FEBRUARY 9, 2022

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

80 Years Ago Today In 1942 - Carole King, singer, pianist, songwriter, and Capitol Records artist, is born Carol Klein in Brooklyn, New York.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1944 - Ella Mae Morse (with Dick Walter and His Orchestra)'s Capitol Records single "No Love, No Nothin’", with "Shoo Shoo Baby" on the flipside, is #3 on the U.S. Pop singles charts.

75 Years Ago Today In 1947 - The King Cole Trio's Capitol Records single "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons", with "The Best Man" on the flipside is still #1 on the U.S. Pop singles charts.

70 Years Ago Today In 1952 - At two sessions held this day at The Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted), conducted by William Steinberg, record the first, second, third, and fourth movements of Schubert's "Symphony #2 In B Flat Major" at the first session and the first and second movements of Schubert's "Symphony #8 In B Minor (Unfinished)" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles from the first session on the orchestra's album "SCHUBERT - Symphony N° 2 in B Flat Major" (L-8161) and all the titles from the second session on the orchestra's album "SCHUBERT - Symphony N° 8 in B Minor ('Unfinished')" (L-8160).

1953 - During two sessions held this day in Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California, Van Alexander conducts his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the instrumental tracks for the titles "Hopalong Cassidy And The Haunted Goldmine: Part 1" and "Hopalong Cassidy And The Haunted Goldmine: Part 2" at the first session then William Boyd (as Hopalong Cassidy), June Foray, and Pinto Colvig overdub the vocals for both titles at the second session. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes for both titles on the children's album "Hopalong Cassidy And The Haunted Goldmine" (CAS-3166 on 78 RPM and CASF-3166 on 45 RPM).

1953 - Vocalist and guitarist Tex Ritter, with Margie Ann "Fiddlin' Kate" Warren on fiddle, Billy Liebert on accordion, Jimmy Bryant and Jimmie Widener on guitar, Wesley "Speedy" West on steel guitar, Dale Warren on bass, and Muddy Berry on drums, records the titles "The Marshall's Daughter" and "The San Antonio Story" at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California during an extended session the goes from 2:30 PM to 6:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 2475).

1953 - Pianist George Greeley, with unlisted others, records the titles "I Cover The Waterfront", "My Heart Stood Still", "Yesterdays", and "Dancing On The Ceiling" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except the take of "Dancing On The Ceiling" recorded at this session, on Greeley's album ""Hopalong Cassidy And The Haunted Goldmine: Part 1"" (EBF-438 as a two-disc 7" EP and H-438 as a 10" LP).

1953 - William Steinberg conducts The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record Mozart's "Symphony N° 35 In D Major, K. 385 ('Haffner')" and "Symphony N° 41 in C Major, K. 551 ('Jupiter')" at the Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the album "MOZART - Symphony N° 35 In D Major, K. 385 ("Haffner")/Symphony N° 41 In C Major, K. 551 ('Jupiter')" (P-8242).

1958 - During two sessions held this day in New York City, New York, vocalist Dakota Staton, with Sid Feller conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "The Nearness Of You", "I'll Remember April", "Say It Isn't So, Joe" and "They All Laughed" at the first session and a new take of "They All Laughed" and the titles "Some Other Spring", "I Wonder", "Let Me Off Uptown", and "It Could Happen To You" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Say It Isn't So, Joe", the second take of "They All Laughed", "Some Other Spring", "I Wonder", "Let Me Off Uptown", and "It Could Happen To You" on Staton's album "Dynamic!" (EAP-1/2/3-1054 on 7" EP and T 1054 on 12" LP), with the addition of "The Nearness Of You" and "I'll Remember April" on the CD release (3-69804-2), and has yet to issue the first take of "They All Laughed".

60 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Vocalist and guitarist Mac Wiseman, with Benny Williams on vocals and mandolin, Buddy Spicher and Tommy Vaden on fiddles, Ray Edenton on guitar, Joe Drumwright on banjo, Joseph "Joe" Zinkan on bass, and Murrey M. "Buddy" Harman Jr. on drums, records the titles "Two More Years", "Bluegrass Fiesta", "Cotton Fields", and "Sing, Little Birdie" at Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Wiseman's album "Bluegrass Favorites" (T 1900). Unfortunately, "Cotton Fields" is not currently available on YouTube.

60 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Vocalist Ferlin Husky, with unlisted musicians, records the titles "Just Another Lonely Night", "It Scares Me", "Somebody Save Me" and "Stand Up" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Husky's album "By Request" (T 2101), "Just Another Lonely Night" and "Somebody Save Me" together as a single (Capitol 4721), and "It Scares Me" and "Stand Up" together as a single (Capitol 4479).

1963 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Dear Lonely Hearts" is #4 in Singapore according to Radio Singapore. Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Ramblin' Rose is #24 on Billboard magazine's Top LPs - 50 Best Sellers - Stereo chart and #25 on the magazine's Top LPs - 150 Best Sellers - Monaural chart. Also, Cole's album "Dear Lonely Hearts" is #33 on the magazine's Top LPs - 150 Best Sellers - Monaural chart and #44 on the magazine's Top LPs - 50 Best Sellers - Stereo chart.

1964 - Sunday, 8:00 PM EST - The Beatles make their debut appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" performing "All My Loving", "Till There Was You", "She Loves You", "I Saw Her Standing There", and "I Want to Hold Your Hand" to 703 audience members at what is now the Ed Sullivan Theatre, home of "Late Night With David Letterman", in New York City, New York. Future Capitol Records artist (as part of the group Dolenz, Jones, Boyce, And Hart) and Monkee, Davy Jones, also appears on the show that night as part of the cast of the Broadway show "Oliver!".

55 Years Ago Today In 1967 - The Beatles (George Harrison on lead guitar and vocals, John Lennon on rhythm guitar and vocals, Paul McCartney on bass and vocals) and Ringo Starr on drums and vocals) with producer George Martin, record takes of the title "Fixing A Hole" at Regent Sound Studio in London, England. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (MAS/SMAS 2653).

1968 - The Band (Garth Hudson on piano, organ, and vocals, Richard Manuel on piano, organ, guitar, bass, and vocals, Jaime Robbie Robertson on guitar and vocals, Rick Danko on bass and vocals, and Levon Helm on drums and vocals) records the title "I Shall Be Released" in Los Angeles, California as by The Crackers (the original name of the group). Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 2269) and on the group's album "Music From Big Pink" (SKAO 2955).

1968 - Capitol Records registers the masters for Duane Dee's (aka Duane De Rosia) titles "You Left The Hurt Behind You", "Happy World Of Darkness", "I Save The Ribbon", and "Hollers And Hills", which were purchased on June 9, 1966, but has yet to issue any of the titles.

1968 - Guitarist Merle Travis, using his own arrangements, records the titles "Dance Of The Golden Rod", "Heart Of My Heart", and "Fisthers Horn Pipe" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Travis' album "Strictly Guitar" (ST 2938).

1968 - Vocalist Tex Ritter, with an orchestra and chorus (lineups unlisted), records the titles "Dusty Skies" and "Texas" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Ritter's album "Tex Ritter's Wild West" (ST 2974) and "Texas" as a single (Capitol 2232).

1968 - Capitol Records purchases the masters for The Stone Poney's titles "Everybody Hs Their Own Idea", "Everybody", "So Fine", and "West Wind" in Los Angeles, California and scheduled "Everybody Has There Own Idea" and "So Fine" together as a single to be released by its subsidiary Sidewalk Records (Sidewalk 937) but the single may have been canceled. No issuing information is listed for "Everybody" and "West Wind".

50 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Bloodrock (Jim Rutledge on lead vocals, Lee Pickens on lead guitar, Nick Taylor on guitar, Steve Hill on keyboards, Ed Grundy on bass, and Rick Cobb on drums) records the titles "Erosion" and another title for which there is no information with co-producer John Palladino and engineers Cecil Jones and John Wilson in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Erosion" as a single (Capitol 3328) with "Castle Of Thoughts" (recorded March 14, 1972) on the flipside.

50 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Paul McCartney's new band, Wings, debuts on stage at a surprise appearance at England's Nottingham University.

50 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Vocalist and guitarist Freddie King, with unlisted organ, piano, electric bass, and drums players, records a new version of his 1961 Federal Records title "Hide Away" (which was issued in the UK by Parlophone Records) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the version recorded on this date EMI/Shelter label in 1995 on the two-disc CD set "King Of The Blues" (8-43972-2). Unfortunately, that version is not currently available on YouTube.

1973 - Capitol Records masters all the titles for Leo Kottke's album "My Feet Are Smiling" (ST-11164) which were recorded live at concerts given on December 19 and 20, 1972, at the Tyrone Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Unfortunately, the album is not available on Spotify but is on YouTube.

1973 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased from Buck Owens Enterprises for Buck Owens and The Buckaroos' titles "The Good Old Days (Are Here Again)", "I Know That You Know (That I Love You)", "When You Get Back From Nashville", "When You Get To Heaven (I'll Be There)", "Long Hot Summer", "Streets Of Bakersfield", "She's Had All The Dreamin' She Can Stand", and "Your Monkey Won't Be Home Tonight", Jack Lebsock's title "Heavy On My Mind", and Susan Raye's title "Cheating Game", all of which were recorded at the Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California. Capitol Records will issue all of Buck Owens and The Buckaroo's titles on their album "Ain't It Amazing, Gracie?" (SMAS-11180), "Heavy On My Mind" as a single (Capitol 3579) with "For The Love Of A Woman Like That" (registered on October 26, 1972) on the flipside, and "Cheating Game" as a single (Capitol 3569) with "I'll Love You Forever And Ever" (registered on September 28, 1972) on the flipside.

1974 - Paul McCartney and Wings' Apple Records single "Jet", with "Let Me Roll It" on the flipside and distributed by Capitol Records in the United States, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1975 - Linda Ronstadt's Capitol Records single "You're No Good", with "I Can't Help It" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1978 - Vocalist Bob Seger, with Doug Riley on piano, Alto Reed on saxophone, Pete Carr, and Jimmy Johnson on guitars. David Hood on bass, Barry Beckett also on piano, as well as organ, David Teegarden on drums and percussion, and other unlisted musicians and backing vocalist Brandy, records the title "Brave Strangers" at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, in Sheffield, Alabama. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 4618) with "Hollywood Nights" (recorded March 11, 1978) and on Seger's album "Stranger In Town" (SW-11698).

1983 - During two sessions held this day at Audio Media Recorders in Nashville, Tennessee, vocalist Anne Murray, with unlisted others records the title "You've Been Leaving Me For Years" at the first session and "I Go To Pieces" at the second session for Capitol Records which has yet to issue either title.

30 Years Ago Today In 1992 - Garth Brook's Liberty Records (later named Capitol Records Nashville) single "What She's Doing Now", with "Friends In Low Places" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart.

25 Years Ago Today In 1997 - Brian Connolly (Born Brian McManus Connolly), the lead singer of the Capitol Records band Sweet, dies of kidney failure at 47 in Slough, England.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1945 - Mia Farrow, television and motion picture actress, daughter of actress Maureen O'Sullivan (best known as Jane in the M-G-M series of Tarzan films), and third wife of (at the time) former Capitol Records artist Frank Sinatra is born Maria de Lourdes Villers-Farrow in Los Angeles, California.

1958 - Tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, with Lee Morgan on trumpet, Wynton Kelly on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Charlie Persip on drums, records two takes of the titles "High And Flighty", two takes of the title "Stretchin' Out", the titles "Peckin' Time", "Git-Go Blues", and two takes of the title "Speak Low" at recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Hackensack, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue the second take of "High And Flighty" and "Stretchin' Out" as well as "Peckin' Time", "Git-Go Blues", and the first take of "Speak Low" on Mobley's album "Peckin' Time" (BLP-1574) and all the titles and takes on the CD release of the album (7-81574-2).

1960 - Joanne Woodward receives the first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

1968 - Organist Larry Young, with Herbert Morgan on tenor saxophone, George Benson on guitar, Edward Gladden on drums, records the titles "Call Me", "The Infant" with the addition of Byard Lancaster on Alto Saxophone, "The Cradle" with only Young and Gladden, "Heaven On Earth", "The Hereafter" with the addition of Byard Lancester on flute, and "My Funny Valentine" without Morgan on tenor saxophone and with Althea Young on vocals at recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on Young's album "Heaven On Earth" (BST84304).

1981 - Bill Haley (born William John Clifton Haley), singer, guitarist, bandleader, and 1987 Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame inductee dies at age 55 of a heart attack at his home in Harlingen, Texas.