NOVEMBER 7, 2012

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1906 - Red Ingle, saxophonist, comedian, bandleader, and Capitol Records artist (1946-1952) with his band Red Ingle and His Natural Seven (whose biggest hit, "Tim-Tay-Shun", a parody of the hit song "Temptation", featured vocals by Jo Stafford using the name Cinderella G Stump), is born Ernest Jansen Ingle in Toldeo, Ohio. Bear Family Records in Germany released Ingle's complete Capitol recordings on a complilation CD with excellent liner notes.
70 Years Ago Today In 1942 - Johnny Rivers, singer, record producer, and Capitol Records and Imperial Records artist, is born John Ramistella in New York City, New York. Imperial Records catalog is currently owned by EMI Music, Capitol Music's parent company.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1938 - The Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra (lineup unlisted), conducted by Willem Mengelberg, record Tchaikovsky's "Serenade In C Major, Opus 48: Part 1", "Serenade In C Major, Opus 48: Part 2", "Serenade In C Major, Opus 48: Part 3", "Serenade In C Major, Opus 48: Part 4", "Serenade In C Major, Opus 48: Part 5", and "Serenade In C Major, Opus 48: Part 6" in Amsterdam, Holland. Capitol Records will purchase the masters and issue all the tracks on the orchestra's album "TCHAIKOVSKY - Serenade In C Major, Opus 48/DVORAK-Serenade For Strings In E Major, Opus 22" (P-8060).
1945 - Dave Matthews (on reeds) and His Orchestra (Uan Rasey, Billy May, and Irving Shulkin on trumpet; Gerald Foster and Les Jenkins on trombone; Gus Bivona, Les Robinson, Harold Ehrmann, Dent Eckles, and Bob Dukoff also on reeds; Tommy Todd on piano; Allan Reuss on guitar; Phil Stephens on bass; and Nick Fatool on drums) records the tracks "Sepia Nocturne", "Hollywood Rumpus", "Key's Juice", and "Mercer's Dream #2" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track on the compilation album "Classics In Jazz - Sax Stylists" (CCF-328) and (as of 2005) has yet to issue the rest of the tracks).
1946 - Paul Weston and His Orchestra (Weston conducting his own arrangements to unlisted musicians) records the track "The Way You Look Tonight" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on the compilation album "Jerome Kerns's Music" (CD-41).
1946 - The Pied Pipers (vocalists June Hutton, Chuck Lowry, Hal Hopper, and Clark Yocum) with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the track "Who?" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on the compilation album "Jerome Kerns's Music" (CD-41).
65 Years Ago Today In 1947 - During a split session held this day in Los Angeles, California first Johnny Mercer (on vocals) with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (Charlie Griffard, Zeke Zarchy, and George Seaberg 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, and Nick Fatool on drums) records the track "Never Make Eyes At Gals With Guys Bigger Than You" and then Jo Stafford (on vocals) with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (listed as probably the same band as on Mercer's track) record the tracks "I Never Loved Anyone" and "The Best Things In Life Are Free". Capitol Records will issue Mercer's track as a single (Capitol 15016) with "That's The Way He Does It" on the flipside and Stafford's two tracks together as a single (Capitol 15017).
65 Years Ago Today In 1947 - The Starlighters (vocalists Vince Degen, Tony Parisi [as Tony Paris], Pauline Byrns, Jerry Deavenport [s Jerry Duane], and Howard Hudson), with Paul Weston
and his Orchestra (lineup unlisted but possibly the same as for the Mercer and Stafford split session held earlier that day), record the tracks "Your Red Wagon" and "Too Fat Polka" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 480).
65 Years Ago Today In 1947 - The King Cole Trio (Nat "King" Cole on piano and vocals, Irving Ashby on guitar, and Johnny Miller on bass) record the tracks "I'm Gonna Spank My Heart", "I See By The Papers", "Return Trip" (without vocals), and "A Woman Always Understands" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues "Return Trip" on the compilation album "Classics In Jazz - Piano Stylists" (CCF-323) and the last track as a single (Capitol 15224) with "Lillette" on the flip side. Mosaic Records will issue all the tracks on the groups box set "The Complete Capitol Recordings Of The Nat King Cole Trio" (MD18-138).
65 Years Ago Today In 1947 - During two session held this day in New York City, New York The Benny Goodman Trio (Goodman on clarinet, Teddy Wilson on piano, and Jimmy Crawford on drums) record the tracks "Blue (And Broken Hearted)", "After Hours", and "All I Do Is Dream Of You" at the first session and "I'll Never Be The Same", "Bye Bye Pretty Baby", and "Shoe Shine Boy" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks form the first session and the first two tracks from the second session on Goodman's album "Capitol Presents Benny Goodman - After Hours" (H-343), the last track from the first session on the compilation album "The History Of Jazz, Volume 3 - Everybody Sings" (T 795) and the last track from the second session on Goodman's album "The Goodman Touch" (H-441).
65 Years Ago Today In 1947 - T-Bone Walker (on vocals and guitar, with John "Teddy" Buckner on trumpet; Hubert "Bumps" Myers on tenor saxophone; Willard McDaniel on piano; Billy Hadnott on bass; and Oscar Lee Bradley on drums) records the tracks "I'm Waiting For Your Call", two takes of "Hypin' Woman Blues", "So Blues", and "On Your Way Blues" in Los Angeles, California for Black & White Records. Capitol Records will purchase the masters and release all the tracks on the CD "Capitol Blues Collection: T-Bone Walker - The Complete Capitol/Black and White Recordings" (8-29379-2).
1949 - Woody Herman (on vocals), Nat "King" Cole (on piano and vocals), Irving Ashby (on guitar), Joe Comfort (on bass), Gene Orloff (on violin/fiddle for the first track only), Jack Castanzo (on bongos for the first tracks and congas on the second track), record the tracks "Mule Train" and "My Baby Just Cares For Me" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 57-787) with "Mule Train being attributed to Woody Herman and His Mule Skinners and "My Baby Just Cares For Me" being attributed to The King Cole Trio.
1950 - Mel Blanc (on vocals) records overdubs to instrumental tracks recorded by Billy May and an orchestra on November 2 and harmony vocals recorded by The Starlighters on November 6 for the titles "Ten Little Bottles In The Sink", "Trixie, The Piano Playing Pixie", "The Woody Woodpecker Polka" (using a script written by Ted Poster and Wareen Foster), and "The Flying Saucers" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues the first track as a single (Capitol 1727) with "O-K-M-N-X" on the flip side, the second and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 1330) and the last track as a single (Capitol 1441) with "K-K-K Katy" on the flip side.
1950 - Stan Freberg (on vocals), with Cliffie Stone And His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "John And Marsha" and "Maggie" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol 3355) with "Try" on the flip side and "Maggie as a single (Capitol 1962) with "Tele-Vee-Shun" on the flip side.
1950 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California for The Capitol Records Transcripiton Service Andy Parker and The Plainsmen (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Sierra Sue", "Steamboat Bill", "Empty Saddles", "Wabash Cannonball", and "Twilight On The Trail" at the first session and "Coal Mine In The Sky", "Sweet Betsy From Pike", "You're The Only Star In My Blue Heaven, and two unlisted tracks at the second session. The Capitol Records Transcription Service issues the first two tracks from the first session and the first track from the second session on a transcription disc (G-166) and the last three tracks from the first session and the second and third tracks from the second session on another transcription disc (G-165). If anyone knows who were in The Plainsmen and what the other two tracks were, please leave a comment.
1951 - Lou Dinning (on vocals), with Don Robertson's Music and Quartet (lineups unlisted), records the tracks "The Little White Cloud That Cried", "Blue December", and the (as of 2005) unissued track "Don't Break My Heart" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 1892).
1953 - Les Paul and Mary Ford's Capitol Records single "Vaya Con Dios", with "Johnny" on the flip side, returns to the #1 spot on Billboard's singles chart, where it will stay for two weeks after being knocked out by Stan Freberg's Capitol Records single "St. George And The Dragonet" for four weeks after their single had been #1 for the nine previous weeks. Both singles kept Dean Martin's Capitol Records single "That's Amore", with "You're The Right One" on the flip side, stuck in the #2 position, where it also peaked, on this date.
1954 - During two sessions held this day at Muzak Studios in New York City, New York The Boots Mussulli Quartet (Boots Mussulli on alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, and baritone saxophone; Ray Santisi on piano; Max Bennett on bass; and Shelly Manne on drums), using Mussulli's arrangements, record the tracks "Hip Boots" (later retitled "Rubber Boots", "Le Secret", "Four Girls" and "El Morocco" at the first session between 3:00 and 6:00 pm and "Mutt And Jeff", "You Stepped Out Of A Dream", and "Tico Tico" at the second session between 6:30pm and 9:30pm. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the album "Kenton Presents Jazz - The Boots Mussulli Quartet" (H-6506).
1954 - Bobby Hackett (on cornet), with Glenn Osser conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (which includes unlisted French horn, reeds, clarinet, flute, oboe, piano, guitar, bass, drum, and harp players), records the tracks "Deep Night", "Mood Indigo", "All Through The Night", and "Flamingo" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Hackett's album "In A Mellow Mood" (T 945).
1954 - Hylo Brown (on vocals and guitar, with ) records the tracks "Lost To A Stranger", "Lovesick And Sorrow", "Get Lost, You Wolf!", and "A One Sided Love Affair" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first and third tracks together as a single (Capitol F3124) and the second and third tracks together as a single (Capitol F3240).
1955 - Helen Forrest (on vocals), with Dave Cavanaugh and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Make Love To Me", "He's Funny That Way", "I Love You Much Too Much", and "He's My Guy" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Forrest's album "Voice Of The Name Bands" (T 704).
1955 - Capitol Records purchases the masters for Guy Luypaerts and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted)'s tracks "Un Amour Vient De Naitre", "Apache Tango", "Reception In Versailles", "The Spider Of Antwerp", "The Sleepwalker Of Amsterdam", "Heimweh Nach Dir", "Twilight Fado", "Mascarada En Madrid", "Mezzanotte A Via Veneto", "Il Mio Amore É A Firenze", "Sunrise On The Alps", and "The Viennese Lantern" which were recorded in Paris, France, from World Music Company which is based in Brussels, Belgium) and will issue all the tracks on Luypaerts' album "Reveries D' Europe".
1956 - Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians (with Lombardo conducting to unlisted musicians), featuring vocalist Kenny Gardner, record the tracks "Hey There" (with an additional vocal trio whose lineup is unlisted), "Hello Young Lovers", "If I Loved You", "Once In Love With Amy", and "My Darling, My Darling" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Lombardo's album "Decade On Broadway '46-'56" (T 788).
1956 - Ferlin Husky (on vocals, with an orchestra with an unlisted lineup) records the track "Gone", the first "Nashville Sound" hit, "Missin' Persons" (with a chorus of 5 unlisted singers), "Don't Be Mad" (as Simon Crum with a chorus of 4 unlisted singers), and "Little Red Webb" (also as Simon Crum) with producer Ken Nelson at Bradley Film and Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will release first and second tracks togehter as a single (Capitol F3628) on February 2, 1957 and it will go on to hit #1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart and #5 on Billboard's Pop Singles chart. Capitol Records will issue the third and fourth tracks together as a single (Capitol F4966) as by Simon Crum
55 Years Ago Today In 1957 - During two sessions held this day at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California Keely Smith (on vocals), with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (James Decker, Arthur Frantz, Vincent De Rosa, William Hinshaw, and Richard Perissi on horns; Haakon Berg, Lee Elliott, Harry Klee, Sylvia Ruderman, and Archie Wade on flutes; Bill Miller on piano; Bobby Gibbons on guitar; Meyer Rubin on bass; Bill Richmond on drums; Kathryn Julye on harp; and on strings: Naom Benditsky, Ennio Bolognini, Joe di Tullio, Victor Gottlieb, Armand Kaproff, Irving Lipschultz, Edgar Lustgarten, Kurt Reher, Joseph Saxon, and Eleanor Slatkin on cello) records the tracks "As You Desire Me", "Fools Rush In", "Imagination", and "You Go To My Head" at the first session between 5:00pm and 8:00am and "Don't Take Your Love From Me", "When Your Lover Has Gone", "All The Things You Are", and "When Day Is Done" at the second session between 10:00pm and 2:00am. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks, except "All The Things You Are" on Smith's album "I Wish you Love" (TT 914). Bear Family Records will issue all the tracks in the 8-CD box set "Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera The Capitol Recordings" (BCD 15776).
55 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Faron Young (on vocals, with [listed as probably] Rufus Long on tenor saxophone, Marvin Hughes on piano, Hank "Sugarfoot" Garland on guitar, Loren Otis "Jack" Shook on guitar, and definitely Floyd "Lightnin'" Chance on bass, Murray M. "Buddy" Harman Jr. on drums, and The Anita Kerr Singers [vocal chorus with unlisted lineup]) records the tracks "Snow Ball" and "The Locket" at Bradley Film and Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the two tracks together as a single (Capitol F3855).
55 Years Ago Today In 1957 - During two sessions held this day in New York City, New York Marcel Grandjany (on harp, with Julius Baker on flute and Water Trampler on viola), records DeBussy's "Sonata For Flute, Viola and Harp (Beginning)" at the first session and "Sonata For Flute, Viola and Harp (Conclusion)" at the second session. As of 2005 Capitol Records has yet to issue either track.
1958 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Cliffie Stone and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) will record the tracks "Don't Fence Me In" and "Blood On the Saddle" at the first session and "The Cool Cowboy" and "Streets Of Laraedo" at the second session. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Stone's album "Cool Cowboy" (T 1230).
1958 - Nat "King" Cole, with Nelson Riddle conducting an orchestra (lineup unlisted but includes a string seciton) records the tracks "As Far As I'm Concerned", "Lorelei", "This Holy Love", "Peace Of Mind", "You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It)" and a rhythm overdub for "You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It)" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the first and third tracks together on a promo single (Capitol Promo 4303), "Peace Of Mind" as a promo single (Capitol Promo 4304) with an unlisted flip side, the first version of "You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It)" as a single (Capitol F4184) with "I Must Be Dreaming" on the flip side, and the overdubbed version on the album "Thank You,Pretty Baby" (T 2759). All the tracks will be issued by Bear Family Records in the 11 CD box set "Stardust: The Complete Capitol Recordings 1955- 1959" (BCD 16342).
1960 - Capitol Records releases Wanda Jackson's single "Mean, Mean Man" with "Happy, Happy Birthday" on the flip side
1960 - The Four Freshmen (vocalsits Bob Flanigan, Bill Comstock, Ross Barbour, and Ken Albers), with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Frank Beach, Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, and Vito "Mickey" Mangano on trumpet; Dick Noel, Tommy Pederson, William Schaefer, and Si Zentner on trombone; Harry Klee, Wilbur Schwartz, Ted Nash, Jules Jacob, and Chuck Gentry on saxophones; Paul Smith on piano; Bobby Gibbons on guitar; Ralph Pena on bass; Irving Cottler, Hugh Anderson on drums; and Verlye Brilhart on harp), record the tracks "On The Sunny Side Of The Steet", "You Make Me Feel So Young", "On The Atchison, Topeka and Sante Fe", and "Aren't You Glad You're You?" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the group's album "Voices In Fun" (T 1543).
1960 - Pee Wee Hunt (on trombone, with listed as probably Charlie Teagarden on trumpet and unlisted clarinet, piano, guitar, bass, and drums players) records the tracks "Ja-Da", "Jealous", "Muskrat Ramble", The One I Love (Belongs To Somebody Else) and the (as of 2005) unissued track "Doodle-Doo-Doo" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the remaining tracks on Hunt's album "A-Hunting Will Go" (T 1523).
1961 - Lou Rawls (on vocals), with unlisted musicians, records the (as of 2005) unissued track "You're Losin' Your Baby" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.
50 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Nancy Wilson (on vocals, with Jimmy Jones conducting his own arrangements to: Don Fagerquist on trumpet; Lew McCreary on trombone; Bill Perkins and Bill Hood on saxophones; Lou Levy on piano; John Gray and Al Hendrickson on guitar; Al McKibbon on bass; Shelly Manne on drums; and Emil Richards on percussion), records the tracks "The Sweetest Sounds", "Make Someone Happy", "A Lot Of Livin' To Do", and (as of 2005) unissued version of the track "You Can Have Him" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Record will issue the first three tracks on Wilson's album "Broadway My Way" (T 1828).
50 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Johnny Rivers records the tracks "(Doing The) Double C-Cinnamon Cinder" and "Walking Slowly" in Los Angeles, California with producer Nik Venet. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on Rivers' first album "The Sensational Johnny Rivers" (T 2161).
50 Years Ago Today In 1962 - During two sessions held this day in New York City, New York Ruth Welcome (on zither) records the tracks "Love Letters", "Three Coins In The Fountain" and "To Each His Own" at the first session and "The Third Man Theme", "Colonel Bogey March" and "Jessica" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Welcome's album "Zither Goes Hollywood" (T 1986).
1963 - Kay Starr (on vocals), with (according to Capitol Discography) either Frank DeVol or Vic Shoen conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Comes A-Long A-Love", "Hoop-Dee-Doo", "Bonaparte's Retreat", "Mississippi Mud" and "So Tired" in Los Angeles, California. If anyone knows for sure who conducted the session, please leave a comment. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Starr's album "Fabulous Favorites!" (T 2106).
1964 - Judy Garland and Lisa Minnelli (on vocals), with Harry Robinson conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted) perform "Overture: Over The Rainbow/Never Will I Marry/What Now, My Love?/Liza (The Clouds'll Roll Away)/The Travelin' Life/Smile/The Man That Got Away" (instrumental without vocals), "The Man That Got Away" (vocals by Judy Garland), "The Travelin' Life" (vocals by Lisa Minnelli), "Gypsy In My Soul" (vocals by Lisa Minnelli), "Hello, Dolly!", "Together (Wherever We Go)", "Medley: We Could Make Such Beautiful Music/Bob White", "Medley:Hooray For Love/After You've Gone" (vocals by Judy Garland), "By myself (vocals by Lisa Minnelli)/'S wonderful vocals by Judy Garland)"/How About You?/Lover Come Back To Me (vocals by Lisa Minnelli)/You And The Night And The Music (vocals by Judy Garland)/It All Depends On You", "Who's Sorry Now?" (vocals by Lisa Minnelli), "Smile" (vocals by Judy Garland), "How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Love You When You Know I've Been A Liar All My Life" (vocals by Lisa Minnelli), "What Now, My Love?" (vocals by Judy Garland), "Medley (Liza's medley):Take Me Along/If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight/Tea For Two/Who/They Can't Take That Away From Me/By Myself/Take Me Along/My Mammy", "Make Someone Happy" (vocals by Judy Garland), "Make Someone Happy" (vocals by Judy Garland), "Pass That Peace Pipe" (vocals by Lisa Minnelli), "The Music That Makes Me Dance" (vocals by Judy Garland), "Medley: When The Saints Go Marching In/He's Got The Whole World In His Hands", "Never Will I Marry" (vocals by Judy Garland), and "Encores: Swanee/Chicago/Over The Rainbow (vocals by Judy Garland)/San Francisco" at a live show at The London Palladium in London England which is recorded. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the 2 LP set "Live At The London Palladium" (WBO 2295).
1966 - The Beach Boys' (lineup unlisted) record the track "Surf's Up" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded on December 15, 1966, Capitol Records will issue the track June 29, 1993 on the band's 5 CD set "The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations - 30 Years Of The Beach Boys" (7-81294-2).
1966 - Instrumental tracks are recorded by unlisted rhythm and strings musicians for Matt Monro's tracks "If She Walked Into My Life", "Sunrise, Sunset", "Stranger In Paradise", "Hello, Dolly", and "Put On A Happy Face" in New York City, after more instrumental overdubs and Monro's vocal overdubs are recorded Capitol Records will issue the first four tracks on Monro's album "Invitation To Broadway" (T 2683) and (as of 2005) have yet to issue "Put On A Happy Face".
45 Years Ago Today In 1967 - Wanda Jackson does vocal overdubs for her tracks "Abschiedrosen", "Der Mond Ist Der Freund Der Verliebten", "Addio My Love", "Vom Winde Verweht" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and third tracks together as a single (K23602) in Germany and the second and last tracks together as a single (K23601) in Germany.
1967 - Shorty Rogers conducts his own arrangements to eight unlisted musicians to record the final overdubs for Bobbie Gentry's the track "Parchman Farm" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final version of the track on Gentry's album "The Delta Sweetie" (T 2842).
45 Years Ago Today In 1967 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Hedge & Donna (Hedge Capers on guitar and vocals and Donna Capers on percussion and vocals) record the tracks "Wings", "Midnight" and "Try And Catch The Wind" at the first session and "I Want You To Follow Me" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the duo's album "Love" (T 2869).
45 Years Ago Today In 1967 - James Burton and Ralph Mooney (on guitar), with unlisted musicians, record the tracks "My Elusive Dreams", "Moonshine", "Sneaky Strings" and "Your Cheatin' Heart" in Los Angeles, California. There will be overdubs recorded of the last two track on November 13, 1967. Capitol Records will issue the final version of all the tracks on the duo's eponymous album "James Burton And Ralph Mooney" (T 2872).
45 Years Ago Today In 1967 - Bobbie Gentry (on vocals and guitar), with Shorty Rogers conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the (as of 2005) unissued track "Morning Glory" in Los Angeles, California.
45 Years Ago Today In 1967 - Sonny James (on vocals), with unlisted musicians, records the tracks "A Song For Shara", "Above And Beyond", "Here I Stand (And In My Hand I Hold A Ring)" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on James' album "Born To Be With You" (SU-111).
45 Years Ago Today In 1967 - During two sessions held this day in Nashville, Tennesee Jean Shepard (on vocals), with unlisted musicians, records the tracks "True Love's A Blessing", "What Locks The Door", and "Hangin' On" at the first session and "Release Me", "Before I'm Over You", "Before I'm Over You", "Evil On Your Mind", and "Roll Muddy River" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Shepard's album "Heart To Heart" (T 2871).
1968 - Bobby Engemann (on vocals), with Lex de Azevedo and Tommy Oliver conducting their own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the (as of 2005) unissued track "Do You Know The Way To San Jose", and the tracks "Sittin' Pretty" and "One Girl" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol (2476).
1968 - The Common People (lineup unlisted) record the track "Go Every Way" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on the group's album "Of The People" (ST-266).
1968 - Merle Haggard (on vocals) and The Strangers (George French Jr. on piano; Joe Burton on electric guitar; Billy Mize on guitar and harmony vocals; Lewis Talley on guitar; Norman D. Hamlett on steel guitar; Leon Chase Copeland and Jerry Ward [aka Howard Lowe] on bass; Roy "Eddie" Burris on drums; and Bonnie Owens on harmony vocals) record the tracks "Mother, Queen Of My Heart", "My Carolina Sunshine Girl", "Nobody Knows But Me", "Blue Yodel #6" and "No Hard Times" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the group's 2 LP set "Same Train, A Different Time" (SWBB-223).
1968 - Pure (lineup unlisted) records the track "Loving Is Believing" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. There is no issuing information listed so if anyone knows if the tracks has ever been commercially issued, or who was in the band, please leave a comment.
1968 - Wanda Jackson (on vocals, with unlisted piano, guitar, rhythm guitar, bass, and drums players and an unlisted lineup of chorus singers) records the tracks "Today I Started Loving You Again", "I'm A Believer" (without the steel guitar), "Walk On Out Of My Mind", and "Memphis, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Jackson's album "The Many Moods Of Wanda Jackson" (ST-129).
1969 - Buddy Wayne records the track "(Let Your Hair Hang Down) Cinderella", "The Door Is Never Locked" and "Home" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 2795). There is no issuing information listed for the first track, so if anyone knows if it has ever been issued, please leave a comment.
1969 - William Marshall records the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "Tell God", "Intro To Bar 24", "Ancient Rivers", "400 Years", "Transition (Strong Men)", "Strong Men", "For My People", and "The Weary Blues" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.
1969 - Mark Holder records the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "Danny Boy" and "Those Thrilling Emotions" in New York City, New York for Capitol Records.
1974 - Grand Funk (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Good And Evil", "Bad Time", and Some Kind Of Wonderful" at The Swamp, a studio on a farm owned by band member Mark Farner near Flint, Michigan. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the band's album "All The Girls In The World Beware!!!" (SO-11356).
1974 - Stoney Edwards (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Clean Your Own Tables", "Do You Know The Man", and the (as of 2005) unissued track "Once And For All" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 4015)".
1975 - Overdubs are recorded for Ray Griff's tracks "Falling", "I Love The Way That You Love Me", and "Tucson Sun" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Griff's eponymous album "Ray Griff" (ST-11486).
1978 - Natalie Cole (with unlisted musicians) records the track "Sorry" 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).
1978 - Glen Campbell (on vocals) records the (as of 2005) unissued track "Melinda" at Broad Recording Studio in Honolulu, Hawaii for Capitol Records.
1979 - McGuinn, Clark & Hillman (Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman with Gene Clark) record the track "Won't Let You Down" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on the group's album "City" (ST-12043).
1980 - Anne Murray (with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "It Should Have Been Easy" and "If A Heart Must Be Broken" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on Murray's album "Where Do You Go When You Dream" (SOO-12144).
1981 - Juice Newton's Capitol Records single "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)", with "Ride 'Em Cowboy" on the flip side, debuts on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart at #36
1983 - Missing Persons (Chuck Wild on keyboard and synthesizer, Warren Cuccurullo on guitar and vocals, Patrick O'Hearn on bass and synthesizer, Terry Bozzio on drums, guitar and synthesizer, and Dale Bozzio on vocals) record the track "Right Now" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on the band's album "Rhyme & Reason" (ST-12315).
1984 - Mel McDaniel records the tracks "We Grew Up Together", Dreamin' With You", and "Let It Roll (Let It Rock)" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 5458).
1994 - Shorty Rogers (born Milton M. Rajonsky), trumpet player, film score composer, and arranger for Capitol Records artists Stan Kenton and His Orchestra, Woody Herman, Maynard Ferguson, Bobbie Gentry and many others, dies during radio station KLON's West Coast Jazz Festival in Van Nuys, California at age 70
1995 - Capitol Jazz, a division of Blue Note Records, reissues the soundtrack to motion picture "The Benny Goodman Story" on CD. Capitol Records released the album originally in 1956.
2000 - Capitol Records releases Pru's debut self-titled album "Pru"
2000 - Nettwerk Records, with Capitol Records handling the distribution, release Coldplay's debut album "Parachutes" in the United States after Parlophone Records had released the album in the UK on July 10, 2000.
2005 - EMI Music's Parlophone and Capitol Records release John Lennon's greatest hits double album 'Working Class Hero' online for the first time to all via legitimate digital music download sites except ITunes, which is being sued by Apple Records
2006 - Capitol Records releases OK Go's first-ever DVD in a special package with a CD of the band's 2005 album "Oh No"
2006 - Capitol Records Nashville releases Keith Urban's album "Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy Thing"
2006 - Mike Dugan, President of Capitol Records Nashville, is now also Chairman of the Board of the Country Music Association

ON THIS DAY NOT IN QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1951 - Future Capitol Records artist Frank Sinatra marries his second wife, actress Ava Gardner
60 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Dave Bartholomew records "Hard Times (The Slop)" and Faye Adams records "Everything" for Imperial Records. Imperial's catalog is currently owned by EMI Music, Capitol Record's parent company.
1964 - The Zombie's first single "She's Not There", with "You Make Me Feel So Good" on the flip side (released by Parrot Records, a subsidiary of Decca Records in the United States), enters Billboard's Top 100 Singles chart for a two week stay. Paul Atkinson, the group's guitarist, would later become VP of A&R for Capitol Records' catalog until being let go in a mass firing of Capitol Records employees by EMI in mid-October 2001 while he was out on sick leave.
1969 - Pianist Andrew Hill (with Joe Farrell on soprano & tenor saxophone, alto flute, bass clarinet, and english horn; Woody Shaw and Dizzy Reece on trumpet; Bob Northern on french horn; Julian Priester on ttrombone; Howard Johnson on tuba and bass clarinet; Ron Carter on bass; and Lenny White on drums) records the tracks "Sideways", "Passing Ships", "Plantation Bag", "Noon Tide", "The Brown Queen", "Cascade", and "Yesterday's Tomorrow" for his Blue Note Records album "Passing Ships" with producer Franciss Wolff and recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder at the Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
1981 - The original Kingston Trio (Dave Guard, Nick Reynolds and Bob Shane) perform "Hard, Ain't It Hard," Tom Dooley," and "Zombie Jamboree" for a PBS TV Special which would turn out to be their only reunion performance after Dave left the group in 1961 before his death from cancer in March 1991.
2000 - Warner Books releases "Angel On My Shoulder", the autobiography of Natalie Cole, former Capitol Records artist and daughter of Capitol Records artist Nat "King" Cole, which she co-wrote with Digby Diehl

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1943 - Joni Mitchell, artist, singer, guitarist, pianist, and songwriter, is born Roberta Joan Anderson in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada
1963 - The motion picture "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" premieres at the opening of the Cinerama Dome on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California
2004 - Howard Keel, singer, Broadway and motion picture actor, dies of colon cancer at his home in Palm Desert, California at age 85
2006 - Rhino Records releases "Sinatra Vegas", a 4 CD/1 DVD box set that features all previously unreleased live performances from 1961 to 1087 including, on the DVD, a complete concert held May 5, 1978 at Caesar's Palace filmed for CBS-TV's program "Cinderella At The Palace" that includes backstage footage shot before and after the performance. The release is dedicated by the Sinatra family to Sinatra's accompanist, Bill Miller, who died earlier that year.