NOVEMBER 9, 2010

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1938 - The Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra (lineup unlisted), conducted by Willem Mengelberg, records Beethoven's "Symphony N°8 In F Major: First Movement - Allegro Vivace E Con Brio, Part 1", "Symphony N°8 In F Major: First Movement - Allegro Vivace E Con Brio, Part 1", "Symphony N°8 In F Major: First Movement - Allegro Vivace E Con Brio, Part 2", "Symphony N°8 In F Major: Second Movement - Allegretto Scherzando", "Symphony N°8 In F Major: Third Movement - Tempo Di Minuetto", "Symphony N°8 In F Major: Fourth Movement - Allegro Vivace, Part 1", and "Symphony N°8 In F Major: Fourth Movement - Allegro Vivace, Part 2" in Amsterdam, Holland. Capitol Records will purchase the masters and issue all the tracks on the orchestra's album "BEETHOVEN - Symphony N° 1 In C Major/Symphony N° 8 In F Major" (P-8079).
65 Years Ago Today In 1945 - Jo Stafford (on vocals), with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Over The Rainbow", "Yesterdays" and re-records "Georgia On My Mind" at Radio Recorders' studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the track on the album "Jo Stafford With Paul Weston And His Orchestra" (BD-23).
65 Years Ago Today In 1945 - Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record ten tracks for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. The titles of the tracks are not listed, so if anyone knows what was recorded or who was at the session, please leave a comment.
1946 - Paul Weston and His Orchestra's single Capitol Records single "Ol' Buttermilk Sky" with "Just Squeeze Me" on the flip side (with both tracks featuring vocals by Matt Dennis), enters the top ten of Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart, tying at #10 with Tony Martin's "Rumors Are Flying".
1949 - The Capitol Symphonic Band (lineup unlisted), conducted by Louis Castellucci, records the tracks "Sarabande/Trumpet Tune", "Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring", "Scenes From The Sierras: A Mountain's Ream/A Waterfall/Majestic Lakes/Sunset/To The Mighty Sierras", and Wagner's "Lohengrin: Introduction to Act III" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the band's album "Symphonic Band Music" (CD-9011).
60 Years Ago Today In 1950 - Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan (on vocals and guitar, with: Marvin "Rocky" Stone on fiddle; Maurice Hill and Eddie Kirk on guitar [other sources also list Cameron Hill on guitar]; Noel Boggs on steel guitar; and Cliffie Stone on bass) records the tracks "Hot Rod Race", "Walkin' With The Blues", and "Washed Away With The Tide" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 1322). Bear Family Records will issue the last two tracks on Dolan's CD ""Juke Box Boogie" (BCD 16192) in Germany in 2000.
1951 - During two sessions, one held this day and one held on November 11, 1951, The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (lineup unlisted), conducted by Joseph Keilberth, records Brahms' "Symphony N°1 In C Minor, Opus 68: Part 1" and "Symphony N°1 In C Minor, Opus 68: Part 2" in Berlin, Germany. Capitol Records will purchase the masters and issue the tracks on the orchestra's album "BRAHMS - Symphony N° 1 In C Minor, Opus 68" (P-8153).
1953 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Felix Slatkin (conducting an orchestra with an unlisted lineup) records the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "Jean Francaix - Serenade For 12 Instruments, Part 1" and "Jean Francaix - Serenade For 12 Instruments, Part 2" at the first session and "Jean Francaix - Serenade For 12 Instruments, Part 3" and "Jean Francaix - Serenade For 12 Instruments, Part 4" at the second session.
1954 - Bobby Hackett (on trumpet), with Glenn Osser conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted but includes vibraphone, piano, guitar, bass, and drums players), records the tracks "Rain", "Serenade In Blue", "Lazy River", and "Get Out Of Town" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Hackett's album "In A Mellow Mood" (T 575).
1954 - Benny Goodman (on clarinet) and His Orchestra (Chris Griffin, Ruby Braff, Bernie Privin, and Carl Poole on trumpet; Will Bradley, Cutty Cutshall, and Vernon Brown on trombone; Hymie Schertzer and Paul Ricci on alto saxophone; Boomie Richman and Al Klink on tenor saxophone; Sol Schlinger on baritone saxophone; Mel Powell on piano; Steve Jordan on guitar; George Duvivier on bass; and Bobby Donaldson on drums) record the tracks "Jersey Bounce", "When I Grow Too Old To Dream", "You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me", "Blue Lou", "Jumping At The Woodside", "Stompin' At The Savoy", and "Sent For You Yesterday" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Goodman's album "B.G. In Hi-Fi" (W 565).
1957 - Larry Hovis (on vocals) with Jack Marshall conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "Do I Love You" and "Silly Tears" in Los Angeles, California. After vocal overdubs are recorded for both tracks on November 27, 1957 Capitol Records will issue "Do I Love You" as a single (Capitol F3873) with "We Could Have Lots Of Fun" on the flip side and "Silly Tears" as a single (Capitol F3961) with "Hopelessly, Hopelessly" on the flip side.
50 Years Ago Today In 1959 - Faron Young's Capitol Records single "Country Girl", with "I Hear You Talkin'" on the flip side, hits #1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart
1959 - Capitol Records releases The Kingston Trio's single "Coo Coo-U" (recorded February 2, 1958 in Studio B of The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California with the addition of Mongo Santarnaria on congas and Willie Bobo on timbale and vocal shouts) with a version of the John Stewart-penned "Green Grasses" (recorded September 28, 1959) on the flip side that did not include the later added banjo in the mix.
1959 - Tak Shido (conducting arrangements by Bill Holden to: Pete Candoli and Conte Candoli on trumpet; Bud Shank on alto saxophone and flute; Ted Nash on tenor saxophone; Kazue Kudo on samisen and koto; and Shelly Manne on drums) records the tracks "Caravan" and "The Moon Was Yellow" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on Shino's album "Brass And Bamboo" (T 1345).
1959 - Jean Shepard (on vocals, with: Floyd Cramer on piano; listed as either Walter "Hank" "Sugarfoot" Garland or Thomas Grady Martin on lead guitar;, Ray Edenton on rhythm guitar; listed as probably Walter Haynes on steel guitar; Roy M. "Junior" Huskey Jr. on bass; and Murrey M. "Buddy" Harman Jr. on drums) records the tracks "How Do You Tell It To A Child?", "The One You Slip Around With", "The Mysteries Of Life", and "Did I Turn Down A Better Deal?" at Bradley Film and Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first and last tracks together as a single (Capitol F4365) and the second and third tracks together as a single (Capitol F4321).
1961 - Tex Williams (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "How Do Yu Lie To A Heart?", "A Hundred Years From Now", "Ghost Of A Honky Tonk Slave", and "You Gotta Have A License" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 4690) and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 4776).
1961 - Dinah Shore (on vocals), with Dick Reynolds conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Jim", "Blues In Advance", "It's So Nice To Have A Man Around The House", and re-records the track "I'll Walk Alone" )seventeen years to the month after her original 1944 Columbia Records version hit #1 on the U.S. singles charts) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Shore's album "The Fabulous Hits Of Dinah Shore" (T 1704).
1962 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California June Christy (on vocals, with Shorty Rogers directing his own arrangements to: Conte Candoli, Lee Katzman, Al Porcino, and Ray Triscari on trumpet; Dick Nash, Lew McCreary, and John Halliburton on trombone; Ken Shroyer on bass trombone; Joe Maini and Bud Shank on alto saxophone; Bob Cooper and Bill Perkins on tenor saxophone; Jack Nimitz on baritone saxophone; Jimmy Rowles on piano; Joe Mondragon on bass; and Mel Lewis on drums) records the tracks "You Came A Long Way From St. Louis", "Prelude To A Kiss", and "Time Was (Duerme)" at the first session and "Skyliner", "Swingin' On Nothin'" and "Frenesi" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Christy's album "Big Band Specials" (T 1845).
1962 - Lee Evans (on piano), and His Trio (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Taunting Scene" and "Without You, I'm Nothing" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue both tracks the groups eponymous album "Lee Evans & His Trio" (T 1847).
1963 - Bobby Darin (on vocals) performs "Intro/Hello Young Lovers", "Ace In The Hole", "You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You", "One For My Baby", "Medley: Splish Splash/Beyond The Sea/Artificial Flowers/Clementine", "Mack The Knife", "I Walk The Line", "Work Song", "Michael Row The Boat Ashore", "Oh Mary, Don't You Weep", "I'm On My Way", "Great God", "18 Yellow Roses", "My Funny Valentine", and "The Curtain Falls" live at The Flamingo casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Capitol Records will issue "Mack The Knife", "18 Yellow Roses", and "The Curtain Falls" on the CD "Bobby Darin A&E Biography: A (Musical) Anthology" (4-94752-2). Collector's Choice will issue all the tracks on the CD "Bobby Darin - The Curtain Falls - Live At The Flamingo" (CCM-171-2).
1964 - Bobby Bryant records the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "The Sheik Of Araby", "Brown Jug", "Indiana" and "Frenchy" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.
45 Years Ago Today In 1965 - Don Rich and The Buckaroos (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Before You Go", "Second Fiddle", "Under Your Spell Again", "Don't Let Her Know", "Together Again" and "Only You (Can Break My Heart)" in Los Angeles, California with producer Buck Owens. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Rich's album "Buck Owens Song Book" (T 2436).
45 Years Ago Today In 1965 - The Mustangs (instrumental group with unlisted lineup), directed by Walter B. Anderson, records the tracks "Everything I Do Is For You", "Smokey Joe's", "Moanin' Blues", and "I'm Sweet On You" in Los Angeles, California with producer David Axelrod. Capitol Records will issue the first and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 5596) as by The Mustangs and the second and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 5562) as by Tina and The Mustangs. Tina is Tina Mason (who would later record her own album for Capitol which would be released in 1967) and her two tracks have been issued by Now Sounds as bonus tracks on her CD "Is Something Wonderful!" (crnow2).
1966 - Billy Preston (on organ), with H.B. Barnum directing the orchestra (Dennis Budimir on guitar; James Bond and Arthur Wright on electric bass; Earl Palmer on drums, vibraphone, and tympani; Gary Coleman on percussion; and Sandra Crouch on tambourine, bongos, and chimes) records the tracks "Can't She Tell" (with vocals by Preston who is also on piano) and "Phony Friends" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 5797).
1966 - Buck Owens (on vocals, with Don Rich on fiddle and unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Song And Dance", "If I Had You Back Again", "Highway Man", and the instrumental "The Way That I Love You" (aka "When A Woman Love A Man" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records, after vocal an violin overdubs are recorded on February 23, 1967, will issue the first two tracks on Owens' album "Your Tender Loving Care" (T 2760), has (as of 2005) yet to issue "Highway Man", and will issue the last track on the album "America's Most Wanted Band" (T 2722) as by Buck Owens and His Buckaroos.
1966 - Matt Monro (on vocals, with unlisted brass, rhythm and strings musicians) records the tracks "Come Back To Me", "The Impossible Dream", "Look For Small Pleasures", and "Walking Happy" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks, after overdubs are recorded in December 1966, on Monro's album "Invitation To Broadway" (T 2683).
1966 - Dana Rollin records the tracks "Best Friend" and "All Night Long" in Los Angeles, California. Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, will issue all the tracks as a single (Capitol 297).
1967 - Moorpark Intersection (lineup unlisted) records the track "Sure Is Good"in Los Angeles, California. This track is also listed as being recorded on October 30, 2967. There is no issuing information listed, so if anyone knows when this track was actually recorded, who was in the band and if the track was ever issued, please leave a comment.
1967 - James Burton (on lead guitar) and Ralph Mooney (on pedal steel guitar), with unlisted bass and drums players, record the tracks "Columbus Stockade Blues", "The Texas Waltz", "There Goes My Everything", and "Corn Pickin'" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the duo's eponymous album "James Burton And Ralph Mooney" (ST 2872).
1967 - Laurindo Almeida (on guitar), with Lex DeAzevdo conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted but includes woodwinds, rhythm and strings players), records the tracks "The Look Of Love", "Angel Eyes", "When I Look In Your Eyes", and "Alfie" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Almedia's album "The Look Of Love And The Sounds Of Laurindo Almeida" (ST 2866).
1967 - The Beach Boys (lineup unlisted) record the track "Aren't You Glad" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on the band's album "Wild Honey" (T 2859).
1967 - Al Martino (on vocals), with Peter DeAngelis conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Hever, My Love", "Happy Time", "And That Reminds Me", and the (as of 2005) unissued track "This Is Loneliness" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first three tracks on Martino's album "This Is Al Martino" (T 2843).
1967 - Capitol Records purchases the masters for The Standells ()' tracks "Trip To Paradise", "St. James Infirmary", "Baracuda", "Did You Ever Have That Feeling", and "All Fall Down" which Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, will issue on the group's album "Try It" (ST 5098).
1968 - Kelly Gordon records the tracks "He Ain't Heavy...He's My Brother" and "Picadilly Willy" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on Gordon's album "Defunked" (ST-201).
1968 - During two sessions held this day The Guitars Unlimited (lineup unlisted), directed by Jack Marshall, records the tracks "The SEcond Time Around", "The Shadow Of Your Smile", "Let Me Love You Tonight", and "Halfway Is Nowhere" at the first session and "The Moon Is Low", "Close Your Eyes", "Tender Is The Night", and "Mujer Con Ojos Cafe (Brown Eyed Girl)" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the group's album "Tender Is The Night" (ST-173).
1968 - The Beach Boys (lineup unlisted) have a session in Los Angeles where a (as of 2005) unissued track with an unlisted title is recorded for Capitol Records. This session may have been the infamous one where Charles Manson recorded tracks with Dennis Wilson producing.
40 Years Ago Today In 1970 - Bobby Wayne records the track "Harold's Super Service", "If I Live Again", and "I Can't Stand Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and last tracks together as a single (Capitol 3025) and "If I Live Again" as a single (Capitol 3158) with "Juke Box Charlie" on the flip side.
40 Years Ago Today In 1970 - Merle Haggard (on vocals) and The Strangers (Roy Nichols on electric guitar, Norman Hamlet on steel guitar, Bobby Wayne on guitar, Dennis Hromek on bass, and Clair "Biff" Adam on drums) record the track "The Farmer's Daughter", "Tulare Dust", "When The Feelin' Goes Away", a track with no information listed, and "Soldier's Last Letter" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and last tracks together as a single (Capitol 3024), "Tulare Dust" on the group's album "Someday We'll Look Back" (SU-835), and the third track as a single (Capitol 3222) with "Carolyn" on the flip side.
1970 - The Sons Of Champlin (lineup unlisted, group also listed as The Sons) record the tracks "The Child Continued", "Follow Your Heart", and "Children Know" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and third track together on the group's album "Follow Your Heart" (ST-675) and as of 2005 has yet to issue the version of "Follow Your Heart" recorded at this session.
40 Years Ago Today In 1970 - Charlie Louvin and Melba Montgomery (both on vocals, with unlisted musicians, record the tracks "Don't Believe Me", "Did You Ever" and "My Baby's Gone" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 3029) and "My Baby's Gone" on the duo's album "Something To Brag About" (ST-686).
1971 - Merle Haggard (on vocals) and The Strangers (Roy Nichols on electric guitar, Norman Hamlet on steel guitar, Bobby Wayne on guitar, Dennis Hromek on bass, and Clair "Biff" Adam on drums) record the (as of 2005) unissued track "You Don't Love Me (But I'll Always Care)", "This Cold War", and the (as of 2005) unissued track "A Shoulder To Cry On" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "This Cold War" on Haggard's album "If We Make It Through December" (ST-11276).
1971 - Overdubs are recorded for Tennessee Ernie Ford's tracks "Oakie From Muskogee", Put Your Hand In The Hand", "West Texas Highway" and "Take Me Home, Country Roads" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final versions of all the tracks on Ford's album "Mr. Words & Music" (T-11001).
1971 - The Raspberries (Eric Carmen and Wally Bryson on vocals and guitars, Dave Smalley on electric bass, and Jim Bonfanti listed as possibly on drums) record the track "Go All The Way" at The Record Plant in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capaitol 44393) with "I Wanna Be With You" on the flip side.
1972 - Little Dion records the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "Tell Her", "Mama's Lullaby" and "Too Cute To Shoot" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.
1974 - During two days of live shows that are recorded Nancy Wilson (on vocals) with Toshiyuki Miyama and The New Herd (lineup unlisted), and Phillip Wright conducting his own arrangements and on keyboards, Allen Jackson on bass, and Harold Jones on drums perform "Hello Young Lovers", "We Can Make It Baby", "When did You Leave Heaven", "For Once In My Life", "Streetrunner", "All Is Fair In Love And War", "The Girl Is A Woman Now", "Honeysuckle Rose", "Hurt So Bad/Can't Take My Eyes Off You", "My Love", "I'm Beginning To See The Light", "Guess Who I Saw Today", "The Greatest Performance Of My Life", and "I Had A Ball" at Shibuya Public Hall in Shiyuba, Japan (and Kosei Nenkin Hall in Osaka, Japan the next night). Capitol Records will issue "When Did You Leave Heaven", "Guess Who I Saw Today", and "The Greatest Performance Of My Life" in Wilson's 4 CD box set "The Essence of Nancy Wilson" (5-34507-2) and will issue all the tracks in Japan on the album "Nancy Wilson Live In Japan" (ECJ-80025).
1976 - Natalie Cole (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the track "The Winner" at The Sound Factory studios in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on Cole's album "I Love You So" (SO-11928).
1976 - Overdubs are recorded for James Talley's tracks "Not Even When It's Over" and "Daddy Just Called It The Blues" (with Dave Gillon on electric slide guitar) in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Talley's album "Blackjack Choir" (ST-11605).
1978 - Glen Campbell (on vocals), with unlisted musicians, records the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "Something Good's Bound To Happen", "Universal Law", and "Hideaway" at Broad Recording Studio in Honolulu, Hawaii for Capitol Records.
1979 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles McGuinn, Clark and Hillman (Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman with Gene Clark) record the track "Painted Fire" at the first session and "Who Taught The Night?" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on the group's album "City" (ST-12043).
1982 - Bob Seger records the track "Comin' Home" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on the album "The Distance" (ST-12254) as by Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band
1982 - The Tubes (lineup unlisted) record the track "Glass House" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on the band's album "Outside/Inside" (ST-12260).
1982 - Mel McDaniel records the tracks "Nobody Said It Was Easy" and "When I Loved Her" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first track on McDaniel's album "Naturally Country" (ST-12265) and no issuing information is listed for "When I Loved Her". So, if anyone knows if this track has been issued, please leave a comment.
1983 - Missing Persons (Chuck Wild on keyboards and synthesizer; Warren Cuccurullo on guitar and vocals; Patrick O'Hearn on bass and synthesizer; Terry Bozzio on drums, guitar, synthesizer, and vocals; and Dale Bozzio on vocals) record the track "Give" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on the band's album "Rhyme & Reason" (ST-12315).
1984 - Marie Osmond (on vocals), with unlisted musicians, records the tracks "Blue Sky Shining", "Needing A Night Like This", "Until I Fall In Love Again", and "That Old Devil Moon" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Osmond's album "There's No Stopping Your Heart" (ST-12414).
1999 - Bonnie Raitt, Capitol Records artist, announces her divorce from Michael O'Keefe
2003 - Buddy Arnold (born Arnold Grishaver), saxophonist, co-founder, with his wife Carole Fields, of the Musicians' Assistance Program (an organization that has treated over 1,500 people working in the music industry for drug and alcohol addiction), and Capitol Records artist (both as a member of Stan Kenton and His Orchestra and as a solo artist), dies at age 77 in Los Angeles, California of complications after open heart surgery.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1961 - Brian Epstein attends a lunchtime show by The Beatles' at The Cavern Club, a disused warehouse beneath Matthew Street in Liverpool, England, to see what all the fuss is about. After the band finishes playing, he introduces himself, invites the group (at the time John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Pete Best) to drop by the NEMS shop he runs and, during their visit, offers to manage the band.
1966 - Johnny River's Imperial Records single "Poor Side of Town" (the only one of his top 40 hits that he wrote himself), with "A Man Can Cry" on the flip side, hits #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. Imperial Records catalog is currently owned by EMI Music, parent company of Capitol Records.
1967 - With John Lennon featured on its cover, the first issue of Rolling Stone magazine is published
1984 - EMI America purchases the masters for The Greg Kihn Band's tracks "I'm In Love Again", "Go Back", "Lucky", "Whenever", "Privacy", "Free Country", "They Rock By Night", "Boys Won't", "Imitation Love", "Temper, Temper", and "Good Life" and will issue all the tracks on the album "Citizen Kihn" (SJ-17152).

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1951 - Sigmund Romberg, composer of operettas (including "Maytime", "Blossom Time", "Student Prince", "The Desert Song", The New Moon", and "Up In Central Park") and film scores, dies at age 64 in New York City, New York
2003 - Art Carney (born Arthur William Matthew Carney), television and motion picture actor, dies at age 85