JANUARY 4, 2025

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1896 - Everett Dirksen, U.S. Senator (Republican, from Illinois), Grammy winner for Best Documentary Recording, and Capitol Records artist (1966-1968), is born Everett McKinley Dirkesen in Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois
1934 - Bobby Jones, bass player for the Capitol Records group Gene Vincent and The Blue Caps, is born in Greenville, South Carolina.
1966 - Deana Carter, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and Capitol Records Nashville artist (1996-2002), is born Deana Kay Carter in Nashville, Tennessee

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

80 Years Ago Today In 1945 - Johnny Mercer, The Pied Pipers with June Hutton and Paul Weston and His Orchestra's Capitol Records single (180) "Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive" (recorded October 4, 1944), with "There's A Fellow Waiting in P'Keepsie" on the flipside, enters Billboard's Pop singles chart where it will stay for 13 weeks and eventually peak at #2
75 Years Ago Today In 1950 - Nellie Lutcher (on piano and vocals, with Stanley Morgan on guitar, Benny Booker on bass, Lee Young [as "Earl Hyde"] on drums) records the tracks "That's A Plenty", "Baby What's Your Alibi?", and "I'll Never Get Tired" at Radio Recorders' studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and last track together as a single (Capitol 878) and the second track on the CD "The Best Of Nellie Lutcher" (8-35039-2).
75 Years Ago Today In 1950 - At a split session held this day in Los Angeles, California first Gordon MacRae (on vocals) and The Starlighters (vocalists Vince Degen, Tony Paris, Pauline Byrns, Jerry Duane, and Howard Hudson), with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Half A Heart Is All You Left Me" and "Poison Ivy" and then The Starlighters record the tracks "Rag Mop" and "It's Not Bad". Capitol Records will issue MacRae's track together as a single (Capitol 842) and The Starlighters' tracks together as a single (Capitol 844).
75 Years Ago Today In 1950 - Clark Dennis records five unlisted tracks for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. If anyone knows what was recorded at the session, please leave a comment.
1951 - At a split session held this day in Los Angeles, California first Gordon MacRae (on vocals) and The Ewing Sisters (vocalists Jeanne Ewing and Jolaine Ewing), with Frank DeVol and His Orchestra (vocalists Jeanne Ewing and Jolaine Ewing) record the tracks "Love Means Love" and "Wait For Me" and then The Ewing Sisters, with Frank DeVol and His Orchestra (lineup still unlisted) record the tracks "You've Been So Good To Me, Daddy" and the (as of 2005) unissued track "My Baby Just Cares For Me". Capitol Records will issue MacRae's tracks together as a single (Capitol 1374) and "You've Been So Good To Me, Daddy" as a single (Capitol 1421) with "Fiddle Faddle" on the flipside.
1951 - The Roger Wagner Chorale (with Wagner conducting unlisted singers) records Palestrina's "Missa Papae Marcelli (Pope Marcelus Maso): Credo, Part 1", "Missa Papae Marcelli (Pope Marcelus Maso): Credo, Part 2", "Missa Papae Marcelli (Pope Marcelus Maso): Gloria, Part 1", "Missa Papae Marcelli (Pope Marcelus Maso): Gloria, Part 2", "Missa Papae Marcelli (Pope Marcelus Maso): Agnus Dei, Part 1", and "Missa Papae Marcelli (Pope Marcelus Maso): Agnus Dei, Part 2" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the chorale's album "PALESTRINA - Missa Papae Marcelli" (P-8126).
1952 - The Four Knights (vocalists Gene Alford, Oscar Broadway, Clarence Dixon, and John Wallace), with an orchestra of unlisted musicians, record an unissued take of the track "Easy Street" and the tracks "Walkin' In The Sunshine", "Lies", and "The Doll With The Sawdust Heart" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the second track as a single (Capitol 1971) with "There Are Two Sides To Ev'ry Heartache" on the flip side, the third track as a single (Capitol 2234) with "One Way Kisses" on the flip side, and the last track as a single (Capitol 1998) with "The More I Go Out With Someone Else" on the flip side.
65 Years Ago Today in 1955 - The Hutton Sisters (Betty and Marion Hutton) finish recording the tracks "Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)" and "Heart Throb" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 3031).
65 Years Ago Today in 1955 - The Rangers Quartet (vocalists Vernon Hyles, Arnold Hyles, Jean Moss, and Glenn Sessions) records the tracks "The Carpenter's Son", "Heavenly Cannonball", "Gloryland Boogie", and "Sing, Brother, Sing" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 3035) and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 3142).
1956 - Dean Martin's Capitol Records single "Memories Are Made Of This", with "Change Of Heart" on the flipside, is #1 on The Billboard magazine's "Best Sellers In Stores", "Most Played By Jockeys", and "The Top 100" charts and #2 on the magazine's "Most Played In Juke Boxes" chart.
1956 - During two sessions held this day at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California Hank Thompson (on vocals and guitar) and His Brazos Valley Boys (Dubert Ray Dobson on trumpet; Keith Coleman, Amos Lee Hedrick, Julian Franklin "Curly" Lewis, and Robert "Bob" White on fiddle; Donald Charles McDaniel on piano; Merle Travis on guitar; Billy Briggs Stewart on bass; and Paul McGhee on drums at the first session and without Dobson on trumpet at the second session), record the tracks "It Makes No Difference Now", "Anybody's Girl", "Taking My Chances", "I'm Not Mad, Just Hurt", and "The Blackboard Of My Heart" at the first session between 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM and "Across The Alley From The Alamo", "Weeping Willow", and "Prosperity Special" at the second session between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue "It Makes No Difference Now" and "Taking My Chances" together as a single (Capitol 3536), "Anybody's Girl" as a single (Capitol F4182) with "Total Strangers" on the flipside, "I'm Not Mad, Just Hurt" and "The Blackboard Of My Heart" together as a single (Capitol 3347), "Across The Alley From The Alamo" and "Prosperity Special" on the group's EP "Hank" (EAP 3-826), and "Weeping Willow" as a single (Capitol 3440) with "You Can Give Me Back My Heart" on the flipside as by Hank Thompson with Merle Travis.
1956 - Nat "King" Cole (on vocals), with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Paul Tanner on trombone; Juan Tizol on valve trombone; George Roberts on bass trombone; Sinclair Lott and Dick Perissi on French horn; Emmett Callen, Vic Garber, and Justin Gordon on saxophones; Bill Miller on piano; Herman "Tiny" Mitchell on guitar; Joe Comfort on bass; Lee Young on drums; Bernie Mattinson on percussion; and on strings: Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Walt Edelstein, Dave Frisina, Ben Gill, George Kast, Paul Nero, and Erno Neufeld on violin; Stanley Harris, Michel Perriere, and Milt Thomas on viola; Cy Bernard, Armand Kaproff, and Eleanor Slatkin on cello; and Kathryn Julye on harp), records the tracks "Night Lights", "The Shadows" (with an male chorus of unlisted singers), "To The Ends Of The Earth" (with an male chorus of unlisted singers and featuring Juan Tizol on trombone), "I Promise You" (with an male chorus of unlisted singers and featuring Juan Tizol on trombone), "The Way I Love You", and "Never Let Me Go (From The Film 'Scarlet Hour')" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California between 1:30 PM and 6:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue the first and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 3551), the second and fourth tracks together as a promotional single (Capitol Promo 4304), the fifth track as a promotional singe (Capitol Promo 4303) with "Sweet William" on the flipside, and the last track as a single (Capitol 3390) with "Too Young To Go Steady" on the flipside.
1956 - Ray Anthony (on trumpet) and His Orchestra (Johnny Best, Frank Beach, Ray Triscari, and Bob Fowler also on trumpet; Dick Nash, Hoyt Bohannon, and Murray McEachern on trombone; Abe Most and Wilbur Schwartz on clarinet and alto saxophone; Georgie Auld and Charles Butler on tenor saxophone; Leo Anthony on baritone saxophone; Geoff Clarkson on piano; Al Hendrickson on guitar and vocals; Don Simpson on bass: and Larry Bunker on drums) record the tracks "Madeira" (arranged by Don Simpson), "Show Me The Way To Go Home" (arranged by Don Simpson with The Anthony Choir [lineup unlisted] on vocals), "Song Of The Volga Boatmen" (arranged by Billy May), and "Little Brown Jug" (arranged by Don Simpson) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Maderia" and "Show Me The Way To Go Home" together as a single (Capitol F3335) and "Song Of The Volga Boatmen" and "Little Brown Jug" together on Anthony's album "I Remember Glenn Miller" (T 476).
1956 - The Jodimars (Joey D'Ambrosia on tenor saxophone, Bob Simpson on piano, Charles Hess on guitar, Marshall Lytle on bass and vocals, Jim Buffington on drums, and Dick Richards on vocals) record the track "Boom, Boom, My Bayou Baby" and "So Lonely" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Boom, Boom, My Bayou Baby" as a single (Capitol F3360) with "Dancin' The Bop" on the flipside. Rockstar Records will issue "So Lonely" on the Jodimars' CD compilation "Let's All Rock Together" (RSRCD 007) in the UK in 1994.
1957 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased on December 20, 1956 for Don Robertson (on piano, with unlisted musicians)'s titles "Rock Away" and "Fantasy" and will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol F3625).
1958 - Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "Gary, Indiana", "It's You", and "Marian The Librarian" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the compilation album "Dance To 'The Music Man'" (T 9666).
1958 - Freddy Martin and His Orchestra (with Martin conducting unlisted musicians and featuring The Martin Men, lineup also unlisted, on vocals) record the tracks "Goodnight My Someone", "Wells Fargo Wagon", and "Will I Ever Tell You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the compilation album "Dance To 'The Music Man'" (T 9666).
1958 - The Immaculate Trio (lineup unlisted) records Schubert's "Trio N° 2 In E Flat Major, Opus 100, 1st movement" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on the trio's album "Trio N° 2 In E Flat Major, Opus 100" (P-8442).
1959 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Tommy Sands (on vocals), with The Raiders (Scotty Turner on lead guitar; Eddie Edwards on rhythm guitar; Leon Bagwell on bass; and Hal Blaine on drums), records the track "One Day Later" and the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "Perfect Love" and "Listen Closely" at the first session and no details are listed for the second session. Bear Family Records will issue "One Day Later" on the Sands' CD "The Worryin' Kind" (BCD 15643) in Germany.
65 Years Ago Today In 1960 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Dinah Shore (on vocals), with The Red Norvo Quintet (Dick Cathcart, Shorty Sherock, and Mannie Klein on trumpet; Jerry Dodgion on flute and alto saxophone; Red Norvo on vibraphone; Bill Miller on piano and celeste; Jimmy Wyble on guitar; John Mosher on bass; and John Markham on drums), records the tracks "Lover Come Back To Me" and "Lucky In Love" at the first session and the tracks "It's All Right With Me", "Who?" and the rejected take of "Prelude To A Kiss" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue the rest of the tracks on Shore's album "Dinah Sings Some Blues With Red Norvo" (T 1354).
65 Years Ago Today In 1960 - Paul Weston and His Orchestra (with Weston conducting his own arrangements to: Don Fagerquist on trumpet; Justin Gordon and Babe Russin on tenor saxophone; Paul Smith on piano and [listed as possibly] George Van Eps on guitar; Joe Comfort on bass; Nick Fatool on drums and with unlisted strings musicians and male chorus singers) record the tracks "I Love You", "Blue Moon", "Dream" and "I'll See You In My Dreams" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Weston's album "The Sweet And The Swingin'" (T 1361).
65 Years Ago Today In 1960 - Capitol Records releases Kenny Hopkins and His Orchestra's album "Ridin' The Rails" (T 1302).
65 Years Ago Today In 1960 - Jack Scott (on vocals), with The Chantones record vocal overdubss on instrumental tracks recorded in December 1959 for the tracks "Your Cheatin' Heart" and "I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You" at Bell Sound Studio B in New York City, New York for Capitol Records. Bear Family Records will issue both tracks in Scott's 5 CD box set "Classic Scott" (BCD 15534).
1961 - Alicia Adams (on vocals) records overdubs on to the master of her track "Love Bandit" that Capitol Records purchased and overdubs for the (as of 2005) unissued track "One Of Three" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final version of "Love Bandit" as a single (Capitol 4545) with "Oom-Dooby-Doom" (recorded December 27, 1960) on the flipside.
1961 - The Jonah Jones Quartet (Jonah Jones on trumpet; Teddy Brannon on piano; John Brown on bass; and George Foster on drums) record the tracks "Together Wherever We Go", "Put On A Happy Face", and an (as of 2005) unissued take of the track "The Sound Of Music" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles on Jones' album "Broadway Swings Again" (T 1641).
1961 - Guy Lombardo and His Orchestra (with Lombardo conducting unlisted musicians) record the track "Tin Roof Blues", "76 Trombones", "Coquette", and "Basin Street Blues" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Lombardo's album "Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians Go Dixie" (T 1648).
1961 - Darren McCall (on vocals, with Marvin H. Hughes on piano; Walter "Hank" "Sugarfoot" Garland on guitar; unlisted rhythm guitar and bass players; Murrey M. "Buddy" Harman Jr. on drums and The Anita Kerr Singers [lineup unlisted] on vocal chorus) records the tracks "My Kind Of Lovin'", "My Girl", and "Beyond Imagination" at Bradley Film and Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 4543). Bear Family Records will issue all the tracks in McCalls's 5 CD box set "The Real McCall" (BCD 15846).

1962 - The Black Sisters (aka vocalists Jeanne and Janie Black), with unlisted musicians, record the titles "Five Minutes On The Hour" and "A Long, Long Weekend", the (as of 2005) unissued titles "How Many Teardrops In A Heartache", and the titles "Crying Away My Time" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and last tracks together as a single (Capitol 4713) and the second track as a single (Capitol 4795) with "My Baby's Gone" on the flipside.
1962 - Faron Young (on vocals, with Marvin Hughes on organ; Thomas "Grady" Martin and Harold Ray Bradley on electric guitar; Ray Edenton on guitar; Floyd "Lightnin'" Chance or Bob L. Moore on bass; Murrey M. "Buddy" Harman Jr. on drums; and The Jordanaires [Hoyt H. Hawkins, Hugh Jarrett, Neal Matthews Jr., and Hugh Gordon Stoker] on vocal chorus) records the tracks "I Let It Slip Away" and "Three Days" at Bradley Film and Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol F4696).
1963 - Jo Stafford (on vocals), with Paul Weston conducting an orchestra of unlisted musicians, records the tracks "The Trolley Song", "Georgia On My Mind", "Come Rain Or Come Shine", and "The Gentleman Is a Dope" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Stafford's album "The Hits Of Jo Stafford" (T 1921).
1963 - Peggy Lee (on vocals), with Dick Hazard conducting the orchestra (Manny Klein on trumpet and listed as probably Justin Gordon on flute, Mike Melvoin on piano, John Pisano or Al Hendrickson on guitar, Max Bennett on bass, Stan Levey on drums & other unlisted musicians), records the tracks "The Alley Cat Song", "There Ain't No Sweet Man That's Worth The Salt Of My Tears", and "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 3:30 PM and 6:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Lee's album "I'm A Woman" (T 1857).
1963 - Bobby Darin (on vocals), with Jimmie Haskell conducting his own arrangements to an orchestra of unlisted musicians, records the track "My Melancholy Baby", the (as of 2005) unissued track "I Cried For You", and the track "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You" in Los Angeles, California. Collectors' Choice Music will issue the first and last track on Darin's CD "The Unreleased Capitol Sides" (CCM 079-2).
1964 - George Shearing (on piano), with Milton Raskin conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted but includes woodwinds and strings musicians) using arrangements by Shearing, records the track "None But The Lonely Heart", the (as of 2005) unissued track "Country Gardens", and "Chopin Prelude N° 20" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and last tracks on Shearing's album "Old Gold And Ivory" (T 2048).
1964 - The Super Stocks (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "'T' Roadster", "Trophy Run", and "Wheel Stands" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the group's album "Thunder Road" (T 2060).
60 Years Ago Today In 1962 - The Daisies (lineup unlisted) record the track "Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 5667) with "Cold Wave" on the flipside.
1967 - The Beatles record the track "Penny Lane"
1967 - Buck Owens (on vocals) and His Buckaroos (with Don Rich on fiddle and other unlisted musicians) record the tracks "You'll Never Miss The Water (Till The Well Runs Dry)" (vocals by Don Rich and Wayne Wilson), "Something To Remember You By" (vocals by Wayne Wilson), "The Happy-Go-Lucky Guitar" and "Turnwater Breakdown" at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California. Capitol Records will purchase the masters and issue all the titles on the group's "America's Most Wanted Band" (T 2722).
1968 - Wynn Stewart (on vocals and guitar) and The Tourists (Robert Jim Pierce on piano; Tommy Collins and Clarence White on guitar; Ralph Eugene Mooney on steel guitar; Bob Morris on bass; and Helen "Peaches" Price-Johnson on drums) record the tracks "One More Memory", "My Own Little World", "Built-In Love", "This Cold War", and "It's Too Much Like Lonesome" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks except "My Own Little World" on Stewart's album "Something Pretty" (ST 2921) and will issue "My Own Little World" on the group's album "In Love" (ST-113).
1968 - Six Penny Opera (lineup unlisted but may include Chuck McCabe on guitar) records the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "Love Is On The Way" and "Show Somebody The Way" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.
1968 - The Stone Poneys (Kenny Edwards and Bob Kimmel on guitar and Linda Ronstadt on vocals) record the track "Carnival Bear" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded on January 15, 1968 Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 2110) with "Up To My Neck In High Muddy Water" on the flipside as by Linda Ronstadt and The Stone Poneys.
1968 - The Buckaroos (lineup unlisted), with Doyle Holly (on vocals), record the tracks "You Bring Out The Best In Me" (vocals by Don Rich), "I'm Coming Back Home To Stay" (vocals by Don Rich), "The Waltz Of The Roses" (with Tom Brumley on steel guitar), and "Pedal Patter" (with Tom Brumley on steel guitar) in Bakersfield, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the album "A Night On The Town" (ST 2902) as by Buck Owens and The Buckaroos.
1969 - Sounds Of Our Time (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Cast Your Fat To the Wind", "Somewhere, My Love (Lara's Theme From 'Doctor Zhivago')", "Scarborough Fair", "If You Go Away", and "Wichita Lineman" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the group's album "Galveston" (ST-182).
1969 - The Beach Boys (lineup unlisted) record the track "San Miguel" in Los Angeles, California. After additional overdubs are recorded on January 13, 22, 24 and 27, 1969, February 5, 1969, and July 9, 1969 Capitol Records will issue the track on the group's 5 CD set "Good Vibrations - 30 Years Of The Beach Boys" (7-81294-2)
55 Years Ago Today In 1970 - The Beatles start recording the track "Let It Be" in London, England.
1971 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased from Double L Productions for The Sunshine Express (lineup unlisted)' tracks "Oh How Happy", "Woman With A Smile", and "Nobody But You" but (as of 2005) has yet to issue any of the tracks.
1971 - Happy and Artie Traum (Artie Traum on guitar, banjo and vocals and Happy Traum on guitar and banjo) record the title "Trails Of Jonathan" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the title on the duo's self titled album "Happy And Artie Traum" (ST-586).
1971 - Capitol Records registers the masters for John Lennon and Plastic Ono Band's title "Mother" and Yoko Ono and Plastic Ono Band's title "Why". Apple Records will issue both titles together as a single (Apple 1827) which Capitol Records will distribute in The United States Of America.
1972 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles The Steve Miller Band (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Nothing Lasts", "The Sun Is Going Down", "High On You Mama", "Welcome" and "Enter Maurice" at the first session and "(Dance A Light) Fandango" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the band's album "Recall The Beginning...A Journey From Eden" (SMAS-11022).
1973 - Tennessee Ernie Ford, with an orchestra of unlisted musicians using arrangements by Larry Muhoberac, records the track "Good Old Time Religion Thing", "I'd Like To Be" (with duet vocals by Andra Willis), and "You've Still Got Love all Over You" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded on January 15, 1973 Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Ford's album "Country Morning" (ST-11205).
1973 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased from Buck Owens Productions for David Frizzell's tracks "Get Out Of Town Before Sundown" and "Last Night Was The First Night" which were recorded in Bakersfield, California and will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 3537).
1977 - Sun (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "Light Me Up", "Boogie Bopper", "We're So Hot", "Conscience", "Time Is Passing", "Just A Minute Of Your Time", "Organ Grinder", and "She Lives Alone" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the group's album "Sun-Power" (ST-11609).

1977 - Tavares (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "The Going Ups And The Coming Downs" and "Goodnight My Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on the group's album "Love Storm" (STAO-11628).
1978 - Mink DeVille (guitarist and vocalist Willie DeVille and other unlisted musicians) records the track "Steady Drivin' Man" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on the band's album "Return To Magenta" (SW-11780).
1989 - Capitol Records releases Buck Owens' single "A-11" with "Sweethearts In Heaven" on the flipside
1991 - Capitol Records artist Merle Haggard wins the American Music Awards' "Award of Merit"
2001 - Les Brown, bandleader and Capitol Records artist, dies at age 88 in Pacific Palisades, California and is later interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1918 - Norman "Buddy" Baker, composer, musical director (for over 200 Walt Disney TV shows and movies), trombone and euphonium player, and arranger (Capitol Records artist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra's "And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine" as well as for the Eddie Cantor, Bob Hope and Jack Benny radio shows) is born in Springfield, Missouri.
90 Years Ago Today In 1935 - Future Capitol Records artist Bob Hope is heard for the first time on national radio as part of "The Intimate Review", sponsored by Bromo Seltzer, which also features future Capitol Records artist Jane Froman as well as James Melton and The Al Goodman Orchestra. The show will last for 14 weeks.
70 Years Ago Today In 1955 - Capitol Records artist Tennessee Ernie Ford's first daytime TV variety show airs
1957 - Fats Dominio records "I'm Walkin'" for Imperial Records in New Orleans. Imperial's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Records' parent company, Universal Music Group.
1976 - Mal Evans, longtime roadie and bodyguard for the Parlophone, Apple and Capitol Records group The Beatles, is shot and killed by police in Los Angeles, who apparently mistake his air gun for a real gun
1979 - The Star Club in Hamburg, Germany, reopens to the public due to renewed interest in The Beatles. Working at the club had been an important part of the band's early history, but none of the band's former members attend the reopening.
45 Years Ago Today In 1980 - Kwick (lineup unlisted) records the track "Serious Business" at an unlisted studio. EMI America will issue the track as a single (EMI America 8048) with "Can't Help Myself" on the flip side. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music's parent company, Universal Music Group.
1984 - EMI America registers the masters it purchased for Jason & The Scorchers (lineup unlisted)' tracks "Absolutely Sweet Marie", "Help, There's A Fire", "I Can't Help Myself", "Hot Nights In Georgia", "Pray For Me Mama (I'm A Gypsy Now)", "Harvest Moon" and "Both Sides Of The Line" and will issue all the tracks on the group's mini album "Fervor" (SQ-19008). EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music's parent company, Universal Music Group.
1984 - Talk Talk (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "Dum Dum Girl", "Such A Shame", "Renee", "Tomorrow Started", "The Last Time", "Call In The Night Boys", "Does Caroline Know", and "It's You" in England for EMI Records. EMI America will issue all the tracks on the group's album "It's My Life" (ST-17113) in the United States. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music's parent company, Universal Music Group.
1993 - Capitol Records releases Tisha Campbell's album "Tisha".
1997 - Pianist Jacky Terrasson and vocalist Cassandra Wilson, with Lonnie Plaxico on bass, record the titles "Come Rain Or Come Shine", "Little Boy Lost", "My Ship", and "It Might As Well Be Spring" at Clinton Studios in New York City, New York with producer Bob Belden. Blue Note Records will issue "Come Rain Or Come Shine" in Australia on the compilation CD "Funk + Latin + Jazz = Blue Note" (4-98320-2, "Little Boy Lost" and "My Ship" on Terrasson and Wilson's CD album "Rendezvous" (8-55484-2), and rejected the take "It Might As Well Be Spring" which will be re-recorded on January 5, 1992..
2011 - Gerry Rafferty, singer, songwriter and member of the recording groups The Humblebums and Stealers Wheel and a solo artist on United Artists and Liberty Records, died today at his home in England at age 63. United Artists and Liberty Records' catalogs are currently owned by Capitol Records parent company Universal Music Group.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

120 Years Ago Today In 1905 - Sterling Holloway, Broadway musical singer and performer (The 1925 "Garrick Gaieties" where he introduced Rodgers and Hart's "I'll Take Manhattan" and the 1926 "Garrick Gaieties" were he introduced their "Mountain Greenery"), motion picture actor (Thunder and Lightning, Super Seal, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, A Walk in the Sun, Death Valley, Twilight on the Rio Grande, The Merry Widow, International House, Willy, The Life of Riley, The Baileys of Balboa, and more); character voice actor for Walt Disney (Winnie the Pooh in the "Winnie The Pooh" shorts, The Cheshire Cat in "Alice In Wonderland", The Stork in "Dumbo", Kaa in "The Jungle Book", and more) is born in Cedartown, Georgia

1936 - The Billboard magazine publishes its first pop music chart based on national sales. At #1 is big band violinist Joe Venuti and His Orchestra (with vocal refrains by Ruth Lee)'s Columbia single (3104D) "Stop Look And Listen" with "Yankee Doodle Never Went To Town" on the flipside, both of which were recorded October 28, 1935.

JANUARY 3, 2025

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1916 - Maxene Andrews, a member of the Decca, Capitol (1956-1959), Vocalion, and Dot Records group The Andrews Sisters and a solo artist on Bainbridge Records, is born Maxene Angelyn Andrews in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

1926 - Sir George Henry Martin CBE, pianist, music arranger and scorer, head of A&R and record producer for EMI subsidiary Parlophone Records (most associated with The Goons and The Beatles), is born George Martin in Highbury, London, England.

1941 - Van Dyke Parks, pianist, arranger, record producer, lyricist, worked with Brian Wilson on The Beach Boys' unreleased "Smile" album and other projects, is born in Hattiesburg, Michigan.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1942 - During two sessions held this day in Berlin, Germany Erna Sack (on vocals), with The German Opera House Orchestra of Berlin (lineup unlisted) conducted by Willy Czernik, records Donizetti's "Mad Scene From 'Lucia Di Lammermoor': Part 1" and "Mad Scene From 'Lucia Di Lammermoor': Part 2", Puccini's "They Call Me 'Mimi' (from 'La Boheme'), and Donizetti's "Recitative And Aria (From 'Linda Di Chamounix')" at the first session and Josef Strauss' "Village Swallow From Austria at the second session. Capitol Records will purchase the masters and issue the first two titles on Sack's album "Operatic Arias (DONIZETTI/von FLOTOW)" (P-8119) the third and fourth titles together as a single (8-80110) and the last title on Sack's album "The European Nightingale" (ECL-2500).

1946 - In the January 12, 1946 issue of The Billboard magazine, for the week ending January 3, 1946
RECORDS MOST-PLAYED ON THE AIR
Going Strong
    #9 - Symphony - Jo Stafford (Paul Weston Ork) - Capitol 227
    #12 - Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief - Betty Hutton (Paul Weston Ork) - Capitol 220
    #13 - I Can't Begin To Tell You - Andy Russell (Paul Weston Ork)- Capitol 221
    Tied #16 - It's Been A Long, Long Time - Stan Kenton - Capitol 219
    Tied #16 - It Might As Well Be Spring - Paul Weston - Margaret Whiting - Capitol 214
Coming Up
    In The Middle Of May - The Pied Pipers (Paul Weston Ork) - Capitol 225
MOST-PLAYED JUKEBOX RECORDS
Going Strong
    #6 - Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief - Betty Hutton (Paul Weston Ork) - Capitol 220
    #7 - Waitin' For The Train To Come In - Peggy Lee (Dave Barbour Ork) - Capitol 218
    #12 - It Might As Well Be Spring - Paul Weston - Margaret Whiting - Capitol 214
    #13 - Symphony - Jo Stafford - Capitol 227
    #17 - I Can't Begin To Tell You - Andy Russell (Paul Weston Ork) - Capitol 221
MOST-PLAYED JUKE BOX FOLK RECORDS
    Tied #4 - With Tears In My Eyes - Wesley Tuttle - Capitol 216
    Tied #4 - You Will Have To Pay - Tex Ritter - Capitol 223
    #5 - Christmas Carols By The Old Corral - Tex Ritter - Capitol 223
MOST-PLAYED JUKE BOX RACE RECORDS
    #3 - Come To Baby, Do - King Cole Trio - Capitol 224

1947 - During a split session held in Los Angeles, California with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted but includes flute and strings musicians), first vocalist Matt Dennis records the titles "Roses In The Rain" and "Linda" and then vocalist Margaret Whiting records the title "April Showers". Capitol Records will issue both of Dennis' titles together as a single (Capitol 362) and Whiting's title on the album "Somebody Loves Me - The Music Of Buddy De Sylva" (CD-49).

1948 - It's a Saturday and on this afternoon's episode of "King Cole Trio Time", being broadcast from Baltimore, Maryland, the guest is vocalist Ray Eberle. The trio (now Nat "King" Cole on piano and vocals, Irving Ashby on guitar, and Johnny Miller on bass) performs "Straighten Up And Fly Right", "Almost Like Being In Love", "At The Candlelight Cafe", "What'll I Do?", "You've Changed" with Ray Eberle, then "Rhumba Azul" and finishes with "The Best Things In Life Are Free". The Armed Forces Radio Service will issue an electronic transcription disc of the episode. (King Cole Trio 34).

75 Years Ago Today In 1950 - Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), with a chorus of unlisted singers, record the instrumental backing titles for the titles "Part 1: Wanting You", "Part 2: Marianne", "Part 3: One Kiss", "Part 1: Love Me Tonight" and "Part 2: Only A Rose" in Los Angeles, California. On January 24 and 26, 1950 Gordon MacRae and Lucille Norman will record vocal overdubs in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final versions of all the titles on the album "New Moon" (CC-217).

 75 Years Ago Today In 1950 - The Jubalaires (vocalists Willie Johnson, Ted Brooks, George McFadden, and John Jennings), with The Lou Busch Trio (Busch on piano and two other unlisted musicians), record the titles "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes" and "The Old Piano Roll Blues" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 845).

75 Years Ago Today In 1950 - Tennessee Ernie Ford (on vocals), with Cliff Snyder (aka Cliffie Stone, on bass) and His Orchestra (Billy Liebert on accordion, Jimmy Bryant on electric guitar, Eddie Kirk or Red Murrell on guitar, and Wesley "Speedy" West on steel guitar), records the title "My Hobby", the (as of 2005) unissued title "Always A Bridesmaid (But Never A Bride)", and the title "(I've Got The Feed 'Em In The Morning, Change 'Em) Feed 'Em In The Evenin' Blues" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and last titles together as a single (Capitol 985).

75 Years Ago Today In 1950 - Clark Dennis records three unlisted titles for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. If anyone knows what was recorded at the session, please leave a comment.

1951 - Tex Ritter (on vocals), with Paul Sells (on accordion) and Orchestra (Harry Sims on fiddle, Jimmy Bryant and Wesley Tuttle on guitar, Wesley "Speedy" West on steel guitar, and Cliffie Stone on bass), records the titles "You're Always Brand New", "There's No One To Cry Over Me", "My Bucket's Been Fixed", and "If I Could Steal You From Somebody Else" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and third titles together as a single (Capitol 1388) and the second and fourth titles together as a single (Capitol 1453).

1951 - The Roger Wagner Chorale (with Wagner conducting unlisted singers) records Palestrina's "Missa Papae Marcelli (Pope Marcelus Maso): Sanctus", "Missa Papae Marcelli (Pope Marcelus Maso): Benedictus", "Missa Papae Marcelli (Pope Marcelus Maso): Kyrie", and rejected takes of "Missa Papae Marcelli (Pope Marcelus Maso): Credo, Part 1" and "Missa Papae Marcelli (Pope Marcelus Maso): Credo, Part 2" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first three titles on the chorale's album "PALESTRINA - Missa Papae Marcelli" (P-8126).

1952 - Ray Anthony (on trumpet) and His Orchestra (Bruce Brukert, Dean Hinkle, Chris Griffin, Jack Laubach, and Marty White also on trumpet, Keith Butterfield, Tom Oblak, Ken Trimble, and Dick Reynolds on trombone, Earl Bergman and Jim Schneider on clarinet and alto saxophone, Bob Hardaway and Bill Usselton on tenor saxophone, Leo Anthony on alto saxophone and baritone saxophone, Fred Savarese on piano, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Billy Cronk on bass, and Archie Freeman on drums), using arrangements by George Williams, record the titles "Swingin' In The Rain" (vocals by Marcie Miller), "I Let a Song Go Out Of My Heart" (vocals by Tommy Mercer), and "For Dancers Only" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 1957) and the last title as a single (Capitol 1973) with "I Hear A Rhapsody" on the flipside.

1953 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Strange" is #7 on The Billboard magazine's Coming Up In Trades section's The Disk Jockeys Pick - Popular singles chart. Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Somewhere Along The Way" is #47 and his single "The Ruby And The Pearl" is #50 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart.

1954 - Bob Manning (on vocals), with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Good-Bye" and "Why Didn't You Tell Me", the (as of 2005) unissued title "Any Questions?", and the titles "I Wasn't There With You" and "That's A-Me 'N My Love" in Los Angeles, California. California will issue the first and last titles together as a single (Capitol 2772) and the second and fourth titles together as a single (Capitol 2831).

70 Years Ago Today In 1955 - The Hutton Sisters (Betty Hutton and Marion Hutton), with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Ko Ko Mo (I Love You)" and "Heart Throb" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 3031).

70 Years Ago Today In 1955 - Merrill Moore (on vocals and piano, with Johnny Duschel on tipple, Jimmie Widener on rhythm guitar, Dave Carpenter on steel guitar, Bernie Rogers on bass, and Johnny Stokes on drums) records the titles "Cow Cow Boogie", "Boogie My Blues Away", an (as of 2005) unissued alternate take of "Yes Indeed", a second take of "Yes Indeed" and "Rock-Rockola" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "Cow Cow Boogie" and "Rock-Rockola" together as a single (Capitol 3034) and the second take of "Yes Indeed" as a single (Capitol 3140) with "One Way Door" on the flipside.

1956 - Mickey Katz (on vocals) and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Sixteen Tons", "Vus Is A Velb", "Frellach Jamboree", and "Wedding Dance" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and third titles together as a single (Capitol 3342), the second title on Katz's album "Mickey Katz And His Orchestra" (W 1307) and the last title on Katz's album "Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs & Brisses" (T 1021).

1956 - The Four Knights (Cliff Holland and John Wallace on tenor vocals, Clarence Dixon on baritone vocals, and Oscar Broadway on bass vocals) with Frankie Carlson's Syncopaters/Septet (lineup unlisted) record the titles "You're A Honey", "Bottle Up The Moonlight" and "Mistaken" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first title as a single (Capitol 3494) with "Don't Depend On Me" on the flipside as by The Four Knights with Frankie Carlson's Syncopaters and the last two titles together as a single (Capitol 3386) as by The Four Knights with Frankie Carlson's Septet.

1956 - Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (with Baxter conducting his own arrangements to an unlisted lineup of singers and musicians) record the title "If You Can Dream", the (as of 2005) unissued title "To Love Again", and the titles "Theme From 'Helen Of Troy'", and "The Poor People Of Paris" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first title on Baxter's EP "The Poor People Of Paris" (EAP-1-730) and the third and last titles together as a single (Capitol 3336) which will go on to become a million-seller.

65 Years Ago Today In 1957 - June Christy (on vocals), with Pete Rugolo conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Vince De Rosa on French horn, Clarence Karella on tuba, Bud Shank on flute and alto saxophone, Bob Cooper on tenor saxophone, Benny Aronov on piano, Howard Roberts on guitar, Joe Mondragon on bass, Shelly Manne and Bernie Mattinson on drums and on strings: Daniel Lube, Mischa Russell, and Erno Neufeld on violins, David Sterkin on viola, and Edgar Lustgarten on cello), records the titles "Imagination", "The Best Thing For You", "It's Always You", and "When Sunny Gets Blue" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Christy's album "Fair And Warmer" (T 833).

1958 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Angel Smile" is on WMCA's Wax To Watch chart in New York City, New York.

1958 - Vocalist Peggy Lee, with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Ain't We Got Fun", "The Glory Of Love", "Jump For Joy", "Cheek To Cheek", and "Four Or Five Times" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Lee's album "Jump For Joy" (T 979).

1958 - Vocalist Ferlin Husky, with guitarist Bob Bain directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted) and a backing vocal group (lineup also unlisted), records the titles "Breezin' Along With The Breeze", "I've Got The World On A String", "Love (Your Spell Is Everywhere)", "Love Is The Sweetest Thing" and records a new take of "I Love My Baby" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Husky's album "Sittin' On A Rainbow" (T 976).

1958 - The Rio Rockers (Rusty Isabell on piano, Don Cole on guitar, and an unlisted local drummer) record the instrumental title "Mexican Rock And Roll" and the title "Mexicali Baby" (with Rusty Isabell on vocals) at Porter Studios in Phoenix, Arizona with producer and studio owner Frank Porter who will sell the tapes to Capitol's Tom Morgan. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol F3884).

1958 - Conductor Guy Lombardo and  His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Till There Was You" (with vocals by Don Rodney and unlisted choir singers), "Iowa Stubborn" (with vocals by Don Rodney and unlisted choir singers), "(Puttin' On) Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" (vocals by an unlisted trio of singers), "Stardust" (vocals by Kenny Garner and an unlisted trio of singers), and "Autumn Leaves" (with vocals by Don Rodney) in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Till There Was You" and "Iowa Stubborn" on the compilation album "Dance To "The Music Man" (T 966), "(Puttin' On) Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" on Lombardo's album "Guy Lombardo With A Beat" (SXE-1843), and "Stardust" and "Autumn Leaves" on Lombardo's album "Dancing Room Only" (T 1121).

1958 - The Immaculate Trio (lineup unlisted) records Schubert's "Trio N° 2 In E Flat Major, Opus 100, 2nd movement" 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).

1961 - Capitol Records remasters the titles "Stout Hearted Men" (vocals by Gordon MacRae), "Lover Come Back To Me" (vocal by Lucille Norman), "Wanting You" (vocals by Gordon MacRae and Lucille Norman), "Softly As In A Morning Sunrise" (vocals by Gordon MacRae), "Moonbeams" (vocals by Gordon MacRae and Lucille Norman), "Yesterdays" (vocal by Lucille Norman), "The Touch Of Your Hand" (vocals by Gordon MacRae and Lucille Norman), "The Desert Song" (vocals by Gordon MacRae), "Song Of The Vagabonds" (vocals by Gordon MacRae), "Some Day" (vocal by Lucille Norman), "Only A Rose" (vocals by Gordon MacRae and Lucille Norman), "Vilia" (vocal by Lucille Norman), "Deep In My Heart, Dear" (vocals by Gordon MacRae and Dorothy Warenskjold), "Just We Two" (vocals by Gordon MacRae and Dorothy Warenskjold), and "I'm Falling In Love With Someone/Ah! Sweet Mystery Of Life" (vocals by Gordon MacRae/vocals by Margareta Piazza) in Los Angeles, California and will issue all the remastered title on the album "Highlights From The World's Greatest Operettas" (T 1510).

1961 - Overdubs are recorded for Alicia Adams' title "Oom-Dooby-Doom" and the unissued title "Mister Right" in Los Angeles, California with producer Karl Engemann with Ernie Freeman conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted). Capitol Records will issue the final version of "Oom-Dooby-Doom" as a single (Capitol 4545) with "Love Bandit" (produced by Karl Engemann with Lincoln Mayorga conducting the orchestra [lineup unlisted], purchased master with no session information listed) on the flipside.

1961 - The Jonah Jones Quartet (Jonah Jones on trumpet, Teddy Brannon on piano, John Brown on bass, and George Foster on drums) record the titles "Together Wherever We Go", "Put On A Happy Face", and the (as of 2005) unissued title "The Sound Of Music" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles on Jones' album "Broadway Swings Again" (T 1641)

1962 - The Lettermen (Jim Pike, Tony Butala, and Bob Engemann), with unlisted musicians, record the titles "Evening Rain", "My Funny Valentine", "Through A Long And Sleepless Night", the (as of 2005) unissued title "It Happened Once Before", and the titles "Time Was (Dueme)" and "Turn Around, Look At Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the rest of the titles on the group's album "Once Upon A Time" (T 1711).

1962 - The Piltdown Men (listed as probably directed by Ed Cobb with Jackie Kelso on tenor saxophone, Lincoln Mayorga on piano, Bob Bain on guitar, and Earl Palmer on drums) record the (as of 2005) unissued title "Agricultural Twist", the titles "A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody" and "Big Lizard", and the (as of 2005) unissued title "Flint Stomp" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the second and third titles together as a single (Capitol 4703).

1963 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Bobby Darin (on vocals) records the titles "Somebody Stole My Gal" at the first session and a new take of the title "When My Baby Smiles At Me" (arranged and conducted by Jimmie Haskell), the titles "Beautiful Dreamer", "When You Were Sweet Sixteen", "Jealous", and "I Ain't Got Nobody" at the second session. Collectors' Choice Music will issue "Beautiful Dreamer", "When You Were Sweet Sixteen", and "I Ain't Got Nobody" on Darin's CD "The Unreleased Capitol Sides" (CCM 079-2). "Somebody Stole My Gal", "When My Baby Smiles At Me", and "Jealous" remain unissued.

1963 - Vocalist Peggy Lee, with Mannie Klein on trumpet, Mike Melvoin on piano, John Pisano or Al Hendrickson on guitar, Max Bennett on bass, Stan Levey on drums, and other unlisted musicians) records the titles "A Taste Of Honey", "Try A Little Tenderness", and "I'm Walkin'" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "A Taste Of Honey" and"I'm Walkin'" on the album "I'm A Woman" (T 1857) and has yet to issue "Try A Little Tenderness".

1963 - Vocalist Jo Stafford, with Paul Weston conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Day By Day", "Yesterdays", "No Other Love", and "I'll Be Seeing You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Stafford's album "The Hits Of Jo Stafford" (T 1921).

1964 - Onzy Matthews (on piano) and His Orchestra (Bud Brisbois, Bobby Bryant, Freddy Hill, Bob Rolfe, and Dalton Smith on trumpet, Lou Blackburn, Dick Hyde, and Horace Tapscott on trombone, Ron Smith on bass trombone, Joe Maini and Clifford Scott on alto saxophone, Curtis Amy and Clifford Solomon tenor saxophone, Jay Migliori on baritone saxophone, Ray Crawford on guitar, Jim Crutcher on bass, and Chiz Harris on drums), using arrangements by Matthews, record a new take of the title "Pensive", the (as of 2005) unissued title "Burnin'", and the titles "Dallas Blues", "I Cover The Waterfront", "Satin Doll", and "Somethin's Cookin'" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the rest of the titles on Matthew's album "Blues With A Touch Of Elegance" (T 2099).

1964 - The Four Freshmen (Bob Flanigan on vocals, trombone and bass, Bill Comstock on vocals and guitar, Ross Barbour on vocals, trumpet and drums, and Ken Albers on vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn and bass) (vo)), with Jimmie Haskell conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Graduation Day", "Don't Make Me Sorry", "Tears In Our Eyes" and "My Baby's Gone" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Funny How Time Slips Away" (T 2067).

1964 - A portion of a concert by The Beatles at The Winters Garden in Bournemouth, England is broadcast as part of NBC-TV's The Jack Paar Show, marking their first appearance on a U.S. network television show

1966 - Capitol Records releases Buck Owen's single "Waitin' In Your Welfare Line" with "In The Palm Of Your Hand" on the flipside

1967 - Carl Wilson, singer and guitarist with the Capitol Records group The Beach Boys, refuses to be sworn in after receiving an induction notice from the US Army declaring himself a conscientious objector

1967 - Buck Owens (on vocals) and The Buckaroos (Don Rich on fiddle, with other unlisted musicians) record the titles "I'll Be Swinging Too", "It Takes A Lot Of Tenderness (It Takes A Lot Of You For Me)" (vocals by Don Rich), and "Round Hole Guitar" at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California. Capitol Records will issue the first title on Owens' album "The Buckaroos Strike Again!" (T 2828), and the last two titles on the album "America's Most Wanted Band" (SU-2722) as by Buck Owens and His Buckaroos.

1968 - Vocalist Lou Rawls, with an orchestra of unlisted musicians, records the titles "Evil Woman", "My Son", and "My Ancestors" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Rawls' album "Feelin' Good" (T 2864).

1968 - Vocalist and guitarist Wynn Stewart and The Tourists (Robert Jim Pierce on piano, Bobby Gene George on rhythm guitar, Tommy Collins and Clarence White on guitars, Ralph Eugene Mooney on steel guitar, Bob Morris on bass, and Helen "Peaches" Price-Johnson on drums) record the titles "Something Pretty", "She Didn't Color Daddy", "Good Old Fashioned Love", and "If Tomorrow Could Be Yesterday" between 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. After overdubs are recorded on February 7, 1968, Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Stewart's album "Something Pretty" (ST 2921).

1969 - 30,000 copies of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Apple Records album "Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins" are confiscated at New Jersey's Newark Airport because the full-frontal nude photo of the duo on the cover violates the state's obscenity laws.

55 Years Ago Today 1970 - George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr (John Lennon is on vacation) record the title "I Me Mine" at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London, England. This will be the last time more than one of The Beatles would record together under the group name until 1995.

1973 - Vocalist Tennessee Ernie Ford, with an orchestra of unlisted musicians using arrangements by Larry Muhoberac, records the titles "Thanks For The Mem'ries", "Farther Down The River (Where The Fishin's Good)", "Baby" (with Andra Willis on duet vocals), and "Sweet Child Of Sunshine" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Ford's album "Country Morning" (ST-11205).

1973 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for Tony Booth's titles "How Long Will My Baby Be Gone", "Colors I'm Gonna Paint The Town", "Love's Gonna Live Here", "Sweethearts In Heaven", "Mirror, Mirror On The Wall", "You'll Never Miss The Water (Till The Well Runs Dry)", "Would You Settle For Roses", and "The Courage To Go Home" which were recorded at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Booth's album "When A Man Loves A Woman (The Way That I Love You)" (ST-11160).

1977 - Tavares (lineup unlisted) records the titles "I Wanna See You Soon" and "Whodunit" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the group's album "Love Storm" (STAO-11628).

1978 - During three sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, saxophonist Gary Bartz, with other unlisted musicians using an arrangement by Wade Marcus, records the title "Shake Your Body (It's The Joint)" at the first session, the title "Blue" at the second session, and the title "Giant Steps" at the third session. Capitol Records will issue "Shake Your Body (It's The Joint)" as a single (Capitol 4600) with "Love Affair" on the flipside and "Giant Steps" on Bartz's album "Love Affair" (SW-11789). There is no issuing information listed for "Blue", so if anyone knows if the title has ever been issued, please leave a comment.

1979 - Zbigniew Seifert (on violin and alto saxophone, with Richie Beirach on piano, John Scofield on guitar, Eddie Gomez on bass, Jack De Johnette on drums, and Nana Vasconcelos on percussion) records the titles "Passion", "Where Are You From", "Sunrise Music", "Pinocchio", "Singing Dunes", and "Quo Vadis" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Seifert's album "Passion" (ST-11923).

1983 - Rene & Angela (aka Rene Moore and Angela Winbush) record the title "Wait Until Tonight" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the duo's album "Rise" (ST-12267).

1986 - Paul McCartney records the title "Pretty Little Head" in England. Capitol Records will issue the title on McCartney's album "Press To Play" (JAS-12475).

2001 - It is reported in an article in the Los Angeles Times that EMI Group has offered to make veteran manager Andy Slater president of Capitol Records. Slater would replace EMI's U.S. Deputy President Roy Lott, who has been running the label for the last two years on a temporary basis after the exit of former label chief Gary Gersh. Sources said Lott is to retain an executive post at the company.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1909 - Victor Borge, pianist, comedian, radio and television performer (co-hosted a radio show from 1946-1947 with Capitol Records artist Benny Goodman) is born Borge Rosenbaum in Copenhagen, Denmark

85 Years Ago Today In 1940 - Charlie Barnett and His Orchestra, featuring young trumpet player (and future Capitol Records arranger, conductor, and artist) Billy May, record the title "Southland Shuffle" for Bluebird Records

80 Years Ago Today In 1945 - Ray Stokes Trio records the titles "Little Goose" and "Blues For Clarence Profit" for Black & White Records in Los Angeles, California. Black & White's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Records' parent company, Universal Music Group.

1957 - Pianist and vocalist Fats Dominio, with Walter "Papoose" Nelson on guitar, Frank Fields on bass, Earl Palmer on drums, and Lee Allen and Herbert "Herb" Hardesty on tenor saxophones, records "I'm Walkin'" and "What Will I Tell My Heart" for Imperial Records at Cosimo Recording Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, Louisiana. Imperial Records will issue "I'm Walkin" as a single (Imperial X5428) with "I'm In The Mood For Love" (recorded on January 4, 1957) on the flipside. Imperial's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Records' parent company, Universal Music Group.

1961 - Liberty Records releases Johnny Burnette's fifth single "Little Boy Sad" with "(I Go) Down To The River" on the flipside. Liberty Records' catalog is currently owned by Capitol Records' parent company Universal Music Group.

1972 - Don McLean's United Artists single "American Pie" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.

1981 - John Lennon’s Geffen/Lenono Music single "(Just Like) Starting Over" is still #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart and his and Yoko Ono's Geffen/Lenono Music album "Double Fantasy" is #1 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart. Lennon's Geffen catalog is currently distributed by Capitol Records in the United States and "Double Fantasy" has been reissued on the Capitol Records label.

40 Years Ago Today In 1985 - During three sessions held this day at Music Mill Studio in Nashville, Tennessee Lane Brody (on vocals, with David Briggs, Larry Paxton, John Shane Keister, Eddie Bayers, Kenneth Bell, and Brent Rowan making unlisted contributions) records the title "Let It Be Yesterday" at the first session between 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM, "Memory Now" at the second session between 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM and "He Burns Me Up" at the third session between 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM. After two sessions of overdubs EMI America will issue both titles on Brody's eponymous album "Lane Brody" (SN-16394). EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music's parent company, UniversaI Music Group

JANUARY 2, 2025

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

110 Years Ago Today In 1915 - Nick Fatool, the drummer on many, many of Capitol's classic sessions from the '40s and 50's, is born in Milbury, Massachusetts

100 Years Ago Today In 1925 - Larry Harmon, hired with others by Capitol Records to portray Bozo at personal appearances and who would later, with investors, purchase the licensing rights for Bozo from Alan Livingston and Capitol Records and create and license the Bozo TV show and cartoons (for which he provided the voice) to local markets, train the local performers who portrayed Bozos, and license the Bozo likeness for use on a vast range of products, is born Lawrence Weiss in Toledo, Ohio.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS
1946 - Alvino Rey records three unlisted tracks in Los Angeles, California for The Capitol Records Transcription Service. If anyone knows what was recorded, please leave a comment.
1947 - Stan Kenton (on piano) and His Orchestra (Buddy Childers, Ray Wetzel, Chico Alvarez, John Anderson, and Ken Hanna on trumpet; Kai Winding, Skip Layton, Milt Bernhart, and Harry Forbes on trombone; Bart Varsalona on bass trombone; Eddie Meyers and Boots Mussulli on alto saxophone; Red Dorris and Bob Cooper on tenor saxophone; Bob Gioga on baritone saxophone; Bob Ahern on guitar; Eddie Safranski on bass; Shelly Manne on drums), using arrangements by Pete Rugolo record the titles "His Feet Too Big For De Bed" (with the addition of José Mangual on bongos and Pedro Allendo on maracas, with vocals by June Christy and The Pastels [Margaret Dale, Dave Lambert, Wayne Howard, Jerry Packer, and Jerry Duane] and solos by Childers and Winding) and "After You" (with vocals by The Pastels and solos by Kenton and Safranski) at RKO Pathé Studios in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 361).
1951 - Wayne Gregg (on vocals), with F. Large conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "Faithful", "Sentimental Journey", "Oh, How I Miss You Tonight", and "Detour" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.
1952 - Rufe Davis (on vocals) records the final overdubs for the tracks "Hoppy's Happy Birthday", "Hopalong Cassidy And The Two-Legged Wolf", and "Hopalong Cassidy And The Story Of Topper" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final versions of the first track on the children's album "Hoppy's Happy Birthday" (CAS-3114), the second track on the children's album "Hopalong Cassidy And The Two-Legged Wolf" (CAS-3109), and the third track on the children's album "Hopalong Cassidy And The Story Of Topper" (CAS-3110).
1952 - Helen O'Connell (on vocals), with Cliffie Stone's Music (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Come What May", "Baby, We're Really In Love", "Stingy", and "Just To Be There" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 1944), the third track as a single (Capitol 1976) with "There's Been A Change In Me" on the flipside, and the last track as a single (Capitol 2363) with "With All My Tears For You" on the flipside.
1952 - The King Cole Trio (Nat "King" Cole on piano and vocals, John Collins on guitar, Charlie Harris on bass with Jack Costanzo on bongos) record the tracks "Too Marvelous For Words", "Unforgettable" (without Costanza), "Too Young" (without Costanza), "That's My Girl", and "It's Only A Paper Moon" in New York City, New York for an M-G-M charity event. Capitol Records will purchase the masters in 1975 and issue all the tracks as bonus tracks on the CD version of Cole's album "Penthouse Serenade" (4-94504-2).
1953 - Vocalist Bob Manning, with Monty Kelly conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "The Nearness Of You", "Why Should I Cry", "Gypsy Girl", and "More Than I Should" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will purchase the masters and issue "The Nearness Of You" and "Gypsy Girl" together as a single (Capitol 2383) and has yet to issue the other two titles.
1954 - Andy Griffith's Capitol Records single "What It Was, Was Football" enters the top 40 of Billboards Pop singles chart
1954 - Duke Ellington (on piano) and His Orchestra (Clark Terry, Willie Cook, and Cat Anderson on trumpet; Ray Nance on trumpet, violin, and vocals; Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, and George Jean on trombone; Jimmy Hamilton on clarinet and tenor saxophone; Russell Procope on alto saxophone and clarinet; Rick Henderson on alto saxophone; Paul Gonsalves on tenor saxophone; Harry Carney on baritone saxophone, clarinet and bass clarinet; Wendell Marshall on bass; and Dave Black on drums) record the tracks "One O'Clock Jump" and "Things Ain't What They Used To Be" at Universal Studios in Chicago, Illinois. Capitol Records will issue "One O'Clock Jump" on Ellington's album "Ellington '55" (H 521), and "Thing's Ain't What They Used To Be" on Ellington's album "Dance To The Duke!" (T 637).
1957 - Capitol Records, at the request of its new parent company EMI, takes over control of Angel Records, which under the direction of Dorle and Dario Soria since the label launched in the United States in 1953 had over 500 classical releases. The Sorias left the label due to this. Angel Records was closed down in 2006 and its catalog of classical and Broadway recordings were assigned to the EMI Classics label headed by Blue Note Records and was later sold to Warner Music Group in 2013 due to the take over of EMI Music Group by Universal Music Group which still controls the original Angel logo.
1957 - Gordon MacRae (on vocals), with Van Alexander and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Endless Love", "Lonely", "I Went To The City", "When You Kiss Me", and "Till We Meet Again" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and fourth titles together as a single (Capitol F3724), the second and fifth titles together as a single (Capitol F3641), the third track on MacRae's album "A Cowboy's Lament" (T 834) and the first, fourth, and fifth titles on MacRae's album "This Is Gordon MacRae" (T 1050).
1958 - Vocalist Ferlin Husky, with guitarist Bob Bain directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Ain't She Sweet", "I'm In The Mood For Love", and "Blue Skies" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Husky's album "Sittin' On A Rainbow" (T 976).

1958 - Vocal group The Andrews Sisters (La Verne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, and Patty Andrews), with Billy May and His Orchestra (with May conducting his own arrangements to John Best on trumpet, Simon "Si" Zentner, Tommy "Pullman" Perderson, and William Schaefer on trombones, Ted Nash, Buddy Collette, and Fred Falensby on saxophones, Ray Sherman on piano, Bobby Gibbons on guitar, Phil Stephens on bass and tuba, and Alvin Stoller and Ralph Hansell on drums), record the titles "Keep Your Skirts Down, Mary Ann", "Last Night On The Back Porch", "Back In Your Own Back Yard", and "A Smile Will Go A Long, Long Way" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the sisters' album "The Andrews Sisters Sing The Dancing '20s" (T 973).
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - During a split session in Los Angeles, California first Sammy Hagan and vocal group The Viscounts (lineup unlisted), with Jack Marshall and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Tail Light" and "Snuggle Bunny" and then Jack Marshall, conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra,  records the titles "Theme From 'The Missouri Traveler'" and "Fingerpoppin'". Capitol Records will issue "Tail Light" and "Snuggle Bunny" together as a single (Capitol F3885), has yet to issue "Theme From 'The Missouri Traveler'", and will issue "Fingerpoppin'" as a single (Capitol F3978) with "Thunder Road Chase" on the flipside.
1958 - Vocalist and tenor saxophonist Sam Butera and The Witnesses (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Put Your Mind At Ease", "It's Better Than Nothing", "Hold Out For Love", and "Good Gracious Baby" in New York City, New York. Prep Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records will issue "It's Better Than Nothing" and "Good Gracious Baby" together as a single (Prep F134). Bear Family Records will issue all the titles in Germany in the eight-CD box set "Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera - The Capitol Recordings" (BCD 15776).
1958 - The Immaculate Heart Trio (lineup unlisted) records Schubert's "Trio N° 2 In E Flat Major, Opus 100, 3rd Movement" in Studio A oft The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the trio's album "SCHUBERT - Trio N° 2 In E Flat, Opus 100" (P-8442).
1959 - Keely Smith and Louie Prima (on vocals), with Sam Butera and The Witnesses (lineup unlisted), record the track "I've Got You Under My Skin", "Ol' Man River" (with Sam Butera on vocals), and "Don't Take Your Love From Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and last track together as a single (Capitol F4140). Bear Family Records will issue all the tracks in the 8 CD box set "Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera - The Capitol Recordings" (BCD 15776) in Germany.
1961 - Capitol Records releases Buck Owens' single "Foolin' Around", with "High As The Mountains" on the flipside, which would become Owens' first # 1 record on Cashbox's Country chart
1962 - Capitol Records releases Buck Owens' single "Nobody's Fool But Yours" with "Mirror Mirror On The Wall" on the flipside
1963 - Jack Carson (born John Elmer Carson in Carman, Manitoba, Canada), vaudeville, motion picture, radio, television and Broadway performer, and Capitol Records artist (on the original Broadway cast album for the 1952 version of George and Ira Gershwin's musical "Of Thee I Sing") dies of stomach cancer in Encino, California at age 52 and is later entombed in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.

1963 - Vocalist Bobby Darin, with unlisted others, records the title "When My Baby Smiles At Me" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. Collectors' Choice Records will issue the title on the CD "The Unreleased Capitol Sides" (CCM 079-2).
1963 - Vocalist Peggy Lee, with Dick Hazard conducting the orchestra (Manny Klein on trumpet and, listed as probably, Justin Gordon on flute, Mike Melvoin piano, Al Hendrickson and/or John Pisano on guitar, Max Bennett on bass, Stan Levey on drums and other unlisted musicians) records the titles "Mama's Gone, Goodbye", "You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You", and "One Note Somba" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 2:30 PM and 5:30  PM with producer Dave Cavanaugh. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Lee's album "I'm A Woman" (T 1857).
1964 - Pianist Onzy Matthews and His Orchestra (Bud Brisbois, Bobby Bryant, Freddy Hill, Bob Rolfe, Dalton Smith on trumpet; Lou Blackburn, Dick Hyde, Horace Tapscott on trombone; Ron Smith on bass trombone; Sid Miller and Clifford Scott on alto saxophone; Curtis Amy and Clifford Solomon on tenor saxophone; Jay Migliori on baritone saxophone; Ray Crawford on guitar; Jim Crutcher on bass; and Chiz Harris on drums), using Matthews arrangements, record the track "I Should Care", the (as of 2005) unissued track "Pensive", and the tracks "Flamingo", "Blues With A Touch Of Elegance", "Feels Like I've Got The Blues", and "Blues Non Stop" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the rest of the tracks on Matthews' album "Blues With A Touch Of Elegance" (T 2099).
60 Years Ago Today In 1965 - Capitol Records' double album "The Beatles' Story" peaks at #7 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart where it will stay for 4 weeks
1968 - Capitol Records releases Buck Owens' album "It Takes People Like You To Make People Like Me" and Merle Haggard's album "Sing Me Back Home".
1968 - The Buckaroos (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Hello California" (featuring Don Rich on vocals), "Highway Man" (featuring Doyle Holly on vocals), "I Can't Stop (My Loving You)" (featuring Doyle Holly on vocals), and "Chaparral" (featuring Don Rich on vocals) in Bakersfield, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Buck Owens & The Buckaroos - A Night On The Town" (ST 2902).
1968 - After licensing the masters from Buddha Records, Capitol Records releases Tony Bruno's album "An Original By Bruno" (T/ST-2857).
1969 - The Beatles begin filming and recording "Let It Be" at Twickenham Film Studios and will end on January 31, 1969, the day after their rooftop concert was given.
55 Years Ago Today In 1970 - The final overdubs for Buck Owens and Susan Raye's track "We're Gonna Get Together" are recorded at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California. Capitol Records will issue the final version of the track on the album "Stars Of The 'Hee Haw'" (ST-437).
1971 - George Harrison's Apple Records album "All Things Must Pass", distributed in the United States by Capitol Records, hits #1 on Billboard magazine's "Top LP's" chart. His double A-sided single "My Sweet Lord"/"Isn't It A Pity" is also #1 (the first of the former members of The Beatles' solo singles to do so), for the second week in a row, on the magazine's "Hot 100" singles chart.
1972 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased from Buck Owens Enterprises for Kenni Huskey's titles "It's Too Late To Keep From Losing You" and "Number One Heel" which were recorded at Buck Owens Studios in Nashville, California and will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 3282).
1974 - Tex Ritter (born Woodward Maurice Ritter), singer, motion picture actor, television variety show host, Member of the Grand Ole Opry and The Cowboy Hall of Fame, 1964 inductee into the Country Music Hall Of Fame, 1971 inductee into the Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame, 1998 inductee into the Texas Country Music Hall Of Fame, and Capitol Records artist, dies of a heart attack at age 68 while visiting a jail in Nashville, Tennessee where he was arranging bail for one of his band members
1974 - The Band (Garth Hudson and Richard Manuel on keyboards and vocals, Jaime Robbie Robertson on guitar and vocals, Rick Danko on bass and vocals, and Levon Helm on drums and vocals) perform the tracks "Back To Memphis", "Endless Highway", "I Shall Be Released", "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever", Too Wet To Work (Raindance)", "Don't Ya Tell Henry", "The Rumor", "Time To Kill", "Jam" and "Up On Cripple Creek" live in front of 600,000 attendees of Summer Jam at Watkins Glen Grand Prix Raceway in Watkins Glen, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the CD "The Band - Live At Watkins Glen" (8-31742-2).
50 Years Ago Today In 1975 - Final overdubs are recorded for Red Steagall's track "She Worshipped Me" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the final version of the track as a single (Capitol 4042) with "April's Paintings" on the flip side.
1981 - Muscle Shoals Sound Rhythm Section (lineup unlisted) records the (as of 2005) unissued track "Instrumental #7" in Muscle Shoals, Alabama for Capitol Records.
40 Years Ago Today In 1985 - Capitol Records registers the masters for Katrina and The Waves (Katrina Leskanich on vocals; Alex Cooper on drums, vocals and keyboards; Vince de la Cruz on bass, guitar, vocals, and keyboards; and Kimberley Rew on guitar, vocals, and keyboards) tracks "Red Wine And Whisky", "Going Down To Liverpool", "Do You Want Crying", "Que Te Queiro", "Machine Gunsmith", "Cry For Me", "Walking On Sunshine", "Mexico", "The Game Of Love", "Maniac House", and "The Sun Won't Shine Without You". Capitol Records will issue "Going Down To Liverpool" and "Walking On Sunshine" together as a single (Capitol 5466), "Do You Want Crying" and "Maniac House" together as a single (Capitol 5450) and "Que Te Quiero" as a single (Capitol 5528) with "He's A Charmer" on the flipside and all the tracks except "Maniac House" on the group's eponymous CD "Katrina & The Waves" (7-46169-2).
1989 - Capitol Records registers the tracks for Martin Stephenson and The Daintees' albums "Gladsome, Humour and Blue" and "Boat To Bolivia" but has (as of 2005) not issued any of the tracks in the United States. Kitchenware issued both albums (KWLP 8 and KWLP 5 respectively) in Europe.
30 Years Ago Today In 1995 - Writing begins for tracks for I Mother Earth's Capitol Records album "Scenery And Fish" which will start being recorded in July1995. 

1998 - Nik Venet (born Nikolas Kostantinos Venetoulis), songwriter; worked with Lord Buckley at World Pacific Records; talent scout, VP of A&R and record producer at Capitol Records (for The Beach Boys, Glen Campbell, Bobby Darin, Lou Rawls, and others) and United Artists Records (for Don McLean, Frank Zappa, and others); and founder of Evening Star Records, dies of complications from the treatment for Burkitt's lymphoma in Los Angeles, California at age 61 and had been in the hospital since since September 9, 1997
25 Years Ago Today In 2000 - Nat Adderley, trumpet player, bandleader, younger brother of saxophonist and Capitol Records artist Julian Adderley and gave him the nickname "Cannonball" and played in his brother's Blue Note and Capitol Records bands, and solo artist with Blue Note Records, dies at age 68

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1962 - Tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, with Les McCann on piano, Herbie Lewis on bass, and Otis Finch on drums, records the titles "Soft Pedal Blues", "We'll See Yaw'll After While, Ya Heah", "Light Blue", an alternate take of "Light Blue", "Dorene Don't Cry", "Smile, Stacey", and "Pia" at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on the CD version of Turrentine's album "That's Where It's At" (7-84096-2).
1971 - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's Liberty Records single "Mr. Bojangles" (which is on both sides of the single) enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. Liberty's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Records parent company Universal Music Group.
1983 - Dick Emery, British comedian, actor, and the voice of the Lord Mayor and Nowhere Man (Jeremy Hillary Boob Ph.D.) in United Artists animated motion picture "The Yellow Submarine", dies at age 63

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1963 - Dick Powell, singer; dancer; motion picture, radio, and television actor; one-time husband of Joan Blondell and husband of actress June Allison, dies of lymphoma in West Los Angeles, California at age 58.
25 Years Ago Today In 1990 - Alan Hale, Jr. (born Alan Hale Mackahan), son of actor Alan Hale, motion picture and television actor (best known for the role of Jonas Grumby [aka "Skipper"] on "Gilligan's Island"), and owner of Skipper's restaurant on La Cienega Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, dies at age 69 at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Los Angeles from respiratory failure due to cancer of the thymus

JANUARY 1, 2025

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1916 - Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan, singer, guitarist, and Capitol Records artist (1949-1955) is born Lee Roy Petit in Gardenia, California

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1948 - Sol "Tex" Williams signs a new contract with Capitol Records.
1948 - It's a Thursday, and at midnight The American Federation of Musicians, in a dispute with the recording industry, begins its second recording ban in four years. Capitol Records will not directly hold another recording session with musicians in the United States until April 16, 1948. Capitol Records begins purchasing masters and setting up instrumental sessions in London, England, Mexico City, Mexico, and Paris, France and will have its vocal artists record overdubs on these tracks.
1948 - Bandleader Hal Derwin and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), with vocal group The Hi-Lighters (Derwin, Mildred Springer, and Jean Taylor), records the title "No One But You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will purchase the master and release the title as a single (Capitol 502) with "One Dozen Roses" on the flipside.
1954 - Pianist Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (Clark Terry, Willie Cook, and Cat Anderson on trumpet; Ray Nance on trumpet, violin, and vocals; Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, and George Jean on trombone; Jimmy Hamilton on clarinet and tenor saxophone; Russell Procope on alto saxophone and clarinet; Rick Henderson on alto saxophone; Paul Gonsalves on tenor saxophone; Harry Carney on baritone saxophone, clarinet and bass clarinet; Wendell Marshall on bass; and Dave Black on drums) record the tracks "Frivolous Banta" and "In The Mood" at Universal Studios in Chicago, Illinois. Capitol Records will issue "Frivolous Banta" on Ellington's album "Dance To The Duke!" (T 637) and "In The Mood" on Ellington's album "Ellington '55" (H 521).
1956 - Capitol and EMI entered into the first of a series of what they called Matrix Exchange Agreements, subsequently renewed and amended. Pursuant to the MEA, EMI undertakes to supply masters to Capitol and Capitol to EMI in consideration for a license fee equal to a percentage of the retail sales price in the country of manufacture. Because each company has rights of first refusal to the other's product, the MEA was the foundation of the operating relationship between Capitol and EMI.
1961 - The DeCastro Sisters (Babette, Cherie, Olga) record the final overdubs for the tracks "Goody, Goody", "Them There Eyes", "I Enjoy Being A Girl", " and "You Can Depend On Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final tracks on the sisters' album "A Rockin' Beat" (T 1501).
1964 - The Beach Boys (Mike Love, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, and Al Jardine on vocals, with unlisted guitar and drum players) record the tracks "Fun, Fun, Fun" (with Mike Love on lead vocal) and "The Warmth Of The Sun" (with Brian Wilson on lead vocal) at Western Studios in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Fun, Fun, Fun" as a single (Capitol 5118) with "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" on the flipside and "Warmth Of The Sun" as a single (Capitol 5306) with "Dance, Dance, Dance" on the flipside.
1966 - The Beach Boys' Capitol Records single "Barbara Ann", with "Girl Don't Tell Me" on the flipside, enters Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1969 - Capitol Records registers the masters for The Beach Boys tracks "Darlin'", "Wouldn't It Be Nice", "Sloop John B", "California Girls", "Do It Again", "Wake The World", "Aren't You Glad", "Bluebirds Over The Mountain", "Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring", "Good Vibrations", "God Only Knows", and "Barbara Ann" which were recorded in December of 1968 in London, England. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the group's album "Live In London" (ST-11584).
55 Years Ago Today In 1970 - Jimi Hendrix and Band of Gypsies finish two days of gigs at the Fillmore East in New York City, New York. The last two shows will be recorded for a live album that will be released by Capitol Records to honor a 1965 contract that Hendrix had signed with the label.
1971 - Jerry Corbitt records the track "Till You Come Back Home Again" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on Corbitt's eponymous album "Jerry Corbitt" (ST-771).

1973 - Future Capitol Records band Klaatu (John Woloschuk, Dee Long, and Terry Draper) begins the first session for their first album "3:47 EST" (later renamed "Klaatu" when released in the United States by Capitol Records in 1976) in Toronto Sound's studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The first album will take 3 years of occasional Friday night sessions (after the band's members got off of their day jobs) to complete.

1977 - Vocalist La Costa, with an orchestra of unlisted musicians, records the track "I Second That Emotion", the (as of 2005) unissued track "Nothing Without You", and the track "We're All Alone" in Los Angeles, California with producer Jimmy Ford for Far Out Productions. After overdubs are recorded on January 24 and 25, 1977, Capitol Records will issue the first and last track together as a single (Capitol 4414).
1979 - Glen Campbell records the as of yet unissued tracks "Roll On Brother", "Music, Music, Music", "Blues My Sweetie Gives To Me", "You Will Not Lose", and "Basic Lady" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.
1981 - Capitol Records band Klaatu disbands
1989 - Freddie Jackson records the track "Christmas Forever" at an unlisted studio. Capitol Records will issue the track on the CD "Freddie Jackson Greatest Hits" (8-27641-2).
1989 - Capitol Records records a live concert by the group Suave (lineup unlisted) that included the titles "Temptation", "Show My Love", "Get Busy", "I Rocked Your Bboots", "Dog Me Out", "You've Been Fooling Around", "All About You", "Matter Of Opinion", "To The Max", "Forever And A Day", "Let Me In Your World", "Shadows Of Time", "Dance To This", "Don't Be Perpetratina", "Myposse", and "Running Out Of Time". No release information has been listed.
2011 - Gil Garfield (born Gilbert Garfield), a member of the Capitol Records vocal group The Cheers, dies of cancer at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Westwood, California at age 77. Services will be held at 1:00 PM Wednesday, January 5 at Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary located at 6001 West Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles, California.
2014 - Under exclusive license from Fonograf Records, Capitol Records releases Beck's album "Morning Phase".
10 Years Ago Today In 2015 - Shane Allen begins his role as Vice President, Promotion for Capitol Records Nashville. He will depart the company on May 27, 2016, after Bobby Young was promoted to the role on May 20, 2016.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1956 - Future Capitol Records group The Four Preps (Bruce Belland, Ed Cobb, Marv Ingraham [aka Marv Ingram and born Marvin Inabnett], and Glen Larson - all Hollywood High students) is formed in Hollywood, California
1959 - Johnny Cash gives a concert at San Quentin Prison. Future Capitol Records artist Merle Haggard is one of the inmates present at the show.
1962 - The Beatles (George Harrison on lead guitar and vocals, John Lennon rhythm guitar and vocals, Paul McCartney on bass guitar and vocals, and Pete Best on drums) audition (unsuccessfully) by recording 15 songs ("Like Dreamers Do", "Money (That's What I Want)", "Till There Was You", "The Sheik Of The Araby", "To Know Her Is To Love Her", "Take Good Care Of My Baby", "Memphis, Tennessee", "Sure To Fall (In Love With You)", "Hello Little Girl", "Three Cool Cats", "Crying, Wating, Hoping", "Love Of The Loved", "September In Rain", "Bésame Mucho", "and Searchin'") for Decca Records in London, England. After reviewing their material, the company decided to sign Brian Poole And The Tremeloes instead.
1963 - Future Capitol Records artist Dick Dale & The Del-Tone's Deltone Records singles "Miserlou" (with "Eight Till Midnight" on the flipside) was #1 on both radio stations KRLA and KFWB in Los Angeles, California and his single "Peppermint Man" is #5 on both charts and it's flipside "Surf Beat" is also on KRLA's chart
1971 - Capitol Record's parent company, Electric & Musical Industries, changes its name to EMI Ltd.
1997 - Townes Van Zandt, singer, guitarist, and Poppy Records artist dies of a heart attack at age 52. United Artists Records acquired Poppy's masters, then EMI Music Group, Capitol Records' parent company, acquired United Artists' catalog which is now owned by Capitol's current parent company, Universal Music Group.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1916 - Marvin Camras, an electrical engineer who perfected magnetic tape, is born in Chicago, Illinois. Capitol Records will be the first major label to record masters to tape.
2002 - WEA Manufacturing (formerly Specialty Records Corporation) stops manufacturing vinyl records.