APRIL 13, 2017

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1951 - Peabo Bryson, singer, songwriter, music producer, and Capitol Records artist (1977-1983 and 1989), is born Robert Peapo Bryson in Greenville, South Carolina

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1944 - Andy Russell's Capitol Records single "Besame Mucho", with "You're The Dream, I'm The Dreamer" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Country singles charts
1956 - Vocalist Dick Haymes, with Ian Bernard and his orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "I Like The Likes Of You", "Isn't It A Lovely Day (To Be Caught In The Rain)", and "Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Haymes' album "Moondreams" (T 787).
1956 - Vocalist Meg Myles, with unlisted others, records the yet to be issued titles "13 Men" and "Abracadabra" and the titles "Past The Age Of Innocence" and "My Melancholy Baby" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the last two titles together as a single (Capitol 3437).
1956 - Ray Heindorf conducted The Warner Bros. Orchestra (lineup unlisted) and Chorus (vocalists Betty Allan, Burton Dole, William Lee, Elizabeth Mulliner, Ernest Newton, Betty Noyes, Thurl Ravenscroft, Virginia Rees, William Reeve, Max Smith, Robert Stevens, Betty Wand, and Gloria Wood) as they record the title "Fight Scene (The Yellow Rose Of Texas)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the original motion picture soundtrack album for the film "GIANT" (W 773).
1956 - Vocalist John Raitt, with unlisted others, records the titles "Amapola", "Lamento Gitano (Gypsy Lament)", "Granada", and "Malaguena" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Raitt's album "Mediterranean Magic" (T 714).
1961 - Vocalist and pianist Ivory Joe Hunter, with Stan Applebaum directing the studio orchestra (lineup unlisted but includes trumpet, saxophone, guitar, bass, and drum players) and a chorus, (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Because I Love You", and "I'm Hooked" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 4587).
1963 - Buck Owens' Capitol Records single "Act Naturally", with "Over And Over Again" on the flipside, enters the U.S. Country singles charts where it will eventually become Owens' first #1
1963 - The Beach Boys' Capitol Records single "Surfin' U.S.A.", with "Shut Down" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1965 - The Beatles win the Grammy award for Best New Artist of the Year
1966 - The Beatles record the title "Paperback Writer" in Abbey Road Studios in London, England. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 6296) in the United States with "Rain" (recorded April 14, 1966) on the flipside.
1966 - Vocalist and guitarist Roy Clark, with unlisted others, records a yet to be issued take of the titles "Steppin' Out", the title "(I'd Be) A Legend In My Time", and yet to be issued takes of the titles "A Good Woman's Love", and "Oh How I Miss You" in Nashville, Tennessee. Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, will issue "(I'd Be) A Legend In My Time" as a single (DT 5118) with "Rose Colored Glasses" (recorded October 14, 1965) on the flipside.
1966 - Vocalists Jean Shepard and Ray Pillow, with unlisted others, records the titles "Nobody's Business", "We Could", and "Willingly" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Shepard and Pillow's album "I'll Take The Dog" (T 2537).
1969 - Glen Campbell's Capitol Records single "Galveston", with "How Come Every Time I Itch I Wind Up Scratchin' You" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts
1971 - During two sessions held today in Los Angeles, California with producer Earl Ball, vocalist Merle Haggard and The Strangers (Roy Nichols on electric guitar, Norman Hamlet on steel guitar, Bobby Wayne on guitar, Dennis Hromek on bass, and Clair "Biff" Adam on drums) record the titles "The Conversion Of Ronnie Jones" and "Caroline" at the first session then just The Strangers record the titles "Honky Tonk", "Raunchy", and "Song From 'Sleep Walk'" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "The Conversion Of Ronnie Jones" on Haggard's album "It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)" (ST-11127), after a overdub session is held on April 30, 1971 for "Carolyn" it will release that title as a single (Capitol 3222) with "When The Feelin' Goes Away" (recorded November 9, 1970) on the flipside and on Haggard and The Strangers' album "Someday We'll Look Back" (ST-835) and all three titles from the second sessions on Merle Haggard's Strangers' album "Honky Tonkin'" (ST-796) and "Song From 'Sleep Walk'" as a single (Capitol 3144) with "Slow 'N' Easy" (recorded April 14, 1971) on the flipside.
1974 - Wings' Apple Records album "Band on the Run", distributed by Capitol Records in the United States, is #1 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart
1975 - Merle Haggard's Capitol Records single "Always Wanting You", with "I've Got A Yearning" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts
1976 - Asleep At The Wheel (lineup unlisted) records the title "Miles And Miles Of Texas" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 4357) with "Blues For Dixie" (recorded April 1, 1966) on the flipside and on the group's album "Wheelin' And Dealin'" (ST-11546).
40 Years Ago Today In 1977 - Natalie Cole's Capitol Records single "I've Got Love On My Mind", with "Unpredictable You" on the flipside, is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.
25 Years Ago Today In 1992 - Liberty Records (later renamed Capitol Records Nashville) releases Linda Davis' album "Linda Davis"

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1923 - Don Adams, comedian, television and motion picture actor, animated cartoon voice artist, and Roulette and United Artists Records artist, is born Donald James Yarmy in New York City, New York
1980 - Blondie's Chrysalis Records single "Call Me", with an instrumental version of the song by Georgio Moroder on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. Chrysalis' catalog was owned by EMI Music Group, Capitol Music Group's one time parent company but was sold by Universal Music Group to Warner Music Group when UMG bought EMI Music Group.
1983 - Sheena Easton and Kenny Rogers' duet Liberty Records single "We've Got Tonight", with Rogers' "You Are So Beautiful" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts. Liberty Records catalog is currently owned by EMI Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company.
1991 - Queensryche's EMI America Records single "Silent Lucidity", with "The Mission (Live)" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by EMI Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company.