MARCH 7, 2017

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
100 Years Ago Today In 1917 - Lee Young, brother of saxophonist Lester Young, drummer who worked with the Capitol Records group The King Cole Trio and, later, bandleader of the Lee Young Band, is born Leonidas Raymond Young in New Orleans, Louisiana
1919 - Pappy "Gube" Beaver, singer, radio performer and Capitol Records artist, is born Parlin Kenneth Beaver in Newport, Tennessee
1943 - Leon Frank Sylvers III, singer, songwriter, music producer, and member of the Capitol Records group The Sylvers, is born Memphis, Tennessee
70 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Donna Loren, singer, actress, and Capitol Records artist is born in Boston, Massachusetts.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
70 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Margaret Whiting's Capitol Records single "Guilty", with "Oh! But I Do" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles charts
70 Years Ago Today In 1947 - The Benny Goodman Quartet (Benny Goodman on clarinet, Tommy Todd on piano, Harry Babasin on bass, and Tommy Romersa on drums), record the titles "The Lonesome Road" and, with the addition of Ernie Felice on accordion, "Fine And Dandy" at Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 394) and on Goodman's album "The Goodman Touch" (H-441).
1948 - Peggy Lee's Capitol Records single "Mañana (Is Good Enough For Me)", with "All Dressed Up In A Broken Heart" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Pop singles charts
1956 - Frank Sinatra conducts a orchestra (Mannie Klein, Conrad Gozzo, and Uan Rasey on trumpets, Si Zentner and Ed Kusby on trombones, George Roberts on bass trombone, James Decker, Vincent De Rosa, John Cave, and Hyman Markowitz on French horns, Arthur Gleghorn and Harry Klee on flutes, Mitchell Lurie and Sal Franzella on clarinets, Bert Gassman and Harry Schuchman on oboes, Fred Moritz and John Hacker on bassoons, Bill Miller on piano, George Boujie on tuba, Sam Goldman and Eddie Gilbert on basses, Lou Singer and David Grupp on drums and percussion, Kathryn Julye on harp and a string section with Victor Arno, Victor Bay, Alex Beller, David Frisina, Jacques Gasselin, Ben Gill, Murray Kellner, Paul Nero, Erno Neufeld, Lou Raderman, Nathan Ross, Mischa Russell, Eudice Shapiro, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin, and Marshall Sosson on violins, Alvin Dinkin, Maxine Johnson, Louis Kievman, Virginia Majewski, Paul Robyn, and Abraham Weiss on violas, Cy Bernard, Victor Gottlieb, Ray Kramer, Edgar Lustgarten, Kurt Reher, and Joseph Saxon on cellos) as they record the instrumental  titles "Yellow" arranged and composed by Jeff Alexander, "Green" arranged and composed by Gordon Jenkins, and "Gray" and "Blue" composed by Alec Wilder in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "Frank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems Of Color" (W 735).
60 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Vocalist Joan Anthony (aka Mamie Van Doren), with Les Baxter and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted but including Eddie Cochran on guitar) and a male chorus (lineup also unlisted), records the titles "Salamander", "Rollin' Stone", "Oo Ba La Baby", and "Go, Go, Calypso" in Los Angeles, California. Prep Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, will issue "Salamander" and "Go, Go, Calypso" together as the label's first single (Prep F100) and all the titles on the EP "Mamie Van Doren Sings Selections From The Warner Bros. Production 'Untamed Youth'" (M 1-1).
60 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Vocalist Kelly Smith, with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Murray McEachern, Tommy "Pullman" Pederson, George Roberts, and Juan Tizol on trombone, Ray Sherman on piano, Bob Bain and Vincent Terri on guitar, Rollie Bundock on bass, Frank Flynn and Roy Harte on drums, and a string section with Victor Bay, Harry Bluestone, Erno Neufeld, Mischa Russell, Paul Shure, and Marshall Sosson on violin, Alvin Dinkin and David Sterkin on viola, and Cy Bernard and Ennio Bolognini on cello) records the titles "Young And In Love", "You'll Never Know", "Good Behavior", and "You Better Go Now" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 11:00 PM and 2:30 AM on March 8, 1957. Capitol Records will issue "Young And In Love" and "You Better Go Now" together as a single and "You'll Never Know" and "Good Behavior" together as a single (Capitol F3740).
60 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Leopold Stokowski conducts The Houston Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record Gliere's "Symphony N° 3 In B Minor, Opus 42" in the Music Hall in Houston, Texas. Capitol Records will issue the title on the album "GLIERE - Symphony N° 3 In D Minor" (P/SP-8402).
1961 - Buck Owens records the track "Heartaches By The Number" for Capitol Records
55 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Vocalist Gordon MacRae, with unlisted others, records the titles "Nobody Told Me", and "The Sweetest Sounds" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 4736).
55 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Jack Marshall directs His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Night Train", "Baby Took Good Care Of Me", "Sing, Sing, Sing", "Tuff Jack", and "Peter Gunn" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Sing, Sing, Sing" and "Tuff Jack" together as a single as by Tuff Jack and all the titles on Marshall's album "Tuff Jack" (T/ST 1727).
55 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Vocalist Nat "King" Cole, with Ralph Carmichael conducting the orchestra which includes Reunald Jones on trumpet, John Collins on guitar, Charlie Harris on bass, Lee Young (on his 45th birthday) on drums, and a vocal chorus (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Tres Palabras (Without You)", "Piel Canela", and "Solamente Una Vez (You Belong To My Heart)" in Mexico City, Mexico. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Cole's album "More Cole Español" (W/SW 1749).
1965 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "Eight Days A Week", with "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party" on the flip side, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1966 - Freddie Hubbard signs with Capitol Records
1966 - Capitol Records releases Brian Wilson's single "Caroline, No" with the instrumental "Summer Means New Love" on the flipside. It is Wilson's only solo release while part of The Beach Boys
50 Years Ago Today In 1967 - The Howard Roberts Quartet (Howard Roberts on guitar with unlisted others) records the titles "Music To Watch Girls By", "If She Walked Into My Life", "Sing No Blues", and "Winchester Cathedral" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Jaunty Jolly" (T/ST 2716).
50 Years Ago Today In 1967 - Vocalist Ferlin Husky, with unlisted others, records the titles "Peace In The Valley", "Just A Closer Walk With Thee", and "I'll Fly Away" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Husky's album "Where No One Stands Alone" (ST 2913).
1970 - Badfinger's Apple Records single "Come And Get It", with "Rock Of All Ages" on the flipside and distributed by Capitol Records in the United States, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles chart.
1970 - John Ono Lennon's Apple Records single "Instant Karma (We All Shine On)", with Yoko Ono Lennon's "Who Has Seen The Wind" on the flip side and distributed by Capitol Records in the United States, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles chart
45 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Vocalist Nancy Wilson records vocals over band tracks that were recorded in February 1977 for the titles "(Goin' Thru Them) Changes", "Moments", "Here It Comes", and "All By Myself" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Wilson's album "I've Never Been To Me" (ST-11659).
45 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Buck Owens records the title "Made In Japan" at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 3314) with "Black Texas Dirt" on the flipside.
1973 - Helen Reddy's Capitol Records single "I Am Woman", with "More Than You Could Take" on the flipside, is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.
1976 - Merle Haggard's Capitol Records single "The Roots Of My Raising", with "The Way It Was in '51" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart
25 Years Ago Today In 1992 - Richard Marx's Capitol Records single "Hazard", with "Big Boy Now" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
25 Years Ago Today In 1992 - During two sessions held this day at Le Gonks West studio in Los Angeles, California, vocalist Rachelle Ferrell, with unlisted others, records the title "Waiting" at the first session and the title "Too Late" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Waiting" on Ferrell's self-titled CD "Rachelle Ferrell" (7-93769-2) and have yet to issue "Too Late".
1999 - Marv Ingram (aka Marv Ingraham and born Marvin Inabnett), commodities broker and high tenor singer with the Capitol Records group The Four Preps, dies of a heart attack at age 60. If anyone knows what day he was born, please leave a comment.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1939 - Future Capitol Records artists Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians record the track "Auld Lang Syne" for Decca Records. They will re-record the track for Capitol Records in Hi-Fi, which will later be voted by Lombardo's fans to be the superior version of the tune.
1946 - Peter Wolf, one time husband of actress Faye Dunaway (1974-1979), lead singer with The EMI America Records group The J. Geils Band, and solo artist, is born Peter Blankfield in the Bronx, New York City, New York
30 Years Ago Today In 1987 - Future Capitol Records and Grand Royal Records group The Beastie Boys' first album, "Licensed To Ill" (released by Def Jam and distributed by Columbia Records), is #1 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
100 Years Ago Today In 1917 - The first Jazz record is released in the United States when Victor Records starts shipping Original Dixieland 'Jass' Band's single "Dixieland Jass Band One-Step".