HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1920 - Art Van Damme, an accordionist, bandleader (Art Van Damme Quintet), and Capitol Records artist (the Quintet accompanied The Dinning Sisters on their Capitol Records single "Buttons And Bows"), is born in Norway, Michigan
ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
70 Years Ago Today In 1948 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Nature Boy" is #1 on The Billboard magazine's Record Possibilities - The Retailers Pick chart and debuts at #11 on the magazine's Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys chart. It's flipside, The King Cole Trio's "Lost April", is #3 on the magazine's Record Possibilities - The Disk Jockeys Pick chart
65 Years Ago Today In 1953 - Final vocal overdubs are recorded by June Foray and Pinto Colvig in Los Angeles, California after previous vocal overdubs were recorded by Stan Freberg and Pinto Colvig on April 8, 1953 on to music tracks recorded by Van Alexander conducting his orchestra on March 31, 1953 which featured Nestor Amaral's song "Currupaco (The Parrot Song)" for the titles "Mickey Mouse's Birthday Party: Part 3" and "Mickey Mouse's Birthday Party: Part 4". Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of both titles on the children's album "Mickey Mouse's Birthday Party" (DBX-3165 on 10" shellac and EAXF-3165 on 7" vinyl).
65 Years Ago Today In 1953 - During two sessions held this day in Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California, bandleader and pianist Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra (Clark Terry, Willie Cook, Cat Anderson, and Ray Nance on trumpets, Juan Tizol, Britt Woodman, and Quentin Jackson on trombones, Russell Procope on alto saxophone and clarinet, Rick Henderson on alto saxophone, Jimmy Hamilton on clarinet and tenor saxophone, Paul Gonsalves on tenor saxophone, Harry Carney on baritone saxophone and bass clarinet, Wendell Marshall on bass, and Butch Ballard on drums) record the titles "Flamingo", "Bluejean Beguine", and "Liza" at the first session and the titles "Boo-Dah", "Blossom", "Ballin' The Blues" with vocalist Jimmy Grissom, and "Warm Valley" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Flamingo" and "Liza" on Ellington and his orchestra's album "Premiered By Ellington" (EBF-2-440 on 7" vinyl and H-440 on 10" vinyl), "Bluejean Beguine" and "Warm Valley" together as a single (Capitol 2546), "Boo-Dah" as a single (Capitol 2598) with "Give Me The Right" (recorded June 30, 1953) on the flipside on Ellington and His Orchestra's EP "Band Call!" (EAP-1-638), "Blossom" on Ellington and His Orchestra's album "Ellington Showcase" (EAP-3-679 on 7" vinyl and T 679 on 12" vinyl), and "Ballin' The Blues" as a single (Capitol 2503) with "Ain't Nothin', Nothin' Baby (Without You)" (recorded April 7, 1953) on the flipside.
65 Years Ago Today In 1953 - Vocalist and rhythm guitarist Jimmy Work, with (listed as possibly) Al Myers on lead guitar and bass and Jerry Byrd on steel guitar, record the titles "Crazy Moon", "Little Popcorn Man", "How Can I Love You (When You're Not Around)", and "Out Of My Mind" in Cincinnati, Ohio. Capitol Records will issue "Crazy Moon" and "Out Of My Mind" together as a single (Capitol 2565) and "How Can I Love You (When You're Not Around) as a single (Capitol 2682) with "I'm Lonesome For Someone" (recorded October 16, 1952) on the flipside. Bear Family Records will issue all the titles in Germany on the album "Jimmy Work - Crazy Moon" (BFX 15267 on 12" vinyl and BCD 15651 on CD).
1955 - Les Baxter's Capitol Records single "Unchained Melody", with "Medic" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles charts
1956 - Local Disc Jockey Sherrif Tex Davis takes Gene Vincent and The Blue Caps to radio station WCMS' studios in Nashville, Tennessee to record the demo of "Be-Bop-A-Lula" as well as demos for "Race With The Devil" and "I Sure Miss You". Davis sends the demos to Capitol's A&R man and producer Ken Nelson who will set up a recording session at Owen Bradley's Nashville studio on May 4th, 1956 which will produce the released single version of "Be-Bop-A-Lula".60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Vocalist Tennessee Ernie Ford, with The Top Twenty (lineup unlisted) and Harry Geller conducting the orchestra (lineup also unlisted), records the titles "Joy To The World", "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear", "The Star Carol", and "Hark The Herald Angels Sing" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Ford's album "Tennessee Ernie Ford Sings His Christmas Favorites - The Star Carol" (T/ST 1071).
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Vocalist Wanda Jackson, with "Big" Al Downing on piano, Merrill Moore on piano and organ, Vernon Sandusky on lead guitar, Buck Owens on rhythm guitar, Skeets McDonald on bass, and Joe Brawley on drums, records the titles "I Can't Make My Dreams Understand", "Money Honey", "Long Tall Sally", and "Sinful Heart" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue "I Can't Make My Dreams Understand", "Money Honey", and "Long Tall Sally" on Jackson's album "Day Dreaming" (T 1041) and "Sinful Heart" as a single (F4081) with "Rock Your Baby" (recorded April 10, 1958) on the flipside.
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - During two sessions held this day in City Auditorium in Houston, Texas, Leopold Stokowski conducts The Houston Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they rehearse Shostakovich's "Symphony N°11" at the first session and, with the addition of The Houston Chorale and The Houston Youth Symphony Boy's Choir (lineups also unlisted), record parts of Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana" at the second session. After more parts are recorded for "Carmina Burana" on April 11 and 12, 1958, Capitol Records will issue the complete work on the album "ORFF - Carmina Burana" (PBR/SPBR/PAR/SAR-8470).
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Vocalists Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae, with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "You'll Never Walk Alone", "He", "Peace In The Valley", "I Believe", "I May Never Pass This Way Again", and "The Lord Is My Shepherd" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the duo's album "There's Peace In The Valley" (T/ST 1916).
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Lead guitarist Dick Dale and His Del-Tones (Jack Lake on drums and unlisted tenor saxophone, guitar, and bass players) record the titles "Lobo", "Mexico", with the addition of an unlisted pianist "Break Time" (originally titled "Hollywood Stomp"), "Night Train", "You Are My Sunshine" with Dale on vocals, "If I Never Get To Heaven", and "Kansas City" with Dale again on vocals in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Mexico", "Break Time", "You Are My Sunshine", "If I Never Get To Heaven", and "Kansas City" on the album "King Of The Surf Guitar" (T/ST 1930) as by Dick Dale And His Del-Tones, "Lobo" as an extra track on the album's playlist on Spotify, and has yet to issue "Night Train".
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Vocalist Johnny Rivers, with Jimmy Haskell conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Fallen Idol" using an arrangement by Haskell, "I Just Got To Get Away", and "Don't Look Now" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Rivers' album "The Sensational Johnny Rivers" (T/ST 2161) and "Don't Look Now" also as a single (Capitol 5232) with "This Could Be The One" (recorded July 3, 1962) on the flipside.
1964 - Capitol Records is granted an injunction restraining Vee Jay Records from further manufacturing, distributing or advertising recordings by The Beatles.50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - The Sugar Shoppe (Peter Mann on vocal and guitar, Laurie Hood on vocals, Victor Garber on vocals and guitar, and Lee Harris on vocals), with The Clique (Al Casey, Al Viola, Howard Robert, Louis Morrell, and Mike Deasy on guitars, Bill Plummer on sitar, Lewis Carroll on trumpet, Lew McCreary and Louis Blackburn on trombones, Abe Most, Jim Horn, and Plas Johnson on saxophones, Al De Lory, Larry Knechtel, and Michael Rubini on pianos and keyboards, Gary Coleman on vibraphone, and percussion, Carol Kaye and Don Bagley on basses, Earl Palmer and Stan Levey on drums, Hal Blaine on drums, vibraphone, and percussion, Stella Castellucci on harp) and a string section (Alfred Lastgarten, Arnold Belnick, Harry Hyams, Henry Roth, Israel Baker, James Getzoff, Marshall Sasson, Nathan Ross, Sam Boghossian, and William Hymanson on violins and violas, and Anne Goodman, Armand Kaproff, Frederick Seykora, and Nathan Gershman on cellos) using vocal arrangments by Peter Mann and instrumental arrangements by Mort Garson, record the titles "Privilege (From The Film 'Privilige')" and "The Attitude" in Los Angeles, California with producer Al De Lory. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the group's self-titled album "The Sugar Shack" (ST 2959) and "Privilege (From The Film 'Privilege')" as a single (Capitol 2326) with "Poor Papa" (recorded April 10, 1968) on the flipside.
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Stained Glass (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Doomsday", "I Sing You Sing", "Piggy Back Ride And The Camel", and "Fahrenheit" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Crazy Horse Roads" (ST-154) and "Fahrenheit" also as a single (Capitol 2372) with "Twiddle My Thumbs" (recorded April 8, 1968) on the flipside.
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Human Beinz (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Every Time Woman" and "My Animal" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the group's album "Evolutions" (ST 2926) and "Every Time Woman" also as a single (Capitol 2198) with "The Face" (recorded March 19, 1968) on the flipside.
45 Years Ago Today In 1973 - Apple Records, with Capitol Records handling distribution in the United States, releases Paul McCartney And Wings' single "My Love" from their album "Red Rose Speedway" with "The Mess" on the flipside.45 Years Ago Today In 1973 - Overdubs are recorded in Los Angeles, California for Al Martino's titles "Hey Mama" and "If I Give My Heart To You". After additional overdubs are recorded for "Hey Mama" on April 10, 1973, and for "If I Give My Heart To You" on April 11, 1973, Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of both titles together as a single (Capitol 3604) and will also issue the final mix of "Hey Mama" on Martino's album "I Won't Last A Day Without You" (ST-11302).
45 Years Ago Today In 1973 - Billy May and The Time-Life Orchestra (featuring Ray Sherman on organ with the rest of the lineup unlisted) record the titles "Baubles, Bangles, And Beads", "Love Me With All Your Heart (Cuando Calienta El Sol)", "Mexican Shuffle" without Sherman, and "Song Of The Jet (Samba Do Aviao)" with Sherman back on organ in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Time-Life Record will issue all the titles as part of its "As You Remember Them" series in the three-LP set "Volume 7 - Billy May" (STL 247).
35 Years Ago Today In 1983 - The Tubes' Capitol Records single "She's A Beauty", with "When You're Ready To Come" on the flipside, enters Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1990 - Capitol Records releases Lacy J. Dalton's album "Lacy J."
ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1951 - Future Capitol Records artist Judy Garland begins a four-week appearance at The London Palladium in London, England
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Pianist Gil Evans, using his own arrangements, conducts Johnny Coles, Louis Mucci, and Ernie Royal on trumpets, Frank Rehak and Joe Bennett on trombones, Tom Mitchell on bass trombone, Julius Watkins on French horn, Harvey Phillips on tuba, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on alto saxophone, Gerald Sanfino on piccolo, flute, bass clarinet, and English horn, Chuck Wayne on guitar, Paul Chambers on bass, and Art Blakey on drums as they record the titles "Saint Louis Blues", "King Porter Stomp", "'Round Midnight", and "Lester Leaps In" at Judson Hall in New York City, New York for Pacific Jazz. After Pacific Jazz's catalog is acquired by Liberty Records, Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on the album "Pacific Standard Time" (BN-LA461-H2 on 12" vinyl and 3-58300-2 on CD) and will also issue "King Porter Stomp" on the CD "The Definitive Cannonball Adderley" (5-40040-2).
35 Years Ago Today In 1983 - Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton's Liberty Records (later renamed Capitol Records Nashville) single "We've Got Tonight", (Liberty 1492) with Rogers' "You Are So Beautiful" on the flipside, hits #1 on Billboard magazine's Hot Country Singles chart.
2004 - Nick and Mary Yankovic, the parents of former Capitol Records artist "Weird Al" Yankovic, die of carbon monoxide poisoning in their Fallbrook, California home. Their accidental deaths are caused by a fire burning without an open flue.
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