MARCH 4, 2017

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
70 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Trumpet player Geechie Smith and His Orchestra (George Washington on trombone, Joe Lutcher and Jimmy Washington on alto saxophone, Freddie Simon on tenor saxophone, Leon Beck on baritone saxophone, George Salisbury on piano, Louis Speiginer on guitar, Herman Washington on bass and Walter Murden on drums) record the tracks "What's The Matter With The Stove?", "The Frog Song", "Wild, Mild And Mellow", and "And I Wants To Thank You" in Los Angeles, California (if anyone knows where, please leave a reply). Capitol Records will issue "What's The Matter With The Stove?" and "The Frog Song" together as a single (Capitol 399) and "Wild, Mild And Mellow" and "And I Wants To Thank You" together as a single (Capitol Americana 40029)
70 Years Ago Today In 1947 - The Louis Castellucci Military Band (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Washington Post March", "Semper Fidelis (Parts 1 & 2)", "French National Defile March", "Stars And Stripes Forever (Parts 1 & 2)", "El Capitan", "Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers", "Lights Out", and "Anchors Aweigh" at Radio Recorders' studio at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the band's album "Here Comes The Band" (EBF-150).
70 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Harmonica player Sonny Terry, with Henry "Stick" McGhee on guitar and Warren "Baby" Dodds on drum, records the titles "Whoopin' The Blues", "Leaving Blues" with vocals by Terry,  "Riff And Harmonica Jump", and "All Alone Blues" also with vocals by Terry in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Whoopin' The Blues" and "All Alone Blues" together as a single (Capitol Americana 40003), "Leavin' Blues" as a single (Capitol 44043), ?Riff And Harmonica Jump" as a single (Capitol 40061), and all the titles as part of its Capitol Blues Collection series on the CD "Sonny Terry - Whoopin' the Blues: The Capitol Recordings" (8-29372-2).
65 Years Ago Today In 1952 - Clarinetist Pete Dailey and His Chicagoans (Rolly Furnas on trombone, William Sousa Martinez also on clarinet, Skippy Anderson on piano, Len Esterdahl on banjo and guitar, Phil Stephens on bass and tuba, and Hugh Allison on drums) record the titles "The Wearin' Of The Green", "Asleep In The Deep", "North", and "China Boy" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "The Wearin' Of The Green" on Dailey's album "Pete Daily's Dixieland Band" (T 183) and the rest of the titles as part of its "Classics In Jazz" series on the album "Dixie By Daily" (T 385).
1955 - Andy Griffith signs with Capitol

60 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Bob Fitzpatrick, Kent Larsen, John Halliburton, Jim Amlotte, and Karl De Karske on trombone, Lennie Niehaus and Charlie Mariano on alto saxophone, Bill Perkins and Richie Kamuca on tenor saxophone, Pepper Adams on baritone saxophone, Ralph Blaze on guitar, Red Mitchell on bass, Mel Lewis on drums, and Ramon Rivera on bongos), with vocals by Ann Richards and The Modern Men (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Lullaby Of The Leaves", "Dancing In The Dark", "Sophisticated Lady", and "Orchids In The Moonlight" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "Lullaby Of The Leaves", "Dancing In The Dark", and "Sophisticated Lady" on Kenton's album "Kenton With Voices" (T 810) and scheduled "Orchids In The Moonlight" to be issued as a single (F3766) but didn't release it. Collectors' Choice Music issued all the titles on the CD "Stan Kenton - Kenton With Voices/Artistry In Voices And Brass" (CCM 354-2).

60 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Vocalist Tommy Sands, with unlisted others, records the titles "Tell Me Oh Darling" and "Can't Change My Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Can't Change My Love" on the various artists' compilation album "Teen Age Rock!" (T 1009) and has yet to issue "Tell Me Oh Darling".
60 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Guitarist Laurindo Almeida records Villa-Lobos' "Gavotta-Choro", and his own compositions "Crepusculo Em Copacabana" and "Serenata" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Almeida's album "Impressoes Do Brasil (Impressions Of Brazil)" (P-8381).
55 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Stan Wolowic and The Polka Chips (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Lisa", "Faded Roses Waltz", "Baseball Polka", "Vas Iss Dass Here?", and "The Little Hat Tarantella" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Vas Iss Das Here?" and "The Little Hat Tarantella" together as a single (Capitol 4821) and all the titles on the group's album "They All Dance The Polka" (T 1766).
1963 - Capitol Records releases The Beach Boys' Capitol Records single "Surfin' USA" (Capitol F4932) with "Shut Down" on the flipside.
50 Years Ago Today In 1967 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "Penny Lane" enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
50 Years Ago Today In 1967 - Merle Haggard's Capitol Records single "The Fugitive" is #1 on the U.S. Country singles chart
50 Years Ago Today In 1967 - Vocalist Matt Monro, with Billy May conducting the orchestra (Pete Candoli, Ray Triscari,  Jimmy Zito, and Uan Rasey on trumpet, Milt Bernhart, Dick Noel, Lew McCreary, and Phillip Teele on trombone, Harry Klee, Ted Nash, Justin Gordon,  Plas Johnson, and Jack Nimitz on saxophones, Arnold Ross on piano, Mike Melvoin on organ, Bob Bain on guitar, Chuck Berghofer on bass, Stan Levey on drums, and Milt Holland and Victor Feldman on percussion), records the titles "In The Arms Of Love" using an arrangement by Sid Feller, "Georgy Girl" using an arrangement by Billy May, "Moment To Moment" using an arrangement by Sid Feller, and "A Man And A Woman" using an arrangement by Billy May in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Monro's album "Invitation To The Movies" (W/SW 2730)..
40 Years Ago Today In 1977 - The Section (Danny Kortchmar on guitar, with unlisted others) records the titles "Bad Shoes" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 4482) and on the group's album "Fork It Over" (ST-11656).
40 Years Ago Today In 1977 - Navarro (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Trying For The Sun" and "What It Is" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on group's album "Listen" (ST-11670).
1986 - Richard Manuel, singer with the Capitol Records group The Band, commits suicide at age 42 by hanging himself in Winter Park, Florida
1989 - Poison's Capitol Records single "Your Mama Don't Dance" enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
140 Years Ago Today In 1877 - Emile Berliner invents the carbon microphone in Washington, D.C.
1981 - E.Y. ‘Yip’ Harburg, lyricist ("Over the Rainbow" from the M-G-M motion picture "The Wizard of Oz", "It’s Only a Paper Moon", and many others), dies in an auto accident in Hollywood, CA at the age of 82