OCTOBER 11, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

1943 - Gene Watson, country singer and Capitol Records artist (1975-1980), is born Gary Gene Watson in Palestine, Texas.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1942 - The King Cole Trio (Nat "King" Cole on piano, Oscar Moore on guitar, and Red Callender on bass) record the titles "Vom Vim Veedle" with vocals by Cole and harmony vocals by Moore and Callendar and "All For You" with vocals by Cole in the C. P. MacGregor Studios at 729 South Western Avenue in Los Angeles, California for Excelsior Records. Excelsior will issue "Vim Vom Veedle" as a single (Excelsior 00102) and "All For You" as a single (Excelsior 00103). Capitol Records will purchase the masters and issue both songs together as the trio's first single for the label (Capitol 139) on October 15, 1943. One of the directors of Excelsior Records is Oscar Wallichs, father of Capitol Records co-founder and, at the time, vice-president, Glenn Wallichs.

1944 - Wesley Tuttle and The Coonhunters (Wesley Tuttle and Merle Travis on vocals and guitar with Charles Emery Linville on fiddle and Roy Bargy on piano) record the tracks "Please Be Like Your Daddy", "Rainin' On The Mountain", "I Know It's Wrong", and "Give Me Your Hand" in the C.P. MacGregor Studios at 729 South Western Avenue in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and third tracks together as a single (Capitol Americana 40037), the second track as a single (Capitol 194) with "I Dreamed That My Daddy Came Home" on the flip side. The Bear Family issued "Give Me Your Hand" on Merle Travis' 5 CD box set "Guitar Rags and a Too Fast Past" (BCD 15637) in Germany.

1945 - The King Cole Trio (Nat "King" Cole on piano and vocals; Oscar Moore on guitar; and Johnny Miller on bass) record the tracks "It Is Better To Be By Yourself" (with a vocal chorus), "Come To Baby Do", and "The Frim Fram Sauce" at WMCA Studios in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the first track as a single (Capitol 239) with "Sweet Georgia Brown" on the flipside and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 224).

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - James Baskett, Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers, with Billy May and His Orchestra (Mannie Klein, Don Anderson, and Holly Humphries on trumpet; William Schaefer, Ed Kusby, and Hoyt Bohannon on trombone; Fred Fox on french horn; John Gruey, J.A. Krechter, Donald Renfrew, Warren Baker, and Lloyd Hildebrand on saxophone; Frank Leithner on piano; John Ryan on bass; John Cyr on percussion; Ann Mason on harp; and on strings: Edward Bergman, Walter Edelstein, Peter Ellis, George Kast, Sol Kindler, Dan Lube, Mischa Russell, Marshall Sosson, and Olcott Vail on violin; Albert Burton and David Sterkin on viola; and Fred Goerner and Joseph Saxon on cello), record the titles "Tales Of Uncle Remus: Part 1: Running Away" (aka "Brer Rabbit Runs Away, Part 1"), "Part 3: Brer Rabbit And The Tar Baby, Part 1", and "Part 6: The Laughing Place, Part 2" using a script adaptation by Alan Livingston at Radio Recorders studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the children's album "Tales Of Uncle Remus" (DC-116).

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Tex Williams and His Western Caravan (listed as probably Williams on vocal and guitar with Cactus Soldi and Harry Simms on fiddle; Ossie Godson on piano; Pedro De Paul on accordion; Jimmy Bryant on electric guitar; Smokey Rogers on guitar and banjo; Spike Featherstone on harp; Deuce Spriggens on bass; and Muddy Berry on drums), record the titles "The Leaf Of Love", "Hurry, Don't Delay", "Milkman Polka", and "Capitol Polka" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues "The Leaf Of Love" as a single (Capitol 333) with "I Got Texas On My Soul" on the flipside, "Hurry, Don't Delay" as a single (Capitol 15321) with "Old Paint's Complaint" on the flipside, and "Milkman Polka" and "Capitol Polka" together as a single (Capitol Americana 48010).

1947 - It's Saturday and Wildroot presents "King Cole Trio Time" from WWJ in Detroit, Michigan and featured Oscar Moore's last appearance on the show. This episode may not have been transcribed by The Armed Forces Radio Service.

1949 - Between 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM Merle Travis (on guitar, electric guitar, and vocals) and Tennessee Ernie Ford (on vocals), with Cliffie Stone and His Orchestra (Harold Glen Hensley on fiddle; Billy Liebert on piano; Eddie Kirk on vocals and guitar; Wesley "Speedy" West on steel guitar; and Stone on bass) record the tracks "Blues Stay Away From Me" (with Billy Liebert on accordion) and "Philosophy" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues both tracks together as a single (Capitol Americana 40254).

1949 - Chuy Reyes and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) featuring Pepin Betancourt on vocals, record the tracks "The Regal Rhumba (Take It Easy, Take It Light)", "Lover's Dance", "Adios", and "Guantanamera (with Pepin Betancourt on vocals) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will issue the first track after a vocal overdub by Mel Blanc is recorded on October 19, 1949, as a single (57 790) with "Guantanamera" on the flip side and the middle two tracks on Reyes' album "Piano Brilliante" (H 196).

1950 - Andy Russell (on vocals with Skitch Henderson and His Orchestra [lineup unlisted]) records the tracks "Cling To Me", "I Guess I'll Have To Dream The Rest", and "Take My Love" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 1281) and as (of 2005) yet to issue the last track.

1950 - During a single session held from 2:00 PM to 5:30 PM in Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California,  Billy May, conducting his original music and arrangements to the orchestra (Mannie Klein and William Guy on trumpet; Ed Kusby and James Priddy on trombone; John Graas on french horn; Donald Lazenby, George Smith, Lloyd Hildebrand, and Harry Schuchman on woodwinds; Edwin "Buddy" Cole on piano; Phil Stephens on bass; John Cyr on drums; Kathryn Thompson on harp; and on strings: Ivan Eppinoff, Nick Pisani, Mischa Russell on violins; and Louis Kievman on viola) records the titles "Teena, The Laughing Hyena: Part 1" and "Teena, The Laughing Hyena: Part 2" and "The Flying Mouse: Part 1" and "The Flying Mouse: Part 2". Pinto Colvig (using a script by Alan Livingston with an unlisted cast) will record the vocal overdubs for the "Teena, The Laughing Hyena" tracks on October 17, 1950 and Don Wilson (using a script adaptation by Alan Livingston) will record the vocal overdubs for the "The Flying Mouse" tracks on January 18, 1951, both also at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios. Capitol Records issues the final versions of the "Teena, The Laughing Hyena" tracks on Colvig's Bozo Approved picture sleeve children's single "Teena,The Laughing Hyena" (DAT-3086) and the final versions of both "The Flying Mouse" tracks on Wilson's Bozo Approved picture sleeve children's single "The Flying Mouse" (CAS-3092).

1950 - Kay Starr, with Frank DeVol and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted with Devol conducting his own arrangements), records the tracks "Oh, Babe", and "Everybody's Somebody's Fool", "Evenin'", and a re-recording of "(Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man With The Bag" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 1278), the third track as a single (Capitol 1357) with "Lovesick Blues" on the flip side, and the last track as a single (Capitol 1256) with "Christopher Robin Is Saying His Prayers" on the flipside.

1950 - Tex Williams and His Western Caravan (listed as possibly with Williams on vocals and leader of the band: Max Fidler, Cactus Soldi, and Rex Call on fiddle; Paul "Spike" Featherstone on harp; Ossie Godson on piano; Pedro De Paul on accordion; John Weiss, and Benny Garcia Jr. on electric guitar; Smokey Rogers on guitar and banjo; Joaquin Murphy on steel guitar; Deuce Spriggens on bass; and Muddy Berry on drums) record the tracks "The Big Print Giveth (And The Little Print Taketh Away (with an unlisted vocal group), I Want Gold In My Pockets (When There's Silver In My Hair), and "Alimony" (with Lee Gillette on vocals) at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. The first track, as of 2005, remains unissued and Capitol Records will issue the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 1286).

1950 - Hal Derwin "Buddy" Cole records 5 unlisted tracks for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. If anyone knows what was recorded, please leave a comment.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Jenks "Tex" Carmen (on vocals and guitar) records the titles "Don't Feel Sorry For Me", "My Trusting Heart", "(I've Received) A Penny Postcard", and "Gonna Stay Right Here" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 2067) and the last two titles will be issued by Bear Family Records in Germany in on the CD "Hillbilly Hula" (BCD 15574).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Chuy Reyes and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "These Foolish Things", "If I Had You", Out Of Nowhere" and "Yesterdays" in Los Angeles, California. The first title, as of 2005, remains unissued. Capitol Records issued the remaining three titles on the album "Keyboard Cocktails" (H 305).

1952 - It's a Saturday, and The Billboard magazine reports that since Nat "King" Cole broke his ankle in an all-star softball game in Hollywood, California he is working his "Biggest Show" concert tour on crutches. Also, on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart, Cole's Capitol Records single "Because Your Mine" is #9, his single "Somewhere Along The Way" is #12, his single "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" is #17, and his single "Faith Can Move Mountains" is #45. That night at 8:00 PM, an appearance by Cole on "The Jackie Gleason Show" airs on CBS-TV. Cole's performances of "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" and "Faith Can Move Mountains" close the show.

1952 - Johnny Pecon and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Mary Ann Polka", "Too Good To Be True", and "Lollapalooza" all with vocals by Nettie Pecon and "Tino's Polka" with vocals by Lou Trebar in (listed as possibly) New York City, New York. If anyone knows for sure where this session was held. Please leave a comment. Capitol Records has yet to issue "Mary Ann Polka", issued "Too Good To Be True" and "Tino's Polka" together as a single (Capitol 2711) and the third track as a single (Capitol 2527) with "I Wanna Be Your Darlin'" on the flipside.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - The King Sisters (Yvonne, Luise, Marilyn & Alyce King) with Alvino Rey conducting an unlisted studio orchestra, record the titles "My Little Grass Shack In Kealakekau, Hawaii", "Sand", "My Tane" and "Hawaiian Wedding Song" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on the group's album "Aloha" (T 808).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Billy May and His Orchestra (John Best, Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, and Uan Rasey on trumpet; Ed Kusby, Tommy Pederson, and Si Zentner and Murray McEachern on trombone; Skeets Herfurt and Wilbur Schwartz on alto saxophone; Fred Falensby and Ted Nash on tenor saxophone; Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone; Paul Smith on piano; Al Hendrickson on guitar; Joe Mondragon on bass; and Alvin Stoller on drums), with May conducting his own arrangements, record the titles "Say It Isn't So/Take The 'A' Train", "The Floater" (with Murray McEachern on piano), and a re-recording of "Bye Bye Blackbird" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and last titles on the album "Billy May Plays For Fancy Dancing" (T 771) and the middle title (after overdubs are recorded on October 23, 1956, with Ralph Pena on bass and Alvin Stoller on drums) as a single (Capitol F3598) with "Christopher Columbus" on the flipside.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - The Buddy Collette/Chico Hamilton Sextet (Buddy Collette on reeds, John Anderson on trumpet, Gerald Wiggins on piano, Jim Hall on guitar, Curtis Counce on bass, and Chico Hamilton on drums) record the titles "Green Dream", "It's You", "A Walk On The Veldt", "How Long Has This Been Going On", "The Blindfold Test", "Jungle Pogo Stick", "Tanganyika", "Wagnervous", "And So Is Love", and "Coming Back For More" with engineer John Kraus at The Capitol Tower Studios. The recordings will be released by V.S.O.P. Records as an album called "Tanganyika".

1957 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Love Is The Thing" is #2 on WMCA's albums chart in New York City, New York and his single "With You On My Mind" is #27 on the station's Weekly Survey of singles.

1957 - Sam Koki and The Seven Sea Serenaders (featuring Sylvia Zara on vocals) overdub vocals onto the instrumental track "Song Of The Islands" recorded by Wesley "Speedy" West (on steel guitar with Elmer Schmidt on piano) on September 30, 1957. Capitol Records will issue the finished track on Speedy West and the Seven Sea Serenaders' album "West Of Hawaii" (T 956).

1957 - Tex Ritter (on vocals with Paul Sells on organ and an unlisted chorus) records the tracks "Here Was A Man" and "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues both tracks together as a single (Capitol F3903).

1957 - The Capitol Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted), conducted by Carmen Dragon, records the titles "All Thru The Night", "Traditional: Londonderry Air", Grieg's "Ich Liebe Dich (I Love Thee)", Tchaikovsky's "Romance In F Minor", and Mendelssohn's "On Wings Of Song" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues "All Thru The Night", "Ich Liebe Dich (I Love Thee)", and "On Wings Of Song" on the album "Serenade" (P 8413), "Traditional: Londonderry Air" on the album "A World Of Music" (P-8412) and has yet to issue "Romance In F Minor".

1958 - Lary Hovis (on vocals with Jack Marshall's Music [lineup unlisted]) records the tracks "Just In Time", "S'posin'", and "Deed I Do" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Hovis' album "My Heart Belongs To Only You" (T 1218).

1960 - Jackie Davis (on organ and listed as probably with Irving Ashby on guitar; Joe Comfort on bass; and Weedee Morris on drums) records the tracks "Without A Song", "Sweet And Lovely", "Walkin' My Baby Back Home", "I'll Never Stop Loving You", "I Would Do Anything For You", "Just Friends", "Stop At My House", and "Velvet Moon" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks, except "Velvet Moon" on Davis' eponymous album "Jackie Davis" (T 1517).

1960 - At a session paid for by General Motors, Dinah Shore, with Dick Reynolds directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Jingle Bells", "You Meet The Nicest People", "Silent Night" and "Coventry Carol" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Custom Services will issue all the tracks on the promotional EP disc "Season's Greetings" for Chevrolet and Capitol Records issues the track "Silent Night" on the multi-artist album "Season's Greetings" (T 1622).

1960 - Virgil Fox (on organ) records the tracks "Suite, Opus 5, Third Movement" by Durufle and "Chorale Number 1 In E Major (Portions)" at Riverside Church in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on Fox's album "Organ Music From France" (P 8544).

1962 - Vocalist Lou Rawls, with Onzy Matthews directing his own arrangements to the orchestra (Bob Bryant, Bud Brisbois, Bob Rolfe, and George Graham on trumpet, Lou Blackburn, Les Robertson, Horace Tapscott, and Charles Wilson on trombone, Bob Knight on bass trombone, Charlie Kennedy on alto saxophone, Alexander Nelson on alto saxophone and flute, Curtis Amy on soprano and tenor saxophone, Sidney Miller on tenor saxophone, Lou Ciotti on tenor saxophone and flute, Jack Nimitz on baritone saxophone, Joe Sample on organ, Irving Ashby on guitar, Jim Crutcher on bass, and Frank Butler on drums) records the titles "Trouble In Mind" (with Joe Sample on piano), "Roll 'Em Pete", "(What Did I Do To Be So) Black And Blue", "Gloomy Sunday", and "Strange Fruit" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles, except "Gloomy Sunday", on Rawls' album "Black And Blue" (SU 1824) with edited versions of the titles "Trouble In Mind" and "(What Did I Do To Be So) Black And Blue" and all the titles unedited and remastered on the CD version of the album in 2006.

1962 - Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra (Shorty Sherock, Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, and Joe Graves on trumpet; Milt Bernhart, Joe Howard, and Eddie Kusby on trombone; George Roberts on bass trombone; Abe Most on clarinet and alto saxophone; Skeets Herfurt on alto saxophone; Plas Johnson and Justin Gordon on tenor saxophone; Chuck Gentry on bass; Ray Sherman on piano; Jack Marshall on guitar; Mike Rubin on bass; and Nick Fatool on drums;) using arrangements to play in the style of the orchestras shown in parentheses to record the tracks "Artistry In Rhythm (Stan Kenton)", "Leap Frog" (Les Brown)", "Nightmare (Artie Shaw)", "Moonlight Serenade (Glenn Miller)", and "Let's Dance (Benny Goodman)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Gray's album "Sounds Of The Big Bands, Volume 6: Themes Of The Great Bands" (T 1812).

1962 - While performing live at The State Fair of Texas in Dallas, Texas Hank Thompson (on vocals and guitar) and The Brazos Valley Boys (Dubert Dobson on trumpet; James Edward "Jimmy" Belken, Roddy Bristol, and Billy Jack Saucer on fiddle; Billy Gray and Merle Travis on guitar; Robert John "Bobby" Garrett on pedal steel guitar; Billy Briggs Stewart on bass; and Bernard Nelson Young on drums) perform the titles "My Heart Is A Playground", "Simple Simon", "Rub-A-Dub_Dub", and "Will We Start It All Over Again". Capitol Records records the show and issues all the titles on the album "Hank Thompson And The Brazos Valley Boys At The State Fair Of Texas" (T 1955).

1962 - At two sessions held this day in New York City, New York Fred Waring conducts The Pennsylvanians (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "The Hills Of Old Penn State" (finishing the track and using an arrangement by Hawley Ades and Roy Ringwald), "Eleanor" (finishing the track and using an arrangement by Roy Ringwald), "Moonlight On Campus" (using an arrangement by Roy Ringwald), "It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow" (using an arrangement by Hawley Ades), and "Alma Mater Memories (close, using an arrangement by Hawley Ades) at the first session and the title "Hanover Winter Song" at the second session. Capitol Records issues all the titles, except "It's A Lovely Day", on Waring's album "Alma Mater Memories" (T 1949) and releases "It's A Lovely Day" on Waring's album "This I Believe" (T 2054).

1963 - Judy Garland performs the song "That's All" live for her CBS-TV series. A recording of the performance will appear on Garland's Capitol Records album "Just For Openers".

1965 - Capitol Records releases Buck Owens' single "Buckaroo" with "If You Want A Love" on the flipside.

1965 - Capitol Records releases six singles by The Beatles on its Starline oldies green swirl label (with separate pressings manufactured on both the West and East coasts): "Twist And Shout"/"There's A Place", "Love Me Do"/"P.S. I Love You", "Please Please Me"/"From Me To You", "Do You Want To Know A Secret"/"Thank You Girl", "Roll Over Beethoven"/"Misery", and "Boys"/"Kansas City". The first four were identical to the versions released by Vee-Jay records. The last two were put together by Capitol just for this release.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Beach Boys (lineup unlisted) record overdubs for the unissued title "Home On The Range" in Los Angeles, California.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Capitol Records registers the purchased masters for 18th Century Concept's titles "Can't Hurry Love", "18th Century Bag", "Eleanor Rigby", "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby", "Chopsticks", "Little Toy Soldier", "A Lover's Concerto", "Reach Out, I'll Be There", "18th Century Drawing Room", "Old Time Movies", "Betty's Song", and "If I Were A Carpenter". Sidewalk Records, as the first album released through their distribution deal with Capitol Records, issues all the titles on group's album "In The 20th Century Bag" (ST 5900).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - George Shearing (on piano and harpsichord), with Quintet (lineup unlisted) and Julian Lee conducting his own arrangements to an unlisted orchestra, records the titles "The Shadow Of Your Smile" "Have A Heart", "Strangers In The Night", and "Yesterday" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Shearing's album "New Look" (T 2637).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Andy Russell, with unlisted session musicians, records the titles "Strangers In The Night", "Spanish Eyes", "Yesterday" and "As Long As There's Forever (Perdoname Mi Vida) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Russell's album "More Amor" (T 2659).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Stone Poneys (Kenny Edwards and Bob Kimmel on guitar, Linda Ronstadt on vocals, with Pete Childs, Cyrus Faryar, and John T.Forsha on guitars, Jimmy Bond on bass, and Billy Mundi on drums) record the titles "If I Were You", "Meredith (On My Mind)" and "All The Beautiful Things" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the band's eponymous album "The Stone Poneys" (T 2666).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Fred Neil, with unlisted musicians, records the titles "The Dolphins" and "Badi-Da" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 5786).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - At two sessions held this day in New York City, New York pianist Rubin Mitchell (with unlisted session musicians) records the titles "Flamingo", "Liza Jane", "Spanish Eyes", "Spanish Harlem", and "Slaughter On 10th Avenue" at the first session and "Jitterbug Waltz", "Yesterdays", "Somewhere", "What Now My Love", and "Born To Lose" at the second session. Capitol Records issues "Spanish Eyes" on Mitchell's album "Presenting Rubin Mitchell" (T 2658) but has (of 2005) yet to issue any of the other titles.

1967 - Glen Campbell, with unlisted musicians, records the tracks "Gotta Travel On" and "Is There Any Chance", "I Walk The Line" and "Lover" in Los Angeles, California. As of 2005, "I Walk The Line" is the only track issued by Capitol Records. That track appeared on Campbell's CD "The Essential Glen Campbell" (8-30288-2).

1967 - Tender Joe Richardson (on guitar and vocals with unlisted session musicians) records the tracks "Do Drop In" and "A Little Rain Must Fall" in Los Angeles, California. The first track, as of 2005, is unissued and the last track issued as by The Epic Splendor by Hot Biscuit Records (Hot Biscuit 1450) which is distributed by Capitol Records, with The Epic Splendor's track (a purchased master) "Cowboys And Indians" on the flipside.

1967 - The Beach Boys (lineup unlisted) record the unissued track "Untitled #1 in Los Angeles, California and an overdub the next night on October 12, 1967.

1968 - Pollution (led by Otis Hale with Richard Lewis on keyboards and vocals; James Quill Smith on guitar and vocals; John Kenneth Lambert on bass and vocals; and Duane Bryant and Barbara Busa on vocals and unlisted instruments) records the tracks "Ode To Gawking People", "Baby It's High Time", "Every Day I Have The Blues", "River Deep, Mountain High", "Slow Blues", and "Vegetable Soup" in Los Angeles, California. All the tracks, as of 2005, remain unissued.

1969 - Capitol Records registers masters by Buie and Cobb that purchased. All the tracks remain, as of 2005, unissued.

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Capitol Records files information for the masters of The London Symphony Orchestra's recording of "Gemini Suite" (which feature composer Jon Lord on piano and organ: Albert Lee on guitar; Roger Glover on bass guitar; Ian Paice on drums; Tony Ashton and Yvonne Elliman on vocals; and The London Symphony Orchestra [lineup unlisted] conducted by Malcolm Arnold)'s tracks "Guitar", "Piano", "Drums", "Voice", "Bass Guitar", a title for which no information is listed and is unissued, and "Organ" which were recorded in England. Capitol Records issues all the titles, except the unknown one, on the album "Gemini Suite - London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Malcolm Arnold" (SMAS-870).

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Billy May and The Time-Life Orchestra (John Audino, John Best, Uan Rasey, Mickey Mangano, and Chuck Findley on trumpets, Joe Howard, Dick Nash, Gil Falco, Lloyd Ulyate, and Phil Teele on trombones, Bill Hinshaw on French horn, Les Robinson, Justin Gordon, Don Raffell, Don Lodice, and Chuck Gentry on saxophones, Ray Sherman on piano, Jack Marshall on guitar, Eddie Safranski on bass, Nick Fatool on drums, and Stan Levey on bongos) record the titles "Boogie Blues (Gene Krupa Version)" with vocals by Anita O'Day, the instrumental "Unison Riff (Stan Kenton Version)", and, with vocals also by Anita O'Day, "Let Me Off Uptown (Gene Krupa Version)" and "And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine (Stan Kenton Version)" with additional vocals by the band at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Time-Life issues "Boogie Blues (Gene Krupa Version)" and "Unison Riff (Stan Kenton Version)" on the album "The Swing Era Encore: The Day of the Great Entertainers" (STL 351), rejected "Let Me Off Uptown (Gene Krupa Version)", and issued "And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine (Stan Kenton Version)" on the album "The Swing Era Curtain Call: The Sounds of Swing" (STL 352).

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Helen Reddy, with unlisted studio musicians, records the title "More Than You Could take" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the title on Reddy's album "No Sad Song" (ST 857).

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Wayne Newton, with unlisted session musicians, records the title "Higher Ground" and a shorter version of "Higher Ground" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first title as a single (Capitol 3241) with "Just A Memory" on the flipside and has, as of 2005, yet to issue the short version.

1972 - Capitol Records registers the purchased master of Red Simpson's track "God And Jericho Jones", which was recorded in Los Angeles, California on October 8, 1972. Capitol Records, as of 2005, has yet to issue the the track.

1973 - Capitol Records registers the purchased masters of Tommy Graham's tracks "Sea Cruise" and "Play Me A Song" both of which, as of 2005, are unissued.

1974 - Capitol Records registers the Susan Raye track "That Loving Feeling" which was recorded at The Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California which it purchased from Buck Owens Enterprises and will issue on Raye's album "Whatcha Gonna Do With A Dog Like That" (ST-11393).

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - Deja Vu (unlisted lineup) records the titles "Success And Failure", "Get It Up For Love", "Love, I'd Like To Thank You", "All Night Long", "The Mighty Emerald", "That A Melody", "Somebody To Believe In", "Pretty Lady", and "You're The Only Light On My Horizon Now" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on the group's album "Get It Up For Love" (ST-11604).

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - Richard Torrence records the titles "Rio De Janerio Blue" and "Leave My Love Behind" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Torrence's album "Bareback" (SW-11610).

1977 - Suzanne Stevens (on vocals with Artie Butler conducting his own arrangements to an unlisted orchestra) records the titles "Stardust Lady (Child Of The Stardust Lady)", "Just the Way You Are", "I Can't Live Without You", and "You Are The Song (That I Can't Stop Singing)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Stevens' album "The Stardust Lady" (ST-11717).

1978 - Natalie Cole, with unlisted musicians, records the track "Stand By Me" at The Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the track on the album "I Love You So" (SO-11928).

1979 - Tavares (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "I Can't Go On Living Without You", "Sometimes Love Songs Make Me Cry", "Why Can't We Fall In Love", and "I Can't Get Enough" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on the band's album "Supercharged" (ST-12026).

1982 - Capitol Records releases The Beatles' compilation album "20 Greatest Hits" to honor the 20th anniversary of the group's first release.

1985 - Tex Williams, actor, singer, guitarist, and Capitol Records artist (ironically best known for the 1947 #1 single "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette)"), dies of lung cancer at his home in Newhall, California at age 68.

1988 - Capitol Records registers Tommi Johnson's track "Some Things Never Change" and will issue the track on the single (Capitol 44301). If anyone knows what was on the flipside, please leave a comment.

1995 - Blind Melon perform live at The Palace in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will later release an album of the performance called "Live At The Palace". The CD will be reissued by Capitol/EMI on October 17, 2006 with expanded packaging.

2005 - EMI/Capitol Special Markets releases the Christmas compilation CDs "Jingle All The Way", "A Christmas Tapestry", "Warm December", and "Christmas Treasury".

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1918 - Ray Martin, composer (classical as well as television and movie scores), arranger, conductor, an EMI recording artist as part of the group The Picadilly Strings in the U.K., and who wrote background arrangements for Imperial Records in the U.S., is born in Vienna, Austria. Universal Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company, currently owns the Imperial Records catalog.

1962 - The Beatles' first Parlophone single, "Love Me Do", enters the UK singles chart. The Beatles will be on the U.K. singles chart continuously for the next 105 weeks until October 15, 1964, setting the record for the group with the most consecutive weeks on the British singles chart.

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Brother Records releases The Beach Boys' single "Long Promised Road" with "'Til I Die" on the flipside. The Brother Records catalog is currently being distributed by Capitol Records.

1983 - EMI America purchases the masters of Elbow Jones and The Racketeers (lineup unlisted)'s tracks "A Night In New York", "Other Guys", "Happy Times", "Our Love Will Always Stand", "Happy Birthday Baby", "Mama's In Love Again", "I Got You", "I Call It Like I See It", "I Belong To You", and "You Got Me High" and issue all the tracks on the album "New York At Dawn" (ST-17103). EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company Universal Music Group.

2004 - The Panic Channel begin their first recording session. They will sign with Capitol Records in 2005 and their debut album will be released in 2006.

OCTOBER 10, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1950 - Debbi Bush Whiting, daughter of Capitol Records artists Lou (Joe "Fingers" Carr) Busch and Margaret Whiting, is born Deborah Bush in Los Angeles, California at the original Cedars of Lebanon hospital.

1958 - Tanya Tucker, a singer, songwriter and a Capitol Records Nashville artist, is born Tanya Denise Tucker in Seminole, Texas.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1945 - Pianist Edwin LeMar "Buddy" Cole, with unlisted others, records 10 titles for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. No issuing information is listed. If anyone knows what was recorded. Please leave a comment.

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers (on vocals) with Paul Weston and his Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah", "Everybody Has A Laffin' Place", and "Jingle Bells" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 323) and the last title as a promotional Christmas record.

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Cliffie Stone and His Square Dance Band (unlisted lineup) record the titles "Soldier's Joy", "Ragtime Annie", "Sally Good'n", "Cripple Creek", "The Gal I Left Behind Me", "Bake Them Hoecakes Brown", "Washington And Lee Swing", and "Oh Dem Golden Slippers" as square dances without calls in Los Angeles, California. The listing gives the studio as Capitol Studios, but at that time Capitol Records didn't own its own studio. If anyone knows where this session was recorded, please leave a comment. Capitol Records issues all the titles, except "Washington And Lee Swing" on the album "Square Dances (Without Calls)" (H 4009) and "Washington And Lee Swing" will be released on Stone's album "Square Dance Favorites (Without Call)" (DAS-402).

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Tex Williams and His Western Caravan (listed as probably Tex Williams on vocals and guitar, with Cactus Soldi and Harry Simms on fiddle Ossie Godson on piano, Pedro De Paul on accordion, Jimmy Bryant on electric guitar, Smokey Rogers on guitar and banjo, Spike Featherstone on harp, Deuce Spriggens on bass, and Muddy Berry on drums) records the titles "Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out The Barrel)", "Cowboy Polka", "I'm Too Far Gone", and "Blues As A Heartache" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles on Williams' album "Polka!" (AD-56), has yet (as of 2005) to issue the third title, and issued the last title as a single (Capitol 40081) with "Don't Telephone-Don't Telegraph (Tell A Woman)" on the flipside.

1947 - Karl and Harty (aka Karl Davis and Harty Taylor) record the titles "She's Got The Cutest Eyes", "Don't Mix Whiskey With Women", "You Cooked Your Goose With Me" and "Single Man Blues" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "She's Got The Cutest Eyes" and "Single Man Blues" together as a single (Capitol 40135) and "Don't Mix Whiskey With Women" and "You Cooked Your Goose With Me" together as a single (Capitol 40067).

1947 - Paul Weston conducts his own arrangements to His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as it records the titles "Laura" and "Intermezzo (A Love Song)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 15012).

1947 - Arthur Smith and His Dixie-Liners (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Sweet Thing", "Yodeling Waltz", "Crazy Blues", and "Orange Blossom Special" in, listed as possibly, Dallas, Texas. Capitol Records issues "Sweet Thing" and "Yodeling Waltz" together as a single (Capitol Americana 40086) and "Crazy Blues" and "Orange Blossom Special" together as a single (Capitol Americana 40068).

1947 - Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys (Thompson on vocals; with Howard "Howdy" Forrester, and Robert "Georgia Slim" Rutland on fiddle; Buddy Woody on accordion; Jack Rivers on guitar; Ralph "Lefty" Nason on steel guitar; and Harold Wesley "Rip" Giersdorff on bass) record the titles "(I've Got A) Humpty Dumpty Heart", "Today", "Don't Flirt With Me", and "Rock In The Ocean" at WFAA Studios in Dallas, Texas. Capitol Records will issue "(I've Got A) Humpty Dumpty Heart" and "Today" together as a single (Capitol Americana 40065) and Don't Flirt With Me" and "Rock In The Ocean" together as a single (Capitol American 400085).

1948 - The Striders (vocalists Charles Strider, Eugene Strider, James Strider and Richard Griffin), overdubbing on band tracks by an unlisted orchestra recorded in New York City on October 1, 1948, record the vocal tracks for "Feather Your Nest", "Pleasin' You As Long As I Live", "Somebody Stole My Rose-Colored Glasses", "I'm A Hesitatin' Fool", and "Die From A Broken Heart". The first track is, as of 2005, unissued. Capitol Records issues the second and third track together as a single (Capitol 15306) and the other tracks, as of 2005, remain unissued.

1949 - Big Red Alton (with Vic Dickenson on trombone; J.D. King and Dave Cavanaugh on tenor saxophones; Harold Morrow on piano; Ulysses Livingstone on guitar; Leonard Bibb on bass; and Zutty Singleton on drums) records the tracks "Let's Get High Together", "I Keep So Many Women", "Winter Blues", and "But She's Not For Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first and third tracks together as a single (57-70058 in its Blue Series) and the second and last track together as a single (Capitol 886).

1949 - Tennessee Ernie Ford, with Cliffie Stone and His Orchestra (Harold Hensley on fiddle-harmony; Billy Liebert on accordion; Merle Travis on electric guitar; Eddie Kirk on guitar; Wesley "Speedy" West on steel guitar; and Stone on bass) records the titles "Put Your Arms Around Me" and "Anticipation Blues" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue"Put Your Arms Around Me" as a single (Capitol 2042) with "Everybody's Got A Girl But Me" on the flipside and "Anticipation Blues" as a single (Capitol 57-40258) with "The Shot Gun Boogie" on the flipside.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Margaret Whiting, with Lou Busch (her then-husband) and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "If I Can Love You In The Morning", "That's For Sure", and "Oops!" in Los Angeles, California on their daughter Debbie's first birthday. Capitol Records will issue "If I Can Love You In The Morning" and "That's For Sure" together as a single (Capitol 1845) and "Oops!" as a single (Capitol 1939) with "Round And 'Round" on the flipside.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Kay Starr, with Billy May and His Orchestra (May conducts his own arrangements to Lyman Vunk, Chris Griffin, Andy Ferretti, and Hamp Richardson on trumpet; Vernon Brown, Lou McGarity, and Roland Dupont on trombone; Hymie Schertzer, Art Manners, Peanuts Hucko, Al Klink, and Stanley Webb on reeds; Lou Stein on piano; Al Caiola and Art Ryerson on guitar; Jack Lesberg on bass; and Bunny Shawker on drums), records the titles "On A Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor", "(Ho Ho Ha Ha) Me Too", "I Got My Arms Open (And My Love Ready)", and "Two Brothers" (with John Barrows on french horn; Al Caiola on banjo; Jack Lesberg on bass; Bunny Shawker on drums; and an unlisted male vocal quartet) in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the first and last titles together as a single (Capitol 1856), the second title as a single (Capitol 2026) with "I Waited A Little Too Long" on the flipside, and the third title on the Collector's Choice CD "The Definitive Kay Starr" (CCM 276-2).

1952 - Vocalist and narrator Don Wilson, with The Van Alexander Orchestra (lineup unlisted) using music by Dave Cavanaugh, records the titles "Songs For Little Folks: Part 1", "Songs For Little Folks: Part 2", "Little Songs For Little People: Part 1: London Bridge/Little Miss Muffet/Little Polly Flinders/Pat-A-Cake, Pat-A-Cake/Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary/Jack-A-Dory", and "Little Songs For Little People: Part 2: There Was A Crooked Man/See-Saw, Margery Daw/Little Tommy Tucker/Jack And Jill/Jack Spratt/I Love Little Pussy Cat" at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "Little Songs For Little People: Part 1: London Bridge/Little Miss Muffet/Little Polly Flinders/Pat-A-Cake, Pat-A-Cake/Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary/Jack-A-Dory" and "Little Songs For Little People: Part 2: There Was A Crooked Man/See-Saw, Margery Daw/Little Tommy Tucker/Jack And Jill/Jack Spratt/I Love Little Pussy Cat" on Wilson's children's records album "Don Wilson Sings Little Songs For Little People" (CASF-3151) and has yet to issue "Songs For Little Folks: Part 1" and "Songs For Little Folks: Part 2".

1953 - Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (Anthony, Jack Hohlman, Jack Laubach, Ray Triscari, and Warren Kime on trumpet; Sy Berger, Phil Barron, Ken Schrudder, and Dick Reynolds on trombone; Earl Bergman and Jim Schneider on clarinet and alto saxophone; Bill Usselton and Bill Slapin on tenor saxophone; Leo Anthony on baritone saxophone; Eddie Ryan on piano; Milt Norman on guitar; Don Simpson on bass; and Mel Lewis on drums) record the titles "DC-7" and a new take of "Venezuela" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first track as a single (Capitol 3176) with "Pete Kelly's Blues" on the flipside and, as of 2005, has yet to issue this take of the last title.

1953 - Stan Freberg's Capitol Records single, “St. George and the Dragonet” with "Little Blue Riding Hood" on the flipside, knocks Les Paul and Mary Ford's Capitol Records single "Vaya Con Dios", with "Johnny" on the flipside, out of the #1 spot on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart after an 11 week stay at #1. Freberg's single will stay #1 for 4 weeks, giving Capitol the #1 single in the U.S. for 15 straight weeks in a single year. On the same day, during two sessions, Stan Freberg, with Daws Butler and an unlisted studio orchestra conducted by George Bruns, records the tracks "Most Of The Town" and "That's Right Arthur" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records, as of 2005, has yet to issue either track.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Capitol Records releases Judy Garland's album "Judy" with arrangements and orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Nat "King" Cole, with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to an orchestra (Harry Edison on trumpet; Murray McEachern, Thomas Pederson, and Paul Tanner on trombone; Juan Tizol on valve trombone; George Roberts on bass trombone; Ted Nash, Champ Webb, and Jim Williamson on reeds; Bill Miller on piano; Joe Comfort on bass; Lee Young on drums & a string section that includes: Alex Beller, Harry Bluestone, Dan Lube, Rickey Marino, Paul Nero, Erno Neufeld, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin, and Gerald Vinci on violins; Alvin Dinkin and David Sterkin on viola; Cy Bernard and Eleanor Aller Slatkin on cello; and Kathryn Julye on harp), records the titles "One Sun" with a vocal chorus (unlisted lineup) and "You Are My First Love" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Al Hendrickson (on guitar) will later the same day record an overdub for "One Sun" and Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title as a single (Capitol 5549) with "Looking Back" on the flipside and will issue "You Are My First Love" as a single (Capitol F3619) with "Ballerina" on the flipside.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - After Nat "King" Cole's session, Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (not listed but possibly the same lineup as in the Cole session, with Riddle again conducting his own arrangements), record the titles "Sea Of Dreams" and, for radio D.J. Norm Prescott, "Norm Prescott Theme" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records, as of 2005, has yet to issue either title.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted), conducted by Felix Slatkin, records "Pavane For A Dead Princess" by Ravel, "Galop from 'The Comedians', Opus 26" by Kabalevsky, and "Pizzicato Polka from 'Sylvia'" by Delibes in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issue all the titles on the album "Symphonic Dances" (P-8369).

1957 - Pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Ed Leddy, Billy Catalano, Lee Katzman, Sam Noto, and Phil Gilbert on trumpet; Jim Amlotte, Kent Larsen, Archie Le Coque, Don Reed, and Ken Shroyer on trombone; Lennie Niehaus on alto saxophone; Steve Perlow on alto saxophone and baritone saxophone; Wayne Dunstan and Bill Perkins on tenor saxophone; Bill Robinson on baritone saxophone; Red Kelly on bass; and Jerry McKenzie on drums), record the titles "They Didn't Believe Me", "Baby, You're Tough" "Artistry In Blues" and "Lemon Twist" at The Rendevous Ballroom in Balboa Beach, California during the fourth day of a live performances at the venue. Capitol Records will issue "They Didn't Believe Me" on Kenton's album "Rendezvous With Kenton" (T 932), "Baby You're Tough" and "Lemon Twist" together as a single (Capitol F3836), and "Artistry In Blues" on the compilation album "Capitol Jazz Classics, Volume 2: Stan Kenton - Artistry In Jazz" (M-11027).

1957 - Roy Eldridge, with Russell Garcia and Strings, begin two straight days of sessions for his Verve Records album "That Warm Feeling" at The Capitol Tower Studios, in Hollywood, California. On the same day, Stan Getz and The Oscar Peterson Trio record their entire Verve records album "Stan Getz And The Oscar Peterson Trio". If anyone knows if this was a split session, or if they used separate studios, please leave a comment.

1957 - The Capitol Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Carmen Dragon, records Bizet's "Prelude To Act I from 'Carmen'", Smetana's "Dance Of The Comedians From 'The Bartered Bride'", and "Overture To 'Die Fledermaus'" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the Orchestra's album "A World Of Music - Carmen Dragon Conducting The Capitol Symphony Orchestra" (P-8412).

1958 - Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Moon Tide", "In My Heart", and "Who Can Tell?" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records has, of 2005, yet to issue any of the tracks.

1958 - Larry Hovis, with Jack Marshall's Music (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Polka Dots And Moonbeams", "Love-Wise", "Nice To Be In Love", and "But Beautiful" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Hovis' album "My Heart Belongs To Only You" (T 1218).

1959 - Peggy Lee, with an unlisted orchestra conducted by Jack Marshall and The Jimmy Joyce Children vocal group on background vocals, record the tracks "The Tree", "The Christmas List", and "Where Do I Go From Here" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol F4311) and "Where Do I Go From Here" as a single (F4298) with "You Deserve" on the flipside.

1959 - Capitol Records releases Tennessee Ernie Ford's album "Sixteen Tons" five years after the single was a hit

1959 - More than twelve thousand people braved a pouring rainstorm to hear Stan Kenton's Orchestra (Bud Brisbois, Dalton Smith, Bill Mathieu, Rolf Ericson, and Roger Middleton on trumpet; Archie Le Coque, Kent Larsen, and Don Sebesky on trombone; Jim Amlotte, and Bob Knight on bass trombone; Charlie Mariano on alto saxophone; Bill Trujillo and Ronnie Rubin on tenor saxophone; Jack Nimitz and Marvin Holladay on baritone saxophone; Stan Kenton or Joe Castro on piano; Pete Chivily on bass; Jimmy Campbell on drum; and Mike Pacheco on timbales and bongos) and vocalists June Christy and The Four Freshmen (Bob Flanigan on vocals, trombone, and bass; Ross Barbour on vocals and drums; Don Barbour on vocals and guitar; and Ken Albers on vocals, trumpet and mellophone) perform two consecutive shows in Lafayette, Indiana at the Music Hall at Purdue University. The titles "Artistry In Rhythm", "Stompin' At The Savoy", "My Old Flame", "The Big Chase", "I Want To Be Happy" (with vocals by June Christy), "It's A Most Unusual Day" (with vocals by June Christy and just Joe Castro on piano and unlisted bass and drums players), "Midnight Sun" (with vocals by June Christy), "Kissing Bug (with vocals by June Christy), "Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered" (with vocals by June Christy and just Joe Castro on piano and unlisted bass and drums players), "How High The Moon (with vocals by June Christy), and "Yardbird Suite (Brief Theme)" are performed at the first show between 7:30 PM and 9:30 PM. The titles "Day In, Day Out" (with vocals by The Four Freshman using an arrangement by Gene Roland), "Angel Eyes" (with vocals by The Four Freshman using an arrangement by Pete Rugolo), "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" (with vocals by The Four Freshman), "Paper Doll" (with vocals by The Four Freshman), "Them There Eyes" (with vocals by The Four Freshman), "King Fish (Brief Theme)", "Love For Sale", "September Song" (with vocals by June Christy and The Four Freshman), "Walking Shoes" (with scat melody by June Christy and The Four Freshmen), "The Peanut Vendor" (with scat melody by June Christy and The Four Freshmen), and "Artistry In Rhythm (Theme)" are performed at the second show between 10:00 PM and 1:00 AM on October 11, 1959. Capitol Records recorded both shows and will issue all titles listed above, except "How High The Moon" (another version of the title, recorded by Christy on January 21, 1959, is substituted for this title on the album) on the album "Road Show" (STBO-1327), produced by Lee Gillette and John Palladino.

1960 - Jackie Davis (on organ with [listed as probably] Irving Ashby on guitar; Joe Comfort on bass; and Weedee Morris on drums) records the tracks "Neighbors", "You Don't Know What Love Is", "I Hadn't Anyone Till You", "Star Eyes", "Lonely Wine" and "Neighbors" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "You Don't Know What Love Is", "I Hadn't Anyone Till You", "Star Eyes" on Davis' eponymous album "Jackie Davis" (T 1517) and has, of 2005, yet to issue the other tracks.

1960 - Virgil Fox (on organ) records the track "Suite, Opus 5, First And Second Movements" by Durufle at Riverside Church in New York City, New York. Capitol will issue the track on Fox's album "Organ Music From France" (P-8544).

1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #16 on WMCA's Top Twenty-Five chart in New York City, New York.

1962 - Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Good-Bye", "Summertime", "Moonlight Serenade (Glenn Miller)", and "Let's Dance (Benny Goodman)" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue of any of the versions of the songs recorded at this session, but did issue re-recordings of "Moonlight Serenade (Glenn Miller)" and "Let's Dance (Benny Goodman)" on Gray's album "Sounds Of The Big Bands, Volume 6: Themes Of The Great Bands" (T 1812).

1962 - During two session held this day in New York City, New York, Fred Waring conducts The Pennsylvanians (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Moonlight And V.P.I.", "Walk Hand In Hand" (both arranged by Harry Simeone), and "One Little Candle" (arranged by Charlie Naylor) at the first session and "The Sweetheart Of Sigma Chi" (arranged by Charlie Naylor with vocals by Gary Leatherman), "Good Companions" (arranged by Harry Simeone and Hawley Ades), "The Hills Of Old Penn State" (arranged by Hawley Ades and Roy Ringwald), and "Eleanor" (arranged by Roy Ringwald) at the second session. Capitol Records issues "Moonlight And V.P.I.", "The Sweetheart Of Sigma Chi", "Good Companions", "The Hills Of Old Penn State", and "Eleanor" on Waring's album "Alma Mater Memories" (T 1949) and "Walk Hand In Hand" and "One Little Candle" on Waring's album "This I Believe" (T 2054).

1963 - Edith Piaf, a singer and a Capitol Records artist, dies of cancer near Cannes, France and is officially pronounced dead the next day. Her husband, actor and singer Theo Sarapo, was with her. She is later buried in Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, France.

1963 - Nancy Wilson, with Gerald Wilson conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Al Porcino, Carmell Jones, Jules Chaikin, and Freddy Hill on trumpet; Bob Edmonson, John Ewing, Lester Robertson, and Kenny Shroyer trombone; Paul Horn and Joe Maini on alto saxophone; Teddy Edwards and Harold Land on tenor saxophone; Don Raffell on bass; Jack Wilson on piano; Joe Pass on guitar; Jimmy Bond on bass; and Kenny Dennis on drums), records the tracks "The Best Is Yet To Come", "Send Me Yesterday", "All My Tomorrows" and "Sufferin' With The Blues" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Wilson's album "Yesterday's Love Songs, Today's Blues" (T 2012).

1963 - Onzy Matthews, conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Dalton Smith, Bud Brisbois, Bobby Bryant, Bob Rolfe, and John Anderson on trumpet; Dick Hyde, Lou Blackburn, Ron Smith, and Horace Tapscott on trombone; Sid Miller and Clifford Scott on alto saxophone; Curtis Amy, Teddy Edwards, and Clifford Solomon on tenor saxophones; Jay Migliori on baritone saxophone; Onzy Matthews on pianos; Ray Crawford on guitar; Richard "Groove" Holmes on organ; Jim Crutcher on bass; and Earl Palmer on drums), records the tracks "Blues Non Stop", "Somethin's Cookin'", "I Cover The Waterfront", and "Dallas Blues" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records has yet to issue, as of 2005, any of the tracks from this session.

1963 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, Frank Hamilton records the instrumental tracks "Greenback Dollar" and "Chilly Winds" during the first session and "Corey, Corey", "Ruben James", and "Tom Dooley" during the second session. Capitol Records issues all the tracks, except "Reuben James", on Hamilton's album "Sing A Song With The Kingston Trio" (KAO 2005) and issues "Reuben James" on the 2 record album "The Kingston Trio: The Historic Recordings" (SLB-6971).

1964 - Eddie Cantor (born Israel Iskowitz), comedian, singer, Broadway, motion picture, radio and television star, author, a founder of the March of Dimes, first president of the Screen Actors Guild, and Capitol Records artist, dies of a heart attack in Beverly Hills, California at age 72. He is later buried in Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery.

1964 - Billy Taylor, with unlisted musicians, records the tracks "Mean To Me", "What Is This Thing Called Love?", "I Want To Be Here", and "Cuban Caper" in New York City, New York. All the tracks from this session, as of 2005, remain unissued by Capitol Records.

1964 - Edna McGriff, with unlisted musicians, records the tracks "Come Along" and "Just For A Little While" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records, as of 2005, has yet to issue either track.

1965 - Steve Douglas records the titles "Yesterday, Part 1" and "Yesterday, Part 2" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 5527).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Capitol Records releases The Beach Boys' single "Good Vibrations" with the instrumental "Let's Go Away For Awhile" on the flipside. It is band's first single to feature Carl Wilson on lead vocals. The title will hit #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart on December 10, 1966.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Clifton Chenier (on vocals and accordion with Felix James Benoit on guitar; Joe Morris on bass; Robert St. Julien on drums; Cleveland Chenier on washboard) records the titles "Let's Talk It Over" and "Wrap It Up" in Berkeley, California. The titles will be issued by Blue Thumb (distributed by Capitol Records) on Chenier's album "Clifton Chenier's Very Best" (BTS-8815).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Beach Boys record overdubs (session players unlisted) for the title "Wind Chimes" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will issue the final mix of the title on the band's CD "The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations - 30 Years Of The Beach Boys" (7-81294-2).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - George Shearing (on piano and harpsichord with Quintet [lineup unlisted] and orchestra [lineup unlisted], conducted by Julian Lee using his own arrangements), records the titles "Call Me", "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever", and "Michele". Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Shearing's album "New Look" (T 2637).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Stone Poneys (Kenny Edwards and Bob Kimmel on guitar; Linda Ronstadt on vocals; with (collectively) Pete Childs, Cyrus Faryar, John T.Forsha on guitar; Jimmy Bond on bass; and Billy Mundi on drums) record the titlrs "The Bicycle Song (Soon Now)", "The Train The River", and "Back Home" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on the group's eponymous album "The Stone Poneys" (T 2666).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Gordon MacRae, using arrangements by Norman Leyden with an unlisted orchestra, records the titles "I Don't Think I'm In Love" and "All" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 5779).

1967 - Fred Neil, on vocals and twelve-string guitar, with Bruce Langhorn, Cyrus Faryar, Eric Glen Hord, and Peter O. Childs on acoustic guitars, and James, E. Bond, Jr. on bass, records the tracks "Trouble In Mind" and "Merry-Go-Round" in Studio B of The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California starting at 2:00 AM with producer Nick Venet. Capitol Records will issue "Merry-Go-Round" on Neil's album "Fred Neil Sessions" (ST 2862) and, in 1998, Collectors' Choice Music will issue "Trouble In Mind" on Neil's two-CD compilation album "The Many Sides Of Fred Neil" (CCM-070-2).

1967 - Glen Campbell, with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by Al De Lory, records the titles "Love Is A Lonesome River" and "Homeward Bound" in Los Angeles, Calfornia. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Campbell's album "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" (T 2851).

1968 - Buck Owen's Buckaroos (featuring Don Rich and Doyle Holly with the rest of the lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Georgia Peach", "Highland Fling", "Moonlight On The Desert", and "March Of The McGregor" at The Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on the band's album "Anywhere U.S.A." (ST-194).

1968 - Wynn Stewart (on vocals and guitar) and The Tourists (Earl Ball Jr. on piano; Bobby Gene George on rhythm guitar; Dale Emerson Noe and Clarence White on guitar; Ralph Eugene Mooney on steel guitar; Bob Morris and Lawrence "Red" Wooten on guitar and bass; and Helen "Peaches" Price-Johnson on drums) record the tracks "Back To The Blue Room", "Run Away", and "Who Are You?" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first track on Stewart's album "Yours Forever" (ST-324), and the last two tracks on the group's album "Let The Whole World Sing It With Me" (ST-214).

1968 - Linda Ronstadt and The Stone Poneys (lineup unlisted) record overdubs for the track "Baby You've Been On My Mind" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will issue the final track on Ronstadt's album "Hand Sown...Home Grown" (ST-206).

1968 - Hardwater (lineup unlisted) records the track Plate Of My Fare" in Los Angeles, California. There is no information listed to indicated the track was ever issued by Capitol Records.

1968 - Dink Kaplan records the tracks "Eloise" and "Please Don't Take Your Heart Away". There is no information listed to indicated the track was ever issued by Capitol Records.

1968 - Fernando Escandon records the tracks "Solo En La Montana (The Fool On The Hill)" and "Si Esto No Es Amor (Little Green Apples)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues both tracks together aas a single (Capitol 2343).

1968 - The Beach Boys record overdubs for the track "Be With Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the final track on the group's album "20/20" (SKAO-133).

1968 - Kwan-Dito records the tracks "Love And Joy", "La Bimdae", "Cha-Chado Compass", "Winando" and "Kwan-Dito's Theme" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first and last tracks together as a single (Capitol 2401) but, as 2005, has yet to issue the other two tracks.

1968 - Capitol Records purchases the masters for The Ohio Players' tracks "Find Someone To Love", "Stop Lying To Yourself", "Cold Cold World", "Bad Bargain", "Mother-In-Law", "Here Today And Gone Tomorrow", "Street Party", "Over The Rainbow", "The Man That I Am", "Lonely Street", and "Summertime". Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the band's album "Observations In Time" (ST-192).

1969 - Capitol Records records a live performance of Merle Haggard's (with unlisted musicians) in Muskogee, Oklahoma and will issue "Overture, Introduction And Theme", "Mama Tried", "No Hard Times", "Silver Wings", and "Medley: Swinging Doors/Sing Me Back Home/I'm A Lonesome Fugitive/Branded Man" from the first set performed that night, "Introduction To 'Hobo Bill'", "In The Arms Of Love", "Workin' Man Blues", "Hobo Bill's Last Ride" and "Billy Overcame His Size" from the second set, and "If I Had Left It Up To You", "White Line Fever", "Blue Rock" and "Okie From Muskogee" from the last set on Haggard's live album "Okie From Muskogee" (ST-384).

1969 - Friends Of Whitney Sunday (roster unlisted) record their first stab at the track "Ballad Of Thunder Road" in New York City, New York. There is no information listed at to whether this version of the track has ever been issued.

1969 - Bill Rice records the tracks "For Life Goes On", "Just Plain Lonely", "I Wouldn't Want To Live There Anymore" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Issues the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 2724) but has yet to issue "I Wouldn't Want To Live There Anymore".

1969 - Majic Ship (lineup unlisted) records the titles "And When It's All Over", "On The Edge", "To Love Someone" and "I Can't See Nobody" in New York City, New York. Crazy Horse Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Crazy Horse 1317), "To Love Someone" as a single (Crazy Horse 1322) with "Night Time Music" on the flip side, and last track remains, as of 2005, unissued by either Capitol Records or Crazy Horse Records.

1970 - Capitol Records releases Pink Floyd's album "Atom Heart Mother".

1972 - Capitol Records purchases the masters for Buck Owens' titles "There Goes My Love", "Sweethearts In Heaven", "A Whole Lot Of Somethin'", "Get Out Of Town Before Sundown", and "Something's Wrong", which were all recorded at The Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Owens' album "In The Palm Of Your Hand" (ST-11136).

1972 - Helen Reddy, with unlisted others, records the titles "Hit The Road, Jack" and "The Last Blues Song" in Los Angeles, California and later that day records overdubs for the tracks. Capitol Records issues both titles on Reddy's album "I Am Woman" (ST-11068).

1973 - Bill Graham (aka Billy C. Graham) records the tracks "(She's The) Reason For Giving A Damn)", "You Ain't Got A Chance", and "Suzi-Jane" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first track as a single (Capitol 3909) with "Have A Good Time" on the flipside and has, as of 2005, yet to issue the remain two tracks from this session.

1974 - Supersax (Conte Candoli on trumpet; Frank Rosolino on trombone; Med Flory and Joe Lopes on alto saxophone; Warne Marsh and Jay Migliori on tenor saxophone; Jack Nimitz on bass; Lou Levy on piano; Buddy Clark on bass; and Jack Hanna on drums) records the track "Blue 'N Boogie" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the track on the band's album "Supersax Plays Bird With Strings" (ST-11371).

1977 - Capitol Records registers the tracks "Main Title", "Candle On The Water (vocal by Capitol Records artist Helen Reddy)", "I Saw A Dragon", "It's Not Easy", "Every Little Piece", "The Happiest Home In These Hills", "Brazzle Dazzle Day (vocal by Helen Reddy)", "Boo Bop Bop Bop Bop (I Love You, Too)", "There's Room For Everyone", "Passamashloddy", "Bill Of Sale", and "Candle On The Water (reprise)" (all recorded on an unlisted exact date and location in 1976) and will issue all the tracks on the soundtrack album for the Walt Disney motion picture "Pete's Dragon" (SW-11704). On the same day, edits will be made in Los Angeles, California on the title "Candle On The Water". Capitol Records will issue the edited version as a single (Capitol 4521) with "Brazzle Dazzle Day" on the flipside.

1980 - Mystic Merlin (lineup unlisted) records the track "Goddess Of The Boogie" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the track on the group's album "Sixty Thrills A Minute" (SKAO-12137).

1980 - Anne Murray, singing in Spanish with unlisted session musicians, records the tracks "You Needed Me (Spanish Version)" and "Broken Hearted Me" (Spanish Version) at Eastern Sound Studio in Toronto, Canada. Capitol Records, as of 2005, has yet to issue the tracks.

1984 - During two session held this day, George Clinton, with unlisted others, records the titles "Body Guard", an instrumental version of "Bodyguard", "Some Of My Best Jokes Are Friends", "Thrashin'", and "Bangla Desh" during the first session at an unlisted studio in Cincinnati, Ohio and the titles "Street Level", "Sanctuary", "Hot Sauce", and "Pizazz" at United Sound Studios in Detroit, Michigan later the same day at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Body Guard", an instrumental version of "Bodyguard", "Some Of My Best Jokes Are Friends", "Thrashin'", and "Bangla Desh" on Clinton's album "Some Of My Best Jokes Are Friends" (ST-12417) but has yet to issue "Street Level", "Sanctuary", "Hot Sauce" and "Pizazz".

1985 - Paul McCartney records the track "Talk More Talk" in England. Capitol Records will issue the track on his album "Press To Play" (JAS-12475).

40 Years Ago Today In 1986 - The final overdubs for unspecified titles by Suzy Bogguss are recorded at Woodland Studio in Nashville, Tennesse.

1988 - Roy Rodgers, singer and Capitol Records artist, is inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

1988 - The Gyrlz (lineup unlisted) record the instrumental track "Jam Jam (If You Can)" at an unlisted studio. There is no listing, as of 2005, that indicates the track has been released.

1989 - Capitol Records releases Dean Martin's compilation "Dean Martin" as part of their "Collectors Series".

1995 - Capitol Records releases Glen Campbell's compilation album "Essential, Volume 3".

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1917 - Thelonious Monk, pianist and Blue Note, Prestige, Riverside, Columbia, and Black Lion Records artist, is born Thelonious Sphere Monk in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

1939 - Eleanor Rigby dies in her sleep of unknown reasons at age 44, exactly 365 days before the birth of John Lennon (1940 was a leap year so there was an extra day). She is buried and has a tombstone bearing her name at St. Peter's, Woolton, Liverpool, England, the church where Paul McCartney first met John Lennon at a social event where The Quarry Men were performing.

1964 - Singer and Virgin Records America artist Neheh Cherry is born Neneh Marianne Karlsson Cherry in Stockholm, Sweden. I adapted the UK packaging on her self-titled debut album for release in U.S. on Virgin Records America.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Don Ellis Orchestra (Don Ellis, Glenn Stuart, Alan Weight, Ed Warren, Bob Harman on trumpet; Dave Wells and Ron Myers on trombone; Terry Woodson on bass trombone; Ruben Leon on alto and soprano saxophone and flute; Tom Scott on alto saxophone, saxello, and flute; Ira Schulman and Ron Starr on tenor saxophone, flute, and clarinet; John Magruder on baritone saxophone, flute, clarinet, and bass clarinet; Dave Mackay on piano; Ray Neapolitan, Frank De La Rosa, and Chuck Domanico on bass; Steve Bohannon on drums; Alan Estes on drums and timbales; and Chino Valdes on conga, bongos) perform live at the Pacific Jazz Festival, in Costa Mesa, CA where the tracks "Orientation", "Angel Eyes", and Freedom Jazz Dance" are recorded and will eventually be released on their Pacific Jazz album "Live in 3 2/3 / 4 Time". Capitol Records currently owns the Pacific Jazz catalog.

1983 - EMI America purchases the masters of Kim Wilde's tracks "House of Salome", "Back Street Joe", "Stay Awhile", "Love Blonde", "Shoot To Disable", "Can You Hear It", "Sparks", and "Dream Sequence" (all recorded in England) from RAK Records and issues all the tracks except the "Dream Sequence" (which it will later have Nile Rodgers re-mix) on Wilde's album "Catch As Catch Can". EMI America also purchases the master for "Dancing In The Dark" on this day and will release it as a single (EMI America 7817) with an instrumental version of "Dancing In The Dark" on the flip side. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Universal Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company.

1984 - During two sessions held this day, Kim Carnes, with unlisted session musicians, records the track "One Kiss" at the first session and "Invitation To Dance" at the second session. There is no listing to show "One Kiss" has been issued. "Invitation To Dance" was issued by EMI America on the original motion picture soundtrack for "That's Dancing" (ST-17149) and as a single (EMI America 8250) with "Breakthrough" on the flipside.

1995 - Blue Note Records releases the Christmas compilation "Jazz To The World" on CD.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1939 - Judy Garland leaves her hand and footprints in cement at a ceremony outside of Graumann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California.

1954 - David Lee Roth, vocalist, songwriter, actor, author, and radio personality, is born in Bloomington, Indiana.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1940 - John Lennon, singer, songwriter, poet, musician, and Capitol Records artist with the group The Beatles and as a solo artist, is born John Winston Lennon during a Nazi air raid in Oxford Street Maternity Hospital, Liverpool, England. Fans usually gather every year in front of The Capitol Tower by Lennon's star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame to celebrate.

1944 - Peter Tosh, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and Capitol Records artist is born Hubert Winston McIntosh in Grange Hill (Church Lincoln District), Jamaica.

1975 - Sean Lennon, singer, songwriter, and Capitol Records artist is born by c-section, weighing 8 pounds and ten ounces, in New York City on his father's 35th birthday..

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1943 - Capitol Records agrees to pay royalties into an American Federation Of Musicians fund for all records released, thus ending the union-led ban on instrumental recordings for the label. Decca Records had settled with the union on September 18, 1943, but the other two major labels, Columbia and RCA/Victor will hold out for more than a year until November 1944, giving Capitol an exclusive on many new recordings that will help make it into one of the top four labels in the United States.

1944 - Leon and Al Dixon record the titles "The Great Roundup", "Last Night I Lay On The Prairie", the instrumental "Red River Blues", and "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records, as of 2005, has yet to issue any of the titles.

1944 - Andy Russell, with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (unlisted session musicians), records the titles "Always", "Life Is Just Around The Corner", "The Very Thought Of You", and "I'll See You In My Dreams" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "I'll See You In My Dreams" on Russell's first album for the label "Andy Russell Favorites" (BD-13) and "Always" on the CD "Spotlight On..., Vol. 10 - Andy Russell"(8-28534-2). Capitol Records has, of 2005, not issued the middle two tracks.

1945 - The Pied Pipers (June Hutton, Chuck Lowry, Hal Hopper, and Clark Yocum) with Billy May ghost conducting his own arrangements to Paul Weston's Orchestra (Charles Griffard, Bruce Hudson, Ray Woods, and Mannie Klein on trumpet; William Schaefer, Allan Thompson, and Carl Loeffler on trombone; Fred Stulce, Julian "Matty" Matlock, Harold Lawson, Lenny Hartman, and Harry Schuchman on saxophone; Charles La Vere on piano; George Van Eps on guitar; John Ryan on bass; and Nick Fatool on drums) record the titles "In The Middle Of May", "Aren't You Glad You're You", and "Embraceable You" at Radio Recorders' studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tutles together as a single (Capitol 225) and rejects "Embraceable You".

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Margaret Whiting, with Jerry Gray conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Guilty" (which was written by her father, Richard A. Whiting, Gus Kahn and Harry Akst), "Oh But I Do", and "My Future Just Passed" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Guilty" and "Oh But I Do" together as a single (Capitol 324 which will peak at #4 on Billboard's Pop singles charts) and "My Future Just Passed" as a single (Capitol 438) with a re-recording of "You Do" (recorded May 22, 1947) on the flipside.

1947 - Billy Butterfield and His Orchestra (Butterfield, Andy Ferretti, Jimmy Maxwell, Bobby Peck, and Jack Stametz on trumpet; Will Bradley, Keith Butterfield, and Ken Schrudder on trombone; Hymie Schertzer and John Signorelli on alto saxophone; Jimmy Hudgins on tenor saxophone; Norman Elvin on baritone saxophone; Mickey Crane on piano; Danny Perri on guitar; Sam Bruno on bass; and Cozy Cole on drums) record the tracks "I Can't Get Started", a re-recording of "Bugle Call Rag", "Narcissus" and "Malaguena" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the last three tracks on Butterfield's album "Stardusting" (H-201) but, as of 2005, has yet to issue the take of "I Can't Get Started" recorded on this day.

1947 - Alvino Rey and His Orchestra (Dick Cathcart, Russ Granger, and Frank Nelson on trumpet; Billy Young on trumpet and vocals; Tasso Harris, Roger Thorndyke, Moe Schneider, and Ed Kiefer on trombone; Buff Estes, John Gruey on alto saxophone; Herbie Steward and Zoot Sims on tenor saxophones; Lee Yardum on baritone saxophone; Rocky Coluccio on piano and vocals; Rey on guitar; Chick Parnell on bass; and Don Lamond on drums) record the tracks "If You Knew Suzie) with vocals by The Blue Reys (Jimmy Joyce, Tom Kenny, Ralph Hall, and Blossom Dearie), "Johnson Rag", and "Patches" with vocals by Jimmy Joyce and the rest of The Blue Reys in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the last two tracks as a single (Capitol 437) and, as of 2005, has yet to issue "If You Knew Suzie".

1947 - The Pied Pipers (June Hutton, Chuck Lowry, Hal Hopper, and Clark Yocum) with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (unlisted session musicians) record the tracks "Smiles", "Alice Blue Gown", and "Poor Butterfly" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues "Smiles" as a single (Capitol 15103) with "Judaline" on the flip side, and the last two tracks on the group's album "Harvest Moon" (CC-103).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Leon Payne (on vocals and guitar with Harold Glenn Hensley on fiddle; Billy Liebert on piano; Duane Dutoit on guitar; Wesley "Speedy" West on steel guitar; and Cliffie Stone on bass) record the tracks "He Is The Light Of The World" with Myrtie "Mutt" Payne on vocals, "Jesus Paid The Price", "Gentle Hands", and "Golden Harvest" in Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "He Is The Light Of The World" and "Gentle Hands" together as a single (Capitol 1872) and the other two tracks together as a single (Capitol 2155).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Mel Blanc, with Buddy Cole directing an unlisted session orchestra, records the titles "I Tant Wait Till Quithmuth (Day)", "Christmas Chopsticks", and "Honey" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 1853) and, as of 2005, has yet to issue "Honey".

1952 - Martha Carson and The Gospel Singers (members unlisted), with an unidentified orchestra, record the titles "I Feel It In My Soul", "Inspiration From Above", "Ask, You Shall Receive", and "There's A Higher Power (There's A Richer Power)" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first and third titles together as a single (Capitol 2477) and the second and last titles together as a single (Capitol 2342).

1952 - The Amber Sisters (aka The Amburgey Sisters: Irene Amburgey (Martha Carson), Opal (Amburgey) Holmes (aka Jean Chapel), and Bertha Woodruff), with instrumental accompaniment by unlisted musicians, record the titles "I've Waited Too Long", "Cherokee Eyes", "Useless", and "One More Time" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first and last titles together as a single (Capitol 2394) and the middle two titles together as a single (Capitol 2358).

1954 - During two sessions held on this day in New York City, New York, The Sal Salvador Quartet (Eddie Costa on piano and vibraphone; Salvador on guitar; Jim Gannon on bass; and Jimmy Campbell on drums) records the tracks "Wheels", "Nothing To Do", "Autumn In New York", and Boo Boo Be Doop" during the first session and "Down Home", "Violets For Your Furs", "Sal-utations" and "Now See Here, Man" (aka "Toot #2) during the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the group's eponymous album album "The Sal Salvador Quartet" (H-6505) as part of the "Kenton Presents Jazz" series.

1955 - Bob Manning, with an unlisted session orchestra conducted by Monty Kelly, records the titles "Nobody Knows", "Begger Or King", "The Day We Fell In Love", and "Those Maybe Baby Blues" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the middle two titles together as a single (Capitol F3286) but, as of 2005, has not issued the other two titles.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - The Andrews Sisters (Patty, Maxene, and Laverne Andrews) with Vic Schoen conducting an unlisted session orchestra, record the titles "Shoo Shoo Baby", "Well All Right (Tonight's The Night), "Begin The Beguine", and "Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first three titles on the group's album "The Andrews Sisters In Hi-Fi" (W 790) but, as of 2005, has yet to issue this take of "Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar".

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Speedy West (on steel guitar) and Jimmy Bryant (on guitar) record together, as a team for Capitol Records, for the last time when they record "Rolling Sky", "The Night Rider", "Hillcrest (Opus III)", and two takes of "China Boy" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 3635). The other titles will be released by The Bear Family in Germany on the 4 CD box set "Flamin' Guitars" (BCD 15956).

1957 - Jackie Gleason and His Orchestra (unlisted session musicians) record the titles "Let's Face The Music And Dance", "Dream A Little Dream Of Me", "Love Letters", "I Don't Want To Cry Anymore", "My Silent Love", and "Careless" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Gleason's album "The Torch With The Blue Flame" (W 961).

1957 - Janice Harper, with Earl Sheldon Orchestra (unlisted musicians) and Chorus (members also unlisted), records the titles "The Moonlit Sea", "That's Why I Was Born", "In Time", and "Come On Home, All's Forgiven" in New York City, New York. Prep Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (F123) and the last two titles together as a single (F135).

1957 - Saxophone overdubs are recorded for Johnny Otis and His Orchestra's titles "Livin' In Misery" and "Shake It, Lucy Baby" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the titles on Otis' album "The Johnny Otis Show" (T 940).

1957 - Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Ed Leddy, Billy Catalano, Lee Katzman, Sam Noto, and Phil Gilbert on trumpet; Jim Amlotte, Kent Larsen, Archie Le Coque, Don Reed, and Ken Shroyer on trombone; Lennie Niehaus on alto saxophone; Steve Perlow on alto and baritone saxophone; Wayne Dunstan and Bill Perkins on tenor saxophone; Bill Robinson on baritone saxophone; Kenton on piano; Red Kelly on bass; and Jerry McKenzie on drums), finishing up three nights of live performances at the Rendezvous Ballroom in Balboa, California, record the tracks "High On A Windy Hill", "This Is No Laughing Matter", "Flamenco" (with castanets overdubbed later), and "Opus In Chartreuse". Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks on Kenton's album "Rendezvous with Kenton" (T 932) but, as 2005, has yet to release "Flamenco" and rejected "Opus In Chartreuse".

1957 - The Four Preps with Joe Memphis and His Orchestra (unlisted session musicians) using arrangements by Lincoln Mayorga who directs the session, records the titles "26 Miles (Santa Catalina)", "Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You)", Foolish Promises", and "Somewhere Along The Line" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood California. Capitol Records will issue "26 Miles (Santa Catalina)" as a single (Capitol F3845) with "It's You" on the flipside but, as 2005, have not issued the rest of the titles from this session.

1958 - The Earth Boys (Jack Marshall and Paul Frees) record the titles "Space Girl" and "Barbara Ann" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the titles together as a single (F4607).

1958 - Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (unlisted session musicians) record the titles "Swan Lake", Please Hurry Home", "Havana Moon", "Pavane", "My Song", and "To The Evening Star" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records, as of 2005, has yet to issue any of the titles from this session.

1958 - Larry Hovis (later best remembered for his role as Sgt. Andrew Carter on CBS-TV's series "Hogan's Heroes") with Jack Marshall's Music (unlisted session musicians) records the tracks "Then I'll Be Tired Of You", "As Long As I Live", "My Heart Belongs Only To You", and "I Want To Fall In Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Hovis' album "My Heart Belongs To Only You" (T 1218).

1958 - Paul Weston and His Orchestra (unlisted session musicians that include brass, reed and strings players), with Weston conducting his own arrangements, records the tracks "La Vie En Rose", "Autumn Leaves", "There Will Never Be Another You", "My Moonlight Madonna" and "No Other Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will release the first two tracks on Weston's album "Music For The Fireside" (T 1192), the last two tracks on Weston's album "Music For Memories" (T 1222), and "There Will Never Be Another You" on Weston's album "Music For Romancing" (T 1223).

1958 - Buck Owens (on guitar and vocals with Rollie Weber on guitar and background vocals, Ralph Mooney on pedal steel guitar, Jelly Sanders and Don Rich on fiddle, George French, Jr. on piano, Allen Williams on bass, and Pee Wee Adams on drums) records the titles "Walk The Floor", "My Everlasting Love", "Second Fiddle" and "I'll Take A Chance On Loving You" with producer Ken Nelson at The Capitol Tower Studios in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Owens' album "Under Your Spell Again" (T1489) and "Second Fiddle" and "My Everlasting Love" together as a single (Capitol F4712) which will peak at #24 on the country charts.

1958 - Janice Harper, with Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra (members unlisted), records the titles "I Was Hoping You'd Ask Me", "Let There Be Love", "I'm Making Love To You", and "I Need You" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first and third titles together as a single (F4087) and the second and fourth titles together as a single (F4131).

1959 - Bill May and His Orchestra (Pete Candoli, Al Rojo, and Henry Miranda on trumpet; Harry Klee, Ted Nash, Justin Gordon, and George Poole on woodwinds: Eddie Cano on piano; Al Hendrickson on guitar; Ralph Pena on bass; Carlos Mejia, Manuel Lopez, Edward Aparicio, Ray Rivera, and Frank Flynn on percussion), with May conducting his own arrangements, record the titles "The Poor People Of Paris Cha Cha", "Goodbye Cha Cha", "Flyin' Home Cha Cha", "Tuxedo Junction Cha Cha", "Leap Frog Cha Cha", "Snowfall Cha Cha", and "I Remember Shearing Cha Cha" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on May's album "Cha Cha!" (T 1329).

1959 - Jackie Davis (on organ with an unlisted guitarist and drummer) records the titles "The Right Kind Of Love", "Neighbors", "Without A Song", "Footloose And Fancy Free" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records, as of 2005, has yet to issue any of the titles recorded at this session.

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Square dance calls overdubs (by an unlisted vocalist) are recorded in Los Angeles, California for Cliffie Stone's tracks "Eight Of January/Arkansas Traveler", "Devil's Dream/Bill Cheatum" (both original tracks recorded at the first of two sessions in Los Angeles, California on July 27, 1959), "Irish Washerwoman/Pop Goes The Weasel" (original track recorded at the second session held on July 27, 1959), "Sally Goodin/Cumberlin' Gap", "Old Joe Clark/Bilin Cabbage Down", "Rickett's Hornpipe/Durong's Hornpipe", and "Ragtime Annie/Martha Campbell" (original tracks recorded at the first of two sessions on July 28, 1958), and "Soldier's Joy/Mississippi Sawyer" and "Golden Slippers/Blackberry Blossoms" (original tracks recorded at the second of two sessions in Los Angeles, California on July 28, 1958). Capitol Records issued the original version of the tracks on Stone's album "Square Dance Promenade" (T 1286) and issued the new composite tracks on Stone's album "It's Fun To Square Dance" (T 1685).

1962 - During two sessions held this day in New York City, New York, Fred Waring and The Pennsylvanians (with Waring conducting unlisted musicians) record the tracks "One God" (arranged by Roy Ringwald), "I Believe" (arranged by Hawley Ades with Leonard Kranendonk on vocals), "Bless This House" (arranged by Roy Ringwald with Leonard Kranendonk on vocals), and "No Man Is An Island" (arranged by Roy Ringwald) at the first session and "The Lord's Prayer" (arranged by Stuart Churchill and Roy Ringwald with Leonard Kranendonk on vocals), "Let Us All Sing Auld Lang Syne" (arranged by Roy Ringwald), and "O Brother Man" (arranged by Roy Ringwald and Hawley Ades) at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks, except "Let Us All Sing Auld Lang Syne" on Waring's album "This I Believe" (T 2054). Capitol Records will issue "Let Us All Sing Auld Lang Syne" on Waring's album "Alma Mater Memories" (T 1949).

1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #9 on WDRC 1360 AM's "The Big D" Swinging 60 Survey in Hartford, Connecticut and #13 on WABC's Silver Dollar Sound Survey in New York City, New York.

1962 - Capitol Records purchases the masters for Barbara Dane's titles "Ain't Gonna Be Treated This Way", "Ain't Nobody Gonna Get None Of My Jelly Roll", "Boll Weevil", "Dink's Blues", "Don't You Wish You Had A Man Like Mine", "Georgia", "Good Love", "Take This Hammer", "I'm So Glad My Mamma Don't Know Where I'm At", "Mighty Ramblin' Blues", "Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out", "Pennies From Heaven", "Rag Doll", "Saturday Night Blues", "Streetwalker's Blues", "Sugar Hill", "This Is So Nice", "Troubled Woman Blues", and "Who's Sorry Now?" recorded with unlisted session musicians but, as of 2005, has yet to issue any of the titles.

1962 - Edits are made to Joe Maphis and Rose Lee's title "Maple On The Hill" (originally recorded in Los Angeles, California on January 11, 1962) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the edited track as a single (F5077) with "Whiskey Is The Devil In Liquid Form" on the flipside.

1962 - Glen Gray And The Casa Loma Orchestra (Shorty Sherock, Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, Joe Graves on trumpet; Milt Bernhart, Joe Howard, and Eddie Kusby on trombone; George Roberts on bass trombone; Abe Most on clarinet and alto saxophone; Skeets Herfurt on alto saxophone; Plas Johnson and Justin Gordon on tenor saxophone; Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone; Ray Sherman on piano; Jack Marshall on guitar; Mike Rubin on bass; and Nick Fatool on drums) record the tracks "I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You (Tommy Dorsey)", "I Can't Get Started (Bunny Berigan)", "Blue Flame (Woody Herman)", and "Quaker City Jazz (Jan Savitt)" (using the arrangement styles of the bands in parenthesis in the track titles) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the tracks on the band's album "Sounds Of The Big Bands,Vol.6: Themes Of The Great Bands" (T 1812).

1962 - Don Deal, with unlisted session musicians, records the titles "How Do You Lie To A Heart?", "Leaving Town", and "Ain't Gonna Try Anymore" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and last titles together as a single (Capitol 4901) but, as of 2005, has yet to issue "Leaving Town".

1963 - Nancy Wilson, with Gerald Wilson using his own arrangements to conduct a session orchestra (Jack Wilson on piano and celeste; Joe Pass and guitar; Jimmy Bond on bass; Kenny Dennis on drums and strings,including George Poole and Edgar Lustgarten on cello; and others (listed as probably being Felix Slatkin, Eleanor Slatkin, Gerald Vinci, Israel Baker, Jacques Gasselin, Thelma Breach, Bonnie Douglas, Marshall Sosson, Lou Raderman, Paul Shure, and James Getzoff on violins) Virginia Majewski, Paul Robyn, Alvin Dinkin, and Stan Harris on viola; and Ann Goodman on cello. If anyone knows for sure what the string lineup was, please leave a comment), records the titles "The Very Thought Of You", "Someone To Watch Over Me", "Please Send Me Someone to Love", "Never Let Me Go", and "What Are You Doin' New Year's Eve?" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first four titles on Wilson's album "T 2012" and "What Are You Doin' New Year's Eve?" as a single (Capitol 5084) with "That's All I Want For Christmas" on the flipside.

1963 - During two session held this day in Los Angeles, California, Frank Hamilton, will record instrumental versions of The Kingston Trio titles "Blowin' On The Wind" and "500 Miles' at the first session and "When The Saints Go Marching In", "One More Town" and "Pullin' Away" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Hamilton's album "Sing A Song With The Kingston Trio (Instrumentals Played By Frank Hamilton)" (KAO 2005).

1964 - Kay Stevens records the titles "When It Looks Like Rain", "Someone Must Have Hurt You A Lot", "Don't Talk To Me", and "You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Someone Must Have Hurt You A Lot" and "Don't Talk To Me" together as a single (Capitol 5316) but, as of 2005, have yet to issue the remaining two titles from this session.

1964 - The Beach Boys (Mike Love, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, and Al Jardine on vocals), with unlisted session musicians, re-records the title "Dance, Dance, Dance" and an alternate version of "Dance, Dance, Dance" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first title as a single (Capitol 5306) with "The Warmth Of The Sun" on the flipside and the second title on the double CD "Today/Summer Days and Summer Nights" (7093694-2).

1964 - Billy Taylor, with unlisted session musicians, records the titles "From The Top Of The Hill", "Body And Soul" and "On Green Dolphin Street" in New York City, New York. As of 2005 Capitol Records has not issued any of the titles.

1964 - In a split session in New York City, New York, Teddy Greene and Jill Harris, with unlisted session musicians, record the titles "The Cherry Song" with Greene on vocals, "You Really Didn't Mean It" with Harris on vocals, and "Beggar Or King" with Greene on vocals in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue Harris' track "You Really Didn't Mean It" as a single (Capitol 5363) with her title "His Kiss" on the flipside.

1964 - During two sessions held this day in Nashville, Tennessee, Ferlin Husky, with unlisted session musicians, records the titles "Flowers Speak Louder Than Words" and "True, True Loving" at the first session and "When It's My Turn Again" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on Husky's album "True Lovin'" (T 2305).

1964 - Michael Haslam records the tracks "Gotta Get A Hold Of Myself" and "The Dream" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records has, of 2005, yet to issue either title.

1965 - Wanda Jackson records the titles "Morgen, Ja Morgen" and "Ik Hou Van Jou" (originally titled "Ich Schau Hinunter In's Tal [My Gal Sal]) in Amsterdam, Holland. Capitol Records will issue both titles in the Netherlands together as a single (HFC 1053).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Capitol Records purchases masters for Willie Harvey's recordings of "Hitch-Hike Back To Georgia", "Happy", "Walkin'", and "Don't Make Me Cry" and will release the first and third titles together as a single (Capitol 5281) and, as of 2005, have yet to issue the other two titles.

1967 - Fred Neil, on vocals and twelve-string guitar, with Bruce Langhorn, Cyrus Faryar, Eric Glen Hord, and Peter O. Childs on acoustic guitars, and James, E. Bond, Jr. on bass, recorded the titles "Look Over Yonder", "Roll On Rosie" and "Prettiest Train" in Studio B of The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California starting at 2:30 AM with Nick Venet producing. Capitol Records will issue "Look Over Yonder" and "Roll On Rosie" on Neil's album "Fred Neil Sessions" (ST 2862) and "Roll On Rosie" and "Prettiest Train" together on Neil's album "Other Side Of This Life" (ST-657 and SM-657).

1968 - Buck Owens' Buckaroos (featuring Don Rich and Doyle Holly but other musicians unlisted) record the tracks "Keep On Your Keepin' On", "Bad Luck And Bad Weather", "Anywhere U.S.A.", and "Tim-Buck-Too" at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California. Capitol will issue all the tracks on the group's album "Anywhere U.S.A." (ST-194).

1968 - Wynn Stewart and The Tourists (Stewart on vocals and guitar with Earl Ball Jr. on piano; Bobby Gene George on rhythm guitar; Dale Emerson Noe and Clarence White on guitar; Ralph Eugene Mooney on steel guitar; Bob Morris and Lawrence "Red" Wooten on guitar and bass; Helen "Peaches" Price-Johnson on drums) record the tracks "Wishful Thinking", "The Keeper Of The Key" and "I Was Just Walking Out The Door" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the tracks on the group's album "Let The Whole World Sing It With Me" (ST-214).

1968 - Linda Ronstadt and The Stone Poneys record overdubs for the tracks "Silver Threads And Golden Needles", "Break My Mind", "It's About Time", and "It Won't Be Easy" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the completed "Silver Threads And Golden Needles" on Ronstadt's 2-LP album "Linda Ronstadt - A Retrospective" (SKBB-11629), "Break My Mind" and "It's About Time" on Ronstadt's album "Hand Sown...Home Grown" (ST-208), and, as of 2005, have yet to issue "It Won't Be Easy".

1969 - Bobby Austin, using Earl Ball's arrangements with an unlisted session orchestra, records the tracks "For Your Love", "(Leaning On) Your Everlasting Love", and "Scatter Your Seeds To The Wind" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 2681) and "Scatter Your Seeds To The Wind" as a single (Capitol 2851) with "Little Boy Don't Live Here Anymore" on the flipside.

1972 - Helen Reddy, with unlisted session musicians, records the tracks "I Didn't Mean To Love You", "What Would They Say", and "Peaceful" along with overdubs in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will issue all the tracks on Reddy's album "I Am Woman" (ST-11068).

1974 - Supersax (Med Flory and Joe Lopes on alto saxophone; Warne Marsh and Jay Migliori on tenor saxophone; Jack Nimitz on baritone saxophone; Lou Levy on piano; Buddy Clark on bass; and Jack Hanna on drums) records the track "All The Things You Are" (with Conte Candoli on trumpet) and "Ornithology" (with Frank Rosolino on trombone and 18 unlisted string players) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on the group's album "Supersax Plays Bird With Strings" (ST-11371).

1980 - Mystic Merlin (lineup unlisted) records the title "Get It For Yourself" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will issue the title on the group's album "Sixty Thrills A Minute" (SKAO-12137).

1987 - Lorelei records the track "Sacrifice For Love". If anyone has any further information about this session, please leave a comment.

1989 - Capitol Records artists Hank Thompson and Cliffie Stone (also a Capitol Records A&R executive and producer) are inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

25 Years Ago Today In 2001 - Capitol Records Nashville releases Garth Brooks' single "Wrapped Up In You" delivered digitally to country radio stations at 8:30 AM. Originally set to be released on September 17, but postponed due to the events of September 11, 2001. Brooks also gives a press conference and Q&A session at 8:30 AM at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee.

25 Years Ago Today In 2001 - Capitol Records Nashville releases Trace Adkin's album "Chrome".

2004 - Keith Urban's Capitol Records Nashville single "Days Go By", with "These Are The Days" on the flipside, tops Billboard's Country Singles chart where it will stay for four weeks.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1957 - Bob Luman records "Whenever Your Ready" for Imperial Records. After EMI buys Imperial's catalog, Capitol Records will issue the track on the compilation album "The Rockabilly Influence: 1950-1960 - Let's Have A Party" (SQ-12455).

1973 - Elvis Presley, father of Capitol Records artist Lisa Marie Presley, divorces her mother, Priscilla Beaulieu Presley.

1985 - EMI America purchases the masters for Robin Gibbs' recordings of "Like A Fool", "Possession", "Toys", "Heartbeat In Exile", "Someone To Believe In", "Gone With The Wind", "Remedy", "These Walls Have Eyes", "You Don't Say Us Anymore", and "Do You Love Her?" and will issue "Like A Fool" and "Possession" together as a single (EMI America 8291) and "Toys" and "Do You Love Her?" together as a single (EMI America 8304) but there is no listing to confirm if any of the other titles have been issued.

25 Years Ago Today In 2001 - BGO (Beat Goes On) Records releases a remastered version of The Tubes' last Capitol Records album "Love Bomb" on CD.