FEBRUARY 24, 2018

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1947 - Lonnie Turner, songwriter and bass player and vocalist in the Capitol Records group The Steve Miller Band, is born Leonard Lewis Turner in Berkeley, California.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1945 - Sonny Greer and the Duke's Men (Taft Jordan on trumpet, Barney Bigard on clarinet, Otto Hardwicke on alto saxophone, Duke Brooks on piano, Fred Guy on guitar, Red Callender on bass, and Greer on drums) record the tracks "Mood Indigo" (two takes, the first will be used on a single released by Capitol Records, the second will be used on the album released by Capitol), "Bug In A Rug", "The Mooche" (also two tracks, the first used on a single released by Capitol Records, the second used on the album released by Capitol), and "Kandylamb" in Los Angeles, California
1946 - Betty Hutton's Capitol Records single "Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief", with "A Square In The Social Circle" on the flipside" is #1 on the U.S. Pop singles charts
65 Years Ago Today In 1953 - Vocalist Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely, with an orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the title "Gomen Nasai (Forgive Me)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 2402) with "I Learned To Love You Too Late" (recorded January 14, 1952) on the flipside and on the multi-artist compilation album "Today's Top Hits, Volume 9" (EBF-9114 on two-disc 7" EP and H-9114 on 10" LP).
1954 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Answer Me, My Love", with "Why?" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles charts
1956 - Vocalist Andy Griffith, with Dick Ryan, records the titles "Opera Carmen, Part 1" and "Opera Carmen, Part 2" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol F3402) and on Griffith's album "Just For Laughs" (T 962).
1956 - The Cues (Ollie Jones on lead tenor vocals, Abel De Costa and Jimmy Breedlove on tenor vocals, Robie Kirk on baritone vocals, and Eddie Barnes on bass vocals), with possibly King Curtis on tenor saxophone, and unlisted trumpet, piano, guitar, bass, and drums players, record the titles "Don't Make Believe" with Jimmy Breedlove on lead vocals, "Crazy, Crazy Party" and "Rock 'N' Roll Mr. Oriole" both with Ollie Jones on lead vocals, and a as yet unissued and lost take of "Destination Twenty-One Hundred And Sixty-Five" in Capitol Records' 47th Street studios in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Don't Make Believe" as a single (Capitol F3400) with a remake of the title "Destination Twenty-One Hundred And Sixty-Five" (recorded March 1, 1966) on the flipside, Prep Records (a subsidiary of Capitol Records) will issue "Crazy, Crazy Party" as a single (Prep F104) with "I Pretend" (recorded September 20, 1956) on the flipside, and Bear Family Records will release the first three titles in Germany on the album "The Cues" (BFX 15309) and on the CD "The Cues/The Four Students - Why: The Cues" (BCD 15510).
1957 - Trombonist Pee Wee Hunt, with Andy Bartha on clarinet, Leo Kaminsky on clarinet, Joe Hall on piano, Art Ryerson on guitar, Gene Dragoo on bass, and Cody Sandifer on drums and using arrangements by Van Alexander and Dave Cavanaugh, records the titles "Hi-Ho Pee Wee (from Rossini's 'William Tell Overture')", "Hunt's Goulash (from Brahms' 'Hungarian Dance #6')", "The Iceman Cometh (from 'Waldteufel')", and "Twelfth Street Toreador (from Bizet's 'Toreador Song')" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles except the take of "Twelfth Street Toreador (from Bizet's 'Toreador Song')" recorded today (and will be re-recorded on February 25, 1957), on Hunt's album "The Classics A La Dixie" (T 846).
1957 - The Jonah Jones Quartet (Jonah Jones on trumpet, George Rhodes on piano, John Brown on bass, and Harold Austin on drums) records the titles "Rose Room", "I Can't Get Started", "My Blue Heaven" with vocals by Jonah Jones, "Royal Garden Blues" and "I Could Have Danced All Night" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except "I Could Have Danced All Night" which has yet to be issued, on the quartet's album "Muted Jazz" (T/ST 839).
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - It's a Monday and Nat "King" Cole, with a small combo and an augmented 16 piece orchestra with strings, appears for 45 minutes to a half-full house at Cafe Pompeii at the Hotel Eden Roc in Miami, Florida. Cole performs "There Goes My Heart", "Dance Ballerina Dance", "Mona Lisa", "Too Young", "Send For Me", "Stardust", "Just One Of Those Things", "Thou Swell", "These Foolish Things", "I Want To Be Happy", and , during his third encore, "Route 66".
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Just One Of Those Things" is #19 on WJJD's Top Twenty LP and EP Albums chart in Chicago, Illinois.
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - The George Shearing Quintet (Emil Richards on vibraphones, George Shearing on piano, Jean "Toots" Thielemans on guitar, Al McKibbon on bass, and Percy Brice on drums) with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to His Orchestra (Vincent De Rosa on French horn, Arthur Gleghorn on flute, Wilbur Schwartz and Jules Jacob on clarinets, Victor Garber on basson, Verlye Mills on harp and a string section with Jacques Gasselin, Ben Gill, Murray Kellner, Dan Lube, Erno Neufeld, Lou Raderman, Mischa Russell, Eudice Shapiro, and Marshall Sosson on violins, Paul Robyn, David Sterkin, and Virginia Majewski on viola, and Armand Kaproff, Raphael Kramer, and Edgar Lustgarten on cellos), records the titles "I'm Old Fashioned", "For Heaven's Sake", "Love-Wise", and "Nina Never Knew" 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 all the titles, except for the take of "Nina Never Knew" recorded at this session, on the album "Blue Chiffon" (T/ST 1124) as by The George Shearing Quintet And Orchestra. A new take of "Nina Never Knew" would be recorded on February 26, 1958, and would also be issued on the album "Blue Chiffon".
1961 - Paul Weston conducts his own arrangements to his orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Always", "For You", "Goodnight Sweetheart", and "Our Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Weston's album "Music For My Love" (T 1563).
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - During two concerts held this day in New York City, New York which were recorded by Capitol Records, the vocal group The Lettermen (vocalist Jim Pike, Tony Butala, and Bob Engemann), with an unlisted member playing guitar, perform the titles "Up a Lazy River", "Fast Freight", "Folk Medley: Green Fields/Silver Threads & Golden Needles/If I Had A Hammer", "What Kind Of Fool Am I", "Westside Story Medley: Jet Song/Maria/Officer Krupke (The Quintet)", "Hey Look Me Over", "When I Fall In Love", and "Granada" at the first show and the titles "Groups Are Nothing New Medley: Charley Brown/Mr. Blue/Michael The German Navy Song/The Lion Sleeps In Hollywood/America/This Land Of Alley Oop", and "You'll Never Walk Alone" at the second show. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except "Up A Lazy River" and "Granada" which remain unissued, on the group's album "The Lettermen In Concert" (T/ST 1936).
1964 - Capitol Records releases Buck Owens' single "My Heart Skips A Beat" with "Together Again" on the flipside. Both sides will go on to hit #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts.
1966 - Conductor Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians (lineup unlisted) record the titles "King Of The Road", "Dear Heart", "Red Roses For A Blue Lady", and "Yesterday" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Lombardo's album "Wonderful Year" (T 2481).
1966 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California with producer Dave Cavanaugh and associate producer Jack Marshall, The Howard Roberts Quartet (Howard Roberts and Bill Putman on guitars, Henry Cain on organ, Chuck Berghofer on bass, and Earl Palmer on drums), records the titles "Bye Bye Blues" and "Pussy Cat" at the first session and "Michelle", "The Shadow Of Your Smile", "This Is The Life", and "I'll Only Miss Her When I Think Of Her" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Roberts' album "Whatever's Fair!" (T 2478).
1966 - Vocalist Cindy Malone, with unlisted others, records the titles "Is It Over, Baby?" and "Thou Shall Not Lie" in Los Angeles, California with producer David Axelrod. Capitol Records will issue "Is It Over, Baby?" as a single (Capitol 5629) with "It's Up To You" (recorded February 9, 1966) on the flipside. There is no issuing information listed for "Thou Shall Not Lie".
1967 - Alexis De Azevedo records the titles "I Wanna Be Free" and "'Hotel' Theme" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 5891).
1967 - Vocalist Wayne Newton, with unlisted others, records the titles "Born Free", "What Now, My Love", "Michelle", "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)", and "Almost Persuaded" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Newton's album "Song Of The Year" (T/ST 2714).
1967 - Dallas Frazier records the titles "Write That Down", "Tell It Like It Is", "Honk 'N Tonk", and "Ain't Nothin' Shakin' But The Leaves" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Frazier's album "Tell It Like It Is" (T/ST 2764).
1975 - Grand Funk's Capitol Records single "Some Kind Of Wonderful", with "Wild" on the flipside, is #4 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
40 Years Ago Today In 1978 - Vocalist Glen Campbell, with unlisted others, records the titles "(When I Feel Like) I Got No Love In Me" and "Highwayman" at the Studio City studio in Sherman Oaks, California. Capitol Records will issue "(When I Feel Like) I Got Not Love In Me" on Campbell's album "Basic" (SW-11722) and "Highwayman" on his album "Highwayman" (SOO-12008).

40 Years Ago Today In 1978 - Pam Rose, with unlisted others, records the titles "He Don't Make Me Cry", "Drown In The Flood", "Cry For Love", and "City Of Angels" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. No issuing information is listed.

40 Years Ago Today In 1978 - Navarro (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Keep The Faith", "Can You See Me", and "Childhood A Stardust" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Can You See Me" on the group's album "Straight To The Heart" (SW-11784). No issuing information is listed for the other titles.

40 Years Ago Today In 1978 - The Pousette-Dart Band (lineup unlisted but includes a string section using an arrangement by Dave Appell) records the title "Stand By Me" at an unlisted studio. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 4590) with "I'm So In Love With You" (recorded February 22, 1978) and on the group's album "Pousette-Dart Band 3" (SW-11781).

1981 - Jay Ferguson records the titles "Million Dollar (Love Affair)", "Debra Lee", and "She's Mine Tonight" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Million Dollar (Love Affair)" and "She's Mine Tonight" on Ferguson's album "White Noise" (ST-12196) and has yet to issue "Debra Lee".
1981 - Vocalist Cheryl Ladd, with unlisted others, records the titles "Just Another Lover Tonight" and "Hold On To Love" in Los Angeles, California with producer Daryl Dragon. Capitol Records, with distribution by Toshiba-EMI, will issue both titles in Japan on Ladd's album "Take A Chance" (ECS-91031) which was released only in Japan.
1981 - Charles Veal records the title "How Many Times" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Veal's album "Believe It!" (ST-12174).
35 Years Ago Today In 1983 - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band's Capitol Records single "Shame On The Moon", with "House Behind A House" on the flipside, is #2 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1994 - Dinah Shore (born Frances Rose Shore on February 29th, 1916), singer, radio show performer, motion picture actress, television talk show host, golfer, and Capitol Records artist from 1959 to 1962, dies of ovarian cancer in Beverly Hills, California at age 77, five days before her 78th birthday (though some would say she had two years and five days before her next birthday as she was born in a leap year and her next birthday, her 20th, would be in 1996). Her ashes are later divided and half are interred in the Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California and the other half at Forest Lawn Cemetery (Cathedral City) near Palm Springs, California.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1950 - George Thorogood, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and an EMI America Records artist, is born in Wilmington, Delaware.
1951 - Future Capitol Records artist Judy Garland ends a nineteen-week engagement (originally scheduled for just 4 weeks) that reopened The Palace Theatre in New York City
1959 - Colin Farley, bass player with the Virgin Records America group Cutting Crew, is born in England
1982 - Pat Benatar wins the Best Female Rock Performance Grammy for her Chrysalis Records track "Fire and Ice"
35 Years Ago Today In 1983 - EMI America registers the masters it licensed from EMI Records for Kajagoogoo's titles "Too Shy" and "Take Another View" which it will issue together as a single (EMI-AM 7806) and, after editing "Too Shy", will issue the edited version of the title also as a single (EMI-AM 8161) also with "Take Another View" on the flipside.
20 Years Ago Today In 1998 - Virgin Records America, Inc. files suit against The Smashing Pumpkins for alleged breach of contract and non-delivery of albums