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| The Wallichs Family: Mrs. Dorothy Wallichs, Glenn Wallichs, their daughters Linda and Susan, and Glenn's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Wallichs at a luncheon honoring Glenn on the groundbreaking of The Capitol Tower on September 27, 1954. It was also Glenn and Dorothy's 21st wedding anniversary. |
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
90 Years Ago Today In 1927 - Bud Powell, composer, pianist, member of the Capitol Records band Cootie Williams and His Orchestra and a solo Blue Note Records artist, is born Earl Powell in New York City, New York
ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
70 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Vocalist and guitarist Tex Williams and His Western Caravan (Cactus Soldi and Harry Simms on fiddles, Ossie Godson on piano, Pedro De Paul on accordion, Jimmy Bryant on electric guitar, Smokey Rogers on guitar and banjo, Spike Featherstone on harmonica, Deuce Spriggens on bass, and Muddy Berry on drums), record the title "Never Trust A Woman" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol Americana 40054) with "(Then You'll Know) What It Means To Be Blue" (recorded September 8, 1947) on the flipside.
65 Years Ago Today In 1952 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" is tied at #10 with Johnnie Ray's Columbia Records release of the same song, his single "Somewhere Along The Way" is #13, his single "Because Your Mine" is tied at #17 with Mario Lanza's RCA Victor release of the same song, and his single "Faith Can Move Mountains is tied at #26 with Johnnie Ray's Columbia Records release of the same song on Cash Box magazines Best Selling Singles chart.
1954 - Ground breaking occurs for the world's first round office building – The Capitol Tower – when Capitol Records' president Glenn Wallichs uses a bulldozer instead of a traditional shovel to start construction. The ceremony is emceed by Don Wilson with many Capitol Records artists and executives attending as well as local politicians. Later that day, Capitol Records president Glenn Wallichs is roasted by local Los Angeles radio disc jockeys at a lunch hosted by The Los Angeles Ad Club, with emcee Dean Martin. Both events are recorded and pressed as the souvenir two record 10" 33 RPM album called "Glenn Wallichs' Day" which is given to employees and others. Wallichs and his wife Dorothy will then continue to celebrate their 21st wedding anniversary.
60 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album is "Love Is The Thing" is #1 on WMCA's Albums chart and Cole's single "With You On My Mind" is #27 on the stations's Weekly Survey in New York City, New York.
60 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Trombonist Walter "Pee Wee" Hunt and pianist Lou Busch (as Joe "Fingers" Carr), with an orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Jealous", "Minnie The Mermaid", "and "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Minnie The Mermaid" and "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" on the album "Joe "Fingers" Carr - Class Of '25" (T 935) and have yet to issue the take of "Jealous" recorded at this session but will issue a take of the title recorded on September 28, 1957 also on the album.
55 Years Ago Today In 1962 - During two sessions held this day in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California, guitarist Laurindo Almeida and The Bossa Nova All Stars Don Fagerquist on trumpet, Justin Gordon on flute, Bob Cooper on tenor saxophone, Jimmy Rowles on organ, Howard Roberts and Al Viola on guitars, Max Bennett on bass, Shelly Manne on drums, and Milt Holland and Chico Guerrero on percussion) record the titles "One Note Samba", "Ramblin' Rose", and "Maria" at the first session and the titles "Petite Fleur", "Lollipops And Roses", and "Lazy River" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "Viva Bossa Nova!" (T/ST 1759).
55 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Vocalist and tenor saxophonist Sam Butera and The Witnesses (Morgan Thomas on trumpet, Lou Sineaux on trombone, John Nagy on piano, Allan Seltzer on guitar, Roland "Rolly Dee" Diorio on bass, and James Vincent Faraci on drums) record the titles "I Feel Good All Over" and "Later, Baby, Later" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 4862).
55 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Vocalists Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks record the title "2000 And Two Year Old Man" with producer Nick Venet in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California before a live audience. Capitol Records will issue the title on the album "Carl Reiner And Mel Brooks At The Cannes Film Festival" (T 1815) and on the album "Best Of The 2000 Year Old Man" (ST 2981).
55 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Dalton Smith, Marvin Stamm, Bob Behrendt, Keith LaMotte, and Gary Slavo on trumpets, Bob Fitzpatrick, Bud Parker, and Tom Ringo on trombones, Jim Amlotte on bass trombone, 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) record the titles "Septuor From Antares" and "Artemis And Apollo" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street In Hollywood, California between 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Kenton's album "Adventures In Time" (Capitol T/ST 1844).
55 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Vocalist Faron Young, with Floyd Cramer on piano, Thomas "Grady" Martin on electric guitar, Harold Ray Bradley on rhythm guitar and tic tac guitar, Ray Edenton on rhythm guitar, Floyd "Lightnin' Chance or Bob Moore on bass, and Murrey M. "Buddy" Harman Jr. on drums) and The Anita Kerr Singers (vocal chorus with unlisted lineup), records the titles "Safely In Love Again" and "Down By The River" at the Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol F4868), "Safely In Love Again" on Young's album "Falling In Love" (T/DT 2307) and "Down By The River" on Young's album "The All-Time Great Hits Of Faron Young" (T/DT 1876).
1964 - Capitol Records group The Beach Boys make their first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show"
1965 - Stan Kenton begins three straight days of sessions, recording tracks for his Capitol Records album "Stan Kenton Conducts The Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra", at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California
1966 - Soupy Sales records the titles "Use Your Noggin'", "The Backwards Alphabet", and the as yet unissued take of the title "You Came A Long Way From St. Louis" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 5766).
50 Years Ago Today In 1967 - Gordon Waller, of Capitol Records group Peter and Gordon, records the track "So Long Dad" by Randy Newmann, but the track is never released
50 Years Ago Today In 1967 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, Earle Hagen conducts His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "To Florence With Love", "The Golden Age", "The Voice In The Wind", and "Domingo" at the first session and the titles "The Islands In The Sea", "There's No Escape", "Sophia", and "The International Set" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Hagen's album "I Spy" (T/ST 2839).
1973 - Tennessee Ernie Ford records the tracks "Bits And Pieces Of Life", which will be released as the flipside of Ford's Capitol Records single "Come On Down" on June 24, 1974, and "Smokey Taverns, Bar Room Girls", which will have the track "The Devil Ain't A Lonely Woman's Friend" as its flipside when it's released as a single on October 13, 1975
1973 - Grand Funk's Capitol Records single "We're An American Band", a version of which Capitol has pressed on gold-colored vinyl, is still #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart
40 Years Ago Today In 1977 - Tavares (lineup unlisted) records the title "Ready For Love" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. No issuing information is listed.
(Session #21675) LA,September 27,1977
40 Years Ago Today In 1977 - Pousette-Dart Band (lineup unlisted) record the title "Louisanna" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's album "Pousette-Dart Band 3" (SW-11781).
1979 - Jimmy McCulloch, lead guitarist with the Capitol Records band Wings as well as a member of the bands Thunderclap Newman and Stone The Crows, dies in London, England at age 26 of a heart failure due to overuse of heroin, morphine, alcohol and marijuana
35 Years Ago Today In 1982 - T-Connection (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Superstar" and "The Game Of Life" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the band's album "The Game Of Life" (ST-12264).
35 Years Ago Today In 1982 - Capitol Records registers the masters for Earl Klugh's titles "Back In Central Park", "(If You Want To) Be My Love", "Low Ride", "Just Like Yesterday", "If You're Still In Love With Me", "I Never Thought I'd Leave You", "Christina", and "Night Drive" and will issue all the titles on Klugh's album "Low Ride" (ST-12253).
1995 - Rosemary Clooney begins four straight days of sessions, recording tracks for her album "Dedicated To Nelson", at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California
2005 - Capitol Records releases: Blind Melon's compilation album "Tones Of Home: The Best Of Blind Melon" on CD and their concert film "Live At The Metro" on DVD; The Band's "A Musical History", a box set covering The Band's recording career from 1963 to 1976, with 37 previously unreleased tracks; and the Christmas compilation "Christmas Cocktails Part Three" as part of its Ultra-Lounge series2010 - Buddy Morrow (born Muni Zudekoff on February 8, 1919 in New Haven, Connecticut), trombonist, bandleader of The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra for over 30 years (last playing with the band three days earlier on September 24, 2010 in Ormond Beach, Florida) and Capitol Records session artist for recordings by Nat "King" Cole, Mel Tormé (including a duet with Tormé and Peggy Lee), Jackie Gleason and Arte Shaw, dies at his home in Maitland, Florida at age 91.
ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1954 - NBC-TV broadcasts the nationwide debut of "Tonight!" (later renamed "The Tonight Show"), hosted by future Capitol Records artist Steve Allen. It is also Allen's new wife's (they married on July 31, 1954), motion picture and television actress Jayne Meadows, birthday. She was born Jayne Meadows Cotter in Wuchang, China in 1920.
1961 - Liberty Records releases Johnny Burnette's single "God, Country and My Baby" with "Honestly I Do" on the flipside. Capitol Records currently owns Liberty's catalog
1963 - Parlophone Records, a subsidiary of EMI, releases Cillia Black's first single, "Love of the Loved", in the United Kingdom. Capitol Records will later distribute Black's releases in the United States.
ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1885 - Joseph McCarthy, lyricist (best known for the Broadway musicals "Irene", "Kid Boots", and "Rio Rita" as well as the songs "You Made Me Love You", "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows", "In My Sweet Little Alice Blue Gown", and "Rio Rita"), is born in Somerville, Massachusettes
1898 - Vincent Youmans, musician, composer ("Hit The Deck", "Great Day!", "No, No Nanette" {w/Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II}, "I Know That You Know (w/Harbach}, "More Than You Know", "Rise ’n’ Shine", "Flying Down To Rio", "The Carioca" and many more), and Songwriters’ Hall of Fame inductee, is born in New York City, New York
1936 - Don Cornelius, television show creator (best known for the syndicated show "Soul Train" which he hosted from 1971-1994 and still produces), is born in Chicago, Illinois
1938 - It's a Tuesday and trombonist Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (Al Mastren and Paul Tanner also on trombones, Johnny Austin, Louis Mucci, and Bob Price on trumpets, Hal McIntyre on alto saxophone, Stanley Aronson on alto and baritone saxophones, Wilbur Schwartz on clarinet and alto saxophone, Tex Beneke on tenor saxophone, Bill Stegmeyer on alto and tenor saxophones, Chummy MacGregor on piano, Rowland Bundock on bass, and Bob Spangler on drums) record the titles "My Reverie" using an arrangement by Glenn Miller and vocals by Ray Eberle, "By The River Of Minnetonka (Indian Love Call): Part 1" and "By The River Of Minnetonka (Indian Love Call): Part 2" both arranged by Glenn Miller with chant vocal by The Orchestra and Tex Beneke also on clarinet, and "King Porter Stomp" at Victor Studios in New York City, New York from 2:00 PM to 4:15 PM.
Bluebird Records, a subsidary of RCA Victor, will issue "My Reverie" and "King Porter Stomp" together as a single (7853-A and 7853-B) and both parts of "By The River Of Minnetonka (Indian Love Call) together as a single (7780-A and 7780-B).
75 Years Ago Today In 1942 - Four years to the day after their first recording session for Bluebird Records, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra give their final civilian performance before Miller enters the U.S. Army at the Central Theater in Passaic County, New Jersey.
70 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Meat Loaf, actor and singer, is born Marvin Lee Aday in Dallas, Texas
1975 - "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" opens in theaters.
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