MARCH 11, 2018

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1981 - LeToya, a two-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, original member of the group Destiny's Child, and a solo Capitol Records artist, is born LeToya Nicole Luckett in Houston, Texas

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
75 Years Ago Today In 1943 - Freddie Slack and His Orchestra's Capitol Records single "That Old Black Magic" with vocals by Margaret Whiting, and with "Hit The Road To Dreamland" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles charts
1946 - Hal Derwin, with unlisted others, records 5 unidentified titles probably at studios in "The Chateau" in Hollywood, California for the Capitol Records Transcription Service. No issuing information is listed.
1947 - Trumpet player Billy Butterfield and His Orchestra (Archie Johnson, Jack Stametz, and Bobby Peck also on trumpet, Keith Butterfield and Ken Schrudder on trombone, Earl Pearson on alto saxophone, Bill Stegmeyer on clarinet and alto saxophone, Bill Cervantes and Bob Levine on tenor saxophone, Norman Elvin on baritone saxophone, Mickey Crane on piano, Bob Haggart on bass, and Pete Vuolo on drums), record the titles "Stella By Starlight", "Maybe You'll Be There" with vocals by Patricia O'Connor, "The Object Of My Affection" with vocals by Billy Butterfield, and "The Folks Who Live On The Hill" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Stella By Starlight" and "Maybe You'll Be There" together as a single (Capitol 397) and have yet to issue "The Object Of My Affection" or "The Folks Who Live On The Hill".
1947 - Skip Henderson, with unlisted others, records 8 unidentified titles for The Capitol Records Transcription Service, probably at "The Chateau" on De Longpre Avenue in Hollywood, California.
1949 - Mel Torme's Capitol Records single "Careless Hands", with "She's A Home Girl" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles charts
1950 - During a split session held this day in Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California, first Nat "King" Cole, with Les Baxter conducting a orchestra and chorus (lineups unlisted), records the titles "Always You", "The Magic Tree", and (using an arrangement by Nelson Riddle) "Mona Lisa". Then The King Cole Trio (Nat "King" Cole on piano, Irving Ashby on guitar, Joe Comfort on bass, and Lee Young on drums) records the titles "The Greatest Inventor Of Them All" (with Jack Costanzo on bongos and a uncredited chorus added later) and "Who's Who". Capitol Records will release "Always You" as a single (Capitol 1401) with "Destination Moon (Jeepers Creepers)" (recorded December 11, 1950) on the flipside, "The Magic Tree" as a single (Capitol 1365) with "Jet" (also recorded  December 11, 1950) on the flipside, "Mona Lisa" and "The Greatest Inventor Of Them All" (initially the A side) together as a single (Capitol 1010). EMI/Capitol will issue "Who's Who" in England on the album "The Unreleased Nat King Cole" (EMS1279).
1951 - Tennessee Ernie Ford's Capitol Records single "Shotgun Boogie", with "I Ain't Gonna Let It Happen No More" on the flipside, returns to the #1 spot on the U.S. Country singles charts.
1951 - Vocalist and guitarist Jimmy Lee (aka Jimmy Lee Fautheree), with Harland "Sonny" Harville on piano, R.M. "Jabbo" Arrington on lead guitar, Felton Pruett on steel guitar, and possibly Don Davis on bass, records the titles "Knocking On Your Front Door", "I Keep The Blues All The Time", "Love Is Hard To Understand", and "Go Ahead And Go" at KWKH's studio in Shreveport, Louisiana. Capitol Records will issue the first and last single together as a single (Capitol 1709) and the second and third titles together as a single (Capitol 1509).
1951 - The Statesmen Quartet (Jack Hess on lead vocals, Clarence "Cat" Freeman on tenor vocals, Bervin Kendrick on baritone vocals, James "Big Chief" Wetherington on bass vocals), with Doty Ott on piano, records the titles "Peace In The Valley", "You Sho' Do Need Him Now", "I Wanna Be Ready", and "Listen To The Bells" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 1489) and the last two titles together as a single (Capitol 1582).
1952 - Bandleader Bob Crosby and His Bobcats (listed as possibly Charlie Teagarden, Zeke Zarchy, and Ray Linn on trumpet, Elmer Schneider and Warren Smith on trombone, Matty Matlock on clarinet, Willie Schwartz on alto saxophone, Eddie Miller on tenor saxophone, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Stan Wrightsman on piano, Nappy Lamare on guitar, Phil Stephens on bass, and Nick Fatool on drums) record both the titles "Goody, Goody" and "It's Been So Long" with vocalist Jeanne Gayle and the instrumental titles "Song Of The Islands" and "Paducah Parade" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Goody, Goody" and "It's Been Sol Long" together as a single (Capitol 2037) as by Jeanne Gayle with Bob Crosby's Bobcats and "Song Of The Islands" and "Paducah Parade" together as a single (Capitol 2119) as by Bob Crosby and His Bobcats,
65 Years Ago Today In 1953 - Vocalist Gloria Wood, with Buddy Cole and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Red Canary" and "Hello Sunshine" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 2426) and "Red Canary" on the multi-artist compilation album "Today's Top Hits, Volume 8" (EBF-9113 on the two disc 7" EP and H-9113 on 10" LP).

65 Years Ago Today In 1953 - Vocalist and guitarist Sonny James, with Chet Atkins on electric guitar, Eddie Hill on rhythm guitar, Jerry Byrd on steel guitar, and Floyd T. "Lightnin'" Chance on bass, records the titles "I've Always Wanted You", "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know", "Poor Boy Rich Lovin", and "Won't Somebody Tell Me" at the Castle Studio in the Tulane Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee Capitol Records will issue "I've Always Wanted You" as a single (Capitol 2734) with "That's How I Need You" (recorded September 24, 1953) on the flipside, "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know" and "Poor Boy Rich Lovin'" together as a single (Capitol 2508), and "Won't Somebody Tell Me" as a single (Capitol 2641) with "My Greatest Thrill (also recorded September 24, 1953) on the flipside.

1957 - The Four Knights (Cliff Holland and John Wallace on tenor vocals, Clarence Dixon on baritone vocals, Oscar Broadway on bass vocals), with Gus Levene conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "I Love That Song", "Everything Will Fall In Place", "and "How Can You Not Believe Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "I Love That Song" as a single (Capitol F3730), "How Can You Not Believe Me" as a single (Capitol F3689), and will sell "Everything Will Fall In Place" to Coral Records.
1957 - The Four Freshmen (vocalists Bob Flanigan, Don Barbour, Ross Barbour, and Ken Albers), with Frank De Vol conducting the orchestra (Skeets Herfurt and Wilbur Schwartz on alto saxophone, Fred Falensby and Georgie Auld on tenor saxophone, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Geoff Clarkson on piano, Jack Marshall on guitar, Joe Comfort on bass, and Frank Carlson on drums), record the titles "You've Got Me Cryin' Again" using an arrangement by Pete Rugolo and "For All We Know" and If I Knew Then (What I Know Now)" using arrangements by Bob Enevoldsen in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California.. Capitol Records will issue "You've Got Me Cryin' Again" on the group's album "Four Freshmen And Five Saxes" (T 844) and rejected the takes of "For All We Know" and "If I Knew Then (What I Know Now)".
1957 - Pianist Joe "Fingers" Carr (aka Lou Busch), with unlisted others, records the title "Loco-Motion" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol F3681).
1957 - Vocalist Faron Young, with (listed as probably) Marvin Hughes on piano, Hank "Sugarfoot" Garland on electric guitar, (also listed as probably) Loren Otis "Jack" Shook on guitar, Floyd "Lightnin'" Chance on bass, Murray M. "Buddy" Harman Jr.on drums, and The Anita Kerr Singers (vocal chorus with unlisted lineup), records the titles "How Long Has It Been?", "He Was There", "I'll Fly Away", and "Mansion Over The Hilltop" at Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "How Long Has It Been", "He Was There", and "Mansion Over The Hilltop" on Young's self-titled EP "Faron Young" (EAP-1-869). Bear Family Records will issue all the titles in Germany in the five-CD box set "Faron Young - The Classic Years" (BCD 15493).
1957 - Pianist Leonard Pennario records George Gershwin's "Three Preludes For Piano" (Prelude No. 1 In B Flat, Prelude No. 2 In C Sharp Minor, and Prelude No. 3 In E Flat Minor) and Felix Mendelssohn's "Rondo Capriccioso, Opus 14", and "Spinning Song (Song Without Words, Opus 14) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Pennario's album "Keyboard Fantasies" (P-8391).
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Guy Lombardo conducts His Royal Canadians (lineup unlisted) records the titles "The Letter Gets Better" and "Over And Over" with vocals by Kenny Gardner and a vocal chorus (lineup unlisted) and the titles "There Will Always Be Someboday To Turn To" with vocals by Don Rodney, and "Sweet Sue, Just You" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "The Letter Gets Better" and "Over And Over" together as a single (Capitol F3954), "There Will Always Be Somebody To Turn To" on the album "Guy Lombardo With A Beat" (SXA/SXE-1843 on 7" album and T/DT 1843 on 12" LP), and "Sweet Sue, Just You" as a single (Capitol 4392) with "Better Than A Dream" (recorded April 25, 1960) on the flipside.
1961 - Vocalist Genie Pace, with unlisted others, records the title "La Pachanga" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 4552) with "Someone Else Is Taking My Place" (recorded March 6, 1961) on the flipside.
1961 - Vocalist Jack Scott, with Stan Applebaum conducting his Orchestra (lineup unlisted but includes, guitar, bass, drum players, and a string section) and a vocal group (lineup also unlisted), records a remake of the title "A Little Feeling (Called Love)" and "True, True Love" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first title as a single (Capitol F4554) with "Now That I" (recorded March 10, 1961) on the flipside and both titles on the CD "Capitol Collectors Series - Jack Scott" (7-93192-2).
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "All Over The World" is #14 on WCRo 1230 AM's Better Music Tunedex in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Overdubs by a vocal chorus (lineup unlisted) are recorded in Los Angeles, California for Tommy Collins' title "Take Me Back To The Good Old Days" (recorded on February 11, 1963) which Bear Family Records will issue in Germany in the five-CD box set "Leonard" (BCD 15577).
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - The Four Freshmen (Bob Flanigan on vocals, trombone, and bass, Bill Comstock on vocals and guitar, Ross Barbour on vocals, trumpet, and drums, Ken Albers on vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn, and bass) with Shorty Rogers conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Work Song", "Relaxin'", and "Walkin' in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. The Four Freshmen Society will issue "Work Song" and "Relaxin'" on the CD "Through The Years" (FFS 9702). "Walkin'" remains unissued.
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Vocalist Lou Rawls, with the Curtis Amy Sextet (leader Curtis Amy on tenor saxophone, Dupree Bolton on trumpet, Phil Moore on piano, Ray Crawford on guitar, Henry Franklin on bass, and Doug Sides on drums), records the titles "Mean Old World", "Fine And Mellow", "Long Gone Blue", and "Friendly Mr. Hendley" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Mean Old World", "Fine And Mellow", and "Long Gone Blue" on the compilation CD "The Best Of Lou Rawls: The Capitol Jazz & Blues Sessions" (3-54956-2) and has yet to issue "Friendly Mr. Hendley".
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Pianist Earl "Fatha" Hines, with unlisted others, records the titles "Deep Forest" and "Rosetta" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Deep Forest" in the five-disc compilation set "The History Of Jazz" (WEO 2109) and in the album "The History Of Jazz, Volume 2" (W 2138).
1966 - Vocalist Verdelle Smith records tracks for the title "Tar And Cement" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 5632) with "A Piece Of The Sky" (recorded February 7, 1966) on the flipside.
1966 - Unlisted musicians record the titles "Is It Really Over?", "Make The World Go Away", "What's He Doing In My World?", and "King Of The Road" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "Sing-A-Long - Sing The Top Country & Western Hits" (T 2503).
1967 - The Beatles "Strawberry Fields Forever", with "Paperback Writer" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Overdubs are recorded in Los Angeles, California for Glen Campbell's titles "Freeborn Man" (recorded April 19, 1967), "The Twelfth Of Never" (recorded December 4, 1967), "Sunny Day Girl" (recorded December 14, 1967), "Have I Stayed Too Long?", and "The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde" (both recorded February 20, 1968). After additional overdubs are recorded on March 14, 1968 for "Sunny Day Girl", Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of all the titles on Campbell's album "A New Place In The Sun" (ST 2907).
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Vocalist Tony Bruno, with unlisted others, records the titles "Getting Better", "You Can't Do That", "Soft Summer Breeze", and "It Happened So Suddenly" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded on March 19, 1968 for "Getting Better" and "You Can't Do That", for all the titles on March 20, 1968, on March 21, 22, and 23, 1968 for "Soft Summer Breeze" and "It Happened So Suddenly", and on March 23 and April 26, 1968 for "Getting Better", Capitol Records has yet to issue the final mix of "Getting Better" and will issue the final mixes for "You Can't Do That", "Soft Summer Breeze", and "It Happened So Suddenly" on Bruno's album "I'm Feeling It Now" (ST 2930).
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Vocalist Tony Bruno, with unlisted others, records the titles "Getting Better", "You Can't Do That", "Soft Summer Breeze", and "It Happened So Suddenly" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded on March 19, 1968 for "Getting Better" and "You Can't Do That", for all the titles on March 20, 1968, on March 21, 22, and 23, 1968 for "Soft Summer Breeze" and "It Happened So Suddenly", and on March 23 and April 26, 1968 for "Getting Better", Capitol Records has yet to issue the final mix of "Getting Better" and will issue the final mixes for "You Can't Do That", "Soft Summer Breeze", and "It Happened So Suddenly" on Bruno's album "I'm Feeling It Now" (ST 2930).
1970 - The Beatles' Apple Records single "Let It Be", with "You Know My Name (Now Look Up My Number)" (a typo as it should have read [Now Look Up The Number] which will not be corrected in the U.S. until the "Past Masters" compilation album is released in 1988) on the flipside, is released by Capitol Records in the United States.
1971 - Merle Haggard's Capitol Records single "The Fightin' Side Of Me", with "Every Fool Has a Rainbow" on the flipside, is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.
1971 - The Hagers (vocalists Jim Hager and John Hager), with unlisted others, record the titles "Silver Threads And Golden Needles", "Motherhood, Apple Pie And The Flag", "Fort Worth, I Love You", and "Four Strong Winds" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded for the first two titles on March 17, 1971 and the second title March 18, 1971, Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Motherhood, Apple Pie And The Flag" (ST-783).
1971 - Vocalist Helen Reddy, with unlisted others, records the titles "Best Friend" and "I Am Woman" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded for "Best Friend" and "I Am Woman" on March 17, 1971 and for "I Am Woman" on March 27, 1971, Capitol Records will issue both titles on Reddy's album "I Don't Know How To Love Him" (ST-762).
45 Years Ago Today In 1973 - Vocalist Bobby Darin, with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) performs the titles "Beyond The Sea", "If I Were A Carpenter", and "(You're Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher" as part of his television series, "The Bobby Darin Show". Capitol Records will license the masters and will issue all the titles on the compilation CD "Bobby Darin - Biography/A Musical Anthology" (4-94752-2).
40 Years Ago Today In 1978 - Vocalist and guitarist Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Drew Abbot also on guitar, Robyn Robbins on keyboards, Alto Reed on alto and tenor saxophones, Chris Campbell on bass, and David Teegarden on percussion), with Julia, Luther, Maxine, and Oren Waters on backing vocals and Bill Payne on organ, synthesizer, piano and keyboards, record the title "Hollywood Nights" in, listed as possibly, Los Angeles, California (which would narrow it down, according to posts on the internet, to either Cherokee Studios or The Capitol Tower Studios) with producer Edward "Punch" Andrews. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 4618) with "Brave Strangers" (recorded February 9, 1978) on the flipside and on Seger's album "Stranger In Town" (SW-11698) which will be released on May 5, 1978. If anyone knows for sure where the title was recorded, please leave a comment.
1981 - Jay Ferguson, with unlisted others, records the title "I Come Alive" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 5130) with "Inside Out" (recorded March 3, 1981) on the flipside and on Ferguson's album "White Noise" (ST-12196).
1982 - Vocalist Donna Washington, with unlisted others, records the title "Guys Like You" in Los Angles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Washington's album "Just For You" (ST-12233).
1982 - Guitarist and vocalist Billy Squire, with Allan St. John on keyboards, Jeff Golub on guitar, Doug Lubahn on bass, and Bobby Chouinard on drums, records the titles "In Your Eyes" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 5202) and on Squire's album "Emotions In Motion" (ST-12217).
1986 - Vocalist Lillo Thomas, records vocal overdubs for the title "Sweet Surrender" on to instrumental tracks produced by Paul Laurence & Lillo Thomas with Paul Laurence, Bobby Douglas, and Robert Damper on keyboards and synthesizers, Mike "Dino" Campbell, James Simons, and Fareed on guitar, Timmy Allen, Wayne Brathwaite, Gary Dowe, and Tom Barney on electric bass, Ralph Rolle, Bernard Davis, James Jackson, and Bobby Simmons on drums, Bashiri Johnson on percusssion, Lillo Thomas, Paul Laurence, Audrey Wheeler, Cindy Mizaele, Tony Hyman, Janice Dempsey, Vickie Dewitt, Chandler Chigging, and Clifford Jamerson on background vocals, at Seven Studies Studios in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the title on Thomas' album "Lillo" (ST-12450).,35 Years Ago Today In 1987 - Vocalist and guitarist Duane Eddy, with unlisted others, records the title "Last Look Back". Capitol Records will issue the title on Eddy's self-titled album "Duane Eddy" (ST-12567).
1995 - Capitol Records artist Liz Phair marries film editor Jim Staskauskas
2004 - Edmund Sylvers, lead singer of Capitol Records group The Sylvers, dies of lung cancer at age 47

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1950 - Bobby McFerrin, singer, songwriter and EMI Manhattan Records artist, is born Robert McFerrin Jr. in New York City, New York
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Organist Freddie Roach, with Conrad Lester on tenor saxophone, Eddie Wright on guitar, and Clarence Johnston on drums, records the titles "Googa Mooga", "Two Different Worlds", "Mo' Greens Please", "Nada Bossa" and "Unchained Melody" in recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on Roach's album "Mo' Greens Please" (BLP4128/BST84218).
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Vocalist Sarah Vaughan, with Marty Manning conducting his own arrangement to the orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the title "Intermezzo" in New York City, New York for Roulette Records. After EMI purchases the Roulette library, Blue Note Records will issue the title on the compilation CD "Sarah Vaughan ‎– Jazz Profile" (8-23517-2).

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1895 - Shemp Howard, Vaudeville, Broadway and motion picture actor and original member of Ted Healy and His Stooges, who after a fairly successful solo career will rejoin the group, now known as The Three Stooges, after his successor and brother Jerome Horowitz (aka "Curly" Howard) suffers a stroke, is born Samuel Horwitz in Brooklyn, New York.