NOVEMBER 3, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

1954 - Adam Ant, singer, motion picture actor, and Capitol Records artist (1995) is born Stuart Leslie Goddard in London, England.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1943 - Pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Ray Borden, John Carroll, Buddy Childers, Karl George, and Dick Morse on trumpet, Harry Forbes, George Faye, and Bart Varsalona on trombone; Eddie Meyers and Art Pepper on alto saxophone; Red Dorris on tenor saxophone and vocals; Morey Beeson on tenor saxophone; Bob Gioga on baritone saxophone; Bob Ahern on guitar; Clyde Singleton on bass, and Joe Vernon on drums) record the titles "I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City" (vocals by Dolly Mitchell) and "Liza" at C.P. MacGregor Studios in Los Angeles, California. The tracks are initially issued on transcription discs (P-4114 and P-4116 respectively) for the Armed Forces Radio Network. Capitol Records will also issue both titles on Kenton's box set "The Kenton Era" (EOX-569).

1947 - It's a Monday and The King Cole Trio (Nat "King" Cole on piano and vocals, Irving Ashby on guitar, and Johnny Miller on bass) record the titles "Money Is Honey", "Little Girl", "Who Is Telling You Lies?", and "No Moon At All" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Little Girl" as a single (Capitol 15165) with "Baby, Baby All The Time" on the flipside and "No Moon At All" as a single (Capitol 15358) with "It Only Happens Once" on the flipside. Mosaic Records will issue all the titles in the box set "The Complete Capitol Recordings Of The Nat King Cole Trio" (MD18-138).

1948 - During two sessions held this day in Paris, France George Tzipine and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Por Que?" at the first session and "El Choclo", "La Cumparsita", and "Tango Delle Rose" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the group's album "Tango" (H-182).

1948 - The Lamoureux Orchestra, conducted by George Tzipine, records the track "Medley: Just One Of Those Things/I Get A Kick Out Of You" in Paris, France. Capitol Records issues the track on the album "A Symphonic Portrait Of Cole Porter" as by Guy Luypaerts And His Orchestra (ECD-158).

1949 - Cliffie Stone (on vocals) and His Band (lineup unlisted), directed by Billy Liebert, record the tracks "Can I Canoe You Up The River" and "Just One Little Lie" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol Americana 57-40265).

1949 - Margaret Whiting and Bob Hope (on vocals), with Billy May and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the tracks "Lucky Us" and "Ain't We Got Fun?" at Capitol Record's Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 57-783).

1949 - Billy May and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the band tracks for Jerry Lewis' tracks "Are You For Real?" and "I Love A Murder Mystery" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. After Jerry Lewis records the vocal tracks on November 4, 1949 Capitol Records will issue the finished tracks as a single (Capitol 57-786).

1949 - Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely (on vocals) with orchestra (lineup unlisted but with organ) record the tracks "Broken Down Merry-Go-Round", "Fool's Paradise" and "The Gods Were Angry With Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first and last tracks together as a single (Capitol 800) and "Fool's Paradise" as a single (Capitol 1065) with "Close Your Pretty Eyes" on the flipside.

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: Third Movement - Lento, Part 1", "Quartet In A Minor: Third Movement - Lento, Part 2", and "Quartet In A Minor: Third Movement - Allegro Molto" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the quartet's album "WALTON - String Quartet In A Minor" (ECL-8058).

1950 - Ray Anthony (on trumpet) and His Orchestra (listed as possibly Woody Fansler, Chuck Mederios, Tom Pattin, and Marty White also on trumpets, Keith Butterfield, Tom Oblak, Ken Trimble, and Dick Reynolds on trombones, Earl Bergman on alto saxophone, Steve Cole on clarinet and alto saxophone, Cliff Hoff and Bill Slapin on tenor saxophones, Leo Anthony on baritone saxophone, Ray Browne on piano, Allan Reuss on guitar, Frank Szosteck on bass, and Louis Bellson on drums), using arrangements by George Williams, record the titles "I Wonder What's Become Of Sally", "The Night Is Young (And You're So Beautiful)" (vocals by Ronnie Deauville), "What Is This Thing Called Love?", "Wolverine Blues", and "Melancholy Rhapsody" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records rejects the recording of "I Wonder What's Become Of Sally" which will be later be recorded, and will issue the three middle titles on the album "Arthur Murray Favorites: Fox Trots" (T 258) and the last title as a single (Capitol 1556) with "Villa" on the flipside.

1950 - Hank Thompson (on vocals and guitar) and His Brazos Valley Boys (Joe Herman "Big Red" Hayes and Johnny Manson on fiddle, Billy Gray on guitar, Ralph "Lefty" Nason on steel guitar, and Billy Briggs Stewart on bass) record the titles "If I Cry", "A Broken Heart And A Glass Of Bear", "The Devil In My Angel's Eyes" and "Playin' Possom" at radio station WBAP's studio in Fort Worth, Texas. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 1327), and the third title as a single (Capitol 1379) with "New Rovin' Gambler" on the flipside. Bear Family Records issued all the titles on the 12 CD eponymous box set "Hank Thompson And His Brazos Valley Boy" (BCD 15904).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Bob Eberly (on vocals), with Les Baxter and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Somebody's Been Beatin' My Time", "I Can't Help It", "Green Grow The Lilacs", and "A Day Away From You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the "Somebody's Been Beatin' My Time" and "I Can't Help It" together as a single (Capitol 1887) and "Green Grow The Lilacs", and "A Day Away From You" together as a single (Capitol 2053).

1952 - Van Alexander, conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the instrumental tracks for Mel Blanc and Arthur Q. Bryan's "Daffy Duck's Feathered Friend: Part 1" and "Daffy Duck's Feathered Friend: Part 2" then records the instrumental tracks for Blanc's "Woody Woodpecker And The Animal Crackers: Part 1" and "Woody Woodpecker And The Animal Crackers: Part 2" in Los Angeles, California. After vocal overdubs are recorded on November 10 and 11, 1958 Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together on the children's records album "Daffy Duck's Feathered Friend" (CAS-3147) and the last two tracks together on the children's records album "Woody Woodpecker And The Animal Crackers" (CAS-3149).

1953 - During two sessions held this day in Kansas City, Kansas Pee Wee Hunt (on trombone with Andy Bartha on cornet, Leo Kaminsky on clarinet, Joe Hall on piano, Chuck Carle on bass, and Clarence Brown on drums) records the tracks "Peg O' My Heart", "Three's A Crowd", and "Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider" at the first session and "Spain", "Meet me Tonight At Milton's" and the (as of 2005) unissued track "Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Peg O' My Heart", "Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider", "Spain", and "Meet me Tonight At Milton's" on Hunt's album "Swingin' Around" (T 492), and "Three's A Crowd" as a single (Capitol 2750) with "Cow Bell Strut" on the flipside.

1955 - Capitol Records files the information for the masters it purchased for Les Paul and Mary Fords' titles "Texas Lady" (vocals by Mary Ford), and "Alabamy Bound" (which was recorded according to an AFM report on September 4, 1954) and will issue both titles as a single (Capitol 3301).

1957 - The Concert Arts Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted), conducted by Erich Leinsdorf, records Wagner's "Dance Of The Apprentices From 'Die Meistersinger'", "Procession Of The Master Singers (From 'Die Meistersinger')", "Prelude to Act III From 'Lohengrin'", "Siegfried's Funeral Music From 'Gotterdammerung'" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on the orchestra's album "The Sound Of WAGNER" (PAO-8411).

1958 - Capitol Records releases Judy Garland's album "Judy In Love".

1958 - Cliffie Stone and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Sierra Sue", "Tumbling Tumbleweeds", "Ragtime Cowboy Joe", and "Along The Navajo Trail" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles in Stone's album "Cool Cowboy" (T 1230).

1958 - Trombonist Pee Wee Hunt, with Andy Bartha on cornet, Lee Cummins on clarinet, Jack Condon on piano, Bucky Pizzarelli on guitar, Gene Dragoo on bass, and Cody Sandifer on drums, using arrangements by Sid Feller, records the titles "Swingin' The Blues", "Goodbye Blues", "Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave To Me" and "Wabash Blues" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles in Hunt's album "The Blues A La Dixie" (T 1144).

1958 - Harry Revel, British-born composer for Broadway and motion picture musicals, and co-writer of the song "Goodnight, My Love" with Mack Gordon which was recorded by Dean Martin for his Capitol Records album "Sleep Warm", dies at age 52 in New York City, New York.

1959 - Overdubs are recorded for Dick Sinclair and His Orchestra's tracks "Julida Polka" and "The Jolly Coppersmith Polka" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final tracks on Sinclair's album "Polka Parade" (T 1340).

1959 - Johnny Otis and His Orchestra (with Otis directing an unlisted lineup of musicians) record the tracks "I'm With You" and "Hey Baby, Don't You Know?" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded on November 4 and 11, 1959 Capitol Records will issue both tracks on the CD "Johnny Otis - The Capitol Years" (7-92858-2) and the last track as a single (Capitol 4326) with "Mumblin' Mosie" on the flipside.

1960 - Jackie Gleason and His Orchestra (Gleason conducting one unlisted string orchestra for the left channel and another unlisted string orchestra for the right channel) record the titles "Lady Of The Evening", "Always And Always", "Dark Is The Night", and "Would You" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Gleason's album "Jackie Gleason Presents: Love Embers And Flames" (W 1689).

1960 - During a split session held this day in New York City, New York first Janice Harper (on vocals), with (listed as probably) Richard Weiss and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the title "I'll Never Say No To You" and then Gordon MacRae, with (definitely) Richard Weiss and His Orchestra (lineup still unlisted), records the titles "Dolce Farniente", "If Ever I Would Leave You", and the (as of 2005) unissued title "My Miss Mary". Capitol Records will issue Harper's title as a single (Capitol 4482) with "Love Is A Dangerous Thing" on the flipside and the remaining two MacRae titles together as a single (Capitol F4483).

1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Ramblin' Rose" is #3 on Billboard Music Week magazine's 150 Best Selling Monaural LPs and 50 Best Selling Stereo LPs charts and #5 on KFWB's Favorite Albums chart in Los Angeles, California. Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #5 on Billboard Music Week magazine's Middle-Road Singles chart, #12 on Cash Box magazine's Top 100 Singles chart, #15 on KEWB 910 AM's Fabulous Forty Survey in San Francisco, California, #16 on Billboard Music Week magazine's Hot 100 singles chart, #17 on the magazine's Hot R&B Singles chart, and #36 on KFWB's Fabulous Forty Survey in Los Angeles, California.

1964 - Jackie Gleason and His Orchestra (Gleason conducting a large string orchestra with an unlisted lineup but featuring Pee Wee Erwin on trumpet and Charlie Ventura on tenor saxophone) records the tracks "The Last Dance", "Softly As I Leave", "I Wish You Love", and "Be My Love" in New York City. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Gleason's album "Last Dance" (W 2144).

1965 - David McCallum conducts the orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the instrumental titles "Louise", "The Far Side Of The Moon", "Insomnia" and "The Sugar Cane" in Los Angeles, California with producer David Axelrod. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on McCallum's album "Music - A Part Of Me" (T 2432).

1965 - Ned Miller (on vocals with unlisted musicians) records the titles "Right Behind These Lips" and the (as of 2005) unissued title "Endless" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Right Behind These Lips" as a single (Capitol 5661) with "Summer Roses" on the flipside.

1965 - The Beatles spend nine hours recording and completing Paul McCartney's ballad "Michelle" in Studio Two at EMI Studios on Abbey Road in London, England. Capitol Records will issue the track on the band's album "Rubber Soul" (W 2442).

1965 - Laurindo Almeida (on guitar) with The Concert Arts Chamber Orchestra (lineup unlisted) conducted by Stanley Wilson, records Villa-Lobos' Concerto For Guitar and Orchestra, First Movement" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Almeida's album "Concerto For Guitar And Small Orchestra: VILLA-LOBOS - Concerto For Guitar And Small Orchestra/WEISS - Suite In A Minor/J.S. BACH - Arioso From The Harpsichord Concerto in F Minor" (P-8638).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - David McCallum conducts the orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by H.B. Barnum as they record the instrumental titles "Winchester Cathedral", "Love Is A Hurtin' Thing", "Who Am I?", and "I Can't Control Myself" in Los Angeles, California with producer David Axelrod and recording engineer Joe Polito. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on McCallum's third album for the label, "Music It's Happening Now!" (T 2651).

1967 - Vocalist Nancy Wilson, with Oliver Nelson conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis on tenor saxophone, Ralph Sharon on piano, John Collins and Charles Wright on guitars, Buster Williams on bass, Shelly Manne on drums, Victor Feldman on vibraphone and tympani, Ann Stockton on harp, and a string section with Lou Raderman, Erno Neufeld, Marshall Sosson, Louis Kaufman, Harry Bluestone, Myron Sandler, Nathan Kaproff, Anatol Kaminsky, and Sidney Sharp on violins, Alvin Dinkin, Allan Harshman, and Virginia Majewski on violas, Raphael Kramer, Anne Goodman, Frederick Seykora, and Igor Roroshevsky on cellos), records the titles "Ode To Billie Joe", "For Once In My Life", "It Never Entered My Mind", "Why Try To Change Me Now?", and "Welcome To My Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Wilson's album "Welcome To My Love" (T 2844).

1967 - At two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California an overdub is recorded for The Beach Boys title "Darlin'" at the first session and The Beach Boys (lineup unlisted) record the title "Let The Wind Blow" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue the final mix of "Darlin'" and "Let The Wind Blow" on the group's album "Wild Honey" (T 2859).

1967 - Vocal overdubs are recorded for Jody Miller's 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 the final mixes of "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 "I Wanna Get To Know You Better".

1969 - Hedge & Donna (Hedge and Donna Capers) record the tracks "Black Betty" and "Tomorrow Is The First Day Of The Rest Of My Life" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 2695).

1969 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Guy Lombardo and The Royal Canadians (Lombardo conducting unlisted musicians) record the tracks "Is That All There Is?" (vocals by Ty Lemley), "Jean" (vocals by Tony Cointreau), "Tomorrow" (vocals by Tony Cointreau), the (as of 2005) unissued track "Tara's Theme", and "Auld Lang Syne (Opening Theme)" at the first session and the also (as of 2005) unissued track "Muddy Mississippi Line" as well as "Powder Your Face With Sunshine (Smile! Smile! Smile!)" (vocals by The Lombardo Trio [lineup unlisted]), "Josephine" (with The Piano Twins [lineup unlisted]), "My Honey's Lovin' Arms" (vocals by Cliff Grass with The Piano Twins), and "Coquette/Auld Lang Syne (Closing Theme)" (arranged by Guy Lombardo). Capitol Records will issue all the remaining tracks on Lombardo's album "Is That All There Is?" (ST-340).

1969 - During two sessions held this day in New York City, New York Friends Of Whitney Sunday (Bill Gallagher on guitar, unlisted bass player and drummer who were also formerly with the Roulette Records group The Bougalieu with Gallagher), with producer Brandon L. Harris, record the track "Ballad Of Thunder Road" at the first session and the (as of 2005) unissued track "Our Gang" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol 2714) with "Love Will Conquer All" on the flip side. EMI Music, Capitol Music's parent company currently owns the Roulette Records catalog so maybe someone there will think of putting together a compilation featuring The Bougalieu and Friends Of Whitney Sunday tracks.

1970 - Smokey Roberds records the title "Two Little Rooms" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 3084) with "Until It's Time" on the flipside.

1970 - Karen Kelly records the title "Permanently Lonely" and the two (as of 2005) unissued titles "Hurt" and "Behind Every Man" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Permanently Lonely" as a single (Capitol 3018) with "I Swore I'd Fix His Wagon" on the flipside.

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - During a split session held this day in Los Angeles, California Linda Ronstadt does vocal overdubs first for her title "Rescue Me" and then for her title "Birds". Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of both titles on Ronstadt's eponymous album "Linda Ronstadt" (SMAS-635).

1972 - Danny Saeger records the titles "The Finer Things In Life", "Little Bitty Woman", and "Eighteen Yellow Roses" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "The Finer Things In Life" as a single (Capitol 3618) with "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" on the flipside and "Little Bitty Woman" as a single (Capitol 3542) with "Just Biden' My Time" on the flipside. No issuing information is listed for "Eighteen Yellow Roses".

1972 - Capitol Records registers the master it purchased of Buck Owens (on vocals) and The Buckaroos (lineup unlisted)' title "In The Palm Of Your Hand" which it will issue as a single (Capitol 3504) with "Get Out Of Town Before Sundown" on the flipside.

1975 - Capitol Records releases Wings' single "Venus And Mars Rock Show" with "Magneto And Titanium Man" on the flipside.

1975 - The final overdubs are recorded for James Talley's titlrs "Are They Gonna Make Us Outlaws Again", "She Tries Not To Cry", "Tryin' Like The Devil", and "Everybody Loves A Love Song", then Talley (on vocals and guitar with unlisted musicians) records the (as of 2005) unissued title "Careless Love (Segway Cut - Instrumental) in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of the first three titles on Talley's album "Tryin' Like The Devil" (ST-11494) and of the last title on Talley's album "Blackjack Choir" (ST-11605).

50 Years Ago Today In 1976 - One year later to the day, during two sessions held this day at Jack Clement Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, James Talley (on vocal 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 on piano and tack 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 drums and percussion, Byron Bach on cello, and Pebble Daniel, Marsha Routh, and Mary Jo Talley on background vocals) records the titlrs "Mississippi River Whistle Town" and "Daddy Just Called It The Blues" (with Dave Gillon on electric slide guitar) at the first session and "Alabama Summertime" and (listed as possibly unissued) "What Will There Be For The Children" at the second session. Capitol Records, after overdubs are later recorded, will issue all the remaining titles on Talley's album "Blackjack Choir" (ST-11605).

1980 - Lee Clayton records the title "The Dream Goes On" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the title on Clayton's album "The Dream Goes On" (ST-12139).

1982 - A Taste Of Honey (lineup unlisted but possibly John Robinson on drums, Abe Laboriel on bass, Paul Jackson Jr. on guitar, Steve Rucker on keyboards, Ron Jeffrey on keyboards, Joel Peskin Electric on woodwind, Darryl Jackson on percussion, Mike Piccirillo on guitar and synthesizer, Janice Marie Johnson on bass, and Deborah Thomas, Jeanette Hawes, Deborah Magoni, and Gregory Walker on background vocals with Mike Piccirillo and Gary Goetzman producing), records the titles "What A Little Love Can Do", "Love Me Tonight", and "You're Mine" in Los Angeles, California. This session may have actually been for a solo album for A Taste Of Honey member Janice Marie Johnson for her solo Capitol Records album "One Taste Of Honey" (ST-12319) which includes the title "Love Me Tonight". Otherwise, EMI will issue "Love Me Tonight" on the CD "Heart Of Soul Series: A Taste Of Honey - Beauty and the Boogie" (8-57179-2) and all the other tracks are unissued.

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 track "Waiting For A Million Years" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on the group's album "Rhyme & Reason" (ST-12315).

1988 - Oaktown's 3.5.7. (Tabitha "Terrible T" King and DJuana "Sweet L.D." Johnican on vocals, with James Earley, Michael Kelly, Terrance Davis, and Joey B. Ellis on unlisted instruments) record the tracks "We Like It", "Say That Then", "Rock 'N Soul", "It's A Shame", "Straight At You", "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah", "Juicy Gotcha Krazy", "Stupid Del Y'All", "I Betcha Wanna Take It", then do a remix of "Straight At You" to create "Straight At You (Oak Town Dub)", and finish up by recording the tracks "Sucky Got You Crazy" with producers M.C. Hammer and James Earley. Capitol Records will issue "Straight At You" as a single (Capitol 44421) with "Straight At You (Oak Town Dub)" on the flipside, and "Sucky Got You Crazy" as a single (Capitol 44458) with an unlisted title on the flipside. There is no recording location or other issuing information listed, so if anyone knows where the tracks were recorded, what was the flipside of "Sucky Got You Crazy", and/or if any of the other tracks were issued, please leave a comment.

1998 - Capitol Records releases the four-CD box set "The John Lennon Anthology".

1998 - Capitol Records releases King Tee's album "Ruff Rhymes: Greatest Hits Collection".

20 Years Ago Today In 2006 - The world premiere of Paul McCartney's "Ecce Cor Meum" is held at London's Royal Albert Hall. The North American premiere will be held on November 14, 2006 at New York City's Carnegie Hall.

10 Years Ago Today In 2016 - Kay Starr (born Katherine LaVerne Starks), singer and Capitol Records icon, dies of complications of Alzheimer's disease in her Bel Air, California home at age 94.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1915 - John Maddox (aka "Cal" Maddox), vocalist, guitarist and harmonica player with the group The Maddox Brothers & Rose and brother of Capitol Records artist Rose Maddox, is born in Boaz, Alabama.

1955 - Samuel Goldwyn releases the motion picture "Guys And Dolls" starring Capitol Records artist Frank Sinatra

1960 - Future Capitol Records artist Merle Haggard is paroled from San Quentin Prison, after serving two years and nine months of a five-year sentence. The remaining two years and three months of the sentence are served on parole.

1967 - The Beatles complete filming for their BBC TV movie "Magical Mystery Tour" which will air December 26, 1967, and whose soundtrack will be distributed by Capitol Records in the United States.

1977 - Walt Disney Studios releases the live-action/animated film "Pete's Dragon" starring Capitol Records artist Helen Reddy and Mickey Rooney. Capitol Records will release the original soundtrack album for the film (SW-11704).

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1954 - Japan’s Toho Company releases the movie "Godzilla, King of the Monsters", the first in a series of at least 23 films.

1954 - Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse, French painter, sculptor, draughtsman, printmaker, and paper collagist, dies at age 84 in Cimiez, now a suburb of Nice, France on the French Riviera and is later buried in the cemetery at Cimiez.

1990 - Mary Martin (born Mary Virginia Martin), Broadway musical performer, motion picture and television actress, and mother of actor Larry Hagman, dies of colon cancer at age 76 at her home in Rancho Mirage, California. Her cremated remains are later buried in Weatherford, Texas.

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.