NOVEMBER 2, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

1958 - Bobby Dall, the bass player for the Capitol Records band Poison, is born Robert Harry Kuykendall in Miami, Florida.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1944 - Charles LaVere (on piano, with Artie Shapiro on bass and Nick Fatool on drums) records the (as of 2005) still unissued tracks "I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan", "Garden In The Rain", "Someone To Watch Over Me", and "Blues Have Got Me" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.

1948 - Vocalist Kay Starr, with an orchestra (lineup unlisted but includes trombones and Merle Travis on guitar), records the title "So Tired" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 15314) with "Steady Daddy" on the flipside.

1948 - During two sessions held this day in Paris, France, Guy Luypaerts and His Orchestra (Luypaerts conducting unlisted musicians) records the track "Love For Sale/Anything Goes" at the first session and "What Is This Thing Called Love?/You Do Something To Me" and "Begin The Beguine/Medley" at the second sessions. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Luypaerts' album "Guy Luypaerts Conducting A Symphonic Portrait Of Cole Porter" (L-159).

1949 - Tiny Kennedy (aka Jesse "Tiny" Kennedy on vocals with Eli Cottrell on tenor saxophone, Jay McShann on piano, Dusty Barrow on guitar, Lloyd Anderson on bass, and Jesse Price on drums) records the tracks "The Lady With The Black Dress On", Sister Flat Top", "It Ain't No Use", and "Jumpin' Little Woman" in Kansas City, Kansas (probably with producer Dave Dexter, Jr.). Capitol Records issues the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 840) and all the tracks on the CD "8-52047-2" (Capitol Blues Collection, Volume 21: Kansas City Blues).

1949 - Bill Harris (on trombone) and His Orchestra (Stan Fishelson on trumpet, Sam Marowitz on clarinet, Milt Yaner on bass clarinet, Hal Feldman on oboe, Fred Pfeiffer on English horn, Lou Stein on piano, Eddie Safranski on bass, Shelly Manne on drums), record the tracks "Imagination" and "Opus 96" arranged by Neal Hefti and Pete Rugolo in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the first track on the compilation album "Classics In Jazz - Cool And Quiet" (H-371) and the second track on the compilation album "Classics In Jazz - The Modern Idiom" (CCF-325).

1949 - The Hollywood String Quartet (Felix Slatkin violin and leader, Paul Shure in violin, Paul Robyn on viola, and Eleanor Aller on cello) records William Walton's "Quartet In A Minor: First Movement - Allegro, Part 1", "Quartet In A Minor: First Movement - Allegro, Part 2" and "Quartet In A Minor: Second Movement - Presto" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues the tracks on the quartet's album "WALTON - String Quartet in A Minor" (KCM-8058).

1949 - The Mellomen Quartet (lineup unlisted) record four tracks for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. There is no issuing information listed, so if anyone knows who was at the session, where and what was recorded and if any of the tracks have been issued, please leave a comment.

1950 - Gene O'Quin (on vocals and guitar with Harold Glenn Hensley on fiddle, Billy Liebert on piano, Eddie Kirk and Merle Travis on guitar, and Wesley "Speedy" West on steel guitar) records the titles "I Get The Blues", "Devil On My Shoulder", "You're Smiling At Another", and "Butane Blues" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first and last titles together as a single (Capitol 1346) and the middle two titles together as a single (Capitol 1315).

1950 - Tex Williams (on vocals and bandleader) and His Western Caravan (Max Fidler, Andrew "Cactus" Soldi, and Rex Call on fiddles, Paul "Spike" Featherstone on harp, Ossie Godson on piano, Pedro De Paul on accordion, John Weiss and Benny Garcia Jr. on electric guitars, Smokey Rogers on guitar and banjo, Joaquin Murphy on steel guitar, Deuce Spriggens on bass, and Muddy Berry on drums) record the titles "Don't Make Love To Mary", "I Lost My Gal From Memphis", and "Cheaters Never Prosper" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues the first and last titles together as a single (Capitol 1345) and the middle title as a single (Capitol 1475) with "One Way Ticket" on the flipside.

1950 - Billy May conducts his own arrangements to the orchestra (Uan Rasey and William Guy on trumpets, Si Zentner on trombone, Arthur "Skeets" Herfurt, Fred Falensby, and Harold Lawson on saxophones, Ray Turner on piano, Allan Reuss on guitar, Meyer Rubin on bass, John Cyr on drums, and Ben Gill on violin) while it records the band tracks for Mel Blanc's titles "Ten Little Bottles In The Sink", "Trixie The Piano Playing Pixie", "The Woody Woodpecker Polka" and "The Flying Saucers" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. After later vocals by The Starlighters and Mel Blanc are recorded, Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of the first title as a single (Capitol 1727) with "Okmnx" on the flipside, the middle two titles together as a single (Capitol 1330), and the last title as a single (Capitol 1441) with "K-K-K-Katy" on the flipside.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Yma Sumac (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the title "Birds" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the title as a single (Capitol 7-1819) with "Najala's Lament" from the soundtrack to the Broadway musical "Flahooley" on the flipside.

1953 - Sharkey Bonano (aka Joseph "Sharkey" Bonano on trumpet with Jimmy Blount on trombone, Bujie Centobie on clarinet, Stanley Mendelson on piano, Arthur Pons on guitar, Chink Martin on tuba, and Albert Brunies on drums) records the tracks "Blue Turning Grey Over You", "Have You Ever Been Lonely" (vocals by Jackie Blaine), "San Sue Strut" and "Look Sharp - Be Sharp" in New Orleans, Louisiana (possibly with Dave Dexter, Jr. as producer). Capitol Records issues the first and last track together on the album "A Night In Old New Orleans" (T 792), the second track as a single (Capitol 2709) with "If I Had You" on the flipside, and the third and last tracks together as a single (Capitol 2904).

1954 - Ray Anthony (on trumpet and vocals) and His Orchestra (Don Eisman, Jack Laubach, Ray Triscari, and Rudy Scaffidi on trumpet; Sy Berger, Vince Forrest, and Dick Cavas on trombone; Dick Reynolds on trombone; Earl Bergman and Jim Schneider on clarinet and alto saxophone; Jimmy Nuzzo and Joe Dee on tenor saxophone; Leo Anthony on baritone and alto saxophone; Ed Ryan on piano; Al Hendrickson on guitar; Don Simpson on bass; and John Perelli on drums), using arrangements by Dick Reynolds, record the tracks "Holiday For Strings", "The Brave Bulls", "Skylark" (vocals by The Skyliners [vocal group with unlisted lineup]), and "Jeepers Creepers" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Anthony's album "Golden Horn" (T 563).

1955 - At two sessions held this day at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue Studios in Hollywood, California The Hollywood String Quartet, conducted by Felix Slatkin, records Smetana's "Quartet In E Minor 'From My Life', First And Third Movements" at the first session and "Quartet In E Minor 'From My Life', Second And Fourth Movements" at the second session. Capitol Records will release both titles on the quartet's album "SMETANA - Quartet in E Minor/GLAZOUNOV - Five Novelettes" (P-8331).

1957 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Love Is The Thing" is #8 on The Billboard magazine's Best Selling Pop LP's and Most Played By Jockeys charts, his EP "Around The World" is #5 and his EP "This Is Nat 'King' Cole" is #10 on the magazine's Best Selling Pop EPs chart. Cole's single "With You On My Mind" is #31 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart and #35 on The Billboard magazine's Best Sellers In Stores chart and #41 on it's Top 100 Sides chart. Cole's single "Send For Me" is #46 on The Billboard magazine's Top 100 Sides chart and #57 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart.

1957 - Erich Leinsdorf conducts The Concert Arts Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as it records Wagner's "Overture to 'Tannhäuser'" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the orchestra's album "The Sound Of WAGNER" (PAO-8411).

1959 - Dick Sinclair and His Orchestra (featuring Walter Ekard, Julie Hand, and Olie Svenson [aka Bernie Jones] on vocals with unlisted musicians) record the tracks "Tavern In The Town (Theme And Introduction)", "Helena Polka", "Vienna Forever March", "Julida Polka", "Dance, Dance, Dance", "The Jolly Coppersmith Polka", "Tick-Tock Polka", and "The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Sinclair's album "Polka Parade" (T 1340).

1959 - At two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Johnny Ukulele records the tracks "Blue Hawaii", "Kohala March", "Wallana Waltz (Drowsy Waters)" and "Hawaiian Wedding Song" at the first session and "William Tell Overture", "Third Man Theme", "Hawaiian Music Box", and "Black And White Rag" at the second session. Capitol Records issues all the tracks, except "William Tell Overture which (as of 2005) is still unissued, on Ukelele's album "Favorite Selections" (T 1425).

1960 - Jackie Gleason and His Orchestra (with Gleason conducting one string orchestra for the left channel and another string orchestra for the right channel with the lineups of both string orchestras unlisted) record the titles "The Lovers' Waltz", "For All We Know", "Where Are You", and "What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Gleason's album "Jackie Gleason Presents: Love Embers & Flames" (W 1689).

1960 - John Browning (on piano) records Chopin's "Polonaise N°2, Opus 26" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. As of 2005, the title is unissued.

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - The Hollyridge Strings (lineup unlisted), arranged and conducted by Jimmie Haskell, record the titles "The Comancheros" and "The Devil At Four O'Clock" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues both titles together as a single (Capitol 4664).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Pat Suzuki records the (as of 2005) unissued titles "J'Attendrai", "Volare" and Limehouse Blues" in New York City, New York for Capitol Records.

1962 - Vocalist George Chakiris, with unlisted musicians, records the titles "Memories Are Made Of This", "Fever", "Hallelujah I Love Her So", "Witchcraft", "Teach Me Tonight", and "Yes, Indeed!" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except for "Teach Me Tonight" and "Yes, Indeed!" (both of which have yet to be issued) on Chakiris' album "Memories Are Made Of These" (T 1813).

1962 - Vocalist Wanda Jackson, with Harold Ray Bradley on guitar, Bob Moore on bass, and other unlisted musicians and a vocal chorus with an unlisted lineup, records the titles "Sympathy" (with an unlisted organ player), "Whirlpool", "Pledging My Love", and "What Am I Living For" at Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Sympathy" as a single (Capitol F4917) with "But I Was Lying" on the flipside, "Whirlpool" as a single (Capitol F4884) with "One Teardrop At A Time" on the flipside, and "Pledging My Love" and "What Am I Living For" on Jackson's album "Love Me Forever" (T 1911).

1963 - Vocalist Peggy Lee,) with Max Bennett conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "(I'm) In Love Again", "Since You Have Gone", "How Insensitive (Insensatez)", and "Once (Ils S'Aimaient)" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California with producer Dave Cavanaugh. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except for "Since You Have Gone" which is still unissued, on Lee's album "In Love Again!" (T 1969).

1965 - Tennessee Ernie Ford (on vocals), with Jack Fascinato conducting the orchestra and The Jack Halloran Choir (both lineups unlisted), records the titles "I Can't Stop Loving You", "Try A Little Tenderness", "Today", and "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Ford's album "My Favorite Things" (T 2444).

1965 - The Leaves (lineup unlisted) record the titles "To Try For The Sun", "On The Plane", "Codine", and "Flashback" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on the group's album "All The Good That's Happening" (T 2638).

1965 - Ned Miller (on vocals), with unlisted musicians, records the titles "Sunday Morning Tears", "That's Why I Sing In A Honky Tonk", "Turn Down The Starlight" and "The Big Love" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Miller's album "The Best Of Ned Miller" (T 2414) except "The Big Love" which is (as of 2005) still unissued.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Capitol Records files information for the masters of the titles it purchased from Sidewalk Productions for the compilation album "Freakout U.S.A." which include "Freakout U.S.A." by The Aftermath, "Psychotic Reaction" by The Hands of Time, "Yellow Pill" by Mom's Boys, "Poisons In My Body" by International Theatre Foundation, "I'm Losing It" by The Glass Family, "Up And Down" by Mom's Boys, "Season Of The Witch" by The Mugwumps, "Number One Lover" by Everybody's Children, "Don't Try To Crawl Back" by The Jesters, and "I Like The Way You Freakout" by The Hands of Time. Capitol Records will distribute the album (ST-5901) for Sidewalk Records.

1967 - Capitol Records registers the master it purchased for Hearts and Flowers' track "Highway In The Wind" which was recorded in Los Angeles, California on October 26, 1967, and will issue the title on the group's album "Of Horses, Kids & Forgotten Women" (ST 2868).

1967 - Vocalist Nancy Wilson, with Oliver Nelson conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Ernie Tack on trombone, Dwight Carver, David Duke, and Willie Ruff on French horns, Don Trenner on piano, John Collins on guitar, Buster Williams on bass, Stan Levey on drums, Ann Stockton on harp and a string section with Lou Raderman, Erno Neufield, Jacques Gasselin, Marshall Sosson, Louis Kaufman, Harry Bluestone, James Getzoff, Edward Bergman, and Sidney Sharp on violins, Alvin Dinkin, Louis Kievman, Virginia Majewski, and Frederick Seykora on violas, and Anne Goodman, Lucien Laporte, and Igor Roroshevsky on cellos), records the titles "May I Come In?", "Theme From 'Hotel'", and "Let's Make The Most Of A Beautiful Thing" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "May I Come In?" and "Theme From 'Hotel'" on Wilson's album "Welcome To My Love" (T 2844) and "Let's Make The Most Of A Beautiful Thing" on Wilson's album "Hurt So Bad" (ST-353).

1967 - The Chaparral Brothers (John and Paul Chaparral on vocals with unlisted musicians), record the titles "Tahiti Joe", "Leave", "He's Laughing At You", and "I Believe In You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first track on the brothers' eponymous album "The Chaparral Brothers" (ST 2922), the second and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 2096), and the last track as a single (Capitol 2977) with "Let Somebody Love You" on the flipside.

1967 - The Beach Boys (lineup unlisted) record the track "Let The Wind Blow" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the track on the group's album "Wild Honey" (T 2859).

1967 - Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, releases Pink Floyd's single "Flaming" with "The Gnome" on the flipside.

1967 - Tex Ritter (on vocals with orchestra and chorus, both with unlisted lineups) records the tracks "Blue Canadian Rockies", "Distant Drums", and "You Don't Know Me" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Ritter's album "Tex Ritter Sings The Songs Of Cindy Walker - Bump Tiddle Dee Bum Bum!" (ST 2890).

1968 - Glen Campbell's Capitol Records single "Gentle On My Mind", with "Just Another Man" on the flipside, enters Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1970 - Capitol Records releases Buck Owens' album "I Wouldn't Live In New York City".

1970 - Kurt Russell records the titles "Come And Dream With Me", "Little Be My Love", and "Seven Days A Week" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. There is no issuing information listed. If anyone knows for sure where the session was held, who else was there, or if any of the tracks were issued, please leave a comment.

1970 - Al De Lory conducts his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Theme From 'Love Story'", "We've Only Just Begun", "Make It Easy On Yourself", and "Elegy" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on De Lory's album "Love Story" (ST-677).

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - The Persuasions (vocalists Jerry Lawson, Joseph Russell, Jay Otis Washington, Jimmy Hayes, and Herbert Rhoad) record the a cappella title "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" at Electric Landlady Studios in New York City (according to group member and co-producer Jerry Lawson although Capitol's records give the recording location as Los Angeles, California). Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's album "Street Corner Symphony" (ST-872).

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - White Horse (lineup unlisted) record the titles "You Didn't Stay True", "Give It Up", and "Take Me Back" in Los Angeles, California. There is no issue information listed for "You Didn't Stay True". Capitol Records will issue the last two titles on the group's eponymous album "White Horse" (ST-11687).

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - James Talley (on vocals and acoustic guitar, with: Don Sheffield on trumpet, Tommy Smith on trumpet and horns, Irv Kane on trombone, Ralph Childs on tuba, Johnny Gimble on fiddle and mandolin, Billy Puett on saxophone and clarinet, Andy McMahon on piano, electric piano and organ, Rick Durrett piano and tac-piano, Steve Hostak on acoustic guitar and electric guitar, Jerry Shook on acoustic guitar, banjo and harmonica, Doyle Grisham on steel guitar, Josh Grave on Dobro resonator guitar, Mike Leech on electric bass, Lyle Tullis on upright bass, Clark Pierson on drum and percussion, Byron Bach on cello, and Pebble Daniel, Marsha Routh, and Mary Jo Talley on background vocals) records the titles "Bluesman" (with B.B. King on lead guitar and Reggie Young on electric lead guitar chord fills), "Not Even When It's Over", and overdubs for "Not Even When It's Over" at Jack Clement Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues both titles on Talley's album "Blackjack Choir" (ST-11605).

1982 - George Clinton either re-records the track "Man's Best Friend" or edits the previously recorded version at United Sound Studios in Detroit, Michigan for Capitol Records. There is no issuing information listed. If anyone knows more about this track, please leave a comment.

1982 - A Taste Of Honey (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "I'd Like To Know You", "She's So Popular", and "Captured" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. There is no issuing information listed. If anyone knows more about these tracks, please leave a comment.

1983 - Capitol Records registers the masters for Melba Moore's tracks "Keepin' My Lover Satisfied", an instrumental version of "Keepin' My Lover Satisfied", "Got To Have Your Love", "Love Me Right", "Livin' For Your Love", "It's Really Love", "Never Say Never", "Lovin' Touch", "Lean On Me", and an instrumental version of "Livin' For Your Love" (which is listed as "Got To Have Your Love" in Capitol's master file), and will issue all the tracks on Moore's album "Never Say Never" (ST-12305) except the instrumental versions of "Keepin' My Lover Satisfied" (which it will issue as a single [Capitol 5288] with an edited version of the vocal version of "Keepin' My Lover Satisfied" on the flipside) and "Livin' For Your Love" (which it will issue as a single (Capitol 5308) with the vocal version of "Got To Have Your Love" on the flipside.

1983 - Missing Persons (Chuck Wild on keyboard and synthesizer, Warren Cuccurullo on guitar and vocals, Patrick O'Hearn on bass and synthesizer, Terry Bozzio on drums, guitar and synthesizer, and Dale Bozzio on vocals) record the title "All Fall Down" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 5381) with "Surrender Your Heart" on the flipside.

1993 - Capitol Records releases Frank Sinatra's album "Duets".

1999 - Jackie Davis, organist and Capitol Records artist, dies in Jacksonville, Florida following complications from a stroke at age 78.

1999 - Capitol Records Nashville releases Trace Adkins album "more...".

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1943 - The King Cole Trio (Nat "King" Cole on piano, Oscar Moore on guitar, Johnny Moore on rhythm guitar, and Johnny Miller on bass) record the instrumental track "F.S.T. (Fine, Sweet and Tasty)", "My Lips Remember Your Kisses", "Got A Penny" (vocals by the trio), and "Let's Pretend" in Los Angeles, California. The first two tracks are released together as the first single by the Premier label (Premier 100) as well as the first single by the Atlas label (Atlas 100) and the last two tracks are released together by Premier as a single (Premier 103).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Horace Silver (on piano), with Woody Shaw on trumpet, Tyrone Washington on tenor saxophone, Larry Ridley on bass, and Roger Humphries on drums, records the titles "Mexican Hip Dance", "The Jody Grind", and "Dimples" in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Records releases both titles on Silver's album "The Jody Grind" (BLP4250/BST84250, CD 7-84250-2). Blue Note's catalog is currently owned by Universal Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - According to the conspiracy theory, Paul McCartney is killed when his car catches fire after he crashes it. He is supposedly quickly replaced by look-a-like contest winner William Campbell. The recmusicbeatles.com website has a great article about this subject and the clues the "remaining" Beatles left in their music and album cover art to let their fans know about Paul's "death" and its "cover-up".

NOVEMBER 1, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1953 - Ian Lewis, a vocalist, bass guitar and guitar player with, and co-founder of, the Capitol Records group Inner Circle, is born In Kingston, Jamaica.

1984 - Kacie Jenkins, lead singer in the Capitol Nashville trio The Jenkins, is born in Sebastopol, California.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1940 - Stan Kenton (on piano) and His Orchestra (listed as probably Jack Ordean and Al Harding on alto saxophones, Bob Gioga and Morey Beeson on tenor saxophones, Bob Snell on baritone saxophone, Ralph Leslie on guitar, Buddy Hayes on bass, and Chauncey Farrer on drums) record a transcription of "Etude For Saxophone" at Wallichs' Music City record shop at Sunset and Vine in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the 4 LP box set "The Kenton Era" (WDX-569).

1942 - Willem Mengelberg conducts The Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as the record Beethoven's "Overture to 'Prometheus'", "Allegretto And Finale From 'Prometheus'", and "Turkish March (from 'Ruins Of Athens')" in Amsterdam, Holland for Telefunken Records. Capitol Records will license Telefunken's catalog for release in the United States and issues all the titles on the orchestra's album "Overtures: BRAHMS - Tragic Overture,Op.81/SCHUBERT - Overture To Rosamunde/BEETHOVEN - Overture Allegretto And Finale (from 'Die Geschopfe Des Prometheus')/BEETHOVEN - Turkish March (Ruins Of Athens)/BEETHOVEN - Overture (From 'Die Geschopfe Des Prometheus')" (P-8078).

1944 - Julia Lee (on vocals) with Jay McShann's Kansas City Stompers (Oliver Todd on trumpet, Tommy Douglas on alto saxophone, Clairborne Graves on tenor saxophone, Jay McShann on piano, Efferge Ware on guitar, Walter Page on bass, and Sam "Baby" Lovett on drums) record the tracks "Moten Swing" (an instrumental without Lee on vocals), "Come On Over To My House", "Trouble In Mind", and another instrumental "On The Sunny Side Of The Street" at The Vic Damon Studio, in Kansas City, Kansas (probably with Dave Dexter, Jr. producing). Capitol Records issues the first and last tracks together as a single (Capitol 10039) by Jay McShann's Kansas City Stompers and the middle two tracks together as a single (Capitol 10030) as by Julia Lee with Jay McShann's Kansas City Stompers.

1945 - Hal Derwin (on vocals), with Frank DeVol and His Orchestra (unlisted lineup), records the titles "Dream A Little Dream Of Me", New takes of the titles "Stardust" and "Goodnight Sweetheart", and records the title "Just Like A Butterfly (That's Caught In The Rain)" in Los Angeles, California. Captiol Records (as of 2005) has yet to issue the first two titles and issued the last two titles together as a single (Capitol 3-572).

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - During a three-way split session held this day in Los Angeles, California first Clark Dennis (on vocals) with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (unlisted lineup) records the title "All The Things You Are", then Hal Derwin (on vocals), with Paul Weston and his orchestra (lineup still unlisted but does include string section), records the title "The Touch Of Your Hand", and finally Margaret Whiting (on vocals) with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (still unlisted and still with strings) records the title "Look For The Silver Lining". Capitol Records issues all the titles on the compilation album "Jerome Kern's Music" (CD-41).

1947 - It's a Saturday night and The King Cole Trio (Nat "King" Cole on vocals and piano, Irving Ashby on guitar, and Johnny Miller on bass) perform "Straighten Up And Fly Right", "Kate", "Ballerina", back guest vocalist Mel Tormè on "And Mimi", perform "This Is My Night To Dream" and then Nat and Mel duet on "Save The Bones For Henry Jones" at NBC Studios in New York City, New York. The Armed Forces Radio Service will issue all the songs on an electronic transcription disc (King Cole Trio 27).

1949 - Walter Brown (on vocals with Ben Webster on tenor saxophone, Jay McShann on piano, Herman Bell on guitar, Lloyd Anderson on bass, and Jesse Price on drums) records the tracks "New Style Baby", "Let's Love Awhile", "Nasty Attitude" and "Slow Down Baby" in Kansas City, Kansas (probably with Dave Dexter, Jr. producing). Capitol Records issues the first and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 806) and the second and last tracks together as a single (Capitol 1112).

1949 - Richard "Key" Biggs (on pipe organ) records Schubert's "Ave Maria", Mendelssohn's "Wedding March (Processional)", and "Mendelssohn's "Wedding March (Recessional) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first track on Bigg's album "Concert For Organ" (L-8089) and the last two tracks on Bigg's album "Music For Special Occasions: Wedding Marches" (L-8089).

1950 - The Statesmen Quartet (Jack Hess on lead vocals, Clarence "Cat" Freeman on tenor vocal, Bervin Kendrick on baritone vocal, and James "Big Chief" Wetherington on bass vocal) with (listed as either) Hovie Lister or Boyce Hawkins piano) record the titles "You're Gonna Reap What You Sow", "Standing Outside", "I'm Gonna Take A Ride", and "When I Got Saved" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the first and last titles together as a single (Capitol 1416) and the middle two titles together as a single (Capitol 1917).

1950 - Carl Butler (on vocals and guitar, with Clarence "Tater" Tate on fiddle, Smokey White on guitar, George "Speedy" Krise on Dobro resonator guitar, an unlisted mandolin player, and English "Junior" Tullock on bass) records the titles "White Rose", "Plastic Heart", "Heartbreak Express", and "Country Mile" at the studios of radio station WROL in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues "White Rose" and "Heartbreak Express" together as a single (Capitol 1335) and "Plastic Heart" and "Country Mile" together as a single (Capitol 1399).

1950 - Norma Larsen (on vocals), with Lou Busch and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Zigeuner", "If Love Were All", "My Hero", and "Wild Rose" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first three titles on a transcription disc C-89 and the last title on the transcription disc C-90.

1950 - William Reeve (on vocals), with with Lou Busch and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "I've Confessed To The Breeze", "Sally", "The Lily And The Nightingale", "and "Gypsy Love Song" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on the transcription disc C-92.

1950 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Mona Lisa" is #3 on The Billboard magazine's Best Selling Pop Singles chart and #5 on the magazine's Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys chart, The King Cole Trio and Stan Kenton and His Orchestra's Capitol Records single "Orange Colored Sky" is #9 on The Billboard magazine's Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys chart and #14 on the magazine's "Best Selling Pop Singles chart, and Nat "King" Cole and The Trio open a five day stand at The Boulevard in Rego Park, New York.

1950 - Jo Stafford is released from her Capitol Records contract six weeks early by Capitol's Vice President of A&R, Jim Conkling, who would soon become her boss when he becomes president of Columbia Records.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - The Four Knights (vocalists Gene Alford, Oscar Broadway, Clarence Dixon, and John Wallace), with unlisted musicians, record the titles "Charmaine", "Cry", "Marshmallow Moon", and "Anniversary Song" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records releases the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 1875), the third title as a single (Capitol 1914) with "Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue" on the flipside, and the last title as a single (Capitol 2403) with "A Few Kind Words" on the flipside.

1952 - Nat "King' Cole's Capitol Records single "Somewhere Along The Way" is #14, his single "The Ruby And The Pearl" is #29, and his single "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" with Billy May and His Orchestra is #39 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart.

1955 - Betty Jean Morris (with unlisted tenor saxophone, piano, guitar, bass, and drums players) records the titles "Shack Daddy" (with a vocal group with an unlisted lineup) and "I Ain't Gonna Mambo" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will purchase the masters and release the titles together as a single (Capitol F3296).

1955 - Billy May and His Orchestra (May directing his own arrangements to Dick Cathcart on trumpet, Elmer "Moe" Schneider on trombone, Matty Matlock on clarinet, Eddie Miller on tenor saxophone, with John Best, Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, and Uan Rasey on trumpets, Ed Kusby, Murray McEachern, Tommy Pederson, and Si Zentner on trombones, Vince De Rosa on French horn, Clarence Karella on tuba, Skeets Herfurt and Wilbur Schwartz on alto saxophones, flute, and clarinet, Ted Nash on tenor saxophone  clarinet, and flute; Jules Jacob on tenor saxophone, clarinet, oboe, and English horn, Chuck Gentry on base, bass clarinet, and bass saxophone, Paul Smith on piano, celeste, and calliope, Al Hendrickson on guitar and banjo, Joe Mondragon on bass, Alvin Stoller on drums, Lou Singer on percussion, and Ann Mason Stockton on harp) record the titles "River Boat Shuffle" and "Oh, By Jingo!" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California between 9:00 PM and 12:00 AM. Capitol Records will issue both titles on May's album "Sorta-Dixie" (T 677).

1955 - Dorothy Warenskjold (soprano vocalist), with Jack Crossan on piano, records Brahms' "Guten Habend (Vergebliches Standchen)", Hahn's "Si Mes Vers Avaient Des Ailes", Hageman's "Do Not Go My Love", and Ponce's "Estrellita" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Warenskjold's album "On Wings Of Song" (P-8333).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Frank Sinatra, with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to an orchestra (James Williamson on flute, Mahlon Clark on clarinet, Bill Miller on piano and celeste, Nick Bonney on guitar, Eddie Gilbert on bass, Frank Flynn on drums, Kathryn Julye on harp  Marvin Limonick on violin, and the The Hollywood String Quartet: Paul Shure and Felix Slatkin on violins, Alvin Dinkin on viola, and Eleanor Slatkin on cello), re-records the titles "I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night", "It's Easy To Remember", and "Close To You" in Studio A at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California with producer Voyle Gilmore and arranger and conductor Nelson Riddle. It's the last session for Sinatra's Capitol Records album "Close To You" (W 789) on which all the titles are issued. Sinatra had recorded "I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night" and "Close To You" twice for Columbia Records in 1943.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 -  Nat "King" Cole, with Mike Durso's band which is augmented by a string section and John Collins on electric guitar, opens at The Copacabana in Manhattan, New York and wows the audience as he performs 15 songs including "Falling Leaves", "Breezin' Along With The Breeze", "Night Lights", and "Just One Of Those Things". Also on the bill are singing group The Merry Macs and house singers Tony Reynolds and June Allyn.

1957 - The Concert Arts Symphony Orcestra (lineup listed), conducted by Erich Leinsdorf, records Wagner's "Ride Of The Walkyries (From 'Die Walkure')" and "Magic Fire Music From 'Die Walkure'" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues both titles on the orchestra's album "The Sound Of WAGNER" (PAO-8411).

1957 - It's Friday night at 10:30 PM and Nat "King" Cole is the first interviewee on Edward R. Murrow's "Person To Person" show on CBS-TV. Cole shows off his hi-fi equipment and introduces a pair of "princesses", "Sweetie" (Carol Cole) and "Cookie" (Natalie Cole). The same day, Cole's Capitol Records album "Love Is The Thing" is #4 on KDAY 1580 AM's Top Five Albums On KDAY chart in Los Angeles, California and #5 on WMCA's album chart in New York City, New York. Cole's Capitol Records single "With You On My Mind" is #27 on WMCA's Weekly Survey of singles and KDAY's Top 35 Tunes Of The Week chart and Cole's single "Send For Me" is #34 also on KDAY's Top 35 Singles Of The Week chart.

1958 - The Roger Wagner Chorale and The Capitol Symphony Orchestra (both lineups unlisted), conducted by Roger Wagner, record Dvorak's "Goin' Home" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the track on the chorale and orchestra's album "Reflections" (P-8491).

1958 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Cole Español" is #2 on KFWB's Favorite Albums chart in Los Angeles, California and the EP version of the album is #9 on The Billboard magazine's Best Selling Pop EPs chart. Cole's Capitol Records single "Non Dimenticar (Don't Forget)" is #9 on KFWB's Fabulous Forty Survey in Los Angeles, California, #25 on Cash Box magazine's Top 100 Singles chart, and #46 on The Billboard magazine's Hot 100 singles chart.

1959 - Capitol Records Distributing Corporation (CRDC) promotes seven employees: Vito Samela from sales manager of the New York branch to district sales manager of CRDC's first district which includes New York, New Jersey, and the New England Territiories and will report to Max Callison, CRDC VP and national sales manager; Robert H. Spencer from sales manager of the Newark branch to the sales manager of the New York branch (taking over Samela's former position); Harvey Weiner from New York branch assistant sales manager to Newark branch sales manager (taking over Spencer's former position); George Hamilton goes from being sales manager of the Kansas City sales manager to sales manager of the Los Angeles branch, replacing Jay Swist, who was reassigned to a new created CRDC post; Richard M. Ware moves up from sales rep to sales manager at the Kansas City branch; Los Angeles branch sales rep Herbert Whittaker replaces Eugene Sapak as the branch's assistant sales manager; and Sapak takes on the new created position of sales manager of portable phonographs which is headquartered at the Capitol Tower and reports to Callison.

1960 - The Galaxies (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Trouble On A Double Date", "Over And Done With", "Zoom, Golly, Golly" and Cinderella Blue" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 4488) by The Royal Galaxies and (as of 2005) has yet to issue the last two titles.

1960 - The Dave Pell Octet (Jack Sheldon on trumpet, Harry Betts on trombone, Dave Pell on tenor saxophone, Med Flory on baritone saxophone, John Towner Williams on piano, Tom Tedesco on guitar, Lyle Ritz on bass, and Frank Capp on drum) record the titles "Sugar Foot Stomp", "Ida", "When The Saints Go Marching In" and "Oh, Didn't He Ramble" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the titles on Pell's album "The Old South Wails" (T 1512).

1960 - The Rebels (lineup unlisted) record the titles "When Johnny Comes Slidin' Home", "Cherie", "Twangy-Ten-Nine"(Take 1), "Twangy-Ten-Nine" (Take 2), "Greensleeves" and "Crusin'" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will issue the first and last titles together as a single (Capitol 4511) as by The Hollywood Vines and (as of 2005) have yet to issue the other three titles.

1960 - Jackie Gleason and His Orchestra (with Gleason conducting two string orchestras [lineups unlisted, one for the left channel and one for the right channel]) records the titles "Love Embers And Flame", "It's A Blue World", "Now That You're Gone", "How About Me", and "The Wayward Call" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records all the titles, except "The Wayward Call" (which as of 2005 is still unissued) on Gleason's album "Jackie Gleason Presents: Love Embers & Flames" (SW 1689).

1960 - Nat "King" Cole, after supporting John F. Kennedy throughout his election campaign, gives him his vote for president of The United States Of America.

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Wanda Jackson (on vocals with Harold Ray Bradley on guitar, Bob Moore on bass, and other unlisted musicians) records the titles "The Tip Of My Fingers", "Let Me Talk To You", "(Let's Stop) Kickin' Out Hearts Around" at at Bradley Film and Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the first and last titles on Jackson's album "Wanda Jackson Sings Country Songs" (T 2438) and "Let Me Talk To You" as a single (Capitol F5015) with "Memory Mountain" on the flipside.

1962 - Vocalist George Chakiris, with unlisted musicians, records the titles "I Left My Heart In San Francisco", "Lollipops And Roses", "A Second Chance", and "The Second Time Around" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Chakiris' album "Memories Are Made Of These" (T 1813).

1962 - Vocalist Lou Rawls, with Onzy Matthews directing his own arrangements and playing piano with the orchestra (Bud Brisbois on trumpet, Lou Blackburn on trombone, Curtis Amy on tenor saxophone, Jay Migliori on baritone saxophone, Rene Hall on guitar, and Frank Butler on drums), records the titles "Six Cold Feet Of Ground" (with Jim Crutcher on bass), "Kansas City" (with Jm Crutcher on bass), "World Of Trouble" (with Curtis Counce on bass), "Now Is The Time" (with Curtis Counce on bass), and "Goin' To Chicago Blues" (with Curtis Counce on bass) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issue all the titles, except "Now Is The Time" on Rawls' album "Black And Blue" (T 1824). No issuing information is listed for "Now Is The Time".

1962 - Trumpet player and vocalist Jonah Jones, with Dick Hyman on organ, André Persiany on piano and percussion, Bob Bain and Howard Roberts on guitars, John Brown on bass, Danny Farrar on drums, and The Jubilee Four on vocals, records the titles "Spanish Harlem", "Work Song", and "The Preacher" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Jones' album "That Righteous Feeling" (T 1839).

1962 - Capitol Records purchases the masters for the soundtrack to M-G-M's movie "I Could Go On Singing" which includes the titles "I Could Go On Singin'", "By Myself", "Hello Bluebird", "Overture (medley): The Trolley Song/Over The Rainbow/The Man That Got Away" and "Main Title (I Could Go On Singing), another take of "Hello Bluebird", "I Am The Monarch Of The Sea", "It Never Was You", "Helicopter Ride", "Interlude - Matt's Dilemma", and "I Could Go On Singing" recorded by vocalist Judy Garland and Dirk Bogarde, with Mort Lindsey conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the "I Could Go On Singin'" and "Hello Bluebird" together as a single (Capitol 4938) and the other tracks on the original motion picture soundtrack album "I Could Go On Singing" (W 1861).

1962 - Vocalist Wanda Jackson, with Harold Ray Bradley on guitar, Bob Moore on bass, and other unlisted musicians, records the titles "Have You Ever Been Lonely", "Please Love Me Forever", "Since I Met You Baby", and "May You Never Be Alone" at Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Jackson's album "Love Me Forever" (T 1911).

1962 - The Louvin Brothers (Charlie Louvin on vocals and guitar, Ira Louvin on vocals and mandolin), with an unlisted piano player, Ray Edenton on guitar, Harold B. "Shot" Jackson on Dobro resonator guitar, Roy M. "Junior" Huskey Jr. on bass, and William Paul Ackerman on drums, record the titles "Don't Let Them Take The Bible (Out Of Our School Room)", "I'm Glad That I'm Not Him", and "A Message To Your Heart" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Don't Let Them Take The Bible (Out Of Our School Room)" as a single (Capitol 4886) with "Keep Your Eyes On Jesus" on the flipside and "I'm Glad That I'm Not Him" and "A Message To Your Heart" together as a single (Capitol 4999).

1963 - Nat "King" Cole appears at The Winnipeg Arena in Canada and Cole's Capitol Records single "That Sunday, That Summer" is #12 on WLS' weekly survey in Chicago, Illinois.

1964 - During four sessions held this day in New York City, New York the original cast of the Broadway musical "Ben Franklin In Paris", with Donald Pippin directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Overture" (instrumental), "We Sail The Seas (with vocals by male chorus with unlisted lineup), "The Balloon Is Ascending" (with vocals by chorus with unlisted lineup), and "Hic Haec Hoc" (with vocals by male chorus with unlisted lineup) at the first session, "You're In Paris (with vocals by Susan Watson, Franklin Kiser, Bob Kaliban, and chorus with unlisted lineup), "I Invented Myself" (with vocals by Robert Preston and chorus with unlisted lineup), and "God Bless The Human Elbow" (with vocals by Robert Preston, Jack Fletcher, Bob Kaliban, and male chorus with unlisted lineup)" at second session, "Finale" (with vocals by Robert Preston and chorus with unlisted lineup), "I Love The Ladies" (with vocals by Robert Preston, Jerry Schaefer, Bob Kaliban, and male chorus with unlisted lineup), and "Half The Battle" (with vocals by Robert Preston, Jerry Schaefer, Bob Kaliban, and male chorus with unlisted lineup) at the third session, and "Whatever Became Of Old Temple?" (vocals by Franklin Kiser), "When I Dance With The Person I Love (vocals by Susan Watson), "I Want To Be Alone With You (vocals by Robert Preston and Ulla Sallert), "How Laughable It is" (vocals by Ulla Sallert), "Diane Is/Look For Small Pleasures (vocals by Robert Preston and Ulla Sallert), and "Too Charming" (with vocals by Ulla Sallert and Robert Preston). Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the original Broadway cast album for "Ben Franklin In Paris" (VAS 2191).

1965 - The Hollyridge Strings (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Theme (More Than One Way", "Run For Your Life", "I'll Only Miss Her When I Think Of Her", and "Local 403" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Skyscraper" (T 2411).

1965 - The Beach Boys (Mike Love, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, and Al Jardine on vocals), with unlisted musicians, record the title "You Still Believe In Me" in Los Angeles, California. A band track for title with Hal Blaine and Nick Pelico on percussion is recorded on January 24, 1966 at Western Recording's studios in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title on the band's album "Pet Sounds" (T 2458).

1965 - Ned Miller (on vocals), with unlisted others, records the titles "Dark Moon", "Behind The Tear", "From A Jack To A King", and "Just Before Dawn" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Miller's album "The Best Of Ned Miller" (T 2414).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Runarounds (lineup unlisted) record the (as of 2005) unissued titles "Tonight (Could Be The Night)", "If You Love Me", and "Crazy Thing Called Love" in New York City, New York for Capitol Records.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Duane Dee (on vocals), with unlisted musicians, records the titles "When The Devil Rides The Wind", the (as of 2005) unissued title "Things Called Memories", and "Why Didn't I Think of That" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues the first and last titles together as a single (Capitol 5887).

1967 - Vocalist Nancy Wilson, with Oliver Nelson conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Frank Strozier on alto saxophone, Bill Green on alto saxophone and bass flute, Plas Johnson on tenor saxophone, Gene Cipriano on tenor saxophone and bass flute, Ernie Snell on baritone saxophone and bass flute, Don Trenner on piano, John Collins and Joe Gibbons on guitar, Buster Williams on bass, Hal Blaine on drums, vibraphone, and chimes, Ann Stockton on harp and a string section with Lou Raderman, Victor Arno, Jacques Gasselin, Marshall Sosson, Louis Kaufman, Harry Bluestone, James Getzoff, Edward Bergman, and Sidney Sharp on violins, Samuel Boghossian, Alvin Dinkin, and Louis Kievman on violas, Raphael Kramer, Anne Goodman, Gloria Strassner, and Igor Roroshevsky on cellos), records the titles "Angel Eyes", "I'm Always Drunk In San Francisco", "You Don't Know Me", and "In The Heat Of The Night" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Wilson's album "Welcome To My Love" (T 2844).

1967 - Vocalist Beth Moore, with unlisted musicians, records the titles "The Sad Side Of Town", "I Will", and "A Cheatin' Good Time" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "The Sad Side Of Town" as a single (Capitol 2349) with "Hangover City" on the flipside and "I Will" and "A Cheatin' Good Time" together as a single (Capitol 2188).

1967 - Vocalist Jody Miller, with unlisted others, records the titles "I Knew You Well", "I'm Into Lookin' For Someone To Love Me", and "I Wanna Get To Know You Better" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "I Knew You Well" and "I'm Into Lookin' For Someone To Love Me" together as a single (Capitol 2066) and has yet to issue t"I Wanna Get To Know You Better".

1967 - During two sessions held this day in Nashville, Tennessee, vocalist Sonny James, with unlisted musicians, records the titles "Can This Be Me?", "Let Me Live And Love With You", "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow" at the first session and the titles "A Web Of Lies", "More Than Ever" and "Heaven Says Hello" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Can This Be?" and "A Web Of Lies" on James' album "World Of Our Own" (ST 2884), "Let Me Live And Love With You" on James' album "My Love/Don't Keep Me Hangin' On" (ST-478), "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow" and "Heaven Says Hello" on James' album "Heaven Says Hello" (ST-2937), and "More Than Ever" on James' album "Here Comes Honey Again" (ST-849).

1968 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for R.B. Hudmon Jr.'s tracks ""Ole In Your Soul", "Standing Invitation", "What Makes Lovers Hurt One Another" and "Hush" and will later distribute the first two tracks together for the 1-2-3 label as a single (1-2-3 1704) and (as of 2005) has yet to issue the last two tracks.

1968 - Kelly Gordon records the (as of 2005) unissued track "Sweet Peony" and "Some Old Funky Blues Thing" which Capitol Records will issue on Gordon's album "Defunked" (ST-201).

1968 - During three sessions held this day in Los Angeles The Art Reynolds Singers (lineup unlisted) record "It's A Wonderful World", "We Need You, "We Can Make It", and "White Cliffs Of Dover" at the first session, "Pardon Me", "Give Me A Chance", "I Wonder", and "Is It Time?" at the second session, and "Just Can't Wait", "If I Had A Hammer", "There's A Brighter Day", "Feeling Good", and "Give My Life A Chance" at the third session. Capitol Records issues all of the tracks, except "Is It Time?" (for which no issuing information is listed) on the group's album "It's A Wonderful World" (ST-191).

1968 - Capitol Records hold a remastering session for all twelve of the tracks on Jackie Lomax's eponymous Apple Records album "Jackie Lomax" (ST-3354).

1968 - Dennis Wilson records the track "A Time To Live In Dreams", which he co-wrote with Steve Kalinich. The track remains unreleased until 2001 when it is included on The Beach Boys' Capitol Records rarities album "Hawthorne California".

1968 - Matt Monro (on vocals in Spanish, with brass, horns, tuba, reeds, piano, harpsichord, guitar, banjo, bass, drums, percussion, strings, and harp players) records the tracks "Libre (Born Free)" and "La Montana (If She Could Come To You)" at EMI Studios in London England. Capitol Latino will issue the tracks on Monro's album "Todo Pasara" (ST-19006).

1969 - Glen Campbell's Capitol Records single "Try A Little Kindness", with "Lonely My Lonely Friend" on the flip side, enters Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1970 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for Josie and The Pussycat's tracks "Dream Maker" and "The Time To Love". No issuing information is listed.

1970 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for Scooby Doo's titles "You And Me", "I Can Make You Happy", "Seven Days A Week", and Recipe For My Love". No issuing information is listed.

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - The Persuasions (vocalists Jerry Lawson, Joseph Russell, Jay Otis Washington, Jimmy Hayes, and Herbert Rhoad) record the a cappella title "People Get Ready" (at Electric Landlady Studios in New York City, New York (according to group member and co-producer of the session Jerry Lawson but Capitol's session information lists the session as being held in Los Angeles, California). Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 3317) with "Buffalo Soldier" on the flipside.

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Buck Owens and his son Buddy Alan record the titles "Pfft You Were Gone", "You're A Real Good Friend", "Tobacco, White Lightning And Women Blues N°2", "I Won't Go Hunting With Tou, Jake (But I'll Go Chasin' Wimmin)", "Cigareets, Whiskey And Wild, Wild Women", and "Beautiful Morning Glory" at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California. Capitol Records will register the titles on November 16, 1971 and will issue all of the titles on Buck Owens with Buddy Alan's album "Too Old To Cut The Mustard" (ST-874).

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - The Raspberries (Eric Carmen and Wally Bryson on vocals and guitar, Dave Smalley on electric bass, and Jim Bonfanti [listed as possibly] on drums) record the titles "With You In My Life", "Don't Want To Say Goodbye", "I Can't Remember", and "Waiting" at The Record Plant in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Go All The Way" (SK-11036).

1974 - Supersax (Med Flory and Joe Lopes on alto saxophone, Warne Marsh and Jay Migliori on tenor saxophone, Jack Nimitz on baritone saxophone, Lou Levy on piano, Buddy Clark on bass, Jack Hanna on drums and nineteen unlisted strings players) record the tracks "If I Should Lose You", "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (with Frank Rosolino on trumpet), and "Sign Off (Country Gardens)" (with Conte Candoli on trumpet and without the string session) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the tracks on the group's album "Supersax Plays Bird With Strings" (ST-11371).

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - Jessi Colter (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the titles "Put Your Arms Around Me", "I Belong To Him", "There Ain't No Rain", "Let It Go", "New Wine From Heaven", "God I Love You", "Consider Me", "Master, Master (Would You)", "God, If I Could Only Write Your Love Song", and "For Mama" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Colter's album "Mirriam" (ST-11583).

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - The First Cousins Jazz Ensemble (Bobby Findley and Gary Grant on trumpet, Slide Hyde on trombone, Rudy Johnson on tenor saxophone, Doug Richardson on reeds, Larry Farrow and Stu Gardner on keyboards, Wah Wah Watson and Ray Parker on guitar, Dave Shields on bass, Nate Nesbitt and James Gadson on drums, and Allan Estes on percussion) record the titles Please The Pleaser", "Psalm", "Gently But Nasty", "Flat Meat", "Beans And Sauce", "A Plush Moment", "Funky Johnson", "Banana Peel", "I Don't Know", and "Fit-It To The Rhythm" in Los Angeles, California with executive producer Bill Cosby. Capitol Records issues all the titles on the group's album "For The Cos Of Jazz" (ST-11589).

1977 - Vocalist Anne Murray, with unlisted musicians, records the titles "Let's Keep It That Way, "Walk Right Back", "Just To Feel This Love From You", "We Don't Make Love Anymore", "I Still Wish The Very Best For You", "You Needed Me", "You're A Part Of Me", "Hold Me Tight", "Tennessee Waltz" and "There's Always A Goodbye" in Toronto, Canada. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Murray's album "Let's Keep It That Way" (ST-11743).

1983 - Missing Persons (Chuck Wild on keyboards and synthesizer, Warren Cuccurullo on guitar and vocals, Patrick O'Hearn on bass and synthesizer, Terry Bozzio on drums, guitar, synthesizer, and vocals, and Dale Bozzio on vocals) record the track "Now Is The Time (For Love)" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the group's album "Rhyme & Reason" (ST-12315).

1987 - At three sessions held this day The Gyrlz (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Wishing You Were Here" and an instrumental version of "Wishing You Were Here" at the first session, the instrumental track "If It's Games You're Playing" at the second session, and a version of 'If It's Games You're Playing" with vocals, "Do You Want Me", "Jam Jam (If You Can)", "Think You Know Me", "It's Over", "It's All Because Of You", "Love Stories", and "Love Me Or Leave Me" at the third session. Capitol Records will issue both versions of "Wishing You Were Here" on a 12" single (Capitol V15311), both versions of "If It's Games You're Playing" as a single (Capitol 44211), and "Jam Jam (If You Can)" as a single (Capitol 44328) with the same title on both sides. There is no issuing information for the rest of the titles, or a recording location listed, so if anyone knows who was at the session, where it was held, and if any of the other titless have been issued, please leave a comment.

1990 - Capitol Records releases Paul McCartney's album "Tripping The Live Fantastic".

1990 - Capitol Records releases the 3 CD compilation "Frank Sinatra - The Capitol Years".

1994 - Capitol Records releases Everclear's album "World Of Noise".

1994 - Capitol Records releases Megadeth's album "Youthanasia".

2004 - Terry Knight (born Richard Terrence Knapp), record producer, promoter, singer, songwriter, radio personality, Capitol Records artist (the single "St. Paul") and the first manager of Capitol Records group Grand Funk Railroad, is found stabbed to death at age 61 in his apartment in Temple, Texas. On November 26, 2005, his killer will be sentenced to life in prison.

2008 - Yma Sumac (born Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chavarri del Castillo), four and a half octave singer, Broadway performer, motion picture actress, and Capitol Records artist, has died of colon cancer in an assisted living facility in Silver Lake, California at age 86.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1940 - Future Capitol Records artist Dino Crocetti legally changes his name to Dean Martin.

1965 - Tamla Records (a subsidiary of Motown Records) releases Marvin Gaye's album "A Tribute To The Great Nat "King" Cole" (TS 261).

1968 - Apple Records releases its first album, George Harrison's soundtrack recording for the film "Wonderwall" 

1984 - Kim Carnes (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the track "Bon Voyage" for EMI America. There is no recording location or issuing information listed. If anyone knows if the track has been issued, who else was at the session, and where it was held, please leave a comment. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music's parent company, Universal Music Group.

1984 - The Rads (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Life's A Gamble", "I'd Die For You", "Suddenly We're Strangers", "A Bit Of Pain Never Hurts", "Let's Do It Again", "Hollywood (The love you steal)", "Night slave", "Scratch it off", "Rock 'N' Roll Carnivore", "You (Ken Scott Version)", "Getting Away From It All", "First Impressions", and "Scream Of The Real". There is no recording location or issuing information listed. If anyone knows if any of the tracks have been issued, who was at the session, and where it was held, please leave a comment. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music's parent company, Universal Music Group.

1994 - EMI releases The Red Hot Chilli Pepper's compilation of rare tracks "Out In L.A.".

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1963 - Decca UK releases The Rolling Stones' single "I Wanna Be Your Man". The song was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. John and Paul had visited with the Rolling Stones and had offered the partially-written song to them. After the Rolling Stones expressed interest in the fragment of the song that John and Paul played for them, Lennon and McCartney went into another room for about ten minutes and completed the song. "I Wanna Be Your Man" went on to become the Rolling Stones' first Top Twenty hit. The single will be released by Decca in the United States on February 17, 1964.

OCTOBER 31, 2026

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1902 - Julia Lee, pianist, singer and Capitol Records artist (1946-1952) signed to the label by Dave Dexter, Jr. who would produce her sessions for Capitol, is born in in Boonville, Missouri.

1912 - Dale Evans, actress, singer, and Capitol Records artist (1962-1967, both as a duo with her husband, Roy Rogers, and as a solo artist), is born Frances Octavia Smith in Uvalde, Texas.

1950 - Moon Martin, songwriter, guitarist, and Capitol Records artist, is born John David Martin in Altus, Oklahoma.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Adam Horovitz, (aka Ad Rock) singer, rapper, musician, record producer, and songwriter with the Grand Royal/Capitol Records band The Beastie Boys, is born Adam Keefe Horovitz in South Orange, New Jersey.

1970 - Roger Stevens, guitarist and pianist with the Capitol Records band Blind Melon is born in West Point, Mississippi.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1934 - Carl Schurict conducts The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record Bach's "Cantata N°104: Du Hirte Israel, Hore (Opening Chorus)" and "Cantata N°50: Nun Ist Das Heil Und Die Kraft (Opening Chorus)" in Berlin, Germany. Capitol Records issues both tracks on the orchestra's album "BACH - Motet: Singet Dem Herrn/Cantata N°50/Cantata N°104" (ECL-8077).

1945 - Jo Stafford (on vocals), with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted and includes string section), records the titles "Symphony", "Day By Day", and "The Boy Next Door" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 227) and the last title on the Stafford's album "Jo Stafford With Paul Weston And His Orchestra" (BD-23).

1947 - Vocalist Jo Stafford, with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Autumn In New York", "He's Gone Away", "The Nightingale", and "Red Rosy Bush" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track on Stafford's album "Autumn In New York" (H-197) and the last three tracks on the album "Jo Stafford Sings American Folk Songs" (H-75).

1947 - Smokey Rogers (on vocals), with Tex Williams and His Western Caravan (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Big Bad Bill (From The Badlands)", "Stay "Em Down Again, Paw", "Who Shot The Hole In My Sombrero", and "Ten More Miles" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records (as of 2005) has yet to issue the first and third tracks, issued the second track as a single (Capitol Americana 40098) with "Chickashay Gal" on the flipside, and "Ten More Miles" as a single (Capitol 15406) with "Sui Sin Fa" on the flipside.

1947 - Walter Brown (on vocals), with Jay McShann's Band (John Jackson on alto saxophone, Harold Ashby on tenor saxophone, Bob Williams on baritone saxophone, Jay McShann on piano, Herman Bell on guitar, Lloyd Anderson on bass, and Jesse Price on drums), records the tracks "You Better Leave My Gal Alone", "You, Cindy Lou", "Squabblin' Woman", and "I'm Gonna Get Married" in Kansas City, Kansas (probably) with Dave Dexter, Jr. producing the session. Capitol Records issues the first and last tracks together as a single (Capitol 957) and issues all the tracks the CD collection "Capitol Blues Collection, Volume 21: Kansas City Blues 1944-49" (8-52047-2).

1949 - Bus Moten (aka Ira "Bus" Moten on piano, organ, and vocals) and His Men (Richard Smith on trumpet, Ben Webster on tenor saxophone, Johnny Rogers on guitar, Lloyd Anderson on bass, and Jesse Price on drums) record the tracks "Turn It Over", "That Did It", "Best Friend Blues", and "Baby You Messed Up" in Kansas City, Kansas with (probably) Dave Dexter, Jr. producing the session. Capitol Records issues the first and last track together as a single (Capitol 1094)and the second track as a single (Capitol 831) with "Sugar Daddy Blues" on the flipside. The International Association of Jazz Record Collectors (IAJRC) issues "Best Friend Blues" on the album "Kansas City Memories: Bus Moten" (IAJRC 44). Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the CD collection "Capitol Blues Collection, Volume 21: Kansas City Blues 1944-49" (8-52047-2).

1949 - During a split session held this day in New York City, Jo Stafford (on vocals), with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Happy Times" and "Scarlett Ribbons" at the first session, then Stafford and Gordon MacRae record the track "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-boo (The Magic Song)" and MacRae records "Echoes" at the second session. Capitol Records issues the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 57-785) and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 57-782).

1950 - Chuy Reyes (aka Emilio "Chuy" Reyes) and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Jack, Jack, Jack" (Cu-tu-gu-ru)", "The Flamingo Rhumba", "Obsession" (vocals by Mary Martell), and "Love Me Lazy, Love Me Long" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on the album "Arthur Murray Favorites: Rhumbas" (CD-259).

1950 - Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae, with Bill Loose and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Hold Me, Hold Me", "To Think You've Chosen Me", "It Was So Beautiful (And You Were Mine)" (without MacRae), and "Love Is A Masquerade" (without MacRae) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 1307) and the last two titles together as a single (Capitol 1312).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Capitol Records adds to the files that it purchased the masters for Les Paul (on guitar) and Mary Ford's titles "Jingle Bells" and "Silent Night" and will issue the titles together as a single (Capitol 1881).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Chuy Reyes and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "While A Cigarette Was Burning", "I Surrender Dear" and "Lover" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two titles on the album "Keyboard Cocktails" (CCN-305) and (as of 2005) has yet to issue "Lover".

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Carl Butler (on vocals, with either Robert Lee "Bob" Foster or Billy Robinson on steel guitar and unlisted piano, electric guitar, rhythm guitar, and bass players) records the titles "Stepping On My Heart", "A Penny For Your Thoughts", "I Need You So", and "Alone Without You" at Castle Studio in The Tulane Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first and third titles together as a single (Capitol 2158), the second title as a single (Capitol 2084) with "Everything Will Be The Same" on the flipside, and the last title as a single (Capitol 1996) with "Vicious Lies" on the flipside.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Leonard Pennario (on piano) records Debussy's "Clair De Lune (from 'Suite Bergamasque')" and Liszt's "Liebstraum #3 In A Flat Major" at the first session and Chopin's "Polonaise #6 In A Flat Major, Opus 53: Part 1" and "Polonaise #6 In A Flat Major, Opus 53: Part 2" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Pennario's album "Leonard Pennario: CHOPIN - Polonaise in A Flat, Op.53/DEBUSSY - Clair De Lune/LISZT - Liebestraum" (H-8156).

1953 - Les Paul and Mary Ford's Capitol Records single "Vaya Con Dios", with "Johnny" on the flipside, returns to the #1 spot on Billboard's Best Selling Singles chart for the week ending October 31, 1953, where it will stay for two weeks after being knocked out by Stan Freberg's Capitol Records single "St. George And The Dragonet" for four weeks after their single had been #1 for the nine previous weeks.

1955 - Helen Forrest (on vocals) with Billy May and His Orchestra (with May conducting his own arrangements to: Si Zentner, Walter Benson, and Murray McEachern on trombones, Vincent De Rosa on French horn, Arthur "Skeets" Herfurt and Wilbur Schwartz on alto saxophones, Ted Nash and Jules Jacob on tenor saxophones, John Hacker on baritone saxophones, Bill Miller on piano, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Meyer Rubin on baas, and Lou Singer on drums) records the titles "The Honorable Mr. So And So", "More Than You Know", "The Man I Love", and "I Had The Craziest Dream" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Forrest's album "Voice Of The Name Bands" (T 704).

1955 - Richard Austin conducts Andre Navarra (on cello) and The London Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record Tchaikovsky's "Variations On A Rococo Theme" and Bloch's "Schelomo (Hebrew Rhapsody)" in London, England. Capitol Records issues the title on the orchestra's album "TCHAIKOVSKY - Variations On A Rococo Theme/BLOCH - Schelomo" (P-18012).

1955 - Dorothy Warenskjold (soprano vocalist with Jack Crossan on piano) records Shubert's "Serenade", Bach-Gounod's "Ave Maria", the traditional title "Comin' Through The Rye", Schubert's "Ave Maria", and re-recordings of Malotte's "The Lord's Prayer" and Obradas' "Al Amor" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tiyles on Warenskjold's album "On Wings Of Song" (P-8333).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - The Louvin Brothers (Charlie Louvin on vocals and guitar and Ira Louvin on vocals and mandolin, with Marvin H. Hughes on piano, Paul Yandell and George McCormick on guitar, and Floyd T. "Lightnin'" Chance on bass) record the titles "There's No Excuse", "Are You Washed In Blood", "Lord, I'm Coming Home", and "Thankful" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the brothers' album "Nearer My God To Thee" (T 825).

1958 - During a live show at Marineland in Palos Verdes, California, Red Nichols (on trumpet and cornet with: Pete Beilmann on trombone; Bill Wood on clarinet; Joe Rushton on bass saxophone; Gene Plummer on piano; and Rollie Culver on drums) performs "Medley: Carolina In The Morning/'S Wonderful/At Sundown", "Lassus Trombone", "My Inspiration", "Medley: Goodnight Sweetheart/Sleepy Time Gal/Show Me The Way To Go Home/Goodnight Ladies" and "Singin' The Blues" which Capitol Records records and issues on Nichols' album "Red Nichols At Marineland" (T 1163).

1959 - Gene Barry (on vocals) with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the titles "I Want The Whole World To Love You", "Soon", "Lost" and "When The Red, Red, Robin Comes, Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 4330) and (as of 2005) yet to issue the last two titles.

1960 - The Dave Pell Octet (Harry Betts on trombone, Dave Pell on tenor saxophone, Med Flory on baritone saxophone, John Towner Williams on piano, Tom Tedesco on guitar, Lyle Ritz on bass, and Frank Capp on drums) records the titles "Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble", "Jazz Me Blues", and "There'll Be Some Changes Made" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the titles on Pell's album "The Old South Wails" (T 1512).

1960 - Hylo Brown (on vocals and guitar with ) records the band tracks for the titles "Test Of Love", "Dark As A Dungeon", "Lost To A Stranger" and two versions of "Sweethearts Or Strangers" at Bradley Film and Recording Studio in Nashville Tennessee. On December 2, 1960 The Jordainaires (vocal group with unlisted lineup) will record vocal overdubs for all the titlrs. Bear Family Records will issue both the original instrumental tracks and the overdubbed titles on the 2 CD set "Hylo Brown And The Timberliners 1954-1960" (BCD 15572) in Germany.

1960 - The Louvin Brothers (Ira Louvin on vocals, mandolin and acoustic guitar and Charlie on vocals and guitar, with Jimmy Capps on lead guitar, Ray Edenton on guitar, Roy M. "Junior" Huskey, Jr. on bass, Paul Ackerman on drums, Marshal Louis "Grandpa" Jones on banjo, Hank "Sugarfoot" Garland on bass guitar, Floyd Cramer on piano, and [listed as probably] Owen Bradley on vibraphone) with record the titles "I Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow", "I Love You Best Of All", "I Can't Keep You In Love With Me", and "Scared Of The Blues" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the brother's album "The Louvin Brothers Sing And Play Their Current Hits" (T 2091).

1960 - Capitol Records releases Judy Garland's album "Judy That's Entertainment!".

1960 - John Browning (on piano) records the (as of 2005) unissued titles of Chopin's "Polonaise N°5, Opus 44" and "Polonaise N°6, Opus 53" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - During two sessions held this day in New York City, New York George Hudson (a DJ who it is listed as possibly may not have participated in the recording) and The Kings of Twist (King Curtis on tenor saxophone and unlisted baritone saxophone, piano, guitar, electric bass, and drums players) record the titles "The Twist", "Kansas City", "It's Twisting Time", and "A Little Bit Of Soap" at the first session with vocals by Gil Hamilton, then record "Blueberry Hill", "My Blue Heaven", "(If I Knew You Were Comin') I'd 'Ve Baked A Cake", "Baby Face" (vocals by Gil Hamilton), "Little Twister" (vocals by Gil Hamilton and [listed as possibly] Bert Berns on background vocals), "The Railroad Twist", "Lazy River", an "The Doodlin' Twist" at the second session. Capitol Records issues all the titles on the group's album "Twistin' Time" (T 1578).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Wanda Jackson (on vocals with Harold Ray Bradley on guitar, Bob Moore on bass, and other unlisted musicians) records the titles "Is It Wrong", "We Could", "You Don't Know, Baby" and "Before I Lose My Mind" at Bradley Film and Sound Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first three titles on Jackson's album "Wonderful Wanda" (T 1776). Bear Family Records will issue all the titles on Jackson's 4 CD box set "Right Or Wrong" (BCD 15629).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Al Dexter records the titles "I Won't Be Number Two", "Oh My Darlin'", and "My Little Heartache" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first and last titles together as a single (Capitol 4724) and (as of 2005) have yet to issue "Oh My Darlin'".

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Virgil Fox (on organ) records Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus (from 'The Messiah'), "Savior, Again To Thy Dear Name", Clayton's "Come, Come Ye Saints (traditional)", and Bach-Gounod's "Ave Maria" at Riverside Church in New York City, New York. Capitol Records all the titles, except the (as of 2005) unissued title "Savior, Again To Thy Dear Name" on William Warfied and Virgil Fox's album "God Of Our Fathers" (P-8578).

1962 - George Chakiris (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "A Taste Of Honey", "Autumn Leaves", "Somewhere In The Night ('Naked City' Theme)", and "Moon River" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Chakiris' album "Memories Are Made Of These" (T 1813).

1962 - Jonah Jones (on trumpet and vocals with Dick Hyman on organ, André Persiany on piano and percussion, Bob Bain and Howard Roberts on guitar, John Brown on bass, Danny Farrar on drums, and The Jubilee Four [vocal group with unlisted lineup]) records the track "Down By The Riverside", "Mandy Make Up Your Mind", and "Yes Indeed" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Jones' album "That Righteous Feeling" (T 1839).

1962 - Ruth Welcome (on zither) records the tracks "Maria-La-O (Maria, My Own)", "Adios, Marquita Linda", "Mis Flores Negras", and "Siboney" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the tracks on Welcome's eponymous album "Ruth Welcome" (ST-20987).

1962 - Wanda Jackson (on vocals with Harold Ray Bradley on guitar, Bob Moore on bass, and other unlisted musicians and including a vocal chorus with an unlisted lineup) record the tracks "How Important Can It Be", "I May Never Get To Heaven", "The Things I Might Have Been", and "Little Things Mean A Lot" at Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Jackson's album "Love Me Forever" (T 1911).

1963 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, Bing Crosby (on vocals), with Bill Justice directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Four Walls", "Wolverton Mountain", "Hello Walls", and "Crazy Arms" at the first session and "Oh, Lonesome Me", "Bouquet Of Roses", "Heartaches By The Number", and "Sunflower" at the second session. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Crosby's album "Great Country Hits" (T 2346).

1963 - Aaron McNeil record the tracks "Cryin' On My Shoulder", "Teardrops Are Falling", "Mean Cold Heart", and "Sweet Lucy" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first and last tracks together as a single (Capitol 5105) and (as of 2005) has yet to issue the middle two tracks.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Jean Shepard (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the titles "My Mamma Didn't Raise No Fools" and "Heart, We Did All That We Could" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 5822).

1967 - Lou Rawls (on vocals), with an orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Gotta Find A Way", "Encore", "Scotch And Soda", and "Here Comes The Night" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first two tracks together on Rawls' album "Feelin' Good" (T 2864) and has (of 2005) yet to issue the last two tracks.

1967 - Overdubs are recorded for The Beach Boys (as of 2005) unissued track "Lonely Days" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.

1967 - During two sessions held this day in Nashville, Tennesse Sonny James (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Heaven On Earth" and "The Only Ones We Truly Hurt (Are The Ones We Truly Love)" at the first session and ""A World Of Our Own", "Misery And Angry", and "Fairy Tales" at the second session in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records issues both tracks from the first session on James' album "The Sensational Sonny James - Bright Lights,Big City" (ST-804), "A World Of Our Own" as a single (Capitol 2067) with "An Old Sweetheart Of Mine" on the flip side, and the last two tracks from the second session on James' album "Heaven Says Hello" (ST 2937).

1968 - Ray Brown (aka Raymond Brown, on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Forget It, I Got It", "Wake Up To Me Gentle", "Little Girl", "I'm Gonna Be A Country Boy Again", "Like An Old Time Movie", and "Clouds" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Brown's album "Just Ray Brown" (ST-186).

1968 - Kelly Gordon records the track "Ain't That The Truth, Ruth?" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on Gordon's album "Defunked" (ST-201).

1968 - Matt Monro (on vocals in Spanish with unlisted brass, horns, tuba, reeds, piano and harpsichord, guitar, guitar and banjo, bass, drums, percussion, strings and harp players) records the tracks "Lo Que Quedo (All That Remains)", "Vete For Favor (Walk Away)", and "No Puedo Quitar Mis Ojos De Ti (Can't Take My Eyes Off You)" at EMI Studios in London, England. Capitol Latino will issue all the tracks on Monro's album "Todo Pasara" (ST-19006).

1972 - Overdubs are recorded for Red Simpson's track "Those Forgotten Trains" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the final version of the tracks as a single (Capitol 3495) with "Milesaver Man" on the flipside.

1973 - Apple Records releases John Lennon's album "Mind Games" and his single "Mind Games" with "Meat City" on the flipside. Both were distributed by Capitol Records in the United States.

1975 - Overdubs are recorded for James Talley's titles "Are They Gonna Make Us Outlaws Again" and "She Tries Not To Cry" at an unlisted studio. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of both titles on Talley's album "Tryin' Like The Devil" (ST-11494).

1980 - Lee Clayton records the titles "Where Is The Justice" and "Draggin' Them Chains" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Clayton's album "The Dream Goes On" (ST-12139).

1982 - Hoyt Hawkins, pianist and second tenor then baritone singer with the vocal group The Jordanaires who sang background vocals for many Capitol Records artists as well as Elvis Presley, dies at age 55. If anyone knows where, please leave a comment.

1983 - The Boogie Boys (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Zodiac, Part 1", "Shake And Break (Zodiac, Part 2)", and "Break Dancer" and then create remixes of "Shake And Break" and "Break Dancer" in (listed as possibly) New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the first and last of the original tracks together as a single (Capitol 5325), has (of 2005) yet to issue the original take of "Shake And Break (Zodiac, Part 2)", and will issue the remixes on the group's album "City Life" (ST-12409).

1983 - Earl Klugh (on guitar with Dave Sanborn on alto saxophone, Dave Matthews on electric piano and keyboards, Ronnie Foster on keyboards, Eric Gale also on guitar, Charlie Meeks [on an unlisted instrument], Phil Upchurch on electric bass, Ron Carter on bass, James Bradey Jr. on drums, and other unlisted musicians) records the track "Once Again" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the track on Klugh's album "Wishful Thinking" (ST-12323).

1983 - George Clinton (on vocals with unlisted musicians) begins recording the tracks "Quickie" and "Last Dance" at The Disc Studio in East Detroit, Michigan and will finish the recording the tracks November 4, 1983. Capitol Records will issue the final tracks together as a single (Capitol 5324).

1983 - Missing Persons (Chuck Wild on keyboard and synthesizer; Warren Cuccurullo on guitar and vocals; Patrick O'Hearn on bass and synthesizer; Terry Bozzio on drums, guitar, synthesizer, and vocals; and Dale Bozzio on vocals) record the track "Surrender Your Heart" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 5381) with "All Fall Down" on the flipside.

1983 - Brenda and The Big Dudes (Brenda Fassie and unlisted others) record the track "Weekend Special" at an unlisted location (possibly in South Africa). Capitol Records issues the "Weekday Mix" and the "Daytime Mix" of the track together as a single (Capitol 5555).

1984 - Mel McDaniel records the tracks "Lovelight", "Mississippi (Roll On Forever)", and "You Sneaky Thing You" in Nashville, Tennessee with producer Jerry Kennedy. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on McDaniel's album "Let It Roll" (ST-12402).

1993 - Bob Atcher (born James Robert Owen Atcher), a motion picture actor, violinist, guitarist, member of WLS' "National Barn Dance Show", mayor of Schaumberg, Illinois (1959-1979), and a Capitol Records artist (1950-1951), dies at age 79 in Prospect, Kentucky, a suburb of Louisville.

1994 - Capitol Records releases Megadeth's album "Youthanasia".

1995 - Capitol Records releases "Best Of Nat King Cole Trio: The Vocal Classics, Volume 1" on CD.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

130 Years Ago Today In 1896 - Ethel Waters, stage, motion picture, and television actress and singer, who appeared with Capitol Records co-founder Johnny Mercer on the July 17, 1944 episode of the Armed Forces Radio Network's show "Jubilee", is born in Chester, Pennsylvania.

1959 - Alto Saxophonist Lou Donaldson (with Blue Mitchell on trumpet, Horace Parlan on piano, Laymon Jackson on bass, Dave Bailey on drums, and Ray Barretto on congas) records the tracks "Mack The Knife", "Be My Love" (without Mitchell on trumpet), "Crosstown Shuffle", "Tangerine", "Lou's Blues", "Time On My Hands", "The Nearness Of You" (without Barretto on congas), and "It's Only A Paper Moon" with producer Alfred Lion and recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder for Blue Note Records. All the tracks, except "Time On My Hands" and "It's Only A Paper Moon", appear on the Blue Note album "The Time Is Right". The other two tracks would eventually be released on Mosaic Records' box set "The Complete Blue Note Lou Donaldson Sessions". Blue Note's catalog was sold to Liberty Records in 1967. Liberty Records was sold to Transamerica Corporation in 1968 who combined it with the other label they owned, United Artists Records. In 1978 the United Artists labels were sold to Artie Mogull and Jerry Rubenstein who used money borrowed from EMI for the purchase. In February 1979 EMI foreclosed on them and EMI Music has owned the labels since that time (whew!).

1969 - Apple Records releases The Beatles' single "Something" with "Come Together" on the flipside in the United Kingdom. The single is distributed by Capitol Records in the United States where it was released on October 6, 1969.

1984 - During two sessions held this day at an unlisted studio for EMI America Michael Murphey records the track "Building Bridges" at the first session and "Santa Fe Cantina" at the second session. No issuing information is listed, so if anyone knows where the track was recorded, who else was at the sessions and if the track has been issued, please leave a comment. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music's parent company, Universal Music Group.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

100 Years Ago Today In 1926 - Harry Houdini, stage and motion picture illusionist, dies of peritonitis from a ruptured appendix at 1:26 PM at Grace Hospital in Detroit, Michigan at age 52. There is still no sign of communication from him.

1943 - The Hollywood Canteen celebrates its first birthday at a party hosted by Bette Davis and John Garfield with actors, servicemen, and servicewomen celebrating at the venue at 1451 Cahuenga Boulevard, off Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

1968 - Buffalo, NY radio station WKBW broadcasts a recreated version of the radio show "The War Of The Worlds" using local references with local news reporters and deejays.

OCTOBER 30, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1912 - Lee Gillette, musician with the group The Campus Kids (which was formed by future Capitol Records producer Ken Nelson, whom Gillette would bring to Capitol in 1945), publisher, and Capitol Records A&R man and producer (for artists such as Tennessee Ernie Ford, Dean Martin, Kay Starr, Frank Sinatra, Stan Kenton, and many more), is born Lee James Gillette in Indianapolis, Indiana. Thanks to the anonymous commentor that let me know Lee's middle name!

1954 - T. Graham Brown, singer and Capitol Records artist (1985-1992) is born Anthony Graham Brown in Arabi, Georgia.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1945 - Capitol Records releases Peggy Lee's single ""Waitin' For The Train To Come In" (Capitol 218) with "I'm Glad I Waited For You" on the flipside.

1945 - Stan Kenton (on piano) and His Orchestra (Buddy Childers, Ray Wetzel, John Anderson, Russ Burgher, and Bob Lymperis on trumpets, Freddie Zito, Jimmy Simms, and Milt Kabak on trombones, Bart Varsalona on bass trombone, Al Anthony and Boots Mussulli on alto saxophones, Bob Cooper and Vido Musso on tenor saxophones, Bob Gioga on baritone saxophone,  Bob Ahern on guitar,  Eddie Safranski on bass, and Ralph Collier on drums) record the titles "Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'" (arranged by Gene Roland with vocals by June Christy), "Artistry Jumps" (arranged by Kenton), a version of "Painted Rhythm" (arranged by Kenton) that becomes the alternate, and the final version of "Painted Rhythm" (arranged by Kenton) at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 229) and the final version of "Painted Rhythm" as a single (Capitol 250) with "Four Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days, One Hour Blues" on the flipside. Mosaic Record issues all the titles on the box set "The Complete Capitol Studio Recordings of Stan Kenton 1943-47" (MD7-163).

1945 - Bobby Sherwood (on trumpet, guitar, vocals and arranger of all the titles) and His Orchestra (Eddie Green, Bob Burns, Bob Haddick, and Keith Williams on trumpet; Don Kelly, Bob Leeman, and Kenny Martlock on trombone; Joe McAnarney on clarinet, alto saxophone, and English horn; Les Webel on alto saxophone; Herbie Haymer and Eddie Lucas on tenor saxophone; Garth Rasmussen on baritone saxophone; Hollis Sulser on piano; Basil Hutchinson on guitar; Ed Kalfas on bass; and Melvin Patterson on drums) record the titles "Walkin' And Talkin'", "Snap Your Fingers (vocals by Bobby Sherwood), "Cotton Tail", "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (vocals by Marica Rice), and "Peg O' My Heart" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first and third title on Sherwood's album "Classics In Jazz - Bobby Sherwood" (H-320), the second and third titles together as a single (Capitol 231), has (of 2005) yet to issue "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" and rejected "Peg O' My Heart" which Sherwood would later re-record.

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - The King Cole Trio (Nat "King" Cole on piano, Oscar Moore on guitar, and Johnny Miller on bass) record the title "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" at radio station WMCA's studio in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the title on the compilation album "Jerome Kerns's Music" (CD-41).

1947 - Vocalist Smokey Rogers, with Tex Williams and His Western Caravan (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Blue Bonnet Polka", "Ball Of Fire", "Give Me A Hundred Reasons", and "Chickashy Gal" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Blue Bonnet Polka" as a single (Capitol Americana 40123) with "Don't Come Cryin' To Me" on the flipside, "Ball Of Fire" as a single (Capitol 15217) with "Hair Of Gold, Eyes Of Blue" on the flipside, has yet to issue "Give Me A Hundred Reasons", and will issue"Chickashy Gal" as a single (Capitol 40096) with "Slap 'Er Down Ag'in Paw" on the flipside.

1949 - Tommy Douglas (on baritone saxophone) and His Orchestra (Clarence Davis on trumpet, Bill Hodge on trombone; Herman Bell on tenor saxophone; Bob Williams also on baritone saxophone; George Salisbury on piano; Leonard Johnson on bass; and Joshua Reeves on drums) record the tracks "Douglas Boogie", "The Killion", "Leavin' Town Blues", and "Lights Out" in Kansas City, Kansas (probably with producer Dave Dexter, Jr.). Capitol Records issues the first and last tracks together as a single (Capitol 865), "The Killion" as a single (Capitol 1100) with "Jackson County Romp" on the flip side, and released "Leavin' Town Blues" and the rest of the tracks on the CD "Capitol Blues Collection, Volume 21: Kansas City Blues" (8-52047-2).

1949 - Werner Janssen conducts The Janssen Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record Villa-Lobos' "Toccata: Little Train Of The Caipira (from 'Bachianas Brasilerias')", "Aria: On A Song Of Our Country (from 'Bachianas Brasilerias #2')", and "Choros #10: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4" (with The Los Angeles Oratorio Society [lineup unlisted]) at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the orchestra's album "VILLA-LOBOS - Choros #10/Toccata: Little Train of The Caipira & Aria" (L-8043).

1950 - Chuy Reyes and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Mama Son De La Loma", "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps (Quizas, Quizas, Quizas)", "Sonadora", and "Linda Mujer" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first and third titles together on the album "Arthur Murray Favorites: Rhumbas" (CD-259) and the second and last titles together as a single (Capitol 1548).

1950 - Joe Allison (on vocals) and His Nashville Boys (Marvin Hughes on piano, Chet Atkins on guitar, Jerry Byrd on steel guitar, and Jerry Shook on bass) record the titles "It's No Secret", "Statue In The Bay", "Never Free", and "Let Me Give You A Clue" at Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 1308), as of 2005 has yet to issue "Never Free", and issued the last title as a single (Capitol 1553) with "Domino Gal" on the flipside.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Benny Strong (on vocals), with an orchestra and vocal group (unlisted lineups for both), records the titles "Tulips And Heather", "I've Tried A Million Times", "A Tavern In The Town", and "Don't Let Julia Fool Ya" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first and third titles together as a single (Capitol 1952) and the second and last titles together as a single (Capitol 1898).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Joe "Fingers" Carr (on piano) with The Carr-Hops (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Snow Deer Rag", "Ragtime Melody" (with The Old Hickory Singers [lineup unlisted]), and (as of 2005) the unissued title "Raggedy Ann Rag" in Nashville, Tennesse. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 1876).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Carl Butler (on vocals, with either Robert Lee "Bob" Foster or Billy Robinson on steel guitar and unlisted piano, electric guitar, rhythm guitar, and bass players) records the titles "Vicious Lies", "River Of Love", "A Blue Million Tears", and "Everything Will Be The Same" at Castle Studio in The Tulane Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first title as a single (Capitol 1996) with "Alone Without You" on the flipside, the second and third titles together as a single (Capitol 1891), and the last title as a single (Capitol 2084) with "A Penny For Your Thoughts" on the flipside.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Felix Slatkin conducts Ann Mason Stockton (on harp) with The Concert Arts Strings (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Danse Sacrée" and "Danse Profane" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the album "Intimate Music: RAVEL - Introduction And Allegro/DEBUSSY - Danses Sacrée Et Profane/SCHOENBERG - Transfigured Night" (P-8304).

1952 - Stan Kenton and His Orchestra's titles "Prologue, Part 1" and "Prologue, Part 2" are remastered and Capitol Records will issue the new mixes of the titles on Kenton's EP "Prologue" (EASF-386).

1952 - Van Alexander conducts the orchestra (unlisted lineup) as they record the instrumental tracks for Don Wilson and Stan Freberg's tracks "The Ugly Duckling: Part 1" and "The Ugly Duckling: Part 2" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a Children's Records single (Capitol 32103) with a picture sleeve.

1952 - Dave Cavanaugh conducts his own compositions to an orchestra (lineup unlisted) and records the instrumental tracks for Mel Blanc's titles "Sylvester And Hippety Hopper: Part 1" and "Sylvester And Hippety Hopper: Part 2" at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the final mix of both titles as a Children's Records single (Capitol 32098) with a picture sleeve.

1955 - William Steinberg conducts The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record Beethoven's "Symphony N°3 In E Flat Major, Opus 55 'Eroica'" at The Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Capitol Records will issue the title on the orchestra's album "BEETHOVEN - Symphony N°3 In E Flat Major" (P-8334) and excerpts from the titlr on the demonstration album "Full Dimensional Sound From The Capitol Tower" (S 9031).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Sonny James (on vocals and guitar, with Herman "Pete" Wade on guitar, Floyd T. "Lightnin'" Chance on bass, Murrey M. "Buddy" Harman Jr. on drums, Harland Powell (unlisted instrument, possibly steel guitar), and The Jordanaires (vocal chorus with unlisted lineup) records the titles "You're The Reason I'm In Love" and "Young Love" at Bradley Film and Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee with producer Ken Nelson. Capitol Records issues the titles together as a single (Capitol F3602) and "Young Love" goes on to become James' biggest popular and country hit.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Capitol Records purchases from Pathé-Marconi the masters for Andre Colbert and His Violins and Chorus (both with unlisted lineups)' titles "Orly Arrival", "Rain On The Seine", "Cocktails On The Champs", "Rude Nude At The Lido", "Tuesday In The Louvre", "The Clown On The Effel Tower", "Atop The Sacré-Coeur", "Strolling The Sorbonne", "Circling the Arc de Triomphe", "Four o'clock at Les Halles", "The Green Garters Of Au Mouton De Panurge", and "Mood Notre-Dame" which were recorded in Paris, France and issues all the titles on Colbert's album "My Paris" (T 10057).

1957 - Overdubs are recorded for The Four Freshmen's title "Granada" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title on the group's album "Voices In Latin" (T 922).

1957 - Vocalist Molly Bee, with Bob Bain's Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "I'm Goin' Steady With A Dream", "Five Points Of A Star", and "Magic Mirror" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "I'm Goin' Steady With A Dream" and "Magic Mirror" together as s a single (Capitol F3865) and "Five Points Of A Star", after overdubs are recorded on June 4, 1958, as a single (Capitol F4064) with her re-recorded version of "After You've Gone" on the flipside.

1957 - Guitarist Les Paul and vocalist Mary Ford, with David Terry conducting an orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Goodnight My Someone", "Small Island", "Night Of The Fourth", and "More And More Each Day" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Goodnight My Someone" and "Night Of The Fourth" together as a single (Capitol F3858) and "Small Island" and "More And More Each Day" together as a single (Capitol F3934).

1958 - Red Nichols (on trumpet and cornet, with Pete Beilmann on trombone, Bill Wood on clarinet, Joe Rushton on bass saxophone, Gene Plummer on piano, and Rollie Culver on drums), at a live show at Marineland in Palos Verdes, California, performs the titles "Got To Have My Daddy Blues", "St. Louis Blues", "Fidgety Feet", "Silver Threads Among The Gold", and "Entry Of The Gladiators" which are recorded by Capitol Records. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Nichols' album "Red Nichols At Marineland" (T 1163).

1958 - Vocalist Nat "King" Cole, with producer Lee Gillette and with Dave Cavanaugh conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted but included brass, reed and rhythm section musicians), records the titles "For You", "Crazy She Calls Me", "(It Will Have To Do) Until The Real Thing Comes Along", and "You Are My Love" in New York City, New York . The listing gives New York City as the location but lists the studio as The Capitol Tower Studios. If anyone knows for sure where this session took place, please leave a comment. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Cole's album "Tell Me All About Yourself" (W 1331).

1960 - Overdubs are recorded for The Pastor's titles "Tommy, Tommy", "Lord Of All Creation", and the instrumental "Overture" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the final mixes of the titles on the group's album "Cut Up Tenderloin" (T 1534).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Lou Rawls (on vocals with unlisted musicians), records the title "Nine Pound Hammer" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the title as a single (Capitol 4669) with "Above My Head" on the flipside.

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Wanda Jackson (on vocals, with Harold Ray Bradley on guitar, Bob Moore on bass, and other unlisted musicians) records the titles "Seven Lonely Days", "Don't Ask Me Why", "I Need You Now", and "This Should Go On Forever" at Bradley Film and Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first three titles on Jackson's album "Wonderful Wanda" (ST 1776) and the last title as a single (Capitol F4973) with "We Haven't A Moment To Lose" on the flipside.

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Virgil Fox (on organ) records Luther's "A Mighty Fortress" and Franck's "Panis Angelicus" at Riverside Church in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the titles on William Warfield and Virgil Fox's album "God Of Our Fathers" (P-8578).

1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #20 on WABC's Silver Dollar Sound Survey in New York City, New York and #30 on WDRC 1360 AM's "The Big D" Swinging 60 Survey in Hartford, Connecticut.

1962 - Trumpet player and vocalist Jonah Jones, with Dick Hyman on organ, André Persiany on piano and percussion, Bob Bain and Howard Roberts on guitars, John Brown on bass, Danny Farrar on drums, and The Jubilee Four (unlisted vocalists), records the titles "Memories Are Made Of This", "'Deed I Do", and "Look Up" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Jones' album "That Righteous Feeling" (T 1839).

1962 - Zither player Ruth Welcome records the titles "Bunde Tolimense", "El Pescador", "Hacia El Calvario", and "Andalucia" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Welcome's album "Latin Zither" (T 1863).

1962 - Marvin Hughes records the titles "Nashville Bossa Nova" and "Blast Off" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 4950).

1963 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "That Sunday, That Summer" is #23 on WMCA's Top Twenty-Five survey in New York City, New York.

1963 - Peggy Lee (on vocals with Max Bennett conducting the orchestra [lineup unlisted]) records the tracks "The Moment Of Truth", "That's My Style", "I've Got Your Number", and "A Lot Of Livin' To Do" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California with producer Dave Cavanaugh. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Lee's album "In Love Again!" (Capitol T 1969).

1963 - Elliot Field records the tracks "The Sounds Of Drags: Introduction/Stock Cars/Roadsters/Mishap/Great Sounds" and "The Sounds Of Drags: Winter Nationals/Elimination" in Los Angeles, California with producer William L. Robinson. Capitol Records will purchase the masters on November 8, 1963, and issue them on the album "The Big Sounds Of The Drags" (T 2001).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Capitol Records artist Mrs. Miller appears on "The Ed Sullivan Show" where she does a medley of "Downtown", "How Gentle is the Rain", "Second Hand Rose" and "Bill Bailey".

1967 - Moorpark Intersection (lineup unlisted) records the title "Sure Is Good" in Los Angeles, California. No issuing information is listed, so if anyone knows if this title has been issued, please leave a comment.

1967 - The Magnificent Men (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Nobody Treats Me The Way You Do", "Babe, I'm Crazy 'Bout You", and "Forever Together" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Nobody Treats Me The Way You Do" on the group's album "The World Of Soul" (T 2846) and "Babe, I'm Crazy 'Bout You" and "Forever Together" together as a single (Capitol 2062).

1968 - Ray Brown (aka Raymond Brown, on vocals with unlisted musicians), records the tracks "Tuesday Afternoon", "Grovin'", "How Little Men Care", "Good Day Sunshine", and "Don't Fall In Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks, except "Groovin'" (unissued as of 2005) , on Brown's album "Just Ray Brown" (ST-186).

1968 - Harry Middlebrooks records the tracks "You Wouldn't Know A Good Thing", "500 Miles", and "How Did You Get To Be That Way" in Los Angeles, California. There is no issuing information for the first track and the last two tracks are (as of 2005) still unissued.

1968 - Paul Klein (on vocals with unlisted musicians) record records the tracks "I Will Take You There" and "The Garbage Can" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the tracks together as a single (Capitol 2364).

1970 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased of Patti Drew's titles "It's Just A Dream", "I'm Calling" and "Why, Why, Why" and will later issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 2989) and has (as of 2005) yet to issue "Why, Why, Why".

1970 - Overdubs are recorded for C. P. & W. (Cashman, Pistilli and West)'s titlrs "Knock On My Door", "Across The Universe" and "Child Of Mine" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records has (as of 2005) yet to issue "Knock On My Door" and will issue the final mixes of the other two titles together as a single (Capitol 3078).

1970 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased from Double L Productions of The Sunshine Express' (as of 2005) still unissued titles "Oh How Happy", "Woman With A Smile", and "Nobody But You".

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Harvest Records, with distribution in the United States by Capitol Records, releases Pink Floyd's album "Meddle".

1972 - Final overdubs are recorded for Glen Campbell's tracks "I Believe In Christmas" and "New Snow On The Roof" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of both titles together as a single (Capitol 3509).

1972 - Billy May and The Time-Life Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Baby Elephant Walk", "California Dreaming" (with Bob Bain on guitar), "Dreamsville" (with Ted Nash on alto saxophone), "Theme From 'Mannix'" (with Ray Sherman on Piano), and "Patricia" (with Billy May grunting) at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Time-Life will issue first, fourth and last track on the album "As You Remember Them: Great Instrumentals, Volume 4" (STL 244), "California Dreaming" on the album "As You Remember Them: Great Instrumentals, Volume 8" (STL 248), and "Dreamsville" on the album "As You Remember Them: Great Instrumentals, Volume 6" (STL 246).

1972 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for Curtis Potter's titles "Oklahoma Sunshine", "Her Arms Are Always Open", "There's Nothing To Hold Me Anymore", "Not The Real Me", and "A Walking Case Of Sorrow" and will issue "Oklahoma Sunshine" and "Not The Real Me" together as a single (Capitol 3638), has yet to issue "Her Arms Are Always Open", and will issue "There's Nothing To Hold Me Anymore" and "A Walking Case Of Sorrow" together as a single (Capitol 3516).

1972 - Vocalist Wanda Jackson, with Johnny Gimble on fiddle, Hargus "Pig" Robbins on piano, Charlie McCoy on harmonica, Harold Ray Bradley, Ray Edenton, and Thomas Grady Martin on guitars, Mike Post on rhythm guitar, Harold Lee "Curly" Chalker on steel guitar, Bob Moore on bass, and Murrey M. "Buddy" Harman Jr. on drums, records the titles "Tennessee Women's Prison", "Roll With The Tide", and "I Don't Know How To Tell Him" at Jack Clement Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Jackson's album "Country Keepsakes" (ST-11161).

1973 - Dan Peddicord records the tracks "Proud Country Lady", "Mail Order Bride", "I Need All Of You", and "The Mover" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 3806) and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 3906).

1973 - Glen Campbell (on vocals with an orchestra with an unlisted lineup) records the tracks "William Tell", "Yesterday When I Was Young", "Country Boy" and "No Love At All" (arranged by Dennis McCarthy) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records (as of 2005) has yet to issue the first and third tracks and issued the second and last tracks on Campbell's album "Houston (I'm Comin' To See You)" (SW-11293).

1973 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for The Hummers (lineup unlisted)' tracks "Julianna", "Daddy's Song", and "Big Toy Train". Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 3870) and (as of 2005) has yet to issue "Big Toy Train".

1973 - Buck Owens and His Buckaroos record the title track for their novelty Capitol Records album "It's A Monster's Holiday" at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California. The track will be released as part of a Capitol Records single, with "Great Expectations" as the flip side on June 24, 1974, and will peak at #6 on Billboard's Country Singles chart. The album will be released in September 1974.

1979 - Bob Seger records the (as of 2005) unissued track "Nine Tonight" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.

1979 - Amy Holland records the track "Don't Kid Yourself" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 4884) with "How Do I Survive" on the flipside.

1980 - Lee Clayton records the title "Won't You Give Me One More Chance" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the title on Clayton's album "The Dream Goes On" (ST-12139).

1985 - During two sessions held this day at The Music Mill in Nashville, Tennessee Tanya Tucker (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the titles "Just Another Love" at the first session and "Girls Like Me" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Tucker's album "Girls Like Me" (ST-12474).

40 Years Ago Today In 1986 - Capitol Records releases John Lennon's compilation album of unreleased tracks and alternate takes, "Menlove Ave.".

1990 - Capitol Records registers the masters for Joey B. Ellis and Tynetta Hare's track "Heart And Fire (Go For It!)" which will be renamed "Go for It! (Heart And Fire) Rocky V Theme Song", M.C. Tab's "No Competition", Seven A3's "Take You Back (Home Sweet Home)", Elton John's "The Measure Of A Man", Elton John's "Can't Stop The Fire", Rob Base's "I Wanna Rock", Joey B. Ellis' "Thought U Were The One For Me", and Snap's "Keep It Up". Bust It Records and Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the motion picture soundtrack album "Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture Rocky V" (CDP795813 2) on November 20, 1990.

20 Years Ago Today In 2006 - It is announced that EMI Music, which markets Dean Martin's recording catalogs, has struck a deal with the Dean Martin Trust to license his name, image and likeness and will continue to market Martin's Capitol Records and Reprise Records recording catalogs on a worldwide basis.

2007 - Capitol Records releases Skye Sweetnam's sophomore album "Sound Soldier".

2007 - Capitol Records releases the deluxe edition box set DVD of The Beatles' motion picture "Help!".

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1960 - Johnny Burnette's Liberty Records single "You're Sixteen", with "I Beg Your Pardon" on the flipside, enters The Billboard magazine's Hot 100 singles chart for the week ending on October 30, 1960 at #94. Liberty's catalog is currently owned by Capitol's parent company, Universal Music Group.

1965 - The dance craze "The Lurch" (music by Gary Paxton) is introduced on today's episode of ABC-TV's dance show "Shindig" by actor Ted Cassidy, who plays Lurch on ABC-TV's comedy series "The Addams Family". Capitol Records will release the track as a single (Capitol 5503) with "Wesley" on the flipside.

1984 - Kim Carnes (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the track "Living In A World" for EMI America. No session or issuing information is listed, so if anyone knows where the session was held and if the track was issued, please leave a comment. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music's parent company,Universal Music Group.

1984 - At two sessions for EMI America held this day Michael Murphy records the tracks "The One That Got Away" and "Once A Drifter" at the first session and "Back Slider's Wine" at the second session. No session or issuing information is listed, so if anyone knows where the session was held and if the tracks were issued, please leave a comment.

2007 - EMI releases Nat "King" Cole's compilation CD "Platinum".

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1938 - Orson Welles directs and stars in an adaptation of H.G. Wells' "War Of The Worlds" on CBS Radio's "The Mercury Theatre on the Air" that causes a nationwide panic.

1963 - The Joe Pass Quartet (Joe Pass on guitar, Les McCann on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Paul Humphrey on drums) records the tracks "Sermonette", "Bags' Groove", "Sister Sadie", "Li'l Darlin'", "Work Song", and "Blue 'n' Boogie" at The Pacific Jazz Studios in Los Angeles, California.

2002 - DJ Jam Master Jay (Jason Mizell) of the group Run DMC is shot dead by two suspects in the waiting room of his recording studio in the Jamaica section of Queens, New York.