JUNE 9, 2018

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1891 - Cole Porter, a lyricist and a composer, is born Cole Albert Porter in Peru, Indiana. Capitol Records will release the original Broadway cast album to Porter's musical "Can-Can" as well as the soundtrack when it was turned into a movie. Capitol also released the soundtrack to Porter's "High Society" and the single from that album, "True Love", would earn Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly a gold record (Crosby's last).
1900 - Fred Waring, a bandleader, choirmaster, motion picture and radio performer, television variety show host, inventor (the Waring blender), and leader of the Capitol Records group Fred Waring and The Pennsylvanians, is born Fredrick Malcolm Waring in Tyrone, Pennsylvania
1915 - Les Paul, Capitol Records legend, guitarist, producer, an early innovator of multi-track recording and the modern electric guitar, is born Lester William Polsfuss in Waukesha, Wisconsin

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1945 - Johnnie Johnston (with orchestra conducted by Paul Baron)'s Capitol Records single "Laura" is #5 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart and The Pied Pipers (with Paul Weston and His Orchestra)'s Capitol Records single "Dream" is #6
70 Years Ago Today In 1948 - The King Cole Trio appear on the bill for "Show For Sydenham (Hospital)" at Central Needle Trades High School at 225 West 24th Street, New York City, New York. Also appearing are Symphony Sid's and Ray Carroll's Be-Bop Concert From The Royal Roost which included Thelonius Monk, Charlie Parker, Rose Murphy, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Joey Adams, Timmie Rogers, Thelma Carpenter, Garland Wilson, The Jimmie Lunceford Band, Tadd Dameron, Allan Eager, Miles Davis, Kai Winding, Billy Banks, Max Roach, Curley Russell, Milt Jackson, Leonard Gasking, Denzil Best, Kenny Hagood, The Nicholas Brothers, and The Three Palmers. Tickets were only available on the night of the performance.
1950 - Capitol Records releases Joe "Fingers" Carr's single "Sam's Song" and Kay Starr's single Bonaparte's Retreat"
1951 - Les Paul and Mary Ford's Capitol Records single "How High The Moon" is still #1 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart, Nat "King" Cole (with orchestra conducted by Les Baxter to a Nelson Riddle arrangement)'s Capitol Records single "Too Young" is #2, and Les Paul and Mary Ford's Capitol Records single "Mockin'bird Hill" is #10
1952 - Hank Thompson's Capitol Records single "The Wild Side Of Life", with "Crying In The Deep Blue Sea" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles chart
65 Years Ago Today In 1953 - Vocalist Skeets McDonald, with Joe Maphis on fiddle, Billy Liebert on piano, Douglas Briley, Jimmy Bryant, and Billy Strange on guitars, Joyce "Red" Murrell on bass, and Roy Harte on drums, records the titles "Walking On Teardrops", "It's Your Life", "Baby I'm Countin'", and "Look Who's Crying Now" in Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California between 2:15 PM and 5:15 PM. Capitol Records will issue "Walking On Teardrops" and "Look Who's Crying Now" together as a single (Capitol 2696 on 10" shellac and F2696 on 7" vinyl) and "It's Your Life" and "Baby I'm Countin'" together as a single (Capitol 2523 on 10" shellac and F2523 on 7" vinyl).

65 Years Ago Today In 1953 - Violinist Sascha Gordonitzki records parts of Brahms' "Variations And Fugue On A Theme Of Handel" and "Variations On A Theme Of Paganini, Opus 35" at Capitol Records' studios in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the complete pieces on the album "BRAHMS - Variations On A Theme Of Paganini, Opus 35/Variations And Fugue On A Theme Of Handel" (P-8227).

1956 - Les Baxter and His Orchestra's Capitol Records single "Poor People Of Paris" is #13 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart, Dean Martin's Capitol Records single "Standing On The Corner" is #30, Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra's Capitol Records single "Lisbon Antigua" is #35, and The Four Freshmen's Capitol Records single "Graduation Day" enters the top 40 at #38

60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Dean Martin's Capitol Records single "Return To Me" is #4 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart, The Four Prep's Capitol Records single "Big Man" is #7, Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Looking Back" is #9, Laurie London's Capitol Records single "He's Got The Whole World In His Hands" is #14, and Ed Townsend's Capitol Records single "For Your Love" is #20. Also, Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Looking Back" is #22 on WMGM's Top 40 Survey in New York City, New York.

60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Tenor saxophonist and vocalist Sam Butera and The Witnesses (Lou Sineaux on trombone, William "Willie" McCumber on piano, Bobby Roberts on guitar, Tony Liuzza on bass, and Paul Ferrara on drums) record the titles "Bim-Bam", "Handle With Care", "Dig That Crazy Chick", and "A Twinkle In Your Eye" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue "Bim-Bam" and "A Twinkle In Your Eye" together as a single (Capitol F4014) and "Handle With Care" as a single (Capitol F4119) with "French Poodle" (recorded as part of a Keely Smith and Louis Prima session with Butera on vocals on October 6, 1958) on the flipside. Bear Family Records will issue all the titles in Germany in the eight-CD box set "Louis Prima, Sam Butera & Keely Smith - Their Capitol Recordings" (BCD 15776).

60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - The Jack Marshall Sextette (Harry Klee on flute, bass flute, and recorder, Milt Raskin on piano and cymbals, Edgar Lustgarten on cello, Jack Marshall on guitar and lute, Red Mitchell on bass, and Shelly Manne on drums), using arrangements by Jack Marshall, record a new take of the title "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" and the titles "Jeepers Creepers" and "My Heart Belongs To Daddy" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the sextette's album "18th Century Jazz" (T 1108).

60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Vocalist Nat "King" Cole, with Dave Cavanaugh directing the orchestra (Mannie Klein, Rudy Loera, Henry Miranda, and Al Rojo on trumpets, Rene Touzet on piano, John Collins, Lorenzo Felix, Charles Gonzales, Fred Hernandez, and Joe Nieto on guitars, Joe Comfort on bass, Lee Young on drums, and Chico Guerrero, Joe Guerrero, Armando Mesa, and Carlos Vidal on percussion), records the titles "El Bodeguero", "Chachito", and "Noce De Ronda" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 2:30 PM and 5:30 PM. "El Bodeguero" and "Noce De Ronda" were made using band tracks by Armando Romeu, Jr. Orchestra recorded in late 1957 at Panart Studio in Havana, Cuba. Capitol Records will issue the "Chachito" and "Noce De Ronda" on Cole's album "Cole Español" (EAP-1-1031 and EAP-3-1031 respectively on 7" EPs and both titles on W/DW/ST/SM 1031 on 12" vinyl) and "El Bodeguero" for streaming as part of the album on Spotify. 

60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Cliffie Stone (listed as possibly on vocals), with Billy Liebert and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Beer Barrel Polka", "Mexican Shuffle", "Billy Boy Schottische", and "Charleston" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Stone's album "Party's On Me" (T 1080)

60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Trumpet player and bandleader Harry James and His Orchestra (Nick Buono, Bob Rolfe, and Ollie Mitchell also on trumpets, Bob Edmondson and Ray Sims on trombones, Ernie Tack on bass trombone, Willie Smith and Herb Lorden on alto saxophones, Bob Poland and Sam Firmature on tenor saxophones, Ernie Small on baritone saxophone, Jack Perciful on piano, Dennis Budimir on guitar, Russ Phillips on bass, and Jackie Mills on drums), record the titles "Blues For Sale" and "Just For Fun" using arrangements by Ernie Wilkins in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California with producer Bill Miller. Capitol Records will issue both titles on James and the orchestra's album "Harry's Choice" (EAP-2-1093 on 7" EP and T/ST 1093 on 12" LP). Mosaic Records will also issue both titles in the 1999 seven-CD box set "The Complete Capitol Recordings Of The Gene Krupa And Harry James Orchestras" (MD7-192).

1960 - Judy Garland, with an orchestra conducted by Jack Marshall, records the tracks "Down With Love",  "Puttin' On The Ritz" and "Who Cares (As Long As You Care For Me)" for her album "Judy/That's Entertainment"

55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Buck Owen's Capitol Records single "Act Naturally", with "Over And Over Again" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts and Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer" is #34 on KRLA's Tune-Dex chart in Los Angeles.
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Capitol Records purchases the masters to Wayne Newton's titles "Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu)", "But Not For Me", "You Made Me Love You", "I've Got The World On A String", "Bye Bye Blackbird", "Toot, Toot, Tootsie! (Good-bye)", "They Can't Take That Away From Me", "I Cried For You", "Ol' Man Mose", "Days Of Wine And Roses", and "I'll Remember April" and will issue all the titles on Newton's album "Danke Schoen" (T/ST 1973).
1965 - The Beach Boys' Capitol Records single "Help Me Rhonda" is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1967 - Peggy Lee, with Ralph Carmichael directing the orchestra (Toots Thielemans on guitar and whistling, and unlisted reeds, bass, string and drum players) and producer Dave Cavanaugh, records the titles "Something Stupid", "Two For The Road", "Makin' Whoopee" with Thielemans also on harmonica, and "(Our) Love Is Here To Stay" at The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. After overdubs are recorded on June 28 and 29, 1967, Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Lee's album "Somethin' Groovy" (T/ST 2781).
45 Years Ago Today In 1973 - Brush Arbor (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Song To Mary Anne", "What's Your Mama's Name", "Home Again", and "I'm  Not The Same Anymore" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Song To Mary Anne", "What's Your Mama's Name", and "Home Again" on the group's album "N° 2" (ST-11209), "Song To Mary Anne" also as a single (Capitol 3733) with "Now That It's All Over" (recorded April 28, 1973) on the flipside, and has yet to issue "I'm Not The Same Anymore".

1975 - Capitol Records Canada releases Sylvia Tyson's album "Woman's World"

1980 - Capitol Records releases The Motel's second album, "Careful"
1980 - Capitol Records recording artists Klaatu, whose members' identities had been kept from the public since their 1976 debut album, are finally announced to be John Woloschuk (vocals, keyboards, rhythm and bass guitar), Dee Long (vocals, lead guitarist, synthesizers), and Terry Draper (vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards, rhythm guitar). All three are natives of Toronto, Canada, Earth (not 4 lads from Liverpool, as a few had hoped, or anywhere else in the universe).
35 Years Ago Today In 1983 - Vocalist Ellen Shipley, with unlisted others, records the title "Fugitive Kind" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Shipley's album "Call Of The Wild" (ST-12289).
1990 - Wilson Phillips' SBK Records (at the time a division of Capitol Records) single "Hold On" is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
65 Years Ago Today In 1953 - The Lou Donaldson-Clifford Brown Quintet (Clifford Brown on trumpet, Lou Donaldson on alto saxophone, Elmo Hope on piano, Percy Heath on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums) record the titles "Bellarosa", two takes of "Carvin' The Rock", two takes of "Cookin'", "Brownie Speaks", "De-Dah", "You Go To My Head", and another take of "Carving The Rock" in radio station WOR's studios in New York City, New York. Blue Note Records will issue "Bellarosa", the second take of "Carvin' The Rock", "the second take of "Cookin', "Brownie Speaks", "De-Dah", and "You Go To My Head" on the Donaldson and Brown's album "New Faces – New Sounds" (BLP5030), the first and third takes of "Carvin' The Rock", and the first take of "Cookin'" on Brown's compilation album "Alternate Takes" (BST84428), "Bellarosa" and the second take of "Cookin'" also as a single (Blue Note 1623), the second take of "Carvin' The Rock" and "De-Dah" also as a single (Blue Note 1624), "Brownie Speaks" and "You Go To My Head" also together as a single (Blue Note 16220), and all the titles and takes on the CD release of Brown's compilation album "Memorial Album" (7-81526-2).
1956 - Fats Domino's Imperial Records single "I'm In Love Again" is #12 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart and Domino's Imperial Records single "My Blue Heaven" is #31. Universal Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company, currently owns Imperial Records' catalog
1957 - Capitol Records artist Frank Sinatra, with Nelson Riddle's Orchestra, gives a concert in Seattle, Washington that is recorded and finally released in 1999 on the album "Sinatra '57" by the Artanis (spell it backward) Entertainment Group
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - David Seville's Liberty Records single "Witch Doctor" is #3 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart, Dion and The Belmont's Laurie Records single "I Wonder Why" is #33, and Fats Domino's Imperial Records single "Sick And Tired" is tied for #40 with Kathy Linden's single "Billy". Liberty, Laurie and Imperial Records' catalogs are currently owned by Universal Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company.
1962 - Dion's Laurie Records single "Lovers Who Wander" is #3 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart, Jay and The American's United Artists Records single "She Cried" is #16, Walter Brennan's Liberty Records single "She Cried" is #17, Bobby Vee's Liberty Records single "Sharing You" is #31, and Dick and DeeDee's Liberty Records single "Tell Me" is #40. Laurie, United Artists, and Liberty Record's catalogs are currently owned by Universal Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company.
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Bobby Goldsboro's United Artists Records single "Honey" is #1 on the U.S. Country singles chart. United Artists' catalog is currently owned by Universal Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company.
1991 - Paula Abdul's Virgin Records America single "Rush Rush" is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. Virgin Records is a division of Capitol Music Group.
2004 - Barbara Whiting Smith, radio, movie and television actress, daughter of composer Richard Whiting, and sister of Capitol Records artist Margaret Whiting dies of cancer at age 73 in Pontiac, Michigan and is buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Michigan.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1934 - Donald Duck makes his debut in the Silly Symphonies cartoon "The Wise Little Hen".
1957 - Alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson (with Herman Foster on piano, Peck Morrison on bass, Dave Bailey on drums, and Ray Barretto on congas) records the tracks "Herman's Mambo", "Peck Time" a mono and a stereo version of ""There'll Never Be Another You", "Groove Junction", "Dorothy", "Grits And Gravy" and ""I Won't Cry Anymore" for his Blue Note Records album "Swing And Soul". The session was produced by Alfred Lion with recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder at Van Gelder's studio at his home in Hackensack, New Jersey. Blue Note's catalog is currently owned by Universal Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company.