SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
30 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Michael Lardie, a guitarist, singer, arranger, keyboardist, producer, recording engineer, and a member the Capitol Records group Great White, is born in Anchorage, Alaska

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1937 - Adalbert Lutter directs a large dance orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record "Rheinlaender-Potpourri (Rhinelander-Medley) in two parts in (listed as possibly) Berlin, Germany for Telefunken Records. Capitol Records will license Telefunken's catalog for release in the United States and issue both parts together as a single as part of its International Folk Series (Capitol 51103).
1947 - Vocalist and guitarist Tex Williams and His Western Caravan (listed as probably Cactus Soldi and Harry Simms on fiddles, Ossie Godson on piano, Pedro De Paul on accordion, Jimmy Bryant on electric guitar, Smokey Rogers on guitar and banjo, Spike Featherstone on harmonica, Deuce Spriggens on bass, and Muddy Berry on drums) record the titles "(Then You'll Know) What It Means To Be Blue", "Don't Telephone-Don't Telegraph (Tell A Woman)", "Pretty Red Lights" and "Western Jamboree" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "(Then You'll Know) What It Means To Be Blue" as a single (Capitol Americana 40054) with "Never Trust A Woman" (recorded September 27, 1947) on the flipside, "Don't Telephone-Don't Telegraph (Tell A Woman)" as a single (Capitol Americana 40081) with "Blues As A Heartache" (recorded October 10, 1946) on the flipside, "Pretty Red Lights" as a single (Capitol 15101) with "Banjo Polka" (recorded October 28, 1946) on the flipside, and have yet to issue "Western Jamboree".
1947 - Jan Garber and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), with vocalist Tim Reardon, record the titles "Golden Earrings" and "How Lucky You Are" probably at "The Chateau" on De Longpres near Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California. The Capitol Transcription Service will issue both titles on transcription disc A-67.
1947 - Saxophonist Sam Donahue and His Orchestra (Anthony DiNardi, Lee Katzman, Fern Caron, and Bill Faffley on trumpets, Ed Fromm, Ken Trimble, Ollie Wilson, and Dick Nash on trombones, Bill Nichol, Joe Reisman, Leonard Peterson, Allen Jensen, and Joseph Lenza also on saxophones, Ray Rossi on piano, Ed Cunningham on bass, and Hal Hahn on drums), record the titles "Red Wing" with vocalist Shirley Lloyd and a chorus (lineup unlisted) and "The Whistler" with vocalist Shirley Lloyd, the chorus, and whistler William Bassford,  in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 472).
70 Years Ago Today In 1948 - The King Cole Trio's Capitol Records children's album "King Cole For Kids Album" is #7 on The Billboard magazine's Best-Selling Children's Records chart.

1952 - During two sessions held this day at Universal Studios in Chicago, Illinois, pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Buddy Childers, Maynard Ferguson, Conte Candoli, Don Dennis, and Ruben McFall on trumpets, Bob Burgess, Frank Rosolino, Bill Russo, and Keith Moon on trombone, George Roberts on bass trombone, Lee Konitz and Vinnie Dean on alto saxophones, Bill Holman and Richie Kamuca on tenor saxophone, Bob Gioga on baritone saxophone, Sal Salvador on guitar, Don Bagley on bass, and Stan Levey on drums), record Johnny Richards' "Prologue - This Is An Orchestra" in four parts (Parts 1 and 2 at the first session and Parts 3 and 4 at the second session) using arrangements also by Richards. After Stan Kenton overdubs a narration vocal track on September 9, 1952, Capitol Records will issue all the parts on Kenton's album "Prologue" (DBN-386).

1952 - Vocalist Bob Eberly, with Les Baxter and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "When I Dream", "You Are Too Beautiful", "A Blues Serenade", "Cryin' My Heart To Sleep", and "Back Street Affair" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "When I Dream" and "Back Street Affair" together as a single (Capitol 2239), "You Are Too Beautiful" and "Cryin' My Heart To Sleep" together as a single (Capitol 2525), and have yet to issue "A Blues Serenade".
1952 - Felix Slatkin conducts The Concert Arts Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record Delius' "On Hearing The First Cuckoo In The Spring" and "Summer Night On The River" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the orchestra's album "DELIUS" (FAP-8201).
65 Years Ago Today In 1953 - Vocalist Betty Hutton, with Nelson Riddle conducting the orchestra and vocal group (lineups unlisted), records the titles "I'm Nobody's Baby", "Broke, Bare-Foot And Starry-Eyed", "Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad!" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "I'm Nobody's Baby" and "Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad!" together as a single (Capitol 2608 on 10" shellack and F2608 on 7" vinyl) and "Broke, Bare-Foot And Starry-Eyed" as a single (Capitol 2688 on 10" shellac and F2688 on 7" vinyl) with "I Took The Long Way Around" (recorded June 5, 1953) on the flipside.

65 Years Ago Today In 1953 - Vocalist and rhythm guitarist Tommy Collins, with Bill Woods on fiddle, Alvis E. "Buck" Owens on lead guitar, Lewis Talley also on rhythm guitar, and Charles Lee "Fuzzy" Owen on bass, records his self-penned titles "Boob-I-Lak", "You Better Not Do That", "I Always Get A Souvenir", and "High On A Hilltop" in Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California between 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM with producer Ken Nelson. Capitol Records will issue "Boob-I-Lak" as a single (Capitol 3017 on 10" shellac and F3017 on 7" vinyl) with "Untied" (recorded April 13, 1954) on the flipside, "You Better Not Do That" and "High On A Hilltop" together as a single (Capitol 2806 on 10" shellac and F2806 on 7" vinyl which will peak at # on the U.S. Country charts and become Collins' first hit record), and "I Always Get A Souvenir" as a single (Capitol 2806 on 10" shellac and F2806 on 7" vinyl) with "Let Me Love You" (recorded June 25, 1953) on the flipside.
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Come Closer To Me (Acercate Mas) is #33 on WMGM's Top 40 Survey in New York City, New York.
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Capitol Records, after many requests by disc jockeys, releases The Kingston Trio's single "Tom Dooley" (F4049) with "Ruby Red" on the flipside.

60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Trumpet player and bandleader Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (Pete Candoli, Conrad Gozzo, Jack Laubach, and Gene Duermeyer also on trumpets, Frank Lane, Lloyd Elliott, and Dick Nash on trombones, Ken Shroyer on bass trombone, Gus Bivona and Wilbur Schwartz on clarinets and alto saxophones, Bob Hardaway and Plas Johnson on tenor saxophones, Med Flory on baritone saxophone, Paul Smith on piano, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Don Simpson on bass, Alvin Stoller on drums, Lou Singer on percussion, and Ann Mason Stockton on harp), using arrangements by Don Simpson, record the titles "The Shadows", "The Bells Of Verona", and "Blue" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles.

60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Guitarist Laurindo Almeida records "Zoraida", "Dona Mencia", and"Betsabe" from Pedrell's "Danzas De Las Tres Princessas" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Almeida's album "Danzas!" (P/SP-8467).

60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Violinist Michael Rabin records the final parts of Paganini's "Caprices, Op. 1" in Capitol Records' Studio A in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the entire piece on Rabin's two-LP set "PAGANINI - Caprices, Op. 1" (PBR/SPBR-8477).

1961 - Dean Martin (on vocals) with Gus Levene conducting the orchestra (Ken Lane on piano, Carl Fortina on accordion, Bob Bain, Al Hendrickson, and Allan Reuss on guitar, Murray Shapinsky on bass, Nick Fatool and Lou Singer on drums, Ann Mason Stockton on harp and a string section comprised of Victor Arno, Israel Baker, Kurt Dieterle, Jacques Gasselin, James Getzoff, Benny Gill, Anatol Kaminsky, Nathan Kaproff, Joseph Livoti, Dan Lube, Mischa Russell, and Harry Zagon on violin, Joseph DiFiore, Louis Kievman, Virginia Majewski, and Paul Robyn on viola, Justin DiTullio, Armand Kaproff, Edgar Lustgarten, and Ray Kramer on cello), records the tracks "Take Me In Your Arms (Torna A Surriento)", My Heart Reminds Me", and "Vieni Su (Say You Love Me Too)" between 8 and 11pm at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will release all the tracks on Martin's album "Dino (Italian Love Songs)" (Capitol T 1659).
1962 -  "An Evening With Nat 'King' Cole" closes at The Warwick Musical Theatre at the junction of Routes 2 and 3 in Warwick, Rhode Island. Also, Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #2 on Billboard Music Week magazine's Easy Listening chart, #3 on WYRE 1080 AM's top 10 list in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, #4 on Billboard Music Week magazine's Hot 100 singles chart, #12 on WLS' Silver Dollar Survey in Chicago, Illinois, #16 on KFWB's Fabulous Forty Survey in Los Angeles, California, #24 on C-FUN's C-Funtastic Fifty survey in Vancouver, Canada, and #28 on Billboard Music Week magazine's Hot R&B Sides chart. Nat "King" Cole and The George Shearing Quintet's single "Let There Be Love" is #11 in Britain according to New Musical Express magazine and Cole's single "Cappuccine" is #4 in Finland according to the evening newspaper in Helsinki, Ilta-Sanomat.
1962 - At two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, vocalist Vic Damone, with Jack Marshall conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Baby, Won't You Please Come Home?", "Baby, Baby All The Time", "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby?", and "Alright, O.K., You Win" at the first session and "My Melancholy Baby", "Make This A Slow Goodbye", "Everybody Loves My Baby", and "My Baby Just Cares For Me" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Damone's album "My Baby Loves To Swing" (T/ST 1811).
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "That Sunday - That Summer" is #34 on KQV's Finest "50" Tunedex in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Guitarist Dick Dale And His Del-Tones (unlisted tenor saxophone, guitar, bass, and drums players), records the titles "The Wedge" and "Night Rider" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 5098) and also on the multi-artist compilation album "Big Hot Rod Hits!" (T/ST 2024).

1966 - Wayne Newton (on vocals), with Perry Botkin, Jr. conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Half A World Away", "To Each His Own", "It's Only The Good Times", "Games That Lovers Play", and "You've Let Yourself Go" at The Capitol Records Tower  Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Newton's album "It's Only The Good Times" (T 2635).

1967 - The Beatles record the title "Flying" under the working title "Aerial Tour Instrumental" in Studio Three at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London, England with producer George Martin for their television musical "Magical Mystery Tour". Capitol Records will issue the title in the United States on the soundtrack album for the show (MAL/SMAL-2835). This is The Beatles' first instrumental title released since "Cry For A Shadow", which they recorded in Hamburg, Germany for Polydor in 1961. It was also the first song credited to all four Beatles: Harrison-Lennon-McCartney-Starkey.
1970 - Capitol Records releases Buck Owens and Susan Raye's album "The Great White Horse"
1972 - At three sessions held this day In Los Angeles, California, Lori Jacobs, with unlisted others, records the title "I've Never Been A Fool Like This Before" at the first session, the title "Constant Disappointment" at the second session, and "My Own Way Home" at the third session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Jacobs' album "Free" (ST-11134), an edited version of "I've Never Been A Fool Like This Before" as a single (Capitol 3620) with an edited version of "Crack Of Dawn (I'll Be Gone)" (recorded September 7, 1972) on the flipside and "Constant Disappointment" as a single (Capitol 3479) with "Free" (recorded September 9, 1972) on the flipside.
1972 - Vocalist Tex Ritter, with an orchestra and chorus (lineups unlisted), records the title "Comin' After Jinny" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 3457) with "You Will Have To Pay For Your Yesterday" (recorded February 29, 1972) on the flipside and on Ritter's album "Comin' After Jinny" (ST-11503).
1977 - Mary Ford (born Iris Colleen Summers), guitarist, singer, one-time wife of Les Paul with whom she was a Capitol Records duo group, dies at age 49
1977 - Zero Mostel (born Samuel Joel Mostel), comedian, Broadway and motion picture actor, and Capitol Records artist (the soundtrack to "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum") dies at age 62
40 Years Ago Today In 1978 - Tavares (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Let Me Heal The Bruises" and "Games, Games" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the group's album "Madam Butterfly" (SW-11874) and "Let Me Heal The Bruises" also as a single (Capitol 4738) with "One Telephone Call Away" (recorded September 5, 1978) on the flipside.

40 Years Ago Today In 1978 - Don Schlitz, with unlisted others, records the title 'I've Been Loved" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 4661) with "You're The One Who Rewrote My Life Story" (recorded July 24, 1978) on the flipside and on Schlitz's album "Dreamers Matinee" (ST-12086).

1982 - Ava Cherry, with unlisted others, records the titles "Da-Da-Da" and "Easy For You To Say" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue either title.

30 Years Ago Today In 1988 - Capitol Records registers the master for the instrumental version of M.C. Hammer's title "Pump It Up (Here's The News)" and will issue the title as a single (Capitol 44266) with the vocal version of "Pump It Up" (no dates given) on the flipside.

1992 - Capitol Records releases the compilation album "The Best Of James Bond 30th Anniversary Limited Edition" on CD and cassette

1998 - Paul Westerburg's album "Self Defense" was scheduled to be released but was delayed until January 1999, possibly due to Gary Gersh's exit as president of Capitol Records
1998 - Capitol Records releases a remastered CD containing both of Frank Sinatra's first 10" Capitol albums, "Songs for Young Lovers" and "Swing Easy", both of which featured the arrangements of Nelson Riddle

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1921 - Sir Harry Secombe, CBE, a tenor singer, comedian, radio and television actor, and an E.M.I. recording artist (solo and as part of The Goons), is born Harry Donald Secombe in St Thomas, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
1925 - Peter Sellers, a comedian, radio and motion picture actor, and an E.M.I. recording artist (solo, as a duo with Sophia Loren, and as part of The Goons), is born Richard Henry Sellers in Southsea, Hampshire, England
1935 - The Hoboken Four, featuring future Capitol Records artist Frank Sinatra as lead singer, appear and win the competition on "Major Bowes Amateur Hour" on WOR Radio, broadcast from The Capitol Theatre in New York City, New York
1967 - Alto saxophonist Jackie McLean, with Woody Shaw on trumpet, Grachan Moncur III on trombone, Lamont Johnson on piano Scotty Holt on bass, and Rashied Ali on drums, records the tracks "Conversion Point", "Erdu", and "Soul" for his Blue Note Records album "'Bout Soul" with producer Francis Wolff and recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note's catalog is currently owned by EMI Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company.
1982 - Kenny Rogers' United Artists single "Love Will Turn You Around", with "I Want A Son" on the flipside, hits #1 on the U.S. Country singles chart. United Artists' catalog is currently owned by EMI Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company.
1987 - Columbia Records releases Pink Floyd's album "A Momentary Lapse of Reason" in the United States. Capitol Records currently re-issues the album along with the rest of Pink Floyd's Columbia releases which in the UK are released by EMI.
30 Years Ago Today In 1988 - The Hard Rock Cafe purchases the original bus used in The Beatles television musical "Magical Mystery Tour", which they'll refurbish and tour around the United States at various Hard Rock Cafes and eventually give away for the restaurant's 30th anniversary in 2001.
1991 - Paula Abdul's Virgin Records America single "The Promise Of A New Day" is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart. Virgin Records is currently owned by Universal Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company.
25 Years Ago Today In 1993 - Pianist and vocalist Mose Allison, with Randy Brecker on trumpet, Joe Lovano on alto saxophone,  Bob Malach on tenor saxophone, Ratso Harris on bass, and Paul Motian on drums, records the titles "Certified Senior Citizen", "My Ideal", "Red Wagon", "Children Of The Future", and "Variation On Dixie" 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" (8-17640-2).
1999 - To promote Apple/EMI's September 14 release of The Beatles' "Yellow Submarine" album, a Eurostar cross-Channel train custom-designed with artwork from the animated film leaves London's Waterloo Station at 11:57 a.m. GMT for Paris.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1922 - Sid Caesar, comedian, motion picture and television actor, is born Isaac Sidney Caesar in Yonkers, New York. I designed the logo and did the packaging for Caesar's 1984 Media Home Entertainment exercise video "Shape Up!" (made for people who don't always have access to a gym, Caesar showed how to use available items to get a good workout). I designed and handled getting t-shirts made for the photo shoot. I went to the photo shoot and found out that the photographer was the nephew of Howard Morris, one of Caesar's co-stars on "Your Show Of Shows". Mr. Caesar was very professional, and once the cover concept was explained to him, really got into it, making it a great experience. The only scary part was that he ripped the sleeves of the t-shirts to show off his biceps and I only had maybe 6 shirts made on different styles of t-shirts, so I hoping that the one he picked worked because we didn't have another just like it.
1932 - Patsy Cline, singer, is born Virginia Patterson Hensley in the Shenandoah Valley in Winchester, Virginia
1965 - Auditions are announced in Daily Variety for a new series called "The Monkees"
1966 - The television series "Star Trek" premieres on NBC-TV with the episode "Man Trap" (aka "The Salt Vampire")