SEPTEMBER 27, 2026

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

1933 - Glenn and Dorothy Wallichs are married. Glenn will go on to found Hollywood's first music superstore – Wallichs' Music City ("Sunset and Vine") – and co-found Capitol Records, where he will also serve as vice-president, president and chairman of the board. After Glenn's death in 1971 Dorothy, who would die on December 19, 2002, will go on to quietly do charitable works including contributing funds to the University of Redlands in California to build, and then refurbish, The Glenn Wallichs Theatre.

The Wallichs Family: Mrs. Dorothy Wallichs, Glenn Wallichs, their daughters Linda and Susan, and Glenn's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Wallichs at a luncheon honoring Glenn on the groundbreaking of The Capitol Tower on September 27, 1954. It was also Glenn and Dorothy's 21st wedding anniversary.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

1927 - Bud Powell, composer, pianist, member of the Capitol Records band Cootie Williams and His Orchestra and a solo Blue Note Records artist, is born Earl Powell in New York City, New York.

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1947 - Vocalist and guitarist Tex Williams and His Western Caravan (Cactus Soldi and Harry Simms on fiddles, Ossie Godson on piano, Pedro De Paul on accordion, Jimmy Bryant on electric guitar, Smokey Rogers on guitar and banjo, Spike Featherstone on harmonica, Deuce Spriggens on bass, and Muddy Berry on drums), record the title "Never Trust A Woman" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol Americana 40054) with "(Then You'll Know) What It Means To Be Blue" (recorded September 8, 1947) on the flipside.

1952 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" is tied at #10 with Johnnie Ray's Columbia Records release of the same song, his single "Somewhere Along The Way" is #13,  his single "Because Your Mine" is tied at #17 with Mario Lanza's RCA Victor release of the same song, and his single "Faith Can Move Mountains is tied at #26 with Johnnie Ray's Columbia Records release of the same song on Cash Box magazines Best Selling Singles chart.

1954 - Ground breaking occurs for the world's first round office building – The Capitol Tower – when Capitol Records' president Glenn Wallichs uses a bulldozer instead of a traditional shovel to start construction. The ceremony is emceed by Don Wilson with many Capitol Records artists and executives attending as well as local politicians. Later that day, Capitol Records president Glenn Wallichs is roasted by local Los Angeles radio disc jockeys at a lunch hosted by The Los Angeles Ad Club, with emcee Dean Martin. Both events are recorded and pressed as the souvenir two record 10" 33 RPM album called "Glenn Wallichs' Day" which is given to employees and others. Wallichs and his wife Dorothy will then continue to celebrate their 21st wedding anniversary.

1957 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album is "Love Is The Thing" is #1 on WMCA's Albums chart and Cole's single "With You On My Mind" is #27 on the stations's Weekly Survey in New York City, New York.

1957 - Trombonist Walter "Pee Wee" Hunt and pianist Lou Busch (as Joe "Fingers" Carr), with an orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Jealous", "Minnie The Mermaid", "and "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Minnie The Mermaid" and "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" on the album "Joe "Fingers" Carr - Class Of '25" (T 935) and have yet to issue the take of "Jealous" recorded at this session but will issue a take of the title recorded on September 28, 1957 also on the album.

1962 - During two sessions held this day in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California, guitarist Laurindo Almeida and The Bossa Nova All Stars Don Fagerquist on trumpet, Justin Gordon on flute, Bob Cooper on tenor saxophone, Jimmy Rowles on organ, Howard Roberts and Al Viola on guitars, Max Bennett on bass, Shelly Manne on drums, and Milt Holland and Chico Guerrero on percussion) record the titles "One Note Samba", "Ramblin' Rose", and "Maria" at the first session and the titles "Petite Fleur", "Lollipops And Roses", and "Lazy River" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "Viva Bossa Nova!" (T/ST 1759).

1962 - Vocalist and tenor saxophonist Sam Butera and The Witnesses (Morgan Thomas on trumpet, Lou Sineaux on trombone, John Nagy on piano, Allan Seltzer on guitar, Roland "Rolly Dee" Diorio on bass, and James Vincent Faraci on drums) record the titles "I Feel Good All Over" and "Later, Baby, Later" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 4862).

1962 - Vocalists Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks record the title "2000 And Two Year Old Man" with producer Nick Venet in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California before a live audience. Capitol Records will issue the title on the album "Carl Reiner And Mel Brooks At The Cannes Film Festival" (T 1815) and on the album "Best Of The 2000 Year Old Man" (ST 2981).

1962 - Pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Dalton Smith, Marvin Stamm, Bob Behrendt, Keith LaMotte, and Gary Slavo on trumpets, Bob Fitzpatrick, Bud Parker, and Tom Ringo on trombones, Jim Amlotte on bass trombone, Dave Wheeler on bass trombone and tuba, Ray Starling, Dwight Carver,Joe Burnett, and Lou Gasca on mellophones, Gabe Baltazar on alto saxophone, Don Menza and Ray Florian on tenor saxophones, Allan Beutler on baritone saxophone, Joel Kaye on bass saxophone, Bucky Calabrese on bass, Dee Barton on drums, and Steve Dweck on percussion) record the titles "Septuor From Antares" and "Artemis And Apollo" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street In Hollywood, California between 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Kenton's album "Adventures In Time" (Capitol T/ST 1844).

1962 - Vocalist Faron Young, with Floyd Cramer on piano, Thomas "Grady" Martin on electric guitar, Harold Ray Bradley on rhythm guitar and tic tac guitar, Ray Edenton on rhythm guitar, Floyd "Lightnin' Chance or Bob Moore on bass, and Murrey M. "Buddy" Harman Jr. on drums) and The Anita Kerr Singers (vocal chorus with unlisted lineup), records the titles "Safely In Love Again" and "Down By The River" at the Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol F4868), "Safely In Love Again" on Young's album "Falling In Love" (T/DT 2307) and "Down By The River" on Young's album "The All-Time Great Hits Of Faron Young" (T/DT 1876).

1964 - Capitol Records group The Beach Boys make their first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show".

1965 - Stan Kenton begins three straight days of sessions, recording tracks for his Capitol Records album "Stan Kenton Conducts The Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra", at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Soupy Sales records the titles "Use Your Noggin'", "The Backwards Alphabet", and the as yet unissued take of the title "You Came A Long Way From St. Louis" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 5766).

1967 - Gordon Waller, of Capitol Records group Peter and Gordon, records the title "So Long Dad" by Randy Newmann, but the track is never released.

1967 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, Earle Hagen conducts His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "To Florence With Love", "The Golden Age", "The Voice In The Wind", and "Domingo" at the first session and the titles "The Islands In The Sea", "There's No Escape", "Sophia", and "The International Set" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Hagen's album "I Spy" (T/ST 2839).

1973 - Tennessee Ernie Ford records the titles "Bits And Pieces Of Life", which will be released as the flipside of Ford's Capitol Records single "Come On Down" on June 24, 1974, and "Smokey Taverns, Bar Room Girls", which will have the title "The Devil Ain't A Lonely Woman's Friend" as its flipside when it's released as a single on October 13, 1975.

1973 - Grand Funk's Capitol Records single "We're An American Band", a version of which Capitol has pressed on gold-colored vinyl, is still #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart.

1977 - Tavares (lineup unlisted) records the title "Ready For Love" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. No issuing information is listed.

1977 - Pousette-Dart Band (lineup unlisted) record the title "Louisanna" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's album "Pousette-Dart Band 3" (SW-11781).

1979 - Jimmy McCulloch, lead guitarist with the Capitol Records band Wings as well as a member of the bands Thunderclap Newman and Stone The Crows, dies in London, England at age 26 of a heart failure due to overuse of heroin, morphine, alcohol and marijuana.

1982 - T-Connection (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Superstar" and "The Game Of Life" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the band's album "The Game Of Life" (ST-12264).

1982 - Capitol Records registers the masters for Earl Klugh's titles "Back In Central Park", "(If You Want To) Be My Love", "Low Ride", "Just Like Yesterday", "If You're Still In Love With Me", "I Never Thought I'd Leave You", "Christina", and "Night Drive" and will issue all the titles on Klugh's album "Low Ride" (ST-12253).

1995 - Rosemary Clooney begins four straight days of sessions, recording tracks for her album "Dedicated To Nelson", at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California.

2005 - Capitol Records releases: Blind Melon's compilation album "Tones Of Home: The Best Of Blind Melon" on CD and their concert film "Live At The Metro" on DVD; The Band's "A Musical History", a box set covering The Band's recording career from 1963 to 1976, with 37 previously unreleased tracks; and the Christmas compilation "Christmas Cocktails Part Three" as part of its Ultra-Lounge series.

2010 - Buddy Morrow (born Muni Zudekoff on February 8, 1919 in New Haven, Connecticut), trombonist, bandleader of The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra for over 30 years (last playing with the band three days earlier on September 24, 2010 in Ormond Beach, Florida) and Capitol Records session artist for recordings by Nat "King" Cole, Mel Tormé (including a duet with Tormé and Peggy Lee), Jackie Gleason and Arte Shaw, dies at his home in Maitland, Florida at age 91.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1954 - NBC-TV broadcasts the nationwide debut of "Tonight!" (later renamed "The Tonight Show"), hosted by future Capitol Records artist Steve Allen. It is also Allen's new wife's (they married on July 31, 1954), motion picture and television actress Jayne Meadows, birthday. She was born Jayne Meadows Cotter in Wuchang, China in 1920.

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Liberty Records releases Johnny Burnette's single "God, Country and My Baby" with "Honestly I Do" on the flipside. Capitol Records currently owns Liberty's catalog.

1963 - Parlophone Records, a subsidiary of EMI, releases Cillia Black's first single, "Love of the Loved", in the United Kingdom. Capitol Records will later distribute Black's releases in the United States.

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1885 - Joseph McCarthy, lyricist (best known for the Broadway musicals "Irene", "Kid Boots", and "Rio Rita" as well as the songs "You Made Me Love You", "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows", "In My Sweet Little Alice Blue Gown", and "Rio Rita"), is born in Somerville, Massachusettes.

1898 - Vincent Youmans, musician, composer ("Hit The Deck", "Great Day!", "No, No Nanette" {w/Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II}, "I Know That You Know (w/Harbach}, "More Than You Know", "Rise ’n’ Shine", "Flying Down To Rio", "The Carioca" and many more), and Songwriters’ Hall of Fame inductee, is born in New York City, New York.

90 Years Ago Today In 1936 - Don Cornelius, television show creator (best known for the syndicated show "Soul Train" which he hosted from 1971-1994 and still produces), is born in Chicago, Illinois.

1938 - It's a Tuesday and trombonist Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (Al Mastren and Paul Tanner also on trombones, Johnny Austin, Louis Mucci, and Bob Price on trumpets, Hal McIntyre on alto saxophone, Stanley Aronson on alto and baritone saxophones, Wilbur Schwartz on clarinet and alto saxophone, Tex Beneke on tenor saxophone, Bill Stegmeyer on alto and tenor saxophones, Chummy MacGregor on piano, Rowland Bundock on bass, and Bob Spangler on drums) record the titles "My Reverie" using an arrangement by Glenn Miller and vocals by Ray Eberle, "By The River Of Minnetonka (Indian Love Call): Part 1" and "By The River Of Minnetonka (Indian Love Call): Part 2" both arranged by Glenn Miller with chant vocal by The Orchestra and Tex Beneke also on clarinet, and "King Porter Stomp" at Victor Studios in New York City, New York from 2:00 PM to 4:15 PM. Bluebird Records, a subsidary of RCA Victor, will issue "My Reverie" and "King Porter Stomp" together as a single (7853-A and 7853-B) and both parts of "By The River Of Minnetonka (Indian Love Call) together as a single (7780-A and 7780-B).

 1942 - Four years to the day after their first recording session for Bluebird Records, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra give their final civilian performance before Miller enters the U.S. Army at the Central Theater in Passaic County, New Jersey.

1947 - Meat Loaf, actor and singer, is born Marvin Lee Aday in Dallas, Texas.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

1967 - Shannon Hoon, lead singer and harmonica, kazoo and acoustic guitar player with the Capitol Records band Blind Melon, is born Richard Shannon Hoon in Lafayette, Indiana.

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1947 - Vocalist Jo Stafford, with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the title "The Gentleman Is A Dope" and, with the addition of the vocal group The Starlighters (lineup unlisted), "Sugar (That Sugar Baby Of Mine" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "The Gentleman Is A Dope" as a single (Capitol 15007) with "Serenade Of The Bells" (recorded September 25, 1947) on the flipside and on Stafford's album "Starring Jo Stafford" (T 435) and "Sugar (That Sugar Baby Of Mine)" on the CD "Spotlight On..., Volume 21 - Jo Stafford" (8-29391-2).

1947 - Vocalist Jerry Colonna, Sara Berner, and Billy Bletcher, using music by Billy May and a script written by Ted Pierce and Warren Foster, records the titles "Here Comes Colonna's Trolley: Part 1" and "Here Comes Colonna's Trolley: Part 2" in Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together on the children's album "Here Comes Colonna's Trolley" (DAS-60).

1948 - Capitol Records remasters The King Cole Trio's title "Kee-Mo, Ky-Mo (The Magic Song)" to remove the spoken intro and will release the edited version as a single (Capitol 15240) with the instrumental "Rex Rhumba (Rhumba A La King)" (recorded April 17, 1946) on the flipside.

1952 - Vocalist Redd Harper (aka Mr. Texas), with an orchestra and chorus (lineups unlisted), records the titles "My God Is Real", "Closer Lord To Thee", "My Testimony Song", and "Lord Keep Your Hand On Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "My God Is Real" as a single (Capitol 2262) with "Our Thanks To Thee" (recorded September 5, 1952) on the flipside, "Closer Lord To Thee" as a single (Capitol 2547) with "Lord Build Me A Cabin (In The Corner Of Gloryland)" (also recorded September 5, 1952) on the flipside, and "My Testimony Song" and "Lord Keep Your Hand On Me" together as a single (Capitol 2360).

1952 - Pianist Ben Light, with unlisted organ, guitar, bass, and drums players, records the titles "I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You)", "Lady Of Spain", "Whispering", and "Do You Ever Think Of Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You)", "Do You Ever Think Of Me" together as a single (Capitol 2340) and "Lady Of Spain" and "Whispering" together as a single (Capitol 2288), and all the titles on Light's album "Speed Of Light!" (T 670).

1952 - Vocalist Mel Tormé, with Al Pellegrini directing the chorus and orchestra (lineups unlisted), records the titles "Anywhere I Wander", "Shenandoah Valley", and "Casually" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "I Wander" and "Casually" together as a single (Capitol 2263). Ranwood Records will issue "Anywhere I Wander" and "Shenandoah Valley" together on the CD "Standards by Mel Tormé" (8270-2) in 1997.

1953 - Nat "King" Cole, Ralph Marterie, and Louis Jordan join forces to start a series of one-nighter concerts on an eight-week tour which will end November 22. Also, Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Return To Paradise" is #36 and his single "A Fool Was I" is #43 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart.

1955 - Capitol Records releases Judy Garland's debut album for the label, "Miss Show Business".

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Gordon Jenkins conducts his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted) and The Ralph Brewster Singers (lineup also unlisted) as they record the titles "To Each His Own", "I Kiss Your Hand Madam", "My Reverie" and "Cherie, I Love You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra's album "Night Dreams" (T 781).

1957 - Additional recording and/or remastering is done for Billy May and His Orchestra's title "Swingin' Drums" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final mix of "Swingin' Drums" on the EP "Swingin' Drums: Billy May/Earl Palmer" (EAP-1-1026).

1957 - During two sessions held this day in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California from 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM and from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM, vocalist and guitarist Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys (Dubert Ray Dobson on trumpet, Billy Armstrong, Harold Glenn Hensley, and Billy Peters on fiddle, Vic Davis on piano, Floyd Lester "Bobbie" White on steel guitar, Billy Briggs Stewart on bass, and Paul McGhee on drums), record the titles "Beaumont Rag", "Summit Ridge Drive", "Woodchoppers' Ball", and "Bartender's Polka". The second session is a split session where steel guitarist Bob White (aka Floyd Lester "Bobbie" White), with unlisted others, records the titles "Beautiful Ohio" and "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen" also between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue "Beaumont Rag", "Summit Ridge Drive", "Woodchoppers' Ball", and "Bartender's Polka" on Thompson's album "Dance Ranch" (T 975) and has yet to issue either of White's titles.

1957 - Pianist Dame Agi Jambor records Handel's "The Harmonious Blacksmith", Brahms' "Waltz In A Flat", Mozart's "Rondo Alla Turca (From Sonata N° 9 In A Major)", Mendelssohn's "Spring Song (Song Without Words N° 30 In A Major, Opus 62, N° 6)" and "Spinning Song (Song Without Words N° 34 In C Major, Opus 67, N° 4)", Schumann's "Traumerei (From 'Kinderscenen')", and Chopin's "Prelude N° 7 In A Major, Opus 28, N° 7" and "Minute Waltz (Waltz N° 6 In D Flat Major, Opus 64, N° 1)" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Jambor's album "Introduction To The Piano" (PAO-8422).

1958 - Pianist Leonard Pennario, with Miklos Rozsa conducting The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted), recorded Rozsa's "Spellbound Concerto", Christian Sinding's "A Rustle Of Spring", and Ludwig Van Beethoven's "Pathetique Sonata (Adagio Movement)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Pennario and the orchestra's album "Rhapsody Under The Stars" (P/SP-8494).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Lonnie Sattin (on vocals), with Ray Ellis conducting an uncredited orchestra and chorus, records the title "I Remember You Love", the as yet unissued take of the title "Don't Have To Tell Nobody", and the titles "(You're) The First One To Find The Rainbow" and "I Think I Go, I Think I Stay" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "I Remember You Love" and "(You're) The First One To Find The Rainbow" together as a single (Capitol F374) and "I Think I Go, I Think I Stay" as a single (Capitol F3632) with "Walk Along With Kings" on the flipside.

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Buck Owens and His Buckaroos (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Down On The Corner Of Love", "The House Down The Block", "Fool Me Again". "You're For Me", and "Blues For Life" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will release "You're For Me" as a single on November 5, 1962, with "House Down The Block" on the flipside (Capitol 4872) and all the titles on Owens' album "You're For Me" (Capitol T 1777).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Joe Bushkin, on piano with unlisted others, records the as yet unissued titles "Make Someone Happy", "You're Just In Love", "I've Got A Crush On You", and "Stompin' At The Savoy" for Capitol Records in New York City, New York.

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, Arch Oboler records the title "Dentist-Patient/Lights Out/Western/Railroad Track-Drunk/Housewife" at the first session and at the second he records the titles "Chicken Heart/Dachau/Baby & Dog/Laughing Man/Medieval Execution/Inside out" and "Baby In Frypen". There is no listing for any release.

1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #6 on WMCA's Top Twenty-Five chart in New York City, New York.

1962 - The Kingston Trio (vocalists Nick Reynolds, Bob Shane, and John Stewart), with Dean Reilly on bass, record the title "The First Time (Ever I Saw Your Face)" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM and then, after a break, between 7:00 PM and 10:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue the title on the trio's album "New Frontier' (T/ST 1809). Ten years later Roberta Flack would cover the song.

1962 - During two sessions held this day in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California, pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Dalton Smith, Marvin Stamm, Bob Behrendt, Keith LaMotte, and Gary Slavo on trumpets, Bob Fitzpatrick, Bud Parker, and Tom Ringo on trombones, Jim Amlotte on bass trombone, Dave Wheeler on bass trombone and tuba, Ray Starling, Dwight Carver,Joe Burnett, and Lou Gasca on mellophones, Gabe Baltazar on alto saxophone, Don Menza and Ray Florian on tenor saxophones, Allan Beutler on baritone saxophone, Joel Kaye on bass saxophone, Bucky Calabrese on bass, Dee Barton on drums, and Steve Dweck on percussion), using arrangements by Johnny Ricards, record the titles "March To Polaris" and the beginning of "Artemis" at the first session between 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM and the conclusion of "Artemis" and the title "3x3x2x2x2=72" at the second session between 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue all three titles on Kenton's album "Adventures In Time" (T/ST 1844).

1962 - Guitarist Laurindo Almeida and The Bossa Nova All Stars (Don Fagerquist on trumpet, Justin Gordon on flute, Bob Cooper on tenor saxophone, Jimmy Rowles on organ, Howard Roberts and Al Viola on guitars, Max Bennett on bass, Shelly Manne on drums, and Milt Holland and Chico Guerrero on percussion) record the titles "Mr. Lucky", "'Naked City' Theme", and "Moon River" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Viva Bossa Nova!" (T/ST 1759).

1962 - Len Weinrib, with unlisted others, records the title "Swami" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 4877) with "Love Express" (recorded October 16, 1962) on the flipside.

1962 - Bobby Austin, with unlisted others, records the titles "I've Got A Heartache I Can't Hold", "Heartache, Heartache Go Away", "One More Time Around", and "Put Me Out Of My Misery" in (listed as possibly) Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "I've Got A Heartache I Can't Hold" and "Put Me Out Of My Misery" together as a single (Capitol 4883) and "Heartache, Heartache Go Away" and "One More Time Around" together as a single (Capitol 4931).

1963 - Banjo player Walter Hensley, with unlisted other musicians and vocalists) records the titles "The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise", "The Old Spinning Wheel", "When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You)", and "Kickin' Mule" in (listed as possibly) Nashville, Tennessee. After "Kickin' Mule is either edited or a new take is recorded on September 28, 1964, Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of all the titles on Hensley's self-titled album "Walter Hensley" (T/ST 2149) and "The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise" and "Kickin' Mule" also together as a single (Capitol 5297).

1965 - Buck Owens' Capitol Records single "Only You (Can Break My Heart)", with "Gonna Have Love" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles chart.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Dobie Gray, a singer and a songwriter, signs with Capitol Records.

1967 - Harry Middlebrooks, with Bill Justis conducting an orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got?)", "Turn Around, Look At Me", "Endlessly", and "I Love You So Much It Hurts" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Middlebrooks' album "Funny How Time Slips Away" (T/ST 2850).

1967 - Earle Hagen conducts His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "I Spy", "Over The Wall", "Rots Of Ruck", and "Montezuma's Revenge" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Hagen's album "I Spy" (T/ST 2839).

1967 - The Beach Boys (lineup unlisted) record the title "Wild Honey" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 2028) with "Wind Chimes" (recorded July 10, 1967) on the flipside and on the group's album "Wild Honey" (T/ST 2859).

1967 - Vocalist Jean Shepard, with unlisted others, records the titles "Beautiful Lies", "You're Telling Me Sweet Lies Again", "Don't Fall In Love With A Married Man", and "Take Possession" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Shepard's album "Best By Request" (ST-441).

1969 - The Beatles' last recorded studio album "Abbey Road" is released by Apple Records and distributed by Capitol Records in the United States.

1970 - Glen Campbell's Capitol Records single "It's Only Make Believe", with "Pave Your Way Into Tomorrow" on the flipside, enters the U.S. Country singles charts where it will peak at #3.

1972 - Capitol Records registers the master it purchased for Susan Raye's title "Love Sure Feels Good In My Heart", recorded in Bakersfield, California at Buck Owens Studios, from Buck Owens Enterprises and will issue the title as a single (Capitol 3499) with "I've Got You On My Mind Again" (registered on September 28, 1972) and on Raye's album "Love Sure Feels Good In My Heart" (ST-11135).

1972 - Overdubs are recorded for Billy May and The Time-Life Orchestra's titles "Spanish Eyes (Moon Over Naples)", "Unchained Melody", "I Say A Little Prayer", "The Knack", "Tonight", "Days Of Wine And Roses", "In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning", and "Portuguese Washerwomen", which were all recorded in The Capitol Tower Studios, in an unlisted studio. Time-Life Records will issue the final mixes of "Spanish Eyes (Moon Over Naples)", "Unchained Melody", "I Say A Little Prayer", "Tonight", "Days Of Wine And Roses", "In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning", and "Portuguese Washerwomen" as part of its "As You Remember Them" series on the three-disc set "Billy May - Volume 3" (STL 243) and "The Knack" on the three-disc set "Billy May - Volume 5" (STL 245).

1974 - Apple Records releases John Lennon's album "Walls And Bridges" with Capitol Records handling distribution in the United States.

1993 - Garth Brooks' Liberty Records (later renamed Capitol Records Nashville) single "Ain't Goin' Down (Till The Sun Comes Up)" with "Kickin' And Screamin'" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts.

1995 - Capitol Records releases Jill Sobule's title "Supermodel", from the original motion picture soundtrack album for the film "Clueless" (also released by the label), as a 7" jukebox 45rpm single with The Smoking Pope's track "Need You Around" (also on the soundtrack album) as the flipside

1995 - Capitol Records Nashville releases John Berry's album "O Holy Night".

1995 - Capitol Records releases The Kingston Trio's compilation CD set "The Capitol Years".

1997 - A memorial service is held for one time Capitol Records artist Jimmy Witherspoon at the True Vine Baptist Church in Inglewood, California.

2000 - Capitol Records releases the Frank Sinatra box set, "Frank Sinatra - Concepts", which contains all 16 of Sinatra's Capitol Concepts albums digitally remastered and replaces the previous, limited-run, wooden "Concepts" box.

2003 - Robert Palmer (born Robert Allen Palmer), lead singer of the Capitol Records group Power Station, dies in Paris, France of a heart attack at the age of 54. He is later interred at the cemetery in the city where he resided at the time, Lugano, Switzerland.

2004 - Keith Urban's Capitol Records Nashville single "Days Go By" is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts, becoming his fifth #1.

20 Years Ago Today In 2006 - Sean Lennon appears on "The Late Show with David Letterman" to promote his new album "Friendly Fire" whose release has been delayed to October 3 from it's original September 26 date.

20 Years Ago Today In 2006 - Capitol Records releases: Saosin's self-titled album as a standard CD and as a CD and DVD set that includes videos of songs on the album; the soundtrack to the motion picture "The U.S. VS John Lennon"; Peggy Lee's compilation album "Christmas With Peggy Lee"; and re-releases George Harrison's "Living In A Material World" as a digitally remastered CD and as a CD and DVD set that includes a live performance of "Give Me Love" as well as a rare photos that play to other songs.

20 Years Ago Today In 2006 - Capitol Jazz re-releases, as part of its "The Great Jazz Vocal Collection", Dinah Shore and Andre Previn's Capitol Records album "Dinah Sings Previn Plays", June Christy's Capitol Records album "The Intimate Miss Christy", Sue Raney's Capitol Records album "All By Myself", Irene Kral and Herb Pomeroy's United Artists album "The Band And I", and Julie London's Liberty Records album "Around Midnight". Capitol Jazz is a Blue Note label, which is currently a subsidiary of Capitol Records. The Liberty and United Artists catalogs are currently owned by Capitol Records.

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100 Years Ago Today In 1926 - Julie London, a singer, motion picture and television actress, wife first to actor and television producer Jack Webb and then to actor, record producer, composer and pianist Bobby Troupe, and a Liberty Records artist, is born Julie Peck in Santa Rosa, California.

1947 - The Tadd Dameron Sextet (Fats Navarro on trumpet, Ernie Henry on alto saxophone, Charlie Rouse on tenor saxophone, Tadd Dameron on piano, Nelson Boyd on bass, and Shadow Wilson on drums), using arrangements by Dameron, record the three takes of the title "The Chase", two takes of the title "The Squirrel", five takes of the title "Our Delight" and three takes of the title "Dameronia" at radio station WOR's studios in New York City, New York. Blue Note Records will issue the third take of "The Chase" and the third take of "Dameronia" together as a single (Blue Note 541), the second take of "The Squirrel" and the fifth take of "Our Delight" together as a single (Blue Note 540), and the first and third takes of "The Chase", the first and second takes of "The Squirrel", the first and fifth takes of "Our Delight", and the first and third takes of "Dameronia" on the compilation album "The Fabulous Fats Navarro, Volume 1" (BLP1531).

50 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Fats Domino's Imperial Records single "Blueberry Hill" enters Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart where it will eventually reach # 4. Imperial's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company, Universal Music Group.

1969 - Drummer Elvin Jones, with Joe Farrell on tenor saxophone, flute and English horn, George Coleman on tenor saxophone, Pepper Adams on baritone saxophone, Wilbur Little on bass, and Candido Camero on congas, records the tracks "Mr. Jones", "Yes" without Camero, "Agappe Love", "Whew" without Adams and Camero, and "Agenda", at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, with producer Francis Wolff and recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder. The tracks would appear on Jones' Blue Note Records albums "Mr. Jones" and "Polycurrents". Blue Notes catalog is currently owned by Capitol Records.

20 Years Ago Today In 2006 - EMI Classics releases Paul McCartney's fourth classical album "Ecce Cor Meum".

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1887 - Emile Berliner, a German immigrant living in Washington, D.C., patents a disk recording device that makes mass production of phonograph records feasible. He will later license the patent in the U.K. to The Gramophone Corporation which would become EMI. They would in turn license the use of their logo "His Master's Voice" to Berliner to use in the United States. Berliner's company would later become RCA.

1898 - George Gershwin, composer, is born Jacob Gershowitz in Brooklyn, New York.

1962 - "The Beverly Hillbillies" debuts on CBS-TV and will air 274 episodes over 9 seasons. It is also series co-star (Ellie Mae Clampett) Donna Douglas' 29th birthday. Douglas has also had a role on an episode of "The Twilight Zone" and co-stars with Elvis Presley in the motion picture "Frankie And Johnny".

1964 - "Gilligan's Island" debuts on CBS-TV and will air 98 episodes over 3 seasons.

1975 - "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" has its premiere in the United States at the United Artists Westwood theatre in Los Angeles, California.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

1940 - Wade Flemons, a solo VeeJay Records artist and founding member, musician, and vocalist in the Capitol Records group The Salty Peppers which later became Earth, Wind, and Fire, is born in Coffeyville, Kansas.

1973 - Ras Kass, rapper and Priority Records solo artist and part of the group The HRSMN, is born John Austin IV in Carson, California. Priority Records is a division of Capitol Records.

1974 - Daniel Kessler, guitarist and backing vocalist in the Capitol Records/EMI band Interpol, is born Daniel Alexander Kessler in London, England.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - On the last night of a four-night stand at The Circle Room in the Hotel La Salle in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that is broadcast on WEMP, The King Cole Trio (arranger Nat "King" Cole on piano and vocals, Oscar Moore on guitar, and Johnny Miller on bass) performs an instrumental version of "Sweet Georgia Brown" as well as songs "Sweet Lorraine", "Oh, But I Do" (with the entire band on vocals), "My Sugar Is So Refined" and "Closing Theme (F.S.T.)". Capitol Records will release transcriptions of the all the titles on the CD "Nat King Cole Trio - Live At The Circle Room" (Capitol 5-21859-2).

1947 - Pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Buddy Childers, Ray Wetzel, Al Porcino, Chico Alvarez, and Ken Hanna on trumpets, Milt Bernhart, Eddie Bert, Harry Betts, and Harry Forbes on trombones, Bart Varsalona on bass trombone, George Weidler and Frank Pappalardo on alto saxophones, Bob Cooper and Warner Weidler on tenor saxophone, Bob Gioga on baritone saxophone, Laurindo Almeida on guitar, Eddie Safranski on bass, Shelly Manne on drums, and Jack Costanzo on bongos) record the titles "Curiosity" with vocals by June Christy, "Theme To The West", and, with Rene Touzet on maracas, "Abstraction" and "Fugue For Rhythm Section" at Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "Curiosity" and "Theme To The West" together as a single (Capitol 15005), "Theme To The West" on Kenton's album "Stan Kenton Milestones" (T 190), "Abstraction" on Kenton's album "Stan Kenton Encores" (CC-113), and "Fuge For Rhythm Section" on Kenton's album "A Concert In Progressive Jazz" (CD-79).

1947 - At a split session in Los Angeles, California with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), first vocalist Andy Russell and a choir (lineup also unlisted) record the titles "The First Noel (La Primera Navidad)" and "Silent Night (Noche De Paz)" then vocalist Jo Stafford records the title "Serenade of The Bells". Capitol Records will issue "The First Noel (La Primera Navidad)" and "Silent Night (Noche De Paz)" together as a single (Capitol 15013) and "Serenade Of The Bells" as a single (Capitol 15007) with "The Gentleman Is A Dope" (recorded September 26, 1947) on the flipside and on the album "Starring Jo Stafford" (T 435).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - In a split session held on this day in Los Angeles, California first Jimmy Wakely (on vocals) and his Cowboy Band (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Keep A Light In Your Window Tonight" and "Won't You Ride In My Little Red Wagon" then Jimmy Wakely and Lucille "Lou" Dinning (both on vocals) with Don Robertson's Music (lineup also unlisted) record the titles "Each Step Of The Way" and "Just A Little More Waiting". Capitol Records will issue "Keep A Light In Your Window Tonight" and "Won't You Ride In My Little Red Wagon" together as a single (Capitol 1880), "Each Step Of The Way" as a single (Capitol 1838) with "Gonna Walk With My Lord" on the flipside, and "Just A Little More Waiting" as a single (Capitol 1936) with "Missing In Action" on the flipside.

1953 - Vocalists Jerry Lewis, June Foray and Billy Bletcher, with the Van Alexander Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "The Nagger, Part 1" and "The Nagger, Part 2" using a script written by Warren Foster and adapted by Alan Livingston at Capitol's Melrose Avenue Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together on the children's records album "The Nagger" (Capitol CAS-3190).

1955 - Gordon Jenkins conducts his own arrangements to an orchestra and The Ralph Brewster Singers (lineups unlisted) as they record the tracks "Drifting And Dreaming", "My Silent Love", "Allah's Holiday", and "Does Your Heart Beat For Me?" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra's album "Night Dreams" (Capitol T 781).

1957 - Morris Stolloff and Nelson Riddle conduct Riddle's arrangements to The Columbia Studio Orchestra (collectively: Mannie Klein, Pete Candoli, Harry Edison, Shirley Goedike, Shorty Sherock, Manny Stevens, and George Wendt on trumpets, Milt Bernhart,  Ed Kusby,Randall Miller, George Smith, Murray McEachern, Tommy Pederson, and Marshall Cram on trombones, George Roberts on bass trombone, James Decker and Arthur Frantz on French horns, Charles Butler, Henry Evans, Harry Klee, Harry Schuchman, Robert Swanson, and Archie Wade Jr. on woodwinds, George Greeley, Bob Van Eps, and Bill Miller on pianos, Laurindo Almeida, Bob Bain, Jack Marshall, Allan Reuss, and Howard Roberts on guitar, Sam Goldman, Manny Stein, and Joe Comfort on basses, Alvin Stoller on drums, Vladimir Drucker, David Grupp, Johnny Williams, Milt Holland, and James Fernandes on percussion, Lauretta McFarland on harp, and a string section with Julian Brodetsky, Robert Gomberg, Robert Gross, Sascha Jacobsen, Lou Kaye, Daniel Karpilowsky, Nathan Ross, Marshall Sosson, William Weiss, Joe Stepansky, Laura Griffig, and Elliot Fisher on violins, Harry Blumberg, Dorothy Colton, Paul Robyn, Myron Sandler, Sanford Schonbach, Milton Thomas, and Abraham Weiss on viola, James Arkatov, Naoum Benditsky, Cy Bernard, Justin DiTullio, Armand Kaproff, and David Pratt on cello) as it records the titles "Overture", then "That Terrific Rainbow" and "Do It The Hard Way" with vocals by Trudy Erwin (for Kim Novak), "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" with vocals by Frank Sinatra, "Great Big Town", then "Zip" and "Bewitched" with vocals by Jo Ann Greer (for Rita Hayworth), "Plant You Now, Dig You Later", "My Funny Valentine" with vocals by Trudy Erwin", "You Mustn't Kick Around", "Strip Number", "What Do I Care For A Dame" with a vocal chorus (Trudy Stabile, Jo Ann Greer, Barbara Nichols, Dean Myles, Herman Belmonte, Hank Henry, Bobby Sherwood, Elli Kent, Betty Ditti, Betty Allan, Jacqueline Allen, Stewart Bair, Burton Dole, Cleone Duncan, Robert Ebright,John Gustavson, Bex Nelson, Robert Hamlin, Jimmy Joyce, Ray Linn Jr., Gil Mershon, Betty Noyes, Doreen Tryden, and Marie Vernon) in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street In Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the original soundtrack album to the film "Pal Joey" (W/DW 912).

1957 - During two sessions held this day in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 7:00 PM and 11:00 AM, vocalist and guitarist Hank Thompson, with Billy Armstrong, Harold Glenn Hensley, and Billy Peters on fiddles, Vic Davis on piano, Otis "Joe" Maphis on guitar, Floyd Lester "Bobbie" White on steel guitar, Billy Briggs Stewart on bass, and Paul McGhee on drums, records the titles "I Wouldn't Miss It For The World", "Klishame Klingo", "Li'l Liza Jane", and "If I'm Not Too Late" at the first session and "Just An Old Flame" and "How Do You Hold A Memory?" at the second session. After Bob Bain records guitar overdubs for "Li'l Liza Jane" in The Capitol Tower Studios between 7:00 PM and 11:00 PM on October 14, 1957 and for "Klishame Klingo" , "If I'm Not Too Late", and "How Do You Hold A Memory?" in The Capitol Tower Studios betwen 7:00PM and 11:00 PM on October 16, 1957, Capitol Records will issue "I Wouldn't Miss It For The World" and "Klishame Klingo" on Thompson's album "Dance Ranch" (T 975), "Li'l Liza Jane" and "How Do You Hold A Memory?" together as a single (Capitol F3950) and "If I'm Not Too Late" and "Just An Old Flame" together as a single (Capitol F3850).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Vocalist Vic Damone, with Jack Marshall conducting his own arrangements to an orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "'Tender Is The Night' Theme", "Something You Never Had Before", "Stella By Starlight", and "Linger Awhile" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will issue "'Tender Is The Night' Theme" and "Something You Never Had Before" together as a single (Capitol F4645) and has yet to issue these takes of "Stella By Starlight", and "Linger Awhile".

1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #10 on WABC 770 AM's Silver Dollar Sound Survey in New York City, New York.

1962 - The Kingston Trio (vocalists Nick Reynolds, Bob Shane, and John Stewart), with Dean Reilly on bass, records the titles "Long Black Veil", "Greenback Dollar", and "Dogie's Lament" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM and resume after a break from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the Trio's album "New Frontier" (T/ST 1809).

1962 - Pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Dalton Smith, Marvin Stamm, Bob Behrendt, Keith LaMotte, and Gary Slavo on trumpets, Bob Fitzpatrick, Bud Parker, Tom Ringo, and Jim Amlotte on trombones, Dave Wheeler on bass trombone and tuba, Ray Starling, Dwight Carver,Joe Burnett, and Lou Gasca on mellophones, Gabe Baltazar on alto saxophone, Don Menza and Ray Florian on tenor saxophones, Allan Beutler on baritone saxophone, Joel Kaye on bass saxophone, Bucky Calabrese on bass, Dee Barton on drums, and Steve Dweck on percussion), with vocalist Jean Turner, record a new take of the title "Quintile" at The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue this take on Kenton's album "Adventures In Time" (T/ST 1844).

1962 - Vocalist Bobby Darin, with Jimmie Haskell conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the titles "You're The Reason I'm Living", "If You Were The Only Girl In The World", "Now You're Gone", and "I Wonder" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records has yet to issue any of the takes of the titles recorded at this session. Collectors' Choice Music will issue "I Wonder" on the CD "" (CCM 079-2). Darin will record new takes of "You're The Reason I'm Living", "If You Were The Only Girl In The World", and "Now You're Gone" on December 3, 1962. Capitol Records will issue the retakes of "You're The Reason I'm Living" and "Now You're Gone" together as a single (Capitol 4897) and on Darin's album "You're The Reason I'm Living" (T/ST 1866) and have yet to issue the retake of "If You Were The Only Girl In The World".

1962 - Capitol Records purchases the masters for vocalist Eddie Dean's titles "Run, Jimmy, Run", "Stop Me (If You've Heard This One Before", "Don't Take Advantage Of Me", and "She Doesn't Know I'm Alive" and will issue "Run, Jimmy, Run" and "She Doesn't Know I'm Alive" together as a single (Capitol 4900) and have yet to issue the other two titles.

1962 - Vocalist Jan Howard, with unlisted others, records the titles "See One Broken Heart", "If He Could See Me Now", "There Should Be Toys", and "A Dime A Dozen" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "See One Broken Heart" as a single (Capitol 4869) with "Lookin' Back" (recorded April 25, 1962) on the flipside and "A Dime A Dozen" as a single (Capitol 4987) with "I Can't Stop Crying" (recorded January 14, 1963) on the flipside. Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records will issue "If He Could See Me Now" on Howard's album "The Real Me" (DT 5119). "There Should Be Toys" has yet to be issued by either company.

1967 - Capitol Records artist Donna Loren appears on the NBC-TV series "The Monkees" in the episode "Everywhere A Shiek, Shiek".

1967 - Capitol Records releases Buck Owens' single "It Takes People Like You" with "You Left Her Lonely Too Long" on the flipside.

1967 - Stuff Smith (born Hezekiah Leroy Gordon Smith), swing and jazz violinist who performed on the titles "Sometimes I'm Happy", "I Know That You Know", "When I Get Too Old To Dream", and "Two Loves Have I" on Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "After Midnight", dies in Munich, Germany at age 58 and is later buried at Klakring Cemetery in Jutland, Denmark.

1967 - Harry Middlebrooks, with Bill Justis conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Turn The World Around", "Leave Your Memory Behind", "You're The Reason I'm Living", and "The End Of The World" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Middlebrook's album "Funny How Time Slips Away" (T/ST 2850).

1967 - During two sessions held this day in Nashville, Tennessee, vocalist Jean Shepard, with unlisted others, records the titles "Under Suspicion", "I Learned It All From You", "You're Calling Me Sweetheart Again", and "Why Did You Wait?" at the first session and the titles "I'd Rather Die Young (Than Grow Old Without You)", "A Satisfied Mind", "I Love You Because", and "The Other Woman" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Shepard's album "Best By Request" (ST-441).

1967 - The Beatles (George Harrison on lead guitar and vocals, John Lennon on rhythm guitar and vocals, Paul McCartney on bass guitar and vocals, and Ringo Starr on drums and vocals) record the title "The Fool On The Hill" in E.M.I's studios on Abbey Road in London, England. Capitol Records will issue the title in the United States on the soundtrack album to the group's television movie "Magical Mystery Tour" (MAL/SMAL-2835).

1972 - Billy May conducts The Time-Life Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as it records the title "Guantanamera", "Stranger On The Shore" featuring Justin Gordon on clarinet, "Blue Star", "'Till", and "A Walk In The Black Forest" featuring Ray Sherman on piano in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Time-Life Records, as part of its "As You Remember Them" series, will issue "Guantanamera" and "A Walk In The Black Forest" in the three-disc set "Billy May - Volume 5" (STL-245) and "Stranger On The Shore" and "'Till" in the three-disc set "Billy May - Volume 4" (STL-244).

1974 - Andy Kim's Capitol Records single "Rock Me Gently", with "Rock Me Gently Part II" on the flipside, is still #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart.

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - Capitol Records releases Mel McDaniel's second single "I Thank God She Isn't Mine" with "I'll Keep On Lovin' You" on the flipside.

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - Capitol Records group Wings raises $50,000 when it plays a benefit concert for the restoration of water-damaged art treasures in St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy.

1982 - The Steve Miller Band's Capitol Records single "Abracadabra" is still #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart and the band (Steve Miller on keyboards, guitar, and vocals, Byron Allred on keyboards, Norton Buffalo on harmonica and vocals, John Massaro also on guitar, Kenny Lee Lewis on electric bass, Gerald Johnson on bass, and Gary Mallaber on drums) performs the titles "Gangster Of Love", "Rock 'N Me", "Living In The U.S.A.", "Fly Like An Eagle", "Jungle Love", "The Joker", "Mercury Blues", "Take The Money And Run", "Abracadabra", and "Buffalo's Serenade" at a concert at Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan that was recorded by Capitol Records. After Capitol registers the masters on February 2, 1983, it will issue all the titles except "Buffalo's Serenade" on the group's album "Steve Miller Live!" (ST-12263) and will issue "Living In The U.S.A." and "Buffalo's Serenade" together as a single (Capitol 5223).

1997 - Capitol Records releases Everclear's album "So Much For The Afterglow".

25 Years Ago Today In 2001 - Capitol Records releases Dave Koz & Friends' album "A Smooth Jazz Christmas".

2002 - Capitol Records releases a 24 bit digitally remastered CD of Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band's "Stanger In Town" album.

2002 - Masanori Sasaji & L. A. Allstars start the first of two straight days of recording sessions for their album "Afro Blue" in front of a live audience, using the combined space of Studio A and B at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California by opening the retractable walls.

2005 - Keith Urban's Capitol Records Nashville album "Golden Road" is certified triple platinum by the R.I.A.A.

2007 - Capitol Records releases Hurt's album "Vol. II".

15 Years Ago Today In 2011 - It's a Sunday and Paul Kirby, the lead singer, guitarist, and harmonica player in the Capitol Records group Walk The West and son of Capitol Records session guitarist Dave Kirby, dies of cardiac arrest at his Middle Tennessee home at age 48.

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1957 - Roulette release Frankie Lymon's first solo single, "My Girl". Roulette's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company, Universal Music Group.

1963 - The Jazz Crusaders (Wayne Henderson on trombone, Wilton Felder on tenor saxophone, Joe Sample on piano, Bobby Haynes on bass, and Stix Hooper on drums) record the tracks "Mr. Sandman", "Some Samba", and with Joe Sample on electric piano, "Stix March" for their Pacific Jazz album "Heat Wave" at the Pacific Jazz Studios in Los Angeles, California with producer and recording engineer Richard Bock on to four track masters. Pacific Jazz's library is currently owned by Capitol Records and re-issued by Blue Note Records.

1965 - ABC-TV debuts the King Features Syndicate cartoon series "The Beatles".

1969 - With its final acquisition of Northern Songs and Lenmac Enterprises Ltd., which is started on May 5, 1969, Associated Television (ATV) gains control of almost all of the Lennon-McCartney song catalog.

1977 - Kenny Rogers' United Artists single "Daytime Friends", with "We Don't Make Love Anymore" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts. United Artists' catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company, Universal Music Group.

1990 - Dave Grohl, former drummer of the Washington, D.C. band Scream and future guitarist of the Capitol Records band Foo Fighters, joins the band Nirvana.

35 Years Ago Today In 1991 - Saffron Sahara, daughter of Simon LeBon (best known as the lead singer of the Capitol Records group Duran Duran) and his wife Yasmin Parvenah, is born.

25 Years Ago Today In 2001 - Virgin Records releases two singles, "Dig In," by Lenny Kravitz and "God Gave Me Everything" by Mick Jagger to digital retailers via Liquid Audio. They will be the first downloadable singles that The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) will agree to accept for Grammy consideration.

25 Years Ago Today In 2001 - EMI America, a division of Capitol Records, releases Poison's compilation album "Poison – Rock Champions".

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1639 - The first printing press in the English colonies in North America begins operation at The Cambridge Press in New England.

1690 - "Publick Occurrences Both Forreign And Domestick", the first newspaper published in America, is printed by Richard Pierce and edited by Benjamin Harris in Boston in the English colony of Massachusettes. Only one issue will be published before the English authorities suppress it.

1904 - My grandmother, Marie "Pama" Nielsen, was born Marie Thomsen in Sommersted, Denmark.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Mark Hamill, television, motion picture and stage actor, cartoon voice actor, and silver age comic book collector, is born Mark Richard Hamill in Oakland, California.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1913 - Herb Jeffries, a motion picture actor and a singer who recorded the album "Nat 'King' Cole Songbook" and had one session for Capitol Records on January 7, 1948, is born Umberto Alexander Valentino in Detroit, Michigan.

1923 - Fats Navarro, trumpet player, bandleader, and Capitol (as a member of Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra and The Benny Goodman Sextet) and Blue Note Records (solo and part of The Tadd Dameron Sextet) artist, is born Theodore Navarro in Key West, Florida. Dr. Stuart A. Varden has a wonderful site on the life of Fats with a pretty detailed sessionography.

1924 - Sheila MacRae, singer, motion picture and television actress (best known as the third Alice Kramden on "The Honeymooners" segment of "The Jackie Gleason Show", wife of Capitol Records artist Gordon MacRae, and a Capitol Records artist as part of a duo with her husband, is born Sheila Margaret Stephens in London, England. Gordon and Sheila were at the opening night festivities for The Capitol Tower.

90 Years Ago Today In 1936 - Jim Henson, puppeteer, television and motion picture producer, and creator of The Muppets (an adaptation of their movie "Muppets Treasure Island" was released by Angel Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records in 1996), is born James Maury Henson in Greenville, Mississippi.

85 Years Ago Today In 1941 - Linda McCartney, photographer, singer, keyboard player, first wife of Paul McCartney, member of the Capitol Records group Wings, author, animal rights protector, vegetarian food manufacturer and, posthumously, a Capitol Records solo artist, is born Linda Louise Eastman in Scarsdale, New York.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Vocalists James (Jim) Baskett, Johnny Mercer, and The Pied Pipers, with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to his Orchestra (Uan Rasey on trumpet, Ed Kusby, Elmer Smithers, Carl Loeffler, and Arthur Frantz on trombone Nicholas Dann, J.A. Krechter, George Smith, Herman Berardinelli, and Arthur Fleming on saxophones, Ray Turner on piano, Phil Stephens on bass, Ralph Hansell on percussion, Kathryn Thompson on harp, and a string section with Harry Bluestone, Ivan Eppinoff, Howard Halbert, Nicholas Pisani, Mischa Russell, Felix Slatkin, Marshall Sosson, and Olcott Vail on violin, Stanley Spiegelman and David Sterkin on viola, Cy Bernard and Fred Goerner on cello), and using a script adaptation by Alan Livingston, record the titles "Running Away, Part 2" and "Br'er Rabbit And The Tar Baby, Part 2" at Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will release both titles as part of the children's album "Tales Of Uncle Remus" (Capitol CC-40).

1947 - Pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Buddy Childers, Ray Wetzel, Al Porcino, Chico Alvarez, and Ken Hanna on trumpets, Milt Bernhart, Eddie Bert, Harry Betts, and Harry Forbes on trombones, Bart Varsalona on bass trombone, George Weidler and Frank Pappalardo on alto saxophones, Bob Cooper and Warner Weidler on tenor saxophone, Bob Gioga on baritone saxophone, Laurindo Almeida on guitar, Eddie Safranski on bass, Shelly Manne on drums, and Jack Costanzo on bongos) record the titles "Elegy For Alto", "Soothe Me" with vocals by June Christy, and "Chorale For Brass, Piano And Bongo" at Radio Recorders studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "Elegy For Alto" on Kenton's album "A Concert In Progressive Jazz" (CD-79), "Soothe Me" as a single (Capitol 15031) with "Lover" (recorded March 31, 1947) on the flipside, and "Chorale For Brass, Piano And Bongo" on Kenton's album "Stan Kenton Encores" (CC-113).

1947 - At a split session held in Los Angeles, California, first vocalist Andy Russell, with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Muchachita" and "Love For Love" then vocalist Peggy Lee, with guitarist Dave Barbour and His Orchestra (unlisted flute, rhythm, finger cymbals, and string players), records a new take of the title "Golden Earring" using an arrangement by Heinie Beau. Capitol Records will issue "Muchachita" and "Love For Love" as a single (Capitol 15006) and "Golden Earrings" as a single (Capitol 15009) with "I'll Dance At Your Wedding" (recorded September 23, 1947) on the flipside and on Lee's album "My Best To You" (CCF-204).

1948 - The King Cole Trio perform a one-nighter in Santa Barbara, California. Also, The King Cole Trio's Capitol Records children's album "King Cole For Kids" is #7 on The Billboard magazine's Best-Selling Children's Records chart and their Capitol Records single "Lillette" is #7 on the magazine's Record Possibilities - The Retailers Pick chart.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Jan Garber and His Orchestra featuring Roy Cordell and The Dinning Sisters (Ginger, Delores and Jean Dinning) on vocals, record the titles "Painting Clouds With Sunshine", "Heartbreak Hill" (with vocals by The Dinning Sisters), "We're In The Money (Gold Digger's Song)", "Chances Are" (vocals by Roy Cordell), and "Jazz Pizzicato" (vocals by Roy Cordell) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and third titles together as a single (Capitol 1852), "Heartbreak Hill" as a single (Capitol 1858) with "No! No! No! Not That!" (recorded on October 12, 1951) on the flipside, and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 1827).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Bob Crosby and His Orchestra (with Bob leading Charlie Teagarden, Zeke Zarchy, and Ray Linn on trumpet, Murray McEachern, Ted Vesely, and Elmer Schneider on trombone, Matty Matlock on clarinet and alto saxophone), Willie Schwartz on alto saxophone, Eddie Miller on tenor saxophone, John Rotella on tenor and baritone saxophone, Stan Wrightsman on piano, Nappy Lamare on guitar, Phil Stephens on bass, and Nick Fatool on drums) record the titles "I Never Was Loved By Anyone Else" and "Sans Souci" (both with vocal by Gisele MacKenzie), and "Crying Shame" (with vocals by Bob Crosby and Jeanne Gayle) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 1826) and the last track as a single (Capitol 1894) with "Savoy Blues" (recorded October 3, 1951).

1952 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Somewhere Along The Way" is #10 on The Billboard magazine's Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys chart, #12 on the magazine's Best Selling Pop Singles chart, and #20 on its Most Played Juke Box Records chart. Also, Cole's single "Because You're Mine" is #17 on the magazines Best Selling Singles chart and #29 on its Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys chart.

1952 - Vocalist Molly Bee (aka Molly Beachboard), with Van Alexander and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Honky Tonk Mountain", "Tennessee Tango", "The Kids Who Pay", and "List'nin' To The Green Grass Grow" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Honky Tonk Mountain" as a single (Capitol 2339) with "Nobody's Lonesome But Me" (recorded October 27, 1952) on the flipside, "Tennessee Tango" and "The Kids Who Pay" together as a single (Capitol 2258), and have yet to issue "List'nin' To The Green Grass Grow".

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - The Andrews Sisters (vocalists Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, and Patty Andrews) with The Robert Mitchell Boys Choir (8 unidentified children) and The Lynn Murray Orchestra (with unlisted musicians) record the as yet unissued take of the title "Hosanna, Hosanna" and the titles "A Child's Christmas Song" and "Silver Bells" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol F3583).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Nat "King" Cole on piano and vocals), with Stuff Smith on violin, John Collins on guitar, Alvino Rey on steel guitar, Charlie Harris on bass, and Lee Young on drums, records the titles "Sometimes I'm Happy", "I Know That You Know", "When I Grow Too Old To Dream", and "Two Loves Have I" at The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM. EMI and Capitol will release all the titles together for the first time on the English pressing of Cole's album "After Midnight" (EMS1103).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - At two sessions held this day in New York City, New York for Capitol Records Benny Goodman and His Orchestra record the as yet unissued titles "'Warm Up' Derivations For Clarinet And Band" and "'Rag' Derivations For Clarinet And Band" at the first session and "'Ride Out' Derivations For Clarinet And Band" and "'Contrapuntal Blue' Derivations For Clarinet And Band" at the second session.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Laurindo Almeida on guitar, with Ray Turner on piano, records Gnattali's "Concertino For Guitar And Piano, Movements 1 and 2" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will release the title on Almeida's album "Impressoes Do Brasil (Impressions Of Brazil)" (Capitol P-8381).

1957 - It's Tuesday night at 7:30 PM and Gogi Grant, dance trio The Dunhills, The Copa Girls, and The Jerry Graff Singers appear on "The Nat 'King' Cole Show" on NBC-TV. Here's a link to the script.

1957 - At two sessions held this day in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California, vocalist and guitarist Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys (Billy Armstrong, Harold Glenn Hensley, and Billy Peters on fiddles, Vic Davis on piano, Bob Bain on guitar, Floyd Lester "Bobbie" White on steel guitar, Billy Briggs Stewart on bass, and Paul McGhee on drums) record the titles "Bubbles In My Beer", "Headin' Down The Wrong Highway", "Drivin' Nails In My Coffin", and "Lawdy What A Guy" at the first session between 10:00 AM and 1:30 PM and the titles "After All The Things I've Done" and "Make Room In Your Heart (For A Memory)" at the second session between 2:30 PM and 6:00 PM. After Bob Bain records guitar overdubs on October 14, 1957, between 7:00 PM and 11:00 PM for "After All The Things I've Done", Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Thompson And His Brazos Valley Boys' album "Dance Ranch" (T 975).

1957 - Billy May conducts his own arrangements to His Orchestra (Pete Candoli, Conrad Gozzo, Vito Mangano, and Uan Rasey on trumpets, Si Zentner, Murray McEachern, Tommy Pederson, and George Roberts on trombones, Skeets Herfurt and Wilbur Schwartz on alto saxophones, Ted Nash and Fred Falensby on tenor saxophones, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Joe Mondragon on bass, and Alvin Stoller on drums) as they record the titles "Brushed Off" and "Swingin' Drums" using arrangements by May, and, with the addition of drummers Irving Cottler and Stan Levey, the title "Tri-Fi Drums" using an arrangement by Bill Holman in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 9:00 PM and 1:30 AM on September 25, 1957. After additional recording or remastering is done on September 26, 1957 for "Swingin' Drums" Capitol Records will issue "Brushed Off" and "Tri-Fi Drums" on the multi-artist compilation album "Hi-Fi Drums" (T 926) and "Swingin' Drums" on the EP "Swingin' Drums: Billy May/Earl Palmer" (EAP-1-1026).

1957 - Pianist Agi Jambor records Beethoven's "Für Elise" and "Minuet In G", Debussy's "Clair De Lune", Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata, 1st Movement", and Rachmaninoff's "Prelude In C Sharp Minor" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Jambor's album "Introduction To The Piano" (PAO-8422).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Capitol Records releases Buck Owens' single "Under The Influence Of Love" with "Bad Bad Dream" on the flipside. Other references list this single as being released on July 24, 1961. If anyone knows for sure which date is accurate, please leave a comment.

1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #10 on WCOL 1230 AM's Music Meter survey in Columbus, Ohio.

1962 - Capitol Records releases The Kingston Trio's single "One More Town" (Capitol 4842) with "She Was Too Good To Me" on the flip side. On the same day, The Kingston Trio (vocalists Nick Reynolds, Bob Shane, and John Stewart), with Dean Reilly on bass and (b) Allen Newton Fo on percussion, record the titles "My Lord What A Mornin'", "The New Frontier", "Poor Ellen Smith", "Honey, Are You Mad At Your Man?", and "Green Grasses" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM and, after a break, between 7:00 PM and 10:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles except "Green Grasses" on the group's album "New Frontier" (T/ST 1809). Bear Family Records will issue all the titles in Germany in the ten-CD box set "The Kingston Trio - The Stewart Years" (BCD 16161).

1962 - Pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Dalton Smith, Marvin Stamm, Bob Behrendt, Keith LaMotte, and Gary Slavo on trumpets, Bob Fitzpatrick, Bud Parker, Tom Ringo, and Jim Amlotte on trombones, Dave Wheeler on bass trombone and tuba, Ray Starling, Dwight Carver,Joe Burnett, and Lou Gasca on mellophones, Gabe Baltazar on alto saxophone, Don Menza and Ray Florian on tenor saxophones, Allan Beutler on baritone saxophone, Joel Kaye on bass saxophone, Bucky Calabrese on bass, Dee Barton on drums, and Steve Dweck on percussion), with vocalist Jean Turner, record the titles "Commencement" and "Quintile" at The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM. Jean Turner(vo). Capitol Records will issue "Commencement" on Kenton's album "Adventures In Time" (T/ST 1844) and rejected the take of "Quintile" recorded at this session. A new take will be recorded on September 25, 1962, and also issued on Kenton's album "Adventures In Time".

1962 - Vocalist Tommy Hunter, with unlisted others, records the titles "Penny Wishes", "The Poor Little Bullfrog", and "Jeannie's Last Kiss" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Penny Wishes" and "The Poor Little Bullfrog" together as a single (Capitol 4890) and have yet to issue "Jeannie's Last Kiss".

1962 - Vocalist and guitarist Mac Wiseman, with Cecil Brower on fiddle, Ray Edenton on guitar, Buck Trent on banjo, Joe Zinkan on bass, Murrey M. "Buddy" Harman Jr. on drums, and a vocal chorus (Hoyt H. Hawkins, Neal Matthews Jr., Hugh Gordon Stoker, Raymond C. Walker, and Millie Kirkham), records the titles "'Tis Sweet To Be Remembered" with the addition of Mother Maybelle Carter and Hugh Gordon Stoker on harmony vocals, "Wild Fire", and "I Like Good Bluegrass Music" at Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "'Tis Sweet to Be Remembered" as a single (Capitol 5116) with "The Scene Of The Crime" (recorded April 12, 1953) on the flipside and "Wild Fire" and "I Like Good Bluegrass Music" together as a single (Capitol 4899).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Billboard magazine, in an article with today's street date, reports that The Beatles' Capitol Records single "Paperback Writer", with "Eleanor Rigby" on the flipside, has sold 1.2 million copies in just 4 weeks and has become the band's 21st gold single, setting a record for the most gold records earned by any act in R.I.A.A. history to that date.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Knack records the titles "I'm Aware", "No Show Today", and "Merry-Go-Round" in Los Angeles, California.

1968 - The Beatles' Apple Records single "Hey Jude", distributed by Capitol Records in the United States, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1969 - Before it's release, Capitol Records sends out new artwork to manufactures for the back cover of The Beatles' album "Abbey Road" which adds the song "Her Majesty" after "The End" in the track listing after many covers had been printed (and used) without listing the song. Both versions are shipped, with the revised version being rarer.

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Helen Reddy records the title "I Think It's Going To Rain Today" in Los Angles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Reddy's album "No Sad Song" (Capitol ST-857).

1973 - Capitol Records releases Tennessee Ernie Ford's album "Ernie Ford Sings About Jesus" (Capitol Capitol ST-11232).

1973 - Vocalist Al Martino, with unlisted musicans using arrangements by Ernie Freeman, records the titles "Mary Go Lightly" and "She" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 3763), "Mary Go Lightly" also as a single (Capitol 3771) with "Daddy Let's Play" (recorded September 5, 1973) on the flipside, as a single (Capitol 3987) with "To The Door Of The Sun (Alle Porte Del Sole)" (recorded on October 22, 1974), and on Martino's album "To The Door Of The Sun" (ST-11366) and will issue "She" also as a single (Capitol 3910) but released it as by Pat La Rocca with La Rocca's title "Then Came You" on the flipside.

1976 - The Pousette-Dart Band records the titles "May You Dance" and "Listen To The Spirit" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the band's album "Amnesia" (Capitol SW-11608).

1977 - Tavares (lineup unlisted) record the title "Timber" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 4583) with "Feel So Good" (recorded September 29, 1977) on the flipside and on the group's album "Future Sound" (SW-11719).

1982 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, T-Connection (lineup unlisted) record the titles "I've Got News For You" at the first session and "Tonight's The Night" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "I've Got News For You" as a single (Capitol 5230) with "Love Odyssey (Love Shines Forever)" (recorded September 30, 1982) on the flipside, "Tonight's The Night" as a single (Capitol 5205) with "Superstar" (recorded September 27, 1982) on the flipside, and both titles on the group's album "The Game Of Life" (ST-12264).

1990 - Capitol Records releases Megadeth's album "Rust In Peace".

35 Years Ago Today In 1991 - Liberty/SBK Records, a division of Capitol Records, releases Billy Dean's album "Billy Dean". It will go on to be certified Gold by the R.I.A.A. and have 2 singles that peaked at #4 on the U.S. Country charts in 1991, "You Don't Count the Cost" and "Only the Wind", and two that charted in 1992,  "Billy the Kid" which peaked also at #4, and "If There Hadn't Been You" which peaked at #3.

35 Years Ago Today In 1991 - Capitol Records releases Barbara Mandrell's last studio album for the label "Key's In The Mailbox".

35 Years Ago Today In 1991 - Theodor Seuss Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss), cartoonist and writer, whose children's stories "Gerald McBoing. Boing" and "Gossamer Wump" were released as double-sided singles with original artwork paper sleeves by Capitol Records, dies at age 87 in La Jolla, California following several years of illness.

1998 - Capitol Records releases Less Than Jake's album "Hello Rockview".

2002 - Tuckertime Records releases Tanya Tucker's album "Tanya" with distribution by Capitol Records Nashville.

2002 - Capitol Records releases the compilation album "Judy Garland: The Capitol Years 1955-1965" on CD.

2002 - Capitol Records Nashville releases John Berry's compilation album "Certified Hits".

2003 - Matthew Jay, Capitol Records artist, dies at age 24 after falling seven stories from his apartment in Nottingham, England.

2007 - Rob Sweitzer and Mark Padgett of the Capitol Records group Mae quit the band. They would return in 2010 and resumed playing with the band on June 19, 2010, when Mae played a show in Singapore.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1915 - Mary Jane Gumm (aka Janie, aka Susie or Suzy), a member of the singing group The Gumm Sisters, sister of future Capitol Records artist Judy Garland and aunt to future Capitol Records artist Liza Minnelli, is born. If anyone knows where (possibly Grand Rapids, Minnesota), please leave a comment.

1942 - Gerry Marsden, the lead singer with the Parlophone Records group Gerry and The Pacemakers (the second group managed by The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein), is born in (Toxteth) Liverpool, England. Parlophone is distributed by Capitol Music Group's parent company EMI Music Group in the United Kingdom.

1955 - Fats Domino's Imperial Records single "Ain't That A Shame" is #1 on Billboard's Best Selling Singles chart.

1955 - "The Ford Star Jubilee" 90-minute variety show premieres on CBS-TV with Judy Garland, on her first television special, re-creating much of her popular stage show. Two days later, on September 26, 1955, Capitol Records releases Garland's album "Miss Show Business" which contains studio versions of many of the songs she performed on the special.

1962 - Vocalist Dodo Greene, with Ike Quebec and Eddie Chamblee on tenor saxophone, Edwin Swanston on organ, Grant Green on guitar, Wendell Marshall on bass, Jual Curtis on drums, and Dionne Warwick and an unlisted player on tambourines, records the titles "You Don't Know Me", "Nothing Like True Love", "Jazz In My Soul", "Not One Tear", "I Hear", and "Time After Time" in recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue "You Don't Know Me", "Not One Tear", "I Hear" and "Time After Time" as part of its Connoisseur Series on the CD "Dodo Greene - My Hour Of Need" (8-52442-2) and rejected "Nothing Like True Love" and "Jazz In My Soul".

1963 - The Jazz Crusaders (Wayne Henderson on trombone, Wilton Felder on tenor saxophone, Joe Sample on piano, Bobby Haynes on bass, and Stix Hooper on drums) record the tracks "On Broadway Pacific", "Free Sample", "Sassy", "You Are Sometimes Only Rain", and "Moon River" for their Pacific Jazz album "Heat Wave" at the Pacific Jazz Studios in Los Angeles, California with producer and recording engineer Richard Bock on to four track masters. Pacific Jazz's library is currently owned by Capitol Records and re-issued by Blue Note Records.

1964 - "The Munsters" premieres on CBS-TV. Tower Records (a subsidiary of Capitol Records) group The Standells will make a guest appearance on an episode performing two songs.

1977 - "The Love Boat" premieres on ABC-TV starring Gavin MacLeod, stepfather of Capitol Records' one-time VP of Creative Services Tommy Steele. Not knowing this the first time it happened while I was working freelance in-house at Capitol, I was wondering why Captain Stubing was sitting on the couch in Tommy's office.

1987 - Pianist Michel Petrucciani, with Gary Peacock on bass and Roy Haynes on drums, records the titles "She Did It Again", "One For Us" with the addition of John Abercrombie on guitar, "One For Us", "Sahara", "13th", and "Mr. K.J." at Clinton Studios in New York City, New York. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on Peturcciani's album "Michel Plays Petrucciani" (B1-48679).

1988 - Bobby McFerrin's EMI Manhattan single "Don't Worry Be Happy", the first a cappella record to top Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart, is still #1