HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1924 - Shorty Rogers, trumpet player, band leader, composer, arranger, member of Capitol Records band Stan Kenton and His Orchestra and Blue Note Records artist, is born Milton M. Rajonsky in Great Barrington, Massachusettes
1925 - Rod Steiger, Broadway and motion picture actor and singer, and Capitol Records artist (1955 on the "Oklahoma!" motion picture soundtrack), is born Rodney Stephen Steiger in Westhampton, New York.
ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1942 - Willem Mengelberg conducts The Concertgebouw Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record Richard Strauss' "Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24" in six parts in Amsterdam, Holland for Telefunken Records. Capitol Records will issue all six parts on the album "Richard STRAUSS - Death and Transfiguration Op. 24/Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks" after it acquires distribution rights in the United States to Telefunken's library (P-8100):
1947 - Vocalist Betty Hutton, with Paul Weston conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted but included brass, reeds, piano, guitar, bass, and drums players), records the titles "The Sewing Machine" and "I Wish I Didn't Love You So" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 409).
1947 - Vocalist Jerry Colonna, with Frank De Vol and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Cow Pasture Polka", "Saloon", and "The Spaniard That Blighted My Life" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Cow Pasture Polka" and "Saloon" together as a single and have yet to issue "The Spaniard That Blighted My Life".
1952 - Capitol Records files the masters it purchased for Les Paul and Mary Ford's titles "I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)" featuring vocals by Mary Ford and "Carioca" and will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 2080).
1952 - Skip Martin and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Night And Day", "The Continental", "The Waltz In Sambatime", and "We Saw The Sea" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Martin's album "Music For Tap Dancing" (L-341).
1954 - Kay Starr's Capitol Records single "If You Love Me (Really Love Me)", with "The Man Upstairs" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles charts
1957 - Vocalist and pianist Carole Simpson records vocal tracks in Los Angeles, California over band tracks recorded by Lennie Neihaus and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted but included guitar, bass, drums, three violas and a cello players) on April 3, 1957 for the titles "There Will Never Be Another You", "Your Name Is Love", "Oh, Look At Me Now", and "A Gentleman Friend". Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Simpson's album "The Song Stylings Of Carole Simpson - All About Carole" (T 878).60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Looking Back" is #27 on WMGM 1050 AM's Top 40 Survey in New York City, New York.
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - During two sessions held this day in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California, vocalist and guitarist Hank Thompson, with The Brazos Valley Boys (Dubert Ray Dobson on trumpet, Tommy Camfield, Harold Glenn Hensley, and Robert "Bob" White on fiddles, Vic Davis on piano, Billy Gray and Merle Travis also on guitars, Floyd Lester "Bobbie" White on steel guitar, Billy Briggs Stewart on bass, and John Sterling "Butch" White on drums), records the titles "La Zinda Waltz" and "Anniversary Waltz" at the first session between 6:00 PM and 10:00 PM then the titles "Wednesday Night Waltz", "Gold And Silver Waltz", "Skaters' Waltz", and "Fifty Year Ago Waltz" between 6:00 PM and 10:00 PM then at the second session from 11:30 PM and 2:30 AM on April 15, 1958. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Thompson's album "Favorite Waltzes By Hank Thompson With The Brazos Valley Boys" (T 1111).
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Freddy Martin conducts His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as the record the titles "Tonight We Love (Tchaikovsky - 'Concerto In B Minor')", "Rhapsody In Blue", "Strange Music", "Theme From Tchikovsky's '6th Symphony'", "Liebestraum", and "My Reverie" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Martin and his orchestra's album "Concerto!" (W/SW 1066).
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - At a split and extended session held this day in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 5:00 PM and 9:00 PM, first Nelson Riddle conducts his own arrangement to His Orchestra (Tommy "Pullman" Pederson, Jimmy Priddy, Kenneth Shroyer, and Juan Tizol on trombones, John Cave and James Decker on French horns, Gene Cipriano, Buddy Collette, Joseph Koch, Lee Elliott, Arthur "Skeets" Herfurt, and Harry Klee on saxophones, Geoffrey Clarkson on piano, Bob Bain on guitar, Joe Comfort on bass, Larry Bunker and Frank Flynn on drums, Kathryn Julye on harp, and a string section with Alex Beller, Al Belnick, David Frisina, Marvin Limonick, Dan Lube, Erno Neufeld, Eudice Shapiro, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin, Marshall Sosson, and David Sterkin on violins, Alvin Dinkin and Maxine Johnson on violas, and Edgar Lustgarten and Kurt Reher on cellos) as they record the title "The Seventh Voyage Of Sinbad" then, with Keely Smith on vocals, conducts as they record titles "The Whippoorwill", "You Are My Love", "Sometimes", and "Just As Much". Capitol Records will issue "The Seventh Voyage Of Sinbad" as a single (Capitol F3980) with "Love Theme From 'St. Louis Blues'" (recorded April 25, 1958) on the flipside, "The Whippoorwill" and "Sometimes" together as a single (Capitol F3975) by Kelly Smith, and "You Are My Love" as a single (Capitol F4063) with the live version of "That Old Black Magic" (recorded August 25, 1958 in the main room of the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada with Louis Prima, Sam Butera and The Witnesses) on the flipside also as by Smith. Bear Family Records will issue all the titles in Germany in the eight-CD box set "Louis Prima, Sam Butera, and Keely Smith - Their Capitol Recordings" (BCD 15776).
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - During two sessions held this day at Universal Studios in Chicago, Illinois, trombonist Jack Teagarden, with Dick Oakley on trumpet, Jerry Fuller on clarinet, Don Ewell on piano, Stan Puls on bass, and Ronnie Greb on drums, records the titles "Mobile Blues", "Wolverine Blues", "Tishomingo Blues", and, with Teagarden also on vocals, "Someday You'll Be Sorry" at the first session and the titles "Rip-A-Tutte", "Weary River" with Teagarden also on vocals, "Dallas Blues", and "Casanova's Lament" also with Teagarden on vocals at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Teagarden's album "Big T's Dixieland Band" (T 1095).
1961 - Comedians Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks record the titles "The Astronaut", "Taxes", "2000 Year & 6 Month Old Man", and "Baby Routine" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "2000 Year & 6 Month Old Man" on the multi-artist comedy album "Fly Buttons" (T/ST 2502) and have yet to issue any of the other titles.1966 - The Beatles record the title "Rain" at Abbey Road Studios in London, England with producer George Martin. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 5651) with "Paperback Writer" (recorded April 13, 1966) on the flipside in the United States.
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Final overdubs are recorded in Los Angeles, California for Glen Campbell's title "She Called Me Baby". Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title on Campbell's album "A New Place In The Sun" (ST 2097).
1969 - Paul McCartney and John Lennon finish recording the title "The Ballad Of John And Yoko" at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London, England. It is the first title released as a single by The Beatles not to feature George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
1975 - Fredric March (born Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel), motion picture actor and Capitol Records artist (narrator on the album "Hark The Years"), dies at age 77 in Los Angeles, California from cancer.
40 Years Ago Today In 1978 - Vocalist Cheryl Ladd, with unlisted others, records the title "Bound To Please" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue the title.
40 Years Ago Today In 1978 - No Dice (Jimmy Jewell on saxophone, Steve Smith on harmonica, Dave Martin and Dave Moore on guitars, Gary Strange on bass, Chris Wyles on drums and percussion, and Roger Ferris on vocals) record the titles "Angel With A Dirty Face" and "Jail House" in San Francisco, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue either title.
1980 - The Knack's Capitol Records album "…But The Little Girl's Understand" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.35 Years Ago Today In 1983 - Tina Turner signs with Capitol Records
35 Years Ago Today In 1983 - Sherry Kean, with unlisted others, records the title "Universe Of Two" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Kean's album "People Talk" (ST-12328).
1990 - Heart's Capitol Records single "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You", with "Call Of The Wild" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart
1991 - Wilson Phillip's SBK Records (a division of Capitol Records) single "You're In Love" is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart
ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1959 - The Fleetwood's Liberty Records single "Come Softly To Me", with "I Care So Much" on the flipside, hits #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
35 Years Ago Today In 1983 - EMI America registers the masters it purchased for Any Trouble's titles "I'll Be Your Man", "Please Don't Stop", "Touch And Go", "foundations", "Party In The Streets", "Northern Soul", "Man Of The Moment", "Time Does Not Heal", "You'd Better Go Home", "Falling In Love With You Again", "Wrong End Of The Race", "Step By Step", and "Human Heart" and will issue "I'll Be Your Man", "Please Don't Stop", "Touch And Go", "foundations", "Party In The Streets", "Northern Soul", "Man Of The Moment", "Time Does Not Heal", "You'd Better Go Home", and "Falling In Love With You Again" on the group's album "" (ST-17096) and "Man Of The Moment" and an edited version of "Touch And Go" together as a single (EMI America 8166). No issuing information is listed for either "Step By Step" or "Human Heart".
1990 - Thurston Harris, singer (best know for the track "Little Bitty Pretty One") and Aladdin Records artist, dies of a heart attack in Pomona, California at age 58. I designed the album cover, with art director Henry Marquez, for EMI America's release of Harris' "Greatest Hits" album in 1986.
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