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85 Years Ago Today In 1933 - Reggie Lavong, radio disc jockey, recording artist, and Capitol Records R&B promotion executive (1969-1972) is born Reginald Jerome Nelson in Gainesville, Florida.
ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1945 - Betty Hutton's Capitol Records single "Stuff Like That There" enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles charts
70 Years Ago Today In 1948 - Capitol Records purchases the masters for Cliffie Stone and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) titles "When My Blue Moon Turns Gold Again" and "So Long To The Red River Valley" from Gold Seal Records. After registering the masters on April 30, 1948, Capitol Records will issue "When My Blue Moon Turns Gold Again" as a single (Capitol 15108) with "Take It Any Way You Can Get It" (recorded December 3, 1947) on the flipside and "So Long To The Red River Valley" as a single (Capitol 15157) with "He's A Real Gone Oakie" (also recorded December 3, 1947) on the flipside.
65 Years Ago Today In 1953 - At the opening performance at Carnegie Hall of a nation-wide tour of "The Record Show Of 1953", headliner Nat "King" Cole is stricken with ruptured ulcers and rushed to a New York City hospital. The show tries to go on for a week without Cole but the producers decide to close it on April 12 after finding out he won't be able to return for two to four months.
65 Year Ago Today In 1953 - Vocalist and guitarist Weldon "Big Bill" Lister, with Jerry Rivers on fiddle, Sammy Pruett and Loren Oris "Jack" Shook on guitars, Donald Helms on steel guitar, and Ernie Newton on bass, records the titles "The Human Thing To Do", "Happy Lonesome", "All Dressed Up (And Nowhere To Go)", and "Hog Calling Song" at Castle Studio in Tulane Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee for Capitol Records. Bear Family Records will issue all the titles in Germany on Lister's compilation CD "There's A Tear In My Beer" (BCD 16374).
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Just One Of Those Things" is #6 on The Billboard magazine's Most Played By Jockeys chart and Cole's Capitol Records single "Looking Back" debuts at #38 on The Billboard magazines' Best Selling Pop Singles In Stores chart, #56 on the magazine's Top 100 Sides chart, and #60 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart. Cole's single "Angel Smile" is also on The Billboard magazine's Top 100 Sides chart at #75.
1962 - Wesley "Speedy" West (on steel guitar), with Billy Liebert on piano, Roy Lanham and Billy Strange on guitar, Lawrence "Red" Wooten on bass, and Earl Palmer on drums, records the tracks "Speedy's Special", "Sunset At Waikiki", "Tulsa Twist" and "Slow And Easy" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on West's album "The Incredible Steel Guitar Of Speedy West - Guitar Spectacular" (T 1835).
1962 - The Pre Meds (lineup unlisted) record the as yet unissued tracks "Feel Good" and "Feel Better" for Capitol Records in Los Angeles, California.1962 - Eddie Beal records the tracks "So Love Me For All We Know", the as yet unissued track "When I Fall In Love", "April Showers", and the as yet unissued track "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying" in Los Angeles, California.
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - It's a Friday night and at 10:00 PM Nat "King" Cole appears on this evening's episode of NBC-TV's "The Jack Paar Program" with fellow guests actor Peter Ustinov, stage and screen actor Robert Morse, comic actor Charles Nelson Riley, and comedian Bob Newhart. Also, Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Unforgettable" is #4 on KTKT 990 AM's Album Sound Of The Day chart in Tucson, Arizona.
1964 - General Douglas MacArthur, General of the US Army in the Pacific, whose farewell speeches were released by Capitol Records, dies at age 84
1967 - Dale Evans (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the medleys "Ezekiel Saw The Wheel/Walk In Jerusalem", "Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen/Steal Away", and "One More River To Cross/Gonna Lay Down My Heavy Load", the track "Old Time Religian", the medley "Standin' In The Need of Prayer/Do Lord", and the track "It's Real" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Evans' album "It's Real" (T 2772).
1967 - The Stone Poneys (Kenny Edwards on lead guitar ond vocals, Bob Kimmel on rhythm guitar and vocals, and Linda Ronstadt on vocals) record the tracks "Toys Of Time", "Evergreen, Part 1" and the instrumental "Evergreen Part 2" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the band's album "Evergreen, Volume 2" (T 2763) and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 5910).
1967 - Al Martino (on vocals), with Peter DeAngeles conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "A Woman In Love", "Mary In The Morning", "Once Upon A Time", the as yet unissued take of the track "I'll Return To You", and "I Love You And You Love Me" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks except "I'll Return To You" on Martino's album "Daddy's Little Girl" (T 2733).
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Capitol Records purchases the masters for Billy Robinson & The Burners' titles "Shucks, You Left The Fire Burning" and "I'm A Lonely Black Boy", both produced by Aki Aleong for Fortune Cookie Productions. Crazy Horse Records, at the time distributed by Capitol Records, will issue both titles together as a single (Crazy Horse 1305).
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Vocalist George "Goober" Lindsey, with vocal group The Jordanaires and others (lineups unlisted), record the titles "That There's Big With Me", "Louisville", and "Good Morning Sunshine" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Lindsey's album "Goober Sings!" (ST 2965)
1970 - The Beatles' Apple Records single "Let It Be", distributed by Capitol Records in the United States, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
40 Years Ago Today In 1978 - Vocalist and guitarist Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band (lineup unlisted) recorded the titles "Still The Same" and "Feel Like A Number" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 4581) and on the group's album "Stranger In Town" (SW-11698). Other listings give this as the day Capitol Records released Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band's album "Stranger In Town" (SW-11698).
40 Years Ago Today In 1978 - Vocalist Juice Newton, with unlisted others, records the titles "Tell Me, Baby, Goodbye", "Hey Baby", "So Many Ways", and "No Reason" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Newton's album "Well Kept Secret" (SW-11811), "Tell Me, Baby, Goodbye" as a single (Capitol 4679) with "Let's Keep It That Way" (recorded November 24, 1978) on the flipside, and "Hey Baby" as a single (Capitol 4611) with "It's Not Impossible" (recorded June 22, 1978) on the flipside.
40 Years Ago Today In 1978 - Vocalist Juice Newton, with unlisted others, records the titles "Tell Me, Baby, Goodbye", "Hey Baby", "So Many Ways", and "No Reason" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Newton's album "Well Kept Secret" (SW-11811), "Tell Me, Baby, Goodbye" as a single (Capitol 4679) with "Let's Keep It That Way" (recorded November 24, 1978) on the flipside, and "Hey Baby" as a single (Capitol 4611) with "It's Not Impossible" (recorded June 22, 1978) on the flipside.
40 Years Ago Today In 1978 - Bert Sommer, with unlisted others, records the titles "I've Got The Song In Me" and "I Got A Woman" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 4602).
1989 - Dave Edmunds signs with Capitol Records2001 - OTEP has a party at the Viper Room after signing with Capitol Records
ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS
1911 - Martin Denny, composer, arranger, pianist, and Liberty Records artist is born in New York City, New York. Some listings have him being born on April 10, 1911. If anyone knows for sure, please leave a comment.
1934 - Stan Turrentine, tenor saxophonist and Blue Note Records artist is born Stanley William Turrentine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Organist Big John Patton, with Fred Jackson and Harold Vick on tenor saxophones, Grant Green on guitar, and Ben Dixon on drums, records the titles "The Silver Meter", "Spiffy Diffy", "Gee Gee", "Along Came John", "Pig Foots", and "I'll Never Be Free" in recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's recording studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on Patton's album "Along Came John" (BLP4130 on 12" vinyl in mono, BST84130 on 12" vinyl in stereo, and 8-31915-2 on CD), "The Silver Meter" in two parts as a single (Blue Note 45-1888), and "Along Came John" and "I'll Never Be Free" together as a single (Blue Note 45-1889).
ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
2010 - Geoff Peterson, built by Grant Imahara, debuts on "The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson".
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