JANUARY 16, 2025

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1942 - Bill Francis, keyboardist with the Capitol Records group Dr. Hook, is born William Francis in Mobile, Alabama.

1946 - Ronnie Milsap, singer and Liberty (1993) and Capitol Records artist (1996), is born Ronnie Lee Milsap in Robbinsville, North Carolina.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

 80 Years Ago Today In 1945 - Pianist and bandleader Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (John Carroll, Buddy Childers, Karl George, Gene Roland, and Mel Green on trumpets, Harry Forbes, Freddie Zito, and Milt Kabak on trombones, Bart Varsalona on bass trombone, Bob Lively and Boots Mussulli on alto saxophones, Dave Madden and Stan Getz on tenor saxophones, Bob Gioga on baritone saxophone, Bob Ahern on guitar, Bob Kesterson on bass, Jim Falzone on drums) record the titles "Ooh, What I Dreamed About You" (arranged by Stan Kenton) with vocals by Gene Howard, "I Want A Grown Up Man" (arranged by Gene Rowland) with vocals by Anita O'Day, "Travelin' Man" (arranged by Roland) with vocals by Anita O'Day, and the instrumental "Around Town" (arranged by Kenton) at C.P. MacGregor's studios at 729 South Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "Travelin' Man" on the multi-artist album "Jazz Classics - Collector's Items" (AD-62). Mosaic Records will issue all the titles in the box set "The Complete Capitol Studio Recordings of Stan Kenton" (MQ12-163 on 12" vinyl and MD7-163 on CD).

1947 - Cliffie Stone's Band (Clifford Snyder and unlisted musicians) records "Special Instructions For Square Dancing" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Cliffie Stone's album "Cliffie Stone Square Dances" (BD-44).

1947 - Vocalist Tex Ritter, with an unidentified orchestra, records the titles "My Heart's As Cold As An Empty Jug", "I Cannot Tell A Lie", "Double Dealin' Darlin'", and "Toodle-Loo My Darlin'" at (listed as possibly) Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "My Heart's As Cold As An Empty Jug" as a single (Capitol 15119) with "Rock And Rye" (recorded December 30, 1957) on the flipside, "Double Dealin' Darlin" as a single (Capitol 15309) with "It's Never Too Late" (recorded September 25, 1944) on the flipside, and "Toodle-Loo My Darlin'" as a single (Capitol 40020) with "Teach Me To Forget" (recorded July 31, 1946) on the flipside. Bear Family Records will issue all the titles in the 4-CD box set "Tex Ritter - Blood On The Saddle" (BCD 16260).

1948 - It's a Friday and The King Cole Trio, along with Noble Sissle's band, opens a week of shows at The Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York which draws standing room only crowds. The Trio close the show (because no one wanted to try and follow them) and perform such favorites as "Baby Likes To Rebop", "Save The Bones For Henry Jones", "Those Things Money Can't Buy", and "All I've Got Is Me". Also, The King Cole Trio's Capitol Records album "King Cole Trio, Volume III" is #4 on The Billboard magazine's Best-Selling Popular Record Albums chart.

1948 - Nellie Lutcher and Her Rhythm start seven straight days of shows at The Café Tia Juana in Cleveland, Ohio.

1948 - Peggy Lee's Capitol Records single "Mañana", with "All Dressed Up With A Broken Heart" on the flipside, enters The Billboard magazine's Most-Played On The Air chart at #11.

1949 - Soprano, alto, and tenor saxophonist and bandleader Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra (Dave Burns, Tony DiNardi, Johnny Howell, Doc Severinsen, and Lamar Wright Jr. on trumpets, Dick Kenney, Obie Massingill, and Kenny Martlock on trombones, Vinnie Dean and Art Raboy on alto saxophone, Kurt Bloom and Dave Matthews on tenor saxophone, Danny Bank on baritone saxophone, Claude Williamson on piano, Eddie Safranski on bass, Cliff Leeman on drums, Diego Iborra on bongos, and Carlos Vidal on congas) record the titles "Eugipelliv" and "Lonely Street" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Barnet's album "Classics In Jazz - Charlie Barnet" (T 624).

1951 - The Hollywood String Quartet (lead by Felix Slatkin on violin, Paul Shure also on violin, Paul Robyn on viola, and Eleanor Aller and Kurt Reher on cellos) records Shubert's "Quintet In C Major, Opus 163, 2nd Movement" in three parts at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the parts on the quartet's album "SCHUBERT - Quintet in C Major, Op.163" (P-8133).

1951 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California for The Capitol Records Transcription Service, Ernie Felice, with unlisted others records 5 unlisted titles at each session. No issuing information is listed.

1952 - During two sessions held this day at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California between 10:00 PM and 11:30 PM, vocalist Tex Ritter, with Les Baxter's Chorus and Orchestra (Jules Kinsler on flute, Buddy Cole on piano, Artie Shapiro on bass, Milt Holland on drums, Kathryn Thompson on harp, Henry Hill, Dan Lube, Lou Raderman, Mischa Russell, Eudice Shapiro, Felix Slatkin, and Marshall Sosson on violins, Paul Robyn on viola, Eleanor Aller Slatkin on cello, and an unlisted vocal chorus led by Baxter) records the titles "As Long As The River Flows On" and "When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again" at the first session then Les Baxter's Chorus and Orchestra (probably the same lineup as above) records "Blue Tango" and "Please Mr. Sun". Capitol Records will issue both of Ritter's titles together as a single (Capitol 1977) and both of Baxter's titles together as a single (Capitol 1966).

1952 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, pianist Leonard Pennario records, from Ravel's "Miroirs" (Suite For Piano), "Noctuelles (Night Moths)", "Oiseaux Tristes (Sorrowful Birds", and "La Vallée Des Cloches (Valley Of The Bells)" then, from Ravel's "Gaspard De La Nuit", "Le Gibet (The Scaffold)" then, from "Miroirs" (Suite for piano), "Une Barque Sur L'Ocean (A Boat On The Ocean)" at the first session and Ravel's "Alborada Del Graciose (The Jester Greets The Dawn)" then, from "Gaspard De La Nuit", "Odine", and a remake of "Une Barque Sur L'Ocean (A Boat On The Ocean)" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except the first take of "Une Barque Sur L'Ocean", on Pennario's album "RAVEL - Gaspard De La Nuit/Miroirs (Suite For Piano)" (P-8152).

1953 - Vocalist and guitarist Tex Ritter, with Margie Ann "Fiddlin' Kate" Warren on fiddle, Billy Liebert on accordion, Merle Travis and Jimmie Widener also on guitar, Robert Meadows on steel guitar, Henry Morton on bass, and Roy Harte on drums, recorded the titles "My Woman Ain't Pretty", "Buffalo Dream" in Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California between 7:30 PM and 11:30 PM and from 11: 30 PM to 12:00 AM on January 17, 1953. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 2368).

1956 - June Christy (on vocals), with Pete Rugolo directing his own arrangements to the orchestra (John Graas on french horn, Bud Shank on flute and alto saxophone, Bob Cooper on tenor saxophone on oboe, Bernie Mattinson on vibraphone, bells, and percussion, Ann Mason Stockton on harp, Howard Roberts on guitar, Joe Mondragon on bass, Shelly Manne on drums, and a string section with Dan Lube, Erno Neufeld, and Nick Pisani on violin, David Sterkin on viola, and Edgar Lustgarten on cello), records the titles "That's All", "'Round Midnight", "The Wind", and "Day Dream" at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California between 8:00 PM and 12:00 AM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Christy's album "The Misty Miss Christy" (T 725).

1956 - Frank Sinatra (on vocals), with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Harry Edison, Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, and Mickey Mangano on trumpet, Milt Bernhart and Jimmy Priddy on trombones, Juan Tizol on valve trombone, George Roberts on bass trombone, Harry Klee and Willie Schwartz on alto saxophone and clarinet, Justin Gordon and James Williamson on tenor saxophones, Mort Friedman on baritone saxophone, Bill Miller on piano, George Van Eps on guitar, Joe Comfort on bass, Irv Cottler on drums, Frank Flynn on percussion, Kathryn Julye on harp, and a string section with Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Harold Dicterow, David Frisina, Henry Hill, Paul Nero, Mischa Russell, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin, and Marshall Sosson on violin, Alvin Dinkin, Maxine Johnson, and Milton Thomas on viola, and Cy Bernard, Ennio Bolognini, and Eleanor Slatkin on cello), records, "Makin' Whoopee", "Old Devil Moon", "Anything Goes", "Too Marvelous For Words", and "We'll Be Together Again" at radio station KHJ's studios (now the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science's Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study and the Academy Film Archive) at 1313 North Vine Street, Hollywood, California between 8:00 PM and 12:00 AM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Sinatra's album "Songs For Swingin' Lovers" (W 653). This would mark the last time that Frank Sinatra would record in the KHJ studios.

1957 - Trumpet player and bandleader Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (Art De Pew, Jack Laubach, and Jack Holman also on trumpets, Jimmy Henderson, Lew McCreary, Jimmy Priddy on trombones, Med Flory, and Gene Merlino on alto saxophone, Bob Enevoldsen and Jeff Massingill on tenor saxophones, Leo Anthony on baritone saxophone, Geoff Clarkson on piano, Laurindo Almeida and Al Viola on guitars, Don Simpson on bass, and Bill Richmond on drums) using arrangements by Don Simpson, record the titles "Calypso Dance" and "Plymouth Rock" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol F3645).

1957 - Vocal group The Five Keys (Ripley Ingram on tenor vocals, Rudy West on lead tenor vocals, Maryland Pierce and Ramon Loper on baritone vocals, and Bernie West on bass vocals), with Van Alexander and his Orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Who Do You Know In Heaven (That Made You The Angel You Are)", "It's A Groove", and "Tiger Lily" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and last titles on the group's album "The Five Keys On Stage!" (T 828) and "It's A Groove" as a single (Capitol F3710) with "Four Walls" (recorded January 21, 1957) on the flipside.

1957 - Pianist Marian McPartland, with Max Cohn and Arnold Eidus on violins, Isadore Zir on viola, George Ricci on cello, Margaret Ross on harp, William Britto on bass, and Jimmy Campbell on drums, records the titles "After All", "Love Walked In", and "This Is New" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on McPartland's album "With You In Mind" (T 895). None of the titles appear by themselves on YouTube but below is a video of audio taken from a Capitol promotional album where Marian introduces "Love Walked In".

1958 - Vocalist Faron Young, with (listed as possibly) Merrill Moore on piano, Buck Owens on guitar, and The Jack Halloran Singers (lineup unlisted), recorded the titles "Thank You For A Lovely Evening", "Everything I Have Is Yours", "The Nearness Of You", and "Sweet And Lovely" in Studio A of The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Faron's album "The Object Of My Affection" (EAP-1-1004 and EAP-3-1004 on 7" and T 1004 on 12").

1958 - Vocal group The Andrews Sisters (Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, and Patty Andrews) with arranger Billy May conducting His Orchestra (Mannie Klein on trumpet, Simon "Si" Zentner, Murray McEachern, and William Schaefer on trombones, Wilbur Schwartz, Buddy Collette, and Bob Lawson on saxophones, Ray Sherman on piano, Bobby Gibbons on guitar, Phil Stephens on bass and tuba, Alvin Stoller and Larry Bunker on drums) records the titles "Me Too", "Show Me The Way To Go Home", "Barney Google", and "Collegiate" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 10:00 AM and 1:00 AM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the sister's album "The Andrews Sisters Sing The Dancing '20s" (T 973).

1958 - The Four Freshmen (Bob Flanigan on lead vocals, bass, and trombone, Don Barbour on vocals and guitar, Ross Barbour on vocals and drums, and Ken Albers on vocals, trumpet, mellophone, and bass), using vocal arrangements by Nelson Riddle, records the title "Indian Summer" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's album "The Four Freshmen In Person" (EAP-1-1008 on 7" EP and T/ST 1008 on 12" LP).

1958 Capitol Records purchases The Hollidays (vocalists Phil Ashby, Charles De Lette, Norman Brooks, Edward Saunders, and Joseph Thornton II) titles "The Wonder Of Love" and "I'm Not Ashamed" from Encino Records and will have subsidiary Prep Records issue both titles together as a single (Prep F136).

1958 - Capitol Records purchases the masters for vocalist Ed Townsend's titles "Over And Over Again" and "For Your Love", both with Gerald Wilson and His Orchestra, from Encino Records and will issue then together as a single (Capitol F3926).

1958, Arranger Johnny Ricards conducts His Orchestra (Al Stewart, Doug Mettome, Burt Collins, Jerry Kail, and Paul Cohen on trumpets, Frank Rehak, Jim Dahl, Jimmy Cleveland, and Eddie Bert on trombone, Al Antonucci on French horn, Jay McAllister on tuba, Gene Quill on alto saxophone, Frank Socolow on tenor saxophone, Billy Slapin on baritone saxophone and piccolo, Shelly Gold on baritone saxophone, Hank Jones on piano, Whitey Mitchell on bass, Maurice Marks on drums, and Joe Venuto on percussion) as they record the titles "How Are Things In Glocca Morra?", "Je Vous Adore", "This Time", and "No Moon At All" in New York City, New York. All takes from this session were rejected and will be re-recorded at later sessions.

1961 - Buck Owens (on vocals and guitar) and Rose Maddox (on vocals), with George French Jr. on piano, Donald Eugene Ulrich aka Don Rich on guitar and fiddle, Ralph Eugene Mooney on steel guitar, Allen J. Williams on bass, and Marion Z. "Pee Wee" Adams on drums, record the titles "Loose Talk", "Mental Cruelty" and as yet unissued takes of the titles "Under The Influence Of Love" and "Talk Of The Town" at the Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 4550).

1963 - Vocal group The Kingston Trio (Nick Reynolds, Bob Shane, and John Stewart), with Glen Campbell on guitar and Dean Reilly on bass, record background titles for the title "Run The Ridges", then the vocal title for the same title, then the band title for the title "Try To Remember" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM and between 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue "Run The Ridges" on the trio's album "The Kingston Trio #16" (T/ST 1871) and will record a new take of "Try To Remember" on January 28, 1963.

1963 - Freddy Martin conducts His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record a new take of the title "Sophisticated Lady" and the titles "Carrot Top" and "Pokie (Kid Stuff)" using arrangments by Jimmie Haskell, and the titles "Tonight We Love" and "It's Time For Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Sophisticated Lady" on Martin's album "In A Sentimental Mood" (T/ST 1889), "Carrot Top" and "It's Time For Love" together as a single (Capitol 4936), has yet to issue "Pokie (Kid Stuff)", and Showcase Records will issue "Tonight We Love" on the multi-artist three-disc album "Those Swingin' Days Of The Big Bands!" (SH-4405).

1963 - The Gateway Trio (lineup unlisted), with unlisted others, records the titles "red, Red Rosey Bush", "Freedom Bus Leave The Driving To Us", and "Night Herding Son" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles.

1967 - Chris And Craig (vocalist Chris Ducey and Craig Smith), with unlisted others, record the as of yet unissued titles "Wings" and "Century Of Distance" for Capitol Records in Los Angeles, California.

1968 - Vocal group The Lettermen (Jim Pike, Tony Butala, and Bob Engemann), using arrangements by Perry Botkin, Jr. and Dick Hazard, record the titles "By The Time I Get To Phoenix", "The Way Of The Loved", and "The End Of The World" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records has yet to issue the take of "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" recorded at this session and "The Way Of Love" and, after overdubs are recorded on February 2, 1968, "The End Of The World" on the trio's album "Goin' Out Of My Head" (ST 2865).

1968 - Hears And Flowers (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Ode To A Tin Angel" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 2167) and on the group's album "Of Horses, Kids & Forgotten Women" (ST 2868).

1973 - Vocalist Merle Haggard and The Strangers (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)", "If We Make It Through December", and "I'll Break Out Tonight" in Nashville, Tennessee Capitol Records will issue "Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)" on Merle Haggard And The Strangers' album "I Love Dixie Blues" (ST-11149) and, after overdubs are recorded for "If We Make It Through December" on August 10, 1973, the final mix of that title and "I'll Break Out Tonight" on Haggard's album "If We Make It Through December" (ST-11276).

50 Years Ago Today In 1975 - Paul McCartney and Wings arrive in New Orleans to begin sessions on their Capitol Records album "Venus and Mars" at Allen Toussaint's Sea Saint studios

1976 - Final overdubs are recorded for Natalie Cole's titles "Can We Get Together Again?", "No Plans For The Future", "Mr. Melody", "Hard To Get Along (Without You)", "Good Morning Heartache", "Keep Smiling", "Touch Me", "Not Like Mine", "Sophisticated Lady (She's A Different Lady)", and "Heaven Is With Me" at an unlisted location. Capitol Records will issue the final versions of all titles on Cole's album "Natalie" (ST-11517).

1978 - Vocalist Helen Reddy, with unlisted others, records the titles "I'd Rather Be Alone" and "Rhythm Rhapsody" at Larrabee Studios in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "I'd Rather Be Alone" as a single (Capitol 4555) and on Reddy's album "We'll Sing In The Sunshine" (SW-11759) and has yet to issue "Rhythm Rhapsody".

1978 - The Sylvers (lineup unlisted) record the titles "That's Why I'm Lovin' You", "Forever Yours", and "Come Dance With Me" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. No issuing information is listed.

45 Years Ago Today In 1980 - Kenny Rogers' Capitol Records album "Kenny" is certified Gold and Platinum by the R.I.A.A.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1937 - Bob Bogle, bass guitarist and lead guitarist with the Dolton Records (a subsidiary of Liberty Records, whose catalog is currently owned by Capitol Records' parent company EMI Music) group The Ventures, is born Robert Lenard Bogle at his family's home near Wagoner, Oklahoma.

1938 - Future Capitol Records artist Benny Goodman, his orchestra, and his quartet, with future Capitol Records artist Martha Tilton supplying vocals, play Carnegie Hall for the first time at the venue's first Jazz and Swing concert. The performance is broadcasted by CBS Radio, transcribed, and later released on album and CD by Columbia Records. Anyone for a 12 plus minute version of "Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing")? Wow! It's my favorite Big Band title.

1957 - The Cavern Club opens under Matthew Street in Liverpool, England.

1972 - Ross Bagdasarian (aka David Seville), actor, songwriter, singer, record producer, creator (and voices) of the Liberty Records group The Chipmunks, dies at age 52 of a heart attack in Beverly Hills, California and is later cremated at the Chapel of the Pines Crematory in Los Angeles, California.

1976 - The television variety show "Donny and Marie", starring future Capitol Records artists (as solo performers) Donny and Marie Osmond, debuts on ABC-TV

45 Years Ago Today In 1980 - Paul McCartney is jailed in Tokyo, Japan, for possession of a half-pound of marijuana found in his luggage. He will spend ten days in jail before being thrown out of the country by the Japanese authorities, forcing the cancellation of his Japanese tour.

1988 - George Harrison's Dark Horse Records single "Got My Mind Set On You", with "Lay His Head" on the flipside and distributed by Warner Bros. Records in the United States, hits #1 on Billboard's Top 100 Singles chart setting a record for longest span between #1s (23 years and 11 months after The Beatles' "I Want To Hold Your Hand" hit #1 in February 1964). Harrison's record will be broken the same year by Capitol Records artists The Beach Boys when their Elektra Records single "Kokomo" (from the soundtrack to the motion picture "Cocktail"), with Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" on the flipside, hits #1 on November 5, 1988 (24 years and 6 months after their Capitol Records single "I Get Around" hit #1 in May 1964).

1996 - Former Capitol Records artist Wayne Newton performs his 25,000th show in Las Vegas

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1884 - Irving Mills, agent and music publisher (including "Straighten Up And Fly Right"), is born in New York City, New York

1909 - Ethel Merman, Broadway, motion picture, and television actress and singer, is born Ethel Agnes Zimmerman in Astoria, New York

1921 - Charlie Chaplin's motion picture "The Kid", co-starring Jackie Coogan (later known for his role of Uncle Fester on the ABC-TV series "The Addams Family"), opens.

JANUARY 15, 2025

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

105 Years Ago Today In 1920 - Yvonne King, a singer and member of the Capitol Records group The King Sisters, is born Cornelia Yvonne Driggs in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah.

1937 - Margaret O'Brien, motion picture, radio and television actress, and Capitol Records artist (1944-1948), is born Angela Maxine O'Brien in San Diego, California.

1951 - Martha Davis, singer, songwriter, and member of the Capitol Records band The Motels, is born in Berkeley, California.

1959 - Pete Trewavas, bass player, backing vocalist, and member of the Capitol Records group Marillion, is born in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1946 - Wesley Tuttle (on vocals and guitar) and His Texas Stars (Margie Ann "Fiddlin' Kate" De Vere and Charles Linville on fiddle, Paul Sells on accordion, Jack Rivers Lewis and Don Weston on guitar, Phil Marx Jr. on steel guitar, Allen Williams on bass, and Robert "Bob" Conzelman on drums) record the titles "The End Of The World", "You Two-Timed Me One Time Too Often", "There's A New Moon Over My Shoulder", "Nobody's Darlin' But Mine", "Born To Lose", "We Live In Two Different Worlds Now", "That Pioneer Mother Of Mine", "No Letter Today", "Christmas Carols By The Old Corral", "Pins And Needles In My Heart", and "Home In San Antone" for The Capitol Records Transcription Service at Radio Recorders' studios in Hollywood, California. Bear Family Records will issue all the titles in Tuttles' 4 CD box set "Detour" (BCD 16416) in Germany.

1947 - Andy Russell (on vocals), with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "My Best To You" and "Anniversary Song" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 368).

1948 - Jack Guthrie (born Leon Jerry Guthrie), singer, songwriter, cousin of Woody Guthrie, and a Capitol Records artist (1945-1948), dies of tuberculosis at Livermore Veterans Tubercular Hospital near Sacramento, California at age 32 and is later buried in Sacramento's Memorial Cemetery.

1948 - Tex Ritter (on vocals, guitar, and skybird effects) records the titles "Skybird, Part 1", "Skybird, Part 2", "Skybird, Part 3", "Skybird, Part 4", and the (as of 2005) unissued title "Skybird, Part 4B" at the Capitol Lounge in Los Angeles, California. Bear Family Records will issue the first four titles in Ritter's CD box set "High Noon" (BCD 16356) in Germany.

1949 - Gordon MacRae & Jo Stafford's Capitol Records single "My Darling, My Darling", with "Girls Were Made To Take Care Of Boys" on the flipside, hits #1 on the U.S. Pop singles charts.

1951 - The Hollywood String Quartet (Felix Slatkin leading and on violin, Paul Shure on violin, Paul Robyn on viola, Eleanor Aller on cello), with Kurt Reher (on additional cello), record Schubert's "Quintet In C Major, Opus 163: First Movement, Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the quartet's album "SCHUBERT - Quintet In C Major, Opus 163" (P-8133).

1952 - Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan (on vocals and guitar, with William Harris on piano, Maurice Cameron Hill and Jimmie Widener on guitar, Leodie Jackson on steel guitar, and Jimmy Wyble on bass) records the titles "Got My Heart Set On You", "Trade Winds Now Die", "There's A Blue Sky Way Out Yonder", and "Stingy" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and third titles together as a single (Capitol 2006) and the second and last titles together as a single (Capitol 1970).

1952 - Kay Starr (on vocals) and The Lancers (a vocal group with an unlisted lineup), with Harold Mooney and His Orchestra (lineup also unlisted), records the titles "I Wanna Love You", "I Waited A Little Too Long", the (as of 2005) unissued title "If You Don't Hug 'Er By Nine O'Clock", the title "More I Cannot Wish You", and a rejected take of the title "I'll Always Be In Love With You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first title as a single (Capitol 1964) with "Wheel Of Fortune" on the flipside and the second title as a single (Capitol 2062) with "(Ho Ho Ha Ha) Me Too" on the flipside.

1952 - During three sessions held this day in New York City, New York, Jane Froman, Dick Beavers, Pat Northrup, Elaine Stritch, Helen Gallagher, and Lewis Bolyard, with unlisted members of the Broadway cast of "Pal Joey" and with Max Meth directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted) using music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, record the titles "What Is A Man" (vocals by Jane Froman), "Happy Hunting Horn" (vocals by Dick Beavers), "Bewitched" (vocals by Jane Froman), "Pal Joey" (vocals by Dick Beavers), and "Finale" at the first session, the titles "I Could Write A Book" (vocals by Dick Beavers and Pat Northrop), "Zip" (vocals by Elaine Stritch), "In Our Little Den" (vocals by Jane Froman and Dick Beavers), "Do It The Hard Way" (vocals by Dick Beaver), "Take Him" (vocals by Pat Northrop and Jane Froman), and "Bewitched (Reprise)" (vocals by Jane Froman) at the second session, and the instrumental title "Overture" and the titles "You Mustn't Kick It Around" (vocals by Dick Beavers), "Chicago" (vocals by Helen Gallagher and a chorus of unlisted singers), "That Terrific Rainbow" (vocals by Helen Gallagher and a chorus of unlisted singers), "The Flower Garden Of My Heart" (vocals by Lewis Bolyard and Helen Gallagher), "Plant You Now, Dig You Later" (vocals by Helen Gallagher and a chorus of unlisted singers), and "Finale" (vocals by The Company) at the third session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Froman and Beavers' album "Pal Joey" (S-310).

1953 - Billy May and His Orchestra (with May directing: [listed as possibly] Jack Laubach, Tony Facciuto, Bob McKenzie, and Andy Peele on trumpet, Bob Raesinger, Dick Nash, George Kenny, and Karl DeKarske on trombone, Willie Smith and Dick Clay on alto saxophone, Len Mitchell and Charlie Deremoe on tenor saxophone, John Agee on baritone saxophone, Cliff Fishbach on piano, John Collins on guitar, Carson Smith on bass, and Larry Bunker on drums) records the (as of 2005) unissued titles "Hollywood Hop" (arrangement by Larry Cramer) and "Comin' Thru The Rye" (arrangement by Billy May, vocals by The Encores - Alicia Adams, Clark Burroughs, Jack Elliott, Bob Morse, and Randy Van Horne. Clark Burroughs and Bob Morse), and the title "From The Land Of Sky Blue Waters" (arrangement by Billy May). Capitol Records will issue the last title as a single (2474) with "Good Gravy" on the flipside.

1954 - Al "Jazzbo" Collins records the titles "Little Hood Riding Red" and "Pee Little Thrigs (Three Little Pigs)" and the (as of 2005) unissued titles "Back In The Jean Stalk", "How To Change A Diaper", "Fut Nudge Recipe", "Fricken Chickasee", "Recipe For Sop Suey", "Paul Revides Here", "Panderella And The Cince", "Sea Food Recipe", "Drayonnaise Messing", "Pie Berry Goose", and "Cham Chowder" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 2773).

1954 - During two sessions held this day at (listed as possibly) Castle Studio in Tulane Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee Roy Acuff (on vocals) and His Smoky Mountain Boys (Howard "Howdy" Forrester on fiddle, James L. "Jimmy" Riddle on harmonica, Lonnie "Pap" Wilson and Jess Esterhasy on guitar, Beecher "Bashful Brother Oswald" Kirby on Dobro resonator guitar and harmony vocals, and (listed as possibly) Joseph S. Zinkan on bass) record a new take of the title "I Closed My Heart's Door" at the first session and the titles "I'm Planting A Rose", "River Of Crystal", "Please Daddy Forgive", and "Streamline Heartbreaker" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue the new take of "I Closed My Heart's Door" as a single (Capitol 2820) with "Sunshine Special" on the flipside, the first and last title from the second session together as a single (Capitol 2901), "River Of Crystal" on Acuff's album "The Voice Of Roy Acuff" (T 2276) and "Please Daddy Forgive" on Acuff's album "The Great Roy Acuff" (T 2103).

70 Years Ago Today In 1955 - Electric Musical Industries (EMI) of Great Britain buys 70 percent of Capitol Records, and a 96.41 percent equity controlling interest, for $8,500,000 and Sir Joseph Lockwood joins Capitol Records’ Board of Directors. EMI's investment will pay off a hundredfold by 1971.

70 Years Ago Today In 1955 - Pinto Colvig (on vocals), with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) and using a script by Alan Livingston and Robert Willheim, records the titles "Bozo's Merry-Go-Round Music Ride 1, Part 1: Ciribiribin", "Bozo's Merry-Go-Round Music Ride 1, Part 2: Our Director", "Bozo's Merry-Go-Round Music Ride 2, Part 1: The Thunderer", and "Bozo's Merry-Go-Round Music Ride 2, Part 2: Artist's Life" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles on the children's album "Bozo's Merry-Go-Round Music Ride" (CAS-3173) and plans to issue the last two titles on another children's album that was assigned the number CAS-3174, but they are listed as probably not released.

70 Years Ago Today In 1955 - Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (lineups for both unlisted) record the (as of 2005) unissued title "There You Are", and the titles "Blue Mirage (Don't Go)", "Take My Love", and "Unchained Melody" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the second title as a single (Capitol 3040) with "I Ain't Mad At You" on the flipside and the third and last titles together as a single (Capitol 3055).

1957 - The Four Freshmen (vocalists Bob Flanigan, Don Barbour, Ross Barbour, Ken Albers), with Bob Enevoldsen conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Bob Cooper, Dave Pell, Nino Tempo, and Bud Shank on tenor saxophone, Geoff Clarkson on piano, Barney Kessel on guitar, Buddy Clark on bass, and Frank Carlson on drums), record the titles "What It's Gonna Be", "How Can I Begin To Tell?" and a rejected take of the title "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol F3652) and on the group's album "Freshmen Favorites Volume 2" (T 1103).

1957 - June Christy (on vocals), with Pete Rugolo conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Don Fagerquist on trumpet, Frank Rosolino on trombone, Vince De Rosa on French horn, Clarence Karella on tuba, Bud Shank on flute and alto saxophone, Bob Cooper on tenor saxophone, Dave Pell on baritone saxophone, Benny Aronov on piano, Howard Roberts on guitar, Red Mitchell on bass, Shelly Manne on drums, Larry Bunker on percussion, Nick Pisani, Mischa Russell, and Erno Neufeld on violin, David Sterkin on viola, and Edgar Lustgarten on cello) records the titles "I've Never Been In Love Before", "I Know Why (And So Do You)", "Let There Be Love", and "No More" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Christy's album "Fair And Warmer" (T 833).

1957 - Tex Ritter (on vocals), with Pete King conducting the orchestra and chorus (lineups for both unlisted), records the titles "I Leaned On A Man" and "Children And Fools" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded for "I Leaned On A Man" on January 17, 1957, Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol F3640) and on Ritter's album "Songs From The Western Screen" (T 971).

1958 - Faron Young (on vocals, with [listed as probably] Merrill Moore on piano, Buck Owens on guitar, The Jack Halloran Singers (vocal group of unlisted singers), and other unlisted musicians) records the titles "Who Wouldn't Love You", "I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me", "The Object Of My Affection" and "It All Depends On You" in Studio A at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Young's album "The Object Of My Affection" (T 1004).

1958 - Johnny Richards (directing his own arrangements) and His Orchestra (Al Stewart, Doug Mettome, Burt Collins, Jerry Kail, and John Bello on trumpet, Slide Hampton, Jim Dahl, Jimmy Cleveland, and Eddie Bert on trombone, Al Antonucci on French horn, Jay McAllister on tuba, Gene Quill on alto saxophone, Frank Socolow on tenor saxophone, Billy Slapin on baritone saxophone and piccolo, Shelly Gold on bass saxophone, Hank Jones on piano, Whitey Mitchell on bass, Maurice Marks on drums, and Joe Venuto on percussion) record rejected takes of the titles "Neolore", "Omo Ado" (with the band providing vocals) and "What Is There To Say?" in New York City, New York for Capitol Records.

1959 - Mavis Rivers (on vocals), with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "At the Eleventh Hour", "Dinner At Eight", Four A.M." and "Three Coins In The Fountain" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Rivers' album "Take A Number" (T 1210).

1959 - June Christy (on vocals), with Pete Rugolo conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Vince De Rosa and John Cave on French horns, Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, and Marty Berman on saxophones, Howard Roberts on guitar, Joe Mondragon on bass, Shelly Manne on drums, Lou Singer on percussion, Ann Mason Stockton on harp, and a string section with Lou Klass, George Kast, Nathan Ross, Israel Baker, Erno Neufeld, Ben Gill, Victor Arno, James Getzoff, and Marshall Sosson on violin, Paul Robyn, David Sterkin, and Alex Neiman on viola, and Armand Kaproff and Ray Kramer on cello), records the titles "Willow Weep For Me", "Come Rain Or Come Shine", "Lonesome Road", and the (as of 2005) unissued title "Please Be Mine (Please Be Kind)" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 3:00pm and 7:00pm. Capitol Records will issue the first three titles on Christy's album "June Christy Recalls Those Kenton Days" (T 1202).

1959 - The Four Preps (Bruce Belland on tenor vocals, Don Clarke on high tenor vocals, Glen Larson on baritone vocals, and Ed Cobb on bass vocals), with Lincoln Mayorga conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Somewhere Along The Way", "I'll Be Around", "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", and "I Get Along Without You Very Well" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Dancing And Dreaming" (T 1216).

1959 - Judy Garland (on vocals), with Gordon Jenkins conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "The Worst Kind Of Man" and "The Red Balloon" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Garland's album "The Letter" (T 1188).

1959 - Jackie Gleason and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record a new take of the title "Pink Chiffon" and the titles "Violet Mist", "Dawn Desire", "Rapture", and "Farewell Rendezvous" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Gleason's album "Jackie Gleason Presents: Aphrodisia" (W 1250).

1961 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California final overdubs are recorded for Stan Freberg's title "Betsy Ross And The Flag" at the first session and then Stan Freberg records narration vocals for parts used throughout Frebeg's album "Stan Freberg Presents The United States Of America" (W 1573) which will also include the final version of the title "Betsy Ross And The Flag".

1961 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California The Kingston Trio (Dave Guard on vocals, banjo, and guitar, Nick Reynolds on vocals and guitar, Bob Shane on vocals and guitar), with Morris "Buck" Wheat on bass, record the titles "Lemon Tree", "Wines Of Madeira", "Adieu To My Island", "You're Gonna Miss Me", and "Senora" at the first session between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM and the titles "Golden Spike", "Razors In The Air", and "It Was A Very Good Year" at the second session between 6:30 PM and 9:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue the first, fourth, and last title from the first session and the last two titles from the second session on the trio's album "Goin' Places" (T 1564) and all the titles from the first session, except "Lemon Tree", and "Golden Spike" on the group's 4 CD set "The Kingston Trio - The Capitol Years" (8-28498-2).

1963 - Freddy Martin and His Orchestra (with Martin conducting to unlisted musicians) record the titles "Medley: For Me And My Gal/Stars Fell On Alabama/Who's Sorry Now", "Medley: Moonglow/Mood Indigo/Star Dust", "Medley: When You're Smiling/I've Got The World On A String/Jealous", "Medley: Home/Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody/Lonesome And Sorry", and an (as of 2005) unissued take of the title "Sophisticated Lady" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Martin's album "In A Sentimental Mood" (T 1889).

1963 - Billy May and His Orchestra (with May conducting his own arrangements to Frank Beach, Don Fagerquist, Conrad Gozzo, Uan Rasey, and Ray Triscari on trumpet, Dave Wells(bass tp) Milt Bernhart, Ed Kusby, Tommy Shepard, and George Roberts on trombone, Paul Horn on flute and alto saxophone, Justin Gordon on tenor saxophone and piccolo, Chuck Gentry on bass, Jimmy Rowles on piano, Joe Gibbons on guitar, Max Bennett on bass, and Irv Cottler on drums) record the titles "The Preacher", "Dat Dere", "Little Suede Shoes", and "Shiny Stockings" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 8:30pm and 11:30pm. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on May's album "Bill's Bag" (T 1888).

1963 - Jay Miller records the title "It's Just A Waste Of Time", the (as of 2005) unissued title "I Need Your Love So Bad", the title "Can't You Tell Him No?" and the (as of 2005) unissued title "You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first and third titles together as a single (Capitol 4959).

1964 - Jack Teagarden (born Weldon Leo Teagarden), trombonist, bandleader, singer, radio and motion picture performer, and Capitol Records (1942, 1943, 1955-1959) and Roulette Records (1959-1961) artist, dies of bronchial pneumonia at age 58 in his room at the Prince Conti Hotel in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana after playing a gig there the night before. Teagarden is later buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, in Los Angeles, California.

1964 - Capitol Records obtains an injunction in Chicago, Illinois which prohibits Vee-Jay Records from manufacturing or distributing any further Beatles records. Vee-Jay files suit against Capitol and Swan Records, which owned the rights to "She Loves You".

1964 - During two sessions held this day in Studio A at The Capitol Tower Studios, in Hollywood, California, with producer Dave Cavanaugh and recording engineers John Kraus and Joe Polito, Blossom Dearie (on vocals and piano), with Jack Marshall conducting his own arrangements to The Capitol Orchestra (featuring Jack Sheldon on trumpet, unlisted brass players, Joe Mondragon on bass, Shelly Manne on drums, and unlisted flute and guitar players), records the titles "Love Is A Necessary Evil", "I'm In Love Again", "Something Happens To Me", and an (as of 2005) unissued take of the title "When Sonny Gets Blue" at the first session and the titles "Quiet Nights (Corcovado)" and a new take of "When Sunny Gets Blue" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except the first take of "When Sunny Gets Blue" on Dearie's only album for the label "May I Come In?" (T 2086).

1964 - Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra (Mannie Klein, Shorty Sherock, and Pete Candoli on trumpet, Ed Kusby and Lew McCreary on trombone, Joe Howard on trombone and vocals, 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), using arrangements by Van Alexander and Larry Wagner, record the titles "Never On Sunday" (in the style of Tommy Dorsey), "Misty" (in the style of Claude Thornhill), "One Note Samba" (in the style of Les Brown), and "Washington Square" (in the style of Artie Show) in Los Angeles, Calfornia. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Sounds Of The Great Bands, Volume 8: More Of Today's Best" (T 2014).

1964 - Leon McAuliffe records the titles "Star Dust", "Memphis", and "Muskrat Ramble" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on McAuliffe's album "Everybody Dance, Everybody Swing" (T 2148).

1964 - Dr. Ray LaScola records the titles "Let's Try To Stop Smoking, Part 1: Instruction" and "Let's Try To Stop Smoking, Part 2: Hypnosis" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Dr. LaScola's album "Let's Try To Stop Smoking" (T 2077).

1964 - Jackie Gleason and His Orchestra (with Gleason conducting a large string orchestra featuring Pee Wee Erwin on trumpet and Charlie Ventura on tenor saxophone and other unlisted musicians) record the titles "Fools Rush In", "Have You Heard", "Charade", and "Theme From 'The Cardinal'" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Gleason's album "Today's Romantic Hits For Lovers Only, Volume 2" (W 2056).

1964 - Sonny James (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the titles "Least Of All You", a rejected take of "Ask Marie" and the title "Baltimore" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first and last titles together as a single (Capitol 5129).

60 Years Ago Today In 1965 - The Beach Boys' finish the second of two sessions to record the stereo title "Kiss Me, Baby" at Western Studios in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final version of the title as a single (Capitol 5395) with "Help Me Rhonda" on the flipside.

60 Years Ago Today In 1965 - Jill Harris (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the (as of 2005) unissued titles "Lover Boy" and "You Got Me Waiting" for Capitol Records in New York City, New York.

1966 - The Beach Boys' Capitol Records single "Barbara Ann", with "Girl Don't Tell Me" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart at #31 and will peak at #2 for two weeks on January 29, 1966.

1968 - Final overdubs are recorded for The Stone Poneys' titles "Hobo (Morning Glory)", "Carnival Bear", "By The Fruits Of Their Labor", and "Up To My Neck In High Muddy Water" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final version of the first title as a single (Capitol 2195) with "Some Of Shelly's Blues" on the flipside, the second title and the last title together as a single (Capitol 2110), and the third title on the album "Linda Ronstadt, Stone Poneys & Friends, Volume III" (ST 2863) and both singles and the album as by Linda Ronstadt and The Stone Poneys.

1969 - Merryweather records the title "Peek-A-Boo" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. No issuing information is listed for the title so if anyone knows if it was ever issued please leave a comment.

1969 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California The Lettermen (vocalists Jim Pike, Tony Butala, and Gary Pike) record the titles "I Love How You Love Me", "The Worst That Could Happen", "I'm Gonna Make Make You Love Me", and "Wichita Lineman" at the first session and the titles "You Showed Me", "Catch The Wind", "California Dreaming", and T.K.E. Sweetheart Song (Of All The Girls That I Have Known" at the second session. After overdubs are recorded on January 28, 29, and March 13, 1969, Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except "Catch The Wind", on the group's album "I Have Dreamed" (ST-202) and will issue "Catch The Wind" as a single (Capitol 2482) with "Hurt So Bad" on the flipside and on the group's album "Traces/Memories" (ST-390).

1969 - During two sessions held this day in New York City, New York Cashman, Pistilli & West (Terry Cashman on vocals, Gene Pistilli on guitar and vocals, Tommy West on keyboards, guitar, and vocals), with Ed Freeman conducting his own arrangements, record the title "Richard And Me" at the first session and the title "Oscurita" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the group's eponymous album "Cashman, Pistilli & West" (ST-211).

1969 - Sonny James (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the titles "Mean Ole Mississippi", "She Will, I Know", and "Wake Up To Me Gentle" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on James' album "Only The Lonely" (ST-193).

1969 - Billy Jo Spears (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the titles "Keep Me From Cryin' Today" and "Mr. Walker, It's All Over" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Spear's album "Mr. Walker, It's All Over" (ST-224).

55 Years Ago Today In 1970 - The Band (Garth Hudson and Richard Manuel on keyboard and vocals, Jaime Robbie Robertson on guitar and vocals, Rick Danko on bass and vocals, and Levon Helm on drums) records the title "Get Up Jake" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will purchase the master and issue the title as a single (Capitol 3758) with "Ain't Got No Home" on the flipside.

55 Years Ago Today In 1970 - Al Martino (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the titles "Can't Help Falling In Love With You" and "You're All The Woman I Need", and "Whatever (Baby) Happened To You And I" in Studio A at United Recording in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 2746) and all the titles on Martino's album "Can't Help Fallin' In Love" (ST-405).

55 Years Ago Today In 1970 - Smokey Roberds records the titles "Don And Rosemarie" and "Irma Jackson" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 2745).

55 Years Ago Today In 1970 - The Steve Miller Band (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Willow Tree Rock", "My Babe", and "I Always Tried To Please You" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. No issuing information is listed for any of the titles so if anyone knows if any of them have ever been issued, please leave a comment.

55 Years Ago Today In 1970 - During two sessions held this day in Nashville, Tennessee Linda Ronstadt (on vocals, with [listed as probably] Elliot Mazer on keyboards and [listed as possibly] synthesizer, Adam Mitchell on guitar, Norbert Putnam on bass, and Kenneth Buttrey on drums) records the (as of 2005) unissued title "I Try Harder" at the first session and the title "Love Sick Blues" (arranged and conducted by Kenneth Buttrey) and the (as of 2005) unissued title "Why You Been Gone So Long" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Lovesick Blues" as a single (Capitol 2767) with "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" on the flipside.

1971 - Apple Records finally releases George Harrison's single "My Sweet Lord", with "Isn't It A Pity" on the flipside, in the U.K.

1971 - Final overdubs are recorded for Stoney Edwards' title "Mama's Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final version of the title as a single (Capitol 3061) with "Poor Folks Stick Together" on the flipside.

1971 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Jerry Corbitt records the title "Burning In Your Lovelight" at the first session and the title "Pain" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Corbitt's eponymous album "Jerry Corbitt" (ST-771) and the second title as a single (Capitol 3137) with "Country Boy Blues" on the flipside.

1971 - Dunn & McCashen (lineup unlisted) record the (as of 2005) unissued titles "Heartbeat" and "Come On And Dance" for Capitol Records.

1971 - During two sessions held this day in New York City, New York Happy & Artie Traum (Artie Traum on guitar, banjo, and vocals and Happy Traum on guitar and banjo) record the title "Please Mister Movie Man" at the first session and the title "Jackaboro" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the duo's album "Double-Back" (ST-799).

1973 - During four days of overdub sessions that start today at Bearsville Recording Studios in Bearsville, New York, The Band (Garth Hudson and Richard Manuel on keyboard and vocals, Jaime Robbie Robertson on guitar and vocals, Rick Danko on bass and vocals, and Levon Helm on drums) record unlisted and (as of 2005) unissued titles that were recorded between November 6-10, 1972 for Capitol Records.

1973 - Overdubs are recorded for Tennesse Ernie Ford's titles "Thanks For The Mem'ries", "Farther Down The River (Where The Fishin's Good", "Baby", "Sweet Child Of Sunshine", "Good Old Time Religion Thing", "I"d Like To Be", "You've Still Got Love All Over You", "Colorado Country Morning", "Daddy Usta Say", and "Printer's Alley Stars" in Los Angeles, California. After final overdubs are recorded on March 2 and 13, 1973 Capitol Records will issue the final versions of all the titles on Ford's album "Country Morning" (ST-11205).

1973 - Billy May and The Time-Life Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Bewitched", Dance Of The Spanish Onion", "High Noon", "Port Au Prince" and "Sabre Dance Boogie" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Time-Life Records will issue all the titles, except "Port Au Prince" on the album "As You Remember Them: Great Instrumentals, Volume 5" (STL-245) and will issue "Port Au Prince" on the album "As You Remember Them: Great Instrumentals, Volume 6" (STL-246).

1976 - Overdubs are recorded for Natalie Cole's titles "Can We Get Together Again?", "No Plans For The Future", "Mr. Melody", "Hard To Get Along (Without You)", "Good Morning Heartache", "Keep Smiling", "Touch Me", "Not Like Mine", "Sophisticated Lady (She's A Different Lady)", and "Heaven Is With Me" at an unlisted location. After final overdubs are recorded the following day on January 16, 1976, Capitol Records will issue the final versions of all titles on Cole's album "Natalie" (ST-11517).

1976 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for The Earl Slick Band (lineup unlisted)'s titles "Heaven Couldn't Find", "Star Of The Street", "Sho' Nuff", "Doom", "Burnt Love", "Bright Light", "Do It", "Lady Luck", "Very Blue", "P.J. Proby", and "The Way Down" and will issue all the titles, except "Doom" (which, as of 2005, is still unissued) on the group's eponymous album "The Earl Slick Band" (ST-11493).

1977 - Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band's Capitol Records single "Night Moves", with "Main Street" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart at #36 and will peak at #4 for two weeks on March 12, 1977.

1978 - Helen Reddy (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the titles "If I Ever Had To Say Goodbye To You" and "Poor Little Fool" at Larrabee Studios in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first title as a single (Capitol 4582) with "Ready Or Not" on the flipside and the second title as a single (Capitol 4628) with "Lady Of The Night" on the flipside.

1978 - A Taste Of Honey (lineup unlisted) records the title "Disco Dancing" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 4668) with "Sky High" on the flipside and on the group's eponymous album "A Taste Of Honey" (ST-11754).

1978 - Bob Seger records the title "Star Gazer" in Los Angeles, California. No issuing information is listed for the title so if anyone knows if the title was ever issued please leave a comment.

1979 - Face Dancer records the title "Red Shoes" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 4734) with "Time Bomb" on the flipside and on the group's album "This World" (ST-11934).

1979 - Cheryl Ladd (on vocals) records the title "Whatever Would I Do Without You?" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Ladd's album "Dance Forever" (ST-11927).

1979 - The Pousette-Dart Band (lineup unlisted) records the title "Long Legs" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the band's album "Never Enough" (ST-11935).

 45 Years Ago Today In 1980 - Donna Washington (on vocals), with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) using an arrangement by Benjamin Wright, records the title "If You Leave Me Now" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 4881) with "First Thing First" on the flipside and on Washington's album "For The Sake Of Love" (ST-12076).

45 Years Ago Today In 1980 - Gene Watson records the titles "Tryin' To Satisfy", "A Cold Day In July", "No One Will Ever Know", and "Have A Good Day" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Watson's album "No One Will Ever Know" (ST-12102).

1981 - Earl Klugh records the title "Crazy For You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Klugh's album "Key Notes" (ST-12405).

1982 - Donna Washington (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the titles "Livin' With Out You" and "Where You Are Is Where I Wanna Be" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Washington's album "Just For You" (ST-12233).

1982 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band (lineup unlisted) record the (as of 2005) unissued title "White Monkey" and the title "Love's The Last To Know" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue the last title on the group's album "The Distance" (ST-12254).

1982 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, Frankie Miller (on vocals and guitar, with Barry Beckett on keyboards, Pete Carr, Wayne Perkins, and Chris Spedding on guitar, David Hood on bass, Roger Hawkins on drums, Mickey Bucins on percussion, Ava Aldridge, Linda Brockway, and Robert Byrne on vocals) records the (as of 2005) unissued title "Surrender" at the first session and the title "On My Way" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue the last title as a single (Capitol 5152) with "Danger, Danger" on the flipside and on Miller's album "Standing On The Edge" (ST-12206).

1983 - Capitol Records will register the masters for America (Gerry Beckley and Lee "Dewey" Bunnell on vocals and guitar)'s titles "My Kinda Woman", "She's A Runaway", "Cast The Spirit", "Love's Worn Out Again", "The Border", "Your Move", "Honey", "My Dear", "Tonight Is For Dreamers", "Don't Let Me Be Lonely", and "Someday Woman", which were recorded on an unlisted date earlier in January 1983 at EMI Studios on Abbey Road in London England, and will issue all the titles on the band's album "Your Move" (ST-12277).

1991 - Garth Brooks' Capitol Records Nashville single "Unanswered Prayers", with "Alabama Clay" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart

1996 - Les Baxter, bandleader, arranger, music director, and Capitol Records artist (1947-1962), dies of a heart attack brought on by kidney failure at age 73 at Hoag Memorial Hospital in Newport Beach, California at age 73.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1961 - Blue Note Records releases Kenny Dorham (with Hank Mobley, Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones)'s album "Whistle Stop". Blue Note's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company, Universal Music Group.

1972 - Don MacLean's United Artists Records single "American Pie" (with part 1 on one side and part 2 on the flipside) peaks at #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart where it will stay for four weeks.

1978 - Cliff Richards (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the title "Count Me Out" in England. EMI Americal will issue the title as a single (EMI America 8025) with "We Don't Talk Anymore" on the flipside. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company, Universal Music Group.

1982 - During two sessions held this day in England for RAK Records Ltd. Kim Wilde records the titles "Water On Glass", "Our Town", "Everything We Know", "Young Heroes", "Kids In America", "Chequered Love", "2-6-5-8-0", "You'll Never Be Wrong", "Falling Out", and "Tuning In, Tuning Out" at the first session and the titles "Boys", "Cambodia", and "Watching For Shapes" at the second session. EMI will purchase the masters for the titles and issue all of the titles from the first session in the United States on the EMI America label on Wilde's eponymous album "Kim Wilde" (ST-17065) and "Boys" in England on the album "The Very Best Of Kim Wilde" (EJ 2601081). No issuing information is listed for the last two titles so if anyone knows if they have ever been issued, please leave a comment. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company, Universal Music Group.

1986 - The Del Lords (featuring Scott Kempner, Eric Ambel, Manny Caqiate, and Frank Funaro making unlisted contributions) record the titles "Drug Deal", "Saint Jake" and "Against My Will" at an unlisted location. EMI America will issue all the titles on the band's album "Johnny Comes Marching Home" (AML 3103) in England. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company, Universal Music Group.

1993 - Sammy Cahn, lyricist (responsible for such Oscar-winning songs recorded by Capitol Records artist Frank Sinatra [and many others] as "Call Me Irresponsible", "Three Coins in the Fountain", and "All the Way", as well as many other standards) dies in Los Angeles, California at age 79.

1994 - Harry Nilsson (born Harry Edward Nelson III), singer, songwriter, a friend of John Lennon, and RCA Records artist, dies of heart failure at his home in Agoura Hills, California at age 52 after completing the vocal titles for his last album "Poppa's Got a Brown New Robe" with producer Mark Hudson earlier that day. The album will eventually be released in 2011. Among his biggest hits were the theme from the 1969 film "Midnight Cowboy", "Everybody's Talkin'" (composed by Capitol Records artist Fred Neil), and 1972's "Without You, (composed by Pete Ham and Tom Evans, of the Capitol Records group Badfinger and, which on this day in 1972, entered the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart). Among my favorites of his other titles are "Jump Into The Fire" (which heavily influenced The Cult's single "She Sells Sanctuary"), "Coconut", "Me And My Arrow" from Nilsson's score for the full length animated feature "The Point", as well as the soundtrack to the motion picture "Skidoo" (in which he also had an acting role).

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1947 - Elizabeth Short (aka The Black Dahlia) is found dead, her body badly mutilated, in a vacant lot on the 3800 block of South Norton Avenue in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Her murder has yet to be solved and has spawned many books and a motion picture.

1974 - "Happy Days" premieres on ABC-TV

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HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1917 - Billy Butterfield, trumpeter, flugelhorn player, cornetist, bandleader, and Capitol Records artist, is born Charles William Butterfield in Middletown, Ohio.

1937 - Billie Jo Spears, singer and Capitol Records artist (1968-1975) and United Records artist (1975-1980), is born Billie Jean Spears in Beaumont, Texas.

1938 - Jack Jones, son of actor and singer Allan Jones, singer, motion picture and television actor, and Capitol Records artist (1959 album "Jack Jones In Love"), is born John Allan Jones in Hollywood, California.

1949 - Maury Muehleisen, guitarist, solo Capitol Records artist (1970), and guitarist and harmony vocalist on recordings, and in concerts given, by Jim Croce, is born in Trenton, New Jersey.

1969 - Dave Grohl, drummer, composer, member of the group Nirvana and the Capitol Records group Foo Fighters, is born David Eric Grohl in Warren, Ohio.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1941 - During two sessions held this day for Telefunken Records in Vienna, Austria, The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (lineup unlisted), conducted by Clemens Krauss, records Richard Strauss' "Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4" at the first session and Johann Strauss II's "An Der Schönen Blauen Donau: Part 1, and Part 2" at the second session. After purchasing the masters, Capitol Records will issue all the parts for "Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks" on the orchestra's album "Richard STRAUSS - Death and Transfiguration Opus 24/Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks" (P-8100) and both parts of "An Der Schönen Blauen Donau", retitled in English to "On The Beautiful Blue Danube", as a single (89-80129).

1944 - Dave Matthews (on alto saxophone) and His Orchestra (Roger Hansen on trumpet, Joe Quartell on trombone, Dave Matthews on alto saxophone, Les Baxter on baritone saxophone, Tommy Todd on piano, Dave Barbour on guitar, Gene Englund on bass, and Henry Coleman on drums), with Johnny Mercer on vocals, record the rejected titles "Just Another Blues" and "Singin' The Blues" (additional vocals by The Barries [Lee, Sharon & Linda Barrie]) in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records

1946 - During two sessions held this day at Radio Recorders' studios in Hollywood, California Stan Kenton (on piano) and His Orchestra (Buddy Childers, Ray Wetzel, John Anderson, Russ Burgher, and Bob Lymperis on trumpet, Freddie Zito, Ray Klein, Milt Kabak on trombone, Bart Varsalona on bass trombone, Al Anthony and Boots Mussulli on alto saxophone, Vido Musso and Bob Cooper on tenor saxophone, Bob Gioga on baritone saxophone, Bob Ahern on guitar, Eddie Safranski on bass, and Ralph Collier on drums) record the titles "All The Time" (vocals by Gene Howard, solos by Musso and Kenton) and "That's The Least You Can Do" (vocals by Gene Howard) at the first session and "Intermission Riff" (solos by Kenton, Safranski, Musso, and Musulli), and "Four Months, Three Weeks, Two Days, One Hour Blues" (vocals by June Christy and solos by Mussulli and Musso) at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Intermission Riff" as a single (Capitol 298) with "It's A Pity To Say Goodnight" on the flipside and "Four Months, Three Weeks, Two Days, One Hour Blues" as a single (Capitol 250) with "Painted Rhythm" on the flipside. Mosaic Records will issue all the titles on the 7 CD set "The Complete Capitol Studio Recordings of Stan Kenton 1943-47" (MD7-163).

1947 - Frank DeVol records five unlisted titles for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. If anyone knows what was recorded, please leave a comment.

1949 - The King Cole Trio (Nat "King" Cole on piano and vocals, Irving Ashby on guitar, and Joe Comfort on bass) records the titles "Portrait Of Jennie" (with Carlyle Hall conducting an unlisted lineup of string musicians), "Don't Cry, Cry Baby", "An Old Piano Plays The Blues", and "How Lonely Can You Get" at WMGM Studios in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first and third titles together as a single (Capitol 15387) and the second title as a single (Capitol 15418) with "If You Stub Your Toe On The Moon" on the flipside. Mosaic Records will issue all the titles in the box set "The Complete Capitol Recordings Of The Nat King Cole Trio" (MD18-138).

75 Years Ago Today In 1950 - Paul Weston and His Orchestra and Chorus (lineup unlisted) record the instrumental titles "Stout-Hearted Men", "Finale - The Vagabond King", and "Finale - New Moon" in Los Angeles, California. After vocal overdubs are recorded on January 24-27, 1950 Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "New Moon"/"The Vagabond King" (P-219) as by Gordon MacRae with Lucille Norman.

75 Years Ago Today In 1950 - Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae (on vocals) "Beyond The Sunset", "Near Me", "Dearie" and "Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (I Love You)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles as a single (868) and the last two titles as a single (Capitol 858) which will enter Billboard's Pop singles chart on March 3, 1950, where it will peak at #12 and last for 11 weeks.

1952 - Yogi Yorgesson (aka Harry Stewart), with an orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Ya Sure, Please Excuse Me" and "Don't Put Off Chasing Women" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 1972).

1952 - Skeets McDonald (on vocals, with Eddie Kirk and Billy Strange on guitar, Wesley "Speedy" West on steel guitar, Cliffie Stone on bass, and Roy Harte on drums) record the titles "Big Family Trouble", "Tell Me Why", "Be My Life's Companion", and "The Love That Hurt Me So" at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California between 2:00 and 5:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue "Big Family Trouble" as a single (Capitol 2216) with "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes" on the flipside, "Tell Me Why" and "Be My Life's Companion" together as a single (Capitol 1967), and "The Love That Hurt Me So" as a single (Capitol 1993) with "Wheel Of Fortune" on the flipside.

1952 - During two sessions held this day at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California, vocalists Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely (also possibly on guitar), with an orchestra (Paul Sells on piano, Vincent Terri on guitar, Wesley "Speedy" West on steel guitar, Cliffie Stone on bass, and Tommy Romersa on drums) record the title "I Learned To Love You Too Late" and the yet to be issued title "Poor Whip-Poor-Will" at the first session and the titles "Give Me More, More, More Of Your Kisses" and "Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way" at the second session which was a split session with vocalists Wesley Tuttle and Marilyn Tuttle, with Jimmy Wakely also on vocals and guitar and an orchestra (same as above) then recording the title "The Flying Enterprise". Capitol Records will issue "I Learned To Love You Too Late" as a single (Capitol 2402) with "Gomen-Nasai (Forgive Me)" on the flipside and both titles from the second session together as a single (Capitol 1965). Bear Family Records will issue the title in the 4 CD box set "Detour" (BCD 16416) in Germany.

1953 - Mel Blanc (on vocals), with The Robert Thompson Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the title "Mother Dixie And You" and the (as of 2005) unissued title "If You Knew Suzie" in Los Angeles, California. No issuing information is listed for "Mother Dixie And You" so if anyone knows if the title has ever been issued, please leave a comment.

1953 - Vocalist Nat "King" Cole, with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to His Orchestra (Conrad Gozzo, Tony Facciuto, Robert McKenzie, Andy Peele, and Jack Laubach on trumpets, Si Zentner, Dick Nash, Karl De Karske, and Bob Raesinger on trombones, Willie Smith and Richard Clay on alto saxophones, Ted Nash and Charles Deremoe on tenor saxophones, unlisted clarinet and saxophone players, Jack Agee on baritone saxophone, Cliff Fishbach on piano, John Collins on guitar, Jack Agee and Ralph Pena on bass, John Markham on drums, and Jack Costanzo on percussion), records the titles "Angel Eyes", "Lover Come Back To Me" (vocal chorus by The Encores [lineup unlisted]), and "(Didn't I Tell You So) Can't I?" at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California between 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue "Angel Eyes" as a single (Capitol 2498) with "Return To Paradise" on the flipside, "Lover Come Back To Me" as a single (Capitol 2610) with "That's All" on the flipside, and "(Didn't I Tell You So) Can't I?" as a single (Capitol 2389) with "Blue Gardenia" on the flipside.

70 Years Ago Today In 1955 - The Four Freshmen (vocalists Bob Flanigan, Don Barbour, Ross Barbour, Ken Errair), with an orchestra (Wilbur Schwartz, Jules Kinsler, Ted Nash, and Jules Jacob on reeds, Maury Ellenhorn on piano, Jack Marshall on guitar, Mike Rubin on bass, and Frank Carlson on drums), record the titles "There's No One But You", "This Love Of Mine" (both arranged and conducted by Dennis Farnon), "How Can I Tell Her", and "It Never Occurred To Me" (both arranged and conducted by Dick Reynolds) at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. After overdubs are recorded for the first and last titles on January 19, 1955, Capitol Records will issue the last two titles on the group's EP "Freshmen Favorites" (EAP-1-743). Mosaic Records will issue all the titles in the box set "The Complete Capitol Four Freshmen Fifties Sessions" (MD9-203).

1956 - Dean Martin's Capitol Records single "Memories Are Made Of This" (Capitol 3295), with "Change Of Heart" on the flipside, is still #1 on Billboard's Pop singles chart.

1957 - Wynn Stewart (on vocals and guitar), with J.R. "Jelly" Sanders on fiddle, Joe Maphis on guitar and fiddle, Buck Owens on guitar, Ralph Eugene Mooney on steel guitar, Bud Dooley on bass, and Marion "Pee Wee" Adams on drums, records the titles "A New Love", "Hold Back Tomorrow", and "Sweethearts In Heaven" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol F3651). Bear Family Records will issue all the titles in the 10 CD box set "Wishful Thinking" (BCD 15886).

1957 - Pianist Paul Smith, with Barney Kessel on guitar, Joe Mondragon on bass, and Stan Levey on drums, records the titles "Taking A Chance On Love", "The Man I Love", "Softly", and "I'll Remember April" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Smith's album "Softly Baby" (T 829).

1957 - The Five Keys (Ripley Ingram on tenor vocals, Rudy West on lead tenor vocals, Maryland Pierce and Ramon Loper on baritone vocals, and Bernie West on bass vocals), with an unlisted orchestra of musicians, record the titles "The Face Of An Angel", "Let There Be You" (with Dave Cavanaugh conducting), "This I Promise" (with Van Alexander conducting), and "Maybe You'll Be There" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "The Face Of An Angel" as a single (Capitol F3786) with "Boom Boom" (recorded February 27, 1956) on the flipside, the "Let There Be You" as a single (Capitol F3660) with "Tiger Lily" (recorded January 14, 1957) and also with "Maybe You'll Be There" on the group's album "The Five Keys On Stage!" (T 828), and "This I Promise" as a single (F3738) with "The Blues Don't Care (Who's Got 'Em)" (recorded January 21, 1967) on the flipside.

1957 - Vocalist Tommy Sands, with Merrill E. Moore on piano, Bob Bain on lead guitar, Buck Owens on rhythm guitar, and unlisted bass and drums players and vocal chorus singers) records the titles "Teenage Crush" and "Hep Dee Hootie" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol F3639).

1957 - Joe Bushkin (on piano) and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "A Fellow Needs A Girl", "Don't Blame Me", "Willow Weep For Me", and "I'll Be Around" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Bushkin's album "A Fellow Needs A Girl" (T 832).

1957 - Harpsichord player Sylvia Marlowe conducts The Concert Arts Chamber Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record Haydn's "Concerto For Harpsichord, Movements 2 and 3" in Studio A at Capitol Records' studios in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the title on Marlowe's album "BACH - Concerto N° 1 In D Minor For Harpsichord/HAYDN - Concerto In D For Harpsichord" (P-8375).

1958 - Vocalist Faron Young, with (listed as possibly) Merrill Moore on piano, Buck Owens on guitar, The Jack Halloran Singers (unlisted vocalists) and other unlisted musicians, records the titles "Don't Take Your Love From Me", "If I Had You", "Stay As Sweet As You", and "My Darling, My Darling" in Studio A of The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood California between 1:00 PM and 5:30 PM with producer Ken Nelson. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Young's second album for the label, "The Object of My Affection" (T 1004).

1958 - The Andrews Sisters (vocalists La Verne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, and Patty Andrews), with Billy May conducting his own arrangments to His Orchestra (John Best on trumpet, Simon "Si" Zentner, Tommy "Pullman" Pederson, and Murray McEachern on trombones, Ted Nash, Buddy Collette, and Fred Falensby on saxophones, Ray Sherman on piano, Bob Gibbons on guitar, Phil Stephens on bass and tuba, and Alvin Stoller and Lawrence "Larry" Bunker on drums) record the titles "Don't Bring Lulu", "When Francis Dances With Me", "The Japanese Sandman", and "That Naughty Waltz" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 10:00 AM and 1:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the sisters' album "The Andrews Sisters Sing The Dancing '20s" (T 973).

1958 - The Four Freshmen (Bob Flanigan on lead vocal, Don Barbour, Ross Barbour, and Ken Albers on harmony vocals), with Dick Reynolds conducting his own arrangments to the orchestra (Don Fagerquist, Buddy Childers, Pete Candoli, and Don Paladino on trumpets, Milt Bernhart and Dick Kenney on trombones, George Roberts on bass trombone, Ronnie Lang and Matt Utal on alto saxophones, Bob Cooper and Bill Usselton on tenor saxophones, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Geoff Clarkson on piano, Al Hendrickson on guitar, , Red Mitchell on bass, and Alvin Stoller on drums), record the titles "Till", "Nights Are Longer", and "Whistle Me Some Blues" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. After overdubs are recorded for all the titles on the same day Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Freshmen Favorites, Volume 2" (T 1103).

1958 - Johnny Richards conducts his own arrangements to His Orchestra (Al Stewart, Doug Mettome, Burt Collins, Jerry Kail, and John Bello on trumpets, Frank Rehak, Jim Dahl, Jimmy Cleveland, and Eddie Bert on trombones, Al Antonucci on French horn, Jay McAllister on tuba, Gene Quill on alto saxophone, Frank Socolow on tenor saxophone, Billy Slapin on baritone saxophone and piccolo, Shelly Gold on bass saxophone, Hank Jones on piano, Whitey Mitchell on bass, Maurice Marks on drums, and Joe Venuto on percussion) record rejected takes of the titles "Terpsichore" and "Concerto To End All Concertos" in New York City, New York for Capitol Records.

1959 - Jackie Gleason and His Orchestra (with Gleason conducting two large string orchestras of unlisted musicians, one for the left channel and one for the right channel), using arrangements by George Williams, record the titles "Blue Crystal" and "Seraglio" and the (as of 2005) unissued titles "Glamour" and "Pink Chiffon" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together on Gleason's album "Jackie Gleason Presents: Aphrodisia" (W 1250).

65 Years Ago Today In 1960 - Nat "King" Cole (on vocals, with John Collins on guitar, Charlie Harris on bass, and Lee Young drums), with Antonio Morelli conducting the orchestra (Irving Bush, Earl Blues, and Buddy Childers on trumpet, Milt Bernhart and Freddy Lewis on trombone, Jimmy Clark on alto saxophone, and other unlisted musicians, with Dave Cavanaugh as musical director), performs (though in what order is not listed) "Mr. Cole Won't Rock And Roll", "Ballerina", "Funny (Not Much)", "The Continental", "I Wish You Love", "You Leave Me Breathless", "Thou Swell", "My Kinda Love", "The Surrey With The Fringe On Top", the instrumental title "Where Or When" (with Cole on piano), "Miss Otis Regrets (She's Unable To Lunch Today)", and "Joe Turner's Blues" live at The Sands in Las Vegas, Nevada. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except "Mr. Cole Won't Rock And Roll" on Cole's album "Nat 'King' Cole Live At The Sands" (MAS 2434) in 1966 and will issue "Mr. Cole Won't Rock And Roll" on the 4 CD set "Nat 'King' Cole" (7-99777-2).

1961 - During two sessions held this day between 1:00 PM and 6:00 PM and between 6:30 PM and 9:30 PM in Los Angles, California The Kingston Trio (Dave Guard on vocals, banjo, and guitar, Nick Reynolds on vocals, guitar, and percussion, Bob Shane on vocals, guitar, and banjo, with Morris "Buck" Wheat on bass), record the titles "Billy Goat Hill", "Pastures Of Plenty", "Guardo El Lobo", "Mary Was Pretty", "Run Molly", and "You Don't Knock". Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except "Mary Was Pretty" on the group's album "Goin' Places" (T 1564) and will issue "Mary Was Pretty" on the 4 CD set "The Kingston Trio - The Capitol Years" (8-28498-2).

1963 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Ramblin' Rose" is #60 and his album "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer" is #62 on Billboard magazine's Top LPs chart. Also, Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "The Christmas Song" is #11 on Billboard magazine's Christmas Albums chart.

1963 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, pianist George Shearing, with (listed as possibly) Douglas Marsh on vibraphone, Ron Anthony on guitar, Ralph Pena on bass, Vernell Fournier on drums, and  Milton Raskin directing unlisted string musicians, records the titles "Your Blasé", "Just Imagine", and "Suddenly It's Spring" at the first session and the titles "Be Careful It's My Heart", "Lila's Theme From 'The Stripper'", and "Fairy Tales" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue the "Your Blasé", "Just Imagine", "Suddenly It's Spring", and "Be Careful It's My Heart" on Shearing's album "The George Shearing Quintet With String Choir - Touch Me Softly" (T 1874) and "Lila's Theme From 'The Stripper'" and "Fairy Tales" together as a single (Capitol 4921).

1963 - During two sessions held this day in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California, vocalist Bobby Darin, with the orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by Shorty Rogers, records the titles "Sally Was A Good Old Girl", "It Keeps Right On Hurtin'", "and "Under Your Spell Again" at the first session and the titles "(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle", "Who Can I Count On" (with additional vocals by Mary [Merry] Clayton), "Stop the World And Let Me Off", and "Oh, Lonesome Me" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except "Stop the World And Let Me Off", on Darin's album "You're The Reason I'm Living" (T 1866). Collectors' Choice Music will issue "Stop the World And Let Me Off" on Darin's CD "The Unreleased Capitol Sides" (CCM 079-2).

1963 - Freddy Martin conducts His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as it records the titles "Medley: I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me/When My Sugar Walks Down The Street/I Can't Give You Anything But Love", "Farewell Blues", "Medley: In A Sentimental Mood/I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You", "Medley: I Surrender Dear/It Must Be True", and "Medley: Does Your Heart Beat For Me?/Sweet Lorraine/The Sheik Of Araby" in Los Angles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Martin's album "In A Sentimental Mood" (T 1889).

1963 - Vocalist Jan Howard, with unlisted musicians, records the titles "Wind Me Up (I Cry)", "Wind Up Doll", "I Can't Stop Crying", and "Get It Off Your Mind" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Wind Me Up (I Cry)" as a single (Capitol 4918) with "You've Got Me Where You Want Me" on the flipside, and "I Can't Stop Crying" as a single (Capitol 4987) with "A Dime A Dozen" on the flipside. Tower Records (a subsidiary of Capitol Records) will issue "Wind Me Up (I Cry)", "Wind Up Doll", and "Get It Off Your Mind" on Howard's album "The Real Me" (DT 5119) and "I Can't Stop Crying" on Howard's eponymous album "Jan Howard" (ST 5068).

1964 - Blossom Dearie (on vocals and piano), with The Capitol Orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by Jack Marshall, records the titles "Charade", "The Best Is Yet To Come", Don't Wait Too Long", "I Wish You Love", and "May I Come In" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Dearie's album "May I Come In?" (T 2086).

1964 - Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra (Mannie Klein, Shorty Sherock, and Pete Candoli on trumpet, Ed Kusby and Lew McCreary on trombone, Joe Howard on trombone and vocals, 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), using arrangements by Van Alexander and Larry Wagner, record the titles "Charade" (in the style of Charlie Barnett), "Danke Schoen" (in the style of Lucky Millinder), the (as of 2005) unissued title "More (From Mondo Cane)" (in the style of Glenn Miller), and the title "I Can't Stop Loving You" (in the style of Count Bassie) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the remaining titles on the group's album "Sounds Of The Great Bands, Volume 8: More Of Today's Best" (T 2014).

1964 - The Goodtime Singers (vocalists Tom Drake, Craig Smith, Mike Storm, Lee Montgomery, Dave Jackson, Dave Ratkin, Doug Brookins, Maggie Basseley, Marilyn Miller, and Alexandra Hutton) record the (as of 2005) unissued titles "Titanic" and "One Step More" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.

1964 - Nat "King" Cole (on vocals), with Ralph Charmichael conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Dick Nash, Ken Shroyer, and Lloyd Ulyate on trombone, Donald Robertson on piano, James Burton, Glen Campbell, John Collins, and Milton Norman on guitar, Joe Comfort on bass, Irving Cottler on drums, Dale Anderson and Milt Holland on percussion, and on strings: Victor Arno, Israel Baker, Bob Barene, Emil Briano, Jacques Gasselin, James Getzoff, Lou Klass, Lou Raderman, Isadore Roman, Paul Shure, Joseph Stepansky, and Gerald Vinci on violin, Alvin Dinkin, Allan Harshman, Lou Kievman, and Paul Robyn on viola, Joe DiTullio, Ed Lustgarten, Emmett Sargeant, and William Vandenburg on cello, and The Merry Young Souls [lineup unlisted] on vocal chorus), records two takes of "Silver Bird", the titles "My True Carrie Love", "I Don't Want To Be Hurt Anymore", two takes of the title "A Rag, A Bone, A Hank Of Hair", two takes of the title "People" and two takes of the title "Let Me Tell You, Babe" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 7:00 PM and 12:30 AM. Capitol Records will issue the second take of "Silver Bird" on Cole's album "Sincerely" (T 2680), "My True Carrie Love" and the first take of "A Rag, A Bone, A Hank Of Hair" together as a single (Capitol 5125), "I Don't Want To Be Hurt Anymore" and "People" together as a single (Capitol 5155), and the last take of "Let Me Tell You, Babe" as a single (Capitol 5683) with "For The Want Of A Kiss" on the flipside. Bear Family Records will issue all the titles in Cole's 11 CD Box set "L-O-V-E" (BCD 16717) in Germany.

1964 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California The Super Stocks (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Thunder Road", "Ballad Of Bonneville", "D/Gas Chevy", and "Draggin' Deuce" at the first session and the titles "Custom Caravan", "Ramcharger", "Hot To Trot", and "427 Super Stock" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Thunder Road" (T 2060).

1964 - Donna Lynn (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the titles "My Boyfriend Got A Beatles Haircut" and "That Winter Weekend" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 5127) and on her album "Java Jones & My Boyfriend Got A Beatle Haircut" (T 2085).

1964 - Neal Merritt records the titles "A Wet Bird Never Flies" and "Your Name's Become A Household Word" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 5182).

60 Years Ago Today In 1965 - The Gallants (lineup unlisted), with The H.B Barnum Orchestra (lineup also unlisted), record the title "Man From U.N.C.L.E.", "The Vagabond", and the (as of 2005) unissued title "Theme From 'Zorba The Greek'" in Los Angles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two-title together as a single (Capitol 5376).

60 Years Ago Today In 1965 - Jean Shepard (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the titles "Too Many Teardrops Too Late", "I've Got My Pride", "Yesterday's Best", and "The Bitter Tears" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Shepard's album "It's A Man Every Time" (T 2416).

1966 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for David Clayton Thomas' titles "Out Of The Sunshine", "Born With The Blues", "Take Me Back", and the (as of 2005) unissued title "Send Her Home". Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, will issue the first and third titles together as a single (Tower 206) and the second title as a single (Tower 263) with "Brainwashed" on the flipside.

1968 - Merle Haggard's Capitol Records single "Sing Me Back Home" (Capitol 2017), with "Good Times" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart.

1969 - Al Martino (on vocals), with Al DeLory conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Glad She's A Woman", "Then I'll Be Over You", and the (as of 2005) unissued title "You're Easy To Love" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded for the first two titles on January 19, 1969, Capitol Records will issue both titles on Martino's album "Sausalito" (ST-180).

1969 - Sonny James (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the titles "It's Worth It All", "Keep Me In Mind", and "Where Did My Love Go" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on James' album "Only The Lonely" (ST-193).

55 Years Ago Today In 1970 - Final overdubs are recorded for Linda Ronstadt's titles "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" and the retake of "Are My Thoughts With You? in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final versions of the first title as a single (Capitol 2767) with "Lovesick Blues" on the flipside and the second title on Ronstadt's album "Silk Purse" (ST-407).

55 Years Ago Today In 1970 - The Steve Miller Band (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Hot Chili", "Nothing Is The Same", "I Ain't Got The Time", and "More Bulldog Blues" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first title on the band's album "Number 5" (SKAO-436). No issuing information is listed for the other titles so if anyone knows if any of them were issued, please leave a comment.

55 Years Ago Today In 1970 - Melba Montgomery (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the titles "Where Do We Go From Here", "Walk On Me", and "The Closer She Gets" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Montgomery's album "Don't Keep Me Lonely Too Long" (ST-468).

55 Years Ago Today In 1970 - Gene MacLellan records the titles "Face In The Mirror", "Snowbird", and "Hard As I Try" in Nashville, Tennessee for Capitol Records. No issuing information is listed for any of the titles so if anyone knows if any of them were issued, please leave a comment.

1971 - Al DeLory (conducting his own arrangements to an orchestra of unlisted musicians) records the (as of 2005) unissued titles "Hold On" and "Are You Ready", an (as of 2005) unissued take of the title "Spindrifter" and the (as of 2005) unissued title "Get It Together" for Capitol Records in Los Angeles, California.

1971 - Joe South (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the titles "United We Stand", two titles with unlisted titles, "Lady Moon Walker", and "Motherless Children" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded for the first title and the last two titles on January 25, 1971, Capitol Records will issue the final versions of those three titles on South's album "So The Seeds Are Growing" (ST-637).

1971 - Capitol Records register the masters it purchased for The Tams (unlisted vocalists)' titles "Wings And Wheels" and "Wire Help" and will issue the second title as a single (Capitol 3050) with "The Tams Medley" on the flipside. No issuing information is listed for the first title so if anyone knows if it was ever issued, please leave a comment.

1971 - Happy & Artie Traum (aka Artie Traum on guitar, banjo, and vocals and Happy Traum on guitar and banjo) record the title "The Seagull" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the title on the duo's album "Double-Back" (ST-799).

1972 - The Nat Adderley Sextet (Nat Adderley on cornet, Ernie Watts on flute, tenor saxophone, and tambourine, George Duke on electric piano, Mike Deasy on guitar, Walter Booker on electric piano, Roy McCurdy on drums, Rick Holmes on recitation vocals) record the titles "Introduction", "Aries" (with Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on soprano and alto saxophone), "Libra" (with Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on soprano and alto saxophone), "Capricorn", "Aquarius", "Pisces", "Sagittarius", "Gemini", "Leo", "Virgo", "Scorpio", "Cancer", and "Taurus" (as out) at the Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the 2 LP set "Cannonball Adderley Presents "Soul Zodiac"" (SVBB-11025).

1972 - The Steve Miller Band (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Somebody, Somewhere, Help Me" and "Heal Your Heart" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the group's album "Recall The Beginning...A Journey From Eden" (SMAS-11022).

50 Years Ago Today In 1975 - Connie Cato (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the titles "A Good Hearted Woman", "Somewhere South Of Macon", "The Man From Bowling Green" and "You Win Again" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Record will issue all the titles on Cato's album "Good Hearted Woman" (ST-11387).

1976 - Final overdubs are recorded for Freddie Hart and The Heartbeats titles "Divorce Is Hell To Pay", "Your Place Or Mine", and "I Had No Place To Go", Capitol Records will issue the first and second titles on Hart's album "People Put To Music" (ST-11504) and the last title on Hart's album "That Look In Her Eyes" (ST-11568)

1978 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, Bob Seger, with unlisted others, records the title "The Famous Final Scene" at the first session and the title "Kuwait" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue the first title on Seger's album "Stranger In Town" (SW-11698). No issuing information is listed for "Kuwait" so if anyone knows if it was ever issued, please leave a comment.

45 Years Ago Today In 1980 - David Crosby records the still unissued title "Last Dance" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.

45 Years Ago Today In 1980 - Graham Shaw and the Sincere Serenaders (lineup unlisted) record the title "Can I Come Near?" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 4876) with "Just To See You" on the flipside and on the group's eponymous album "Graham Shaw And The Sincere Serenaders" (ST-12065).

45 Years Ago Today In 1980 - Billy Squier (on guitar and vocals, with ) records the title "Like I'm Loving You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 4877) with "You Should Be High Love" on the flipside and on Squier's album "The Tale Of The Tape" (ST-12062).

1982 - The Tubes (lineup unlisted) record the title "Gonna Get It Next Time" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will purchase the master and issue the title as a single (Capitol 5091) with "Sports Fans" on the flipside.

1984 - Red Rider (lineup unlisted) records the title "Among The Ruins (I'll Be There)" at an unlisted location. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 5335) with "Young Thing, Wild Dreams (Rock Me)" on the flipside.

1987 - Duane Eddy (on vocals, with unlisted musicians), records the title "Los Campaneros" at an unlisted location. Capitol Records will issue the title on Eddy's eponymous album "Duane Eddy" (ST-12567).

1999 - Capitol Records Nashville artist Garth Brooks appears on "Sesame Street".