AUGUST 5, 2017

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1926 - Jeri Southern, pianist, vocalist, and Decca (1951-1958), Roulette (1958), and Capitol Records (1958-1960) artist, was born Genevieve Lillian Hering in Royal, Nebraska.
1964 - MCA, of the Grand Royal/Capitol Records trio The Beastie Boys, is born Adam Nathaniel Yauch in Brooklyn, New York.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1948 - The Unnatural Seven (uncredited members of Red Ingle and The Natural Seven but Red did not attend the session), with Karen Tedder on vocals, Jim Hawthorne as "Enrohtwah" doing the recitation, and members of the Pasadena Uke Club on ukuleles, record the title "Serutan Yob" at Radio Recorders' studios in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records would issue the song as a single (Capitol 15210) with "Oh! Nick-O Deemo" (recorded between 9:30 PM and 2:00 AM on December 5 and 6, 1947) on the flipside.
1950 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Mona Lisa" is #1 on the singles charts. "Mona Lisa" was originally the flip side of single "The Greatest Inventor Of Them All" until it got more airplay.
1960 - Judy Garland returns to EMI's London studios with Norrie Paramour conducting the orchestra to record the tracks "Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe", "Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody", "You Go To My Head", and a medley of "You Made Me Love You" with "For Me and My Gal" and "The Trolley Song"
55 Years Ago Today In 1962 - The Cannonball Adderley Sextet (Nat Adderley on clarinet, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on alto saxophone, Yusef Lateef on tenor saxophone, flute, and oboe, Joe Zawinul on piano, Sam Jones bass, Louis Hayes on drums) perform a concert at a jazz festival in Belgium as part of their Comlain La Tour which is recorded and includes the titles "P Bouk", "A Few Words From Cannonball", "Work Song", "More Words From Cannonball", "Trouble In Mind", and "Dizzy's Business". Capitol Records will issue the recording on the CD "Cannonball In Europe" (5-60437-2).

50 Years Today In 1967 - Vocalist Kay Adams, with Cliffie Stone and His Group (lineup unlisted) records overdubs for the titles "I Let A Stranger (Buy The Wine)", "Husband Stealer", "Get Out Of My Heart", and "Cheatin' Good Time" in Los Angeles, California. Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, will issue the final mixes of all the titles on Adams' album "Alcohol & Tears" (ST 5087).

40 Years Ago Today In 1977 - Vocalist La Costa, with unlisted others, records overdubs for the titles "I Still Love You" and "Play Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of both titles on La Costa's self-titled album "La Costa" (ST-11713).

35 Years Ago Today In 1982 - Vocalist Ebonee Webb, with unlisted others, records the titles "Is Your Husband Married?", "Coldblodded Lady", "Here My Love Is", "Do You Want My Love", "Give Me A Little Sign", "Too Hot To Be Cool", "Don't Ever Stop Loving Me", and " What's That You're Doing" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles, except "Is Your Husband Married?" on Webb's album "Too Hot" (ST-12250), a edited version of "Too Hot To Be Cool" on the soundtrack album ""Bad Boys" (Music From The Motion Picture)" (ST-12272), and has yet to issue "Is Your Husband Married?".

35 Years Ago Today In 1982 - Gary O'Connor, with unlisted others, records the title "One Time For Old Times" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue the title.

35 Years Ago Today In 1982 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, vocalist Rick Nelson, with unlisted others, records the title "Give 'Em My Number" at the first session and "Switchboard Suzy" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Give 'Em My Number" as a single (Capitol 5178) with "No Fair Falling In Love" (recorded May 28 1982) on the flipside and has yet to issue "Switchboard Suzy".

30 Years Ago Today In 1987 - Lorelei, with unlisted others, records the title "Passion And The Pain" in a unlisted location for Capitol Records, no issuing information is listed.

1991 - Capitol Records releases the CD compilation "Cole Porter: Anything Goes" as part of its "Capitol Sings" series

2006 - Ed Thrasher, photographer, designer and Grammy nominated art director with Capitol Records from 1957-1964, dies of cancer at his home in Big Bear Lake, California. According to his son (by former wife and actress Linda Gray), Jeff Thrasher, Ed was working on a book of his historic music photos at the time of his death.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1966 - Parlophone Records, a subsidiary of EMI in the UK, releases The Beatles' album "Revolver" as well as their single "Eleanor Rigby" with "Yellow Submarine" on the flipside. Both will be released by Capitol Records on August 8, 1966
50 Years Ago Today In 1967 - Columbia Records in the UK releases Pink Floyd's debut album "The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn". Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, will release a version of the album, entitled "Pink Floyd" a month later

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL HISTORY
60 Years Ago Today In 1957 - "American Bandstand" debuts on ABC-TV, its first time on network television
55 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Actress Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her bungalow.