Friday, December 15, 2017

DECEMBER 15, 2017

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1911 - Stan Kenton, pianist, bandleader, and Capitol Records artist, is born Stanley Newcomb Kenton in Wichita, Kansas
1916 - Buddy Cole (aka Eddie LaMar), jazz pianist, organist, orchestra leader, and Columbia and Capitol Records artist, is born Edwin LeMar Cole in Irving, Illinois.
1946 - Carmine Appice, singer, songwriter and drummer for the bands Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, The Rod Stewart Band, Beck, Bogart & Appice, and Capitol Records band King Cobra (1986-1988), is born on Staten Island in New York
1970 - Alison Martino, the founder of Vintage Los Angeles, writer, television producer, and daughter of Capitol Records artist Al Martino and his wife Judi Stilwell Martino, is born in Los Angeles, California.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1944 - The Pied Pipers' Capitol Records Single "The Trolley Song" is #2 on the U.S. Pop singles chart
1944 - Stan Kenton and His Orchestra's single "Everytime We Say Goodbye" enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles charts
70 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Vocalist Freddie Stewart, with Buddy Cole and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Was It A Dream?", "Neither Could I", "Ah! But It Happens", and "On The Street Of Regret" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Neither Could I" and "On The Street Of Regret" together as a single (Capitol 15089), "Ah! But It Happens" as a single (Capitol 15161) with "For All We Know" (recorded November 18, 1947) on the flipside, and has yet to issue "Was It A Dream?".
70 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Drummer Ray Bauduc and His Bobcats (Nate Kazebier on trumpet, Brad Gowans on valve trombone, Matty Matlock on clarinet, Eddie Miller on tenor saxophone, Stan Wrightsman on piano, Nappy Lamare on guitar, and Morty Corb on bass) record the titles "Susie", "Down In Honky Tonk Town", "When My Sugar Walks Down The Street", and "Li'l Liza Jane" with vocals by Lamar. Capitol Records will issue "Susie" and "Down In Honky Tonk Town" together as a single (Capitol 919) and "When My Sugar Walks Down The Street" and "Li'l Liza Jane" together as a single (Capitol 15131).
70 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Pianist Buddy Cole, with unlisted others, records the titles "Stompin' At The Savoy", "Out Of Nowhere", "You Can Depend On Me", "'S Wonderful", "Lullaby Rhythm", and "I Found A Million Dollar Baby" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Stompin' At The Savoy" and "'S Wonderful" together as a single (Capitol 814) and has yet to issue any of the other titles.
70 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Capitol Records purchases the masters for Spike Haskell (aka musical director Lyle Haskell) and The Jolly Millers' titles "Pretzels And Beer Polka", "Peek-A-Boo Waltz", "Jolly Miller Polka", "Barnyard Blues", "The Lover's Polka", "Lover's Waltz", "The Minot Schottische", "The Small Town Waltz", "Snow Deer", "Firsherman's Waltz", "Sailor's Polka", and "The Musician's Waltz" and will issue "Pretzels And Beer Polka" and "Peek-A-Boo Waltz" together as a single (Capitol 15066), "Jolly Miller Polka" and "Barnyard Blues" together as a single (Capitol 15174), "The Lover's Polka" and "The Musician's Waltz" together as a single (Capitol 57-580), "Lover's Waltz" and "Sailor's Polka" together as a single (Capitol 15121), "The Minot Schottische" and "The Small Town Waltz" together as a single (15275), and "Snow Deer" and "Firsherman's Waltz" together as a single (Capitol 1187).
1951 - The Ernie Felice Quartet (Ernie Felice on accordion and three other unlisted musicians), with unlisted others, records the titles "Hora Staccato", "Oodles Of Noodles", "Ritual Fire Dance" and "I Know That You Know" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Oodles Of Noodles" and "Ritual Fire Dance" on the quartet's album "Accordion Powerhouse" (H-307).
65 Years Ago Today In 1952 - Francis Scott directs His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "You're The Cream In My Coffee", "You Took Advantage Of Me", "Louise", and "Isn't This A Lovely Day" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles as by Gardiner Gibbs And His Orchestra with "You're The Cream In My Coffee" and "Louise" on the album "Background Music, Volume 3 - Light And Lively" (H-375) and "You Took Advantage Of Me" and "Isn't It A Lovely Day" on the album "Background Music - Bright And Bouncy" (H-377).
1953 - Ella Mae Morse, with Big Dave's Orchestra (Dave Cavanaugh conducting Charles Butler and Ernest "Ted" Romersa on tenor saxophone, Joe Koch on baritone saxophone, Gerald Wiggins on piano, Jack Marshall on guitar, Red Callender on bass, Roy Harte on drums) recorded the tracks "Have Mercy Baby" and "Money Honey" with an unidentified male vocal group, along with the tracks "Rock Me All Night Long" and "Daddy, Daddy" at Capitol Records' studios on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California between 9 PM and 12:30 AM on December 15, 1953. Capitol Records would release all the tracks on Morse's album "Barrelhouse Boogie And The Blues" (Capitol H-513).
1955 - It is reported that Tennessee Ernie Ford's Capitol Records single "Sixteen Tons", the flipside of "You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry", has sold more than 2 million copies in the less than two months since it's October 17, 1955 release, making it the most successful single, and the most successful "B-Side", ever recorded to that date.
1955 - Billy May and His Orchestra (with May conducting his own arrangements to Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, Vito Mangano, and Uan Rasey on trumpet, Francis Howard, Ed Kusby, Tommy Pederson, and Si Zentner on trombone, Skeets Herfurt and Wilbur Schwartz on alto saxophone, Fred Falensby and Ted Nash on tenor saxophone, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Paul Smith on piano, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Joe Mondragon on bass, and Alvin Stoller on drums) record the titles "Mad About The Boy" and "Fascinatin' Rhythm" at Capitol Records Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the album "Dance To The Bands!" (TBO 727).
1955 - Pianist Joe Bushkin and His Orchestra (Abe Osser conducting unlisted musicians) record the titles "The Song Is You""Embraceable You""I Cover The Waterfront", and "Come Rain Or Come Shine" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the songs on Bushkin's album "Midnight Rhapsody" (T 711).
1955 - Ferlin Husky (on vocals) and His Hush Puppies (lineup unlisted) record the titles "I Can't Go On This Way", "Farther And Farther Apart", "I Dreamed Of An Old Love Affair", and "Hang Your Head In Shame" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Husky's album "Songs Of The Home And Heart" (T 718).
1956 - Roger Wagner directs The Roger Wagner Chorale and the orchestra (lineups unlisted), as they record the titles "Were You There?", featuring vocalist Salli Terri, Palestrina's "Tu Es Petrus", "Enite, Enite!" and Lvovsky's "Hospodi Pomelui" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on The Roger Wagner Chorale's album "The House of The Lord" (P-8365).
1958 - Capitol Records group The Kingston Trio give a concert in El Paso, Texas that is recorded by Capitol and later released as part of the Bear Family box set "The Kingston Trio: The Guard Years"
1960 - Ferlin Husky's Capitol Records single "Wings Of A Dove" is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts
1960 - In an extended sessions, Hank Thompson (on vocals and guitar), with Billy Armstrong, Harold Glenn Hensley, and Billy Wright on fiddle, Jimmy Pruett on piano, Billy Gray and Merle Travis on guitar, Robert John "Bobby" Garrett on pedal steel guitar, Allen "Al" Williams on bass, and Gwin Merle "Junior" Nichols on drums), records the titles "I've Gotta Have My Baby Back""Oklahoma Hills", and "Hangover Tavern" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 6:00 PM and 10:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue "I Gotta Have My Baby Back" on Thompson's album "An Old Love Affair" (T 1544), "Oklahoma Hills" as a single (Capitol F4556) with "Teach Me How To Lie" (recorded December 17, 1959) on the flipside, and "Hangover Taver" as a single (Capitol F4605) with "Give The World A Smile" (recorded December 18, 1958) on the flipside.
1961 - Guitarist Laurindo Almeida records the title "Fuga From 'Sonata N° 3 In C Major'" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Almeida's album "The Intimate BACH" (P-8582).
55 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Charles Laughton, stage, radio, and motion picture actor and director and Capitol Record artist (1961 2 disc LP "The Story Teller...A Session With Charles Laughton"), dies at age 63 in his home at 1825 North Curson Avenue in Hollywood, California with his wife, actress Elsa Lanchester at his side, from metastatic renal carcinoma. He would later be cremated and the remains will be interred in a crypt in the Court of Remembrance courtyard at Forest Lawn – Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.
55 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Dear Lonely Hearts" is #3 on Billboard Music Week's Middle-Road Singles chart, #14 on Cash Box magazine's Top 100 Singles chart, #17 on Billboard Music Week magazine's Hot 100 singles chart, #19 on the magazine's Honor Roll Of Hits, and #38 on KFWB's Fabulous Forty Survey in Los Angeles, California. Cole's single "The Christmas Song" is #75 on Billboard Music Week magazine's Hot 100 singles chart. Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Ramblin' Rose" is #9 on Billboard Music Week magazine's  50 Best Selling Stereo LPs chart and #13 on the magazine's 150 Best Selling Monaural LPs chart.
55 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadian's live recording of the title "Mack The Knife" is mastered and Capitol Records will issue it on Lombardo's album "Guy Lombardo With A Beat" (T/DT 1843).
55 Years Ago Today In 1962 - During two sessions held this day in Nashville, Tennesse with producer Nick Venet, vocalist Jack Scott, with unlisted piano, guitar, bass, and drum players and a vocal group, records the titles "Strangers" and "Laugh And The World Laughs With You" at the first session and the titles "Meo Meyo" and "All I See Is Blue" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Strangers" and "Laugh And The World Laughs With You" together as a single (Capitol F4903), "Meo Meyo" and "All I See Is Blue" together as a single (Capitol F4955), and "Laugh And The World Laughs With You" and "All I See Is Blue" on Scott's album "Burning Bridges" (T/ST 2035).
1964 - Capitol Records releases The Beatles' album "Beatles '65" in the United States
1965 - Capitol Records re-release Peter and Gordon's titles "A World Without Love" and "Nobody I Know" together as a single (Capitol 6076) as part of the green label Starline series.
1965 - Guitars Unlimited (Jack Marshall directing unlisted musicians) records the title "Quiet  Night Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the album "Guitars Unlimited" (T 2451).
1966 - The Beach Boys do final overdubs for their titles "Wonderful" and "Surf's Up" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title on the group's five CD set "Good Vibrations - 30 Years Of The Beach Boys" (7-81294-2).
1966 - Pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Gary Barone, Bud Brisbois, Dalton Smith, Ronnie Ossa, and Ray Triscari on trumpet, Bob Payne, Dick Shearer, and Dave Roberts on trombone, Jim Amlotte and Graham Ellis on bass trombone, John Worster on bass, Ray Price on drums, and Frank Carlson, Emil Richards, and Chino Valdes on Latin percussion), record the titles "Dragnet", "Five Before Four", and "The Sound Of Music" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 8:00 PM and 11:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue "Dragnet" as a single (Capitol 5828) with "Spanish Eyes" (recorded December 14, 1966) on the flipside, has yet to issue the take of  "Five Before Four" and rejected the take of "The Sound Of Music" recorded at this session but did release versions recorded at later sessions.
1966 - Vocalist Glen Campbell, with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by Leon Russell, records the titles "Just To Satisfy You ""I Gotta Have My Baby Back""My Baby's Gone", and "You've Still Got A Place In My Heart" in Los Angeles, California with producer Al De Lory. After overdubs are recorded on January 17, 1967 for "Just To Satisfy You" and "My Baby's Gone", Capitol Records will issue the final mix of "Just To Satisfy You" and "I Gotta Have My Baby Back" together as a single (Capitol 5854), "My Baby's Gone" as a single (Capitol 5927) with the instrumental "Kelli Hoedown" (recorded April 19, 1967) on the flipside, and "You've Still Got A Place In My Heart" as a single (Capitol 2015) with "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" (recorded August 17, 1967) on the flipside.
1966 - Overdubs are recorded in New York City, New York for Matt Monro's titles "If She Walked Into My Life", "Sunrise Sunset", "The Impossible Dream", and "Look For Small Pleasures" and in Los Angeles, California for his title "I'll Only Miss Her When I Think Of Her". Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of all the song's on Monro's album "Invitation To Broadway" (T 2683).
1966 - Overdubs are recorded for The Beatles' title "Strawberry Fields Forever" at Abbey Road Studios in London England with Tony Fisher, Greg Bowen, Derek Watkins, and Stanley Roderick on trumpet and John Hall, Derek Simpson, and Norman Jones on cello.
50 Years Ago Today In 1967 - The Beatles' Capitol Records album "Magical Mystery Tour" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.
50 Years Ago Today In 1967 - Bass player Max Bennet records an overdub in Los Angeles, California for the take of Bobbie Gentry's title "Tobacco Road" that was recorded on December 5, 1967, for Capitol Record but that version of the title remains unissued.
1968 - Sonny James' Capitol Records single "Born To Be With You" is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts
1969 - John Lennon and Plastic Ono Band (Featuring George Harrison, Delanie and Bonnie, Keith Moon, and Billy Preston) make their debut UK concert appearance at the "War Is Over" UNICEF benefit concert at The Lyceum in London, England. It will be Lennon's last live performance in England. On the same day posters and billboards, paid for by John and Yoko, go up around the world stating "WAR IS OVER! (If You Want It)".
1970 - Jerry Corbitt (on vocals and guitar with unlisted others), records the title "Have You Got A Load On?" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the song as "Load On" on Corbitt's album "Jerry Corbitt" (ST-771).
1971 - Vocalist Wanda Jackson, with David Paul Briggs on piano and organ, Bill Walker on keyboards, John Darnall on guitar, Mike Post on rhythm guitar, Jerry Shook and Herman "Pete" Wade on guitars, Weldon Myrick on steel guitar, John Williams on bass, William Harriss on drums, Richard Farrell Morris on tamborine and vibraphone, and the vocal chorus of Dorothy Ann "Dottie" Dillard, Louis Dean Nunley, Jeannie Walker, and William Guilford Wright, records the titles "How Great Thou Art", "I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way" and "I'll Be Whatever You Say" at the Jack Clement Studio in Nashville, Tennessee between 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue "How Great Thou Art" on Jackson's album "Praise The Lord" (ST-11023) and "I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way" and "I'll Be Whatever You Say" on Jackson's album "I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way" (ST-11096).
1971 - Vocalist Bobbie Roy records the titles "Love Is So Elusive", "He's Comin' Home", and "Due To A Heartache" in Nashville, Tennessee with producer Bill Walker. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Roy's album "I'm Your Woman" (ST-11086).
45 Years Ago Today 1972 - Capitol Records registers the masters for vocalist and guitarist Mayf Nutter's title "Martin Collier Was A Gambler" which was produced by Buck Owens Enterprises and will issue the title as a single (Capitol 3532) with "I'll Try To Make It Home Next Sunday Night" (registered December 28, 1972) on the flipside.
45 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Vocalist Red Steagall, with unlisted others, records the titles "Something Nice And Easy", "A Corner Of My World", and "I Feel At Home" in Nashville, Tennesse. Capitol Records will issue "Something Nice And Easy" and "I Feel At Home" on Steagall's album "Somewhere My Love" (ST-11162) and has yet to issue "A Corner Of My World".
45 Years Ago Today In 1972 - The Lettermen (vocalists Jim Pike, Tony Butala, and Gary Pike), with unlisted others, record the titles "Put A Little Love In Your Heart/Black And White", "MacArthur Park", and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs for all the titles are recorded on December 22, 1972, and for "MacArthur Park" and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" on December 28 and 29, 1972, Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "'Alive' Again...Naturally" (SW-11183).
40 Years Ago Today In 1977 - Billy "Crash" Cradddock, with unlisted others, records the titles "Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms", "Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow", "Jailhouse Rock", and "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain" and overdubs for his titles "You're The Girl" and "Rock And Roll Madness" which were recorded December 1, 1977 and for "Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow", and "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain". Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of all the titles on Craddock's self-titles album "Billy 'Crash' Craddock" (ST-11758).
1980 - Sheree Brown (on vocals with unknown accompaniment) records the title "Everything You Do" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Brown's album "Straight Ahead" (ST-12153).
1980 - Future Flight records the title "Walk, Don't Run" in Los Angeles, California with producer Lamont Dosier. Capitol Records will issue the song on the band's self-titled album "Future Flight" (ST-12154).
1981 - Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band (lineup unlisted) record the title "Snowed Again" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records has yet to issue the song.
1984 - Duran Duran's Capitol Records single "The Wild Boys" is #2 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
35 Years Ago Today In 1982 - Mel McDaniel, with unlisted others, records the titles "Mountain Eyes" and "Hard Earned Country Livin'" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue both titles on McDaniel's album "Naturally Country" (ST-12265).
1986 - Guitarist Duane Eddy, with unlisted other musicians, records the titles "Spies" and "Lost Innocence" at Treasure Isle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Eddy's self-titled album "Duane Eddy" (ST-12567).

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
65 Years Ago Today In 1952 - The Sands Hotel and Casino, where many Capitol Records artists including Nat "King" Cole, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Bobby Darin will give many shows on its Copa Room Stage, opens in Las Vegas, Nevada. The hotel also helped stop segregation in Las Vegas when it allowed Cole to stay in the hotel and gamble in the casino. The Sands will close on June 30, 1996, and was demolished on November 6, 1996.
60 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson (with Donald Byrd on trumpet, Curtis Fuller on trombone, Sonny Clark on piano, Jamil Nasser (aka George Joyner) on bass, and Art Taylor on drums) records the tracks "Groovin' High", "Strollin' In", "Sputnik", and "Dewey Square", with producer Alfred Lion and recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder, for Donaldson's 1958 Blue Note album "Lou Takes Off". Blue Note's catalog is currently owned by Capitol's parent company Universal Music Group and Blue Note Records is currently a division of Capitol Records, Inc.
1981 - David Lasley records and produces the as yet to be issued title "Hold On" at A&M Studios on LaBrea Avenue in Hollywood, California.
35 Years Ago Today In 1982 - EMI purchases the masters for Naked Eyes' titles "Always Something There To Remind Me", "Fortune And Fame", "When The Lights Go Out Again", "Voices In My Head", "Very Hard Act To Follow", "I Could Show You How", "Low Life", "Emotion In Motion", "Burning Bridges", "Could Be", "Time Is Now", and "Promises, Promises and will issue all the titles in England on the group's album "Burning Bridges" (EMC 3426). EMI America, a division of Capitol Records, will issue the album in the United States (ST-17089).

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1939 - The David O. Selznick/MGM motion picture "Gone With The Wind" premieres at Loew’s Grand Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia
1943 - Fats Waller, pianist, pipe organist, singer, songwriter, and bandleader, dies of pneumonia at age 39 aboard a train in Kansas City Missouri that's heading to New York City
1944 - The plane transporting 40 year old US Army Major and bandleader Glenn Miller, along with other military personnel, takes off from Bedford, England, is seen starting to cross the English Channel, but does not land at its destination in Paris, France. Their whereabouts are still unknown. The most recent theory was that the plane was destroyed when it flew below returning bombers that had to drop their unused bombs before landing, but other sources suggest that Miller landed and was later either killed later during a spy mission or died of a heart attack in a French bordello. None of these theories have been proved for certain, so far.
1966 - Walt Disney (born (Walter Elias Disney), animator, film producer, studio and entertainment park founder, dies of lung cancer in Burbank, California at age 65 and is later not cryogenically preserved below the Pirates of the Caribbean ride in Disneyland, but is cremated on December 17, 1966 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mortuary in Glendale, California. His ashes are interred in the cemetery's Court of Freedom section.

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