MARCH 7, 2018

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1917 - Lee Young, brother of saxophonist Lester Young, a drummer who worked with the Capitol Records group The King Cole Trio and, later, bandleader of the Lee Young Band, is born Leonidas Raymond Young in New Orleans, Louisiana
1919 - Pappy "Gube" Beaver, singer, radio performer and Capitol Records artist, is born Parlin Kenneth Beaver in Newport, Tennessee
75 Years Ago Today In 1943 - Leon Frank Sylvers III, singer, songwriter, music producer, and member of the Capitol Records group The Sylvers, is born Memphis, Tennessee
1947 - Donna Loren, singer, actress, and Capitol Records artist is born in Boston, Massachusetts.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1947 - Margaret Whiting's Capitol Records single "Guilty", with "Oh! But I Do" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles charts
1947 - The Benny Goodman Quartet (Benny Goodman on clarinet, Tommy Todd on piano, Harry Babasin on bass, and Tommy Romersa on drums), record the titles "The Lonesome Road" and, with the addition of Ernie Felice on accordion, "Fine And Dandy" at Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 394) and on Goodman's album "The Goodman Touch" (H-441).
65 Years Ago Today In 1953 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Pretend" is #6 on The Billboard magazine's Best Selling Singles, Most Played in Juke Boxes, and Most Played By Jockeys charts and #10 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart.
1956 - Frank Sinatra conducts a orchestra (Mannie Klein, Conrad Gozzo, and Uan Rasey on trumpets, Si Zentner and Ed Kusby on trombones, George Roberts on bass trombone, James Decker, Vincent De Rosa, John Cave, and Hyman Markowitz on French horns, Arthur Gleghorn and Harry Klee on flutes, Mitchell Lurie and Sal Franzella on clarinets, Bert Gassman and Harry Schuchman on oboes, Fred Moritz and John Hacker on bassoons, Bill Miller on piano, George Boujie on tuba, Sam Goldman and Eddie Gilbert on basses, Lou Singer and David Grupp on drums and percussion, Kathryn Julye on harp and a string section with Victor Arno, Victor Bay, Alex Beller, David Frisina, Jacques Gasselin, Ben Gill, Murray Kellner, Paul Nero, Erno Neufeld, Lou Raderman, Nathan Ross, Mischa Russell, Eudice Shapiro, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin, and Marshall Sosson on violins, Alvin Dinkin, Maxine Johnson, Louis Kievman, Virginia Majewski, Paul Robyn, and Abraham Weiss on violas, Cy Bernard, Victor Gottlieb, Ray Kramer, Edgar Lustgarten, Kurt Reher, and Joseph Saxon on cellos) as they record the instrumental  titles "Yellow" arranged and composed by Jeff Alexander, "Green" arranged and composed by Gordon Jenkins, and "Gray" and "Blue" composed by Alec Wilder in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "Frank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems Of Color" (W 735).
1957 - Vocalist Joan Anthony (aka Mamie Van Doren), with Les Baxter and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted but including Eddie Cochran on guitar) and a male chorus (lineup also unlisted), records the titles "Salamander", "Rollin' Stone", "Oo Ba La Baby", and "Go, Go, Calypso" in Los Angeles, California. Prep Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, will issue "Salamander" and "Go, Go, Calypso" together as the label's first single (Prep F100) and all the titles on the EP "Mamie Van Doren Sings Selections From The Warner Bros. Production 'Untamed Youth'" (M 1-1).
1957 - Vocalist Kelly Smith, with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Murray McEachern, Tommy "Pullman" Pederson, George Roberts, and Juan Tizol on trombone, Ray Sherman on piano, Bob Bain and Vincent Terri on guitar, Rollie Bundock on bass, Frank Flynn and Roy Harte on drums, and a string section with Victor Bay, Harry Bluestone, Erno Neufeld, Mischa Russell, Paul Shure, and Marshall Sosson on violin, Alvin Dinkin and David Sterkin on viola, and Cy Bernard and Ennio Bolognini on cello) records the titles "Young And In Love", "You'll Never Know", "Good Behavior", and "You Better Go Now" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 11:00 PM and 2:30 AM on March 8, 1957. Capitol Records will issue "Young And In Love" and "You Better Go Now" together as a single and "You'll Never Know" and "Good Behavior" together as a single (Capitol F3740).
1957 - Leopold Stokowski conducts The Houston Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record Gliere's "Symphony N° 3 In B Minor, Opus 42" in the Music Hall in Houston, Texas. Capitol Records will issue the title on the album "GLIERE - Symphony N° 3 In D Minor" (P/SP-8402).
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Glen Gray leads The Casa Loma Orchestra (Shorty Sherock, Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, and Pete Candoli on trumpets,  Walt Benson, Joe Howard, and Si Zentner on trombones, Murray McEachern also on trombone and alto saxophone, Skeets Herfurt also on alto saxophone, Gus Bivona on clarinet and also on alto saxophone, Babe Russin and Jules Jacob on tenor saxophones, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Ray Sherman on piano, Jack Marshall on guitar, Mike Rubin on bass, and Nick Fatool on drums), using arrangements by Gene Gifford and Larry Wagner, as they record the titles "A String Of Pearls" in the style of Glenn Miller, "Tenderly" in the style of Randy Brooks, "Snowfall" in the style of Claude Thornhill, and "Contrasts" in the style of Jimmy Dorsey in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "Sounds Of The Great Bands" as by Glen Gray And The Casa Loma Orchestra (W/SW 1022).
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Guy Lombardo conducts His Royal Canadians (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Medley #6: Reaching For The Moon/It's A Lovely Day Today/Maybe It's Because/I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket/Be Careful It's My Heart", "Medley #7: You Keep Coming Back Like A Song/I Want To Go Back To Michigan/The Best Thing For You/Play A Simple Melody/Let's Face The Music And Dance", and "Medley #8: The Night Is Filled With Music/Isn't This A Lovely Day/You'd Be Surprised/God Bless America" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "Berlin By Lombardo" (T/DT 1019) as by Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians.
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Erich Leinsdorf conducts The Concert Arts Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record Smetana's "The Moldau" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the orchestra's album "Portraits In Sound" (P/SP-8446).
1961 - Buck Owens records the track "Heartaches By The Number" for Capitol Records
1962 - Vocalist Gordon MacRae, with unlisted others, records the titles "Nobody Told Me", and "The Sweetest Sounds" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 4736).
1962 - Jack Marshall directs His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Night Train", "Baby Took Good Care Of Me", "Sing, Sing, Sing", "Tuff Jack", and "Peter Gunn" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Sing, Sing, Sing" and "Tuff Jack" together as a single as by Tuff Jack and all the titles on Marshall's album "Tuff Jack" (T/ST 1727).
1962 - Vocalist Nat "King" Cole, with Ralph Carmichael conducting the orchestra which includes Reunald Jones on trumpet, John Collins on guitar, Charlie Harris on bass, Lee Young (on his 45th birthday) on drums, and a vocal chorus (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Tres Palabras (Without You)", "Piel Canela", and "Solamente Una Vez (You Belong To My Heart)" in Mexico City, Mexico. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Cole's album "More Cole Español" (W/SW 1749).
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Vocalist and guitarist Merle Travis, with unlisted others, records the titles "Bloody Brethitt County", "Dear Old Halifax", "The Miner's Wife", and "Here's To The Operator, Boys" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Travis' album "Songs Of The Coal Mines" (T/ST 1956).

55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - The Beach Boys (Brian Wilson on lead vocals, Mike Love on vocals, Carl Wilson and David Marks on guitars and vocals, and Dennis Wilson on drums and vocals) record the title "The Baker Man" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the CD "The Beach Boys - Surfin' Safari & Surfin' U.S.A" (7-93691-2).

1965 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "Eight Days A Week", with "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1966 - Freddie Hubbard signs with Capitol Records
1966 - Capitol Records releases Brian Wilson's single "Caroline, No" with the instrumental "Summer Means New Love" on the flipside. It is Wilson's only solo release while part of The Beach Boys
1967 - The Howard Roberts Quartet (Howard Roberts on guitar with unlisted others) records the titles "Music To Watch Girls By", "If She Walked Into My Life", "Sing No Blues", and "Winchester Cathedral" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Jaunty Jolly" (T/ST 2716).
1967 - Vocalist Ferlin Husky, with unlisted others, records the titles "Peace In The Valley", "Just A Closer Walk With Thee", and "I'll Fly Away" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Husky's album "Where No One Stands Alone" (ST 2913).
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - During two sessions held on this day in Nashville, Tennessee, vocalist Dick Miles, with unlisted others, records the titles "My Baby's Gone", "Jenny's First Night Away From Home", and "Thank You For Loving Me" at the first session and the titles "The Troubles My Little Boy Had", "My Last Two Tens", "Long Back Limousine", and "Cap'n" at the second session. Capitol Record will issue "Thank You For Loving Me" and "Cap'n" together as a single (Capitol 2225) and all the titles on Miles' album "The Last Goodbye" (ST 2925).
1970 - Badfinger's Apple Records single "Come And Get It", with "Rock Of All Ages" on the flipside and distributed by Capitol Records in the United States, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles chart.
1970 - John Ono Lennon's Apple Records single "Instant Karma (We All Shine On)", with Yoko Ono Lennon's "Who Has Seen The Wind" on the flip side and distributed by Capitol Records in the United States, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles chart
1972 - Vocalist Nancy Wilson records vocals over band tracks that were recorded in February 1972 for the titles "(Goin' Thru Them) Changes", "Moments", "Here It Comes", and "All By Myself" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Wilson's album "I've Never Been To Me" (ST-11659).
1972 - Buck Owens records the title "Made In Japan" at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 3314) with "Black Texas Dirt" on the flipside.
45 Years Ago Today In 1973 - Helen Reddy's Capitol Records single "I Am Woman", with "More Than You Could Take" on the flipside, is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.
45 Years Ago Today In 1973 - Vocalist and guitarist Glen Campbell, with unlisted others, records overdubs for his titles "You're The One", "I Take It On Home", "I Want To Be With You Always", and "Faded, Jaded Cowboy Star" in Los Angeles, California. After more overdubs are recorded on March 13, 1973 for "I Take It On Home" and "I Want to Be With You Always" and on March 18, 1973 for "You're The One", Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of "You're The One" and "I Want To Be With You Always" on Campbell's album "I Knew Jesus (Before He Was A Star)" (SW-11185) and has yet to issue "Faded, Jaded Cowboy Star".
1976 - Merle Haggard's Capitol Records single "The Roots Of My Raising", with "The Way It Was in '51" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart
40 Years Ago Today In 1978 - Gene Watson, with unlisted others, records the titles "I Wonder How It Is In Colorado", "Mama Sold Roses", and "Take Off Them Shoes" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Mama Sold Roses" as a single (Capitol 4723) with "Pick The Woldwood Flower" (recorded March 1, 1978) on the flipside and all the titles on Watson's album "Reflections" (ST-11805).
40 Years Ago Today In 1978 - Don Schlitz, with unlisted others, records the titles "The Gambler" and "You Can't Take It With You" in (listed as possibly) Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will purchase the masters to both titles and issue them together as a single (Capitol 4576).
1992 - Richard Marx's Capitol Records single "Hazard", with "Big Boy Now" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1992 - During two sessions held this day at Le Gonks West studio in Los Angeles, California, vocalist Rachelle Ferrell, with unlisted others, records the title "Waiting" at the first session and the title "Too Late" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Waiting" on Ferrell's self-titled CD "Rachelle Ferrell" (7-93769-2) and have yet to issue "Too Late".
1994 - Pink Floyd's album "Dark Side Of The Moon" is certified 13x Multi-Platinum by the R.I.A.A.
1999 - Marv Ingram (aka Marv Ingraham and born Marvin Inabnett), commodities broker and high tenor singer with the Capitol Records group The Four Preps, dies of a heart attack at age 60. If anyone knows what day he was born, please leave a comment.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1939 - Future Capitol Records artists Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians record the track "Auld Lang Syne" for Decca Records. They will re-record the track for Capitol Records in Hi-Fi, which will later be voted by Lombardo's fans to be the superior version of the tune.
1946 - Peter Wolf, one-time husband of actress Faye Dunaway (1974-1979), lead singer with The EMI America Records group The J. Geils Band, and solo artist, is born Peter Blankfield in the Bronx, New York City, New York
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, with Donald Byrd on trumpet, Herbie Hancock on piano, Butch Warren on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums, records the titles "Old World, New Imports", "Up A Step", "The Feelin's Good", "East Of The Village", "Yes Indeed", and "The Good Life" at recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Rcords will issue "Old World, New Imports" and "Up A Step" on Mobley's album "No Room For Squares" (BLP4149/BST84149), "The Feelin's Good" on Mobley's album "Straight No Filter" (BST84435) in 1968, "East Of The Village" and "The Good Life" on Mobley's album "The Turnaround" (BLP4186/BST84186), and all the titles on the CD release of "Straight No Filter" (7-84435-2).
1987 - Future Capitol Records and Grand Royal Records group The Beastie Boys' first album, "Licensed To Ill" (released by Def Jam and distributed by Columbia Records), is #1 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1917 - The first Jazz record is released in the United States when Victor Records starts shipping Original Dixieland 'Jass' Band's single "Dixieland Jass Band One-Step".