MAY 11, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1904 - Salvador Dali, a Surrealist artist, is born Salvador Felip Jacint Dalí Domènech in the town of Figueres, in Catalonia, Spain. Dali will paint the cover art for Jackie Gleason's Capitol Records album "Jackie Gleason Presents Lonesome Echo" and a photo of him shaking hands with Gleason is on the back cover.

115 Years Ago Today In 1911 - Phil Silvers, actor, comedian and Capitol Records artist as a guest vocalist on Johnny Mercer's first big hit for the label, "Strip Polka", is born Philip Silversmith in Brooklyn, New York. Mercer will later write the Broadway musical "Top Banana" for Silvers and Capitol Records will release its original Broadway cast album.

1930 - Marilyn King, a singer, sister-in-law of Capitol Records artist Alvino Rey and Capitol Records executive Jim Conkling as well as actor Robert Clarke and keyboardist Buddy Cole, and youngest member of the Capitol Records group The King Sisters is born Marilyn Adine Driggs in Los Angeles, California.

95 Years Ago Today In 1931 - Dick Garcia, guitarist with the Capitol Records group The George Shearing Quintet, is born in New York City, New York.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1943 - Capitol Records group The King Cole Trio returns to Herb Rose's 331 Club for what will be a "duration" engagement following their stay at the Beachcomber in Omaha, Nebraska.

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Andy Russell (with Paul Weston and His Orchestra)'s Capitol Records single "Laughing On The Outside (Crying On The Inside)" is #4 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart and Alvino Ray (with vocals by Rocky Coluccio)'s Capitol Records single "Cement Mixer (Put-Ti Put-Ti)" with "We'll Gather Lilacs" on the flip side, debuts at #6.

1950 - Mel Blanc records the tracks "I'm Glad That I'm Bugs Bunny" and "Daffy Duck's Rhapsody" for the Capitol Records children's EP "Bugs Bunny Sings". The sessions were produced by Alan Livingston who also wrote the songs with Warren Foster, Mike Maltese, and Billy May. May also arranged and conducted the session with additional uncredited vocals provided by June Foray and Tom Reddy.

1953 - Vocalist and guitarist Billy Strange, with unlisted others, records the titles "A Lonesome Lover's Lie", "Red", and "Half A Photograph" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "A Lonesome Lover's Lie" as a single (Capitol 2702 on 10" shellac and F2702 on 7" vinyl) with "Catsup And Honey" (recorded August 20, 1953) on the flipside and "Red" and "Half A Photograph" together as a single (Capitol 2500 on 10" shellac and F2500 on 7" vinyl.

1953 - During two sessions held this day in New York City, New York, cornet player Bobby Hackett, with Lou Stein on piano, Billy Bauer on guitar, Arnold Fishkind on bass, Denzil Best on drums, and a string quintet of four unlisted viola and one cello players using arrangements (listed as probably) by Sid Feller, records the titles "That Old Black Magic", "The Song Is You", "You Turned The Tables On Me" and "Someday You'll Be Sorry" during the first session and the titles "Easy To Love", Soft Lights And Sweet Music", "I Cried For You (Now It's Your Turn To Cry Over Me)" and "Bobby's Blues" during the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Hackett's album "Soft Lights And Bobby Hackett" (EAP-1/2/-458 on 7" EPs, EBF-458 on two 7" EP set, H/L 458, on 10" vinyl, and T 458 on 12" vinyl).

1958 - The male vocal quartet The Stylemasters (lineup unlisted), with unlisted others, record the titles "You're A Sweetheart" and "Carolina In The Morning" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol F4076).

1958 - After a rehearsal session, Felix Slatkin conducts The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record Tchaikovsky's "Waltz Opus 48 (From 'Serenade For String Orchestra')", "Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)", Tchaikovsky's "Opus 11 - Andante Cantabile (From 'String Quartet In D Major')", and Bach's "Air (from 'Suite N° 3 In D Major')" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the orchestra's album "Strings By Starlight" (P/SP-8444).

1958 - Fred Waring conducts The Pennsylvanians (lineup unlisted) as they record a new take of the title "April In Paris" using an arrangement by Harry Simeone and, with vocals by Patti Beems, the titles "Come To Me, Bend To Me" using an arrangement by Harry Simone and "Yours Is My Heart Alone" using an arrangement by Roy Ringwald in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Waring and The Pennsylvanians' two-LP set "Broadway Cavalcade" (WBO/SWBO 1079).

1959 - Capitol Records artist Judy Garland opens on Broadway at the Metropolitan Opera House for a series of 7 concerts, which will end on May 17, 1959.

1959 - Buck Owens' Capitol Records single "Second Fiddle", with "My Everlasting Love" on the flipside, becomes his first single to enter the U.S. Country singles chart.

1960 - During a split session held this day at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London, England, first vocalist Gene Vincent, with The Beat Boys (Billy McVay on tenor saxophone, Georgie Fame on piano, Colin Green on guitar, Vince Cooze on bass, and Red Reece on drums who were touring with Vincent), records the title "Pistol Packin' Mama" using an arrangement that Vincent had worked on with Eddie Cochran, with whom he had planned to record the song before Cochran's death in a car crash in England then Vincent, with The Norie Paramor Orchestra and Chorus (lineups unlisted) records the ballad, "Weeping Willow" and a speech. Capitol Records will issue "Pistol Packin' Mama" as a single (Capitol 4442) with "Anna Annabelle" (recorded October 17, 1958) on the flipside in the United States and also as a single in England (45CL15136) with "Weeping Willow" on the flipside. "Pistol Packin' Mama" would be Vincent's biggest U.K. hit, peaking at # 15. The speech has yet to be issued.

1963 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer" is #24 on WLCY 1380's Top 50 Survey in Tampa, Florida, debuts at #63 on Cash Box magazine's Top 100 Singles chart and #70 on Billboard magazine's Hot 100 Singles chart. Cole's single "Han Skal I Glas Og Ramme (Skip To My Lou)" debuts at #7 in Denmark according to Quan Musikbureau, Copenhagen. Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Ramblin' Rose" is #69 and his album "Dear Lonely Hearts" is #75 on Billboard magazine's Top LPs - 150 Best Sellers - Monaural chart.

1964 - Capitol Records releases The Beach Boys' single "I Get Around", with "Don't Worry Baby" on the flipside.

1964 - The Beatles mono EP "Four By The Beatles" is released in the U.S. with the tracks "Roll Over Beethoven" and "This Boy" on the A-side and "All My Loving" and "Please Mr. Postman" on the B-side

1965 - Masters for The Beatles tracks "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" and "Bad Boy" are sent by The Beatles, via air mail, to Capitol Records and the shooting of "Help!" resumes in Cliveden House, Buckinghamshire.

1968 - John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Mal Evans, Derek Taylor, and Neil Aspinal arrive in New York City to promote Apple Corps.

1968 - Mad River (David Robinson and Rick Bockner on guitars, Lawrence Hammond on bass, keyboards, and vocals, Greg Dewey on drums, harmonica, and vocals, and Tom Manning on vocals), with producer Nick Venet, records the title "Wind Chimes" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's self-titled album "Mad River" (ST 2985).

1968 - Vocalists Tony Sandler and Ralph Young, with unlisted others, at two live shows (the next will be on May 13, 1968) recorded by Capitol Records perform the titles "Opening Number", "What What Happens", "Mr. Boom Boom (Mr. Bass Man)", "Love Is Blue (L'Amour Est Bleu)", "French Lesson", "Malaguena Salerosa", "Sweet Georgia Brown", and "Bill Bailey Medley: In France/In England/In Nashville/In Italy/In The Time Of Johann Sebastian Bach/In Tel Aviv/In The U.S.A.". No session breakdown for each show is listed. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Sandler and Young's album "The 'In Person' Album" (ST 2961).

1970 - The Beatles' Apple Records single "Long And Winding Road", with "For You Blue" on the flipside, is released by Capitol Records in the United States.

1970 – The Chairmen of the Board's "Gimme Just a Little More Time" on Invictus Records, distributed by Capitol Records, is certified Gold by the RIAA.

1973 - Vocalist Ultra Violet (aka Isabelle Collin Dufresne), with Todd Rundgren on guitar, records the titles "Shanghai Bill" and "42nd Street" in Los Angeles, California with producer Jeffrey Cheen. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Ultra Violet's album "Ultra Violet" (ST-11244) and an edited version of "Shanghai Bill" as a single (Capitol 3743) with "La Vie En Rose" (recorded July 27, 1973) on the flipside.

1973 - Ben Peters, with unlisted others, records the titles "My Love Is Deep, My Love Is Wide", "This Time Has Got To Last", "Would You Still Love Me", and "Just What I Had In Mind" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "This Time Has Got To Last" and "Would You Still Love Me" together as a single (Capitol 3687) and has yet to issue the other two titles.

1978 - Vocalist Helen Reddy begins three straight days of live shows at the Palladium, in London, England that are recorded by Capitol Records. At today's show, Reddy, with unlisted others, performs the titles "Rhythm Rhapsody", "This Masquerade", "Bluebird", "Hold Me In Your Dreams Tonight", and "Angie Baby". Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Reddy's album "Live In London" (SKBO-11873).

1983 - Capitol Records registers the masters it acquired for Helix's titles "Does A Fool Ever Learn", "Let's All Do It Tonight", "Heavy Metal Love", "Check Out The Love", "No Rest For The Wicked", "Don't Get Mad, Get Even", "Ain't No High Like Rock 'N' Roll", "Dirty Dog", "Never Want To Lose You", and "Black Leather" and will issue all the titles on the group's album "No Rest For The Wicked" (ST-12281) and also "Heavy Metal Love" and "No Rest For The Wicked" together as a single (Capitol 5294).

1988 - Capitol Records executive Lynn Shults goes to the Bluebird Cafe to hear Garth Brooks perform in front of a live audience. After the show, Shultz does a handshake deal, signing Brooks to Capitol Records 

25 Years Ago Today In 2001 - Paul McCartney's TV special "Wingspan" has it's world debut on ABC-TV in the United States.


ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1943 - Les Chadwick, bassist for the group Gerry and the Pacemakers, is born John Leslie Chadwick in Liverpool, England.

1965 - The musical "Flora, the Red Menace", featuring a score by composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb, opens on Broadway at The Alvin Theatre with future Capitol Records artist 19 year-old Lisa Minnelli in her first starring role, a role that will also make her the youngest woman ever to win a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical.

45 Years Ago Today In 1981 - "All Those Years Ago", George Harrison's tribute single to John Lennon, with help from Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, is released in the U.S. by Dark Horse Records with "Writings On The Wall" on the flipside.

1983 - EMI America registers the masters it purchased for The Coconuts' titles "Don't Take My Coconuts", "Naughty Boy", "Maladie D'Amour", "Ticket To The Tropics", "Indiscreet", "Kriminal-Tango", "Did You Have To Love Me Like You Did?", "If I Only Had A Brain", "The Glory That Was Eden", and "Hats Off To Citizen K" and will issue all the titles, except "Hats Off To Citizen K" on the group's album "Don't Take My Coconuts" (ST-17097), "Indiscreet" and an edited version of "If I Only Had A Brain" together as a single (EMI America 8173), "Did You Have To Love Me Like You Did?" and "Hats Off To Citizen K" together as a single (EM America 7808), "Hats Off To Citizen K" also as a single (EMI America 8164) with an edited version of "Did You Have To Love Me Like You Did?", and extended versions of "Indiscreet" and "If I Only Had A Brain" together as a single (EMI America 7810).

1983 - Vocalist Sheena Easton, with unlisted others, records the title "I Like The Fright" in an unlisted studio. EMI America will issue the title on Easton's album "Best Kept Secret" (ST-17101).

35 Years Ago Today In 1991 - Roxette's EMI America single "Joyride", with "Come Back" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1888 - Irving Berlin, a songwriter, producer, and motion picture actor, is born in Israel Isidore Beilin somewhere in Russia/Beylorussia or possibly Temun, Russia. If anyone knows for sure where Irving was born, please leave a comment.

1918 - Richard Feynman, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, teacher, lecturer, percussionist, and occasional stage actor (in the Theatre Arts At The California Institute of Technology's aka TACIT's musicals including "South Pacific" and "Kismet"), is born Richard Phillips Feynman in Far Rockaway, Queens, New York. I met him when I was doing the poster and program design (as well as working a spotlight) for TACIT and he would be drawing in a sketchbook during rehearsals and going to the cast parties including one at Al Hibb's home in Pasadena where I was in charge of the music. He really liked the soundtrack to Jonathan Demme's "Something's Wild" as well as any big band music.

1927 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is founded.

85 Years Ago Today In 1941 - Eric Burdon, lead singer of the group The Animals, is born Eric Victor Burdon in Walker-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England.

1970 – The triple album soundtrack to "Woodstock" is released and will be certified Gold in just two weeks by the R.I.A.A.

1979 - Country legend Lester Flatt, best remembered for his recordings with partner Earl Scruggs of "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" and "The Theme To The Beverly Hillbillies", dies in Nashville, Tennessee at age 64.

45 Years Ago Today In 1981 - Bob Marley (born Robert Nesta Marley), singer, songwriter, and father of EMI America and Virgin Records artists Ziggy Marley and The Melody Makers, dies at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Miami, Florida of cancer at age 36.

MAY 10, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1907 - "Pee Wee" Hunt, trombone player, bandleader and Capitol Records artist (whose single "Twelfth Street Rag" was Capitol's biggest seller in the label's first decade and almost didn't happen. Its master had been accidentally tossed and it had to be remastered from a 16" transcription disc that had been created for radio use to make the commercial discs after the Dixieland single became a surprise radio hit), is born Walter Hunt in Mount Healthy, Ohio.

1929 - Mel Lewis, drummer, with the Capitol Records bands of Alvino Rey, Ray Anthony and Stan Kenton, and bandleader, arranger, composer and music director of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra which performed every Monday night at the Village Vanguard club, is born Melvin Sokoloff in Buffalo, New York.

1947 - Jay Ferguson, Capitol Records solo artist (albums "Terms and Conditions" and "White Noise"), and former lead vocalist of the bands Spirit and Jo Jo Gunne, is born John Ferguson in the San Fernando Valley in southern California.

1967 - Young MC, a singer, songwriter and Delicious Vinyl and Capitol Records artist (albums "Brainstorm" and "What's The Flavor"), is born Marvin Young in London, England.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1947 - The Pied Pipers (with Paul Weston and His Orchestra)'s Capitol Records single "Mam'selle", with "It's The Same Old Dream" on the flipside, is #9 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart.

1952 - Hank Thompson's Capitol Records single "Wild Side of Life", with "Crying In The Deep Blue Sea" on the flipside, hits #1 on the U.S. Country singles chart.

1953 - During a split session held this day in New York City, New York with Sid Feller directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted), first vocalist Jane Froman records the title "If I Love You A Mountain" then vocalist Bob Manning records the titles "All The Time", "It's All Right With Me", "All I Desire", and It's Easy To Remember". Capitol Records will issue "If I Love You A Mountain" as a single (Capitol 2496 on 10" shellac and F2496 on 7" vinyl) with "My Shining Hour" (recorded December 23, 1952) on the flipside, "It's All Right With Me" and "All I Desire" together as a single (Capitol 2493 on 10" shellac and F2493 on 7" vinyl), and has yet to issue "All The Time" and "It's Easy To Remember".

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Pianist Rudolph Firkusny records Claude Debussy's "Suite Bergamasque: Prelude/Menuet/Claire De Lune/Pässepied" at Capitol Records' Studio A in New York City, New York. Capitol will issue the title on Firkusny's album "DEBUSSY - Estampes/Suite Bergamasque/Children's Corner" (P-8350).

1958 - It's Saturday and Nat "King" Cole performs on the CBS Radio show "Entertainment, USA" at 9:30 PM EST and Cole's Capitol Records single "Looking Back" and its flipside, "Do I Like It?" are #7 on The Billboard magazine's Best Selling Pop Singles In Stores chart. "Looking Back" is also #2 on The Billboard magazine's Most Played R&B By Jockeys chart, #4 on the magazine's R&B Best Sellers In Stores chart, #8 on the magazine's Top 100 Sides chart, and #9 on the magazine's Most Played By Jockeys chart. Also, "Do I Like It?" is #24 and "Looking Back" is #29 on KFWB's Fabulous Forty Survey in Los Angeles, California.

1958 - After a rehearsal session, Felix Slatkin conducts The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they records Barber's "Adagio For String Orchestra (String Quartet In B Minor)" and Borodin's "Nocturne (String Quartet N° 2 In D Major)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the orchestra's album "Strings By Starlight" (P/SP-8444).

1958 - During two sessions held this day in New York City, New York, Fred Waring conducts The Pennsylvanians (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Old Devil Moon" using an arrangement by Roy Ringwald with vocals by Joanne Wheatley on vocals, "Dancing In The Dark" with vocals by Chuck Nelson, and "Wagon Wheels" using an arrangement by Hawley Ades with vocals by Leonard Kranendonk at the first session and the titles "So In Love" using an arrangement by Charlie Naylor and Roy Ringwald with vocals by Gordon Goodman, "Buckle Down, Winsocki" using an arrangement y Roy Ringwald and Hawley Ades, and "April In Paris" using an arrangement by Harry Simeone at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except the take of "April In Paris" that was recorded at the second session, on Waring and The Pennsylvanians' two-LP set "Broadway Cavalcade" (WBO/SWBO 1079). A new take of "April In Paris" will be recorded on May 11, 1958, and that take will also be issued in "Broadway Cavalcade".

1963 - Buck Owens' Capitol Records single "My Heart Skips A Beat", with "Together Again" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles chart.

1965 - After spending the day shooting the Buckingham Palace scenes indoors at Cliveden House in Berkshire and in Bluebell Wood at Cliveden for their movie "Help!", The Beatles return to Studio 2 at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London, England to record the tracks "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" and "Bad Boy" in sessions that go late into the night.

1968 - Overdubs are recorded for Glen Campbell's titles "Words", "Dreams Of A Everyday Housewife", "If You Go Away", and "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of all the titles on Campbell's album "Wichita Lineman" (SU/ST/SM-103) and will also issue the final mix of "Dreams Of A Everyday Housewife" as a single (Capitol 2224) with the instrumental "Kelly Hoedown" (recorded April 19, 1967) on the flipside.

1968 - Mad River (David Robinson and Rick Bockner on guitars, Lawrence Hammond on bass, keyboards, and vocals, Greg Dewey on drums, harmonica, and vocals, and Tom Manning on vocals), with producer Nick Venet, records the title "Hush, Julian" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's self-titled album "Mad River" (ST 2985).

1968 - Vocalist Bobbie Gentry, 50 Years Ago Today In  an orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by Perry Botkin, Jr., records the titles "Here, There And Everywhere" and "Peaceful" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded for "Here, There And Everywhere" on May 29, 1968, Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of both titles on Gentry's album "Local Gentry" (ST 2964).

1968 - Vocalist Ella Fitzgerald, with Benny Carter conducting his own arrangement to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the title "It's Up To Me And You" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 2212) with "Brighten Up The Corner Where You Are" (recorded November 28, 1966) on the flipside.

1968 - Vocalist Matt Monro, singing in Spanish with George Martin directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted but includes piano, guitar, bass, drums, and string section players), records the titles "De Repente Un Dia (One Day Soon)" and "Alguien Canto (The Music Played)" in London, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 2318).

1970 - Sonny James' Capitol Records single "My Love", with "Blue For You" on the flip side, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles chart

1973 - Guitarist Howard Roberts, with unlisted others, records the titles "Moondance", "This Masquerade", "A Song For You", and "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Moondance" and "This Masquerade" on Roberts' album "Sounds" (ST-11247) and has yet to issue the other titles.

1973 - Vocalist Helen Reddy, with unlisted others, records the titles "Get A Hold Of Yourself", "Long Hard Climb", and "Delta Dawn" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Long Hard Climb" and "Delta Dawn" on Reddy's album "Long Hard Climb" (SMAS-11213) and "Delta Dawn" also as a single (Capitol 3645) with "If We Could Still Be Friends" (recorded May 8, 1973) on the flipside. No issuing information is listed for "Get A Hold Of Yourself".

1973 - Capitol Records registers the masters for La Wanda Lindsey's titles "Paint Me A Picture" and "Today Will Be The First Day Of The Rest Of My Life" it purchased from Buck Owens Enterprises which were recorded at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California and will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 3652) and also on Lindsey's album "This Is La Wanda Lindsey" (ST-11306).

1973 - Shelter Records, at the time distributed by Capitol Records, registers the masters for Black Grass' titles "Sweeping Through The City", "Come Across Your Bridge", "Early Morning Rain", "I'm So Grateful To You", "Great Day", "Lock, Stock And Barrel", "Going Down To The River", "Give, Give, Give", "Burnin' Love", and "Morning Train" and will issue all the titles on the group's self-titled album "Black Grass" (SW-8916) and will also issue "Sweeping Through The City" and "Going Down To The River" together as a single (Shelter 7335) and "Come Across Your Bridge" and "Lock, Stock And Barrel" together as a single (Shelter 7331).

1982 - Duran Duran's debut album "Rio" is released worldwide. In the U.S., the album is released on Harvest Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records.

1983 - The Motels (featuring Martha Davis with unlisted others) record the title "Little Robbers" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's album "Little Robbers" (ST-12288 on 12" vinyl and 7-46020-2 on CD).

1989 - Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band's Capitol Records album "Beautiful Loser" is certified Platinum

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1899 - Fred Astaire, a Broadway, motion picture and television actor, dancer, singer, and EMI recording artist, is born Frederick Austerlitz in Omaha, Nebraska

1957 - Sid Vicious, singer and bass guitarist with the EMI, Virgin, and Warner Bros. Records group The Sex Pistols, is born John Simon Ritchie.

1963 - Future Virgin Records band The Rolling Stones, at their first recording session for Decca Records, cut the tracks "Come On" and "I Want To Be Loved" at Olympic Studios in London, England. Decca will issue both tracks together as the first single for the label.

1964 - The Beatles performance at the New Musical Express 1963-64 Annual Poll Winner's Concert at Empire Pool, Wembley, England was aired in the UK by ABC-TV on the special "Big Beat '64". They sang "She Loves You," "You Can't Do That," "Twist and Shout," "Long Tall Sally," and "Can't Buy Me Love." at a taping held on April 26, 1964.

1968 - Tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, with Shirley Scott on organ, Jimmy Ponder on guitar, Bob Cranshaw on bass, and Ray Lucas on drums, records the titles "I Got The Feeling", "She's Looking Good", and "Ain't No Way" at recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's recording studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. After rejecting the takes of "I Got The Feeling" and "She's Looking Good", Blue Note Records will issue "Ain't No Way" on Turrentine's album "Ain't No Way" (LT-1095).

45 Years Ago Today In 1981 - Kim Carnes' EMI America Records single "Bette Davis Eyes", with "Miss You Tonight" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Universal Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company.


ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1909 - Mother Maybelle Carter, a singer, guitarist, a founding member of the singing group The Carter Family, and grandmother of future Capitol Records artist Roseanne Cash, is born Maybelle Addington in Nicklesville, Virginia.

1973 - Jack E. Leonard, comedian, actor, and television game show panel member, dies at age 63 in New York City, New York a few weeks after cardiac bypass surgery.

MAY 9, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

85 Years Ago Today In 1941 - Pete Birrell, the bass player with the Tower and Capitol Records group Freddie and the Dreamers, is born in Manchester, England

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1947 - Jo Stafford (on vocals), with Paul Weston and his Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "I'm So Right Tonight" and "Passing By (Vous Qui Passez San Me Voir)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 423).

1947 - Little David Wheaton (on vocals and guitar with an unlisted musician on washboard) records an unissued take of the track "Don't Play Me For A Fool" and the tracks "It Just Ain't For Me", "I Just Couldn't Help It", and "There's All Kinds Of Women" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the second track as a single (Capitol Americana 40139) with "That's What I'm Talkin' About" (recorded July 10, 1947) on the flipside and the third and fourth tracks together as a single (Capitol Americana 40009).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Vocalist Margaret Whiting, with Lou Busch directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "This Little Piggie Went To Market", "The End Of A Love Affair", "Everlasting", and "River Road Two-Step" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first title as a single (Capitol 1566) with "Hoppy, Topper, and Me" (recorded May 10, 1951) on the flipside, the second and third title together as a single (Capitol 1585), and the last title as a single (Capitol 1702) with "Good Morning Mr. Echo" (recorded June 14, 1951) on the flipside.

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

1952 - Bob Osgood (caller), with Jack Barbour and his Rhythm Rustlers (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Virginia Reel", "Silver Bells (Rip Tide)", "Jackson's Breakdown (Forward Six Hash), "Bully Of The Town (Make An Arch)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and last tracks on the album "Square Dances With Calls" (DAS-4028) and the second and third tracks together on the album also called "Square Dances With Calls" (DAS-4027).

1952 - Tex Ritter (on vocals and guitar) with Billy Liebert on piano, Otis "Joe" Maphis, Merle Travis, and Wesley Tuttle on guitar, Wesley "Speedy" West on steel guitar, and Dale Warren on bass, records the tracks "Everybody Likes A Little Lovin'" and "Talk Gobbler Talk" at Capitol Records' studios on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California between 2:30 PM and 6:30 PM. Bear Family Records in Germany will issue both tracks on the compilation CD box set "Tex Ritter - High Noon" (BCD 16356).

1952 - During two session held today in New York City, New York, Leonard Pennario (on piano) records Johann Strauss' "Emperor Waltz, Part 1" and "Emperor Waltz, Part 2" at the first session and "On The Beautiful Danube (Blue Danube Waltz), Part 1" and "On The Beautiful Danube (Blue Danube Waltz), Part 2" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Pennario's album "Johann STRAUSS Waltzes" (H-8167).

1953 - Les Baxter and His Orchestra's Capitol Records single "April In Portugal" is #4 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart, Nat "King" Cole (with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra)"s Capitol Records single "Pretend" is #5, and Jane Froman (with orchestra conducted by Sid Feller)'s Capitol Records single "I Believe" is #14.

1953 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Pretend" (with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra) is #4 on The Billboard magazine's Most Played In Juke Boxes chart, #5 on the magazine's Best Selling Singles chart, and #6 on the magazine's Most Played By Jockeys chart. "Pretend" is also #6 and Cole's Capitol Records single with Billy May and His Orchestra "Can't I" is #16 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart.

1957 - Ruth Welcome (on zither, with unlisted other musicians) records the track "Star Dust", an unissued take of the track "No Other Love", and the tracks "My Melancholy Baby" and "Does Your Heart Beat For Me?" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first, third, and last tracks together on Welcome's album "Hi-Fi Zither" (T 942).

1957 - Cannon and chime effects are overdubbed in Los Angeles, California on The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra's (lineup unlisted, conducted by Felix Slatkin) recording from April 27, 1957, of Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture". Capitol Records will issue the final version of the track on the orchestra's album "Starlight Chorale" (P-8390).

1958 - Vocalist Andy Griffith, with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Arthur "Skeets" Herfurt on saxophone, Ray Sherman on piano, Phil Stephens on bass, Ben Gill and Felix Slatkin on violins, and Eleanor Slatkin on cello), records the titles "Love Poems: To The Lovely Juanita Beasley" and "Love Poems: Togetherness" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol F3990) and on Griffith's album "This Here" (T 1215).

1958 - Vocalist Jack Jones, with Jack Collier directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Playing The Field", "Come On Baby, Let's Go", "Careless Hands", and "You Laugh" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Come On Baby Let's Go" and "You Laugh" together as a single (Capitol F3991). Pickwick Records will issue "Come On Baby, Let's Go" and "Careless Hands" on Jones' album "This Love Of Mine" (SPC 3001) and "You Laugh" on Jones' album "A Very Precious Love" (SPC-3041). "Playing The Field" as yet to be issued.

1958 - During two session held this day in New York City, New York, Fred Waring conducts The Pennsylvanians (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Song Of The Vagabond" with an arrangement by Harry Simone and vocals by Chuck Nelson and "Say It With Music" with an arrrangement by Roy Ringwald at the first session and, with arrangements by Roy Ringwald, the titles "Without A Song" with vocals by Frank Davis and "As Time Goes By" with vocals by Gordon Goodman at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Fred Waring and The Pennsylvanians' two-LP set "Broadway Cavalcade" (WBO/SWBO 1079).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Jean Shepard records the tracks "How Long Does It Hurt (When A Heart Breaks)" (which will be released by Capitol Records as a single with "If You Were Losing Him To Me" on the flipside in June 1961) and "I've Got To Talk To Mary" (which will be released by Capitol Records as her next single with "Biggest Cry" on the flip side on August 10, 1961) at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee.

1962 - Glen Campbell (on vocals), with an uncredited orchestra using arrangements by Jimmie Haskell, records the tracks "Too Late To Worry, To Blue To Cry", "Tomorrow Never Comes", "How Do I Tell My Heart Not To Break?", and "Walking The Floor Over You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Campbell's album "Too Late To Worry-Too Blue To Cry" (T 1881).

1962 - Gordon MacRae (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Lovely" and "Warmer Than A Whisper" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 4773).

1962 - Dinah Shore (on vocals), with Van Alexander conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "That'll Show Him" and "Just A Brief Encounter" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 4774).

1962 - Capitol Records files information in Los Angeles, California for the masters they purchased for Nelson Riddle (conducting his own arrangements) and His Orchestra's (featuring Don Fagerquist, Cappy Lewis, and Shorty Sherock on trumpet, Dick Nash and Tommy Shepard on trombone, Buddy Collette, Ronnie Lang, and Willie Schwartz on reeds, Frank Flynn on vibraphones, and Ray Sherman on piano, with an uncredited string section) tracks "Indiscreet", "Alone Too Long", "Queen Of Hearts", "Playboy's Theme", "Penny Ante", "You Fascinate Me So", "It's So Nice To Have A Man Around The House", "Witchcraft", "Finesse", "A Game Of Poker", "Red Silk Stockings And Green Perfume", and "Two Hearts Wild" which it will issue on Riddle's album "Love Is A Game Of Poker" (T 1817).

1962 - The Louvin Brothers (Charlie Louvin on vocals and guitar and Ira Louvin on vocals and mandolin) with (listed as probably) Marvin H. Hughes on piano, Jimmy Capps on electric guitar, Harold Ray Bradley on guitar and 6-string bass guitar, Roy M. "Junior" Huskey Jr. on bass, and William Paul Ackerman on drums, record the tracks "The First Time In Life", "There's No Easy Way", "Love Turned To Hate", and "Must You Throw Dust In My Face" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first and last tracks together as a single (Capitol 4822), the second track as a single (Capitol 5075) with "Everytime You Leave" (recorded May 13, 1961) on the flipside, and the third track as a single (Capitol 4941) with "I Cried After You Left" (recorded on March 25, 1956) on the flipside.

1963 - Vocalist Kay Starr, with Pete King conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "The Good Life', "No Regrets", "Fly Me To The Moon", and "Cherche La Rose" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "No Regrets" and "Cherche La Rose" together as a single (Capitol 4983) and has yet to issue the other two titles.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Paul McCartney records vocal, piano and bass guitar tracks for the ballad "For No One" for The Beatles' "Revolver" album with Ringo Starr on drums. Additional vocals will be overdubbed on May 16 and the French horn solo by Alan Civil of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will be overdubbed on May 19. John and George did not participate.

1967 - Overdubs are recorded for Sonny James' tracks "Rally 'Round Your Love" (which was later rejected), "Love Is A Happy Song", and "Today Is The End Of The World" in Nashville, Tennesee. After other overdubs are recorded for the first two tracks on December 13, 1969 Capitol Records will issue the final version of "Love Is Happy Song" on James' album "Heaven Says Hello" (ST 2937) and will issue "Today Is The End Of The World" on James' album "I'll Never Find Another You" (T 2788).

1968 - Vocalist and guitarist Merle Haggard and The Strangers (George French, Jr. on piano, James Burton and Roy Nichols on electric guitars, Joe "Red" Simpson and Lewis Talley on guitars, Norman D. Hamlett on steel guitar, Jerry Ward aka Howard Lowe on bass, and Roy "Eddie" Burris on drums), with Bonnie Owens on harmony vocals, record the titles "Little Ole Wine Drinker Me", "Teach Me To Forget", three takes of "Lookin' For My Mind", and a new take of "Mama Tried" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue "Little Ole Wine Drinker Me", "Teach Me To Forget", and the take of "Mama Tried" recorded at this session on Haggard's album "Mama Tried" (ST 2972) and "Mama Tried" also as a single (Capitol 2219) with "You'll Never Love Me Now" (recorded May 7, 1968) on the flipside which will eventually peak at #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts. Bear Family Records will issue all the titles and takes in Germany in the five-CD box set "Merle Haggard - Untamed Hawk" (BCD 15744).

1970 - Glen Campbell's Capitol Records single "Oh Happy Day", with "Someone Above" on the flipside, enters the U.S. Country singles chart.

1973 - Red Steagall, with unlisted others, records the titles "If You've Got The Time" and "Ol' Helen" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 3651) and also on Steagall's album "If You've Got The Time, I've Got The Song" (ST-11228).

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - The Sylver's Capitol Records single "Boogie Fever" is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

40 Years Ago Today In 1986 - The Smithereens sign with Capitol Records.

1988 - Capitol Records registers the master for Hazell Dean's title "Maybe (We Should Call It A Day) that it acquired from EMI. No issuing information is listed.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1935 - Nokie Edwards, a guitarist with Buck Owens band, bass player and lead guitarist with the Dolton and Liberty Records group The Ventures, solo artist, and television actor, is born Nole Edwards in Lahoma, Oklahoma.

1952 - The Miles Davis All Stars (Miles Davis on trumpet, J.J. Johnson on trombone, Jackie McLean on alto saxophone, Gil Coggins on piano, Oscar Pettiford on bass, and Kenny Clarke on drums) record the tracks "Dear Old Stockholm", two takes of "Chance It", two takes of "Donna", two takes of "Wouldn't You", "Yesterdays" (without trombone and alto saxophone), and "How Deep Is The Ocean" (without trombone and alto saxophone) at WOR Studios in New York City, New York. Blue Note Records will issue the first, third, fifth, seventh, eighth and ninth tracks on Davis' album "Young Man With A Horn" (BLP 5013) and will issue all the tracks on the CD "Miles Davis, Volume 1" (7-81501-2).

1953 - Guitarist John Collins, with Milt Hinton on bass and Kenny Clarke on drums, records the titles "T'aint Nobody's Business", "Lover Man", and untitled Collins original, "You Don't Know What Love Is", "Midnight", "My Funny Valentine", "Lover Come Back To Me", and "Out Of Nowhere" in recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's recording studio in his parent's home in Hackensack, New Jersey for Blue Note Records which did not issue any of the titles and no tape of this session has survived.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Johnny Dale Owens, future Capitol Records artist Buck Owens' third son, is born in California.

1960 - Rick Nelson's Imperial Records single "Young Emotions" is #33 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1962 - The Beatles sign a contract with Parlophone Records, a subsidiary of EMI Records, Ltd.

1962 - Lou Donaldson (on alto saxophone), with Tommy Turrentine on trumpet, John Patton on organ, Grant Green on guitar, and Ben Dixon on drums, records the tracks "Spaceman Twist", "People Will Say We're In Love", "That's All", "Funky Mama", "Loved Walked In", "Sow Belly Blues" and "Nice 'N' Greasy" in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue all the tracks except the second on Donaldson's album "The Natural Soul" (BNLP4108) and all the tracks on album's release on CD (7-84108-2).

1964 - Louis Armstrong's single "Hello Dolly" becomes #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart, his first in his 41 year career, and knocks The Beatles out of the #1 spot on the chart for the first time in 14 weeks (a run which started February 1 when their single "I Want To Hold Your Hand" held top for 7 weeks, then "She Loves You" was #1 for 2 weeks and "I Want To Hold Your Hand" held the top spot for 5 weeks).

1964 - Kevin Saunderson, with the Virgin Records America group Inner City, is born.

1969 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Apple Records album "Unfinished Music No. 2 - Life With The Lions" is released in the U.K. and will be released by Capitol Records in the United States on May 26.

1988 - Vocalist Dianne Reeves, with Mulgrew Miller on piano, Charnett Moffett on bass, and Terri Lyne Carrington on drums, records the titles "Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most" without Moffett and Carrington, "The Nearness Of You/Misty", and "How High The Moon" in recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will "How High The Moon" on Reeve's album "I Remember" (B1-90264 on 12" vinyl and 7-90264-2 on CD) and all the titles in Japan on the album "The Nearness Of You" (RJ28-5020 on 12" vinyl and CJ23-5020 on CD).

1993 - Janet Jackson's Virgin Records single "That's The Way Love Goes" is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart


THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1949 - Billy Joel is born William Martin Joel in Levittown (near Hicksville), Long Island, New York.

1949 - Columbia Records releases the Original Broadway Cast album of "South Pacific" featuring Mary Martin and Ezio Pinza.

1957 - Eight years later to the day, Ezio Pinza, who had an earlier career as a renowned bass opera singer, dies in Stamford, Connecticut nine days before his sixty-fifth birthday.

1984 - Nudie Cohn, clothing designer for the stars, dies in North Hollywood, California at age 81

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1905 - "Red" Nichols, cornet player, bandleader (Red Nichols and His Five Pennies), and Capitol Records recording artist in the '50s and '60s, is born Ernest Loring Nichols in Ogden, Utah. The film "The Five Pennies" is based loosely on Nichols' life with actor and Capitol Records artist Danny Kaye playing Nichols.

1940 - Rick Nelson, a singer, guitarist, a radio, television, and motion-picture actor, and an Imperial and Capitol Records artist, is born Eric Hilliard Nelson in Teaneck, New Jersey.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL HISTORY

1947 - Jean Stewart signs a contract with Capitol Records.

1947 - At a split session held at Radio Recorders' studios at 932 N. Western Avenue in Hollywood, California, first vocalists Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers (lineup unlisted), with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (Ray Linn, Zeke Zarchy, and Don Anderson on trumpets, Allan Thompson, Bill Schaefer, and Carl Loeffler on trombones, Fred Stulce, Matty Matlock, Herbie Haymer, Hap Lawson, and Len Hartman on saxophones, Milt Raskin on piano, George Van Eps on guitar, Jack Ryan on bass, Nick Fatool on drums, and unlisted musicians on 6 violins, 2 violas, 1 cello, and 1 harp), record the titles "Tallahassee" and "Cecilia" and then vocalist and trumpet player Wingy Manone and vocalist Johnny Mercer, with the addition of unlisted reed players and without the string section, record the title "Box Car Blues". Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 422) and Mosaic Records will issue the last title on the compilation box set "Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions" (LP - MQ19-170, CD - MD12-170). Wingy Manone and His Orchestra will record another version of "Box Car Blues" on May 23, 1947, with the same lineup, and that version will be the one released as a single by Capitol Records (Capitol 442).

1947 - Vocalist Freddie Stewart, with The Buddy Cole Orchestra (Buddy Cole listed as possibly on piano, Ernie Felice on accordion, Dave Barbour on guitar, & other unlisted musicians), records the titles "There's That Lonely Feeling Again" and "Sincerely Yours" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 426).

1948 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Nature Boy" (with orchestra conducted by Frank DeVol) hits #1 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart for the first of an 8-week stay, and Peggy Lee with then-husband Dave Barbour and His Orchestra's Capitol Records single "Mañana" ends its nine weeks stay at #1 and is now #3.

1952 - Pianist Joe "Fingers" Carr (aka Lou Busch [Bush]), with an uncredited orchestra, records the titles "Twelfth Street Rag", "The Daughter Of Rosie O'Grady", and "Dardanella" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Carr's album "Rough House Piano" (EBF-345).

1954 - Frank Sinatra (with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra)'s Capitol Records single "Young At Heart" is #2 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart, Nat"King" Cole (with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra)'s Capitol Records single "Answer Me, My Love" is #8, Kay Starr's double-sided hit Capitol Records single has "If You Love Me (Really Love Me) at #9 and its flipside, "The Man Upstairs" at #10, and Les Paul and Mary Ford's Capitol Records single "I Really Don't Want To Know" at #19.

1957 - Vocalist Ann Leonardo, with Dick Reynolds and His Orchestra and Chorus (lineup unlisted), record an unissued take of the title "Three Time Loser", the titles "Lottery" and "One And Only", and an unissued take of the title "I Must Have Your Lovin'" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the second and third titles together as a single (Capitol F3733).

1957 - Vocalist Jane Froman, with Marion Evans conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted but includes French horns, reeds, piano, guitar, bass, and drum players), records the titles "Under A Blanket Of Blue", "Red Sails In The Sunset", "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To", and "At Sundown" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Froman's album "Songs At Sunset" (T 889).

1958 - Vocalist Nat "King" Cole, with Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra (Rene Favre on piano, John Collins on guitar, Charles Harris on bass, Lee Young on drums, Victor Arno, Harry Bluestone, Sam Cytron, Harold Dicterow, Kurt Dieterle, Walt Edelstein, Dave Frisina, Jacques Gasselin, Nate Kaproff, Murray Kellner, Sol Kindler, Joseph Livoti, Dan Lube, Rickey Marino, Erno Neufeld, Nick Pisani, Joe Quadri, Lou Raderman, Nathan Ross, Mischa Russell, and Marshall Sosson on violins, Bill Baffa, Lou Kievman, Ray Menhennick, and David Sterkin on violas, Armand Kaproff and Ray Kramer on cellos, and Kathryn Thompson on harp), records the titles "Magnificent Obsession", "Cherie, I Love You", "Impossible", "But Beautiful", and "For All We Know" at The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 2:30 PM and 5:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Cole's album "The Very Thought Of You" (W/SW 1084).

1958 - Cornet player Bobby Hackett, with Pepe Moreale on piano, John Giuff (aka John Giuffrida) on bass, and Buzzy Drootin on drums, records the titles "Paradise", "I'll See You In My Dreams" with Moreale on celeste for the opening and closing melodies, "If You Were There", and "My Mondy Date" in an unlisted studio in New York City, New York although issued as recorded live at the Embers. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Hacket's album "Bobby Hackett At The Embers" (T/ST 1077).

1959 - Frank Sinatra records the titles "High Hopes" and "Love Looks So Well On You" with Nelson Riddle, who arranged both titles, conducting the studio orchestra at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. "High Hopes" would later be adapted to become John F. Kennedy's campaign song with Sinatra supplying the vocals to new lyrics.

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Faron Young's Capitol Records single "Hello Walls" is #29 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Jean Shepard records the title "Two Voices Two Shadows Two Faces" at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee which will be released by Capitol Records.

1962 - During two sessions held this day in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 Vine Street  in Hollywood, California, vocalist Vic Damone, with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Joe Graves, Bobby Bryant, and Mannie Klein on trumpets, Francis "Joe" Howard on trombone, Jules Jacob, Plas Johnson, Jules Kinsler, and Chuck Gentry on saxophones, Joe Parnello on piano, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Meyer Rubin on bass, Sidney Bulkin on drums, Bob Barene, Jacques Gasselin, James Getzoff, Anatol Kaminsky, Lou Klass, Erno Neufeld, Stanley Plummer, Lou Raderman, Nathan Ross, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin, and Marshall Sosson on violins, and Edgar Lustgarten and Eleanor Slatkin on cellos), records the titles "Cathy", "Ruby", "Laura", "Nina Never Knew", and "What Kind Of Fool Am I?" at the first session between 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM and then, with Conrad Gozzo and Uan Rasey replacing Joe Graves on trumpet, the addition of Milt Bernhart, Lew McCreary, and George Roberts on trombone and Billy Strange on guitar, records the titles "I Want A Little Girl", "The Most Beautiful Girl In The World", "Marie", "Little Girl" and "Diane" at the second session between 8:30 PM and 12:00 AM on May 9, 1952. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except "Cathy" on Damone's album "The Lively Ones" (T 1748) and will issue "Cathy" as a single (Capitol 4799) with "Vieni, Vieni" (recorded June 6, 1962) on the flipside.

1967 - LaVern Andrews, a singer, motion picture actress, and Capitol Records artist as part of The Andrews Sisters from 1956 to 1959, dies at age 55 of cancer in Brentwood, California, and is later buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California.

1967 - Tony Sandler and Ralph Young (on vocals), with Billy May conducting Sid Feller's arrangements to the orchestra (John Audino, Pete Candoli, Ray Triscari, and Uan Rasey on trumpets, Milt Bernhart, Phillip Teele, Lloyd Ulyate on trombones, and Harry Klee on bass clarinet and flute, Justin Gordon on clarinet, flute, and tenor saxophone, Abe Most on clarinet, alto saxophone, and flute, Jack Nimitz on clarinet, bass clarinet, and baritone saxophone, Arnold Ross on piano and organ, Al Hendrickson and Bob Bain on guitars, Chuck Berghofer on bass, and electric bass, Stan Levey on drums, and Gene Estes on percussion), record the titles "Sentimental Journey", "Marie", "Cabaret", an unissued take of the title "The Exodus", and the title "The Late, Late Show" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood California between 8:00 PM and 11:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue the second, third, and fifth titles on Sandler and Young's album "More & More Of Tony Sandler & Ralph Young" (T 2802) and the first title on the compilation CD "Spotlight On..., Volume 11 - Sandler & Young" (8-32944-2).

1967 - Joanie Summers records the titles "Trains And Boats And Planes", "Yesterday Morning (Woke Up This Morning)", and "Window Wishing" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 5936). There is no issuing information listed for the last title.

1967 - People (lineup unlisted) record the title "She's A Dancer" and an unissued take of the title "Floor Talk" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first title on the group's album "Both Sides Of People" (ST-151).

1968 - During two sessions held this day in Studio A of The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California, pianist and bandleader Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Mike Price, Jim Kartchner, Jay Daversa, Carl Leach, and John Madrid on trumpets, Dick Shearer, Tom Whittaker and Shelley Denny on trombone, Joe Randazzo on bass trombone, Bob Goodwin on tuba, Ray Reed on flute and alto saxophone, Mike Altschul on tenor saxophone and bass clarinet, Bob Crosby on tenor saxophone and clarinet, Earle Dumler on baritone saxophone and English horn, Bill Fritz on baritone and bass saxphone and alto flute, Howard Roberts on guitar, John Worster on bass, Dee Barton on drums, Efraim Logreira on Latin perucssion, Steve Dweck also on Latin percusion and typmani, and Milt Holland on tympany and percussion) using compositions and arrangements by Dee Barton, record the titles "Personal Sounds, Part 6" and "Personal Sounds, Part 7" at the first session between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM and the titles "Personal Sounds, Part 8" with the addition of James McGee, Richard Mackey, Willie Ruff, and David Duke on French horns, and "Personal Sounds, Part 9" at the second session between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM for Capitol Records. All the titles recorded at both sessions were rejected.

1968 - Jackie & Roy (vocalist Jackie Cain and electric piano player and vocalist Roy Krail) with Andy Muson on electric bass and Jim Molinary on drums, record the titles "Fixin' A Hole" and "Lady Madonna" with the addition of Ray De Sio on trombone, Artie Shroeck and George Young on saxophones, and Stuart Sharf on guitar using arrangements by Artie Shroeck, and "Open" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the duo's album "Grass" (ST 2936).

1968 - Overdubs are recorded for guitarist Merle Travis' title "Ma, He's Making Eyes At Me" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title on Travis' album "Strictly Guitar" (ST 2938).

1970 - Capitol Records releases The Beatles' "Let It Be" soundtrack album in the United States.

1972 - Billy May and The Time-Life Orchestra (lineup unlisted) recorded the titles "Gigi", "Land Of Dreams", "Theme From 'Limelight'", and "Theme From 'A Summer Place'" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Time-Life Records will issue the first, third, and last titles as part of the "As You Remember Them" Series of 3 LP sets on the album "Volume 1 - Billy May" (STL 241) and the second title on the album "Volume 6 - Billy May" (STL 246).

1972 - Capitol Records registered the masters it licensed from Apple Records for John Lennon and Plastic Ono Band's titles "Woman Is The Nigger Of The World" and "Sisters, O Sisters", Chris Hodge's titles "We're On Our Way" and "Supersoul", and Dave Meadow's titles "I Didn't Mean To Love You So Good, Juanita" and "Lucky Me". Capitol will distribute both of Lennon's titles as a single (Apple 6244) and both of Chris Hodge's titles together as a single (Apple 1850) on the Apple label in the United States but will not distribute either of Dave Meadow's titles in the United States.

1973 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, vocalist Helen Reddy, with unlisted others records the title "(Sittin' There) Lovin' You" at the first session and the titles "If We Could Still Be Friends", "The Westwind Circus", and "Old Fashioned Way" at the second session. After overdubs are recorded for all the titles on the same day, Capitol Records will issue all the final mixes of all the titles on Reddy's album "Long Hard Climb" (SMAS-11213) and "If We Could Still Be Friends" also as a single (Capitol 3645) with "Delta Dawn" (recorded May 10, 1973) on the flipside and "Old Fashioned Way" also as a single (Capitol 3768) with "Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)" (recorded May 28, 1973) on the flipside.

1973 - Vocalist Red Steagall, with unlisted others, records the titles "Bring Back The Waltzes", "Little Old Heartbreaker You", and "She's A Lady At Home" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Steagall's album "If You've Got The Time, I've Got The Song" (ST-11228).

1978 - Vocalist Juice Newton, with unlisted others, records the titles "A Love Like Yours" and "Close Enough" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Newton's album "Well Kept Secret" (SW-11811).

1978 - Vocalist Karen Wheeler, with unlisted others, records the titles "How Will I Get Over You", "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "For The First Time In My Life", and "How Is The Sun In California" at Woodland Sound Studio in Nashville, Tennesse. Capitol Records will issue "How Will I Get Over You" and "How Is The Sun In California" together as a single (Capitol 4595), "How Will I Get Over You" and "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" together as a single (Capitol 4697), and has yet to issue "For The First Time In My Life".

1982 - Bob Seger recorded an unissued take of the title "Sunset" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.

1983 - Dear Enemy (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Computer One", "The Good Life", "Talking To You", "All Through The Night", "Kids On The Street", "On The Line", "Restless", "A Bit Of Your Heart", and "Day To Day" at an unlisted studio. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Ransom Note" (ST-12295) and "Computer One" and "Day To Day" also together as a single (Capitol 5314).

1988 - Nappy Lamare, a guitarist, banjo player, bandleader, and Capitol Records artist dies in Newhall, California at age 81.

25 Years Ago Today In 2001 - Capitol Records releases Paul McCartney's album "Wingspan". I did the design and Photoshop work for the DVD packaging of the "Wingspan" documentary.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1912 - The Paramount company was founded by W. W. Hodkinson as a merger of 11 film rental bureaus. In 1917, Adolph Zukor bought Paramount and merged it with Famous Players to form the new firm called Paramount Pictures Corporation. Zukor also fired W. W. Hodkinson, who went on to found First National to challenge Paramount's distribution power. In 1919, First National and Paramount planned to merge, to gain full control of the market, and to cut production costs, but the plan was uncovered by a private eye hired by Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., and D.W. Griffith. In reaction to the plan, they decided to found their own distribution company, United Artists Pictures (which would later found United Artists Records), which effectively ended Paramount and First National's efforts to found a monopoly. Future Capitol Records co-founder Buddy DeSylva would become production chief of Paramount and during his reign music from its films (with "Mona Lisa" from "Captain Carey, U.S.A." being the best-known song from the least known movie) would be released by Capitol Records as would recordings by many of its stars including Betty Hutton and Bob Hope.

1942 - Jack Blanchard, a singer, songwriter, saxophone and keyboard player, and member of the United Artists duo Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan, is born in Buffalo, New York.

1943 - Toni Tennille, a singer and the wife of former keyboardist for The Beach Boys "Captain" Daryl Dragon (who also was a Capitol artist with his band The Dragons), was born Cathryn Antoinette Tennille in Montgomery, Alabama.

1947 - Phil Sawyer, the bass guitarist and guitarist for the United Artists band The Spencer Davis Group, is born in Birmingham, England.

1953 - Billy Burnette, singer, songwriter, guitarist, son of Liberty Records artist Dorsey Burnette and Alberta Burnette, member of Fleetwood Mac (1987-1995), and a solo artist is born William Beau Burnette III in Memphis, Tennessee.

1957 - The Horace Silver Quintet (Art Farmer on trumpet, Hank Mobley on tenor saxophone, Horace Silver on piano, Teddy Kotick on bass, and Louis Hayes on drums) records the titles "Metamorphosis", "No Smoking", "The Back Beat", "Soulville", "My One And Only Love", and "Home Cookin'" in Hackensack, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "The Stylings Of Silver" (BLP1562).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Ernie K-Doe's Minit Records single "Mother-In-Law" is #2 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart, Gene McDaniels' Liberty Records single "A Hundred Pounds Of Clay" is #3, Steve Lawrence's United Artists Records single "Portrait Of My Love" is #9, Rick Nelson's Imperial Records single "Travelin' Man" is #18, Al Caiola and His Orchestra's United Artists Records single "Bonanza" is #23, Rick Nelson's Imperial Records single "Hello Mary Lou" is #27, and The Fleetwoods' Dolton Records (distributed by Liberty Records) single "Tragedy" is #31.

1962 - The Broadway production of "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum" opens at The Alvin Theatre in New York City, New York, starring Zero Mostel. The show will run for a total of 964 performances and Capitol Records will record the show on May 13, 1962, and release the show's original Broadway cast album. The motion picture version, which also stars Mostel, will be directed by Richard Lester, who directed The Beatles' first two films.

1962 - At two straight days of sessions starting today Dinah Washington, with Don Costa conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Lover Man", "The Man That Got Away", and "Baby, Won't You Please Come Home?" for Roulette Records. Blue Note Records will reissue the first two titles on the compilation CD "Jazz Profile 5 - Dinah Washington" (8-54907-2) and the last title in England on the compilation CD "Blue Divas" (8-53232-2).

1963 - United Artists Pictures releases "Dr. No", the first James Bond film, and United Artists Records will release the soundtrack album. Capitol Music Group's parent company, EMI Music Group, currently owns the United Artists catalog.

1963 - Pianist Horace Silver, with Blue Mitchell on trumpet, Junior Cook on tenor saxophone, Gene Taylor on bass, and Roy Brooks on drums, records the titles "Let's Go To The Nitty Gritty", "The Dragon Lady", and "Sweet Sweetie Dee" at recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on Silver's album "Silver's Serenade" (BLP4131 on mono 12" vinyl, BST84131 on stereo 12" vinyl, and 8-21288-2 on CD).

1977 - Leo Sayer's Chrysalis Records single "When I Need You" is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. Capitol Music Group's parent company, Universal Music Group, currently owns the Chrysalis catalog in the United States.

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115 Years Ago Today In 1911 - Robert Johnson, singer, guitarist, and songwriter, is born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi. His 29 Blues recordings are among the most influential especially with English musicians including Eric Clapton and The Rolling Stones, who have both covered Johnson's tunes. This date has not been verified and if anyone knows for sure when Johnson's birthdate is, please leave a comment.

1945 - Victory in Europe (aka V.E. Day) during World War II is announced and there is a massive celebration in Times Square in New York City, New York and, around the world, in the allied nations.

 MAY 7, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

1950 - Prairie Prince, a graphic designer, former drummer in the Capitol Records band The Tubes, and now with the band The New Cars, is born Charles L'Emprere Prince in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Peggy Lee, with the Four Of A Kind (Dave Barbour on guitar, Philip Stephens on bass, Buddy Cole on piano, celeste, and organ, and Tom Romersa on drums) records the tracks "I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me", "I've Had My Moments", "Them There Eyes", "Lonesome Road", and "You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me" with arrangement by Heinrich "Heine" Beau at Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood, California for a transcription disc that will be released by Capitol Records for radio.

1947 - Vocalist Ella Mae Morse, with Buddy Cole's Boogie Woogie Seven (Vernon "Geechie" Smith on trumpet, Mahlon Clark on clarinet, Dave Cavanaugh on tenor saxophone, Edwin LeMar "Buddy" Cole on piano, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Harry Babasin on bass, and Lee Young on drums), records the titles "Get It Off And Go", "Old Shank's Mare", and "A Little Further Down The Road A-Piece" in Studio B of Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 424), and the last title on the compilation album "Campus Capers" (BD-58).

1948 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Nature Boy" is #1 on The Billboard magazine's Best-Selling Popular Retail Records and Records Most Played by Disk Jockeys charts, debuts at #7 on the magazine's Most-Played Juke Box Race Records chart and #11 on the magazine's Most-Played Juke Box Records chart. The King Cole Trio's "Put 'Em In A Box" is #10 on The Billboard magazine's Future Possibilities - The Retailers Pick chart. Also, The King Cole Trio, together with Stan Kenton and His Orchestra, start seven straight days of performances at the Broadway Capitol theater in Detroit, Michigan. The Trio performs after Kenton, doing the songs "My Baby Likes To Be-Bop", "I've Only Myself To Blame", "That's What" and "Nature Boy" with Kenton's band accompanying them for "a sock closer".

1949 - Mel Torme (with orchestra conducted by Sonny Burke)'s Capitol Records single "Careless Hands" is #7 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart, Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae (with Paul Weston and His Orchestra)'s Capitol Records single "'A' You're Adorable" is #8, Mel Torme (this time with orchestra conducted by Pete Rugolo)'s Capitol Records single "Again" is #9, and Weston and MacRae (again with Weston and His Orchestra)'s Capitol Records single "Need You" is tied at #13 with Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra's single "Red Roses For A Blue Lady", Margaret Whiting (with Frank DeVol & His Orchestra)'s Capitol Records single "Forever And Ever" is #24, Jack Smith and The Clark Sisters (with Frank DeVol and His Orchestra)'s Capitol Records single "Cruising Down The River) is #28, and Margaret Whiting and Johnny Mercer (with Paul Weston and His Orchestra)'s Capitol Records single "Baby, It's Cold Outside" debuts at #30 in a tie with Bing Crosby (with Victor Young and His Orchestra)'s single "Galway Bay".

1950 - Nat "King" Cole performs "Mona Lisa" during the first of his eventual thirteen guest appearances on Ed Sullivan's CBS Television show.

1952 - Vocalists Bob Hope and Jane Russell, with Joseph (Joe) Lilley directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Wing Ding Tonight" and "Am I In Love?" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 2109).

1953 - Capitol Records files the masters it purchased for Les Paul and Mary Ford's titles "Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You)" and "Johnny (Is The Boy For Me)" in Los Angeles, California and will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 2486).

1953 - During a three-way split session held this day in Los Angeles, California, first Cliffie Stone and His Hometown Hepcats (lineup unlisted) record the titles "The Bunny Hop" and "In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town", then vocalist Molly Bee, with Cliffie Stone's Orchestra (lineup also unlisted) records the title "The Doggie On The Highway", then vocalist Helen O'Connell, also with Cliffie Stone's Orchestra, records the title "Rub-A-Dub-Dub". Capitol Records will issue "The Bunny Hop" and "In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town" together as a single (Capitol 2497 on 10" shellac and F2497 on 7" vinyl), "The Doggie On The Highway" as a single (Capitol 2494 on 10" shellac and F2494 on 7" vinyl) with "I'll Tell My Mommy" (recorded February 2, 1953) on the flipside, and "Rub-A-Dub-Dub" as a single (Capitol 2506 on 10" shellac and F2506 on 7" vinyl) with "You Two-Timed Me One Time Too Often" (recorded November 15, 1951) on the flipside.

1955 - Les Baxter and His Orchestra's Capitol Records single "Unchained Melody" is #2 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart, Tennessee Ernie Ford (with Cliffie Stone's Band)'s Capitol Records single "The Ballad Of Davy Crocket" is #7, Nat "King" Cole (with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra)'s Capitol Records single "Darling, Je Vous Amie Beaucoup" is #10, Cole and Riddle are also at #20 with a double-sided Capitol Records hit single "A Blossom Fell" and its flip side "If I May" (with backing vocals by The Four Knights), and Frank Sinatra (with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra)'s Capitol Records single "Learnin' The Blues" debuts at #25.

1957 - Zither player Ruth Welcome, with other unlisted musicians, records the titles "Song From 'Moulin Rouge'", "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", "La Cumparsita", and "Charmaine" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Song From 'Moulin Rouge'" and "Charmaine" on Welcome's album "Hi-Fi Zither" (T 942) and have yet to issue either "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" or "La Cumparsita".

1957 - Jackie Gleason conducts the orchestra (featuring Bernie Leighton on piano and Tony Mottola on guitar but otherwise unidentified), with The Voices of Artie Malvin (lineup also unlisted), as they record the titles "High On A Windy Hill", "Can This Be Love?", "Thine Alone", and "Dearest You're The Nearest To My Heart" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Gleason's album "Oooo!" (W 905).

1957 - The Louvin Brothers (Charlie Louvin on vocals and guitar and Ira Louvin on vocals and mandolin), with Paul Yandell and "Smiley" Wilson on guitar, Floyd T. "Lightnin'" Chance on bass, and Murray M. "Buddy" Harman Jr. on drums, record the titles "Call Me", "I Wish You Knew", "Dogsled" and "When I Loved You" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol F3804) and the last two titles together as a single (Capitol F3871).

1958 - Overdubs are recorded in Los Angeles, California for Alvino Rey and His Orchestra's titles "Little White Lies", "Isn't It Romantic?", "I Didn't Know About You", and "A Swingin' Fling (Nails)" which were all recorded on March 2, 1958. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of all the titles on Rey and his orchestra's album "Swingin' Fling!" (T 1085).

1958 - Vocalist Ann Richards, with Brian Farnon conducting The Stan Kenton Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the titles "I'm In The Market For You", "Nightingale", "Poor Little Rich Girl", and "Should I?" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except the take "Nightingale" recorded at this session, on Richards' album "I'm Shooting High" (T/ST 1087) which also includes a take of "Nightingale" recorded on June 12, 1958.

1958 - Cornet player Bobby Hackett, with Pepe Moreale on piano, John Giuff aka John Giuffrida on bass, and Buzzy Drootin on drums, records the titles "Cheek To Cheek", "It's Been So Long", "If I Had My Way", and "That Naughty Waltz" in an unlisted studio in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Hackett's album "Bobby Hackett At The Embers" (T/ST 1077). Although issued as recorded live at the Embers, all the titles on the album were recorded in a studio.

1962 - Vocalist Vic Damone, with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Joe Graves, Bobby Bryant, Ray Triscari, and Mannie Klein on trumpets, Francis "Joe" Howard, Milt Bernhart, Lew McCreary, and George Roberts on trombones, Jules Jacob, Plas Johnson, Justin Gordon, Chuck Gentry on saxophones, Joe Parnello on piano, Billy Strange and Al Hendrickson on guitars, Myer Rubin on bass, Sidney Bulkin on drums, Bob Barene, Jacques Gasselin, James Getzoff, Anatol Kaminsky, Lou Klass, Erno Neufeld, Stanley Plummer, Lou Raderman, Nathan Ross, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin, and Marshall Sosson on violins, and Edgar Lustgarten and Eleanor Slatkin on cellos), records the titles "Charmaine", "Cherokee", and "Dearly Beloved" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Damone's album "The Lively Ones" (T 1748).

1962 - Vocalist Carol Ventura, with unlisted musicians, records the titles "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" and unissued takes of an unknown title and "The Music Goes 'Round And Around" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue"Yes Sir, That's My Baby" as a single (Capitol 4782) with "(Hey) Mr. Muscles" (recorded April 27, 1962) on the flipside.

1963 - Earl Sinks, with unlisted others, records the titles "Looking For Love", "Raining ON My Side Of Town", "This Weird Sensation", and "Love Is All I'm Asking For" in (listed as possibly) Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Looking For Love" and "Raining On My Side Of Town" together as a single (Capitol 4985). Hickory Records will issue "This Weird Sensation" and "Love Is All I'm Asking For" together as a single (Hickory 45-1248).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Beach Boys' Capitol Records single "Sloop John B.", with "You're So Good To Me" on the flipside and the original A-side, peaks at #3 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1967 - Buck Owens' Capitol Records single "Sam's Place" is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts.

1972 - Merle Haggard's Capitol Records single "Grandma Harp" is #1 on the U.S. Country singles chart.

1982 - Space People (lineup unlisted) record the track "Love's Got You This Time" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol DLP-15003) with "You Really Got A Hold On Me" (recorded April 28, 1982) on the flipside.

1987 - The Boogie Boys (lineup unlisted) record the title "Kick It" at an unlisted location. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's album "Romeo-Knight" (C1-46917).

1998 - Eddie Rabbitt, singer, songwriter, guitarist and Capitol Records artist (1990 to 1992, during which time he recorded the top 10 hit "Runnin' With The Wind"), dies of lung cancer in Nashville, Tennessee at age 56.

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1947 - Babs' Three Bips And A Bop (Tadd Dameron on piano and vocals, Pee Wee Tinney on guitar and vocals, Art Phipps on bass, and Babs Gonzales on vocals), using arrangements by Tadd Dameron, record the titles "Runnin' Around" (without Tinney on guitar and vocals only by Gonzales), "Babs' Dream", "Dob, Bla Bli", and "Weird Lullaby" (again with vocals only by Gonzales) at WOR Studios in New York City, New York. Blue Note Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Blue Note 537) and the last two titles together as a single (Blue Note 536) and all the tracks on the CD "Weird Lullaby" (7-84464-2).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Del Shannon's Liberty Records single "The Big Hurt", with "I Got It Bad" on the flipside, enters Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. The next time Shannon enters the chart will be in 1981.

1967 - Capitol Records artist Judy Garland's appearance on Jack Paar's NBC special, "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Hollywood", is the last time she's on a primetime network television show.

1992 - At sessions held at Estudio Quarzo in Madrid that started today and went to May 12, 1992, Spain Gonzalo Rubalcaba (on piano, with Reynaldo Melian on trumpet, Felipe Cabrera on electric bass, and Julio Barreto on drums) records the tracks "Preludio Proyecto Latino", "Here, There, And Everywhere", "Tress Palabras", "Comienzo", "Nuestro Balance", "4 Y 20", "Siempra Maria" and "Quizas, Quizas, Quizas" and then (without Cabrera but adding Charlie Haden on bass) records the tracks "Transparence", "Our Spanish Love Song", "Love Letters", "Perfidia", "Nadie Me Ama" for the Somethin' Else label. Blue Note Records will issue all the tracks on Rubalcaba's CD "Suite 4 Y 20" (7-80054-2).

1997 - Pieces Of A Dream (James Lloyd on keyboards and background vocals, George Duke on synthesizer programming, Kevin Chokan on guitar, Curtis Harmon on drum programming and background vocals, and Mike Davis on vocals and background vocals, over sessions lasting until the next day, record the track Anyway You Want It" at Le Gonks West in Los Angeles, California. Blue Note Records will issue the track on the group's album Pieces (8-54052-2).

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85 Years Ago Today In 1941 - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra record the track "Chattanooga Choo-Choo" for Bluebird Records (a subsidiary of RCA Victor Records) at the Victor Recording Studios in Hollywood, California. The single would later become the first record to be awarded a Gold record, for sales of 1 million copies. The idea for a Gold record was thought up as a publicity event by RCA Victor and later adopted by other labels and finally by the R.I.A.A. in 1958.

1945 - Representatives of the German army sign unconditional surrender documents ending World War II in Europe.

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded.

1949 - "A - You're Adorable" by Perry Como becomes the first song available on RCA'S new 45rpm format to hit #1 on the Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records charts.

1953 - Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, Carson Smith and Larry Bunker record "Love Me or Leave Me" and "Varsity Drag" for Gene Norman's GNP label.

1955 - Bill Haley and The Comets' Decca single "Rock Around The Clock", with "Thirteen Women" on the flipside, debuts at #22 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - The Rock 'n' Roll Trio, consisting of Johnny Burnette, Dorsey Burnette, and Paul Burlison, has its first recording session for Coral Records at Pythian Temple Studio, in New York City, producing the single "Tear It Up" which will be covered by John Lennon on his Capitol Records "Rock 'n' Roll" solo album. Capitol wanted to sign the trio. but after the Burnettes and their manager, bandleader Henry Jerome, heard that Capitol might be also signing Gene Vincent, they decided to go with Coral. Capitol then signed Vincent who recorded "Be-Bop-A-Lula" three days before the Trio's session.

1962 - Wand Records releases The Isley Brothers' cover of The Top Notes' title "Twist And Shout" as a single. This version would later be covered by "The Beatles", with John Lennon doing lead vocals, on February 11, 1963.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Rolling Stones' single "Paint It Black", with "Stupid Girl" on the flipside, is released on London Records.

 MAY 6, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

1945 - Bob Seger, a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and a Grammy award-winning (and multi-platinum selling) Capitol Records artist is born Robert Clark Seger in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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1944 - Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra's Capitol Records single "Long Ago (And Far Away)" debuts at #7 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart and Ella Mae Morse's Capitol Records single "Milkman Keep Those Bottles Quiet", with orchestra conducted by Dick Walters, debuts at #10.

1948 - The King Cole Trio finish seven straight days of shows at The Lake Club in Springfield, Illinois.

1950 - Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae with Paul Weston and His Orchestra's Capitol Records single "Dearie" is #16 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart.

1950 - Ray Anthony records the title "The Man With The Horn" which will be released as a single by Capitol Records.

1953 - Vocalist and mandolin player Chester Smith, with unlisted fiddle, piano, guitar, rhythm guitar, and bass players, records the titles "Holiday For Tears", "Cold Grey Dawn", "Wishing My Lofe Away", and "If I Had My Life To Live Over Again" at an unlisted studio. Capitol Records will issue "Holiday For Tears" as a single (Capitol 2858 on 10" shellac and F2858 on 7" vinyl) with "Another's Wedding Ring" (recorded September 3, 1953) on the flipside, "Cold Grey Dawn" as a single (Capitol 2747) with "No Wonder" (also recorded on September 3, 1953) on the flipside, and "Wishing My Life Away" and "If I Had My Life To Live Over" together as a single (Capitol 2572).

1957 - Capitol Records releases Judy Garland's album "Alone". The sessions were produced by Voyle Gilmore with arrangements by Gordon Jenkins, who also conducted the orchestra and chorus.

1958 - Vocal overdubs are recorded in Los Angeles, for Hank Thompson's titles "What Will I Do On Monday", "You're Going Back To Your Old Ways Again", "Squaws Along The Yukon", and "Two Hearts Deep In The Blues", Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of "What Will I Do On Monday on Thompson's album "Favorite Waltzes By Hank Thompson With The Brazos Valley Boys" (T 1111), "You're Going Back To Your Old Ways Again" as a single (Capitol F4085) with "I've Run Out Of Tomorrows (recorded April 15, 1958) on the flipside, "Squaws Along The Yukon" as a single (Capitol F4017) with "Gathering Flowers" (recorded April 17, 1958) on the flipside, and "Two Hearts Deep In The Blues" as a single (Capitol F4502) with "Just One Step Away" (recorded December 18, 1958) on the flipside.

1958 - Vocalist Nat "King" Cole, with Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra (Rene Favre on piano, John Collins on guitar, Charles Harris on bass, Lee Young on drums, and a string section with Sam Cytron, Harold Dicterow, Walt Edelstein, Dave Frisina, Ben Gill, Nate Kaproff, Murray Kellner, Sol Kindler, Joseph Livoti, Dan Lube, Erno Neufeld, Nick Pisani, Lou Raderman, Nathan Ross, Mischa Russell, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin, and Marshall Sosson on violin, Bill Baffa, Lou Kievman, Ray Menhennick, and David Sterkin on viola, Armand Kaproff and Ray Kramer on cello, and Kathryn Thompson on harp), records the titles "Don't Blame Me", "Cherchez La Femme", "The Very Thought Of You", "Paradise", and "There Is No Greater Love" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 2:30 PM and 6:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue Cherchez La Femme", "The Very Thought Of You", "Paradise", and "There Is No Greater Love" on Cole's album "The Very Thought Of You" (W 1084) and add "Don't Blame Me" as an extra on the CD version of the album (7-48331-2).

1958 - Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted0 record the titles "Pleasure Island" with Bob Stevens and Sally Sweetland on vocals, "From This Moment Only" with Bill Lee on vocals, and "In The Summertime" and "I Live Alone" with Carol Jarvis on vocals in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "Gordon Jenkins conducts Monte Proser's Tropicana Holiday" (T/ST 1048).

1958 - Using recordings from his CBS radio show, Capitol Records creates masters of Stan Freberg's titles "Opening", "Abominable Snowman Interview", "Herman Horne In Hi-Fi", "Literary Giants Of Our Time", "Cocktails For Two", "Son Of Herman Horne On Hi-Fi", "Gray Flannel Hatful Of Teen-Age Werewolves" and "Conclusion" which feature the voices of Stan Freberg, Daws Butler, June Foray, Peter Leeds, Herb Vigran, Mac McLean, Peggy Taylor, Virginia Gregg, Bud Sewell, Marvin Miller, and Z. L. Arbib, with Billy May and His Orchestra and the vocal group The Jud Conlon Rhythmaires (lineups unlisted) and will issue all the titles on Freberg's two=album set "The Best Of 'The Stan Freberg Show'" (WBO 1035).

1958 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, Les Baxter conducts his own arrangements to His Orchestra and Chorus (lineups unlisted) as they record the titles "Love Theme From 'Houseboat' (Almost In Your Arms)", "Rosa, Rosa, Nina", and "Lily Of Laguna" at the first session and, during the second split session, the titles "My Little Lulu", "Wow!", "Dreamy Mood", and "Untitled N° 1", "Untitled N° 5", "Untitled N° 2", and "Untitled N° 3" then the vocal group The Beavers (lineup unlisted), with Jack Marshall conducting the orchestra (listed as probably Les Baxter's orchestra, record the titles "Road To Happiness", "Low As I Can Be", and "I'll March Into Your Heart". Capitol Records will issue "Love Song From 'Houseboat' (Almost In Your Arms)" and "Lily Of Laguna" together as a single (Capitol F4011) as by Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra, "Road To Happiness" and "Low As I Can Be" together as a single (Capitol F4105) as by The Beavers, and has yet to issue any of the other titles.

1958 - Cornet player Bobby Hackett, with Pepe Moreale on piano, John Giuffrida (aka John Giuff) on bass, and Buzzy Drootin on drums, record the titles "C'est Magnifique", "Spring, Beautiful Spring", "All Of You", and "Rosalie" in New York City, New York. Album credits read that these titles were recorded live at The Embers in New York City but all were recorded in a studio. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Hackett's album "At The Embers" (T/ST 1077).

1958 - Vocalist and guitarist Jerry Reed, with unlisted others, records the titles "You Make It, They Take It", "Your Money Makes You Purty", "Heart Appeal", and "How Can I Go On This Way" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Your Money Makes You Purty" and "How Can I Go On This Way" together as a single (Capitol F3992). Bear Family Records will issue all the titles in Germany on the CD "Here I Am" (BCD 16306).

1963 - Vocalist Sue Raney, with Ralph Carmichael conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "No Place To Go", "Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'", "Trouble Is A Man", and "What Is This Thing Called Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Raney's album "All By Myself" (T/ST 2032).

1963 - Vocalist Wayne Newton, with the vocal group The Newton Brothers (Jerry Newton and unlisted others) and Jimmie Haskell conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra, records the titles "Danke Schoen" and "Better Now Than Later" in United Western Studios at 6000/6050 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will purchase the masters and issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 4989) and "Danke Schoen" on Newton's album of the same name (T/ST 1973).

1963 - The New York cast of "The Boys From Syracuse" (featuring Danny Carroll, Cathryn Damon, Stuart Damon, Clifford David, Ellen Hanley, Fred Kimbrough, Julienne Marie, Karen Morrow, Richard Nieves, Gary Oakes, Matthew Tobin, and Rudy Tronto), using music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart and with Rene Wiegert directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "I Had Twins" with vocals by Fred Kimbrough, Richard Nieves, Gary Oakes, Matthew Tobin, and the company (lineup unlisted), "Ladies Of The Evening" with vocals by Gary Oakes and the company, "Finale" with vocals by the company, "Oh, Diogenes! with vocals by Cathryn Damon and the company, "Come With Me" with vocals by Clifford David, Richard Nieves, Gary Oakes, and the company, and "Opening" with vocals by Danny Carroll and Rudy Tronto in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the New York Cast album "The Boys From Syracuse" (TAO/STAO 1933).

1964 - On the Associated Rediffusion UK TV special "Around The Beatles", the band lip-synchs, in front of a live audience the titles "Can't Buy Me Love"; "I Wanna Be Your Man"; "Long Tall Sally"; a medley that used "Love Me Do", "Please Please Me", "From Me To You", "She Loves You", and "I Want to Hold Your Hand"; "Roll Over Beethoven"; "Shout"; and "Twist and Shout" to tracks recorded on April 19, 1964. They also perform a comedy sketch based on "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Bob Bain leads an overdub session with drummer Hal Blaine at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 7:00PM and 12:30 AM on May 7, 1966 recording new tracks for the titles "Silver Bird" and "Let Me Tell You, Babe" which Nat "King" Cole originally recorded on January 14, 1964, and "No Other Heart" which was originally recorded on December 3, 1964. Capitol Records will issue the new versions of these songs on Cole's album "Sincerely" (T 2680).

1968 - Vocalists Tony Sandler and Ralph Young, with Bob Bain conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra, record new takes of the title "Jingle Bells" and "Susa-Ninna/Silent Night" and the titles "Do You Hear What I Hear?" and "White Christmas" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded for "Susa-Ninna/Silent Night" on May 24, 1968 and for "Do You Hear What I Hear?" on May 27, 1968, Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of all the titles on the Sandler and Young's album "Christmas World" (ST 2967).

1968 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, vocalists John Stewart and Buffy Ford, with unlisted others, record the titles "Signals to Ludi", and "Lincoln's Train" at the first session and the title "Nebraska Widow" at the second session. After overdubs are recorded on May 20 and 27, 1968 for "Lincoln's Train" and on June 5, 1968 for "Nebraska Widow", Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of both titles Stewart and Ford's album "Signals Through The Glass" (ST 2975) and has yet to issue the take of "Signals To Ludi" recorded at this session but will issue one that was edited together from recordings on May 17, 1968 and July 10, 1968 and overdubbed on June 5, 1968 and will issue the final mix also on the "Signals Through The Glass" album.

1968 - Jackie & Roy (Jackie Cain on vocals with Roy Kral on electric piano and vocals, Andy Muson on electric bass, and Jim Molinary on drums) record the titles "Holiday", "Someone Singing", Without Rhyme Or Reason", and "Winds Of Heaven" in New York City, New York. "Holiday" and "Winds Of Heaven" also include Ray De Sio on trombone, Artie Shroeck and George Young on saxophones, and Stuart Sharf on guitar and use arrangements by Artie Shroeck. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Jackie & Roy's album "Grass" (ST 2936).

1970 - Paul McCartney's Apple Records album "McCartney", distributed by Capitol Records in the United States, peaks at #1 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart.

1974 - Merle Haggard's Capitol Records single "Things Aren't Funny Anymore" is #1 on the U.S. Country Singles chart.

1988 - At the first of two concerts given this day at Sullivan Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts, Pink Floyd's fans rip apart one of the band's flying pigs that descends on them.

1990 - Dan Seals' Liberty Records (later renamed Capitol Records Nashville) single "Love On Arrival" is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts.

1992 - Marlene Dietrich, motion picture actress, singer, and Capitol Records artist, dies in Paris, France at age 90 of old age.

1994 - Lisa Marie Presley divorces her first husband, Danny Keough.

2003 - Capitol Records reissues Warren Zevon's 1969 Imperial Records album "Wanted Dead Or Alive".

2004 - Barney Kessel, guitarist, arranger, writer, record producer, session artist on many Billy May and Mel Torme Capitol Records titles, and member of The Oscar Peterson Trio, dies of brain cancer in San Diego, California at age 80.

20 Years Ago Today In 2006 - Pink Floyd's Capitol Records album "Dark Side Of The Moon" reaches 1,500 weeks on Billboard magazine's album charts.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1919 - L. Frank Baum, the writer of "The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz" and a series of sequel books, dies at age 63. He is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. Capitol Records would record a 3 disc 78 rpm album of "Dorothy And The Wizard Of Oz", featuring Rosemary Rice, in 1948.

1970 - Al Jarvis, DJ (show: 'Jivin' With Jarvis), who would broadcast from Wallichs' Music City in Hollywood and was great friends with Capitol Records co-founder Glenn Wallichs, dies in Newport Beach, California at 60.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1915 - Orson Welles, a Broadway, radio, motion picture, and television actor, director, and writer, is born George Orson Welles.

1930 - The first "Looney Tunes" cartoon short, "Sinkin' In The Bathtub" featuring Bosko and his girlfriend Honey, is shown at The Warner Theatre in New York City.

1937 - The Hindenburg explodes over Lakeland Naval Air Station in New Jersey and is captured on film by amateur George Willens, a Detroit printing company owner, and an audio description is given by NBC Radio’s Herbert Morrison, whose live on-site transcription of the tragedy and its immediate aftermath, was broadcast coast to coast on both the NBC Red and NBC Blue networks.

1963 - The Beatle's single "From Me To You", backed with "Thank You Girl" on the flipside, was released on Vee-Jay Records.

1965 - Keith Richards, along with Mick Jagger, begin work on the title "Satisfaction" in their Clearwater, Florida hotel room after Richards, who had gotten a new Gibson fuzzbox, had a dream in which he heard the opening riff.

1998 - Trumpet player Tim Hagans, with Bob Belden on soprano saxophone, Scott Kinsey on synthesizer, Kevin Hays on electric piano, Ira Coleman on bass, and Billy Kilson on drums, records the titles "What They Don't Tell You About Jazz", "Are You Threatening Me?" with programming by DJ Kingsize added, "Far West" with sampled narration by Alfred Lion, "The Original Bass And Drums" with only Hagan, Colemen, and Kilson, "Killer Instinct", "Love's Lullaby" with only Hagans, Hays, and Kinsey at Avavtar Studios in New York City, New York. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles, except "Killer Instinct" which has yet to be issued, on Hagans' album "Animation/Imagination" (4-95198-2 on CD).