AUGUST 5, 2018

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1926 - Jeri Southern, a pianist, vocalist, and Decca (1951-1958), Roulette (1958), and Capitol Records (1958-1960) artist, was born Genevieve Lillian Hering in Royal, Nebraska.
1964 - MCA, a member of the Grand Royal/Capitol Records trio The Beastie Boys, is born Adam Nathaniel Yauch in Brooklyn, New York.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
70 Years Ago Today In 1948 - The Unnatural Seven (uncredited members of Red Ingle and The Natural Seven but Red did not attend the session), with Karen Tedder on vocals, Jim Hawthorne as "Enrohtwah" doing the recitation, and members of the Pasadena Uke Club on ukuleles, record the title "Serutan Yob" at Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records would issue the song as a single (Capitol 15210) with "Oh! Nick-O Deemo" (recorded during a long session from late December 5 to early December 6, 1947) on the flipside.
70 Years Ago Today In 1948 - The California Eagle newspaper publishes an article titled "King Cole Determined To Move Into Newly Purchased Home" describing the neighbor's resistance to the Coles presence.
1950 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Mona Lisa" is #1 on the singles charts. "Mona Lisa" was originally the flipside of the single "The Greatest Inventor Of Them All" until it got more airplay.
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Pianist John Browning records Liszt's "Mephisto Waltz" in Los Angeles, California. After retakes are recorded on August 20, 1958, Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title on Browning's album "Debut" (P/SP-8464).

60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Felix Slatkin conducts The Hollywood String Quartet (lineup unlisted) as they record the second and third movements Villa-Lobos' "Quartet N° 6" in Studio A of The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records has yet to issue the second movement and will issue the third movement on the quartet's album "KODALY-Quartet N° 2/VILLA-LOBOS - Quartet N° 6" (P/SP-8472).

60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - The Louvin Brothers (Charlie Louvin on vocals and guitar and Ira Louvin on vocals), with Marvin H. Hughes on piano, Paul Yandell and Ray Edenton on guitar, Floyd T. "Lightnin'" Chance on bass, and Murray M. "Buddy" Harman, Jr. on drums, record the titles "If I Could Only Win Your Love" and "You're Learning" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "If I Could Only Win Your Love" on the brothers' album "Country Love Ballads" (T 1106) and "You're Learning" as a single (Capitol F4255) with "My Curly Headed Baby" (recorded August 4, 1958) on the flipside and also on the brothers' album "Encore" (T/ST 1547).

1960 - Judy Garland returns to EMI's London studios with Norrie Paramour conducting the orchestra to record the tracks "Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe", "Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody", "You Go To My Head", and a medley of "You Made Me Love You" with "For Me and My Gal" and "The Trolley Song"

1962 - The Cannonball Adderley Sextet (Nat Adderley on clarinet, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on alto saxophone, Yusef Lateef on tenor saxophone, flute, and oboe, Joe Zawinul on piano, Sam Jones bass, Louis Hayes on drums) perform a concert at a jazz festival in Belgium as part of their Comblain La Tour which is recorded and includes the titles "P Bouk", "A Few Words From Cannonball", "Work Song", "More Words From Cannonball", "Trouble In Mind", and "Dizzy's Business". Capitol Records will issue the recording on the CD "Cannonball In Europe" (5-60437-2).
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Trombonist Bob Flanigan and guitarist John Gray, with either Al Viola or John Pisano also on guitar, Don Bagley on bass, and Bob Neal on drums, record the titles "It's A Wonderful World", "Moanin'", and "Work Song" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "It's A Wonderful World" and "Moanin'" on Flanigan and Gray's album "Togetherness" (T/ST 1957) and has yet to issue the take of "Work Song" recorded at this session but will issue a new take recorded on August 6, 1963 also on the album "Togetherness".

55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - The Four Preps (Bruce Belland on tenor vocals, Marvin Inabnett on high tenor vocals, Glen Larson on baritone vocals, and Ed Cobb on bass vocals), with Lincoln Mayorga conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "So Much In Love", "Till Then" and "Green, Green" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Songs For A Campus Party" (T/ST 1976).

55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - The Lettermen (vocalists Jim Pike, Tony Butala, and Bob Engemann), with Jimmie Haskell conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Somewhere", "Forget Him", "I Heard You Cried Last Night", and "Hearts Were Full Of Spring" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Forget Him" on the group's album "Look At Love" (T/ST 2083) and has yet to issue the other three titles.

55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Kenny Fox, with unlisted others, records the titles "Whatcha Gonna Do?", "I Came Running Back From The Party", "Rain Or Shine", and "I'll Take Care Of You" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Whatcha Gonna Do?" and "Rain Or Shine" together as a single (Capitol 5094) and has yet to issue the other two titles.

1967 - Vocalist Kay Adams, with Cliffie Stone and His Group (lineup unlisted) records overdubs for the titles "I Let A Stranger (Buy The Wine)", "Husband Stealer", "Get Out Of My Heart", and "Cheatin' Good Time" in Los Angeles, California. Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, will issue the final mixes of all the titles on Adams' album "Alcohol & Tears" (ST 5087).

1977 - Vocalist La Costa, with unlisted others, records overdubs for the titles "I Still Love You" and "Play Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of both titles on La Costa's self-titled album "La Costa" (ST-11713).

1982 - Vocalist Ebonee Webb, with unlisted others, records the titles "Is Your Husband Married?", "Coldblooded Lady", "Here My Love Is", "Do You Want My Love", "Give Me A Little Sign", "Too Hot To Be Cool", "Don't Ever Stop Loving Me", and " What's That You're Doing" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except "Is Your Husband Married?" on Webb's album "Too Hot" (ST-12250), a edited version of "Too Hot To Be Cool" on the soundtrack album ""Bad Boys" (Music From The Motion Picture)" (ST-12272), and has yet to issue "Is Your Husband Married?".

1982 - Gary O'Connor, with unlisted others, records the title "One Time For Old Times" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue the title.

1982 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, vocalist Rick Nelson, with unlisted others, records the title "Give 'Em My Number" at the first session and "Switchboard Suzy" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Give 'Em My Number" as a single (Capitol 5178) with "No Fair Falling In Love" (recorded May 28, 1982) on the flipside and has yet to issue "Switchboard Suzy".
35 Years Ago Today In 1983 - George Clinton, with unlisted others, records the title "Atomic Cut Church's" at United Sound Studio in Detroit, Michigan for Capitol Records which has yet to issue the title.

1987 - Lorelei, with unlisted others, records the title "Passion And The Pain" in an unlisted location for Capitol Records, no issuing information is listed.

1991 - Capitol Records releases the CD compilation "Cole Porter: Anything Goes" as part of its "Capitol Sings" series

2006 - Ed Thrasher, photographer, designer and Grammy-nominated art director with Capitol Records from 1957-1964, dies of cancer at his home in Big Bear Lake, California. According to his son (by former wife and actress Linda Gray), Jeff Thrasher, Ed was working on a book of his historic music photos at the time of his death.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1966 - Parlophone Records, a subsidiary of EMI in the UK, releases The Beatles' album "Revolver" as well as their single "Eleanor Rigby" with "Yellow Submarine" on the flipside. Both will be released by Capitol Records on August 8, 1966
1967 - Columbia Records in the UK releases Pink Floyd's debut album "The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn". Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, will release a version of the album, entitled "Pink Floyd" a month later.
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Pianist Andrew Hill, with Lee Morgan on trumpet, Booker Ervin on tenor saxophone, Ron Carter on bass, and Freddie Waits on drums, records the titles "Grass Roots", "Venture Inward", "Bayou Red", Soul Special", and "Mira" and recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on Hill's album "Grass Roots" (BST 84303 on 12" vinyl and 5-22672-2 on CD).

50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Soprano and tenor saxophonist Pedro Iturralde, with Dino Piana on valve trombone, Paul Grassl on piano, Paco de Algeciras on guitar, Eric Peter on bass, and Peer Wyboris on drums, records the titles "Bulerias", "Adios Granada", "Anda Jaleo!", and "Homenaje A Granados" at the Hispavox studios in Madrid, Spain for the Hispavox (EMI Spain) label. Blue Note Records will later issue all the titles in Spain on the CD "Pedro Iturralde Con Paco De Lucía ‎– Jazz Flamenco Vols. 1 Y 2" (8-53933-2).

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL HISTORY
1957 - "American Bandstand" debuts on ABC-TV, its first time on network television
1962 - Actress Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her bungalow.