SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
95 Years Ago Today In 1923 (Or Maybe September 13, 1922) - Yma Sumac, a singer with a five-octave range, a Broadway performer, and a Capitol Records artist (1949-1958), is born Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chavarri del Castillo in Ichocán, Peru. If anyone knows for sure which year she was born in, please leave a comment.
1961 - O'Bryan, singer, dancer, songwriter (created the theme song for the television show "Soul Train" used in the 1980s), record producer, and Capitol Records artist (1982-1986), is born McCoy Burnette, Jr. at Pender County Memorial Hospital in Burgaw, North Carolina

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1947 - Tex Williams' Capitol Records single "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette), with "Roundup Polka" on the flipside, is tied for #2 on the U.S. charts with another version of the song recorded by Phil Harris for RCA Records with "Crawdad Song" on the flipside. Also, Red Ingle And His Natural Seven with guest vocalist Cinderella G. Stump (aka Jo Stafford)'s Capitol Records single "Tim-Tay-Shun", with "For Seventy Mental Reasons" on the flipside is at #5.
70 Years Ago Today In 1948 - Mario Ruiz Armengol, with unlisted others, records unlisted titles for The Capitol Records Transcription Service at an unlisted studio. No issuing information is listed. Possibly this session was for the transfer of masters of the band tracks recorded on September 9, 1948 in Mexico for Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis' titles "That Certain Party" and "The Money Song" and for Andy Russell and The Pied Pipers' title "If We Can't Be The Same Old Sweethearts" on to acetate discs for the artists for rehearsal for vocal session for Martin & Lewis' titles on September 13, 1948, and Russell's session on October 2, 1948.
1952 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Somewhere Along The Way" is #12 on The Billboard magazine's Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys chart, #15 on the magazine's Best Selling Pop Singles chart, and #19 on the magazine's Most Played Juke Box Records chart. Cole's single "Walkin' My Baby Back Home is #24 also on The Billboard magazine's Best Selling Singles chart.
65 Years Ago Today In 1953 - Final additional band tracks are overdubbed in Los Angeles, California by Van Alexander conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted) for both parts of Mel Blanc's title "Happy Hippety Hopper". Capitol Records will edit the final mixes of both parts into a single title and release it on the children's album "Bugs Bunny And His Friends" (J-3257).
65 Years Ago Today In 1953 - Vocalist Skeets McDonald, with Harold Glenn Hensley on fiddle, Billy Liebert on piano, Billy Strange on guitar, Wesley "Speedy" West on steel guitar, Red Murrell on bass, and Roy Harte on drums, records the titles "I Need Your Love", "Looking At The Moon And Wishing On A Star", "We're Lovin' And Livin', and "Oh, How It Hurts" in Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "I Need Your Love" and "Looking At The Moon And Wishing On A Star" together as a single (Capitol 2607). Bear Family Records will issue all the titles in Germany in the five-CD box set "Skeets McDonald - Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes" (BCD 15937).
1955 - The Louvin Brothers' Capitol Records single "When I Stopped Dreaming", with "Pitfall" on the flipside, enters the U.S. Country singles charts
1957 - It's a Tuesday night at 7:30 PM and "The Nat 'King' Cole Show" airs on NBC-TV with guests The Randy Van Horne Singers, The Four Lads, and Ella Fitzgerald. This will be the first of four consecutive shows originating from the Copa Room at The Sands Hotel in Las Vegas. Here's a copy of the script.
1957 - The Five Keys (Rudy West on lead vocals, Ripley Ingram on tenor vocals, Maryland Pierce and Ramon Loper on baritone vocals, and Bernie West on bass vocals), with the Sid Feller Orchestra (listed as possibly King Curtis on tenor saxophone and unlisted guitar, bass and drums players), record the titles "Handy Andy", "Dog Gone Baby", "It's A Cryin' Shame" and "Whippety Whirl" at Capitol Records' studios in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Handy Andy" as a single (Capitol F4009) with "Emily Please" (recorded February 11, 1958) on the flipside, have yet to issue "Dog Gone Baby", "It's A Cryin' Shame" as a single (Capitol F3830) with "Do Anything" (recorded September 9, 1957) on the flipside, and "Whippety Whirl" as a single (Capitol F3861) with "From Me To You" (also recorded September 9, 1957) on the flipside.
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Paul Weston conducts his own arrangments to His Orchestra (unlisted brass, reeds, and strings players) as they record the titles "Where Or When", "Stars Fell On Alabama", "Tenderly", "If I Could Be With You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Weston and his orchestra's album "Music For The Fireside" (T/ST 1192).

60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Carmen Dragon conducts The Capitol Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record Louis XIII (King Of France)'s "Amaryllis", Paderewski's "Celebrated Minuet Opus 14, N° 1 (Minuet In G Major)", and Mozart's "Overture, K. 492 (The Marriage Of Figaro)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Amaryllis" and "Celebrated Minuet Opus 14, N° 1 (Minuet In G Major)" on the orchestra's album "Invitation To The Dance" (P/SP-8466) and "Overture, K. 492 (The Marriage Of Figaro)" on its album "A Concert Gala" (P/SP-8511).

1962 - Capitol Records releases Tennessee Ernie Ford's single "How Great Thou Art" with "Eternal Life (The Prayer of St. Francis)" on the flipside.
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, pianist and bandleader Stan Kenton and His Orchesra (Jiggs Whigham, Edwin "Buddy" Baker, and Bob Curnow on trombones, Jim Amlotte and Dave Wheeler on bass trombone, Laurindo Almeida on guitar, John Worster on bass, Dee Barton on drums) and a vocal choir (Evangeline Carmichael, Betty Jane Baker, Loulie Jean Norman, Gloria Wood, Sue Allen, Peggy Clark, Virginia Mancini, Sally Sweetland, George Tipton, Thurl Ravenscroft, Ian Smith, Allan Davies, Jimmy Joyce, Bill Lee, Earl Brown, Jay Meyer, William Cole, and Bernie Parke), using arrangements written and conducted by Pete Rugolo, record the titels "Night Song (Artistry In Rhythm)" and "It's Love (Sunset Tower)" at the first session between 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM and the titles "Concerto Of Love (Concerto To End All Concertos)", "Flame (Artistry In Motion)", "Solitaire", "Moonlove (Collaboration)", and "Painted Rhythm" at the second session between 7:00 PM and 12:00 AM on September 11, 1958. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Kenton's album "Artistry In Voices & Brass" (T/ST 2132).
1966 - The Beatles' Capitol Records album "Revolver" knocks their Capitol Records album "Yesterday & Today" out of the #1 album spot on Billboard's Top 200 albums chart

1967 - Capitol Records purchases the masters for The Evil's (lineup unlisted) titles "Whatcha Gonna Do About It", "Gotta Move On", "I Know I'll Die", "It's Too Late", "Always Runnin' Around", "Short Life" and "From A Curbstone" produced by Gary Stites and Joe Sessody for Living Legend Productions and recorded in 1966 at Dukoff Recording Studios/F.A.R. 6601 in Miami, Florida, and will issue "Whatcha Gonna Do About It" and "Short Life" together as a single (Capitol 2038) and have yet to issue any of the other titles but an acetate of "From A Curbstone" and "Short Life" is available on YouTube.

1967 - Capitol Records purchases the masters for Norma Shearer's (not the film actress) titles "Fool Me", "You Tore My Playhouse Down", and "Mama Didn't Raise No Fools", issued "Fool Me" and "You Tore My Playhouse Down" together as a single (Capitol 2024), and have yet to issue "Mama Didn't Raise No Fools".
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - The Lettermen (vocalists Jim Pike, Tony Butala, and Gary Pike), with Mort Garson and Perry Botking, Jr. conducting their own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "This Guy's In Love With You", "Gentle On My Mind", "Hello, I Love You", and "Hey Jude" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded for all the titles on September 19, 1968, Capitol Records will issue the final mixes off all the titles on the group's album "Put Your Head On My Shoulder" (ST-147).
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Vocalist Clara Ward, with H. B. Barnum directing the orchestra and vocal chorus (lineups unlisted), records the titles "What The World Needs Now Is Love", "Medley: For What It's Worth/Stop, Look And Listen", and "Somewhere" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Ward's album "Soul And Inspiration" (ST-126) and "Somewhere" also as a single (Capitol 2500) with "Born Free" (recorded September 9, 1968) on the flipside.
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - The Crackers (aka The Band with Garth Hudson and Richard Manuel on keyboards and vocals, Jaime Robbie Robertson on guitar, and vocals, Rick Danko on bass and vocals, and Levon Helm on drums and vocals) record the title "Key To The Highway" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the title as a bonus track on the CD "Music From The Big Pink Remastered" (5-25390-2).
45 Years Ago Today In 1973 - Capitol Records registers the master it purchased from Buck Owens Enterprises for Susan Raye's titles "I'll Fly Away", "Precious Memories", "This World Is Not My Home", "What A Friend We Have In Jesus", "A Land Where We'll Never Grow Old", "Old Time Religion", "Farther Along", "Life's Railway To Heaven", "Who At My Door Is Standing", and "Softly And Tenderly" and will issue all the titles on Raye's album "Hymns By Susan Raye" (ST-11255).
1979 - Triumvirant begins recording its Capitol Records album "Russian Roulette"

1990 - Capitol Records releases Megadeth's album "Rust In Peace"
1991 - Capitol Records Nashville releases Garth Brooks' third album "Ropin' The Wind" It is the first country album to carry a $10.98 suggested retail price.
1991 - Capitol Records releases the compilation album "Christmas Kisses"
1992 - Capitol Records registers the masters for The Cavedogs' titles "Love Grenade", "Here Comes Rosie", "Sorrow (Boots Of Rain)", "As You Were", "Boy In A Plastic Bubble", "You're Put Away (Folderol)", "Sonny Day", "I I I", "Murder", On For The Ride", "Tarzan And His Arrow Heads", "Circus Song", and "Ghost Story", will issue all the titles except "Ghost Story" on the group's CD "Soul Martini" (7 97511 2), and have yet to issue "Ghost Story" but is has popped up online on YouTube.
20 Years Ago Today In 1998 - Grand Royal and Capitol Records group The Beastie Boys are presented with the Video Vanguard Award at the 15th annual MTV Video Music Awards.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1939 - Cynthia Lennon, artist, mother of John Charles Julian Lennon and first wife of John Lennon, is born Cynthia Lillian Powell in Blackpool, Lancashire, England
1940 - Roy "Daddy Bug" Ayers, vibraphonist with the bands of Curtis Amy, Jack Wilson and the Pacific Jazz group The Gerald Wilson Orchestra, is born Roy E. Ayers Jr. in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Music Group's parent company, EMI Music Group, currently owns the Pacific Jazz catalog.
1947 - Tenor saxophonist Illinois Jaquet (with Russell Jacquet and Joe Newman on trumpet, J.J. Johnson on trombone, Leo Parker on baritone saxophone, Sir Charles Thompson on piano, John Collins on guitar, Al Lucas on bass, and Shadow Wilson on drums) records the tracks "Goofin' Off", "Riffin' With Jacquet", "Don't Push Daddy", two takes of "Sahara Heat", and "It's Wild" for Aladdin Records. Capitol Music Group's parent company, Universal Music Group, currently owns the Aladdin catalog.
1949 - Barriemore Barlow, a percussionist and the drummer with the band The Blades, the Chrysalis Records group Jethro Tull, and founder of the band Tandoori Cassette, is born Barry Barlow in Birmingham, England. Chrysalis' catalog is currently owned by EMI Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company.
1957 - Carol Decker, the lead singer with the Virgin Records group T'Pau and a solo artist, is born Carol Ann Decker in Huyton, Merseyside, England. I designed the packaging for the 12" promo for their first U.S. single release "Heart And Soul" using an idea from Virgin Record America's co-president Jeff Ayeroff as my first freelance assignment for the label, and revised the original UK packaging of their self-titled debut album for release on vinyl, cassette, and CD in the United States by the label. I attended their performance at The Roxy on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, catching Carol's eye. When I went upstairs to their dressing rooms afterward, she was kind of surprised and happy to see me, but that faded pretty quickly when she found out I worked for their label. Virgin's catalog is currently owned by Universal Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company.
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Trumpet player Art Farmer, with Benny Golson on tenor saxophone, Bill Evans on piano, Addison Farmer on bass, and Dave Bailey on drums, start the first of three days of sessions at Nola Studios in New York City, New York where they record the titles "Mox Nix", "Fair Weather", "Darn That Dream", "The Touch Of Your Lips, "Jubilation", "Like Someone In Love", "I Love You", and "Cool Breeze" for United Artists Records. After E.M.I. acquires United Artists' catalog, Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on the CD reissue of Farmer's album "Modern Art" (7-84459-2).
1982 - Marty Balin, with unlisted others, records the title "Is It You" at an unlisted studio for EMI-America. No issuing information is listed.
25 Years Ago Today In 1993 - Pianist and vocalist Mose Allison, with Ratso Harris on bass, Paul Motian on drums, and Hugh McCracken on harmonica, records the titles "This Ain't Me", "Cabaret Card", and "What A Shame" at Skyline Studio in New York City, New York. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on Allison's CD "The Earth Wants You" (8-27640-2).
1994 - Talulah Pine LeBon, daughter of Simon LeBon (singer with the Capitol Records group Duran Duran) and his wife Yasmin Parvenah LeBon, is born

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
110 Years Ago Today In 1908 - Raymond Scott, pianist, bandleader, radio and television performer and music director, electronic music innovator, and composer (whose works were adapted by Carl Stalling for use in many of Warner Bros.' classic Looney Tunes animated shorts), is born Harry Warnow in Brooklyn, New York