DECEMBER 17, 2015

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
1928 - George Lindsey, comedian, actor and Capitol Records artist (1968 album "Goober Sings") is born in Fairfield, Alabama. Some sources give the year as 1935.
1948 - Jim Bonfanti, drummer with the Capitol Records group The Raspberries as well as the groups Dynamite and Boxer, is born James Alexander Bonfanti in Windber, Pennsylvania

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
70 Years Ago Today In 1945 - Wesley Tuttle (on vocals and guitar) and His Texas Stars (Margie Ann "Fiddlin' Kate" De Vere and Charles Linville on fiddle, Paul Sells on accordion, Merle Travis on guitar, Phil Marx, Jr. on steel guitar, Allen Williams on bass, Jack Turner on drums, and Conrad Cottrell on an unlisted instrument), record the titles "Be Honest With Me", "Don't Live A Lie", "No One Will Ever Know", "Cattle Call", "I Guess I've Been Asleep All These Years", the instrumental "Steel Guitar Rag", "I Hang My Head And Cry", "You Can't Break My Heart", and "You Brought Me Sorrow" at "The Chateau" in Hollywood, California for the Capitol Records Transcription Service which will issue "Be Honest With Me" on disc G-14, "Don't Live A Lie" on disc G-15, "You Brought Sorrow To My Heart" on disc G-16, "You Can't Break My Heart" on disc G-17, "No One Will Ever Know", "Cattle Call", and "I Guess I've Been Asleep All These Years" on disc G-18, "Steel Guitar Rag" on disc G-69, and "I Hang My Head And Cry" on disc G-70. Bear Family Records will issue all the tracks in the box set "Detour" (BCD 16416).
1948 - Margaret Whiting's Capitol Records single "Far Away Places", with "My Own True Places" enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop Singles chart
65 Years Ago Today In 1950 - Jan Garber and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "If", "Emma Lou", "Tie Me To Your Apron Strings Again" (with Roy Cordell and an unlisted trio on vocals), "Castles In The Sand" (vocals by Roy Cordell), and "Velvet Lips" (again with Roy Cordell and a unlisted trio on vocals) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "If" and "Castles In The Sand" together as a single (Capitol 1351), "Tie Me To Your Apron Strings Again" and "Velvet Lips" together as a single, and "Emma Lou" as a single (Capitol 1392) with "Yearning (Just For You)" (recorded January 10, 1951) on the flipside.
1952 - Capitol Records releases Ray Anthony's single "Mr. Anthony's Boogie" with "I Wonder What's Become Of Sally" on the flipside
1953 - Jean Sheppard records the track "Two Whoops and a Holler" which will be released by Capitol Records as the flip side of the single "Why Did You Wait" (Capitol F2791)
60 Years Ago Today In 1955 - Frank Sinatra's Capitol Records single "(Love Is) The Tender Trap", with "Weep They Will" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop Singles chart
60 Years Ago Today In 1955 - Felix Slatkin conducts The Concert Arts Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as the record the titles "Petite Suite, Part 1", "Petite Suite, Part 2", and "Petite Suite, Part 4" in Los Angeles, California. After the group records "Petite Suite, Part 3" on December 18, 1955, Capitol Records will issue the entire suite on the orchestra's album "DEBUSSY - Petite Suite/Children's Corner Suite" (P-8328).
60 Years Ago Today In 1955 - Ferlin Husky (on vocals) and His Hush Puppies (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Daddy's Little Girl", "Nothing Looks As Good As You", "You Make Me Feel Funny, Honey", and a as yet unissued take of "My Shadow" in Nashville, Tennesse. Capitol Records will issue "Daddy's Little Girl" and "You Make Me Fell Funny, Honey" on Husky's album "Songs Of The Home And Heart" (T 718) and "Nothing Looks As Good As You" as a single (Capitol F3522) with "Waiting" (recorded December 14, 1955) on the flipside.
1956 - Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (Ray Anthony, Art DePew, Jules Chaikin, and Jack Holman on trumpet, Jimmy Henderson, Lew McCreary, and Jimmy Priddy on trombone, Med Flory and Gene Merlino on alto saxophone, Bob Enevoldsen and Jeff Massingill on tenor saxophone, Leo Anthony on baritone saxophone, Geoff Clarkson on piano, Mike Apruzzese (Abruze) on guitar, Don Simpson on bass and Bill Richmond on drums) record the tracks "Ev'rytime It Happens" (vocals by Sue Raney), "Rock Around The Rockpile" (vocals by Med Flory), and "The Girl Can't Help It" (vocals by Med Flory) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the soundtrack for "The Girl Can't Help It" (EAP-1-823).
1957 - The final episode of "The Nat 'King' Cole Show" airs on NBC-TV due to lack of a national sponsor to cover its costs.
1961 - Leonard Pennario (on piano), with Alfred Newman conducting The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, records George Gershwin's "Cuban Overture" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on Pennario's album "GERSHWIN By Starlight" (P-8581) and Angel Records will reissue the track on Pennario's album "Leonard Pennario Plays Gershwin" (S-36070).
1963 - James Carroll, a DJ at WWDC (in Washington, DC), starts playing a copy of The Beatles' Parlophone single "I Want To Hold Your Hand", which Carroll's stewardess girlfriend brought back for him from England. Due to listener demand, the station will play the song once an hour for days. Capitol initially considered court action, since the label hasn't released the single in the United States yet, but will instead release the single earlier than planned on January 13, 1964.
50 Years Ago Today In 1965 - Capitol Records artist Judy Garland becomes the first singer to headline a show in the new Houston Astrodome. Her opening act was The Supremes. Garland was paid $43,000 (with inflation that is equal to $323,982.48 in 2015) for the one show.
50 Years Ago Today In 1965 - The Dillards (lineup unlisted), record the as yet unissued takes of the titles "Lay Down Your Weary Tune" and "I've Just Seen A Face" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.
50 Years Ago Today In 1965 - At a split session held this day in Los Angeles, California, first  Glen Campbell (on vocals with unlisted others) records the titles "Can't You See I'm Tryin'?" and "A Satisfied Mind" then Question Marks (lineup unlisted) records a as yet unissued take of the title "Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey". Capitol Records will issue both of Campbell's titles together as a single (Capitol 5638).
50 Years Ago Today In 1965 - Sonny James (on vocals, with unlisted others), records the titles "On The Fingers Of One Hand", "Don't Cut Timber On A Windy Day", and "Take Me Back" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles on James' album "True Love's A Blessing" (T 2500) and "Take Me Back" on James' album "I'll Never Find Another You" (T 2788).
50 Years Ago Today In 1965 - Peter And Gordon (Peter Asher and Gordon Waller on vocals), with unlisted others, records the titles "Please Help Me I'm Falling", "Sweet Dreams", and "Send Me The Pillow You Dream On" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the songs on the duo's album "Sing And Play The Hits Of Nashville" (T 2430).
1966 - Capitol Records releases Merle Haggard's single "The Fugitive", written by Liz Anderson and with "Down Every Road" on the flip side. The single will become Haggard's first #1 on the Country singles charts.
45 Years Ago In 1970 - Ferlin Husky (on vocals with unlisted others), records the titles "One More Time", "Snowbird", and "Statue Of A Fool" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the songs on FerlinHusky And His Hush Puppies' album "One More Time" (ST-768).
35 Years Ago In 1980 - Sheree Brown (on vocals, with unknown accompaniment) records the titles "It's A Pleasure" and "Never Do You Wrong" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both songs on Brown's album "Straight Ahead" (ST-12153)..
1993 - Blind Melon's self-titled Capitol Records album is certified double platinum by the R.I.A.A.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1903 - Ray Noble, band leader, arranger, radio and motion picture actor and composer ("Goodnight Sweetheart", "Cherokee", "Love is the Sweetest Thing", "The Very Thought of You", and many more) is born Raymond Stanley Noble in Brighton, England
1968 - Columbia Records in the U.K. releases Pink Floyd's single "Point Me At The Sky" with "Careful With That Axe, Eugene" on the flipside which will be the group's last single for eleven years