AUGUST 16, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1940 - T. S. Bonniwell (aka Sean Bonniwell), a singer, guitarist, songwriter, founding member of the group The Music Machine, and a Capitol Records solo recording artist (the 1969 album "Close"), is born Thomas Harvey Bonniwell in San Jose, California.

1949 - Bill "Sputnik" Spooner, a songwriter, guitarist, vocalist, and founder of the Capitol Records recording group The Tubes, is born William Spooner in Phoenix, Arizona. Thanks, Mel for the update on which city in Arizona is Bill's birthplace.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Johnny Mercer, with Freddie Slack and His Orchestra (Slack on piano; Ray Linn, Jack Mootz, and Ernie Figueroa on trumpets; Kenny Wygal and Roger Ingram on trombone (an email from Kenny Wygal's daughter Tricia reads that her father played trumpet for Freddie Slack not trombone); Jack Ordean and Jimmie Rudge on alto saxophone; Don Brassfield and Everett McLaughlin on tenor saxophone; Sam Sachelle on baritone saxophone; Al Hendirckson on electric guitar; Hilmer "Tiny" Timbrell on guitar; Harry Babason on bass; and Dave Coleman on drums) record the tracks "The H.C. Potter's Ball" with Mercer and Don Raye on vocals, and "The Necessary Evil Blues" with just Mercer on vocals. After recording Mercer's tracks, Freddie Slack and His Orchestra (same lineup as above), record the tracks "Half After" "Cocktail Repartee", and "What Is This Thing Called Rebop? All the tracks were recorded in Los Angeles, California and remained unissued until 2005 when they appeared on Mosaic Records' 3 CD compilation "Mosaic Select: Freddie Slack".

1947 - Tex Williams' Capitol Records single "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette)" is still #1 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart and Red Ingle and The Natural Seven (with vocals by Cinderella G. Stump aka Jo Stafford)'s Capitol Records single "Tim-Tay-Shun" peaks at #2 up from #3.

1947 - It's a Saturday and The King Cole Trio (Nat "King" Cole on piano and vocals, Oscar Moore on guitar, and Johnny Miller on bass) record the titles "Straighten Up And Fly Right", "Midnight Masquerade", "I Miss You", "He's A Real Gone Guy with Nellie Lutcher replacing Cole on piano and vocals, then Cole returns as they record "I'm In The Mood For Love" and "Naughty Angeline" as an electronic transcription for The Armed Forces Radio Service at The Bocage in Hollywood, California. The AFRS will issue all the tracks on the transcription disc "King Cole Trio 22".

1950 - Nat "King" Cole (on vocal and piano), with Irving Ashby on guitar, Joe Comfort on bass, Jack Costanzo on bongos, and The Stan Kenton Orchestra (including Maynard Ferguson, Jim Salko, Buddy Childers, Chico Alvarez, and Shorty Rogers on trumpet; Milt Bernhart, Harry Betts, Bob Fitzpatrick, Johnny Halliburton, and Herbie Harper on trombone; Bud Shank and Art Pepper on alto saxophone; Bob Cooper and Bert Calderal on tenor saxophone; and Bob Gioga on baritone saxophone), records the titles "Orange Colored Sky" (arranged by Pete Rugalo) and "Jam-Bo" (arranged by Shorty Rogers) with producer Lee Gillette at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California.

1952 - Nat "King" Cole (with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra)'s Capitol Records single "Somewhere Along The Way" (with Billy May and His Orchestra) is #12 up from #13 and its flipside "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" with Billy May and His Orchestra is #14 up from #19on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart. "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" is tied with Johnnie Ray's Columbia Records version of the song at #6 and "Somewhere Along The Way" is #17 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart.

1953 - Vocalist Hoagy Carmichael, with Dave Cavanaugh conducting the orchestra and vocal chorus (lineups unlisted), records the titles "Love Will Soon Be Here" and "When Love Goes Wrong" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 2593 on 10" shellac and F2563 on 7" vinyl) and "When Love Goes Wrong" also on the compilation CD "Capitol Records From The Vaults: Capitol Goes To The Movies" (5-28295-2).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Louis Armstrong, with Buddy Rich on drums and the Oscar Peterson Trio, records the track "April in Paris" for Verve Records album "Ella and Louis" in The Capitol Tower Studios, in Hollywood California.

1957 - Freddy Martin conducts His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Ca C'est L'Amour" with vocals by Johnny Cochran, "Donna Diane", "Cuernavaca" with vocals by Johnny Cochran and The Martin Men (unlisted male vocalists), and "Sweet Affection" with vocals by Ralph Anthony and ensemble (lineup unlisted) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Ca C'est L'Amour" and "Sweet Affection" together as a single (Capitol F3795) and have yet to issue "Donna Diane" which was later re-recorded and "Cuernavaca".

1957 - Leopold Stokowski conducts His Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record Bach's "Preludio From Violin Partita N°3 in E Minor, S. 1006", Paganini's "Moto Perpetuo, Opus 11", and Gluck's "Musette From 'Armide' (Reigen Seliger Geister)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Stokowski and the orchestra's album "Music For Strings" (PAO/SPAO-8415).

1958 - The Kingston Trio (Donald "Dave" Guard on vocals, banjo, and guitar, Robert "Bob Shane" Schoen on vocals and guitar, and Nicholas "Nick" Reynolds on vocals, guitar, bongos, and conga drums), with (listed as possibly) Morris "Buck" Wheat on bass, perform "Tic, Tic, Tic (The Lost Watch)", "Gue Gue", "Dorie", "South Coast", "Zombie Jamboree", "Wimoweh", "New York Girls", "They Call The Wind Maria", "The Merry Minuet", "Medley: Shady Grove/Lonesome Traveler", and "When The Saints Go Marching In" at the Hungry i in San Francisco, California during a series of sets that go from August 15 to August 16, 1958. Capitol Records records the shows and will issue all the titles on the trio's album "... from the Hungry i" (T 1107).

1958 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Come Closer To Me (Acercate Mas)" is #13 on KFWB's Fabulous Forty Survey in Los Angeles, California and #25 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart.

1958 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, pianist Moura Lympany records Frédéric Chopin's "Waltz N° 9, Opus 69 N° 1", "Waltz N° 10, Opus 69 N° 2", Waltz N° 5, Opus 42", and "Waltz N° 12, Op.70 N° 2" at the first session and "Waltz N° 8, Op. 64 N° 3", "Waltz N° 6, Opus 64 N° 1 (Minute Waltz)", "Waltz N° 7, Opus 64 N° 2", "Waltz N° 11, Opus 70 N° 1", and "Waltz N° 14 (Posthumus)" at the second session. Angel Records, at the time a subsidiary of Capitol Records, will issue "Waltz N° 6, Opus 64 N° 1 (Minute Waltz)" on the multi-artist compilation album "Melodies Of The Masters, Volume 4 - Portrait Of The Waltz" (A/SA-8566). No issuing information is listed for the other titles.

1958 - Vocalist and guitarist Hylo Brown and The Timberliners (Clarence "Tater" Tate on fiddle, Jim Smoak on banjo, "Red" Rector on mandolin, "Flap Jack" Phillips on bass), records the titles "The Shuffle Of My Feet", "Your Crazy Heart", "You Can't Relive The Past", and two takes of "I Waited As Long As I Can" with the second take including a vocal overdub by The Jordanaires (Neal Matthews Jr. on lead vocals, Hugh Gordon Stoker on tenor vocals, Hoyt H. Hawkins on baritone vocals, and  Hugh T. Jarrett on bass vocals) at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will reject the first take of "I Waited As Long As I Can" and will issue "The Shuffle Of My Feet" and "Your Crazy Heart" together as a single (Capitol F4132), "You Can't Relive The Past" as a single (Capitol F4210) with "Thunderclouds Of Love" (recorded August 17, 1958) on the flipside, and the second take of "I Waited As Long As I Can" as a single (Capitol F4380) with "Just Any Old Love" (also recorded August 17, 1958) on the flipside.

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - The Kingston Trio records the track "Oh Sail Away" for their Capitol Records album "Close-Up".

1962 - During two sessions held this day in EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London England, Roger Wagner conducts The Roger Wagner Chorale and The Sinfonia Of London (lineups unlisted) as they record the titles "Jingle Bells", "We Three Kings", "We Wish You A Merry Christmas", "Good King Wenceslas", and "O Tannenbaum" at the first session and the titles "Gesu Bambino", "What Child Is This?", "The Virgin's Slumber Song", and "Silent Night" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "The Roger Wagner Chorale & The Sinfonia Of London - It Came Upon A Midnight Clear" (W/SW 1760).

1967 - Guitarist Laurindo Almeida, with Lex De Azevedo conducting an orchestra (lineup unlisted but includes woodwinds, rhythm and strings sections) using arrangements by Claire Fischer, Lex De Azevedo, and Dick Grove, records the titles "Simplicidad", "My Own True Love", "Windy", and "Don't Sleep In The Subway" in Los Angeles, California. After an overdub for "Windy" is recorded on August 29, 1967, Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Almeida's album "The Look Of Love And The Sounds Of Laurindo Almeida" (T/ST 2866).

1972 - Vocalist and guitarist Glen Campbell, with unlisted others, records the titles "Just For What I Am", "Someone To Give My Love To", and "My Cricket" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded for all the titles on August 28 and 29, 1972, for "Someone To Give My Love To" on August 31, 1972, "My Cricket" on September 7, 1972, and for "Just For What I Am" on September 14, 1972, Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Campbell's album "Glen Travis Campbell" (SW-11117).

1977 - Vocalist Al Martino, with an orchestra (lineup unlisted but includes celeste, piano, synthesizer, reeds, guitar, and drums players) using arrangements by Harold Wheeler, records the titles "After The Lovin'", "Can't Get Over You", "Only A Dream Away", and "The Leaving Game" at Media Sound Studios in New York City, New York with producer Joel Diamond for Silver Blue Productions and engineer Bob Clearmountain. After vocal overdubs by a chorus (lineup unlisted) are recorded for all titles and vocals by Kathy Keates are added on "Only A Dream Away" on September 7, 1977, and additional overdubs for all titles are recorded on September 16 and 17, 1977, Capitol Records will issue "After The Lovin'" as a single (Capitol 4508) with "The Next Hundred Years" (recorded September 13, 1977) on the flipside, "Only A Dream Away" as a single (Capitol 4798) with "I Think About You" (recorded September 20, 1979), and all the titles on Martino's album "The Next Hundred Years" (ST-11741).

1977 - At two sessions held this day in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California, The Sylvers (lineup unlisted) records the title "Charisma" at the first session and "This One's For Us" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Charisma" as a single (Capitol 4532) and on the group's album "New Horizons" (ST-11705). No issuing information is listed for "This One's For Us".

1982 - Rene & Angela (vocalists Rene Moore and Angela Winbush), with unlisted others, record the title "Going For The Throat" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue the title.

30 Years Ago Today In 1996 - The Figgs' Capitol Records debut album "Banda Macho" hits #10 on CMJ's Radio Top 200 records chart.

2005 - Capitol Records releases Bob Seger's album "Back In '72" on CD for the first time.

2005 - Capitol Records Nashville releases Chris LeDoux's compilation album "Anthology Volume 1".

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1929 - Bill Evans, pianist and Blue Note Records recording artist, is born William John Evans in Plainfield, New Jersey. Capitol Records currently owns Blue Note Records catalog..

1952 - Al Martino (with orchestra conducted by Monty Kelly)'s  BBS Records single "Here In My Heart" is #7 down from #5 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records.

1952 - The Gerry Mulligan Quartet (Mulligan on baritone saxophone, Chet Baker on trumpet, Bob Whitlock on bass and Chico Hamilton on drums) records for the first together in the afternoon at the Laurel Canyon bungalow of recording engineer Phil Turetsky. Using Turetsky's early model Ampex tape recorder, they record the tracks "Bernie's Tune" and "Lullaby Of The Leaves which are released as a single by Pacific Jazz. The single will become the label's first big success. Pacific Jazz's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Records.

1962 - Brian Epstein fires The Beatles' drummer Pete Best and hires Ringo Starr to replace him.

1968 - Arranger Gerald Wilson (with Ollie Mitchell, Dalton Smith, Alex Rodrigues, Tony Rusch on trumpet; Frank Strong, Lester Robertson, and Thurman Green on trombone; Mike Wimberly on bass trombone; Jim McGee and George Hyde on french horn; Anthony Ortega on alto saxophone, flute, and piccolo; Ramon Borjorquez on alto saxophone; Hadley Caliman and Harold Land on tenor saxophone; Richard Aplanalp on baritone saxophone; Henry DeVega, Pete Terry, and Bill Perkins on reeds; Bobby Hutcherson on vibraphones; Mike Wofford and Jimmy Rowles on piano, organ, and electric harpsichord; Mike Anthony on guitar; Wilton Felder on electric bass guitar; Carl Lott on drums; and Hugh Anderson and Joe Porcaro on percussion) records the tracks "California Soul", "Yesterlove", and "Lullaby From Rosemary's Baby" with producer Richard Bock and recording engineer Lanky Linstrot at Liberty Records' studios on Third Street in Los Angeles (near Robertson Boulevard in Beverly Hills), California for his World Pacific Records album "California Soul".

1977 - Elvis Presley, father of Capitol Records artist Lisa Marie Presley, is pronounced dead of heart failure at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee at age 42.

30 Years Ago Today In 1996 - Thorn EMI shareholders voted in favor of demerger proposals. The resulting media company is now known as EMI Group PLC

2007 - It is announced that EMI has hired Saatchi & Saatchi to the handle marketing of its back catalog.

BTW - It's my daughter Alys' 27th birthday! She was born at 1:37 AM PDT at Saint John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California.

AUGUST 15, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1898 - Charles Tobias, composer of Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer" as well as "Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree", "We Did It Before And We Can Do It Again", and many others, is born in New York City, New York.

1923 - Rose Marie, a singer, radio, motion picture and television actress, child star as Baby Rose Marie, and Capitol Records artist (the original Broadway cast album for "Top Banana"), is born Rose Marie Mazetta in New York City, New York.

1925 - Rose Maddox, a singer, a member of the group The Maddox Brothers and Rose, and a Capitol Records solo artist, is born Roselea Arbana Maddox in Boaz, Alabama.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1947 - The Dinning Sisters (vocalists Ginger Dinning, Jayne Bundesen, and Jean Dinning), with The Art Van Damme Quintet (Art Van Damme on accordion and unlisted vibraphone, guitar, bass, and drums players), record the titles "And Mimi" and "Fun And Fancy Free" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 466).

1947 - The King Cole Trio (Nat "King" Cole on piano and vocals, Oscar Moore on guitar, and Johnny Miller on bass) records the titles "I Wanna Be A Friend Of Yours" (with the celeste part played either by Nat Cole or Buddy Cole), "Kee-Mo, Ky-Mo (The Magic Song)", and "Three Blind Mice" at Radio Recorder's studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the 10" version of Cole's album "Nat King Cole For Kids" (DC-89) and will release a version of "Kee-Mo, Ky-Mo" without the spoken intro on the album "Nat King Cole And His Trio - Harvest Of Hits" (EBF-213).

1947 - Vocalists Jack Smith and The Clark Sisters (Ann, Lillian, Peggy, and Jean Harriette Clark), with Frank De Vol and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Don't You Love Me Anymore?, "Civilization", and "A Carnival In Venice" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Don't You Love Me Anymore?" and "Civilization" together as a single (Capitol 465) and "A Carnival In Venice" as a single (Capitol 15185) with "In The Market Place Of Old Monterey" (recorded December 19, 1947) on the flipside.

1955 - Frank Sinatra records the titles "Look To Your Heart", "Love And Marriage", "The Impatient Years" and "Our Town" with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Harry Klee, Ted Nash, Joseph Palange, Willie Schwartz, and Warren Webb on reeds; Francis Howard on trombone; George Roberts on bass trombone; John Cave, James Decker and Vincent De Rosa on french horns; Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Harry Bluestone, Alex Murray, Erno Neufeld, Nick Pisani, Nathan Ross, Mischa Russell, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin, Marshall Sosson, and Gerald Vinci on violin; Alvin Dinkin, Stanley Speigelman, and David Sterkin on viola; Armand Kaproff and Edgar Gilbert on cello; Max Albright on drums; Alton Hendrickson on guitar; Frank Flynn on vibraphone; Kathryn Julye on harp) and chorus (Sweet Blair, Vince Degen, Jack Gruberman, John Gustavson, Ray Linn Jr., Gil Mershon, Robert Namlin, Charles Parlato, William Reeve, Robert Wacker, Allan Wattson, and Norma Zimmer) at radio station KHJ's studios (now the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science's Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study and the Academy Film Archive) at 1313 North Vine Street, Hollywood, California between 8:00 PM and 11:00 PM with producer Voyle Gilmore. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the soundtrack EP for the television special "Our Town" (EAP-1-673).

1957 - Leopold Stokowski conducts His Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record Gluck's "Sicilienne (from 'Armide')", "Rachmaninoff's "Vocalise Opus 34 N° 14", and Borodin's "Notturno From String Quartet N° 2 In D Major" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "Leopold Stokowski & His Symphony Orchestra - Music For Strings" (PAO/SPAO-8415).

1958 - Over the next two days, live performances at the hungry i in San Francisco, California are recorded for The Kingston Trio's album "...from the hungry i".

1958 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Come Closer To Me" is #25 on WINZ 940 AM's Bob Green's Top 40 Hits chart in Miami, Florida.

1963 - Liza Minnelli, with Mort Garson conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra, records the titles "Day Dreaming", "His Woman", "My Little Corner Of The World", and "We'll All Be Together" with producer Si Rady in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Day Dreaming" and "His Woman" together as Minnelli's second single for the label (Capitol 5103) and the DRG label will issue all the songs on the 2 CD set "Liza! Liza!: Complete Capitol Collection".

1965 - The Beatles perform at Shea Stadium in New York City before 55,600 fans. For all you time travelers, there are still some unused tickets that show up for sale online, but then there's the paradox - if you use the ticket, how will you buy it in the future?

1967 - Vocalist Willie Hightower, with unlisted others, records the titles "It's No Secret (What God Can Do)" and "Happy Go Lucky Fella" in New York City, New York for Capitol Records which has yet to issue either title.

1967 - Vocalist Sonny James, with unlisted others, records the titles "The Journey", "Cloudy Followed By Tears", and "Misfortune's Child" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "The Journey" and "Misfortune's Child" on James' album "World Of Our Own" (ST-2884) and "Cloudy Followed By Tears" on James' album "Born To Be With You" (ST-111).

1969 - The Beach Boys re-record the track "Cotton Fields" with Orville "Red" Rhodes on steel pedal guitar at Sunset Sound's studios in Hollywood, California with band member Al Jardine handling lead vocals as well as producing chores. Capitol Records will release the track as "Cottonfields" on the group's last single for the label, and last mono release, on April 20, 1970, with "The Nearest Faraway Place" on the flipside. It will be the band's only single not to enter Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart.

1972 - Vocalist and guitarist Glen Campbell, with unlisted others, records the titles "Running Scared", "Will You Love Me Tomorrow", and "She Still Thinks I Care" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded for all the titles on August 28 and 29, 1972, for "Running Scared" and "She Still Thinks I Care" on August 31, 1972, and for "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" on September 14, 1972, Capitol Records will issue "Running Scared" and "She Still Thinks I Care" on Campbell's album "Glen Travis Campbell" (SW-11117) and have yet to issue "Will You Love Me Tomorrow".

1972 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased from Buck Owens Enterprises for vocalist and guitarist Mayf Nutter's title "Another Cup Of Memories" and vocalist Buddy Alan's title "Move It On Over" and will issue "Another Cup Of Memories" as a single (Capitol 3447) with "Party Doll" (registered April 4, 1972) on the flipside and "Move It On Over" as a single (Capitol 3485) with "Magic Man" (registered October 13, 1972) on the flipside.

1995 - Capitol Records releases Blind Melon's second album "Soup".

20 Years Ago Today In 2006 - Capitol Records Nashville releases Trace Adkins' album "Dangerous Man".

20 Years Ago Today In 2006 - Capitol Records releases Bonnie Raitt's DVD/CD "Bonnie Raitt And Friends" which was recorded live at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 30, 2005, for the live concert series "VH1 Classic Decades Rock Live!"

20 Years Ago Today In 2006 - Capitol Records releases The Panic Channel's debut album “(ONe)”

20 Years Ago Today In 2006 - Capitol Records Nashville releases Keith Urban's single "Once In A Lifetime". No word yet on if there's a flipside or if it will only be a digital release.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

85 Years Ago Today In 1941 - Peggy Lee, at her first recording session, supplies the vocals for Benny Goodman and His Orchestra when they record the title "Elmer's Tune". Both Lee and Goodman will later record for Capitol Records.

85 Years Ago Today In 1941 -  Eddie Gale, trumpeter and Blue Note session and solo recording artist is born in Brooklyn, New York.

1964 - Dean Martin's Reprise Records single "Everybody Loves Somebody", with "Return To Me" on the flipside, knocks The Beatles' Capitol Records single "A Hard Day's Night" out of the #1 spot on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1969 - The Woodstock Music And Art Fair begins at 5:07 PM EDT. One of the festival's main organizers is Artie Kornfeld who, at the time, was a VP of A&R and producer at Capitol Records.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1935 - Will Rogers (Vaudeville, Broadway and Motion picture actor as well as a newspaper columnist, age 55, born William Penn Adair Rogers) and pilot Wiley Post (record-setting aviator, developer of one of the first pressure suits for high altitude flying, age 36, born Wiley Hardeman Post) are killed when Post's plane crashes when trying to take off from a lagoon south of Point Barrow, Alaska where they had landed to ask directions.

AUGUST 14, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1909 - Stuff Smith, a Jazz violinist and vocalist, who performed at some recording sessions with Nat "King" Cole" in 1956, is born Hezekiah Le Roy Gordon Smith in Portsmouth, Ohio.

110 Years Ago Today In 1916 - Alyce King, a singer with the Capitol Records recording group The King Sisters, is born Alyce Golda Driggs in Payson, Utah.

 1998 -  Doechii, rapper, singer, songwriter,  actress, and Top Dawg and Capitol Records artist is born Jaylah Ji'mya Hickmon in Tampa, Florida.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1942 - Freddie Slack and His Orchestra's Capitol Records single "Cow Cow Boogie", with vocals by Ella Mae Morse, becomes Capitol Records' first single to enter Billboard's National Best Selling Retail Records chart when it debuts at #9 for the week ending on August 14, 1942. The flipside is Freddie Slack and His Orchestra's "Here You Are" with vocals by David Street, a member of The Mellowaires.

1947 - At a split session held this day in Los Angeles, California with Frank DeVol and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) first vocalist Margaret Whiting records the titles "So Far" and "Lazy Countryside" then vocalist Peggy Lee records the titles "There'll Be Some Changes Made". Capitol Records will issue "So Far" and "Lazy Countryside" together as a single (Capitol 461) and "There'll Be Some Changes Made" as a single (Capitol 15001) with "A Nightingale Can Sing The Blues" (recorded July 15, 1946) on the flipside.

1947 - Vocalist Gordon MacRae, with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "A Fellow Needs A Girl", "Body And Soul", "I Understand", and "I Still Get Jealous" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "A Fellow Needs A Girl" and "Body And Soul" together as a single (Capitol 463), and "I Understand" and "I Still Get Jealous" together as a single (Capitol 15002).

1962 - Vocalist Hunani, with Webley Edwards' Hawaiians (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Love Song From 'Mutiny On The Bounty' (Follow Me)" and "Pearly Shells" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 4839).

1962 - Vocalist Nat "King" Cole, with Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra (Ray Sherman on piano, Allan Reuss on guitar, Jack Ryan on bass, Leon Petties on drums, and a string section with Victor Arno, Israel Baker, Harry Bluestone, Walt Edelstein, Dave Frisina, Jacques Gasselin, Murray Kellner, Joseph Livoti, Dan Lube, Erno Neufeld, Joseph Quadri, Lou Raderman, Mischa Russell, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin, and Marshall Sosson on violin, Alvin Dinkin, Lou Kievman, Ray Menhennick, Alexander Neiman, Paul Robyn, and Sandy Schonbach on viola, Armand Kaproff and Ray Kramer on cello, and Kathryn Thompson on harp), records a new take on the title "Laughing On The Outside" and the titles "I Keep Going Back To Joe's", "The End Of A Love Affair", "That's All There Is", "Someone To Tell It To", "If Love Ain't There", and "Where Did Everyone Go?" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 1:00 PM and 4:45 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the songs on Cole's album "Where Did Everyone Go?" (W 1859). Also, Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #25 on WABC's Silver Dollar Sound Survey in New York City, New York.

1962 - Capitol Records purchases the masters for vocalist Alfred Apaka's titles "Here (In This Enchanted Place)", "Blue Hawaii", "Ponai Kealoha", "I Want To Learn To Speak Hawaiian", "I'll Weave A Lei Of Stars For You", "Taire O Tahiti", "Hawaiian Paradise", "Honolulu Eyes", "There's No Place Like Hawaii", "Paoakalani (The Queen's Song)", and "Farewell (For Just Awhile" and will issue all the titles on Apaka's album "Alfred Apaka Presented By Webley Edwards - The Golden Voice Of The Islands" (T/DT 1882).

1962 - Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians (lineup unlisted), with a large choir of 1200 volunteer singers (lineup unlised) directed by Waring, perform the titles "Holy, Holy, Holy/Sholom Alechem/Panis Angelicus/Onward Christian Soliders", "Doxology/Pledge Of Allegiance/God Of Our Fathers", "Come, Thou Almighty King/Salve Regina/Sanctus/Blest Be The Tie That Binds/Work For The Night Is Coming/O God, Our Help In Ages Past/Come, Come Ye Saints/Feed My Sheep/Hospodi Pomilui/The Old Rugged Cross/Song Of Galilee/A Might Fortress Is Our God", "I Am A Poor Wayfaring Stranger/I Wonder As I Wander/Boundless Mercy/Deep River", "The Creation (God's Trombones)", "He's Got The Whole World In His Hands", "Set Down Servant", "Holiday Montage", "O Brother Man", "America - Our Heritage", "God Bless America", and "Battle Hymn Of The Republic" at a concert in Omaha, Nebraska. Capitol Records will issue all the titles except "Holiday Montage" and "America-Our Heritage" on Waring's album "Fred Waring Presents Festival Of Faith" (T/ST 1848) and have yet to release those two titles.

1964 - The Beatles record a cover version of Little Willie John's "Leave My Kitten Alone" at EMI Studios in London which will, after appearing on many bootlegs, finally be released officially by Capitol Records as a track on The Beatles' "Anthology 1" in 1995.

1964 - Johnny Burnette, songwriter, guitarist, singer, Coral Records recording artist with his brother Dorsey Burnette and Paul Burlison as The Rock 'n Roll Trio, Imperial Records recording artist with his brother Dorsey Burnette as The Burnette Brothers, solo artist on Freedom Records (a subsidiary of Liberty Records), Liberty Records, and Capitol Records, drowns after his small fishing boat is hit by a cabin cruiser on Clear Lake in California. He's later interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.

1967 - The Seeker's Capitol Records single "Georgy Girl", with "When The Stars Begin To Fall" on the flipside, is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.

1967 - Vocalist and guitarist Glen Campbell, with Al De Lory conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (line up unlisted), record the titles "A Place In The Sun", "Lonely Afternoon Of Summer Longin'", "Visions Of Sugarplums", and "The Lillies Grow High" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "A Place In The Sun" on Campbell's album "A New Place In The Sun" (ST 2097)  and have yet to issue any of the other titles recorded this day but Campbell did remake "Visions Of Sugarplums" (Capitol 2015) on February 20, 1968, which was released.

1972 - Tim McIntire, with unlisted others, records the titles "Interlude" and "Sweet Americana" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue either title.

1972 - Billy May conducts The Time-Life Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "It Could Happen To You", "Love-Wise", "Swingin' Sweethearts", "Easy To Love", and "Swedish Rhapsody" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Time-Life Records will issue all the titles as part of "As You Remember Them" series in the 3 LP set "Volume 3 - Billy May" (STL 243).

1978 - Capitol Records releases The Beatles single "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band" with "With A Little Help From My Friends"/"A Day In The Life" on the flipside.

1993 - Capitol Records releases Poison's fifth album "Native Tongue".

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70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Eddie Cochran is filmed performing the song "Twenty Flight Rock" on a 20th Century Fox sound stage in Los Angeles, California for the film that at the time was called "Do Re Mi" which became "The Girl Can't Help It". A digitally remastered version of the movie was released on August 8, 2006, as part of "The Jayne Mansfield Collection", a three-movie box set released by Fox. The song will be released by Liberty Records, whose catalog is currently owned by Capitol Records' parent company Universal Music Group.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Bertolt Brecht, dramatist, stage director, poet, and lyricist (original German lyrics for "Mack The Knife" from "The Three Penny Opera") dies of a heart attack in Berlin, Germany at age 58 and is buried in the Dorotheenfriedhof in Berlin. "Mack The Knife" has been recorded by various Capitol Records artists including Peggy Lee, Bobby Darin, Les Baxter, and Frank Sinatra.

AUGUST 13, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

1919 - Sir George Shearing, O.B.E., jazz pianist, bandleader, and Capitol Records, MGM, and Discovery Records artist is born George Albert Shearing in Battersea, London, England.

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1947 - The King Cole Trio (Nat "King" Cole on vocals and piano, Oscar Moore on electric guitar, and Johnny Miller on bass) record the titles "Poor Butterfly", "How High The Moon", "I'll Never Be The Same", "These Foolish Things", "Cole Capers", "Three Little Words" and "Blues In My Shower" at Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenu in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Record will issue all the songs on Cole's album "Nat 'King' Cole At The Piano" (H-156).

1947 - Four Of A Kind (Buddy Cole on piano with unlisted guitar, bass, and drums players) and vocalist Yvonne King records the titles "Baby Have You Got A Little Love To Spare", "Who Put That Dream In Your Eyes?" (without King), "Near You", and "Lazy Country Side" for The Capitol Records Transcription Service probably at "The Chateau" on De Longpre Avenue, west of Vine Street, in Hollywood, California which will issue all the titles on disc A-63.

1948 - "Smilin' Jack" Smith's Capitol Records recording of "You Call Everybody Darlin'" enters Billboard's singles charts. It will peak at #13.

1952 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records singles "Somewhere Along The Way" is #10 and his single "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" is #12 on The Billboard magazine's Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys chart, "Somewhere Along The Way" is #12 and "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" is #14 on the magazine's Best Selling Pop Singles chart and "Somewhere Along The Way" and "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" are tied for #22 on the magazine's Most Played Juke Box Records chart.

1952 - Bill Loose and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "I'll See You In My Dreams", "Avalon", "Who", and "A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "I'll See You In My Dreams" and "A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody" on the multi-artist album "Background Music - Songs We Remember" (H-376), "Avalon" on the multi-artist album "Background Music - Bright And Bouncy" (H-377), and "Who" on the multi-artist album "Background Music,Volume 3 - Light And Lively" (H-375).

1953 - Vocalist Dean Martin, with Dick Stabile conducting the orchestra (Virgil Evans, Maurice Harris, Manuel Stevens, and Charles Zimmerman on trumpets, Marshall Cram, Francis "Joe" Howard, George Roberts, and Elmer Smithers on trombones, Jack Dumont, Chuck Gentry, Herman Gunkler, and David Harris on saxophones, Ernie Felice on accordion, Edwin "Buddy" Cole on piano, Vince Terri on guitar, Phil Stephens on bass, Ray Toland on drums, and Max Grolnik, Ralph Hansell, and Jack Rose on marimbas) and a vocal chorus (lineup unlisted), records the titles "That's Amore (That's Love)" (which was used in the soundtrack of Martin and Lewis' Paramount Pictures movie "The Caddy"), "You're The Right One", then just the musicians record a band track for the title "I Want You" (which Martin would re-record with vocals on December 24, 1953) , then Martin returns to vocals and records the title "I'd Cry Like A Baby" (which he will also re-record on December 24, 1953) at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California at an extended session between 8:30 PM and 12:30 AM on August 14, 1953. Capitol Records will issue "That's Amore" and "You're The Right One" together as a single (Capitol 2589) and will issue the take of "I'd Cry Like A Baby" recorded at this session in the 2 CD set "Dean Martin - The Capitol Years" (7-98409-2).

1957 - Vocalist Frank Sinatra, with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Conrad Gozzo, Pete Candoli, Harry Edison, and George Seaburg on trumpets, Tommy Pederson, Russell Brown, and Jimmy Priddy on trombone, Juan Tizol on valve trombone, Skeets Herfurt, Harry Klee, Champ Webb, Ted Nash, and Joe Koch on saxophones, and woodwinds, Bill Miller on piano, Al Viola on guitar, Joe Comfort on bass, Alvin Stoller on drums, Kathryn Julye on harp, and a string section with Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Harry Bluestone, Jacques Gasselin, Dan Lube, Paul Nero, Erno Neufeld, Mischa Russell, and Marshall Sosson on violins, Maxine Johnson and Barbara Simmons on violas, and Cy Bernard, Armand Kaproff, and Edgar Lustgarten on cello), records the titles "I Could Write A Book", "Bewitched", "All The Way", "There's A Small Hotel", and "Chicago" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 9:00 PM and 12:30 AM on August 14, 1957. Capitol Records will issue "I Could Write A Book", "Bewitched", and "There's A Small Hotel" on the original soundtrack album for "Pal Joey" (W/DW 912), "All The Way" and "Chicago" together as a single (Capitol F3793), "All The Way" on Sinatra's album "All The Way" (W/SW 1538), and "Chicago" on Sinatra's album "Sinatra Sings... Of Love And Things!" (W/SW 1729).

1957 - Vocalist Faron Young, with (listed as probably) Marvin Hughes on piano, Hank "Sugarfoot" Garland and (again, probably) Loren Otis "Jack" Shook on guitars, Floyd "Lightnin'" Chance on bass, Murray M. "Buddy" Harman Jr. on drums, and The Anita Kerr Singers (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Vacation's Over" and "Honey Stop" at the Bradley Film and Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol F3805).

1962 - Vocalist Nat "King" Cole, with Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra (Ray Sherman on piano, Allan Reuss on guitar, Jack Ryan on bass, Ralph Hansell on drums, and a string section with Victor Arno, Israel Baker, Harry Bluestone, Walt Edelstein, Dave Frisina, Jacques Gasselin, Murray Kellner, Joseph Livoti, Dan Lube, Erno Neufeld, Joseph Quadri, Lou Raderman, Mischa Russell, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin, and Marshall Sosson on violin, Alvin Dinkin, Lou Kievman, Ray Menhennick, Alexander Neiman, Paul Robyn, and Sandy Schonbach on viola, Armand Kaproff and Ray Kramer on cello, and Kathryn Thompson on harp), records the titles "Farewell To Arms", "Happy New Year", "When The World Was Young", "Spring Is Here", "No, I Don't Want Her", "Say It Isn't So", "Am I Blue?", and a rejected take of "Laughing On The Outside" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 1:00 PM and 6:00 PM. After rhythm tracks are overdubbed on "Farewell To Arms" and "Happy New Year" Capitol Records will issue them on the album "The Unforgettable Nat King Cole" (T 2558). Capitol will issue "When The World Was Young", "Spring Is Here", "No, I Don't Want Her", "Say It Isn't So", and "Am I Blue?" on Cole's album "Where Did Everyone Go?" (W 1859). Also, Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #12 on CHUM 1050 AM's CHUM Hit Parade in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

1965 - Capitol Records releases the soundtrack to The Beatles' movie "HELP!".

1967 - Capitol Records will register the masters for The Checkmates, Ltd. titles ""Medley: What'd I Say/Can I Get A Witness/Bread And Butter/Little Bitty Pretty One/Rockin' Robin/ Everybody Loves A Lover/Mr. Lee", "Sunny", "A Quitter Never Wins", "I've Got That Lovin' Feelin' (You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'), "Show Me", "Ebb Tide", "Hold On, I'm Comin'", and "Baby I Need Your Lovin'" that were recorded live at performances given by the group at Caesar's Place in Las Vegas in 1966 and will issue all the titles on the group's album "Live At Caesar's Palace" (ST 2840).

1972 - The Persuasions (vocalists Jerry Lawson, Joseph Russell, Jay Otis Washington, Jimmy Hayes, and Herbert Rhoad), with unlisted others, record the titles "When Jesus Comes" and "Without A Song" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the group's album "Spread The World" (ST-11101).

1982 - Gentle Persuasion (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Please Mr Postman" and "I Believe In You" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 5207).

1994 - Capitol Records band Blind Melon play at the 25th anniversary Woodstock concert.

2003 - Ed Townsend, singer ("For Your Love"), BMI Award-winning songwriter ("What's Goin' On"), producer, and Capitol Records artist (1958-1959) who recorded two albums with arranger Nelson Riddle, dies of heart failure at age 74 in San Bernadino, California.

2009 - Les Paul, guitarist, guitar designer, inventor of various multi-track recording devices, and Capitol Records solo artist as well as part of the Capitol Records duo Les Paul and Mary Ford, has died at the age of 94 at White Plains Hospital in White Plains, New York, with family and friends by his side, of complications from pneumonia. The flag on The Capitol Tower has been lowered to half mast.

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1964 - The Joe Pass Quartet (Pass on guitar, John Pisano on rhythm guitar, Jim Hughart on bass, Colin Bailey on drums), with producer Richard Bock, records the titles "Jambalaya", "Cold Cold Heart", "You Win Again", and "Hey Good Lookin'" for Pacific Jazz Records at the label's studios in Los Angeles, California. The Pacific Jazz catalog is currently owned by Universal Music Group, Capitol Records' parent company and distributed by Blue Note Records, currently a subsidiary of Capitol Records.

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85 Years Ago Today In 1941 - According to The New York Times, the first recorded use of the term "disc jockey" appears in Variety magazine.

1942 - Walt Disney Pictures, distributed by RKO Pictures, premieres the movie "Bambi" in the United States of America at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, New York after a sneak preview on February 28, 1942 in Pamona, California and its world premiere in London, England on August 8, 1942. RKO will also premiere two other films this day in New York City - Daymon Runyan's "The Big Street" at the RKO Palace theater and Orson Welles' "The Magnificent Ambersons" at the Capitol Theater.

AUGUST 12, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

1929 - Buck Owens, guitarist, singer, bandleader, television variety show co-host, record producer, and Capitol Records artist, is born Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr. in Sherman, Texas.

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1943 - The King Cole Trio and the Sammy Franklin orchestra are appearing at the Savoy Ballroom at 55th Street and Central Avenue in Los Angeles, California.

1947 - The Philharmonica Trio (harmonica players Joseph Pittello, William Charles Pittello, and Harry Henry Halicki), with Dave Barbour and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) providing rhythm accompaniment, record the titles "Sleepy Time Gal" and "The Carioca" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records rejected the take of "Sleepy Time Gal" and the group re-recorded it on October 8, 1947. Capitol will issue "The Carioca" as a single (Capitol 470) with "Always In My Heart" (recorded August 26, 1947) on the flipside.

1947 - The Pied Pipers (vocalists June Hutton, Chuck Lowry, Hal Hopper, and Clark Yocum), with The Ernie Felice Quintet (lineup unlisted), record the titles "The Lady From 29 Palms" and "I Have But One Heart" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 460).

1948 - Dean Martin signs his first contract with Capitol Records. On September 13, 1948, he and Jerry Lewis will have their first session for the label, recording vocals for "The Money Song" and "That Certain Party" over band tracks recorded on September 9, 1948, in Mexico by the Mario Ruiz Armengol Orchestra.

1952 - Vocalist Nat "King Cole, with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra and chorus (lineups unlisted), records the titles "My Flaming Heart", "Faith Can Move Mountains", "Too Soon", and "Small Towns Are Smile Towns" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "My Flaming Heart" as a single (Capitol 2459) with "I Am In Love" (recorded March 31, 1953) on the flipside and on the CD "Nat 'King' Cole At The Movies" (7-99373-2), "Faith Can Move Mountains" as a single (Capitol 2230) with "The Ruby And The Pearl" (recorded September 14, 1951) on the flipside, "Too Soon" on the compilation album "Nat 'King' Cole - 10th Anniversary Album" (W 514), and "Small Towns Are Smile Towns" on the CD "Nat King Cole At The Movies" (7-99373-2).

1957 - The Hawaii Calls Orchestra (lineup unlisted), presented by Webley Edwards, records the titles "Hawaiian Paradise", "Muana Kea", "Girl In The Yellow Holoku", "Moon Of Manakoora", "Mai Poina Oe Lau", "Paradise Isle", "Beyond The Reef", "Sand", "Harbor Lights", "Hawaiian Shores (Chant Of The Islands)", "Beautiful Kahana", and "Song Of Old Hawaii" in Hawaii. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the orchestra's album "Hawaii Calls - Hawaiian Shores" (T/DT 904).

1958 - Pianist John Browning records the second and third movements of Beethoven's "Sonata N° 23 In F Minor, Opus 57 ('Appassionata')" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both parts on Browning's album "BEETHOVEN - Sonata In F Minor (Appassionata)/BACH - Chromatic Fantasy/Organ Prelude And Fugue In A Minor" (P/SP-8490).

1958 - Vocalist Faron Young, with (listed as probably) Hank "Sugarfoot" Garland on electric guitar, Loren Otis "Jack" Shook on rhythm guitar, Floyd "Lightnin'" Chance on bass, and Murray M. "Buddy" Harman, Jr. on drums, records the titles "I Hate Myself For Falling In Love With You", "That's The Way I Feel", and "Beautiful Garden Of Prayer" at Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "I Hate Myself For Falling In Love With You" and "That's The Way I Feel" together as a single (Capitol F4050 and rejected the take of "Beautiful Garden Of Prayer" recorded at this session. Young will record a new take of the title on August 13, 1958, which Capitol will issue on his album "My Garden Of Prayer" (T 1185).

1958 - Vocalist and pianist Esquerita (aka Eskew Reeder), with E.R. "Dutch" McMillin on tenor saxophone, Marvin Hughes on piano, Vincent Moses on guitar, Floyd Chance on bass, and Richard (Ricardo) Young on drums, records the titles "Good Golly Annie Mae", "I Found Her", "Hey Miss Lucy", "I'm Battie Over Hattie", "Crazy Crazy Feeling", and "Esquerita And The Voola" at Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee at an extended session between 7:00 PM and 11:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue "Hey Miss Lucy", "I'm Battie Over Hattie", and "Crazy Crazy Feeling" on Esquerita's album "Esquerita!" (EAP-1-1186 and EAP-2-1186 on 7" EP and T 1186 on 12" vinyl), "Esquerita And The Voola" as a single (Capitol F4058) with "Rockin' The Joint" (recorded August 13, 1958) on the flipside, and all the titles on the compilation CD "Capitol Collectors Series - Esquerita" (7-91871-2).

1963 - Vocalist Al Martino, with Peter De Angelis conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?", "You Always Hurt The One You Love", "I Don't See Me In Your Eyes Any More", and "Ramona" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Martino's album "Painted, Tainted Rose" (T/ST 1975).

1965 - Vocalist Al Martino, with unlisted others, records the titles "My Foolish Heart", "Not One Minute More", and a new take of the title "Forgive Me" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "My Foolish Heart" on Martino's album "Spanish Eyes" (T/ST 2435), has yet to issue "Not One Minute More", and will issue the new take of "Forgive Me" as a single (Capitol 5506) with "What Now, My Love?" (recorded July 6, 1965) on the flipside and also on the album "Spanish Eyes".

1967 - Vocalist Sonny James, with vocal group The Jordanaires and a instrumental group (lineups unlisted), records the titles "A Mighty Lovable Man" and "(Love Came, Love Saw) Love Conquered" at the Bradley Film and Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee between 6:30 PM and 9:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol F3792).

1968 - Overdubs are recorded in Los Angeles, California for Glen Campbell's title "Within Memory". Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title on Campbell's album "A New Place In The Sun" (ST 2907).

1968 - Mariano Moreno, with unlisted others, records the titles "Love Is Such A Sweet Thing" and "Mariano's Fifth" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue either title recorded at this session. New takes of both titles will be recorded on November 19, 1968, and Capitol will issue the take of "Love Is Such A Sweet Thing" recorded at that session as a single (Capitol 2548) with "25th Hour" (recorded January 23, 1968) on the flipside.

1968 - Hedge & Donna (Hedge Capers and Donna Capers), with unlisted others, record the titles "Sparrow In The Tree", "The Turning Point", and "From Silverlake" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Sparrow In The Tree" in the duo's self-titled album "Hedge & Donna" (ST-107). No issuing information is listed for the other two titles.

1974 - To commemorate his 25th anniversary with the label, Capitol Records releases two double album compilations by Tennessee Ernie Ford entitled "Yesterday" (blue cover containing Gospel Hymns) and "Today" (lavender cover containing Ford's pop hits).

1977 - The Beatles' Capitol Records album "Live At The Hollywood Bowl" is certified Platinum by the R.I.A.A.

1985 - Kyu Sakamoto, singer and Capitol Records artist (best known for his #1 single "Sukiyaki"), dies at age 43 in the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123 near Tokyo, Japan that also kills, both on board and on the ground, 520 other people.

1988 - King Tee, with his homeboys Young Floyd and J. R. Coes, producer DJ Pooh, and unlisted others, records the title "Can This Be Real" at Milagro Sound Recorders in Glendale, California. After getting a remix by DJ Aladdin, DJ Pooh, and King Tee, Capitol Records will issue the title in 1990 on King Tee's album "At Your Own Risk" (C1-92359 on 12" vinyl, C4-92359 on cassette, and CDP 7 92359 2 on CD).

1988 - Capitol Records registers the masters it acquired from Parlophone Records in the UK for Duran Duran's titles "Big Thing", "I Don't Want Your Love", "All She Wants Is", "Too Late Marlene", "Drug (It's Just A State Of Mind)", "Do You Believe In Shame", "Palamino", "Interlude One", "Land", "Flute Interlude", "The Edge Of America", and "Lakeshore Driving" and will issue all the titles in the United States on the group's album "Big Thing" (C1-90958 on 12" vinyl, C4 90958 on cassette, and CDP 7 90958 2 on CD), "I Don't Want Your Love" in two parts as a single (Capitol 44237), "All She Wants Is" as a single (Capitol 44287) with "Medley: I Believe/All I Need To Know" (date unlisted) on the flipside, and "Do You Believe In Shame?" and "The Edge Of America" together as a single (Capitol 44337). The album is now distributed by Warner Bros. Music Group.

1998 - Tanya Tucker and Tanya Tucker, Inc. bring suit against Capitol Records, Inc., alleging breach of contract in two counts and seeks compensatory damages, attorney fees, and pre-judgment interest along with a trial by jury.

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145 Years Ago Today In 1881 - Cecil B. DeMille, motion picture director, is born Cecil Blount DeMille in Ashfield, Massachusetts. DeMille's movie "The Squaw Man" was the first feature-length film shot in Hollywood for the fledgling Laskey Players Company. The movie's success would lead to creating a permanent studio in Hollywood which would become Paramount Pictures. Paramount Pictures would eventually hire Buddy DeSylva as production manager. This would give him enough money of his own to be able to invest $25,000 with Johnny Mercer and Glenn Wallichs to form Capitol Records.

1960 - Pete Best, drummer, auditions for The Beatles in the Blue Angel Club at 106-108 Seel Street, Liverpool L1 4BL.

1983 - Vocalist Kim Carnes, with Chas Sanford on guitar and background vocals, Bill Cuomo on keyboards, Bill Fairweather and Martin Page also on background vocals, producer Keith Olsen, and unlisted others, records the title "The Universal Song" at Olsen's Goodnight L.A. studio at 15458 Cabrito Road in Van Nuys, CA 91406. EMI America will issue the title on Carnes' album "Café Racers" (SO-17106 on 12" vinyl and 7-46022-2 on CD).

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1972 - The last U.S. ground troops withdraw from Vietnam

AUGUST 11, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1920 - June Hutton, a singer with the Capitol Records group The Pied Pipers, a Capitol Records solo artist, and the wife of arranger and conductor Axel Stordahl, is born June Marvel Cowan in Chicago, Illinois.

1949 - Eric Carmen, the lead singer in the Capitol Records band The Raspberries, is born Eric Howard Carmen in Cleveland, Ohio.

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1943 - The King Cole Trio record the titles "Solid Potato Salad", "I Know That You Know", "Slender, Tender And Tall", "Straighten Up And Fly Right", and "Honeysuckle Rose" as electronic transcriptions at NBC Radio City's studios in Hollywood, California for the Armed Forces Radio Service which will issue all the songs on the transcription disc Personal Album 227.

1947 - The Benny Goodman Sextet (Benny Goodman on clarinet, Red Norvo on xylophone, Mel Powell on piano, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Harry Babasin on bass, and Louis Bellson on drums) record the titles "Hi 'Ya Sophia" and, with vocals by Al Hendrickson, "Baby Have You Got A Little Love To Spare" in Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 462).

1948 - Capitol Records purchased the masters for Mark Warnow and His Orchestra's titles "Sound Off Chant", "Stars And Stripes Forever", "El Capitan", and "Hail! America" and would issue all the titles in Warnow and the orchestra's album "Sound Off" (CB-111).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Capitol Records releases Les Paul & Mary Ford's single "The World Is Waiting For The Sunshine" (Capitol 1748) with "Whispering" on the flipside.

1952 - Lee Gillette overdubs drums onto Tex Ritter's title "High Noon" which was recorded on May 14, 1957 and additional drum overdubs recorded on August 1, 1957. Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title when it re-releases the single (Capitol 2120) with "Go On! Get Out" (recorded February 25, 1952) on the flipside.

1952 - Vocalist Skeets McDonald, with Harold Glenn Hensley on fiddle, Billy Liebert on piano, Ivy "Jimmy" Bryant and Billy Strange on guitar, Wesley "Speedy" West on steel guitar, Herman "Herman The Hermit" Snyder on bass, and Roy Harte on drums, records the titles "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes", and "A Losing Hand" in Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California between 2:30 PM and 5:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes" as a single (Capitol 2216) with "Big Family Trouble" (recorded January 14, 1952) on the flipside and "A Losing Hand" as a single (Capitol 3117) with "You're Too Late" (recorded January 11, 1955) on the flipside.

1952 - Vocalist Jane Froman, with Sid Feller and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "My Love, My Life", "Stay Where You Are", and "No!" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "My Love, My Life" and "No!" together as a single (Capitol 2219) and "Stay Where You Are" as a single (Capitol 2241) with "Laughing" (recorded May 6, 1952) on the flipside.

1958 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Come Closer To Me (Acercate Mas)" is #23 on WMGM's Top 40 Survey in New York City, New York.

1958 - The Kingston Trio (Donald "Dave" Guard on vocals and guitar, Robert "Bob Shane" Schoen on vocals, guitar, and banjo, and Nicholas "Nick" Reynolds on vocals, guitar, and congas), with Morty Corb on bass and Jack Sperling on drums, records the titles "Gue Gue", "New York Girls", "Como Se Viene, Se Va", and "Ruby Red" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM and records overdubs for all the titles between 3:00 PM and 4:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue the final mix of "Como Se Viene, Se Va" on the trio's EP "M.T.A." (EAP-1-1119), the final mix of "Ruby Red" as a single (Capitol F4049) with "Tom Dooley" (recorded February 5, 1958) on the flipside and also on the trio's EP "Raspberries, Strawberries" (EAP-1-1182). Bear Family Records will issue the final mixes of all the titles in Germany in the ten-CD box set "The Kingston Trio - The Guard Years" (BCD 16160).

1958 - Vocalist Nat "King" Cole, with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Russell Brown, Dick Noel, and Tommy Pederson on trombones, Juan Tizol on valve trombone, Jerry Kasper, Harry Klee, and Ronnie Lang on reeds, Jimmy Rowles on piano, John Collins on guitar, Joe Comfort on bass, Lee Young on drums, Israel Baker, Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Dan Lube, Alfred Lustgarten, Lisa Minghetti, Erno Neufeld, Nathan Ross, and Mischa Russell on violins, Stanley Harris and Ralph Lane on violas, and Edgar Lustgarten and Eleanor Aller Slatkin on cellos), records the titles "To Whom It May Concern", "Love-Wise", "In The Heart Of Jane Doe", "My Heart's Treasure", and "You're Bringing Out The Dreamer In Me" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 2:00 PM and 5:15 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Cole's album "To Whom It May Concern" (W/SW 1190 on 12" vinyl and 8-31773-2 on CD).

1958 - Pianist John Brown records the first movement of Beethoven's "Sonata N° 23 In F Minor, Opus 57 ('Appassionata')" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Browning's album "BEETHOVEN - Sonata In F Minor (Appassionata)/BACH - Chromatic Fantasy/Organ Prelude And Fugue In A Minor" (P/SP-8490).

1958 - Vocalist June Christy, with Pete Rugolo conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Pete Candoli, Buddy Childers, Ed Leddy, and Al Porcino on trumpets, Milt Bernhart, Frank Rosolino, and Herbie Harper on trombones, Vince De Rosa and John Cave on French horns, Sam Rice on tuba, George Roberts on bass trombone, Bud Shank and Ronnie Lang on alto saxophones, Bob Cooper and Paul Horn on tenor saxophones, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Russ Freeman on piano, Howard Roberts on guitar, Red Mitchell on bass, Shelly Manne on drums, and Larry Bunker on vibraphone), records the titles "As Long As I Live", "My Shining Hour", "The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else", and "I Wished On The Moon" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 8:00 PM and 11:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Christy's album "The Song Is June!" (T/ST 1114 on 12" vinyl and 8-55455-2 on CD).

1958 - Vocalist Ferlin Husky, with unlisted others, records the titles "My Reason For Living", All Of The Time", and "I Will" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "My Reason For Living" as a single (F4123) with "Wrong" (recorded August 20, 1958) on the flipside, "All Of The Time" and "I Will" together as a single (Capitol F4046), and all the titles on Husky's album "Gone" (T/DT 1383).

1962 - The Beach Boys' debut Capitol Records single "Surfin' Safari" peaks at #14 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. The single's flipside "409" also charted and peaks at #76.

1962 - During two sessions held this day in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California, vocalist Nat "King" Cole, with Belford Hendricks conducting the orchestra (Ray Johnson on piano, Rene Hall, Allan Reuss, and Billy Strange on guitars, Red Callender on bass, Earl Palmer on drums, Milt Holland on percussion, and a string section with Victor Arno, Elliott Fisher, James Getzoff, Alfred Lustgarten, Leonard Malarsky, Emanuel Moss, Isadore Roman, and Sidney Sharp on violins, Allan Harshman and Virginia Majewski on violas, and Justin DiTullio and William Vandenburg on cellos) and a vocal chorus (lineup unlisted), records the titles "When You're Smiling", "Wolverton Mountain", "One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart", "Skip To My Lou", and "Sing Another Song (And We'll All Go Home)" at the first session between 11:00 AM and 2:30 PM and the titles "Your Cheatin' Heart", "Goodnight, Irene, Goodnight", "I Don't Want It That Way", "Twilight On The Trail", "and "He'll Have To Go" at the second session between 3:00 PM and 6:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Cole's album "Ramblin' Rose" (T/ST 1793).

1964 - The Beatles record the title "Baby's In Black" at EMI Studios in London, England. It's the first session for their album "The Beatles For Sale".

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - John Lennon, with the rest of The Beatles in attendance, apologizes for his misinterpreted remarks regarding Christianity at a press conference held in The Astor Tower Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.

1967 - Vocalist Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, with Bobby Hammack conducting the orchestra and The Bill Lee Singers (lineups unlisted), record the titles "Let There Be Peace On Earth", "A Christmas Prayer", "Decembertime", and "What Color Is Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the couple's album "Christmas Is Always" (T/ST 2818).

1967 - A concert at The Ilikai Hotel in Waikiki, Hawaii by the vocal group The Four Amigos, with unlisted others, which contains performances of the titles "Something Stupid", "Oh, Marie", "More", "Moliendo Cafe", "Cast Your Fate To The Wind", "Zorba The Greek", "Malaguena Salerosa", "Day By Day", "Malaguena De Lecuona", and "Vereda Tropical" is recorded by producer Lex De Avezedo for Capitol Records which will issue the recordings on the band's album "The Amigos 'Live' At The Ilikai Hotel, Hawaii" (T/ST 2860).

1967 - Lothar And The Hand People (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Have Mercy (Mercy, Mercy, Mercy)", "Weather Man", "Today Is Yesterday's Tomorrow", and "Let the Boy Pretend" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Have Mercy (Mercy, Mercy, Mercy)" and "Let The Boy Pretend" together as a single (Capitol 2008). No issuing information is listed for the other two titles.

1968 - Final overdubs are recorded in Los Angeles, California for Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell's title "Terrible Tangled Web". Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title on the duo's album "Bobbie Gentry And Glen Campbell" (ST 2928).

1975 - Capitol Records Canada releases Brian Browne's album "Morning, Noon, & Night Time Too", Malka And Joso's album "Jewish Songs", Lee Gagnon's album "Discotheque" and The Kings Singers' album "Keep On Changing".

1978 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records, vocalist Suzy Storm, with unlisted others records the title "Hey Baby" at the first session and the title "Hold Me Like You Never Had Me" at the second session. Capitol Records has yet to issue either title.

1982 - Rheingold (lineup unlisted) records the title "Triad Dimensions" in Germany. Harvest Records, at the time distributed by Capitol Records, releases the title on the group's 7" album "Fan Fan Fanatic" (DLP-15005).

1983 - Capitol Records registers the master for K-9 Corp (Featuring Pretty C)'s title "Dog Talk" and will issue the title as a 12" single (Capitol 8562) with an instrumental version of George Clinton's title "Man's Best Friend" (recorded July 27, 1983) on the flipside.

1983 - George Clinton, with unlisted others, records the title "Uh!" at United Sound Studio in Detroit, Michigan for Capitol Records which has yet to issue the title.

1987 - Capitol Records registers the masters for MSG (McAuley Schenker Group)'s titles "Gimme Your Love", "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow", "Don't Stop Me Now", "No Time For Losers", "Follow The Night", "Get Out", "Love Is Not A Game", "Time", "I Don't Want To Lose", and "Rock 'Til You're Crazy" and will issue "Don't Stop Me Now" and "Follow The Night" together as a single (Capitol 44156), "Get Out" and "Love Is Not A Game" together as a single (Capitol 44113), and "Rock 'Til You're Crazy", an edited version of "Gimme Your Love" together as a single (Capitol 44079), and all the titles on the group's debut album for the label "Perfect Timing" (CLT-46985).

1988 - Capitol Records registers the masters in acquired from Polydor UK for Lloyd Cole and The Commotions' titles "Rich", "Why I Love Country Music", "Pretty Gone", "Grace", "Cut Me Down", "Brand New Friend", "Lost Weekend", "James", "Minor Character", "You Will Never Be No Good", and "Her Last Fling" and will issue all but the last two titles on group's album "Easy Pieces" (C2-91183-2), and "You Will Never Be No Good" and "Her Last Fling" in the compilation album "1984-1989" (C1-92223 on 12" vinyl and 7-92223-2 on CD).

1998 - Matador Records, with distribution by Capitol Records, releases Liz Phair's third album "whitechocolatespaceegg".

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1964 - United Artists releases The Beatles' first movie "A Hard Day's Night".

1964 - Atco Records releases Tony Sheridan and The Beatles' single "Ain't She Sweet", with "Nobody's Child" on the flipside.

1972 - Elvis and Priscilla Presley, parents of Capitol Records artist Lisa Marie Presley, file for divorce.

1982 - EMI America purchases the masters for Sheena Easton's titles "Weekend In Paris", "I Wouldn't Beg For Water", "Are You Man Enough", "Ice Out In The Rain", "Madness, Money And Music", "Wind Beneath My Wings", "There When I Needed You", "In The Winter", and "You Do It" and will issue all the titles on Easton's album "Madness, Money And Music" (ST-17080).

1983 - EMI America licenses Rads' (aka The Radiators) titles "How Does It Feel", "Sitting In My Armchair", "Gravitational Pull", "Living On A Razor's Edge", "You", "No Tragedy", "Comin' Back For More", "Right Before My Eyes", "Don't Call Us", "Getting Closer", and "Too Much Too Soon" from EMI Australia and will issue "How Does It Feel", "You", "No Tragedy" and "Too Much Too Soon" on the group's mini-album "Scream Of The Real" (DLP 19007). No listing information is listed for the other titles in the U.S. but all the titles were included on the full LP of "Scream Of The Real" released in Australia.

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1954 - Joe Jackson, a singer and a songwriter, is born David Ian Jackson in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England.

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1940 - Jonie Mosby, member of the Capitol Records husband and wife country duo Johnny & Jonie Mosby, is born Janice Irene Shields in Van Nuys, California. Some of the duo's songs were also released by Challenge, Toppa, Columbia, Liberty (whose catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company Universal Music Group) and Ban Dar Records.

1967 - Chris Gaines, singer as part of the Capitol Records band Crush and as a Capitol Records solo artist, is born in Brisbaine, Australia according to the biography in his "greatest hits" album "...In The Life of Chris Gaines" which was released by Capitol Records in 1999. Gaines in reality is Garth Brooks who recorded this album as a "pre-soundtrack" to a movie called "The Lamb" that was in development at Paramount Pictures but never released.

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1948 - The King Cole Trio begin a week of performances at The Million Dollar Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Capitol Records releases Les Paul and Mary Ford's single "The World Is Waiting For The Sunshine" (Capitol 1748) with "Whispering" on the flipside.

1963 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer" debuts at #6 on Billboard magazine's Hits Of The World - Israel chart according to Kol Israel Broadcasting and is #9 on Billboard magazine's Hits Of The World - Hong Kong chart. Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer" is #14 on Billboard magazine's Top LPs - 50 Best Sellers - Stereo chart and #22 on the magazine's Top LPs - 150 Best Sellers - Monaural chart.

1964 - The Beach Boys record the track "When I Grow Up".

1964 - Capitol Records Canada releases Andy Stewart's album "Scottish Soldier", Larry Dubin's Big Muddys' album "At The Ports Of Call", and Ottawa based The Esquires' album "Introducing The Esquires".

1965 - Freddie Slack, pianist, bandleader, and Capitol Records artist, dies in Hollywood, California at age 55

1967 - Vocalists Tennessee Ernie Ford and Marilyn Horne, with Jack Fascinato conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Hear Thou My Prayer", "Whispering Hope", "All The Way My Savior Leads Me", "Come Holy Spirit", "A Morning Prayer Hymn", " and "Lead Me Saviour" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles 

1967 - Vocalists Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, with Bobby Hammack conducting The Bill Lee Singers and the orchestra (lineups unlisted), record the titles "Star Of Hope", "I'll Be Home For Christmas", "Remember Whose Birthday It Is/Happy Birthday Gentle Saviour", and "What Child Is This/Sweet Little Jesus Boy" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the couple's album "Christmas Is Always" (T/ST 2818).

1968 - Vocalist Al Martino, with John Andrew Tartaglia conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra and vocal chorus (lineups unlisted) and producer Voyle Gilmore, records the titles "If You Must Leave My Life", "The Impossible Dream", "Wake Up To Me Gentle", and "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded on October 24, 1968, Capitol Records will issue the final mix of "Wake Up To Me Gentle" and "If You Must Leave My Life" together as a single (Capitol 2285), "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)" as a single (Capitol 2355) with "I Can See Only You" (recorded August 19, 1968), and all the titles on the LP also titled "Wake Up To Me Gentle" (ST 2983).

1977 - Vocalist Freda Payne, with unlisted others, records the title "Loving You Means So Much To Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 4494) with "Love Magnet" (recorded July 22, 1977) on the flipside and on Payne's album "Stares And Whispers" (ST-11700).

1982 - Vocalist Tina Turner, with unlisted others, records the title "Don't Rush Good Things" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. No issuing information is listed.

1982 - Rene & Angela (vocalists Rene Moore and Angela Winbush), with unlisted others, record the title "Keep Your Mind On It" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue the title.

1987 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for Johnny Clegg & Savuka's album "Third World Child": "Are You Ready", "Asimbonanga", "Giyana", "Scatterlings Of Africa", "Great Heart", "Missing", "Ring On Her Finger", "Third World Child", "Berlin Wall", and "Don't Walk Away" and will issue the album on vinyl (CLT-46778) and on CD (7-46778-2) and will issue "Asimbonanga" and "Berlin Wall" together as a single (Capitol 44109), "Scatterlings Of Africa" and "Don't Walk Away" together as a single (Capitol 44324), and "Great Heart" on both sides of a promo single (Capitol PB-44152).

30 Years Ago Today In 1996 - Capitol Records and King Kini present "Return To The Ultra-Lounge" at Club Velvet in Minneapolis, Minnesota to celebrate the release of six volumes of Capitol's Ultra-Lounge series

2004 - Capitol Records/EMI releases Blondie's "Blondie: Singles Box" set in the U.S.

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1947 - Ian Anderson, flutist and vocalist with the band Jethro Tull, is born in Blackpool, England. Jethro Tull's catalog was distributed by EMI America in the 1990s and, since the closing of that label, is currently distributed by Capitol Records.

1962 - Julia Fordham, singer and Virgin Records recording artist is born in Partsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK. Capitol Records currently owns Virgin and its catalog.

1964 - Neneh Cherry, singer and Virgin Records recording artist is born in Stockholm, Sweden. Capitol Records currently owns Virgin and its catalog.

1985 - Northern Songs, owner of the Lennon-McCartney song catalog, is sold to Michael Jackson for $47.5 million. The sale will be finalized on September 6, 1985. The only Lennon-McCartney songs not included are "Love Me Do", "P.S. I Love You", "Please Please Me", and "Ask Me Why".

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1898 - Jack Haley, singer, dancer, and motion picture actor (best remembered as The Tin Man in "The Wizard Of Oz", is born in Boston, Massachusetts.

1907 - Leo Fender, guitar manufacturer, is born Clarence Leonidas Fender in Fullerton, California.

1945 - Japan surrenders to the United States, ending the second World War.

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1910 - Glenn Wallichs, electronics inventor, founder of the Wallichs' Music City chain of record and music shops, co-founder (as well as vice president and eventually president and chairman of the board) of Capitol Records and it's associated companies, is born Glenn Everett Wallichs in Grand Island, Nebraska. Wallichs will also become the first record executive to come up with the idea (and implementing it) of giving free personalized promotional copies of upcoming releases on high-quality vinylite to radio disc jockeys to encourage airplay.

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1947 - Tex Williams' Capitol Records single "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)", with "Roundup Polka" on the flipside, hits #1 on The Billboard magazine's Records Most-Played On Air and Best-Selling Popular Retail Records charts. The single is also the first release (40001) on the red and gold Capitol Americana label. 

1957 - Pianist Joe "Fingers" Carr (aka Lou Busch), with an orchestra and chorus (lineups unlisted), records the titles "Sophia", "Sea Breeze (Puamama)", and "Dominique" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Sophia" and "Sea Breeze (Puamama)" together as a single (Capitol F3791), "Dominique" as a single (Capitol F3883) with "Fingers Medley: Hot Potatoes/Two Dollar Rag/Looney Louie" (recorded April 2, 1956) on the flipside, and "Sophia" and "Dominque" on Carr's album "Joe "Fingers" Carr Goes Continental" (T 1000). 

1958 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Come Closer To Me (Acercate Mas)" is #13 on KFWB's Fabulous Forty Survey in Los Angeles, California and #27 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart.

1962 - Vocalist Jack Scott, with Bill Hendricks conducting an orchestra (lineup unlisted but contains piano, guitar, bass, drums, and strings players) and a vocal group (lineup unlisted), records two takes of the title "If Only" with the first version using the string section, and "Go Away From Here (Cryin' In My Beer)", and "Green Green Valley" at Bell Sound Studio in New York City, New York with producer Lee Gillette). Capitol Records will issue the first take of "If Only" and "Green Green Valley" together as a single (Capitol F4855) and Bear Family Records will issue all the titles and takes in Germany in the five-CD box set "Jack Classic Scott - The Way I Walk" (BCD 15534).

1967 - Vocalists Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, with The Bill Lee Singers and Bobby Hammack conducting an orchestra (lineups unlisted), record the titles "It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year", "Merry Christmas, My Darling", "Sleigh Ride/Jingle Bells", and "Christmas Is Always" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the duo's album "Christmas Is Always" (T/ST 2818).

1967 - Capitol Records purchases the masters for Santa Claus' titles "Jingle Bells", "Up On The House Top", "Santa's Night Before Christmas", "Jolly Old St. Nicholas", "Finale: Holiday On Ice", "Stories About The North Pole", "Story Of Small One", "What Santa Wants For Christmas", and "Introduction" Holiday On Ice" and will issue all the titles on the album "Santa's Own Christmas - Narrated by Santa Claus" (T 2836).

1967 - Vocalists Tennessee Ernie Ford and Marilyn Horne, with Jack Fascinato conducting an orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "More Love To Thee O Christ", "Softly And Tenderly", "In The Garden", Nearer, Still Nearer", and "Who At My Door Is Standing?" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Ford's album "Our Garden Of Hymns" (T/ST 2845).

1967 - Capitol Records registers the masters for Rod McKuen's The Love Movement recorded by Arthur Greenslade who arranged and conducted the titles for The Echo Symphony Orchestra and Pablo Bernstein's Rubber Band (lineup unlisted) which included the titles "Overture To 'The Love Movement'", "Kill The Wind", "Salvation Army Workers Don't Belong In Bars", "I'm Strong But I Like Roses", "The Complete Madam Butterfly", "Eddie's Theme From Concerto For Four Harpsicords", "Eastward The Buffalo (The Raga Rag)" with Moltan Lava on sitar, "Mini Love (Grand Finale)", "The Love Movement", "The Way It Was Before" with vocals by Flo Bennett, "The Eighty-Third Psalm", "Who Kills A Butterfly On A Wheel", "Me Thinks Thou Doth Protest Too Much" with voclas by Percy Protest, "Smoking Banana's Will Clean Your Mind", and "It Gets Lonesome When Love Goes" with vocals by Flo Bennett and will issue all the titles on McKuen's album "The Love Movement" (T/ST 2838).

1967 - Ruben Wright, with unlisted others, records the titles "No One Knows", "When The World Is Ready", "Let Me Go Lover", and "Breaking Into The Big Time" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "When The World Is Ready" and "Let Me Go Lover" together as a single and has yet to issue "No One Knows" and "Breaking Into The Big Time".

1972 - Vocalist Marjorie McCoy, with unlisted others, records a unidentified track, "Rockin' In The Same Old Boat", "I Don't Believe", and "Guess Who" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles.

1972 - Vocalist Stoney Edwards, with unlisted others, records the titles "She's My Rock", "She'ls Helping Me Get Over You", and "Honky Tonk Heaven" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Edwards' album "She's My Rock" (ST-11173).

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - Capitol Records releases Tennessee Ernie Ford's last album for the label, "For The 83rd Time", whose title references how many albums Ford had, in various configurations, released on Capitol.

1977 - Diana Williams, with unlisted others, records the titles "Here Comes Another One", "My First Night Alone", "One Night Of Cheatin' (Ain't Worth Reapin')", and "I'll Love You Back Together" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "My First Night Alone" and "One Night Of Cheatin' (Ain't Worth Reapin')" together as a single and has yet to issue either "Here Comes Another One" and "I'll Love You Back Together".

1992 - School Of Fish (lineup unlisted) record the title "Save It For Later" in a unlisted location for Capitol Records. No issuing information is listed.

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1957 - Flutist Herbie Mann (with Jimmy Rowles on piano, Howard Roberts on guitar, Buddy Clark on bass, Mel Lewis on drums, and Frank DeVol conducting a string section) records the tracks "Moonlight In Vermont", "Body And Soul", "Oodles Of Noodles", and "Stardust", then (with just Rowles, Clark and Lewis) the tracks "Let's Dance", "Strike Up The Band", St. Louis Blues", and "Tenderly", and then (with Laurindo Almedia and Tony Rizzi on guitar, Tony Reyes on bass, Milt Holland on drums, and Frank "Chico" Guerrero on congas) the tracks "Frenesi", "Baia", "Peanut Vendor", and Evolution of Man(n)" for his Verve Record albums "The Magic Flute of Herbie Mann" at The Capitol Tower Studios. Some of the tracks will also appear on the Verve/VSP album "Big Band Mann".

1958 - EMI, then Capitol Records parent company, signs 17 year-old singer Cliff Richard to the label.

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - Brother Records releases two singles by The Beach Boys - "It’s O.K." with "Had To Phone Ya" on the flipside and "Everyone's In Love With You" with "Susie Cincinnati" on the flipside. Capitol Records currently distributes Brother Records catalog.

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100 Years Ago Today In 1926 - My grandfather, Martin Johann Nielsen, left the steamship S.S. Deutschland to be processed at Ellis Island as a permanent immigrant on his way to Chicago, Illinois.

1945 - Nagasaki, Japan is the second, and so far last, city to have a United States atomic bomb dropped on it. After this bomb is dropped the Japanese military forces, under orders by its emperor, will surrender to the United States, not knowing that the U.S. has used up all it's existing atomic weapons.

1967 - Joe Orton, an English playwright and author, who had been commissioned by The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein to write the screenplay for The Beatles' next movie "Up Against It", is found murdered and his lover, Kenneth Halliwell, is dead from an overdose of sleeping pills in their Islington flat. Their bodies were discovered by The Beatles' PR man Derek Taylor.

1969 - The bodies of Sharon Tate, Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger, Voytek Frykowski, and Steven Parent are found, murdered by Charles Manson's "family". They are found in a house that Tate and her husband, Roman Polanski, had recently leased. It's previous tenant was The Beach Boys' producer (as well as the son of Doris Day and, at the time, boyfriend of Candice Bergen) Terry Melcher. When Manson sent his "family" to "kill everyone in the house", he didn't know that Melcher had moved out. Manson, after meeting The Beach Boys' drummer Dennis Wilson, wrote a song originally titled "Cease To Exist", but released as "Never Learn Not To Love" (after Wilson changed some of the lyrics and took sole writing credit), the flip side of The Beach Boys' Capitol Records single "Bluebirds Over The Mountain", on December 2, 1968. Wilson also produced tracks for a demo for Manson at The Capitol Tower Studios in 1968 and had gotten Melcher to listen to Manson at an audition for a possible recording contract with Capitol. Melcher turned Manson down, earning Manson's hatred. Manson's "family" also killed Leno and Rosemary LaBianca at their nearby residence.

1974 - Richard Nixon resigns from the presidency of The United States of America and Gerald Ford is sworn in as the country's thirty eight president.

1995 - Jerry Garcia, guitarist and vocalist with The Grateful Dead, dies at the Serenity Knolls drug rehabilitation center in Forest Knolls, California at age 53 of a heart attack exacerbated by sleep apnea.