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1971 - Selena, singer, actress and EMI Latin Records (a division of Capitol Records) artist, is born Selena Quintanilla Perez in Lake Jackson, Texas
ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1945 - The San Francisco branch of Capitol Records Distribution Corporation opens for business under the direction of Paul Featherstone with salesmen Voyle Gilmore, Ed Nielsen, and Bob Martin.
1946 - Betty Hutton's Capitol Records single "Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief", with "A Square In The Social Circle" on the flipside enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles chart
70 Years Ago Today In 1948 - The King Cole Trio's Capitol Records single "Nature Boy" is #5 on The Billboard magazine's Records Most Played by Disk Jockeys chart and its flipside, "Lost April", is #6 on the magazine's Record Possibilities - The Disk Jockeys Pick chart.
70 Years Ago Today In 1948 - The Pied Pipers (vocalists June Hutton, Chuck Lowry, Hal Hooper, and Clark Yocum), with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the title "My Happiness" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 15094) with "Highway To Love" (recorded December 5, 1947) on the flipside.
70 Years Ago Today In 1948 - Vocalists Jack Smith and The Clark Sisters (lineup unlisted), with an uncredited orchestra, record the titles "Tea Leaves" and "Highways Are Happy Ways" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 15102).
1949 - Capitol Records artist Tex Ritter is a judge at the final day of a two-day music contest for country musicians sponsored by radio station WESC in Greenville, South Carolina with a $1,500 top prize. A one hour portion of the finals is aired at 11PM (CST) on the Mutual network.1950 - Victor Blanchard becomes a vice-president of Capitol Records Distribution Corporation.
Capitol Custom also produced demos and commercial records for independent artists like Cracker Jills, Help, Gert Benhana, Rafael Mendez, Harry Fields, The Legends, V. Attl, etc. as well as for church choirs and school bands.
Capitol Custom also handled creating promotional records for events like the 1962 Seattle World's Fair and even a single for John F. Kennedy's 1960 campaign featuring Frank Sinatra singing a reworded version of his hit "High Hopes".
Probably the most desired record created by Capitol Custom is the 7" single created as a limited pressing, released on June 5, 1964, to promote the Beatles for Hollywood radio station KFWB and Wallichs' Music City that had an interview on side 1 and "You Can't Do That" on the flipside. Copies of this disc have been valued for as much as $2250 with the original mailer.
Most of the physical production was done out of the Capitol pressing plant in Scranton, PA.
There were branches of Capitol Custom in Canada, the U.K., and Australia.
Capitol Custom eventually became EMI-Capitol Special Markets and Capitol and its associated label's catalog are now marketed this way as part of Universal Music Enterprises' Universal Music Special Markets division.
65 Years Ago Today In 1953 - Mel Blanc, using a script written by Ted Pierce and Warren Foster, records vocal overdubs in Los Angeles, California on to orchestral tracks recorded by Van Alexander and His Orchestra for the titles "Bugs Bunny And The Rabbit Seasoning: Part 1" and "Bugs Bunny And The Rabbit Seasoning: Part 2". Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of both parts in the children's album "Bugs Bunny And The Rabbit Seasoning" (CAS-3168 on 12" shellac and CASF-3168 on 7" vinyl).
1956 - Vocalist Tex Ritter, with Harry Gellar conducting the orchestra and chorus (lineup unlisted), records the titles "The Searchers" and "The Wayward Wind" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 3430).
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Capitol Records releases Dean Martin's promotional recording "It's 1200 Miles From Palm Springs To Texas" (HB-2160) for Texas Desert Week held in Palm Springs, California.
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Jacke Gleason conducts His Orchestra (featuring Romeo Penque on alto saxophone and flute, Bernie Leighton on piano, and unlisted others) as they record the titles "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me", "I Must Have That Man", "Ain't Misbehavin'", "Nevertheless", "I'm Making Believe", and "I Just Can't Take It" in New York City, New York for Capitol Records. All the takes of all the titles were rejected.
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Pianist Hank Jones, with unlisted others, had a recording session for Capitol Records in New York City, New York for which no details are listed.
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - The Four Preps (Bruce Belland on tenor vocals, Marvin Inabnett on high tenor vocals, Glen Larson on baritone vocals, and Ed Cobb on bass vocals), with Lincoln Mayorga conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Charmaine" and "Demons And Witches" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Charmaine" as a single (Capitol 4974) with "Hi Ho Anybody Home?" (recorded April 15, 1963) on the flipside and "Demons And Witches" as a single (Capitol 5028) with "Oh Where, Oh Where (Where Has My Little Girl Gone)" (also recorded April 15, 1963) on the flipside.
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Bandleader and pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Bud Brisbois, Dalton Smith, Conte Candoli, Bob Behrendt, and Bob Rolfe on trumpets, Bob Fitzpatrick, Kent Larsen, Gilbert Falco, and Jim Amlotte on trombone, Dave Wheeler on bass trombone and tuba, Dwight Carver, Tony Scodwell, Joe Burnett, and Bob Grull on mellophones, Gabe Baltazar on alto saxophone, Steve Marcus and Ray Florian on tenor saxophones, Jack Nimitz on baritone saxophone, Joel Kaye baritone and bass saxophones, Don Bagley on bass, Dee Barton on drums, and Larry Bunker and Frank Guerrero on percussion), record the titles "Interlude", "Concerto To End All Concertos", "Brasilia", and "Kentonova" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM. The take of "Kentonova" recorded at this session is rejected and Capitol Records will issue "Interlude", "Concerto To End All Concertos", and "Brasilia" on Kenton's album "Artistry In Bossa Nova" (T/ST 1931).
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Vocalist Tennessee Ernie Ford, with Jack Fascinato conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "O Come All Ye Faithful", "As Lately We Watched", and "Slumber Song Of The Infant Jesus" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded for "O Come All Ye Faithful" and "Slumber Song Of The Infant Jesus" on May 21, 1968 and for "As Lately We Watched" on May 22, 1968, Capitol Records will issue the final mixes for all the titles on Ford's album "O Come All Ye Faithful" (ST 2968).
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Vocalists Tony Sandler and Ralph Young, with unlisted others, record the titles "Jingle Bells", "Susa Ninna", "Adeste Fidelis", and "Do You Hear What I Hear?" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Adeste Fidelis" as part of its Leisure Series on the multi-artist compilation album "Joys Of Christmas" (SL-6610) and has yet to issue any of the other titles.
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Eddie Heywood, with unlisted others, records the titles "Give My Regards To Broadway" and "Ramona" in New York City, New York. After overdubs are recorded for both titles on May 23, 1968, Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of both titles on Heywood's album "The Piano Artistry Of Eddie Heywood - Soft Summer Breeze" (ST-163)
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Vocalist Sonny James, with unlisted others, records the titles "She Still Thinks I Care", "Don't Be Angry", and "It's Over" in Nashville, Tennessee. After overdubs are recorded for "She Still Thinks I Care" on April 23, 1968, Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of all the titles on the James' album "Heaven Says Hello" (ST 2937).
1969 - Glen Campbell's Capitol Records single "Galveston", with "How Come Every Time I Itch I Wind Up Scratchin' You" on the flipside, is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.45 Years Ago Today In 1973 - Paul McCartney stars in his first solo TV special, "James Paul McCartney", which features his new band, Wings
45 Years Ago Today In 1973 - Vocalist Stoney Edwards, with unlisted others, records the titles "I Spent A Week There Last Night", "I'm Just Tired Of Hurting You", "You're A Family Man", "It's Rainin' On My Sunny Day", and "Seems Like Only Yesterday". After overdubs are recorded for "You're A Family Man" and "Seems Like Only Yesterday" on June 18, 1974, Capitol Records will issue "It's Rainin' On My Sunny Day" as a single (Capitol 3766) with "Daddy Bluegrass" (recorded August 29, 1973) on the flipside and has yet to issue any off the other titles.
1994 - Bonnie Raitt's Capitol Records album "Longing In Their Hearts" is #1 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart
1996 - Capitol Records releases Richard Thompson's double CD album "You? Me? Us?" (CDP 7243 8 33704 2 9) in the United States with one disc of acoustic material being dubbed "Nude" and the other disc of electric material titled "Voltage Enhanced". Capitol also releases The Jesus Lizard's label debut "Shot" after recording six albums for Touch And Go and a live album for Collision Arts.
5 Years Ago Today In 2013 - Capitol Records releases Sky Ferreira's single "Everything Is Embarrassing" from her second EP "Ghost" in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1889 - Charlie Chaplin, actor, writer, motion picture actor, director and producer, and co-founder of United Artists Pictures, is born Charles Spencer Chaplin in Walworth, London, England. United Artists would later create United Artists Records whose catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company, EMI Music Group
100 Years Ago Today In 1918 - Spike Milligan, comedian, musician, radio (most notably on BBC Radio's "The Goon Show"), television, and motion picture writer and actor, Parlophone Records recording artist as part of "The Goon Show" cast with producer George Martin, is born Terence Alan Milligan in Ahmed Nagar or Ahmadnagar, India
1929 - Edie Adams, singer, Broadway (originated the role of Daisy Mae in the Johnny Mercer musical "Li'l Abner" and won the 1956 Tony award for her performance), motion picture and television actress, one time wife of comedian, motion picture and television actor Ernie Kovacs, one time wife of trumpet player and Capitol Records artist Pete Candoli, is born Elizabeth Edith Enke in Kingston, Pennsylvania
1935 - "Fibber McGee and Molly" debuts on NBC Radio. Future Capitol Records music director Paul Weston will begin doing arrangements for the show in 1940 and future Capitol Records artist Martha Tilton will be on the show for about a year starting in 1941. One of Capitol Records' first album releases will be "On The Night Before Christmas" which features the cast of the show (Jim and Marion Jordan) as well as the vocal group The King's Men, with the orchestra conducted by Billy Mills and music and vocal arrangements by Ken Darby.
1947 - Gerry Rafferty, singer, guitarist, member of the groups The Humblebums and Stealers Wheel, and United Artists Records solo artist, is born in Paisley, Scotland
65 Years Ago Today In 1953 - The Kenny Drew Trio (Kenny Drew on piano, Curly Russell on bass, and Art Blakey on drums) record the titles "Lover Come Back To Me", two takes of "Yesterdays", "Everything Happens To Me", "It Might As Well Be Spring", "Be My Love", "Drew's Blues", "Gloria", "Stella By Starlight" and another take of "Everything Happens To Me" at recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Hackensack, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue "Lover Come Back To Me", the second take of "Yesterdays", the first take of "Everything Happens To Me", "It Might As Well Be Spring", "Be My Love", "Drew's Blues", "Gloria", and "Stella By Starlight" on the trio's album "New Faces – New Sounds, Introducing The Kenny Drew Trio" (BLP5023) and all the titles and takes on the double album CD by Howard McGhee and The Kenny Drew Trio "Howard McGhee - Introducing The Kenny Drew Trio" (4-95747-2).
1979 - Kenny Rogers and Dottie West's United Artists Records single "Every Time Two Fools Collide", with "We Love Each Other" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles chart
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