MARCH 17, 2018

HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1919 - Nat "King" Cole, pianist, singer, bandleader, motion picture actor, radio and television variety show host, father of Capitol Records artist Natalie Cole as well as Carole Cole, Nat Kelly Cole, and twins Casey and Timolin Cole, husband of Capitol Records artist Maria Ellington Cole, and Capitol Records artist as part of The King Cole Trio and as a solo artist, is born (according to census data) Nathaniel Adams Coles in Montgomery, Alabama.
1932 - Dick Curless, singer, songwriter, and Capitol Records artist, is born Richard William Curless in Fort Fairfield, Maine
1951 - Kurt Russell, television and motion picture actor, baseball player, and Capitol Records artist (1970-1971), is born Kurt Vogel Russell in Springfield, Massachusetts.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
65 Years Ago Today In 1953 - The Four Knights (Gene Alford on first tenor vocals, John Wallace on second tenor vocals and guitar, Clarence Dixon on baritone vocals, Oscar Broadway on bass vocals), Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Tennessee Train", "Baby Doll", "I Want A Little Girl", and "Oh Baby Mine (I Get So Lonely)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Tennessee Train" and "Baby Doll" together as a single (Capitol 2517) and "Oh Baby Mine (I Get So Lonely)" as a single (Capitol 2654) with "I Couldn't Stay Away From You" (recorded May 31, 1951) on the flipside. Capitol Records will sell the master to "I Want A Little Girl" to Coral Records which will issue it as a single (CRL-57221) with "If I Had My Way" recorded April 17, 1957 for Capitol and whose master was also sold to Coral Records.

1956 - Violinist Nathan Milstein records Johann Sebastian Bach's "Sonata N° 3 In C Major For Unaccompanied Violin: Allegro Assai" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Milstein's 3 LP set "BACH - Sonatas and Partitas For Violin" (PCR-8370).

60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - During two sessions held this day In Los Angeles, California, Don Baker, on a Hammond organ, records the titles "Caravan", "Spring Is Here", "Dardanella" and "Shangri-La" at the first session and the titles "Sleigh Ride", "Poinciana", "Hell's Bells", and "Mi Serape" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles from both sessions, except the take of "Mi Serape" on Baker's album "Cocktail Hammond" (T/ST 1099). A new take of "Mi Serape" will be recorded the next day on March 18, 1958, and that take will also be issued on the album "Cocktail Hammond".

60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Pianist Joe "Fingers" Carr, with unlisted other musicians and vocalists, records the titles "Under Paris Skies", "Moritat (From 'Three Penny Opera')", "The Poor People Of Paris", "The Third Man Theme", "Anna", and "The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Carr's album "Joe "Fingers" Carr Goes Continental" (T 1000).

60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Guitarist Laurindo Almeida records the titles "Ballad For A Westerner", "Children's Album", "Three Romantic Waltzes", and "Toccata" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Almeida's album "Contemporary Creations For Spanish Guitar" (P-8447).

1961 - Vocalist Ron Husmann, with unlisted others, records the titles "My Sweetie Went Away", "Where Do I Go From Here?", "For All We Know", "Oh, Lady Be Good", and "Blue Prelude" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Husmann's album "This Is Ron Husmann" (T 1624).

1961 - Carmen Dragon conducts The Capitol Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record Sergei Rachmaninoff's "Vocalise Op. 34 N° 14", Victor Herbert's "Toyland (March Of The Toys) (Babes In Toyland)", Maurice Ravel's "Pavane For A Dead Princess", and Johannes Brahms' "Lullaby (Cradle Song Op. 49 N° 4)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the orchestra's album "Nightfall" (P 8575).
1966 - Vocalist Al Martino, with Peter De Angelis conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Husbands And Wives", "I'm Saving All My Love For You", "Adios Mexico", "You Hurt Me", and "Anita, You're Dreaming" in New York City, New York with producer Tom Morgan. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Martino's album "Think I'll Go Somewhere And Cry Myself To Sleep" (T 2528).
1966 - Vocalist Nancy Wilson, with Oliver Nelson conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Call Me", "You've Got Your Troubles", "The Shadow Of Your Smile (Theme From 'The Sandpipers')", and "Go Away" in Los Angeles, California with producer David Cavanaugh. Capitol Records will issue the first three titles on Wilson's album "A Touch Of Today" (T 2459) and "Go Away" as a single (Capitol 5720) with "That Special Way" (recorded March 22, 1966) on the flipside.
1970 - John Ono Lennon's Apple Records album "Plastic Ono Band - Live Peace In Toronto", distributed by Capitol Records in the United States, becomes Lennon's first solo album to be certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.
1976 - Tavares (brothers Ralph [aka Ralph Edward Vierra Tavares], Pooch [aka Arthur Paul Tavares], Chubby [aka Antone Lee Tavares], Butch [aka Feliciano Vierra Tavares, Jr.], and Tiny [aka Perry Lee Tavares]), using an arrangement by Freddie Perren and Tom Sellers, records the titles "Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel, Part 1" and "Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel, Part 2" in Los Angeles, California with Freddie Perren also producing. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 4270).
1976 - Vocalist and piano and keyboard player Tom Snow, with Jorge Calderon and Kerry Chater on backing vocals, Bob Glaub on bass, Jim Gordon on drums, Waddy Wachtel on slide guitar, Fred Tackett on acoustic and electric guitars, using a string arrangement by David Campbell, records the titles "Learning To Love You" and "Here's Hoping" in Los Angeles, California with producer Michael J. Jackson. Capitol Records will issue "Here's Hoping" on Snow's eponymous album "Tom Snow" (ST-11545). No issuing information is listed for "Learning To Love You".
40 Years Ago Today In 1978 - Crimson Tide (lineup unlisted) records the title "Funky Side Of Town" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 4632) with "Love Stop" (recorded March 2, 1978) on the flipside and on the band's self-titled album "Crimson Tide" (SW-11806).
1986 - The Boogie Boys (lineup unlisted) record the title "Share My World" at an unlisted location. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's album "Survival Of The Freshest" (ST-12488) and an edited version as a single (Capitol 5649) with an edited version of "Run It" (recorded on April 14, 1986) on the flipside.
1986 - Vocalist Tina Turner, with unlisted others, records the title "Afterglow" in Europe. Capitol Records will issue the title on both sides of a single (B-44111) and on the CD release of Turner's album "Break Every Rule" (7-46323-2).
1987 - Anne Murray's Capitol Records album "Country" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.
1991 - The Smithereens (lineup unlisted) record the titles "If You Want The Sun To Shine" and "Poor Little Pitiful One" at an unlisted location. Capitol Records will issue "If You Want The Sun To Shine" on the group's album "Blow Up" (C1-94963 on vinyl and C2-94963 on CD) and "Poor Little Pitful One" on the compilation CD "Attack Of The Smithereens" (CDB 7243 8 32247 2 2).
2011 - Ferlin Husky, singer and Capitol Records artist as both himself and as Terry Preston and Simon Crum, dies at age 85 at a Nashville-area hospital.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1962 - Rick Nelson's Imperial Records single "Young World", with "Summertime" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1967 - Billy Corgan, singer, guitarist, songwriter, son of guitarist William Patrick Corgan, Sr., and member of the Virgin Records America group Smashing Pumpkins, is born William Patrick Corgan, Jr. in Elk Grove, Illinois
1979 - Blondie's Chrysalis Records single "Heart Of Glass" with "11:59" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles. Chrysalis' catalog used to be controlled by EMI Music Group and is currently controlled by Warner Music Group.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1916 - Ray Ellington (aka Ray Brown), singer, drummer, songwriter, and radio actor as part of the BBC Radio show "The Goon Show", is born in Kennington, London, England
1936 - Future Capitol Records artist Joe DiMaggio plays his first game with the New York Yankees