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105 Years Ago Today In 1913 - Frankie Laine, singer, songwriter, actor, Capitol and Tower Records (along with many other labels) artist, is born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio in Chicago, Illinois
1945 - Eric Clapton CBE, (aka Slowhand, aka God), guitarist, singer, songwriter, motion picture actor, and member of the Apple Records group Plastic Ono Band, is born Eric Patrick Clapp in The Green, Ripley, Surrey, England
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - M.C. Hammer (aka Hammer), singer, songwriter, motion picture actor, and Capitol Records artist, is born Stanley Kirk Burrell in Oakland, California
ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1944 - The Pied Piper's Capitol Records single "Mairzy Doats", with "A Journey To A Star" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles charts
1946 - "St. Louis Woman", a musical with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Capitol Records' co-founder and president Johnny Mercer, opens at the Martin Beck Theatre (now the Al Hirschfeld Theatre) at 302 West 45 Street in midtown Manhattan, New York and will run for 113 performances. The cast includes Robert Pope as Badfoot, Harold Nicholas as Little Augie, Fayard Nicholas as Barney, June Hawkins as Lilli, Pearl Bailey as Butterfly, Ruby Hill as Della Green, Rex Ingram as Biglow Brown, and Milton J. Williams as Mississippi. After sessions are held on April 7, 8, and 9, 1946, Capitol Records will issue the original cast album which will be the label's first (CE-28).
1951 - Vocalist Smiley Burnette, with unlisted others, recorded the titles "Do The Pines Grow Green In The Valley?", "I Ain't Done Nothin' To You", "Can't Go On", and "I Can't Be Honest With You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and last titles together as a single (Capitol 1520) and the second and third titles together as a single (Capitol 1746).
1952 - During three sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, the original Broadway cast of "Three Wishes For Jamie" (Anne Jeffreys, John Raitt, Bert Wheeler, Robert Halliday, Charlotte Rae, and Peter Conlow), with an uncredited chorus and Joseph Littaw directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted) using music and lyrics by Ralph Blane, record the titles "Prologue/The Wake (with vocals by the ensemble)/The Girl That I Court In My Mind (vocals by John Riatt)", "My Home's A Highway (vocals by Anne Jeffreys)/We're For Love (vocals by Bert Wheeler and Chorus)", and "My Heart's Darlin' (vocals by Anne Jeffreys and John Raitt)/Love Has Nothing To Do With It (vocals by Bert Wheeler, Robert Halliday, Charlotte Rae, and Chorus)" at the first session, "Goin' On A Hayride" (vocals by Anne Jeffreys, John Raitt, Petter Conlow, and Chorus)/I'll Sing You A Song (vocals by Bert Wheeler, Robert Halliday, Peter Conlow, and Chorus), "It Must Be Spring (vocals by Anne Jeffreys and Chorus)/Wedding March (vocals by the Ensemble)/The Army Mule Song (vocals by John Raitt, Bert Wheeler, Peter Conlow, and The Chorus)", "What Do I Know? (vocals by Anne Jeffreys)/Love Has Nothing To Do With Looks (Reprise) (vocals by Anne Jeffreys)" at the second session, and "It's A Wishing World (vocals by Anne Jeffreys and John Raitt)/Trottin' To The Fair (vocals by John Raitt, Robert Halliday, and Chorus)" and "April Face (vocals by Anne Jeffreys, John Raitt, and Bert Wheeler)/Kevin's Prayer (vocals by Bert Wheeler)/Finale (vocals by The Ensemble)" at the third session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the original Broadway cast album "Three Wishes For Jaime" (S-317).
1946 - "St. Louis Woman", a musical with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Capitol Records' co-founder and president Johnny Mercer, opens at the Martin Beck Theatre (now the Al Hirschfeld Theatre) at 302 West 45 Street in midtown Manhattan, New York and will run for 113 performances. The cast includes Robert Pope as Badfoot, Harold Nicholas as Little Augie, Fayard Nicholas as Barney, June Hawkins as Lilli, Pearl Bailey as Butterfly, Ruby Hill as Della Green, Rex Ingram as Biglow Brown, and Milton J. Williams as Mississippi. After sessions are held on April 7, 8, and 9, 1946, Capitol Records will issue the original cast album which will be the label's first (CE-28).
1951 - Vocalist Smiley Burnette, with unlisted others, recorded the titles "Do The Pines Grow Green In The Valley?", "I Ain't Done Nothin' To You", "Can't Go On", and "I Can't Be Honest With You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and last titles together as a single (Capitol 1520) and the second and third titles together as a single (Capitol 1746).
1952 - During three sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, the original Broadway cast of "Three Wishes For Jamie" (Anne Jeffreys, John Raitt, Bert Wheeler, Robert Halliday, Charlotte Rae, and Peter Conlow), with an uncredited chorus and Joseph Littaw directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted) using music and lyrics by Ralph Blane, record the titles "Prologue/The Wake (with vocals by the ensemble)/The Girl That I Court In My Mind (vocals by John Riatt)", "My Home's A Highway (vocals by Anne Jeffreys)/We're For Love (vocals by Bert Wheeler and Chorus)", and "My Heart's Darlin' (vocals by Anne Jeffreys and John Raitt)/Love Has Nothing To Do With It (vocals by Bert Wheeler, Robert Halliday, Charlotte Rae, and Chorus)" at the first session, "Goin' On A Hayride" (vocals by Anne Jeffreys, John Raitt, Petter Conlow, and Chorus)/I'll Sing You A Song (vocals by Bert Wheeler, Robert Halliday, Peter Conlow, and Chorus), "It Must Be Spring (vocals by Anne Jeffreys and Chorus)/Wedding March (vocals by the Ensemble)/The Army Mule Song (vocals by John Raitt, Bert Wheeler, Peter Conlow, and The Chorus)", "What Do I Know? (vocals by Anne Jeffreys)/Love Has Nothing To Do With Looks (Reprise) (vocals by Anne Jeffreys)" at the second session, and "It's A Wishing World (vocals by Anne Jeffreys and John Raitt)/Trottin' To The Fair (vocals by John Raitt, Robert Halliday, and Chorus)" and "April Face (vocals by Anne Jeffreys, John Raitt, and Bert Wheeler)/Kevin's Prayer (vocals by Bert Wheeler)/Finale (vocals by The Ensemble)" at the third session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the original Broadway cast album "Three Wishes For Jaime" (S-317).
65 Years Ago Today In 1953 - It's a Monday afternoon and at 4:00 PM EST Nat "King" Cole appears on NBC-TV's "The Kate Smith Hour" and his Capitol Records single "Pretend", with orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle and "Don't Let Your Eyes Go Shopping (For Your Heart)" by Nat King Cole and the Trio, on the flipside, is #4 on the U.S. Pop singles chart.
65 Years Ago Today In 1953 - Mel Blanc and June Foray record vocal overdubs at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California using a script written by Ted Pierce and Warren Foster and adapted by Alan Livingston for the titles "Snowbound Tweety: Part 1" and "Snowbound Tweety: Part 2" onto music tracks recorded by the Van Alexander Orchestra on March 16, 1953. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of both parts on the children's album "Snowbound Tweety" (CAS-3169 on 10" 78 RPM and CASF-3169 on 7" 45 RPM).
65 Years Ago Today In 1953 - The Statesmen Quartet (Jack Hess on lead vocals, Clarence "Cat" Freeman on tenor vocals, Doty Ott on baritone vocals, and James "Big Chief" Wetherington on bass vocals), with Hovie Lister on piano, record the titles "How Many Times", "Someone To Care", "One Of These Mornings", and "When You Travel All Alone" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "How Many Times" and "Someone To Care" together as a single (Capitol 2469) and "One Of Theses Mornings" and "When You Travel Alone" together as a single (Capitol 2566), the first three titles on the quartet's self-titled album "The Statesmen Quartet" (T/DT 2539) and the last title on the album "Something To Shout About" (T 1508) as by Hovie Lister And The Statesmen Quartet.
65 Years Ago Today In 1953 - Mel Blanc and June Foray record vocal overdubs at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California using a script written by Ted Pierce and Warren Foster and adapted by Alan Livingston for the titles "Snowbound Tweety: Part 1" and "Snowbound Tweety: Part 2" onto music tracks recorded by the Van Alexander Orchestra on March 16, 1953. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of both parts on the children's album "Snowbound Tweety" (CAS-3169 on 10" 78 RPM and CASF-3169 on 7" 45 RPM).
65 Years Ago Today In 1953 - The Statesmen Quartet (Jack Hess on lead vocals, Clarence "Cat" Freeman on tenor vocals, Doty Ott on baritone vocals, and James "Big Chief" Wetherington on bass vocals), with Hovie Lister on piano, record the titles "How Many Times", "Someone To Care", "One Of These Mornings", and "When You Travel All Alone" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "How Many Times" and "Someone To Care" together as a single (Capitol 2469) and "One Of Theses Mornings" and "When You Travel Alone" together as a single (Capitol 2566), the first three titles on the quartet's self-titled album "The Statesmen Quartet" (T/DT 2539) and the last title on the album "Something To Shout About" (T 1508) as by Hovie Lister And The Statesmen Quartet.
1961 - Nat "King" Cole, with Ralph Carmichael conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted but possibly including Hank Jones on piano, John Collins on guitar, Charlie Harris on bass, and Lee Young on drums), records new versions of the titles "Unforgettable", "Mona Lisa", and "The Christmas Song" in stereo at Capitol Records' studios at 151 W. 46th Street in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the 3 LP set "The Nat 'King' Cole Story" (SWCL 1613). It's the tracks from this version of "Unforgettable" that will be used to make the electronically created duet of the song with Cole's daughter Natalie in 1991.
1962 - Vocalist Lou Rawls, with unlisted musicians, records the title "Save Your Love For Me" and an as yet unissued take of the track "What Makes The Ending So Sad?" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol 4761) with "Please Let Me Be The First To Know" (recorded February 23, 1962) on the flipside.
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "All Over The World" is #43 on Cash Box magazine's Top 100 Singles chart.
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Pianist Cy Coleman, with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Ken Shroyer, Francis "Joe" Howard, Milt Bernhart, Ed Kusby, and William Schaefer on trombones, Justin Gordon, Ted Nash, and Wilbur Schwartz on woodwinds, Ben Tucker on bass, and Bob Thomas and Milt Holland on drums), records new takes of the titles "Leave It To Love", "Witchcraft", and "I'm Gonna Laugh You Out Of My Life" 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 on Coleman's album "The Piano Witchcraft Of Cy Coleman" (T/ST 1952) and "I'm Gonna Laugh You Out Of My Life" as a single (Capitol 5130) with "The Girls Of Athens" (recorded October 23, 1963) on the flipside.
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Vocalist Nancy Wilson, with Gerald Wilson directing his own arrangements to the orchestra (Wild Bill Davis on organ, an unlisted pianist, Joe Pass on guitar, Jimmy Bond on bass, and Kenny Dennis on drums), records the titels "West Coast Blues", "The Show Goes On", "My Sweet Thing", and "Tell Me The Truth" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "West Coast Blues" and "The Show Goes On" on Miss Wilson's album "How Glad Am I" (T/ST 2155), "My Sweet Thing" and "Tell Me The Truth" together as a single (Capitol 4991), "Tell Me The Truth" on the multi-artist compilation album "Chart-Busters, Volume 3" (T/ST 2006), and all the titles on the CD release of Miss Wilson's album "Yesterday's Love Songs, Today's Blues" (7-96265-2).
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "All Over The World" is #43 on Cash Box magazine's Top 100 Singles chart.
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Pianist Cy Coleman, with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Ken Shroyer, Francis "Joe" Howard, Milt Bernhart, Ed Kusby, and William Schaefer on trombones, Justin Gordon, Ted Nash, and Wilbur Schwartz on woodwinds, Ben Tucker on bass, and Bob Thomas and Milt Holland on drums), records new takes of the titles "Leave It To Love", "Witchcraft", and "I'm Gonna Laugh You Out Of My Life" 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 on Coleman's album "The Piano Witchcraft Of Cy Coleman" (T/ST 1952) and "I'm Gonna Laugh You Out Of My Life" as a single (Capitol 5130) with "The Girls Of Athens" (recorded October 23, 1963) on the flipside.
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Vocalist Nancy Wilson, with Gerald Wilson directing his own arrangements to the orchestra (Wild Bill Davis on organ, an unlisted pianist, Joe Pass on guitar, Jimmy Bond on bass, and Kenny Dennis on drums), records the titels "West Coast Blues", "The Show Goes On", "My Sweet Thing", and "Tell Me The Truth" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "West Coast Blues" and "The Show Goes On" on Miss Wilson's album "How Glad Am I" (T/ST 2155), "My Sweet Thing" and "Tell Me The Truth" together as a single (Capitol 4991), "Tell Me The Truth" on the multi-artist compilation album "Chart-Busters, Volume 3" (T/ST 2006), and all the titles on the CD release of Miss Wilson's album "Yesterday's Love Songs, Today's Blues" (7-96265-2).
1967 - The cover of The Beatles' Capitol Records album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album is staged by Peter Blake and photographed by Michael Cooper at 4 Chelsea Manor Studios, 1-11 Flood Street, just off King's Road in Chelsea in the late afternoon. The album cover was designed by Peter Blake and Jann Haworth from an ink drawing by Paul McCartney and it was art directed by Robert Fraser.
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Hardwater (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Not So Hard" and "Good Luck" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the group's self-titled album "Hardwater" (ST 2954) and "Not So Hard" also as a single (Capitol 2230) with "City Sidewalks" (recorded March 28, 1968) on the flipside.
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Overdubs are recorded for The Beach Boys' title "Wake The World" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title on the group's album "Friends" (ST 2895) and also as a single (Capitol 2239) with "Do It Again" (recorded June 6, 1968 with overdubs recorded on June 7 and 8, 1968) on the flipside.
1969 - Buck Owens' Capitol Records single "Who’s Gonna Mow Your Grass", with "There's Gonna Be Some Changes Made" on the flip side, is still #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts
1974 - Grand Funk Railroad's Capitol Records single "The Loco-Motion", with "Destitute And Losin'" on the flip side, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1977 - Glen Campbell's Capitol Records single "Southern Nights", with "William Tell Overture" on the flipside is still #1 on the U.S. Country singles chart.
40 Years Ago Today In 1978 - Vocalist and pianist Alan Gordon, with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by Jack Nitzsche, records the titles "Caught In Another Way With Love" and "Cheater's Honeymoon" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records initially schedules both titles to be released on the album "Alan Gordon - Alley & The Soul Sneekers" (SW-11845) which was not released then issues all the titles on the album "Alley & The Soul Sneekers" (SW-11913) as by Alan Gordon.
40 Years Ago Today In 1978 - Vocalist and pianist Alan Gordon, with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by Jack Nitzsche, records the titles "Caught In Another Way With Love" and "Cheater's Honeymoon" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records initially schedules both titles to be released on the album "Alan Gordon - Alley & The Soul Sneekers" (SW-11845) which was not released then issues all the titles on the album "Alley & The Soul Sneekers" (SW-11913) as by Alan Gordon.
1985 - Power Station's Capitol Records single "Some Like It Hot", with "The Heat Is On" on the flip side, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1997 - Trace Adkin's Capitol Records Nashville single "(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing" with "634-5789" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles chart
ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1955 - The Best Music/Song Oscar went to Jule Styne (music) and Sammy Cahn (lyrics) for the title track to the motion picture "Three Coins in the Fountain" which was sung by Capitol Records artist Frank Sinatra and released as a single by Capitol Records.
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Trumpet player Louis Smith, with Charlie Rouse on tenor saxophone, Sonny Clark on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Art Taylor on drums, records the titles "Tunesmith (Bakin')", mono and stereo takes of "There'll Never Be Another You", "Au Privave", "Smithville", "Embraceable You", "Later", and "Wetu" at recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Hackensack, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue the mono take of "There'll Never Be Another You", "Smithville", "Embraceable You", "Later", and "Wetu" on Smith's album "Smithville" (BLP1594), "Smithville" in two parts as a single (Blue Note 45-1715), and all the titles and takes on the CD release of the album "Smithville" (3-58289-2).
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Trumpet player Louis Smith, with Charlie Rouse on tenor saxophone, Sonny Clark on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Art Taylor on drums, records the titles "Tunesmith (Bakin')", mono and stereo takes of "There'll Never Be Another You", "Au Privave", "Smithville", "Embraceable You", "Later", and "Wetu" at recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Hackensack, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue the mono take of "There'll Never Be Another You", "Smithville", "Embraceable You", "Later", and "Wetu" on Smith's album "Smithville" (BLP1594), "Smithville" in two parts as a single (Blue Note 45-1715), and all the titles and takes on the CD release of the album "Smithville" (3-58289-2).
1969 - Classics IV featuring Dennis Yost's Imperial Records single "Traces", with "Mary Mary Row Your Boat" on the flipside, is #2 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1974 - Mike Oldfield's Virgin Records single "Tubular Bells", with a shorter version on the flipside, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. Virgin Records catalog is currently owned by EMI Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company.
1975 - Future Capitol Records artist Minnie Ripperton's Epic Records single "Lovin' You", with "Edge Of A Dream" on the flip side, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. Capitol Records currently distributes Ripperton's complete catalog and the track has appeared on various Capitol Records compilation albums.
1979 - Norah Jones, singer, songwriter, pianist, daughter of sitarist Ravi Shankar, and Blue Note Records artist, is born in New York City, New York
2004 - Timi Yuro (born Rosemary Timotea Yuro), singer and Liberty Records artist, dies in Las Vegas of throat cancer at age 63
ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1986 - James Cagney, actor, dancer, singer and president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1942-1944, dies at his Dutchess County farm in Stanfordville, New York of a heart attack at age 86. He is later interred in the Cemetery of the Gate of Heaven in Hawthorne, New York.
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