FEBRUARY 8, 2020
HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
80 Years Ago Today In 1942 - Terry Melcher, singer, songwriter (co-wrote "Kokomo"), son of motion picture and television actress and singer Doris Day and her first husband trombonist Al Jorden, and record, television, and festival producer, is born Terry Jorden in New York City, New York. Tem years later, he was adopted by Doris Day's third husband, agent and producer Martin Melcher, and took his surname. He was part of the duos Bruce & Terry and The Rip Chords with future member of The Beach Boys Bruce Johnston. He was a solo artist on Columbia Records (as Terry Day) and Reprise Records. He performed on The Beach Boys' Capitol Records album "Pet Sounds". He produced The Byrd's titles "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Turn, Turn, Turn". He did not sign Charles Manson to a recording contract at Capitol Records which may have caused the Manson Family murders as they attacked Melcher's home that he had recently been leased to Sharon Tate and Manson didn't know Melcher had moved.
1948 - Dan Seals, singer, part of the duo England Dan & John Ford Coley, and EMI America, Capitol Records and Capitol Records Nashville solo artist, is born in McCamey, Texas.
ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1951 - During a split session held today at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California between 8:30 PM and 12:00 AM, first vocalists Bucky Tibbs and Jimmie Dale (aka Dale Warren), with bassist Cliffie Stone and His Orchestra (Harold Glenn Hensley on fiddle, Billy Liebert on organ and piano, Jimmy Bryant on electric guitar, Eddie Kirk on guitar, and Milton "Muddy" Berry on drums), record the titles "Shenandoah Waltz" and "Just Like Two Drops Of Water" then steel guitarist Wesley "Speedy" West, with Cliffie Stone and His Orchestra (same lineup as above), records a new take of the title "Railroadin'" and the title "Stainless Steel". Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 1425) and the last two titles together as a single (Capitol 1464).
1951 - Vocalist Peggy Lee, with Louis Prima and His Orchestra (no lineup listed, although artist file lists backing band as Benny Carter and His Orchestra), records the titles "Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!", "Rock Me To Sleep", and "That Old Devil Won't Get Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 1428) and the last title as a single (Capitol 1450) with "The Cannonball Express" (recorded June 16, 1950) on the flipside.
70 Years Ago Today In 1952 - Ella Mae Morse's Capitol Records single "Blacksmith Blues" and Kay Starr's Capitol Records single "Wheel Of Fortune" both enter the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles charts.
70 Years Ago Today In 1952 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, pianist Ben Light, with unlisted organ, guitar, bass, and drums players, records the titles "My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice", "Rosalie", "I Want My Mama (Mama Yo Quiero)", and "It Had To Be You" at the first session and "Raggin' The Scale", "Mexicale Rose", "Begin The Beguine", and "12th Street Rag" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice", "It Had To Be You", "Raggin' The Scale", "Begin The Beguine", and "12th Street Rag" on Light's album "Rhythm Rendezvous" (T 361), "Rosalie" and "Mexicale Rose" together as a single (Capitol 2074) and "I Want My Mama (Mama Yo Quiero)" as a single (Capitol 2146) with "Green Eyes" (recorded June 10, 1952) on the flipside.
70 Years Ago Today In 1952 - Billy May, using his own arrangements, conducts His Orchestra (John Best, Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, and Uan Rasey on trumpets, Ed Kusby, Murray McEachern, Joe Howard, and Si Zentner on trombones, Les Robinson and Wilbur Schwartz on alto saxophones, Ted Nash and Fred Falensby on tenor saxophones, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Buddy Cole on piano, Barney Kessel on guitar, Don Whitaker on bass, and Remo Belli on drums) as they record the titles "This Is My Last Affair", "When Your Lover Has Gone", "Please Be Kind", and "Mayhem" at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "This Is My Last Affair", "When Your Lover Has Gone", and "Please Be Kind" on May's album "Big Band Bash" (H-329) and "Mayhem" on May's album "A Band Is Born" (H-349).
70 Years Ago Today In 1952 - The Concert Arts Orchestra, conducted by Leopold Stokowski, records Harold Farberman's "Evolution (Part I)" at the Riverside Plaza Hotel in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the title on the orchestra's album "The Orchestra Full Dimensional Sound" (SAL/SSAL-8385).
1953 - It's a Sunday night at 8:00 PM and musical guest Nat King Cole performs "Walking My Baby Back Home", "Strange", and "Because You're Mine" on NBC-TV's "The Red Skelton Show".
1953 - Pianist Leonard Pennario, with William Steinberg conducting The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records George Gershwin's "Concerto In F For Piano And Orchestra" at The Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Capitol Records will issue the title on Pennario's album "GERSHWIN - Concerto In F For Piano and Orchestra" (P-8219).
1958 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Angel Smile" is #1 on The Billboard magazine's Recent Pop Releases Coming Up Strong survey and #28 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart. Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Just One Of Those Things" is #4 on The Billboard magazine's Most Played By Jockeys album chart.
1958 - Fred Waring conducts The Pennsylvanians (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Lida Rose/Will I Ever Tell You" using an arrangement by Hawly Ades and with vocals by Eleanor Forgione and "Seventy-Six Trombones" with an arrangement by Leo Arnaud in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the album "The Music Man" (T/ST 989) as by Fred Waring and The Pennsylvanians.
60 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Jimmy Haskell conducts his own arrangements to The Hollyridge Strings and Chorus (lineups unlisted) as they record the titles "It Happened In Athens", "Whistle Down The Wind", and "The Song Of Greece" in Los Angeles, California with producer Nick Venet. Capitol Records will issue "It Happened In Athens" and "The Song Of Greece" together as a single (Capitol 4720) and has yet to issue "Whistle Down The Winds".
1964 - Capitol Records releases The Beach Boys' single "Fun, Fun, Fun"
1964 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "I Saw Her Standing There" enters Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
55 Years Ago Today In 1967 - The Capitol Records duo Peter and Gordon announce that they're disbanding. Peter Asher would go on to become a record producer, most notably for future Capitol Records artist Linda Ronstadt.
55 Years Ago Today In 1967 - The Stone Poneys (guitarists Kenny Edwards and Bob Kimmel and vocalist Linda Ronstadt), with unlisted others, record the title "New Hard Times" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the titles on the group's album "Evergreens, Vol. 2" (T/ST 2763).
55 Years Ago Today In 1967 - The Seekers' Capitol Records single "Georgy Girl" is #2 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.
55 Years Ago Today In 1967 - Pianist Eddie Heywood records the titles "Garden Of The Rods", "Georgy Girl", and "One No Trump" in New York City for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles. Heywood would later record a new take of "Georgy Girl" on April 26, 1967, which would be released.
1968 - Final overdubs for The Beatles' title "The Inner Light" are recorded in Studio 2 at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London, England as well as the final mix being created for the mono version of the song. This version will be issued by Capitol Records in the United States as a single (Capitol 2138) with "Lady Madonna" on the flipside on March 18, 1968.
1968 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Apple Records album "Unfinished Music No. 1 - Two Virgins", distributed by Capitol in the United States, enters the U.S. album charts
1968 - H. B. Barnum conducts his own arrangements to His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the title "What Did Sister Do?" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 2139) with "Vaya Con Dios" (recorded June 8, 1965) on the flipside.
1968 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for The Pack's titles "Without A Woman", "Let Me Stand Next To Your Fire", "Is There Time", "Turn On Your Love Light", and "Hey Everybody" in Los Angeles, California and will issue "Without A Woman" and "Let Me Stand Next To Your Fire" together as a single (Capitol 2174). "Is There Time" and "Turn On Your Love Light" are listed as unissued. No issuing information is listed for "Hey Everybody".
1970 - Sonny James' Capitol Records single "It's Just A Matter Of Time" is #1 on the U.S. Country singles chart
50 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for vocalist Mayf Nutter's titles "The Sing-Along Song", and "I Better Let You" and will issue them together as a single (Capitol 3296). Unfortunately, "I Better Let You" is not currently on YouTube.
1973 - Skip Jackson, with unlisted others, records the title "Whatever Happened To Bop" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. No issuing information is listed.
45 Years Ago Today In 1977 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, The Section (Leland Sklar on bass, Russ Kunkel on drums, Danny Kortchmar on guitar, and Craig Doerge on keyboards) records the title "Suckers On Parade" at the first session and, with the addition of Joe Lala on percussion, the title "Rainbows" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the group's album "Fork It Over" (ST-11656).
40 Years Ago Today In 1982 - Capitol Records registers the master for a title by The Beatles called "Fab Four On Film (Interview)" that it scheduled to issue as a single Capitol 5100 but canceled the release.
40 Years Ago Today In 1982 - Diane Pfeifer, with unlisted other musicians and vocalists, records a new take of "Something To Love For Again", and the titles "Let's Get Crazy Again", "Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind", and "Missing You All By Myself" in Nashville, Tennessee with producer Kyle Lenning. Capitol Records will issue "Let's Get Crazy Again" and "Missing You All By Myself" together as a single (Capitol 5154), "Missing You All By Myself" as a single (Capitol 5116) with the earlier take of "Something To Love For Again" (recorded June 1, 1981), and has yet to issue the take of "Something To Love For Again" at this session, "What If I Fell In Love", or "Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind". Unfortunately, "Missing You All By Myself" is not currently available on YouTube.
ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1929 - Floyd Dixon, pianist and Aladdin Records artist (1951), is born in Marshall, Texas
1931 - James Dean, television and motion picture actor, is born James Byron Dean at the Seven Gables apartment house located at the corner of 4th Street and McClure Street in Marion, Indiana. Capitol Records would later release the soundtrack to the documentary "The James Dean Story"
1944 - Jim Capaldi with the United Artists Records group Traffic, is born
1946 - Adolpho de la Parra (aka Alfredo Fito and Fito de la Parra), drummer and leader of the United Artists Records group Canned Heat after the deaths of the band's founders Alan Wilson and Bob Hite, is born in Mexico City, Mexico
1958 - Paul McCartney introduces George Harrison to John Lennon after Lennon and McCartney's band, The Quarrymen, performs at the Wilson Hall in the Garston section of Liverpool, England
1961 - Vince Neil, singer with the band Mötley Crüe, is born Vince Neil Wharton in Hollywood, California
1968 - Jukka Perko, alto and soprano saxophone player, is born in Finland. His album "Music of Olavi Virta" will become the first-ever release of Blue Note Finland in November 2000
50 Years Ago Today In 1972 - The Beatles' official fan club disbands
20 Years Ago Today In 2002 - The Liverpool City Council votes to dismantle and store the wooden church stage where John Lennon and Paul McCartney first met instead of demolishing it to make room for renovations to the church
ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1990 - Del Shannon (born Charles Westover), singer (best known for "Runaway"), commits suicide at age 50 by shooting himself in the head with a 22 caliber rifle at his home in Santa Clarita, California
1994 - Raymond Scott, composer (whose works were adapted for the musical soundtracks for many Warner Bros. cartoons by Carl Stalling), electronic musical instruments inventor, and bandleader on stage and radio dies at age 85 in North Hills, California
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