FEBRUARY 28, 2016

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1915 - Zero Mostel, Broadway and motion picture actor, and Capitol Records artist (original Broadway cast album for "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum"), is born Samuel Joel Mostel in Brooklyn, New York
1940 - Joe South, singer, songwriter, and Capitol Records artist, is born Joseph Alfred Souter in Atlanta, Georgia

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
70 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Vocalist Andy Russell, with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "They Say It's Wonderful" and "Laughing On The Outside (Crying On The Inside)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 252).
1949 - Capitol Records releases Tennessee Ernie Ford's first single for the label "Milk 'Em In The Mornin' Blues" with "Tennessee Border" on the flipside. Both tracks were recorded January 21, 1949
65 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Frank De Vol conducts his own arrangements to His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Lonely Acres (In The West) with a vocal chorus (lineup unlisted, then, with vocalist Linda Doherty, the titles "Dear John" and "Play Ball" then, without any additional vocals, "Theme For John and Marsh" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 1503) and the last two titles together as a single (Capitol 1460).
65 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Vocalist Benny Strong, with a unidentified orchestra, records the titles "Ask For Mabel", "Pretty Little Bells", "Are You Sincere", and "There's Something About An Old Love" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first and last titles together as a single (Capitol 1549) and the second and third titles together as a single (Capitol 1462).
60 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Trumpet player Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (John Best, Conrad Gozzo, Art DePew, and John Dolny also on trumpets, Tommy Pederson, Jimmy Priddy, Ray Sims, and Ken Trimble on trombones, Med Flory and Gene Merlino on clarinets and alto saxophones, Georgie Auld and Irv Roth on tenor saxophones, Leo Anthony on baritone saxophone, Corky Hale on piano and harp, Nick Bonney on guitar, Don Simpson on bass, and Irv Kluger on drums), using arrangements by Don Simpson, Gearge Williams, and Dick Reynolds, record the title "Warsaw Concerto" in Los Angeles, California. After a overdub session is held on March 1, 1956, Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title on Anthony's album "Concert" (T 406).
60 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Frank Sinatra conducts the orchestra (Mannie Klein, Conrad Gozzo, and Uan Rasey on trumpets, Si Zentner and Ed Kusby on trombones, George Roberts on bass trombones, James Decker, John Cave, and Arthur Frantz on French horns, Arthur Gleghorn and Harry Klee on flutes, Mitchell Lurie and Sal Franzella on clarinet, Bert Gassman and Harry
Schuchman on oboe, Fred Moritz and John Hacker on bassoon, Bill Miller on piano, Ray Turner on celeste, Bob Bain on guitar, George Boujie, Sam Goldman, and Eddie Gilbert on bass, Lou Singer, David Grupp, and Ralph Hansell on drums and percusssion, Kathryn Julye on harp, and a string section with Victor Arno, Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Harry Bluestone, Samuel Cytron, David Frisina, Ben Gill, Henry Hill, Murray Kellner, Dan Lube, Erno Neufeld, Lou Raderman, Nathan Ross, Mischa Russell, Eudice Shapiro, and Marshall Sosson on violins, Maxine Johnson, Virginia Majewski, Paul Robyn, David Sterkin, Milton Thomas, and Abraham Weiss on violas, and Cy Bernard, Victor Gottlieb, Armand Kaproff, Edgar Lustgarten, Joseph Saxon, and Eleanor Slatkin on cellos) as it records the instrumental titles "Red", arranged by Andre Previn, and "Silver", arranged by Elmer Bernstein in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Sinatra's album "Frank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems Of Color" (W 735).
55 Years Ago Today In 1961 - During two sessions held today in New York City, New York, vocalist Tennessee Ernie Ford, with Jack Fascinato conducting a choir (lineup unlisted), records a remake of the title "Holy Spirit, Faithful Guide" and the titles "Jesus Paid It All", "It Is Well With My Soul", and "Lord, I'm Coming Home" at the first session and the titles "Did You Think To Pray?" and "His Amazing Grace" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Ford's album "Hymns At Home" (T 1604).
55 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Billy May and Charlie Barnet, using arrangements by May, direct The Kon-Tikis (Arthur Frantz, John Cave, James Decker, and William Hinshaw on French horns, Charlie Barnet, Wilbur Schwartz, Justin Gordon, and Ted Nash on saxophones, Jimmy Rowles on piano, Bobby Gibbons, Al Hendrickson, and Alvino Rey on guitars, Ralph Pena on bass, and Frank Flynn, Irving Cottler, and Larry Bunker on drums) as they record a remake of the title "Return To Paradise" with vocalist Marni Nixon, and the instrumental titles "Honorable Hong Kong Rock" and "Ebb Tide" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 10:00 PM and 1:00 AM on March 1, 1961. After renaming the group to The Out Islanders, Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Polynesian Fantasy" (T 1595).
1964 - The Beatles record the tracks "From Us To You", "Till There Was You", "I Wanna Be Your Man", "Roll Over Beethoven", "All My Loving" at BBC Studios for "live" broadcasts and released in 1994 on The Beatles' Apple Records compilation double album "Live At The B.B.C."
50 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Shacklefords (lineup unlisted) record the titles "The First Street Blues" and "The Biplane, Evermore" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 5636).
50 Years Ago Today In 1966, During two sessions held today in New York City, New York, The Lettermen (vocalists Jim Pike, Tony Butala, and Bob Engemann), with Jimmie Haskell conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Michelle", "What Now, My Love?", and "Graduation Gal" at the first session and the titles "Listen People", "Moon River", and "Love Letters" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the trio's album "A New Song For Young Love" (T 2496).
45 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Capitol Records registers all the masters for all the titles to be included on Anne Murray's eponymous album "Anne Murray" (ST-667) which were recorded in 1970 in Toronto, Canada with a uncredited orchestra using arrangements by Brian Ahern.
1998 - Capitol Records Nashville artist Garth Brooks hosts Saturday Night Live
5 Years Ago Today In 2011 - Jane Russell, motion picture actress, founder of the World Adoption International Fund and a Capitol Records artist, dies at her home in Santa Maria, California at age 89 of a respiratory related illness.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1903 - Vincente Minnelli, Broadway and motion picture director, one time husband of Capitol Records artist Judy Garland, and father of Capitol Records artist Liza Minnelli, is born Lester Anthony Minnelli in Chicago, Illinois
85 Years Ago Today In 1931 - Gavin MacLeod, motion picture and television actor, and step-father of Tommy Steele (designer, art director, writer, and Vice President of Creative Services at Capitol Records [1987-2002] and Creative Director at Virgin Records America [2002]) and Drew Steele (with the band The Surf Punks), is born Allan George See in Mount Kisco, New York