JULY 30, 2025

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1936 - John W. Anderson (aka KaSandra), songwriter, Stax/Respect and Capitol Records artist, and father of pianist, guitarist, singer, and inventor Yul Anderson is born. If anyone has any further information about John W. Anderson, or KaSandra, please post a response or contact me via email.

1992 - Zoë Gillespie, Vice President - Brand Partnership + Strategic Marketing for Capitol Records, is born.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1942 - During a three-way split session, which is Capitol Records fifteenth session, held this day in Los Angeles, California with Gordon Jenkins conducting His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), first Six Hits And A Miss (vocalists Marvin Bailey, Lee Gotch, Tony Parisis aka Tony Paris, Mack MacLean, William Seckler, and Vincent Degen, with featured vocalist Pauline Byrnes) record the titles "Bye Bye Blackbird" and "Two On A Bike", then just Jenkins and the orchestra with featured vocalist Bob Carroll record the titles "White Christmas", "Heaven For Two", "There'll Never Be Another You" and "Daybreak", then Six Hits And A Miss are back to record "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To" and "Would You Rather Be A Colonel With An Eagle On Your Shoulder, Or A Private With A Chicken On Your Knee". Capitol Records will issue "Bye Bye Blackbird" and "Two On A Bike" together as a single (Capitol 135), "White Christmas" and "Heaven For Two" together as a single (Capitol 124), "There'll Never Be Another You" and "Daybreak" together as a single (Capitol 119) and "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To" and "Would You Rather Be A Colonel With An Eagle On Your Shoulder, Or A Private With A Chicken On Your Knee" together as a single (Capitol 127).

1948 - The King Cole Trio's booking at Ciro's in Los Angeles, California of two shows a night, which started on July 16, ends. Also, Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Nature Boy" is #7 on The Billboard magazine's England's Top Twenty chart, #10 on the magazine's Canada's Top Tunes chart, and #12 on the magazine's Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys chart.

1963 - The Beatles record the titles "It Won't Be Long", "Money (That's What I Want)", and "Please Mr. Postman" at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London, England.

1966 - The Beatles' Capitol Records album "Yesterday And Today" hits #1 on Billboard's album chart.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1958 - Kate Bush, singer, songwriter and EMI America recording artist, is born Catherine Bush in Bexleyheath, Kent, England. Universal Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company, currently owns EMI America's catalog.

1962 - Liberty Records releases Johnny Burnette's last single for the label "Damn The Defiant" (also the first A side of his singles that he wrote himself) with "Lonesome Waters" on the flipside. Universal Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company, currently owns Liberty's catalog.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

70 Years Ago Today In 1955 - Johnny Cash records the titles "Folsom Prison Blues", "Mean Eyed Cat," "Luther's Boogie" and "So Doggone Lonesome" for Sun Records.