MARCH 12, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1912 - Paul Weston, an arranger, the first musical director at Capitol Records, a radio, television, and record orchestra leader, husband of Capitol Records artist Jo Stafford, founding member and first president of the National Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences (N.A.R.A.S.), and a Capitol Records solo artist is born Paul Wetstein in Springfield, Massachusetts.

105 Years Ago Today In 1921 - Gordon MacRae, Broadway and motion picture actor, singer, husband of Capitol Records artist Sheila MacRae and a Capitol Records solo artist and duet artist with Jo Stafford and Margaret Whiting, is born in East Orange, New Jersey.

80 Yeats Ago Today In 1946 - Liza Minnelli, singer, Broadway and Motion Picture actress, daughter of M-G-M picture director Vincent Minnelli and actress and Capitol Records artist Judy Garland, and a Capitol Records solo artist, is born Liza May Minnelli in Los Angeles, California.

1948 - James Taylor, a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and the first non-British Apple Records artist, whose self-titled debut album "James Taylor" was released on December 6, 1968, and distributed by Capitol Records in the United States (SW-3352), is born in Boston, Massachusetts.

1957 - Steve Harris, a bassist, songwriter, and founder of the Capitol and EMI America Records group Iron Maiden, is born in Leytonstone, London, England.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1947 - Vocalist Jimmy Wakely, with Stan Ellison directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "I Can't Keep The Tears Out Of My Eyes" and "I Hear You Talkin'" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "I Can't Keep The Tears Out Of My Eyes" as a single (Capitol Americana 40040) with "Here Today And Gone Tomorrow" (recorded December 16, 1946) on the flipside and has yet to issue "I Hear You Talkin'". Unfortunately, "I Can't Keep The Tears Out Of My Eyes" is not yet available on YouTube.

1947 - Vocalists Pinto Colvig and Billy Bletcher, with unlisted other cast members reading a script by Alan Livingston and with Billy May conducting arrangements of his own compositions to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Bozo And His Rocket Ship: Part 1" and "Bozo And His Rocket Ship: Part 2" at Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together in the children's album "Bozo And His Rocket Ship" (BBX-65).

1948 - Peggy Lee's Capitol Records single "Mañana (Is Good Enough For Me)", with "All Dressed Up In A Broken Heart" on the flipside, is #1 on The Billboard magazine's Best-Selling Popular Retail Records chart for the second week and #1 on the magazine's Records Most Played By Disc Jockeys for the first week for the week ending March 12, 1948.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Vocalists Jo Stafford and birthday boy Gordon MacRae, with Bill Loose and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), recorded the titles "Nights Of Splendor", a yet to be issued take of "Let Me Call You Sweetheart", "When It's Springtime In The Rockies", and a yet to be issued take of the title "Let The Rest Of Go By" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will the first and third titles together as a single (Capitol 1523).

1953 - Vocalist Owen Perry, with Marvin Hughes on piano, Chet Atkins on electric guitar, Eddie Hill on guitar, Jerry Byrd on steel guitar, Floyd "Lightnin'" Chance on bass, and Murrey M. "Buddy" Harman Jr. on drums, records the titles "Use Your Imagination", "You Plus Me (Equals Love)", "I Could Go On And On", and "Whirlpool" at Castle Studio in the Tulane Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Use Your Imagination" and "Whirlpool" together as a single (Capitol 2483) and You Plus Me (Equals Love)" and "I Could Go On And On" together as a single (Capitol 2650).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, The George Shearing Quintet (Johnny Rae on vibraphones, George Shearing on piano, Jean "Toots" Thielemans on guitar, Al McKibbon on bass, Armando Peraza congas, Tony Martinez on Latin percussion, and Chico Guerrero on timbales), record remakes of the title "Canto Karabali (Jungle Drums)" and "Mi Musica Es Para Ti (My Music Is For You)" as well as the titles "Anitra's Dance (released as 'Anitra's Nanigo') and "Without You (Tres Palabras)" at the first session between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM and the titles "That Old Devil Moon", "Cuban Love Song", and an as yet to be issued take of the title "You Must Remember (As Time Goes By)" at the second session between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles except the last on the quintet's album "Latin Escapade" (T 737).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - The Milt Buckner Quartet (collective personnel - Milt Buckner on organ, Skeeter Best, Everett Barksdale, and Mickey Baker on guitar, Milt Hinton on bass, and Osie Johnson and Shadow Wilson on drums) records the as yet to be issued take of the title "Danny's Tune" and the titles "Jumpin' At The Woodside" with Buckner also on piano, "Blue And Sentimental", and "Mighty Low" in New York City, New York between 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM), Capitol Records will issue the last three titles on the quartet's album "Rockin' Hammond" (T 722).

1958 - Pianist Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra, with a chorus and Latin accompaniment (lineups unlisted), records the titles "Hi-Lili-Hi-Lo", "Yours", "The Lamp Is Low", "Prenez Garde (Take Care)", "I'll Remember April", and "Arrivederci Roma" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "Dream Dust" (T 1023) as by Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra.

1958 - Guitarist Laurindo Almeida records the titles "Night And The Sea", "Prelude For Laurindo", "The Bad And The Beautiful", "La Coquette", and "The Merrymakers" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Almeida's album "Contemporary Creations For Spanish Guitar" (P-8447).

 1962 - Tennessee Ernie Ford's Capitol Records album "Star Carol" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.

1963 - The Four Freshmen (Bob Flanigan on vocals, trombone, and bass, Bill Comstock on vocals and guitar, Ross Barbour on vocals, trumpet, and drums, Ken Albers on vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn, and bass) with Shorty Rogers conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "The Preacher", "Lemon Twist", "It Don't Mean A Thing", and, without the orchestra, "And So It's Over" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "And So It's Over" on the compilation CD "Capitol Collectors Series - Four Freshmen" (7-93179-2). The Four Freshmen Society will issue "The Preacher" and "Lemon Twist" on the CD "Through The Years" (FSF 9702). "It Don't Mean A Thing" remains unissued.

1963 - Vocalist Roy Clark, with unlisted others, records the titles "Goodtime Charlie", "An Application For Love", "The Tip Of My Fingers", and "Spooky Movies" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Goodtime Charlie" and "An Application For Love" together as a single (Capitol 5047) and "The Tips Of My Fingers" and "Spooky Movies" together as a single (Capitol F4956) and on Clark's album "Roy Clark Sings The Tip Of My Fingers" (T/ST 1972).

1967 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "Penny Lane" with "Strawberry Fields Forever" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1967 - Merle Haggard's Capitol Records single "The Fugitive", with "Someone Told My Story" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts.

1968 - Overdubs are recorded in Los Angeles, California for Glen Campbell's titles "The Last Letter", "Have I Stayed Too Long", and "The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde". Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of all the titles on Campbell's album "A New Place In The Sun" (ST 2907).

1969 - Parlophone, Capitol, and Apple Records artist Paul McCartney marries Linda Eastman at the Marylebone Registry Office in London, England.

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Capitol Records releases John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band's Apple Records single "Power To The People", with Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band's "Touch Me" on the flipside, in the United States.

1973 - Merry Ruddy (Johnnie Maya on lead vocals, Gary Parrish on guitar, Bill Ruess on keyboards, Lani Kamano on bass, and John Sims on drums), with producer Peter Tevis, records the titles "The Line", "Shelly Made Me Smile", and "Don't Get It On" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles.

1973 - Capitol Records registers the master it purchased for Tony Booth's titles "Loving You" which was produced by Buck Owens Enterprises and recorded at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California and will issue the title as a single (Capitol 3582) with "What A Liar I Am" (registered September 21, 1972) on the flipside and on Booth's album "This Is Tony Booth" (ST-11210).

1973 - Capitol Records registers the masters for vocalist David Frizzell's titles "Words Don't Come Easy" and "It's Too Late To Keep From Losing You", both produced by Buck Owens Enterprises and recorded at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California, and will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 3589).

1973 - Overdubs are recorded for vocalist Susan Raye's title "When You Get Back From Nashville". Capitol Records will purchase the final mix and register the master on March 13, 1973, and will issue the title on Raye's album "Cheating Game" (ST-11179).

1973 - Billy May and The Time-Life Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Theme From 'Lawrence Of Arabia'", "Look Of A Star", "Poinciana", "Tenderly" featuring Uan Rasey on trumpet, and "True Love" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Time-Life Records will issue all the titles, except "Tenderly", in the three-LP set "Volume 8 - Billy May" and "Tenderly" in the three-LP set "Volume 6 - Billy May", both as part of it's "As You Remember Them" series.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1955 - Charlie Parker (aka Yardbird and Bird), tenor saxophonist and Blue Note (1953) and Roulette Records (1954) artist, dies of a bleeding ulcer and pneumonia at the age of 34, after a lifetime of heroin and alcohol abuse, while watching Tommy Dorsey on television in the suite at the Stanhope Hotel of his longtime friend, Baroness Nina de Koenigswater. The coroner mistakenly estimated Parker's age to be between 50 and 60. Parker is one of the artists featured on the mural on the side of The Capitol Tower in Hollywood, California.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Guitarist Kenny Burrell is in the studio recording tracks that will appear on his self-titled album (BLP 1543) with Frank Foster on tenor saxophone, Tommy Flanagan on piano, Oscar Pettiford on bass & Shadow Wilson on drums. The album will feature an illustration by Andy Warhol on the cover.

1963 - Trombonist Lou Blackburn, with Freddie Hill on trumpet, Horace Tapscott on piano, John Duke on bass, and Leroy Henderson on drums, records the titles "Grand Prix", "Song Of Delilah", and "Dear Old Stockholm" in United Recorders' studios at 6050 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California for Imperial Records. After EMI purchases Imperial's catalog, Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on the compilation CD "Lou Blackburn ‎– The Complete Imperial Sessions" (3-58294-2).

1974 - Harry Nilsson and John Lennon are ejected from Doug Weston's Troubador Club in Los Angeles for heckling Tom Smothers' comedy act.

MARCH 11, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

45 Years Ago Today In 1981 - LeToya, a two-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, original member of the group Destiny's Child, and a solo Capitol Records artist is born LeToya Nicole Luckett in Houston, Texas.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1943 - Freddie Slack and His Orchestra's Capitol Records single "That Old Black Magic" with vocals by Margaret Whiting, and with "Hit The Road To Dreamland" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles charts.

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Hal Derwin, with unlisted others, records 5 unidentified titles probably at studios in "The Chateau" in Hollywood, California for the Capitol Records Transcription Service. No issuing information is listed.

1947 - Trumpet player Billy Butterfield and His Orchestra (Archie Johnson, Jack Stametz, and Bobby Peck also on trumpet, Keith Butterfield and Ken Schrudder on trombone, Earl Pearson on alto saxophone, Bill Stegmeyer on clarinet and alto saxophone, Bill Cervantes and Bob Levine on tenor saxophone, Norman Elvin on baritone saxophone, Mickey Crane on piano, Bob Haggart on bass, and Pete Vuolo on drums), record the titles "Stella By Starlight", "Maybe You'll Be There" with vocals by Patricia O'Connor, "The Object Of My Affection" with vocals by Billy Butterfield, and "The Folks Who Live On The Hill" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Stella By Starlight" and "Maybe You'll Be There" together as a single (Capitol 397) and have yet to issue "The Object Of My Affection" or "The Folks Who Live On The Hill".

1947 - Skip Henderson, with unlisted others, records 8 unidentified titles for The Capitol Records Transcription Service, probably at "The Chateau" on De Longpre Avenue in Hollywood, California.

1949 - Mel Torme's Capitol Records single "Careless Hands", with "She's A Home Girl" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles charts.

1950 - During a split session held this day in Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California, first Nat "King" Cole, with Les Baxter conducting an orchestra and chorus (lineups unlisted), records the titles "Always You", "The Magic Tree", and (using an arrangement by Nelson Riddle) "Mona Lisa". Then The King Cole Trio (Nat "King" Cole on piano, Irving Ashby on guitar, Joe Comfort on bass, and Lee Young on drums) records the titles "The Greatest Inventor Of Them All" (with Jack Costanzo on bongos and an uncredited chorus added later) and "Who's Who". Capitol Records will release "Always You" as a single (Capitol 1401) with "Destination Moon (Jeepers Creepers)" (recorded December 11, 1950) on the flipside, "The Magic Tree" as a single (Capitol 1365) with "Jet" (also recorded  December 11, 1950) on the flipside, "Mona Lisa" and "The Greatest Inventor Of Them All" (initially the A side) together as a single (Capitol 1010). EMI/Capitol will issue "Who's Who" in England on the album "The Unreleased Nat King Cole" (EMS1279).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Tennessee Ernie Ford's Capitol Records single "Shotgun Boogie", with "I Ain't Gonna Let It Happen No More" on the flipside, returns to the #1 spot on the U.S. Country singles charts.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Vocalist and guitarist Jimmy Lee (aka Jimmy Lee Fautheree), with Harland "Sonny" Harville on piano, R.M. "Jabbo" Arrington on lead guitar, Felton Pruett on steel guitar, and possibly Don Davis on bass, records the titles "Knocking On Your Front Door", "I Keep The Blues All The Time", "Love Is Hard To Understand", and "Go Ahead And Go" at KWKH's studio in Shreveport, Louisiana. Capitol Records will issue the first and last single together as a single (Capitol 1709) and the second and third titles together as a single (Capitol 1509).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - The Statesmen Quartet (Jack Hess on lead vocals, Clarence "Cat" Freeman on tenor vocals, Bervin Kendrick on baritone vocals, James "Big Chief" Wetherington on bass vocals), with Doty Ott on piano, records the titles "Peace In The Valley", "You Sho' Do Need Him Now", "I Wanna Be Ready", and "Listen To The Bells" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 1489) and the last two titles together as a single (Capitol 1582).

1952 - Bandleader Bob Crosby and His Bobcats (listed as possibly Charlie Teagarden, Zeke Zarchy, and Ray Linn on trumpet, Elmer Schneider and Warren Smith on trombone, Matty Matlock on clarinet, Willie Schwartz on alto saxophone, Eddie Miller on tenor saxophone, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Stan Wrightsman on piano, Nappy Lamare on guitar, Phil Stephens on bass, and Nick Fatool on drums) record both the titles "Goody, Goody" and "It's Been So Long" with vocalist Jeanne Gayle and the instrumental titles "Song Of The Islands" and "Paducah Parade" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Goody, Goody" and "It's Been Sol Long" together as a single (Capitol 2037) as by Jeanne Gayle with Bob Crosby's Bobcats and "Song Of The Islands" and "Paducah Parade" together as a single (Capitol 2119) as by Bob Crosby and His Bobcats.

1953 - Vocalist Gloria Wood, with Buddy Cole and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Red Canary" and "Hello Sunshine" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 2426) and "Red Canary" on the multi-artist compilation album "Today's Top Hits, Volume 8" (EBF-9113 on the two-disc 7" EP and H-9113 on 10" LP).

1953 - Vocalist and guitarist Sonny James, with Chet Atkins on electric guitar, Eddie Hill on rhythm guitar, Jerry Byrd on steel guitar, and Floyd T. "Lightnin'" Chance on bass, records the titles "I've Always Wanted You", "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know", "Poor Boy Rich Lovin", and "Won't Somebody Tell Me" at the Castle Studio in the Tulane Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee Capitol Records will issue "I've Always Wanted You" as a single (Capitol 2734) with "That's How I Need You" (recorded September 24, 1953) on the flipside, "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know" and "Poor Boy Rich Lovin'" together as a single (Capitol 2508), and "Won't Somebody Tell Me" as a single (Capitol 2641) with "My Greatest Thrill (also recorded September 24, 1953) on the flipside.

1957 - The Four Knights (Cliff Holland and John Wallace on tenor vocals, Clarence Dixon on baritone vocals, Oscar Broadway on bass vocals), with Gus Levene conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "I Love That Song", "Everything Will Fall In Place", "and "How Can You Not Believe Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "I Love That Song" as a single (Capitol F3730), "How Can You Not Believe Me" as a single (Capitol F3689), and will sell "Everything Will Fall In Place" to Coral Records.

1957 - The Four Freshmen (vocalists Bob Flanigan, Don Barbour, Ross Barbour, and Ken Albers), with Frank De Vol conducting the orchestra (Skeets Herfurt and Wilbur Schwartz on alto saxophones, Fred Falensby and Georgie Auld on tenor saxophones, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Geoff Clarkson on piano, Jack Marshall on guitar, Joe Comfort on bass, and Frank Carlson on drums), record the titles "You've Got Me Cryin' Again" using an arrangement by Pete Rugolo and "For All We Know" and If I Knew Then (What I Know Now)" using arrangements by Bob Enevoldsen in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California.. Capitol Records will issue "You've Got Me Cryin' Again" on the group's album "Four Freshmen And Five Saxes" (T 844) and rejected the takes of "For All We Know" and "If I Knew Then (What I Know Now)".

1957 - Pianist Joe "Fingers" Carr (aka Lou Busch), with unlisted others, records the title "Loco-Motion" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol F3681).

1957 - Vocalist Faron Young, with (listed as probably) Marvin Hughes on piano, Hank "Sugarfoot" Garland on electric guitar, (also listed as probably) Loren Otis "Jack" Shook on guitar, Floyd "Lightnin'" Chance on bass, Murray M. "Buddy" Harman Jr.on drums, and The Anita Kerr Singers (vocal chorus with unlisted lineup), records the titles "How Long Has It Been?", "He Was There", "I'll Fly Away", and "Mansion Over The Hilltop" at Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "How Long Has It Been", "He Was There", and "Mansion Over The Hilltop" on Young's self-titled EP "Faron Young" (EAP-1-869). Bear Family Records will issue all the titles in Germany in the five-CD box set "Faron Young - The Classic Years" (BCD 15493).

1957 - Pianist Leonard Pennario records George Gershwin's "Three Preludes For Piano" (Prelude No. 1 In B Flat, Prelude No. 2 In C Sharp Minor, and Prelude No. 3 In E Flat Minor) and Felix Mendelssohn's "Rondo Capriccioso, Opus 14", and "Spinning Song (Song Without Words, Opus 14) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Pennario's album "Keyboard Fantasies" (P-8391).

1958 - Guy Lombardo conducts His Royal Canadians (lineup unlisted) records the titles "The Letter Gets Better" and "Over And Over" with vocals by Kenny Gardner and a vocal chorus (lineup unlisted) and the titles "There Will Always Be Somebody To Turn To" with vocals by Don Rodney, and "Sweet Sue, Just You" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "The Letter Gets Better" and "Over And Over" together as a single (Capitol F3954), "There Will Always Be Somebody To Turn To" on the album "Guy Lombardo With A Beat" (SXA/SXE-1843 on 7" album and T/DT 1843 on 12" LP), and "Sweet Sue, Just You" as a single (Capitol 4392) with "Better Than A Dream" (recorded April 25, 1960) on the flipside.

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Vocalist Genie Pace, with unlisted others, records the title "La Pachanga" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 4552) with "Someone Else Is Taking My Place" (recorded March 6, 1961) on the flipside.

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Vocalist Jack Scott, with Stan Applebaum conducting his Orchestra (lineup unlisted but includes, guitar, bass, drum players, and a string section) and a vocal group (lineup also unlisted), records a remake of the title "A Little Feeling (Called Love)" and "True, True Love" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first title as a single (Capitol F4554) with "Now That I" (recorded March 10, 1961) on the flipside and both titles on the CD "Capitol Collectors Series - Jack Scott" (7-93192-2).

1963 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "All Over The World" is #14 on WCRo 1230 AM's Better Music Tunedex in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

1963 - Overdubs by a vocal chorus (lineup unlisted) are recorded in Los Angeles, California for Tommy Collins' title "Take Me Back To The Good Old Days" (recorded on February 11, 1963) which Bear Family Records will issue in Germany in the five-CD box set "Leonard" (BCD 15577).

1963 - The Four Freshmen (Bob Flanigan on vocals, trombone, and bass, Bill Comstock on vocals and guitar, Ross Barbour on vocals, trumpet, and drums, Ken Albers on vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn, and bass) with Shorty Rogers conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Work Song", "Relaxin'", and "Walkin' in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. The Four Freshmen Society will issue "Work Song" and "Relaxin'" on the CD "Through The Years" (FFS 9702). "Walkin'" remains unissued.

1963 - Vocalist Lou Rawls, with the Curtis Amy Sextet (leader Curtis Amy on tenor saxophone, Dupree Bolton on trumpet, Phil Moore on piano, Ray Crawford on guitar, Henry Franklin on bass, and Doug Sides on drums), records the titles "Mean Old World", "Fine And Mellow", "Long Gone Blue", and "Friendly Mr. Hendley" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Mean Old World", "Fine And Mellow", and "Long Gone Blue" on the compilation CD "The Best Of Lou Rawls: The Capitol Jazz & Blues Sessions" (3-54956-2) and has yet to issue "Friendly Mr. Hendley".

1963 - Pianist Earl "Fatha" Hines, with unlisted others, records the titles "Deep Forest" and "Rosetta" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Deep Forest" in the five-disc compilation set "The History Of Jazz" (WEO 2109) and in the album "The History Of Jazz, Volume 2" (W 2138).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Vocalist Verdelle Smith records titles for the title "Tar And Cement" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 5632) with "A Piece Of The Sky" (recorded February 7, 1966) on the flipside.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Unlisted musicians record the titles "Is It Really Over?", "Make The World Go Away", "What's He Doing In My World?", and "King Of The Road" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "Sing-A-Long - Sing The Top Country & Western Hits" (T 2503).

1967 - The Beatles' single "Strawberry Fields Forever", with "Paperback Writer" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1968 - Overdubs are recorded in Los Angeles, California for Glen Campbell's titles "Freeborn Man" (recorded April 19, 1967), "The Twelfth Of Never" (recorded December 4, 1967), "Sunny Day Girl" (recorded December 14, 1967), "Have I Stayed Too Long?", and "The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde" (both recorded February 20, 1968). After additional overdubs are recorded on March 14, 1968 for "Sunny Day Girl", Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of all the titles on Campbell's album "A New Place In The Sun" (ST 2907).

1968 - Vocalist Tony Bruno, with unlisted others, records the titles "Getting Better", "You Can't Do That", "Soft Summer Breeze", and "It Happened So Suddenly" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded on March 19, 1968 for "Getting Better" and "You Can't Do That", for all the titles on March 20, 1968, on March 21, 22, and 23, 1968 for "Soft Summer Breeze" and "It Happened So Suddenly", and on March 23 and April 26, 1968 for "Getting Better", Capitol Records has yet to issue the final mix of "Getting Better" and will issue the final mixes for "You Can't Do That", "Soft Summer Breeze", and "It Happened So Suddenly" on Bruno's album "I'm Feeling It Now" (ST 2930).

1968 - Vocalist Tony Bruno, with unlisted others, records the titles "Getting Better", "You Can't Do That", "Soft Summer Breeze", and "It Happened So Suddenly" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded on March 19, 1968 for "Getting Better" and "You Can't Do That", for all the titles on March 20, 1968, on March 21, 22, and 23, 1968 for "Soft Summer Breeze" and "It Happened So Suddenly", and on March 23 and April 26, 1968 for "Getting Better", Capitol Records has yet to issue the final mix of "Getting Better" and will issue the final mixes for "You Can't Do That", "Soft Summer Breeze", and "It Happened So Suddenly" on Bruno's album "I'm Feeling It Now" (ST 2930).

1970 - The Beatles' Apple Records single "Let It Be", with "You Know My Name (Now Look Up My Number)" (a typo as it should have read [Now Look Up The Number] which will not be corrected in the U.S. until the "Past Masters" compilation album is released in 1988) on the flipside, is released by Capitol Records in the United States.

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Merle Haggard's Capitol Records single "The Fightin' Side Of Me", with "Every Fool Has a Rainbow" on the flipside, is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - The Hagers (vocalists Jim Hager and John Hager), with unlisted others, record the titles "Silver Threads And Golden Needles", "Motherhood, Apple Pie And The Flag", "Fort Worth, I Love You", and "Four Strong Winds" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded for the first two titles on March 17, 1971 and the second title March 18, 1971, Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Motherhood, Apple Pie And The Flag" (ST-783).

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Vocalist Helen Reddy, with unlisted others, records the titles "Best Friend" and "I Am Woman" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded for "Best Friend" and "I Am Woman" on March 17, 1971 and for "I Am Woman" on March 27, 1971, Capitol Records will issue both titles on Reddy's album "I Don't Know How To Love Him" (ST-762).

1973 - Vocalist Bobby Darin, with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) performs the titles "Beyond The Sea", "If I Were A Carpenter", and "(You're Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher" as part of his television series, "The Bobby Darin Show". Capitol Records will license the masters and will issue all the titles on the compilation CD "Bobby Darin - Biography/A Musical Anthology" (4-94752-2).

1978 - Vocalist and guitarist Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Drew Abbot also on guitar, Robyn Robbins on keyboards, Alto Reed on alto and tenor saxophones, Chris Campbell on bass, and David Teegarden on percussion), with Julia, Luther, Maxine, and Oren Waters on backing vocals and Bill Payne on organ, synthesizer, piano, and keyboards, record the title "Hollywood Nights" in, listed as possibly, Los Angeles, California (which would narrow it down, according to posts on the internet, to either Cherokee Studios or The Capitol Tower Studios) with producer Edward "Punch" Andrews. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 4618) with "Brave Strangers" (recorded February 9, 1978) on the flipside and on Seger's album "Stranger In Town" (SW-11698) which will be released on May 5, 1978. If anyone knows for sure where the title was recorded, please leave a comment.

45 Years Ago Today In 1981 - Jay Ferguson, with unlisted others, records the title "I Come Alive" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 5130) with "Inside Out" (recorded March 3, 1981) on the flipside and on Ferguson's album "White Noise" (ST-12196).

1982 - Vocalist Donna Washington, with unlisted others, records the title "Guys Like You" in Los Angles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Washington's album "Just For You" (ST-12233).

1982 - Guitarist and vocalist Billy Squire, with Allan St. John on keyboards, Jeff Golub on guitar, Doug Lubahn on bass, and Bobby Chouinard on drums, records the titles "In Your Eyes" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 5202) and on Squire's album "Emotions In Motion" (ST-12217).

40 Years Ago Today In 1986 - Vocalist Lillo Thomas, records vocal overdubs for the title "Sweet Surrender" on to instrumental tracks produced by Paul Laurence & Lillo Thomas with Paul Laurence, Bobby Douglas, and Robert Damper on keyboards and synthesizers, Mike "Dino" Campbell, James Simons, and Fareed on guitars, Timmy Allen, Wayne Brathwaite, Gary Dowe, and Tom Barney on electric basses, Ralph Rolle, Bernard Davis, James Jackson, and Bobby Simmons on drums, Bashiri Johnson on percussion, Lillo Thomas, Paul Laurence, Audrey Wheeler, Cindy Mizaele, Tony Hyman, Janice Dempsey, Vickie Dewitt, Chandler Chigging, and Clifford Jamerson on background vocals, at Seven Studies Studios in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the title on Thomas' album "Lillo" (ST-12450).,

1987 - Vocalist and guitarist Duane Eddy, with unlisted others, records the title "Last Look Back". Capitol Records will issue the title on Eddy's self-titled album "Duane Eddy" (ST-12567).

1995 - Capitol Records artist Liz Phair marries film editor Jim Staskauskas.

2004 - Edmund Sylvers, lead singer of Capitol Records group The Sylvers, dies of lung cancer at age 47.

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1950 - Bobby McFerrin, a singer, songwriter, and EMI Manhattan Records artist is born Robert McFerrin Jr. in New York City, New York.

1963 - Organist Freddie Roach, with Conrad Lester on tenor saxophone, Eddie Wright on guitar, and Clarence Johnston on drums, records the titles "Googa Mooga", "Two Different Worlds", "Mo' Greens Please", "Nada Bossa" and "Unchained Melody" in recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on Roach's album "Mo' Greens Please" (BLP4128/BST84218).

1963 - Vocalist Sarah Vaughan, with Marty Manning conducting his own arrangement to the orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the title "Intermezzo" in New York City, New York for Roulette Records. After EMI purchases the Roulette library, Blue Note Records will issue the title on the compilation CD "Sarah Vaughan ‎– Jazz Profile" (8-23517-2).

30 Years Ago Today In 1996 - Alto saxophonist Sonny Fortune is in Rudy Van Gelder's studio recording his third album for  Blue Note Records, "From Now On", which features Joe Lovano on tenor saxophone, Eddie Henderson on trumpet, John Hicks on piano, Santi Debriano on bass, Jeff 'Tain' Watts on drums, and Steve Berrios on percussion.

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1895 - Shemp Howard, Vaudeville, Broadway and motion picture actor and original member of Ted Healy and His Stooges, who after a fairly successful solo career will rejoin the group, now known as The Three Stooges, after his successor and brother Jerome Horowitz (aka "Curly" Howard) suffers a stroke, is born Samuel Horwitz in Brooklyn, New York.

MARCH 10, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

1920 - Jethro, a singer and a mandolin and banjo player with the Capitol Records duo Homer & Jethro, is born Kenneth Charles Burns in Conasauga, Tennessee.

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1938 - During two sessions held this day in Berlin, Germany, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt conducts The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records Sibelius' "Valse Triste" at the first session and Chabrier's "España (Rhapsody For Orchestra)" in two parts at the second session for Telefunken Records. Capitol Records will license Telefunken's catalog for release in the United States and will issue "Valse Triste" as a single (Capitol 89-80132) with Franz Schmidt's "Intermezzo (From 'Notre Dame')" (recorded February 8, 1939) on the flipside and both parts of "España (Rhapsody For Orchestra)" on the album "CHABRIER - Espana (Rhapsody for Orchestra)/SIBELIUS - Finlandia" (H-8138).

1944 - Martha Tilton, with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Texas Polka" and "I'll Walk Alone" at her first session for Capitol Records after the end of the AFM's second recording ban. Capitol Records will issue both songs together as a single (Capitol  157).

1945 - Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers with  Paul Weston and His Orchestra's Capitol Records single "Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive", with June Hutton and The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra's "There's A Fellow Waiting In Poughkeepsie" on the flipside, is #3 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart, and Mercer with Jo Stafford, The Pied Pipers, and Paul Weston and His Orchestra's single "Candy", with "I'm Gonna See My Baby" on the flipside, is #6.

1950 - Margaret Whiting's Capitol Records single "I Said My Pajamas (and Put on My Pray'rs)", with "Be Mine" on the flipside, peaks at #24 for its only week on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart.

1957 - Sonny James' Capitol Records single "Young Love", with " You're The Reason I'm In Love" on the flipside is #2 on the U.S. Pop singles charts. Ironically, Tab Hunter's cover version of the song, with "Red Sails In The Sunset" on the flipside and distributed by Dot Records, is #1.

1957 - Vocalist Eve Boswell, with Reg Owen and His Orchestra (Laddie Busby, George Chisholm, Jackie Armstrong, and Ken Goldie on trombone, Phil Goody on alto flute and reeds and unlisted other reeds, piano, guitar, bass, drums, and strings players) using arrangements by Owen, records the titles "I'll Be Seeing You", "Sentimental Journey", "You'll Never Know", "There I've Said It Again", "I Know Why", and "As Time Goes By" in London, England for Parlophone Records. Capitol Records will issue all the titles in the United States on Boswell's album "The War Years" (T 10140).

1958 - Cannonball Adderley signs with Capitol Records.

1958 - Vocalist Tommy Sands, with Rudy Traylor's Music (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Hawaiian Rock" and "Teen-Age Doll" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol F3953) and "Teen-Age Doll" in the multi-artist compilation album "Everybody Rock!" (T 1025).

1958 - During two sessions held this day in The Goldwyn Studios in Los Angeles, California, Erich Leinsdorf conducts The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (lineup unlisted as they record the first and second movements of Dvorak's "Symphony N° 5 In E Minor, Opus 95 ('New World') and the first session and the third and fourth movements at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all four movements on the orchestra's album "DVORAK-Symphony N° 5 In E Minor 'New World'" (P/SP-8454).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - The Piltdown Men (Jackie Kelso on tenor saxophone, Lincoln Mayorga on piano, Bob Bain on guitar, and Earl Palmer on drums) under the direction of Ed Cobb, record a still unissued take of the title "Gargantua" and the title "Fossil Rock" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Fossil Rock" as a single (Capitol 4582) with a remake of the title "Gargantua" (aka "Gargantua II, recorded April 11, 1961) on the flipside.

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Vocalist Jack Scott, with Stan Applebaum and his Orchestra (lineup unlisted but including guitar, bass, drums, and strings players) and a vocal group (lineup also unlisted), records the titles "A Little Feeling (Called Love)" and "Now That I" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol F4554).

1965 - Buck Owens' Capitol Records single "I've Got A Tiger By The Tail", with "Cryin' Time" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - During two sessions that producer Brian Wilson held this day, at the first session the band tracks for the title "God Only Knows", with Hal Blaine on drums, Lyle Ritz on string bass, Carol Kaye on electric bass, Ray Polhman on danelectro bass, Don Randi on piano, Larry Knechtel on organ, Carl Mortino and Frank Morocco on accordion, Larry Hartman on clarinet and bass clarinet, Bill Green and Jim Horn on flute, Alan Robinson on French horn, Jay Migliori on baritone saxophone, Leonard Malarsky and Sid Sharp on violin, Darryl Terwilliger on viola, and Jesse Erlich on cello (and possibly six other uncredited musicians), are recorded at Western Recorders' studios in Hollywood, California, then at the second session held at Columbia Records studios at Sunset and Gower in Hollywood, California, which had a then rare 8 track mixing system, first The Beach Boys (vocalists Mike Love, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, and Al Jardine) record vocals for the title "Wouldn't It Be Nice" that are overdubbed onto instrumental tracks that were recorded on January 22, 1966 at Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, California and for the title "I Just Wasn't Made For These Times" which are overdubbed onto instrumental tracks that were recorded on February 14, 1966, also at Gold Star Studios, then vocals by Carl Wilson (lead) and Brian Wilson and Bruce Johnston (harmonies) are recorded for the title "Gold Only Knows". After final editing sessions for "Wouldn't It Be Nice" and "God Only Knows" are held on April 11, 1966, and for "I Just Wasn't Made For These Times" on April 13, 1966, at Columbia's studios, Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of the "Wouldn't It Be Nice" and "God Only Knows" together as a single (Capitol 5706) on July 11, 1966, and all three titles on the group's album "Pet Sounds" (T 2468) on May 16, 1966.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Vocalist Red Simpson, with unlisted others, records the titles "I'm Actin' Like My Old Self Again", "I Just Cry A Little", "It's My Last Night In Town", "There's Nothin' Happenin' To Me", and an as yet to be issued take of the title "The Big Robbery" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first four titles on Simpson's album "Bakersfield Dozen" (T 2829).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Guitarist George Van Eps, with Frank Flynn on vibraphones, marimba, bongos, and percussion, records the titles "Theme From 'A Summer Place'", "Lollipops And Roses", "Yesterday", "I'll Walk Alone", "And I Love Her", and "All My Loving" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Van Eps' eponymous album "George Van Eps" (T 2533).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Vocalist Sonny James, with unlisted others, records the titles "How Many Times Can A Man Be A Fool" and "She Believes In Me" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first title as a single (Capitol 5690) with "Room In Your Heart" (recorded December 8, 1965) on the flipside and, after an overdub session for "She Believes In Me" on April 28, 1966, will issue that title as a single (Capitol 3653) with "Heaven And Earth" (recorded October 31, 1967) on the flipside.

1967 - Vocalist Jody Miller, with Leon Russell conducting the orchestra and vocal chorus (liineup unlisted), records the titles "Livin' In A House Full Of Love", "Kiss Me", and "Shutters And Boards" in Los Angeles, California. After vocal overdubs are recorded for "Livin' In A House Full Of Love" and "Shutters And Boards" on March 31, 1967, Capitol Records will issue "Kiss Me" and "Shutters And Boards" together as a single (Capitol 5911) and have yet to issue "Livin' In A House Full Of Love". Unfortunately, "Kiss Me" is not currently available on YouTube.

1968 - Sonny James' Capitol Records single "A World Of Our Own", with "An Old Sweetheart of Mine" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts.

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Grand Funk Railroad (Mark Farner on keyboards, guitar, and vocals, Mel Schacher on bass, and Don Brewer on drums and vocals) record the titles "Gimme Shelter" and "Comfort Me" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the group's album "Survival" (ST-764).

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Vocalist Tex Ritter, with an orchestra and chorus (lineups unlisted), records the titles "Fall Away", "Looking Back", "The Best Times Of All" in Nashville, Tennessee. After an overdub session for "Fall Away" is held on May 6, 1971, Capitol Records will issue that title and "Looking Back" together as a single (Capitol 3154) and the first and last titles on Ritter's album "Fall Away" (ST-11351).

1972 - Skylark (David Foster possibly on guitar, Duris Maxwell on drums, and Robbie King on organ and keyboards), with unlisted others, records the titles "Wildflower" with vocals by Donny Gerrard and "I'm In Love Again", and "I'll Have To Go Away" with vocals by B.J. Cook in Los Angeles, California with producer Eirik The Norwegian (aka Eirik W. Wangberg). Capitol Records will issue "Wild Flower" as a single (Capitol 3511) with "The Writing's On The Wall" (recorded February 17, 1972) on the flipside and all the titles on the group's self-titled album "Skylark" (ST-11048).

1972 - Matt Moore, with unlisted others, records the titles "America The Beautiful" and "I Am The President" possibly in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 3334).

1972 - Jesse, Wolf & Whings (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Some Other Time", "Inspiration On The Highway", "Hard To Win", "Take My Pain Away", and "Lookin' Back". Shelter Records, distributed by Capitol Records, will issue all the titles on the group's self-titled album "Jesse, Wolf & Whings" (SW-8907).

1975 - Capitol Records releases John Lennon's Apple Records single "Stand By Me", with "Move Over Ms. L." on the flipside, in the United States.

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - Vocalist Tennessee Ernie Ford, with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by Larry Muhoberac, records the titles "Sweet Feelin's", "The Dogs And Sheriff John", "I've Been Through The Mill", and "Ain't Goin' Down In The Ground Before My Time" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs for the first and last titles are held on March 15, 1976, and for all four titles on March 17, 1976, Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Ford's album "For The 83rd Time" (ST-11561).

1982 - Guitarist and vocalist Billy Squier, with Allan St. John on keyboards, Jeff Golub on guitar, Doug Lubahn on bass, and Bobby Chouinard on drums, records the title "Learn How To Live" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Squier's album "Emotions In Motion" (ST-12217).

1983 - Maze (Frankie Beverly on lead vocals, keyboards, and percussion, Sam Porter on organ, Philip Noo on keyboards, Robin Duke on bass guitar, Ron Smith on lead guitar, Roane Lowry and McKinley Williams also on bass guitar and percussion and vocals, and Billy Johnson on drums, using arrangements by Frankie Beverly, records the titles "Love Is The Key", "I Love You Too Much", "Right On Time", "I Want To Thank You", "We Are One", "Your Own Kind Of Way", "Never Let You Down", and "Metropolis" in San Francisco, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "We Are On" (ST-12262) as by Maze featuring Frankie Beverly.

1983 - Russell Smith, with unlisted others, records the titles "She Still Knows How" and "Don't Talk To Me" in Nashville, Tennessee for Capitol Records which has yet to issue either title.

1987 - Guitarist and vocalist Duane Eddy, with unlisted others, records the title "Kickin' Asphalt". Capitol Records will issue the title on Eddy's self-titled album "Duane Eddy" (ST-12567).

1992 - Pianist and vocalist Rachelle Ferrell, with Will Downing on vocals, Barry Eastmond on keyboards, Kevin Eubanks and Mike Campbell on guitar, Anthony Jackson on electric bass, Buddy Williams on drums, and Steve Thornton on percussion records the titles "I'm Special" and "Nothing Has Ever Felt Like This" at Skyline & East Bay Studios in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Ferrell's self-titled CD "Rachelle Ferrell" (7-93769-2).

30 Years Ago Today In 1996 - Garth Brooks' Capitol Records Nashville single "Beaches Of Cheyenne" is #1 on the U.S. Country singles chart.

1997 - Capitol Records artist Paul McCartney is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

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1940 - Dean Torrence, musician, singer, songwriter, member of the Liberty Records duo Jan and Dean, and a graphic designer of album covers, is born in Los Angeles, California. I was fortunate enough to meet Dean when he was working on the "That Was Rock" home video release which used of parts of "The T.A.M.I Show" and "The Big T.N.T. Show" and was released by Media Home Entertainment where I was part of the art department.

1948 - Guitarist Django Reinhardt et Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France (Stephane Grappelli on violing, Joseph Reinhardt and Challin Ferret on rhythm guitars, and Emmanuel Soudieux on bass) record the titles "Lady Be Good" featuring Challin Ferret on rhythm guitar and "To Each His Own Symphony" in Paris, France for the Swing label. Blue Note Records will license the masters for both titles and issue them with Capitol Records on the CD "The Best of Django Reinhardt" (8-37138-2).

1953 - Alto saxophonist Charlie Parker, with Red Garland on piano, Bernie Briggs on bass, and Roy Hanes on drums, performs the titles "Moose The Mooche", "I'll Walk Alone", "Ornithology", and "Out Of Nowhere" at a show at the Storyville Club in Boston, Massachusetts which was recorded. Blue Note Records will purchase the masters and will issue all the titles in the album "Charlie Parker At Storyville" (BT 85108).

1962 - Gary Clark, singer, songwriter, and with the Virgin Records America group Danny Wilson, is born in Dundee, Scotland. I went bowling with the whole band (who had never been bowling before and after a few beers were forgetting to let go of the ball) when they came to Los Angeles to open for Simply Red at the Wiltern Theatre and revised the album and single artwork for their first two U.S. albums and singles.

1963 - Neneh Cherry, a singer, musician, songwriter, stepdaughter of trumpeter Don Cherry, singer with the groups Rip Rig + Panic and The Slits, and a solo Virgin Records America artist, is born Neneh Mariann Karlsson in Stockholm, Sweden. I revised the album and single artwork for her first album for U.S. release, "Raw Like Sushi", and met her, and her then very young son Tyson, outside Virgin Records' first office in Beverly Hills, California.

1963 - Alto saxophonist, bass clarinetist, and flute player Eric Dolphy, with Herbie Hancock on piano, Eddie Khan on bass, and J. C. Moses on drums, performs the titles "Softy As In A Morning Sunrise", "Medley: Something Sweet, Somthing Tender/God Bless The Child", "South Street Exit", "Iron Man", "Red Planet (aka Miles' Mode)" with the addition of the University Of Illinois Brass Ensemble (Cecil Bridgewater, Ralph Woodward, and Carol Holden on trumpets, three unlisted French horn players, two unknown baritone horns, and Aaron Johnson on tuba) and "G.W." with the addition of the University Of Illinois Big Band (Cecil Bridgewater, Dick Montz, Bruce Scafe, Joe Kennon, Roman Popowycz, and Larry Franklin on trumpets, Dick Sporny, Jon English, Paul Barthelmy, and Bob Edmondson on trombones, Kim Richmond, Nick Henson, Ron Scalise, Vince Johnson, and Bob Huffington on reeds) during a concert at the University Of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois that was recorded. Blue Note Records will purchase the masters for all the titles and will issue them on the CD "Eric Dolphy - The Illinois Concert" (4-99826-2).

1964 - Patrick Kane, a violinist and vocalist with the Circa Records (a division of Virgin Records) group Hue & Cry, is born in Glasgow, Scotland. I revised the artwork on their first album for U.S. release by Virgin Records America.

2008 - The Ventures (Bob Bogle, Nokie Edwards, Gerry McGee, Mel Taylor, and Don Wilson) are inducted into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame by John Fogerty at a banquet at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, New York. The Ventures recorded for Dolton Records, a subsidiary of Liberty Records whose catalog is currently owned and distributed by EMI Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company.

MARCH 9, 2027

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1932 - Keely Smith, a singer, a Capitol Records artist as part of a duo with her then-husband Louis Prima and as a solo artist, is born Dorothy Jacqueline Keely in Norfolk, Virginia.

1948 - Jimmie Fadden, a harmonica player, guitarist, and vocalist with the Capitol Records group The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, is born in Long Beach, California.

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1945 - Coleman Hawkins signs a contract with Capitol Records.

1949 - Jo Stafford, with Paul Weston and His Orchestra, records the titles "Some Enchanted Evening" and "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair" which will be released together as a single by Capitol Records.

1952 - Kay Starr's Capitol Records single "Wheel Of Fortune", with "Angry" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Pop singles charts.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - The Louvin Brothers' Capitol Records single "I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby", with "In The Middle Of Nowhere" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Klaus Hammerschmidt (aka Harry Stewart) and his Heidelberg Hepcats (aka Johnny Duffy and his orchestra - lineup unlisted) record the titles "Rock Around The Danube" and "There'll Be Some Change Made, Mine Hare" in Los Angeles, California. This is Stewart's last recording session before being killed in an auto accident on May 20, 1956 in Tonopah, Nevada at age 47 while returning to Los Angeles, California from an appearance in Ely, Nevada. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol F3406).

1957 - Ferlin Husky's Capitol Records single "Gone", with "Missing Persons" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles charts.

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Van Alexander conducts his own arrangements to his orchestra (unlisted trumpet, trombone, saxophone, and rhythm section players), as they record the titles "Get Me To The Church On Time" featuring Shelly Manne and Alvin Stoller on drums, "Lulu's Back In Town" and "I Won't Dance" featuring Henri Rose and Bobby Stevenson on pianos, and "Blues In Twos" featuring Joe Graves and Shorty Sherock on trumpets, Mahlon Clark and Eddie Ross on clarinets, Jules Jacob and Justin Gordon on tenor saxophones, and Shelly Manne and Alvin Stoller on drums in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Alexander and his orchestra's album "Swing! Staged For Stereo" (STAC 1635).

1965 - Wanda Jackson records the title "Oh, Blacky Joe" for Capitol Records.

1965  - Bobby Darin, with Ernie Freeman and His Orchestra, records the titles "Venice Blue" and "In A World Without You" which will be released together as a single by Capitol Records.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Vocalist Red Simpson, with unlisted others, records the title "The Rules Of The Road", a as yet to be issued take of the title "Dreams Were Made For Fools", and the titles "I Fell In Love With You", and "I'm Gonna Write Momma For Money" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first title on Simpson's album "Man Behind Badge" (T 2569) and the last two titles on Simpson's album "Bakersfield Dozen" (T 2829).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Vocalist Sonny James, with unlisted others, records the titles "I'm Having A Hard Time (Getting Over You)", "For Rent", and the as yet to be issued title "Everything Begins And Ends With You" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first titles on James' album "Heaven Says Hello" (ST 2937) and the second title on James' album "The Best Of Sonny James" (T 2615).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Vocalist Wayne Newton, with unlisted others, records the title "Stagecoach To Cheyenne" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 5643) with "Somebody To Love" (recorded March 21, 1966) on the flipside.

1969 - Buck Owens records the title "Johnny B. Goode" for Capitol Records.

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Grand Funk Railroad (Mark Farner on keyboards, guitar, and vocals, Mel Schacher on bass, and Don Brewer on drums and vocals) record the titles "I Want Freedom", "Feelin' Alright", and "I Can Feel Him In The Morning" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 3095) and all three titles on the group's album "Survival" (ST-764).

1972 - Vocalist Al Martino, with Peter DeAngelis conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Love Theme From 'The Godfather' (Speak Softly Love)", "I Have But One Heart", and "The Gypsy In You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Love Theme From 'The Godfather' (Speak Softly Love')" and "I Have But One Heart" together as a single (Capitol 3313) and "Love Theme From 'The Godfather' (Speak Softly Love)", and "The Gypsy In You" on Martino's album "Love Theme From "The Godfather"" (ST-11071).

1973 - Joanie Summers, with unlisted others, records the titles "Where Do The Children Play" and "I Never Meant To Hurt You" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue either title.

1973 - Vocalist Kenny Vernon, with unlisted others, records the titles "What Kind Of Mood", "Drink Up And Go Home", "Lady", and "Alabam'" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "What Kind Of Mood" and "Lady" together as a single (Capitol 3590), "Lady" on Vernon's album "Loversville" (ST-11227), and has yet to issue either "Drink Up And Go Home" or "Alabam'".

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - Vocalist Tex Ritter, with orchestra and chorus (lineups unlisted), records the titles "Through The Years", "MacArthur's Hand", and "One Heaven Of A Woman" in Nashville, Tennessee. After overdubs are recorded for "One Heaven Of A Woman" on May 6, 1971, Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Ritter's album "Fall Away" (ST-11351).

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - Vocalist Tennessee Ernie Ford, with the orchestra (lineup unlisted using arrangements by Larry Muhoberac, records the titles "Everybody Needs A Rainbow", "Cowboy", "Daddy, What's A Tree?", and "I've Been There Too" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs for all the titles are recorded on March 15 and 17, 1976, Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Ford's album "For The 83rd Time" (ST-11561).

1983 - Dayton (lineup unlisted) records the title "So What" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's album "Feel The Music" (ST-12297).

1987 - Carole King, a singer, songwriter, and one-time Capitol Records artist, is inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York City, New York.

2005 - Chris LeDoux, a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and a Capitol Records Nashville artist dies in a Casper, Wyoming hospital after a lengthy illness at age 56 and will be cremated the next day.

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1930 - Ornette Coleman, an alto saxophonist, trumpet player, violinist, composer, bandleader, and Atlantic and Blue Note Records artist, is born Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman in Fort Worth, Texas. Blue Note's catalog is owned by Universal Music Group, the parent company of Capitol Music Group and Blue Note Records is currently a division of Capitol Music Group.

1957 - Fats Domino's Imperial Records single "I'm Walkin'", with "I'm In The Mood For Love" on the flipside enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles charts.

1958 - Alto saxophonist Julian "Cannonball Adderley, with Miles Davis on trumpet, Hank Jones on piano, Sam Jones on bass, and Art Blakey on drums, records the titles "Autumn Leaves", "Love For Sale", "Somethin' Else", "One For Daddy-O", "Bangoon (Alison's Uncle)", and, without Davis on trumpet, "Dancing In The Dark" at recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Hackensack, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue "Autumn Leaves", "Love For Sale", "Somethin' Else", "One For Daddy-O", and "Dancing In The Dark" on Adderley's album "Somethin' Else" (BLP1595) and all the titles on the CD release of the album (7-46338-2).

1959 - Ricky Nelson's Imperial Records single "Never Be Anyone Else But You", with "It's Late" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles charts.

1968 - Pianist Herbie Hancock, with Thad Jones on flugelhorn, Peter Phillips on bass trombone, Jerry Dodgion on alto flute, Ron Carter on bass, and Mickey Roker on drums, records two takes of the title "Goodbye To Childhood" then, without Jones, Phillips, or Dodgion, the title "The Sorcerer", then, with the full lineup, the title "Toys" in recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue the second take of "Goodbye Childhood", "The Sorcerer", and "Toys" on Hancock's album "Speak Like A Child" (BLP4279/BST84270) and all the takes and titles in the CD release of the album (8-64468-2) and in the six-CD box set "The Complete Blue Note Sixties Sessions" (4-95569-2).

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - All the titles for the album "Chico Hamilton And The Players" were recorded for Blue Note Records featuring Hamilton on drums, with Arthur Blythe, Will Connell Jr., Rodney Jones, Steve Turre, and  Abdullah.

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1997 - The Notorious B.I.G. (aka Biggie Smalls and born Christopher George Latore Wallace), rapper and Bad Boy Entertainment artist, is killed at age 24 in a drive-by shooting at the corner of Fairfax Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, California at approximately 12:30 AM outside a party thrown by Vibe magazine and Qwest Records at the Petersen Automotive Museum after the Soul Train Awards Show. The Los Angeles Police Department still has no suspects.

MARCH 8, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1945 - Mickey Dolenz, motion picture and television actor, director, singer, musician, member of the groups The Monkees and the Capitol Records group Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart, is born George Michael Dolenz in Tarzana, California.

1957 - Clive Burr, a drummer and a member of the Capitol Records group Iron Maiden (1979-1983), is born in England. If anyone knows for sure where, please leave a comment.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1945 - The Pied Pipers' Capitol Records single "Dream", with "Tabby The Cat" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles chart.

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and his orchestra's Capitol Records single "Personality", with "If I Knew Then" on the flipside, is #1 on The Billboard magazine's Records Most-Played On The Air chart for the week ending March 8, 1946.

1949 - Frank Morgan (best known as The Wizard in the M-G-M motion picture "The Wizard Of Oz") signs a contract with Capitol Records where he'll narrate the children's record "Gossamer Wump".

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Vocalist and guitarist Gene O'Quin, with Harold Glenn Hensley on fiddle, Billy Liebert on piano, Eddie Kirk on guitar, Wesley "Speedy" West on steel guitar, Cliffie Stone on bass, Milton "Muddy" Berry on drums, records the titles "I'm Lonesome For You", "Let Me Change Your Name", "No Parking Here", and "Boogie Woogie Fever" at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, California between 8:00 PM and 11:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue the first title as a single (Capitol 1821) with "It's No Use Talkin' Baby" (recorded February 2, 1951) on the flipside, the second title as a single (Capitol 1943) with "I'm Gonna Find Another Sweetheart" (recorded June 11, 1951) on the flipside and the last two titles together as a single (Capitol 1508).

1953 - Trumpet player and bandleader Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (Bruce Brukert, Darryl Campbell, Ray Triscari, and Dale Turner also on trumpets, Sy Berger, Vince Forrest, Ken Schrudder, and Dick Reynolds on trombones, Earl Bergman and Jim Schneider on clarinets and alto saxophones, Tom Loggia and Bob Tricarico on tenor saxophones, Leo Anthony on baritone saxophone and also on alto saxophone, Dave Sills on piano, Danny Perri on guitar, Don Simpson on bass, and Archie Freeman on drums), using arrangements by George Williams, record the titles "Bunny Hop" with vocals by Jo Ann Greer, Marcie Miller, Ray Anthony, and The Skyliners (lineup unlisted), "Birth Of The Blues", and, with vocals again by Jo Ann Greer, Marcie Miller, Ray Anthony, and The Skyliners, "The Hokey Pokey", and "Ever Since You Went Away" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "The Bunny Hop" and "The Hokey Pokey" together as a single (Capitol 2427), "The Birth Of The Blues" on possibly a Special Markets album with an unknown title (SL-6916), and has yet to issue "Ever Since You Went Away".

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. Also, Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Angel Smile" is #28 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart, #34 on KFWB's Fabulous Forty Survey in Los Angeles, California, and #55 on The Billboard magazine's Top 100 Sides singles chart.

1958 - Glen Gray leads The Casa Loma Orchestra (Shorty Sherock, Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, and Pete Candoli on trumpets,  Walt Benson, Joe Howard, and Si Zentner on trombones, Murray McEachern also on trombone and alto saxophone, Skeets Herfurt also on alto saxophone, Gus Bivona on clarinet and also on alto saxophone, Babe Russin and Jules Jacob on tenor saxophones, 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 Gene Gifford and Larry Wagner, as they record the titles "Symphony In Riffs" in the style of Gene Krupa, "Boogie Woogie On The St. Louis Blues" in the style of Earl Hines, "Huckleberry Duck" in the style of Raymond Scott, "After Hours" in the style of Erskine Hawkins, and "720 In The Books" in the style of Jan Savitt in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except "Huckleberry Duck" on the album "Sounds Of The Great Bands" (W/SW 1022) and "Huckleberry Duck" on the album "Sounds Of The Great Bands, Volume 2" (ST 1067), with both albums credited to Glen Gray And The Casa Loma Orchestra.

1958 - The George Shearing Quintet (George Shearing on piano, Emil Richards on vibraphones, Jean "Toots" Thielemans on guitar and harmonica, Al McKibbon on bass, and Armando Peraza on congas) perform the titles "Lullaby Of Birdland", East Of The Sun", "September In The Rain", "On The Street Where You Live", "Roses Of Picardy", "Little Niles", "I'll Remember April", "Pick Yourself Up", "Little White Lies", "Jumpin' With Symphony Sid", "Caravan", and "Nothing But De Best" at a live concert held at Claremont College in Claremont, California which was recorded by Capitol Records which will issue all the titles, except "Lullaby Of Birdland", "Pick Yourself Up", and "Jumpin' With Symphony Sid" which remain unissued, on the album "Shearing On Stage! - Live Jazz Concert By The George Shearing Quintet" (T/ST 1187).

1958 - During two sessions held this day in Stage 7 of The Goldwyn Studios in Los Angeles, California, Erich Leinsdorf conducts The Concert Arts Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record ballet highlights from Saint-Saens "Bacchanale (from 'Sampson Et Dalila')" and Wagner's "Venusberg Music (from 'Tannhäuser')" at the first session and ballet highlights from Verdi's "Ballabile (from 'Aïda')" and "Dance Of The Moorish Slaves (from 'Aïda')", Ponchielli's "DanceOf The Hours (from 'La Gioconda')", and Rossini's "Passo A Sei (from 'William Tell')" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "Ballet Highlights From The Opera" (G/SG-8488).

1965 - Tadd Dameron, pianist, arranger, bandleader, and Capitol and Blue Note Records artist, born Tadley Ewing Peake Dameron in Cleveland, Ohio, dies of cancer at age 48 in New York City, New York.

1968 - The Howard Roberts Quartet (Howard Roberts on guitar, rest of the lineup unlisted) records the titles "Spooky", "Shifty", and "The Girls From Spain (Por Que Te Quiero Tanto)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "Out Of Sight But 'In' Sound" (ST 2901) as by Howard Roberts.

1968 - Vocalist Dick Miles, with unlisted others, records the titles "Just Beyond The Moon", "The Runt", "The Touch Of Her Hand", and "The Night Before" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Miles' album "The Last Goodbye"(ST 2925).

1969 - Glen Campbell and Bobbie Gentry's Capitol Records duet single "Let It Be Me", the flipside of "Little Green Apples", enters Billboard's Country singles chart.

1973 - Vocalist and guitarist Glen Campbell, with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by Dennis McCarthy, records the titles "If Not For You", "Give Me Back That Old Familiar Feeling", and "Someday Soon" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded on March 13 and 14, 1973 for "Give Me Back That Old Familiar Feeling" and "Someday Soon" and on March 18, 1973 for "If Not For You", Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of all the titles on Campbell's album "I Knew Jesus (Before He Was A Star)" (SW-11185) and "Give Me Back That Old Familiar Feeling" as a single (Capitol 3735) with "Wherefore And Why" (recorded April 20, 1971) on the flipside.

1978 - Merle Haggard's Capitol Records single "The Fightin' Side Of Me", with "Every Fool Has A Rainbow" on the flipside is #1 on Billboard's Country singles chart.

1983 - Vocalist Beau Williams, with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey, records the titles "SOS", "Stay With Me" (although listed in master files as from April 25, 1983), and "Wherever I'll Be" in Los Angeles California. Capitol Records will issue "SOS" and "Stay With Me" on Williams' album "Stay With Me" (ST-12286). No issuing information is listed for "Wherever I'll Be".

1983 - Dayton (lineup unlisted) records the title "The Sound Of Music" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 5327) with "Fast Lane" (recorded March 4, 1983) on the flipside and on the group's album "Feel The Music" (ST-12297).

1983 - Vocalist Ellen Shipley, with unlisted others, records the titles "Let Me Take You Under", "Stranded", and "Love's Out Of Line" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Shipley's album "Call Of The Wild" (ST-12289).

1988 - Great White (lineup unlisted) performs the titles "Gonna Get Ya", "Money (That's What I Want)", "Since I've Been Lovin' You", "Face The Day", "All Over Now", and "Rock Me" at a live concert held at The Ritz in London, England that was recorded. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except "Since I've Been Lovin' You", on the band's album "Twice Shy/Live At The Marquee" (7-93636-1 on vinyl LP and 7-93636-2 on CD).

1989 - Don Dokken signs a contract with Capitol Records.

35 Years Ago Today In 1991 - The group Mazzy Star signs a contract with Capitol Records.

1992 - Red Callender (born George Callender), bandleader (trio and sextette), string bass and tuba player, motion picture actor (1958's "St. Louis Blues" which starred Capitol Records artist Nat "King" Cole) and Capitol Records session musician who worked with Judy Garland, Nat "King" Cole and Art Tatum, dies in Saugus, California two days after his 76th birthday.

1999 - Joe DiMaggio, Baseball Hall of Famer and Capitol Records artist, dies of complications from lung cancer surgery at his home in Hollywood, Florida at age 84 and is later interred at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, California.

2014 - Jerry Corbitt, a guitarist, a founding member of The Youngbloods, a record producer, and a Capitol Records artist (the 1971 album "Jerry Corbitt") dies at his home in Smiley, Texas after a long battle with lung cancer at age 71.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1963 - Guitarist René Thomas, with Jacques Pelzer on soprano and alto saxophones and flute, Charlie Rouse on tenor saxophone, Kenny Drew on piano, Gilbert Rovere on bass, and Frankie Dunlop on drums, records the titles "I Remember Sonny", "Theme For Freddy", "Theme", "Short Bridge", "Meeting", "B Like Bud", "Crepuscule With Nellie" as a guitar solo by Thomas, and "When I Fall In Love" without Pelzer at an unlisted studio in Paris, France for United Artists Records with producer George Wayne but all the titles were later scheduled to be issued by Blue Note Records but no issuing information is listed and online references say that the producer may have lost the tapes.

1968 - Organist John Patton, with Junior Cook on tenor saxophone, Jimmy Ponder on guitar, and Clifford Jarvis on drums, records the titles "Daddy James", "Early A.M.", "Minor Swing", "Dirty Fingers", "I Want To Go Out" without Cook on tenor saxophone, and "String Bean" in recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on Patton's album "That Certain Feeling" (BLP4281/BST84281).

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Francis Wolff, a co-founder of Blue Note Records and a prolific photographer of the label's artists, sessions, and concerts dies in New York City, New York at age 64. Blue Note is currently owned by Universal Music Group and is a division of Capitol Records.

1980 - Blondie's Chrysalis Records single "Call Me" (written by Giorgio Moroder and the band's singer Debbie Harry), with Giorgio Moroder performing a version on the flipside, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. Chrysalis' catalog at one time was owned by EMI Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company and is now owned bybReservois Music Management

1987 - Huey Lewis & The News' Chrysalis single "Jacob's Ladder", with a live version of "Heart Of Rock 'N" Roll" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Single chart. Chrysalis' catalog at one time was owned by EMI Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company and is now owned by Reservois Music Management.

1994 - Liberty Records (later renamed Capitol Records Nashville) releases Suzy Bogguss's compilation album "Greatest Hits".

MARCH 7, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1917 - Lee Young, a drummer who worked with the Capitol Records group The King Cole Trio, bandleader of the Lee Young Band, a music producer, and the brother of saxophonist Lester Young, is born Leonidas Raymond Young in New Orleans, Louisiana.

1919 - Pappy "Gube" Beaver, singer, radio performer, and Capitol Records artist, is born Parlin Kenneth Beaver in Newport, Tennessee.

1943 - Leon Frank Sylvers III, singer, songwriter, music producer, and member of the Capitol Records group The Sylvers, is born in Memphis, Tennessee.

1947 - Donna Loren, singer, actress, and Capitol Records artist is born in Boston, Massachusetts.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1947 - Margaret Whiting's Capitol Records single "Guilty", with "Oh! But I Do" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles charts.

1947 - The Benny Goodman Quartet (Benny Goodman on clarinet, Tommy Todd on piano, Harry Babasin on bass, and Tommy Romersa on drums), record the titles "The Lonesome Road" and, with the addition of Ernie Felice on accordion, "Fine And Dandy" at Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 394) and on Goodman's album "The Goodman Touch" (H-441).

1953 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Pretend" is #6 on The Billboard magazine's Best Selling Singles, Most Played in Juke Boxes, and Most Played By Jockeys charts and #10 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Frank Sinatra conducts a orchestra (Mannie Klein, Conrad Gozzo, and Uan Rasey on trumpets, Si Zentner and Ed Kusby on trombones, George Roberts on bass trombone, James Decker, Vincent De Rosa, John Cave, and Hyman Markowitz on French horns, Arthur Gleghorn and Harry Klee on flutes, Mitchell Lurie and Sal Franzella on clarinets, Bert Gassman and Harry Schuchman on oboes, Fred Moritz and John Hacker on bassoons, Bill Miller on piano, George Boujie on tuba, Sam Goldman and Eddie Gilbert on basses, Lou Singer and David Grupp on drums and percussion, Kathryn Julye on harp and a string section with Victor Arno, Victor Bay, Alex Beller, David Frisina, Jacques Gasselin, Ben Gill, Murray Kellner, Paul Nero, Erno Neufeld, Lou Raderman, Nathan Ross, Mischa Russell, Eudice Shapiro, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin, and Marshall Sosson on violins, Alvin Dinkin, Maxine Johnson, Louis Kievman, Virginia Majewski, Paul Robyn, and Abraham Weiss on violas, Cy Bernard, Victor Gottlieb, Ray Kramer, Edgar Lustgarten, Kurt Reher, and Joseph Saxon on cellos) as they record the instrumental  titles "Yellow" arranged and composed by Jeff Alexander, "Green" arranged and composed by Gordon Jenkins, and "Gray" and "Blue" composed by Alec Wilder in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "Frank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems Of Color" (W 735).

1957 - Vocalist Joan Anthony (aka Mamie Van Doren), with Les Baxter and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted but including Eddie Cochran on guitar) and a male chorus (lineup also unlisted), records the titles "Salamander", "Rollin' Stone", "Oo Ba La Baby", and "Go, Go, Calypso" in Los Angeles, California. Prep Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, will issue "Salamander" and "Go, Go, Calypso" together as the label's first single (Prep F100) and all the titles on the EP "Mamie Van Doren Sings Selections From The Warner Bros. Production 'Untamed Youth'" (M 1-1).

1957 - Vocalist Kelly Smith, with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Murray McEachern, Tommy "Pullman" Pederson, George Roberts, and Juan Tizol on trombones, Ray Sherman on piano, Bob Bain and Vincent Terri on guitars, Rollie Bundock on bass, Frank Flynn and Roy Harte on drums, Victor Bay, Harry Bluestone, Erno Neufeld, Mischa Russell, Paul Shure, and Marshall Sosson on violins, Alvin Dinkin and David Sterkin on violas, and Cy Bernard and Ennio Bolognini on cellos) records the titles "Young And In Love", "You'll Never Know", "Good Behavior", and "You Better Go Now" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 11:00 PM and 2:30 AM on March 8, 1957. Capitol Records will issue "Young And In Love" and "You Better Go Now" together as a single (Capitol F3698) and "You'll Never Know" and "Good Behavior" together as a single (Capitol F3740). Unfortunately, "You'll Never Know" and "Good Behavior" are not currently available on YouTube.

1957 - Leopold Stokowski conducts The Houston Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record Gliere's "Symphony N° 3 In B Minor, Opus 42" in the Music Hall in Houston, Texas. Capitol Records will issue the title on the album "GLIERE - Symphony N° 3 In D Minor" (P/SP-8402).

1958 - Glen Gray leads The Casa Loma Orchestra (Shorty Sherock, Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, and Pete Candoli on trumpets,  Walt Benson, Joe Howard, and Si Zentner on trombones, Murray McEachern also on trombone and alto saxophone, Skeets Herfurt also on alto saxophone, Gus Bivona on clarinet and also on alto saxophone, Babe Russin and Jules Jacob on tenor saxophones, 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 Gene Gifford and Larry Wagner, as they record the titles "A String Of Pearls" in the style of Glenn Miller, "Tenderly" in the style of Randy Brooks, "Snowfall" in the style of Claude Thornhill, and "Contrasts" in the style of Jimmy Dorsey in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "Sounds Of The Great Bands" as by Glen Gray And The Casa Loma Orchestra (W/SW 1022).

1958 - Guy Lombardo conducts His Royal Canadians (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Medley #6: Reaching For The Moon/It's A Lovely Day Today/Maybe It's Because/I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket/Be Careful It's My Heart", "Medley #7: You Keep Coming Back Like A Song/I Want To Go Back To Michigan/The Best Thing For You/Play A Simple Melody/Let's Face The Music And Dance", and "Medley #8: The Night Is Filled With Music/Isn't This A Lovely Day/You'd Be Surprised/God Bless America" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "Berlin By Lombardo" (T/DT 1019) as by Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians.

1958 - Erich Leinsdorf conducts The Concert Arts Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record Smetana's "The Moldau" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the orchestra's album "Portraits In Sound" (P/SP-8446).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Buck Owens records the title "Heartaches By The Number" for Capitol Records.

1962 - Vocalist Gordon MacRae, with unlisted others, records the titles "Nobody Told Me", and "The Sweetest Sounds" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 4736).

1962 - Jack Marshall directs His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Night Train", "Baby Took Good Care Of Me", "Sing, Sing, Sing", "Tuff Jack", and "Peter Gunn" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Sing, Sing, Sing" and "Tuff Jack" together as a single as by Tuff Jack and all the titles on Marshall's album "Tuff Jack" (T/ST 1727).

1962 - Vocalist Nat "King" Cole, with Ralph Carmichael conducting the orchestra which includes Reunald Jones on trumpet, John Collins on guitar, Charlie Harris on bass, Lee Young (on his 45th birthday) on drums, and a vocal chorus (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Tres Palabras (Without You)", "Piel Canela", and "Solamente Una Vez (You Belong To My Heart)" in Mexico City, Mexico. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Cole's album "More Cole Español" (W/SW 1749).

1963 - Vocalist and guitarist Merle Travis, with unlisted others, records the titles "Bloody Brethitt County", "Dear Old Halifax", "The Miner's Wife", and "Here's To The Operator, Boys" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Travis' album "Songs Of The Coal Mines" (T/ST 1956).

1963 - The Beach Boys (Brian Wilson on lead vocals, Mike Love on vocals, Carl Wilson and David Marks on guitars and vocals, and Dennis Wilson on drums and vocals) record the title "The Baker Man" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the CD "The Beach Boys - Surfin' Safari & Surfin' U.S.A" (7-93691-2).

1965 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "Eight Days A Week", with "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Freddie Hubbard signs a contract with Capitol Records.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Capitol Records releases Brian Wilson's single "Caroline, No" with the instrumental "Summer Means New Love" on the flipside. It is Wilson's only solo release while part of The Beach Boys.

1967 - The Howard Roberts Quartet (Howard Roberts on guitar with unlisted others) records the titles "Music To Watch Girls By", "If She Walked Into My Life", "Sing No Blues", and "Winchester Cathedral" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Jaunty Jolly" (T/ST 2716).

1967 - Vocalist Ferlin Husky, with unlisted others, records the titles "Peace In The Valley", "Just A Closer Walk With Thee", and "I'll Fly Away" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Husky's album "Where No One Stands Alone" (ST 2913).

1968 - During two sessions held on this day in Nashville, Tennessee, vocalist Dick Miles, with unlisted others, records the titles "My Baby's Gone", "Jenny's First Night Away From Home", and "Thank You For Loving Me" at the first session and the titles "The Troubles My Little Boy Had", "My Last Two Tens", "Long Back Limousine", and "Cap'n" at the second session. Capitol Record will issue "Thank You For Loving Me" and "Cap'n" together as a single (Capitol 2225) and all the titles on Miles' album "The Last Goodbye" (ST 2925).

1970 - Badfinger's Apple Records single "Come And Get It", with "Rock Of All Ages" on the flipside and distributed by Capitol Records in the United States, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles chart.

1970 - John Ono Lennon's Apple Records single "Instant Karma (We All Shine On)", with Yoko Ono Lennon's "Who Has Seen The Wind" on the flipside and distributed by Capitol Records in the United States, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles chart.

1972 - Vocalist Nancy Wilson records vocals over band tracks that were recorded in February 1972 for the titles "(Goin' Thru Them) Changes", "Moments", "Here It Comes", and "All By Myself" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Wilson's album "I've Never Been To Me" (ST-11659).

1972 - Buck Owens records the title "Made In Japan" at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 3314) with "Black Texas Dirt" on the flipside.

1973 - Helen Reddy's Capitol Records single "I Am Woman", with "More Than You Could Take" on the flipside, is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.

1973 - Vocalist and guitarist Glen Campbell, with unlisted others, records overdubs for his titles "You're The One", "I Take It On Home", "I Want To Be With You Always", and "Faded, Jaded Cowboy Star" in Los Angeles, California. After more overdubs are recorded on March 13, 1973 for "I Take It On Home" and "I Want to Be With You Always" and on March 18, 1973 for "You're The One", Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of "You're The One" and "I Want To Be With You Always" on Campbell's album "I Knew Jesus (Before He Was A Star)" (SW-11185) and has yet to issue "Faded, Jaded Cowboy Star".

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - Merle Haggard's Capitol Records single "The Roots Of My Raising", with "The Way It Was in '51" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart.

1978 - Gene Watson, with unlisted others, records the titles "I Wonder How It Is In Colorado", "Mama Sold Roses", and "Take Off Them Shoes" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Mama Sold Roses" as a single (Capitol 4723) with "Pick The Woldwood Flower" (recorded March 1, 1978) on the flipside and all the titles on Watson's album "Reflections" (ST-11805).

1978 - Don Schlitz, with unlisted others, records the titles "The Gambler" and "You Can't Take It With You" in (listed as possibly) Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will purchase the masters to both titles and issue them together as a single (Capitol 4576).

1992 - Richard Marx's Capitol Records single "Hazard", with "Big Boy Now" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1992 - During two sessions held this day at Le Gonks West studio in Los Angeles, California, vocalist Rachelle Ferrell, with unlisted others, records the title "Waiting" at the first session and the title "Too Late" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Waiting" on Ferrell's self-titled CD "Rachelle Ferrell" (7-93769-2) and have yet to issue "Too Late".

1994 - Pink Floyd's album "Dark Side Of The Moon" is certified 13x Multi-Platinum by the R.I.A.A.

1999 - Marv Ingram (aka Marv Ingraham and born Marvin Inabnett), commodities broker and high tenor singer with the Capitol Records group The Four Preps, dies of a heart attack at age 60. If anyone knows what day he was born, please leave a comment.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1939 - Future Capitol Records artists Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians record the title "Auld Lang Syne" for Decca Records. They will re-record the title for Capitol Records in Hi-Fi, which will later be voted by Lombardo's fans to be the superior version of the tune..

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Peter Wolf, one-time husband of actress Faye Dunaway (1974-1979), lead singer with The EMI America Records group The J. Geils Band, and solo artist, is born Peter Blankfield in the Bronx, New York City, New York.

1963 - Tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, with Donald Byrd on trumpet, Herbie Hancock on piano, Butch Warren on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums, records the titles "Old World, New Imports", "Up A Step", "The Feelin's Good", "East Of The Village", "Yes Indeed", and "The Good Life" at recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue "Old World, New Imports" and "Up A Step" on Mobley's album "No Room For Squares" (BLP4149/BST84149), "The Feelin's Good" on Mobley's album "Straight No Filter" (BST84435) in 1968, "East Of The Village" and "The Good Life" on Mobley's album "The Turnaround" (BLP4186/BST84186), and all the titles on the CD release of "Straight No Filter" (7-84435-2).

1987 - Future Capitol Records and Grand Royal Records group The Beastie Boys' first album, "Licensed To Ill" (released by Def Jam and distributed by Columbia Records), is #1 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1917 - The first Jazz record is released in the United States when Victor Records starts shipping Original Dixieland 'Jass' Band's single "Dixieland Jass Band One-Step".