MARCH 29, 2018

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1918 - Pearl Bailey, a singer, Broadway, motion picture (co-starred with Capitol Records artist Nat "King" Cole in "St. Louis Blues") and television actress, and Capitol Records artist (in Capitol Records' first original Broadway cast album "St. Louis Woman") and a Roulette Records artist, is born Pearl Mae Bailey in Newport News, Virginia.

1959 - Perry Farrell, a singer, songwriter, and a member of the Warner Brothers and Capitol Records group Jane's Addiction is born Perry Bernstein in New York City, New York.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

75 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Vocalist Jack Smith and The Clark Sisters (vocalists Mary Clark Branson, Peggy Clark Schwartz, Ann Clark Terry, and Jean Clark Frile), with Earl Sheldon and his Orchestra (lineup also unlisted), record the titles "Oh, My Achin' Heart", "Cu-Tu Gu-Ru (Jack, Jack, Jack)", and a rejected take of "Old Devil Moon" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 403).

1948 - Capitol Records releases Nat "King" Cole's single "Nature Boy" (Capitol 15054) with "Lost April" on the flipside. Also, Stan Kenton and His Orchestra and The King Cole Trio finish a week-long stay at Radio City Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

1948 - The vocal group The Sportsmen (Bill Days, Max Smith, Martin Sperzel, and Gurney Bell) records the titles "Happy Birthday, Congratulations" and "Happy Anniversary, 4th Of July" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on unidentified promotional record(s).

65 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Vocalist Tommy Sands, with an unlisted tenor saxophone player, Bob Bain on lead guitar, Buck Owens on rhythm guitar, and an unlisted bass player, drummer, and vocal chorus) records the titles "Too Young To Go Steady", "I Don't Know Why", "Gonna Get A Girl", and "I Don't Care Who Knows It" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Sands' album "Steady Date With Tommy Sands" (T 848).

65 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Ray Bauduc & Nappy Lamare & Their Riverboat Dandies (Martin Peppie on trumpet, Rolly Furnas on trombone, Gene Bolen on clarinet, Don Owens on piano, Nappy Lamare on guitar and banjo, Ray Leatherwood on bass, and Ray Bauduc on drums) record the titles "Riverboat Shuffle", "Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans", "South Rampart Street Parade" and "Walking With The King" with vocals by Nappy Lamare and Rolly Furnas. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's self-titled album "Ray Bauduc & Nappy Lamare & Their Riverboat Dandies" (T 877).

1958 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Looking Back" is #6 on The Billboard magazine's "R&B Territorial Best Sellers - New Orleans" chart, his single "Angel Smile" is #65 on the magazine's "Top 100 Sides" chart and his Capitol Records album "Love Is The Thing" is #19 on the magazine's "Best Selling Pop LPs" chart.

1958 - Vocalist Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps (Clifton Simmons on piano, Johnny Meeks on guitar, Grady Owen on rhythm guitar, Bobby Lee Jones on bass, Juvenal "Juvey" Gomez on drums, Eddie Cochran on bass vocals, and Paul Peek and Tommy Facenda on handclapping and chorus vocals) record the titles "The Wayward Wind" and "Now Is The Hour" in The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 11:30 AM and 2:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue "The Wayward Wind" on the album "A Gene Vincent Record Date" (EAP-1-1509 on 7" EP and T 1059 on 12" LP) and "Now Is The Hour" on the album "Sounds Like Gene Vincent" (T 1207).

1963 - Guitarist Glen Campbell, with unlisted others conducted by Jimmie Haskell using his own arrangements, records the titles "Easy Surf", "Surfing Baja", "Earl's Shorebreak", "Rhodes Surf (Surfing Song Of Greece)", "Infinity", and "Murphy's Grey Wet Suit" in Los Angeles, California with producer Nick Venet. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "John Severson Presents Sunset Surf" (T/ST 1915) and "Murphy's Grey Wet Suit" on the multi-artist compilation album "Surfing's Greatest Hits" (T/ST 1995).

1964 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "Can't Buy Me Love", with "You Can't Do That" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

55 Years Ago Today In 1967 - The Beatles record the title "With A Little Help From My Friends" at Abbey Road Studios in London, England. Capitol Records will issue the title on the band's album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (MAS/SMAS 2653).

55 Years Ago Today In 1967 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, Mrs. Elva Miller records the titles "This Ole House", "May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose", "Oh, Lonesome Me", and "Shutters & Boards" at the first session and "A Little Bitty Tear", "There Goes My Everything", "I've Got A Tiger By The Tail", and "Memphis, Tennessee" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Miller's album "The Country Soul Of Mrs. Miller" (T 2734).

1968 - Hardwater (lineup unlisted) records the titles "To Nowhere" and "Plate Of My Fare" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the group's self-titled album "Hardwater" (ST 2954) and will also issue "Plate Of My Fare" as a single (Capitol 2373) with "Good Ole Friends" (recorded March 26, 1968) on the flipside.

1968 - David Rose conducts his own arrangements to His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Along About Now", "Somewhere My Love", and "Out Of Sight" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles.

1968 - The Beach Boys (lineup unlisted) record the title "Be Here In The Mornin'" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded for the title on March 31, 1968, Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title on the group's album "Friends" (ST 2895).

1974 - Grand Funk Railroad's Capitol Records album "Shinin' On" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.

1978 - Vocalist and pianist Alan Gordon, with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by Jack Nitzsche, records the titles "Understanding Your Man", "Running Away Like A Child", and "Soul Sneekers". Capitol Records will issue "Understand Your Man" and "Running Away Like A Child" together as a single (Capitol 4630) and initially schedules all the titles to be released on the album "Alan Gordon - Alley & The Soul Sneekers" (SW-11845) which was not released then issues all the titles on the album "Alley & The Soul Sneekers" (SW-11913) as by Alan Gordon.

1983 - Capitol Records registers the masters it received from EMO for Iron Maiden's titles "Theme From 'Where Eagles Dare'", "Revelations", "Flight Of Icarus", "Die With Your Boots On", "The Trooper", "Still Life", "Quest For Fire", "Sun And Steel", "To Tame A Land", "I've Got The Fire", and "Crossed-Eyed Mary", which were recorded in Nassau, Bahamas. Capitol Will issue "Flight Of Icarus" and "I've Got The Fire" together as a single (Capitol 5248), all the titles except "Sun And Steel", "I've Got The Fire" and "Crossed-Eyed Mary" on the group's album "Piece Of Mind" (ST-12274), and will issue all the titles except "Crossed-Eyed Mary" on the CD release of the album (CD 7-46363-2).

1990 - Bonnie Raitt's Capitol Records album "Nick Of Time" is #1 on Billboard's Top 200 Album chart.

1993 - Liberty Records (which will later be renamed Capitol Records Nashville) releases Lacy J. Dalton's compilation album "The Best of Lacy J. Dalton".

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1943 - Eric Idle, screenwriter, playwright, songwriter, television and motion picture actor, and member of the Virgin Records America group Monty Python's Flying Circus, is born in South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England.

1951 - The Academy Award for Best Music/Song is given to Ray Evans and Jay Livingston for "Mona Lisa", which is from the Paramount Pictures motion picture "Captain Carey, U.S.A." and was later recorded by Capitol Records artist Nat "King" Cole.

1968 - The Horace Silver Quintet (Horace Silver on piano, Charles Tolliver on trumpet, Bennie Maupin on tenor saxophone, John Williams on bass, and Billy Cobham, Jr. on drums, records the titles "Kindred Spirits", "Jungle Juice", and, with just Silver, Williams, and Cobham, "Next Time I Fall In Love" at recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on the quintet's album "Serenade To A Soul Sister" (BLP4277/BST84277 on 12" vinyl and 7-84277-2 on CD).

1983 - EMI America purchases the masters for Kajagoogoo's titles "White Feathers", "Lies And Promises", "Magician Man", "Kajagoogoo", "Ooh To Be Ah", "Hang On Now", "This Car Is Fast", "Ergonomics", and "Frayo" and will issue all the titles on the group's album "White Feathers" (ST-17094) and "Kajagoogoo" and an edited version of "Hang On Now" together as a single (EMI-America 8171).

1999 - Joe Williams, singer and Roulette Records artist with Count Basie and His Orchestra, dies in Las Vegas, Nevada at age 80 after he walks out of the hospital where he is being treated for a respiratory ailment, walks nearly three miles on foot, and collapses on the street a few blocks from his home.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

90 Years Today In 1932 - Jack Benny appears on what he later said was his radio debut when he was a guest on Ed Sullivan's interview show on WABC at 8:45 PM. According to this article, Jack actually debuted on radio on September 4, 1931, on "RKO Theater On The Air " at 10:30 PM over WEAF, the flagship station of the Red Network of NBC.