the tracks "Paris In The Spring", an untitled original track which will later be called "Adieu de amour (Love is farewell)" and "Souvenir du printemps (Memories of Spring)", and "I Love Paris" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will later issue the tracks on Elmer Bernstein And The Swinging Bon Vivants' album "Paris Swings" (T 1288).
1960 - Organist Jackie Davis (with Irving Ashby on guitar; Joe Comfort on bass; and Weedee Morris on drums), records the tracks "What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry", "The Song Is You", "Sweet Sue, Just You", and "Strange Music" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the tracks on Davis' album "Big Beat Hammond" (T 1686).
1960 - Organist Virgil Fox records the tracks "Poem" by Fibich, "The Old Refrain" by Kreisler, and "At Dawning" by Eberhart-Cadman at Riverside Church in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the tracks on Fox's album "Vale Of Dreams" (P-8557) as part of the label's Promenade series.
1961 - Vic Damone, with Jack Marshall's Music (Marshall conducting his own arrangements with an unlisted session orchestra), records the tracks "Let's Face The Music And Dance", "In The Still Of The Night", "Change Partners", "Deep Night" and "There I've Said It Again" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Damone's album "Linger Awhile With Vic Damone" (T 1646)
1961 - Pianist Joe Bushkin, with unlisted session musicians, records the tracks "Soliloquy (One Plus Two)", "Pennies From Heaven", and "Blue Moon" in New York City. Capitol Records has yet, as of 2005, to issue any of the tracks.
1964 - The Beatles begin recording the track "Eight Days A Week" at EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London, England which will appear on their "Beatles For Sale" album in the UK and on the album "Beatles VI" which is distributed by Capitol Records in the United States. The same day, John Lennon writes the song "I Feel Fine". Final tracks for both songs will be finished on October 18, 1964.
1964 - John Denver records the tracks "The Road", "Far Side Of The Hill", "Four String Winds", and "Anything Love Can Buy" in Los Angeles, California. As of 2005, Capitol Records have not issued any of the tracks.
1964 - Nancy Wilson, with an unlisted session orchestra conducted by Sid Feller, records the tracks "Love Has Many Faces", "Where Does This Leave Me", "And Satisfy", "Take What I Have", and "Don't Come Running Back To Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the tracks "Love Has Many Faces" and "Don't Come Running Back To Me" together as a single (Capitol 5340), "And Satisfy" and "Take What I Have" together as a single (Capitol 5319), and "Where Does Leave Me" as a single (Capitol 5455) with "Gentle Is My Love" on the flip side.
1964 - Tommy Collins (on vocals and rhythm guitar with Roy Nichols on lead guitar; Merle Haggard on rhythm guitar; Bob Morris on bass; Gwynn Merle Nichols on drums), at his final recording session for Capitol Records, records the tracks "It's A Big Jump" and "It's A Pretty Good Ol' World After All" with Wanda Collins providing vocal chorus, "Don't Let Me Stand In His Footsteps" with Merle Haggard on harmony vocals and "All The Monkeys Ain't In The Zoo" (some listings give the musicians on this track as being: Joe Maphis on rhythm guitar; Glen Campbell, Buck Owens, Billy Strange and Roy Nichols on lead guitar; Wynn Stewart on guitar; Merrill Moore on piano; Jelly Sanders on fiddle; Pee Wee Adams on drums; Wanda Collins on duet and backing vocals; and Collins' best friend Merle Haggard on rhythm guitar and harmony vocals) in The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, will issue "It's A Big Jump" and "Don't Let Me Stand In His Footsteps" together as a single (DT 5107) and Capitol Records will issue the tracks "It's A Pretty Good Ol' World After All" together with "All The Monkeys Ain't In The Zoo" as a single (Capitol 5345).
1964 - Don Grady records the tracks "One Good Turn Deserves Another", "It's Better This Way", and "I Threw A Rock At Karen" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 5362) and the last track as of 2005 remains unissued.
1966 - Ned Miller, with unlisted session musicians, records the tracks "Only A Fool", "The Hobo", "I Just Can't Pretend No More" and "If Love Was Just A Song" in Los Angeles, California. "Only A Fool" was rejected. Capitol Records issued "The Hobo" as a single (Capitol 5868) with "Echo Of The Pines" on the flip side and "If Love Was Just A Song" on Miller's album "Teardrop Lane" (ST 2586). As of 2005 "I Just Can't Pretend No More" remains unissued.
1966 - Bobby Rydel, with unlisted session musicians, records the track "Open For Business As Usual" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 5780) with "You Gotta Enjoy Joy" on the flip side.
1967 - Singer, songwriter and guitaritst Fred Neil begins four days of sessions (October 6, 10, 11 and 15) with producer Nik Venet and James E. Bond, Jr. on stand-up bass and Cyrus Faryar, Peter O. Childs and Eric Glen Hord on acoustic guitars in Studio B at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California for his album Capitol Records album "Sessions"
1967 - Ferlin Husky, with unknown session musicians, records the tracks "I Promised You The World", Don't Hurt Me Anymore", and "Just Of You" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol will issue "I Promised You The World" as a single (Capitol 2154) with "You Should Live My Life" on the flip side and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 2048).
1967 - Bobby Austin, with unlisted session musicians and producer Charlie "Fuzzy" Austin, records the tracks "Sweet Evelina", "Do-Die", "This Song Is Just For You", "Hard Bad Times", "Please Look Over Me", "Lonely Old Road", "Things Are Lookin' Up", "A Girl In My Dreams", and "Odd And Ends (Bits And Pieces)" in Bakersfield, California. Capitol will later purchase the masters and issue the final takes on Austin's album "Old Love Never Dies" (ST 2915).
1969 - Apple Records releases The Beatles' single "Something" with "Come Together" on the flip side. Capitol Records handles the single's distribution in the United States.
1969 - Tex Ritter, with an unlisted session orchestra conducted by Don Tweedy, records the track "Wand'rin' Star" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 2677) with "Chuck Wagon Son Of A Gun" on the flip side.
1969 - The original Broadway cast of "Salvation" and unlisted session musicians hold four recording sessions on this day in New York City, New York to record tracks for the musical's original Broadway cast album. "Overture" (an instrumental track), "Salvation", "Honest Confession (Is Good For The Soul)", and "Ballin' All The Way Through Sunday" are recorded at the first session, "If You Let Me Make Love To You, Why Can't I Touch You", "Gina", "Back To Genesis", and "Tomorrow Is the First Day Of The Rest Of My Life" at the second session, "There Ain't No Flies On Jesus", "Schwartz", and "Let's Get Lost In Now" at the third session, and "For Ever" at the fouth session. Capitol records will issue all the tracks except "Schartz" on the album "Salvation" (SO-337). The rest of the soundtrack will be recorded at the next session.
1969 - Guitar Jr. (aka Lee Baker Jr., on vocals and guitar with Harvey "Harmonica Fats" Blackstone on harmonica; Don Rand on piano and organ; Don Peake on guitar; Lyle Ritz on electric bass; and Paul Humphrey on drums) records the tracks "Things I Used To Do", "Don't Touch Me Baby", and "Rooster Blues" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on Guitar Jr.'s album "Broke & Hungry" (ST-403).
1969 - Capitol Records Canada, as part of its 6000 series, releases Pink Floyd's soundtrack album to the movie "More". Tower Records, a division of Capitol Records, released the album in August 1969.
1970 - The Cannonball Adderley Quintet (Nat Adderley on cornet and vocals; Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, and vocals; Joe Zawinul on piano, electric piano, and celeste; Nat Adderley Jr. on piano, electric piano, guitar [on "Down In The Black Bottom" and "The Price You Pay To Be Free"]; Walter Booker on bass and electric bass; Bob West on bass and electric bass [on "The Price You Pay To Be Free"]; and Roy McCurdy on drums) records the tracks "Down In The Black Bottom", "Get Up Off Your Knees", "Wild-cat Pee", "Alto Sex", and "The Price You Got To Pay To Be Free" with vocals by Nate Adderley, Jr. at The Capitol Records Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol will issue all the tracks on the band's double album "The Price You Got To Pay To Be Free" (SWBB-636).
1971 - Red Steagall, with unlisted session musicians, records the tracks Jesus Christ What A Man", "Party Dolls And Wine", and "Texas Silver Zephyr" in Nashville, Tennessee. The only track from the session that Capitol Records has issued so far is "Party Dolls And Wine" which was released as a single (Capitol 3244) with "Middle Tennessee Country Boy's Blues" on the flip side.
1971 - Over four sessions held in Los Angeles, California on this day Anne Murray and Glen Campbell, with Al De Lory & Brian Ahern conducting their own arrangments to an unlisted session orchestra, record the tracks: "Ease Your Pain" at the first session; "We All Pull The Load", "Let Me Be The One", and "Oh, Boy!" at the second session; "Canadian Sunset" at the third session; and "Bring Back The Love" at the fouth session. Capitol Records will issue "Ease Your Pain" as a single (Capitol 3287) with "United We Stand" on the flip side, "We All Pull The Load", "Let Me Be The One", "Canadian Sunset", and "Bring Back The Love" on the duo's eponymous album "Anne Murray & Glen Campbell" (Capitol SW-869) and eventually release "Oh, Boy!" on Campbell's CD "The Essential Glen Campbell,Volume 2" (8-33829-2)
1971 - Barry Kaye records the tracks "On My Way" and "Movin' On" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the tracks together as a single (Capitol 3220).
1976 - Glen Campbell records overdubs for the track "One Of These Nights" in Los Angeles, California but Capitol Records, as of 2005, has yet to issue the track.
1980 - Eve Moon records the tracks "So What" and So Good" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "So What" on Moon's eponymous album "Eve Moon" (ST-12132).
1981 - Linda Clifford, with unlisted session musicians, records the tracks "Let It Ride", "Never Say Never", "Ain't You Glad", "Build A Fire", "Only The Angels Know", "All The Man I Need", "I'll Keep On Loving You", "I Lied", and "Don't Come Crying To Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will issue all the tracks on Clifford's album "I'll Keep On Loving You" (ST-12181).
1981 - The Bob Seger System records the track "Even Now" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will issue the track on a single (Capitol 5213) with "Little Victories" on the flip side
1985 - Nelson Riddle, composer, arranger, conductor and Capitol Records artist, dies of of liver ailments at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California at age 64. By his side were his children Nelson Riddle III, Rosemary Riddle Acerra, Christopher Riddle, Bettina Bellini, Cecily Finnegan, and Maureen Riddle. He is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, California.
1990 - Garth Brooks is inducted as the 65th member of The Grand Ole Opry
10 Years Ago Today In 1998 - Capitol Records releases Less Than Jake's second album, "Hello Rockview"
2005 - Capitol Records Nashville artist Trace Adkins video "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" premieres on CMT

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
45 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Capitol Records artist Judy Garland sings the medley "Get Happy/Happy Days Are Here Again" as a duet with Columbia Records artist Barbara Streisand on Garland's CBS-TV show. A recording of the live performance will be released on Streisand's 1991 Columbia album "Just For The Record...".
2002 - The 5th Annual Carl Wilson Walk Against Cancer is held along with an historic bus tour that included a tour of The Capitol Tower and Studios and other locations of interest and ended at Brian Wilson's house where he was selling lemonade. Actually the lemonade was free, but the signed paper cups were a $50 donation to The Carl Wilson Foundation.