SEPTEMBER 20, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

115 Years Ago Today In 1911 - Frank DeVol, bandleader, songwriter, television theme song and score composer, arranger, and Capitol Records artist is born Frank Denny De Vol in Moundsville, West Virginia.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1947 - It's Saturday and time for Wildroot's "King Cole Trio Time" which is being broadcast from WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa with Warren Bacon as MC. The Trio performs "Kate", "Wildroot Charlie", "Sweet Lorraine", "Sweet Georgia Brown", a seven-second reprise of "Wildroot Charlie", "Tangerine", "Naughty Angeline", and sign off with "Straighten Up And Fly Right". The entire show exists on acetate discs but is not currently available on either YouTube or Spotify.

1948 - Capitol Records artists Nat "King" Cole, Peggy Lee, and Mel Torme guest host for vacationing Gene Norman on his two-hour "wax-whirl" on KFWB in Hollywood, California.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Trumpeter Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (Woody Fansler, Jack Laubach, Tom Pattin, and Marty White also on trumpet, Keith Butterfield, Tom Oblak, Ken Trimble, and Dick Reynolds on trombones, Earl Bergman on alto saxophone, Jim Schneider on clarinet and alto saxophone, Bob Tricarico and Robert "Buddy" Wise on tenor saxophones, Leo Anthony on alto and baritone saxophones, Fred Savarise on piano, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Billy Cronk on bass, and Archie Freeman on drums), using arrangements by George Williams, record the titles "Wagon Wheels", "Dinah", "Sentimental Journey", and "Perdidio" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Anthony's album "House Party Hop" (T 292).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - During two sessions held this day at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California, pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Maynard Ferguson, John Howell, Conte Candoli, Stu Williamson, and John Coppola on trumpets, Dick Kenney, Bill Russo, George Roberts, Harry Betts, and Bob Fitzpatrick on trombones, Stan Fletcher on tuba, Bud Shank and Art Pepper on alto saxophone, Bob Cooper and Bart Caldarell on tenor saxophone, Bob Gioga on baritone saxophone, Ralph Blaze on guitar, Don Bagley on bass, and Shelly Manne on drums), with June Christy on vocals, records the title "Street Of Dreams" and with vocalist June Christy "Easy Street", "Come Rain Or Come Shine", and "Daddy" at the first session and "Blues In Burlesque, Part 1" and, with Shelly Manne also on vocals, "Blues In Burlesque, Part 2" at the second session. Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "Street Of Dreams" and "Daddy" together as a single (Capitol 1823), "Easy Street" on the 4 CD set "Stan Kenton Retrospective" (7-97350-2), "Come Rain Or Come Shine" on Kenton's album "A Concert In Progressive Jazz" (T 172), and both parts of "Blues In Burlesque" together as a single (Capitol 1874).

1952 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" is #12, "Somewhere Along The Way" is #13, "Because You're Mine" is #17, and "Faith Can Move Mountains" is #35 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart.

1955 - Tennessee Ernie Ford records the tracks "Sixteen Tons" and "You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry" with Jack Fascinato conducting his own arrangements to the studio orchestra (Charlie Parlato on trumpet, George Bruns on trombone, Red Mandel on clairnet, Darol Rice on bass clarinet, Bobby Gibbons on guitar, Rolly Bundock on bass, and Roy Harte on drums) at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will release both titles together as a single (Capitol  3262) on October 17, 1955.

70 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Vocalist Wanda Jackson, with J.R. "Jelly" Sanders on fiddle, Joe Maphis on lead guitar, Buck Owens and Lewis Talley on rhythm guitar, Ralph Mooney on steel guitar, Clarence "Bud" Dooley on bass, and Marion "Pee Wee" Adams on drums, records the titles "Baby Loves Him", "Honey Bop", "Silver Threads And Golden Needles" and "Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 10:45 AM and 1:45 PM. Capitol Records will issue "Baby Loves Him", "Honey Bop", and "Hot Dog! That Mad Him Mad" on Jackson's album "Rockin' With Wanda!" (T 1384) and "Silver Threads And Golden Needles" and "Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad" together as a single (Capitol F3575).

1957 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Love Is The Thing" is #1 on WMCA's Album survey and his single "With You On My Mind" is #26 and his single "Send For Me" is #36 on the station's Weekly Survey and #22 on KIOA 904 AM's weekly chart in Des Moines, Iowa.

1957 - Chilean vocalist Lucho Gatica, with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Blue Moon", "If I Love", "Once In A Dream", and "Mexicali Rose" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Blue Moon" and "If I Love" together as a single (Capitol F3828) and "Once In A Dream" and "Mexicali Rose" together as a single (Capitol F3932). Odeon Records in France will issue all four titles together as the 7" EP "Lucho Gatica" (SOE 3488).

1958 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Cole Espanade" is #5 on KFWB's Favorite Albums chart and his single "Come Closer To Me (Acercate Mas)" is #28 on the station's Fabulous Forty Survey in Los Angeles, California and is #63 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart.

1958 - Roger Wagner directs The Roger Wagner Chorale (lineup unlisted) as they record the title "The Wide Missouri" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Wagner and the chorale's album "Sea Chanties" (P/SP-8462).

1958 - Harpist Marcel Grandjany, with Arthur Gleghorn on flugelhorn, Hugo Raimondi on clarinet, and The Hollywood String Quartet (lineup unlisted) conducted by Felix Slatkin, records Ravel's "Introduction And Allegro" in Studio A of The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California.

1962 - Paul Weston conducts his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Angelus Bells", "Sunset Bells And Alabado", "Valley Song And Bells Finale", "La La La La", and "Mama What Is In The Pot Today?" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Weston's album "The Bells Of Santa Ynez" (T/ST 1849).

1962 - Vocalist Harlan Howard, with unlisted others, records the titles "From Ballads To Blues", "A Little Humor, Friends", "I Never Pass There Anymore", and "Someday Sweetheart" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Someday Sweetheart" as a single (Capitol 4928) with "My Baby's His Baby Now" (recorded September 19, 1962) on the flipside.

1963 - Vocalist George Chakiris, overdubbing on to band tracks recorded in Los Angeles, California by guitarist and an orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Anema E Core" and "You're My Girl" in England. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of both titles on Chakiris' album "You're Mine, You" (T/ST 1996).

1963 - Vocalist Clairette Clementino, with Jimmie Haskell conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "I Don't Care", "Bless My Soul", "Silent Partner", and "Never Love A Wandering Boy" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Bless My Soul" as a single (Capitol 5081) with "Adonis" (recorded April 12, 1963) on the flipside, "Never Love A Wandering Boy" as a single (Capitol 5276) with "He Doesn't Want Your Love Anymore" on the flipside, and has yet to issue "I Don't Care" and "Silent Partner".

1963 - Vocalist Nat "King" Cole, with Ralph Carmichael conducting the orchestra  (Reunald Jones, Clyde Raesinger, and Walt Stuart on trumpets, Vince Forchetti on trombone, John Collins on guitar, Charlie Harris on bass, Leon Petties on drums, David Arben and Jerry Wigler on violins, and unlisted contributions by Louise Davis Stuart and Corinna Manettop) and The Merry Young Souls (Bob Allen, Billie Barnum, Phyllis Battlesome, Fred Burton, Gwendlyn Crawford, Pat'ick Crotty, John Harris, Ralph Jones, Gunilla Hutton Miller, Roberta Rosser, Edith Gay Webb, and Don Wyatt), records the titles "The Rain In Spain" and (without The Merry Young Souls) "On The Street Where You Live" at The Broadwood Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Cole's album "Nat 'King' Cole Sings 'My Fair Lady'" (W 2117).

1963 - Judy Garland sings the song "Fly Me To the Moon (In Other Words)" live for her CBS television show and a recording of the performance will appear on her Capitol Records album "Just For Openers".

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - David Rose conducts his own arrangements to his orchestra (lineup unlisted) as the record the titles "Theme From 'The Ten Commandments'", ""'King Of Kings' Theme", "Love Theme From 'Ben Hur'", and "Theme From 'Sodom & Gomorrah'" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Rose's album "Themes From The Bible" (T 2627).

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Sandy & Sally (vocalists Sandy Griffiths and Sally Flynn from TV's "The Lawrence Welk Shows"), with unlisted musicians, record the titles "If He Would Care" and "There Comes A Tune" in Los Angeles, California with producer Alexis de Azevedo. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 5794).

1967 - Capitol Records registers the masters in Los Angeles, California that it purchased for The Evil's titles "Always Runnin' Around", and "Whatcha Gonna Do About It" (recorded in Miami, Florida with producers Gary Stites and Jim Sessody for Living Legend Productions) and will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 2038).

1967 - Vocalist Bonnie Owens, with (listed as possibly) George French Jr. on piano, Glen Campbell and Lewis A. Talley on guitar, Roy Nichols on electric guitar, Billy Mize on open string guitar and harmony vocals, Norman D. Hamlett on steel guitar, Jerry Ward aka Howard Lowe on bass, and Roy "Eddie" Burris on drums, records the titles "Just One Time", Somewhere Between", and "Wabash Cannonball" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "Just One Time" and "Wabash Cannonball" on Owens' album "Somewhere Between" (T/ST 2861) and "Somewhere Between" as a single (Capitol 2029) with "Don't Tell Me" (recorded September 19, 1967) on the flipside.

1967 - Vocalist and guitarist Merle Haggard and The Strangers (George French Jr. on piano, Glen Campbell and Lewis A. Talley on guitar, Roy Nichols on electric guitar, Billy Mize on open string guitar and harmony vocals, Norman D. Hamlett on steel guitar, Jerry Ward aka Howard Lowe on bass, and Roy "Eddie" Burris on drums), with vocalist Bonnie Owens on harmony vocals, record a new take of the title "Sing Me Back Home" and the titles "Where Does The Good Time Go?" and "Good Times" in the Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue the take of "Sing Me Home" recorded at this session as a single (Capitol 2017) with "Good Times" on the flipside and all three titles on the Haggard's album "Sing Me Back Home" (T/ST 2848).

1967 - Organist and vocalist Billy Preston, with unlisted others, records the titles "She Will Be Groovy" and "An Encouraging Word" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. No issuing information is listed.

1968 - H. B. Barnum conducts his own arrangements to His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "It's Just A Game, Love" and "Happiness" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 2317).

1968 - Cliffie Stone's Square Dance Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records band tracks for the titles "Tiny Bubbles", "Something Stupid", "Hey Li Lee Li Lee", and "Whirlpool" in Los Angeles, California. After caller Don Stewart records vocals for all the titles on September 21, 1968, Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of all the titles on the album "Square Dance U.S.A." (ST-112).

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Billy May conducts his own arrangements to The Time-Life Orchestra (John Audino, John Best, Uan Rasey, and Shorty Sherock on trumpet, Joe Howard, Lloyd Ulyate, Lew McCreary, Dave Wells, and Gil Falco on trombone, Marshall Royal, Les Robinson, Abe Most, Justin Gordon, and Nat Brown on saxophones, Ray Sherman on piano, Jack Marshall on guitar, Rollie Bundock on bass, and Nick Fatool on drums) as they record the titles "At The Jazz Band Ball (Bob Crosby Version)", "Get Happy (Benny Goodman Version)", "Satan Takes A Holiday (Tommy Dorsey Version)", and "Slow Mood (Crosby Bob Cats Version)" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Time-Life Records will issue all the titles in the 3LP box set "The Swing Era: Volume 12 - Encore - The Day Of The Great Entertainers: Billy May" (STA 351).

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Vocalist Helen Reddy, with unlisted musicians, records the title "No Sad Song" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded on October 13 and 15, 1971, Capitol Records will issue the title on Reddy's album "No Sad Song" (ST-857).

1972 - Capitol Records registers in Los Angeles, California vocalist Larry Garner's title "It's Too Late To Keep From Losing You" recorded at Buck Owens' studios in Bakersfield, California that it purchased from Buck Owens Enterprises and will issue the title as a single (Capitol 3467) with "Would You Settle For Roses" (registered on August 24, 1972) on the flipside.

1972 - Vocalist Helen Reddy, with Artie Butler conducting his own arrangements to the studio orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Where Is My Friend", "Where Is The Love", "And I Love You So", and "This Masquerade" in Los Angeles, California with producer Tom Catalano and recording engineer Armin Steiner. After overdubs are recorded later in the same session, Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Reddy's album "I Am Woman" (ST-11068).

1973 - Former Capitol Records artists, singer and guitarist Jim Croce (who recorded for Capitol as part of a duo with his wife Ingrid Croce), age 30, and guitarist and pianist Maury Muehleisen, age 24, are killed in a small commercial airplane when it crashes in Natchitoches, Louisiana along with Jim's road manager Dennis Rast, his booking agent Ken Cortese, the opening act comedian George Stevens, and the pilot Robert Newton Elliott.

1973 - Vocalist Red Steagall, with unlisted others, records the titles "This Just Ain't My Day", "I Came To Drown Old Thelma In Wine", "He'll Have To Go", and "The Ballad Of Billy's Lady" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "This Just Ain't My Day" as a single (Capitol 3797) with "Little Old Heartbreaker You" (recorded May 8, 1973) on the flipside, "The Ballad Of Billy's Lady" as a single (Capitol 3825) with "I Gave Up Good Mornin' Darlin'" (recorded December 17, 1963) on the flipside, and has yet to issue either "I Came To Drown Old Thelma In Wine" or "He'll Have To Go".

1977 - Overdubs are recorded for Natalie Cole's titles "Nothing Stronger Than Love" and "Be Thankful" at an unlisted location. After more overdubs are recorded on September 21 and 22, 1977, Capitol Records will issue both titles on Cole's album "Thankful" (SW-11708).

1977 - Tavares (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Honey, Can I", "The Ghost Of Love", "We're Both Ready For Love", and "Slow Train To Paradise" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Future Sound" (SW-11719).

1982 - Vocalist Tina Turner, with unlisted others, records the title "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the titles as a single in Europe (1A 006-20 0317 7) with "Private Dancer" on the flipside.

1988 - Freddie Jackson's Capitol Records album "Don't Let Love Slip Away" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.

1988 - Poison's Capitol Records album "Open Up And Say Ahh!" is certified Multi-Platinum by the R.I.A.A. for selling 2 million copies.

30 Years Ago Today In 1996 - Paul Weston (born Paul Wetstein, aka pianist Jonathan Edwards), arranger, conductor, composer, band leader, creator of "Mood Music", Capitol Records' first music director and musical director for many movies, radio and television shows and specials, a founder and first national president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, a founder of Corinthian Records, Capitol Records artist, and husband of Capitol Records artist Jo Stafford, dies at age 84 in Santa Monica, California and memorial services were later held at Church Of The Good Shepherd, 505 N. Bedford Drive in Beverly Hills, California.

2005 - Capitol Records Nashville announces that their recording artist Trace Adkins was released from the hospital four days after undergoing emergency surgery for an abdominal inflammatory infection.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1948 - Future Capitol Records artists The Four Freshmen (Bob Flanigan, Don Barbour, Ross Barbour, and Hal Kratzsch) perform at their first professional booking when they appear at the "113 Club" in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

1953 - Ricci James Martin, actor and son of Capitol Records artist Dean Martin and his wife Jeanne Martin, is born.

1963 - Alto saxophonist Jackie McLean, with Grachan Moncur III on trombone, Bobby Hutcherson on vibraphone, Larry Ridley on bass, and Roy Haynes on drums, records the titles "Esoteric", "Love And Hage", an incomplete and rejected take of "Secret Love", "Kahlil The Prophet", and "Riff Raff" in recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue "Esoteric", "Love And Hage", "Kahlil The Prophet", and "Riff Raff" on McLean's album "Destination...Out!" (BLP4165 on 12" vinyl in mono, BST84165 on 12" vinyl in stereo, and 8-32087-2 on CD).

1967 - Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, singers, songwriters, musicians, and sons of actor and Imperial Records artist Rick Nelson and actress Kristin Harmon, are born Matthew Gray Nelson and Gunnar Eric Nelson in Santa Monica, California. Both were involved in the production of their father's Capitol Records box set "Legacy".

1968 - Pianist Gene Harris and The 3 Sounds (Andrew Simpkins on bass and Carl Burnett on drums), with Monk Higgins conducting his own arrangements to Bob Jung on reeds, Alan Estes on vibraphone and percussion, Al Vescovo on guitar, Paul Humphrey also on drums, Miles Grayson and Dee Ervin also on percussion, Leonard Malarsky, Ralph Schaeffer, Dave Burk, Henry Felber, Ron Fulsom, and Tibor Zelig on violins, Phil Goldberg and Leonard Selic on violas, and Jerry Kessler on cello, record the titles "Elegant Soul", "Do It Right No", "Sugar Hill", "Black Gold", "African Sweets", and "Walls Of Respect" at RPM Studios in Los Angeles, California. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on Harris and The 3 Sounds' album "Elegant Soul" (BST84301 on 12" vinyl in stereo and 5-22386-2 on CD), "Elegant Soul" also as a single (Blue Note 45-1942) with "(Sock It To Me) Harper Valley P.T.A." (recorded September 19, 1968) on the flipside, and "Sugar Hill" also as a single (Blue Note 45-1950) with "Sittin' Duck" (also recorded September 19, 1968) on the flipside.

1968 - Trumpet, soprano recorder, Jamaican thumb piano, steel drum, and bird whistle player Eddie Gale, with tenor saxophonist Russell Lyle, Juda Samuel and James "Tokio" Reid on basses, Richard Hackett and Thomas Holman on drums, lead vocalist Elaine Beener, and vocalists JoAnn Gale, Sylvia Bibbs, Barbara Dove, Evelyn Goodwin, Art Jenkins, Fulumi Prince, Norman Wright, Edward Walrond, Sondra Walston, and Mildred Weston, records the titles "The Coming of Gwili with Russell Lyle also on flute, "The Rain" with JoAnn Gale also on guitar, "A Walk With Thee", "Fulton Street", and "An Understanding" in recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on Gale's album "Ghetto Music" (BST84294).

1982 - EMI-America Records registers the masters it purchased for Sheena Easton's title "Some Of Us Will" and will issue the titles as a single (EMI-America 8142) with "I Wouldn't Beg For Water" (registered on April 11, 1982) on the flipside.

1982 - Marty Balin, with Bill Champlin, Daniel Moore, and Matthew Moore on backing vocals, Kevin McCormick on bass guitar, Rick Marotta on drums, Waddy Wachtel on guitar, William Bergman, Darrell Leonard, Greg Smith, Jerry Peterson, Jim Price, Kenneth W. Tussing, and Michael D. Slusher on horns using an arrangement by Steve Goldstein, Steve Goldstein on keyboards and synthesizer, Louis Biancaniello on synthesizer, M. L. Benoit on percussion, and producer Val Garay, records the title "Palm Of Your Hand" at Record One Studios in Los Angeles, California for EMI-America which will issue the title on Balin's album "Lucky" (ST-1708).

1987 - Dan Seals' EMI America Records single "Three Time Loser", with "On The Front Line" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles chart. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company, Universal Music Group.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1920 - Jay Ward, animator, animation director and producer, and animation studio owner, is born J Troplong Ward in Berekely, California.

1973 - The Roxy Theatre on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California opens with headliner Neil Young.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1933 - David McCallum, a motion picture and television actor ("The Man From U.N.C.L.E.", "The Invisible Man", "N.C.I.S.", etc.) and a Capitol Records recording artist, is born David Keith McCallum in Glasglow, Scotland.

1934 - Brian Epstein, an author, manager of his family's North End Road Music Stores (NEMS) and manager of the EMI/Capitol Records group The Beatles (1962-1967), as well as Gerry and The Pacemakers, Cilla Black, Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas, The Fourmost, The Big Three, The Silkie, Tommy Quickly, The Cyrkle, The Remo Four, and others, is born Brian Samuel Epstein in Rodney Street, in Liverpool, England.

85 Years Ago Today In 1941 - "Mama" Cass Elliot, motion picture actress (movie version of "H.R. Pufnstuf"), singer (both with the group The Mamas And The Papas and as a solo artist), and a Capitol Records artist (on the soundtrack to “H.R. Pufnstuf”), is born in Baltimore, Maryland.

1942 - Danny Kalb, guitarist and founder of the Capitol Records recording group (1971-1972) The Blues Project, is born in Mount Vernon, New York.

1945 - Freda Payne, a singer, actress, and Invictus Records (a subsidiary of Capitol Records formed by Brian and Eddie Holland) artist, is born Freda Charcelia Payne in Detroit, Michigan. On her birthday in 1970, her single "Band Of Gold" is #1 on the U.K. Pop singles charts.

1949 - Twiggy, supermodel, motion picture actress, judge on television talent show, singer, dancer, and Capitol Records artist, is born Lesley Hornby in the London suburb of Neasden, England.

1952 - Nile Rodgers, singer, founding member of the group Chic, member of the group The Honeydrippers, record producer for Capitol Records band Duran Duran and EMI America artist David Bowie, and assisted with the production of Capitol Records band Power Station's self-titled debut album, is born in New York City, New York.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1947 - Vocalists Jack Smith and The Clark Sisters (lineup unlisted), with Earl Gordon and His Orchestra (lineup also unlisted), record the titles "My Rancho Rio Grande", "Peggy O'Neil", "Oye Negra", "Nague", "Negro Leono" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "My Rancho Rio Grande" and "Peggy O'Neil" together as a single (Capitol 473), "Oye Negra" (Capitol 57-698) with "The Mariachi Serenade" (Recorded May 17, 1949) on the flipside, and have yet to issue either "Nague" and "Negro Leono".

1947 - Hal Derwin and Frank De Vol, with unlisted others, record five unlisted titles for The Capitol Records Transcription Service probably in "The Chateau" on De Longpre near Vine Street in Hollywood, California. No issuing information is listed.

1952 - The fall edition of "The Biggest Show Of '52", featuring Nat "King" Cole, The Stan Kenton Orchestra, and Sarah Vaughan, in addition to Stump and Stumpy, George Kirby, Teddy Hale, and the Congaroos Cole plays at The Onondaga County War Memorial Arena in Syracuse New York.

1953 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Return To Paradise" is #34 and Cole's single "A Fool I Was" is #49 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart.

1955 - Capitol Records artist Frank Sinatra hosts a special episode of the radio show "Biography in Sound" on the life of Capitol Records artist Stan Kenton, playing several of Kenton’s records and narrating the highlights of Kenton’s career and new approaches on Jazz music.

1957 - Vocalist Gordon MacRae, with Van Alexander conducting the orchestra and chorus (lineup unlisted), records "The Lord's Prayer", "Sayonara", "IF I Forget You", "Never 'Til Now", and "Now" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "Sayonara" and "Never 'Til Now" together as a single (Capitol F3816) and "If I Forget You" and "Now" together as a single (Capitol F3864), all four previous titles on MacRae's album "This Is Gordon MacRae" (T 1050), and have to issue "The Lord's Prayer".

1957 - The Dave Pell Octet (Don Fagerquist on trumpet, Ray Sims on trombone, Dave Pell on tenor saxophone, Ronnie Lang on baritone saxophone, Paul Smith on piano, Tony Rizzi on guitar, Roland Bundock on bass, and Jack Sperling on drums) records the titles "Nap's Dream" arranged by Mary Paich, "Time After Time" and "The Way You Look Tonight" arranged by Bill Holman, and "People In Love" and "Crescendo Date" also arranged by Marty Paich, in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the Pell's album "I Had The Craziest Dream" (T 925).

1958 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Bend A Little My Way" is the K-Big Record Of The Week on WKBW 1520 AM in Buffalo, New York.

1960 - Stan Kenton and his Orchestra record eight tracks at their first recording session with four mellophonium players (Gene Roland, Joe Burnette, Bill Horan and Tom Wirtel), playing to the charts of Johnny Richards and Gene Roland, at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Some of the tracks are included on the CD of Kenton's Capitol Records album "Cuban Fire!" that was re-issued by Capitol Jazz, a division of Blue Note Records, which is a subsidiary of Capitol Records.

1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #7 on WMCA's Top Ten survey in New York City, New York.

1962 - The Four Freshmen (Bob Flanigan on vocals, trombone, and bass, Bill Comstock on vocals and guitar, Ross Barbour on vocals, trumpet and drums, and Ken Albers on vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn, and bass) perform the titles "Route 66 (Theme)", "Poinciana", "You Came A Long Way From St. Louis", "Moon River", "Take Your Shoes Off, Baby", "Once In Love With Amy", "Wail For The Bread", "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone", "Act III", "Santa Claus Is Flat Gonna Come To Town", "Blues In The Night", and "And So It's Over (Closing Theme)" at a concert at City College in Long Beach California which was recorded by Capitol Records who issued all the titles on the group's album "The Four Freshmen In Person, Volume 2" (T/ST 1860).

1962 - Vocalist Ernie Andrews, with The Cannonball Adderley Quintet (Nat Adderley on cornet, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on alto saxophone, Joe Zawinul on piano, Sam Jones on bass, and Louis Hayes on drums), performs the titles "Opening-Spoken Introduction by Julian Adderley", "I'm A World Shaker", "Come On Back", "Bill Bailey", "I'm Always Drunk In San Francisco", "If You Ever Fall In Love With Me", "Since I Fell For You", "Next Time I See You", and "Ten Years Of Tears" at a show at Memory Lane in Los Angeles, California that was recorded by Capitol Records which issued "I'm A World Shaker", "If I Ever Fall In Love With You", "Since I Fell For You", "Next Time I See You", and "Ten Years Of Tears" on the album "Ernie Andrews With The Cannonball Adderley Quintet - Live Session!" (T/ST 2284), rejected the recordings of "Bill Bailey" and "I'm Always Drunk In San Francisco" and have yet to issue "Opening - Spoken Introduction By Julian Adderley" and "Come On Back".

1962 - Vocalist Harlan Howard, with unlisted others, records the titles "The Old Moon", "In This Very Same Room", "My Baby's His Baby Now", and "When You're Nothing To No One" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "My Baby's His Baby Now" as a single (Capitol 4928) with "Somebody's Sweetheart" (recorded September 20, 1962) and have yet to issue any of the other titles.

60 Years Ago Today In 1966 - At the first session for The Beach Boys' album "Smile", Brian Wilson records "Our Prayer" also known as just "Prayer" that he intends to be the unlisted intro to the album but not a proper track, at Columbia Studio in Los Angeles, California.

1967 - Vocalist Bonnie Owens, with (listed as possibly) George French Jr. on piano, Glen Campbell and Lewis A. Talley on guitars, Roy Nichols on electric guitar, Billy Mize on open string guitar and harmony vocals, Norman D. Hamlett on steel guitar, Jerry Ward aka Howard Lowe on bass, and Roy "Eddie" Burris on drums, records the titles "I Let A Stranger Buy The Wine", "Number 82", and "Don't Tell Me" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "I Let A Stranger Buy The Wine" and "Don't Tell Me" on Owens' album "Somewhere Between" (T/ST 2861), "Don't Tell Me" as a single (Capitol 2029) with "Somewhere Between" (recorded September 20, 1967) on the flipside, and "Number 82" on Bonnie Owens And The Strangers' album "Lead Me On" (ST-195).

1967 - Vocalist and guitarist Merle Haggard and The Strangers (George French Jr. on piano, Glen Campbell and Lewis A. Talley on guitars, Roy Nichols on electric guitar, Billy Mize on open string guitar and harmony vocals, Norman D. Hamlett on steel guitar, Jerry Ward aka Howard Lowe on bass, and Roy "Eddie" Burris on drums), with vocalist Bonnie Owens on harmony vocals, record the titles "Seeing Eye Dog", "Will You Visit Me On Sundays?", "and "Home Is Where A Kid Grows Up" in the Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue "Seeing Eye Dog" and "Home Is Where A Kid Grows Up" on the Haggard's album "Sing Me Back Home" (T/ST 2848) and "Will You Visit Me On Sundays?" on Merle Haggard And The Strangers' album "The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde" (ST 2912).

1970 on her 25th birthday, Feyda Payne's Invictus Records single "Band Of Gold" is #1 on the U.K. Pop singles charts.

1977 - Overdubs are recorded for Natalie Cole's title "Nothing Stronger Than Love" in an unlisted location. After more overdubs are recorded for the title on September 20, 21, and 22, 1977, Capitol Records will issue the title on Cole's album "Thankful" (SW-11708).

1979 - Louis Ferdinand Bush (aka Lou Busch and aka Joe "Fingers" Carr), pianist, Capitol Records and Warner Brothers Records A&R executive and producer, head of Capitol Records Transcription service, session pianist for Peggy Lee, Tennessee Ernie Ford and Jo Stafford, one-time husband of Capitol Records artist Margaret Whiting, father of Debbie Whiting, and Capitol Records recording artist under the name Joe "Fingers" Carr, is killed in an auto accident in Camarillo, California at age 69 and is later interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery and Mortuary near UCLA in Westwood, California.

1979 - John Simmons, a bass player in an early lineup of The King Cole Trio and with Capitol Records artist Illinois Jacquet's band as well as playing on Capitol Records sessions for Benny Goodman, Peggy Lee, and Sammy Davis, Jr., dies either in Orange, New York or Los Angeles, California at age 61. If anyone knows for sure which city, please leave a comment.

1982 - The Steve Miller Band's Capitol Records single "Abracadabra", with "Baby Wanna Dance" on the flipside, returns to #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 single chart.

40 Years Ago Today In 1986 - Capitol Records releases Megadeth's album "Peace Sells".

35 Years Ago Today In 1991 - Pink Floyd's album "Dark Side Of The Moon" is certified 12x Multi-Platinum by the R.I.A.A..

1999 - Capitol Records artist Tommy Collins is inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame.

20 Years Ago Today In 2006 - Capitol Records releases Chingy's album "Hoodstar".

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1962 - At her first session for Blue Note Records, vocalist Sheila Jordan with Barry Galbraith on guitar, Steve Swallow on bass, and Denzil Best on drums, recorded "Falling In Love With Love", "Am I Blue", "Dat Dere" with only Steve Swallow on bass, "If You Could See Me Now", "Baltimore Oriole" without Barry Galbraith on guitar, and "When The World Was Young" in recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Records issued all the titles on Jordan's album "A Portrait of Sheila" (BLP9002/BST89002 on vinyl, 7.89002-2 on CD).

2009 - Arthur Ferrante (born Arthur Richard Ferrante), pianist and part of the United Artists recording duo Ferrante and Teicher, has died at age 88 of natural causes early this morning at his home in Longboat Key, Florida according to his manager, Scott W. Smith.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1894 - Willard Robison, singer, bandleader (Willard Robison's Levee Loungers and Willard Robison & The Deep River Boys, The Deep River Orchestra), radio show host, and composer (best known for "A Cottage For Sale" with lyrics by Larry Conley) whose songs were covered by various Capitol Records artists on the album "Willard Robinson's Deep River Music", is born in Shellbina, Missouri.

1917 - June Foray, a voice actor (Rocket J. Squirrel, Natasha, Witch Hazel, and many others), actress and a Capitol Records recording artist on many children's records and comedy records with Frank Morgan, Pinto Colvig, Red Ingle (as Mrs. Jaymes F.X. Paisley), Stan Freberg and Daws Butler, is born in Springfield, Massachusetts.

85 Years Ago Today In 1941 - Gary Lane, the bass player with the Tower Records (a subsidiary of Capitol Records) group The Standells, is born.

1953 - Carl Jackson, a vocalist, bluegrass instrumentalist, songwriter, and a Capitol Records session player and recording artist, is born in Louisville, Mississippi.

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1949 - Frank Morgan (born Francis Phillip Wupperman), Broadway, motion picture (best remembered for his five roles in the M-G-M motion picture "The Wizard Of Oz"), and radio actor, and Capitol Records artist (narrator on the Dr. Seuss children's record "Gossamer Wump"), dies in Beverly Hills, California of a heart attack during a break in shooting the M-G-M motion picture "Annie Get Your Gun" and is later buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.

1952 - Pianist Joe "Fingers" Carr (aka Lou Busch), with Phil Stephens on bass and John Cyr on drums, records the titles "Headin' For Home" with vocals by The Carr-Hops (lineup unlisted) and "Kitten On The Keys" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Headin' For Home" as a single (Capitol 2257) with "Rattlesnake Rag" (recorded July 14, 1952) on the flipside and "Kitten On The Keys" on Carr's album "Rough House Piano" (T 345).

1957 - Ukulele player Lyle Ritz, with Red Mitchell on bass, Gene Estes on drums, and Don Shelton on flute, begins recording sessions for his Verve Records album "How About Uke?" (MGV 2087) in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California with engineer Alan Emig.

1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #4 on WABC's Silver Dollar Sound Survey in New York City, New York.

1962 - Vocalist Harlan Howard, with unlisted others, records the titles "Just Call Me Lonesome", "Little Darlin' #2", "Baby Rocked Her Dolly", and "Heartaches By The Number" in Nashville, Tennessee for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles.

1965 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "Help!", with "I'm Down" on the flipside, is still #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart.

1967 - Capitol Records releases The Beach Boys' album "Smiley Smile".

1967 - Marian Love, with unlisted others, records the titles "Love Put Tears In My Eyes", "Without Your Love", "No Advice", "The Right To Cry", and "Sweet Taste Of Lovin'" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Without Your Love" and "The Right To Cry" together as a single (Capitol 2032) and have yet to issue any of the other titles.

1967 - At two sessions held this day in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California, The Stranglers (listed as probably George French Jr. on piano, Glen Campbell and Lewis A. Talley on guitar, Roy Nichols on electric guitar, Billy Mize on open string guitar and harmony vocals, Norman D. Hamlett on steel guitar, Jerry Ward aka Howard Lowe on bass, and Roy "Eddie" Burris on drums) at the first session with vocalist Bonnie Owens, record the titles "I Wish I Felt This Way At Home", "Hangin' On", and "The Back Of My Hand" and at the second session, between 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM, with vocalist and guitarist Merle Haggard and Bonnie Owens on harmony vocals, record the titles "I'll Leave The Bottle On The Bar", "Sing Me Back Home", and "The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp". Capitol Records will issue "I Wish I Felt This Way At Home" and "Hangin' On" on Bonnie Owens ' album "Somewhere Between" (T/ST 2861), "The Back Of My Hand" on Bonnie Owens and The Strangers' album "Lead Me On" (ST-195), "I'll Leave The Bottle On the Bar" and "The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp" on Merle Haggard's album "Sing Me Back Home" (T/ST 2848) and has yet to issue the take of "Sing Me Back Home" recorded at this session but did issue the take recorded on September 20, 1967 as a single (Capitol 2017) with "Good Times" (also recorded September 20, 1967) on the flipside.

1970 - Jimi Hendrix, guitarist and Capitol Records artist (on the 1970 live album "Band Of Gypsys"), dies in the basement flat of the Samarkand Hotel at 22 Lansdowne Crescent in London, England at age 27 after drinking wine, taking sleeping pills prescribed for his girlfriend Monika Dannemann (who was with him and called for an ambulance), then choking on his own vomit.

1972 - Billy May conducts The Time-Life Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Days Of Wine And Roses", "Dream A Little Dream Of Me", "Watch What Happens", and "In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. After overdubs are recorded for "Days Of Wine And Roses" and "In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning" on September 26, 1972 and for "Watch What Happens" on January 8, 1973, Time-Life Records, as part of its "As You Remember Them" series, will issue "Days Of Wine and Roses" and "In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning" in the three-LP box set "Billy May - Volume 3" (STL 243), "Dream Of Me" in the three-LP box set "Billy May - Volume 4" (STL 244), and "Watch What Happens" in the three-LP box set "Billy May - Volume 5" (STL 245).

45 Years Ago Today In 1981 - Billy Squier's second Capitol Records album, "Don't Say No", is certified Platinum by the R.I.A.A.

1988 - Dan Seals' Capitol Records single "Addicted", with "Maybe I'm Missing You Now" is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts.

1994 - Garth Brooks' Liberty Records (later to be renamed Capitol Records Nashville) album "In Pieces" debuts at #1 on Billboard's Top 200 albums and Country albums charts.

1997 - Jimmy Witherspoon, blues, R&B big band and jazz baritone singer and Capitol Records and Blue Note Records artist, dies in his sleep in Los Angeles, California at age 74.

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1793 - George Washington lays the cornerstone for the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. which was designed by Dr. William Thornton, a Scottish-trained physician living in the British West Indies. The Capitol building would later become part of Capitol Records' first logo, which will be later simplified to use just the dome and cupola.

1905 - Eddie Anderson, radio, motion picture, and television actor (best remembered for the role of Rochester Van Jones on the Jack Benny radio and television shows and related movies), who introduced Capitol Records artist Nat "King" Cole to his future wife Maria Ellington, is born Edmund Lincoln Anderson in Oakland, California.

1940 - Frankie Avalon, singer, motion picture actor, and United Artists Records artist (soundtrack of "Muscle Beach Party"), is born Francis Thomas Avallone in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1942 - Future Capitol Records artist Tennessee Ernie Ford married Betty Jean Heminger.

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Bobby Vee's Liberty Records single "Take Good Care Of My Baby", with "Bashful Bob" on the flipside, is still #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart. The song would later be covered and recorded by The Beatles. Liberty Records catalog is currently owned by Capitol Records' parent company, Universal Music Group.

1964 - "The Addams Family" debuts on ABC-TV. The character Lurch, played by Ted Cassidy, will release a single with a picture sleeve on Capitol Records called "The Lurch".

1967 - Organist Larry Young, with Hank White on flugelhorn, Tyrone Washington and Herbert Morgan on tenor saxophones, Eddie Wright on guitar, Eddie Gladden on drums, and Stacey Edwards on congas, records the titles "Evening" without Eddie Wright on guitar, "Majestic Soul", "Means Happiness" again without Wright on guitar, "Major Affair" and "Tender Feelings" again without Wright on guitar and also Stacey Edwards on congas, and "Wild Is The Wind" with vocalist Althea Young" without Hank White on flugelhorn, and Edwards on congas, in Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on Young's album "Contrasts" (BST84266).

1973 - Ringo Starr buys John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Tittenhurst Park manor and immediately makes the in-house studio, re-christened Startling Studios, available for use by other recording artists.

1988 - Bobby McFerrin's EMI Manhattan single "Don't Worry Be Happy" (Edit), with "Simple Pleasures" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart.

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1927 - After The Colombia Phonographic Company invests heavily in United Independent Broadcasters, the network is renamed The Columbia Phonographic Broadcasting System and debuts the new name when it broadcasts the opera "The King’s Henchman" performed by the Howard Barlow Orchestra from flagship station WOR in Newark, New Jersey, and fifteen affiliates. 26-year old William S. Paley will be appointed the president in 1928 and will shorten the name to the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS).

1943 - Decca Records agrees to pay royalties into an American Federation Of Musicians fund for all records the label will release, thus ending the union-led ban on instrumental recordings for the label. Capitol Records will settle less than a month later on October 8, 1943, but Columbia and RCA/Victor Records will hold out until November 1944, giving Capitol an exclusive on many new recordings that will help make it into one of the top four labels in the United States.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1904 - Jerry Colonna, comedian, actor, saxophonist, second banana to Bob Hope on his radio show and during their USO tours, and Capitol Records artist, is born Gerardo Luigi Colonna in Boston, Massachusetts.

1950 - Fee Waybill, lead singer of the Capitol Records group The Tubes, is born John Waldo in Omaha, Nebraska.

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1947 - Vocalists Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers (June Hutton, Chuck Lowry, Hal Hopper, and Clark Yocum), with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Jingle Bells" and "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 15004).

1947 - Fiddle player and vocalist Ernest "Red" Ingle and The Natural Seven (Carl "Tiny" Hunt on fiddle and possible mandolin, Joseph Quadri also on fiddle, Art Wenzel on accordion, Perry Botkin Jr., Les Paul, and Luke "Red" Roundtree on guitars, Don Whitaker on bass, and Ormand Downes on drums), with The Mad Madrigal Singers (vocalists Joseph "Country" Washburn, Karen Tedder, Red Ingle and Foster Carling) record the titles "Git Up Offn' The Floor, Hannah (A Bitter New Year's Eve)" and, with the addition of Victor Arno (as Niccolo Piu Noodnik, The Guest Violinist), "Pagan Ninny's Keep'er Goin' Stomp" at Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California between 1:00 PM and 4:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue "Git Up Offn' The Floor, Hannah (A Bitter New Year's Eve)" as a single (Capitol 15123) with "Moe Zart's Turkey Trot" (recorded December 19, 1947) on the flipside and "Pagan Ninny's Keep'er Goin' Stomp" as a single (Capitol 476) with "(You Come Along From Out Of) Nowhere" (recorded October 13, 1947) on the flipside.

1948 - The King Cole Trio's Capitol Records children's album "King Cole For Kids" is #8 on The Billboard magazine's Best-Selling Children's Records chart.

1952 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Somewhere Along The Way" is #8 and his single "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" is #30 on The Billboard magazine's Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys chart. "Somewhere Along The Way" is also #13 and Nat "King" Cole's single "Because Your Mine" debuts at #24 on The Billboard magazine's Best Selling Pop Singles chart. "Somewhere Along The Way" is also #19 on The Billboard magazine's Most Played Juke Box Records chart.

1952 - Vocalist and guitarist Jimmy Loden (as "Sonny James"), with Chet Atkins on electric guitar, Eddie Hill on rhythm guitar, Jerry Byrd on steel guitar, and Floyd T. "Lightnin'" Chance on bass, records the titles "That's Me Without You", "Cold, Cold, And Colder", "Somebody Else's Heartache", and "The One I Can't Forget" in the Castle Studio at Tulane Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee between 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue "That's Me Without You" and "Cold, Cold, And Colder" together as a single (Capitol 2259) and "Somebody Else's Heartache" and "The One I Can't Forget" together as a single (Capitol 2399).

1955 - Tennessee Ernie Ford records both titles for the single "You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry", with "Sixteen Tons" as the flipside, at Capitol Records' studios on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California with arranger Jack Fascinato and producer Lee Gillette. Disc jockeys would quickly make the flipside the hit after Capitol ships the record on October 17, 1955.

1955 - Capitol Records released "Magic Melody, Part Two". The tune consists only of the last two notes of the musical phrase, “Shave and a haircut, two bits,” making it the shortest tune ever to be released.

1957 - It's Tuesday night at 7:30 PM and on tonight's episode of "The Nat 'King' Cole Show" on NBC-TV Nat welcomes guests The Sparkletones (their network debut) and Tony Martin. Here's the script.

1957 - At two sessions held at The Riverside Plaza Hotel in New York City, New York, cornetist Bobby Hacket and trombonist Jack Teagarden, with Peanuts Hucko on clarinet and tenor saxophone, Ernie Caceres on baritone saxophone and clarinet, Gene Schroeder on piano, Billy Bauer on guitar, Jack Lesberg on bass, and Buzzy Drootin on drums, record the titles "Oh Baby", "Sunday", "Everybody Loves My Baby", "55th And Broadway", and "55th And Broadway (Mono Alternate Take)". Note: The two takes of "55th And Broadway" are different. Capitol Records will issue all the titles except "55th And Broadway (Mono Alternate Take)" on the stereo version of Hackett and Teagarden's album "Ultimate Jazz" (ST 933) and all titles except the stereo version of "55th And Broadway" on the mono version of the album (T 933).

1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Ramblin' Rose" is #6 on WHK 1420 AM's Top Ten Albums chart in Cleveland, Ohio and Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #19 on the station's Official Fabulous 50 Tunedex in Cleveland, Ohio.

1962 - Paul Weston conducts his own arrangements to His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "The Bells Of Santa Ynez", "Sunrise Bells And Alabado", and "Adobe" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "The Bells Of Santa Ynez" and "Sunrise Bells And Alabado" on Weston's album "The Bells Of Santa Ynez" (T/ST 1849) and have yet to issue the take of "Adobe" recorded at this session but will issue the take recorded on September 21, 1962 also on the album "The Bells Of Santa Ynez".

1963 - Vocalist Nat "King" Cole, with Ralph Carmichael conducting the orchestra (which included Reunald Jones, Clyde Raesinger, and Walt Stuart on trumpets, Vince Forchetti on trombone, John Collins on guitar, Charlie Harris on bass, Leon Petties on drums, and David Arben and Jerry Wigler on violins), records the titles "Wouldn't It Be Loverly?", "I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face", "and "I Could Have Danced All Night" at The Broadwood Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Cole's album "Nat 'King' Cole Sings 'My Fair Lady'" (W 2117).

1964 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "I Don't Want To See Tomorrow" is #26 on WKNR/KEENER 13's singles survey in Detroit, Michigan.

1972 - Capitol Records artist Mark Guerrero, with The Mudd Brothers, perform at "the first ever Chicano rock concert" at Cal State L.A. Stadium.

1982 - Vocalist Tina Turner, with unlisted others, records a cover version of The Motel's title "Total Control" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. Columbia Records will license the title and issue it on the multi-artist compilation "We Are The World" (40043). Capitol Records will issue the title on Turner's three-CD set "The Collected Recordings (Sixties To Nineties)" (8-29724-2).

1982 - Rene & Angela (vocalists Rene Moore and Angela Winbush) record the title "Rise" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the duo's album "Rise" (ST-12267).

1990 - Capitol Records releases Poison's single "Something To Believe In" with "Ball And Chain" on the flipside.

30 Years Ago Today In 1996 - Capitol Records Nashville releases Ronnie Milsap's compilation album "Ronnie Milsap Sings His Best Hits For Capitol Records".

30 Years Ago Today In 1996 - Capitol Records releases the faux leopard spotted fur covered "Ultra-Lounge Fuzzy Sampler" CD.

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1962 - Pianist Duke Ellington, with Charles Mingus on bass and Max Roach on drums, records the titles "Very Special", fourteen takes of "A Little Max (Parfait)", two takes of "Fleurett Africans (African Flower)", three takes of "Rem Blues", "Wig Wise", four takes of "Switch Blade", "Caravan", two takes of "Money Jungle", four takes of "Solitude", three takes of "Warm Valley", and two takes of "Backward Country Boy Blues" in Sound Makers Studios in New York City, New York with producer Alan Douglas and recording engineer Bill Schwartau. United Artists Records will issue "Very Special", take 2 of "Fleurette Africaine (African Flower)", "Wig Wise", "Caravan", take 2 of Money Jungle", take 4 of "Solitude", and take 3 of "Warm Valley" on the trio's album "Money Jungle" (UAJS 15017). Blue Note Records will re-issue the album with the addition of take 6 of "A Little Max (Parfait)", take two of "Switch Blade", and take 2 of "Backward Country Boy" on the vinyl album "Money Jungle" (BT 85129). Blue Note Records, with issue all the titles on the vinyl release with the addition of take 14 of "A Little Max (Parfait)" and take 3 of "Solitude"on the first CD release of "Money Jungle" (7-46398-2) and will add take 1 of "Rem Blues", take 4 of "Switch Blade", and the false start take of "Backward Country Boy Blues" on the second CD release of "Money Jungle" (5-38227-2). Transamerica Corporation, which at the time owned United Artists, bought Liberty Records which at the time controlled the Blue Note catalog, E.M.I. bought United Artists' catalog, and, currently, Universal Music Group, Capitol Records' parent company, owns the United Artists, Liberty, and Blue Note Records catalogs. Blue Note is currently a division of, and distributed by, Capitol Records.

1967 - The first printed "Paul Is Dead" story appears in Tim Harper's article for the Drake Times-Delphic (the student newspaper of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa) titled "Is Beatle Paul McCartney Dead?".

1999 - The United States Post Office issues a stamp, illustrated by Robin Shepherd (who started his career painting cels for the movie) and graphic designer Caleb Lawrence, to commemorate the re-issue of The Beatles' animated feature film "Yellow Submarine".

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1923 - Hank Williams, songwriter, guitarist, and singer, is born Hiram King Williams in Georgiana, Alabama

SEPTEMBER 16, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

1934 - George Chakiris, stage, motion picture and television actor, dancer, singer, jewelry designer, and Capitol Records artist, is born in Norwood, Ohio. Please visit his website.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

80 Years Ago Today In 1946 - At a split session held in New York City, New York first Andy Russell (on vocals), with Paul Weston and his Orchestra, records the titles "You're Everything To Me" and "The More I Go Out With Somebody Else" then Jo Stafford, again with Paul Weston and His Orchestra, records the title "Promise". Capitol Records will release both of Russell's tracks together as a single (Capitol 310) and Stafford's track as a single (Capitol 317) with "This Time" on the flipside.

1947 - It's a Tuesday, Yom Kippur, and The King Cole Trio perform a concert at a barely more than half full Civic Opera House in Chicago, Illinois. The importance of the date was overlooked by the promoters until it was too late and was one of the reasons for the low turn out.

1947 - Guitarist Alvino Rey, with unlisted others, records four unlisted titles for The Capitol Records Transcription Service probably at "The Chateau" on DeLongpres near Vine Street in Hollywood, California. No issuing information is listed.

1952 - Pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Buddy Childers, Maynard Ferguson, Conte Candoli, Don Dennis, and Ruben McFall on trumpets, Bob Burgess, Frank Rosolino, Bill Russo, and Keith Moon on trombones, George Roberts on bass trombone, Lee Konitz and Vinnie Dean on alto saxophone, Bill Holman and Richie Kamuca on tenor saxophones, Bob Gioga on baritone saxophone, Sal Salvador on guitar, Don Bagley on bass, and Stan Levey on drums) will finish recording the title "Improvisation" at Universal Studios in Chicago, Illinois between 12:00 AM and 3:00 AM and is the last session for the album that Capitol Records will issue as "New Concepts Of Artistry In Rhythm" (H-383).

1957 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "With You On My Mind" debuts at #33 on WMGM's Top 40 Survey in New York City, New York.

1957 - Louis Adrian directs a mixed chorus and orchestra (lineups unlisted) as they record the titles "Overture", "I'm A Bad, Bad Man" with vocals by John Raitt, "Doin' What Comes Natur'lly" with vocals by Mary Martin and girls (lineup unlisted), "The Girl I Marry" with vocals by John Raitt, "You Can't Get A Man With A Gun" with vocals by Mary Martin, "Moonshine Lullaby" with vocals by Mary Martin and girls, "They Say It's Wonderful" with vocals by Mary Martin and John Raitt, "My Defenses Are Down" with vocals by John Raitt and men (lineup unlisted), "I'm An Indian Too" with vocals by Mary Martin and mixed chorus, "I Got Lost In His Arms" with vocals by Mary Martin, "I've Got The Sun In The Morning" with vocals by Mary Martin, "Anything You Can Do" with vocals by Mary Martin and John Raitt, and "Finale: There's No Business Like Show Business" with vocals by Mary Martin, John Raitt, and chorus in the Palace Theater on Vine Steet in Hollywood, California for RCA Victor. Capitol Records will purchase the masters and issue all the titles on the soundtrack to the television special "Annie Get Your Gun" (W 913).

1957 - At two sessions held at The Riverside Plaza Hotel in New York City, New York, cornetist Bobby Hacket and trombonist Jack Teagarden, with Peanuts Hucko on clarinet and tenor saxophone, Ernie Caceres on baritone saxophone and clarinet, Gene Schroeder on piano, Billy Bauer on guitar, Jack Lesberg on bass, and Buzzy Drootin on drums, record the titles "Indiana", "Indiana (Mono Take)", "It's Wonderful", "'Way Down Yonder In New Orleans", "'S Wonderful", and "'S Wonderful (Mono Take)" at the first session and the titles "Baby Won't You Please Come Home", "I Found A New Baby", "Mama's Gone" and "Mama's Gone (Mono Take)" at the second session. Note: Mono takes are presumably edited from original tapes, whereas Capitol stereo issue used original tape. Capitol Records will issue "Indiana (Mono Take)", "It's Wonderful", "'Way Down Yonder In New Orleans", "'S Wonderful (Mono Take)", "Baby Won't You Please Come Home", "I Found A New Baby", and "Mama's Gone (Mono Take)" on the album "Bobby Hackett & Jack Teagarden - Jazz Ultimate" (T 933) and "Indiana", "It's Wonderful", "'Way Down Yonder In New Orleans", "'S Wonderful", "Baby Won't You Please Come Home", "I Found A New Baby", and "Mama's Gone" on the stereo version of the album (ST 933). Mosaic Records will issue all the titles and versions in the box set "The Complete Capitol Fifties Jack Teagarden Sessions" (MQ6-618 on vinyl, MD4-168 on CD).

1958 - Overdubs are recorded in Los Angeles, California for Mark Murphy's title "I'll Never Be Free/Makin' Whoopee". Capitol Records has yet to issue the title.

1958 - Vocalist Yma Sumac, with Bob Bain directing the orchestra and vocal chorus (lineups unlisted), records the titles "Clamor (Won't Forget You)" and "La Molina" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Sumac's album "Fuego Del Ande" (T/ST 1169).

1958 - Nelson Riddle conducts his own arrangments to His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Birds Of Paradise", "Silver Bell Waltz", "Bonsoir Lisbon", and "Something Special" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Birds Of Paradise" as a single (Capitol F4075) with "Una Casa Portuguesa" (recorded April 25, 1958) on the flipside, "Bonsoir Lisbon" in England as a single (45CL15229) with "Ziganette" (recorded July 17, 1959) on the flipside, "Something Special" as a single (Capitol F4120) with "The Joy Of Living" (recorded November 12, 1958) on the flipside, and has yet to issue "Silver Bell Waltz".

1958 - Pianist Leonard Pennario, with Carmen Dragon conducting The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records Addinsell's "Warsaw Concerto", Beethoven's "Adagio From 'Moonlight Sonata'", and Liszt's "Liebestraum" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Pennario's album "Concertos Under The Stars" (P/SP-8326).

1958 - Harpist Marcel Grandjany, with Felix Slatkin conducting The Hollywood String Quartet (lineup unlisted), does a rehersal for a future recording for Capitol Records of Ravel's "Introduction And Allegro" in Los Angeles, California.

1958 - Harpist Marcel Grandjany, with Felix Slatkin conducting The Hollywood String Quartet (lineup unlisted), does a rehearsal for a future recording for Capitol Records of Ravel's "Introduction And Allegro" in Los Angeles, California.

1963 - Capitol Records releases The Beach Boys' album "Surfer Girl" (T/ST 1981).

1963 - Capitol Records Canada releases The Beatles' single "She Loves You", with "I'll Get You", on the flipside. In the United States, the single is released by Swan Records.

1963 - Richard And Jim (lineup unlisted), with unlisted others, record the titles "Midnight Special", "Muddy Water", and "Travelin' Kind" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the duo's album "Folk Songs And Country Sounds" (T/ST 2058).

1963 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer" is #3 on CHUM 1050 AM's Album Index in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Cole's Capitol Records single "That Sunday, That Summer" is #39 on the station's CHUM Hit Parade chart.

1963 - Vocalist Jeannie Hoffman, with guitarist Jack Marshall directing the rest of the orchestra (unlisted woodwinds, piano, bass, and drums players), records the titles "Sing Hallelujah", "Lass From the Low Country", and "Billy Boy" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Hoffman's album "The Folk-Type Swinger" (T/ST 2021) and "Sing Hallelujah" as a single (Capitol 5139) with "Frankie And Johnny" (recorded September 19, 1963) on the flipside.

1964 - Capitol Records artist Donna Loren becomes a featured singer on the ABC Television show "Shindig!" which also premieres on this date. Loren will remain the featured female vocalist for the entire run of the show which ends January 8, 1966.

1967 - The Beatles (George Harrison on lead guitar and vocals, John Lennon on rhythm guitar and vocals, Paul McCartney on bass guitar and vocals, and Ringo Starr on drums and vocals) and unlisted others record the title "Your Mother Should Know" at E.M.I.'s Abbey Road Studios in London, England with producer George Martin. Capitol Records will issue the title in the United States on the soundtrack album for the group's television movie "Magical Mystery Tour" (MAL/SMAL-2835).

1968 - The Beatles record the title "I Will" for their self-titled album (aka "The White Album") at E.M.I.'s Studios on Abbey Road, in London, England. They also record a version of "Step Inside Love" (which they wrote for Cilla Black who also recorded it) which will appear on their album "Anthology 3".

1968 - Quicksilver Messenger Service (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Get In Trouble" and "Stand By Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records has yet to issue "Get In Trouble" and will issue "Stand By Me" as a single (Capitol 2320) with "Bears" (recorded September 17, 1968) on the flipside.

1968 - Pollution (Otis Hale on lead vocals, Richard Lewis on keyboards and vocals, James Quill Smith on guitar and vocals, John Kenneth Lambert on bass and vocals, and Duane Bryant and Barbara Busa on vocals and unlisted instruments) records the titles "Season Of Love" and "Tom Cat" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the group's album "Heir" (ST-205).

1968 - The Beach Boys (lineup unlisted) record the title "Never Learn Not To Love" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded on November 20, 1968, Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title as a single (Capitol 2360) with "Bluebirds Over The Mountain" (recorded in October 1968) on the flipside and also on the group's album "20/20" (SKAO-133).

55 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Helen Reddy records an as yet unreleased version of ""New Year's Resolution" and the title "How?" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will release "How?" on Reddy's album "No Sad Song" (Capitol ST-857).

45 Years Ago Today In 1981 - T-Connection (Theophilus Cockley on keyboards and vocals, Kirkwood Cockley on bass and vocals, Tony Flowers on percussion & unlisted others) records the titles "Might As Well Dance" and "Goombay Time" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will release both titles on the band's album "Pure & Natural" (Capitol ST-12191).

1982 - Vocalist Tina Turner, with John Illsley on bass, Terry Williams on drums, Hal Lindes and Richie Zito on guitars, and Jeff Beck on the guitar solo, records the title "Steel Claw" in Los Angeles, California with producer John Carter. Capitol Records will issue the title on Turner's album "Private Dancer" (ST-12330).

1983 - Vocalist Ronnie McNeir, with unlisted others, records the title "Come Be With Me" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on McNeir's mini-album "The Ronnie McNeir Experience" (MLP-15015) and as a single (Capitol 5318) with an instrumental version of the title on the flipside.

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1958 - The 3 Sounds (Gene Harris on piano, Andrew Simpkins on bass, and Bill Dowdy on drums) record the titles "Willow Weep For Me", "Both Sides", Bobby", "Mo-Ge", "Angel Eyes", "Tenderly", "Soft Touch", "It's Nice", and "Falling In Love With Love" in recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio at his parent's home in Hackensack, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue "Willow Weep or Me", "Both Sides", "Tenderly", and "It's Nice" on the trio's album "The 3 Sounds" (BLP1600 on 12" vinyl in mono, BST81600 on 12" vinyl in stereo), "Bobby", "Mo-Ge", and "Soft Touch" in Japan on the album "The 3 Sounds, Vol. 2" (BNJ61019), "Angel Eyes" and "Falling In Love With Love" on the trio's album "Bottoms Up!" (BLP4014 on 12" vinyl in mono and BST84014 on 12" vinyl in stereo), "Willow Weep For Me" and "Tenderly" together as a single (Blue Note 45-1722), "Both Sides" and "Mo-Ge" together as a single (Blue Note 45-1723), "Angel Eyes" and "It's Nice" together as a single (Blue Note 45-1724), and all the titles except "Angel Eyes" and "It's Nice" on the CD release of "The 3 Sounds" (7-46531-2).

1963 - Richard Marx, a singer, songwriter, record producer, and an EMI America Records artist, is born Richard Noel Marx in Winnetka, Illinois. Capitol Records currently owns the EMI America library.

2003 - Virgin Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, releases A Perfect Circle's album "Thirteenth Step".

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1932 - Actress Peg Entwistle commits suicide by jumping from the H in the Hollywood sign.

1965 - "The Dean Martin Show" premieres in a Thursday 10:00 PM time slot on the NBC television network.

1977 - Marc Bolan, lead singer of the band T-Rex, is killed at age 29 early in the morning in auto accident on a tight curve in Barnes Common in London, England when his common-law wife, mother of his son Rolan Seymour Bolan, and former Tower Records artist ("Tainted Love"), Gloria Jones, loses control of the car she's driving and hits a tree. Jones survives and arrives home the next day to find her home vandalized by Bolan's fans looking for souvenirs. Capitol Records will send a flower arrangement shaped like a large white swan to Bolan's funeral.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

1928 - Cannonball Adderley, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and Capitol Records artist, is born Julian Adderley in Tampa, Florida.

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1947 - The Oklahoma Sweethearts (vocalists Jean Anderson and Edna Leeper), with Cliffie Stone and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "When You're Out Cheating With Somebody Else", "Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)", "A Bridal Bouquet", and "There's A Blue Heart Tonight In The Mountain" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "When You're Out Cheating With Somebody Else" as a single (Capitol Americana 40053) with "The Ties That Bind Have Been Broken" (recorded May 20, 1947) on the flipside, "Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)" and "A Bridal Bouquet" together as a single (Capitol Americana 40070), and rejected the take of "There's A Blue Heart Tonight In The Mountain".

1948 - The King Cole Trio do three shows at The Red Feather nightclub.

1948 - Mario Armengol, with unlisted others, records unlisted titles for The Capitol Records Transcription Service. No issuing information is listed.

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California The Ringling Bros., Barnum & Bailey Circus Band (lineup unlisted), conducted by Merle Evans, records the titles "March Of The Spanish Soldiery", "World Events", "The Cantonians March", "March Ponderoso", "Colossus Of Columbia March" at the first session and "The Circus Bee March", "The Crimson Flush March" and a medley of "The Crimson Petal" and "The Bastinado Galop" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "Circus Parade" (Capitol FBF-313).

75 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Vocalist Dean Martin, with Dick Stabile and his Orchestra (Virgil Evans, Ray Linn, and George Seaburg on trumpets, Ray Heath, Francis "Joe" Howard, Robert Lawson, and Jerry Rosa on trombones, Jack Davis Eiken, Bob Lawson, Ed Rosa, Joseph Stabile, and Harold Steinfeld on saxophones, Louis Brown on piano, Vince Terri on guitar, Morty Corb on bass, and Ray Toland on drums), records the titles "(Ma Come Bali) Bela Bimba", "Sailor's Polka", "I Ran All The Way Home", and "Meanderin'" at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California between 7:30 PM and 11:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue "(Ma Come Bali) Bela Bimba" and "Meanderin'" together as a single (Capitol 1811), "Sailor's Polka" as a single (Capitol 1901) with "Never Before" (recorded November 19, 1951) on the flipside, and "I Ran All The Way Home" as a single (Capitol 1817) with "Solitaire" (recorded August 29, 1951) on the flipside.

1952 - During two sessions held this day at Universal Studios in Chicago, Illinois, pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Buddy Childers, Maynard Ferguson, Conte Candoli, Don Dennis, and Ruben McFall on trumpets, Bob Burgess, Frank Rosolino, Bill Russo, and Keith Moon on trombones, George Roberts on bass trombone, Lee Konitz and Vinnie Dean on alto saxophone, Bill Holman and Richie Kamuca on tenor saxophones, Bob Gioga on baritone saxophone, Sal Salvador on guitar, Don Bagley on bass, and Stan Levey on drums), record "Invention For Guitar And Trumpet" and "My Lady" between 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM at the first session and the titles "Swing House", "Improvisation" and a partial take of "You Go To My Head" between 9:00 PM and 12:00 AM on September 17, 1952, at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Invention For Guitar And Trumpet" and "My Lady" on Kenton's album "New Concepts Of Artistry In Rhythm" (H-383) and "Swing House" and "Improvisation" in Kenton's four-LP compilation box set "The Kenton Era" (WDX 569).

1958 - Pianist Merrill Moore, with Cameron Hill on guitar, an unknown rhythm guitar, Morty Corb on bass, and Ted Kovar on drums, records the titles "Music, Music, Music", "Sun Valley Walk", and "Back Home In Indiana" in Studio A of The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Bear Family Records will issue all the titles in Germany in the two-CD set "Merrill E. Moore - Boogie My Blues Away" (BCD 15505).

1958 - Vocalist Dean Martin, with Gus Levene conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Rex Koury on piano, Carl Fortina on accordion, Bob Bain and Jack Rose on guitars, Alvino Rey on steel guitar, Abe Luboff on bass, John Cyr and Lou Singer on drums, Dave Frisina, Joe Livoti, Dan Lube, Erno Neufeld, Mischa Russell, Felix Slatkin, Marshall Sosson, and Gerald Vinci on violins, Louis Kievman and David Sterkin on violas, and Kurt Reher and Eleanor Slatkin on cellos), records the titles "Rio Bravo", "It Takes So Long (To Say Goodbye)", "On An Evening In Roma", and "My Rifle, My Pony And Me" in The Capitol Tower Studios at an extended session at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 9:00 PM and 12:30 AM on September 16, 1958. Capitol Records will issue "Rio Bravo" and "My Rifle, My Pony And Me" together as a single (Capitol F4174) and "It Takes So Long (To Say Goodbye)" as a single (Capitol F4124) with "You Were Made For Love" (recorded June 20, 1958) on the flipside, and "On An Evening In Roma" as a single (Capitol F4222) with "You Can't Love 'Em All" (recorded May 13, 1959) on the flipside.

1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose", with "The Good Times" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard Music Week magazine's Easy Listening chart, is #2 on WSAI 1360 AM's Fabulous 40 Hits Of The Week survey in Cincinnati, Ohio, is #3 on WLS' top 40 survey in Chicago, Illinois and The Billboard magazine's Hot 100 singles chart, is #11 on KFWB's Fabulous Forty Survey in Los Angeles, California, is #19 on The Billboard magazine's Hot R&B Sides chart, and is #21 on C-FUN's C-Funtastic "50" survey in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

1963 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "That Sunday, That Summer" is #19 on KQV's Finest "50" Tunedex in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

1967 - Capitol Records registers in Los Angeles, California the masters that it purchased for Murry Wilson's titles "Love Don't Wait", "The Happy Song", "The Warmth Of The Sun", "Broken Heart", "Leaves", "The Plumber's Tune", "Painting With Teardrops", "Islands In The Sky", "Just Around The River Bend", "Italia", "Heartbreak Lane", and "Bettye Waltz" and will issue all the titles on Wilson's album "The Many Moods Of Murry Wilson" (T/ST 2819).

1967 - Vocalist Thelma Houston, with unlisted others, records the titles "Goin' Down For The Third Time", "Looking Back", and "You're Gonna Lose A Good Thing" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles.

1967 - Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen, with unlisted others, records the titles "The First Time The Christmas Story Was Told", "I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day", "The Prophecy: He Is Coming", "The Christ Has Come/Joy To The World", "The Shepards Are Guided/Away In A Manger", "O Little Town Of Bethlehem", "The Wise Men", "The Night Before Christmas", "Epilogue", "Silent Night", "Never Say Die", and "Momma Rands (Mama Rand's)" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "The First Time The Christmas Story Was Told" and "I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day" together as a single (Capitol 2034) and, with "The Prophecy: He Is Coming", "The Christ Has Come/Joy To The World", "The Shepards Are Guided/Away In A Manger", "O Little Town Of Bethlehem", "The Wise Men", "The Night Before Christmas", and "Silent Night" on Dirksen's album "At Christmas Time" (ST 2792), and "Never Say Die" and "Momms Rands (Mama Rand's)" together as a single (Capitol 2052) as by Footprints. No issuing information is listed for "Epilogue".

1973 - Helen Reddy's Capitol Records single "Delta Dawn", with "If We Could Still Be Friends" on the flipside, peaks at #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1977 - Vocalist Suzanne Stevens, with Artie Butler conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "You Saved Me", "Night Time Flight", and "Losin' End" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "You Saved Me" as a single (Capitol 4536) with "Goodbye Yesterday's Heartaches" (recorded September 30, 1977) on the flipside, "Losin' End" as a single (Capitol 4503) also with "Goodbye Yesterday's Heartaches" on the flipside, and all the titles on Stevens' album "The Stardust Lady" (ST-11717).

1977 - During five sessions held this day in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California, vocalist Foster Sylvers, with an orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Don't Be Cruel", "Goody, Goody", "Silly Love Songs", and "Why Do Fools Fall In Love", all with arrangements by Jim Hughart, at the first session, the titles "Super Scoop", "I'll Miss You", "Sugarland", "Footsteps", and "I'll See You In My Dreams", all using arrangements by Eddie Karam, at the second session, the titles "Stealin' From The Cookie Jar", "Disco A Gogo", "Happy" arranged by Eddie Karam, and "Knockin' At Your Door" arranged by Larry Farrow at the third session, the title "Don't Let Me Go For Someone Else" arranged by Larry Farrow at the fourth session, and the title "The Drop" arranged by Sylvester Rivers at the fifth session. Capitol Records will issue "Don't Be Cruel", "Goody, Goody", "Super Scoop", "Sugarland", "I'll See You In My Dreams", "Happy", "Knockin' At Your Door", "Don't Let Me Go For Someone Else", and "The Drop" on Sylvers' self-titled album "Foster Sylvers" (ST-11716), and "Super Scoop" and "Don't Let Me Go For Someone Else" together as a single (Capitol 4553). No issuing information is listed for "Silly Love Songs", "Why Do Fools Fall In Love", "Footsteps", "Stealin' From The Cookie Jar", and "Disco A Gogo".

2005 - Michael Sidney Luft, third husband (1952-1964) Judy Garland, father of her children Joey and Lorna Luft, and Garland's manager during her early years with Capitol Records, dies at age 89 in Santa Monica, California after a heart attack.

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1899 - Francis Barraud's painting "His Master's Voice" is purchased by The Gramophone Company Ltd. (which will become E.M.I.). The picture is first used the following year on the cover of the company's Record Supplement for January 1900 and becomes the company's official logo throughout the world, except for the United States where Victor Recording Company acquires the rights to use the image as their logo and it will eventually become the logo for the Radio Corporation of America after it acquires Victor.

1955 - Frank Sinatra introduces the song "Love And Marriage" on the NBC television production of "Our Town" as well as acting in the special. Sinatra will later record the song (specially written by Sammy Cahn and his new partner James Van Heusen), for release on Capitol Records.

65 Years Ago Today In 1961 - The Pendletones (later to become The Beach Boys) record the titles "Luau" and "Surfin'" at their first recording session. It's held in Hite Morgan's living room studio at 2511 Mayberry Street, Los Angeles, California. Check out the liner notes for "Lost & Found" for more information about the session.

1957 - Tenor saxophonist John Coltrane, with Lee Morgan on trumpet, Curtis Fuller on trombone, Kenny Drew on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums, records the three takes of the title "Lazy Bird", six takes of "Moment's Notice", nine takes of "Blue Train", eleven takes of "Locomotion", and twelve takes of "I'm Old Fashioned" at engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Hackensack, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue take 3 of "Lazy Bird", "Moment's Notice", take 9 of "Blue Train" with the piano solo from take 8 edited in, "Locomotion", and "I'm Old Fashioned" on Coltrane's album "Blue Train" (BLP1577) and on the CD release of "Blue Train" (BN 8-53428-2) with the addition of take 2 of "Lazy Bird" and take 8 of "Blue Train".

1975 - Pink Floyd's album "Wish You Were Here" is released by Harvest Records, a division of EMI, in the UK and on Columbia Records in the United States. Capitol Records currently releases all the Pink Floyd albums, and released a 25th anniversary CD edition of "Wish You Were Here" on April 25, 2000.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1959 - John Berry, singer and Capitol Records Nashville artist (1992-1998) is born in Aiken, South Carolina. 

1970 - Craig Montoya, the bass player with the band Red Spector and the Capitol Records band Everclear (1992-2003), is born Craig Aloysius Montoya in Spokane, Washington.

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1942 - It's a Monday and Capitol Records' sixth ever release includes just one single, but what a single! It is Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra's "Trav'lin' Light" with vocals by Lady Day (Billie Holiday), featuring Skip Layton on saxophone, with "You Were Never Lovelier" with vocals by trumpeter Larry Neil on the flipside (Capitol 116).

1953 - Vocalist Chuck Miller, with Dave Cavanaugh conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "After All", "Three Days Out (Seven To Go)", "One By One (Count Your Blessings)", "Am I To Blame", and "The Pucker-Nut Tree" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "After All" and "The Pucker-Nut Tree" together as a single (Capitol 2700 on 10" shellac and F2700 on 7" vinyl), "One By One (Count Your Blessings)" and "Am I To Blame" together as a single (Capitol 2613), and has yet to issue "Three Days Out (Seven To Go)".

1957 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Love Is The Thing" is #5 on The Billboard magazine's Most Played By Jockeys chart and #11 on the magazine's Best Selling Pop Albums chart and his album "This Is Nat 'King' Cole" is #22 also on the magazine's Best Selling Pop Albums chart. Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Send For Me" is #8 on The Billboard magazine's R&B Best Sellers In Stores chart, #11 on the magazine's Most Played R&B By Jockeys chart, #14 on The Billboard magazine's Top 100 Sides and Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles charts, and #21 on The Billboard magazine's Best Sellers In Stores and Most Played By Disk Jockey's charts. Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "With You On My Mind" is #47 and its flipside "(The Song Of) Raintree County" is #53 also on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart. "Send For Me"'s flipside, "My Personal Possession" with The Four Knights, is #87 also on The Billboard magazine's Top 100 Sides chart.

1958 - Vocalist Peggy Lee, with Jack Marshall's Music and The Evelyn Freeman Singers (lineups unlisted), records the titles "Light Of Love" and "Sweetheart" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol F4071) and also on Lee's EP "Alright, Okay, You Win" (EAP-1-1213).

1962 - Dean Elliott and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) recorded the titles "Where Or When", "And The Angels Sing", "Ramblin' Rose" and "The Very Thought Of You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Elliott's album "Heartstrings" (T/ST 1864).

1962 - Vocalists Charles Nelson Reilly and Robert Morse, with Elliot Lawrence directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "You're The Top", "The Game", and "Siberia" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the duo's album "A Jolly Theatrical Season" (T/ST 1862).

1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #13 on KRLA's Top Thirty survey in Los Angeles, California.

1963 - The Beach Boys' Capitol Records single "Surfer Girl", with "Little Deuce Coupe" on the flipside, peaks at #7 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. Also, Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Ramblin' Rose" is #60 on Billboard magazine's Top LPs chart, his single "That Sunday, That Summer" is #63 on Billboard magazine's Hot 100 Singles chart, and his single "Mister Wishing Well" is #37 on C-FUN's C-Funtastic Fifty chart in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

1968 - The Beatles' Apple Records single "Hey Jude", with "Revolution" on the flipside and distributed by Capitol Records in the United States, debuts on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1968 - Quicksilver Messenger Service (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Calvary" and "E Instrumental" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Cavalry" on the group's album "Happy Trails" (ST-120). No issuing information is listed for "E Instrumental".

1970 - Capitol Records releases Tennessee Ernie Ford's single "Rainy Night In Georgia" with "Let The Lovelight In Your Eyes Lead Me On" on the flipside.

1983 - Ronald McNeir, with unlisted others, records the titles "Light My Fire", "Is This What Happens To A Love", and "Hello Stranger" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Light My Fire" and "Is This What Happens To A Love" on McNeir's mini-album "The Ronnie McNeir Experience" (MLP-15015). No issuing information is listed for "Hello Stranger".

1983 - Lisa Dal Bello, with unlsted others, records the title "Path Of Least Resistance" in an unlisted studio. Capitol Records will issue the title on Dal Bello's album "Woman Four Says" (ST-12318).

1992 - Capitol Records releases Blind Melon's self-titled debut album "Blind Melon" (although other listings give its release date as September 22, 1992) and the compilation album "Christmas On The Range: Cowboy Classics From Capitol Records".

1992 - Bunny Brunel on a 1956 Lavello upright bass made in Paris, France with Labella strings, a Rick Turner piezzo bridge pick-up and a Bartolini/Brunel magnetic pick-up, played through a Korg A5 and a Carvin amplifier, Mike Stern on guitar, Billy Childs on piano, Vinnie Colaiuta on drums, begin sessions for their "Dedication" album at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California with engineers Bernie Kirsh and Leslie N.Jones and executive producers Denis Lacharme and Antonie Olivier and record the titles "Fall", "Falling Grace", "Dolphin Dance", "Pinocchio", "Song For Bill & Eddie", "Stella By Starlight", "Pebble Beach", "Relaxin' At Camarillo", "Someday My Prince Will Come", and, with the addition of Chick Corea on piano, "Twelve Bars For Lieberstraum" which will be released on CD in France by Musidisc (500362).

1999 - Capitol Records releases The Beatles' remastered soundtrack album "Yellow Submarine" in the United States, one day after EMI had released it in the rest of the world.

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1957 - The Crickets' Brunswick single "That'll Be The Day", with "I'm Looking For Someone To Love" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Best Sellers In Stores chart.

1959 - Bill Britten begins playing Bozo and a number of other characters on "The Bozo Show" on WPIX Channel 11 in New York City. He'll stay with the show until April 1964. Capitol Records' VP of Children's Records, Alan Livingston, created Bozo in 1946.

1999 - Capitol Jazz, a subsidiary of Blue Note Records, releases The Benny Goodman Trio's compilation album "The Complete Capitol Trios" on CD. Blue Note Records is owned by Capitol Records.

1999 - Blue Note Records releases the 2 CD RVG edition of Sonny Rollins' album "A Night At The Village Vanguard". Blue Note's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Records.