FEBRUARY 13, 2013

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1900 (but possibly in 1904) - Wingy Manone, one armed cornet player, singer, band leader, and Capitol Records artist, is born Joseph Mathews Manone in New Orleans, Louisiana. If anyone knows for sure on the year of Manone's birth, please leave a comment.
1919 - Tennessee Ernie Ford, singer, radio and television variety show host, 1990 Country Music Hall Of Fame inductee, and Capitol Records artist, is born Ernest Jennings Ford in Bristol, Tennesseee
1974 - Robbie Williams, singer, member of the group Take That, and Capitol Records solo artist, is born Robert Peter Williams in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
65 Years Ago Today In 1948 - Margaret Whiting's Capitol Records single "Now Is The Hour", with "But Beautiful" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles charts
60 Years Ago Today In 1953 - Jimmy Skinner (on vocals and guitar), with Ray "Curly" Lunsford on electric mandolin and an uncredited electric guitarist, rhythm guitarist, and bass player, records the titles "Singing Teacher In Heaven", "Ready To Go Home", "I've Got A Lot Of Love Baby", and "By Degrees" at (listed as possibly) the E.T. Hersog Studio in Cincinnati, Ohio. Capitol Records will issue the first two songs together as a single (Capitol 2401) and the last two songs together as a single (Capitol 2513). Bear Family Records will issue all the titles in Germany on Skinners six CD box set "Doin' My Time" (BCD 16613).
55 Years Ago Today In 1958 - The Jordanaires (vocalists Hugh Gordon Stoker, Hoyt H. Hawkins, and Neal Matthews Jr.), with The Bob Bain Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Joshua Fit De Battle Of Jericho", "Workin' On A Building", "Dig A Little Deeper", "Shine On Me", When They All Get Together", and "Everytime I Feel The Spirit" in Nashville, Tennesse. Capitol Records will issue all the songs on the group's album "Heavenly Spirit" (T 1011).
1962 - After releasing 11 albums with the label, Dean Martin refuses to renew his contract with Capitol Records. Martin will sign with Reprise Records and start his own production company, Claude Productions, so that he can keep all rights and exclusive ownership of his work from then on.
50 Years Ago Today In 1963 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Howard Roberts (on guitar, with Paul Bryant on organ, Chuck Berghofer on bass, and Earl Palmer on drums) records the titles "One Long Day" and "Hoe Down" at the first session and "Shiny Stockings", "Down Under", "Goodbye, Good Luck, I'm Gone!", and an unissued take of "Days Of Wine And Roses" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue the first four songs on Roberts' album "This Is Howard Roberts - Color Him Funky" (T 1887) and the fifth song on the compilation album "Capitol 4 Star Special N° 8" (ST 2751).
50 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Buck Owens (on vocals), with Don Rich & The Buckaroos (lineup unlisted), records the titles "There's Gonna Come A Day", "Diggy Liggy Lo", "Orange Blossom Special", "Cotton Fields", and "Touch Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first song on Owens' album "No One But You Before You Go" (SU 2353), the second, fourth, and fifth songs on his album "On The Bandstand" (T 1879), and the third song on his album "The Instrumental Hits Of Buck Owens & His Buckaroos" (T 2367).
50 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Jimmy Briggs records the titles "Each Time We Kiss", "Sooner Or Later", "That Magic Night", and an unissued take of the title "May I?" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first two songs together as a single (Capitol 5024). There is no issuing information listed for "That Magic Night".
50 Years Ago Today In 1963 - The Journeymen (John Phillips and Scott McKenzie on vocals and guitar and Dick Weissman on guitar and banjo) record an unissued take of the title "San Francisco Bay Blues" and the title "Rag Mama" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Rag Mama" as a single (Capitol 4943) with "I Will Never Marry" (recorded February 27, 1962) on the flipside.
1964 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "I Want To Hold Your Hand" with "I Saw Her Standing There" on the flip side, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1967 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "Strawberry Fields Forever", with "Penny Lane" on the flip side, is released
1967 - The Beatles (George Harrison on lead guitar and vocals, John Lennon on rhythm guitar and vocals, Paul McCartney on bass guitar and vocals, and Ringo Starr on drums and vocals) record the title "Only A Northern Song" in London, England. Capitol Records will issue the song on the motion picture soundtrack album "Yellow Submarine" (SW-153).
45 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Patti Drew (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the titles "Keep On Movin'" and "There'll Never Be Another" in Chicago, Illinois. Capitol Records will purchase the masters for both songs and issue them together as a single (Capitol 2121) as well as on Drew's album "Workin' On A Groovy Thing" (ST 2855).
45 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Mariano Moreno records the titles "The Green Tambourine", "The Look Of Love", "The Man Upstairs (Mr. X)", and "The Best Of Both Worlds" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the songs on Moreno's album "25th Hour" (ST 2875).
45 Years Ago Today In 1968 - The Chaparral Brothers (vocalists John and Paul Chaparral, with unlisted musicians) record the titles "Down Came The World", "Love of The Common People", "Just One More Time", and "The Rain" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first three tracks on the duo's self-titles album "The Chaparral Brothers" (ST 2922) and the last track as a single (Capitol 2323) with "Follow Your Drum" (recorded on August 29, 1968) on the flipside.
45 Years Ago Today In 1968 - The Band (Garth Hudson on piano, organ, and vocals, Richard Manuel on piano, organ, guitar, bass, and vocals, Jaime Robbie Robertson on guitar and vocals, Rick Danko on bass and vocals, and Levon Helm on drums) records the title "In A Station" in Los Angeles, California. After an overdub is recorded at the same session, Capitol Records will issue the track on the group's album "Music From 'The Big Pink'" (SKAO 2955).
45 Years Ago Today In 1968 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California The George Shearing Quintet and Orchestra (Don Fagerquist and Pete Christlieb on trumpet, Charles Shoemake on vibraphone, George Shearing on piano, Louis Morrell, Michael Anthony, and Dave Koonce on guitar, Bob Whitlock on bass, Bill Goodwin on drums, Gene Estes on percussion, and an uncredited string section), with Julian Lee conducting his own arrangements, records an overdub for "A Time For Love" (which was recorded on February 12, 1969) and the titles "Theme From 'Valley Of The Dolls" and "Never My Love" at the first session and "Goin' Out Of My Head" and "Don't Sleep In The Subway" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the songs on the group's album "George Shearing Today!" (T 2699).
45 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Sonny James (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the title "No Other Arms, No Other Lips" and a rejected take of the title "Everything Begins And Ends With You" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first song on James' album "Born To Be With You" (SU-111).
40 Years Ago Today In 1973 - Tommy Lee records the titles "Delta Queen" and "That's The Way I Want To Live My Life" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both songs together as a single (Capitol 3594).
40 Years Ago Today In 1973 - Al Martino (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the title "To Get To You", an unissued take of "She's Got To Be A Saint", and the title "There Goes My Everything" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first and last track on Martino's album "Country Style" (ST-11184).
35 Years Ago Today In 1978 - During four sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California John "Moon" Martin records the titles "Cadillac Walk", "Hands Down", and "Victim Of Romance" at the first session, "Pretender", "Paid Killer", and "Tyranny" at the second session, "Love Gone Bad" at the third session, and "Hot Night In Dallas", "Bad News", and "You Don't Care About Me" at the fourth session. Capitol Records will issue "Cadillac Walk", "Hands Down", "Victim Of Romance", "Pretender", "Paid Killer", "Hot Night In Dallas", and "You Don't Care About Me" on Martin's album "Shots From A Cold Nightmare" (SW-11787). No issuing information is listed for the other songs.
35 Years Ago Today In 1978 - Bob Seger (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the title "We've Got Tonight" in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Capitol Records will issue the track on Seger's album "Stranger In Town" (SW-11698).
1981 - 402 weeks after entering Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart in March 1973, Pink Floyd's Capitol Records album "Dark Side of the Moon" sets the record for the rock album to spend the most consecutive weeks on the chart, and will remain on the chart until April 23, 1988, for a total of 724 weeks

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
50 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Stanley Turrentine (on tenor saxophone, with Shirley Scott on organ, Major Holley on bass, Al Harewood on drums, and Ray Barretto on congas) records the titles "Trouble" (with Barreto on tamborine), "Major's Minor", "Without A Song", "God Bless The Child" (without Barretto), "You'll Never Get Away From Me", and "Sara's Dance" in Englewood, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on Turrentine's album "Never Let Me Go" (BLP4129).
50 Years Ago Today In 1963 - The Jazz Crusaders (Wayne Henderson on trombone and euphonium, Wilton Felder on tenor saxophone, (as-2,ts) Joe Sample on piano, Bobby Haynes on bass, and Stix Hooper on drums) record the titles "Lazy Canary", "No Name Samba" (with Joe Sample on harpsicord and Wilton Felder on alto saxophone), and "Tough Talk" (with Sample again on harpsicord) at Pacific Jazz's studios on Third Street in West Hollywood, California for the Pacific Jazz label. Blue Note Records will acquire the Pacific Jazz catalog and issue all the titles on the group's album "Tough Talk" .(BN-LA 170-G2).


ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1914 - The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) is founded in New York City, New York
1961 - After recording for tracks for his new label since December 19, 1960, Frank Sinatra officially opens Reprise Records, the first completely artist-owned label