MARCH 2, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

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.

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.

60 Years Ago Today In 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).

60 Years Ago Today In 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.

55 Years Ago Today In 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).

55 Years Ago Today In 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".

50 Years Ago Today In 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.

40 Years Ago Today In 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, 2026

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.

100 Years Ago Today In 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

80 Years Ago Today In 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).

70 Years Ago Today In 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 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.

70 Years Ago Today In 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.

70 Years Ago Today In 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.

60 Years Ago Today In 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".

55 Years Ago Today In 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).

50 Years Ago Today In 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).

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".

40 Years Ago Today In 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).

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.

AS A BONUS, HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED ON FEBRUARY 29

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

110 Years Ago Today In 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).

70 Years Ago Today In 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).

70 Years Ago Today In 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).

70 Years Ago Today In 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).

70 Years Ago Today In 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.

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).

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.

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).

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.

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

90 Years Ago Today In 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.

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.

FEBRUARY 28, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1915 - Zero Mostel, Broadway and motion picture actor, and Capitol Records artist (original Broadway cast album for "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum") is born Samuel Joel Mostel in Brooklyn, New York.

1940 - Joe South, a singer, songwriter, and Capitol Records artist is born Joseph Alfred Souter in Atlanta, Georgia.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Vocalist Andy Russell, with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "They Say It's Wonderful" and "Laughing On The Outside (Crying On The Inside)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 252).

1947 - Pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Buddy Childers, Ray Wetzel, Chico Alvarez, John Anderson, and Ken Hanna on trumpets, Kai Winding, Skip Layton, Milt Bernhart, and Harry Forbes on trombones, Bart Varsalona on bass trombone, Eddie Meyers and Boots Mussulli on alto saxophones, Vido Musso and Bob Cooper on tenor saxophones, Bob Gioga on baritone saxophone, Bob Ahern on guitar, Eddie Safranski on bass, and Shelly Manne on drums) record the titles "There Is No Greater Love" arranged by Pete Rugulo with vocals by The Pastels (Margaret Dale, Wayne Howard, Jerry Packer, Jerry Duane, and Don McLeod), "Across The Alley From The Alamo" arranged by Pete Rugolo with vocals by June Christy, "Collaboration" arranged by Pete Rugolo, and "How Am I To Know" arranged by Ken Hanna in Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "There Is No Greater Love" and "Across The Alley From The Alamo" together as a single (Capitol 387), "Collaboration" as a single (Capitol 408), and "How Am I To Know" as a single (Capitol 15327).

1947 - At a three-way split session held this day in Los Angeles, California with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), first vocalists Andy Russell and Della Russell record the title "Unless It Can Happen To You" then Jo Stafford records the titles "A Sunday Kind Of Love" and "Ivy", then Paul Weston and His Orchestra record the title "Valse Triste". Capitol Records will issue "Unless It Can Happen With You" as a single (Capitol 386) with "Dreams Are A Dime A Dozen" (recorded October 17, 1946) on the flipside, "A Sunday Kind Of Love" and "Ivy" together as a single (Capitol 388), and has yet to issue "Valse Triste".

1948 - It's a Saturday and The King Cole Trio record a new episode of their show "King Cole Trio Time" with accordion player Alice Hall and master of ceremonies Dave Garroway in Chicago, Illinois. The trio starts the show with "Straighten Up And Fly Right", then perform "My Baby Likes To Be-Bop", "Tea For Two", "Fool That I Am", "My Cousin Louella", "and "I'll Dance At Your Wedding". Then guest Alice Hall performs "What Is This Thing Called Love?" and the trio closes the show performing "Ballerina". The Armed Forces Radio Service will issue the entire show as an electronic transcription disc (King Cole Trio 36).

1949 - Capitol Records releases Tennessee Ernie Ford's first single for the label "Milk 'Em In The Mornin' Blues" with "Tennessee Border" on the flipside. Both titles were recorded on January 21, 1949.

1951 - Frank De Vol conducts his own arrangements to His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Lonely Acres (In The West) with a vocal chorus (lineup unlisted, then, with vocalist Linda Doherty, the titles "Dear John" and "Play Ball" then, without any additional vocals, "Theme For John and Marsh" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 1503) and the last two titles together as a single (Capitol 1460).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Vocalist Benny Strong, with an unidentified orchestra, records the titles "Ask For Mabel", "Pretty Little Bells", "Are You Sincere", and "There's Something About An Old Love" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first and last titles together as a single (Capitol 1549) and the second and third titles together as a single (Capitol 1462).

1952 - Mel Blanc, using a script by Ted Pierce and Warren Foster and adapted by Alan Livingston, records vocal overdubs over music recorded by Billy May and an orchestra recorded on February 20, 1952 for the titles "Tweet, Tweet, Tweety" and "Bugs Bunny And The Grow Small Juice" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Tweet, Tweet, Tweety" on the children's album of the same name (CAS-3118) and "Bugs Bunny And The Grow Small Juice" on the children's album of the same name (CAS-3119).

1952 - The Leading Men (vocal quartet with an unlisted lineup), with a rhythm accompaniment (lineup also unlisted) records the titles "Happy Birthday To You/For He's A Jolly Good Fellow", "Hail, Hail, The Gang's All Here/Auld Lang Syne", "The Anniversary Waltz", and "The Anniversary Song" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Happy Birthday To You/For He's A Jolly Good Fellow" and "Hail, Hail, The Gang's All Here/Auld Lang Syne" on the album "Music For Special Occasions: Festive Songs" (CAS-9018) and "The Anniversary Waltz" and "The Anniversary Song" together on the album "Music For Special Occasions: Anniversary Songs" (CAS-9019).

1952 - Vocalist Bob Savage, with Buddy Cole conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Confetti" and "Perfidia" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 2019).

1952 - Vocalist and guitarist Billy Strange, with unlisted others, records the titles "New Carroll County Blues", "Almanac Song" and "Diesel Smoke Dangerous Curves" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "New Carroll County Blues" as a single (Capitol 2357) and "Almanac Song" and "Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves" together as a single (Capitol 2032).

1952 - Andy Parker records six unidentified titles for The Capitol Records Transcription Service at "The Chateau" on De Longpre Avenue in Hollywood, California. No issuing information is listed.

1956 - Trumpet player Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (John Best, Conrad Gozzo, Art DePew, and John Dolny also 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 saxophone, Corky Hale on piano and harp, Nick Bonney on guitar, Don Simpson on bass, and Irv Kluger on drums), using arrangements by Don Simpson, George Williams, and Dick Reynolds, record the title "Warsaw Concerto" in Los Angeles, California. After an overdub session is held on March 1, 1956, Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title on Anthony's album "Concert" (T 406).

1953 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Pretend" is #6 on The Billboard magazine's Best Selling Singles chart and #8 on the magazine's Most Played In Juke Boxes and Most Played By Jockeys charts, as well as #12 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Frank Sinatra conducts the orchestra (Mannie Klein, Conrad Gozzo, and Uan Rasey on trumpets, Si Zentner and Ed Kusby on trombones, George Roberts on bass trombones, James Decker, John Cave, and Arthur Frantz on French horns, Arthur Gleghorn and Harry Klee on flutes, Mitchell Lurie and Sal Franzella on clarinet, Bert Gassman and Harry Schuchman on oboe, Fred Moritz and John Hacker on bassoon, Bill Miller on piano, Ray Turner on celeste, Bob Bain on guitar, George Boujie, Sam Goldman, and Eddie Gilbert on bass, Lou Singer, David Grupp, and Ralph Hansell on drums and percusssion, Kathryn Julye on harp, and a string section with Victor Arno, Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Harry Bluestone, Samuel Cytron, David Frisina, Ben Gill, Henry Hill, Murray Kellner, Dan Lube, Erno Neufeld, Lou Raderman, Nathan Ross, Mischa Russell, Eudice Shapiro, and Marshall Sosson on violins, Maxine Johnson, Virginia Majewski, Paul Robyn, David Sterkin, Milton Thomas, and Abraham Weiss on violas, and Cy Bernard, Victor Gottlieb, Armand Kaproff, Edgar Lustgarten, Joseph Saxon, and Eleanor Slatkin on cellos) as it records the instrumental titles "Red", arranged by Andre Previn, and "Silver", arranged by Elmer Bernstein in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Sinatra's album "Frank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems Of Color" (W 735).

1957 - Pianist Joe "Fingers" Carr (aka Lou Busch), with unlisted others, records the titles "Billboard March", "American Patrol", "Speed King March", and "National Emblem March" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded on March 15, 1957 for "Billboard March" and "American Patrol", Capitol Records will issue both titles on Carr's album "Honky Tonk Street Parade" (T 809) and have yet to issue "Speed King March" and "National Emblem March".

1957 - Vocalist Wanda Jackson, with Merrill Moore on piano, Alvis "Buck" Owens on lead guitar, Jack Marshall on rhythm guitar, Rollie Bundock on bass, and Roy Harte on drums, records the titles "Did You Miss Me?" and "Cool Love" in The Capitol Tower Studio at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 7:30 PM and 10:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol F3764).

1957 - Nelson Riddle conducts his own arrangements to His Orchestra (listed as probably Harry Edison on lead trumpet, Conrad Gozzo, Shorty Sherock, Pete Candoli, Mannie Klein, and Mickey Mangano on trumpets, Dick Nash, Murray McEachern, Tommy Pederson, and Jimmy Priddy on trombones, Vince De Rosa or John Cave on French horn, Willie Schwartz and Harry Klee on alto saxophones and flutes, Ted Nash, Babe Russin, Justin Gordon, and Jim Williamson on tenor saxophones, Joe Koch or Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Bill Miller on piano, Nick Bonney or Allan Reuss on guitar, Joe Comfort or Joe Mondragon on bass, Alvin Stoller on drums, Frank Flynn on vibraphones and percussion, and an unidentified string section led by Felix Slatkin) as they record the titles "Have You Got Any Castles, Baby?" with vocals by Stuff Smith, "Darn That Dream", "You're An Old Smoothie", and "I Can't Escape From You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Riddle's album "Hey! Let Yourself Go!" (T 814).

1957 - Vocalist Dakota Staton, with Van Alexander conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted but contains flute, vibraphone, piano, guitar, bass, and drums players), records the titles "My Funny Valentine", "What Do You See In Her", "Misty", and "You Showed Me The Way", in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Staton's album "The Late, Late Show" (T/DT 376).

1958 - The Four Preps (Bruce Belland and Don Clarke on tenor vocals, Glen Larson on baritone vocals, Ed Cobb on bass vocals), with Lincoln Mayorga conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the title "Someday You'll Want Me To Want You", a new take of "Stop Baby", and the title "Somewhere Along The Line" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the take of "Stop Baby" recorded at this session as a single (Capitol F3960) with "Big Man" (recorded February 27, 1958) on the flipside and has yet to issue either of the other two titles.

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - During two sessions held today in New York City, New York, vocalist Tennessee Ernie Ford, with Jack Fascinato conducting a choir (lineup unlisted), records a remake of the title "Holy Spirit, Faithful Guide" and the titles "Jesus Paid It All", "It Is Well With My Soul", and "Lord, I'm Coming Home" at the first session and the titles "Did You Think To Pray?" and "His Amazing Grace" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Ford's album "Hymns At Home" (T 1604).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Billy May and Charlie Barnet, using arrangements by May, direct The Kon-Tikis (Arthur Frantz, John Cave, James Decker, and William Hinshaw on French horns, Charlie Barnet, Wilbur Schwartz, Justin Gordon, and Ted Nash on saxophones, Jimmy Rowles on piano, Bobby Gibbons, Al Hendrickson, and Alvino Rey on guitars, Ralph Pena on bass, and Frank Flynn, Irving Cottler, and Larry Bunker on drums) as they record a remake of the title "Return To Paradise" with vocalist Marni Nixon, and the instrumental titles "Honorable Hong Kong Rock" and "Ebb Tide" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 10:00 PM and 1:00 AM on March 1, 1961. After renaming the group to The Out Islanders, Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Polynesian Fantasy" (T 1595).

1962 - Vocalist and klezmer player Mickey Katz and "Der Ganser Gang" (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Anniversary Song", "Shein Vi Di L'vone", "Die Greene Cuzzine", "I Love You Much, Too Much", and "Da Yei-Nu" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "Sing Along With Mickele" (T/ST 1744)) as by Mickey Katz And "Den Ganser Gang".

1963 - Dave Gardner, with unlisted others, records the titles "The Saints", "It's All In How You Look At 'It'" in two parts and includes a portion of "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?", "Old Spinning Wheel", and "When Your Hair Turned To Silver" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "It's All In How You Look At 'It'" on Gardner's album "It's All In How You Look At 'It'" (T/ST 2055) and have yet to issue any of the other titles.

1963 - Angel Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, holds a mastering session to combine the separate parts of Nathan Milstein's recordings of Vivaldi's "Concerto In D Major" (recorded on February 27 and 28, 1963) and will issue the final mix of the title on Milstein's album "VIVALDI - Concerto In D Major/Concerto In A Major" (S-36004).

1964 - The Beatles record the titles "From Us To You", "Till There Was You", "I Wanna Be Your Man", "Roll Over Beethoven", "All My Loving" at BBC Studios for "live" broadcasts and released in 1994 on The Beatles' Apple Records compilation double album "Live At The B.B.C."

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Shacklefords (lineup unlisted) record the titles "The First Street Blues" and "The Biplane, Evermore" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 5636).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966, During two sessions held today in New York City, New York, The Lettermen (vocalists Jim Pike, Tony Butala, and Bob Engemann), with Jimmie Haskell conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Michelle", "What Now, My Love?", and "Graduation Gal" at the first session and the titles "Listen People", "Moon River", and "Love Letters" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the trio's album "A New Song For Young Love" (T 2496).

1967 - The Howard Roberts Quartet (Howard Roberts on guitar and unlisted others) records the titles "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy", "Theme from 'Sand Pebbles' (And We Were Lovers)", and "A Man And A Woman" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Jaunty Jolly" (T/ST 2716).

1967 - The Hollyridge Strings (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Eleanor Rigby", "Yellow Submarine", "Good Day Sunshine", "The Tax Man", "Penny Lane", and "Drive My Car" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Beatle Song Book, Volume 4" (T/ST 2656).

1967 - The Knack (lineup unlisted) record the title "Softly, Softly" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 5889).

1967 - Joey Cooper, with unlisted others, records the titles "Raspberry Rug" and "Symphony In The Rain" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will purchase the masters but there is no issuing information listed.

1968 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, vocalist John W. Anderson, with Shorty Rogers conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Mose" and "The Flag" at the first session and the titles "Preacher Man" and "My Neighborhood" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Anderson's album "Kasandra" (ST 2957).

1968 - Vocalist and guitarist Buck Owens and His Buckaroos (lineup unlisted) record the titles "One Of Everything You Got", "Good Old Fashioned Country Christmas", and "The Jolly Christmas Polka" at the Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Owens' album "Christmas Shopping" (ST 2977), "One Of Everything You Got" as a single (Capitol 2328) with "Christmas Shopping" (recorded February 27, 1968) on the flipside, and "The Jolly Christmas Polka" on Owens' album "The Guitar Player" (ST 2994).

1968 - Hearts And Flowers (lineup unlisted) record the titles "She Likes Her Loving Like I Like Mine" and "When I Was A Cowboy" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "When I Was Nobody" on the group's album "Of Horses, Kids & Forgotten Women" (ST 2868). No issuing information is listed for "She Likes Her Loving Like I Like Mine".

1968 - Pianist Eddie Haywood, with unlisted others, records the titles "Bluer Than The Blues", "If A Tear Could Talk", "Long Time No See", and "Something Happens Inside Me" in New York City, New York. After overdubs are recorded for all the titles except for the take "If A Tear Could Talk" recorded at this session as a new take will be recorded at a later session, on May 17, 1968, Capitol Records will issue all the remaining titles on Heywood's album "The Piano Artistry Of Eddie Heywood - Soft Summer Breeze" (ST-163).

1968 - Vocalist Tex Ritter, with an orchestra and chorus (lineups unlisted), records the titles "The Everlasting Hills Of Oklahoma", "Me And Tennessee", "Conversation With A Gun", and, with Earl Sinks as Billy The Kid, "The Governor And The Kid" in Nashville, Tennessee. After overdubs are recorded for "Me And Tennessee" and "The Governor And The Kid" on June 5, 1968, Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of all the titles on the album "Tex Ritter's Wild West" (ST 2974) and "The Governor And The Kid" as a single (Capitol 2388) with "A Funny Thing Happened (On The Way To Miami)" (recorded December 17, 1968, which talked about Ritter being on a flight that was skyjacked to Cuba) on the flipside.

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Capitol Records registers all the masters for all the titles to be included on Anne Murray's eponymous album "Anne Murray" (ST-667) which were recorded in 1970 in Toronto, Canada with an uncredited orchestra using arrangements by Brian Ahern.

1972 - Billy May conducts his own arrangements to The Time-Life Orchestra (John Audino, John Best, Pete Candoli, Uan Rasey, and Rubin "Zeke" Zarchy on trumpets, Joe Howard, Lloyd Ulyate, Dick Nash, and Lew McCreary on trombones, Marshall Royal, Wilbur Schwartz, Justin Gordon, Don Raffell, Plas Johnson, and Jack Nimitz on saxophones, Ray Sherman and Emil Richards on pianos, Jack Marshall and Bob Bain on guitars, Morty Corb on bass, and Nick Fatool on drums) as they record the titles "Time Out", "Diggin' For Dex", "Central Avenue Breakdown" and "Shiny Stockings" in The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Time-Life Records will issue all the titles as part of the "Swing Era" series in the three-LP box set "Voluthree-LPOne More Time - Swing Lives!" (STA/STL 353).

1972 - Capitol Records registers the masters for Flash's (Ray Bennett on bass guitar and backing vocals, Mike Hough on drums, cymbals, and percussion, Peter Banks on electric guitar, acoustic guitar, Spanish guitar, Arp synthesizer, and backing vocals, Colin Carter on lead vocals and percussion, and Tony Kaye on organ, piano, and Arp synthesizer), titles "Small Beginnings", "Morning Haze", "Children Of The Universe", "Dreams Of Heaven", and "The Time It Takes" which were recorded with producer Derek Lawrence and engineer Martin Birch at De Lane Lea Studios in Wembley, England between November 8 and November 11, 1971. Capitol Records will issue "Small Beginnings" and "Morning Haze" together as a single (Capitol 3345), "Children Of The Universe" as a single (Capitol 3496), and Capitol Records and Sovereign Records will issue all the titles on the album "Flash" (SMAS-11040).

1972 - Vocalist Tex Ritter, with an orchestra (collectively Buddy Spicher on fiddle, Charlie McCoy on harmonica and keyboards, Pig Robbins, 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 "I Don't Believe I'll Fall In Love Today", "Take Him Fishing" and "The Keeper Of The Key" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "I Don't Believe I'll Fall In Love Today" and "The Keeper Of The Key" on Ritter's album "The Super Country Legendary Tex Ritter" (ST-11037) and "Take Him Fishing" on Ritter's album "Fall Away" (ST-11351).

1972 - Ashton, Gardner, Dyke & Co. (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Still Got A Long Way To Go" and "Delirium". Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 3288).

1973 - Overdubs are recorded in Nashville, Tennessee for Al Martino's titles "I Fall To Pieces", "I Have Lived", and "Crazy Arms". Capitol Records will issue the final mix of "Crazy Arms" on Martino's album "Country Style" (ST-11184) and have yet to issue either of the other two titles.

1978 - Gene Watson, with unlisted others, records the titles "One-Sided Conversation", "I Know What It's Like In Her Arms", and "Let's Give It Up Or Get It On" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "One-Sided Conversation" and "I Know What It's Like In Her Arms" together as a single (Capitol 4616) and all the titles on Watson's album "Reflections" (ST-11805).

1998 - Capitol Records Nashville artist Garth Brooks hosts Saturday Night Live.

15 Years Ago Today In 2011 - Jane Russell, motion picture actress, founder of the World Adoption International Fund, and a Capitol Records artist dies at her home in Santa Maria, California at age 89 of a respiratory-related illness.

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1903 - Vincente Minnelli, Broadway and motion picture director, one-time husband of Capitol Records artist Judy Garland, and father of Capitol Records artist Liza Minnelli, is born Lester Anthony Minnelli in Chicago, Illinois.

95 Years Ago Today In 1931 - Gavin MacLeod, motion picture and television actor, and step-father of Tommy Steele (designer, art director, writer, and Vice President of Creative Services at Capitol Records [1987-2002] and Creative Director at Virgin Records America [2002]) and Drew Steele (with the band The Surf Punks), is born Allan George See in Mount Kisco, New York.

1998 - Alto saxophonist Sherman Irby, with Gerald Cannon on bass, and Clifford Barbaro on drums, records the titles "'Bama", "Passage Of Time", "Aunt Dorothy", and "Take The A Train", the titles "Lake Tuscaloosa", "Too Hight", and "We're Gonna Be Alright" with the addition of Ed Cherry on guitar, and, without Cherry on guitar and with Dana Murray on percussion and replacing Barbaro on drums, the titles "Away From Home" and, with the addition of Roy Hargrove on trumpet and James Hurt on piano, "Big Mama's Biscuits" at Sear Sound's studio in New York City, New York. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on Irby's album "Big Mama's Biscuits" (8-56234-2).

JUST BECAUSE IT'S NOT A LEAP YEAR DOESNT MEAN WE SHOULDN'T REMEMBER

FEBRUARY 29

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

110 Years Ago Today In 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.

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1952 - Vocalist Jimmy Wakely, with Les Baxter and his Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Goodbye, Little Girl", "Love Song Of The Waterfall", and a 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).

70 Years Ago Today In 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).

70 Years Ago Today In 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).

70 Years Ago Today In 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).

70 Years Ago Today In 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.

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).

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 track "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 track "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  the vocal group The Nashville Sounds (lineup unlisted), 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 a 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.

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).

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
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

90 Years Ago Today In 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.

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.

FEBRUARY 27, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1943 - Kendell Kardt, songwriter, poet, author, singer, pianist, guitarist, organist, composer, arranger, and a member of the Capitol Records group Rig (1970) is born Kendell Rudolph Bernard Kardt in Brooklyn, New York.

1944 - Gene Price, bass player, vocalist, songwriter,  a member of Merle Haggard's backing band The Strangers, and a Capitol Records solo artist (1969) (aka Willard Eugene Price and Willard E. Price) is born in Shamrock, Texas.

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1947 - Pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Buddy Childers, Ray Wetzel, Chico Alvarez, John Anderson, and Ken Hanna on trumpets, Kai Winding, Skip Layton, Milt Bernhart, and Harry Forbes on trombones, Bart Varsalona on bass trombone, Eddie Meyers and Boots Mussulli on alto saxophones, Vido Musso and Bob Cooper on tenor saxophones, Bob Gioga on baritone saxophone, Bob Ahern on guitar, Eddie Safranski on bass, and Shelly Manne on drums), using arrangements by Pete Rugolo, record the titles "Collaboration" and, in two parts, "Rhythm Incorporated (Capitol Punishment)" in Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California for AFRS Program #231 with Kenton sharing master of ceremonies duties with Gene Norman. Capitol Records will issue both parts of "Rhythm Incorporated (Capitol Punishment)" on Kenton's album "Stan Kenton Encores" (T 155). Mosaic Records will issue all the titles in the box set "The Complete Capitol Studio Recordings of Stan Kenton 1943-47" (MQ12-163 on vinyl and MD7-163 on CD). Unfortunately, the version of "Collaboration" recorded for this radio show is not currently available on YouTube but the studio version, recorded on February 28, 1947, is available.

1947 - Clarinetist Benny Goodman, vocalist Fred Astaire, and unlisted other musicians record the title "The Astaire" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue the title. Sepia Records issued the title in 2011 as a bonus track on the 2 disc CD set "Three Evenings With Fred Astaire" (Sepia 1168). The song was written to help promote Astaire's recently opened chain of dance studios, one of which will open on the top floor of the Gogerty Building at the southeast corner of Vine Street and Yucca Street in Hollywood, right next to the future location of The Capitol Tower. The building will later be purchased by EMI and, after gutting the interior, turned into new offices for the company.

75 Yeats Ago Today In 1951 - Capitol Records registers the master it purchased of Les Paul's title "Walkin' And Whistlin' Blues" in Los Angeles, California and will issue the title as a single (Capitol 1451) with Les Paul and Mary Ford's title "How High The Moon" (master purchased in January 1951) on the flipside.

1952 - Pianist Ben Light, with unlisted organ, guitar, bass, and drums players, records the titles "Mistakes", "I Cried For You", "Orchids In The Moonlight", and "Sweet Sue, Just You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Mistakes" as a single (Capitol 2023), "I Cried For You" and "Orchids In The Moonlight" together as a single (Capitol 2100), and "Sweet Sue, Just You" as a single (Capitol 2232).

1952 - Billy May conducts his own arrangements for his own music to the orchestra (Conrad Gozzo, Walter "Pete" Candoli, and Uan Rasey on trumpets, Si Zentner and Ed Kusby on trombones, Arthur "Skeets" Herfurt, Jules Kinsler, Jules Jacob, and Fred Falensby on woodwinds, Edwin "Buddy" Cole on piano, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Phil Stephens on bass, John Cyr on drums, Kathryn Thompson on harp, Lou Raderman, Mischa Russell, and Felix Slatkin on violins, David Sterkin on viola, and Cy Bernard on cello) as it records the titles "Bongo, The Circus Bear" in two parts and "Little Hiawatha" in two parts at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California between 8:30 PM and 11:30 PM. After Don Wilson records narration overdubs for both titles and Daws Butler, June Foray, and Billy Bletcher record vocals for "Bongo, The Circus Bear" on March 6, 1952, using a script adapted by Alan Livingston, Capitol Records will issue both parts of "Bongo, The Circus Bear" on the children's album of the same name (CAS-3132) and both parts of "Little Hiawatha" on the children's album of the same name (CAS-3136).

1953 - Vocalists Tennessee Ernie Ford and Molly Bee, with Cliffie Stone's Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Don't Start Courtin' In A Hot Rod" and "We're A Growin' Up" at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 2473).

1953 - An unlisted musician playing the Wurlitzer Band Organ, records the titles "National Emblem March", "Skaters Waltz", "Hands Across The Sea", "Impassioned Dream", "With Trumpet And Drum", "Sobre Las Olas (Over The Waves)", "The Diplomat", "My Treasure Waltz", "American Beauty March", "Valse Blue", "Royal Trumpeters March", "Vienna Blood", "Lights Out", "Santiago Valse", "Ben-Hur Chariot Race March", "Ciribiribin", "Liberty Bell", "Espanita", "Sharpshooter March", "Kiss Waltz", "Officer Of The Day March", "Wedding Of The Winds", "Stars And Stripes Forever", "Artists' Life", "Through The Years", "Beautiful Blue Danube", "Our Director", "Love's Dream" and "The Thunderer" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles.

1953 - Lead guitarist Jimmy Heap and His Melody Masters (Arlie Carter on piano, Horace Barnett on rhythm guitar, Cecil R. "Butterball" Harris on steel guitar, and Bill Glendening on bass), with Houston "Perk" Williams on fiddle, record the titles "Release Me", Just To Be With You", and "Cat'n Around", all with Perk Williams also on vocals, and the title "Make Me Live Again" with vocals by Bill Glendening in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Release Me" and "Just To Be With You" together as a single (Capitol 2518), "Cat'n Around" and "Make Me Live Again" together as a single (Capitol 2636), and "Release Me" on the 45 RPM EP "Jimmy Heap & Perk Williams" (EAP-1-606).

1954 - Hank Thompson's Capitol Records single "Wake Up, Irene", with "Go Cry Your Heart Out" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Clarinetist Les Brown and His Band of Renown (Wes Hensel, Don Paladino, Stan Stout, and Don Fagerquist on trumpets, Ray Sims, Bob Burgess, and Bob Pring on trombone, Stumpy Brown on bass trombone, Ronnie Lang on flute and alto saxophone, Sol Libero on alto saxophone, Billy Usselton on tenor saxophone, Abe Aaron on tenor and baritone saxophones, Butch Stone on baritone saxophone and vocals, Don Trenner on piano, Vernon Polk on guitar, Buddy Clark on bass, and Lloyd Morales on drums), record an as yet unissued take of the title "Pink Coats" and the title "Harlem Nocturne" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Harlem Nocturne" on Brown's album "Les Brown's In Town" (T 746).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Vocalist Stan Freberg, with Billy May directing His 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 Hammerschlauger" with additional vocals by June Foray and "The Great Pretender" with additional vocals by The Toads (lineup unlisted) in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street In Hollywood, California. The takes of both titles recorded on this date were rejected and both titles will be re-recorded on March 5, 1956.

70 Years Ago Today In 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 titles "I Dreamt I Dwelt In Heaven", "She's The Most", "That's Right", and "Boom-Boom" at Capitol Records' studios in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol F3392), "That's Right" as a single (Capitol F3502) with "Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind" (recorded June 26, 1956) on the flipside, and "Boom Boom" as a single (Capitol F3786) with "The Face Of An Angel" (recorded January 14, 1957) on the flipside.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Carmen Dragon conducts The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record Mijail Glinka's "Jota Aragonesa" and an as yet unissued take of Bizet's "Gypsy Dance (Chanson Boheme) (From 'Carmen')" on Stage 7 at the Samuel Goldwyn Studios on North Formosa Avenue at Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "Jota Aragonesa" on the orchestra's album "Fiesta!" (P-8335).

1957 - Vocalist and guitarist Sonny James, with Bob Bain and Alvis "Buck" Owens also on guitar, Rolly Bundock on bass, and Roy Harte on drums, records the titles "Actions Speak Louder Than Words" and "Baby You Melt My Heart" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 7:30 PM and 11:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue "Actions Speak Louder Than Words" on James' album "This Is Sonny James!" (T 1178). Bear Family Records will issue both titles in Germany in the six-CD box set "Sonny James - Young Love" (BCD 16373).

1958 - The George Shearing Quintet (Emil Richards on vibraphones, George Shearing on piano, Jean "Toots" Thielemans on guitar, Al McKibbon on bass, and Percy Brice on drums) with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to His Orchestra (Vincent De Rosa on French horn, Arthur Gleghorn on flute, Wilbur Schwartz and Jules Jacob on clarinets, Victor Garber on bassoon, Verlye Mills on harp and a string section with Jacques Gasselin, Ben Gill, Murray Kellner, Dan Lube, Erno Neufeld, Lou Raderman, Mischa Russell, Eudice Shapiro, and Marshall Sosson on violins, Paul Robyn, David Sterkin, and Virginia Majewski on viola, and Armand Kaproff, Raphael Kramer, and Edgar Lustgarten on cellos), records the titles "I Love You", "Nocturne", "Kinda Cute", "Welcome To My Dream" and a new take of "Later" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 8:00 PM and 11:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except for the take of "Later" recorded at this session which remains unissued, on the album "Blue Chiffon" (T/ST 1124) as by The George Shearing Quintet And Orchestra.

1958 - The Four Preps (Bruce Belland and Don Clarke on tenor vocals, Glen Larson on baritone vocals, and Ed Cobb on bass vocals) with Lincoln Mayorga conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Dudley Brooks on piano, Otis "Joe" Maphis and Leon Silby on guitar, Enos "Skeets" McDonald and Dale Warren on bass, and Marion "Pee Wee" Adams on drums), record the titles "Big Man" and "Stop Baby" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM. Capitol Records has yet to issue the take of "Stop Baby" recorded at this session and will issue "Big Man" as a single (Capitol F3960) with a new take of "Stop Baby" recorded on February 28, 1958, on the flipside, both also on the group's 45 RPM EP "Big Man" (EAP-1-1064), and "Big Man" on the group's 12" LP "Early In The Morning" (T/DT 1291).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Billy May and Charley Barnet, using May's arrangements, direct The Kon-Tiki's (Vincent De Rosa, John Cave, James Decker, and William Hinshaw on French horns, Charlie Barnet, Wilbur Schwartz, Justin Gordon, and Ted Nash on saxophones, Jimmy Rowles on piano, Bobby Gibbons, Al Hendrickson, and Alvino Rey on guitar, Ralph Pena on bass, Frank Flynn, Irving Cottler, and Emil Richards on drums) as they record the title "Sand In My Shoes", as yet unissued take of the title "Return To Paradise" with vocalist Marni Nixon, the titles "Little Island" and "Beyond The Reef" and incomplete and as yet unissued takes of the titles "Beyond The Reef" and "In My Shoes" at The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM. After re-naming the orchestra to The Out-Islanders, Capitol Records will issue "Sand In My Shoes", "Little Island" and "Beyond The Reef" on the group's album "Polynesian Fantasy" (ST-1595).

1962 - At two sessions held this day in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California, vocalist Tennessee Ernie Ford, with Jack Fascinato conducting the orchestra and chorus (lineups unlisted), records the titles "Noah Found Grace In The Eyes Of The Lord", "Take My Hand, Precious Lord", "Peace In The Valley", "I Want To Be Ready", and "I Know The Lord Laid His Hands On Me" at the first session and the titles "Wayfaring Pilgrim", "Just A Closer Walk With Thee", "When God Dips His Love In My Heart", "He'll Understand And Say Well Done", "Stand By Me", "Get On Board, Little Children", and "Were You There?" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Ford's album "Spirituals" (ST 818).

1962 - The Journeymen (John Phillips and Scott McKenzie on vocals and guitars, and Dick Weissman on guitar and banjo) record the titles "Don't Turn Around", "Rock Island Line", "I Will Never Marry", and "Hush Now Sally" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Don't Turn Around" and "Hush Now Sally" together as a single (Capitol 4737), "I Will Never Marry" as a single (Capitol 4943), and have yet to issue "Rock Island Line".

1962 - The Galaxies (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Why Does It Hurt so, "Just Another Date", and "Little Man" in New York City, New York for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles.

1963 - A session scheduled in Los Angeles, California for vocalists Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) to record the titles "He", "All Thru The Night", "Somebody Bigger Than You And I", "Shepherd Show Me How To Go", and "Oh Holy Morning" for Capitol Records was canceled and the titles will be recorded at two later sessions.

1963 - Capitol Records purchases the masters for Jay Lewis' titles "Love Her", "Had It Not Been For Love", and "I Understand", will issue "Love Her" and "Had It Not Been For Love" together as a single (Capitol 4957) and has yet to issue "I Understand".

1963 - Violinist Nathan Milstein, with unlisted others, records the final parts of Vivaldi's "Concerto In D Major" (the other parts were recorded on February 26, 1963) and all of Vivaldi's "Concerto In A Major" in New York City, New York. Angel Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, will issue the complete "Concerto In D Major" as well as "Concerto In A Major" on the album "VIVALDI - Concerto In D Major/Concerto In A Major" (S-36004).

1964 - The Beatles record the titles "If I Fell", "Tell Me Why", and "And I Love Her" in Abbey Road Studios in London England. Capitol Records will issue all the titles in the United States on the group's album "Something New" (T/ST 2108).

1965 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "Eight Days A Week", with "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles charts.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Conductor Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians (lineup unlisted) record the titles "If My Friends Could See Me Now", "On The Street Where You Live", "Make Someone Happy", and an as yet unissued take of the titles "C'est La Vie" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first three titles on Lombardo's album "Lombardo's Hideaway" (T 2559).

1967 - Vocalist Fred Neil, with unlisted others, records the titles "Dreamer's Dream", "Endless Dream", and "Sweet Mama" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles.

1967 - Vocalist Wayne Newton, with unlisted others, records the titles "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'", "Monday, Monday", "Strangers In The Night", "Green, Green Grass of Home", "Winchester Cathedral", and "Georgy Girl" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" and "Strangers In The Night" on Newton's album "Song Of The Year" (T/ST 2714) and "Monday, Monday", "Green, Green Grass of Home", "Winchester Cathedral", and "Georgy Girl" on Newton's album "The Greatest Wayne Newton" (ST 2847).

1967 - The Pink Floyd (Syd Barrett on electric guitar, acoustic guitar, and lead vocals, Richard Wright on Farfisa organ and backing vocals, Roger Waters on bass guitar, and Nick Mason on drums) record new takes of the titles "Arnold Layne", "Candy And A Current Bun", "Interstellar Overdrive", and "Chapter 24" at Abbey Road Studios in London, England with producer Norman Smith. It's listed that Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, will issue the takes of "Arnold Layne" and "Candy And A Current Bun" recorded on this date together as the group's first single to be released in The United States (Tower 333) but other sources have said the label may have instead used the original takes recorded on January 29, 1967. Tower Records will issue the takes of "Interstellar Overdrive" and "Chapter 24" recorded on this date on the group's album "Piper At The Gates Of Dawn" (ST 5093).

1968 - Vocalist and guitarist Buck Owens and His Buckaroos (lineup unlisted) record the titles "All I Want For Christmas Is My Daddy" and "Christmas Shopping" in the Buck Owens Studio in Bakersfield, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the album "Christmas Shopping" (ST 2977) and "Christmas Shopping" as a single (Capitol 2328) with "One Of Everything You've Got" (recorded February 28, 1968) on the flipside.

1970 - Sonny James' Capitol Records single "It’s Just a Matter of Time", with "The World Is Ours" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts.

1973 - Joanie Sommers, with unlisted others, records the titles "Together Alone", "What Can I Give You", "You're Leavin' Me", and "Who Were You" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles.

1973 - Vocalist Al Martino, with unlisted others, records overdubs for the titles "To Get To You", "She's Got To Be A Saint", "There Goes My Everything", "Carolyn", "Heaven Is My Woman's Love", "Eleven Roses", "I'd Fight The World", "Sweet Memories", and "I Fall To Pieces" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "To Get To You", "There Goes My Everything", "Carolyn", "Heaven Is My Woman's Love", and "Eleven Roses" on Martino's album "Country Style" (ST-11184) and have yet to issue any of the other titles, including "I Fall To Pieces" which had another session of overdubs on February 28, 1973.

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - Gene Watson records the titles "When My World Left Town", "Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall", "I Fell Apart" and "He Little Thinged Her Out Of My Arms" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first three titles on Watson's album "Because You Believed In Me" (ST-11529) and the last title on his album "Gene Watson's Beautiful Country" (ST-11715).

1978 - Vocalist and guitarist Glen Campbell, with unlisted others, records the titles "When Can Brown Begin", "Hound Dog Man", "It's Easy Once You Know", and "Roll On Brother" at the Studio City studios in Sherman Oaks, California. Capitol Records will issue "Hound Dog Man" as a single (Capitol 4769) with "My Tennessee Home" (recorded November 8, 1978) on the flipside, on Campbell's album "Highwayman" (SOO-12008), and has yet to issue any of the remaining titles.

1979 - Peabo Bryson's Capitol Records album "Crosswinds" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.

45 Years Ago Today In 1981 - Jay Ferguson records the titles "Tonite (Fallin' For Ya)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 511) with "Empty Sky" (recorded April 2, 1981) on the flipside and on Ferguson's album "White Noise" (ST-12196).

40 Years Ago Today In 1986 - Marie Osmond's Capitol Records single "There's No Stopping Your Heart", with "Blue Sky Shinin'" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts.

40 Years Ago Today In 1986 - In Buffalo, New York, Capitol Records band Marillion begin their first major U.S. tour.

1987 - Vocalist Martha Davis, with unlisted others, records the titles "Hardest Part Of A Broken Heart" and "Troubled Child" for Capitol Records. No issuing information is listed.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1923 - Dexter Gordon, saxophone player, motion picture actor, and Blue Note Records artist is born Dexter Keith Gordon in Los Angeles, California.

1943 - According to an ad placed in the February 13, 1943 issue of The Billboard magazine by their General Amusement Corp. manager, Gene Andes, Decca Recording (and future Capitol Records group) act The King Cole Trio, after 32 weeks at the 331 Club in Hollywood, California, will open on this day at The Beachcomber Room of The Cinema Grill at 1414 Farnam Street in Omaha, Nebraska for what turns out to be an eight-week stay.

1953 - The Wade Legge Trio (Wade Legge on piano, Lewis Hackney on bass, and Al Jones on drums) records the titles "Perdido", "Dream A Little Of Me", "Wade Leg's lues", "A Swedish Folksong", "Dance Of The Infidels", "Aren't You Glad You're You", "These Foolish Things", and "Why Don't You Believe Me" in Paris, France for the Vogue label. Blue Note Records will lease the masters to the session and release them in the United States on the album "New Faces - New Sounds: Wade Legge Trio" (BLP5031).

1960 - Paul Humphreys, the keyboard player for the Virgin Records group Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (aka OMD) is born in London, England.

1963 - Vocalist Sarah Vaughan, with Marty Manning conducting his own arrangments to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the title "Star Eyes" in New York City, New York for Roulette Records. After EMI acquires the Roulette library, Blue Note Records will issue the title on the CD "Jazz Profile - Sarah Vaughan" (9-23517-2).

1964 - The Beatles record the titles "Tell Me Why", "I'll Cry Instead", and "If I Fell" at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London England with producer George Martin and engineers Norman Smith and Geoff Emerick for their United Artists Records soundtrack album to their first film "A Hard Day's Night". Capitol Music Group's parent company EMI Music Group currently owns the United Artists catalog.

1965 - Shirley Bassey's United Artists single "Goldfinger", with "Strange How Love Can Be" enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles chart.

2002 - Spike Milligan, comedian, writer, radio, television, and motion-picture actor, and Parlophone Records artist as part of "The Goon Show", dies at age 83.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1955 - Billboard magazine announces that, for the first time, seven-inch 45 rpm singles are outselling 78s in the United States.

1988 - Gene De Paul, songwriter, nominated for an Academy Award for Best Music, Original Song in 1941 for "Hellzapoppin", collaborated with lyricist and Capitol Records co-founder Johnny Mercer on the M-G-M motion picture musical "Seven Brides For Seven Brothers" and the Broadway musical "Li'l Abner", dies in Los Angeles, California at age 68 and is later interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Hollywood Hills, California.