MARCH 26, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

1955 - Dean Dillon (aka professionally as Dean Rutherford and Dean Dalton), a singer, guitarist, songwriter, father of songwriter Jessie Jo Dillon, 2002 inductee into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, 2020 inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame, and an RCA, Capitol, and Atlantic Records recording artist is born Larry Dean Flynn in Lake City, Tennessee.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1948 - Peggy Lee's Capitol Records single "Mañana (Is Soon Enough For Me", with "All Dressed Up With A Broken Heart" on the flipside is #1 on The Billboard magazine's Most Played By Disc Jockeys, Best-Selling Popular Retail, and Most-Played Juke Box Records charts for the week ending March 26, 1948.

1948 - Vocal group The Sportsmen (Thurl Ravenscroft, Bill Days, Max Smith, and Martin Sperzel) record the titles "Toolie Oolie Doolie (The Yodel Polka)" and "You Can't Be True, Dear" in Los Angeles, California mostly a capella due to the American Federation of Musicians strike. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 15077).

1953 - The Smith Brothers (Vocalists Audrey L. Smith and John O. Smith) record the titles "The Sinner's Dream", "Little Orphan Boy", "I Have But One Goal" with the addition of Bill Lowery and Dennis "Boots" Woodall, and "I'm Gonna Sail Away" with the addition of Gospel singers (lineup unlisted) in (listed as possibly) Atlanta, Georgia. Capitol Records will issue "The Sinner's Dream" and "I Have But One Goal" together as a single (Capitol 2492) and "Little Orphan Boy" and "I'm Gonna Sail Away" together as a single (Capitol 2582).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Judy Garland records the titles "I'm Old Fashioned" and "Memories Of You" with arranger Nelson Riddle conducting the studio orchestra at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue Studios in Hollywood, California for Garland's Capitol Records album "Judy". "I'm Old Fashioned" would not make it on to the initial release of the album in 1956, but it was eventually included as a bonus track on the 1989 CD release of the album.

1958 - Vocalist Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps (Clifton Simmons on piano, Johnny Meeks on guitar, Grady Owen on rhythm guitar, Bobby Lee Jones on bass, Juvenal "Juvey" Gomez on drums, Eddie Cochran on chorus vocals, and Paul Peek and Tommy Facenda on handclapping and chorus vocals), records the titles "I Love You", "Teenage Parter", "Peace Of Mind", and "Lovely Loretta" at an extended session 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 "I Love You", "Teenage Partner", and "Peace Of Mind" on the album "A Gene Vincent Record Date" (EAP-1/2/3-1059 on 7" EP set and T 1059 on 12" LP) and "Lovely Loretta" on the EP "Gene Vincent - Hot Rod Gang (Film Soundtrack)" (EAP-1-985).

1958 - The George Shearing Quintet (Emil Richards on vibraphone, George Shearing on piano, Jean "Toots" Thielemans on guitar, Al McKibbon on bass, and Percy Brice on drums) with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to His Orchestra (Conrad Gozzo, Frank Beach, Mannie Klein, and John Best on trumpets, Ed Kusby, Joe Howard, Walter Benson, and George Roberts on trombones, Vincent De Rosa, John Cave, James Decker, Richard Perissi, and Arthur Frantz on French horns, and Red Callender on tuba), records the titles "Mine", "Beautiful Love", "If You Were Mine", and "Burnished Brass" at an extended session in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 4:00 PM and 7:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Shearing's album "Burnished Brass" (EAP-2/3-1038 on 7" EP set and T/ST 1038 on 12" LP).

1958 - Harpist Marcel Grandjany records Turina's "Sacro-Monte, Opus 55 N° 5, Granados' "Andaluza (Playera)", and Padre Narciso Casanovas' "Sonata In F" in Studio A of Capitol Records' studios in New York City. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Grandjany's album "El Amor D'España" (P-8453).

Marcel Grandjany(harp).

1959 - Vocalist Frank Sinatra, with arranger Gordon Jenkins conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "I Can't Get Started", "Where Do You Go?", "A Cottage For Sale", and "Just Friends"  in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California for Sinatra's Capitol Records album "No One Cares".

1962 - Pianist and bandleader Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Ray Starling, Dwight Carver, Carl Saunders, and Gene Roland on mellophoniums, Newell Parker, Bob Fitzpatrick, and Dee Barton on trombones, Jim Amlotte on bass trombone, Dave Wheeler on bass trombone and tuba, Lex De Azevedo also on piano as well as celeste, Alvino Rey on guitar, Don Bagley on bass, and Art Anton on drums), with vocalist Tex Ritter, records the titles "Cool Water" and "September Song" in Los Angeles, California between 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the album "Stan Kenton! Tex Ritter!" (T/ST 1757).

1963 - Pianist Cy Coleman, with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Ken Shroyer, Francis "Joe" Howard, Milt Bernhart, Ed Kusby, and William Schaefer on trombones, Justin Gordon, Ted Nash, and Wilbur Schwartz on woodwinds, Ben Tucker on bass, and Bob Thomas and Milt Holland on drums), records the titles "Leave It to Love", "Witchcraft", and "I'm Gonna Laugh You Out Of My Life" in The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the takes from this session. New takes of all the titles will be recorded on March 30, 1963, and Capitol Records will issue all those takes on Coleman's album "The Piano Witchcraft Of Cy Coleman" (T/ST 1952).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Brian Wilson's Capitol Records single "Caroline, No", with "Summer Means New Love" on the flipside, enters Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart where it will peak at #32 on April 30, 1966..

1968 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, Hardwater (lineup unlisted) records the title "Good Ole Friends" at the first session and "Love And I" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Good Ole Friends" as a single (Capitol 2373) with "Plate Of My Fare" (recorded March 29, 1968) on the flipside and with "Love And I" on the group's self-titled album "Hardwater" (ST 2954).

1968 - The Beach Boys (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Even Steven" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue the title.

1973 - Overdubs are recorded for Buck Owens' title "Arms Full Of Empty" and Capitol Records registered the master it purchased for Owens' title "Old Faithful". After additional overdubs are recorded for "Arms Full Of Empty" on April 13, 1973, Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title as a single (Capitol 3688) with "Songwriter's Lament" (registered July 5, 1973) on the flipside and on Owens' album "In The Palm Of Your Hand" (ST-11136) and will issue "Old Faithful" on Buck Owens And The Buckaroos' album "Ain't It Amazing, Gracie?" (SMAS-11180).

1973 - Billy May and The Time-Life Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "California Nights" featuring Bob Bain on guitar, "Jazz Samba", "Petite Fleur" with Abe Most on clarinet, and "Viva Tirado" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Time-Life Records, as part of its "As You Remember Them" series, will issue "California Nights, "Jazz Samba", and "Viva Tirado" in the three-LP set "Volume 7 - Billy May" (STL 247) and "Jazz Samba" in the three-LP set "Volume 8 - Billy May" (STL 248).

5 Years Ago Today In 2021 - Capitol Records Nashville released Carrie Underwood's album "My Savior".

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1958 - Eddie Cochran (on vocals, guitar, and guitar overdubs) records the title "Summertime Blues" (with Connie 'Guybo' Smith on electric bass, Earl Palmer on drums, and probably Sharon Sheeley and Jerry Capehart on handclapping) at Goldstar Studios in Hollywood, California. Liberty Records will release the song as a single (LIBERTY F-55144) with "Love Again" (recorded sometime in May of 1958) on the flipside. Universal Music Group, owners of EMI and Capitol Music Groups, now controls Liberty Records' masters.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Johnny River's Imperial Records single "Secret Agent Man", with "You Dig" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1973 - Sir Noël Peirce Coward, singer, songwriter, playwright, director, actor, filmmaker, novelist, and EMI Records artist, dies at his home, Firefly Estate, in Jamaica, West Indies at age 73 of heart disease.

1978 - Crystal Gayle's United Artist Records single "Ready For The Times To Get Better", with "Beyond You" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles chart.

 MARCH 25, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1904 - Pete "Boss Of The Blues" Johnson, a pianist, bandleader of the Blue Note Records group The Pete Johnson Blues Trio, and a member of the Capitol Records group The Capitol Jazzmen, is born Kermit Holden Johnson in Kansas City, Missouri.

1938 - Hoyt Axton, singer, songwriter, guitarist, motion picture and television actor, and Capitol Records artist (1971), is born Hoyt Wayne Axton in Duncan, Oklahoma.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1947 - Karl and Harty (Karl Davis & Hartford Taylor) record the titles "The B-I-B-L-E", "That Pretty Little Face", "True Love" and the as yet unissued title "Lips That Touch Liquor (Shall Never Touch Mine)" in Los Angeles, California for The Capitol Records Transcription Service. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 415) and the third title as a single (Capitol Americana 40044) with "Pretty Thing" (recorded May 15, 1947) on the flipside. Unfortunately, "That Pretty Little Face" and "True Love" are not currently available on YouTube.

1947 - Harold Peary (narrating as "The Great Gildersleeve"), with music by Robert Emmett Dolan who is also directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Cinderella, Part 1", "Cinderella, Part 2" and "Cinderella, Part 3" in Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. After "Cinderella, Part 4" is recorded on June 6, 1947, Capitol Records will issue all the parts together on the children's album "Stories For Children - The Great Gildersleeve, Volume 3" (CD-69).

1948 - Vocalist Merle Travis records a spoken recitation for his title "Deck Of Cards" in the Capitol Lounge in Los Angeles, California between 3:00PM and 3:45PM for Capitol Records. Bear Family Records will issue the title in Germany in Travis' five-CD compilation box set "Guitar Rags And A Too Far Past" (BCD 15637).

1948 - Vocalist Tex Ritter records the vocals for the title "Deck Of Cards" in a radio station in Montgomery, Alabama. After instrumental overdubs are recorded by organist Buddy Cole in Los Angeles, California later in 1948, Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title as a single (Capitol Americana 40114) with "Rounded Up In Glory" (recorded May 1, 1945) on the flipside and on the multi-artist compilation album "All Time Favorites - Country And Hillbilly" (H-9107).

1949 - Jo Stafford's Capitol Records single "A You're Adorable" enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles charts.

1957 - The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted), conducted by William Steinberg, records Elgar's "Enigma Variations, Opus 36" in the Syria Mosque at 4400 Bigelow Boulevard in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Capitol Records will issue the title on the orchestra's album "ELGAR - Enigma Variations, Opus 36/VAUGHAN WILLIAMS - Fantasia On A Theme By Tallis" (P-8383).

1958 - Vocalist Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps (Clifton Simmons on piano, Johnny Meeks on guitar, Grady Owen on rhythm guitar, Bobby Lee Jones on bass, Juvenal "Juvey" Gomez on drums, and Paul Peek and Tommy Facenda on handclapping and chorus vocals), records the titles "Dance In The Street" and, with the addition of Eddie Cochran to the chorus vocals, "Git It" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue "Dance In The Street" on the single-disc EP "Hot Rod Gang (Film Soundtrack)" (EAP-1-985) and "Git It" as a single (Capitol 4051) and on the album "A Gene Vincent Record Date" (EAP-2-1059 on two-disc 7" EP and T 1059 on 12" LP).

1958 - The George Shearing Quintet (Emil Richards on vibraphone, George Shearing on piano, Jean "Toots" Thielemans on guitar, John Neves or James Bond on bass, and Ray Mosca on drums) records the titles "The Story Of Love (Historia De Un Amor)", "It's Not For Me To Say", and "Tu, Mi Delirio" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the quintet's album "Latin Lace" (EAP-1/2-1082 on 7" EP and T/ST 1082 on 12" LP).

1958 - Pianist Rudolf Firkusny records Brahms' "Intermezzo in E Flat, Opus 118 N° 6", "Rhapsody in G Minor, Opus 79 N° 2", "Intermezzo in B Flat Minor, Opus 117 N° 2", and "Rhapsody in E Flat, Opus 119 N° 4" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except "Intermezzo in B Flat Minor, Opus 117 N° 2" on the album "Firkusny Plays BRAHMS" (P/SP-8485). After a new take of "Intermezzo in B Flat Minor, Opus.117 N° 2" is recorded on January 20, 1959, the new take will also be issued on the album "Firkusny Plays BRAHMS".

1962 - The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Erich Leinsdorf, records the as yet unissued titles of Mozart's "Divertimento No. 2, K; 131 - Movement 1: Allegro/Menuet No. 1/Allegretto" and "Adagio No. 1/Adagio No. 2" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.

1963 - Capitol Records releases The Beach Boys' second album "Surfin' U.S.A.".

1963 - Pianist Cy Coleman, with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (George Roberts on trombone, John Cave, Vincent De Rosa, James Decker, William Hinshaw on French horns, Ted Nash, Justin Gordon, Ronnie Lang, and Wilbur Schwartz on woodwinds, Ben Tucker on bass, and Bob Thomas on drums), records the titles "Autumn Nocturne", "Misty", "I Thought About You", and "It Amazes Me" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 8:30 PM and 11:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Coleman's album "The Piano Witchcraft Of Cy Coleman" (T/ST 1952).

1963 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, Randy Boone, with unlisted others, records the titles "The Wanderer" and "Young Man" at the first session and new takes of "Young Man" and "The Wanderer" and the title "Fast Freight" at the second session for Capitol Records which has yet to issue either take of "The Wanderer" or "Fast Freight". No issuing information is listed for either take of "Young Man".

1964 - The Beach Boys' Capitol Records single "Fun Fun Fun" is #2 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Buck Owens and The Buckaroos play to a sold-out Carnegie Hall audience in New York, City. Capitol Records tapes the show and later releases a live album of the event.

1968 - Vocalist Lou Rawls, with H. B. Barnum conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra and vocal chorus (lineups unlisted), records the titles "You're Good For Me" and "Soul Serenade" in Los Angeles, California with producer David Axelrod. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 2172) and on Rawls' album "You're Good For Me" (ST 2927).

1972 - Capitol Records releases Merle Haggard's single "Grandma Harp" which will become his twelfth # 1 record.

1973 - Capitol Records registers in Los Angeles, California the masters it purchased for Nitzinger's titles "Color Or Guns", "Hot Pocket", "Pretty Song", "Yellow Dog", "Happy Birthday", "Sharing Days With You", "Get Down", "Night Watchman", and "Lightning" but has yet to issue any of the titles.

1977 - Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band's Capitol Records album "Night Moves" is certified Platinum by the R.I.A.A.

1977 - Final mixes are done for Gary Bartz's titles "Carnaval De L'Esprit", "Ooh Baby Baby", "Love Ballad", "Funked Up", "Swing Thing", and "Macaroni" at Sound Factory West in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except the yet-to-be-issued "Funked Up", on Bartz's album "Music Is My Sanctuary" (ST-11647).

1978 - Vocalist Juice Newton, with unlisted others, records the title "Go Easy" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Newton's album "Well Kept Secret" (SW-11811) and, as "Go Easy On Me", as a single (Capitol 4818) with "Sunshine" (recorded April 1, 1989) on the flipside.

1982 - Storm (Lear Stevens on guitar, Ronni Hanson on bass, Jimmy Monroe on drums, and Jeanette Chase on vocals) record the titles "Hand In Hand" and "Settle Down" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the band's self-titled album "Storm" (ST-12259).

1988 - Dave Edmunds, with unlisted others, records the title "Fallin' Through A Hole" at an unlisted studio. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Edmunds' album "Closer To Fame" (C1-90372 on 12" LP and C2-90372-2 on CD).

2003 - Capitol Records releases Rosanne Cash's album "Rules of Travel".

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1934 - Johnny Burnette, a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and Liberty Records artist, is born in Memphis, Tennessee.

1958 - Liberty Records artist Eddie Cochran joins Tommy Facenda and Paul Peeks (Gene Vincent's backing singers) for The Capitol Session at The Capitol Tower in Hollywood, California.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1913 - The Palace Theatre opens its doors at 1564 Broadway (at West 47th Street) in Manhattan, New York with Ed Wynn as the first entertainer on the vaudeville bill.

1939 - Billboard magazine publishes its first "Hillbilly Records" chart.

1949 - Jack Kapp, the co-founder of Decca Records, dies at age 47 in New York City, New York.

 MARCH 24, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

1935 - Carol Kaye, bass guitar player on sessions for many Capitol Records artists, for artists on many other labels, and for television and movie soundtracks as well as a member of The Clique (aka The Wrecking Crew) is born in Everett, Washington. She also plays 12-string, six-string electric, and acoustic guitars.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1945 - The King Cole Trio's first Capitol Records album, "Capitol Presents The King Cole Trio" (listed as "Collection Of Favorites" in the chart), is the first #1 album on Billboard Magazine's new "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" chart for the week of March 15, 1945 on page 65 in the March 24, 1945 issue.

1947 - Merle Travis' Capitol Records single "So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed", with "Sweet Temptation" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts.

1947 - Jimmy Wakely, with Stan Ellison directing an uncredited orchestra, records the titles "I Hear You Talkin'", "I'm Gonna Marry Mary", "Song Of The Sierras", "Too Many Sweethearts", and "Oklahoma Hills" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and third titles together as a single (Capitol Americana 40016), the second and fourth titles together as a single (Capitol 414), and the last title on the compilation album "Cowboy Hit Parade" (AD-55).

1952 - Vocalist Gordon MacRae, with Van Alexander and his Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the title "There's A Lull In My Life", unissued takes of the titles "Lost (I'm Lost)" and "Lazy As The Day Is Long", and the title "Blame It On My Youth" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and last title together as a single (Capitol 2196).

1955 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Darling Je Vous Aime Beaucoup", with "The Sand And The Sea" on the flipside, is #4 on the U.S. Pops singles charts.

1957 - Final overdubs are recorded for Stan Freberg's title "Tele-Vee-Shun" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title as a single (Capitol F3687) with "Banana Boat (Day-O)" on the flipside.

1958 - Laurie London's Capitol Records single "He's Got The Whole World (In His Hands)", with "Handed Down" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles chart and will become the first single certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.

1958 - Vocalist Molly Bee, with unlisted others, records the titles "Don't Look Back" and "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol F3968).

1958 - Harpist Marcel Grandjany records Chavarri's "El Viejo Castillo Moro", Freixanet's "Sonata In A Minor", De Falla's "Spanish Dance N° 2, From 'La Vida Breve'", and Padre Rafael Angles' "Aria In D Minor" in Studio A of the Capitol Records studios in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Grandjany's album "El Amor D'España" (P-8473).

1962 - The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Erich Leinsdorf, records Mozart's "Divertimento N∞2 K.131: Menuet N∞ 2/Allegro N∞2" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue the title.

1967 - The Lettermen (vocalists Jim Pike, Tony Butala, and Bob Engemann), with uncredited musicians, record the title "Mr. Sun" and an unissued take of the title "Something Stupid". Capitol Records will issue "Mr.Sun" as a single (Capitol 5913) with "Volare" on the flipside.

1967 - Vocalist Willie Hightower, with Robert Banks directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted) using his own arrangements, records the titles "For Sentimental Reasons/You Send Me", "You Are Mine", and "Because I Love You" in New York City, New York with producers Richard Gottehrer and Seymore Stein (who would later found Sire Records). After a sweetening session for all the titles is held the same day, Capitol Records will issue the first and last titles together as a single (Capitol 5916) and all the titles on Hightower's album "If I Had A Hammer" (ST-367).

1968 - Final overdubs are recorded in Los Angeles, California for Tony Bruno's title "I'm Feeling It Now". Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title on Bruno's album "I'm Feeling It Now" (ST 2930).

1972 - Vocalist Marjorie McCoy, with unlisted musicians using arrangements by Allan A. Capps, records the title "And That's Saying A Lot", an unissued take of the title "Looking Back", and the title "I'd Rather Go Blind" with producer David D. Cavanaugh in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and last titles together as a single (Capitol 3423). Unfortunately, "And That's Saying A Lot" is not currently available on YouTube.

1972 - During two sessions held this day at Music City Recorders in Nashville, Tennessee, vocalist Anita Carter, with Hargus "Pig" Robbins on piano, Ray Edenton, David Kirby, and Hollis "Red Lane" DeLaughter on guitar, Pete Drake on steel guitar, Bob Moore on bass, and Murrey M. "Buddy" Harman Jr. on drums, records the titles "How To Be A Woman", "Too Much Of A Man To Be Tied Down", and "Walk On Out Of My Mind" at the first session between 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM and the title "Love Is On The Way", the unissued, and listed as now lost, title "I Kinda Miss The Band", and the title "There's So Much Love Left Over" at the second session between 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM. After overdubs are recorded for the first, second, and fourth titles at the same location between 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM on March 27, 1972 (with Johnny Gimble on fiddle, Pete Drake on steel guitar, and a vocal chorus consisting of Marcy Lynn Cates and Marjorie Ann Cates), the first and third titles on March 29, the second and sixth titles on April 19, 1972, and the fourth and fifth titles on May 27, 1972, Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except the fifth title, on Carter's album "So Much Love" (ST-11085).

1972 - David Arlen records the title "Always Missing You" and unissued takes of the titles "Tenderness Road" and "You're Everything Love's Supposed To Be" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Always Missing You" as a single (Capitol 3384) with "I'm Beginning To See The Light" (recorded March 27, 1972) on the flipside. Unfortunately, "Always Missing You" is not currently available on YouTube.

1973 - Some references give this as the date Pink Floyd's album "Dark Side Of The Moon" is released either in the U.K. by Harvest Records or in the U.S. by Capitol Records. The album is now distributed by Sony Music Entertainment.

1973 - During live shows held this day in New Orleans, Louisiana that are recorded by Capitol Records, vocalist Merle Haggard and The Dixieland Express (lineup unlisted) performed the titles "Hammin' It Up", "Everybody's Had The Blues", "Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)", "I Forget You Every Day", "I Ain't Got Nobody (And Nobody Cares For Me)", "Carolyn", "Champagne", "Lovesick Blues", "The Emptiest Arms In The World", "Nobody Knows I'm Hurtin'", "Intro To: Way Down Yonder In New Orleans", "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans", "Okie From Muskogee", "I Wonder If They Ever Think Of Me", and "Finale". Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "Merle Haggard - I Love Dixie Blues" (ST-11200).

1978 - At a live show recorded by Capitol Records at the Latin Casino in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, vocalist Natalie Cole, with Linda Williams conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by Gene Barge, performs the titles "Lovers", "La Costa", and "Something's Got A Hold Of Me". Capitol Records will issue "Lovers" as a single (Capitol 4623) with "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" (recorded March 23, 1978) on the flipside and with "Something's Got A Hold On Me" on the two-disc set "Natalie Live!" (SKBL-11709) and has yet to issue "La Costa".

1978 - Caldera (lineup unlisted) records the title "Cross Country" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Caldera's album "Time And Chance" (SW-11810).

1979 - Anne Murray's Capitol Records single "I Just Fall In Love Again", with "Just To Feel This Love From You" on the flipside, hits #1 on the U.S. Country Singles chart.

1980 - Capitol Records releases The Beatles' compilation album "Rarities".

1983 - Capitol Records registers the masters it licensed from EMI for Duran Duran's titles "Is There Something I Should Know" and "Faith In This Color" and will issue "Is There Something I Should Know" as a single (Capitol 5233) with "Careless Memories" (registered March 25, 1981) and on the group's self-titled album "Duran Duran" (ST-12158). No issuing information is listed for "Faith In This Color".

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1949 - Jay Livingston and Ray Evans win the Academy Award for Best Music/Song for "Buttons and Bows" from the Paramount Pictures movie "The Paleface". Capitol Records has released two versions of the title as singles, one recorded by The Dinning Sisters with "San Antonio Rose" on the flipside and the other with vocals by Bob Hope and The Clark Sisters with "That's Not The Knot" on the flipside.

 MARCH 23, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Patrice Holloway, a singer, Capitol Records and Motown Records solo artist, backing session singer, member of the Capitol Records group Josie And The Pussycats (and provided the singing voice of the character Valarie for the first season of the cartoon show), and younger sister of Motown Records artist Brenda Holloway, is born Patrice Yvonne Holloway in Los Angeles, California.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1944 - Stan Kenton and His Orchestra's Capitol Records single "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me", with "Harlem Folk Dance" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles charts.

80 YearscAgo Today In 1946 - Johnny Mercer's Capitol Records single "Personality", with "If I Knew Then" on the flipside, is #2 on the U.S. Pop singles chart.

1948 - Capitol Records artists Stan Kenton and His Orchestra and The King Cole Trio start a week-long stay at Radio City Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota, working a 50-50 split from the first dollar.

1950 - Billy May and His Orchestra, with May conducting his own arrangements to Uan Rasey, Rubin "Zeke" Zarchy, Irv Shulkin, and William Guy on trumpet, Ed Kusby, James Priddy, Si Zentner, and James Skiles on trombone, Arthur "Skeets" Herfurt, Jules Kinsler, Donald Lazenby, Fred Falensby, and Arthur Fleming on saxophones, Edwin "Buddy" Cole on piano, J.H. Washburne on bass, and John Cyr on drums,  record the titles "Minor March (Bottom Of The Cage)", "Circus Waltz" (with the scripts for both written by Alan Livingston), and the instrumental tracks for "Francis (The Talking Mule)" and "A Mule Is A Fool" at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California on March 23, 1950 between 9:00 PM and 12:00 AM on March 24, 1950. The vocals for the last two titles will be overdubbed by Chill Wills and The Starlighters on March 27, 1950. Capitol Records will issue the first two songs together on the children's album "Bozo's Circus Band" (DC-253) and the last two songs together on the children's album "Francis *The Talking Mule)" (CAS-3071).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Les Paul and Mary Ford's Capitol Records single "How High The Moon", with "The Walkin' and Whistlin' Blues" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles charts.

1953 - Vocalist Ella Mae Morse, with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to His Orchestra (Conrad Gozzo on trumpet, Murray McEachern on trombone, Harry Klee on alto saxophone and flute, Ted Nashon tenor saxophone, Joe Koch on baritone saxophone, Joe Rushton on bass saxophone, Jimmy Rowles on piano, Bob Bain on guitar, Morty Corb on bass, Frankie Carlson on drums, Lou Singer on xylophone, and a string section with Victor Bay, Mischa Russell, Felix Slatkin, and Marshall Sosson on violins, Stanley Harris and Paul Robyn on violas, and Eleanor Slatkin on cello), records the titles "Big Mamou", "T'aint What You Do (It's The Way That Cha Do It)", "Carioca", and "Is It Any Wonder" at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue "Big Mamou" and "Is It Any Wonder" together as a single (Capitol 2441), "Big Mamou" on the multi-artist compilation album "Today's Top Hits, Volume 9" (EBF-9114 on two-disc 7" EP and H-9114 on 10" LP), "T'aint What You Do (It's The Way That Cha Do It)" as a single (Capitol 2658) with "It Ain't Necessarily So" (recorded June 19, 1953) on the flipside. Bear Family Records will issue all the titles on Morse's five-CD compilation set "Barrelhouse, Boogie And The Blues" (BCD 16117).

1953 - Van Alexander conducts his own arrangements to his orchestra (lineup unlisted) as the record the instrumental tracks for the titles "Woody Woodpecker And The Lost Monkey: Part 1", "Woody Woodpecker And The Lost Monkey: Part 2", "Mickey Mouse's Birthday Party: Part 1", and "Mickey Mouse's Birthday Party: Part 2" in Los Angeles, California. After Mel Blanc records the vocal tracks for both parts of "Woody Woodpecker And The Lost Monkey" on April 3, 1953, and Stan Freberg, June Foray, and Pinto Colvig record the vocal tracks for both parts of "Mickey Mouse's Birthday Party" on April 8, 1953, Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of both parts of "Woody Woodpecker And The Lost Monkey" together on the children's album ""Woody Woodpecker And The Lost Monkey" (CAS-3161) and the final mixes of both parts of "Mickey Mouse's Birthday Party" together on the Record Reader children's album "Mickey Mouse's Birthday Party" (DBX-3165).

1953 - During three sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, Felix Slatkin conducts The Concert Arts Orchestra (lineup unlisted), with Victor Aller on piano, as they record parts one and two of Hindemith's "The Four Temperaments" at the first session, parts three and five at the second session, and part four at the third session. Capitol Records will issue all the parts on the album "HINDEMITH - The Four Temperaments" (L-8228) as by The Concert Arts Orchestra.

1953 - The Louvin Brothers (Charlie Louvin on vocals and guitar and Ira Louvin on vocals and mandolin), with Chet Atkins on electric guitar, and (listed as probably) Eddie Hill on guitar, and Floyd T. "Lightnin'" Chance on bass, record the titles "I Love God's Way Of Living", "Born Again", "Preach The Gospel", and "From Mother's Arms To Korea" at Castle Studio in the Tulane Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "I Love God's Way Of Living" and "Preach The Gospel" together as a single (Capitol 2612) and "Born Again" and "From Mother's Arms To Korea" together as a single (Capitol 2510).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Les Baxter's "Poor People of Paris", with "Theme From Helen Of Troy" on the flipside, is still #1 on the U.S. Pop Singles charts.

1963 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Where Did Everyone Go?" is #4 on KTKT 990 AM's Album Sound Of The Day chart in Tucson, Arizona, Cole's Capitol Records album "Dear Lonely Hearts" is #43 on Billboard magazine's Top LPs - 50 Best Sellers - Stereo chart and #74 on Billboard magazine's Top LPs - 150 Best Sellers - Monaural chart. Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "All Over The World" is #18 on Billboard magazine's Middle-Road Singles chart, #50 on the magazine's Hot 100 chart, and #53 on Cash Box magazine's Top 100 Singles chart. Also, Cole's Capitol Records single "Skip To My Lou" debuts at #8 in Sweden according to Billboard magazine's Hits Of The World charts.

1964 - Chet Baker signs a contract with Capitol Records.

1967 - Pete "Boss Of The Blues" Johnson, a pianist, bandleader of the Blue Note Records group The Pete Johnson Blues Trio, and a member of the Capitol Records group The Capitol Jazzmen dies in the Edward J. Meyer Memorial Hospital (now the Erie County Medical Center) at 462 Grider Street in Buffalo, New York (where he had lived since 1950) at age 62, two days before his 63rd birthday, after years of heart problems, of complications after suffering a stroke at his home on Sunday, March 20, 1967. Earlier in the year, on January 15, 1967, he came out of a nine-year retirement to perform in Carnegie Hall as part of the "From Spirituals To Swing - 1967" concert. He will later be buried in Section CC of Forest Lawn cemetery in Buffalo, New York.

1968 - The Beatles' Apple Records single "Lady Madonna", with "The Inner Light" on the flipside and distributed by Capitol Records in the United States, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1969 - Merle Haggard records the title "Jesus, Take A Hold" for Capitol Records.

1969 - Buck Owen's Capitol Records single "Who's Gonna Mow Your Grass", the flipside of "There's Gotta Be Some Changes Made" hits #1 on the U.S. Pop Singles chart.

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Vocalist and guitarist Buck Owens and The Buckaroos (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Ruby (Are You Mad)", "Heartbreak Mountain", and "Uncle Pen" in Bakersfield, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 3096) and all three titles on Owens' album "Ruby" (ST-795).

1974 - Ringo Starr's Apple Records single "Oh My My", distributed by Capitol Records in the United States and with "Step Lightly" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1978 - Saxophonist Gary Bartz, with unlisted others, records the title "Who Loves You Baby" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue the title.

1978 - Vocalist Natalie Cole, with Linda Williams conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by Gene Barge, performs the titles "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds", "Mona Lisa", "Be Thankful", "Just Can't Stay Away", "Cry Baby", Our Love", and "Annie Mae" at a concert held at the Latin Casino in Cherry Hill, New Jersey that is recorded by Capitol Records which will issue "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" as a single (Capitol 4623) with "Lovers" (recorded March 24, 1978) on the flipside and, with "Be Thankful", "Cry Baby", and "Our Love" on the two-LP set "Natalie Live!" (SKBL-11709), an edited version of "Lucy In The Sky with Diamonds" as a single (Capitol 6273) with an edited version of "Stand By Me" (recorded October 11, 1978) on the flipside, and has yet to issue "Mona Lisa", "Just Can't Stay Away", and "Annie Mae".

1983 - Russel Smith, with unlisted others, records the title "Where Did We Go Right" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 5293) with "Hesitation" (recorded March 3, 1983) on the flipside.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1958 - Trombonist Bennie Green, with Charlie Rouse on tenor saxophone, Joe Knight on piano, George Tucker on bass, and Louis Hayes on drums, records the titles "I Love You", "Melba's Mood", "Just Friends", "Green Street", "Bennie Blows The Blues", and "You're Mine" at recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Hackensack, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue "I Love You" and "You're Mine You" together as a single (Blue Note 45-1706), "Melba's Mood" and "Just Friends" together as a single (Blue Note 45-1707), and all the titles on Green's album "Back On The Scene" (BLP1587/BST81587).

MARCH 22, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1912 - Robert Earl Myers Jr., also known as Bob Myers, an American classical music record producer, artists & repertoire specialist at Capitol Records, and sales manager, then director of artists & repertoire then general manager for the classical music division of its EMI parent company, Angel Records, is born in Mexico City, Mexico.

Hector Villa Lobos and Robert Myers

1927 - Max A. Million, who worked in promotion and sales for Stan Kenton and His Orchestra and Capitol Records, is born John Edmond Faraher in Jacksonville, Illinois. If anyone has a photo, please contact me.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1948 - Disk jockey Jerry Marshall introduces Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Nature Boy" at 2:16 PM EST on WNEW's "Music Hall" program. By 2:20 PM, the station was swamped with calls. During the next few weeks, the song was played at least ten times a day on the station. Also, Nat and Nadine Cole are officially divorced.

1958 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Just One Of Those Things" is #6 on The Billboard magazine's Most Played By Jockeys chart and Cole's Capitol Records single "Angel Smile" is #55 on the magazine's Top 100 Sides chart and #59 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart.

1963 - During two sessions held this day in New York City, New York for Capitol Records, pianist Cy Coleman, with unlisted others, records the title "It's A Wonderful World" at the first session and the titles "Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)", "Time After Time", and new takes of the titles "Blue Grass Groove", and "Sweet Georgia Brown" at the second session. Capitol has yet to issue any of the titles from either session.

1965 - Capitol Records releases The Beatles' album "The Early Beatles".

1968 - Overdubs are recorded for Bonnie Owens' titles "How Can Our Cheatin' Be Wrong?" and "I'll Look You Over" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of both titles on the album "Lead Me On" (ST-195) as by Bonnie Owens And The Strangers and "How Can Our Cheatin' Be Wrong" as a single (Capitol 2210) with "Yes, I Love You Only" (recorded February 2, 1968) on the flipside.

1968 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, The Howard Roberts Quartet (Roberts on guitar with unlisted others) record the titles "Music To Think By", "I Say A Little Prayer", and "Pretty Butterfly" at the first session and the titles "It's About Time", "Fred", and "Love Is Blue (L'Amour Est Bleu)" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Roberts' album "Out Of Sight But 'In' Sound" (ST 2901).

1968 - The Beach Boys (lineup unlisted) record the title "Passing" (originally listed as "Instrumental #1") in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's album "Friends" ST 2895).

1968 - Overdubs are recorded in Los Angeles, California for Peggy Lee's titles "Daydream", "It'll Never Happen", and "Misty Roses". Capitol Records has yet to issue any of the titles.

1968 - The Crackers (aka The Band, with Garth Hudson on piano, organ, and vocals, Richard Manuel on piano, organ, guitar, bass, and vocals, Jaime Robbie Robertson on guitar and vocals, Rick Danko on bass and vocals, and Levon Helm on drums and vocals) records new takes of the titles "Long Black Veil" and "Chest Fever" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the new takes on the group's album "Music From Big Pig" (SKAO 2955).

1968 - Sidewalk Records, at the time being distributed by Capitol Records, purchases the masters for the soundtrack to the movie "Psych-Out" from American International Productions. The titles include, in order of appearance, The Storybook's "The Pretty Song From 'Psych-Out'" and "Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow", The Seeds' "Two Fingers Pointing On You", Bienzee Cryque's "Ashbury Wednesday", Strawberry Alarm Clock's "The World Is On Fire", The Storybook's "Psych-Out Sanctorum", "Beads Of Innocence from 'Psych-Out'", "The Love Children", and "Psych-Out", and Strawberry Alarm Clock's "The World's On Fire (Long Version)". Sidewalk will issue all the titles on the soundtrack album "Psych-Out" (T/ST-5913) and "Beads Of Innocence From 'Psych-Out'" and "Psych-Out" together as a single (Sidewalk 940). Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, will issue "The Love Children" and "Psych-Out" on the compilation album "Best Of The Soundtracks" (ST 5148).

1969 - Sonny James' Capitol Records single "Only The Lonely", with "The Journey" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles chart.

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Capitol Records releases Tennessee Ernie Ford's single "Don't Let The Good Life Pass You By" with "Happy Songs Of Love" on the flipside.

1973 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for Buck Owens' and Susan Raye's titles "Take A Taste Of My Wine", "I Think I'm Gonna Like Loving You", "Sweethearts In Heaven", "I've Got A Happy Heart", "Arms Full Of Empty", "All The Dreamin' They Can Stand", "Honey...Let's Fall In Love", "When You Get To Heaven (I'll Be There)", and "Love Makes The World Go Round" from Buck Owens Enterprises and will issue all the titles on Owens and Raye's album "The Good Old Days (Are Here Again)" (ST-11204), "Sweethearts In Heaven" as a single (Capitol 4100) with "Love Is Strange" (recorded April 11, 1975) on the flipside, and "When You Get To Heaven (I'll Be There)" as a single (Capitol 3601) with "The Good Old Days (Are Here Again)" (registered March 19, 1973) on the flipside.

1974 - Sam Donahue, tenor saxophone, trumpet, and valve trombone player, arranger, bandleader (his own, the U.S. Navy's, Billy May's for the Ray Anthony organization, Tommy Dorsey's which became the Frank Sinatra, Jr. Show's), Capitol Records session musician and member of the Capitol Records group Stan Kenton and His Orchestra, dies at age 56 of complications of cancer in Reno, Nevada.

1977 - The Steve Miller Band's Capitol Records single "Fly Like An Eagle", with "Lovin' Cup" on the flipside, is #2 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1977 - Glen Campbell's Capitol Records single "Southern Nights", with "William Tell Overture" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles chart.

40 Years Ago Today In 1986 - Heart's "These Dreams", with "Shell Shock" on the flipside, is still #1 (the band's first) on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1988 - Vocalist Anne Murray, with unlisted others, records the titles "Who But You" and "If I Don't Fall Tonight" at Nightingale Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Who But You" as a single (Capitol 44341) with "You Make Me Curious" (recorded January 29, 1988) on the flipside. No issuing information is listed for "If I Don't Fall Tonight".

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1958 - Pete Wylie, a singer, guitarist, harmonica player, remixer, record producer, member of the groups Echo And The Bunnymen and Wah!, and a Virgin Records America solo artist, is born in Liverpool, England. I designed the cover for the U.S. release of the 12" version of his single "Sinful".

1962 - Perry Baggs, a vocalist, and drummer with the EMI America group Jason & The Scorchers, is born Perry Armand Baggs III, in Nashville, Tennessee. I worked on designs for the band's EMI America single "Golden Ball And Chain" and was at their video shoot for the single at the Palace Theater in Hollywood, California in 1986.

1963 - Parlophone Records releases The Beatles' first album "Please Please Me".

1978 - The Rutles' mockumentary "All You Need Is Cash", spoofing the career of The Beatles, produced by George Harrison (who also appears briefly as a reporter), and written by Eric Idle, makes its world debut when it airs on NBC-TV. It will air in the UK a week later.

45 Years Ago Today In 1981 - Blondie's Chrysalis Records single "Rapture", with "Walk Like Me" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. Chrysalis' UK catalog was once owned by Capitol Records' former parent company, EMI Music Group, was sold to Warner Music Group, who in turn sold it to Blue Raincoat Music who sold it to Reservoir Media Management.

MARCH 21, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1944 - David Lindley, a player of acoustic and electric guitar, upright and electric bass, banjo, lap steel guitar, mandolin, hardingfele, bouzouki, cittern, bağlama, gumbus, charango, cümbüş, oud, and zither, member of the band Kaleidoscope, founder of the band El Rayo-X, session player for many artists including Linda Ronstadt on her 1974 Capitol Records album "Heart Like A Wheel" and Graham Nash's 1980 Capitol Records album "Earth & Sky", is born in San Marino, California.

1949 - Ron McMaster, drummer and mastering engineer for Capitol Studios, is born in Sacramento, California.

1973 - Damon Elliott (aka Normal), record producer, singer, and founder/CEO of The Damon Elliott Music Group (DEMG, LLC) distributed by Caroline/Capitol Records, co-founder/CEO of AMBLVD Records (AMBLVD Records, LLC) distributed by Empire Distribution, and the son of singer Dionne Warwick, is born in Beverly Hills, California.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1953 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Pretend" is #5 on The Billboard magazine's Most Played By Jockeys chart, #6 on the magazine's Most Played In Juke Boxes chart, #7 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart, and #8 on The Billboard magazine's Best Selling Singles chart.

1958 - Sonny James signs a contract with Capitol Records.

1958 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Do I Like It?" is #1 on WMCA's Wax To Watch chart in New York City, New York.

1958 - The George Shearing Quintet (Emil Richards on vibraphone, George Shearing on piano, Jean "Toots" Thielemans on guitar, Al McKibbon on bass, and Percy Brice on drums), with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to His Orchestra (total lineup unlisted but has a brass choir that includes Conrad Gozzo, Pete Candoli, and Mannie Klein on trumpets, Tommy Pederson, Joe Howard, and Walter Benson on trombones, Vincent De Rosa, John Cave, James Decker, Richard Perissi, and Arthur Frantz on French horns, and George "Red" Callender on tuba), records the titles "Memories Of You", "Blame It On My Youth", "These Things You Left Me", and "Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 1:30 PM and 5:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Shearing's album "Burnished Brass" (T/ST 1038).

1958 - During two sessions held this day in Capitol Records' studio in New York City, New York, violinist William Primrose and pianist Rudolf Firkusny record Brahms' "Sonata In E Flat, Opus 120 N° 2 For Viola and Piano" at the first session and Brahms' "Sonata In F Minor, Opus 120 N° 1 For Violin And Piano" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the album "BRAHMS - Two Sonatas, Opus 120" (P-8478) and Seraphim Records, a subsidiary of Angel Records, will re-issue the album (S-60011).

1958 - Vocalist Dean Martin, with an orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the title "It's 1200 Miles From Palm Springs To Texas" in Los Angeles, California for a promotional record (HB-2160) to be released as part of Texas Desert Week which is to be held in Palm Springs, California from April 16 to April 20, 1958. Capitol Record will later issue the title in the two-CD set "Dean Martin - The Capitol Years" (7-98409-2).

1963 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, guitarist Dick Dale and His Del-Tones (unlisted tenor saxophone, piano, guitar, and bass players and Jack Lake on drums) record the titles "Have Nagila", "King Of The Surf Guitar" with a female vocal group (lineup unlisted), "Riders In The Sky", and "The Lonesome Road" at the first session and the titles "On the Sunny Side Of The Street", "Dick Dale Stomp" with an unlisted pianist, "Green Back Dollar", "What'd I Say" with Dale on vocals, and "Just A Closer Walk With Thee" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except "On The Sunny Side Of The Street" and "Just A Closer Walk With Thee" which remain unissued, on Dick Dale And His Del-Tones' album "King Of The Surf Guitar" (T/ST 1930) and "Hava Nagila" and "King Of The Surf Guitars" together as a single (Capitol 4963).

1963 - Trumpet player Jonah Jones, with Belford Hendricks and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Pink Shutters", "Doodles", and "Ask Any Fool" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Pink Shutters" and "Doodles" together as a single (Capitol 4993) and has yet to issue "Ask Any Fool".

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Capitol Records releases The Beach Boys' single "Sloop John B" with "You're So Good To Me" on the flipside.

1968 - Overdubs are recorded in Los Angeles, California for Tony Bruno's title ""I'm Feeling It Now". After further overdubs are recorded for "I'm Feeling It Now" on March 24, 1968, Capitol Records will issue the final mix of "I'm Feeling It Now" on Bruno's album "I'm Feeling It Now" (ST 2930).

1968 - Miniature Concert (lineup unlisted) records the title "Blues For Naked Jane" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. No issuing information is listed.

1968 - The Outsiders (lead by vocalist Tom King, with Emmett "Sonny" Geraci, Richard Biagiola, William "Bill" Bruno, and Richard D'Amato also on vocals and unlisted instruments), with unlisted others, record a new take of the title "We Ain't Gonna Make It", and the titles "Listen To Me" and "Think I'm Falling" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records has yet to issue the take of "We Ain't Gonna Make It" recorded at this session but will release the take of the title that it purchased on March 20, 1968, as a single (Capitol 2216) with "Oh! How It Hurts" (recorded June 2, 1966) on the flipside, has yet to issue "Listen To The Music", and will issue "Think I'm Falling" on the CD "Capitol Collectors Series - The Outsiders" (7-94076-2).

1968 - Vocalist Peggy Lee, with unlisted others, records the titles "Daydream", "It'll Never Happen Again", and "Misty Roses" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles.

1968 - During two sessions held this day in New York City, New York, pianist Eddie Heywood, with unlisted others, records the titles "Ode To Dan" and "How Are Things In Glocca Morra" at the first session and "Rasputin Song" and "Arabian Daze" at the second session. After overdubs are recorded for "How Are Things In Glocca Morra" on May 17, 1968, Capitol Records will issue "Ode To Dan" and the final mix of "How Are Things In Glocca Morra" on Heywood's album "The Piano Artistry Of Eddie Heywood - Soft Summer Breeze" (ST-163) and has yet to issue either title from the second session but will also issue a take of "Arabian Daze", recorded on April 12, 1968, on the album "The Piano Artistry Of Eddie Heywood - Soft Summer Breeze".

1968 - The Crackers (aka The Band, with Garth Hudson on piano, organ, and vocals, Richard Manuel on piano, organ, guitar, bass, and vocals, Jaime Robbie Robertson on guitar and vocals, Rick Danko on bass and vocals, and Levon Helm on drums and vocals) records the title "To Kingdom Come" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the title on The Band's album "Music From Big Pink" (SKAO 2955).

1970 - The Beatles' Apple Records album "Hey Jude", distributed in the United States by Capitol Records, debuts at # 3 on Billboard magazine's Top 200 album chart and the single "Let It Be" debuts at # 6 on the magaxine's Hot 100 singles chart, the highest-ranking ever for a new entry to that date.

1970 - The Chairmen Of The Board's Invictus Records (a subsidiary of Capitol Records run by Holland and Dozier) single "Give Me Just a Little More Time", with "Since the Days of Pigtails (and Fairy Tales)" on the flipside, peaks at #3 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1987 - Robert Preston, Broadway and motion picture actor, and Capitol Records artist (original Broadway cast album for "The Music Man"), dies of lung cancer at age 68 at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California.

1987 - The Beatles hold down the Top 4 spots on the U.S. CD chart, with "A Hard Day's Night" at #1, "Please Please Me" at #2, "Beatles For Sale" at #3, and "With The Beatles" at #4.

1988 - Capitol Records registers the masters it received from EMI for Hazell Dean's titles "You're My Rainbow", "Walk In My Shoes", "Danger", "Nothing In My Life", "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing", and "Who's Leaving Who" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Who's Leaving Who" as a single (Capitol 44167) with, "They Say It's Gonna Rain" (registered July 22, 1987) on the flipside, and all the titles on Dean's album "Always" (C1-90304).

1993 - Capitol Records artist Anne Murray is inducted into the Canadian Music Hall Of Fame.

1994 - Spearhead signs a contract with Capitol Records.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - The Beatles play the Cavern Club in Liverpool, England for the first time thanks to a call from the mother of their drummer, Pete Best, to DJ Bob Wooler.

1964 - The Beatles' Tollie Records single "Twist And Shout", with "There's A Place" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1968 - Tenor saxophonist Frank Foster, with Marvin Stamm on trumpet, Garnett Brown on trombone, Richard Wyands on piano, Bob Cranshaw on bass and electric bass, and Mickey Roker on drums, records the titles "You Gotta Be Kiddin'", "Stampede", "Manhattan Fever", "Little Miss No Nose", "Seventh Avenue Bill", and "Loneliness" in recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on Foster's album "Manhattan Fever" (BLP4278/BST84278 on 12" vinyl and 3-85191-2 on CD).

1968 - Benny Gordon, with unlisted others, records the title "Tighten Up", listed as possibly in Los Angeles, California, for the Hot Biscuit label. Blue Note Records will license the title and will issue it on a compilation album by various artists LP "Blue Juice" (B1-54357 on 12" vinyl and 8-54357-2 on CD).

1969 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono begin their "Bed-In" at the Amsterdam Hilton.

1987 - Cutting Crew's Virgin Records America single "I Just Died In Your Arms" enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart, the first of the label's releases to do so.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1869 - Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., Broadway theatrical producer, is born in Chicago, Illinois.

1952 - Alan Freed presents The Moondog Coronation Ball at the Cleveland Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. It's the first Rock `N' Roll stage show and is set to feature R&B artists including Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers, Tiny Grimes and His Rockin' Highlanders,  The Dominoes, Danny Cobb, Varett Dillard, Charles Brown, The Moonglows, and Clyde McPhatter. Unfortunately, the show was closed down early due to a printing error that leads to a crowd of 20,000 showing up to a venue with only 9,950 seats leading to a near riot breaking out.

35 Years Ago Today In 1991 - Leo Fender (born Clarence Fender), the designer of the solid-body electric guitar and guitar manufacturer of the Telecaster and Stratocaster guitars, dies from complications from Parkinson's Disease in Fullerton, California at age 81.

MARCH 20, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1918 - Marion McPartland, piano, radio show host, wife of cornetist Jimmy McPartland, and a Capitol Records artist, is born Margaret Marian Turner in Slough, Berkshire, England.

1922 - Carl Reiner, television and motion picture director, producer, actor, comedian, and Capitol Records artist (The "2000 Year Old Man" series of comedy albums) is born in The Bronx, New York City, New York.

1937 - Jerry Reed, musician, songwriter, singer, television and motion picture actor, and Capitol Records artist is born Jerry Reed Hubbard in Atlanta, Georgia.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Guy Perry, a guitarist and vocalist in the Capitol Records group The Motels, is born Adrian Peritore in Brooklyn, New York.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1943 - The first issue of "Capitol News" is released to record stores across the country.

1948 - It's a Saturday in New York City, New York and it's just the trio and announcer Freddie Robbins on this episode of  "King Cole Trio Time" on NBC-Radio. No known transcription of this show exists.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Pianist Stan Kenton and his orchestra (Ray Wetzel, Maynard Ferguson, John Howell, Shorty Rogers, and Chico Alvarez on trumpets, Dick Kenney, Milt Bernhart, Bob Fitzpatrick, and Bart Varsalona on trombones, Bud Shank and Art Pepper on alto saxophones, Bob Cooper and Bart Caldarell on tenor saxophones, Bob Gioga on baritone saxophone, Ralph Blaze on guitar, Don Bagley on bass, and Shelly Manne on drums) record the titles "Artistry In Tango" "September Song" with the band on vocals, and "Theme For Alto" in Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "Artistry In Tango" and "September Song" together as a single (Capitol 1480) and "Theme For Solo" on Kenton's album "A Concert In Progressive Jazz" (T 172).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Vocalist and guitarist Merle Travis, with George Tracy on harmonica, Roy Lanaham on lead guitar, Gene Mombeck on guitar, Arthur Douglas Dalton on mandolin, and Donald "Dusty" Rhodes on bass, records the titles "Lost John Boogie", "Deep South", "Boogie In Minor", and "Let's Settle Down" in Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California between 2:30 PM and 6:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue "Lost John Boogie" and "Let's Settle Down" together as a single (Capitol 1737) and "Deep South" and "Boogie In Minor" together as a single (Capitol 1519).

1953 - Vocalist Gisele MacKenzie, with Artie Beck directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Till I Waltz Again With You", "Seven Lonely Days" with an unidentified male vocal chorus, "Deep Purple", and "The Best Things In Life Are Free" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Till I Waltz Again With You" and "Seven Lonely Days" in England as a single (CL13920) and has yet to issue "Deep Purple". Jasmine Records will issue "The Best Things In Life Are Free" in England on the CD "Gisele MacKenzie - Hard To Get" (JASCD 448).

1953 - Vocalist and rhythm guitarist Lee Bonds, with unlisted fiddle, guitar, steel guitar, and bass players, records the titles "Okee-Fi-No-Kee" with an unlisted pianist and vocal chorus, "No Hope", "Undecided Heart" and "A Double Life" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Okee-Fi-No-Kee" and "Undecided Heart" together as a single (Capitol 2499) and "No Hope" and "A Double Life" together as a single (Capitol 2591).

1958 - The George Shearing Quintet (Emil Richards on vibraphones, George Shearing on piano, Jean "Toots" Thielemans on guitar, Al McKibbon on bass, and Percy Brice on drums), with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to His Orchestra (a brass choir including Conrad Gozzo, Pete Candoli, Frank Beach, and Mannie Klein on trumpets and Tommy Pederson, Ed Kusby, Ben Benson, and Kenneth Shroyer on trombones), records the titles "Lulu's Back In Town", "Cuckoo In The Clock", "Basie's Basement", and "Cheek To Cheek" in The Capitol Tower at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 2:00 PM and 5:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Shearing's album "Burnished Brass" (T/ST 1038).

1958 - Vocalist and guitarist Del Reeves, with George Brown on saxophone, Bill Woods on piano, Buck Owens on lead guitar, Jim Fox on steel guitar, and unlisted bass and drums players, records the titles "My Baby Loves To Rock And Roll", "Cool Drool", "The Trot", "Baby I Love You", and "Two Teen Hearts" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "Cool Drool" and "The Trot" together as a single (Capitol F3979) and "Baby I Love You" and "Two Teen Hearts" together as a single (Capitol F4045) and "My Baby Loves To Rock And Roll" in France in the two-disc multi-artist compilation album "Rock 'N' Roll At The Capitol Tower, Volume 2" (2C150-85029/30).

1958 - Carmen Dragon conducts The Capitol Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record Rossini's "Largo Al Factotum (From 'Barber Of Seville')", Bizet's "Toreador Song (From 'Carmen')", Verdi's "Amami Alfredo (From 'La Traviata')", and Wagner's "Pilgrim's Chorus (from 'Tannhauser')" in Stage 7 at The Goldwyn Studios at the southwest corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and Formosa in West Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "The Orchestra Sings" (P/SP-8440).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Vocalist Mary Small, with unlisted others, records the titles "The Valley Of Tears" and "Everybody But Me" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 4563).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Vocalist Ron Husmann, with unlisted others, records the titles "Beautiful Women", "Easy Living", and "You're Just In Love" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Husmann's album "This Is Ron Husmann" (T 1624).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Tony Pastor, Jr., with unlisted others, records the titles "Book Of Happiness", "I Forgive You (But I Won't Forget", and the as yet to be issued takes of the titles "Beware" and "Too Little, Too Late" in New York City, New York. Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single.

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Comedian Milt Kamen, in front of a live audience at an unlisted location, records the titles "Opening Monologue" (with a brief introduction by Mel Brooks), "The Tomato", "The Israeli Airlines", "The Brooks Brothers", "True Life Adventures", "Johnny Ringo", "Wyoming", and "Whale Meeting" in New York City, New York with producer Mel Brooks. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Kamen's album "Here's Milt Kamen!" (T 1565).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Faron Young's Capitol Records single "Hello Walls" enters the U.S. Country singles charts where it will peak at #1.

1963 - Pianist Cy Coleman, with unlisted others, records the titles "But Not For Me", "Comin' Home Baby", "On Green Dolphin Street", "Blue Grass Groove", and "Sweet Georgia Brown" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles.

1968 - Overdubs are recorded in Los Angeles, California for Tony Bruno's titles ""I'm Feeling It Now" and "Look At Me". After further overdubs are recorded for "I'm Feeling It Now" on March 21 and 24, 1968 and for "Look At Me" on March 24, 1968, Capitol Records will issue the final mix of "I'm Feeling It Now" on Bruno's album "I'm Feeling It Now" (ST 2930) and has yet to issue "Look At Me".

1968 - Joyful Noise (lineup unlisted) records the title "The Phoenix" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue the title.

1968 - The Beach Boys (lineup unlisted) record the title "Our Happy Home" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue the title.

1968 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for The Shamblers' titles "I Really Need Her", "Send Me Your Heartaches", and "Symphony In The Rain" in Los Angeles, California but has yet to issue any of the titles.

1968 - Capitol Records purchases the master for The Outsiders' title "We Aint Gonna Make It" in Los Angeles, California and will issue the title as a single (Capitol 2216) with "I Lost My Baby" (recorded June 2, 1966) on the flipside.

1968 - Vocalist Jean Shepard, with unlisted others, records the titles "Walk On Out Of My Mind" and "A Real Good Woman" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Shepard's album "Real Good Woman" (ST 2966) and "A Real Good Woman" also as a single (Capitol 2180) with "The Trouble With Girls" (recorded April 12, 1967) on the flipside.

1968 - Gary Buck, with unlisted others, records the titles "Love Of The Common People", "Honey", "Break My Mind", "Calgary, Alberta", and "Winds Don't Blow That Strong" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Winds Don't Blow That Strong" as a single (Capitol 2316) with "Mister Brown" (recorded the day before on March 19, 1968) on the flipside.

1969 - John Lennon marries Yoko Ono on the Rock of Gibraltar.

1987 - Capitol Records releases Glen Campbell's compilation album "The Very Best of Glen Campbell".

15 Years Ago Today In 2011 - Ralph Mooney, a steel guitar player, one of the creators of the Bakersfield sound and session musician on many recordings by Capitol Records artists Buck Owens, Wanda Jackson, Merle Haggard, and Wynn Stewart, died of complications of cancer at his home in Kennedale, Texas at age 82. His obituary can be found at http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-ralph-mooney-20110322,0,3909277.story.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

120 Years Ago Today In 1906 - Ozzie Nelson, a singer, motion picture, radio, and television actor, bandleader, husband of Harriet Hilliard Nelson, and father of actor David Nelson and of Imperial and Capitol Records artist Rick Nelson, is born Oswald George Nelson in Jersey City, New Jersey.

1952 - Capitol Records co-founder and lyricist Johnny Mercer and composer Hoagy Charmichael win the Academy Award for Best Music/Song for "In the Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening" from the motion picture "Here Comes the Groom".

1953 - Vocalist and guitarist T-Bone Walker, with Dave Bartholomew's band (unlisted trumpet, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones, piano, bass, and drums players), records the titles "Got No Use For You" with either Baby Davis or Tiny Brown on vocals and "Railroad Station Blues" in New Orleans, Louisiana for Imperial Records. After EMI acquires Imperial's catalog, Blue Note Records will issue both titles on the album "T-Bone Walker - Classics Of Modern Blues" (BN-LA533-H2).

MARCH 19, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

105 Years Ago Today In 1921 - Martha Carson a singer, guitarist, member of the Capitol Records vocal group The Amber Sisters, and a Capitol and RCA Records solo artist is born Irene Amburgey in Neon, Kentucky.

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Paul Atkinson, the original guitarist in the group The Zombies and Vice President A&R Catalog for Capitol Records until 2001, is born Paul Ashley Warren Atkinson in Cuffley, Hertfordshire, England. I met with Paul several times while I was doing freelance design work for Capitol. He would listen to your case if you really had a passion for a project and had done your research to back it up, but he had the unenviable job of having to justify the cost of re-releasing material with predicted sales and having to say "no" when the numbers just didn't add up. I remember going to his 55th birthday party in the small 12th-floor conference room in The Capitol Tower and how he played guitar for his department's track for the annual employee Christmas album.

65 Yeats Ago Today In 1961 - Jeffrey W. Blalock, a Capitol Records customer service representative in Nashville, Tennessee, a regional sales representative in Atlanta, Georgia, and a promotion manager in Nashville, Tennessee and Houston, Texas, and national director of rock and pop promotion in Los Angeles, California is born in Austin, Texas.

1994 - Fletcher, a singer, songwriter, and Capitol Records artist is born Cari Elise Fletcher in Asbury Park, New Jersey.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - During two sessions held this day at Radio Recorders' studios on Western Avenue in Hollywood, California, vocalist and guitarist Jack Guthrie and his Oklahomans (Charles Linville on fiddle, "Porky" Freeman on electric guitar, Red Murrell on rhythm guitar, and Allen Williams on bass), under the direction of Cliffie Stone, record the titles "The Clouds Rained Trouble Down", "You Laughed And Cried", "This Troubled Mind O' Mine", and "I'm Telling You" at the first session and "Bow Down Brother", "It's Too Late To Change Your Mind", "Look Out For The Crossing", and "Chained To A Memory" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "The Clouds Rained Trouble Down" as a single (Capitol 341) with "Oakie Oogie" (recorded October 22, 1946) on the flipside, "You Laughed And Cried" and "It's Too Late To Change Your Mind" together as a single (Capitol 406), "This Troubled Mind O' Mine" as a single (Capitol Americana 40012) with "I'm Building A Stairway To Heaven" (recorded October 25, 1944) on the flipside, "I'm Telling You" and "Chained To A Memory" together as a single (Capitol 309), "Bow Down Brother" as a single (Capitol 47-40118) with "You're Gonna Be Sorry" (recorded October 22, 1946) on the flipside, and "Look Out For The Crossing" as a single (Capitol 57-40131) with "No Need To Knock Upon My Door" (recorded October 24, 1957) on the flipside. Capitol will also release "This Troubled Mind O' Mine" and "Chained To A Memory" on Guthrie's memorial album "Oklahoma Hills" (AC-76).

1948 - Capitol Records purchases the masters for Foy Willing And His Riders Of The Purple Sage's titles "Anytime" and "I'm Waltzing With A Broken Heart" which Capitol will issue together as a single (Capitol Americana 40108).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - During two split sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, the vocal group The Starlighters (Vince Degen, Tony Paris, Imogene Lynn, Jerry Duane, and Howard Hudson), with Buddy Cole and his orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the title "I Whistle A Happy Tune" then vocalist Jerry Lewis, with Dick Stabile conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the title "Never Been Kissed" at the first session. At the second session, The Starlighters, again with Buddy Cole and his orchestra, record the title "Sweet, Sweet Pauline" then vocalist Dottie O' Brien, with unlisted others, records the titles "Yak Yak Song" and "I Don't Wanna Go Home". Capitol Records will issue both of The Starlighters titles together as a single (Capitol 1481), Jerry Lewis' title as a single (Capitol 1482) with "A Hunting We Will Go" (recorded January 10, 1951) on the flipside, and both of Dottie O'Brien's titles together as a single (Capitol 1485).

1953 - The issue of Jet magazine with today's street date features a spread on pages 30 and 31 of Nat "King" Cole swimming fully clothed in the pool at The Lord Calvert Hotel in Miami, Florida after losing a bet with whiskey salesman Sinclair Rogers.

1953 - Vocalist Tennessee Ernie Ford, with bass player Cliffie Stone and His Orchestra (Billy Liebert on piano, Jimmy Bryant on electric guitar, Eddie Kirk on guitar, Wesley "Speedy" West on steel guitar, and Roy Harte on drums), records the titles "Hey, Mr. Cotton Picker", "Three Things (A Man Must Do)", and "Celebratin'" in Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "Hey, Mr. Cotton Picker" and "Three Things (A Man Must Do)" together as a single (Capitol 2443) and "Hey, Mr. Cotton Picker" and "Celebratin'" on the compilation CD "Tennessee Ernie Ford" (7-95291-2) as part of the label's "Collectors Series".

1953 - Vocalist and guitarist Willis "Dub" Dickerson, with unlisted fiddle, piano, steel guitar, and bass players, records the titles "The Bells Of Monterey", "One Night Stand", "Sweet Bunch Of Bitterweeds", and "Dear Love" at Castle Studio in the Tulane Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "The Bells Of Monterey" and "Sweet Bunch Of Bitterweeds" together as a single (Capitol 2504) and "One Night Stand" and "Dear Love" together as a single (Capitol 2605).

1955 - Tennessee Ernie Ford's Capitol Records single "Ballad Of Davy Crockett (From Walt Disney's Davy Crockett)", with "Farewell (From Walt Disney's Davy Crockett)" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles charts.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Organist Jackie Davis, with an unidentified orchestra, records the title "We'll Be Together Again" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the sampler album "Full Dimensional Sound From The Capitol Tower" (S 9031).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Vocalist Judy Garland, with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Dirty Hands, Dirty Face" and "April Showers". Nelson Riddle and the orchestra will also record the band tracks for the titles "I Feel A Song Comin' On" and "Maybe I'll Come Back" for which Judy will record vocal overdubs on March 27, 1956. Capitol Records will issue "Dirty Hands, Dirty Faces" and "April Showers" on Garland's album "Judy" (T 734) and "April Showers" as a single (Capitol 6126) with "The Man That Got Away" (recorded April 23, 1961) on the flipside.

1958 - Vocalist Skeets McDonald, with Billy Liebert on accordion and piano, Joe Maphis and Alvin "Buck" Owens on guitars, Allen Williams on bass, and Marion "Pee Wee" Adams on drums, records the titles "Gone And Left Me Blues", "Lost Highway", "My Room Is Crowded", "You're There", "Tomorrow Never Comes", and "I'm Sorry Now" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 6:00 PM and 9:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on McDonald's album "Goin' Steady With The Blues" (T/ST 1040).

1958 - Carmen Dragon conducts The Capitol Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record Gounod's "Soldier's Chorus (From 'Faust')", Puccini's "One Fine Day (From 'Madame Butterfly')", and Verdi's "La Donna E Mobile (From 'Rigoletto')" and "The Drinking Song (From 'La Traviata')" in Stage 7 of the Goldwyn Studios lot located on the corner of Formosa Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "The Orchestra Sings" (P/SP-8440) as by The Capitol Symphony Orchestra, conducted. by Carmen Dragon.

1963 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "All Over The World" is #37 on WABC's Silver Dollar Sound Survey Survey in New York City, New York.

1963 - Billy May conducts his own arrangements to His Orchestra (John Audino, Don Fagerquist, Conrad Gozzo, Uan Rasey, and Bud Brisbois on trumpet, Lew McCreary on bass trumpet, Ed Kusby, Milt Bernhart, Tommy Pederson, and George Roberts on trombones, Paul Horn on flute and alto saxophone, Justin Gordon on tenor saxophone and piccolo, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Jimmy Rowles on piano, Joe Gibbons on guitar, Ralph Pena on bass, and Irving Cottler on drums) as they record the titles "Playboy's Theme", "Whisper Not", "Moanin'", and "The Late, Late Show" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 8:00 PM and 11:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on May's album "Bill's Bag" (T/ST 1888).

1963 - Vocalist and guitarist Buck Owens and vocalist Rose Maddox, with "Gentleman" Jim Pierce on piano, John Calvin Maddox and Don Rich on guitars, Jay McDonald on steel guitar, Kenny Pierce on bass, and Ken Presley on drums, record the titles "Sweethearts In Heaven", "We're The Talk Of The Town", "Back Street Affair", and "No Fool Like An Old Fool" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "Sweethearts In Heaven" and "We're The Talk Of The Town" together as a single (Capitol 4992). Bear Family Records will issue all the titles in Germany in the four-CD box set "Rose Maddox - The One Rose" (BCD 15743).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Buck Owens' Capitol Records single "Waitin' In Your Welfare Line" is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "Nowhere Man", with "What Goes On" on the flipside, is #4 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1968 - Overdubs are recorded in Los Angeles, California for Tony Bruno's titles "Getting Better" and "You Can't Do That". Capitol Records has yet to issue the final mix of "Getting Better. After additional overdubs are recorded for "You Can't Do That" on March 20, 1968, Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title on Bruno's album "I'm Feeling It Now" (ST 2930).

1968 - The final tracks are laid down for The Beach Boys' title "Friends" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title as a single (Capitol 2160) with "Little Bird" (recorded February 29, 1968) on the flipside and on the group's album "Friends" (ST 2895).

1968 - Human Beinz (lineup unlisted) record the title "She's That Kind Of Girl" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue the title.

1968 - Capitol Records registers in Los Angeles, California the master it purchased for Eddie Houston's title "Simon Says". No issuing information is listed.

1968 - Gary Buck, with unlisted others, records the titles "The Chokin' Kind", "Mister Brown", "Walk On Out Of My Mind", and "Feelin' Bad" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Mister Brown" as a single (Capitol 2316) with "Winds Don't Blow That Strong" (recorded the next day on March 20, 1968) on the flipside and has yet to issue any of the other titles recorded at this session.

1973 - Capitol Records registers in Los Angeles, California the master it purchased for Buck Owens and Susan Raye's title "The Good Old Days (Are Here Again)", produced by Buck Owens Enterprises and recorded at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California earlier in 1973, and will issue the title as a single (Capitol 3601) with "When You Get To Heaven (I'll Be There)" (master registered on March 22, 1973) on the flipside and on the duo's album "The Good Old Days (Are Here Again)" (ST-11204). 

1973 - Bang (lineup unlisted) recorded the titles "Glad You're Home", "Pearl And Her Ladies", "Little Boy Blue", "Windfair", "Exactly Who I Am", and "Don't Need Nobody" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Music" (ST-11190).

1973 - During two sessions held this day in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street In Hollywood, California, overdubs are recorded for Billy May and The Time-Life Orchestra's title "The Impossible Dream" at the first session then Billy May conducts The Time-Life Orchestra as it records the titles "El Condor Pass" and "Mrs. Robinson", both featuring Ted Nash on alto saxophone, "Pretty World", and, with Sue Allen and Kathy Allen on vocals, "The Fool On The Hill" at the second session. Time-Life Records will issue the final mix of "The Impossible Dream" as part of its "As You Remember Them" series in the three-LP set "Volume 7 - Billy May" (STL 247) and after overdubs are recorded for "The Fool On The Hill" on May 3, 1973, "El Condor Pass" and the final mix of "The Fool On The Hill" also in "Volume 7 - Billy May" and "Mrs. Robinson" and "Pretty World" in the three-LP set "Volume 8 - Billy May" (STL 248).

1979 - The group America signs a contract with Capitol Records.

30 Years Ago Today In 1996 - Capitol Records releases The Beatles' Apple Records compilation "Anthology 2" in the United States

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1928 - Henry Ford Maddox, vocalist, mandolin, and guitar player, with the group The Maddox Brothers & Rose which featured his sister, future Capitol Records artist Rose Maddox, is born in Boaz, Alabama.

1963 - Pianist Herbie Hancock, with Donald Byrd on trumpet, Grachan Moncur III on trombone, Hank Mobley on tenor saxophone, Grant Green on guitar, Chuck Israels on bass, and Anthony Williams on drums, records the titles "A Tribute To Someone" without Moncur and Green, "King Cobra" without Green, two takes of "Blind Man, Blind Man", "The Pleasure Is Mine" without Green, and "And What If I Don't" in recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles except the second take of "Blind Man, Blind Man" on Hancock's album "My Point Of View" (BLP4126/BST84126) and all the titles and takes on the CD release of the album (4-95569-2).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Gary Lewis & The Playboys' Liberty Records single "Sure Gonna Miss Her", with "I Don't Wanna Say Goodnight" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles chart.

 1968 - Pianist Chick Corea, with Miroslav Vitous on bass and Roy Haynes on drums, records the titles "Gemini", "Now He Sings, Now He Sobs", "Fragments", "Steps - What Was (Body Of Tune)", and "Now He Beats The Drum - Now He Stops (Intro) in A&R Studios in New York City, New York for Solid State Records which will issue all the titles on Corea's album "Now He Sings, Now He Sobs". After Blue Note acquires the Solid State library, it will re-issue the album on CD (7-90055-2). 

1983 - Thomas Dolby's Harvest Records single "She Blinded Me With Science", with "Flying North" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. Harvest Records is a subsidiary of Capitol Records.

1988 - Natalie Cole's Manhattan Records single "Pink Cadillac", with "I Wanna Be That Woman" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart where it will peak at #5. Manhattan Records is a division of Capitol Records.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1872 - Anna Held, an actress, singer, one-time wife of Broadway producer Florence Ziegfeld, is born Helene Anna Held in Warsaw, Poland. The Institute of the American Musical in Los Angeles, California has a large collection of Held memorabilia, costumes, and props which were donated by her family.

1928 - Patrick McGoohan, stage, motion picture and television actor ("Danger Man" [aka "Secret Agent" in the United States], "The Three Lives of Thomasina", "The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh" "Braveheart", "Escape from Alcatraz", "The Silver Streak", "Ice Station Zebra", "I Am a Camera", and "The Prisoner" [for which he also directed and wrote episodes]) is born in Astoria, Queens, New York

1957 - Elvis Presley purchases his home, the Graceland mansion, in Memphis, Tennessee from Mrs. Ruth Brown-Moore.