SEPTEMBER 9, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1929 - Stu Phillips, television and motion picture score composer, record producer, and creator, producer and conductor of the Capitol Records group The Hollyridge Strings, is born. Thanks to Stu for the corrections and he has a great website at http://www.stuwho.com/ with accurate information, unlike many of the reference sites' listings for him.

1942 - Artie Kornfeld, songwriter ("Dead Man's Curve"), co-organizer and co-producer of the 1969 Woodstock Art Fair and Music Festival, and who, at age 21, became Capitol Records youngest Vice President, is born Arthur Lawerence Kornfeld in Brooklyn, New York.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1947 - Johnny Mercer, with unlisted others, records tracks for Capitol Records' 1947 Christmas promotional record in Los Angeles, California.

1948 - The Mario Ruiz Armengol Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the band tracks for Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis' titles "That Certain Party" and "The Money Song" at an unlisted studio in Mexico. After vocal tracks are recorded by Martin and Lewis on September 13, 1948, Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of both titles together as a single (Capitol 15249).

1948 - With special dispensation from the recording ban by AFM president James Petrillo due to its proposed use on a charity album, The Benny Goodman Septet (Fats Navarro on trumpet, Benny Goodman on clarinet, Wardell Gray on tenor saxophone, Gene Di Novi on piano, Mundell Lowe on guitar, Clyde Lombardi on bass, and Mel Zelnick on drums) record the title "Stealin' Apples" at Capitol Records' studios in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the title on the multi-artist soundtrack album "Giants Of Jazz - A Song Is Born" (CC-106) whose profits will go to the Daymon Runyon Cancer Fund.

1952 - During two session held this day in Los Angeles, California, Jan Garber conducts His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Carolina Moon", "Jeannine, I Dream Of Lilac Time", "Beautiful Lady In Blue" and "When It's Springtime In The Rockies" at the first session and the titles "Mexicali Rose", "Tennessee Waltz", "Ciribiribin", and "Skater's Waltz" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Garber's album "Garden Of Waltzes" (H-365).

1957 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Send For Me" is #26 on WMGM's Top 40 Survey in New York City, New York.

1957 - At a splits session held this day in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 2:00 PM and 5:30 PM with guitarist Jack Marshall and His Orchestra (Plas Johnson on tenor saxophone, Ray Sherman on piano, Al Hendrickson also on guitar, Larry Breen on bass, Raymond Martinez and Milt Holland on drums), first vocalist Nick Greene records the titles "Later For You, Baby" and "The Blues Down Home" then vocalist and guitarist Joel Gray records the title "My Goose Is Cooked". Capitol Records will issue "Later For You, Baby" as a single (Capitol F3812) with "Honey Bird" (recorded May 29, 1957) on the flipside, "The Blues Down Home" as a single (Capitol F3935) with "My Adobe Hacienda" (also recorded May 29, 1957) on the flipside, and "My Goose Is Cooked" as a single (Capitol F3821) with "I Lost Her To Him" (recorded July 18, 1957) on the flipside.

1957 - The Premiers (vocalists Annette Williams, Gloria Jones, Fanita Barrett, and Nannette Williams), with Eddie Beal and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Move On", "He Promised Me", "Baby" and "Misty Moon" in Los Angeles, California. After vocalist Fanita Barrett records a vocal overdub for "He Promised Me" on September 13, 1957, Capitol Records will issue "Move On" and "He Promised Me" together as a single (Capitol F3822) as by The Blossoms and have yet to issue "Baby" and "Misty Moon".

1957 - Vocalist Mel Blanc, with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Mannie Klein on trumpet, Bill Miller on piano, Jack Marshall on guitar, George "Red" Callender on bass, Milt Holland on drums, and Larry Bunker on marimba), records the titles "The Hat I Got For Christmas Is Too Beeg" and "Pancho's Christmas" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 8:30 PM and 11:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol F3902).

1957 - The Five Keys (Rudy Weston lead vocals, Ripley Ingram on tenor vocals, Maryland Pierce and Ramon Loper on baritone vocals, and Bernie West on bass vocals), with unlisted others, record the titles "Do Anything", "From Me To You", "Every Heart Go Home At Christmas", and "With All My Love" in Capitol Records' studios in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Do Anything" as a single (Capitol F3830) with "It's A Cryin' Shame" (recorded September 10, 1957) on the flipside, "From Me To You" as a single (Capitol F3861) with "Whippety Whirl" (also recorded September 10, 1957) on the flipside, "Every Heart Go Home At Christmas" on the multi-artist compilation CD "Christmas Kisses - Christmas Classics From Capitol's Early Years" (7-94701-2), and "With All My Love" as a single (Capitol F3948) with "You're For Me" (recorded February 11, 1958) on the flipside.

1959 - The Four Freshmen begin three straight days of sessions for their Capitol Records album "Voices And Brass" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California.

1962 - Vocalists Vic Damone, with guitarist Jack Marshall conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby", "I'm Nobody's Baby", "My Baby Loves To Swing", and "Let's Sit This One Out" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Damone's album "My Baby Loves To Swing" (T/ST 1811).

1962 - The Tren-Dells (vocalists Lee Cornell, James Harrison, Jerry Passion, and Robert Passion), with unlisted others, record the titles "Hully Gully Jones" and "Nite Owl" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 4862).

1963 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Mr. Wishing Well" and its flipside, "That Sunday, That Summer", debut at #49 on WIBG 990 AM's Top 99 Records Of The Week survey in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1964 - Arranger Johnny Richards (with musicians Bob McCoy, Jerry Kail, and Ray Copeland on trumpets; Burt Collins on trumpet and flugelhorn; Jiggs Whigham, Bill Watrous, and Tom McIntosh on trombones; Ray Starling on mellophonium; Jay McAllister on tuba; Jerry Dodgion on alto saxophone; Frank Perowsky on tenor saxophone; Joel Kaye on baritone saxophone and piccolo; Shelly Russell on bass saxophone; Johnny Knapp on piano; Chet Amsterdam on bass; Ronnie Bedford on drums; and Warren Smith on percussion), records the tracks "Get Me To The Church On Time", "On The Street Where You Live", "I Could Have Danced All Night", "Wouldn't It Be Loverly", "Show Me", "The Rain In Spain", "I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face", and "With A Little Bit Of Luck" for his Roulette Records album "My Fair Lady - My Way" with producers Hugo & Luigi, and recording engineer Bob Arnold, at Capitol Records' New York City studios. Capitol Records currently owns the Roulette catalog.

1968 - Capitol Records, in a press release with today's date, states that The Beatles' single "I Want To Hold Your Hand" has sold nearly 5 million copies in the United States, making it the best selling single of the 1960s. This was before the R.I.A.A. created the Platinum Single award.

1968 - Capitol Records artists Buck Owens and The Buckaroos play at The White House for President Johnson.

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Apple Records, with distribution by Capitol Records in the United States, releases John Lennon's album "Imagine".

1972 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, Lori Jacobs, with unlisted others, records the title "Wouldn't It Be Something" at the first session and the titles "Heavy Thinking" and "Free" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Wouldn't It Be Something" and "Heavy Thinking" together as a single, "Free" as a single (Capitol 3479) with "Constant Disappointment" (recorded September 8, 1972) on the flipside, and all the titles on Jacobs' album "Free" (ST-11134).

1973 - Helen Reddy's Capitol Records single "Delta Dawn", with "If We Could Still Be Friends" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart.

1978 - A Taste of Honey's Capitol Records single "Boogie Oogie Oogie", with "World Spin" on the flipside, hits #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart and will eventually sell more than 2 million copies, becoming Capitol's first Platinum single.

1979 - Norrie Paramor, pianist, record producer (26 number #1 hits on the U.K. singles charts), composer, arranger, orchestral conductor, motion picture and radio actor, recording director for EMI's Columbia Records (where he produced hit singles for Cliff Richards, The Shadows, and Frank Ifield among others), and recorded one of the biggest selling albums in Capitol Records' "Capitol of the World" import series - "In London in Love" (which featured soprano Patricia Clark), dies of cancer at age 65.

1982 - Ava Cherry, with unlisted others, records the titles "You Can't Take It With You" and "I Want You" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue either title.

1987 - Suave (lineup unlisted) record the title "Don't Rush" in an unlisted studio. Capitol Records will purchase the masters and issue the title in two parts together as a single (Capitol 44196).

1988 - Garth Brooks' debut Capitol Records Nashville single "If Tomorrow Never Comes", with "The Dance" on the flipside, debuts on Billboard's Country Singles chart.

1990 - Wilson Phillips' SBK Records single (distributed by Capitol Records) "Release Me", with "Eyes Like Twins" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart.

1993 - Helen O'Connell, a singer (with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra), dancer, actress, wife of Capitol Records artist and arranger Frank DeVol, and a Capitol Records solo artist, dies at age 73 in San Diego, California.

25 Years Ago Today In 2001 - VH1 premieres the documentary "Behind The Music: Blind Melon" about the Capitol Records group

2003 - Capitol Records group Coldplay's frontman Chris Martin delivers the "Big Noise" petition calling for fairer trade policies to the World Trade Organization (WTO) at it's meeting in Cancun, Mexico.

2004 - Capitol Records Nashville artists The Jenkins perform at a special gathering of Capitol Hill VIPs and members of Congress in Washington D.C. put together by the MUSIC Coalition (Music United for Strong Internet Copyright) to celebrate digital music done legally.

2009 - The remastered stereo and mono versions of The Beatles' studio albums and "Past Masters" album are released as well as The Beatles' Rock Band game.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1942 - Inez Foxx, singer and member of the Sue Records duo Charlie (her brother) and Inez Foxx (best remembered for the single "Mockingbird" with "Hurt By Love" on the flipside), is born in Greensboro, North Carolina.. Sue's catalog was bought by E.M..I. and is currently owned by Universal Music Group, Capitol Records' parent company.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - The Rock And Roll Trio (Johnny Burnett on vocals and acoustic guitar, Dorsey Burnette on bass guitar, Paul Burlison on lead guitar and newly added drummer and cousin of Carl Perkins, Tony Austin) appear as finalists on the Ted Mack Original Amateur Hour at Madison Square Garden.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - The Goons' (Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, and Harry Secombe) Decca U.K. (distributed by Capitol's parent company EMI in the U.K.) single "Ying Tong Song", with "Bloodnok's Rock n' Roll Call" on the flipside, enters the UK singles chart at #9.

1959 - Capitol Records co-founder Johnny Mercer appears on NBC-TV's "Kraft Music Hall".

1964 - Arranger and conductor Johnny Richards (with Bob McCoy, Jerry Kail, and Ray Copeland on trumpets; Burt Collins on trumpet and flugelhorn; Jiggs Whigham, Bill Watrous, and Tom McIntosh on trombones; Ray Starling on mellophonium; Jay McAllister on tuba; Jerry Dodgion on alto saxophone; Frank Perowsky on tenor saxophone; Joel Kaye on baritone saxophone and piccolo; Shelly Russell on bass saxophone; Johnny Knapp on piano; Chet Amsterdam on bass; Ronnie Bedford on drums; and Warren Smith on percussion) record the tracks "Get Me To The Church On Time", "On The Street Where You Live", "I Could Have Danced All Night", "Wouldn't It Be Loverly", "Show Me", "The Rain In Spain", "I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face", and "With A Little Bit Of Luck" at Capitol Records' New York City recording studio with producers Hugo and Luigi and recording engineer Bob Arnold. Roulette Records will release the tracks on Richards' album "My Fair Lady - My Way".

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Greg Kane, keyboardist with the Circa Records (a division of Virgin Records) group Hue And Cry, is born in Coatbridge, Scotland. While a designer at Virgin Records America, I adapted the group's UK packaging for U.S. release on Virgin Records America, as well as designing promo items and advertising.

1972 - Over three sets, drummer Elvin Jones (with David Liebman on flute, soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone; Steve Grossman on saxophone and tenor saxophone; and Gene Perla on bass) records the titles (Set No. 1) "Brite Piece", "New Breed", "Sambra", "My Ship", "Taurus People", (Set No. 2) "Fancy Free", "I'm A Fool To Want You", "Sweet Mama", "The Children, Save The Children", (Set No.3), "The Children's Merry-Go-Round March", "Small One", "P. P. Phoenix", and "For All The Other Times" live at The Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach, California with producer George Butler and recording engineer Dino Lapas. The titles will appear on the Blue Note Records albums "Live At The Lighthouse, Volume One" and "Live At The Lighthouse, Volume Two". Blue Note's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Records.

1982 - Vocalist Kim Carnes, with unlisted others, records the title "Voyeur (Dance Version) in an unlisted studio for EMI America. No issuing information is listed.

1995 - Chynna Phillips, a member of the former SBK Records group Wilson Phillips, marries actor William Baldwin. Phillips' former Wilson Phillips partners, Carnie and Wendy Wilson, are also present at the ceremony.

2002 - Former Capitol Records artist Anne Murray is inducted into the Canadian Country Music Artists Hall Of Fame at the 2002 Canadian Country Music Artists Awards ceremony held in Calgary, Canada.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1839 - Astronomer John Herschel takes the first glass plate photograph and would go on to coin the terms "photography", "negative", and "positive", and discover sodium thiosulphite as a fixer of silver halides.

1894 - Arthur Freed, vaudevillian, Broadway and motion picture composer (best known for "Singing In The Rain"), associate motion picture producer ("The Wizard Of Oz"), and motion picture producer (had his own "unit" at M-G-M which created "Singing In The Rain", "An American In Paris", "Gigi", and many more), is born in Charleston, South Carolina.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Elvis Presley appears on CBS-TV's "Toast of the Town" (with actor and future Capitol Records artist Charles Laughton filling in for the show's normal host, the ailing Ed Sullivan), for the first time and 54,000,000 viewers (82.6 percent of the U.S. television audience) tune in to watch Presley sing "Don’t Be Cruel" and "Ready Teddy".

1958 - The first stereo two-channel records are issued, by Audio Fidelity in the United States and Pye in Britain, using the Westrex "45/45" single-groove system.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

1958 - Michael Lardie, a guitarist, singer, arranger, keyboardist, producer, recording engineer, and a member the Capitol Records group Great White, is born in Anchorage, Alaska.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1937 - Adalbert Lutter directs a large dance orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record "Rheinlaender-Potpourri (Rhinelander-Medley) in two parts in (listed as possibly) Berlin, Germany for Telefunken Records. Capitol Records will license Telefunken's catalog for release in the United States and issue both parts together as a single as part of its International Folk Series (Capitol 51103).

1947 - Vocalist and guitarist Tex Williams and His Western Caravan (listed as probably Cactus Soldi and Harry Simms on fiddles, Ossie Godson on piano, Pedro De Paul on accordion, Jimmy Bryant on electric guitar, Smokey Rogers on guitar and banjo, Spike Featherstone on harmonica, Deuce Spriggens on bass, and Muddy Berry on drums) record the titles "(Then You'll Know) What It Means To Be Blue", "Don't Telephone-Don't Telegraph (Tell A Woman)", "Pretty Red Lights" and "Western Jamboree" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "(Then You'll Know) What It Means To Be Blue" as a single (Capitol Americana 40054) with "Never Trust A Woman" (recorded September 27, 1947) on the flipside, "Don't Telephone-Don't Telegraph (Tell A Woman)" as a single (Capitol Americana 40081) with "Blues As A Heartache" (recorded October 10, 1946) on the flipside, "Pretty Red Lights" as a single (Capitol 15101) with "Banjo Polka" (recorded October 28, 1946) on the flipside, and have yet to issue "Western Jamboree".

1947 - Jan Garber and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), with vocalist Tim Reardon, record the titles "Golden Earrings" and "How Lucky You Are" probably at "The Chateau" on De Longpres near Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California. The Capitol Transcription Service will issue both titles on transcription disc A-67.

1947 - Saxophonist Sam Donahue and His Orchestra (Anthony DiNardi, Lee Katzman, Fern Caron, and Bill Faffley on trumpets, Ed Fromm, Ken Trimble, Ollie Wilson, and Dick Nash on trombones, Bill Nichol, Joe Reisman, Leonard Peterson, Allen Jensen, and Joseph Lenza also on saxophones, Ray Rossi on piano, Ed Cunningham on bass, and Hal Hahn on drums), record the titles "Red Wing" with vocalist Shirley Lloyd and a chorus (lineup unlisted) and "The Whistler" with vocalist Shirley Lloyd, the chorus, and whistler William Bassford,  in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 472).

1948 - The King Cole Trio's Capitol Records children's album "King Cole For Kids Album" is #7 on The Billboard magazine's Best-Selling Children's Records chart.

1952 - During two sessions held this day at Universal Studios in Chicago, Illinois, pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Buddy Childers, Maynard Ferguson, Conte Candoli, Don Dennis, and Ruben McFall on trumpets, Bob Burgess, Frank Rosolino, Bill Russo, and Keith Moon on trombone, George Roberts on bass trombone, Lee Konitz and Vinnie Dean on alto saxophones, Bill Holman and Richie Kamuca on tenor saxophone, Bob Gioga on baritone saxophone, Sal Salvador on guitar, Don Bagley on bass, and Stan Levey on drums), record Johnny Richards' "Prologue - This Is An Orchestra" in four parts (Parts 1 and 2 at the first session and Parts 3 and 4 at the second session) using arrangements also by Richards. After Stan Kenton overdubs a narration vocal track on September 9, 1952, Capitol Records will issue all the parts on Kenton's album "Prologue" (DBN-386).

1952 - Vocalist Bob Eberly, with Les Baxter and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "When I Dream", "You Are Too Beautiful", "A Blues Serenade", "Cryin' My Heart To Sleep", and "Back Street Affair" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "When I Dream" and "Back Street Affair" together as a single (Capitol 2239), "You Are Too Beautiful" and "Cryin' My Heart To Sleep" together as a single (Capitol 2525), and have yet to issue "A Blues Serenade".

1952 - Felix Slatkin conducts The Concert Arts Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record Delius' "On Hearing The First Cuckoo In The Spring" and "Summer Night On The River" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the orchestra's album "DELIUS" (FAP-8201).

1953 - Vocalist Betty Hutton, with Nelson Riddle conducting the orchestra and vocal group (lineups unlisted), records the titles "I'm Nobody's Baby", "Broke, Bare-Foot And Starry-Eyed", "Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad!" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "I'm Nobody's Baby" and "Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad!" together as a single (Capitol 2608 on 10" shellack and F2608 on 7" vinyl) and "Broke, Bare-Foot And Starry-Eyed" as a single (Capitol 2688 on 10" shellac and F2688 on 7" vinyl) with "I Took The Long Way Around" (recorded June 5, 1953) on the flipside.

1953 - Vocalist and rhythm guitarist Tommy Collins, with Bill Woods on fiddle, Alvis E. "Buck" Owens on lead guitar, Lewis Talley also on rhythm guitar, and Charles Lee "Fuzzy" Owen on bass, records his self-penned titles "Boob-I-Lak", "You Better Not Do That", "I Always Get A Souvenir", and "High On A Hilltop" in Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California between 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM with producer Ken Nelson. Capitol Records will issue "Boob-I-Lak" as a single (Capitol 3017 on 10" shellac and F3017 on 7" vinyl) with "Untied" (recorded April 13, 1954) on the flipside, "You Better Not Do That" and "High On A Hilltop" together as a single (Capitol 2806 on 10" shellac and F2806 on 7" vinyl which will peak at # on the U.S. Country charts and become Collins' first hit record), and "I Always Get A Souvenir" as a single (Capitol 2806 on 10" shellac and F2806 on 7" vinyl) with "Let Me Love You" (recorded June 25, 1953) on the flipside.

1958 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Come Closer To Me (Acercate Mas) is #33 on WMGM's Top 40 Survey in New York City, New York.

1958 - Capitol Records, after many requests by disc jockeys, releases The Kingston Trio's single "Tom Dooley" (F4049) with "Ruby Red" on the flipside.

1958 - Trumpet player and bandleader Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (Pete Candoli, Conrad Gozzo, Jack Laubach, and Gene Duermeyer also on trumpets, Frank Lane, Lloyd Elliott, and Dick Nash on trombones, Ken Shroyer on bass trombone, Gus Bivona and Wilbur Schwartz on clarinets and alto saxophones, Bob Hardaway and Plas Johnson on tenor saxophones, Med Flory on baritone saxophone, Paul Smith on piano, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Don Simpson on bass, Alvin Stoller on drums, Lou Singer on percussion, and Ann Mason Stockton on harp), using arrangements by Don Simpson, record the titles "The Shadows", "The Bells Of Verona", and "Blue" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles.

1958 - Guitarist Laurindo Almeida records "Zoraida", "Dona Mencia", and"Betsabe" from Pedrell's "Danzas De Las Tres Princessas" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Almeida's album "Danzas!" (P/SP-8467).

1958 - Violinist Michael Rabin records the final parts of Paganini's "Caprices, Op. 1" in Capitol Records' Studio A in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the entire piece on Rabin's two-LP set "PAGANINI - Caprices, Op. 1" (PBR/SPBR-8477).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Dean Martin (on vocals) with Gus Levene conducting the orchestra (Ken Lane on piano, Carl Fortina on accordion, Bob Bain, Al Hendrickson, and Allan Reuss on guitar, Murray Shapinsky on bass, Nick Fatool and Lou Singer on drums, Ann Mason Stockton on harp and a string section comprised of Victor Arno, Israel Baker, Kurt Dieterle, Jacques Gasselin, James Getzoff, Benny Gill, Anatol Kaminsky, Nathan Kaproff, Joseph Livoti, Dan Lube, Mischa Russell, and Harry Zagon on violin, Joseph DiFiore, Louis Kievman, Virginia Majewski, and Paul Robyn on viola, Justin DiTullio, Armand Kaproff, Edgar Lustgarten, and Ray Kramer on cello), records the tracks "Take Me In Your Arms (Torna A Surriento)", My Heart Reminds Me", and "Vieni Su (Say You Love Me Too)" between 8 and 11pm at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will release all the tracks on Martin's album "Dino (Italian Love Songs)" (Capitol T 1659).

1962 -  "An Evening With Nat 'King' Cole" closes at The Warwick Musical Theatre at the junction of Routes 2 and 3 in Warwick, Rhode Island. Also, Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #2 on Billboard Music Week magazine's Easy Listening chart, #3 on WYRE 1080 AM's top 10 list in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, #4 on Billboard Music Week magazine's Hot 100 singles chart, #12 on WLS' Silver Dollar Survey in Chicago, Illinois, #16 on KFWB's Fabulous Forty Survey in Los Angeles, California, #24 on C-FUN's C-Funtastic Fifty survey in Vancouver, Canada, and #28 on Billboard Music Week magazine's Hot R&B Sides chart. Nat "King" Cole and The George Shearing Quintet's single "Let There Be Love" is #11 in Britain according to New Musical Express magazine and Cole's single "Cappuccine" is #4 in Finland according to the evening newspaper in Helsinki, Ilta-Sanomat.

1962 - At two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, vocalist Vic Damone, with Jack Marshall conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Baby, Won't You Please Come Home?", "Baby, Baby All The Time", "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby?", and "Alright, O.K., You Win" at the first session and "My Melancholy Baby", "Make This A Slow Goodbye", "Everybody Loves My Baby", and "My Baby Just Cares For Me" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Damone's album "My Baby Loves To Swing" (T/ST 1811).

1963 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "That Sunday - That Summer" is #34 on KQV's Finest "50" Tunedex in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

1963 - Guitarist Dick Dale And His Del-Tones (unlisted tenor saxophone, guitar, bass, and drums players), records the titles "The Wedge" and "Night Rider" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 5098) and also on the multi-artist compilation album "Big Hot Rod Hits!" (T/ST 2024).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Wayne Newton (on vocals), with Perry Botkin, Jr. conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Half A World Away", "To Each His Own", "It's Only The Good Times", "Games That Lovers Play", and "You've Let Yourself Go" in The Capitol Records Tower  Studios at 1750 Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Newton's album "It's Only The Good Times" (T 2635).

1967 - The Beatles record the title "Flying" under the working title "Aerial Tour Instrumental" in Studio Three at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London, England with producer George Martin for their television musical "Magical Mystery Tour". Capitol Records will issue the title in the United States on the soundtrack album for the show (MAL/SMAL-2835). This is The Beatles' first instrumental title released since "Cry For A Shadow", which they recorded in Hamburg, Germany for Polydor in 1961. It was also the first song credited to all four Beatles: Harrison-Lennon-McCartney-Starkey.

1970 - Capitol Records releases Buck Owens and Susan Raye's album "The Great White Horse".

1972 - At three sessions held this day In Los Angeles, California, Lori Jacobs, with unlisted others, records the title "I've Never Been A Fool Like This Before" at the first session, the title "Constant Disappointment" at the second session, and "My Own Way Home" at the third session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Jacobs' album "Free" (ST-11134), an edited version of "I've Never Been A Fool Like This Before" as a single (Capitol 3620) with an edited version of "Crack Of Dawn (I'll Be Gone)" (recorded September 7, 1972) on the flipside and "Constant Disappointment" as a single (Capitol 3479) with "Free" (recorded September 9, 1972) on the flipside.

1972 - Vocalist Tex Ritter, with an orchestra and chorus (lineups unlisted), records the title "Comin' After Jinny" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 3457) with "You Will Have To Pay For Your Yesterday" (recorded February 29, 1972) on the flipside and on Ritter's album "Comin' After Jinny" (ST-11503).

1977 - Mary Ford (born Iris Colleen Summers), guitarist, singer, one-time wife of Les Paul with whom she was a Capitol Records duo group, dies at age 49.

1977 - Zero Mostel (born Samuel Joel Mostel), comedian, Broadway and motion picture actor, and Capitol Records artist (the soundtrack to "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum") dies at age 62.

1978 - Tavares (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Let Me Heal The Bruises" and "Games, Games" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the group's album "Madam Butterfly" (SW-11874) and "Let Me Heal The Bruises" also as a single (Capitol 4738) with "One Telephone Call Away" (recorded September 5, 1978) on the flipside.

1978 - Don Schlitz, with unlisted others, records the title 'I've Been Loved" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 4661) with "You're The One Who Rewrote My Life Story" (recorded July 24, 1978) on the flipside and on Schlitz's album "Dreamers Matinee" (ST-12086).

1982 - Ava Cherry, with unlisted others, records the titles "Da-Da-Da" and "Easy For You To Say" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue either title.

1988 - Capitol Records registers the master for the instrumental version of M.C. Hammer's title "Pump It Up (Here's The News)" and will issue the title as a single (Capitol 44266) with the vocal version of "Pump It Up" (no dates given) on the flipside.

1992 - Capitol Records releases the compilation album "The Best Of James Bond 30th Anniversary Limited Edition" on CD and cassette.

1998 - Paul Westerburg's album "Self Defense" was scheduled to be released but was delayed until January 1999, possibly due to Gary Gersh's exit as president of Capitol Records.

1998 - Capitol Records releases a remastered CD containing both of Frank Sinatra's first 10" Capitol albums, "Songs for Young Lovers" and "Swing Easy", both of which featured the arrangements of Nelson Riddle.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

105 Years Ago Today In 1921 - Sir Harry Secombe, CBE, a tenor singer, comedian, radio and television actor, and an E.M.I. recording artist (solo and as part of The Goons), is born Harry Donald Secombe in St Thomas, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, UK.

1925 - Peter Sellers, a comedian, radio and motion picture actor, and an E.M.I. recording artist (solo, as a duo with Sophia Loren, and as part of The Goons), is born Richard Henry Sellers in Southsea, Hampshire, England.

1935 - The Hoboken Four, featuring future Capitol Records artist Frank Sinatra as lead singer, appear and win the competition on "Major Bowes Amateur Hour" on WOR Radio, broadcast from The Capitol Theatre in New York City, New York.

1967 - Alto saxophonist Jackie McLean, with Woody Shaw on trumpet, Grachan Moncur III on trombone, Lamont Johnson on piano Scotty Holt on bass, and Rashied Ali on drums, records the tracks "Conversion Point", "Erdu", and "Soul" for his Blue Note Records album "'Bout Soul" with producer Francis Wolff and recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note's catalog is currently owned by EMI Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company.

1982 - Kenny Rogers' United Artists single "Love Will Turn You Around", with "I Want A Son" on the flipside, hits #1 on the U.S. Country singles chart. United Artists' catalog is currently owned by EMI Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company.

1987 - Columbia Records releases Pink Floyd's album "A Momentary Lapse of Reason" in the United States. Capitol Records currently re-issues the album along with the rest of Pink Floyd's Columbia releases which in the UK are released by EMI.

1988 - The Hard Rock Cafe purchases the original bus used in The Beatles television musical "Magical Mystery Tour", which they'll refurbish and tour around the United States at various Hard Rock Cafes and eventually give away for the restaurant's 30th anniversary in 2001.

35 Years Ago Today In 1991 - Paula Abdul's Virgin Records America single "The Promise Of A New Day" is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart. Virgin Records is currently owned by Universal Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company.

1993 - Pianist and vocalist Mose Allison, with Randy Brecker on trumpet, Joe Lovano on alto saxophone,  Bob Malach on tenor saxophone, Ratso Harris on bass, and Paul Motian on drums, records the titles "Certified Senior Citizen", "My Ideal", "Red Wagon", "Children Of The Future", and "Variation On Dixie" at Skyline Studio in New York City, New York. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on Allison's CD "The Earth Wants You" (8-17640-2).

1999 - To promote Apple/EMI's September 14 release of The Beatles' "Yellow Submarine" album, a Eurostar cross-Channel train custom-designed with artwork from the animated film leaves London's Waterloo Station at 11:57 a.m. GMT for Paris.

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1922 - Sid Caesar, comedian, motion picture and television actor, is born Isaac Sidney Caesar in Yonkers, New York. I designed the logo and did the packaging for Caesar's 1984 Media Home Entertainment exercise video "Shape Up!" (made for people who don't always have access to a gym, Caesar showed how to use available items to get a good workout). I designed and handled getting t-shirts made for the photo shoot. I went to the photo shoot and found out that the photographer was the nephew of Howard Morris, one of Caesar's co-stars on "Your Show Of Shows". Mr. Caesar was very professional, and once the cover concept was explained to him, really got into it, making it a great experience. The only scary part was that he ripped the sleeves of the t-shirts to show off his biceps and I only had maybe 6 shirts made on different styles of t-shirts, so I hoping that the one he picked worked because we didn't have another just like it.

1932 - Patsy Cline, singer, is born Virginia Patterson Hensley in the Shenandoah Valley in Winchester, Virginia.

1965 - Auditions are announced in Daily Variety for a new series called "The Monkees".

60 Years Ago TodaybIn 1966 - The television series "Star Trek" premieres on NBC-TV with the episode "Man Trap" (aka "The Salt Vampire")

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1930 - Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophonist, Capitol (his first recording sessions were with Bab Gonzales and His Orchestra in 1949), Prestige, Blue Note, Contemporary, Riverside, Period, Verve, MetroJazz, Old Style, RCA Victor, Impulse!, Milestone Victor Japan, Milestone, Emarcy, and Doxy Records (along with many others) recording artist, is born Theodore Walter Rollins in New York City, New York.

1968 - Patrick Hoelck, filmmaker, photographer, and director of music videos for Capitol Records artists Lisa Marie Presley ("Dirty Laundry" and "Idiot"), Sky Sweetnam ("Billy S"), and Yellowcard ("Way Away"), is born Patrick Brian Hoelck in Santa Monica, California.

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1957 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Love Is The Thing" is #5 on The Billboard magazine's Best Selling Pop Albums chart and his single "Send For Me" is #3 on The Billboard magazine's Most Played R&B By Jockeys chart, #5 on the magazine's R&B Best Sellers In Stores chart, #11 on The Billboard magazine's Top 100 Sides and Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles charts, and #12 along with the single's flipside "My Personal Possession" with The Four Knights, on The Billboard magazine's Best Sellers In Stores chart. "My Personal Possession" is #51 also on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart. Also, the issue of TV Guide magazine with today's date contains the article "Nat "King" Cole Has An Important Role On Television" and the issue of Jet magazine with today's date contains the article "A Step In The Right Direction: Nat "King" Cole Discusses His Role In Television".

1957 - The Hollywood String Quartet (lineup unlisted) record Schubert's "Quintet N° ?" with Anthony Pini on piano, Haydn's "Quartet In D Minor, Opus 76, N° 2", and Mozart's "Quartet N° 17 In B Flat Major, K. 458" in EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London, England for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles. Capitol's Classical Music catalog is now owned by Warner Classics which also has yet to issue any of the titles.

1958 - Violinist Michael Rabin records parts of Paganini's "Caprices, Op. 1" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the complete piece in Rabin's two-LP set "PAGANINI - Caprices, Op. 1" (PBR-SPBR-8477).

1959 - Capitol Records releases The Kingston Trio's single "A Worried Man", with "San Miguel" on the flipside, which were both recorded in Studio B of The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California.

1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #14 on KRLA's Top Thirty survey in Los Angeles, California.

1963 - A live performance by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis (aka The Rat Pack) in the Copa Room at The Sands is recorded and will be released as "The Rat Pack Live at the Sands" by Capitol Records in 2001 on CD and cassette.

1963 - In its September 7 issue, Billboard reports that Nat "King" Cole and his "Sights And Sounds OF 1963" revue set an opening night record on August 27 in the two-year history of the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera Association at Civic Arena by luring 6,310 patrons, just 350 short of total capacity.

1963 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer" is #10 in Hong Kong according to Billboard magazine's Hits Of The World charts, his single "Mr. Wishing Well" debuts at #44 on C-FUN's C-Funtastic Fifty chart in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and Cole's single "That Sunday, That Summer" is #79 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 chart. Also, Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer" is #26 and his album "Ramblin' Rose" is #58 on Billboard magazine's Top LPs chart.

1963 - Margaret Lewis, with unlisted others, records the titles "Johnny's Cash Or Joey's Love", "I Almost Called Your Name", and "I'm Doin' OK" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Johnny's Cash Or Joey's Love" and "I Almost Called Your Name" together as a single (Capitol 5068) and has yet to issue "I'm Doin' OK".

1964 - Capitol Records releases the compilation album "The Big Hits From England And The USA", which features tracks by Peter & Gordon, The Beatles, Al Martino, and others, in mono (T 2125) and duophonic (DT 2125).

1967 - Band tracks, using arrangements by G. Sonneborn, are recorded in Cologne, Germany by a chorus and studio orchestra (lineup unlisted) for Wanda Jackson's titles "Abschiedrosen", "Der Mond Ist Der Freund Der Verliebten", "Addio My Love", and "Vom Winde Verweht". Jackson will record vocal overdubs for the titles in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California on November 7 and 8, 1967. Capitol Records will issue "Abscheidrosen" and "Addio My Love" together as a single in Germany (K23602) and "Der Mond Ist Der Frueund Der Verlibten" and "Vom Winde Verweht" together as a single in Germany (K23601) and all the titles in Germany on the album "Wanda Jackson - Made In Germany" (SMK 74383).

1967 - Jimmy Bryant's Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Change Me", "My Kinda Lovin'", "If That's The Fashion", and "A Broken Heart Hasn't Got A Thing To Lose" in Los Angeles, California. After vocal overdubs by Norma Lee are recorded for the titles "My Kinda Lovin", "If That's The Fashion", and "A Broken Heart Hasn't Got A Thing To Lose" in Los Angeles on November 30, 1967, Capitol Records will issue "My Kinda Lovin'" and "If That's The Fashion" together as a single (Capitol 2098) as by Norma Lee and have yet to issue either "Change Me" or "A Broken Heart Hasn't Got A Thing To Lose".

1968 - Capitol Records purchases the masters for Peter Morse's titles "Think It's Gonna Rain", "Ballad For Ophey", two takes of "I Get A Funny Feeling", "Now You've Got To Make It On Your Own", and "Corner In The Sun" and will issue "Think It's Gonna Rain" and "Ballad For Ophey" together as a single (Capitol 2307) and has yet to issue any of the other titles and takes.

1969 - Everett McKinley Dirksen, a Republican senator from Illinois and Capitol Records recording artist (1966-1967), dies at age 73 in Washington, D.C. during lung surgery.

1972 - At two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, vocalist Lori Jacobs, with unlisted others, records the titles "Crack Of Dawn (I'll Be Gone)" and "Your Love" at the first session and "My Lovin' Man" and "Hung Up" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Jacob's album "Free" (ST-11134) and an edited version of "Crack Of Dawn (I'll Be Gone)" as a single (Capitol 3620) with "I've Never Been A Fool Like This Before" (recorded September 8, 1972) on the flipside.

1972 - The Raspberries (Eric Carmen and Wally Bryson on vocals and guitar, Dave Smalley on electric bass, and Jim Bonfanti on drums) record the titles "Let's Pretend", "Drivin' Around", "If You Change Your Mind", and "I Reach For The Light" at The Record Plant studios in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Let's Pretend" as a single (Capitol 3546) with "Every Way I Can" (recorded September 6, 1972) on the flipside, "Drivin' Around" as a single (Capitol 3885) with "Might As Well" (recorded September 5, 1972) on the flipside, and all the titles on the group's album "Fresh" (ST-11123).

1977 - Vocalist Al Martino records vocal overdubs in Los Angeles, California on top of instrumental tracks recorded by an orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by Harold Wheeler on August 16, 1977 for the titles "After The Lovin'", "Can't Get Over You", "Only A Dream Away", and "The Leaving Game". After additional overdubs are recorded for all titles on September 16 and 19, 1977 and vocal overdubs by vocalist Kathy Keates are recorded for the title "Only A Dream Away", 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) on the flipside, and all the titles on Martino's album "The Next Hundred Years" (ST-11741).

1978 - Tavares (brothers Ralph, Pooch, Chubby, Butch, and Tiny Tavares) records the titles "Straight From Your Heart", "Never Had A Love Like This Before", and "My Love Calls" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Madam Butterfly" (SW-11874) and "Straight From Your Heart" also as a single (Capitol 4658) with "Positive Forces" (recorded September 6, 1978) on the flipside.

45 Years Ago Today In 1981 - Levon Helm, drummer for Capitol Records group The Band, marries Sandra Dodd, whom he met in Los Angeles in 1974 at the pool at a Sunset Boulevard hotel where he was, in Woodstock, New York.

35 Years Ago Today In 1991 - Capitol Records' international marketing division releases a promotional cassette for Richard Thompson called "Live In Ventura" that includes the tracks “Turning Of The Tide”, “I Misunderstood”, “1952 Vincent Black Lightning”, “Shoot Out The Lights”, “I Feel So Good”, “Now That I Am Dead”, “Two Left Feet”, “Waltzing’s For Dreamers”, “Valerie”, and “Don’t Roll Those Bloodshot Eyes At Me”.

2004 - Capitol Records releases The Smithereens' 2 CD compilation set "From Jersey It Came! The Smithereens Anthology".

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105 Years Ago Today In 1921 - Arthur Ferrante, composer, pianist, and member of United Artist Records (1960-1979) duo Ferrante & Teicher, is born in New York City, New York. Universal Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company, currently owns the United Artists catalog.

1963 - Easy-E, a rapper, a founding member of the Ruthless Records group N.W.A., a solo artist, a record producer, and an owner of Ruthless Records, is born Eric Wright in Compton, California. Capitol Records, after it acquired Priority Records, currently owns the Ruthless Records catalog.

1969 - The last episode of the cartoon series "The Beatles" airs on ABC-TV network in the United States.

1982 - Vocalist Marty Balin, with unlisted others, records the title "All We Really Need" for EMI-America at an unlisted studio. No issuing information is listed.

1984 - EMI America Records releases Queensrÿche's album "The Warning". EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company, Universal Music Group.

1988 - Tenor saxophonist Tommy Smith, with Mitchell Forman on piano and keyboards, John Scofield on electric guitar, Eddie Gomez on bass, and Jack DeJohnette on drums, records the titles "Ally The Wallygator", "Step By Step", "Ghosts", "Pillow Talk", "Time Piece", "Springtime", "Freetime", and "Ever Never Land" at Clinton Studios in New York City, New York at a session that ends in the early hours of September 8, 1988. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on Smith's album "Step By Step" (B1-91930 on 12" vinyl and 7-91930-2 on CD).

1993 - Tenor saxophonist Javon Jackson, with Jacky Terrasson on piano, Chris Thomas on bass, Clarence Penn on drums, records the titles "Sweet And Lovely", "I Waited For You" with vocals by Dianne Reeves, "Something To Remember You By", and "The Path" in Power Station's studios in New York City, New York. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on Jackson's CD "When The Time Is Right (7-89678-2).

1997 - Derek Taylor, press officer for The Beatles for much of their career, dies at his home in Suffolk, England, at the age of 65 after several years of battling cancer

2003 - Warren Zevon, a singer, songwriter, and a Virgin Records America artist, dies of cancer at his home in Los Angeles, California at age 56. I worked on the production of the design of Zevon's "Sentimental Hygiene" album with freelance designer Margo Chase and designed the packaging for the promotional 12" singles for "Boom Boom Mancini" and "Detox Mansion". I met Warren first at Virgin's offices where I also met his manager Andy Slater who would go on to become president of Capitol Records in 2001. I ran into Warren one night at Book Soup on Sunset Boulevard in 1988 after I had been laid off from Virgin. He recognized me and asked how things were going. A truly nice guy.

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1908 - Max Kaminsky, bandleader and trumpet player who worked in the bands of "Pee Wee" Russell, and Capitol Records artists Benny Goodman, Red Nichols, Ray Noble, and Alvino Rey (although he didn't record on any of their sessions for Capitol), is born in Brockton, Massachusetts.

1927 - Philo Farnsworth transmits the first television image. It's the image of a dollar sign (pretty accurate prediction on what the main concern of the industry would be) made up of 60 horizontal lines using a dissector tube, the basis of all current electronic television signals, developed by Farnsworth.

90 Years Ago aToday In 1936 - Buddy Holly, singer, songwriter, and bandleader of Buddy Holly And The Crickets, is born Charles Harden Holley in Lubbock, Texas. The publishing rights for his catalog are currently owned by Paul McCartney, through his company MPL Communications, who will commemorate Holly's 40th birthday in 1976 with the inauguration of "Buddy Holly Week"' in the U.K.

1954 - Alan Freed begins his first shift as a deejay at radio station WINS in New York City after being at WJW in Cleveland, Ohio.

1967 - "The Flying Nun", starring Sally Field, premieres on ABC-TV

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1944 - Roger Waters, singer, songwriter, and bass player with the Harvest and Capitol Records group Pink Floyd, is born George Roger Waters in Great Bookham, Surrey near Dorking, England.

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1948 - During the second AFM recording ban in the United States, Trio Aztlan (lineup unlisted but includes three guitarists/singers) records the titles "El Abandanado", "El Cascabel", "La Chismosa", and "No Hay Derecho" in an unlisted studio in Mexico. Capitol Records will issue "El Abandanado" and "El Cascabel" together as a single (Capitol 52001) and "La Chismosa" and "No Hay Derecho" together as a single (Capitol 52000).

1952 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" is tied at #8 with Johnnie Ray's Columbia Records version and Cole's single "Somewhere Along The Way" is #13 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart.

1958 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Come Closer To Me (Acercate Mas)" is #11 on KFWB's Fabulous Forty Survey in Los Angeles, California and #37 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling singles chart.

1958 - Violinist Michael Rabin records parts of Paganini's "Caprices, Op. 1" at Capitol Records' Studio A in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the entire piece Rabin's two-LP set "Paganini - Caprices, Op. 1" (PBR/SPBR-8477).

1962 - Ralph Carmichael conducts his own arrangements to The Ralph Carmichael Orchestra (Robert Miller on organ, Alan Reuss and Bobby Gibbons on guitars, Red Callender and Hy Lesnick on basses, Frank Carlson on drums) and Choir (vocalists Evangeline Carmichael, Loulie Jean Norman, Jacqueline Allen, Peggy Clark, Sally Sweetland, Jackie Ward, Charles Schrouder, Donald Shelton, William Cole, and Hal Derwin) as they record "Mama Sang A Song" with Stan Kenton doing narration vocals and "Whispering Hope" with Kenton on piano in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol F4847).

1962 - The Beach Boys (Mike Love and Brian Wilson on vocals, Carl Wilson on lead guitar and vocals, David Marks on guitar and vocals, Dennis Wilson on drums and vocals) record the titles "Summertime Blues" with Mike Love and Brian Wilson on lead vocals, "Land Ahoy" with Mike Love on lead vocals, and "Little Girl (You're My Miss America)" with Dennis Wilson on lead vocals in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "Summertime Blues" and "Little Girl (You're My Miss America)" on the band's album "Surfin' Safari" (T/DT 1808) and Land Ahoy on the group's compilation album "Beach Boys Rarities" (ST-12293).

1962 - Jimmie Haskell conducts his own arrangements to an orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Love Theme From Phaedra", "The Pigeon That Took Rome", "The Sweetest Sounds", and "Look No Further Bossa Nova" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Love Them From Phaedra" and "The Pigeon That Took Rome" together as a single (Capitol 4857) and has yet to issue "The Sweetest Sounds" and "Look No Further Bossa Nova".

1962 - Bobby Edwards, with unlisted others, records the titles "The Way I Am", "I Fell And Broke My Heart", and "Remember Who Brought You Here" in (listed as possibly) Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "The Way I Am" and "Remember Who Brought You Here" together as a single (Capitol 4874). Bear Family Records will issue "I Fell And Broke My Heart" in Germany on the compilation CD "The Drugstore's Rockin', Volume 4" (BCD 16678).

1963 - It's a Friday night at 10:00 PM EDT and Nat "King" Cole is a featured guest on "The Jack Paar Show" on NBC-TV.

1963 - Brian Epstein signs a management contract with Priscilla White, Ringo Starr's mother's hairdresser and also a cloakroom girl at The Cavern club. She changes her name to Cilla Black. Her recordings with producer George Martin on the Parlophone label in the U.K. will later be released by Capitol Records in the United States.

1963 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California with producer Nick Venet, vocalist Bobby Darin, with Walter Raim conducting his own arrangements to unlisted musicians and backing vocalists, records the titles "Green, Green", "Greenback Dollar", "Why, Daddy, Why", and "Don't Think Twice", It's Alright" at the first session and the title "Train To The Sky" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Darin's album "Golden Folk Hits" (T/ST 2007).

1967 - The Beatles (George Harrison on lead guitar and lead vocals, John Lennon on rhythm guitar and vocals, Paul McCartney on bass guitar and vocals, and Ringo Starr on drums and vocals) record the title "Blue Jay Way" at Abbey Road Studios in London, England with producer George Martin. Capitol Records will issue the title in the United States on the soundtrack album to the television movie "Magical Mystery Tour".

1967 - Overdubs and remixes are done for Jean Shepard's title "An Old Bridge" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 2073) with "My New Darlin'" (recorded June 7, 1967) on the flipside.

1968 - Final overdubs are recorded for The Beach Boys' title "We're Together Again". Capitol Records will initially release the final mix of the title as a bonus track on the two-album CD "Friends"/"20-20" (7-93697-2).

1968 - During two sessions held this day in New York City, New York, Claus Ogerman conducts his own arrangements to an orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "For The First Time", "Better Than Nothing", "Zorba", and "The Butterfly" at the first session and the titles "Canavaro", "Only Love", "I Am Free", and "Why Can't I Speak" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Ogerman's album "Zorba" (ST-119) and "Zorba" also as a single (Capitol 2313) with "No Boom Boom" (recorded September 9, 1968) on the flipside.

1972 - Brush Arbor (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Proud Mary", "Denver Woman" and "Brush Arbor" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Proud Mary" and "Denver Woman" together as a single (Capitol 3468) and on the group's self-titled album "Brush Arbor" (ST-11158) and have yet to issue "Brush Arbor.

1972 - The Raspberries (Eric Carmen and Wally Bryson on vocals and guitar, Dave Smalley on electric bass, and Jim Bonfanti on drums) record the titles "Nobody Knows", "Every Way I Can" and "I Wanna Be With You" at The Record Plant studios in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Fresh" (ST-11123).

1973 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased from Buck Owens Enterprises for La Wanda Lindsey's titles "Sunshine Feeling" and "Love Makes The World Go Around" and will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 3739) and on Lindsey's album "This Is La Wanda Lindsey" (ST-11306).

1973 - Vocalist Lola Jean Dillon, with unlisted others, records the titles "Since Minnie Works In Mini Skirts", "W.C.R.Y.", "I Just Don't Have Time", and "When The Tingle Becomes A Chill" in Nashville, Tennessee for Capitol Records. Opryland will issue "W.C.R.Y." and "I Just Don't Have Time" together as a single (Capitol 3754). The other two titles remain unissued.

1975 - Glen Campbell's Capitol Records single "Rhinestone Cowboy", with "Lovelight" on the flipside, hits #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1977 - Overdubs are recorded for Natalie Cole's titles "I Can't Stay Away" and "Keeping A Light" in Los Angeles, California. After more overdubs are recorded for "I Can't Stay Away" on September 7, 20, 21, and 22, 1977 and for "Keeping A Light" on September 19 and 21, 1977, Capitol Records will issue both titles on Cole's album "Thankful" (SW-11708).

1978 - Tavares (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Positive Forces" and "I'm Back For More" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the group's album "Madam Butterfly" (SW-11874), "Positive Forces" also as a single (Capitol 4658) with "Never Had A Love Like This Before" (recorded September 7, 1978) on the flipside, and "I'm Back For More" also as a single (Capitol 4703) with "Straight From Your Heart" (also recorded September 7, 1978) on the flipside.

1982 - Vocalist Rick Nelson, with unlisted others, records the title "Don't Say No" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue the title.

1983 - Capitol Records files the masters for the twelve titles on the soundtrack album for the motion picture "Marvin & Tige" (ST-12307) which features Ralph Grierson on piano, Carlos Rios and Earl Klugh on guitars, Neil Stubenhaus on bass, Harvey Mason on drums, and an orchestra (lineup unlisted) using music composed and conducted by Patrick Williams.

1988 - Capitol Records registers the master for Lloyd Cole & The Commotions' title "Love You Wife" which it will issue as a single (Capitol 44253) with "My Bag" (registered July 19, 1988) on the flipside.

2005 - Capitol Records Nashville releases Ryan Shupe & The Rubber Band's debut album “Dream Big”.

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1899 - Billy Rose, lyricist (best-known for "Me And My Shadow" as well as "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor On The Bedpost Overnight" [with Marty Bloom], "I Found a Million Dollar Baby" [with Mort Dixon], and "It's Only a Paper Moon" [with E. Y. Harburg]), Broadway and Aquacade producer, theatre and nightclub owner, and one-time husband of Capitol Records artist Fanny Brice, is born William Samuel Rosenberg in New York City, New York.

1947 - "King Cole Trio Time" is broadcast from Jerry Jones' Rainbow Rendezvous in Salt Lake City, Utah where The King Cole Trio play listener's requests for the entire show.

1968 - Drummer Elvin Jones, with Jimmy Garrison on bass, records the titles "What Is This?" with Joe Farrell on soprano saxophone, "In The Truth" with Farrell on tenor saxophone, "Ascendant" with Farrell back on soprano saxophone, "Sometime Joie" and "Yesterdays" with Farrell back on tenor saxophone, and "We'll Be Together Again" with Farrell on flute in recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on Jones' album "The Ultimate" (BST84305). Universal Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company, currently owns the Blue Note catalog.

1969 - Sid Krofft's "H.R. Pufnstuf" premieres on NBC-TV with the first of only 17 episodes, although a feature-length movie will be released later by Universal. Capitol Records will release a soundtrack album for the show as well as a solo album in 1969 for its only non-masked actor Jack Wild.

1974 - Virgin Records releases Robert Wyatt's single "I'm A Believer", with "Memories" on the flipside, both of which were produced by Pink Floyd's Nick Mason. Capitol Records currently owns Virgin Records' catalog.

1983 - Vocalist Kim Carnes, with unlisted others, records the title "Hurricane" at an unlisted studio. EMI America will issue the title on Carnes' album "Cafe Racers" (SO-17106) and as a single (EMI America 8202) with an edited version of "I Pretend" (recorded July 11, 1983) on the flipside and an extended vocal version of the title as a single (EMI America 7829) with an instrumental version of the title. Both the extended vocal version and the instrumental remix were created at the same session.

1985 - The sale of Northern Songs (the holder of almost all of the Lennon/McCartney copyrights) to Michael Jackson is finalized.

2005 - Virgin Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, releases The Rolling Stones album "A Bigger Bang".

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1904 - "Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom, boxer (Light Heavyweight Championship of the World in 1932), motion picture actor, and nightclub owner (Slapsie Maxie's, with locations in San Francisco and at what is now The New Beverly Cinema on Beverly Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, which is within 2 blocks of The Institute Of The American Musical on Detroit Street) is born in Harlem, New York City, New York.

1984 - Ginger Rogers is in Buffalo, New York (close to my childhood home town of Eggertsville) for a homecoming at Shea’s Theatre where she had played 55 years earlier. Shea's has recently been refurbished with better seating, more backstage working space, loading docks and state-of-the-art dressing rooms. This former part of the Paramount Theatres chain gives very knowledgeable tours of the theatre and the backstage area (although the backstage tour is limited if a show is currently engaged in the theatre).

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HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1939 - John Stewart, songwriter, guitarist, vocalist and member of Johnny Stewart and The Furies, The Woodsmen, The Cumberland Three, the Capitol Records group The Kingston Trio, and a Capitol Records solo artist, is born John C. Stewart in San Diego, California.

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Freddie Mercury, a singer, songwriter, and a member of the one-time Capitol Records group Queen is born Farrokh Pluto Bulsara in Stone Town, Zanzibar.

1952 - Ricky Fataar, a drummer with the bands The Flames and the Capitol Records band The Beach Boys, and who plays guitarist Stig O'Hara in The Rutles, is born in Durban, South Africa.

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1947 - Pianist and arranger Lyle "Skitch" Henderson and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) recorded the titles "Papa, Won't You Dance With Me?" with vocals by Nancy Reed, "Skitch's Boogie", and "Put Yourself In My Place, Baby" also with Nancy Reed on vocals in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Papa, Won't You Dance With Me?" and "Put Yourself In My Place, Baby" together as a single (Capitol 471) and "Skitch's Boogie" as a single (Capitol 15331) with "Crazy Rhythm" (recorded July 17, 1946) on the flipside.

1952 - Vocalist Redd "Mr. Texas" Harper, with an orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Our Thanks To Thee", "Shine, Shine, Shine", "Lord Build Me A Cabin (In The Corner Of Gloryland)", and "My Heart Would Sing Of Jesus" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Our Thanks To Thee" as a single (Capitol 2262) with "My God Is Real" (recorded September 26, 1952) on the flipside, "Shine, Shine, Shine" and "My Heart Would Sing Of Jesus" together as a single (Capitol 2436), and "Lord Build Me A Cabin (In The Corner Of Gloryland)" as a single (Capitol 2436) with "Closer Lord To Thee" (also recorded September 26, 1952) on the flipside.

1953 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "A Fool Was I" is #30 and his single "Return To Paradise" is #31 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - The Bill Thompson Singers record their album "The Thompson Touch" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California.

1958 - The Blossoms (vocalists Darlene Wright, Gloria Jones, Fanita Barrett, and Nannette Williams), with an orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "'Deed I Do", "I Don't Care How You Do It", "No Other Love", and "Baby Daddy-O" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "No Other Love" and "Baby Daddy-O" together as a single (Capitol F4072) and has yet to issue either "'Deed I Do" or "I Don't Care How You Do It".

1958 - Violinist Michael Rabin records part of Paganini's "Caprices, Opus 1" in Capitol Records' Studio A in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the complete piece in Rabin's two-LP set "PAGANINI - Caprices Opus 1" (PBR-SPBR-8477).

1960 - Ferlin Husky's Capitol Records single "Wings Of A Dove" enters the U.S. Country singles charts.

1962 - The Beach Boys (vocalists Mike Love, vocalist Brian Wilson, vocalist and lead guitarist Carl Wilson, vocalist and guitarist David Marks, and drummer and vocalist Dennis Wilson) record the titles "Cuckoo Clock" with Brian Wilson on lead vocals, "Heads You Win, Tails I Lose" and "County Fair" with lead vocals by Mike Love, and the instrumental "Moon Dawg" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Surfin' Safari" (T/DT 1808).

1962 - During two sessions held this day in New York City, New York, Guy Lombardo conducts His Royal Canadians (lineup unlisted) as they record the title "Medley #2, Part 1: Don't Blame Me/What Can I Say, Dear, After I Say I'm Sorry/Try A Little Tenderness/Taking A Chance On Love/Temptation/Three Coins In The Fountain/Blue Heaven/Laura/Seems Like Old Times/Over The Rainbow" at the first session and the title "Medley #2, Part 2: At Sundown/Blue Moon/Should I/Never In A Million Years/Love Is A Many Splendored Thing/That Old Feeling/Everything I Have Is Yours/Swingin' Down The Lane" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Lombardo's album "The Sweetest Medleys This Side Of Heaven" (T/DT 1947).

1963 - Songwriter and Capitol Records recording artist (1954) Dallas Frazier moves to Nashville to start working with Capitol Records artist Ferlin Husky.

1963 - Vocalist and lead guitarist Dick Dale and His Del-Tones (unlisted tenor saxophone, piano, guitar, bass, and drums players), records the title "The Scavenger" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 5048) with "Wild Ideas" (recorded July 29, 1963) on the flipside and on Dale and The Del-Tones' album "Checkered Flag" (T/ST 2002).

1967 - Hedge & Donna (Hedge Capers on guitar and vocals and Donna Capers on percussion and vocals) record the titles "Follow", "I've Got A Long Way To Go", and "Can You Hear Me?" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the duo's album "Love" (T/ST 2869).

1967 - The Beatles (George Harrison on lead guitar and vocals, John Lennon on rhythm guitar and vocals, Paul McCartney on bass guitar and vocals, and Ringo Starr on drums and vocals) record the title "Hello Goodbye" at Abbey Road Studios in London, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 2056) in the United States with "I Am The Walrus" (recorded October 2, 1967) on the flipside and on the group's soundtrack album for their television film "Magical Mystery Tour" (MAL/SMAL-2835).

1968 - Vocalist Buddy Alan, with unlisted others, records the titles "Sugar Pie Lane", "When I Turn Twenty-One", "Adios, Farewell, Goodbye, Good Luck, So Long", and "Song And Dance" at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California. Capitol Records will issue "When I Turn Twenty-One" and "Adios, Farewell, Goodbye, Good Luck, So Long" together as a single (Capitol 2305) and on Alan's album "Wild, Free & 21" (ST-411) and has yet to issue "Sugar Pie Lane" and "Song And Dance".

1968 - Vocalist Michael Dees, with a large string orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Nice 'N' Easy", "Talk To Me Baby", and "Somewhere" with Bob Bain directing the orchestra and "Sweet Memories" with (listed as possibly) Billy May conducting the orchestra in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Dee's album "Talk To Me, Baby" (ST-104).

1970 - The Band's Capitol Records album "Stage Fright" enters Billboards Top Albums chart where it will peak at #5, becoming their highest charting album 

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Freddie Hart's Capitol Records single "Easy Loving", with "Brother Bluebird" on the flipside" is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts.

1972 - Capitol Records releases Tennessee Ernie Ford's album "It's Tennessee Ernie Ford".

1972 - The Raspberries (Eric Carmen and Wally Bryson on guitars and vocals, Dave Smalley on electric bass, and Jim Bonfanti on drums) record the titles "Goin' Nowhere Tonight", "It Seemed So Easy", and "Might As Well" at The Record Plant studios in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Fresh" (ST-11123), "Goin' Nowhere Tonight" as a single (Capitol 3473) with "I Wanna Be With You" (recorded September 6, 1972) on the flipside and "Might As Well" as a single (Capitol 3885) with "Drivin' Around" (recorded September 7, 1972) on the flipside.

1972 - During two sessions held this day in Nashville, Tennessee, vocalist Merle Haggard and The Strangers (lineup unlisted) record the titles "To Each His Own", "I Wonder What She'll Think About Me Leaving", and "I'm An Old, Old Man (Tryin' To Live While I Can)" at the first session and the titles "I'd Never Told On You", "I Wonder If They Ever Think Of Me", and "I Forget You Every Day" at the second session. After overdubs are recorded on September 7, 1972, for "I Wonder What She'll Think About Me Leaving", Capitol Records will issue "To Each His Own" and "I'm An Old, Old Man (Tryin' To Live While I Can)" on Haggard's album "If We Make It Through December" (ST-11276), "I Wonder What She'll Think About Me Leaving" on Haggard's compilation album "The Best Of The Best Of Merle Haggard" (ST-11082), "I'd Never Told On You" on Haggard's album "It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)" (ST-11127) and "I Wonder If They Ever Think Of Me" and "I Forget You Every Day" together as a single (Capitol 3488).

1972 - Billy May conducts The Time-Life Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Maria", "Midnight Cowboy", "The Knack", and "Tonight" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. After overdubs are recorded for "Midnight Cowboy" at the same session on September 5, 1972, and for "The Knack" and "Tonight" on September 26, 1972, Time-Life Records will issue the titles as part of its "As You Remember Them" Series with "Maria" on the three LP set "Volume 4, Billy May" (STL 244), "Midnight Cowboy" and "The Knack" on the three LP set "Volume 5, Billy May" (STL 245), and "Tonight" on the three LP set "Volume 3, Billy May" (STL 243).

1972 - Harvest Records, distributed by Capitol Records in the United States by Capitol Records, registers the masters for Triad's titles "Spaceship", "Brainstorm", "Child Life", "Love And Laughter", "Pan", "Rainy Day", and "Monolith, Part 1", "Monolith, Part 2", and "Monolith, Part 3", which were all recorded in England, and will issue all the titles on the group's album "Spontaneous Combustion" (ST-11095).

1973 - Vocalist Al Martino, with Peter De Angelis conducting his own arrangments to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Roses In The Sky (Bahia Blanca)", "This Is The Thanks I Get", "Primrose", "Neon Lady", and "Daddy Let's Play" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Roses In The Sky (Bahia Blanca)" and "Daddy Let's Play" together as a single (Capitol 3748) and with "Primrose" and "Neon Lady" on Martino's album "Country Style" (ST-11184) and has yet to issue "This Is The Thanks I Get".

1973 - Using music by Charles Fox, the titles "New World Song" and "Lovely One" are recorded by unlisted musicians in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the album "Music By Charles Fox - Love, American Style" (SM-11250).

1975 - Glen Campbell's Capitol Records single "Rhinestone Cowboy" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - Frank Sinatra, performing on The Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon, surprises everyone when he brings out Dean Martin. It is the first public re-uniting of former Capitol Records duo Martin and Lewis since their breakup in 1956. I remember watching this happen in the wee hours of the morning as I was up all night working on a art project. Fortunately, they re-ran the event many times during the rest of the Telethon so my parents, who were asleep (as was most of the country) when it happened, got to see the reunion. Sinatra was beaming and Dean and Jerry played it hilariously low key like it had been only a few days since they last talked versus 20 years.

1978 - Tavares (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Let Me Heal The Bruises" and "Games, Games" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the group's album "Madam Butterfly" (SW-11874).

1983 - Zappacosta (producer Alfie Zappacosta on vocals and guitar, Steve Jensen also on guitar, Gerald O'Brien and Peter Boynton on keyboards, Mitch Starkman on bass, and Paul Delaney on drums), using arrangements by Gerald O'Brien, records the titles "Runaround", "I'll Give It A Go", "Light In Your Way", "Katy's Eyes", and "Start Again" in an unlisted studio. Capitol Records will issue "Runaround", "I'll Give It A Go", "Katie's Eyes", and "Start Again" on the group's self-titled album "Zappacosta" (ST-12296) and "Katie's Eyes" also as a single (Capitol 5369) with "Passion" (recorded March 6, 1984) on the flipside. No issuing information is listed for "Light In Your Way".

1990 - Poison's Capitol Records album "Flesh & Blood" is certified Gold and Platinum by the R.I.A.A.

30 Years Ago Today In 1996 - Capitol Video releases the 10 tape video version of The Beatles' "Anthology" in the United States.

2003 - Gisele Lefleche MacKenzie, singer, violinist, television personality and Capitol Records recording artist, dies at age 76 at Providence St. Joseph's Medical Center in Burbank, California, of colon cancer.

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55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Five films by John and Yoko Lennon, including "Cold Turkey" and "Up Your Leg", are screened at the London Art Spectrum at Alexandra Palace

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80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Greg Elmore, the drummer with the band The Brogues and Capitol Records band Quicksilver Messenger Service,, is born at the Coronado Naval Air Station, near San Diego, California.

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Gary Duncan, a guitarist and vocalist with the band The Brogues and Capitol Records band Quicksilver Messenger Service, is born Gary Grubb in San Diego, California.

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1942 - Mezzo-soprano vocalist Vittoria Palombini, tenor vocalist Giuseppe Nessi, baritone vocalist Mariano Stabile, and bass vocalist Luciano Donaggio, with Alberto Erede conducting the La Scala Orchestra (lineup unlisted), record Verdi's "Quand 'Ero Paggio (from 'Falstaff' - Act 2, Scene 2)" in two parts in Milan, Italy for Telefunken Records. Capitol Records will license Telefunken's catalog for distribution in the United States and will issue both parts on the album "VERDI - Falstaff (Excerpts)" (ECL-8073).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Nat "King" Cole (on vocals), with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Mannie Klein, Conrad Gozzo, Ray Linn, and John Best on trumpet, Ed Kusby, Tommy Pederson, Murray McEachern, and James Priddy on trombone, Skeets Herfurt and Wilbur Schwartz on alto saxophone, Ted Nash and Fred Falensby on tenor saxophone, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Jimmy Rowles on piano, Barney Kessel on guitar, Phil Stephens on bass, Alvin Stoller on drums, and Jack Costanzo on percussion), records the titles "Walkin' My Baby Back Home", "What Does It Take", "Walkin'", and "I'm Hurtin'" at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California between 5:30 PM and 9:00 PM. Capitol Records will release "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" as a single (Capitol 2130) with "Funny! (Not Much)" (recorded January 11, 1952) on the flipside, "What Does It Take To Make You Laugh?" as a single (Capitol 2069) with "Somewhere Along The Way" (recorded January 19, 1952) on the flipside, and "Walkin'" and "I'm Hurtin'" together as a single (Capitol 1863).

1952 - Vocalist Bob Eberly, with Harold Mooney and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Forget Me Not", "Rosie", "Everything I Have Is Yours", and "Don't Believe A Word They Say" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Forget Me Not" and "Everything I Have Is Yours" together as a single (Capitol 2273) and "Rosie" and "Don't Believe A Word They Say" together as a single (Capitol 2333).

1957 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, pianist Leonard Pennario, with Erich Leinsdorf conducting The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records Tchaikovsky's "Piano Concerto N° 1 In B Flat Minor, Opus 23" at the first session and Grieg's "Piano Concerto In A Minor, Opus 16, 1st Movement (Allegro Molto Moderato)" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Piano Concerto N° 1 In B Flat Minor, Opus 23" on the album "TCHAIKOVSKY - Piano Concerto N° 1 In B Flat Minor, Opus 23" (PAO/SPAO-8417) and "Piano Concerto N° 1 In B Flat Minor, Opus 23" on the album "GRIEG - Piano Concerto In A Minor/RACHMANINOFF - Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini" (P/SP-8441).

1957 - During two sessions held this day in New York City, New York, Guy Lombardo conducts His Royal Canadians (lineup unlisted) as the record the title "Medley #1, Part 3: I Surrender Dear/Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea/Does Your Heart Beat For Me?/Moonglow/All My Love" at the first session and the title "Medley #1, Part 4: Girl Of My Dreams/Blue Tango/I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me/It Must Be True/Auld Lang Syne" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the band's album "The Sweetest Medleys This Side Of Heaven" (T/DT 1947).

1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #2 on WABC's Silver Dollar Sound Survey in New York City.

1962 - Vocalist Bobby Darin, with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Conrad Gozzo, Uan Rasey, Clarence "Shorty" Sherock, and Mannie Klein on trumpets, Ed Kusby, Murray McEachern, Lew McCreary, and Bob Knight on trombones, Skeets Herfurt, Ted Nash, Plas Johnson, Jules Jacob, and Chuck Gentry on saxophones, Ray Sherman on piano, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Joe Comfort on bass, Irving Cottler on drums, Emil Richards on percussion, and a string section with Harry Bluestone, Jacques Gasselin, Ben Gill, Murray Kellner, Carl LaMagna, Emanuel Moss, Mischa Russell, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin, Marshall Sosson, Gerald Vinci, and William Weiss on violins), records the titles "I'm Beginning To See The Light", "A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square", "Alabamy Bound", and "I'm Sitting On Top Of The World" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 4:00 PM and 7:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue "I'm Beginning To See The Light" and "A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square" on Darin's album "Oh! Look At Me Now" (T/ST 1791) and all the titles as part of its Great Gentlemen Of Song series on the CD "Spotlight On..., Volume 5 - Bobby Darin" (8-28512-2).

1965 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "Help!", with "I'm Down" on the flipside, hits #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart and will stay for three weeks.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Mrs. Elva Miller records the titles "Somewhere My Love (Lara's theme from "Doctor Zhivago"), "Second Hand Rose", "The Girl From Ipanema" and the yet to be issued take of the title "Till There Was You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records would release the first three titles on Mrs. Miller's album "Will Success Spoil Mrs. Miller?" (Capitol T/ST 2579).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Maria Cole records "The Music That Makes Me Dance", "He Touched Me", "Violets For Your Furs", and "I Think I Fell In Love Today" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will issue all the tracks on Cole's album "Love Is A Special Feeling" (Capitol T/ST 2612).

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - Al Martino records the titles "There's Nothing Greater Than Our Love", "Dream Of Me", and "If There's No Such Thing As A Miracle" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will release all the titles on Martino's album "Sing My Love Songs" (Capitol ST-11572).

1982 - Vocalist Rick Nelson, with unlisted others, records the title "Gone" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue the title.

1992 - Carl Butler, a singer, guitarist, member of the duo Carl and Pearl with his wife Pearl Dee Butler, and Capitol solo artist (1951-1953), dies of a massive heart attack in Franklin, Tennessee at age 68.

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1905 - Meade Lux Lewis, a pianist, composer, and one of Blue Note Records' first recorded artists, is born in Chicago, Illinois.

1918 - Gerald Wilson, a trumpet player, bandleader, arranger, and a Black and White Records and Pacific Jazz artist, is born Gerald Stanley Wilson in Shelby, Mississippi.

1948 - The titles "Move", "Why Do I Love You?", and "Godchild" are broadcast live with Miles Davis on trumpet, Kenny Hagood on vocals, Lee Konitz on alto saxophone, Gerry Mulligan on baritone saxophone, Mike Zwerin on trombone, Junior Collins on French horn, Bill Barber on tuba, John Lewis on piano, Al McKibbon on bass, and Max Roach on drums at the Royal Roost in New York City as part of the Symphony Sid radio program. Transcribed recordings of the tracks will be included on the 1998 Blue Notes Records CD release "The Complete Birth Of The Cool".

1962 - The Beatles, with Ringo Starr on drums, record the tracks "Love Me Do", "P.S. I Love You", "One After 909", and ""How Do You Do It", at their first recording session for Parlophone Records with producer George Martin.

1964 - Tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, with Lee Morgan on trumpet, McCoy Tyner on piano, Bob Cranshaw on bass, Elvin Jones on drums and Ray Barretto on congas, records the tracks "Shirley", "Wahoo" (aka "Stanley's Blues"), "Tacos", "Can By Me Love" (without Barretto on congas), and "My Girl Is Just Enough Woman For Me" (without Morgan on trumpet and Barretto on congas) with producer Alfred Lion and recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder at The Van Gelder Studio in Englewood, New Jersey. The tracks would be released by Blue Note in 1980 on the album "Mr. Natural". Universal Music Group currently owns the Blue Note Records catalog.

1990 - EMI Records America releases Queensrÿche's album "Empire". The album will peak at #3 in the United States and be certified triple Platinum by the R.I.A.A. Universal Music Group currently owns the EMI America catalog.

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1925 - Hank Thompson, a singer, guitarist, harmonica player, a Capitol Records (1947-1965) solo artist and leader of Hank Thompson and The Brazos Valley Boys, and elected to the Country Music Hall Of Fame in 1989, is born Henry William Thompson in Waco, Texas.

1942 - Al Jardine, singer, songwriter, rhythm guitarist, and founding member of the Capitol Records group The Beach Boys, is born Alan Charles Jardine in Lima, Ohio.

1948 - Don Brewer, drummer and the lead vocalist of the Capitol Records band Grand Funk Railroad, is born in Swartz Creek, Michigan.

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1952 - Trumpet player Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (Bruce Brukert, Dean Hinkle, Knobby Lee, and Jack Laubach also on trumpets, Keith Butterfield, Walter Shields, Ken Trimble, and Dick Reynolds on trombones, Earl Bergman and Jim Schneider on clarinets and alto saxophones, Buddy Wise, Billy Usselton, and Maxwell Davis on tenor saxophones, Leo Anthony on alto and baritone saxophones, Fred Savarise on piano, Vince Terri on guitar, Billy Cronk on bass, and Archie Freeman on drums) record the titles "Idaho", "Blow, Man, Blow" with vocals by Tommy Mercer and, without Maxwell Davis on tenor saxophone and with vocals by Tommy Mercer and Marcie Miller, "The Bunny Hop" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Idaho" as a single (Capitol 2293) with "People In Love" (recorded September 2, 1952) on the flipside and "Blow, Man, Blow" and "The Bunny Hop" together as a single (Capitol 2251).

1952 - Guitarist Merle Travis, with Dale Warren on bass, records the titles "I'll See You In My Dreams" and "Cannon Ball Rag" in Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California between 2:30 PM and 5:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 2245).

1957 - During two sessions held this day in New York City, New York, bandleader Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Medley #1, Part 1: Stars Fell In Alabama/Stormy Weather/Home/Sweet Lorraine/Take Me In Your Arms/Once In A While/I Cried For You" at the first session and "Medley #2, Part 2: I Can't Give You Anything But Love/Red Roses For A Blue Lady/Sophisticated Lady/Hands Across The Table/I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance with You" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Lombardo's album "The Sweetest Medleys This Side Of Heaven" (T/DT 1947).

1957 - Pianist Leonard Pennario has a rehearsal session, with Erich Leinsdorf conducting The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (lineup unlisted), of Tchaikovsky's "Piano Concerto N° 1" and Grieg's "Piano Concerto In A Minor" in Los Angeles, California for a recording session to be held the next day, September 4, 1957, for Capitol Records.

1968 - Al Jardine, on his 26th birthday, and the rest of The Beach Boys, laid down the basic tracks for "We're Together Again" in Los Angeles, California. Even after overdubs were recorded on September 5 and 6, 1968, the song will remain unissued until Capitol Records first releases it as a bonus track on the double album CD "Friends/20-20" (7-93697-2).

1968 - Ringo Starr rejoins The Beatles after quitting during sessions for their album "The Beatles" (aka "The White Album") and finds his drum kit decked out in flowers by Mal Evans and the instigation of George Harrison. Ringo didn't record anything at the studio that day but George spent the entire day recording a backwards guitar solo for "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" which was never used.

1982 - Capitol Records registers the masters for McFadden & Whitehead's titles "One More Time", "Without You", "Tired Of Your Lies", "Are You Lonely", "Not With Me", "Movin' On", "Everything I Do", "Trying To Get Back (To The Love I Lost), "Riding The Crest", and "The Best Of Me" in Los Angeles, California and will issue all the titles on the duo's album "Movin' On" (ST-12251), "Are You Lonely" and "Riding The Crest" together as a single, and an edited version of "One More Time" and "The Best Of Me" together as a single (Capitol 5176).

1982 - Pages (lineup unlisted) record the title "Once In Your Life" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue the title.

35 Years Ago Today In 1991 - Capitol Records releases The Smithereens album "Blow Up".

30 Years Ago Today In 1996 - Capitol Records releases Eric Johnson's album "Venus Isle".

30 Years Ago Today In 1996 - Capitol Records releases Frank Sinatra's 4 CD compilation set "The Complete Capitol Singles Collection"

30 Years Ago Today In 1996 - Capitol Records releases the compilation CD "Christmas Cocktails" as part of its "Ultra Lounge" series.

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20 Years Ago Today In 2006 - Los Angeles radio station KLSX pulls the plug on its last music show, "Breakfast With The Beatles", after 23 years on the air. The show was founded by Deirdre O'Donoghue and hosted by her until her death in 2001 and is currently hosted by Chris Carter. The show would later return to the air in November 2006 and currently airs on Sundays from 9AM to Noon on station KLOS 95.5.