FEBRUARY 19, 2017

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1936 - Bob Engemann, singer with the Capitol Records group The Lettermen, is born in Highland Park, Michigan
1960 - Mike Lookinland, actor (best known as Bobby Brady in "The Brady Bunch"), singer, and Capitol Records artist (1974), is born Michael Paul Lookinland in Mount Pleasant, Utah.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
70 Years Ago Today In 1947 - The Benny Goodman Quintet (Benny Goodman on clarinet, Ernie Felice on accordion, Jess Stacy on piano, Harry Babasin on bass, and Tommy Romersa on drums) record the titles "I Know That You Know" featuring Ernie Felice on accordion and Harry Babasin on bass and "I Can't Get Started" then Benny Goodman (still on clarinet), with pianist Nadia Reisenberg,  record Weber's "Grand Duo Concertante For Piano Forte & Clarinet" in two parts at Radio Recorders' studios on 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "I Know That You Know" on the multi-artist compilation album "Campus Capers" (BD-58), "I Can't Get Started" on Goodman's album "Easy Does It!" (H-295), and have yet to issue either part of "Grand Duo Concertante For Piano Forte & Clarinet".
70 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Pianist Buddy Cole, with rhythm accompaniment (lineup unlisted), records the titles "The Moon Was Yellow", "Cheek To Cheek", and "S'posin'" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "The Moon Was Yellow" and "Cheek To Cheek" on Cole's album "Keys To Romance" (H-175) and have yet to issue the take of "S'posin'" recorded at this session.
1951 - Jan Garber and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the title "The Hot Canary" with vocals by Paul Nero, a as yet unissued take of the title "Dreamy Melody", and the titles "Swingin' Down The Lane" with vocals by Roy Cordell and The Ewing Sisters (lineup unlisted) and "That's How Our Love Will Grow" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "The Hot Canary" and "That's How Our Love Will Grow" together as a single (Capitol 1430) and "Swingin' Down The Lane" as a single (Capitol 1905) with "The Tavern Song" (recorded October 12, 1951) on the flipside.
1951 - Trumpet player Ray Anthony and His Orchestra Ray Anthony(tp,arr-1) (Woody Fansler, Jack Laubach, Tom Pattin, and Marty White also on trumpets, Keith Butterfield, Tom Oblak, Bob Quatsoe, and Dick Reynolds on trombones, Earl Bergman and Steve Cole on clarinets and alto saxophones, Cliff Hoff and Robert "Buddy" Wise on tenor saxophones, Leo Anthony on alto saxophone and baritone saxophone, Fred Savarese on piano, Danny Gregus on guitar, Frank Szosteck on bass, and Howie Mann on drums) record the titles "Vilia" using an arrangement by Ray Anthony, "My Prayer" and "Eleanor" with vocals by Tommy Mercer and "Saddle Shoe Shuffle" using an arrangement by George Williams in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Villa" as a single (Capitol 1556) with "Melancholy Rhapsody" (recorded November 3, 1950) on the flipside, "My Prayer" and "Eleanor" together as a single (Capitol 1438), and "Saddle Shoe Shuffle on Anthony's album "Arthur Murray Favorites: Fox Trots" (T 258).
65 Years Ago Today In 1952 - Vocalist and guitarist Leon Payne, with Harold Glenn Hensley on fiddle, Lionel Lester Taylor on piano, Jimmy Bryant on guitar, Wesley "Speedy" West on steel guitar, and Cliffie Stone on bass), records the titles "Poke Salad Green", "Weeping Willow", "Wouldn't It Be Wonderful", and "Mailman" in Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "Poke Salad Green" and "Weeping Willow" together as a single (Capitol 2055), "Wouldn't It Be Wonderful" as a single (Capitol 2454), and "Mailman" as a single (Capitol 2295).
65 Years Ago Today In 1952 - Rhythm guitarist and harmony vocalist Floyd "Ole" Rasmussen and His Nebraska Cornhuskers (Kenny Cannan on trombone, John "Woody" Applewhite and Marvin "Rocky" Stone on fiddle, Edward Austin Strode on piano, Jerry Carter on accordion, Earl Finley, Jr. on electric guitar, William "Billy" Tonneson on steel guitar, Virgil "Lee" Stone on bass, and Joe Muto on drums) record the titles "Did The Man In The Moon Come From Texas?" with vocals by Teddy Wilds, the instrumentals "Duke's C Jam Blues" and "New Star Rag", and "Tuxedo Junction" with vocals by Virgil "Lee" Stone at Capitol Records studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California between 8:00 PM and 11:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue "Did The Man In The Moon Come From Texas?" and "Duke's C Jam Blues" together as a single (Capitol 2015), "New Star Rag" as a single (Capitol 2093), and "Tuxedo Junction" as a single (Capitol 2379).
65 Years Ago Today In 1952 - Capitol Records artist Tex Ritter records the title "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)" (lyrics by Ned Washington and music by Dimitri Tiomkin) to be used under the opening credits for the Stanley Kramer Productions/United Artists film "High Noon" with Merle Travis and Ernest Varner on guitars under the direction of Tiomkin. Ritter will record a studio version for Capitol Records on May 14, 1952 which the label will issue as a single (Capitol 2120). The version recorded on February 19, 1952 will win an Academy Award for Best Song at The 25th Academy Awards ceremony held at the RKO Pantages Theater on March 19, 1953.
1954 - Hank Thompson's Capitol Records single "Wake Up, Irene", with "Go Cry Your Heart Out" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts
1956 - Nelson Riddle's Capitol Records single "Lisbon Antigua", with "Robin Hood" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Pop singles charts
60 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Trumpet player Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (Art De Pew, Jack Laubach, and Jack Holman also on trumpet, Jimmy Henderson, Lew McCreary, and Jimmy Priddy on trombone, Med Flory on clarinet and alto saxophone, Gene Merlino also on alto saxophone, Bob Enevoldsen and Jeff Massingill on tenor saxophone, Leo Anthony on baritone saxophone, Geoff Clarkson on piano, Al Viola on guitar, Don Simpson on bass, and Bill Richmond on drums), using arrangements by Don Simpson, record the titles "This Could Be The Night" with vocals by Gener Merlino and the instrumental titles "The Incredible Shrinking Man" and "Sleepy Lagoon" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "This Could Be The Night" and "The Incredible Shrinking Man" together as a single (Capitol F3676) and "Sleepy Lagoon" on Anthony's album "Ray Anthony Plays For Star Dancing" (T 831).
55 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Trombonist Pee Wee Hunt and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Sunrise In Siberia", "12th Street Twist", and "Whistling Ping Pong Game" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Sunrise In Siberia" and "12th Street Twist" together as a single (Capitol 4727) and has yet to issue "Whistling Ping Pong Game".
55 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Rubin Williams, with unlisted others, records the titles "Blow Out The Sun" and "A Burning Memory" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 4769).
1965 - The Beatles record the track "You're Going To Lose That Girl" during a three hour session at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London, England
1970 - Sonny James' Capitol Records single "It’s Just a Matter of Time", with "This World Of Ours" on the flip side, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts
45 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Badfinger's Apple Records album "Straight Up", distributed by Capitol Records in the United States, enters the Pop album charts
40 Years Ago Today In 1977 - Capitol Records artist Natalie Cole wins the Best R&B Female Vocal Performance Grammy for her track "Sophisticated Lady"
40 Years Ago Today In 1977 - Wings' Capitol Records single "Maybe I'm Amazed", with "Soily" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
35 Years Ago Today In 1982 - Amy Holland, with unlisted others and producer Michael McDonald, records the titles "You And I", "I Hang On Your Every Word", and "Not Enough" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "You And I" and "I Hang On Your Every Word" on Holland's album "On Your Every Word" (ST-12178) and has yet to issue "Not Enough".
1981 - George Harrison is ordered to pay ABKCO Music the sum of $587,000 for "subconscious plagiarism" of the Chiffon's "He's So Fine" for his Apple Records single "My Sweet Lord" which was distributed by Capitol Records in the United States

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
65 Years Ago Today In 1952 - Seventeen-year-old Vincent Eugene Craddock (aka future Capitol Records artist Gene Vincent) enters the US Navy

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1878 - The phonograph is patented by Thomas Edison who, after making a sketch of the device, paid his assistant $18 to make it.