SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1911 - Frank DeVol, bandleader, songwriter, television theme song and score composer, arranger, and Capitol Records artist is born Frank Denny De Vol in Moundsville, West Virginia

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1947 - It's Saturday and time for Wildroot's "King Cole Trio Time" which is being broadcast from WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa with Warren Bacon as MC. The Trio performs "Kate", "Wildroot Charlie", "Sweet Lorraine", "Sweet Georgia Brown", a seven-second reprise of "Wildroot Charlie", "Tangerine", "Naughty Angeline", and sign off with "Straighten Up And Fly Right". The entire show exists on acetate discs but is not currently available on either YouTube or Spotify.
70 Years Ago Today In 1948 - Capitol Records artists Nat "King" Cole, Peggy Lee, and Mel Torme guest host for vacationing Gene Norman on his two-hour "wax-whirl" on KFWB in Hollywood, California.
1951 - Trumpeter Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (Woody Fansler, Jack Laubach, Tom Pattin, and Marty White also on trumpet, Keith Butterfield, Tom Oblak, Ken Trimble, and Dick Reynolds on trombones, Earl Bergman on alto saxophone, Jim Schneider on clarinet and alto saxophone, Bob Tricarico and Robert "Buddy" Wise on tenor saxophones, Leo Anthony on alto and baritone saxophones, Fred Savarise on piano, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Billy Cronk on bass, and Archie Freeman on drums), using arrangements by George Williams, record the titles "Wagon Wheels", "Dinah", "Sentimental Journey", and "Perdidio" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Anthony's album "House Party Hop" (T 292).
1951 - During two sessions held this day at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California, pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Maynard Ferguson, John Howell, Conte Candoli, Stu Williamson, and John Coppola on trumpets, Dick Kenney, Bill Russo, George Roberts, Harry Betts, and Bob Fitzpatrick on trombones, Stan Fletcher on tuba, Bud Shank and Art Pepper on alto saxophone, Bob Cooper and Bart Caldarell on tenor saxophone, Bob Gioga on baritone saxophone, Ralph Blaze on guitar, Don Bagley on bass, and Shelly Manne on drums), with June Christy on vocals, records the title "Street Of Dreams" and with vocalist June Christy "Easy Street", "Come Rain Or Come Shine", and "Daddy" at the first session and "Blues In Burlesque, Part 1" and, with Shelly Manne also on vocals, "Blues In Burlesque, Part 2" at the second session. Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "Street Of Dreams" and "Daddy" together as a single (Capitol 1823), "Easy Street" on the 4 CD set "Stan Kenton Retrospective" (7-97350-2), "Come Rain Or Come Shine" on Kenton's album "A Concert In Progressive Jazz" (T 172), and both parts of "Blues In Burlesque" together as a single (Capitol 1874).
1952 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" is #12, "Somewhere Along The Way" is #13, "Because You're Mine" is #17, and "Faith Can Move Mountains" is #35 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart
1955 - Tennessee Ernie Ford records the tracks "Sixteen Tons" and "You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry" with Jack Fascinato conducting his own arrangements to the studio orchestra (Charlie Parlato on trumpet, George Bruns on trombone, Red Mandel on clairnet, Darol Rice on bass clarinet, Bobby Gibbons on guitar, Rolly Bundock on bass, and Roy Harte on drums) at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will release both tracks together as a single (Capitol  3262) on October 17, 1955.
1956 - Vocalist Wanda Jackson, with J.R. "Jelly" Sanders on fiddle, Joe Maphis on lead guitar, Buck Owens and Lewis Talley on rhythm guitar, Ralph Mooney on steel guitar, Clarence "Bud" Dooley on bass, and Marion "Pee Wee" Adams on drums, records the titles "Baby Loves Him", "Honey Bop", "Silver Threads And Golden Needles" and "Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 10:45 AM and 1:45 PM. Capitol Records will issue "Baby Loves Him", "Honey Bop", and "Hot Dog! That Mad Him Mad" on Jackson's album "Rockin' With Wanda!" (T 1384) and "Silver Threads And Golden Needles" and "Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad" together as a single (Capitol F3575).
1957 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Love Is The Thing" is #1 on WMCA's Album survey and his single "With You On My Mind" is #26 and his single "Send For Me" is #36 on the station's Weekly Survey and #22 on KIOA 904 AM's weekly chart in Des Moines, Iowa.
1957 - Chilean vocalist Lucho Gatica, with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Blue Moon", "If I Love", "Once In A Dream", and "Mexicali Rose" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Blue Moon" and "If I Love" together as a single (Capitol F3828) and "Once In A Dream" and "Mexicali Rose" together as a single (Capitol F3932). Odeon Records in France will issue all four titles together as the 7" EP "Lucho Gatica" (SOE 3488).
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Cole Espanade" is #5 on KFWB's Favorite Albums chart and his single "Come Closer To Me (Acercate Mas)" is #28 on the station's Fabulous Forty Survey in Los Angeles, California and is #63 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart.
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Roger Wagner directs The Roger Wagner Chorale (lineup unlisted) as they record the title "The Wide Missouri" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Wagner and the chorale's album "Sea Chanties" (P/SP-8462).
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Harpist Marcel Grandjany, with Arthur Gleghorn on flugelhorn, Hugo Raimondi on clarinet, and The Hollywood String Quartet (lineup unlisted) conducted by Felix Slatkin, records Ravel's "Introduction And Allegro" in Studio A of The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California.
1962 - Paul Weston conducts his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Angelus Bells", "Sunset Bells And Alabado", "Valley Song And Bells Finale", "La La La La", and "Mama What Is In The Pot Today?" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Weston's album "The Bells Of Santa Ynez" (T/ST 1849).
1962 - Vocalist Harlan Howard, with unlisted others, records the titles "From Ballads To Blues", "A Little Humor, Friends", "I Never Pass There Anymore", and "Someday Sweetheart" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Someday Sweetheart" as a single (Capitol 4928) with "My Baby's His Baby Now" (recorded September 19, 1962) on the flipside.
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Vocalist George Chakiris, overdubbing on to band tracks recorded in Los Angeles, California by guitarist and an orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Anema E Core" and "You're My Girl" in England. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of both titles on Chakiris' album "You're Mine, You" (T/ST 1996).
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Vocalist Clairette Clementino, with Jimmie Haskell conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "I Don't Care", "Bless My Soul", "Silent Partner", and "Never Love A Wandering Boy" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Bless My Soul" as a single (Capitol 5081) with "Adonis" (recorded April 12, 1963) on the flipside, "Never Love A Wandering Boy" as a single (Capitol 5276) with "He Doesn't Want Your Love Anymore" on the flipside, and has yet to issue "I Don't Care" and "Silent Partner".
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Vocalist Nat "King" Cole, with Ralph Carmichael conducting the orchestra  (Reunald Jones, Clyde Raesinger, and Walt Stuart on trumpets, Vince Forchetti on trombone, John Collins on guitar, Charlie Harris on bass, Leon Petties on drums, David Arben and Jerry Wigler on violins, and unlisted contributions by Louise Davis Stuart and Corinna Manettop) and The Merry Young Souls (Bob Allen, Billie Barnum, Phyllis Battlesome, Fred Burton, Gwendlyn Crawford, Pat'ick Crotty, John Harris, Ralph Jones, Gunilla Hutton Miller, Roberta Rosser, Edith Gay Webb, and Don Wyatt), records the titles "The Rain In Spain" and (without The Merry Young Souls) "On The Street Where You Live" at The Broadwood Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Cole's album "Nat 'King' Cole Sings 'My Fair Lady'" (W 2117).

55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Judy Garland sings the song "Fly Me To the Moon (In Other Words)" live for her CBS television show and a recording of the performance will appear on her Capitol Records album "Just For Openers".

1966 - David Rose conducts his own arrangements to his orchestra (lineup unlisted) as the record the titles "Theme From 'The Ten Commandments'", ""'King Of Kings' Theme", "Love Theme From 'Ben Hur'", and "Theme From 'Sodom & Gomorrah'" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Rose's album "Themes From The Bible" (T 2627).
1966 - Sandy & Sally (vocalists Sandy Griffiths and Sally Flynn from TV's "The Lawrence Welk Shows"), with unlisted musicians, record the titles "If He Would Care" and "There Comes A Tune" in Los Angeles, California with producer Alexis de Azevedo. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 5794).
1967 - Capitol Records registers the masters in Los Angeles, California that it purchased for The Evil's titles "Always Runnin' Around", and "Whatcha Gonna Do About It" (recorded in Miami, Florida with producers Gary Stites and Jim Sessody for Living Legend Productions) and will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 2038).
1967 - Vocalist Bonnie Owens, with (listed as possibly) George French Jr. on piano, Glen Campbell and Lewis A. Talley on guitar, Roy Nichols on electric guitar, Billy Mize on open string guitar and harmony vocals, Norman D. Hamlett on steel guitar, Jerry Ward aka Howard Lowe on bass, and Roy "Eddie" Burris on drums, records the titles "Just One Time", Somewhere Between", and "Wabash Cannonball" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "Just One Time" and "Wabash Cannonball" on Owens' album "Somewhere Between" (T/ST 2861) and "Somewhere Between" as a single (Capitol 2029) with "Don't Tell Me" (recorded September 19, 1967) on the flipside.
1967 - Vocalist and guitarist Merle Haggard and The Strangers (George French Jr. on piano, Glen Campbell and Lewis A. Talley on guitar, Roy Nichols on electric guitar, Billy Mize on open string guitar and harmony vocals, Norman D. Hamlett on steel guitar, Jerry Ward aka Howard Lowe on bass, and Roy "Eddie" Burris on drums), with vocalist Bonnie Owens on harmony vocals, record a new take of the title "Sing Me Back Home" and the titles "Where Does The Good Time Go?" and "Good Times" in the Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue the take of "Sing Me Home" recorded at this session as a single (Capitol 2017) with "Good Times" on the flipside and all three titles on the Haggard's album "Sing Me Back Home" (T/ST 2848).
1967 - Organist and vocalist Billy Preston, with unlisted others, records the titles "She Will Be Groovy" and "An Encouraging Word" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. No issuing information is listed.
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - H. B. Barnum conducts his own arrangements to His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "It's Just A Game, Love" and "Happiness" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 2317).
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Cliffie Stone's Square Dance Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records band tracks for the titles "Tiny Bubbles", "Something Stupid", "Hey Li Lee Li Lee", and "Whirlpool" in Los Angeles, California. After caller Don Stewart records vocals for all the titles on September 21, 1968, Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of all the titles on the album "Square Dance U.S.A." (ST-112).
1971 - Billy May conducts his own arrangements to The Time-Life Orchestra (John Audino, John Best, Uan Rasey, and Shorty Sherock on trumpet, Joe Howard, Lloyd Ulyate, Lew McCreary, Dave Wells, and Gil Falco on trombone, Marshall Royal, Les Robinson, Abe Most, Justin Gordon, and Nat Brown on saxophones, Ray Sherman on piano, Jack Marshall on guitar, Rollie Bundock on bass, and Nick Fatool on drums) as they record the titles "At The Jazz Band Ball (Bob Crosby Version)", "Get Happy (Benny Goodman Version)", "Satan Takes A Holiday (Tommy Dorsey Version)", and "Slow Mood (Crosby Bob Cats Version)" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Time-Life Records will issue all the titles in the 3LP box set "The Swing Era: Volume 12 - Encore - The Day Of The Great Entertainers: Billy May" (STA 351).
1971 - Vocalist Helen Reddy, with unlisted musicians, records the title "No Sad Song" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded on October 13 and 15, 1971, Capitol Records will issue the title on Reddy's album "No Sad Song" (ST-857).
1972 - Capitol Records registers in Los Angeles, California vocalist Larry Garner's title "It's Too Late To Keep From Losing You" recorded at Buck Owens' studios in Bakersfield, California that it purchased from Buck Owens Enterprises and will issue the title as a single (Capitol 3467) with "Would You Settle For Roses" (registered on August 24, 1972) on the flipside.
1972 - Vocalist Helen Reddy, with Artie Butler conducting his own arrangements to the studio orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Where Is My Friend", "Where Is The Love", "And I Love You So", and "This Masquerade" in Los Angeles, California with producer Tom Catalano and recording engineer Armin Steiner. After overdubs are recorded later in the same session, Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Reddy's album "I Am Woman" (ST-11068).
45 Years Ago Today In 1973 - Former Capitol Records artists, singer and guitarist Jim Croce (who recorded for Capitol as part of a duo with his wife Ingrid Croce), age 30, and guitarist and pianist Maury Muehleisen, age 24, are killed in a small commercial airplane when it crashes in Natchitoches, Louisiana along with Jim's road manager Dennis Rast, his booking agent Ken Cortese, the opening act comedian George Stevens, and the pilot Robert Newton Elliott.
45 Years Ago Today In 1973 - Vocalist Red Steagall, with unlisted others, records the titles "This Just Ain't My Day", "I Came To Drown Old Thelma In Wine", "He'll Have To Go", and "The Ballad Of Billy's Lady" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "This Just Ain't My Day" as a single (Capitol 3797) with "Little Old Heartbreaker You" (recorded May 8, 1973) on the flipside, "The Ballad Of Billy's Lady" as a single (Capitol 3825) with "I Gave Up Good Mornin' Darlin'" (recorded December 17, 1963) on the flipside, and has yet to issue either "I Came To Drown Old Thelma In Wine" or "He'll Have To Go".
1977 - Overdubs are recorded for Natalie Cole's titles "Nothing Stronger Than Love" and "Be Thankful" at an unlisted location. After more overdubs are recorded on September 21 and 22, 1977, Capitol Records will issue both titles on Cole's album "Thankful" (SW-11708).
1977 - Tavares (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Honey, Can I", "The Ghost Of Love", "We're Both Ready For Love", and "Slow Train To Paradise" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Future Sound" (SW-11719).
1982 - Vocalist Tina Turner, with unlisted others, records the title "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the titles as a single in Europe (1A 006-20 0317 7) with "Private Dancer" on the flipside.
30 Years Ago Today In 1988 - Freddie Jackson's Capitol Records album "Don't Let Love Slip Away" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.
30 Years Ago Today In 1988 - Poison's Capitol Records album "Open Up And Say Ahh!" is certified Multi-Platinum by the R.I.A.A. for selling 2 million copies
1996 - Paul Weston (born Paul Wetstein, aka pianist Jonathan Edwards), arranger, conductor, composer, band leader, creator of "Mood Music", Capitol Records' first music director and musical director for many movies, radio and television shows and specials, a founder and first national president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, a founder of Corinthian Records, Capitol Records artist, and husband of Capitol Records artist Jo Stafford, dies at age 84 in Santa Monica, California and memorial services were later held at Church Of The Good Shepherd, 505 N. Bedford Drive in Beverly Hills, California
2005 - Capitol Records Nashville announces that their recording artist Trace Adkins was released from the hospital four days after undergoing emergency surgery for an abdominal inflammatory infection

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
70 Years Ago Today In 1948 - Future Capitol Records artists The Four Freshmen (Bob Flanigan, Don Barbour, Ross Barbour, and Hal Kratzsch) perform at their first professional booking when they appear at the "113 Club" in Fort Wayne, Indiana
65 Years Ago Today In 1953 - Ricci James Martin, actor and son of Capitol Records artist Dean Martin and his wife Jeanne Martin, is born
1967 - Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, singers, songwriters, musicians, and sons of actor and Imperial Records artist Rick Nelson and actress Kristin Harmon, are born Matthew Gray Nelson and Gunnar Eric Nelson in Santa Monica, California. Both were involved in the production of their father's Capitol Records box set "Legacy".
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Alto saxophonist Jackie McLean, with Grachan Moncur III on trombone, Bobby Hutcherson on vibraphone, Larry Ridley on bass, and Roy Haynes on drums, records the titles "Esoteric", "Love And Hage", an incomplete and rejected take of "Secret Love", "Kahlil The Prophet", and "Riff Raff" in recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue "Esoteric", "Love And Hage", "Kahlil The Prophet", and "Riff Raff" on McLean's album "Destination...Out!" (BLP4165 on 12" vinyl in mono, BST84165 on 12" vinyl in stereo, and 8-32087-2 on CD).
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Pianist Gene Harris and The 3 Sounds (Andrew Simpkins on bass and Carl Burnett on drums), with Monk Higgins conducting his own arrangements to Bob Jung on reeds, Alan Estes on vibraphone and percussion, Al Vescovo on guitar, Paul Humphrey also on drums, Miles Grayson and Dee Ervin also on percussion, Leonard Malarsky, Ralph Schaeffer, Dave Burk, Henry Felber, Ron Fulsom, and Tibor Zelig on violins, Phil Goldberg and Leonard Selic on violas, and Jerry Kessler on cello, record the titles "Elegant Soul", "Do It Right No", "Sugar Hill", "Black Gold", "African Sweets", and "Walls Of Respect" at RPM Studios in Los Angeles, California. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on Harris and The 3 Sounds' album "Elegant Soul" (BST84301 on 12" vinyl in stereo and 5-22386-2 on CD), "Elegant Soul" also as a single (Blue Note 45-1942) with "(Sock It To Me) Harper Valley P.T.A." (recorded September 19, 1968) on the flipside, and "Sugar Hill" also as a single (Blue Note 45-1950) with "Sittin' Duck" (also recorded September 19, 1968) on the flipside.
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Trumpet, soprano recorder, Jamaican thumb piano, steel drum, and bird whistle player Eddie Gale, with tenor saxophonist Russell Lyle, Juda Samuel and James "Tokio" Reid on basses, Richard Hackett and Thomas Holman on drums, lead vocalist Elaine Beener, and vocalists JoAnn Gale, Sylvia Bibbs, Barbara Dove, Evelyn Goodwin, Art Jenkins, Fulumi Prince, Norman Wright, Edward Walrond, Sondra Walston, and Mildred Weston, records the titles "The Coming of Gwili with Russell Lyle also on flute, "The Rain" with JoAnn Gale also on guitar, "A Walk With Thee", "Fulton Street", and "An Understanding" in recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on Gale's album "Ghetto Music" (BST84294).
1982 - EMI-America Records registers the masters it purchased for Sheena Easton's title "Some Of Us Will" and will issue the titles as a single (EMI-America 8142) with "I Wouldn't Beg For Water" (registered on April 11, 1982) on the flipside.
1982 - Marty Balin, with Bill Champlin, Daniel Moore, and Matthew Moore on backing vocals, Kevin McCormick on bass guitar, Rick Marotta on drums, Waddy Wachtel on guitar, William Bergman, Darrell Leonard, Greg Smith, Jerry Peterson, Jim Price, Kenneth W. Tussing, and Michael D. Slusher on horns using an arrangement by Steve Goldstein, Steve Goldstein on keyboards and synthesizer, Louis Biancaniello on synthesizer, M. L. Benoit on percussion, and producer Val Garay, records the title "Palm Of Your Hand" at Record One Studios in Los Angeles, California for EMI-America which will issue the title on Balin's album "Lucky" (ST-1708).
1987 - Dan Seals' EMI America Records single "Three Time Loser", with "On The Front Line" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles chart. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company, Universal Music Group

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1920 - Jay Ward, animator, animation director and producer, and animation studio owner, is born J Troplong Ward in Berekely, California
45 Years Ago Today In 1973 - The Roxy Theatre on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California opens with headliner Neil Young