FEBRUARY 5, 2017

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1919 - Red Buttons, burlesque comedian, motion picture and television actor, singer, and Capitol Records artist (soundtrack album for Walt Disney's "Pete's Dragon") is born Aaron Chwatt in The Bronx, New York
1948 - David Denny, guitarist with the Capitol Records group The Steve Miller Band, is born in Berkeley, California

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1943 - Dave Dexter, Jr. joins Capitol Records
70 Years Ago Today In 1947 - It's a busy three way split session in Los Angeles, California for Paul Weston who's conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted but includes reeds and a string section) first for Andy Russell, who records the title "Just A Memory", then for Johnny Mercer and Martha Tilton who wax the title "If I Had A Talking Picture Of You", and finally for Clark Dennis, who records the title "Together". Capitol Records will issue all three titles on the compilation album "Somebody Loves Me - The Music Of Buddy De Sylva" (CD-49) on May 20, 1947.
1951 - Vocalist Red Ingle, with Stuyvesant Skonch (aka Les Paul) and his orchestra (Les Paul on guitar and bass), records the title "Chew Tobacco Rag" in Les Paul's garage in Los Angeles, California. After Capitol Records purchases the master, it will issue the title as a single (Capitol 1431) with "Let Me In" (recorded on February 15, 1951) on the flipside.
65 Years Ago Today In 1952 - Ella Mae Morse, with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to his orchestra (Walter "Pete" Candoli and Vito "Mickey" Mangano on trumpet, Francis "Joe" Howard, Jimmy Priddy, Paul Tanner, and Si Zentner on trombone, Donald "Don" Raffell on tenor saxophone, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Albert Lerner on piano, Bob Bain on guitar, Meyer "Mike" Rubin on bass, and Frankie Carlson on drums) records the titles "Organ Grinder's Swing", "It's So Exciting" and "Sleepin' At The Foot Of The Bed" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California between 8:00 PM and 11:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue "Sleepin' At The Foot Of The Bed" as a single (Capitol 2186) with "Male Call" (recorded July 14, 1952) on the flipside. Bear Family Records will issue all the tracks on Morse's CD box set "Barrelhouse, Boogie And The Blues" (BCD 16117) in Germany.
65 Years Ago Today In 1952 - During a split session in Los Angeles, California, Les Baxter conducts the orchestra first for Buddy Cole who records the tracks "Festival Hop", "Lost In Meditation", an untitled and as yet unissued Baxter original, and "Invitation" then for Helen O'Connell who records the track "Be Anything (But Be Mine)". Capitol Records will issue "Festival Hop" and "Invitation" together as a single (Capitol 2005) and "Lost In Meditation" as a single (Capitol 2106) with "Lonely Wine" on the flip side as by Les Baxter and His Orchestra, and "Be Anything (But Be Mine)" as a single (Capitol 2011) with "Right Or Wrong" on the flipside.
1956 - The Hawaii Calls Orchestra (lineup unlisted), presented by Webley Edwards, records the titles "Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai (Hawaiian War Chant)", "My Little Grass Shack In Kealakekua, Hawaii", "On The Beach At Waikiki", and "To you sweetheart, aloha" in Hawaii" After Capitol Records purchases the masters, it will issue all the titles on the group's album "Favorite Instrumentals Of The Islands" (T 715).
60 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Stan Kenton (on piano) and His Orchestra (Bob Fitzpatrick, Kent Larsen, John Halliburton, Jim Amlotte, and Karl De Karske on trombone, Ralph Blaze on guitar, Red Mitchell on bass, and Shelly Manne on drums) record the tracks "Women Usually Do" with Ann Richards and The Modern Men (linuep unlisted) on vocals, "Opus In Cartreuse with Ann Richards and The Modern Men (linuep unlisted) on vocals and Bill Perkins on tenor saxophone, "Thanks For You" with vocals by The Modern Men, and "Interlude" with vocals by The Modern Men at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first, second and fourth tracks on Kenton's album "Kenton With Voices" (T 810).
60 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Dean Martin, with Gus Levene conducting the orchestra (Walter "Pete" Candoli, Conrad Gozzo, and Vito "Mickey" Mangano on trumpet, Hoyt Bohannon, Murray McEachern, and George Roberts on trombone, Heinie Beau, Fred Falensby, Arthur "Skeets" Herfurt, and Robert Lawson on reeds, Edwin "Buddy" Cole on piano, Bob Bain and Alvino Rey on guitar, Joe Comfort on bass, and Nick Fatool on drums) and chorus (lineu unlisted) records the tracks "Money Is A Problem", "You I Love", "Ten Thousand Bedrooms", "Only Turst Your Heart" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 11:00 PM and 1:30 AM on February 6, 1957. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Martin's album "Songs from 'Ten Thousand Bedrooms'" (Capitol EAP-1-840).
60 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Leopold Stokowski conducts The Concert Arts Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as it records Bach's "Toccata And Fugue In D Minor" and Mussorgsky-Ravel's "The Hut On Howl's Legs" and "The Great Gate Of Kiev" from "Pictures At An Exhibition" at The Riverside Plaza Hotel in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first track as by Leopold Stokowski conducting his Symphony Orchestra on the album album "Landmarks Of A Distinguished Career (BACH/DEBUSSY/STRAUSS/SIBELIUS)" (P-8399) and the last two tracks as by Leopold Stokowski on the album "The Orchestra Full Dimensional Sound" (SAL-8385).
1958 - The Kingston Trio record the tracks "Hard, Ain't it Hard", "Three Jolly Coachmen", "Scotch and Soda", "Tom Dooley", a version of "Tom Dooley" with a German intro, "Sloop John B", and "Coplas" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California for their eponymous album "The Kingston Trio"
1961 - Ferlin Husky's Capitol Records single "On The Wings Of A Dove", with "Next To Jimmy" on the flipside, returns to #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts.
1961 - Vocalist Peggy Lee, with Joe Harnell conducting the orchestra (Danny Stiles, Phil Sunkel, and Willie Thomas on trumpets, Mickey Gravine and Ray De Sio on trombones, Bob Donovan on flute and reeds, Abe Rosen on harp, Joe Harnell on piano, Dennis Budimir on guitar, Max Bennett on bass, Stan Levey on drums, and Chino Pozo on congas and bongos), performs the titles "Day In, Day Out", "Moments Like This", a as yet unissued take of the title "Medley Of One Kiss/My Romance/The Vagabond King Waltz", and "Fever" at Basin Street East in New York City, New York. Capitol Records recorded the show and will issue all the titles, except the take of "Medley Of One Kiss/My Romance/The Vagabond King Waltz" on Lee's album "Basin Street Proudly Presents Miss Peggy Lee" (T 1520).
55 Years Ago In 1962 - Ralph Carmichael conducts his own arrangements to His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "I Can Dream, Can't I?", "You Belong To Me", "Unforgettable", and "If" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Carmichael's album "I Can Dream,Can't I?" (T/ST 1819).
55 Years Ago Today In 1962 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, vocalist Lou Rawls, with Les McCann Ltd. (Les McCann on piano, Leroy Vinnegar on bass and Ron Jefferson on drums), records two takes of the title "(They Call It) Stormy Monday" then the titles "Sweet Lover", "Lost  And Lookin'", and "God Bless The Child" at the first session and the titles "Willow Weep For Me", "Blues Is A Woman", and "A Little Les Of Lou's Blues" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except the second take of "(They Call It) Stormy Monday", "Blues Is A Woman", and "A Little Les Of Lou's Blues" on Rawls' album "Lou Rawls Sings Les McCann Ltd. Plays Stormy Monday" (T/ST 1714). Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on Lou Rawls With Les McCann Ltd.'s CD "Stormy Monday" (7-91441-2).
1968 - The Beatles' Capitol Records soundtrack album "Yellow Submarine" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.
1976 - Vocalist Al Martino, with unlisted others, records a Disco version of the title "It's Now Or Never/O Sole Mio" in Los Angeles, California with producer Mike Curb. Capitol Records will issue the title on Martino's album "Sing My Love Songs" (ST-11572).
1976 - Vocalist Jimmy Rabbitt records the titles "Half A Pair" and "Son Of A Truck Drivin' Man" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Half A Pair" on Rabbit's album "Jimmy Rabbitt And Renegade" (ST-11491).
40 Years Ago In 1977 - Vocalist Helen Reddy, with unlisted others, records the titles "If It's Magic", "One More Night", and "Long Distance Love" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded for "If It's Magic" and "One More Night on February 6, 1977, and for all the titles on February 10, 1977 and, with Emil Richards on vibraphone and percussion, on February 14, 1977, Capitol Records will issue the final versions of all the titles on Reddy's album "Ear Candy" (SO-11640).
1981 - Vocalist Donna Washington, with a orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by Benjamin Wright, records the title "Nine To Five (Come Alive)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Washington's album "Going For The Glow" (ST-12147).
1981 - Vocalist and violinist Charles Veal, with unlisted others, records the titles "Love Me Tonight" and "New Found Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Veal's album "Believe It!" (ST-12174).
1986 - Vocalist Marie Osmond, with unlisted others, records the titles "We're Gonna Need A Love Song" and "I Know The Feeling" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Osmond's album "I Only Wanted You" (ST-12516).
30 Years Ago Today In 1987 - Capitol Records registers the master it acquired of New Model Army's title "Courage" which it will release on the extend 12" single "'Lights Go Out' and "Poison Street'" (V-15290).

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1919 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith start United Artists Studios. The company will later start a music division, United Artists Records, whose catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company, EMI Music
1931 - Future Capitol Records artist Eddie Cantor makes his radio debut on future Capitol Records artist Rudy Vallee's show "The Fleischmann Hour"
1960 - Alto Saxophonist Lou Donaldson (with Bill Hardman on trumpet, Horace Parlan on piano, Sam Jones on bass, and Al Harewood on drums) records the tracks "Blues For J.P.", "Politely", "(Way Down Upon The) Swanee River", "Softly As In A Morning Sunrise", "The Man I Love", "Goose Grease", and "The Truth" with producer Alfred Lion and recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder at Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey for Donaldson's Blue Note Records album "Sunny Side Up". "Blues For J.P.", "The Man I Love", and "The Truth" were rejected and later appeared on Mosaic Records' box set "The Complete Blue Note Lou Donaldson Sessions"
1960 - Mark Dinning's M-G-M single "Teen Angel", with "Bye Now Baby" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. Dinning is the younger brother of Capitol Records artists The Dinning Sisters
55 Years Ago Today In 1962 - During a split session held this day in Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, first tenor saxophonist Fred Jackson, with Earl Vandyke on organ and Wilbert Hogan on drums, records the titles "Dippin' In The Bag", "That's Where It's At", "Easing On Down", "Southern Exposure", "Preach Brother", "Hootin' 'N Tootin'", and "Way Down Home" then tenor saxophonist Ike Quebec, also with Vandyke and Hogan and with the addition of Willie Jones on guitar, records the titles "Intermezzo", "But Not For Me", "All The Way", and "All Of Me". Blue Note Records will issue all of Jackson's titles on his album "Hootin' 'N Tootin'" (BLP4094) and all of Quebec's titles on his album "With A Song In My Heart" (LT-1052).
1981 - During two sessions held this day, Kittyhawk (Daniel Bortz on fretless guitar, Randy Strom and Paul Edwards on Chapman Sticks, Richard Elliott on soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones, and Michael Jochum on drums and percussion) records the title "Kilimanjaro" at the first session and the titles "Wind, Sand, And Stars" and "Bells Of Talieson" at the second session. EMI America will issue "Kilimanjaro" and "Wind, Sand, And Stars" together as a single (EMI America 8085) and all three titles on the group's album "Race For The Oasis" (ST-17053).
1989 - Paula Abdul's Virgin Records America single "Straight Up", with "Cold Hearted" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1953 - Walt Disney's animated feature film "Peter Pan" premieres at the Roxy Theatre in New York City, New York
1958 - The New York chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) is formed