JANUARY 8, 2022

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

110 Years Ago Today In 1912 - Jose Ferrer, Broadway and Motion Picture actor, one-time husband of Rosemary Clooney, and Capitol Records artist (original motion picture soundtrack for "Cyrano de Bergerac") is born.

1926 - Soupy Sales, television children's show host, motion picture actor, Capitol Records artist (1966 - single 5766: "Use Your Noggin" with "The Backwards Alphabet" on the flipside, arranged by Mort Garson), and father of musicians Hunt (bass player) and Tony (drummer) Sales (best known for their work with Todd Rundgren, Iggy Pop, and as members of the bands Tony & The Tigers and Tin Machine), is born Milton Supman in Franklinton, North Carolina.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

75 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Smilin' Ed McConnell and His Buster Brown Gang (lineup unlisted), with Lou Kosloff, record the titles "The Doctor's Song" and "Funny Things" at Radio Recorders' studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles as a single (Capitol 385).

1951 - Tex Williams (on vocals and bandleader) and His Western Caravan (Max Fidler, Andrew "Cactus" Soldi, and Rex Call on fiddle, Paul "Spike" Featherstone on harp) Ossie Godson on piano, Pedro De Paul on accordion, John Weiss and Benny Garcia Jr. on electric guitar, Smokey Rogers on guitar and banjo, Joaquin Murphy on steel guitar, Deuce Spriggens on bass, and Muddy Berry on drums) record the titles "Tulsa Trot", "She Didn't Even Kiss Me Goodbye" and the (as of 2005) unissued title "Unfaithfully Yours" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studio in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and second title together as a single (Capitol 1398).

1953 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, Helen O'Connell (on vocals), with Dave Cavanaugh directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the title "With All My Tears For You" at the first session and the titles "Get It While You're Young" and "Lipstick, Powder, 'N' Paint" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue  "With All My Tears For You" as a single (Capitol 2363) with "Just To Be There" on the flipside and "Get It While You're Young" and "Lipstick, Powder, 'N' Paint" together as a single (Capitol 2404).

1954 - Billy May and His Orchestra (with May conducting his own arrangements to John Best, Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, and Uan Rasey on trumpet, Nick Di Maio, Tommy Pederson, Si Zentner, and Ed Kusby on trombone, Skeets Herfurt, and Willie Schwartz on alto saxophone, Ted Nash and Fred Falensby on tenor saxophone, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Paul Smith on piano, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Joe Comfort on bass, Alvin Stoller on drums, Ivan Eppinoff, Erno Neufeld, Mischa Russell, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin, and Marshall Sosson on violin, Paul Robyn and David Sterkin on viola, and Cy Bernard and Eleanor Slatkin on cello) record the title "The Song Is You" and "The Breeze And I" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California between 8:30 PM and 11:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue the first title as a single (Capitol 2849) with "Hi-Fi" on the flipside and the second title as a single (Capitol 2721) with "Whistle Stop" on the flipside.

1954 - Nathan Milstein (on violin), with Carlo Bussotti (on piano), record the title "SUK - Burleska" at Capitol Records' Studios in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the title on Milstein's album "Nathan Milstein Recital" (P-8259).

1955 - The Hollywood String Quartet (Felix Slatkin on violin, Paul Shure on second violin, Alvin Dinkin on viola, and Eleanor Aller on cello) records Ernst von Dohnányi's "Quartet N° 3 In A Minor, Opus 33, 1st Movement" at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's album "DOHNANYI - Quartet N° 3 In A Minor, Opus 33" (P-8307).

1956 - Victor Aller (on piano) and members of The Hollywood String Quartet (Felix Slatkin on violin and directing Alvin Dinkin on viola, and Eleanor Aller Slatkin on cello) record Brahms' "Quartet N° 3 In C Minor For Piano And Strings, Opus 60, 4th Movement" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Aller's album "BRAHMS - Quartet N° 3 In C Minor For Piano And Strings, Opus 60" (P-8379).

65 Years Ago Today In 1957 - The King Sisters (Yvonne, Luise, Marilyn, and Alyce King), with Alvino Rey conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the (as of 2005) unissued title "The Wall" and the titles "Sentimental" and "I'm Not Free" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the last two titles together as a single (Capitol F3647).

1958 - Overdubs with Marie Adams on vocals and applause (by unlisted hands) are recorded for Johnny Otis and His Orchestra's title "All I Want Is Your Love" and final vocal overdubs by Mel Williams are recorded for the title "You Just Kissed Me Goodbye" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "You Just Kissed Me Goodbye" as a single (Capitol F3889) with "Well, Well, Well" on the flipside. Columbia Records will issue "All I Want Is Your Love" in England as a single (CL14837) with "The Light Still Shines In My Window" on the flipside.

1958 - Sonny James (on vocals), with Bob Bain (on guitar) and His Orchestra (Ray Sherman on piano, Rolly Bundock on bass, Roy Harte on drums, Ralph Hansell on percussion, and Stella Castellucci on harp) using Bain's arrangements, records the titles "'Deed I Do", "You're A Sweetheart", "Sweetheart" and "You, You, You" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 1:00pm and 5:00pm. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on James' album "Honey" (T 968).

1958 - Les Baxter and His Orchestra (with Baxter conducting his own arrangements to unlisted musicians) record the titles "Heartstring Melody" and "'A Farewell To Arms' Love Theme", the (as of 2005) unissued title "Eternal Melody", and the title "Dance From 'Bonjour Tristesse'" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the remaining three titles on Baxter's album "Confetti!" (T 1029).

1958 - During two sessions held this day in New York City, New York Pee Wee Hunt (on trombone, with unlisted musicians) records the titles "I've Got You Under My Skin", "Begin The Beguine", and "Easy To Love" at the first session and the titles "What Is Thing Called Love?", "Miss Otis Regrets", and "Anything Goes" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Hunt's album "Cole Porter A La Dixie" (T 984).

1958 - The Immaculate Trio (lineup unlisted) record Schubert's "Trio N° 2 In E Flat Major, Opus 100, 4th movement" in Studio A at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the trio's album "Trio N° 2 In E Flat Major, Opus 100" (P-8442).

1959 - Rudolf Firkusny (on piano) records parts of Beethoven's "Sonata N° 21 In C Major, Opus 53 (Waldstein)" at Capitol Records' Studio in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the title on Firkusny's album "BEETHOVEN - Sonata N° 21 In C Major, Opus 53 / Sonata N° 30 In E Major, Opus 109" (P-8493).

1960 - The Charlie Barnet Quartet (Charlie Barnet on soprano, alto and tenor saxophone, Arnold Ross on piano, Bob Burteaux on bass, and Roy Roten on drums) records the titles "Take The A Train", "On The Sunny Side Of The Street" and the (as of 2005) unissued title "Anything Goes" at Club Oasis in Palm Springs, California. Capitol Records will issue "Take The A Train" and "On The Sunny Side Of The Street" on the quartet's album "Jazz Oasis" (T 1403).

1961 - The Jonah Jones Quartet (Jonah Jones on trumpet, Teddy Brannon on piano, John Brown on bass, and George Foster on drums) records the (as of 2005) unissued title "On The Isle Of May" and the title "I Wish I Were In Love Again" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the last title on Jones' album "Broadway Swings Again" (ST 1641).

60 Years Ago Today In 1962 - John Gray (on guitar, with Herb Ellis also on guitar, Don Bagely on bass, and Bob Neal on drums) records the titles "One Note Samba", "They Can't Take That Way From Me", "Caravan", and the yet to be issued titles "It's Alright With Me" and "Hot Chocolate" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first three titles on Gray's album "The New Wave" (T 1852).

1964 - Tennessee Ernie Ford (on vocals), with the Jordanaires (on group vocals, lineup unlisted) and Jack Fascinato conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup also unlisted), records the titles "Just A Little Talk With Jesus", "I'll Have A New Life", "He Knows Just What I Need", "On The Jericho Road" and an (as of 2005) unissued take of "A Beautiful Life" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first three titles on Ford's album "Great Gospel Songs" (T 2026).

1964 - Peter Brady (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the title "Melanie Goodbye", the (as of 2005) unissued title "I'm Sorry Baby", the titles "Who Are We?", "Mam'selle", "Young And Foolish", "The Masquerade Is Over", "Here I'll Stay", "For all We Know", "Lillette", "Funny How You Just Can't Dry Your Eyes", "Something Happens To Me", "Things Are Swingin'", the (as of 2005) unissued title "As Time Goes By", and the title "Secret Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles except "I'm Sorry Baby" and "As Time Goes By" on Brady's album "Exciting New Voice On The Move" (T 2286).

1964 - Roy Clark (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the titles "Which One Is To Blame?", "A Million Years Or So", and "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles on Clark's album "Happy To Be Unhappy" (T 2031) and the last title as a single (Capitol 5350) with "When The Wind Blows In Chicago" on the flipside.

1964 - The Good Time Singers (vocalists Tom Drake, Craig Smith, Mike Storm, Lee Montgomery, Dave Jackson, Dave Ratkin, Doug Brookins, Maggie Basseley, Marilyn Miller, and Alexandra Hutton) record the (as of 2005) unissued titles "Little Old Road" and "The Happy Song" and the title "My Ramblin' Boy" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the last title as a single (Capitol 5157) with "Power And Glory" on the flipside.

1964 - Junior Mance (on piano) and His Orchestra (Pete Candoli, Don Fagerquist, Mannie Klein, and Ray Triscari on trumpet, Vern Friley, Milt Bernhart, and Lew McCreary on trombone, Kenny Shroyer on bass trombone, Joe Comfort on bass, and Shelly Manne on drums), with Bob Bain and Dave Cavanaugh conducting their own arrangements, record the titles "Running Upstairs", "Moten Swing", "She's A Little Doll", "Broadway", and "Get Ready, Set, Jump!" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Mance's album "Get Ready, Set, Jump!" (T 2092).

1964 - Glen Campbell (on vocals), with Jimmie Haskell conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the (as of 2005) titles "Let Me Make It Up To You", "Ask Her If She Has A Friend", "Athena" and the title "Let Me Tell You 'Bout Mary" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the last title as a single (Capitol 5172) with "Through The Eyes Of A Child" on the flipside.

1965 - Capitol Records edit the Jordanaires' title "Thank You Jesus" in Los Angeles, California. No issuing information is listed, so if anyone knows if the title has ever been issued, please leave a comment.

1965 - Vocalist Nancy Wilson, with Sid Feller conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "There'll Never Be Another You", "Time After Time", "At Long Last Love", and "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Wilson's album "Gentle Is My Love" (T 2351).

1965 - The Beach Boys (lineup unlisted) record the first version of the title "Help Me Rhonda" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's 2 LP set "Endless Summer" (SVBB-11307). The next version of the title will be recorded on February 24, 1965, and that version will be issued as a single (Capitol 5395) and on the group's albums "The Beach Boys Today!" (T/DT 2269) and "Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)" (T/ST 2354).

1966 - The Beatles' Capitol Records album "Rubber Soul" hits #1 on US album chart and their Capitol Records single "We Can Work it Out", with "Day Tripper" on the flipside, hits #1 on US single chart.

1966 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California The Hollyridge Strings, with Stu Phillips conducting his own arrangements (to unlisted musicians), record the title "Girl", "Nowhere Man", and "Yesterday" at the first session and the titles "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)", "Day Tripper", "We Can Work It Out", and "Ticket To Ride" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "The New Beatles' Song Book" (T 2429).

1968 - Capitol Records releases Buck Owens' single (Capitol 2080) "How Long Will My Baby Be Gone" with "Everybody Needs Somebody" on the flipside.

1968 - Overdubs are recorded for Buck Owens and His Buckaroos' title "You'll Never Miss The Water" in Bakersfield, California. Capitol Records will issue the final version of the title on the group's album "Sweet Rosie Jones" (ST 2962).

1968 - Glen Campbell (on vocals), with Al DeLory conducting his own arrangements (to unlisted musicians), records the titles "Woman, Woman", "I Don't Believe You", "Turn Me Around And Look At Me", and "Break My Mind" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded for all the titles on January 11, 1968, Capitol Records will issue the first, third, and last titles on Campbell's album "Hey Little One" (ST 2878) and Capitol International will issue all the titles on Campbell's eponymous album "Glen Campbell" (ST-21137).

1968 - Buck Owens (on vocals) and His Buckaroos (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Leave Me Something To Remember You By", "That's Alright With Me (If It's Alright With You)", "Wait A Little Longer, Please Jesus", and "You'll Never Miss The Water" at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California and then will record overdubs for "You'll Never Miss The Water" and "That's Alright With Me (If It's Alright With You)". Capitol Records will issue the first title on Owens' album "Sweet Rosie Jones" (ST 2962), the final version of the second title as a single (Capitol 2300) with "I've Got You On My Mind Again" on the flipside, and the third title on Owens' album "Your Mother's Prayer" (ST-439). No issuing information is listed for the final version of the last title, so if anyone knows if the last title has ever been issued, please leave a comment.

1968 - The Stone Poneys (Kenny Edwards and Bob Kimmel on guitar and Linda Ronstadt on vocals) record the titles "By The Fruits Of Their Labor" and "Up To My Neck In High Muddy Water" and (listed as possibly) a continuation of "Up To My Neck In High Muddy Water" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded for all the titles on January 15, 1968, Capitol Records will issue the final versions of all the titles on the album "Stone Poneys And Friends, Volume 3" (ST 2863) as by Linda Ronstadt & The Stone Poneys.

1968 - Capitol Records files the masters it purchased for Justin Wilson's monologue titles "Intro & Fishing Story", "Candy", "Cape Kennedy", "Horses", "Ladies' Foundation", "Truck Driver's License", "Daylight Savings Time", "Speed Limit", "Mirror", "Drinking", "Eggs And Hangover", "Poppa Hung Himself", and "Army Service, WWII" which Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, will issue on Wilson's album "How Y'All Are!" (DT-5090), "Whitey The Snow White Lamb", and "When Christmas Angels Sing" which Tower Records will issue as a single (Tower 380), "The Front End", "Hotel", "Dynamite", "Cajun Baseball Game", "Declaration Of Independence", "Drunk Driver", "Auto Transport Driver", "Indecent Exposure", "A Father Teaches Son To Hunt", "Sweater Girl", "Adventures Of A Furniture Man", "Barroom", "Duck Hunt", and "The Behind End" which Tower Records will issue on Wilson's album "The Humorous World of Justin Wilson" (ST-5183, which is also listed as Tower Records' last released album), and "Opening/Reflection Of A Cajun", "Young People In Auto", "Astrodome (Leave On Table)", "Juror", "Tennis Shoes", "Two Pants", "Cat Fish Joe", "The Graduate", "The Fisherman/The Little Men", "The Chain Saw", and "Savoir Faire/Closing" which Tower Records will issue on Wilson's album "Across The U.S. & A. with Justin Wilson" (ST 5179).

1969 - Buck Owens (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the titles "Tall Dark Stranger", "I've Got A Happy Heart" and "Somewhere In Between" at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California. After overdubs are recorded on January 10, 1969, Capitol Records will issue the first title as a single (Capitol 2570) with "Sing That Kind Of Song" on the flipside and the last title on Owens and Susan Raye's album "We're Gonna Get Together" (ST-448). No issuing information is listed for "I've Got A Happy Heart" so if anyone knows if the title has ever been issued, please leave a comment.

1969 - Billy Preston records the titles "Use What You Got" and "Billy's Bag" in Los Angeles, California. No issuing information is listed for either title so if anyone knows if either has ever been issued, please leave a comment.

1969 - During two sessions held this day in New York City, New York Cashman, Pistilli & West (Terry Cashman on vocals, Gene Pistilli on guitar and vocals, and Tommy West on keyboards, guitar, and vocals), with Ed Freeman conducting his own arrangements, record the title "Signs" at the first session and the (as of 2005) unissued title "What The Hell" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Signs" on the group's eponymous album "Cashman, Pistilli & West" (ST-211).

1969 - Glen Burns records the (as of 2005) unissued titles "Goodbye Christy", "You Keep Losing Me", and "I Have" in New York City, New York for Capitol Records.

50 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Linda Ronstadt (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records an as yet to be released retake of the title "Rock Me On The Water" (the released version was recorded on September 14, 1971, with additional overdubs recorded on September 29, 1971) in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.

1973 - Capitol Records releases Buck Owens' album "In The Palm Of Your Hand".

1973 - Four days of overdubs begin at Bearsville Recording Studios in Bearsville, New York for two unlisted and (as of 2005) unissued titles recorded by The Band for Capitol Records.

1973 - Capitol Records register the masters it purchased from Buck Owens Enterprise for Kenni Huskey (on vocals, with unlisted musicians)'s titles "In The Arms Of Love" and "Hide And Watch Me Go" which were recorded at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California and will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 3544).

1973 - Final overdubs are recorded for Billy May and The Time-Life Orchestra (lineup unlisted)'s titles "Yellow Days" and "Watch What Happens" in Los Angeles, California. Then Billy May and The Time-Life Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "L-O-V-E", "One Note Samba", "Reach Out For Me" (featuring Warren Lueing on flugelhorn), "Swingin' Safari", and "Three O'Clock In The Morning" (featuring Luening on trumpet) at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California as well as overdubs for "L-O-V-E", "Swingin' Safari", and "Three O'Clock In The Morning". Time-Life Records will issue the final versions of "Yellow Days", "Watch What Happens", "Swingin' Safari", and "Three O'Clock In The Morning" on the album "As You Remember Them: Great Instrumentals, Volume 5" (STL-245), "L-O-V-E" on the album "As You Remember Them: Great Instrumentals, Volume 7" (STL-247), and "One Note Samba" and "Reach Out For Me" on the album "As You Remember Them: Great Instrumentals, Volume 6" (STL-246).

1975 - What are listed as possibly the final overdubs for Susan Raye's title "Ghost Story"  are recorded at an unlisted location. Capitol Records will issue the final version of the title on Raye's album "Whatcha Gonna Do With A Dog Like That" (ST-11393).

1975 - Connie Cato (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the titles "Baby, I'll Give It To You", "Yes", "Hurt", "Feelin' Warm", and "He'll Be Lovin' Her" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Cato's album "Good Hearted Woman" (ST-11387).

1976 - Final overdubs are recorded for The Letterman's titles "The Last Thing On My Mind (If I'm Still In Love With You)" and "Before The Next Teardrop Fall" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final version of both titles on the group's album "Kind Of Country" (SW-11508).

1976 - Sammy Hagar (on vocals and guitar, with unlisted musicians) records the title "Flamingos Fly" in Sausalito, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 4261) with "Urban Guerilla" on the flipside.

1976 - Nancy Wilson (on vocals with an orchestra of unlisted musicians) records the titles "In My Loneliness (When We Were One)" (arranged by Hugh McCracken) and "He Never Had It So Good" at The Record Plant in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded on January 21, 22, and 27 and February 6, 1976, Capitol Records will issue both titles on Wilson's album "This Mother's Daughter" (ST-11518).

45 Years Ago Today In 1977 - The Steve Miller Band's Capitol Records single "Fly Like An Eagle" enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1978 - Carole King (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the titles "Sunbird", "Venusian Diamond", "Morning Sun" and "Sing All Right" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first three titles on King's album "Welcome Home" (SW-11785). No issuing information is listed for the last title so if anyone knows if the title has ever been issued please leave a comment.

1979 - Alley (aka vocalist Alan Gordon) & The Soul Sneekers (lineup unlisted), using an arrangement by Jack Nitzsche, record the title "How Can You Leave Her" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's eponymous album "Alley & The Soul Sneekers" (SW-11913).

1979 - Cheryl Ladd records the title "Rock 'N' Roll Slave" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Ladd's album "Dance Forever" (ST-11927).

1979 - Face Dancer (lineup unlisted) records the title "Change" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's album "This World" (ST-11934).

1979 - The Pousette-Dart Band (lineup unlisted) record the (as of 2005) unissued title "Civilized Man" for Capitol Records.

1980 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Prism (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Hello", "Flyin'", "Nickels And Dimes", "Crime Wave", "You Are Like The Wind", "N-N-N-No!", "Take Me Away", "You're The Reason", "Just Like Me", and "See Forever Yes" at the first session and the titles "Comin' Home", "Jealousy", "Virginia", "You Walked Away Again", "Take It Or Leave It", "Armageddon", "Night To Remember" and "Mirror Man" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Crime Wave" on the motion picture soundtrack album "'Bad Boys' (Music From The Motion Picture)" (ST-12272), "N-N-N-No!" and "You Walked Away Again" together as a single (Capitol 4832), and "Comin' Home", "Jealousy", "Virginia", "You Walked Away Again", "Take It Or Leave It", "Armageddon", "Night To Remember" and "Mirror Man" on the group's album "Armageddon" (ST-12051). No issuing information is listed for the rest of the titles from the first session so if anyone knows if any of them have ever been issued please leave a comment.

1980 - Klaatu (lineup unlisted) records the title "All Good Things" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's album "Endangered Species" (ST-12080).

1980 - Graham Shaw and The Sincere Serenaders (lineup unlisted), using arrangements by Shaw, record the titles "Northern Boy", "Just To See You" and "Ku Ku La Rue" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles on the group's eponymous album "Graham Shaw And The Sincere Serenaders" (ST-12065). No issuing information is listed for the last title so if anyone knows if it has ever been issued please leave a comment. Also in January 1980, during two sessions where the exact dates are unlisted, the group records the titles "Take No Comfort" and "Mexican Serenade" at the first session and "Roll All Night" and "High Times" at the second session. Capitol Records will also issue those four titles on the album "Graham Shaw And The Sincere Serenaders" (ST-12065).

1980 - Sammy Hagar (on vocals and guitar, with unlisted musicians) records the titles "Mommy Says, Daddy Says" and "Heartbeat" at Filmway/Heider Studios in San Francisco, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Hagar's album "Danger Zone" (ST-12069).

1980 - A Taste Of Honey (lineup unlisted) records the title "Ain't Nothing But A Party" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's album "Twice As Sweet" (ST-12089).

1980 - Keith Stegall records the as yet unissued title "Walk Softly" in Nashville, Tennessee for Capitol Records.

40 Years Ago Today In 1982 - During four sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Frankie Miller (on vocals and guitar, with Barry Beckett on keyboards, Pete Carr, Wayne Perkins, and Chris Spedding on guitars, David Hood on bass, Roger Hawkins on drums, Mickey Bucins on percussion, and Ava Aldridge, Linda Brockway, and Robert Byrne on backing vocals) records the title "Angels With Dirty Faces" at the first session, the title "To Dream The Dream" at the second session, the title "Jealousy" at the third session, and the title "Don't Stop" at the fourth session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Miller's album "Standing On The Edge" (ST-12206).

1985 - Capitol Records registers the masters for Uli Jon Roth's titles "The Night The Master Comes", "What Is Love", "Why", "I'll Be There", "Return", "Ice Breaker", "I'm a River", "Angel Of Peace", "Eleison" and "Son Of Sky" but no issuing information is listed so if anyone knows if any of the titles have ever been issued please leave a comment.

1986 - T. Graham Brown records the titles "You're Trying Too Hard" and "Hell And High Water" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Brown's album "I Tell It Like It Used To Be" (ST-12487).

1986 - Capitol Records registers the masters for Queen's titles "Princes Of The Universe", "A Dozen Red Roses For My Darling", and "A Kind Of Magic", which were recorded during October 1985 at Sarm West and Townhouse Studios in London, England, and will issue all the titles on the band's album "A Kind Of Magic" (SMAS-12476).

1998 - Will Champion, drummer, percussionist, pianist, and vocalist, joins the Parlophone (UK)/Capitol Records (US) band Coldplay

20 Years Ago Today In 2002 - Capitol Records releases a 24-bit remastered version of Frank Sinatra's 1959 album "No One Cares" on CD

20 Years Ago Today In 2002 - Capitol Records releases Starsailor's debut album "Love Is Here" in the United States. The group's catalog is currently owned and released by Parlophone Records, Ltd., a Warner Music Group company.

2009 - Irving Bush, trumpeter, who was part of the touring bands of Harry James and Nelson Riddle, the studio orchestras for at 20th Century Fox, MGM, Columbia, Paramount, and Warner Bros., who contributed at studio sessions for Nat "King" Cole's album "Wild Is Love", possibly for "A Mis Amigos", and at Cole's live performance on January 14, 1960 at The Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada that was released by Capitol Records on the album "Nat 'King' Cole At The Sands", recorded with The Columbia Broadcasting Symphony, an associate principal trumpeter and personnel manager for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and served on the board of the American Federation of Musicians, Local 47 has died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles of complications from multiple myeloma at age 78.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1935 - Elvis Aron Presley, truck driver, singer, guitarist, motion picture actor, and father of Capitol Records artist Lisa Marie Presley, is born in Tupelo, Mississippi. His twin brother, Jesse, was stillborn.

85 Years Ago Today In 1937 - Dame Shirley Bassey, singer and EMI Columbia Records (UK) and United Artists Records (US) artist, is born Shirley Veronica Bassey in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. Capitol Records currently distributes the United Artists catalog including Bassey's recording of the title songs for the soundtracks of the motion pictures "Goldfinger", "Diamonds Are Forever", and "Moonraker"

1938 - Bob Eubanks, radio disc jockey, and television game show host is born Robert Leland Eubanks in Flint, Michigan. When Eubanks was one of the top Los Angeles radio disc jockeys, he put up his own money to finance The Beatles' Hollywood Bowl and Dodger Stadium concerts.

75 Years Ago Today In 1947 - David Bowie, singer, motion picture actor, and EMI America artist is born David Jones in Brixton, England

1960 - Eddie Cochran, with Sonny Curtis and Jerry Allison, records the title "Three Steps To Heaven" at Goldstar Studios (currently a parking lot of a mini-mall at Sunset and LaBrea) in Los Angeles, California

1966 - The last episode of ABC-TV's variety show "Shindig!", which has had Capitol Records artist Donna Loren as the featured female vocalist for almost the entire run of the show since it started on September 16, 1964, airs. The show will be replaced the next week by the debut episode of "Batman".

1969 - Scaffold's single "Lily The Pink" is #1 on the U.K. Pop singles chart. Mike McCool (aka Michael McCartney, brother of Paul McCartney) is a member of Scaffold.

1979 - During two sessions held this day at an unlisted location Michael Johnson records the (as of 2005) unissued title "Can't Live Without It" at the first session and the title "She Put The Sad In All His Songs". EMI America will issue the last title on Johnson's album "Dialogue" (SW-17010). EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music's parent company EMI Music.

1984 - John Waite records the titles "Tears", "Restless Heart", and "Love Collision" at an unlisted location. EMI America will issue all the titles on Waite's album "No Brakes" (ST-17124). EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music's parent company EMI Music.

30 Years Ago Today In 1992 - Pianist Renee Rosnes, with Robert Friedman conducting his own arrangements to Buster Williams on bass, Billy Drummond on drums, and a string section with Gene Orloff, Matthew Raimondi, Sandra Park, Louann Montesi, Mark Feldman, Mary Rowell, and Laura Seaton on violin, Lamar Alsop, Lois Martin, and Maureen Gallagher on viola, Frederick Zlotkin and Erik Friedlander on cello, records the titles "Dear Old Stockholm", "Estate", "Jitterbug Waltz", "In A Sentimental Mood", and "I've Got You Under My Skin" at the Power Station studios in New York City, New York. Blue Note Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, will issue all the titles on Rosnes' CD album "Without Words" (7-89914-2).

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1893 - Max Freedman, songwriter (best known for co-writing "Rock Around The Clock", originally recorded by Sonny Dae and His Knights and then Bill Haley and His Comets) is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.