JUNE 7, 2018

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1906 - Glen Gray, an alto saxophone player, bandleader, and Capitol Records artist as Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra is born Glen Gray Knoblauch in Roanoke, Illinois
1917 - Dean Martin, a singer, motion picture actor, radio and television variety show co-host and host, Capitol Records artist, first as part of the team Martin and Lewis with Jerry Lewis and then as a solo act, and a Reprise Records artist is born Dino Paul Crocetti at 319 South Sixth Street, Steubenville, Ohio at 11:55 PM.
1924 - Dolores Gray, a Broadway and Motion Picture actress and singer, and a Capitol Records artist (the 1959 album "Warm Brandy") is born in Chicago, Illinois
1934 - Wynn Stewart, a Capitol Records artist (1956-1958 and 1965-1972) and a major influence on the "Bakersfield Sound" of Buck Owens and Merle Haggard, is born Winford Lindsey Stewart in Morrisville, Missouri
1967 - Dave Navarro, an author, television game show host, Capitol Records solo artist, and guitarist in the bands Jane's Addiction, Deconstruction, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Panic Channel, and Camp Freddy, is born David Michael Navarro in Santa Monica, California. I worked on the art and design of the CD packaging and promotional materials for his album "Trust No One".

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1946 - Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (same lineup as at session on June 4, 1946) record, for transcription at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California, the tracks: "Who's Got A Tent For Rent" with vocal and trumpet solo by Ray Wetzel; "I Got The Sun In The Morning" with vocal by June Christy and solos by Stan Kenton (piano), Eddie Safranski (bass), and Vido Musso (tenor saxophone); "Peg O' My Heart" with solos by Kenton, Safranski, Musso, Chico Alvarez (trumpet), Kai Winding (trombone), and Al Anthony (alto saxophone); "Come Rain Or Come Shine" with vocal by Christy and solos by Kenton and Safranski; "They Say It's Wonderful" with vocal by Gene Howard and solo by Musso; "I Don't Know Why, I Just Do" with vocal by Howard and solos by Kenton and Anthony; "He's Funny That Way" with vocal by Christy; "Lover" with solos by Kenton, Safranski, Musso and Winding
1952 - Al Martino (with orchestra conducted by Monty Kelly)'s Capitol Records single "Here In My Heart" is #2 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart, Kay Starr (with orchestra conducted by Harold Mooney)'s Capitol Records single "Wheel Of Fortune" is #8, Ella Mae Morse (with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra)'s Capitol Records single "Blacksmith Blues" is #18, Jane Froman (with orchestra conducted by Sid Feller)'s Capitol Records single "I'll Walk Alone" is #17, and Les Paul's Capitol Records single "Carioca" is #18
1955 - Woody Herman and His Orchestra (with the same line up as the sessions on June 6, 1955 but without Glow and Travis on trumpet) records the tracks "You're Here My Love" (arranged by Ralph Burns), "The Girl Upstairs" (arranged by George Williams), "House Of Bamboo" (arranged by Burns), "Buttercup" (probably arranged by Nat Pierce), "Sentimental Journey" (arranged by Nat Pierce), "Skinned Again" (arranged by Williams), and "Where Or When (arranged by Bill Holman with Ted Sommer on bells, an unknown harpist, and an unidentified vocal chorus), in New York City. "You're Here My Love", "House Of Bamboo", and "Skinned Again" appeared on Capitol Record singles, "Sentimental Journey" and "Where And When" appeared on the Capitol Records album "Road Band!", and "The Girl Upstairs" on the Capitol Records album "The Hits Of Woody Herman". "Buttercup" which went unissued until it appeared on Mosaic Records' 2000 box set "The Complete Capitol Recordings of Woody Herman".
1955 - Jimmy Giuffre, clarinet, tenor saxophone and baritone saxophone player, with Jack Sheldon on trumpet, Ralph Pena on bass, and Artie Anton on drums, records the tracks "Finger Snapper" (with Giuffre on baritone saxophone), "Scintilla I" (with Giuffre on baritone saxophone), "Rhetoric" (with Giuffre on tenor saxophone), "Lazy Tones" (with Giuffre on clarinet), and "Scintilla IV" (with Giuffre on baritone saxophone) in Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California for the album "Jimmy Giuffre: Tangents In Jazz". The takes of "Finger Snapper" and "Rhetoric" were rejected by Capitol and were re-recorded on June 10, 1955. The first takes were finally released by Mosaic Records in 1997 in the box set "The Complete Capitol & Atlantic Recordings of Jimmy Giuffre".
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Looking Back" is #5 on The Billboard magazines R&B Best Sellers In Stores and Most Played R&B By Jockeys charts, "Looking Back" and its flipside, "Do I Like It?" are #6 on the magazine's Best Selling Pop Singles In Stores chart, "Looking Back" is #6 on the magazine's Top 100 Sides chart, #15 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart, #18 on The Billboard magazine's Most Played By Jockeys chart, and #25 on KFWB's Fabulous Forty Survey in Los Angeles, California.
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer" is #17 on WLS 890 AM's Silver Dollar Survey in Chicago, Illinois.
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - During two sessions held this day in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California, The Kingston Trio (vocalists Nick Reynolds, Bob Shane, and John Stewart), with Glen Campbell on banjo and high harmony vocals and unlisted others, record the title "Jackson", instrumental backing for the title "Desert Pete" as a version of "Desert Pete" with vocals between 3:00 PM and 7:30 PM during the extended first session and the titles "Two-Ten, Six-Eighteen" and the instrumental backing for the title "Blowin' In The Wind" at thesecond session between 9:00 PM and 12:00 AM on June 8, 1963. After vocal overdubs and overdubs of Jack Marshall on guitar and Dean Reilly on bass are recorded on June 17, 1968 from 3:00 PM  to 7:30 PM and from 9:00 PM to 12:00 AM on June 18, 1963 for "Desert Pete", Capitol Records will issue "Jackson", the final mix of "Desert Pete", and "Two-Ten, Six-Eighteen" on the group's album "Sunny Side!" (T/ST 1935) and "Desert Pete" also as a single (Capitol F5005) with "Ballad Of The Thresher" (recorded June 17, 1963) on the flipside. Bear Family Records will issue all the titles and takes in Germany in the ten-CD box set "The Kingston Trio - The Stewart Years" (BCD 16161).
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Bobby Valenti, with unlisted others, records the titles "Little Miss Teardrop", "One More Chance", and "Lovers Hymn" in New York City, New York for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles.
1965 - Judy Holliday, a singer and an actress who appears on Capitol Record's soundtrack of "Bells Are Ringing" with Dean Martin dies of breast cancer at age 43 at 5:00 AM at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Two days later a funeral service is held at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel in New York City, NY. Algernon Black of the Ethical Cultural Society delivers the eulogy. Among the mourners Gerry Mulligan, Yetta Cohn, David Oppenheim, Sydney Chaplin, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne, Abe Burrows and Howard Teichmann. After the service, Judy will be laid to rest at Westchester Hills Cemetery in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY with a private service conducted at the gravesite in Hebrew.
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - String overdubs are recorded by unlisted musicians in Los Angeles, California for John Stewart and Buffy Ford's title "Santa Barbara". Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title on the duo's album "Signals Through The Glass" (ST 2975).
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Overdubs are recorded for The Beach Boys' title "Do It Again" in Los Angeles, California. After further overdubs are recorded on June 12, 1968, Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title as a single (Capitol 2239) with "Wake The World" (recorded March 28, 1968) on the flipside and also on the the group's albums "Stack O' Tracks" (DKAO 2893) and the two-LP set "The Beach Boys - Made In U.S.A." (STBK-12396). The single will go to #1 in the U.K.
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Norma Tanega, with unlisted others, records the titles "Autophont" and "Snowbird" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue either title.

50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Vocalist John Stewart, with unlisted others, records the title "Pirates" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue the title.

50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - The Beach Boys, lineup unlisted, record the title "Untitled #1" in Los Angeles, California. After it is possibly renamed "Old Folks At Home", Capitol Records will issue the title as a bonus track on the double album CD "Friends/20-20" (7-93697-2).

1969 - Apple and Capitol Records artists John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear on David Frost's TV show
1970 - The Beatles' last #1 single as a band "The Long And Winding Road", with "For You Blue" on the flipside, hits #1 on Billboards' Hot 100 Singles chart.
45 Years Ago Today In 1973 - Vocalist Al Martino, with unlisted others, records the titles "Here's To The Next Time", "Living Together", and "I Didn't Mean To Love You" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded for "Here's To The Next Time" on June 12, 13, 18, and 29, 1973 and July 18, 1973, for "Living Together" on June 12, 13, 18, and 29, 1973, and for "I Didn't Mean To Love You" on June 12, 13, 1973 and July 6, 1973, Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of all the titles on Martino's album "I Won't Last A Day Without You" (ST-11302).

45 Years Ago Today In 1973 - Capitol Records purchases the masters for Buddy Alan's titles "Summer Afternoons" and "Maybe Things Would Be Better That Way", which were recorded at the Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California from Buck Owens Enterprises and will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 3680).

45 Years Ago Today In 1973 - Overdubs are recorded in Los Angeles, California for Glen Campbell's titles "A Beautiful Love Song", "Bring Back My Yesterday", "I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You" and "Half As Much". Also Glen Campbell, with unlisted others records the titles "Your Cheating Heart", "I'm So Lonesome I Could Die", "You Win Again", and "I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You" in Los Angeles, California. After further overdubs are recorded for "A Beautiful Love Song", "Bring Back My Yesterday", and "Mansion On the Hill" on June 8, 1973, Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of all the titles on Campbell's album "I Remember Hank Williams" (SW-11253).

45 Years Ago Today In 1973 - Vocalist Stoney Edwards, with unlisted others, records the titles "One More Hill to Climb", "Talk About A Good Woman", "I'm Not That Good At Goodbye", "Hank And Lefty Raised My Country Soul", and "Honey (Stoney's Yodel) in Nashville, Tennessee. After overdubs are recorded on June 18, 1974 for "Talk About A Woman" and "I'm Not That Good At Goodbye", Capitol Records will issue the final mix of "Talk About A Woman" as a single (Capitol 3949) with "Our Garden Of Love" (recorded July 12, 1971) on the flipside, "Hank And Lefty Raised My Country Soul" as a single (Capitol 3671) with "A Few Of The Reasons" (recorded January 7, 1971) on the flipside, "Honey (Stoney's Yodel)" as a single (Capitol 3878) with "I Will Never Get Over You" (recorded March 6, 1974) on the flipside, and has yet to issue either "One More Hill To Climb" and "I'm Not That Good At Goodbye".

45 Years Ago Today In 1973 - Vocalist Virgil Warner, with unlisted others, records the titles "Letting Go", "It Takes Time", "Your Steppin' Stone", and "I'm Not Goin' Hungry" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Your Steppin' Stone" and "I'm Not Goin' Hungry" together as a single (Capitol 3685) and has yet to issue "Letting Go" and "It Takes Time".

1976 - Capitol Records releases The Beatles' compilation album "Rock 'n' Roll Music" in the U.S.

1976 - Bobby Hackett (born Robert Leo Hackett), coronet, trumpet and guitar player, member of Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (played at the 1938 Carnegie Hall concert), and Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (initially as a guitarist while his lip was healing, then on short solos such as on "String Of Pearls"), band leader, a Capitol Records solo artist, and on Jackie Gleason's Capitol Records albums, dies in Chatham, Massachusetts of a heart attack at age 61
1982 - Capitol Records rushes Duran Duran's single "Hungry Like A Wolf" to radio stations, and MTV puts the video for the title into heavy rotation.
35 Years Ago Today In 1983 - Dayton (lineup unlisted) records the titles "It Must Be Love", "Promise Me", "Caught In The Middle", "Eyes", "Lookin' Up", "Somebody New", and "Out Tonight" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "It Must Be Love", "Promise Me", "Caught In The Middle", "Eyes", "Lookin' Up", and "Out Tonight" on the group's album "Feel The Music" (ST-12297) and "It Must Be Love" also as a single (Capitol 5269) with "Conversation" (recorded for United Artists on an unlisted date) on the flipside, "Promise Me" also a single (Capitol 5375) with "Fast Lane" (recorded March 4, 1973) on the flipside, and "Out Tonight" also a single (Capitol 5306) also with "Fast Lane" on the flipside.
35 Years Ago Today In 1983 - Vocalist Ellen Shipley, with unlisted others, records the title "Any Heart'll Do" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue the title.
30 Years Ago Today In 1988 - Vocalist Anne Murray, with unlisted others, records the title "Take It From my Heart" at Nightingale Studio in Nashville, Tennessee for Capitol Records. No issuing information is listed.
25 Years Ago Today In 1993 - Liberty Records (later renamed Capitol Records Nashville) releases John Berry's album "John Berry"
1997 - The second Tibetian Freedom concerts, a two-day event held at Downing Stadium on Randall's Island, New York City, features Capitol Records artists The Foo Fighters, The Beastie Boys, and Radiohead along with many others
2005 - Simon Waronker, violinist, orchestra contractor and, in 1955, founder of Liberty Records (I guess the NYC store had closed since Capitol had wanted to use the name in 1942) and the basis for one of The Chipmunks' names, dies at his home in Beverly Hill, California at age 90
2005 - Released today by Capitol Records in the U.S. are Coldplay's album "X&Y" (which will go on to sell 737,294 copies its first week becoming the biggest 1st week for any album of new material in Capitol Records' history), Les Paul with Mary Ford's album "The Best Of The Capitol Masters - 90th Birthday Edition", a reissue of june christy's 1959 album "ballads for night people" (the type on the cover of the album is all lower case, at least 25 years before k. d. lang got the idea), and a reissue of Bob Seger's 1972 album "Smokin' O.P.'s"

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - During a split session held this day in recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, first alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson, with Irvin Stokes on trumpet, John Patton on organ, Grant Green on guitar, and Ben Dixon on drums, records the titles "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White", "Soul' Meetin'", "Hipty Hop", "My Melancholy Baby", "When I Fall In Love" without Stokes on trumpet, and "People Will Say We're In Love" then guitarist Grant Green, with John Patton on organ and Ben Dixon on drums, records the title "Blues For Lou". Blue Note Records rejects the takes of "When I Fall In Love" and "People Will Say We're In Love", will issue "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White", "Soul' Meetin'", "Hipty Hop", and "My Melancholy Baby" in 1999 on Donaldson's CD "Man With A Horn" (5-21436-2), and will issue "Blues For Lou" in 1999 on Green's CD "Blues For Lou" (5-21438-2).
45 Years Ago In 1973 - At a session that will go into the early morning hours of June 8, 1983, flute player and vocalist Bobbi Humphrey, with Jerry Peters on piano and electric piano, Fonce Mizell on clavinet, trumpet and vocals, Fred Perren on synthesizer and vocals, David T. Walker and John Rowin on guitars, Chuck Rainey and Ron Brown on electric basses, Harvey Mason on drums, Stephanie Spruill on percussion, King Errison on congas and background vocals, and Larry Mizell also on vocals and using arrangements by Larry Mizell, records the titles "Chicago, Damn", "Jasper Country Man", and "Baby's Gone" at The Sound Factory studios in New York City New York. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on Humphrey's album "Blacks And Blues" (BN-LA142 on 12" LP and 4-98542-2 on CD).
2005 - Simon Waronker, violinist, orchestra contractor and, in 1955, founder of Liberty Records (I guess the NYC store had closed since Capitol had wanted to use the name in 1942) and the basis for one of The Chipmunks' names, dies at his home in Beverly Hill, California at age 90. EM.I. will purchase Liberty's catalog and Capitol Records and EMI America Records will reissue titles from it.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1937 - Jean Harlow, an actress, and an M-G-M star, dies of kidney disease at age 26 at 11:37 AM in Good Samaritan Hospital at 1225 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, California.
1940 - Singer Tom Jones is born Thomas Jones Woodward in Pontypridd, Mid-Glamorgan, Wales
1944 - Judy Garland files for divorce from David Rose
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Prince, a musician, composer, and a recording artist for multiple record companies including Warner Bros. and EMI America, is born Prince Rogers Nelson in Minneapolis, Minnesota.