SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1930 - Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophonist, Capitol (his first recording sessions were with Bab Gonzales and His Orchestra in 1949), Prestige, Blue Note, Contemporary, Riverside, Period, Verve, MetroJazz, Old Style, RCA Victor, Impulse!, Milestone Victor Japan, Milestone, Emarcy, and Doxy (along with many others) recording artist, is born Theodore Walter Rollins in New York City, New York
1968 - Patrick Hoelck, filmmaker, photographer, and director of the music videos for Capitol Records artists Lisa Marie Presley ("Dirty Laundry" and "Idiot"), Sky Sweetnam ("Billy S"), and Yellowcard ("Way Away"), is born Patrick Brian Hoelck in Santa Monica, California.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
60 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Love Is The Thing" is #5 on The Billboard magazine's Best Selling Pop Albums chart and his single "Send For Me" is #3 on The Billboard magazine's Most Played R&B By Jockeys chart, #5 on the magazine's R&B Best Sellers In Stores chart, #11 on The Billboard magazine's Top 100 Sides and Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles charts, and #12 along with the single's flipside "My Personal Possession" with The Four Knights, on The Billboard magazine's Best Sellers In Stores chart. "My Personal Possession" is #51 also on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart. Also, the issue of TV Guide magazine with today's date contains the article "Nat "King" Cole Has An Important Role On Television" and the issue of Jet magazine with today's date contains the article "A Step In The Right Direction: Nat "King" Cole Discusses His Role In Television".
60 Years Ago Today In 1957 - The Hollywood String Quartet (lineup unlisted) record Schubert's "Quintent N° ?" with Anthony Pini on piano, Haydn's "Quartet In D Minor, Opus 76, N° 2", and Mozart's "Quartet N° 17 In B Flat Major, K. 458" in EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London, England for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles. Capitol's Classical Music catalog is now owned by Warner Classics which also has yet to issue any of the titles.

1959 - Capitol Records releases The Kingston Trio's single "A Worried Man", with "San Miguel" on the flipside, which were both recorded in Studio B of The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California

55 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #14 on KRLA's Top Thirty survey in Los Angeles, California.

1963 - A live performance by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis (aka The Rat Pack) in the Copa Room at The Sands is recorded and will be released as "The Rat Pack Live at the Sands" by Capitol Records in 2001 on CD and cassette.
1964 - Capitol Records releases the compilation album "The Big Hits From England And The USA", which features tracks by Peter & Gordon, The Beatles, Al Martino and others, in mono (T 2125) and duophonic (DT 2125)
50 Years Ago Today In 1967 - Band tracks, using arrangements by G. Sonneborn, are recorded in Cologne, Germany by a chorus and studio orchestra (lineup unlisted) for Wanda Jackson's titles "Abschiedrosen", "Der Mond Ist Der Freund Der Verliebten", "Addio My Love", and "Vom Winde Verweht". Jackson will record vocal overdubs for the titles in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California on November 7 and 8, 1967. Capitol Records will issue "Abscheidrosen" and "Addio My Love" together as a single in Germany (K23602) and "Der Mond Ist Der Frueund Der Verlibten" and "Vom Winde Verweht" together as a single in Germany (K23601) and all the titles in Germany on the album "Wanda Jackson - Made In Germany" (SMK 74383).
50 Years Ago Today In 1967 - Jimmy Bryant's Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Change Me", "My Kinda Lovin'", "If That's The Fashion", and "A Broken Heart Hasn't Got A Thing To Lose" in Los Angeles, California. After vocal overdubs by Norma Lee are recorded for the titles "My Kinda Lovin", "If That's The Fashion", and "A Broken Heart Hasn't Got A Thing To Lose" in Los Angeles on November 30, 1967, Capitol Records will issue "My Kinda Lovin'" and "If That's The Fashion" together as a single (Capitol 2098) as by Norma Lee and have yet to issue either "Change Me" or "A Broken Heart Hasn't Got A Thing To Lose".

1969 - Everett McKinley Dirksen, Republican senator from Illinois and Capitol Records recording artist (1966-1967), dies at age 73 in Washington, D.C. during lung surgery.

45 Years Ago Today In 1972 - At two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, vocalist Lori Jacobs, with unlisted others, records the titles "Crack Of Dawn (I'll Be Gone)" and "Your Love" at the first session and "My Lovin' Man" and "Hung Up" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Jacob's album "Free" (ST-11134) and an edited version of "Crack Of Dawn (I'll Be Gone)" as a single (Capitol 3620) with "I've Never Been A Fool Like This Before" (recorded September 8, 1972) on the flipside.

45 Years Ago Today In 1972 - The Raspberries (Eric Carmen and Wally Bryson on vocals and guitar, Dave Smalley on electric bass, and Jim Bonfanti on drums) record the titles "Let's Pretend", "Drivin' Around", "If You Change Your Mind", and "I Reach For The Light" at The Record Plant studios in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Let's Pretend" as a single (Capitol 3546) with "Every Way I Can" (recorded September 6, 1972) on the flipside, "Drivin' Around" as a single (Capitol 3885) with "Might As Well" (recorded September 5, 1972) on the flipside, and all the titles on the group's album "Fresh" (ST-11123).

40 Years Ago Today In 1977 - Vocalist Al Martino records vocal overdubs in Los Angeles, California on top of instrumental tracks recorded by an orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by Harold Wheeler on August 16, 1977 for the titles "After The Lovin'", "Can't Get Over You", "Only A Dream Away", and "The Leaving Game". After additional overdubs are recorded for all titles on September 16 and 19, 1977 and vocal overdubs by vocalist Kathy Keates are recorded for the title "Only A Dream Away", Capitol Records will issue "After The Lovin'" as a single (Capitol 4508) with "The Next Hundred Years" (recorded September 13, 1977) on the flipside, "Only A Dream Away" as a single (Capitol 4798) with "I Think About You" (recorded September 20, 1979) on the flipside, and all the titles on Martino's album "The Next Hundred Years" (ST-11741).

1978 - Tavares (brothers Ralph, Pooch, Chubby, Butch, and Tiny Tavares) record the titles "Straight From Your Heart", "Never Had A Love Like This Before", and "My Love Calls" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the songs on the group's album "Madam Butterfly" (SW-11874).

1981 - Levon Helm, drummer for Capitol Records group The Band, marries Sandra Dodd, whom he met in Los Angeles in 1974 at the pool at a Sunset Boulevard hotel where he was, in Woodstock, New York
1991 - Capitol Records' international marketing division releases a promotional cassette for Richard Thompson called "Live In Ventura" that includes the tracks “Turning Of The Tide”, “I Misunderstood”, “1952 Vincent Black Lightning”, “Shoot Out The Lights”, “I Feel So Good”, “Now That I Am Dead”, “Two Left Feet”, “Waltzing’s For Dreamers”, “Valerie”, and “Don’t Roll Those Bloodshot Eyes At Me”
2004 - Capitol Records releases The Smithereens' 2 CD compilation set "From Jersey It Came! The Smithereens Anthology"

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1921 - Arthur Ferrante, composer, pianist, and member of United Artist Records (1960-1979) duo Ferrante & Teicher, is born in New York City, New York. Universal Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company, currently owns the United Artists catalog.
1929 - Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophonist, composer, and Blue Note Records artist, is born Theodore Walter Rollins in New York City, New York. Universal Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company, currently owns the Blue Note Records catalog.
1963 - Easy-E, rapper, founding member of the Ruthless Records group N.W.A., solo artist, record producer, owner of Ruthless Records, is born Eric Wright in Compton, California. Capitol Records, after it acquired Priority Records, currently owns the Ruthless Records catalog.
1969 - The last episode of the cartoon series "The Beatles" airs on ABC-TV network in the United States
35 Years Ago Today In 1982 - Vocalist Marty Balin, with unlisted others, records the title "All We Really Need" for EMI-America at an unlisted studio. No issuing information is listed.
1984 - EMI America Records releases Queensrÿche's album "The Warning". EMI America's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company, EMI Music Group.
20 Years Ago Today In 1997 - Derek Taylor, press officer for The Beatles for much of their career, dies at his home in Suffolk, England, at the age of 65 after several years of battling cancer
2003 - Warren Zevon, singer, songwriter, and Virgin Records America artist, dies of cancer at his home in Los Angeles, California at age 56. I worked on the production of the design of Zevon's "Sentimental Hygiene" album with freelance designer Margo Chase and designed the packaging for the promotional 12" singles for "Boom Boom Mancini" and "Detox Mansion". I met Warren first at Virgin's offices where I also met his manager Andy Slater who would go on to become president of Capitol Records in 2001. I ran into Warren one night at Book Soup on Sunset Boulevard in 1988 after I had been laid off from Virgin. He recognized me and asked how things were going. A truly nice guy.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1908 - Max Kaminsky, bandleader and trumpet player who worked in the bands of "Pee Wee" Russell, and Capitol Records artists Benny Goodman, Red Nichols, Ray Noble, and Alvino Rey (although he didn't record on any of their sessions for Capitol), is born in Brockton, Massachusetts
90 Years Ago Today In 1927 - Philo Farnsworth transmits the first television image. It's the image of a dollar sign (pretty accurate prediction on what the main concern of the industry would be) made up of 60 horizontal lines using a dissector tube, the basis of all current electronic television signals, developed by Farnsworth.
1936 - Buddy Holly, singer, songwriter, and bandleader of Buddy Holly And The Crickets, is born Charles Harden Holley in Lubbock, Texas. The publishing rights for his catalog are currently owned by Paul McCartney, through his company MPL Communications, who will commemorate Holly's 40th birthday in 1976 with the inauguration of "Buddy Holly Week"' in the U.K.
1954 - Alan Freed begins his first shift as a deejay at radio station WINS in New York City after being at WJW in Cleveland, Ohio.
50 Years Ago Today In 1967 - "The Flying Nun", starring Sally Field, premieres on ABC-TV