JULY 8, 2017

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1904 - Bill Challis, arranger (most notably of Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra's Capitol Records recording of "San") is born in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1944 - Jo Stafford (with Paul Weston and His Orchestra)'s Capitol Records single "Long Ago (And Far Way)" is #9 up from #10 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart and Andy Russell (with orchestra conducted by Al Sack)'s Capitol Records single "Amor" is #10 down from #6
1950 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Mona Lisa", with "The Greatest Inventor Of Them All" (I still haven't been able to get my hands on a copy of this song on CD yet) now on the flip side, is #1 up from #2 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart. The song was written by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston for the Paramount Pictures movie "Captain Carey USA" (which I also haven't been able to find on DVD), starring Alan Ladd. Also charting on this date are Kay Starr (with Lou Busch and His Orchestra)'s Capitol Records single "Bonaparte's Retreat" at #16 up from #17 and Les Paul's Capitol Records single "Nola" at #20 down from #19
65 Years Ago Today In 1952 - Joe Resetar and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Capitol Polka", "Little Man Polka", "Georgia Polka", and "Powder Puff Polka" in (listed as possibly) New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Capitol Polka" and "Little Man Polka" together as a single (Capitol 2189) and "Georgia Polka" and "Powder Puff Polka" together as a single (Capitol 2304).
65 Years Ago Today In 1952 - Roger Wagner conducts The Roger Wagner Chorale (lineup unlisted) as they record Brahms' "I'll Enter Your Garden/The Fiddler/How Sad Flows The Stream", "At Night/Awake, Awake/A House Stands 'Neath The Willows Shade", "In The Night/I'm Going Away/The Dead Youth/How Lovely Is The Maytime" in Los Angeles, California. After remastering the same day, Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "German Folk Songs" (P-8176).
60 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Composer and arranger Johnny Richards and His Orchestra (Burt Collins, Jerry Kail, Paul Cohen, and Doug Mettome on trumpets, Jimmy Cleveland, Jim Dahl, and Frank Rehak on trombones, Al Antonucci on French horn, Jay McAllister on tuba, Gene Quill on alto saxophone, Frank Socolow on tenor saxophone, Billy Slapin on baritone saxophone and piccolo, Shelly Gold on bass saxophone, Hank Jones on piano, Chet Amsterdam on bass, Maurice Marks on drums, and Willie Rodriguez on tympani) record the titles "Nina Never Knew", a mono and a stereo take of "Walkin'", and "Cimarron" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Nina Never Knew" and the mono version of "Walkin'" on Richards' album "Wide Range" (T 885). the stereo take of "Walkin'" on the reel to reel release of the album (ZC-32), and rejected the take of "Cimarron". The group would re-record it on July 11, 1957.
60 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Send For Me" returns to the top 40 of Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart tied for #24 up from #45 with Rusty Draper's single "Freight Train", Ferlin Husky's Capitol Records single "Gone" is #36 down from #25, and Tommy Sands' Capitol Records single "Goin' Steady" is tied for #36 down from #29 with Rick Nelson's Imperial Records single "I'm Walkin'"
1958 - The Capitol Records original motion picture soundtrack for "Oklahoma!" is the first album certified Gold by the R.I.A.A. At this time, the R.I.A.A. awards a Gold album for $1 million worth of albums shipped based on the manufacturer's wholesale price. In 1975 the requirement is changed to 500,000 units shipped.
1964 - Buck Owens records the tracks "Don't Let Her Know" and "I Don't Care (Just As Long As You Love Me)" (which Capitol Records will release together as a single) as well as "Buck's Polka". All the tracks will appear on Owens' Capitol Records album "I Don't Care".
1966 - The Beatles' Capitol Records album "Yesterday And Today" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.
1968 - Capitol Records releases Buck Owens' single "Let The World Keep On A Turning"
40 Years Ago Today In 1977 - Chuck Crane, with unlisted others, records the titles "Now You Know Just How It Feels" and "I'm Not Gonna Wait Forever" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Crane's album "Crane" (ST-11742).
40 Years Ago Today In 1977 - Lee Clayton , with unlisted others, records the titles "Border Affair" and "Rainbow In The Sky" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Clayton's album "Border Affair" (ST-11751).
35 Years Ago Today In 1982 - Nielsen-Pearson (Reed Nielsen and Mark Pearson), with unlisted others, records the title "(Carolina) Carrie" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 5225) with "Hasty Heart" (recorded July 15, 1982) on the flipside and on the duo's album "Blind Luck" (ST-12176).
30 Years Ago Today In 1987 - Vocalist Don Williams, with unlisted others, records the titles "Running Out Of Reasons To Run" and "Another Place, Another Time" at Sound Emporium Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Williams album "Traces" (CLT-48034 on vinyl and 7-48034-2 on CD).
1990 - Garth Brooks' Liberty Records (later renamed Capitol Records Nashville) single "The Dance", with "Friends In Low Places" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts
1991 - Capitol Records releases Tennessee Ernie Ford's compilation CD "Capitol Collectors Series: Tennessee Ernie Ford"
15 Years Ago Today In 2002 - The Vines' first Capitol Records album "Highly Evolved" is released. The video for the album's first single, "Get Free", is directed by Roman Coppola.
2003 - Capitol Records releases the original motion picture soundtrack for "How To Deal" which includes tracks from Capitol Records artists Syke Sweetnam and Liz Phair

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1935 - EMI (Ireland) is formed
1935 - Steve Lawrence, singer, television and motion picture actor, and United Artists Records artist, is born Sidney Leibowitz
60 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Rick Nelson's Imperial Records single "Teenager's Romance" is tied for #12 down from #9 with The Diamonds' single "Little Darlin'" on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart, Fats Domino's Imperial Records single "Valley Of Tears" is #17 down from #13, and Rick Nelson's Imperial Records single "I'm Walkin'" is tied at #36 down from #24 with Tommy Sands' Capitol Records single "Goin' Steady". Imperial Records' catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company, Universal Music Group.
1966 - Arranger Gerald Wilson (on maracas) and His Orchestra (Al Porcino, Jules Chaikin, Freddie Hill, Mel Moore, and Nat Meeks on trumpet; Mike Barone, John Ewing, and Lester Robertson on trombone; Ernie Tack on bass trombone; Anthony Ortega on alto saxophone and flute; Jimmy Woods on soprano and alto saxophone; Harold Land and Teddy Edwards on tenor saxophone; Jack Nimitz on baritone saxophone; William Green on flute and piccolo; Roy Ayers on vibraphone; Jack Wilson on piano; Buddy Woodson on bass; Mel Lee on drums; and Max Garduno on conga) record the tracks "Chanson Du Feu Follet (Song Of The Mad Fire)", "Blues Latinese" and "The Golden Sword" for their Pacific Jazz album "The Golden Sword" with producer Richard Bock and recording engineer Lanky Linstrot at TTG Studios, in Los Angeles, California. Universal Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company, currently owns Pacific Jazz's catalog.
1978 - Gerry Rafferty's United Artists Records album "City to City" is #1 on Billboard's Top 200 albums chart
25 Years Ago Today In 1992 - Taylor Mayne Pearl Brooks, daughter of Liberty Records (later renamed Capitol Records Nashville) artist Garth Brooks and his wife Sandy Mahl Brooks, is born

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
110 Years Ago Today In 1907 - Florenz Ziegfeld stages his first Follies at the Jardin de Paris, a rooftop theater a top the New York and Criterion theaters on Broadway between 44th and 45th Street in New York City, New York.
1946 - Irene Dunne and Rex Harrison leave their hand and footprints in cement at ceremony #75 at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California
20 Years Ago Today In 1997 - Robert Zemeckis leaves his footprints in cement at ceremony #166 at Mann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California