MARCH 5, 2022

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

1928 - Lou Levy, a pianist with Woody Herman and His Thundering Herd and the Capitol Records band Supersax, as well as a session pianist for Capitol Records artists Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee (and also a music director for her), Nancy Wilson, and Anita O’Day, is born Lewis A. Levy in Chicago, Illinois.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1947 - Clarinetist Benny Goodman, with unlisted others, records "Duo Concertante Opus 48: 1st Movement" in two parts and "Duo Concertante Opus 48: 2nd Movement" in two parts in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue either of the titles.

1948 - Peggy Lee's Capitol Records single "Mañana (Is Good Enough For Me)", with "All Dressed Up In A Broken Heart" on the flipside, is #1 on The Billboard magazine's Best-Selling Popular Retail Records chart for the week ending March 5, 1948.

1951 - Paul Neighbors and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Here Comes My Ball And Chain", "And I Was Kissing You", "Happiness" and "There She Was" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and third titles together as a single (Capitol 1461) and the second and last titles together as a single (Capitol 1537).

1952 - Billy May conducts arrangements of his own music to the orchestra (John Best and Conrad Gozzo on trumpets, Francis "Joe" Howard and James Priddy on trombones, John Graas on French horn, Jules Kinsler, Gordon Green, Nicholas Dann, and Fred Falensby on saxophones, Paul Smith on piano, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Meyer Rubin on bass, Lou Singer on drums, Kathryn Thompson on harp, Ivan Eppinoff, Harry Bluestone, and Mischa Russell on violins, David Sterkin on viola, and Cy Bernard on cello) as they record the music tracks entitled "Robin Hood And His Merrie Men" at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California. After vocal tracks are overdubbed in four parts during sessions held on March 17 and April 16, 1952 by Nestor Paiva, Alan Reed, Ben Wright, June Foray, Jimmy McDonald, and Harry Stanton (aka Geoffrey Keen), using a script adapted by Alan Livingston, Capitol Records will issue all the parts on the children's album "Walt Disney's Story Of Robin Hood" (DBX-3138).

1952 - Trumpet player and bandleader Clyde McCoy and His Orchestra (Mannie Klein, Clayton Cash, and Uan Rasey on trumpets, Si Zentner, Ed Kusby, and Tommy Pederson on trombones, Wilbur Schwartz on clarinet and alto saxophone, Ted Romersa on alto saxophone, Skeets Herfurt and Babe Russin on tenor saxophones, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Edwin "Buddy" Cole on piano, Vincent Terri on guitar, Phil Stephens on bass, and Alvin Stoller on drums) with Nelson Riddle directing his own arrangements, records the titles "I Love To Hear A Choo Choo Train" with vocals by Liz Tilton, "The Music Goes 'Round And Around" and "Mr. Wah-Wah" with a vocal trio (lineup unlisted), "To Be Loved By You" with vocals by Liz Tilton, and "Baia" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "I Love To Hear A Choo Choo Train" and "To Be Loved By You" together as a single (Capitol 2045) as by Liz Tilton, "The Music Goes 'Round And Around" and "Mr. Wah-Wah" together as a single (Capitol 2321), and have yet to issue "Baia". Unfortunately, only "To Be Loved By You" is currently available on YouTube.

1953 - Daws Butler signs a contract with Capitol Records.

1953 - Vocalist Thomas "T. Tommy" Cutrer, with an orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "All The Way", "I'm Just As Rich As You", "Just A Kiss Away", and "Baby, You're The Only One" in (listed as possibly) Shreveport, Louisiana. Capitol Records will issue "All The Way" on the multi-artist compilation album "Church In The Wildwood" (EAP-1-1113 on three-disc 45 RPM EP and T 1113 on 12" 33 1/3 LP).

70 Years Ago Today In 1955 - Jerry Reed signs a contract with Capitol Records.

70 Years Ago Today In 1955 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Darling Je Vous Aime Beaucoup", with "The Sand And The Sea" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles chart.

1956 - At the first comedy session to be held in The Capitol Tower Studios, Stan Freberg, with Billy May directing Billy May's Music (Justin Gordon on saxophone, Paul Smith on piano, Phil Stephens on bass, Lou Singer on drums, and Ann Stockton on harp), records the titles "The Quest For Bridey Hammerschlaugen" with additional vocals by June Foray and "The Great Pretender" with the vocal group The Toads (lineup unlisted). Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 3396).

1957 - Vocal group The Merry Macs (Ted McMichael, Judd McMichael, Richard Baldwin, and Marjorie Garland), with Frank De Vol and his Orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Ho Sa Bonnie", "There's Honey On The Moon Tonight", "On The Bumpy Road To Love", and "By-U, By-O" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded on March 14, 1957 for "On The Bumpy Road To Love" and on April 1, 1957 for "By-U, By-O", Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "The Very Merry Macs" (T 850). Unfortunately, only "By-U, By-O" is currently available on YouTube.

1957 - Vocalist Tommy Sands, with unlisted others, records the titles "My Love Song" and "Ring-A-Ding-Ding" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol F3690).

1957 - Capitol Records purchases the masters for orchestra director Don Robertson's title "I Don't Know If I'll Ever Love Again" with vocals by Lou Dinning which it will release as a single (Capitol F3675) with "Remember You Belong To Me" (recorded January 17, 1957) on the flipside. Unfortunately, neither title is available on YouTube.

1957 - Vocalist Trudy Richards, with Owen B. Massingill directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "I Want A Big Butter And Egg Man", "Hangin' Around", "Wishbone" and "Down Home Rag" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "I Want A Big Butter And Man" as a single (Capitol F3729) with "Weaker Than Wise" (recorded September 21, 1956) on the flipside, "Hangin' Around" and "Wishbone" together as a single (Capitol F3694), and has yet to issue "Down Home Rag". Unfortunately, only "Wishbone" is available on YouTube.

1958 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, Glen Gray leads The Casa Loma Orchestra (Shorty Sherock, Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, and Pete Candoli on trumpets,  Walt Benson, Joe Howard, and Si Zentner on trombones, Murray McEachern also on trombone and alto saxophone, Skeets Herfurt also on alto saxophone, Gus Bivona on clarinet and also on alto saxophone, Babe Russin and Jules Jacob on tenor saxophones, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Ray Sherman on piano, Jack Marshall on guitar, Mike Rubin on bass, and Nick Fatool on drums), using arrangements Gene Gifford and Larry Wagner, records the titles "Take The 'A' Train" in the style of Duke Ellington, "Song Of India" in the style of Tommy Dorsey, and "Woodchopper's Ball" in the style of Woody Herman at the first session and the titles "Begin The Beguine" in the style of Artie Shaw, "South Rampart Street Parade" in the style of Bob Crosby, and "The Elk's Parade" in the style of Bobby Sherwood and the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except "South Rampart Street Parade" on Glen Gray And The Casa Loma Orchestra's album "Sounds Of The Great Bands" (W/SW 1022) and "South Rampart Street Parade" on Glen Gray And The Casa Loma Orchestra's album "Sounds Of Great Bands, Volume 2" (T/ST 1067).

1958 - Pianist Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), with chorus and Latin accompaniment (lineups also unlisted), records the titles "Baubles, Bangles And Beads", "For Want Of A Star", "Never Let Me Go", "Dream Dust", "Time Was", and "Something To Dream About" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Gordon Jenkins And His Chorus' album "Dream Dust" (T 1023).

1958 - Guy Lombardo conducts His Royal Canadians (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Medley #1: A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody/All By Myself/How Deep Is The Ocean/Always/The Song Is Ended", "Medley #2: Soft Lights And Sweet Music/Lazy/They Say It's Wonderful/Lady Of The Evening/Blue Skies", and "Medley #3: White Christmas/Say It Isn't So/All Alone/Russian Lullaby/Say It With Music" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the albums "Berlin By Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians" (T/DT 1019) and in the four-LP set "Guy Lombardo - The Lombardo Years" (TDL/STDL 2181).

1958 - Erich Leinsdorf conducts The Concert Arts Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record Rimsky-Korsakov's "The Russian Easter Overture" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the orchestra's album "Portraits In Sound" (P/SP-8446).

1962 - Pianist Cy Coleman, with unidentified bass and drums players and vocalists, records the titles "Here I'll Stay", "Tell Hope", "The Gentleman Is A Dope", "Lost In Loveliness", and "Lonely Town" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Coleman's album "Broadway Pianorama" (T/ST 1740). Unfortunately, separate videos for each title are not currently available on YouTube, but the entire album is available as a single video.

1962 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, Capitol Records remasters and overdubs drums on vocalist Jack Guthrie's titles "Oklahoma Hills", "Dallas Darling", "You Laughed And I Cried", "Shame On You" "The Answer To 'Moonlight And Skies'", and "Ida Red" at the first session and on "Oakie Boogie", "I'm Branding My Darlin' With My Heart", "Careless Darling", "When The Cactus Is In Bloom", "Chained To A Memory", and "The Colorado Blues" at the second session and will issue all the titles on the album "Jack Guthrie" (T/ST 2456). Unfortunately, none of the titles from these sessions are currently available on YouTube.

1963 - Vocalist and guitarist Merle Travis, with unlisted others, records the titles "The Browder Explosion", "The Harlan County Boys", "Miner's Strawberries", and "The Courtship Of Second Cousin Claude" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Travis' album "Songs Of The Coal Mines" (T/ST 1956).

1963 - The Honeys (vocalists Diane Rovell, Marilyn Rovell, and Ginger Blake), with Leon Russell on piano, Glen Campbell and Billy Strange on guitars, and Hal Blaine on drums), record the titles "Shoot The Curl" and "Surfin' Down The River" with additional vocals by Brian Wilson and Skip Taylor in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (F4952).

1963 - The Escorts (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Dream Boy", "I Miss You So", "Enchanted Frog", and "Look Homeward Angel" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles.

1963 - The Beatles (George Harrison on lead guitar and vocals, John Lennon on rhythm guitar and vocals, Paul McCartney on bass guitar and vocals, and Ringo Starr on drums and vocals) record the titles "Thank You Girl" and "From Me To You" in EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London, England. Capitol Records will issue "Thank You Girl" as a single (Capitol 6064) with "Do You Want To Know A Secret" (recorded February 11, 1963) on the flipside, "From Me To You" as a single (Capitol 6063) with "Please Please Me" (recorded November 26, 1962) on the flipside, and both titles on the album "The Beatles' Second Album" (T/ST 2080).

1966 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "Nowhere Man", with "What Goes On" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles charts.

1967 - Buck Owen's Capitol Records single "Where Does The Good Times Go", with "The Way That I Love You" on the flipside, returns to the #1 slot on the U.S. Country singles chart.

1968 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for Maxine Brown's titles "In The Midnight Hour" and "Soul Serenade", The Ramsey Lewis Trio's titles "Salute To Ray Charles", "Hang On Sloopy", and "Goin' Out Of My Head" and Lou Rawls' titles "On Broadway", "Love Is A Hurting Thing", "They Don't Give Medals", and "Tobacco Road" and will issue all the titles on the album "Lou Rawls/Maxine Brown/Ramsey Lewis - Central Park Music Festival" (ST 2933).

1968 - Capitol Records registers the master it purchased from Hot Biscuit Records for Libby Titus' title "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" but has yet to issue the title.

1968 - At two sessions held this day in New York City, New York, The Stone Poneys (Kenny Edwards and Bob Kimmel on guitars and Linda Ronstadt on vocals) records the title "Let's Get Together" at the first session and the title "Some Of Shelly's Blues" at the second session. After overdubs are recorded at the same sessions, Capitol Records will issue "Let's Get Together" on the album "Linda Ronstadt, Stone Poneys & Friends, Volume III" (ST 2863) and "Some Of Shelly's Blues" as a single (Capitol 2195) with "Hobo (Morning Glory)" (recorded November 30, 1967) on the flipside and on the two-LP multi-artist compilation "Super Oldies, Volume 4" (STBB-149). 

1968 - During two sessions held this day in Nashville, Tennessee, Ken "Thumbs" Carllile, with unlisted others, records the titles "Gentle On My Mind", "Boss-A-Minuet", "Truckin'", and "Rollin'" at the first session and the titles "By The Time I Get To Phoenix", "It's A Good Day", "Green Fields", and "Nine Pound Hammer" at the second session for Capitol Records which, even after overdubs are recorded for "Gentle On My Mind" and "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" on May 3, 1968, has yet to issue any of the titles.

1969 - The Beach Boys (Carl Wilson on bass, Alan Jardine on guitar, Brian Wilson on piano, Bruce Johnston on organ, and Dennis Wilson on drums) record the titles "Sail Plane Song" (aka "Glide Plane Song", which will finally be retitled "Loop-De-Loop Flip Flop"), and "Flying In An Airplane" at Brian Wilson's home studio near Los Angeles, California. Even after overdubs are recorded on March 6 and 7, 1969, Capitol Records has yet to issue either title

1971 - Capitol Records releases Goose Creek Symphony's album "Welcome To Goose Creek" which was recorded during the summer of 1970 at Audio Recorders, Phoenix, Arizona.

1972 - Freddie Hart's Capitol Records single "My Hang-Up Is You", with "Big Bad Wolf" on the flipside is #1 on the U.S. Country singles chart.

1972 - During two sessions held this day in Amigo Studios in North Hollywood, California, America (Gerry Beckley and Lee "Dewey" Bunnell on vocals and guitars), with unlisted others, record the title "Never Be Lonely" at the first session and the title "Love On The Vine" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the group's album "View From The Ground" (ST-12209).

1973 - Capitol Records releases Buck Owens' single "Ain't It Amazing, Gracie" with "The Good Old Days" on the flipside.

1973 - Billy May and The Time-Life Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Shangri-La", "Sweet Caroline", "'S Wonderful", "Theme From 'Summer Of '42'", and "Warsaw Concerto" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California for Time-Life Records which, after overdubs are recorded at the same session for "Sweet Caroline" will issue, as part of its "As You Remember Them" series, "Shangri-La" on the three-LP set "Volume 7 - Billy May", the final mix of "Sweet Caroline" on the three-LP set "Volume 8 - Billy May", and "'S Wonderful", "Theme From 'Summer Of '42'", and "Warsaw Concerto" on the three-LP set "Volume 6 - Billy May".

1976 - Bill Cosby signs a contract with Capitol Records.

1977 - Glen Campbell's Capitol Records single "Southern Nights", with "The William Tell Overture" on the flipside, enters the U.S. Country singles chart.

1987 - Boogie Boys (rappers Boogie Knight and Romeo J.D. with scratches by D.J. Dynamite, and synthesizers programmed by Mac Quayle and Steve Rimland) record the title "Rise Up" at Unique Recording's studio in New York City, New York with producer Ted Currier. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's album "The Boogie Boys - Romeo-Knight" (C1-46917 on vinyl and C2-46917).

1992 - Vocalist, keyboardist, organist, strings player, and horn player Rachelle Ferrell, with Freddie Washington on bass, Paulinho Da Costa on drums, Paul Jackson, Jr. on guitar, and producer Michael J. Powell on tambourine, records the title "I Know You Love Me". Capitol Records will issue the title on Ferrell's self-titled CD "Rachell Ferrell" (7-93769-2).

1996 - Capitol Records releases The Beatles' Apple Records single "Real Love", with "Baby's In Black" on the flipside, in the United States.

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1963 - Vocalist Sarah Vaughan, with Marty Manning conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the title "Once Upon A Summertime" in New York City, New York for Roulette Records. After EMI acquires the Roulette catalog, Blue Note Records will issue the title on the CD "Sarah Vaughan" (8-23517-2) as part of its Jazz Profile series.

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1982 - John Belushi, actor, singer, and record collector, dies of a drug overdose in Bungalow 3 at The Chateau Marmont Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California at age 33.

MARCH 4, 2025

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

1932 - "Big Daddy" Roth, an artist, cartoonist, illustrator, pinstriper and custom car designer and builder, creator of the hot-rod icon Rat Fink and other characters, and founder and leader of the Capitol Records group (1963-1964) Mr. Gasser And The Weirdos, is born Edward Roth in Beverly Hills, California.

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1947 - Trumpet player Geechie Smith and His Orchestra (George Washington on trombone, Joe Lutcher and Jimmy Washington on alto saxophones, Freddie Simon on tenor saxophone, Leon Beck on baritone saxophone, George Salisbury on piano, Louis Speiginer on guitar, Herman Washington on bass, and Walter Murden on drums) record the titles "What's The Matter With The Stove?", "The Frog Song", "Wild, Mild And Mellow", and "And I Wants To Thank You" in Los Angeles, California (if anyone knows where, please leave a reply). Capitol Records will issue "What's The Matter With The Stove?" and "The Frog Song" together as a single (Capitol 399) and "Wild, Mild And Mellow" and "And I Wants To Thank You" together as a single (Capitol Americana 40029).

1947 - The Louis Castellucci Military Band (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Washington Post March", "Semper Fidelis (Parts 1 & 2)", "French National Defile March", "Stars And Stripes Forever (Parts 1 & 2)", "El Capitan", "Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers", "Lights Out", and "Anchors Aweigh" at Radio Recorders' studio at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the band's album "Here Comes The Band" (EBF-150).

1947 - Harmonica player Sonny Terry, with Henry "Stick" McGhee on guitar and Warren "Baby" Dodds on drums, records the titles "Whoopin' The Blues", "Leaving Blues" with vocals by Terry,  "Riff And Harmonica Jump", and "All Alone Blues" also with vocals by Terry in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Whoopin' The Blues" and "All Alone Blues" together as a single (Capitol Americana 40003), "Leavin' Blues" as a single (Capitol 44043), "Riff And Harmonica Jump" as a single (Capitol 40061), and all the titles as part of its Capitol Blues Collection series on the CD "Sonny Terry - Whoopin' the Blues: The Capitol Recordings" (8-29372-2).

1952 - Clarinetist Pete Dailey and His Chicagoans (Rolly Furnas on trombone, William Sousa Martinez also on clarinet, Skippy Anderson on piano, Len Esterdahl on banjo and guitar, Phil Stephens on bass and tuba, and Hugh Allison on drums) record the titles "The Wearin' Of The Green", "Asleep In The Deep", "North", and "China Boy" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "The Wearin' Of The Green" on Dailey's album "Pete Daily's Dixieland Band" (T 183) and the rest of the titles as part of its "Classics In Jazz" series on the album "Dixie By Daily" (T 385).

70 Years Ago Today In 1955 - Andy Griffith signs with Capitol Records.

1957 - Pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Bob Fitzpatrick, Kent Larsen, John Halliburton, Jim Amlotte, and Karl De Karske on trombones, Lennie Niehaus and Charlie Mariano on alto saxophones, Bill Perkins and Richie Kamuca on tenor saxophones, Pepper Adams on baritone saxophone, Ralph Blaze on guitar, Red Mitchell on bass, Mel Lewis on drums, and Ramon Rivera on bongos), with vocals by Ann Richards and The Modern Men (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Lullaby Of The Leaves", "Dancing In The Dark", "Sophisticated Lady", and "Orchids In The Moonlight" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "Lullaby Of The Leaves", "Dancing In The Dark", and "Sophisticated Lady" on Kenton's album "Kenton With Voices" (T 810) and scheduled "Orchids In The Moonlight" to be issued as a single (F3766) but didn't release it. Collectors' Choice Music issued all the titles on the CD "Stan Kenton - Kenton With Voices/Artistry In Voices And Brass" (CCM 354-2).

1957 - Vocalist Tommy Sands, with unlisted others, records the titles "Tell Me Oh Darling" and "Can't Change My Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Can't Change My Love" on a compilation album of various artists, "Teen Age Rock!" (T 1009), and has yet to issue "Tell Me Oh Darling".

1957 - Guitarist Laurindo Almeida records Villa-Lobos' "Gavotta-Choro", and his own compositions "Crepusculo Em Copacabana" and "Serenata" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Almeida's album "Impressoes Do Brasil (Impressions Of Brazil)" (P-8381).

1958 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, The George Shearing Quintet (Emil Richards on vibraphone, George Shearing on piano, Jean "Toots" Thielemans on guitar, John Neves or James Bond on bass, and Ray Mosca on drums) records the titles "I've Got You Under My Skin", "Speak Low", "Wonder Struck", and "Mambo Caribe" at the first session and the titles "Rondo", Sand In My Heart", and "Mambo #2" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Wonder Struck", "Mambo Caribe", "Rondo", "Sand In My Shoes", and "Mambo #2" on the quintet's album "Latin Lace" (T/ST 1082) and have yet to issue "I've Got You Under My Skin" and "Speak Low".

1958 - Banjo player Paul Martin, with unlisted others, records the titles "When Buddah Smiles", "All By Myself", "Lover", and "When You Wore A Tulip" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Martin's album "Paul Martin Dancing Rhythm - Banjomania" (T 1024).

1958 - The Kingston Trio (Donald "Dave" Guard on vocals, banjo, and guitar, Robert "Bob Shane" Schoen on vocals, guitar, and banjo, and Nicholas "Nick" Reynolds on vocals and guitar), with Edward Duran also on guitar, John Arthur Derning on bass, and Roy Scrapiaglia on drums records the titles "Sally (Don't You Grieve)" and "Blue Tattoo" for Capitol Records at an extended session at the John Wolfe Studio in San Francisco, California between 12:00 PM and 4:00 PM. Capitol Records has not issued either title. Folk Era Records will issue "Blue Tattoo" in 1985 on the album "Rediscover The Kingston Trio" (FE2001) and Bear Family Records will issue both titles in Germany in the ten-CD box set "The Kingston Trio - The Guard Years" (BCD 16160).

1962 - Stan Wolowic and The Polka Chips (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Lisa", "Faded Roses Waltz", "Baseball Polka", "Vas Iss Dass Here?", and "The Little Hat Tarantella" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Vas Iss Das Here?" and "The Little Hat Tarantella" together as a single (Capitol 4821) and all the titles on the group's album "They All Dance The Polka" (T 1766).

1963 - Capitol Records releases The Beach Boys' Capitol Records single "Surfin' USA" (Capitol F4932) with "Shut Down" on the flipside.

1963 - Vocalist Vic Damone, with Jimmie Haskell conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "You're Just Another Pretty Face", "One Hand, One Heart", and "Call Me Irresponsible" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "You're Just Another Pretty Face" and "One Hand, One Heart" together as a single (Capitol 4947) and "Call Me Irresponsible" as a promo (PB 2272/73). EMI Solo will issue "Call Me Irresponsible" in England on Damone's compilation CD "Vic Damone - On The Street Where You Live" (CDSL-8277).

1967 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "Penny Lane" enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1967 - Merle Haggard's Capitol Records single "The Fugitive" is #1 on the U.S. Country singles chart.

1967 - Vocalist Matt Monro, with Billy May conducting the orchestra (Pete Candoli, Ray Triscari,  Jimmy Zito, and Uan Rasey on trumpets, Milt Bernhart, Dick Noel, Lew McCreary, and Phillip Teele on trombones, Harry Klee, Ted Nash, Justin Gordon,  Plas Johnson, and Jack Nimitz on saxophones, Arnold Ross on piano, Mike Melvoin on organ, Bob Bain on guitar, Chuck Berghofer on bass, Stan Levey on drums, and Milt Holland and Victor Feldman on percussion), records the titles "In The Arms Of Love" using an arrangement by Sid Feller, "Georgy Girl" using an arrangement by Billy May, "Moment To Moment" using an arrangement by Sid Feller, and "A Man And A Woman" using an arrangement by Billy May 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 Monro's album "Invitation To The Movies" (W/SW 2730).

1968 - Overdubs are recorded for The Beach Boys' title "Little Bird" in Los Angeles, California. After more overdubs are recorded on March 5, 1968, Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title as a single (Capitol 2160) with "Friends" (recorded March 15 and 19, 1968) on the flipside and on the band's album "Friends" (ST 2895).

1968 - Vocalist Tony Bruno, with unlisted others, records the titles "Little Men & Women", "I'm Feeling It Now", and "Look At Me" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded for both titles on March 18, 1968, for "I'm Feeling It Now" and "Look At Me" on March 20, 1968, for "I'm Feeling It Now" on March 21, 1968, for "I'm Feeling It Now" and "Look At Me" on March 24, 1968, and for "Little Men & Women" on April 26, 1968, Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of "Little Men & Women" and "I'm Feeling It Now" together as a single (Capitol 2235), "Little Men & Women" on Bruno's album "I'm Feeling It Now" (ST 2930), and has yet to issue "Look At Me".

1977 - The Section (Danny Kortchmar on guitar, with unlisted others) records the titles "Bad Shoes" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 4482) and on the group's album "Fork It Over" (ST-11656).

1977 - Navarro (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Trying For The Sun" and "What It Is" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on group's album "Listen" (ST-11670).

1983 - Dayton (lineup unlisted) records the title "Fast Lane" in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (F5306) with "Out Tonight" (recorded June 7, 1983) on the flipside and on the group's album "Feel The Music" (ST-12297).

1986 - Richard Manuel, singer with the Capitol Records group The Band, commits suicide at age 42 by hanging himself in Winter Park, Florida.

1989 - Poison's Capitol Records single "Your Mama Don't Dance" enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

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1943 - The King Cole Trio's Decca Records single "That Ain't Right" is #9 on The Billboard magazine's Harlem Hit Parade chart.

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1877 - Emile Berliner invents the carbon microphone in Washington, D.C.

1981 - E.Y. ‘Yip’ Harburg, lyricist ("Over the Rainbow" from the M-G-M motion picture "The Wizard of Oz", "It’s Only a Paper Moon", and many others), dies in an auto accident in Hollywood, CA at the age of 82.

MARCH 3, 2022

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1906 - Barney Bigard, songwriter and clarinet player with Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, The Barney Bigard Sextet with future Capitol Records artist Les Baxter, and in the Capitol Records bands Freddie Slack and His Orchestra, Zutty Singleton's Creole Band, Zutty Singleton's Trio, The Capitol Jazzmen, and Sonny Greer and The Duke's Men, is born in New Orleans, Louisiana.

1944 - Jance Garfat, the bass player and a singer with the Capitol Records group Dr. Hook, is born Robert Jance Garfat in California. If anyone knows where in California, please leave a comment.

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1947 - Vocalist June Christy, with Frank De Vol conducting his own arrangements to His Orchestra (Ray Linn on trumpet, Juan Tizol on valve trombone, Richard Perissi, Vincent DeRosa, Evan Vail, Vincent De Robertis on French horns, Arthur "Skeets" Herfurt, Jerome Kasper, Jules Kinsler, Ronald Pirozzi, and Ernest "Ted" Romersa on reeds, Edwin "Buddy" Cole on piano, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Eddie Safranski on bass, Shelly Manne on drums, and Felix Slatkin, Joseph Quadri, Marshall Sosson, and Joachim Chassman on violins), records the titles "I Let You Go Out Of My Heart", "If I Should Lose You", and "Day Dream" at Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California between 2:00 PM and 5:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue "If I Should Lose You" as a single (Capitol 436) with "Skip Rope" (recorded March 31, 1947) on the flipside. Capitol Jazz, a subsidiary of Blue Note Records, will issue all the titles on the CD "Day Dream" (8-32083-2).

1947 - Edwin "Buddy" Cole, with unlisted others, records five unlisted titles for The Capitol Records Transcription Service at "The Chateau" on De Longpre Avenue in Hollywood, California.

1952 - Vocalist Stan Freberg, with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to His Orchestra (Uan Rasey on trumpet, Si Zentner on trombone, Wilbur Schwartz on clarinet, Edwin "Buddy" Cole on piano, Vincent Terri on guitar, Phil Stephens on bass, and Lou Singer on drums) and a vocal chorus (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Try" (a parody of Johnnie Ray's "Cry") with Edwin "Buddy" Cole on celeste, "Abe Snake For President", and "Pass The Udder Udder" at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California between 8:30 PM and 11:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue "Try" and "Pass The Udder Udder" together as a single (Capitol 2029) and "Abe Snake For President" as a single (Capitol 2125) with "Ba-ba-ball And Chain" (Recorded May 16, 1952) on the flipside.

1952 - During two sessions held this day in Bamberg, Germany, Joseph Keilberth conducts The Bamberg Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record Smetana's "The Moldau" and "From Bohemia's Meadows And Forests" at the first session and Beethoven's "Leonore III Overture, Opus 72" in two parts and "Coriolan Overture, Opus 62" in two parts at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "The Moldau" and "From Bohemia's Meadows And Forests" on Keilberth and the orchestra's album "SMETANA - From Bohemia's Meadows And Forests/The Moldau" (L-8166) and both parts of both "Leonore III Overture, Opus 72" and "Coriolan Overture, Opus 62" on Keilberth and the orchestra's album "BEETHOVEN - Overtures: Leonore Overture N° 3, Op.72/ Coriolan Overture, Op.62/Egmont Overture, Op.84" (P-8164). Capitol Telefunken's catalog is now controlled by Warner Classics, a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Unfortunately, "From Bohemia's Meadows And Forests" is not currently available on YouTube.

1953 - John Dennis Farnon and His Pastel Reeds (lineup unlisted) record the titles "The Nearness Of You", "Azure", "Careless", "Imagination", "That Is You", and "Two Sleepy People" in Los Angeles, California for The Capitol Records Transcription Service which will issue all the titles on transcription disc B-561.

1956 - During two sessions held this day in New York City, New York, vocalist Johnny Mercer, with Carl Kress and His Orchestra (although the label credits Paul Weston and His Orchestra), records the titles "Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home" and "Li'l Angie Is A Natural Man" at the first session and, with Bobby Sherwood directing Carl Kress and His Orchestra (probably the Bobby Sherwood Orchestra of Bobby Sherwood, Tony Catana, Dick Fultz, Jack Gable, and Johnny Martell on trumpets, Wes Cope, Don Kelly, Bob Leeman, and Skip Layton on trombones, Joe McCarney and Herb Lorden on alto saxophones, Dave Cavanaugh and Marty Glaser on tenor saxophones, Merle Bredwell on baritone saxophone, Hollis Bulger (or Hollis Sulser?) on piano, Basil Hutchinson on guitar, Bart Edwards on bass, and Keith Williams on drums), records the title "It's A Good Day" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 254). International Association of Jazz Record Collectors will issue "It's A Good Day" on the LP "Out Of Sherwood's Forest" (IAJRC 35). Mosaic Select will issue all the titles on the 3 CD set "Johnny Mercer" (MS-028).

1956 - Trumpet player Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (Conrad Gozzo, John Audino, Art DePew, and John Dolny on trumpets, Tommy Pederson, Jimmy Priddy, Ray Sims, and Ken Trimble on trombones, Med Flory and Gene Merlino on clarinets and alto saxophones, Georgie Auld and Irv Roth on tenor saxophones, Leo Anthony on baritone saxophones, Buddy Cole on piano, Nick Bonney on guitar, Don Simpson on bass, and Alvin Stoller on drums), using arrangements by Don Simpson, record the titles "Swingin' At The Tower", "Flying Home", and "Night Train" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Anthony's album "Jam Session At The Tower" (T 749).

1957 - Organist Milt Buckner, with unlisted bass and drums players, records the titles "Untitled Buckner Ballad", "Thinking The Blues", "Farewell To Arms", and an unknown title in New York City, New York for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles.

1958 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Just One Of Those Things" is #17 on WJJD's Top Twenty LP and EP Albums chart.

1958 - Tenor saxophonist George Auld, with an orchestra and The Jud Conlon Rhythmaires (lineups unlisted), records the titles "You Do Something To Me", "All Or Nothing At All", "Baby Won't You Please Come Home", and "Dream A Little Dream Of Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Auld's album "Sax Gone Latin" (T 1045).

1958 - Vocalist Frank Sinatra, with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Conrad Gozzo, Frank Beach, John Best, and Harry Edison on trumpets, Tommy Pederson, Ed Kusby, William Schaefer, Dick Noel on trombones, Willie Smith and Arthur "Skeets" Herfurt on alto saxophone, Babe Russin and Fred Falensby on tenor saxophones, Joe Koch on baritone saxophone, Bill Miller on piano, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Joe Mondragon on bass, and Alvin Stoller on drums), records the titles "Nothing In Common" and "How Are Ya' Fixed For Love?" with vocalist Keely Smith, then the titles "Same Old Song And Dance" and "Here Goes" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vines Street in Hollywood, California between 9:30 PM and 12:30 AM on March 4, 1958. Capitol Records will issue "Nothing In Common" and "How Are You Fixed For Love?" together as a single (Capitol F3952), Same Old Song And Dance" as a single (Capitol F4003) and on the compilation album "Forever Frank" (T/DT 2602), "Here Goes" in the five-LP box set "Frank Sinatra - The Capitol Years" and in the three-CD box set "The Box Set/The Sinatra Collection" (7-94317-2), and "Nothing In Common", "How Are You Fixed For Love?", and "Same Old Song And Dance" on the CD release of Sinatra's album "Come Dance With Me!" (7-48468-2).

1958 - Erich Leinsdorf conducts The Concert Arts Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record Chabrier's "España" and Dukas' "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles in the orchestra's album "Portraits In Sound" (P/SP-8446).

1959 - Betty Comden and Adolph Green sign with Capitol Records.

1966 - Buck Owens' Capitol Records single "Waitin' In Your Welfare Line", with "In The Palm Of Your Hand" on the flipside, is still #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts.

1967 - Vocalist Matt Monro, with unlisted others, records the titles "Alfie", "A Time For Love", "Theme From 'The Sand Pebbles' (And We Were Lovers)", and "I Will Wait For You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Monro's album "Invitation To The Movies" (W/SW 2730).

1968 - Quicksilver Messenger Service (lineup unlisted) record the title "Dino's Song" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 2194) with "" (recorded ) on the flipside and on the group's self-titled album "Quicksilver Messenger Service" (ST 2904).

1972 - Vocalist Merle Haggard and The Strangers (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Gamblin' Polka Dot Blues", "Moanin' The Blues", and "Don't Let The Deal Go Down" at the Buck Owens Studio in Bakersfield, California. After overdubs are recorded for "Gamblin' Polka Dot Blues" on April 25, 1972, Capitol Records will issue the title on Haggard and The Strangers' album "I Love Dixie Blues" (ST-11149), will issue "Moanin' The Blues" as a single (Capitol 4636) and on Haggard's album "A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today" (ST-11693), and has yet to issue "Don't Let The Deal Go Down".

1977 - The Section (Danny Kortchmar on guitar and unlisted others) records the instrumental title "Magnetic Lady" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's album "Fork It Over" (ST-11656).

1977 - Navarro (lineup unlisted) records the title "Caught In The Door" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's album "Listen" (ST-11670).

1977 - Suzie & The Red Stripes (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Seaside Woman" and "B-Side To Seaside" for Capitol Records. No issuing information is listed.

1982 - During two sessions held this day at Amigo Studios in North Hollywood, California, America (Gerry Beckley and Lee "Dewey" Bunnell on vocals and guitars with unlisted others), records the title "Sometimes Lovers" at the first session and the titles "Your Girl" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Sometimes Lovers" as a single (Capitol 5236) and both titles on the group's album "View From The Ground" (ST-12209).

1983 - The final masters are done for Brass Construction's titles "We Can Work It Out", "Walkin' The Line", "Physical Attraction", "Easy", "Breakdown", "I Do Love You (L-O-V-E-U)", "No Communication" and "It's A Shame", which were all arranged by Randy Miller, in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except "Walkin' The Line" on the group's album "Conversations" (ST-12268), "We Can Work It Out" and "Easy" together as a single (Capitol 5252). EMI will issue "Walkin' The Line" on the compilation CD "Brass Construction's Funky Feeling" (8-57180-2) as part of its Heart Of Soul series of CD releases.

1983 - Russell Smith, with unlisted others, records the titles "Hesitation" and "Haunted House" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Hesitation" as a single with "Where Did We Go Right" (recorded March 23, 1983) on the flipside and has yet to issue "Haunted House.

1987 - Danny Kaye, radio, television, motion picture and Broadway actor, singer, dancer, comedian, and Capitol Records artist, dies in Los Angeles, California at the age of 74.

1989 - J. J. Johnson signs with Capitol Records.

1997 - One day before her 88th birthday, Dame Agi Jambor, pianist, Capitol Records artist (1955-1957), and one-time wife of Capitol Records artist and actor Claude Raines (1959-1960), dies of cancer at Gilchrist Center of Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Towson, Maryland at age 87.

2008 - Hurricane Smith (born Norman Smith), RAF glider pilot, singer, songwriter, drummer, trumpet, trombone, piano, bass, and vibes player, EMI recording engineer (for The Beatles recording sessions from 1962 through those for the group's "Rubber Soul" album in 1965 as well as for sessions with Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Swinging Blue Jeans, Billy J Kramer, Helen Shapiro, and Manfred Mann) and producer (The Pink Floyd, Barclay James Harvest, and The Pretty Things) and EMI and Capitol Records artist (best remembered for the title "Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?"), and author (his autobiography "John Lennon Called Me Normal"), has died of cancer at age 85 in East Sussex, England. A video of him performing "Who Was It?" (written by Gilbert O' Sullivan) is on YouTube . Seth Swirsky interviewed Norman at his home in March, 2006, for his upcoming movie (Fall, 2008) called "A Year In The Life" and a clip from the interview is also on YouTube.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1923 - The first issue of Time magazine is published with today's date on the cover.

1966 - Tone Loc, singer, motion picture and television actor and voice artist, and Delicious Vinyl solo artist is born. I designed the packaging and ads for Loc's second Delicious Vinyl album "Loc'ed After Dark" including the LP Sleeve, Cassette, CD, and CD 6x12 long box, as well as the packaging for the first single including the 12" sleeve and cassette single o-card and a double-truck ad that appeared in Billboard magazine. For a while, his sister was the receptionist at the label.

MARCH 2, 2022

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

125vYears Ago Today In 1900 - Kurt Weill, composer (best known for "Mack The Knife" ["Mackie der Messer"] from the musical "Three Penny Opera" ["Drei Pfennig Opera"] and "Die Dreigroschenoper", both written with Berthold Brecht) is born in Dessau, Germany.

1904 - Dr. Seuss, an artist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author ("The Cat in the Hat", "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas", "Green Eggs and Ham", and many others) is born Theodor Seuss Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts. Capitol Records would release Seuss' "Gerald McBoing-Boing" in 1950 as a children's record with The Great Gildersleeve (Harold Peary) narrating the story. The story would later be the first cartoon released by UPA.

70 Years Ago Today In 1955 - Dale Bozzio, a singer with Frank Zappa and the Capitol Records group Missing Persons, is born Dale Frances Consalvi in Boston, Massachusetts.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1953 - William Boyd (as "Hopalong Cassidy") records vocal and narration overdubs at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California on to orchestral tracks recorded Dave Cavanaugh conducting his own orchestra (lineup unlisted) on January 13, 1953, for parts 1 and 2 of the title "Hopalong Cassidy And The Mail Train Robbery". Capitol Records will issue both parts in the children's record album "Hopalong Cassidy And The Mail Train Robbery" (CAS-3164).

1957 - During two sessions held this day in New York City, New York, vocalist Dakota Staton, with Van Alexander conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Jonah Jones on trumpet, Hank Jones on piano, and unlisted musicians on vibraphone, guitar, bass, and drums) records the titles "Trust In Me" (with the addition of an unlisted flute player), "Summertime", "The Late, Late Show" and "Ain't No Use" at the first session and the titles "A Foggy Day", "Give Me The Simple Life", "Broadway", "As Long As I Live", and "Moonray" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except "As Long As I Live" which has yet to be issued, on Staton's album "The Late, Late Show" (T 876).

1957 - During two sessions held this day in Studio A in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California, The Hollywood String Quartet (Felix Slatkin on violin, Paul C. Shure on violin, Eleanor Aller on cello, and Alvin Dinkin on viola), conducted by Felix Slatkin, records Beethoven's "Quartet N°12 In E Flat Major, Opus 127, 2nd Movement, Part 1" at the first session and "Quartet N°12 In E Flat Major, Opus 127, 2nd Movement, Part 2" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the quartet's album "BEETHOVEN - Quartet N°12 In E Flat Major, Opus 127" (P-8443).

1958 - Guitarist Alvino Rey conducts His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Little White Lies", "Isn't It Romantic", "I Didn't Know About You", and "A Swingin' Fling (Nails)" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded for all the titles on May 7, 1958, Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "Swingin' Fling!" (T 1085) as by Alvino Rey and His Orchestra.

1963 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Ramblin' Rose" is #34 on Billboard magazine's Top LPs - 50 Best Sellers - Stereo chart and #46 on the magazine's Top LPs - 150 Best Sellers - Monaural LPs chart. Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Nothing Goes Up (Without Coming Down)" debuts at #90 and its flipside, "All Over The World", debuts at #92 on Billboard magazine's Hot 100 singles chart.

1963 - Capitol Records registers in Los Angeles, California the masters it purchased for Alfred Apaka's titles "Beyond The Reef", "Lovely Hula Hands", "The Hukilau song", "Aka Falls", "Mapuana", "Now Is The Hour (Haere Ra)", "Sweet Leilani", "Hawaiian Wedding Song", "My Isle Of Golden Dreams", "Hapa Haole Hula Girl", "To You Sweetheart, Aloha", and "Aloha Oe (Hawaiian Farewell) and will issue them all on the album "Webley Edwards Presents Alfred Apaka" (T/DT 2088).

1966 - During two sessions held this day in Nashville, Tennessee, vocalist Sonny James, with unlisted others, records the titles "There's No Way To Get There From Here" and "Red Mud" at the first session and the titles "I Let Her Down Somewhere" and "A Tree Of Birds" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on James' album "Need You" (T 2703).

1966 - Vocalist and guitarist Merle Haggard, with George French, Jr. on piano, Phil Baugh on guitar, Billy Mize on guitar and harmony vocals, Lewis Ley on rhythm guitar, Ralph Mooney on steel guitar, Jerry Ward on bass, Helen "Peaches" Price on drums, and Bonnie Owens on harmony vocals, records the titles "I Threw Away The Rose", "I'm A Lonesome Fugitive", and "Loneliness Is Eating Me Alive" at the Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee for Capitol Records. Bear Family Records will issue all the titles in Germany in the 5 CD box set "Merle Haggard - Untamed Hawk" (BCD 15744). Haggard will remake "I Threw Away The Rose" on June 2, 1966, "I'm A Lonesome Fugitive" on August 1, 1966, and "Loneliness Is Eating Me Alive" on August 3, 1966, and Capitol Records those versions.

1966 - Vocalist and guitarist Roy Clark, with unlisted others, records the titles "Frankie and Johnny", "A Worried Mind", "Turkey In The Straw", and "South" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Clark's album "Stringin' Along" (T 2535).

1966 - Trumpet player Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "The Ballad Of The Green Berets", "Merci, Cherie", "Goodbye, My Love (Il Silenzio)", and a still unissued take of the title "Only You My Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first three titles on Anthony's album "Hit Songs To Remember" (T 2530).

1968 - Hardwater (lineup unlisted) records the title "Monday" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's self-titled album "Hardwater" (ST 2954).

1968 - Vocalist Matt Monro, with Johnnie Spence conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "One Day Soon", "Yours Alone (Ce Soir Ou Jamais)", and "The Music Played (Was Ich Dir Sagen Will)" at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London, England. Capitol Records will issue in England "One Day Soon" and "Yours Alone (Ce Soir Ou Jamais)" together as a single (45CL15541) and, in the United States, "Yours Alone (Ce Soir Ou Jamais)" and "The Music Played (Was Ich Dir Sagen Will)" together as a single (Capitol 2207) and "The Music Played (Was Ich Dir Sagen Will)" on the compilation album "The Best Of Matt Monro" (SKAO-152).

1969 - Sonny James' Capitol Records single "Only The Lonely", with "The Journey" on the flipside, hits #1 on the U.S. Country singles chart.

1971 - Vocalist Helen Reddy, with unlisted others, records the titles "Don't Make Promises" and "L.A. Breakdown (And Take Me In)" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded for "Don't Make Promises" on March 17 and 27, 1971, and for "L.A. Breakdown (And Take Me In)" on March 3, 27, and 30, 1971, Capitol Records will issue both titles on Reddy's album "I Don't Know How To Love Him" (ST-762).

1971 - During two sessions held this day at Cleveland Recording Company in Cleveland, Ohio, Grand Funk Railroad (Mark Farner on keyboards, guitar, and vocals, Mel Schacher on bass, and Don Brewer on drums and vocals) records the title "Feelin' Alright" at the first session and the title "Gimme Shelter" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Feelin' Alright" as a single (Capitol 3095) with "I Want Freedom" (recorded March 9, 1971) on the flipside, "Gimme Shelter" as a single (Capitol 3160) with "I Can Feel Him In The Morning" (also recorded on March 9, 1971) on the flipside, and both titles on the CD "Collectors Series - Grand Funk Railroad" (7-90608-2).

1972 - Grand Funk Railroad records the title "Upsetter" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 3316) with "No Lies" (recorded September 21, 1971) on the flipside.

1972 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for Murray Roman's titles "One And One-Half To Life, Side 1" and "One And One-Half To Life, Side 2" but has yet to issue them.

1973 - Overdubs are recorded in Los Angeles, California for Tennessee Ernie Ford's titles "Farther Down The River (Where The Fishin's Good", "Sweet Child Of Sunshine", and "Colorado Country Morning". After additional overdubs are recorded on March 13, 1973 for "Farther Down The River (Where The Fishin's Good)", Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of all the titles on Ford's album "Country Morning" (ST-11205).

1973 - Vocalist Glen Campbell, with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by Dennis McCarthy, records the titles "Amazing Grace", "Sold American", "I Want To Be With You Always", "Don't Hide Your Love", and "Faded, Jaded Cowboy Star" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded for "I Want To Be With You Always" and "Faded, Jaded Cowboy Star" on March 7, 1973, "Amazing Grace", "Sold American", and "I Want To Be With You Always" on March 13, 1973, "Amazing Grace" on March 14, 1973, and "Sold American" on March 18, 1973, Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of "Amazing Grace", "Sold American", and "I Want To Be With You Always" on Campbell's album "I Knew Jesus (Before He Was A Star)" (SW-11185) and has yet to issue either "Don't Hide Your Love" or "Faded, Jaded Cowboy Star".

1976 - Vocalist and guitarist Bob Seger, with unlisted others, records the titles "Sunspot Baby", "Come To Poppa", and "Main Street" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Seger's album "Night Moves" (SW-11557).

1977 - Helen Reddy (on vocals), with Kim Fowley directing the orchestra (unlisted musicians), records the titles "Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler" and "Aquarius Miracle" Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded on March 14, 1972 at Brother Studio for "Aquarius Miracle' with Joseph A. Chemay on guitar, Nigel Olsson on drums, and Jon Joyce on vocals, Capitol Records will issue both titles on Reddy's album "Ear Candy" (SO-11640).

1977 - The Section (which includes Danny Kortchmar on guitar, Craig Doerge on keyboards, Leland Sklar on bass, and Russ Kunkel on drums) records the title "Moon Over Fontana" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's album "Fork It Over" (ST-11656).

1977 - Navarro (Michael Wooten on drums, Rob Galloway on bass, Mark Hallman on guitar, keyboards, harmonica, lead, and background vocals, Robert McEntee on guitar, keyboards, and piano, Ben Carnes and James Tuttle on guitar, Carole King on piano and harmony vocals, David Muse on keyboards, Miguel Rivera on percussion, Richard Hardy on saxophone) records the titles "Laying My Life Down", "Newborn Highway", and "Listen" with producer Norm Kinney in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the band's album "Listen" (ST-11670).

1978 - Jimmy Miller, with unlisted others, records two versions of the title "Hoops", one with vocals and one a straight instrumental, in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both versions together as a single (Capitol 4558).

1978 - Crimson Tide (lineup unlisted) records the title "Love Stop" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 4632) with "Funky Side Of Town" (recorded March 17, 1978) on the flipside and on the group's self-titled album "Crimson Tide" (SW-11806).

1978 - Pam Rose, with unlisted others, records the titles "Dancin' Man", "Sleepless Nights", "Bring It On Home To Me", and "Keep Me Warm" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. No issuing information is listed.

1982 - America (Gerry Beckley and Lee "Dewey" Bunnell on vocals and guitar with Carl Wilson on backing vocals) records the title "Inspector Mills" at Amigo Studios in North Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 5177) with "Right Before Your Eyes" on the flipside.

1983 - Russell Smith, with unlisted others, records the title "The Boys Next Door" in Nashville, Tennessee for Capitol Records. No issuing information is listed.

1986 - Walk The West (Paul Kirby on lead vocals and guitar, Will Goleman on lead guitar, John Goleman on bass guitar, and Richard Ice on drums) record the title "Living At Night" with producers Jozef Nuyens and Winny Nuyens for Castle Productions, Inc. in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's eponymous album "Walk The West" (ST-12494).

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1983 - The compact disc is launched for home audio by its co-developers Sony and Philips. In seven months I'll design my first CD package (including the 6x12 long box) for Paul Simon's Warner Bros. album "Hearts And Bones" under the art direction of Jeri McManus (later Jeri Heiden after she married fellow designer John Heiden). The three-color posterization on the back of the box was my idea.

MARCH 1, 2022

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1917 - Cliffie Stone, a singer, songwriter, radio variety show host, personal manager, television producer, bass player, A&R and record producer for Capitol Records, and a Capitol Records artist, is born Clifford Gilpin Snyder in Stockton, California.

1926 - Robert Clary, concentration camp survivor, singer, Broadway, motion picture, and television actor (best known as Corporal LeBeau on "Hogan's Heroes"), author, lecturer, and Capitol Records (1949) and Epic Records (1955) artist, is born Robert Max Widerman in Paris, France.

1927 - Harry Belafonte, singer, motion picture actor, and Capitol Records artist (1949), is born Harold George Belafonte in Harlem, New York City, New York.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1946 - Johnny Mercer's Capitol Records single "Personality", with "If I Knew Then" on the flipside, is #1 on The Billboard magazine's Best-Selling Popular Retail Records chart and Betty Hutton's Capitol Records single "Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief", with "(I'm Just) A Square In The Social Circle" on the flipside, is #1 on the magazine's Records Most-Played On The Air chart for the week ending March 1, 1946. Both of Hutton's songs appear in the Paramount movie "The Stork Club" starring Hutton which was produced by Capitol Records co-founder Buddy DeSylva and features fellow Capitol Records artist Andy Russell in a supporting role. "(I'm A) Square In The Social Circle" was written by Jay Livingston (brother of Capitol Records then-new vice president of children's records Alan Livingston, who would later marry Hutton) and Ray Evans.

1952 - At his first recording session for Capitol Records, twenty-year-old vocalist Faron Young, with Tommy Jackson on fiddle, Floyd Cramer on piano, Billy Byrd or Thomas "Grady" Martin on electric guitar, Chet Atkins on guitar, Jimmy Day on steel guitar, Floyd "Lightnin'" Chance on bass, and Farris Coursey on drums, records the titles "Have I Waited Too Long?", "Telltale Tears", "What Can I Do With My Sorrow?", and "The Good Lord Must Have Sent You" at Castle Studios in The Tulane Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Have I Waited Too Long?" and "Telltale Tears" together as a single (Capitol 2039), "What Can I Do With My Sorrow?" as a single (Capitol 2039) with "Saving My Tears (For Tomorrow)" on the flipside, and "The Good Lord Must Have Sent You" on Young's album "Faron Young's Memory Lane" (T 2037).

1956 - Vocalist Frank Sinatra, with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangement to the orchestra (Vincent De Rosa on French horn, Harry Klee on flute, Mahlon Clark on clarinet, Bill Miller on piano, George Van Eps on guitar, Mike Rubin on bass, Milt Holland on drums, Ann Mason Stockton on harp, with Israel Baker on violin, and The Hollywood String Quartet: Paul Shure and Felix Slatkin on violin, Alvin Dinkin on viola, and Eleanor Slatkin on cello), records a still unissued take of the title "Don't Like Goodbyes" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 1956 - Nelson Riddle's Capitol Records single "Lisbon Antigua", with "The Theme From Robin Hood" on the flipside is still #1 on the U.S. Pop singles charts and Les Baxter's Capitol Records single "The Poor People of Paris", with "Helen Of Troy" on the flipside is #2.

1956 - The Cues (Ollie Jones on lead tenor vocals, Abel De Costa and Jimmy Breedlove on tenor vocals, Robie Kirk on baritone vocals, and Eddie Barnes on bass vocals), with instrumental accompaniment (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Destination Twenty-One Hundred And Sixty-Five" with Ollie Jones on lead vocals, and "Why" and "Be My Wife" with Abel De Costa and Jimmy Breedlove on lead vocals at Capitol Records' studio on 46th Street in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first title as a single (Capitol F3400) with "Don't Make Believe" (recorded February 24, 1956) on the flipside and "Why" as a single (Capitol F3582) with "Prince Or Pauper" (recorded September 20, 1956) on the flipside. Bear Family Records will issue all the titles in Germany on the album "The Cues" (BFX 15309) and the CD "Why: The Cues" (BCD 15510).

1957 - Buck Owens signs a contract with Capitol Records.

1957 - Vocalist Wanda Jackson, with Merrill Moore on piano, Alvis "Buck" Owens on lead guitar, Jack Marshall on rhythm guitar, Rollie Bundock on bass, Roy Harte on drums, William Wilson on an unidentified contribution, and unidentified background singers, records the titles "Let Me Explain" and "Don'a Wan'a" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 9:15 PM and 12:15 AM on March 2, 1957, with producer Ken Nelson. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol F3683).

1958 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Angel Smile" is #32 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart, #39 on The Billboard magazine's Best Selling Pop Singles In Stores chart, #40 on KFWB's Fabulous Forty Survey in Los Angeles, California, and #41 on The Billboard's Top 100 Sides chart. Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Just One Of Those Things" is #6 on The Billboard magazine's Most Played By Jockeys chart, #18 on The Billboard magazine's Best Selling Pop LPs chart, and his album "Love Is The Thing" is #17 on the magazine's Best Selling Pop LPs chart.

1962 - The Revlons (unlisted male vocalists), with Sammy Lowe conducting his own arrangements to unlisted musicians, record the titles "Moonlight Angel", "Dry Your Eyes", and "She'll Come To Me" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Dry Your Eyes" and "She'll Come To Me" together as a single (Capitol 4739) and has yet to issue "Moonlight Angel".

1963 - Nat "King" Cole performs at the Municipal Auditorium in Seoul, South Korea. Also, his single "All Over The World" is #40 on WSGN 610 AM's Top 40 survey in Birmingham, Alabama.

1964 - The Beatles Capitol Records single "I Want to Hold Your Hand", with "I Saw Her Standing There" on the flipside is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart and their Swan Records single "She Loves You" with "I'll Get You" on the flipside is #2.

1966 - Ray Sanders records the titles "My World Is Upside Down", "Don't Let Your Love Grow Cold", an as yet to be issued take of the title "I Must Destroy Your Memory" and the title "Graveyard Dance" in Los Angeles, California. Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, will issue "My World Is Upside Down" and "Graveyard Dance" together as a single (Tower 232) and "Don't Let Your Love Grow Cold" as a single (Tower 270) with "The Only Way To Fly" (recorded June 13, 1966) on the flipside.

1967 - The Beatles record the title "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" at Abbey Road Studios in London, England. Capitol Records will issue the title in the United States on the group's album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (MAS/SMAS 2653).

1967 - The Hollyridge Strings (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Eight Days A Week", "Act Naturally", "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away", "I've Just Seen A Face", and "Strawberry Fields Forever" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Beatle Song Book, Volume 4" (T/ST 2656).

1968 - Guitarist Howard Roberts, with unlisted others, records the titles "Wave" and "Make Me Rainbows" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Roberts' album "Out Of Sight But 'In' Sound" (ST 2901).

1968 - Vocalist Bobby Sheen, with Ray Jackson directing his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the title "I Don't Have To Dream" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 2507) with "She Taught Me What Love Really Is" (recorded February 26, 1968) on the flipside.

1968 - Elli St. James, with unlisted others, records the titles "Needle Of Death", "Sparrow", and "Gretchen" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue "Needle Of Death" and "Gretchen". No issuing information is listed for "Sparrow".

1968 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for Susan Terry's titles "Me About You" and "Nana" but has yet to issue "Me About You". No issuing information is listed for "Nana".

1971 - Billy May conducts his own arrangements to The Time-Life Orchestra (John Audino, Shorty Sherock, Uan Rasey, John Best, and Pete Candoli on trumpet, Dick Nash, Dick Noel, Lew McCreary, and Francis "Joe" Howard on trombone, Marshall Royal, Abe Most, Arthur "Skeets" Herfurt, Justin Gordon, and Chuck Gentry on saxophones, Ray Sherman on piano, Jack Marshall on guitar, Rolly Bundock on bass, and Nick Fatool on drums) as they record the titles "Cotton Tail", "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", "The Gal From Joe's", and "Shorty George" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Time-Life Records will issue all the titles as part of "Swing Series" in a 3 LP box set "Volume 5 (1939-1940) - 1939: A Real Dream Of A Year" (STA/STL 344).

1972 - Capitol Records artist Merle Haggard is granted a full pardon by the governor of California, Ronald Reagan.

1972 - During two sessions held this day at the Buck Owens Studio in Bakersfield, California, vocalist Merle Haggard and The Strangers (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Mississippi Delta Blues", "Stingeree", and "Lovesick Blues" at the first session and a new take of "Lovesick Blues" and the titles "Blues For Dixie", "Hag's Dixie Blues #2", and "I Ain't Got Nobody (And Nobody Cares For Me)" at the second session. After overdubs are recorded on April 24, 1972, for "Mississippi Blues", "Stingeree", the second take of "Lovesick Blues", "Hag's Dixie Blues", and "I Ain't Got Nobody (And Nobody Cares For Me" and overdubs are recorded on April 25, 1972, for "Blues For Dixie", Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except the first take of "Lovesick Blues" which it has yet to issue, on Merle Haggard And The Strangers' album "I Love Dixie Blues" (ST-11149).

1972 - Vocalist Tex Ritter, with Buddy Spicher on fiddle, Charlie McCoy on harmonica and keyboards, Hargus "Pig" Robbins and David Briggs on piano, Harold Bradley, Ray Edenton, Dave Kirby, Jerry Byrd, Pete Wade, and Tommy Floyd on guitar, Joe Zinkan and Bob Moore on bass, Willie Ackerman and Buddy Harman on drums and The Nashville Sounds (unlisted vocalists), records the titles "The Wind Of Oklahoma", "Sweet Bird Of Youth", and "Froggie Went A-Courtin'" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "The Wind Of Oklahoma" and "Sweet Bird Of Youth" on Ritter's album "The Super Country Legendary Tex Ritter" (ST-11037) and "Sweet Bird Of Youth" on Ritter's album "Comin' After Jimmy" (ST-11503).

1973 - Vocalist Andra Willis, with unlisted others, records the titles "The Last Thing I Need" and "After You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "The Last Thing I Need" as a single (Capitol 3591) with "Little Bit Of Love In The Morning" (recorded October 27, 1972) on the flipside and "After You" as a single (Capitol 3666) with "Till I Can't Take It Anymore" (recorded May 17, 1973) on the flipside and will reissue the title as a single (Capitol 4114) with "Only For My Man" (recorded March 1, 1974) on the flipside.

1973 - Vocalist and guitarist Glen Campbell, with unlisted others, records the titles "You're The One" and "I Take It On Home" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded for both titles on March 7, 1973, for "I Take It Home" on March 13, 1973, and for "You're The One" on March 18, 1973, Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of both titles on Campbell's album "I Knew Jesus (Before He Was A Star)" (SW-11185).

1973 - Artie Butler conducts his own arrangments to the orchestra (lineup unlisted) for additional recording on unlisted titles for the soundtrack to "The Harrad Experiment" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the original motion picture soundtrack album for "The Harrad Experiment" (ST-11182).

1973 - Capitol Records registers in Los Angeles, California the masters it purchased for London Bridge's titles "Don't", "The Sun Don't Shine", and "Don't Worry Baby" and has yet to issue "Don't" and will issue "The Sun Don't Shine" and "Don't Worry Baby" together as a single (Capitol 3629).

1976 - Vocalist Helen Reddy, with unlisted others, records the titles "Music Is My Life" and "Music, Music" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded for "Music Is My Life" on April 19, 20, 21, and 22, 1976, and for "Music, Music" on April 20, 1976 and May 14, 1976, Capitol Records will issue both titles on Reddy's album "Music, Music" (ST-11547).

1976 - Vocalist Bob Seger records the titles "Tonight", "Without You", and "Ship Of Fools" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Ship Of Fools" as a single (Capitol 4369) with "Night Moves" (recorded September 22, 1976) on the flipside. No issuing information is listed for the first two titles.

1977 - Vocalist Helen Reddy, with unlisted others, records the titles "Thank You" and "Baby, I'm A Star" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Reddy's album "Ear Candy" (SO-11640).

1977 - The Section records the title "Esmeralda" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue the title.

1977 - Navarro (lineup unlisted) records the titles "You", "One Of These Days", "About You", and "Both Ends Of The Game" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Listen" (ST-11670).

1978 - During four sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, Crimson Tide (lineup unlisted) records the title "Turnin' Back" at the first session, the title "The Long Goodbye" at the second session, the title "You're The Answer" at the third session, and the title "Southern Boogie" at the fourth session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's self-titled album "Crimson Tide" (SW-11806).

1978 - Gene Watson, with unlisted others, records the titles "Pick The Wildwood Flower", "Beautiful You", "For The Memories" and "Farewell Party in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Pick The Wildwood Flower" as a single (Capitol 4723) with "Mama Sold Roses" (recorded March 7, 1978) on the flipside, "Beautiful You" as a single (Capitol 4772) with "Should I Come Home (Or Should I Go Crazy)" (recorded June 28, 1978) on the flipside, "Farewell Party" as a single (Capitol 4680) with "I Don't Know How To Tell Her" (recorded March 29, 1977) on the flipside, all the titles except "Beautiful You" on Watson's album "Reflections" (ST-11805) and "Beautiful You" on Watson's album "Should I Come Home" (ST-11947).

45 Years Ago Today In 1980 - Bob Seger's Capitol Records single "Fire Lake", with "Long Twin Silver Line" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1982 - America (Gerry Beckley on vocals and Lee "Dewey" Bunnell on vocals and guitar), with Carl Wilson on backing vocals, records the title "Even The Score" at Amigo Studios in North Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 5142).

1983 - Duran Duran's Capitol Records album "Rio" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.

1983 - Russell Smith, with unlisted others, records the titles "I'm Workin' On It" and "If You Change Your Mind" in Nashville, Tennessee for Capitol Records which has yet to issue "I'm Workin' On It". No issuing information is listed for "If You Change Your Mind".

1986 - Alcatrazz (Graham Bonnet on vocals, Jimmy Waldo on keyboards and vocals, Steven Vai on guitar and vocals, Gary Shea on bass, and Jon Uvena on drums, percussion, and vocals) record the title "Lonely Rider" at American Recording Studios in Woodland Hills, California for Capitol Records. No issuing information is listed.

1988 - Capitol Records registers the masters for Iron Maiden's titles "Can I Play with Madness" and "Black Bart Blues" which it will issue together as a single (Capitol 44154).

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1963 - Future Apple Records, Capitol Records, and Geffen Records artist Yoko Ono's marriage to filmmaker Tony Cox is annulled.

1963 - Trumpetist Howard McGhee, with Jimmy Jones on piano, Ron Carter on bass, and Art Taylor on drums, records the titles "Blues Duende", "Way Run Away", "Tenderly", and "Canadian Sunset" at Regent Sound Studios in New York City, New York for the United Artists label. After EMI acquires the United Artists catalog, Blue Note Records will issue all the titles in Japan on the CD release of McGhee's album "Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out" (TOCJ-6302).

1983 - EMI America registers the masters for Peter Tosh's titles "Johnny B. Goode", "Peace Treaty", "Mama Africa", "Glasshouse", "Not Gonna Give It Up", "Stop That Train", "Where You Gonna Run", "Feel No Way", and "Maga Dog" from EMI Records. EMI America Records will issue all the titles in the United States on Tosh's album "Mama Africa" (SO-17095), "Johnny B. Goode" and "Glasshouse" together as a single (EMI-America 7807), "Peace Treaty" and an edited version of "Johnny B. Goode" together as a single (EMI-America 8159), and "Stop That Train" and an edited version of "Where You Gonna Run" together as a single (EMI-America 8175).

40 Years Ago Today In 1985 - A Beatles song was used for the first time in a U.S. TV commercial. The cost for Lincoln-Mercury to use the song, "HELP!" in the ad was $100,000.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1904 - Glenn Miller, trombonist, songwriter, arranger, bandleader, motion picture actor, and radio show host is born Alton Glenn Miller in Clarinda, Iowa.

1922 - William Gaines, the publisher of EC Comics and founder of MAD Magazine, is born William Maxwell Gaines in Brooklyn, New York.

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1916 - Dinah Shore, singer, radio and motion picture actress, television variety and talk shows host, professional women's golf tournament sponsor, and Capitol Records artist, is born Frances Rose Shore in Winchester, Tennessee.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1952 - Vocalist Jimmy Wakely, with Les Baxter and his Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Goodbye, Little Girl", "Love Song Of The Waterfall", and an as yet unissued take of the title "Goodbye Little Darlin'" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 2028).

1956 - Trumpet Player Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (John Best, Conrad Gozzo, John Audino, Art DePew, and John Dolny also on trumpets, Dick Nash, Jimmy Priddy, Ray Sims, and Ken Trimble on trombones, Med Flory and Gene Merlino on clarinets and alto saxophones, Georgie Auld abd Irv Roth on tenor saxophones, Leo Anthony on baritone saxophone, Paul Smith on piano, Nick Bonney on guitar, Don Simpson on bass, and Alvin Stoller on drums), using arrangements by Don Simpson, record the titles "How High The Moon", "Perdido", and "One O'Clock Jump" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Anthony's album "Jam Session At The Tower" (T 749).

1956 - Vocalist Ella Mae Morse, with Les Baxter conducting His Chorus (lineup unlisted) and Orchestra (Paul Smith on piano, David Grupp on xylophone, Barney Kessel and Jack Marshall on guitars, Phil Stephens on bass, Ray Sherman and Lou Singer on drums, and Frank "Chico" Guerrero on percussion), records the titles "Down In Mexico", "I'm Gonna Walk", "Rock 'N' Roll Wedding", and "Coffee Date" in Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California between 9:00 PM and 1:30 AM on March 1, 1956. Capitol Records will issue the first and third titles together as a single (Capitol F3387) and the second and last title together as a single (Capitol F3458).

1956 - The Milt Buckner Quartet (collectively, Milt Buckner on organ, Skeeter Best, Everett Barksdale, Mickey Baker on guitars, Milt Hinton on bass, Osie Johnson and Shadow Wilson on drums) record the title "We'll Be Together Again" and, with Buckner later also overdubbing piano tracks, the titles "The Late, Late Show" and "The Beast" in New York City, New York between 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the Quartet's album "Rockin' Hammond" (T 722).

1956 - The Five Keys (Rudy West on lead vocals, Ripley Ingram on tenor vocals, Maryland Pierce and Ramon Loper on baritone vocals, and Bernie West on bass vocals), with Howard Biggs and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the title "My Pigeon's Gone" and the as yet unissued takes of the titles "Just Sittin'" and "Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind" at Capitol Records' studios in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "My Pigeon's Gone" as a single (Capitol F3455) with "Peace And Love" (recorded April 25, 1955) on the flipside.

65 Years Ago In 1960 - Tak Shino conducts his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the title "A String Of Pearls", a as yet unissued take of "Happy Talk", and the title "Cherokee" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "A String Of Pearls" and "Cherokee" on Shindo's album "Accent On Bamboo" (T 1433).

65 Years Ago In 1960 - The George Shearing Quintet (Warren Chiasson on vibraphone, George Shearing on piano, Dick Garcia on guitar, Wyatt Ruther on bass, and Lawrence Marable on drums) with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to a string choir (Jacques Gasselin, Murray Kellner, Erno Neufeld, Lou Raderman, Nathan Ross, Felix Slatkin, Marshall Sosson, and Gerald Vinci on violins, Lou Kievman, Paul Robyn, and Virginia Majewski on viola, and Charles Gates, Victor Gottlieb, Kurt Reher, and Eleanor Slatkin on cello), record a remake of the title "It's Not You" and the titles "Here's What I'm Here For", "The Party's Over", "My Own", and "My Romance" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 8:00 PM and 11:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Shearing's album "Satin Affair" (T 1628).

1968 - The Beach Boys record tracks for the title "Little Bird" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded on March 4 and 5, 1968, Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title as a single (Capitol 2160) with "Friends" (recorded March 15 and 19, 1968) on the flipside and on the group's album "Friends" (ST 2895).

1968 - At The Grammy Awards ceremony:
· The Beatles' Capitol Records album "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" wins for "Album Of The Year" and "Best Contemporary Album"
· Geoff E. Emerick wins for Best Engineered Recording for The Beatles' Capitol Records album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
· Peter Blake and Jann Haworth with for Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts for The Beatles' album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
· Bobbie Gentry wins for Best New Artist, Best Vocal Performance, Female, and Best Contemporary Solo Performance, Female for her Capitol Records single "Ode To Billie Joe"
· Jimmie Haskell wins for Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) or Instrumentalist(s) for Bobbie Gentry's Capitol Records title "Ode To Billie Joe"
· Glen Campbell wins for Best Vocal Performance, Male and Best Contemporary Solo Performance, Male for his Capitol Records single "By The Time I Get To Phoenix", and Best Country & Western Recording and Best Country & Western Solo Performance, Male for his Capitol Records title "Gentle On My Mind"
· The Cannonball Adderley Quintet wins for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance by a Small Group or Soloist or Soloist with a Small Group (7 or fewer) for his Capitol Records single "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy"
· Senator Everett M. Dirksen wins for Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording for his Capitol Records album "Gallant Men".

1972 - Vocalist Tex Ritter, with orchestra (collectively, Buddy Spicher on fiddle, Charlie McCoy on harmonica and keyboards, Pig Robbins and David Briggs on pianos, Harold Bradley, Ray Edenton, Dave Kirby, Jerry Byrd, Pete Wade, and Tommy Floyd on guitars, Joe Zinkan and Bob Moore on basses, Willie Ackerman and Buddy Harman on drums) and chorus (vocal group The Nashville Sounds with an unlisted lineup), records the titles "Love Me Now", "Green Grow The Lilacs", and "You Will Have To Pay For Your Yesterday" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles on Ritter's album "The Super Country Legendary Tex Ritter" (ST-11037) and the last title as a single (Capitol 3457) with "Comin' After Jinny" (recorded September 8, 1972) on the flipside.

1972 - Bang (lineup unlisted) records the title "Questions" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. No issuing information is listed.

1972 - Vocalist Glen Campbell with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by Al De Lory, records the as yet unissued remake of the title "Love Is Blue" and the as yet unissued takes of the titles "Someday Soon", "My Kind Of People", and "We'll Sing In The Sunshine" for Capitol Records.

45 Years Ago In 1980 - The Shirts (vocalist Annie Golden, Robert Racioppo on bass and vocals, Artie Lamonica on keyboards, guitar and vocals, Johnny 'Doom' Piccolo on keyboards, Ronnie Ardito on gutiar, keyboards, and backup vocals, and Johnny 'Zeeek' Criscione on drums and backup vocals), at two sessions held today, record the title "I Can't Get It Through My Head" at the first session and the titles "I'm Not One Of Those", "Hanging Around", and "Pleasure Is The Pain" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Inner Sleeve" (ST-12085).

45 Years Ago In 1980 - Vocalist Natalie Cole, with Gene Barge directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the title "Stairway To The Stars" and a as yet unissued take of the title "It's Sand Man" at Scott/Sunstorm Studios in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Stairway To The Stars" on Cole's album "Don't Look Back" (ST-12079).

1992 - Garth Brook's Capitol Records Nashville single "What's She Doing Now" is  #1 on the U.S. Country singles chart.

25 Years Ago In 2000 - Capitol Records releases Glen Campbell's compilation CD "20 Greatest Hits".

2004 - Capitol Records re-releases Pink Floyd's album "Animals" on CD.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1936 - 44-year-old Fanny Brice introduces her character of Baby Snooks, whom she has performed as in skits on the vaudeville stage for the past 24 years, and said she had based as a parody on child star Baby Peggy, to radio audiences when she appears on the CBS-Radio program "The Ziegfeld Follies Of The Air". Brice will later record the children's album "Baby Snooks Learns" for Capitol Records as the Snooks character.

85 Years Ago In 1940 - Future Capitol Records artist Judy Garland is awarded the Academy Award for Best Juvenile for her work in the M-G-M motion picture musical "The Wizard of Oz".

1968 - Ravi Shankar and Yehudi Menuhin win the Grammy for Best Chamber Music Performance for their Angel Records title "West Meets East". Once owned by Capitol Records and EMI Music Group, Angel Records' catalog is now owned by Warner Music Group.