AUGUST 20, 2018

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1905 - Jack Teagarden, a trombonist, bandleader, singer and Capitol Records recording artist, is born Weldon John Teagarden in Vernon, Texas
1952 - John Hiatt, a singer, musician, songwriter, and Capitol Records artist (1995-1997), is born in Indianapolis, Indiana. If anyone knows his middle name, please leave a comment.
1952 - Doug Fieger, an actor, guitarist, and lead singer of the Capitol Records band The Knack, is born in Detroit, Michigan. If anyone knows his middle name, please leave a comment.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1947 - Johnny Mercer and The King Cole Trio (Nat "King" Cole on piano and vocals, Oscar Moore on guitar, and Johnny Miller on bass) record the titles "We'll Save The Bones For Henry Jones" (after starting a new take after Johnny Mercer got 20 seconds into the first take but stopped it saying he had a frog in his throat), "My Baby Likes to Be-Bop", "Harmony" (with Cole on nickelodeon), and "You Can't Make Money Dreamin'" at Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "We'll Save The Bones For Henry Jones" and "Harmony" together as a single (Capitol 15000) and "My Baby Likes To Be-Bop" and "You Can't Make Money Dreamin'" together as a single (Capitol 15026).
1947 - Using a script by Alan Livingston, voice actors Henry Blair (as "Sparky"), Marvin Miller (as the narrator), June Foray (as a friend of Sparky), Billy Bletcher (as Sparky's daddy), and unlisted voice actors as Sparky's mother, another child-friend, the train conductor, and the train, with Billy May conducting his own music to the orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the first three parts of "Sparky And The Talking Train" in Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the parts on the children's album "Sparky And The Talking Train" (BC-66).
1947 - Pianist Buddy Cole, with unlisted others, records four unlisted titles for The Capitol Records Transcription Service, probably at "The Chateau" on De Longpre near Vine Street in Hollywood, California. No issuing information is listed.
70 Years Ago Today In 1948 - The comedy team Martin and Lewis (Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis) sign with Capitol Records. Martin had already signed a personal singing contract with Capitol on August 12, 1948. On September 13, 1948, Martin and Lewis will have their first session for the label, recording vocals for "The Money Song" and "That Certain Party" over band tracks recorded on September 9, 1948, in Mexico by the Mario Ruiz Armengol Orchestra.
70 Years Ago Today In 1948 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, vocalist Nick Lucas, with unlisted others, records the title "Side By Side" at the first session and the titles "Tip Toe Through The Tulips", "Bye Bye Blackbird", "Here I Am, Broken", "Painting The Clouds With Sunshine", "Brown Eyes, Why Are You Blue?", "It's All Over Now", and "I Miss You Most Of All" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Side By Side" and "Tip Toe Through The Tulips" together as a single (Capitol 15242) and on the multi-artist compilation album "24 Great Songs Of The Turbulent Twenties" (TBO 1572) and has yet to issue any of the other titles recorded at this session.
1949 - Gordon MacRae and Jo Stafford's Capitol Records single "Whispering Hope" debuts on the singles chart where it will peak at #4
1951 - Les Paul and Mary Ford’s Capitol Records single “The World Is Waiting For The Sunshine” sells its first million copies
1952 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Somewhere Along The Way" is #8 and his single "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" is # 19 on The Billboard magazine's Best Selling Pop Singles Chart, "Walkin' My"Walkin' My Baby Back Home is #9 and "Somewhere Along The Way" is #10 on the magazine's Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys chart, and "Somewhere Along The Way" is #18 on the magazine's Most Played Juke Box Records chart.
1952 - At two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, pianist Leonard Pennario records Chopin's "Waltz #13 In D Flat Major, Opus 70 N° 3", "Waltz #14 In E Minor", "Waltz #7 In C Sharp Minor, Opus 64, N° 2", and "Waltz #3 In A Minor, Opus 34 N° 2" at the first session and Chopin's "Waltz #9 In A Flat Major, Opus 69 N° 1", "Waltz #11 In G Flat", and "Waltz #12 In F Minor, Opus 70 N°2 " at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Pennario's album "CHOPIN - Waltzes" (P-8172).
1952 - Jack Stern and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "The Way You Look Tonight", "That Old Black Magic", "It Had To Be You", and "Beer Barrel Polka" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "The Way You Look Tonight" on Stern's album "Background Music - Show Tunes" (H-378), "That Old Black Magic" on Stern's album "Background Music,Volume 3 - Light And Lively" (H-375), and "It Had To Be You" and "Beer Barrel Polka" on Stern's album "Background Music - Bright And Bouncy" (H-377).

Capitol Records co-founder, chairman, and president Glenn Wallichs presents a gold record to Bing Crosby to honor "True Love" selling a million copies.

1956 - Bing Crosby's and Grace Kelly‘s Capitol Records single “True Love”, from the Capitol Records soundtrack album for the MGM motion picture "High Society", sells its first million copies.
1957 - Legend has it that The Kingston Trio learn the song "Tom Dooley" from an unknown artist at a talent audition at The Purple Onion located at 140 Columbus, San Francisco, California. They will re-arrange the song and add a spoken intro when they record it for their demo disc, which is given to producer and A&R executive Voyle Gilmore at Capitol Records, who signed them to the label. The group's version of the song appears on their self-titled Capitol Records debut album, "The Kingston Trio".
1957 - Vibraphonist Johnny Otis and His Orchestra (Don Johnson and Paul Lopez on trumpet, George Washington on trombone, Jack Kelso on alto, tenor, and baritone saxophone, Fred Harmon on tenor and baritone saxophones, Ernie Freeman on piano, Joe Nolen on guitar, Curtis Counce on bass, and Earl Palmer on drums) record the titles "It's Too Soon To Know" with vocals by The Moonbeams (lineup unlisted), "Tell Me So" with vocals by Mel Williams, "Star Of Love" with vocals by Jeannie Sterling, and "A Story Untold" with vocals by The Moonbeams in Los Angeles, California. After applauses overdubs are recorded for "A Story Untold" on November 4, 1957 and for "It's Too Soon To Know" on November 6, 1957, Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except for "Star Of Love" on the album "The Johnny Otis Show" (T 940) and "Star Of Love" as a single (Capitol F3802) with "It's Too Soon To Know" on the flipside. All the above titles are studio recordings with dubbed applause, although they were issued as recorded live at Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #6 on WHK 1420 AM's Official Fabulous 50 Tunedex in Cleveland, Ohio.
1962 - Cliff Parman, with unlisted others, records the titles "Revelation", "Soul Of Souls", "Fare Thee Well", and "Ramble" in (listed as possibly) Nashville, Tennessee for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles.
1969 - All four Beatles are in the recording studio (EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London, England) at the same time for the last time. They'll mix part of the "Abbey Road" album, decide the running order of the songs, and decide where to clip the end of the track "I Want You (She's So Heavy)".

1972 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for The Gentry's titles "Rock & Roll Queen", "Changin'", "Let Me Put This Ring Upon Your Finger", and "R.C. & Moonpie", will issue "Changin'" and "Let Me Put This Ring Upon Your Finger" together as a single (Capitol 3459), and have yet to issue the other two titles.

45 Years Ago Toda In 1973 - Capitol Records releases Tennessee Ernie Ford's single "Colorado Country Morning" with "Daddy Usta Say" on the flipside

1982 - Storm (Lear Stevens on guitar, Ronni Hanson on bass, Jimmy Monroe on drums, and Jeanette Chase on vocals) record the title "PEZ" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's self-titled album "Storm" (ST-12259).

1982 - Ronnie Laws, with unlisted others, records the title "Big Stars" at an unlisted location. Capitol Records will issue the title on the album "Mr. Nice Guy" ST-12261).

1987 - Capitol Records registers the masters for Flesh For Lulu's titles "Lucky Day", "Postcards From Paradise", "Hammer Of Love", "Siamese Twist", "Sooner Or Later", "Sleeping Dogs", "Good For You", "Crash", "Way To Go", "Dream On Cowboy", "I Go Crazy", "Dumbest Things (Live In Your Living Room)", and "Spaceball Ricochet". Capitol Records will issue "Postcards From Paradise" and "The Dumbest Things (Live In Your Living Room)" together as a single (Capitol 44074) and "Siamese Twist" and "I Go Crazy" together as a single (Capitol 44165). Beggers Banquet will issue all the titles, except "The Dumbest Things (Live In Your Bedroom)" and "Spaceball Ricochet", in England on the group's album "Long Live The New Flesh" (BBL 82 on vinyl, BBL 82CD on CD).

2011 - Ross Barbour, a founding member of the Capitol Records vocal group The Four Freshmen, dies of lung cancer at his home in Simi Valley, California at age 82.

Today on 2017 - Jerry Lewis, comedian, motion picture actor, television variety show host, and Capitol Records artist (as part of Martin and Lewis and a solo act), dies at age 91 at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada, sixty nine years to the day from when he signed his first contract with Capitol Records as part of the duo Martin and Lewis.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1959 - Ella Fitzgerald finishes recording tracks for her Verve Records album "Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Songbook" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California with arranger and conductor Nelson Riddle and producer Norman Granz

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1919 - The 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, giving women the right to vote
1942 - Isaac Hayes, singer, songwriter, and cartoon voice artist, is born Isaac Lee Hayes in Covington, Tennessee
1950 - Jerome Brailey (aka "Bigfoot" Brailey), drummer with various bands including P-Funk, Parliament, Funkadelic, and Mutiny is born. If anyone knows his middle name, or where he was born, please leave a comment
1965 - KRS-One, singer, songwriter, and producer, is born Lawrence Krisna Parker in Brooklyn, New York
1972 - 112,000 people gather at the Los Angeles Coliseum for an all-day concert called Wattstax. Isaac Hayes, Albert King, The Staples Stingers, Rufus & Carla Thomas, The Bar-Kays, and others performed. Stax Records president Al Bell had the concert filmed and the footage has been shown as part of a documentary on PBS.

BTW - Today is my step-daughter Maureen Johnson's 39th birthday!