HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1912 - Paul Weston, arranger, first musical director at Capitol Records, radio, television and record orchestra leader, husband of Capitol Records artist Jo Stafford, founding member and first president of the National Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences (N.A.R.A.S.), and a Capitol Records solo artist, is born Paul Wetstein in Springfield, Massachusetts
1921 - Gordon MacRae, Broadway and motion picture actor, singer, husband of Capitol Records artist Sheila MacRae and a Capitol Records solo artist and duet artist with Jo Stafford and Margaret Whiting, is born in East Orange, New Jersey
1946 - Liza Minnelli, singer, Broadway and Motion Picture actress, daughter of M-G-M picture director Vincent Minnelli and actress and Capitol Records artist Judy Garland, and a Capitol Records solo artist, is born Liza May Minnelli in Los Angeles, California
70 Years Ago Today In 1948 - James Taylor, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and the first non-British Apple Records artist, whose self-titled debut album "James Taylor" was released on December 6, 1968, and distributed by Capitol Records in the United States (SW-3352), is born in Boston, Massachusetts.
1957 - Steve Harris, bassist, songwriter and founder of the Capitol and EMI America Records group Iron Maiden, is born in Leytonstone, London, England
ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1947 - Vocalist Jimmy Wakely, with Stan Ellison directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "I Can't Keep The Tears Out Of My Eyes" and "I Hear You Talkin'" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "I Can't Keep The Tears Out Of My Eyes" as a single (Capitol Americana 40040) and have yet to issue "I Hear You Talkin'".
1947 - Vocalists Pinto Colvig and Billy Bletcher, with unlisted other cast members reading a script by Alan Livingston and with Billy May conducting arrangements of his own compositions to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Bozo And His Rocket Ship: Part 1" and "Bozo And His Rocket Ship: Part 2" at Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together in the children's album "Bozo And His Rocket Ship" (BBX-65).
1951 - Vocalists Jo Stafford and birthday boy Gordon MacRae, with Bill Loose and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), recorded the titles "Nights Of Splendor", a yet to be issued take of "Let Me Call You Sweetheart", "When It's Springtime In The Rockies", and a yet to be issued take of the title "Let The Rest Of Go By" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will the first and third titles together as a single (Capitol 1523).
65 Years Ago Today In 1953 - Vocalist Owen Perry, with Marvin Hughes on piano, Chet Atkins on electric guitar, Eddie Hill on guitar, Jerry Byrd on steel guitar, Floyd "Lightnin'" Chance on bass, and Murrey M. "Buddy" Harman Jr. on drums, records the titles "Use Your Imagination", "You Plus Me (Equals Love)", "I Could Go On And On", and "Whirlpool" at Castle Studio in the Tulane Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Use Your Imagination" and "Whirlpool" together as a single (Capitol 2483) and You Plus Me (Equals Love)" and "I Could Go On And On" together as a single (Capitol 2650).
1956 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, The George Shearing Quintet (Johnny Rae on vibraphones, George Shearing on piano, Jean "Toots" Thielemans on guitar, Al McKibbon on bass, Armando Peraza congas, Tony Martinez on Latin percussion, and Chico Guerrero on timbales), record a remakes of the title "Canto Karabali (Jungle Drums)" and "Mi Musica Es Para Ti (My Music Is For You)" as will as the titles "Anitra's Dance (released as 'Anitra's Nanigo') and "Without You (Tres Palabras)" at the first session between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM and the titles "That Old Devil Moon", "Cuban Love Song", and a as yet to be issud take of the title "You Must Remember (As Time Goes By)" at the second session between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles except the last on the quintet's album "Latin Escapade" (T 737).
1956 - The Milt Buckner Quartet (collective personnel - Milt Buckner on organ, Skeeter Best, Everett Barksdale, and Mickey Baker on guitar, Milt Hinton on bass, and Osie Johnson and Shadow Wilson on drums) records the as yet to be issued take of the title "Danny's Tune" and the titles "Jumpin' At The Woodside" with Buckner also on piano, "Blue And Sentimental", and "Mighty Low" in New York City, New York between 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM), Capitol Records will issue the last three titles on the quartet's album "Rockin' Hammond" (T 722).
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Pianist Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra, with a chorus and Latin accompaniment (lineups unlisted), records the titles "Hi-Lili-Hi-Lo", "Yours", "The Lamp Is Low", "Prenez Garde (Take Care)", "I'll Remember April", and "Arrivederci Roma" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "Dream Dust" (T 1023) as by Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra.
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Guitarist Laurindo Almeida records the titles "Night And The Sea", "Prelude For Laurindo", "The Bad And the Beautiful", "La Coquette", and "The Merrymakers" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Almeida's album "Contemporary Creations For Spanish Guitar" (P-8447).
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 "The Preacher", "Lemon Twist", "It Don't Mean A Thing", and, without the orchestra, "And So It's Over" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "And So It's Over" on the compilation CD "Capitol Collectors Series - Four Freshmen" (7-93179-2). The Four Freshmen Society will issue "The Preacher" and "Lemon Twist" on the CD "Through The Years" (FSF 9702). "It Don't Mean A Thing" remains unissued.
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Vocalist Roy Clark, with unlisted others, records the titles "Goodtime Charlie", "An Application For Love", "The Tip Of My Fingers", and "Spooky Movies" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Goodtime Charlie" and "An Application For Love" together as a single (Capitol 5047) and "The Tips Of My Fingers" and "Spooky Movies" together as a single (Capitol F4956) and on Clark's album "Roy Clark Sings The Tip Of My Fingers" (T/ST 1972).
1967 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "Penny Lane" with "Strawberry Fields Forever" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart1967 - Merle Haggard's Capitol Records single "The Fugitive", with "Someone Told My Story" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Overdubs are recorded in Los Angeles, California for Glen Campbell's titles "The Last Letter", "Have I Stayed Too Long", and "The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde". Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of all the titles on Campbell's album "A New Place In The Sun" (ST 2907).
1969 - Parlophone, Capitol and Apple Records artist Paul McCartney marries Linda Eastman at the Marylebone Registry Office in London, England
1971 - Capitol Records releases John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band's Apple Records single "Power To The People", with Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band's "Touch Me" on the flipside, in the United States.
45 Years Ago Today In 1973 - Merry Ruddy (Johnnie Maya on lead vocals, Gary Parrish on guitar, Bill Ruess on keyboards, Lani Kamano on bass, and John Sims on drums), with producer Peter Tevis, records the titles "The Line", "Shelly Made Me Smile", and "Don't Get It On" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles.
45 Years Ago Today In 1973 - Capitol Records registers the master it purchased for Tony Booth's titles "Loving You" which was produced by Buck Owens Enterprises and recorded at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California and will issue the title as a single (Capitol 3582) with "What A Liar I Am" (registered September 21, 1972) on the flipside and on Booth's album "This Is Tony Booth" (ST-11210).
45 Years Ago Today In 1973 - Capitol Records registers the masters for vocalist David Frizzell's titles "Words Don't Come Easy" and "It's Too Late To Keep From Losing You", both produced by Buck Owens Enterprises and recorded at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California, and will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 3589).
45 Years Ago Today In 1973 - Overdubs are recorded for vocalist Susan Raye's title "When You Get Back From Nashville". Capitol Records will purchase the final mix and register the master on March 13, 1973, and will issue the title on Raye's album "Cheating Game" (ST-11179).
45 Years Ago Today In 1973 - Billy May and The Time-Life Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Theme From 'Lawrence Of Arabia'", "Look Of A Star", "Poinciana", "Tenderly" featuring Uan Rasey on trumpet, and "True Love" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Time-Life Records will issue all the titles, except "Tenderly", in the three-LP set "Volume 8 - Billy May" and "Tenderly" in the three-LP set "Volume 6 - Billy May", both as part of it's "As You Remember Them" series.
1955 - Charlie Parker (aka Yardbird and Bird), tenor saxophonist and Blue Note (1953) and Roulette Records (1954) artist, dies of a bleeding ulcer and pneumonia at the age of 34, after a lifetime of heroin and alcohol abuse, while watching Tommy Dorsey on television in the suite at the Stanhope Hotel of his longtime friend, Baroness Nina de Koenigswater. The coroner mistakenly estimated Parker's age to be between 50 and 60. Parker is one of the artists featured on the mural on the side of The Capitol Tower in Hollywood, California.
1974 - Harry Nilsson and John Lennon are ejected from Doug Weston's Troubador Club in Los Angeles for heckling Tom Smothers' comedy act
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