SEPTEMBER 24, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1913 - Herb Jeffries, a motion picture actor and a singer who recorded the album "Nat 'King' Cole Songbook" and had one session for Capitol Records on January 7, 1948, is born Umberto Alexander Valentino in Detroit, Michigan.

1923 - Fats Navarro, trumpet player, bandleader, and Capitol (as a member of Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra and The Benny Goodman Sextet) and Blue Note Records (solo and part of The Tadd Dameron Sextet) artist, is born Theodore Navarro in Key West, Florida. Dr. Stuart A. Varden has a wonderful site on the life of Fats with a pretty detailed sessionography.

1924 - Sheila MacRae, singer, motion picture and television actress (best known as the third Alice Kramden on "The Honeymooners" segment of "The Jackie Gleason Show", wife of Capitol Records artist Gordon MacRae, and a Capitol Records artist as part of a duo with her husband, is born Sheila Margaret Stephens in London, England. Gordon and Sheila were at the opening night festivities for The Capitol Tower.

90 Years Ago Today In 1936 - Jim Henson, puppeteer, television and motion picture producer, and creator of The Muppets (an adaptation of their movie "Muppets Treasure Island" was released by Angel Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records in 1996), is born James Maury Henson in Greenville, Mississippi.

85 Years Ago Today In 1941 - Linda McCartney, photographer, singer, keyboard player, first wife of Paul McCartney, member of the Capitol Records group Wings, author, animal rights protector, vegetarian food manufacturer and, posthumously, a Capitol Records solo artist, is born Linda Louise Eastman in Scarsdale, New York.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Vocalists James (Jim) Baskett, Johnny Mercer, and The Pied Pipers, with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to his Orchestra (Uan Rasey on trumpet, Ed Kusby, Elmer Smithers, Carl Loeffler, and Arthur Frantz on trombone Nicholas Dann, J.A. Krechter, George Smith, Herman Berardinelli, and Arthur Fleming on saxophones, Ray Turner on piano, Phil Stephens on bass, Ralph Hansell on percussion, Kathryn Thompson on harp, and a string section with Harry Bluestone, Ivan Eppinoff, Howard Halbert, Nicholas Pisani, Mischa Russell, Felix Slatkin, Marshall Sosson, and Olcott Vail on violin, Stanley Spiegelman and David Sterkin on viola, Cy Bernard and Fred Goerner on cello), and using a script adaptation by Alan Livingston, record the titles "Running Away, Part 2" and "Br'er Rabbit And The Tar Baby, Part 2" at Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will release both titles as part of the children's album "Tales Of Uncle Remus" (Capitol CC-40).

1947 - Pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Buddy Childers, Ray Wetzel, Al Porcino, Chico Alvarez, and Ken Hanna on trumpets, Milt Bernhart, Eddie Bert, Harry Betts, and Harry Forbes on trombones, Bart Varsalona on bass trombone, George Weidler and Frank Pappalardo on alto saxophones, Bob Cooper and Warner Weidler on tenor saxophone, Bob Gioga on baritone saxophone, Laurindo Almeida on guitar, Eddie Safranski on bass, Shelly Manne on drums, and Jack Costanzo on bongos) record the titles "Elegy For Alto", "Soothe Me" with vocals by June Christy, and "Chorale For Brass, Piano And Bongo" at Radio Recorders studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "Elegy For Alto" on Kenton's album "A Concert In Progressive Jazz" (CD-79), "Soothe Me" as a single (Capitol 15031) with "Lover" (recorded March 31, 1947) on the flipside, and "Chorale For Brass, Piano And Bongo" on Kenton's album "Stan Kenton Encores" (CC-113).

1947 - At a split session held in Los Angeles, California, first vocalist Andy Russell, with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Muchachita" and "Love For Love" then vocalist Peggy Lee, with guitarist Dave Barbour and His Orchestra (unlisted flute, rhythm, finger cymbals, and string players), records a new take of the title "Golden Earring" using an arrangement by Heinie Beau. Capitol Records will issue "Muchachita" and "Love For Love" as a single (Capitol 15006) and "Golden Earrings" as a single (Capitol 15009) with "I'll Dance At Your Wedding" (recorded September 23, 1947) on the flipside and on Lee's album "My Best To You" (CCF-204).

1948 - The King Cole Trio perform a one-nighter in Santa Barbara, California. Also, The King Cole Trio's Capitol Records children's album "King Cole For Kids" is #7 on The Billboard magazine's Best-Selling Children's Records chart and their Capitol Records single "Lillette" is #7 on the magazine's Record Possibilities - The Retailers Pick chart.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Jan Garber and His Orchestra featuring Roy Cordell and The Dinning Sisters (Ginger, Delores and Jean Dinning) on vocals, record the titles "Painting Clouds With Sunshine", "Heartbreak Hill" (with vocals by The Dinning Sisters), "We're In The Money (Gold Digger's Song)", "Chances Are" (vocals by Roy Cordell), and "Jazz Pizzicato" (vocals by Roy Cordell) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and third titles together as a single (Capitol 1852), "Heartbreak Hill" as a single (Capitol 1858) with "No! No! No! Not That!" (recorded on October 12, 1951) on the flipside, and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 1827).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Bob Crosby and His Orchestra (with Bob leading Charlie Teagarden, Zeke Zarchy, and Ray Linn on trumpet, Murray McEachern, Ted Vesely, and Elmer Schneider on trombone, Matty Matlock on clarinet and alto saxophone), Willie Schwartz on alto saxophone, Eddie Miller on tenor saxophone, John Rotella on tenor and baritone saxophone, Stan Wrightsman on piano, Nappy Lamare on guitar, Phil Stephens on bass, and Nick Fatool on drums) record the titles "I Never Was Loved By Anyone Else" and "Sans Souci" (both with vocal by Gisele MacKenzie), and "Crying Shame" (with vocals by Bob Crosby and Jeanne Gayle) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 1826) and the last track as a single (Capitol 1894) with "Savoy Blues" (recorded October 3, 1951).

1952 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Somewhere Along The Way" is #10 on The Billboard magazine's Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys chart, #12 on the magazine's Best Selling Pop Singles chart, and #20 on its Most Played Juke Box Records chart. Also, Cole's single "Because You're Mine" is #17 on the magazines Best Selling Singles chart and #29 on its Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys chart.

1952 - Vocalist Molly Bee (aka Molly Beachboard), with Van Alexander and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Honky Tonk Mountain", "Tennessee Tango", "The Kids Who Pay", and "List'nin' To The Green Grass Grow" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Honky Tonk Mountain" as a single (Capitol 2339) with "Nobody's Lonesome But Me" (recorded October 27, 1952) on the flipside, "Tennessee Tango" and "The Kids Who Pay" together as a single (Capitol 2258), and have yet to issue "List'nin' To The Green Grass Grow".

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - The Andrews Sisters (vocalists Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, and Patty Andrews) with The Robert Mitchell Boys Choir (8 unidentified children) and The Lynn Murray Orchestra (with unlisted musicians) record the as yet unissued take of the title "Hosanna, Hosanna" and the titles "A Child's Christmas Song" and "Silver Bells" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol F3583).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Nat "King" Cole on piano and vocals), with Stuff Smith on violin, John Collins on guitar, Alvino Rey on steel guitar, Charlie Harris on bass, and Lee Young on drums, records the titles "Sometimes I'm Happy", "I Know That You Know", "When I Grow Too Old To Dream", and "Two Loves Have I" at The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM. EMI and Capitol will release all the titles together for the first time on the English pressing of Cole's album "After Midnight" (EMS1103).

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - At two sessions held this day in New York City, New York for Capitol Records Benny Goodman and His Orchestra record the as yet unissued titles "'Warm Up' Derivations For Clarinet And Band" and "'Rag' Derivations For Clarinet And Band" at the first session and "'Ride Out' Derivations For Clarinet And Band" and "'Contrapuntal Blue' Derivations For Clarinet And Band" at the second session.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Laurindo Almeida on guitar, with Ray Turner on piano, records Gnattali's "Concertino For Guitar And Piano, Movements 1 and 2" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will release the title on Almeida's album "Impressoes Do Brasil (Impressions Of Brazil)" (Capitol P-8381).

1957 - It's Tuesday night at 7:30 PM and Gogi Grant, dance trio The Dunhills, The Copa Girls, and The Jerry Graff Singers appear on "The Nat 'King' Cole Show" on NBC-TV. Here's a link to the script.

1957 - At two sessions held this day in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California, vocalist and guitarist Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys (Billy Armstrong, Harold Glenn Hensley, and Billy Peters on fiddles, Vic Davis on piano, Bob Bain on guitar, Floyd Lester "Bobbie" White on steel guitar, Billy Briggs Stewart on bass, and Paul McGhee on drums) record the titles "Bubbles In My Beer", "Headin' Down The Wrong Highway", "Drivin' Nails In My Coffin", and "Lawdy What A Guy" at the first session between 10:00 AM and 1:30 PM and the titles "After All The Things I've Done" and "Make Room In Your Heart (For A Memory)" at the second session between 2:30 PM and 6:00 PM. After Bob Bain records guitar overdubs on October 14, 1957, between 7:00 PM and 11:00 PM for "After All The Things I've Done", Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Thompson And His Brazos Valley Boys' album "Dance Ranch" (T 975).

1957 - Billy May conducts his own arrangements to His Orchestra (Pete Candoli, Conrad Gozzo, Vito Mangano, and Uan Rasey on trumpets, Si Zentner, Murray McEachern, Tommy Pederson, and George Roberts on trombones, Skeets Herfurt and Wilbur Schwartz on alto saxophones, Ted Nash and Fred Falensby on tenor saxophones, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Joe Mondragon on bass, and Alvin Stoller on drums) as they record the titles "Brushed Off" and "Swingin' Drums" using arrangements by May, and, with the addition of drummers Irving Cottler and Stan Levey, the title "Tri-Fi Drums" using an arrangement by Bill Holman in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 9:00 PM and 1:30 AM on September 25, 1957. After additional recording or remastering is done on September 26, 1957 for "Swingin' Drums" Capitol Records will issue "Brushed Off" and "Tri-Fi Drums" on the multi-artist compilation album "Hi-Fi Drums" (T 926) and "Swingin' Drums" on the EP "Swingin' Drums: Billy May/Earl Palmer" (EAP-1-1026).

1957 - Pianist Agi Jambor records Beethoven's "Für Elise" and "Minuet In G", Debussy's "Clair De Lune", Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata, 1st Movement", and Rachmaninoff's "Prelude In C Sharp Minor" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Jambor's album "Introduction To The Piano" (PAO-8422).

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Capitol Records releases Buck Owens' single "Under The Influence Of Love" with "Bad Bad Dream" on the flipside. Other references list this single as being released on July 24, 1961. If anyone knows for sure which date is accurate, please leave a comment.

1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #10 on WCOL 1230 AM's Music Meter survey in Columbus, Ohio.

1962 - Capitol Records releases The Kingston Trio's single "One More Town" (Capitol 4842) with "She Was Too Good To Me" on the flip side. On the same day, The Kingston Trio (vocalists Nick Reynolds, Bob Shane, and John Stewart), with Dean Reilly on bass and (b) Allen Newton Fo on percussion, record the titles "My Lord What A Mornin'", "The New Frontier", "Poor Ellen Smith", "Honey, Are You Mad At Your Man?", and "Green Grasses" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM and, after a break, between 7:00 PM and 10:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles except "Green Grasses" on the group's album "New Frontier" (T/ST 1809). Bear Family Records will issue all the titles in Germany in the ten-CD box set "The Kingston Trio - The Stewart Years" (BCD 16161).

1962 - Pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Dalton Smith, Marvin Stamm, Bob Behrendt, Keith LaMotte, and Gary Slavo on trumpets, Bob Fitzpatrick, Bud Parker, Tom Ringo, and Jim Amlotte on trombones, Dave Wheeler on bass trombone and tuba, Ray Starling, Dwight Carver,Joe Burnett, and Lou Gasca on mellophones, Gabe Baltazar on alto saxophone, Don Menza and Ray Florian on tenor saxophones, Allan Beutler on baritone saxophone, Joel Kaye on bass saxophone, Bucky Calabrese on bass, Dee Barton on drums, and Steve Dweck on percussion), with vocalist Jean Turner, record the titles "Commencement" and "Quintile" at The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM. Jean Turner(vo). Capitol Records will issue "Commencement" on Kenton's album "Adventures In Time" (T/ST 1844) and rejected the take of "Quintile" recorded at this session. A new take will be recorded on September 25, 1962, and also issued on Kenton's album "Adventures In Time".

1962 - Vocalist Tommy Hunter, with unlisted others, records the titles "Penny Wishes", "The Poor Little Bullfrog", and "Jeannie's Last Kiss" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Penny Wishes" and "The Poor Little Bullfrog" together as a single (Capitol 4890) and have yet to issue "Jeannie's Last Kiss".

1962 - Vocalist and guitarist Mac Wiseman, with Cecil Brower on fiddle, Ray Edenton on guitar, Buck Trent on banjo, Joe Zinkan on bass, Murrey M. "Buddy" Harman Jr. on drums, and a vocal chorus (Hoyt H. Hawkins, Neal Matthews Jr., Hugh Gordon Stoker, Raymond C. Walker, and Millie Kirkham), records the titles "'Tis Sweet To Be Remembered" with the addition of Mother Maybelle Carter and Hugh Gordon Stoker on harmony vocals, "Wild Fire", and "I Like Good Bluegrass Music" at Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "'Tis Sweet to Be Remembered" as a single (Capitol 5116) with "The Scene Of The Crime" (recorded April 12, 1953) on the flipside and "Wild Fire" and "I Like Good Bluegrass Music" together as a single (Capitol 4899).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Billboard magazine, in an article with today's street date, reports that The Beatles' Capitol Records single "Paperback Writer", with "Eleanor Rigby" on the flipside, has sold 1.2 million copies in just 4 weeks and has become the band's 21st gold single, setting a record for the most gold records earned by any act in R.I.A.A. history to that date.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Knack records the titles "I'm Aware", "No Show Today", and "Merry-Go-Round" in Los Angeles, California.

1968 - The Beatles' Apple Records single "Hey Jude", distributed by Capitol Records in the United States, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1969 - Before it's release, Capitol Records sends out new artwork to manufactures for the back cover of The Beatles' album "Abbey Road" which adds the song "Her Majesty" after "The End" in the track listing after many covers had been printed (and used) without listing the song. Both versions are shipped, with the revised version being rarer.

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Helen Reddy records the title "I Think It's Going To Rain Today" in Los Angles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Reddy's album "No Sad Song" (Capitol ST-857).

1973 - Capitol Records releases Tennessee Ernie Ford's album "Ernie Ford Sings About Jesus" (Capitol Capitol ST-11232).

1973 - Vocalist Al Martino, with unlisted musicans using arrangements by Ernie Freeman, records the titles "Mary Go Lightly" and "She" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 3763), "Mary Go Lightly" also as a single (Capitol 3771) with "Daddy Let's Play" (recorded September 5, 1973) on the flipside, as a single (Capitol 3987) with "To The Door Of The Sun (Alle Porte Del Sole)" (recorded on October 22, 1974), and on Martino's album "To The Door Of The Sun" (ST-11366) and will issue "She" also as a single (Capitol 3910) but released it as by Pat La Rocca with La Rocca's title "Then Came You" on the flipside.

1976 - The Pousette-Dart Band records the titles "May You Dance" and "Listen To The Spirit" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the band's album "Amnesia" (Capitol SW-11608).

1977 - Tavares (lineup unlisted) record the title "Timber" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 4583) with "Feel So Good" (recorded September 29, 1977) on the flipside and on the group's album "Future Sound" (SW-11719).

1982 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, T-Connection (lineup unlisted) record the titles "I've Got News For You" at the first session and "Tonight's The Night" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "I've Got News For You" as a single (Capitol 5230) with "Love Odyssey (Love Shines Forever)" (recorded September 30, 1982) on the flipside, "Tonight's The Night" as a single (Capitol 5205) with "Superstar" (recorded September 27, 1982) on the flipside, and both titles on the group's album "The Game Of Life" (ST-12264).

1990 - Capitol Records releases Megadeth's album "Rust In Peace".

35 Years Ago Today In 1991 - Liberty/SBK Records, a division of Capitol Records, releases Billy Dean's album "Billy Dean". It will go on to be certified Gold by the R.I.A.A. and have 2 singles that peaked at #4 on the U.S. Country charts in 1991, "You Don't Count the Cost" and "Only the Wind", and two that charted in 1992,  "Billy the Kid" which peaked also at #4, and "If There Hadn't Been You" which peaked at #3.

35 Years Ago Today In 1991 - Capitol Records releases Barbara Mandrell's last studio album for the label "Key's In The Mailbox".

35 Years Ago Today In 1991 - Theodor Seuss Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss), cartoonist and writer, whose children's stories "Gerald McBoing. Boing" and "Gossamer Wump" were released as double-sided singles with original artwork paper sleeves by Capitol Records, dies at age 87 in La Jolla, California following several years of illness.

1998 - Capitol Records releases Less Than Jake's album "Hello Rockview".

2002 - Tuckertime Records releases Tanya Tucker's album "Tanya" with distribution by Capitol Records Nashville.

2002 - Capitol Records releases the compilation album "Judy Garland: The Capitol Years 1955-1965" on CD.

2002 - Capitol Records Nashville releases John Berry's compilation album "Certified Hits".

2003 - Matthew Jay, Capitol Records artist, dies at age 24 after falling seven stories from his apartment in Nottingham, England.

2007 - Rob Sweitzer and Mark Padgett of the Capitol Records group Mae quit the band. They would return in 2010 and resumed playing with the band on June 19, 2010, when Mae played a show in Singapore.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1915 - Mary Jane Gumm (aka Janie, aka Susie or Suzy), a member of the singing group The Gumm Sisters, sister of future Capitol Records artist Judy Garland and aunt to future Capitol Records artist Liza Minnelli, is born. If anyone knows where (possibly Grand Rapids, Minnesota), please leave a comment.

1942 - Gerry Marsden, the lead singer with the Parlophone Records group Gerry and The Pacemakers (the second group managed by The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein), is born in (Toxteth) Liverpool, England. Parlophone is distributed by Capitol Music Group's parent company EMI Music Group in the United Kingdom.

1955 - Fats Domino's Imperial Records single "Ain't That A Shame" is #1 on Billboard's Best Selling Singles chart.

1955 - "The Ford Star Jubilee" 90-minute variety show premieres on CBS-TV with Judy Garland, on her first television special, re-creating much of her popular stage show. Two days later, on September 26, 1955, Capitol Records releases Garland's album "Miss Show Business" which contains studio versions of many of the songs she performed on the special.

1962 - Vocalist Dodo Greene, with Ike Quebec and Eddie Chamblee on tenor saxophone, Edwin Swanston on organ, Grant Green on guitar, Wendell Marshall on bass, Jual Curtis on drums, and Dionne Warwick and an unlisted player on tambourines, records the titles "You Don't Know Me", "Nothing Like True Love", "Jazz In My Soul", "Not One Tear", "I Hear", and "Time After Time" in recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue "You Don't Know Me", "Not One Tear", "I Hear" and "Time After Time" as part of its Connoisseur Series on the CD "Dodo Greene - My Hour Of Need" (8-52442-2) and rejected "Nothing Like True Love" and "Jazz In My Soul".

1963 - The Jazz Crusaders (Wayne Henderson on trombone, Wilton Felder on tenor saxophone, Joe Sample on piano, Bobby Haynes on bass, and Stix Hooper on drums) record the tracks "On Broadway Pacific", "Free Sample", "Sassy", "You Are Sometimes Only Rain", and "Moon River" for their Pacific Jazz album "Heat Wave" at the Pacific Jazz Studios in Los Angeles, California with producer and recording engineer Richard Bock on to four track masters. Pacific Jazz's library is currently owned by Capitol Records and re-issued by Blue Note Records.

1964 - "The Munsters" premieres on CBS-TV. Tower Records (a subsidiary of Capitol Records) group The Standells will make a guest appearance on an episode performing two songs.

1977 - "The Love Boat" premieres on ABC-TV starring Gavin MacLeod, stepfather of Capitol Records' one-time VP of Creative Services Tommy Steele. Not knowing this the first time it happened while I was working freelance in-house at Capitol, I was wondering why Captain Stubing was sitting on the couch in Tommy's office.

1987 - Pianist Michel Petrucciani, with Gary Peacock on bass and Roy Haynes on drums, records the titles "She Did It Again", "One For Us" with the addition of John Abercrombie on guitar, "One For Us", "Sahara", "13th", and "Mr. K.J." at Clinton Studios in New York City, New York. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on Peturcciani's album "Michel Plays Petrucciani" (B1-48679).

1988 - Bobby McFerrin's EMI Manhattan single "Don't Worry Be Happy", the first a cappella record to top Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart, is still #1

SEPTEMBER 23, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

1939 - Jerry Cole, session guitarist, electric bass player, keyboardist (on sessions with Gene Vincent, Johnny Burnette, Mr. Gasser & The Weirdos, etc.), and Capitol Records solo artist and leader of the bands Jerry Cole and His Spacemen and Jerry Cole's Surfers, is born Jerald Edward Kolbrak in Greenbay, Wisconsin.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1947 - Chuy Reyes and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) recorded the titles "Anaheim, Azusa & Cucamonga" with vocals by Tony Martinez and "Blen!, Blen, Blen!" and "Almendra" both with vocals by Tony Gari in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Blen!, Blen, Blen!" and "Almendra" as by Chuy Reyes Mocambo Orchestra on the album "Rumbas De Cuba" (BD-74).

1947 - Vocalist Peggy Lee, with guitarist Dave Barbour and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted but included trumpet and rhythm players), records the titles "I'll Dance At Your Wedding", "Golden Earrings", and "Sugar (That Sugar Baby O' Mine)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "I'll Dance At Your Wedding" as a single (Capitol 15009) with another version of "Golden Earrings" (recorded September 24, 1947) on the flipside and "Sugar (That Sugar Baby O' Mine" as a single (Capitol 810) with "Save Your Sorrows For Tomorrow" (recorded October 7, 1949) on the flipside. Capitol Special Markets will issue the take of "Golden Earrings" recorded at this date on the albums with catalog #s SL-6914 and SL-6947 but the albums' titles are not listed and have yet to be found online. Another version of "Golden Earrings" will be recorded on September 24, 1947 and that take is the most issued version.

1948 - The King Cole Trio perform a one-nighter in Pismo Beach, California.

1949 - Jan Garber's Capitol Records single "You're Breaking My Heart", with "Now That I Need You" on the flipside, enters Billboard's single chart.

1954 - Frank Sinatra records the tracks "Don't Change Your Mind About Me" with June Hutton and the Pied Pipers, "Someone To Watch Over Me", and "You, My Love" with arranger and conductor Nelson Riddle at radio station KHJ's studios (now the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science's Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study and the Academy Film Archive) at 1313 North Vine Street, Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first title as a single (Capitol 3050) with "Why Should I Cry Over You?" (recorded December 8, 1953) on the flipside and the last two titles together as a single (Capitol 2993).

1957 - Vocalist and vibraphonist Johnny Otis and His Orchestra (Don Johnson and Paul Lopez on trumpet, George Washington on trombone, Jack Kelso on alto, tenor, and baritone saxophone, Fred Harmon on tenor and baritone saxophone, Ernie Freeman on piano, Joe Nolen on guitar, Curtis Counce on bass, and Earl Palmer on drums) record the titles "Little Arthur's Number", "Livin' In Misery", "Shake It, Lucy Baby", and "Theme" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs and applauses are recorded for "Little Arthur's Number" on October 25 and November 6, 1967, saxophone overdubs on October 9, 1957, Johnny Otis vocals on October 21, 1957, and more applause recorded on November 6, 1957 for "Livin' In Misery" and "Shake It, Lucy Baby", and Johnny Otis announcement and applause is recorded on October 24, 1957, Capitol Records will issue "Livin' In Misery", "Shake It, Lucy Baby", and "Theme" on Otis' album "The Johnny Otis Show" (T 940) and have yet to issue "Little Arthur's Number".

1962 - The Kingston Trio (vocalists Nick Reynolds, Bob Shane, and John Stewart), with Dean Reilly on bass, record the titles "To Be Redeemed", "Genny Glenn", "Some Fool Made A Soldier Of Me", and "Adios Farewell (Goodbye Senorita)" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM and then, after a break, resume between 7:00 PM and 10:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "New Frontier" (T/ST 1809).

1962 - The Cannonball Adderley Sextet (Nat Adderley on cornet, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on alto saxophone, Yusef Lateef on tenor saxophone, flute, and oboe, Joe Zawinul on piano, Sam Jones on bass, and Louis Hayes on drums) at a live concert at The Jazz Workshop in San Francisco, California perform the title "Primitivo" which is recorded by Capitol Records who will issue it on the 2 LP set "Julian Cannonball Adderley With Friends" (SWBO-812).

1963 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "That Sunday, That Summer" is #18 on WIBG 990 AM's Top 99 Records Of The Week survey in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1967 - The Beach Boys (lineup unlisted) record the title "With A Little Help From My Friend" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's compilation album "Beach Boys Rarities" (ST-12293).

1968 - The Beatles, in Studio Two at EMI Studios, London, England, record 45 takes of "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" with John Lennon on lead guitar and singing guide vocal, George Harrison playing a fuzz lead guitar, Paul McCartney on bass, and Ringo Starr on drums.

1974 - Apple Records releases John Lennon's single "Whatever Gets You Through The Night" that has Elton John on vocal harmonies and piano, with "Beef Jerky" on the flipside, that is distributed by Capitol Records in the United States.

1975 - Vocalist and guitarist Charo, with unlisted others, records the titles "La Salsa", "Flamenco Salsa", and "Tequila" in Los Angeles, California (although the single's label reads that "La Salsa" was recorded at Venture Sound Studios in Somerville, New Jersey using arrangements by producer Tony Camillio for Camillio/Marcussi Productions BMI and it was engineered by Ed Stasium, Jr. and David "Nitch" Domanich). Capitol Records will issue "La Salsa" and "Flamenco Salsa" together as a single (Capitol 4203) and have yet to issue "Tequila".

1978 - A Taste Of Honey's Capitol Records single "Boogie Oogie Oogie" is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart.

1982 - Singer, motion picture actor, guitarist and Capitol Records solo artist and duet artist with Margaret Whiting, Jimmy Wakely (born James Clarence Wakeley) dies of heart failure caused by emphysema at age 68 in Mission Hills, California and is later interred in the Court of Remembrance at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), Los Angeles, California.

1982 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, T-Connection (lineup unlisted) records the title "Is It Real" at the first session and the title "Closer To Home" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the group's album "The Game Of Life" (ST-12264).

1987 - Anne Murray's Capitol Records album "Something To Talk About" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.

1987 - Lorelei (lineup unlisted) record the title "Woman Under The Influence" at an unlisted studio for Capitol Records. No issuing information is listed.

1997 - Capitol Records, using Liquid Audio technology, becomes the first of the world's then six major labels to sell CD-quality singles for consumers to download before they are made available at retail stores when it releases the standard version of Duran Duran's "Electric Barbarella" single online at its website for 99 cents, and a special "internet only mix" for $1.99, after allowing fans to listen to, but not download, the song since Tuesday, September 9, 1997.

2013 - Gia Maione Prima, singer with Louis Prima and The Witnesses (1962-1975) and later (1963) Prima's wife, and Capitol Records (1965) solo artist, dies at age 72 in Pensacola, Florida.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

100 Years Ago Today In 1926 - John Coltrane, tenor and soprano saxophonist, bandleader, and Blue Note Records session and solo artist, is born John William Coltrane in Hamlet, North Carolina.

1955 - Leon Taylor, drummer, son of Dolton Records group The Ventures' drummer Leon Taylor, and now the band's current drummer, is born Melvin Leon Taylor in Johnson City, Tennessee. Dolton's catalog was at first distributed by Liberty Records, and then by United Artists Records, and is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company, EMI Music Group.

1977 - Former Capitol Records artist Cheryl Ladd replaces Farrah Fawcett on the ABC-TV series "Charlie's Angels".

45 Years Ago Today In 1981 - RCA announces that it has hired former Capitol Records director of business affairs Arnold J. Holland to become director of business affairs for its RCA "SelectaVision" VideoDiscs division, an early version of laser discs that were sealed in plastic cartridges then loaded into the player like an eight-track cartridge.

1997 - Drummer Brian Blade, with Myron Weldon on alto saxophone, Melvin Butler on soprano and tenor saxophones, Jon Cowherd on piano and electric piano, Jeff Parker on guitar, Dave Easley on pedal steel guitar, Daniel Lanois on mandolin, Christopher Thomas on bass, and Brian Blade on drums, begins seven straight days of sessions at The Teatro in Oxnard, California and records the titles "Red River Revel" with Daniel Lanois on guitar, "The Undertow", "Folklore", "In Spite Of Everything", "Lifeline", "Mohave" with Daniel Lanois on electric guitar, "If You See Lurah", and "Loving Without Asking". Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on the CD of Blande's album "Fellowship" (8-59417-2).

1997 - McCoy Tyner, with unlisted others, records the title "Naima" at an unlisted studio for Impulse Records. Blue Note Records will license the title and issue it on the CD "The Definitive McCoy Tyner" (5-40037-2).

2005 - NBC-TV premieres the series "Three Wishes" which featured Capitol Records Nashville band Ryan Shupe & the Rubber Band’s song, “Dream Big” in its national television promotions.


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1912 - The first Mack Sennett "Keystone Comedy" is released and features two split-reel comedies, “Cohen Collects a Debt” and “The Water Nymph”.

1920 - Mickey Rooney, a singer, dancer, Vaudeville, motion picture, radio and television actor, and motion picture director, is born Joe Yule, Jr. in Brooklyn, New York.

1930 - Ray Charles, a singer and a pianist, is born Ray Charles Robinson in Albany, Georgia.

1962 - The first episode of Hanna-Barbara's animated comedy television series "The Jetsons" is aired.

1987 - Bob Fosse, born Robert Louis Fosse, dancer, choreographer, singer, and director of Broadway musicals and motion pictures, dies of a heart attack at age 60 in Washington, D.C.

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1924 - Ray Wetzel, a trumpet player with the Capitol Records group Stan Kenton and His Orchestra, is born in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

1938 - Dean Reed, actor, songwriter, singer, and Capitol Records artist, is born Dean Cyril Reed in Denver, Colorado.

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1942 - Capitol Records issue Johnnie Johnston's "The Singing Sands Of Alamosa" with "Light A Candle In The Chapel" on the flipside (Capitol 118) as part of the label's eighth ever release.

1947 - The Benny Goodman Sextet (Benny Goodman on clarinet, Red Norvo on vibraphone, Mel Powell on piano, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Joe Mondragon on bass, and Tommy Romersa on drums) record the titles "The Varsity Drag" and "Gonna Get A Girl" with Al Hendrickson also on vocals at Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "The Varsity Drag" as a single (Capitol 15286) with "The Maids Of Cadiz" (recorded June 6, 1947) on the flipside and on Goodman's album "Session For Six" (CCF-202) and will issue "Gonna Get A Girl" as a single (Capitol 15008) with "Nagasaki" (recorded August 25, 1947) on the flipside.

1947 - Vocalist Joe Alexander, with Dave Cavanaugh's Music (Ernie Royal on trumpet, Clint Neagley on trombone, Benny Carter on alto saxophone, Dave Cavanaugh and Babe Russin on tenor saxophones, Joe Koch on baritone saxophone, Juan Panalle on piano, Jack Marshall on guitar, Harry Babasin on bass, and Lee Young on drums) and a vocal quartet (lineup unlisted), records the titles "For You", "When I Close My Eyes", "I'm A Three Time Loser (With A Two Time Gal)", and "So Long Darling" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "For You" and "I'm A Three Time Loser (With A Two Time Gal) together as a single (Capitol Americana 40055), "When I Close My Eyes" as a single (Capitol Americana 40079) with "Hold Me" (recorded June 2, 1947) on the flipside, and "So Long Darling" as a single (Capitol 15274) with "I Never Had A Chance" (recorded February 17, 1947) on the flipside.

1947 - Vocalist and guitarist Roy Hogsed and The Rainbow Riders (Jean Dewez on accordion and Richard "Rusty" Nitz on bass" record the titles "Don't Telephone, Don't Telegraph, Tell A Woman", "Short Cut Cutie Polka", "Baby Won't You Settle Down", "I Can't Get My Foot Off The Rail", "Rainbow Polka", and "Barn Dance" at Universal Recorders in Los Angeles, California between 5:30 PM and 8:30 PM Coast Records will issue "Don't Telephone, Don't Telegraph, Tell A Woman" and "I Can't Get My Foot Off The Rail" together as a single (Coast 265) and "Short Cut Cutie Polka" and Baby Won't You Settle Down" together as a single (Coast 266). Capitol Records will purchase the masters for the session from Coast Records and issue "Short Cut Cutie Polka" as a single (Capitol American 40133) with "Easy Payment Blues" (recorded December 29, 1947) and will issue "Rainbow Polka" as a single (Capitol Americana 40286) with "Rag Mop" (recorded January 19, 1950) on the flipside. Bear Family Records will issue "Baby Won't You Settle Down" in Germany on the CD "Roy Hogsed - Cocaine Blues" (BCD-16191). "Barn Dance" is unissued and its master is listed as lost.

1947 - Frank De Vol records five unlisted titles for The Capitol Records Transcription Service, probably at "The Chateau" on De Longpres near Vine Street in Hollywood, California. No issuing information is listed.

1957 - At two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, pianist Leonard Pennario, with Erich Leinsdorf conducting The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records Rachmaninoff's "Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini" at the first session and Grieg's "Piano Concerto In A Minor, 2nd and 3rd movements" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the album "GRIEG - Piano Concerto In A Minor/RACHMANINOFF - Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini" (P/SP-8441).

1958 - Nick Reynolds, a member of the Capitol Records group The Kingston Trio, marries comedienne Joan Harriss in between performances at the hungry-i in San Francisco, California and will honeymoon at the Royal Hawaiian in Honolulu, Hawaii while the group performs there.

1959 - Frank Sinatra and Shirley MacLaine record the track "Let's Do It" in stereo for the soundtrack to the film "Can Can" with arranger and conductor Nelson Riddle. Capitol Records will release the track as part of the original soundtrack album for the film.

1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Ramblin' Rose" debuts at #99 on Billboard Music Week magazine's Top LPs chart and his single "Ramblin' Rose" is #1 on the magazine's Easy Listening chart, #2 on Billboard Music Week magazine's Hot 100 singles chart and on Cash Box magazine's Top 100 Singles chart, #7 on KFWB's Fabulous Forty Survey in Los Angeles, California,  debuts at #10 according to Music Maker magazine in Sydney, Australia, is #10 on KEWB 910 AM's Fabulous Forty Survey in San Francisco, California, #11 on The Billboard magazine's Hot R&B Sides chart, and #20 on C-FUN's C-Funstastic Fifty survey in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Andorhina Preta" is #10 in India according to The Voice magazine in Calcutta, India. Nat "King" Cole and The George Shearing Quintet's Capitol Records single "Let There Be Love" is #22 in Britain according to New Musical Express magazine.

1963 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "That Sunday, That Summer" is #10 on KQV's Finest "50" Tunedex in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, debuts at #36 on WKLO's Tunedex in Louisville, Kentucky, and debuts at #47 on KRLA's top 50 Tune-Dex in Los Angeles, California as a double-sided hit with its flipside "Mr. Wishing Well".

1967 - Capitol Records artist Mrs. Miller is the subject of an article in Life magazine with today's cover date.

1967 - Vocalist and guitarist Glen Campbell, with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by Al De Lory, records the titles "Greenside Of The Mountain", "Hold My Hand", "Backward, Turn Backward", and "I'll Be Lucky Someday" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded for "I'll Be Lucky Someday" on October 12, 1967, Capitol Records will issue that title on Campbell's album "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" (T/ST 2851) and have yet to issue any of the other titles.

1967 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, guitarist Howard Roberts, with Dave Grusin on organ, Victor Feldman on electric piano and percussion, Al Hendrickson and Jack Marshall also on guitar, Chuck Berghofer on bass, John Guerin on drums, Paulo Fernando de Magalhaes and Larry Bunker on percussion, and Claudio Miranda on vocals and percussion, records the titles "Yellow Days", "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You", "Watch What Happens", and "You And I" at the first session and the titles "Triste", "Berimbau", "Walk Tall", "Ode To Billie Joe", and "Up, Up And Away" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except "Berimbau" which it has yet to issue, on Roberts' album "Guilty!" (ST 2824).

1967 - The Beach Boys (lineup unlisted) record the title "The Letter" at an unlisted studio for Capitol Records which has yet to issue the title.

1968 - The Beatles' Apple Records single "Hey Jude", distributed by Capitol Records in the United States, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart

1969 - Capitol Records releases The Band's self-titled album.

1974 - Andy Kim's Capitol Records single "Rock Me Gently", with "Rock Me Gently Part II" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart.

1979 - The Knack's Capitol Records single "My Sharona" is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1980 - Jimmy Bryant, songwriter, guitarist, and Capitol Records session and recording artist who worked most often with Capitol Records artist Speedy West, dies at age 55 of lung cancer in Moultrie, Georgia.

1982 - Vocalist Tina Turner, with unlisted others, records the title "When I Was Young" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 5387) with a live version of "Better Be Good To Me" (recorded in September 1984) on the flipside.

1982 - René & Angela (vocalists René Moore and Angela Winbush), with unlisted others, record the title "My First Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 5272) with "Bangin' The Boogie" (recorded September 21, 1982) on the flipside and on the duo's album "Rise" (ST-12267).

1987 - Guitarist and vocalist Pat McLaughlin, with unlisted others, records the title "Wrong Number" in an unlisted studio. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 44138) with "You Done Me Wrong" (recorded August 27, 1987) on the flipside and on McLaughlin's self-titled album "Pat McLaughlin" (C1-48033).

1990 - Wilson Phillips' SBK Records (distributed by Capitol Records in the United States) single "Release Me" is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart.

1992 - Capitol Records releases Blind Melon's self-titled debut album although some sources give the release date as September 14, 1992.

1992 - Capitol Records Nashville releases Garth Brooks' album "The Chase".

30 Years Ago Today In 1996 - Dorothy Lamour (born Mary Leta Dorothy Slaton), motion picture actress, singer, and Capitol Records artist, dies at her home in North Hollywood, California at age 81 and is later interred in the Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.

1997 - Capitol Records artist Hank Thompson is inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame along with Wayne Carson and Roger Cook.

2008 - Connie Haines, singer, motion picture actress, lead female vocalist with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, and a Capitol Records artist who, as a featured vocalist with Gordon Jenkins and his orchestra, was part of the first 9 singles released by Capitol Records (#106—"He Wears A Pair Of Silver Wings" with "I’m Always Chasing Rainbows" on the flipside) on July 1, 1942 and later would be part of a Capitol Records gospel trio with Beryl Davis and Jane Russell with whom she attended the opening night ceremonies for The Capitol Tower, has died of myasthenia gravis at age 87 in Clearwater Beach, Florida.

Connie Haines, Beryl Davis, Johnny Grant, Jane Russell.

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1954 - Shari Belafonte, singer, motion picture and television actress, and daughter of one-time Capitol Records artist Harry Belafonte, is born in Hackensack, New Jersey.

1957 - Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, with Wynton Kelly on piano, Doug Watkins on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums, records the titles "Tune Up", "Asiatic Raes", "The Surrey With The Fringe On Top" without Kelly on piano and Watkins on bass, "Wonderful, Wonderful", "Namely You", and "Blues For Philly Joe" in recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Hackensack, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on Rollins' album "Newk's Time" (BLP4001/BST84001).

1964 - The musical "Fiddler On The Roof" opens at Imperial Theatre on Broadway starring Zero Mostel, whose previous show "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum"'s cast album was released on Capitol Records. The cast also features Bert Convy, formerly a member of the Capitol Records group The Cheers and later better known as a game show host.

1964 - NBC-TV premieres "The Man From U.N.C.L.E" starring Robert Vaughn and future Capitol Records artist David McCallum.

1967 - Pianist Jack Wilson, with Lee Morgan on trumpet, Garnett Brown on trombone, Jackie McLean on alto saxophone, Bob Cranshaw on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums, records the titles "Frank's Tune", "Easterly Winds", "Nirvana", "On Children", "Do It", and, without Morgan on trumpet, Brown on trombone, and McLean on alto saxophone, "A Time For Love"(dm) at recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on Wilson's album "Easterly Winds" (BST84270).

1972 - Sonny James' first single for Columbia Records after leaving Capitol Records, "When The Snow Is On The Roses" with "Love Is A Rainbow" on the flip side, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts.

1980 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono become the first act to sign a distribution deal for their LENONO Music label with Geffen Records which will release their upcoming album "Double Fantasy".

1984 - John Waite's EMI America single "Missing You", with "For Your Love" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart.

1989 - Irving Berlin (born Israel Isidore Baline), songwriter whose compositions have been covered by many of Capitol's artists which were the source for the tribute album "Puttin' on the Ritz: Capitol Sings Irving Berlin" released on CD on August 17, 1992, dies at age 101 of a heart attack in New York City and is later interred the Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, New York.

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1960 - Joan Jett, guitarist, singer, member of the band The Runaways and solo artist, is born Joan Marie Larkin in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

1949 - Robin Clark, a singer and a Capitol Records artist (1960-1962), is born Sharon Ilo Hershiser on the campus of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

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1944 - Capitol Records Distribution Company is formed.

1957 - Pianist Leonard Pennario, with Erich Leinsdorf conducting The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (lineup unlisted) has a rehearsal session for his upcoming Capitol Records recording session of Rachmaninoff's "Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini" and Grieg's "Piano Concerto In A Minor, 2nd and 3rd Movements" in Los Angeles, California.

1957 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Love Is The Thing" is #12 and his album "This Is Nat 'King' Cole" is #18 on The Billboard magazine's Best Selling Pop Albums chart, his album "Love Is The Thing" is #3 on the magazine's Most Played By Jockeys chart, and Cole's single "Send For Me" is #7 on The Billboard magazine's R&B Best Sellers In Stores chart, #9 on the magazine's Most Played R&B By Jockeys chart, #17 on its Top 100 Sides chart, #20 on it's Best Sellers In Stores chart. Also on the Top 100 Sides chart, Cole's single "With You On My Mind" is #64 and his single "My Personal Possession" is #79. "Send For Me" is also #15 and Cole's single "With You On My Mind" is #32 on Cash Box Magazine's Best Selling Singles chart.
1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #11 on KRLA's Top Thirty chart in Los Angeles, California.

1962 - Paul Weston conducts his own arrangements to His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Eyes Of Fire", "Enchanted Mountain", "The Star And The Rose", "Mi Amor", "Valley Song", and a new take of the title "Adobe" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Weston's album "The Bells Of Santa Ynez" (T/ST 1849).

1962 - The Cannonball Adderley Sextet (Nat Adderley on cornet, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on alto saxophone, Yusef Lateef on tenor saxophone, flute, and oboe, Joe Zawinul on piano, Sam Jones on bass, and Louis Hayes on drums) at a live concert at The Jazz Workshop in San Francisco, California perform the title "Jive Samba" which is recorded by Capitol Records who will issue it on the sextet's album "The Best Of Cannonball Adderley" (SKAO 2939).

1963 - BBC-TV broadcasts the special "An Evening With Nat 'King' Cole" in the UK. Also, Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer" is #35 on Billboard magazine's Top LPs chart and his single "That Sunday, That Summer" debuts at #19 on its Middle-Road Singles chart, is #53 on the magazine's Hot 100 singles chart, and debuts at #33 on KDWB's top 40 survey in Minneapolis/St Paul, Minnesota. Also, Cole's single "Mr. Wishing Well" is #37 on C-FUN's C-Funtastic Fifty survey in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

1964 - Capitol Records releases Peter and Gordon's single "I Don't Want to See You Again", written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, with "I Would Buy You Presents" on the flipside.

1965 - Guitarist Howard Roberts, with Dave Grusin on organ, Victor Feldman on electric piano and percussion, Al Hendrickson and Jack Marshall also on guitar, Chuck Berghofer on bass, John Guerin on drums, Paulo Fernando de Magalhaes and Larry Bunker on percussion, and Claudio Miranda on vocals and percussion, records the titles "O Barquinho (Little Boat)", "The Look Of Love", and "Wait Until Dark" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Roberts' album "Guilty!" (ST 2824).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Vocalist Al Martino, with Pete DeAngelis conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "The Wheel Of Hurt", "Somewhere In The World", "Pray For Me", and "My Love Is Stronger Than My Pride" in New York City, New York with producer Tom Morgan. Capitol Records will issue "The Wheel Of Hurt" and "Somewhere In The World" together as a single (Capitol 5741), has yet to release "Pray For Me", and issued "My Love Is Stronger Than My Pride" on Martino's album "Mary In The Morning" (T 2780).

1967 - Al De Lory conducts his own arrangements to an orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Ode To Billie Joe" and "Sunshine Superman" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue either title.

1967 - Vocalist Bobby Austin, with producer Charlie "Fuzzy" Owen and unlisted others, records the titles "Little Boy Don't Live Here Anymore", "An Old Love Never Dies", and "My Rose-Colored World Turned Blue" in Bakersfield, California. Capitol Records will purchase the masters and issue all the titles on Austin's album "Old Love Never Dies" (ST 2915).

1967 - Koppelman & Rubin (lineup unlisted) record the titles "I'm With You Hot Biscuit" and "Where Is The Boy" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will purchase the masters but has yet to issue either title.

1969 - Buck Owens' Capitol Records single "Tall Dark Strangers", with "Sing That Kind Of A Song" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts.

1972 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for vocalist Tony Booth's titles "He Don't Deserve You Anymore", "When A Man Loves A Woman (The Way That I Love You)", "Second Fiddle", "Maybe If I Close My Eyes (It'll Go Away)", "Close Up The Honky Tonks", "What A Liar I Am", "You Left Her Lonely Too Long", "Bad, Bad Dream", "I've Carried This Torch Too Long", "and "Just A Man" which were all recorded at Buck Owens' studios in Bakersfield, California and produced by Buck Owens Enterprises. Capitol Records will issue "He Don't Deserve You Anymore" and "When A Man Loves A Woman (The Way That I Love You)" on Booth's album "When A Man Loves A Woman (The Way That I Love You)" (ST-11160) and all the other titles on Booth's album "Lonesome" (ST-11126).

1972 - Billy May conducts The Time-Life Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Acapulco" featuring Jack Marshall's whistling, "Miserlou", "Oh", "Portuguese Washerwomen", and "Spanish Flea" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. After overdubs are recorded for "Portuguese Washerwomen" on September 26, 1972, Time-Life Records, as part of its "As You Remember Them" series will issue "Acapulco" in the three-disc set "Billy May - Volume 6" (STL 426) and all the other titles in the three-disc set "Billy May - Volume 3" (STL 243).

1982 - Vocalist Tina Turner, with Reggie McBride on bass, Jack Bruno on drums, Paul Warren on guitar, Jimmy Phillips on keyboards, and producer John Carter records the title "Rock 'N' Roll Widow" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 5354) in the United States with a live version of "What's Love Got To Do With It" (recorded in England in April 1984) on the flipside, by Interfusion in Australia on Turner's album "Private Dancer" (L 38187) which had a different track listing than all other countries, and also in the United States as an extra track on the 1997 CD issue of "Private Dancer" (8 55833 2).

1982 - René & Angela (vocalists René Moore and Angela Winbush), with unlisted others, record the title "Bangin' The Boogie" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the duo's album "Rise" (ST-12267), as a  single (Capitol 5249) with "Keep Running" (recorded October 15, 1982) on the flipside, as a single (Capitol 5272) with "My First Love" (recorded September 22, 1982) on the flipside, and an edited version as a single (Capitol 5220) with "Secret Rendezvous" (recorded February 17, 1981) on the flipside.

1995 - Blind Melon make their second and final appearance on “Late Show With David Letterman”, performing "Galaxie", exactly 1 month before lead singer Shannon Hoon dies of an overdose on October 21, 1995.

1999 - Capitol Records releases The Beach Boys' compilation albums "The Greatest Hits Vol. 1: 20 Good Vibrations" and "Greatest Hits Vol. 2 - 20 More Good Vibrations". EMI International also releases The Beach Boys' double CD compilation "Original Gold".

1999 - Capitol Records releases The Chipmunks' compilation CD "Greatest Christmas Hits" and Alvin And The Chipmunk's compilation CD "Greatest Hits - Still Squeaky After All These Years".

2003 - Dierks Bentley's debut Capitol Records Nashville single "What Was I Thinkin'", with "Whiskey Tears" included on the Enhanced CD Single, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts where it will stay for 2 weeks.

2003 - Jon Mattox, Albie Dunbar, and Sebastian Sheehan of the band Laughing With Lulu, master tracks for their album "In" at The Capitol Records Tower in Hollywood, California. Jon Mattox's blog has some great photos from that day inside The Tower.

2004 - Capitol Records releases Skye Sweetnam's album "Noise From The Basement".

2004 - Capitol Records Nashville releases Keith Urban's album "Be Here".

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70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Bassist Paul Chambers, with Donald Byrd on trumpet, John Coltrane on tenor sax, Kenny Burrell on guitar, Horace Silver on piano, and Philly Joe Jones on drums record the titles "Omicron", "Whims Of Chambers", "Nita", "We Six", "Dear Ann", "Tale Of The Fingers", and "Just For The Love" for Chambers' Blue Note Records album "Whims Of Chambers" at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey with recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder and producer Alfred Lion. Blue Note's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company, Universal Music Group.

1974 - Walter Brennan, singer, television and three-time Oscar-winning motion picture actor, and Liberty Records artist (best remembered for the single "Old Rivers" with "The Epic Ride Of John H. Glenn" on the flip side), dies from emphysema in Oxnard, California at age 80 and is later interred in San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Los Angeles. Liberty Records catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company, Universal Music Group.

2004 - Angel Records, a division of Capitol Records, releases Chet Baker's compilation albums "Chet Baker Big Band", "Chet Baker Ensemble", "Chet Baker Sextet", "Chet Baker Sings and Plays", and "Chet Baker - Prince of Cool".

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1912 - Chuck Jones, animator, animation director, and animation studio owner, is born Charles Martin Jones in Spokane, Washington.