MARCH 6, 2022

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1916 - "Red" Callender, a bandleader (trio and sextette), string bass and tuba player, motion picture actor (1958's "St. Louis Blues" which starred Capitol Records artist Nat "King" Cole), a Black & White Records and Hollywood Records artist, and Capitol Records artist and session musician who worked with Judy Garland, Nat "King" Cole and Art Tatum, is born George Sylvester Callender in Haynesville, Virginia.

1946 - Dave Gilmour, CBE, a guitarist with the groups Joker's Wild, Flowers, Bullitt, and lead guitarist and vocalist with the Harvest, Columbia, and Capitol Records group Pink Floyd, is born David Jon Gilmour in Cambridge, England.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

75 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Narrator Don Wilson, using a script adapted by Alan Livingston, records vocal overdubs onto music recorded by Billy May and an orchestra on February 27, 1947 of the titles "Bongo, The Circus Bear" and "Little Hiawatha" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Bongo, The Circus Bear" as a children's album (CAS-3132) and "Little Hiawatha" as a children's album (CAS-3136) and both on the album ""Little Toot" & Other Walt Disney Favorites" (J-3256). Unfortunately, neither title is currently available on YouTube.

1948 - It's a Saturday in Chicago, Illinois and vocalist Clark Dennis is the guest on this episode of "King Cole Trio Time" on NBC-Radio with the master of ceremonies Dave Garroway. The trio opens the show with "Straighten Up And Fly Right", then go on to perform "Sunday", a Wildroot Cream Oil commercial, "Wildroot Charlie", "Laroo, Laroo, Lily Bolero", "I May Be Wrong", "What'll I Do?", and "I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling" then Dennis Clark sings "Peg O'My Heart" and the trio return to perform "You're The Cream In My Coffee", "Body And Soul" and then close the show with a reprise of "Straighten Up And Fly Right. The Armed Forces Radio Service will issue the entire show on an electronic transcription disc (King Cole Trio 41).

1949 - Jimmy Wakely's Capitol Records single "I Love You So Much It Hurts", with "I Don't Want Your Sympathy" on the flipside, returns to the #1 spot on the U.S. Country singles charts.

1951 - George Greely directs The Voices Of Walter Schumann (an uncredited chorus), with instrumental accompaniment (lineup unlisted), as they record the titles "Summertime" "Holiday For Strings", "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows", and "Goin' Home" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Dream" (T 297).

1951 - Vocalist Nat "King" Cole, with Irving Ashby on guitar, Joe Comfort on bass, and an unidentified drummer, record the titles "The Day Isn't Long Enough", "Little Child" with the Joe Lipman Strings (lineup unlisted), "A Robin And A Rainbow And A Red, Red, Rose" with Jack Costanzo on bongos, and The Joe Lipman Strings, "The Lighthouse In The Sky" with Jack Costanzo on bongos and The Ray Charles Singers (lineup unlisted), and "Pigtail And Freckles" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Little Child" as a single (Capitol 1468) with "Red Sails In The Sunset" (recorded February 12, 1951) on the flipside. Music For Pleasure will issue the first title in England on the CD "Nat King Cole" (CDDL-1305) and Mosaic Records will issue the last three titles in the box set "The Complete Capitol Recordings Of The Nat King Cole Trio" (MR27-138 on vinyl and MD18-138 on CD).

70 Years Ago Today In 1952 - Vocalist Tennessee Ernie Ford, with Cliffie Stone's Orchestra (Billy Liebert on piano, Jimmy Bryant on electric guitar, Eddie Kirk on guitar, Wesley "Speedy" West on steel guitar, Cliffie Stone on bass, Roy Harte on drums), records the titles "Everybody's Got A Girl But Me", "Fatback Louisiana, U.S.A.", and, with the addition of Paul Mason Howard on zither, "Snowshoe Thompson" in Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "Everybody's Got A Girl But Me" as a single (Capitol 2042) with "Put Your Arms Around Me" (recorded October 10, 1949) on the flipside, and "Fatback Louisiana, U.S.A." and "Snowshoe Thompson" together as a single (Capitol 2066).

70 Years Ago Today In 1952 - Jimmy Lee and Johnny Mathis (vocalist and guitarist Jimmy Lee Fautheree and harmony vocalist Johnny Mathis), with probably Tommy Jackson on fiddle, an unlisted pianist, Chet Atkins on rhythm guitar, Robert Foster on steel guitar, and Bob Moore on bass, record the titles "Warm, Warm Kisses" without Mathis on harmony vocals, "Open For Trade", "Suspense" without Mathis on harmony vocals, and "Don't Forget To Remember"at Castle Studio in the Tulane Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Warm, Warm Kisses" and "Suspense" together as a single (Capitol 2051), and "Open For Trade" and "Don't Forget To Remember" together as a single (Capitol 3012).

1953 - Capitol Records masters the titles "Stockholders Record, Side 1" and "Stockholders Record, Side 2" in Los Angeles, California which it will issue as a promotional record (PRO 126/PRO 127).

1956 - Capitol Records files the masters it bought for guitarist Les Paul and guitarist and vocalist Mary Ford's titles "Say The Words I Love To Hear" and "Send Me Some Money" and will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 3389).

1956 - Vocalist Gordon MacRae, with The Van Alexander Orchestra and Chorus (lineups unlisted), records the titles "Who Are We?", "I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face", and "Obey" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 3384) and "Obey" as a single (Capitol 3519) with "Without Love" (recorded July 12, 1956) on the flipside.

1956 - Vocalist Don Robertson, with unlisted others, records the titles "The Happy Whistler" and, with vocalist Lou Dinning, "You're Free To Go" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 3391).

1956 - Cornetist Red Nichols and His Augmented Pennies (Lloyd Ulyate, Murray McEachern, and Simon (Si) Zentner on trombones, Vince De Rosa on French horn, Wayne Songer on clarinet and alto saxophone, Jules Jacob on oboe and bassoon, Morris Bercov on reeds, Julie Kinsler on flute, Felix Slatkin, Paul Shure, Misha Russell, Eudice Shapiro, Jacques Gasselin, Marshall Sosson, Murray Kellner, Erno Neufeld, and Leonard Atkins on violins, Paul Robyn and Alvin Dinkin on viola, Raphael Kramer and Cy Bernard on cello, Nat Farber on piano, Tony Rizzi on guitar, Meyer Rubin on bass, and Irv Cottler and Lou Singer on drums), using arrangements by Heinie Beau, record the titles "Speak Easy", "Indiana", "The Beautiful Girls Of Berlin" and "Cool Tango" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and third titles together as a single (Capitol 3398), the second and last titles together as a single (Capitol 3464), and all the titles on Nichols' album "In Love With Red" (T 999).

65 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Vocalist Stan Freberg, with Laurindo Almeida and Vince Terri on guitar, Peter Leeds and The Jud Conlon Rhythmaires (lineup unlisted) on additional vocals, and Billy May's Music (Billy May conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra which included Mannie Klein [as "Nariz Grande] on trumpet, Tony Reyes on bass, and Milt Holland and Chico Guerrero on drums, records the title "Banana Boat (Day-O)" and new version of the title "Tele-Vee-Shun" (which Freberg originally recorded on January 9, 1952) in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded for "Tele-Vee-Shun" on March 24, 1957, Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol F3687).

65 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Vocalist Judy Garland, with Gordon Jenkins conducting the orchestra and vocal choir (both lineups are unlisted) records the titles "I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues", "Happy New Year", "Among My Souvenirs", and "Just A Memory" at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Garland's album "Alone" (T/DT 835).

1958 - Glen Gray leads The Casa Loma Orchestra (Shorty Sherock, Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, and Pete Candoli on trumpets,  Walt Benson, Joe Howard, and Si Zentner on trombones, Murray McEachern also on trombone and alto saxophone, Skeets Herfurt also on alto saxophone, Gus Bivona on clarinet and also on alto saxophone, Babe Russin and Jules Jacob on tenor saxophones, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Ray Sherman on piano, Jack Marshall on guitar, Mike Rubin on bass, and Nick Fatool on drums), using arrangements by Gene Gifford and Larry Wagner, as they record the titles "Flying Home" in the style of Lionel Hampton, "Cherokee" in the style of Charlie Barnet, "One O'Clock Jump" in the style of Count Basie, and "The Prisoner's Song" in the style of Bunny Berigan in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except the take of "The Prisoner's Song" recorded at this session which a new take will be recorded on September 18, 1958, on Glen Gray And The Casa Loma Orchestra's album "Sounds Of The Great Bands" (W/SW 1022).

1958 - Guy Lombardo conducts His Royal Canadians (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Medley #4: Remember/Mandy/What'll I Do/Crinoline Days/Marie" and "Medley #5: Easter Parade/Nobody Knows/The Girl That I Marry/I Love A Piano/When I Lost You" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the album "Berlin By Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians" (T/DT 1019).

1961 - Vocalist and guitarist Buck Owens, with unlisted others, records the titles "I Don't Believe I'll Fall In Love Today", "Pick Me Up On Your Way Down", "Let's Agree To Disagree", "The Keeper Of The Key", "Lyin' Again", and "Heartaches For A Dime" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Owen's album "Buck Owens Sings Harlan Howard" (T 1482).

1961 - Vocalist Genie Pace, with unlisted others, records the titles "I Should Care", "Somebody Else Is Taking My Place", and "I'm Confessin'" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the second title as a single (Capitol 4552) with "La Pachanga" (recorded March 11, 1961) on the flipside. No issuing information is listed for the other two titles.

60 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Vocalist Frank Sinatra, with Skip Martin conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Uan Rasey, Conrad Gozzo, Shorty Sherock, Mickey Mangano on trumpets, Tommy Pederson, Joe Howard, Ed Kusby, and William Schaefer on trombones, Willie Schwartz and Harry Klee on alto saxophones and flutes, Justin Gordon on flute, clarinet, and tenor saxophone, Jules Jacob on clarinet, tenor saxophone, and oboe, Chuck Gentry on bassoon and bass clarinet, Bill Miller on piano, Al Viola on guitar, Ralph Pena on bass, Irving Cottler on drums, Emil Richards on percussion and tympani, Verlye Mills on harp, Victor Arno, Israel Baker, Jacques Gasselin, James Getzoff, Anatol Kaminsky, Amerigo Marino, Erno Neufeld, Nathan Ross, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin, Marshall Sosson, and Gerald Vinci on violins, and Justin DiTullio, Ray Kramer, Edgar Lustgarten, and Eleanor Slatkin on cellos), records his last title for Capitol Records, "I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues", in United Recording Studios at 6050 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 4677) with "The Moon Was Yellow" (recorded December 29, 1958) on the flipside, on the album "Sinatra Sings.. Of Love And Things!" (W/SW 1729), and as a bonus track on the CD version of Sinatra's 1961 album "Come Swing With Me" (7-94520-2). At the same session, the title "The Boys Night Out" and an instrumental backing track for the title "Cathy" are recorded for Sinatra's new label, Reprise Records with Billy May taking over as conductor. Unfortunately, "Cathy" is not available on YouTube.

60 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Vocalist Nat "King" Cole, with Ralph Carmichael conducting the orchestra which included Reunald Jones on trumpet, John Collins on guitar, Charlie Harris on bass, Lee Young on drums, unlisted other musicians, and a vocal chorus (lineup unlisted), records the titles "La Feria De Las Flores", "Guadalajara", and "La Golondrina (The Swallow)" in Mexico City, Mexico with producer Lee Gillette. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Cole's album "More Cole Español" (W/SW 1749).

1963 - Vocalist and guitarist Merle Travis, with unlisted others, records the titles "Black Gold", "Paw Walked Behind Us With A Carbide Lamp", "Pay Day Come Too Slow", and "Preacher Lane" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Travis' album "Songs Of The Coal Mines" (T/ST 1956).

1963 - Jimmie Haskell conducts his own arrangements to His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "The James Bond Theme", "Bye Bye Birdie", and "Mexican Cat" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "The James Bond Theme" and "Bye Bye Birdie" together as a single (Capitol 4954) and on the album "From Russia With Love" (T/ST 2075) as by Jimmy Haskell And His Orchestra and will issue "Mexican Cat" as a single (Capitol 5221) with "Seventh Dawn Theme" (recorded May 26, 1964) on the flipside.

1966 - Instrumental tracks are recorded for The Beach Boys' title "I'm Waiting For The Day" and then later that day some vocal tracks are overdubbed at Western Recorders studios in Los Angeles, California. After final vocal overdubs are recorded on March 10, 1966, Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title on the group's album "Pet Sounds" (T 2458).

55 Years Ago Today In 1967 - The Cannonball Adderley Quintet (Nat Adderley on cornet, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on alto saxophone, Joe Zawinul on piano, Victor Gaskin on bass, and Roy McCurdy on drums) records the titles "Introduction", "Why Am I Treated So Bad?", "I'm On My Way", and "Mini Mama" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Why Am I Treated So Bad?" (T/ST 2617).

55 Years Ago Today In 1967 - Teddy Vann and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the title "Theme From 'Colored Man'" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the titles as a single (Capitol 5878).

1968 - During three sessions held between 2:00 PM and 5:30 PM at The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California with The Strangers (George French, Jr. on piano, Billy Mize also on guitar and on harmony vocals, Roy Nichols on electric guitar, Lewis Talley on guitar, Norman D. Hamlett on steel guitar, Jerry Ward aka Howard Lowe on bass, and Roy "Eddie" Burris on drums) first vocalist and guitarist Merle Haggard, with Bonnie Owens on harmony vocals, records overdubs for the title "The Sunny Side Of My Life", which was recorded on February 2, 1968, at the first session, then vocalist Bonnie Owens records the titles "How Can Our Cheatin' Be Wrong?", "When Billy Comes Home To Arkansas", and "I'll Look You Over" at the second session, then vocalist and guitarist Merle Haggard records the title "Run 'Em Off" at the third session. Capitol Records will issue the final mix of "The Sunny Side Of My Life" on Merle Haggard's album "Mama Tried" (ST 2972), after overdubs are recorded for "How Can Our Cheatin' Be Wrong?" and "I'll Look You Over" on March 22, 1968, will issue "How Can Our Cheatin' Be Wrong?" as a single (Capitol 2210) with "Yes, I Love You Only" (recorded February 2, 1968) on the flipside and with "I'll Look You Over" on the album "Lead Me On" (ST-195) as by Bonnie Owens And The Strangers, has yet to issue "When Billy Comes Home To Arkansas", and will issue "Run 'Em Off" also on Merle Haggard's album "Mama Tried".

1968 - During two sessions held this day in New York City, New York, The Stone Poneys (Kenny Edwards and Bob Kimmel on guitars and Linda Ronstadt on vocals) record the title "Aren't You The One" at the first session and the title "Stoney End" at the second session. After overdubs are recorded for both titles at the same sessions, Capitol Records will issue "Aren't You The One" on the group's album "Linda Ronstadt, Stone Poneys & Friends, Volume III" (ST 2863) and has yet to issue "Stoney End".

1968 - Ken "Thumbs" Carllile, with unlisted others, records the titles "Meditation", "Work Song", "That Joker's Nice", and "High Noon" in Nashville, Tennessee for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles.

1971 - George Harrison's Apple Records single, distributed in the U.S. by Capitol Records, "What Is Life", with "Apple Scruffs" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

50 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Bloodrock (Steve Hill on keyboards and vocals, Nick Taylor on guitar and vocals, Lee Pickens on guitar, Ed Grundy on bass and vocals, Rick Cobb on drums and percussion, and Jim Rutledge on vocals) start two straight days of sessions recordings the titles "Lucky In The Morning" and "Good Luck (In Trying To Find A Woman)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Lucky In The Morning" in the two-LP set "Bloodrock Live" (SVBB-11038).

50 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Billy May conducts his own arrangements to The Time-Life Orchestra (John Audino, John Best, Pete Candoli, Uan Rasey, and Ray Triscari on trumpet, Joe Howard, Gil Falco, Dick Nash, and Lew McCreary on trombone, Les Robinson, Wilbur Schwartz, Justin Gordon, Abe Most, Plas Johnson, and Jack Nimitz on saxophones, Ray Sherman on piano, Jack Marshall on guitar, Morty Corb on bass, and Nick Fatool on drums) as they record the titles, "Blue Serge", "Bojangles", "A Sunday Kind Of Love" with vocals by Eileen Wilson, and "You Do Something With Me" with Ray Sherman also on celeste in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Time-Life Records will issue all the titles as part of its "Swing Era" series in the 3 album set "Volume 14 - One More Time - Swing Lives!: Billy May" (STA/STL 353).

50 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Skylark (lineup unlisted) records the titles "The Rain Barrell" and "Wingless Bird" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. No issuing information is listed. 1986 - Vocalist Sawyer Brown, with unlisted others, records the titles "Night Rockin'", "The House Won't Rock", and "Moonlight Magic" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles on Brown's album "Out Goin' Cattin'" (ST-12517). No issuing information is listed for the last title.

1973 - Capitol Records purchases the masters for vocalist Mike Deasy's titles "Letters To My Head", "Humpty Dumpty", "I Am I Am I Am", "Little Water", "If You Pick Her Too Hard", "Flutter By Butterfly", and "Stagger Lee" which it will issue on Deasy's album "Letters To My Mind" (ST-11170).

1973 - Johnny Deco, with unlisted others, records the titles "Crazy World, Part 1" and "Crazy World Ain't It, Part 2" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. No issuing information is listed for either title.

1973 - Johnny Cunningham, with unlisted others, records the titles "California Oldtime Song", "California Lady", "Over And Over Again", and "Sincerely" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "California Old Time Song" as a single (Capitol 3786) with "Blue Jeans, Ice Cream & Saturday Shows" (recorded April 17, 1972) on the flipside, has yet to issue "California Lady", and "Over And Over Again" as a single (Capitol 3686) with "Wonder What I'm Doin' In Tennessee" (recorded December 21, 1971) on the flipside. No issuing information is listed for "Sincerely".

1978 - Navarro (lineup unlisted) records the title "It's About Time" at an unlisted studio. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's album "Straight To The Heart" (SW-11784).

15 Years Ago Today In 2007 - Capitol Records releases Reliant K's album "Five Score and Seven Years Ago".

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1968 - Pianist Herbie Hancock, with Thad Jones on flugelhorn, Peter Phillips on bass trombone, Jerry Dodgion on alto flute, Ron Carter on bass, and Mickey Roker on drums, records three takes of the title "Riot" and the titles "Speak Like A Child", and, with only Hancock, Phillips, and Roker, "First Trip" at recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will the last take of "Riot", "Speak Like A Child", and "First Trip" on Hancock's album "Speak Like A Child" (BLP4279/BST84279) and all the titles and takes on the CD release of the album (4-95569-2).

40 Years Ago Today In 1982 - The J. Geils Band's EMI America Records single "Freeze-Frame", with "Flamethrower" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company Universal Music Group.