JUNE 20, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1942 - Brian Wilson, songwriter, singer, bass player, pianist, record producer and member of Capitol Records band The Beach Boys as well as a solo artist, is born Brian Douglas Wilson at 3:45 AM at Centinela Hospital in Inglewood, California.

1945 - Anne Murray, singer and Capitol Records recording artist (1969-1991), is born Morna Anne Murray in Springhill, Nova Scotia.

1960 - John Taylor, solo artist and bass player for the Capitol Records bands Duran Duran and Power Station and Maverick Records band Neurotic Outsiders, is born Nigel John Taylor in Solihull, Warwickshire, England.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan, (on vocals and guitar with William Norris on piano, Maurice Cameron Hill and Eddie Kirk on guitar, Wesley "Speedy" West on steel guitar, Cliffie Stone on bass, and Muddy Berry on drums) records the tracks "Sailor's Blues", "Juke Box Boogie", "A Lie In A Beautiful Frame", and "That Last Love Letter" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California).

1952 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, The Hazel Scott Trio (Hazel Scott on piano, Red Callender on bass, and Lee Young on drums) records the as yet unissued takes of the titles "My Future Just Passed" and "The Continental", the titles "The Way You Look Tonight" and "Thou Swell", an unissued take of the title "I Cover The Waterfront", the title "I Get A Kick Out Of You", an unissued take of the title "Soothe Me", and the title "'S Wonderful" at the first session and the titles "I'll Be Around", "I'm Yours", and "The Girl Friend", an unissued take of the title "I Want To Be Happy", the title "That Old Black Magic", and unissued takes of the titles "Can't We Talk It Over?", "Have You Met Miss Jones?", "Looking For A Boy", and "If You Hadn't Gone Away" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue the third, fourth, sixth, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, and thirteenth titles on the trio's album "Late Show" (H-364).

1952 - The Voices of Walter Schumann (an unlisted chorus with unlisted instrumental accompaniment) record the titles "Romance In The Air", "I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plans", "Taking A Chance On Love", and "Love Is Sweeping The Country" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the group's album "Romance In The Air" (H-347) and will substitute a shorter edit of "I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plans" on the 78 rpm version of the album (CDF-347).

1953 - Les Baxter and His Orchestra's Capitol Records single "April in Portugal" is still #3 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart and its flipside "Ruby" is #11 down from #9, Les Paul and Mary Ford's Capitol Records single "Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You)" is #10 up from #14, Nat "King" Cole (with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra)'s Capitol Records single "Pretend" is #13 down from #10, and Kay Starr (with orchestra conducted by Harold Mooney)'s Capitol Records single "Half A Photograph" is #15 up from #19. Also, Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Pretend" (with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra) is #10 on The Billboard magazine's Most Played In Juke Boxes chart and Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart,  and #18 on The Billboard magazine's Most Played By Jockeys chart. Cole's single "I Am In Love" is #19 on Billboard's Most Played By Disk Jockeys chart and #38 on Cash Box's Best Selling Singles chart. Cole's single "My Flaming Heart" is #28 and "Can't I?" (with Billy May and His Orchestra) is #49 on Cash Box's Best Selling Singles chart.

1955 - Faron Young's Capitol Records single "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young", with "Forgive Me Dear" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts.

1957 - Gene Vincent (on vocals) and His Blue Caps (Johnny Meeks on guitar, Buck Owens on rhythm guitar, Bobby Lee Jones on bass, Dickie Harrell on drums, and with Paul Peek and Tommy Facenda as clapper boys and as the vocal chorus) record the titles "Time Will Bring You Everything", "True To You", "In My Dreams", and "Dance To The Bop" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue the first and third titles on Vincent's album "Gene Vincent Rocks And The Blue Caps Roll" (T 970), the second title as a single (Capitol F3959) with "Baby Blue" (recorded on December 6, 1957) on the flipside, and last track as a single (Capitol F3839) with "I Got It" (recorded on June 19, 1957) on the flipside.

1957 - The Four Preps (Bruce Belland tenor vocals, Marvin Inabnett on high tenor vocals, Glen Larson on baritone vocals, and Ed Cobb on bass vocals), with Lincoln Mayorga and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Too Young For Love", "Promise Me Baby", and "Again 'N' Again" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the group's self-titled album "The Four Preps" (T 994).

1957 - Ella Mae Morse (on vocals), with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to His Orchestra (John Best, Charles Margulis, and Mannie Klein on trumpet, George Roberts, Tom Pederson, and Si Zentner on trombone, Harry Klee on alto saxophone and flute, Les Robinson on alto saxophone, Ted Nash on tenor saxophone and flute, Gene Cipriano on tenor saxophone, Fred Falensby on baritone saxophone, Bill Miller on piano, Lou Singer on vibraphone and xylophone, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Joe Mondragon on bass, and Alvin Stoller on drums), records the titles "Jersey Bounce", "Heart And Soul", "When My Sugar Walks Down The Street" and "I Can't Get Started" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 9:00 PM and 12:00 AM on June 21, 1952. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Morse's album "Morse Code" (T 898).

1958 - Nat "King" Cole (on vocals), with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Pete Candoli, Harry Edison, Vito Mangano, and Shorty Sherock on trumpet, Dick Noel and Tommy Pederson on trombone, Juan Tizol on valve trombone, George Roberts on bass trombone, Willie Smith and Ronnie Lang on alto saxophone, Buddy Collette and William "Buck" Skalak on tenor saxophone, Joe Koch on baritone saxophone, John Towner Williams on piano, John Collins on guitar, Charles Harris on bass, Lee Young on drums, Joseph Flynn on percussion and Joe DiFiore, Cecil Figelski, Stanley Harris, Lou Kievman, Sol Klein, Alexander Neiman, Sven Reher, Barbara Simmons, and Milt Thomas on viola), records the titles "Too Much", "Lovesville" (with an unidentified chorus), "Can't Help It", and "I Got Love" (also with an unidentified chorus) at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue the first three songs on Cole's album "To Whom It May Concern" (W 1190) and "I Got Love" on a promo single (Capitol 4303). Bear Family Records will issue all the titles in the box set "Nat 'King' Cole - Stardust (The Complete Capitol Recordings 1955-1959)" (BCD 16342).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - EMI Records, Capitol Records' parent company, moves from Blyth Road to new offices at EMI House, 20 Manchester Square, London, England W1.

1962 - Carmen Dragon conducts The Hollywood Bowl Pops Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Night And Day", "Close As Pages In A Book", "One Kiss", and "Softly As In A Morning Sunrise" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first title on the orchestra's album "An Evening With Cole Porter" (W 1805) and the last three titles on their album "An Evening With Romberg" (W 1804).

1962 - The Joe Bucci Duo (Joe Bucci on organ and Joe Riddick on drums) record the titles "Splanky" and "Blue And Sentimental" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on the duo's album "Wild About Basie!" (T1840).

1962 - The George Shearing Trio (George Shearing on piano, Israel Crosby on bass, and Vernel Fournier on drums) record the titles "Symphony", "Gone With The Wind", "Blues In 9/4", "Like Someone In Love", "Wonder Why", and retakes of the titles "When Sunny Gets Blue" and "Heart Of Winter" at Capitol's studio in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the trio's album "Jazz Moments" (T 1827).

1963 - Buck Owens' Capitol Records single "Act Naturally" is still #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts.

1963 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer" is #7 on KDWB's Top 40 Singles chart in St. Paul/Minneapolis, #8 on Timecaster's Top 20 Song Chart, #14 on KFWB's Fabulous Forty Survey in Los Angeles, and #32 on C-FUN's C-Funtastic Fifty chart in Vancouver.

1965 - Ira Louvin (born Lonnie Ira Loudermilk), Capitol Records recording artist (solo and in a duo with his brother Charlie as the Louvin Brothers) and his fourth wife Anne Young are killed when the car they were riding in while heading home after finishing a show in Kansas City, Missouri is hit head-on by a drunk driver in Williamsburg, Missouri.

1965 - Buck Owens' Capitol Records single "Before You Go", with "(I Want) No One But You" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Capitol Records officially releases The Beatles' album "Yesterday And Today" in the U.S. with the "trunk" cover art. Some copies, because of the rush to release, have the new art pasted over the original "butcher" cover art. Let the steaming begin! :)

1967 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, Glen Campbell (on vocals with an orchestra of unlisted musicians) records an overdub for the unissued take of the title "Alimony" at the first session and the titles "Bad Seed" (with an arrangement by either Al De Lory or Mort Garison), an unissued take of the instrumental title "Today", and the titles "You're Young And You'll Forget", and "Back In The Race" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue After overdubs are recorded on August 29, 1957 for "You're Young And You'll Forget" and "Back In The Race" and on October 12, 1967, for "Bad Seed" Capito,l Records will issue the final versions of the three titles on Campbell's album "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" (T 2851).

1967 - Teddy Neeley records the titles "New In Town" and "Slow Movin' Man" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 2025) and on Neely's album "Contact" (T 2774).

1967 - Ferlin Husky (on vocals), with The Hush Puppies (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Christmas Is Holy", "Christmas Dream", "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town", "Silver Bells", and "Christmas Don't Seem Like Christmas Anymore" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Husky's album "Christmas All Year Long" (T 2793).

1970 - The Beatles' Apple Records single "The Long And Winding Road", distributed by Capitol Records in the United States, is still #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart.

1972 - Buck Owens records the title "You Ain't Gonna Have Ol' Buck To Kick Around No More" at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California. Capitol Records purchases the master, registers it on June 28, 1972, and will release the title as a single (Capitol 3429) on August 28, 1972 with "I Love You So Much It Hurts" (recorded in July 1972) on the flipside.

1972 - Jack Carone records the titles "If I Couldn't See You Anymore" and "I'm Gonna Fix It Up" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 3418).

1972 - During two sessions held this day in Nashville, Tennessee, Stu Phillips (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records overdubs for the titles "I Hear Your Name" and the unissued title "When There's Love In Your Heart" at the first session and overdubs for the title "Another Way To Say Goodbye" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue the first and last titles together as a single (Capitol 3448).

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - Capitol Records releases Tennessee Ernie Ford's single, "I Been To Georgia On A Fast Train", with "Baby's Home" on the flipside, his last single for the label after recording for the label for 27 years and 2 months.

1977 - Richard Torrance records the title "Cryin' For Your Love" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. No issuing information is listed.

1977 - Marcia Ball records the title "You" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the title on Ball's album "Circuit Queen" (ST-11752).

1994 - Members of the Capitol Records band The Smithereens hold an online conference with fans on Compuserve 

2005 - Capitol Records Nashville recording artist Dierks Bently performs “Come A Little Closer” on ABC-TV's "Good Morning America".

2005 - Capitol Records Nashville recording artist Trace Adkins voices the role of The Cowboy on The Disney Channels' CGI cartoon series "Higglytown Heroes".

2005 - An article in Billboard magazine reports that Capitol Records Nashville CFO Tom Becci has been promoted to COO for the label, where he’ll oversee Capitol Records Nashville's financial operations as well as overall label operations.

20 Years Ago Today In 2006 - Capitol Records releases Leeds, UK singer, songwriter and musician Corrine Bailey Rae's self-titled debut album in the United States.

2007 - Donna King (aka Donna King Conkling, born Donna Olivia Driggs), singer, radio and television performer, wife of Capitol Records executive and founder of Warner Bros. Records Jim Conkling, and member of the Capitol Records group The King Sisters, dies of asthma and cancer at age 88 in Plano, Texas, where she had been living in recent years with her daughter, Candy Brand. Services will be held Monday, June 25, at 11 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 14001 Burbank Blvd., Sherman Oaks, California.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1844 - Tom Dula, on whose life and death the song "Tom Dooley" is based, is born Thomas C. Dula in Reedy Branch, Wilkes County, North Carolina.

1910 - Future Capitol Records artist Fanny Brice debuts in The Ziegfeld Follies on Broadway. She would go on to become a motion picture and radio actress (best known for her character "Baby Snooks") and a Capitol Records artist (the Capitol Records children's album "Baby Snooks Learns"). Capitol Records will also release the original Broadway cast album for the musical "Funny Girl" which was based on Brice's life.

90 Years Ago Today In 1936 - Mickie Most, songwriter (for Herman's Hermits, The Animals, as well as Lulu and Jeff Beck), record producer, founder and owner of RAK Records (whose catalog is currently owned by Universal Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company and had hits during the 1970s with Suzi Quatro, Mud, and Hot Chocolate), is born Michael Peter Hayes in Aldershot, Hampshire, England.

1948 - Tina Sinatra, producer, actress and daughter of future Capitol Records artist Frank Sinatra, is born Christine Diane Sinatra in Los Angeles, California.

1952 - The Lou Donaldson Quartet (Lou Donaldson on alto saxophone, Horace Silver on piano, Gene Ramey on bass, and Art Taylor on drums) record the two takes of the title "Roccus", a take of the track "Cheek To Cheek", two takes of the track "Lou's Blues", another take of the track "Cheek To Cheek" and the titles "the Things We Did Last Summer" at WOR Studios in New York City, New York. Blue Note Records will issue the second takes of "Roccus", "Lou's Blues", and "Cheek To Cheek" and the last title on Donaldson's self-titled album "Lou Donaldson" (BLP 5021) and all the titles on the CD "Lou Donaldson Quartet/Quintet/Sextet" (7-81537-2). Blue Note's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Records' parent company, Universal Music Group.

1960 - Rick Nelson's Imperial Records single "Young Emotions" is #18 down from #14 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart. Universal Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company, currently owns the Imperial Records catalog.

1979 - Kenny Rogers' United Artists Records single "She Believes In Me", with "Morgana Jones" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1939 - Future Capitol Records co-founder Johnny Mercer finishes his gig as the Tuesday night announcer of The Camel Caravan Show.

1948 - Ed Sullivan's CBS television series "The Toast Of The Town" debuts with guests Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, who will sign with Capitol Records in exactly two months on August 20, 1948 

1960 - WGN-TV Chicago's "Bozo" show debuts as a live half-hour program weekdays at noon, starring Bob Bell as Bozo (Chicago's Bozo until 1984) who performs comedy sketches and introduces cartoons.

JUNE 19, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1902 - Guy Lombardo, bandleader, hydroplaner, and Capitol Records artist (1957-1958), is born Gaetano Alberto Lombardo in London, Ontario, Canada.

1950 - Ann Wilson, singer, flutist, songwriter, and founding member of the Capitol Records band Heart and the band The Lovemongers, is born Ann Dustin Wilson in San Diego, California.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1948 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Nature Boy" is still #1 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart, The Pied Piper's Capitol Records single "My Happiness" is still #8, and The Sportsmen's a capella Capitol Records single "You Can't Be True, Dear" is #11, up from #17 the previous week.

1954 - Kay Starr (with orchestra conducted by Harold Mooney)'s Capitol Records single "If You Love Me (Really Love Me)" is still at #6 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart, Frank Sinatra (with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra)'s Capitol Records single "Three Coins In The Fontain" is #7 up from #9, Nat "King" Cole (with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra)'s Capitol Records single "Answer Me, My Love" is still #11, Frank Sinatra (with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra)'s Capitol Records single "Young At Heart" is #13 down from #7, Kay Starr (with orchestra conducted by Harold Mooney)'s Capitol Records single "The Man Upstairs" is #14 down from #8, The Four Knight's Capitol Records single "I Get So Lonely (When I Dream About You)" is #18 down from #10, and Stan Freberg's Capitol Records single "Point Of Order" (with "Person To Pearson" on the flipside) enters the top 20 at #20.

1954 - The Four Freshmen (Bob Flanigan on vocal, trombone and bass; Don Barbour on vocal and guitar; Ross Barbour on vocal and drums; and Ken Errair on vocal, trumpet, mellophone, and bass) record the tracks "If I Knew Then" and "Jo Ann", which will be unissued until released as part of Mosaic Records' box set "The Complete Capitol Four Freshmen Sessions April, 1950-July, 1960", and "Malaya" which will be released by Capitol Records as single with "It Never Occured To Me" (recorded January 14, 1955, with an overdub session on January 19, 1955) on the flip side, in Chicago, Illinois.

1957 - Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps record the track "Dance To The Bop" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California.

1960 - Peggy Lee, with Billy May conducting the studio orchestra (Art Fleming, Jules Jacob, Harry Klee, Theodore Nash, and Wilbur Schwartz on saxophone; Vincent De Rosa, James Decker, and Richard Perissi on french horn; Clarence Karella on tuba; George Van Eps on guitar; Max Bennett on bass; Lou Levy on piano; Stella Castellucci on harp; Stanley Levy on drums; and Emil Richards on percussion), vocal director Jimmy Joyce leading The Jimmy Joyce Childrens Choir, and producer Dave Cavanaugh, records the tracks "I Like A Sleighride (Jingle Bells)", "Deck The Halls", "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town", "The Christmas Riddle", and "Don't Forget To Feed The Reindeer" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California for her Capitol Records album "Christmas Carousel".

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Faron Young's Capitol Records single "Hello Walls" is #19 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart down from #18.

1963 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer" is #21 on WMCA's Top Twenty-Five chart in New York City, New York.

1972 - Capitol Records releases Buck Owen's single "Looking Back To See" with "Cryin' Time", a duet with Susan Raye, on the flipside.

25 Years Ago Today In 2001 - Capitol Records releases guitarist and singer Dave Navarro's solo album "Trust No One".

20 Years Ago Today In 2006 - The latest movers and shakers at Capitol Records: Melanie Scull is the new Senior Director of Pop Promotion at Capitol Records, Los Angeles up from National Director of AAA at Capitol; Patty Morris-Capers has added AAA duties to her Hot AC, AC and Smooth Jazz callings at Capitol; and Mark Burger, formerly National Promotions at Kirtland Records, also at Geffen, Polydor, Lava and DGC, is now Capitol Regional Director of Promotion in Dallas.

2007 - Nellie Lutcher (aka Nellie Rose Lutcher Lewis), singer, pianist, bandleader, arranger, composer, Capitol, Okeh, Epic, Decca, Liberty, Imperial and Melic Records artist, and first female board member of AFM Local 47, was remembered by family (including her last surviving sibling and baby sister Margie Lutcher Levy; her son Talmadge Lewis, his wife Annie, and Lutcher's granddaughter Kira Lewis; and many nieces and nephews, some of whom hadn't seen each other for years), friends (including the son of Ms. Lutcher's drummer on her early Capitol recordings, Lee Young [Lester's brother and for whom she made her last recordings on his Melic label] who who brought his rememberance of the last time his Dad talked to "Topsy" as part of a three way call), and fans at a memorial service that went from 11AM - 1PM on Tuesday, June 19, 2007, in the Holmes Chapel at Founder's Church of Religious Science, 3281 W. 6th Street, in Los Angeles, California. Ms. Lutcher was later interred in a beautiful white coffin with gold trimming and the image of a small bouquet of pink flowers on the lining inside above her head, at Angelus Rosedale, 1831 West Washington Boulevard, Los Angeles, California.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

90 Years Ago Today In 1936 - Shirley Goodman, a singer with the Aladdin Records group Shirley and Lee, is born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Aladdin's catalog is currently owned by EMI Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company.

1958 - The Kingston Trio's version of "Tom Dooley" is first played on air by DJ Paul Colburn at radio station KLUB in Salt Lake City, Utah and will later be re-recorded and released by Capitol Records.

1960 - Capitol Records artist Gene Vincent boards a plane to leave the U.K. for home after his leg had recovered sufficiently from the April 17, 1960 auto accident which killed Liberty Records artist Eddie Cochran, for Vincent to travel.

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Ricky Nelson's Imperial Records single "Travelin' Man" is #2 down from #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart and it's flip side "Hello Mary Lou" is #17 down from #15, Gene McDaniel's Liberty Records single "A Hundred Pounds Of Clay" is #26 down from #19, The Fleetwood's Dolton Records single "Tragedy" is #31 down from #20, Don Costa and His Orchestra and Chorus' United Artists Records single "Never On A Sunday" is #39 down from #37, Fats Domino's Imperial Records single "It Keeps Rainin'" enters the top 40 at #40.

1962 - Paula Abdul, singer, dancer, choreographer, television variety show co-judge, and Virgin Records (1987-1995) artist is born Paula Julie Abdul in San Fernando, California.

1963 - The Beatles record the tracks "Some Other Guy" and "Thank You Girl" for BBC Radio.

1964 - Organist John Patton records the tracks "The Rock", "The Way I Feel", "Jerry", "Davene", and "Just ¾" (with Richard Williams on trumpet, Fred Jackson on tenor and baritone saxophone, Grant Green on guitar, and Ben Dixon on drums) with producer Alfred Lion and engineer Rudy Van Gelder at Van Gelder Studios in Englewood, New Jersey for Patton's Blue Note Records album "The Way I Feel".

2005 - JVC Jazz Festival New York presents "All For Paul: Les Paul 90th Birthday Salute" that has Les Paul performing with John Coliani,, Lou Pallo, & Nicki Parrott and features Tommy Emmanuel, José Feliciano, Peter Frampton, Steve Lukather, Pat Martino, Steve Miller, Bucky Pizzarelli, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Derek Trucks, Eumir Deodato, Neal Schon, Edgar Winter, and vocalist Madeleine Peyroux with Will Lee & Omar Hakim.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1897 - Moe Howard, vaudevillian, motion picture and television actor, and a member and de facto leader of the comedy team The Three Stooges is born Moses Harry Horwitz in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York.

1954 - The animated Bugs Bunny short "Devil May Hare" debuts in theaters, introducing The Tasmanian Devil.

1978 - Hide your lasagna, the comic strip Garfield makes it debut.

JUNE 18, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

120 Years Ago Today In 1906 - Ray Bauduc, songwriter, drummer (including sessions with Ben Pollack, Red Nichols, Jack Teagarden, Benny Goodman, Wingy Manone, Louis Prima, Glenn Miller and Bob Crosby) and bandleader of the Capitol Records group Ray Bauduc and His Bobcats, is born in New Orleans, Louisiana.

1910 - Ray McKinley, drummer, singer, bandleader (took over leadership, with Jerry Gray, of Glenn Miller's Army Air Force band in 1944 after Miller was reported missing in action), and Capitol Records artist (1942), is born in Fort Worth, Texas.

100 Years Ago Today In 1926 - Bill N. Muster, Capitol Records merchandising manager (1953-1959) is born William N. Muster in Valparaiso, Illinois. Twenty four years to the day, in 1950, Muster will graduate with a BA in Journalism-Advertising, from the University of Illinois, School of Communication. His daughter, Nori J. Muster, has posted quite a bit of information about her father and Capitol Records in the 1950's on her website.

1940 - Sue Raney, a singer, a vocalist with Capitol Records group Ray Anthony and His Orchestra, and a solo Capitol Records artist is born Raelene Claire Claussen in McPherson, Kansas.

1942 - Sir Paul McCartney, singer, songwriter, guitarist, bass guitarist, pianist, drummer, member of the Parlophone, Capitol Records and Apple Records band The Beatles, solo artist, and member of the Apple Records and Capitol Records band Wings, is born James Paul McCartney in Walton Hospital in Liverpool, England.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1942 - Capitol Records' first reviews in Downbeat Magazine appear with praises for "Cow Cow Boogie" and "Strip Polka" two weeks before their official release.

1947 - At a split session held on this day in Los Angeles, California with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (Zeke Zarchy on trumpet;, Fred Stulce, Matty Matock, Herbie Haymer, Hap Lawson, and Lenny Hartman on reeds, Milt Raskin on piano, George Van Eps on guitar, Jack Ryan on bass, Nick Fatool drums, and a uncredited 13 piece string section) first vocalist Andy Russell records the titles "Did I Remember?" and "Goodnight, My Love" then vocalist Johnny Mercer records the title "Country Boy Blues". Capitol Records will issue "Did I Remember?" and "Goodnight My Love" on Russell's album "Andy Russell's Love Notes" (CD-68) and "Country Boy Blues" on the compilation album "Willard Robinson's Deep River Music" (CC-104).

1948 - The King Cole Trio start a week of performances at the Apollo theater in Harlem, New York. Also on the bill are Buck Clayton and His Band, Morris Lane and His Terrific Combo, Howless and Bowser, and others. Also, Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Nature Boy" is still #1 on The Billboard magazine's Best-Selling Popular Retail Records, Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys, and Canada's Top Tunes charts, #2 on the magazine's Most-Played Juke Box Records chart, #3 on the magazine's Most-Played Juke Box Records chart, and #4 on the magazine's Best Selling Retail Race Records chart.

1949 - Margaret Whiting and Johnny Mercer (with Paul Weston and His Orchestra)'s Capitol Records single "Baby It's Cold Outside is #5 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart, Mel Tormé (with orchestra conducted by Pete Rugalo)'s Capitol Records single "Again" is #10, and Margaret Whiting (with Frank DeVol and His Orchestra)'s Capitol Records single "Wonderful Guy" enters the top 20 at #15.

1955 - Les Baxter and His Orchestra and Chorus' Capitol Records single "Unchained Melody" is #2 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart, Nat "King" Cole's double sided Capitol Records hit "A Blossom Fell" (with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra) and "If I May" (with The Four Knights on backing vocals and Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra) is #3, Frank Sinatra (with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra)'s Capitol Records single "Learnin' The Blues" is #6, Tennessee Ernie Ford (with Cliffie Stone's Band)'s Capitol Records single "The Ballad Of Davy Crocket" is #16, and Nat "King" Cole (with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra)'s Capitol Records single "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup" is #24.

1963 - Nat "King Cole's "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer" is #24 on WABC's Silver Dollar Sound Survey in New York City, New York.

1964 - With Brian Wilson producing using arrangements by Dick Reynolds, instrumental tracks for The Beach Boys songs "We Three Kings Of Orient Are", "Blue Christmas", "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" and "White Christmas" are recorded at The Capitol Tower Studios for the album "The Beach Boys' Christmas Album". Vocals will be recorded later in June at Western Studios in Hollywood.

1965 - Peggy Lee, with Sid Feller conducting His Orchestra and producer Dave Cavanaugh, records the tracks "The Shadow Of Your Smile" and "Maybe This Summer" which will be released together by Capitol Records as a single, "They Say" which will be released on the Capitol Records album ""Then Was Then And Now Is Now", and "Stop Living In The Past" which will be released by Capitol as a single with "I Go To Sleep" (recorded on July 7, 1965) on the flip side, at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Beach Boys' Capitol Records album "Pet Sounds" enters the top 20 of Billboard's Top 200 albums chart.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "Paperback Writer", with "Rain" on the flipside, is #15 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles.

1968 - Vocalist Wanda Jackson, with unlisted others, records the titles "Together Again", "Hurtin's All Over", "Swinging Doors", "There Stands The Glass", and "I Betcha My Heart I Love You" at Columbia Studios in Nashville, Tennessee with producers Ken Nelson and Kelso Herston for her Capitol Records album "Cream Of The Crop" which will be released in August of 1968.

1972 - Sonny James' Capitol Records single "That's Why I Love You Like I Do", with "Still Waters Run Deep" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles chart.

1977 - The Beatles' Parlophone Records album "The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl" is #1 in Britain according to Music World magazine which is listed as the source on Billboard magazine's Hits Of The World chart.

35 Years Ago Today In 1991 - Capitol Records releases the 1961 album "Nat 'King" Cole Sings, George Shearing Plays", on CD for the first time.

2002 - Capitol Records announces the re-release of Richard Thompson's 1991 album "Rumor and Sigh", Crowded House's 1986 album "Crowded House", Queensryche's 1990 album "Empire" and Bonnie Raitt's 1989 album "Nick Of Time" all re-mixed in 96kHz/24-bit PCM surround-sound at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood using the original multi-track master tapes.

20 Years Ago Today In 2006 - Paul McCartney turns 64 (Woo!).

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1958 - Marty Haggard, a singer, a guitarist, and the son of future Capitol Records artist Merle Haggard is born Martin Ronald Haggard in Bakersfield, California.

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Pianist Horace Parlan, with Booker Ervin on tenor saxophone, Grant Green on guitar, George Tucker on bass, and Al Harewood on drums, records the titles "Light Blue", "Up And Down", "The Book's Beat", two takes of "Fugee", "Lonely One" and "The Other Part Of Town" with producer Alfred Lion and recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder at Van Gelder's Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey studio. "Light Blue" and the second take of "Fugee" will be released by Blue Note Records on Parlan's album "Up And Down" and the remaining titles will finally be issued by Mosaic Records in 2000 in the box set "The Complete Blue Note Horace Parlan Sessions". Blue Note Records' catalog is currently owned by Universal Music Group, Capitol Records' parent company and is currently a division of Capitol Records.

1964 - The Beatles perform live at Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

1974 - Henry Maddox, a singer with the band The Maddox Brothers and Rose and brother to Capitol Records artist Rose Maddox, dies at age 46.

1983 - At Blue Note Records' first recording session after being acquired by  E.M.I., composer George Russell conducts his own arrangements to The Living Time Orchestra (Mike Peipman, Chris Passin, Roy Okutani, Mark Harvey on trumpets, Peter Cirelli and Chip Kaner on trombones, Jeff Marsanskas on bass trombones, Marshall Sealy on French horn, Dave Mann and Janis Steprans on alto and soprano saxophones and flutes, George Garzone on tenor and soprano saxophones, Gary Joynes on tenor and soprano saxophones and flute, Brad Jones on baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, and flute, Marc Rossi and Bruce Barth on keyboards, Mark White on guitar, Bob Nieske on bass, Bill Urmson on electric bass, Keith Copeland on drums, Dave Hagedorn on percussion, and an African percussion ensemble made up of 5 or 6 unlisted musicians) as they record the titles "Event I: Organic Life On Earth Begins", "Event II: The Paleolithic Game", "Event III: Consciousness", "Event IV: The Survival Game", "Event V: The Human Sensing Of Unity With Great Nature", "Event VI: African Empires", "Event VII: Cartesian Man", "Event VIII: The Mega-Minimalist Age", and "Event IX: The Future?" then, with Joe Galeota on congas replacing the African percussion ensemble, the titles "So What" using an arrangment by George Russell and Tim Engels and "Time Spiral" then, with just Mark Harvey on trumpet, Chip Kaner on trombone, Janis Steprans on alto saxophone, Gary Joynes on tenor saxophone, Marc Rossi on keyboards, Mark White on guitar, Bill Urmson on electric bass, and Keith Copeland on drums and using arrangements by George Russell, the titles "Rhymes" and "War Gewesen"(dm) at Emanuel Church in Boston, Massachusettes. Blue Note Records will issue "Event I: Organic Life On Earth Begins", "Event II: The Paleolithic Game", "Event III: Consciousness", "Event IV: The Survival Game", "Event V: The Human Sensing Of Unity With Great Nature", "Event VI: African Empires", "Event VII: Cartesian Man", "Event VIII: The Mega-Minimalist Age", and "Event IX: The Future?" on George Russell and The Living Time Orchestra's album "The African Game" (BT 85103 on 12" vinyl and 7-46335-2 on CD), "So What" and "Time Spiral", "So What", "Rhymes", and "War Gewesen" on George Russell and The Living Time Orchestra's album "So What" (BT 85132 on 12" vinyl and 7-46391-2 on CD).

1989 - Richard Marx's EMI Records single "Satisfied" is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart.

35 Years Ago Today In 1991 - Curb Records releases Merle Haggards "18 Rare Classics" using songs from Haggard's time at Capitol Records.

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1938 - Chick Webb and His Orchestra's Decca single "A-Tisket, A-Tasket", with vocals by Ella Fitzgerald (which was co-written by Miss Fitzgerald, and arranged, by Van Alexander using his birth name Al Feldman), and with title "Liza" on the flipside, enters the top 10 of the U.S. Singles charts.

1942 - At ceremony # 64, Red Skelton leaves his footprints in cement at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California.

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1983 - Mickey Guyton, singer and Capitol Records and Capitol Records artist is born Candace Mycale Guyton in Arlingtton, Texas.

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1944 - Andy Russell (with orchestra conducted by Al Saks)'s Capitol Records single "Amor" (with "The Day After Forever" on the flipside) peaks at #5, and Jo Stafford (with Paul Weston and His Orchestra)'s Capitol Records single "Long Ago (And Far Away)" (with "I Love You" on the flipside) stays at #7 for the 2nd week on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart.

1948 - John Beal (as the narrator), Bobbie Driscoll (as Jerry Kincaid), Luanna Patten (as Tildy), and Beulah Bondi (as Granny Kincaid) record vocal overdubs at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California onto band tracks recorded December 31, 1947 (which was the day before the second AFM recording ban began) by Billy May and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) and vocals by Ken Carson (as Uncle Hiram and The Owl) at Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California for parts 5, 6, 7, and 8 of "So Dear To My Heart". After additional vocals are overdubbed by The Starlighters (vocalists Vince Degen, Tony Paris, Pauline Byrns, Jerry Duane, and Howard Hudson) and wild tracks of sound effects are recorded in Los Angeles, California, both on July 29, 1948, Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of all the parts as well as the final mixes of parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 (band tracks and Ken Carson's vocals were recorded on December 30, 1947, with vocal overdubs by the same cast as above on June 10, 1948), on the children's album "Walt Disney's So Dear To My Heart" (DD-109 on four 10" shellac discs and CDF-3000 on four 7" vinyl discs) and on the compliation album "Rusty In Orchestraville/So Dear To My Heart" (P-3068 on 12" vinyl).

1950 - Nat "King" Cole (with Les Baxter and His Orchestra using a Nelson Riddle arrangement)'s Capitol Records single "Mona Lisa" (the flipside of "The Greatest Inventor Of Them All") is #9 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart and Les Paul's Capitol Records single "Nola" (with Les Paul and Mary Ford's "Jealous" on the flipside) enters the top 20 at #20 and will go on to be his first solo top 10 single.

1952 - The Voices Of Walter Schumann (unlisted chorus with unlisted instrumental accompaniment) record the title "My Heart Stood Still" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's album "Romance In The Air" (CDN-347).

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

1957 - Clarinetist and alto saxophonist Les Brown and His Band of Renown (Bob Styles, Wes Hensel, Dick Collins, and Mickey McMahan on trumpet, Dick Kenney and Roy Main on trombone, Jim Hill and Stumpy Brown on bass trombone, Matt Utal and Ralph Lapolla on clarinet, flute, and alto saxophone, Billy Usselton on tenor saxophone, Abe Aaron on soprano, tenor, and baritone saxophone, Butch Stone on baritone saxophone, Norman Pockrandt on piano, Vernon Polk on guitar, Don Bagley on bass, Lloyd Morales on drums) record the titles "Aurora", "Tropics At Five", "Especially For You", and "Brown In Fourths" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Brown's album "Composer's Holiday" (T 886).

1957 - Ella Mae Morse (on vocals), with Paul Weirick conducting his orchestra (Ray Linn on trumpet, Milt Bernhart, Dick Noel, and Tom Pederson on trombone, Henry "Heinie" Beau on alto saxophone, Ted Nash and Ed Rosa on tenor saxophone, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Edwin LeMar "Buddy" Cole on piano, Alvino Rey on guitar, Joe Comfort on bass, Frankie Carlson on drums), records the titles "I Caught Him Rock And Rollin' With Somebody Else", "Sway Me", "I'm Hog Tied Over You", and "I'm Gone" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 9:00 PM and 1:30 AM on June 18, 1957. Capitol Records will issue the second and last title together as a single (Capitol F3759). Bear Family Records will issue all the titles on Morse's CD box set "Barrelhouse, Boogie, And The Blues" (BCD 16117).

1957 - Ferlin Husky's Capitol Records single "Gone" is #15 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart and Tommy Sands' Capitol Records single "Goin' Steady" is tied for #30 with Billy Williams' single "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter".

1959 - The Four Freshmen (Bob Flanigan on vocals, trombone and bass; Don Barbour on vocals and guitar; Ross Barbour on vocals and drums; and Ken Albers on vocals, trumpet, mellophone and bass) with arranger Dick Reynolds conducting the studio orchestra (Tommy Tedesco, Al Hendrickson, Howard Roberts, Bobby Gibbons, Bill Pitman, George Van Eps on guitar; Red Mitchell on bass; Jack Sperling on drums) record the tracks "Come Rain Or Come Shine" (with Shelly Manne on percussion), "Nancy" (with Jerome Friedman on vibraphones and bells), "It's A Pity To Say Goodnight", "Oh, Lonely Winter", and "The More I See You" (the last two tracks also with Jerome Friedman on vibraphones and bells) with producer Lee Gillette at the Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California, with Jack Marshall and Dick Reynolds handling arrangements and conducting, for their Capitol Records album "The Four Freshmen And Five Guitars".

1960 - Judy Garland records the tracks "I've Confessed To The Breeze (I Love You)", "Old Devil Moon", and "That's Entertainment" with producer Jack Marshall at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California for her Capitol Records album "Judy/That's Entertainment!".

1960 - The Kingston Trio record the tracks "We Wish You A Merry Christmas", "All Through The Night", "Follow Now, Oh Shepards", and "Somerset Glouchestershire Wassail" with producer Voyle Gilmore and engineer Pete Abbot at The Capitol Tower Studios for their Capitol Records album "The Last Month Of The Year". I wonder if Judy Garland and The Kingston Trio met each other and/or listened in to each other's sessions.

1963 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer" is #4 on WIBG 990 AM's Total Popular Music Albums chart and Cole's single "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer" is #8 on WIBG 990 AM's Top 99 Records Of The Week survey in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1963 - The Beatles record the titles "Boys" for BBC Radio which will later be released on The Beatles' 1994 Apple Records compilation CD "Live At The BBC" released in 1994 and distributed by Capitol Records in the United States.

1963 - The Kingston Trio record the title "Ballad Of The Thresher" with lead vocal by John Stewart, for their Capitol Records album "Sunny Side".

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Beatles hold the final sessions to record the titles "Here There And Everywhere" and "Got To Get You Into My Life" for their album "Revolver" at Abbey Road Studios in London, England.

1967 - Capitol Records artists The Kingston Trio ends their final three-week engagement at the hungry i in San Francisco and enter retirement. The last songs of their final set were "Where Have All The Flowers Gone?" and "Scotch And Soda."

1968 - Wanda Jackson records the titles "Little Boy Soldier" for her 1968 Capitol Records album "Cream Of The Crop" and "As The Day Wears On" for her 1969 album "The Happy Side Of Wanda" at the Columbia Studios in Nashville, Tennessee with producers Ken Nelson and Kelson Herston.

1972 - Apple Records releases Paul McCartney's single "Mary Had a Little Lamb", with Capitol Records handling distribution in the United States. The single will peak at #28 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart.

1972 - Capitol Records artist (1972) Paul Pena performs with The T-Bone Walker Blues Band at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland.

1977 - Sammy Hagar (on vocals and guitar with unlisted other musicians) records the titles "Someone Out There" and "Crack In The World" in London, England. After overdubs are recorded on August 4, 1977, Capitol Records will issue both titles on Hagar's album "Musical Chairs" (ST-11706).

1977 - Final overdubs are recorded for James Talley's titles "Ain't It Something", "Woman Troubles", and "Nine Pounds Of Hashbrowns". Capitol Records will issue the final versions of all three titles on Talley's album "Ain't It Somethin'" (ST-11695).

1979 - The Motels record the track "People, Places and Things" for their first Capitol Records album at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California.

1984 - Duran Duran's Capitol Records single "The Reflex" becomes the groups first #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart.

40 Years Ago Today In 1986 - Kate Smith (born Kathryn Elizabeth Smith), singer, radio and television variety show host, and Capitol Records artist, dies of diabetes at the age of 79 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

1987 - Billy Squier records the titles "Uptown Blues" and "Walk On Water" for Capitol Records. No location or release information is listed.

1987 - The Los Angeles Lakers record the title "Just Say No", and an instrumental version is also recorded, for Capitol Records. No location or issuing information is listed.

1987 - House Of Schock records the title "Love In Return". Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 44135) with "Middle Of Nowhere" (recorded June 16, 1987) on the flipside.

1988 - Garth Brooks signs with Capitol Records.

1997 - Capitol Records releases Megadeth's album "Cryptic Writings".

2004 - The first of two sessions (the next will be on June 28, 2004) is held at The Capitol Records Studios for a benefit single for children and families affected by the Iraq War. The track is a cover of the 1971 hit (#3 on R&B chart and 12 on pop chart) single "Bring The Boys Home" with Bad Boy Records artist Carl Thomas providing lead vocals with Morris Day, Juvenile, Wyclef Jean, Freda Payne (who sang the original version) and a children's chorus. Proceeds will be donated to the charity Children Uniting Nations.

2005 - "Dateline NBC" airs an "in-depth...profile" of Capitol Records Nashville artist Keith Urban.

2008 - Capitol Records releases Katy Perry's debut album "One Of The Boys".

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1919 - Gene De Paul, composer (co-wrote the "Cow Cow Boogie" with Benny Carter, the score for the motion picture musical "Seven Brides For Seven Brothers", and the Broadway and motion picture "Li'l Abner" with Capitol Records co-founder Johnny Mercer), is born Eugene Vincent De Paul in New York City, New York.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - After 40 performances, the curtain comes down on the Broadway musical "Flahooley", with songs written by Sammy Fain and E.Y. Harburg and with Yma Sumac in the cast as well as first-timer Barbara Cook. Capitol Records will release the soundtrack album which will also be Cook's recording debut.

1957 - Rick Nelson's Imperial Records single "Teenager's Romance" is tied for #10 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart with The Coasters single "Young Blood", Fats Domino's Imperial Records single "Valley Of Tears" is #22, and Rick Nelson's Imperial Records single "I'm Walkin'" is #27. Imperial Records' catalog is currently owned by Universal Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company.

1967 - Quicksilver Messenger Service and The Steve Miller Band perform at The Monterey Pop Jazz Festival. Their performances at the festival will lead to both bands being signed to Capitol Records.

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80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Barry Manilow is born Barry Alan Pincus in Brooklyn, New York.

1960 - The Shadows record the track "Apache" in Studio 2 at Abbey Road Studios, London, England.

1974 - At ceremony #140, Jack Nicholson leaves his footprints in cement at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California

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HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1919 - Al Viola, guitarist and mandolin player (mandolin solo in the theme for the motion picture "The Godfather"), motion picture performer, member of The Page Cavanaugh Trio, session musician on many of Frank Sinatra's Capitol Records recordings and Julie London's Liberty Records recordings, is born in New York City, New York.

1924 - Eli "Lucky" Thompson, a tenor and soprano saxophone player, songwriter, song publisher, bandleader, who recorded as part of Capitol Records group Stan Kenton and His Orchestra, is born in Detroit, Michigan.

1939 - Billy "Crash" Craddock, Capitol Records artist (1978-1983) is born William Wayne Craddock in Greensboro, North Carolina.

85 Years Ago Today In 1941 - Lamont Dozier, songwriter (solo and as part of the team Holland-Dozier-Holland), record producer, recording artist and co-founder of the Capitol Records subsidiary Invictus Records and Hot Wax Records, is born in Detroit, Michigan.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Keith Mitchell, drummer with the Capitol Records group Mazzy Star, is born in Long Beach, California.

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1945 - The Pied Pipers (with Paul Weston and His Orchestra)' Capitol Records single "Dream" is #8 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart and Johnnie Johnston (with orchestra conducted by Paul Baron)'s Capitol Records single "Laura" (whose lyrics were written by Capitol Records co-founder Johnny Mercer) is #9.

1947 - Vocalist and pianist Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends (Bobby Sherwood on trumpet, Vic Dickenson on trombone, Benny Carter on alto saxophone, Dave Cavanaugh on tenor saxophone, Red Norvo on xylophone, Jack Marshall on guitar, Red Callender on bass, and Sam "Baby" Lovett on drums) record the titles "Mama Don't Allow It", "Doubtful Blues", "Ain't It A Crime", and, with additional vocals by Joe Alexander, "Knock Me A Kiss" with producer Dave Dexter, Jr. in Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California between 8:30 PM and 12:30 AM on June 17, 1947. Capitol Records will issue "Mama Don't Allow It" as a single (Capitol 1589) with "Breeze (Blow My Baby Back To Me" (recorded November 11, 1947) on the flipside, "Doubtful Blues" as a single (Capitol Americana 40056) with "My Sin" (recorded June 18, 1947) on the flipside, and "Ain't It A Crime" as a single (Capitol 838) with "Don't Save It Too Long" (recorded April 21, 1949) on the flipside. Bear Family Records will issue all the titles in Germany in the box set "Julia Lee - Kansas City Star" (BCD 15770).

1950 - Peggy Lee, with Dave Barbour and His Orchestra, records the tracks "The Cannonball Express" (which will be released by Capitol Records as a single with "That Ol' Devil Won't Get Me", recorded on February 8, 1951, on the flipside), "Show Me The Way To Go Out Of This World", which will be released by Capitol Records as a single with "Happy Music" (which was the next track recorded) on the flipside, "Don't Give Me A Ring On The Telephone" (unreleased!), and "Lover, Come Back To Me" (which will be releases as a single by Capitol Records with "Helpless", recorded March 13, 1950, on the flipside) at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Too Young" is #1 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart, knocking Les Paul and Mary Ford's Capitol Records single "How High The Moon" out of the top spot to #2 for the first time in nine weeks. and Les Paul and Mary Ford's Capitol Records single "Mockin' Bird Hill" is #9.

1952 - Vocalist Mel Blanc and unlisted other vocalists record vocal overdubs using a script by Ted Pierce and Warren Foster adapted by Alan Livingston onto musical tracks recorded by an unidentified orchestra directed by Eugene Poddany on June 9, 1952 for the two parts of the title "Woody Woodpecker And The Scarecrow" at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue both parts on the single disc children's album "Woody Woodpecker And The Scarecrow" (CAS-3140).

1952 - Jan Garber and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), with vocalist Roy Cordell, record the titles "So Madly In Love", "My Honey's Lovin' Arms", "Tossin' And Turnin'", "Some Day", "You Belong To Me", and "Gypsy Love Song" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "So Madly In Love", and "Some Day" together as a single (Capitol 2150), "Tossin' And Turnin'" and "You Belong To Me" together as a single (Capitol 2198), and have yet to issue either "My Honey's Lovin' Arms" or "Gypsy Love Song".

1952 - During two sessions held this day in Nashville, Tennessee, vocalist and guitarist Jack Hunt, with unlisted others, records the titles "Send Me The Pillow (You Dream On)", "Standing Outside", "Santa Claus Will Come In The Morning", and "Snow For Christmas" at the first session and "You Must Be Born Again", "How Do You Stand With The Lord", "We Will Serve The Lord", and "I'll Fly Away (Some Golden Day)" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Send My The Pillow (That You Dream On)" and "Standing Outside" together as a single (Capitol 2209) by Jack Hunt, and, as by Jack Hunt & Trio, "You Must Be Born Again" and "We Will Serve The Lord" together as a single (Capitol 2323) and "How Do You Stand In With Your Lord" and "I'll Fly Away Some Golden Day" together as a single (Capitol 2676), and have yet to issue either "Santa Claus Will Come In The Morning" or "Snow For Christmas".

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Les Baxter and His Orchestra's Capitol Records single "Poor People Of Paris" is #18 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart, Dean Martin's Capitol Records single "Standing On The Corner" is #32, The Four Freshmen's Capitol Records single "Graduation Day" is #33, and Joe "Fingers" Carr's Capitol Records single "Portuguese Washerwoman" enters the top 40 tied at #40 with Georgia Gibbs' single "Kiss Me Another".

1957 - Dave Guard, Nick Reynolds, and Bob Shane form The Kingston Trio in Palo Alto, California.

1957 - Billy May conducts his own arrangements to His Orchestra (Pete Candoli, Ollie Mitchell, Conrad Gozzo, and Mannie Klein on trumpet, Trummy Young, Francis "Joe" Howard, Ed Kusby, and Si Zentner on trombone, Willie Smith on alto and baritone saxophone, Wilbur Schwartz on alto saxophone, Joe Thomas on tenor saxophone, Ted Nash on alto and tenor saxophone, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Jimmy Rowles on piano, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Joe Mondragon on bass, and Alvin Stoller on drums) as they record the titles "Well All Right Then" with vocals by the ensemble of Trummy Young, Willie Smith, and Joe Thomas, "T'aint What You Do" with vocals by Trummy Young, "For Dancers Only", "Four Or Five Times", and "By The River Sainte Marie" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except for the yet to be issued "By The River Sainte Marie" on May and the orchestra's album "Jimmy Lunceford In Hi-Fi" (TAO/STAO 924).

1958 - Dean Martin's Capitol Records single "Return To Me" is #5 down from #4 on Billboard's Top 100 singles chart, Nat "King' Cole's Capitol Records single "Looking Back" is #6 up from #9, The Four Prep's Capitol Records single "Big Man" is #13 down from #7, Laurie London's Capitol Records single "He's Got The Whole World In His Hands" is #15 down from #14, and Ed Townsend's Capitol Records single "For Your Love" is #18 up from #20. Also, Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Looking Back" is #21 on WMGM's Top 40 Survey in New York City, New York.

1959 - The Four Freshmen (Bob Flanigan on vocals, trombone and bass; Don Barbour on vocals and guitar; Ross Barbour on vocals and drums; and Ken Albers on vocals, trumpet, mellophone and bass), with arranger Dick Reynolds conducting the studio orchestra (Tommy Tedesco, Al Hendrickson, Howard Roberts, Bobby Gibbons, Bill Pitman, George Van Eps on guitar; Red Mitchell on bass; Jack Sperling on drums; Larry Bunker on vibraphones, bells, congas, and bongos), record the tracks "I Never Knew", "Invitation", and "Rain" at the Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California with producer Lee Gillette for their Capitol Records album "The Four Freshmen And Five Guitars".

1959 - Buck Owens records "Under Your Spell Again" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records would release the track as a single with "Tired Of Living" on the flipside, on July 13, 1959. I wonder if Owens and The Four Freshmen met that day during breaks in recordings or sat in on each other's sessions in the booth.

1963 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer" is #4 on Billboard magazine's Middle-Road Singles chart, #13 on WDRC 1360 AM's "The Big D" Swinging 60 Survey, and #31 on KRLA's Tune-Dex in Los Angeles, California.

1963 - The Kingston Trio, with John Stewart on vocals, records the titles "Rider" and "Those Who Are Wise" (penned by Stewart) for their Capitol Records album "Sunny Side".

1967 - Capitol Records artist Lou Rawls performs at the opening day of The Monterey Pop Festival.

1967 - Wynn Stewart's Capitol Records single "It's Such A Pretty World Today", with "Goin' Steady" on the flipside, hits #1 on U.S. Country singles charts where it will stay on top for two weeks.

1967 - Capitol Records releases Twiggy's first and only single for the label, "When I Think Of You", with "Over and Over" on the flipside.

1969 - The Beatles' Apple Records single "The Ballad of John & Yoko", distributed by Capitol Records in the United States, is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.

1972 - Vocalist Marjorie McCoy, with unlisted others, records the titles "Bird On The Wire", "Too Far Gone", "Same Old Story", and "Lonely Road" in Los Angeles, California. No issuing information is listed. Possibly for cancelled second album.

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - The Beatles' Capitol Records album "Rock 'N' Roll Music" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.

1977 - Vocalist and guitarist Sammy Hagar, with unlisted others, records the titles "I Just Wanna Make Love" and "Straight From The Hip Kid" in London, England. After overdubs are recorded on August 1, 1977, Capitol Records will issue "Straight From The Hip Kid" on Hagar's album "Musical Chairs" (ST-11706) and have yet to issue "I Just Wanna Make Love".

1987 - Billy Squier, with unlisted others, records the titles "Burning The Midnight" and "Good Life" in an unlisted location. No issuing information is listed.

1987 - House Of Schock (Gina Schock on vocals, Vance De Generes on bass and backing vocals, Chrissy Shefts on guitar and backing vocals, Jim Broggs on keyboards and backing vocals, and Steven Fisher on drums) records the title "Middle Of Nowhere" at either Secret Sound in Los Angeles, Ocean Way Recording, or Eldorado Recording Studios with producer Richard Gottehrer. After additional production and mixing by Chas Sandford, Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 44135) with "Love In Return" (recorded June 17, 1987) on the flipside and on the group's self-titled album "House Of Schock" (LP C1-46925, CD 7-46925-2).

1987 - Capitol Records purchases the master for Meli'sa Morgan's title "You've All I Got" and will issue it on Morgan's CD "Good Love" (7-46943-2).

1987 - Vocalist Melba Moore, with unlisted others, records the title "First Love" in a unlisted location. Capitol Records will issue the title on Moore's CD "I'm In Love" (7-46944-2).

35 Years Ago Today In 1991 - Garth Brooks' Liberty Records (later renamed Capitol Records Nashville) single "The Thunder Rolls" is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts.

2004 - Grand Royal Records, with distribution being handled by Capitol Records, releases The Beastie Boys' album "To The Five Boroughs".

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1955 - Walt Disney Pictures releases the animated feature movie "Lady And The Tramp", with lyrics and vocals by Capitol Records artist Peggy Lee. Capitol Records will later release a children's record album based on the movie.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Fats Domino's Imperial Records single "I'm In Love Again" is #8 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart and its flip side, "My Blue Heaven", is #29.

1957 - Curtis Fuller (on trombone, with Hank Mobley on tenor saxophone, Bobby Timmons on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Arthur Taylor on drums) records the tracks "Lizzy's Bounce" (which will be released by Blue Note Records on the album "The Opener"), "Soon", "A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening" "Here's To My Lady" (without tenor saxophone), "Oscalypso", and "Hugore" (all of which will be unreleased until the appeared on the 1996 Mosaic Records box set "The Complete Blue Note/UA Curtis Fuller Sessions") with producer Alfred Lion and recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder at The Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey.

1958 - Dave Seville's Liberty Records single "Witch Doctor" is still #3 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart and Dion and The Belmonts' Laurie Records single "I Wonder Why" is #42. Universal Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company, currently owns Liberty and Laurie Records' catalog.

1962 - Dion's Laurie Records single "Lovers Who Wander" is #6 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart, Bobby Vee's Liberty Records single "Sharing You" is #19, Walter Brennan's Liberty Records single "Old Rivers" is #29, and Jay and The American's United Artists Records single "She Cried" is #32. Universal Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company, currently owns the Laurie, Liberty, and United Artists Records catalogs.

40 Years Ago Today In 1986 - CBS Records announces that former Capitol Records mailroom employee (1969), 36 year old Don Ienner, is the newest, and youngest ever, president of Columbia Records.

1990 - Roxette's EMI America Records single "It Must Have Been Love" is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart.

1998 - Jack McFadden, manager of Capitol Records artist Buck Owens for over three decades and the talent coordinator for the television show "Hee Haw" dies at age 71.

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1890 - Stan Laurel, motion picture actor as a headliner and as part of the duo Laurel and Hardy, is born Arthur Stanley Jefferson in Ulverston, Cumbria, England.

1939 - Chick Webb (born William Henry Webb), drummer and band leader, dies in John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore Maryland after a major operation. The year of his birth is still not confirmed, so he may have been anywhere from 30 to 37 years of age at the time of his death.

1959 - George Reeves, TV's Superman, dies of a gunshot wound to the head in his bedroom in Beverly Hills, California at age 45.

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Tupac Amaru Shakur is born Lesane Parish Crooks in Brooklyn, New York.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1909 - Mickey Katz, clarinetist, klezmer player, arranger, member of Spike Jones and His City Slickers, Yiddish song parodist, comedian, Capitol Records artist (1950-1967), father of Broadway, motion picture and television actor and Capitol Records artist Joel Grey, and grandfather of motion picture and television actress Jennifer Grey, is born Meyer Myron Katz in Cleveland, Ohio. Thanks to Mel for letting me know about Katz' birthday.

1917 - Leon Payne, founder of The Lone Star Buddies, songwriter ("Lost Highway" and "I Love You Because"), singer, musician, and Capitol Records country artist (1949-1953), is born Leon Roger Payne in Alba, Texas. Payne would also release a Rockabilly single on Capitol ("That Ain't It" with "Little Rock" on the flipside) using the name Rock Rogers.

85 Years Ago Today In 1941 - Harry Nilsson (aka Johnny Niles), singer, songwriter, pianist, guitarist, actor, motion picture score writer, friend of John Lennon, and a Mercury, Tower (a subsidiary of Capitol Records) and RCA Victor Records artist, is born Harry Edward Nilsson III in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, New York.

1963 - Scott Rockenfield, a soundtrack composer, the drummer with the Capitol Records group Queensryche, and a solo artist, is born in Seattle, Washington.

1969 - Ice Cube, singer, actor, and a Priority Records (a division of Capitol Music Group) artist as part of the group NWA and as a solo artist, is born O'Shea Jackson in South Central Los Angeles, California.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1937 - Peter Kreuder conducts The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record in two parts Von Suppe's "Jolly Fellows Overture" in Berlin, Germany. Capitol Records will license the masters from Telefunken and issue both parts on the album "SUPPE Overtures" (KFM-8108 on 78, P-8108 on 33 1/3).

1942 - Antonio Guarnieri conducts the La Scala Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record Martucci's "Symphony N° 2 In F Major" in Milan, Italy. Capitol Records will license the masters from Telefunken and issue the recording in the album "MARTUCCI - Symphony #2 In F Major" (KEM-8064 on 45, P-8064 on 33 1/3).

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Andy Russell's Capitol Records single "Laughing On The Outside (Crying On The Inside)", with "They Say It's Wonderful" on the flipside, is #6 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart.

1953 - Jackie Gleason and His Orchestra (featuring Bobby Hackett on trumpet and conducted by Ray Bloch with a string section) record the titles "I Cover The Waterfront", "Laura", "How High The Moon" and "Somebody Loves Me" in New York City, New York for his Capitol Records album "Music To Remember Her".

1957 - During two sessions held this day in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California, Billy May conducts his own arrangements to His Orchestra (Pete Candoli, Ollie Mitchell, Conrad Gozzo, and Mannie Klein on trumpet, Trummy Young, Francis "Joe" Howard, Ed Kusby, and Si Zentner on trombone, Willie Smith on alto and baritone saxophone, Wilbur Schwartz on alto saxophone, Joe Thomason tenor saxophone, Ted Nash on alto and tenor saxophones, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Jimmy Rowles on piano, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Joe Mondragon on bass, and Alvin Stoller on drums) as they record the titles "Blues In The Night, Part 1" with vocals by Trumy Young and ensemble with Willie Smith and Joe Thomas, "Blues In The Night, Part 2", Uptown Blues", and "Charmaine" with vocals by Dan Grissom between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM then "Coquette" also with vocals by Dan Grissom, "Margie" also with vocals by Trummy Young, and "Annie Laurie" between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Billy May and His Orchestra's album "Jimmy Lunceford In Hi-Fi" (TAO/STAO 924).

1957 - Vocalist Tennessee Ernie Ford, with Jack Fascinato conducting the orchestra and chorus (lineups unlisted), records the titles "Catfish Boogie", "Smokey Mountain Boogie", "Anticipation Blues", "Shotgun Boogie", and "(I've Got The) Milk 'Em In The Morning Blues" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Ford's album "Ol' Rockin' Ern" (T 888).

1957 - Nelson Riddle conducts his own arrangements His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the title "Tangi Tahiti" (originally entitled "Westend West Indies") in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol F3758) with "Rue Madeleine" (recorded April 15, 1957) on the flipside.

1957 - The Hollywood String Quartet (Felix Slatkin on violin, Eleanor Alder Slatkin on cello, Paul Shure on second violin, and Alvin Dinkin on viola) record Beethoven's "Quartet N° 14 In C Sharp Minor, Opus 131, 1st Movement" in Studio A of The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the Quartet's album "BEETHOVEN - Quartet N° 14 In C Sharp Minor, Opus 131" (P-8425).

1959 - The Four Freshmen (Bob Flanigan on vocals, trombone and bass; Don Barbour on vocals and guitar; Ross Barbour on vocals and drums; and Ken Albers on vocals, trumpet, mellophone and bass) with arranger Dick Reynolds conducting the studio orchestra (Tommy Tedesco, Al Hendrickson, Howard Roberts, Bobby Gibbons, Bill Pitman, George Van Eps on guitar; Red Mitchell on bass; Jack Sperling on drums; Larry Bunker on vibraphones, bells, congas, and bongos) record the tracks "It All Depends On You", "I Understand", "This October", and "Don't Worry 'Bout Me" at the Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California for their Capitol Records album "The Four Freshmen And Five Guitars" with producer Lee Gillette.

1959 - Franck Pourcel and His French Fiddlers' Capitol Records single "Only You (Loin De Vous)" is #10 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart.

1960 - Peggy Lee, with producer Dave Cavanaugh and arranger Billy May conducting the studio orchestra (Harry Klee, Ronnie Lang, and Wilbur Schwartz on reeds; George Van Eps on guitar; Max Bennett on bass; Lou Levy on piano; Stella Castellucci on harp; Stanley Levy on drums; Harry Bluestone, Harold Dicterow, Jacques Gasselin, Anatol Kaminsky, Murray Kellner, Marvin Limonick, Joseph Livoti, Nathan Ross, and Felix Slatkin on violin; Alvin Dinken, Virginia Majewski, Alex Niemann, and Abraham Weiss on viola; Charles Gates, Edgar Lustgarten, David Pratt, and Joseph Saxon on cello), and vocal director Jimmy Joyce leading The Jimmy Joyce Childrens Choir on background vocals, records the tracks "White Christmas", "The Christmas Waltz", "The Christmas Song", "Christmas Carousel", and "The Star Carol" for her 1960 Capitol Records album "Christmas Carousel" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California.

1962 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, Carmen Dragon conducts The Hollywood Bowl Pops Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Drinking Song" and "Begin The Beguine" at the first session and "I Get A Kick Out Of You", "Stout Hearted Men" and "The Riff Song" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Drinking Song", "Stout Hearted Men" and "The Riff Song" on the album "Carmen Dragon Conducting The Hollywood Bowl Pops Orchestra - An Evening With Romberg" (W/SW 1804) and "Begin The Beguine" and "I Get A Kick Out Of You" on the album "Carmen Dragon Conducting The Hollywood Bowl Pops Orchestra - An Evening With Cole Porter" (W/SW 1805) and all the titles on the 8 track compilation "Carmen Dragon Conducting The Hollywood Bowl Pops Orchestra - An Evening With Romberg/An Evening With Cole Porter" (8X2W-2676).

1962 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, vocalist Glen Campbell and The Green River Boys (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Rainin' On The Mountain", "Weary Lonesome Blues", and the instrumentals "Beautiful Brown Eyes" and "White Lightning" at the first session and "Long Black Limousine", "Lonesome Jailhouse Blues", "There's More Pretty Girls Than One", "This Old White Mule Of Mine", "No Vacancy", "Kentucky Means Paradise", and the instrumental "Sweet Temptation" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Rainin' On The Mountain", "Lonesome Blues", "Long Black Limousine", "Lonesome Jailhouse Blues", "There's More Pretty Girls Than One", "This Old White Mule", "No Vacancy", and "Kentucky Means Paradise" on The Green River Boys and Glen Campbell's album "Big Bluegrass Special" (T/ST 1810), "Beautiful Brown Eyes" on the compilation CD "The Essential Glen Campbell, Volume 3" (8-33834-2), and have yet to issue either "White Lightning" or "Sweet Temptation".

1963 - Kyu Sakamoto's Capitol Records single "Sukiyaki" (with "Anoko No Namaewa Nantenkana" on the flipside) hits #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart, (still the only Japanese language single to do so), knocking Leslie Gore's Mercury Records single "It's My Party" out of the top spot. Al Martino's Capitol Records single "I Love You Because" is #5, Nat "King" Cole's single "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer" is #7, Bobby Darin's Capitol Records single "Yellow Roses" is #10, The Beach Boys' Capitol Records single "Surfin' U.S.A." is #13 and its flipside "Shut Down" is #30. Also, Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer" is #4 on Billboard magazine's Middle-Road Singles chart, #8 on Cash Box magazine's Top 100 Singles chart, #13 on KDWB's Top 40 chart in St. Paul/Minneapolis, Minnesota, #16 on KFWB's Fabulous Forty Survey in Los Angeles, California, and #34 on C-FUN's C-Funtastic Fifty chart in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Also, Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Ramblin' Rose" is #41, his album "Dear Lonely Hearts" is #63, and his album "Where Did Everyone Go?" is #76 on Billboard magazine's Top LPs - 150 Best Sellers - Monaural chart.

1963 - Buck Owens' Capitol Records single "Act Naturally", with "Over And Over Again" on the flipside, becomes his first single to hit #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts.

1964 - Capitol Records releases Peter and Gordon's single "Nobody I Know" (written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon), with "You Don't Have To Tell Me" on the flipside.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Beatles' Capitol Records album "Yesterday And Today" was supposed to be released today (and a few copies may actually have made it to some stores through independent distributors) but its official released is delayed until June 20 when the new "trunck" cover art replaces the original "butcher" cover.

1967 - Alan Jardine, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson of The Beach Boys, with vocalist Diane Rovell of The Honeys, record the track "Vegetables" at The Beach Boys Studio in Bel Air, California.

1967 - Vocalist Ferlin Husky, with unlisted others, records the titles "White Christmas", "Silent Night" and "Joy To The World" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "White Christmas" and "Silent Night" on Husky's album "Christmas All Year Long" (T/ST 2793) and have yet to issue "Joy To The World".

1967 - Capitol Records purchases the masters for The Laisure Sisters' titles "Paint The Little Girl Blue" and "Dance Children, Dance" but have yet to issue either title.

1967 - Capitol Records purchases the masters for Tim Wilde (aka Joey Constantino)'s titles "Popcorn Double Feature" and "Too Many Questions". Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, will issue both titles together as a single (Tower 353).

1970 - Capitol Records releases Grand Funk Railroad's album "Closer To Home".

1972 - Harvest Records releases Pink Floyd's album "Obscured By Clouds" with Capitol Records handling distribution in the United States.

1972 - Bang (lineup unlisted) will record the title "Keep On" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 3386) with "Redman" (recorded in December 1971) on the flipside and on the group's album "Mother/Bow To The King" (SMAS-11110).

1977 - Vocalist Juice Newton, with unlisted others, records the title "Crying Too Long" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded on June 27 and July 6, 1977, Capitol Records will issue the title on Juice Newton & Silver Spur's album "Come To Me" (ST-11682).

1982 - Sandy Croft, with producer Joe L. Wilson, records the title "Love Don't Make Me Wait" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single in The Netherlands (Capitol 1A 006-2000857) as the flipside of "Heartbreaker" (recorded December 13, 1983) on the flipside.

1987 - Billy Squier, with unlisted others, records the titles "I Want A Woman" and "High Roller" in an unlisted location. No issuing information is listed.

1992 - Contagion (Keith Arem on vocals, keyboards, and programming, Dave Smith on vocals and percussion, session producer Dave Allen on bass, and Rick Boston on additional vocals and guitar) records the title "We Believe" under siege at Titan Studios in Burbank, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's CD "Containment PCB" (7-99813-2).

30 Years Ago Today In 1996 - Ella Fitzgerald (born Ella Jane Fitzgerald) singer, bandleader, motion picture actress and Brunswick, Verve, Capitol and Pablo Records artist, dies in Beverly Hills, California at age 79 from complications brought about by diabetes and is later interred in the Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California.

30 Years Ago Today In 1996 - Billboard magazine reports that Capitol Records Inc. has paid $10 million to acquire 49% of shares of Matador Records.


ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1943 - Muff Winwood, a bass guitarist, songwriter, record producer, member of the Fontana and United Artists Records group The Spencer Davis Band with his brother Steve Winwood, is born Mervyn Winwood in Erdington, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.

1959 - Martin Denny's Liberty Records single "Quiet Village" is #4 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart, Dion and The Belmonts Laurie Records single "A Teenager In Love" is #6, and Fats Domino's Imperial Records single "I'm Ready" is #19. Liberty, Laurie, and Imperial Records' catalogs are currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company, Universal Music Group.

1963 - Lou Christie's Roulette Records single "Two Faces Have I" is #11 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart and The Chiffon's Laurie Records single "One Fine Day" is #17. Roulette and Laurie Records' catalogs are currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company, Universal Music Group.

1969 - "Hee Haw", starring Capitol Records artist Buck Owens and former Capitol Records artist Roy Clark, and with Capitol Records group The Buckaroos as the house band, debuts on the CBS television network.

35 Years Ago Today In 1991 - Paula Abdul's Virgin Records America single "Rush Rush" is #1 on Billboards' Top 100 singles chart.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

125 Years Ago Today In 1901 - Jack Kapp, co-founder of Decca Records and records producer, is born in Chicago, Illinois.

1945 - Judy Garland marries Ben Vincent Minnelli in a ceremony performed by Dr. William Roberts of the Beverly Hills Community Presbyterian Church in the home of her mother, Ethel Garland, at 1231 Stone Canyon Road, Los Angeles, California. One of Judy's sisters was her attendant and the best man for Minnelli was lyricist Ira Gershwin.

1962 - EMI launches the Stateside label in Britain "for repertoire licensed from American labels".

1969 - Judy Garland gives her last performance for a live audience when she appears at the Half Note nightclub, Greenwich Village, NYC.

1992 - At ceremony #156, Michael Keaton leaves his footprints in cement at Mann's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California and at ceremony #157, Tom Cruise leaves his footprints.