DECEMBER 21, 2015

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1926 - Freddie Hart, singer, guitarist, songwriter and Capitol Records artist (1953-1956 and 1970) is born Frederick Segrest in Lockapoke, Alabama
1926 - Edward W. Ray, executive assistant to the president at Imperial Records (1955-1964) and vice president for artist and repertoire at Capitol Records (1964-1969), is born in Franklin, North Carolina
75 Years Ago Today In 1940 - Frank Zappa, singer, songwriter, guitarist, band leader, and conductor, is born in Baltimore, Maryland.
1946 - Carl Wilson, guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer, youngest of the three Wilson brothers, husband to Capitol Records artist Dean Martin's daughter Gina, solo artist, and with the Capitol Records group The Beach Boys, is born in Hawthorne, California

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1944 - Andy Russell's Capitol Records single "I Dream Of You (More Than You Dream I Do)", with "Magic Is The Moonlight" on the flipside, enters Billboard's Pop singles chart where it will stay for 3 weeks and peak at #5
70 Years Ago Today In 1945 - During a split session held at Radio Recorders' studios in Hollywood, California, first Andy Russell (on vocals), with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Without You (Tres Palabras)" and "If I Had A Wishing Ring" then Paul Weston and His Orchestra (with Weston conducting his own arrangements to unlisted musicians) records a unissued take of "Caprice Viennois". Capitol Records will issue "Without You (Tres Palabras)" and "If I Had A Wishing Ring" (which was the song Russell sang in the movie "Breakfast In Hollywood") together as a single (Capitol 234).
1947 - Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Buddy Childers, Ray Wetzel, Al Porcino, Chico Alvarez, and Ken Hanna on trumpet; Milt Bernhart, Eddie Bert, Harry Betts, and Harry Forbes on trombone; Bart Varsalona on bass trombone; George Weidler and Art Pepper on alto saxophone; Bob Cooper, and Warner Weidler on tenor saxophone; Bob Gioga on baritone saxophone; Kenton on piano; Laurindo Almeida on guitar; Eddie Safranski on bass; Shelly Manne on drums; Jack Costanzo on bongos; and June Christy on vocals) record the tracks "Metronome Riff (Pete's Riff)" (with the Metronome All Stars: Dizzy Gillespie on trumpet, Bill Harris on trombone, Flip Phillips on tenor saxophone, Buddy DeFranco on clarinet, Nat Cole on piano, Billy Bauer on guitar, and Buddy Rich on drums, solos by Cole, Bauer, DeFranco, Harris, Phillips Gillespie, Safranski, and Rich), "Introduction To A Latin Rhythm (Prologue Suite - First Movement)" (with Carlos Vidal on congas and Machito on maracas, solos by Kenton, Cooper, and Bert), "Journey To Brazil (Prologue Suite - Finale)" (with Carlos Vidal on congas and Machito on maracas, solos by Almeida, Bernhart, Bert, Cooper, Pepper, Porcino, Childers, and Costanzo), and "How High The Moon" (vocal by Christy, solos by Bert, Alvarez, and Pepper) at RKO-Pathe Studios, in New York City, New York
65 Years Ago Today In 1950 - Kay Starr (on vocals) with Lou Busch and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Love Sick Blues" and "Noah" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Lovesick Blues" as a single (Capitol 1357) with "" on the flipside and "Noah as a single (Capitol 2334) with "" on the flipside.
65 Years Ago Today In 1950 - Edgar D. Glosup (on vocals as "Eddie Dean"), with a unidentified orchestra, records the titles "My Life With You", "Will They Open Up That Door?", "If I Should Come Back", and "All That I'm Asking Is Sympathy" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two songs together as a single (Capitol 1362) and the last two songs together as a single (Capitol 1389).
65 Years Ago Today In 1950 - During a split session held at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios between 2:30 PM and 6:00 PM, first Jerry Marlowe (on vocals), with music by Billy May conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Uan Rasey and Origene LaFreniere on trumpet, Francis "Joe" Howard on trombone, John Graas on French horn, J.A. Krechter and Henry Woempner on flute, Gordon Green on oboe, Arthur Fleming on bassoon, Edwin "Buddy" Cole on piano, Phil Stephens on bass, John Cyr on drums, and Kathryn Thompson on harp), records the titles "The Whistler And His Dog" and "Song Of The Owl And The Duck" then Arthur Q. Bryan (on vocals) also with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to the same musicians, records the titles "I'm Glad I'm Not A Rubber Ball" and "Little Dead-Eye Dick". Capitol Records will issue Jerry Marlowe's titles together on the children's album "The Whistler And His Dog/Song Of The Owl And The Duck" (CAS-3089) and Bryan's titles together on the children's album "I'm Glad I'm Not A Rubber Ball/Little Dead-Eye Dick" (CAS-3088).
60 Years Ago Today In 1955 - Ray Anthony (on trumpet) and His Orchestra (Johnny Best, Conrad Gozzo, Ray Triscari, and Mannie Klein also on trumpet) Dick Nash and Tommy Pederson on trombone, George Roberts on bass trombone, Gus Bivona and Wilbur Schwartz on clarinet and alto saxophone, Georgie Auld and Gene Cipriano on tenor saxophone, Leo Anthony on baritone saxophone, Buddy Cole on piano, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Don Simpson on bass, and Irv Cottler on drums), using arrangements by George Williams, records the titles "Cheek To Cheek", "You And The Night And The Music", and, using a arrangement by Don Simpson, "Big Band Boogie" (aka "Twelve Bar Boogie") in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Cheek To Cheek", "You And The Night And The Music", and, after an overdub by the Anthony Choir (on vocals, lineup unlisted) is recorded on December 28, 1955, "Big Band Boogie" on the multi-artist LP "Dance To The Bands!" (TBO 727).
60 Years Ago Today In 1955 - Dick Haymes (on vocals), with Ian Bernard and his Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the titles "The Very Thought Of You", "The Nearness Of You", and "The More I See You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Haymes' album "Rain Or Shine" (T 713).
60 Years Ago Today In 1955 - During a split session held this day in Los Angeles, California, first Tex Ritter (on vocals), with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra and The June Nelson Singers (lineups unlisted), records the titles "These Hands" and "The Last Frontier" then Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra, with vocalists The Mellomen (both lineups unlisted), records "Port Au Prince", and "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You". Capitol Records will issue "These Hands" and "The Last Frontier" together as a single (Capitol 3324), "Port Au Prince" as a single (Capitol 3374) with "Midnight Blues" (recorded January 21, 1956) on the flipside, and "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" as a single (Capitol F3877) with "The Girl Most Likely" (recorded December 23, 1957) on the flipside.
1962 - Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra record the tracks "Bonanza Theme", "New Naked City Theme", "Ballad Of Paladin", and "Dick Van Dyke Theme" for his Capitol Records album "More Hit TV Themes"
1963 - The Beach Boys' Capitol Records single "Be True To Your School", with "In My Room" on the flipside, peaks at #6 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.
50 Years Ago Today In 1965 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "We Can Work It Out" enters Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
50 Years Ago Today In 1965 - Tex Ritter (on vocals), with an unlisted orchestra, records the titles "Custody" and "The Men In My Little Girl's Life" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 5574).
1966 - The Beatles record the tracks for their songs "When I'm Sixty-Four" and "Strawberry Fields Forever"
1966 - The Beach Boys' Capitol Records single "Good Vibrations", with "Let's Go  Away for Awhile" on the flip side, and their Capitol Records albums "Little Deuce Coupe" and "Shut Down, Vol. 2." are certified Gold by the R.I.A.A. "Good Vibrations" is the only single by The Beach Boys to be certified Gold during the 1960s.
1974 - Grand Funk Railroad records the track "Some Kind Of Wonderful" for Capitol Records
1974 - Helen Reddy's Capitol Records single "Angie Baby" is #2 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
30 Years Ago Today In 1985 - Heart's self-titled Capitol Records album hits #1 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart
25 Years Ago Today In 1990 - Wilson Phillips' SBK Records single "Impulsive", distributed by Capitol Records, peaks at #3 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1992 - Nathan Milstein, violinist and Capitol Records artist (1958 with pianist Artur Balsam "Beethoven: Sonata Number 9 in A Major, Opus 47 "Kreutzer" and Sonota Number 8 in G Major, Opus 30 Number 3", released as part of the FDS series), dies at age 88, ten days before his 89th birthday on December 31, in London, England

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1951 - Nick Gilder, singer with the band Sweeney Todd and a solo artist with Chrysalis Records (1977-1979), is born in London, England. Chrysalis' catalog was once owned by Capitol Music Group's then parent company EMI Music Group and is now owned by Warner Music Group.
1963 - Jan and Dean record the track "Drag City" which will be released as Liberty Records single with "Schlock Rod Part 1" on the flipside and peak at #10 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. Liberty's catalog is owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company EMI Music Group.
35 Years Ago Today In 1980 - John Lennon's Geffen/Lenono Music single "(Just Like) Starting Over" hits #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart 13 days after his death. The song is currently distributed by Capitol Records.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
110 Years Ago Today In 1905 - Harry Revel, composer ("Did You Ever See A Dream Walking", "Stay As Sweet As You Are", "Love Thy Neighbor", "Paris in the Spring" and many more) and winner (with songwriting partner Mack Gordon) of nine Academy Awards for nine other songs, is born in London, England.
1914 - "Tillie’s Punctured Romance", the first six-reel feature-length comedy motion picture, is released. The film stars Marie Dressler, Charlie Chaplin, Mabel Normand and Mack Swain and is directed by Mack Sennett.
1937 - Walt Disney presents the first full-length animated feature, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", at the Carthay Circle Theatre in Hollywood, California