MARCH 13, 2018

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1919 - Dave Cavanaugh (aka "Big Dave" Cavanaugh), tenor saxophonist, bass player, pianist, songwriter, arranger, conductor, session musician with Capitol Records artist Julia Lee and Her Boyfriends, Capitol Records A&R producer for artist such as Nat "King" Cole, Frank Sinatra, Dakota Stanton, and Nancy Wilson, and a Capitol Records bandleader and solo artist, is born David D. Cavanaugh in Saint Paul, Minnesota. If anyone knows what Cavanaugh's middle name is, please leave a comment.
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Wayne Watkins, Capitol Records employee for 18 years starting as Director of Catalog Marketing at Capitol Records then becoming National Director of Strategic Marketing and executive producer of over 200 releases from Capitol's catalog, is born

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1944 - Ella Mae Morse (with Dick Walters and His Orchestra)'s Capitol Records single "No Love, No Nothin'", with "Shoo Shoo Baby" on the flip side, is #4 on the U.S. Pop singles charts
1947 - Violinist Jascha Datsko and His Gypsy Ensemble (lineup unlisted) record the title "Roumanian Rhapsody, Part 1" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the album "Gypsy Dreams" (CC-100) as by the Jascha Datsko Gypsy Ensemble.
1947 - Vocalist Martha Tilton, with Dean Elliott and His Orchestra and a vocal group (lineups unlisted), records the titles "I Wonder, I Wonder" and "That's My Desire" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "I Wonder, I Wonder" as a single (Capitol 395) and "That's My Desire" as part of its "Capitol Vaults" series on the CD "Volume 4 - Love Letters" (5-28202-2).
1947 - Trumpet player and vocalist Wingy Manone, with Charlie Griffard, Zeke Zarchy, and Robert Fite also on trumpet, Bill Schaefer, Allan Thompson, and Elmer Smithers on trombone, MattyMatlock on clarinet, Fred Stulce and Harold Lawson on alto saxophone, Herbie Haymer and Leonard Hartman on tenor saxophone, Milt Raskin on piano, George Van Eps on guitar, Jack Ryan on bass, and Nick Fatool on drums, records the titles "Hello, Baby" in Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 442).
70 Years Ago Today In 1948 - It's a Saturday in Chicago, Illinois and fellow Capitol Records artists The Dinning Sisters are the guests on this episode of "King Cole Trio Time" on NBC-Radio with master of ceremonies Dave Garroway. The trio opens the show performing "Straighten Up And Fly Right", then go on to do "Your Red Wagon", "Ballerina", "I've Only Myself To Blame", "The Dickey Bird Song", and "Almost Like Being In Love" then The Dinning Sisters sing "Beg Your Pardon" and the trio returns to perform "The Geek" and end the show with a reprise of "Straighten Up And Fly Right".
1952 - Don Wilson, Pinto Colvig, and June Foray overdub vocals using a script adaptation by Alan Livingston on to music tracks recorded by Billy May and an orchestra on March 12, 1952, for the titles "Country Cousin: Part 1" and "Country Cousin: Part 2" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of both titles together on the children's' album "Walt Disney's The Country Cousin" (CAS-3135).
65 Years Ago Today In 1953 - It's reported in the issue of Jet magazine with today's street date that Nat "King" Cole signed a $10,000 (approximately $87,608.99, adjusting for inflation, in 2014) contract for a three-day engagement at The Colony Club in Kingston, Jamaica.
65 Years Ago Today In 1953 - Jan Garber conducts His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Spinning A Web", "Will-O-The-Wisp Romance", "Broken Wings", "Ramshackle Shack", "Find A Man For Me Mamma" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Spinning A Web" and "Will-O-The-Wisp Romance" together as a single (Capitol 2428) and on the multi-artist compilation album "Today's Top Hits, Volume 9" (EBF-9114 on 7" EP and H-9114 on 10" LP) and has yet to issue the remaining titles.
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Pianist Rudolf Firkusny records Brahms' "Intermezzo in B Minor, Opus 119 N° 1", "Intermezzo in E Minor, Opus 119 N° 2", "Intermezzo in C Major, Opus 119 N° 3", and "Rhapsody in E Flat, Opus 119 N° 4" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first three titles on the album "Firkusny Plays BRAHMS" (P/SP-8485) and has yet to issue the take of "Rhapsody in E Flat, Opus 119 N° 4" recorded at this session. A new take of "Rhapsody in E Flat, Opus 119 N° 4" will be recorded on March 25, 1958, and will also be issued on the album "Firkusny Plays BRAHMS".
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Vocalist Don Deal, with unlisted others, records the titles "Hello Old Broken Heart", "Everything She Touches", "Odds And Ends", and "All By My Lonesome" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles.

1965 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "Eight Days a Week" with "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party" on the flipside, hits #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart, the first time one of their singles hits #1 in the U.S. but not in the U.K.

1967 - Capitol Records releases Buck Owens' single "Sam's Place" with "Don't Ever Tell Me Goodbye" on the flipside
1967 - Capitol Records purchases the masters for Bobbie Gentry's titles "Mississippi Delta" and "Ode To Billie Joe" and will issue both together as a single (Capitol 5950).
1967 - Heart And Flowers (Larry Murray on vocals and guitar, Dave Dawson on vocals, guitar, and autoharp, and Rick Cunha on vocals and guitar), with unlisted studio musicians, record the titles "Please" and "Ten Thousand Sunsets" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the group's self-titled album "Now Is The Time For Hearts And Flowers" (T/ST 2762) and "Please" as a single (Capitol 5897) with "The View From Ward 3" on the flipside.
1967 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, The Checkmates, Ltd. (listed as probably vocalists Sonny Charles, Bobby Stevens, Harvey Trees, Bill Van Buskirk, and Marvin Smith), with unlisted others, record the titles "Sonny", "Here Is The Best Of Me", and "Teeny Boppin' Child" at the first session and "I'll Walk In The Sunlight" and "A & I" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "I'll Walk In The Sunlight" and "A & I" together as a single (Capitol 5922) and have yet to issue any of the other titles.
1967, David McCallum conducts unlisted musicians as they record the titles "I'm A Believer", "Mellow Yellow", "California Dreamin'", and "White Daisies" in Los Angeles, California with producer David Axelrod. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on McCallum's album "McCallum" (T/ST 2748).
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Vocalist Johnny Mosby and Jonie Mosby, with unlisted others, records the titles "Let's Try Love Again", "Our Golden Wedding Day", and "Real Good Woman" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Let's Try Love Again" as a single (Capitol 3613) with and edited version of "It's All Because Of You" (recorded December 2, 1970) on the flipside, "Our Golden Wedding Day" as a single (Capitol 2179) with "Two Dollar Honeymoon Boom" (recorded November 15, 1967) on the flipside, both of the titles on the album "Just Hold My Hand" (ST-170) as by Johnny & Jonie Mosby, and "Real Good Woman" on the album "I'll Never Be Free" (ST-414) also as by Johnny & Jonie Mosby.

50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Vocalist Jody Miller, with unlisted others, records the titles "It's My Time", "Over The Edge", and "Back In The Race" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "It's My Time" and "Over The Edge" together as a single (Capitol 2187), "Back In The Race" as a single (Capitol 2290) with "Long Black Limousine" (recorded March 14, 1968) on the flipside, and all three titles on Miller's album "Nashville Sound" (ST 2996).

50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Vocalist Charlie Louvin, with unlisted others, records the titles "Just For You", "Honey", "She Will Get Lonesome", and "Say It's Not You" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except "She Will Get Lonesome" on Louvin's album "Will You Visit Me" (ST 2958) and will issue "She Will Get Lonesome" as a single (Capitol 2231) with "Hey Daddy" (recorded December 5, 1967) on the flipside.

1969 - Horns are overdubbed onto Merle Haggard and The Strangers' title "Travelin' Blues" (recorded September 26, 1968) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title on the album "Same Train, A Different Time" (SWBB-223) as by Merle Haggard And The Strangers.

1971 - Paul McCartney's Apple Records single "Another Day", with "Oh Woman, Oh Why" on the flipside and distributed by Capitol Records in the United States, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart

45 Years Ago Today In 1973 - Overdubs are recorded in Los Angeles, California for Tennessee Ernie Ford's title "Farther Down The River (Where The Fishin's Good)". Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title as a single (Capitol 3631) with "You've Still Got Love All Over You" (recorded January 4, 1973) on the flipside and in the two-LP set "Tennessee Ernie Ford 25th Anniversary - Yesterday-Today" (SVBB-11325).

45 Years Ago Today In 1973 - Overdubs are recorded in Los Angeles, California for Glen Campbell's titles "I Take It On Home", "Amazing Grace", "Sold American", "I Want To Be With You Always", "Give Me Back That Old Familiar Feeling", and "Someday Soon". After further overdubs are recorded for "Amazing Grace", "Give Me Back That Old Familiar Feeling", and "Someday Soon" on March 14, 1973, and "Sold American on March 18, 1973, Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of all the titles on Campbell's album "I Knew Jesus (Before He Was A Star)" (SW-11185) and of "Give Me Back That Old Familiar Feeling" as a single (Capitol 3735) with "Wherefore And Why" (recorded April 20, 1971) on the flipside.

45 Years Ago Today In 1973 - Capitol Records will register the masters it purchased for vocalist Susan Raye's titles "The Kansas City Song", "Beginner's Luck", "When You Get Back From Nashville", "When You Get To Heaven (I'll Be There)", "Today Will Be The First Day Of The Rest Of My Life", "Loving You", "Comin' Down With Love", "The Biggest Storm Of All", and "Love's Gonna Live Here", which were produced by Buck Owens Enterprises and recorded at the Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California, and will issue all the titles on Raye's album "Cheating Game" (ST-11179), "Beginner's Luck" as a single (Capitol 4063) with "Desperado" (registered July 29, 1974) on the flipside, and "When You Get Back From Nashville" as a single (Capitol 3782) with "Nobody's Fool But Yours" (registered July 5, 1973) on the flipside.

45 Years Ago Today In 1973 - Ruddy Merry (aka 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 "It's All Over", "Stop And Check Yourself", "What About Love", "Try Me", "May You Never", and "Laugh" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles.

1976 - The Sylvers' Capitol Records single "Boogie Fever" with "Free Style" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart

1976 - Merle Haggard's Capitol Records single "The Roots of My Raising", with "The Way It Was In '51" on the flipside, is still #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts
1977 - Glen Campbell's Capitol Records single "Southern Nights" hits #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts
1987 - Capitol Records artists Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band get their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of The Capitol Records Tower.
2009 - Alan Livingston, who as VP of Children's Records at Capitol Records created Bozo, Rusty, and Sparky and wrote the scripts for many of the releases, who as VP of A&R signed Frank Sinatra, who as head of programming at NBC greenlit Bonanza, and who as president of Capitol Records signed The Beach Boys, eventually signed The Beatles, as well as The Steve Miller Band and The Band, has died of age-related causes at his home in Beverly Hills, California at age 91. A private service for family members will be held.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1959 - Ronnie Rogers, a guitarist with the Virgin Records America group T'Pau, is born in Nashville, Tennessee. I adapted their U.K. album art for the U.S. as well as designing packaging for their promotional singles as one of the first projects I did for Jeff Ayeroff at Virgin Records America. I also attended their first show at The Roxy in Los Angeles in 1987 with my friend Ron Gidseg and got to talk to them after the show backstage in the upstairs dressing room.
2006 - Chrysalis Records band Blondie and EMI/Virgin Records band The Sex Pistols are inducted into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame at a ceremony held at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, New York. The Sex Pistols decide not to attend and let the world know why on their website.