FEBRUARY 13, 2018

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1900 (but possibly in 1904) - Wingy Manone, one armed cornet player, singer, bandleader, and Capitol Records artist, is born Joseph Mathews Manone in New Orleans, Louisiana. If anyone knows for sure on the year of Manone's birth, please leave a comment.
1919 - Tennessee Ernie Ford, singer, radio and television variety show host, 1990 Country Music Hall Of Fame inductee, and Capitol Records artist, is born Ernest Jennings Ford in Bristol, Tennessee
1974 - Robbie Williams, singer, member of the group Take That, and a Capitol Records solo artist, is born Robert Peter Williams in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1946 - Guitarist Alvino Rey and His Orchestra (Chuck Peterson, Jake Gerheim, Russ Granger, and Frank Nelson on trumpet, Sam Levine, Bob McReynolds, and Bob Swift on trombones, Bob Walsh and Hal McKusick on alto saxophones, Herbie Steward on tenor saxophones, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Rocky Coluccio on piano, Jim Bates on bass, and Ben Weber on drums) record the titles "We'll Gather Lilacs" with vocals by Jo Anne Ryan and "Cement Mixer (Put-Ti Put-Ti)" with vocals by Rocky Coluccio in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 248).
1947 - Pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Buddy Childers, Ray Wetzel, Chico Alvarez, John Anderson, and Ken Hanna on trumpet, Kai Winding, Skip Layton, Milt Bernhart, and Harry Forbes on trombone, Bart Varsalona on bass trombone, Eddie Meyers and Boots Mussulli on alto saxophone, Vido Musso and Bob Cooper on tenor saxophone, Bob Gioga on baritone saxophone, Bob Ahern on guitar, Eddie Safranski on bass, and Shelly Manne on drums), record the titles "Down In Chi-Hua-Hua" with vocals by The Pastels (Margaret Dale, Wayne Howard, Jerry Packer, Jerry Duane, and Don McLeod), "Don't Want That Man Around" with vocals by June Christy, and two takes of "Machito" at Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "Down In Chi-Hua-Hua" as a single (Capitol 449), "Don't Want That Man Around" as a single (Capitol 2418), the first take of "Machito" as a part of the children's record "Sparky's Music Mix-Up", and the second take of "Machito" as a single (Capitol 408). Mosaic Records will issue all the titles, except for the first take of "Machito" in the CD collection "The Complete Capitol Studio Recordings of Stan Kenton" (MQ12-163 on vinyl and MD7-173 on CD).
1947 - Vocalists Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour, with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "My Favorite Brunette" and "Beside You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 381).
1947 - The King Sisters, with Frank De Vol, record 5 unlisted titles for The Capitol Records Transcription Service at "The Chateau" on DeLongpre in Hollywood, California. No issuing information is listed.
70 Years Ago Today In 1948 - Margaret Whiting's Capitol Records single "Now Is The Hour", with "But Beautiful" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles charts
1951 - The Voices Of Walter Schumann (a chorus with instrumental accompaniment - lineups unlisted) record an as yet unissued take of the titles "Bolerino" and the titles "The Halls Of Ivy", "Dream" with trumpet solo by Andy Secrest, and "Get Out Of Town" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "The Halls Of Ivy" and "Dream" together as a single (Capitol 1505) and the last three titles together on the group's album "Serenade" (T 434).
1952 - Pianist Ray Turner, with Phil Stevens on bass and Nick Fatool on drums, records the titles "Rufenreddy" and "Coaxing The Piano" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Turner's album "Kitten On The Keys" (H-306).
1952 - Pinto Colvig records vocal overdubs on to instrumental tracks recorded on January 31, 1952, in Los Angeles, California for the titles "Bozo Has A Party: Part 3" and "Bozo Has A Party: Part 4". Capitol Records will issue all the parts on the children's' album "Bozo Has A Party" (DBX-3133).
1952 - Jan Garber and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Whistle While You Work", "Heigh Ho", and "How Could Red Riding Hood" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Whistle While You Work" and "Heigh Ho" together as a single (Capitol 2008) and has yet to issue "How Could Red Riding Hood".

65 Years Ago Today In 1953 - Vocalist and guitarist Jimmy Skinner, with Ray "Curly" Lunsford on electric mandolin and uncredited electric guitar, rhythm guitar, and bass players, records the titles "Singing Teacher In Heaven", "Ready To Go Home", "I've Got A Lot Of Love Baby", and "By Degrees" at (listed as possibly) the E.T. Hersog Studio in Cincinnati, Ohio. Capitol Records will issue "Singing Teacher In Heaven" and "Ready To Go Home" together as a single (Capitol 2401) and "I've Got A Lot Of Love Baby" and "By Degrees" together as a single (Capitol 2513). Bear Family Records will issue all the titles in Germany in Skinner's six-CD box set "Doin' My Time" (BCD 16613).

1956 - Trumpet player Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (Johnny Best, Frank Beach, Ray Triscari, and Bob Fowler also on trumpets, Dick Nash, Hoyt Bohannon, and Murray McEachern on trombones, Abe Most and Wilbur Schwartz on clarinets and alto saxophones, Georgie Auld and Charles Butler on tenor saxophone, Leo Anthony on baritone saxophone, Geoff Clarkson on piano, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Don Simpson on bass, and Larry Bunker on drums), using an arrangement by George Williams, records a new take of the title "Poet And Peasant Overture" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue this take of "Poet And Peasant Overture" on Anthony's album "Concert" (T 406).
1956 - Cornet player Bobby Hackett, with Glenn Osser conducting the orchestra (unlisted players of French horns, saxophones also doubling on clarinet, piccolo, flute, and English horn, as well as piano, guitar, bass, drums and harp players), records the titles "Autumn Nocturne", "We Kiss In A Shadow", "The Way You Look Tonight", and "Love Me" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Hackett's album "Rendezvous With Bobby Hackett" (T 719).
1957 - Pianist Leonard Pennario records Rozsa's "Sonata For Piano, Opus 20 (Completion)" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the title on Pennario's album "BARTOK - Sonata For Piano/PROKOFIEV - Sonata N° 3 In A Minor/ROZSA - Sonata For Piano, Opus 21" (P-8376)
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - The Jordanaires (vocalists Hugh Gordon Stoker, Hoyt H. Hawkins, and Neal Matthews Jr.), with The Bob Bain Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Joshua Fit De Battle Of Jericho", "Workin' On A Building", "Dig A Little Deeper", "Shine On Me", When They All Get Together", and "Every Time I Feel The Spirit" in Nashville, Tennesse. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Heavenly Spirit" (T 1011).

1961 - Vocalist and autoharp player Rita Faye (aka Rita Faye Wilson) records autoharp tracks then vocal tracks for the title "There'll Be Peace In The Valley" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final edit of the title on Faye's album "Rita Faye's Autoharp" (T 1606).

1961 - Vocalist Andy Griffith, with Earle Hagen and His Orchestra (lineup not listed), records the titles "Ellie's Theme", "Aunt Bee", "Barney's Hoedown", "The Man Hunt", "Mayberry March", and Earle Hagen and His Orchestra record the instrumental title "The Andy Griffith Theme" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Griffith's album "Songs,Themes And Laughs From 'The Andy Griffith Show'" (T 1611).
1961 - Jackie Gleason directs His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "The Thrill", "The Moonlight", and "The Glow" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Gleason's album "Lovers' Portfolio, Volume 2" (W 1980).
1961 - Whittemore & Lowe (Arthur "Buck" Whittemore and Jack Lowe on pianos), with Glenn Osser directing The Concert Arts Orchestra and Chorus (lineups unlisted), record the titles "Themes From 'For Whom The Bell Tolls'", "Tara's Theme (From 'Gone With The Wind')", "Spellbound Concerto (from 'Spellbound')", and "Stella by Starlight (from 'The Uninvited')" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the duo's album "" (T 1599).
1962 - After releasing 11 albums with the label, Dean Martin refuses to renew his contract with Capitol Records. Martin will sign with Reprise Records and start his own production company, Claude Productions, so that he can, from then on, keep all rights and exclusive ownership of his work.
1962 - Vocalist Gloria Wood, with trumpet player Pete Candoli and other unlisted musicians, record the titles "Playboy", "I'm Breathless", "Kiss Me Once", "Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue", and "Malibu Run" in Los Angles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to release any of the titles.

55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, guitarist Howard Roberts, with Paul Bryant on organ, Chuck Berghofer on bass, and Earl Palmer on drums, records the titles "One Long Day" and "Hoe Down" at the first session and "Shiny Stockings", "Down Under", "Goodbye, Good Luck, I'm Gone!", and an unissued take of "Days Of Wine And Roses" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue the first four songs on Roberts' album "This Is Howard Roberts - Color Him Funky" (T 1887) and the fifth song on the compilation album "Capitol 4 Star Special N° 8" (ST 2751).

55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Vocalist Buck Owens, with Don Rich and The Buckaroos (lineup unlisted), records the titles "There's Gonna Come A Day", "Diggy Liggy Lo", "Orange Blossom Special", "Cotton Fields", and "Touch Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "There's Gonna Come A Day" on Owens' album "No One But You Before You Go" (SU 2353),  "Diggy Liggy Lo", "Cotton Fields", and "Touch Me" on his album "On The Bandstand" (T 1879), and "Orange Blossom Special" on his album "The Instrumental Hits Of Buck Owens & His Buckaroos" (T 2367).
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Jimmy Briggs records the titles "Each Time We Kiss", "Sooner Or Later", "That Magic Night", and an unissued take of the title "May I?" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Each Time We Kiss" and "Sooner Or Later" together as a single (Capitol 5024) and has yet to issue "May I?". There is no issuing information listed for "That Magic Night".
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - The Journeymen (John Phillips and Scott McKenzie on vocals and guitars and Dick Weissman on guitar and banjo) record the titles "San Francisco Bay Blues" and "Rag Mama" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records has yet to issue "San Francisco Bay Blues" and will issue "Rag Mama" as a single (Capitol 4943) with "I Will Never Marry" (recorded February 27, 1962) on the flipside.
1964 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "I Want To Hold Your Hand" with "I Saw Her Standing There" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1967 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "Strawberry Fields Forever", with "Penny Lane" on the flipside, is released
1967 - The Beatles (George Harrison on lead guitar and vocals, John Lennon on rhythm guitar and vocals, Paul McCartney on bass guitar and vocals, and Ringo Starr on drums and vocals) record the title "Only A Northern Song" in London, England. Capitol Records will issue the song on the motion picture soundtrack album "Yellow Submarine" (SW-153).
1967 - Mike St. Shaw records the titles "Soul Music", "Nothing Here Belongs To You", and "Headline News" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles.
1967 - The West Coast Modern Folk Blues Workshop records the titles "Sunday, Part 1" and "Sunday, Part 2" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles.
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Vocalist Patti Drew, with unlisted musicians, records the titles "Keep On Movin'" and "There'll Never Be Another" in Chicago, Illinois. Capitol Records will purchase the masters for both titles and issue them together as a single (Capitol 2121) as well as on Drew's album "Workin' On A Groovy Thing" (ST 2855).
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Mariano Moreno, with unlisted others, records the titles "The Green Tambourine", "The Look Of Love", "The Man Upstairs (Mr. X)", and "The Best Of Both Worlds" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Moreno's album "25th Hour" (ST 2875).
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - The Chaparral Brothers (vocalists John and Paul Chaparral), with unlisted others, record the titles "Down Came The World", "Love of The Common People", "Just One More Time", and "The Rain" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Down Came The World", "Love of The Common People", and "Just One More Time" on the duo's self-titled album "The Chaparral Brothers" (ST 2922) and "The Rain" as a single (Capitol 2323) with "Follow Your Drum" (recorded on August 29, 1968) on the flipside.
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - The Band (Garth Hudson on piano, organ, and vocals, Richard Manuel on piano, organ, guitar, bass, and vocals, Jaime Robbie Robertson on guitar and vocals, Rick Danko on bass and vocals, and Levon Helm on drums) records the title "In A Station" in Los Angeles, California. After an overdub is recorded at the same session, Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title on the group's album "Music From Big Pink" (SKAO 2955).
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, The George Shearing Quintet and Orchestra (Don Fagerquist and Pete Christlieb on trumpet, Charles Shoemake on vibraphone, George Shearing on piano, Louis Morrell, Michael Anthony, and Dave Koonce on guitars, Bob Whitlock on bass, Bill Goodwin on drums, Gene Estes on percussion, and an uncredited string section), with Julian Lee conducting his own arrangements, records an overdub for "A Time For Love" (which was recorded on February 12, 1969) and the titles "Theme From 'Valley Of The Dolls" and "Never My Love" at the first session and "Goin' Out Of My Head" and "Don't Sleep In The Subway" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of all the titles on the group's album "George Shearing Today!" (T 2699).
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Vocalist Sonny James, with unlisted others, records the title "No Other Arms, No Other Lips" and "Everything Begins And Ends With You" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "No Other Arms, No Other Lips" on James' album "Born To Be With You" (SU-111) and rejected the take of "Everything Begins And Ends With You" recorded at this session.
45 Years Ago Today In 1973 - Tommy Lee, with unlisted others, records the titles "Delta Queen" and "That's The Way I Want To Live My Life" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 3594).
45 Years Ago Today In 1973 - Vocalist Al Martino, with unlisted others, records the titles "To Get To You", "She's Got To Be A Saint", and "There Goes My Everything" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "To Get To You" and "There Goes My Everything" on Martino's album "Country Style" (ST-11184) and has yet to issue "She's Got To Be A Saint".
40 Years Ago Today In 1978 - During four sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, John "Moon" Martin, with unlisted others, records the titles "Cadillac Walk", "Hands Down", and "Victim Of Romance" at the first session, the titles "Pretender", "Paid Killer", and "Tyranny" at the second session, the titles "Love Gone Bad" at the third session, and the titles  "Hot Night In Dallas", "Bad News", and "You Don't Care About Me" at the fourth session. Capitol Records will issue "Cadillac Walk", "Hands Down", "Victim Of Romance", "Pretender", "Paid Killer", "Hot Night In Dallas", and "You Don't Care About Me" on Martin's album "Shots From A Cold Nightmare" (SW-11787) and "Paid Killer" and "Hot Night In Dallas" together as a single (Capitol 4639). No issuing information is listed for "Tyranny", "Love Gone Bad", and "Bad News".
40 Years Ago Today In 1978 - Vocalist and guitarist Bob Seger, with unlisted others, records the title "We've Got Tonight" in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Capitol Records will issue the title on Seger's album "Stranger In Town" (SW-11698) and an edited version as a single (Capitol 4653) with "I Ain't Got No Money" (recorded January 13, 1978) on the flipside.
1981 - 402 weeks after entering Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart in March 1973, Pink Floyd's Capitol Records album "Dark Side of the Moon" sets the record for the rock album to spend the most consecutive weeks on the chart, and will remain on the chart until April 23, 1988, for a total of 724 weeks

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, with Shirley Scott on organ, Major Holley on bass, Al Harewood on drums, and Ray Barretto on congas, records the titles "Trouble" (with Barreto on tambourine), "Major's Minor", "Without A Song", "God Bless The Child" (without Barretto), "You'll Never Get Away From Me", and "Sara's Dance" at recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on Turrentine's album "Never Let Me Go" (BLP4129).
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - The Jazz Crusaders (Wayne Henderson on trombone and euphonium, Wilton Felder on tenor saxophone, Joe Sample on piano, Bobby Haynes on bass, and Stix Hooper on drums) record the titles "Lazy Canary", "No Name Samba" (with Joe Sample on harpsichord and Wilton Felder on alto saxophone), and "Tough Talk" (with Sample again on harpsichord) at Pacific Jazz's studios on Third Street in West Hollywood, California for the Pacific Jazz label. Blue Note Records will acquire the Pacific Jazz catalog and issue all the titles on the group's album "Tough Talk" (BN-LA 170-G2).

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1914 - The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) is founded in New York City, New York
1961 - After recording four titles for his new label since December 19, 1960, Frank Sinatra officially opens Reprise Records, the first completely artist-owned label.