MARCH 6, 2017

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1916 - "Red" Callender, band leader (trio and sextette), string bass and tuba player, motion picture actor (1958's "St. Louis Blues" which starred Capitol Records artist Nat "King" Cole), a Black & White Records and Hollywood Records artist, and Capitol Records artist and session musician who worked with Judy Garland, Nat "King" Cole and Art Tatum, is born George Sylvester Callender in Haynesville, Virginia
1946 - Dave Gilmour, CBE, guitarist with the groups Joker's Wild, Flowers, Bullitt, and lead guitarist and vocalist with the Harvest, Columbia, and Capitol Records group Pink Floyd, is born David Jon Gilmour in Cambridge, England

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
70 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Narrator Don Wilson, using a script adapted by Alan Livinston, records vocal overdubs onto music recorded by Billy May and a orchestra on February 27, 1947 of the titles "Bongo, The Circus Bear" and "Little Hiawatha" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Bongo, The Circus Bear" as a children's album (CAS-3132) and "Little Hiawatha" as a children's album (CAS-3136) and both on the album ""Little Toot" & Other Walt Disney Favorites" (J-3256).
1949 - Jimmy Wakely's Capitol Records single "I Love You So Much It Hurts", with "I Don't Want Your Sympathy" on the flipside, returns to the #1 spot on the U.S. Country singles charts
1951 - George Greely directs The Voices Of Walter Schumann (a uncredited chorus), with instrumental accompaniment (lineup unlisted), as they record the titles "Summertime" "Holiday For Strings", "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows", and "Goin' Home" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Dream" (T 297).
1951 - Vocalist Nat "King" Cole, with Irving Ashby on guitar, Joe Comfort on bass, and a unidentified drummer, record the titles "The Day Isn't Long Enough", "Little Child" with the Joe Lipman Strings (lineup unlisted), "A Robin And A Rainbow And A Red, Red, Rose" with Jack Costanzo on bongos, and The Joe Lipman Strings, "The Lighthouse In The Sky" with Jack Costanzo on bongos and The Ray Charles Singers (lineup unlisted), and "Pigtail And Freckles" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Little Child" as a single (Capitol 1468) with "Red Sails In The Sunset" (recorded February 12, 1951) on the flipside. Music For Pleasure will issue the first track in England on the CD "Nat King Cole" (CDDL-1305) and Mosaic Records will issue the last three titles in the box set "The Complete Capitol Recordings Of The Nat King Cole Trio" (MR27-138 on vinyl and MD18-138 on CD).
65 Years Ago Today In 1952 - Vocalist Tennessee Ernie Ford, with Cliffie Stone's Orchestra (Billy Liebert on piano, Jimmy Bryant on electric guitar, Eddie Kirk on guitar, Wesley "Speedy" West on steel guitar, Cliffie Stone on bass, Roy Harte on drums), records the titles "Everybody's Got A Girl But Me", "Fatback Louisiana, U.S.A.", and, with the addition of Paul Mason Howard on zither, "Snowwhoe Thompson" in Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "Everybody's Got A Girl But Me" as a single (Capitol 2042), and "Fatback Louisiana, U.S.A." and "Snowshoe Thompson" together as a single (Capitol 2066).
65 Years Ago Today In 1952 - Jimmy Lee and Johnny Mathis (vocalist and guitarist Jimmy Lee Fautheree and harmony vocalist Johnny Mathis), with probably Tommy Jackson on fiddle, an unlisted pianist, Chet Atkins on rhythm guitar, Robert Foster on steel guitar, and Bob Moore on bass, record the titles "Warm, Warm Kisses" without Mathis on harmony vocals, "Open For Trade", "Suspense" without Mathis on harmony vocals, and "Don't Forget To Remember"at Castle Studio in the Tulane Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Warm, Warm Kisses" and "Suspense" together as a single (Capitol 2051), and "Open For Trade" and "Don't Forget To Remember" together as a single (Capitol 3012).
1956 - Capitol Records files the masters it bought for guitarist Les Paul and guitarist and vocalist Mary Ford's titles "Say The Words I Love To Hear" and "Send Me Some Money" and will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 3389).
1956 - Vocalist Gordon MacRae, with The Van Alexander Orchestra and Chorus (lineups unlisted), records the titles "Who Are We?", "I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face", and "Obey" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 3384) and "Obey" as a single (Capitol 3519) with "Without Love" (recorded July 12, 1956) on the flipside.
1956 - Vocalist Don Robertson, with unlisted others, records the titles "The Happy Whistler" and, with vocalist Lou Dinning, "You're Free To Go" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 3391).
1956 - Cornetist Red Nichols and His Augmented Pennies (Lloyd Ulyate, Murray McEachern, and Simon (Si) Zentner on trombones, Vince De Rosa on French horn, Wayne Songer on clarinet and alto saxophone, Jules Jacob on oboe and basson, Morris Bercov on reeds, Julie Kinsler on flute, Felix Slatkin, Paul Shure, Misha Russell, Eudice Shapiro, Jacques Gasselin, Marshall Sosson, Murray Kellner, Erno Neufeld, and Leonard Atkins on violins, Paul Robyn and Alvin Dinkin on viola, Raphael Kramer and Cy Bernard on cello, Nat Farber on piano, Tony Rizzi on guitar, Meyer Rubin on bass, and Irv Cottler and Lou Singer on drums), using arrangements by Heinie Beau, record the titles "Speak Easy", "Indiana", "The Beautiful Girls Of Berlin" and "Cool Tango" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and third titles together as a single (Capitol 3398), the second and last titles together as a single (Capitol 3464), and all the titles on Nichols' album "In Love With Red" (T 999).
60 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Vocalist Stan Freberg, with Laurindo Almeida and Vince Terri on guitar, Peter Leeds and The Jud Conlon Rhythmaires (lineup unlisted) on additional vocals, and Billy May's Music (Billy May conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra which included Mannie Klein [as "Nariz Grande] on trumpet, Tony Reyes on bass, and Milt Holland and Chico Guerrero on drums, records the title "Banana Boat (Day-O)" and new version of the title "Tele-Vee-Shun" (which Freberg originally recorded on January 9, 1952) in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded for "Tele-Vee-Shun" on March 24, 1957, Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol F3687).
60 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Vocalist Judy Garland, with Gordon Jenkins conducting the orchestra and vocal choir (lineups unlisted) records the titles "I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues", "Happy New Year", "Among My Souvenirs", and "Just A Memory" at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Garland's album "Alone" (T/DT 835).
1961 - Vocalist and guitarist Buck Owens, with unlisted others, records the titles "I Don't Believe I'll Fall In Love Today", "Pick Me Up On Your Way Down", "Let's Agree To Disagree", "The Keeper Of The Key", "Lyin' Again", and "Heartaches For A Dime" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Owen's album "Buck Owens Sings Harlan Howard" (T 1482).
1961 - Vocalist Genie Pace, with unlisted others, records the titles "I Should Care", "Somebody Else Is Taking My Place", and "I'm Confessin'" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the second title as a single (Capitol 4552) with "La Pachanga" (recorded March 11, 1961) on the flipside. No issuing information is listed for the other two titles.
55 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Frank Sinatra, with Skip Martin conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Uan Rasey, Conrad Gozzo, Shorty Sherock, Mickey Mangano on trumpet, Tommy Pederson, Joe Howard, Ed Kusby, and William Schaefer on trombone, Willie Schwartz and Harry Klee on alto saxophone and flute, Justin Gordon on flute, clarinet, and tenor saxophone, Jules Jacob on clarinet, tenor saxophone, and oboe, Chuck Gentry on bassoon and bass clarinet, Bill Miller on piano, Al Viola on guitar, Ralph Pena on bass, Irving Cottler on drums, Emil Richards on percussion and tympani, Verlye Mills on harp and a string section with Victor Arno, Israel Baker, Jacques Gasselin, James Getzoff, Anatol Kaminsky, Amerigo Marino, Erno Neufeld, Nathan Ross, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin, Marshall Sosson, and Gerald Vinci on violin, Justin DiTullio, Ray Kramer, Edgar Lustgarten, and Eleanor Slatkin on cello), records his last track for Capitol Records, "I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues", in United Recording Studios at 6050 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 4677), on the album "Sinatra Sings.. Of Love And Things!" (W/SW 1729), and as a bonus track on the CD version of Sinatra's 1961 album "Come Swing With Me". At the same session, the title "The Boys Night Out" and a instrumental backing track for the title "Cathy" are recorded for Sinatra's new label, Reprise Records with Billy May taking over as conductor.
55 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Vocalist Nat "King" Cole, with Ralph Carmichael conducting the orchestra which included Reunald Jones on trumpet, John Collins on guitar, Charlie Harris on bass, Lee Young on drums, and a vocal chorus (lineup unlisted), records the titles "La Feria De Las Flores", "Guadalajara", and "La Golondrina (The Swallow)" in Mexico City, Mexico. Capitol Recors will issue all the titles on Cole's album "More Cole Español" (W/SW 1749).
1966 - Instrumental tracks are recorded for The Beach Boys' title "I'm Waiting For The Day" and then later that day some vocal tracks are overdubbed at Western Recorders studios in Los Angeles, California. After final vocal overdubs are recorded on March 10, 1966, Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title on the group's album "Pet Sounds" (T 2458).
50 Years Ago Today In 1967 - The Cannonball Adderley Quintet (Nat Adderley on cornet, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on alto saxophone, Joe Zawinul on piano, Victor Gaskin on bass, and Roy McCurdy on drums) records the titles "Introduction", "Why Am I Treated So Bad?", "I'm On My Way", and "Mini Mama" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Why Am I Treated So Bad?" (T/ST 2617).
50 Years Ago Today In 1967 - Teddy Vann and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the title "Theme From 'Colored Man'" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the titles as a single (Capitol 5878).
1971 - George Harrison's Apple Records single, distributed in the U.S. by Capitol Records, "What Is Life", with "Apple Scruffs" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
45 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Bloodrock (Steve Hill on keyboards and vocals, Nick Taylor on guitar and vocals, Lee Pickens on guitar, Ed Grundy on bass and vocals, Rick Cobb on drums and percussion, and Jim Rutledge on vocals) start two straight days of sessions recordings the titles "Lucky In The Morning" and "Good Luck (In Trying To Find A Woman)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Lucky In The Morning" in the two LP set "Bloodrock Live" (SVBB-11038).
45 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Billy May conducts his own arrangements to The Time-Life Orchestra (John Audino, John Best, Pete Candoli, Uan Rasey, and Ray Triscari on trumpet, Joe Howard, Gil Falco, Dick Nash, and Lew McCreary on trombone, Les Robinson, Wilbur Schwartz, Justin Gordon, Abe Most, Plas Johnson, and Jack Nimitz on saxophones, Ray Sherman on piano(p,celeste-1), Jack
Marshall on guitar, Morty Corb on bass, and Nick Fatool on drums) as they record the titles, "Blue Serge", "Bojangles", "A Sunday Kind Of Love" with vocals by Eileen Wilson, and "You Do Something With Me" with Ray Sherman on celeste in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Time-Life Records will issue all the titles as part of its "Swing Era" series in the 3 album set "Volume 14 - One More Time - Swing Lives!: Billy May" (STA/STL 353).
45 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Skylark (lineup unlisted) records the titles "The Rain Barrell" and "Wingless Bird" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. No issuing information is listed. 1986 - Vocalist Sawyer Brown, with unlisted others, records the titles "Night Rockin'", "The House Won't Rock", and "Moonlight Magic" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles on Brown's album "Out Goin' Cattin'" (ST-12517). No issuing information is listed for the last title.
10 Years Ago Today In 2007 - Capitol Records releases Reliant K's album "Five Score and Seven Years Ago"

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
35 Years Ago Today In 1982 - The J. Geils Band's EMI America Records single "Freeze-Frame", with "Flamethrower" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company Universal Music Group