OCTOBER 10, 2017

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1950 - Debbi Bush Whiting, daughter of Capitol Records artists Lou (Joe "Fingers" Carr) Busch and Margaret Whiting, is born Deborah Bush in Los Angeles, California at the original Cedars of Lebanon hospital.
1958 - Tanya Tucker, singer, songwriter and Capitol Records Nashville artist, is born Tanya Denise Tucker in Seminole, Texas

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1945 - Pianist Edwin LeMar "Buddy" Cole, with unlisted others, records 10 titles for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. No issuing information is listed. If anyone knows what was recorded. Please leave a comment.
1946 - Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers (on vocals) with Paul Weston and his Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah", "Everybody Has A Laffin' Place", and "Jingle Bells" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 323) and the last track as a promotional Christmas record.
1946 - Cliffie Stone and His Square Dance Band (unlisted lineup) record the tracks "Soldier's Joy", "Ragtime Annie", "Sally Good'n", "Cripple Creek", "The Gal I Left Behind Me", "Bake Them Hoecakes Brown", "Washington And Lee Swing" and "Oh Dem Golden Slippers" as square dances without calls in Los Angeles, California. The listing gives the studio as Capitol Studios, but at that time Capitol Records didn't own its own studio. If anyone knows where this session was recorded, please leave a comment. Capitol Records issues all the tracks, except "Washington And Lee Swing" on the album "Square Dances (Without Calls)" (H 4009) which will be released on Stone's album "Square Dance Favorites (Without Call)" (DAS-402).
1946 - Tex Williams and His Western Caravan (listed as probably Tex Williams on vocals and guitar, with Cactus Soldi and Harry Simms on fiddle Ossie Godson on piano, Pedro De Paul on accordion, Jimmy Bryant on electric guitar, Smokey Rogers on guitar and banjo, Spike Featherstone on harp, Deuce Spriggens on bass, and Muddy Berry on drums) records the tracks "Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out The Barrel)", "Cowboy Polka", "I'm Too Far Gone", and "Blues As A Heartache" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks on Williams' album "Polka!" (AD-56), has yet (as of 2005) to issue the third track and issued the last track as a single (Capitol 40081) with "Don't Telephone-Don't Telegraph (Tell A Woman)" on the flipside.
70 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Karl and Harty (aka Karl Davis and Harty Taylor) record the titles "She's Got The Cutest Eyes", "Don't Mix Whiskey With Women", "You Cooked Your Goose With Me" and "Single Man Blues" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "She's Got The Cutest Eyes" and "Single Man Blues" together as a single (Capitol 40135) and "Don't Mix Whiskey With Women" and "You Cooked Your Goose With Me" together as a single (Capitol 40067).
70 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Paul Weston conducts his own arrangements to His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as it records the titles "Laura" and "Intermezzo (A Love Song)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 15012).
70 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Arthur Smith and His Dixie-Liners (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Sweet Thing", "Yodeling Waltz", "Crazy Blues", and "Orange Blossom Special" in, listed as possibly, Dallas, Texas. Capitol Records issues "Sweet Thing" and "Yodeling Waltz" together as a single (Capitol Americana 40086) and "Crazy Blues" and "Orange Blossom Special" together as a single (Capitol Americana 40068).
70 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys (Thompson on vocals; with Howard "Howdy" Forrester, and Robert "Georgia Slim" Rutland on fiddle; Buddy Woody on accordion; Jack Rivers on guitar; Ralph "Lefty" Nason on steel guitar; and Harold Wesley "Rip" Giersdorff on bass) record the titles "(I've Got A) Humpty Dumpty Heart", "Today", "Don't Flirt With Me", and "Rock In The Ocean" at WFAA Studios in Dallas, Texas. Capitol Records will issue "(I've Got A) Humpty Dumpty Heart" and "Today" together as a single (Capitol Americana 40065) and Don't Flirt With Me" and "Rock In The Ocean" together as a single (Capitol American 400085).
1948 - The Striders (vocalists Charles Strider, Eugene Strider, James Strider and Richard Griffin), overdubbing on band tracks by an unlisted orchestra recorded in New York City on October 1, 1948, record the vocal tracks for "Feather Your Nest", "Pleasin' You As Long As I Live", "Somebody Stole My Rose-Colored Glasses", "I'm A Hesitatin' Fool", and "Die From A Broken Heart". The first track is, as of 2005, unissued. Capitol Records issues the second and third track together as a single (Capitol 15306) and the other tracks, as of 2005, remain unissued.
1949 - Big Red Alton (with Vic Dickenson on trombone; J.D. King and Dave Cavanaugh on tenor saxophones; Harold Morrow on piano; Ulysses Livingstone on guitar; Leonard Bibb on bass; and Zutty Singleton on drums) records the tracks "Let's Get High Together", "I Keep So Many Women", "Winter Blues", and "But She's Not For Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first and third tracks together as a single (57-70058 in its Blue Series) and the second and last track together as a single (Capitol 886).
1949 - Tennessee Ernie Ford, with Cliffie Stone and His Orchestra (Harold Hensley on fiddle-harmony; Billy Liebert on accordion; Merle Travis on electric guitar; Eddie Kirk on guitar; Wesley "Speedy" West on steel guitar; and Stone on bass) records the titles "Put Your Arms Around Me" and "Anticipation Blues" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue"Put Your Arms Around Me" as a single (Capitol 2042) with "Everybody's Got A Girl But Me" on the flipside and "Anticipation Blues" as a single (Capitol 57-40258) with "The Shot Gun Boogie" on the flipside.
1951 - Margaret Whiting, with Lou Busch (her then husband) and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "If I Can Love You In The Morning", "That's For Sure", and "Oops!" in Los Angeles, California on their daughter Debbie's first birthday. Capitol Records will issue "If I Can Love You In The Morning" and "That's For Sure" together as a single (Capitol 1845) and "Oops!" as a single (Capitol 1939) with "Round And 'Round" on the flipside.
1951 - Kay Starr, with Billy May and His Orchestra (May conducts his own arrangements to Lyman Vunk, Chris Griffin, Andy Ferretti, and Hamp Richardson on trumpet; Vernon Brown, Lou McGarity, and Roland Dupont on trombone; Hymie Schertzer, Art Manners, Peanuts Hucko, Al Klink, and Stanley Webb on reeds; Lou Stein on piano; Al Caiola and Art Ryerson on guitar; Jack Lesberg on bass; and Bunny Shawker on drums), records the track "On A Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor", "(Ho Ho Ha Ha) Me Too", "I Got My Arms Open (And My Love Ready), and "Two Brothers" (with John Barrows on french horn; Al Caiola on banjo; Jack Lesberg on bass; Bunny Shawker on drums; and an unlisted male vocal quartet) in New York City, New York. Capitol Records issues the first and last track together as a single (Capitol 1856), the second track as a single (Capitol 2026) with "I Waited A Little Too Long" on the flipside, and the third track on the Collector's Choice CD "The Definitive Kay Starr" (CCM 276-2).
65 Years Ago Today In 1952 - Vocalist and narrator Don Wilson, with The Van Alexander Orchestra (lineup unlisted) using music by Dave Cavanaugh, records the titles "Songs For Little Folks: Part 1", "Songs For Little Folks: Part 2", "Little Songs For Little People: Part 1: London Bridge/Little Miss Muffet/Little Polly Flinders/Pat-A-Cake, Pat-A-Cake/Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary/Jack-A-Dory", and "Little Songs For Little People: Part 2: There Was A Crooked Man/See-Saw, Margery Daw/Little Tommy Tucker/Jack And Jill/Jack Spratt/I Love Little Pussy Cat" at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "Little Songs For Little People: Part 1: London Bridge/Little Miss Muffet/Little Polly Flinders/Pat-A-Cake, Pat-A-Cake/Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary/Jack-A-Dory" and "Little Songs For Little People: Part 2: There Was A Crooked Man/See-Saw, Margery Daw/Little Tommy Tucker/Jack And Jill/Jack Spratt/I Love Little Pussy Cat" on Wilson's children's records album "Don Wilson Sings Little Songs For Little People" (CASF-3151) and has yet to issue "Songs For Little Folks: Part 1" and "Songs For Little Folks: Part 2".
1953 - Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (Anthony, Jack Hohlman, Jack Laubach, Ray Triscari, and Warren Kime on trumpet; Sy Berger, Phil Barron, Ken Schrudder, and Dick Reynolds on trombone; Earl Bergman and Jim Schneider on clarinet and alto saxophone; Bill Usselton and Bill Slapin on tenor saxophone; Leo Anthony on baritone saxophone; Eddie Ryan on piano; Milt Norman on guitar; Don Simpson on bass; and Mel Lewis on drums) record the titles "DC-7" and a new take of "Venezuela" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first track as a single (Capitol 3176) with "Pete Kelly's Blues" on the flipside and, as of 2005, has yet to issue this take of the last title.
1953 - Stan Freberg's Capitol Records single, “St. George and the Dragonet” with "Little Blue Riding Hood" on the flipside, knocks Les Paul and Mary Ford's Capitol Records single "Vaya Con Dios", with "Johnny" on the flipside, out of the #1 spot on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart after an 11 week stay at #1. Freberg's single will stay #1 for 4 weeks, giving Capitol the #1 single in the U.S. for 15 straight weeks in a single year. On the same day, during two sessions, Stan Freberg, with Daws Butler and an unlisted studio orchestra conducted by George Bruns, records the tracks "Most Of The Town" and "That's Right Arthur" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records, as of 2005, has yet to issue either track.
1956 - Capitol Records releases Judy Garland's album "Judy" with arrangements and orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle
1956 - Nat "King" Cole, with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to an orchestra (Harry Edison on trumpet; Murray McEachern, Thomas Pederson, and Paul Tanner on trombone; Juan Tizol on valve trombone; George Roberts on bass trombone; Ted Nash, Champ Webb, and Jim Williamson on reeds; Bill Miller on piano; Joe Comfort on bass; Lee Young on drums & a string section that includes: Alex Beller, Harry Bluestone, Dan Lube, Rickey Marino, Paul Nero, Erno Neufeld, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin, and Gerald Vinci on violins; Alvin Dinkin and David Sterkin on viola; Cy Bernard and Eleanor Aller Slatkin on cello; and Kathryn Julye on harp), records the tracks "One Sun" with a vocal chorus (unlisted lineup) and "You Are My First Love" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Al Hendrickson (on guitar) will later the same day record an overdub for "One Sun" and Capitol Records will issue the final track as a single (Capitol 5549) with "Looking Back" on the flipside and will issue "You Are My First Love" as a single (Capitol F3619) with "Ballerina" on the flipside.
1956 - After Nat "King" Cole's session, Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (not listed but possibly the same lineup as in the Cole session, with Riddle again conducting his own arrangements), record the tracks "Sea Of Dreams" and, for radio D.J. Norm Prescott, "Norm Prescott Theme" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records, as of 2005, has yet to issue either track.
1956 - The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted), conducted by Felix Slatkin, records "Pavane For A Dead Princess" by Ravel, "Galop from 'The Comedians', Opus 26" by Kabalevsky, and "Pizzicato Polka from 'Sylvia'" by Delibes in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issue all the tracks on the album "Symphonic Dances" (P-8369)
60 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Ed Leddy, Billy Catalano, Lee Katzman, Sam Noto, and Phil Gilbert on trumpet; Jim Amlotte, Kent Larsen, Archie Le Coque, Don Reed, and Ken Shroyer on trombone; Lennie Niehaus on alto saxophone; Steve Perlow on alto saxophone and baritone saxophone; Wayne Dunstan and Bill Perkins on tenor saxophone; Bill Robinson on baritone saxophone; Red Kelly on bass; and Jerry McKenzie on drums), record the titles "They Didn't Believe Me", "Baby, You're Tough" "Artistry In Blues" and "Lemon Twist" at The Rendevous Ballroom in Balboa Beach, California during the fourth day of a live performances at the venue. Capitol Records will issue "They Didn't Believe Me" on Kenton's album "Rendezvous With Kenton" (T 932), "Baby You're Tough" and "Lemon Twist" together as a single (Capitol F3836), and "Artistry In Blues" on the compilation album "Capitol Jazz Classics, Volume 2: Stan Kenton - Artistry In Jazz" (M-11027).
60 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Roy Eldridge, with Russell Garcia and Strings, begin two straight days of sessions for his Verve Records album "That Warm Feeling" at The Capitol Tower Studios, in Hollywood, California. On the same day, Stan Getz and The Oscar Peterson Trio record their entire Verve records album "Stan Getz And The Oscar Peterson Trio". If anyone knows if this was a split session, of if they used separate studios, please leave a comment.
60 Years Ago Today In 1957 - The Capitol Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Carmen Dragon, records Bizet's "Prelude To Act I from 'Carmen'", Smetana's "Dance Of The Comedians From 'The Bartered Bride'", and "Overture To 'Die Fledermaus'" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the Orchestra's album "A World Of Music - Carmen Dragon Conducting The Capitol Symphony Orchestra" (P-8412).
1958 - Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Moon Tide", "In My Heart", and "Who Can Tell?" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records has, of 2005, yet to issue any of the tracks.
1958 - Larry Hovis, with Jack Marshall's Music (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Polka Dots And Moonbeams", "Love-Wise", "Nice To Be In Love", and "But Beautiful" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Hovis' album "My Heart Belongs To Only You" (T 1218).
1959 - Peggy Lee, with an unlisted orchestra conducted by Jack Marshall and The Jimmy Joyce Children vocal group on background vocals, record the tracks "The Tree", "The Christmas List", and "Where Do I Go From Here" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol F4311) and "Where Do I Go From Here" as a single (F4298) with "You Deserve" on the flip side.
1959 - Capitol Records releases Tennessee Ernie Ford's album "Sixteen Tons" five years after the single was a hit
1959 - More than twelve thousand people braved a pouring rainstorm to hear Stan Kenton's Orchestra (Bud Brisbois, Dalton Smith, Bill Mathieu, Rolf Ericson, and Roger Middleton on trumpet; Archie Le Coque, Kent Larsen, and Don Sebesky on trombone; Jim Amlotte, and Bob Knight on bass trombone; Charlie Mariano on alto saxophone; Bill Trujillo and Ronnie Rubin on tenor saxophone; Jack Nimitz and Marvin Holladay on baritone saxophone; Stan Kenton or Joe Castro on piano; Pete Chivily on bass; Jimmy Campbell on drum; and Mike Pacheco on timbales and bongos) and vocalists June Christy and The Four Freshmen (Bob Flanigan on vocals, trombone, and bass; Ross Barbour on vocals and drums; Don Barbour on vocals and guitar; and Ken Albers on vocals, trumpet and mellophone) perform two consecutive shows in Lafayette, Indiana at the Music Hall at Purdue University. The titles "Artistry In Rhythm", "Stompin' At The Savoy", "My Old Flame", "The Big Chase", "I Want To Be Happy" (with vocals by June Christy), "It's A Most Unusual Day" (with vocals by June Christy and just Joe Castro on piano and unlisted bass and drums players), "Midnight Sun" (with vocals by June Christy), "Kissing Bug (with vocals by June Christy), "Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered" (with vocals by June Christy and just Joe Castro on piano and unlisted bass and drums players), "How High The Moon (with vocals by June Christy), and "Yardbird Suite (Brief Theme)" are performed at the first show between 7:30 PM and 9:30 PM. The titles "Day In, Day Out" (with vocals by The Four Freshman using an arrangement by Gene Roland), "Angel Eyes" (with vocals by The Four Freshman using an arrangement by Pete Rugolo), "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" (with vocals by The Four Freshman), "Paper Doll" (with vocals by The Four Freshman), "Them There Eyes" (with vocals by The Four Freshman), "King Fish (Brief Theme)", "Love For Sale", "September Song" (with vocals by June Christy and The Four Freshman), "Walking Shoes" (with scat melody by June Christy and The Four Freshmen), "The Peanut Vendor" (with scat melody by June Christy and The Four Freshmen), and "Artistry In Rhythm (Theme)" are performed at the second show between 10:00 PM and 1:00 AM on October 11, 1959. Capitol Records recorded both shows and will issue all titles listed above, except "How High The Moon" (another version of the title, recorded by Christy on January 21, 1959, is substituted for this title on the album) on the album "Road Show" (STBO-1327), produced by Lee Gillette and John Palladino.
1960 - Jackie Davis (on organ with [listed as probably] Irving Ashby on guitar; Joe Comfort on bass; and Weedee Morris on drums) records the tracks "Neighbors", "You Don't Know What Love Is", "I Hadn't Anyone Till You", "Star Eyes", "Lonely Wine" and "Neighbors" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "You Don't Know What Love Is", "I Hadn't Anyone Till You", "Star Eyes" on Davis' eponymous album "Jackie Davis" (T 1517) and has, of 2005, yet to issue the other tracks.
1960 - Virgil Fox (on organ) records the track "Suite, Opus 5, First And Second Movements" by Durufle at Riverside Church in New York City, New York. Capitol will issue the track on Fox's album "Organ Music From France" (P-8544).
55 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #16 on WMCA's Top Twenty-Five chart in New York City, New York.

55 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Good-Bye", "Summertime", "Moonlight Serenade (Glenn Miller)", and "Let's Dance (Benny Goodman)" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue of any of the versions of the songs recorded at this session, but did issue re-recordings of "Moonlight Serenade (Glenn Miller)" and "Let's Dance (Benny Goodman)" on Gray's album "Sounds Of The Big Bands, Volume 6: Themes Of The Great Bands" (T 1812).

55 Years Ago Today In 1962 - During two session held this day in New York City, New York, Fred Waring conducts The Pennsylvanians (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Moonlight And V.P.I.", "Walk Hand In Hand" (both arranged by Harry Simeone), and "One Little Candle" (arranged by Charlie Naylor) at the first session and "The Sweetheart Of Sigma Chi" (arranged by Charlie Naylor with vocals by Gary Leatherman), "Good Companions" (arranged by Harry Simeone and Hawley Ades), "The Hills Of Old Penn State" (arranged by Hawley Ades and Roy Ringwald), and "Eleanor" (arranged by Roy Ringwald) at the second session. Capitol Records issues "Moonlight And V.P.I.", "The Sweetheart Of Sigma Chi", "Good Companions", "The Hills Of Old Penn State", and "Eleanor" on Waring's album "Alma Mater Memories" (T 1949) and "Walk Hand In Hand" and "One Little Candle" on Waring's album "This I Believe" (T 2054).
1963 - Edith Piaf, singer and Capitol Records artist, dies of cancer near Cannes, France and is officially pronounced dead the next day. Her husband, actor and singer Theo Sarapo, was with her. She is later buried in Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, France.
1963 - Nancy Wilson, with Gerald Wilson conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Al Porcino, Carmell Jones, Jules Chaikin, and Freddy Hill on trumpet; Bob Edmonson, John Ewing, Lester Robertson, and Kenny Shroyer trombone; Paul Horn and Joe Maini on alto saxophone; Teddy Edwards and Harold Land on tenor saxophone; Don Raffell on bass; Jack Wilson on piano; Joe Pass on guitar; Jimmy Bond on bass; and Kenny Dennis on drums), records the tracks "The Best Is Yet To Come", "Send Me Yesterday", "All My Tomorrows" and "Sufferin' With The Blues" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Wilson's album "Yesterday's Love Songs, Today's Blues" (T 2012).
1963 - Onzy Matthews, conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Dalton Smith, Bud Brisbois, Bobby Bryant, Bob Rolfe, and John Anderson on trumpet; Dick Hyde, Lou Blackburn, Ron Smith, and Horace Tapscott on trombone; Sid Miller and Clifford Scott on alto saxophone; Curtis Amy, Teddy Edwards, and Clifford Solomon on tenor saxophones; Jay Migliori on baritone saxophone; Onzy Matthews on pianos; Ray Crawford on guitar; Richard "Groove" Holmes on organ; Jim Crutcher on bass; and Earl Palmer on drums), records the tracks "Blues Non Stop", "Somethin's Cookin'", "I Cover The Waterfront", and "Dallas Blues" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records has yet to issue, as of 2005, any of the tracks from this session.
1963 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, Frank Hamilton records the instrumental tracks "Greenback Dollar" and "Chilly Winds" during the first session adn "Corey, Corey", "Ruben James", and "Tom Dooley" during the second session. Capitol Records issues all the tracks, except "Reuben James", on Hamilton's album "Sing A Song With The Kingston Trio" (KAO 2005) and issues "Reuben James" on the 2 record album "The Kingston Trio: The Historic Recordings" (SLB-6971).
1964 - Eddie Cantor (born Israel Iskowitz), comedian, singer, Broadway, motion picture, radio and television star, author, a founder of the March of Dimes, first president of the Screen Actors Guild, and Capitol Records artist, dies of a heart attack in Beverly Hills, California at age 72. He is later buried in Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery.
1964 - Billy Taylor, with unlisted musicians, records the tracks "Mean To Me", "What Is This Thing Called Love?", "I Want To Be Here", and "Cuban Caper" in New York City, New York. All the tracks from this session, as of 2005, remain unissued by Capitol Records.
1964 - Edna McGriff, with unlisted musicians, records the tracks "Come Along" and "Just For A Little While" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records, as of 2005, has yet to issue either track.
1965 - Steve Douglas records the tracks "Yesterday, Part 1" and "Yesterday, Part 2" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the tracks together as a single (Capitol 5527).
1966 - Capitol Records releases The Beach Boys' single "Good Vibrations" with the instrumental "Let's Go Away For Awhile" on the flip side. It is band's first single to feature Carl Wilson on lead vocals. The track will hit #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart on December 10, 1966.
1966 - Clifton Chenier (on vocals and accordion with Felix James Benoit on guitar; Joe Morris on bass; Robert St. Julien on drums; Cleveland Chenier on washboard) records the tracks "Let's Talk It Over" and "Wrap It Up" in Berkeley, California. The titles will be issued by Blue Thumb (distributed by Capitol Records) on Chenier's album "Clifton Chenier's Very Best" (BTS-8815)
1966 - The Beach Boys record overdubs (session players unlisted) for the track "Wind Chimes" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will issue the final track on the band's CD "The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations - 30 Years Of The Beach Boys" (7-81294-2).
1966 - George Shearing (on piano and harpsichord with Quintet [lineup unlisted] and orchestra [lineup unlisted], conducted by Julian Lee using his own arrangements), records the tracks "Call Me", "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever", and "Michele". Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Shearing's album "New Look" (T 2637).
1966 - The Stone Poneys (Kenny Edwards and Bob Kimmel on guitar; Linda Ronstadt on vocals; with (collectively) Pete Childs, Cyrus Faryar, John T.Forsha on guitar; Jimmy Bond on bass; and Billy Mundi on drums) record the tracks "The Bicycle Song (Soon Now)", "The Train The River", and "Back Home" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on the group's eponymous album "The Stone Poneys" (T 2666).
1966 - Gordon MacRae, using arrangements by Norman Leyden with an unlisted orchestra, records the tracks "I Don't Think I'm In Love" and "All" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 5779).
50 Years Ago Today In 1967 - Fred Neil, on vocals and twelve-string guitar, with Bruce Langhorn, Cyrus Faryar, Eric Glen Hord, and Peter O. Childs on acoustic guitars, and James, E. Bond, Jr. on bass, records the tracks "Trouble In Mind" and "Merry-Go-Round" in Studio B of The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California starting at 2:00 AM with producer Nick Venet. Capitol Records will issue "Merry-Go-Round" on Neil's album "Fred Neil Sessions" (ST 2862) and, in 1998, Collectors' Choice Music will issue "Trouble In Mind" on Neil's two CD compilation album "The Many Sides Of Fred Neil" (CCM-070-2).
50 Years Ago Today In 1967 - Glen Campbell, with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangements by Al De Lory, records the titles "Love Is A Lonesome River" and "Homeward Bound" in Los Angeles, Calfornia. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Campbell's album "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" (T 2851).
1968 - Buck Owen's Buckaroos (featuring Don Rich and Doyle Holly with the rest of the lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Georgia Peach", "Highland Fling", "Moonlight On The Desert", and "March Of The McGregor" at The Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on the band's album "Anywhere U.S.A." (ST-194).
1968 - Wynn Stewart (on vocals and guitar) and The Tourists (Earl Ball Jr. on piano; Bobby Gene George on rhythm guitar; Dale Emerson Noe and Clarence White on guitar; Ralph Eugene Mooney on steel guitar; Bob Morris and Lawrence "Red" Wooten on guitar and bass; and Helen "Peaches" Price-Johnson on drums) record the tracks "Back To The Blue Room", "Run Away", and "Who Are You?" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first track on Stewart's album "Yours Forever" (ST-324), and the last two tracks on the group's album "Let The Whole World Sing It With Me" (ST-214).
1968 - Linda Ronstadt and The Stone Poneys (lineup unlisted) record overdubs for the track "Baby You've Been On My Mind" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will issue the final track on Ronstadt's album "Hand Sown...Home Grown" (ST-206).
1968 - Hardwater (lineup unlisted) records the track Plate Of My Fare" in Los Angeles, California. There is no information listed to indicated the track was ever issued by Capitol Records.
1968 - Dink Kaplan records the tracks "Eloise" and "Please Don't Take Your Heart Away". There is no information listed to indicated the track was ever issued by Capitol Records.
1968 - Fernando Escandon records the tracks "Solo En La Montana (The Fool On The Hill)" and "Si Esto No Es Amor (Little Green Apples)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues both tracks together aas a single (Capitol 2343).
1968 - The Beach Boys record overdubs for the track "Be With Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the final track on the group's album "20/20" (SKAO-133).
1968 - Kwan-Dito records the tracks "Love And Joy", "La Bimdae", "Cha-Chado Compass", "Winando" and "Kwan-Dito's Theme" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first and last tracks together as a single (Capitol 2401) but, as 2005, has yet to issue the other two tracks.
1968 - Capitol Records purchases the masters for The Ohio Players' tracks "Find Someone To Love", "Stop Lying To Yourself", "Cold Cold World", "Bad Bargain", "Mother-In-Law", "Here Today And Gone Tomorrow", "Street Party", "Over The Rainbow", "The Man That I Am", "Lonely Street", and "Summertime". Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the band's album "Observations In Time" (ST-192).
1969 - Capitol Records records a live performance of Merle Haggard's (with unlisted musicians) in Muskogee, Oklahoma and will issue "Overture, Introduction And Theme", "Mama Tried", "No Hard Times", "Silver Wings", and "Medley: Swinging Doors/Sing Me Back Home/I'm A Lonesome Fugitive/Branded Man" from the first set performed that night, "Introduction To 'Hobo Bill'", "In The Arms Of Love", "Workin' Man Blues", "Hobo Bill's Last Ride" and "Billy Overcame His Size" from the second set, and "If I Had Left It Up To You", "White Line Fever", "Blue Rock" and "Okie From Muskogee" from the last set on Haggard's live album "Okie From Muskogee" (ST-384).
1969 - Friends Of Whitney Sunday (roster unlisted) record their first stab at the track "Ballad Of Thunder Road" in New York City, New York. There is no information listed at to whether this version of the track has ever been issued.
1969 - Bill Rice records the tracks "For Life Goes On", "Just Plain Lonely", "I Wouldn't Want To Live There Anymore" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Issues the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 2724) but has yet to issue "I Wouldn't Want To Live There Anymore".
1969 - Majic Ship (lineup unlisted) records the titles "And When It's All Over", "On The Edge", "To Love Someone" and "I Can't See Nobody" in New York City, New York. Crazy Horse Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Crazy Horse 1317), "To Love Someone" as a single (Crazy Horse 1322) with "Night Time Music" on the flip side, and last track remains, as of 2005, unissued by either Capitol Records or Crazy Horse Records.
1970 - Capitol Records releases Pink Floyd's album "Atom Heart Mother"
45 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Capitol Records purchases the masters for Buck Owens' titles "There Goes My Love", "Sweethearts In Heaven", "A Whole Lot Of Somethin'", "Get Out Of Town Before Sundown", and "Something's Wrong", which were all recorded at The Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Owens' album "In The Palm Of Your Hand" (ST-11136).
45 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Helen Reddy, with unlisted others, records the titles "Hit The Road, Jack" and "The Last Blues Song" in Los Angeles, California and later that day records overdubs for the tracks. Capitol Records issues both titles on Reddy's album "I Am Woman" (ST-11068).
1973 - Bill Graham (aka Billy C. Graham) records the tracks "(She's The) Reason For Giving A Damn)", "You Ain't Got A Chance", and "Suzi-Jane" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the first track as a single (Capitol 3909) with "Have A Good Time" on the flip side and has, as of 2005, yet to issue the remain two tracks from this session.
1974 - Supersax (Conte Candoli on trumpet; Frank Rosolino on trombone; Med Flory and Joe Lopes on alto saxophone; Warne Marsh and Jay Migliori on tenor saxophone; Jack Nimitz on bass; Lou Levy on piano; Buddy Clark on bass; and Jack Hanna on drums) records the track "Blue 'N Boogie" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the track on the band's album "Supersax Plays Bird With Strings" (ST-11371).
40 Years Ago Today In 1977 - Capitol Records registers the tracks "Main Title", "Candle On The Water (vocal by Capitol Records artist Helen Reddy)", "I Saw A Dragon", "It's Not Easy", "Every Little Piece", "The Happiest Home In These Hills", "Brazzle Dazzle Day (vocal by Helen Reddy)", "Boo Bop Bop Bop Bop (I Love You, Too)", "There's Room For Everyone", "Passamashloddy", "Bill Of Sale", and "Candle On The Water (reprise)" (all recorded on an unlisted exact date and location in 1976) and will issue all the tracks on the soundtrack album for the Walt Disney motion picture "Pete's Dragon" (SW-11704). On the same day, edits will be made in Los Angeles, California on the title "Candle On The Water". Capitol Records will issue the edited version as a single (Capitol 4521) with "Brazzle Dazzle Day" on the flipside.
1980 - Mystic Merlin (lineup unlisted) records the track "Goddess Of The Boogie" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the track on the group's album "Sixty Thrills A Minute" (SKAO-12137).
1980 - Anne Murray, singing in Spanish with unlisted session musicians, records the tracks "You Needed Me (Spanish Version)" and "Broken Hearted Me" (Spanish Version) at Eastern Sound Studio in Toronto, Canada. Capitol Records, as of 2005, has yet to issue the tracks.
1984 - During two session held this day, George Clinton, with unlisted others, records the titles "Body Guard", an instrumental version of "Bodyguard", "Some Of My Best Jokes Are Friends", "Thrashin'", and "Bangla Desh" during the first session at an unlisted studio in Cincinnati, Ohio and the titles "Street Level", "Sanctuary", "Hot Sauce", and "Pizazz" at United Sound Studios in Detroit, Michigan later the same day at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Body Guard", an instrumental version of "Bodyguard", "Some Of My Best Jokes Are Friends", "Thrashin'", and "Bangla Desh" on Clinton's album "Some Of My Best Jokes Are Friends" (ST-12417) but has yet to issue "Street Level", "Sanctuary", "Hot Sauce" and "Pizazz".
1985 - Paul McCartney records the track "Talk More Talk" in England. Capitol Records will issue the track on his album "Press To Play" (JAS-12475).
1986 - The final overdubs for unspecified tracks by Suzy Bogguss are recorded at Woodland Studio in Nashville, Tennesse.
1988 - Roy Rodgers, singer and Capitol Records artist, is inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
1988 - The Gyrlz (lineup unlisted) record the instrumental track "Jam Jam (If You Can)" at an unlisted studio. There is no listing, as of 2005, that indicates the track has been released.
1989 - Capitol Records releases Dean Martin's compilation "Dean Martin" as part of their "Collectors Series"
1995 - Capitol Records releases Glen Campbell's compilation album "Essential, Volume 3"

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1917 - Thelonious Monk, pianist and Blue Note, Prestige, Riverside, Columbia, and Black Lion Records artist, is born Thelonious Sphere Monk in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
1939 - Eleanor Rigby dies in her sleep of unknown reasons at age 44, exactly 365 days before the birth of John Lennon (1940 was a leap year so there was an extra day). She is buried and has a tombstone bearing her name at St. Peter's, Woolton, Liverpool, England, the church where Paul McCartney first met John Lennon at a social event where The Quarry Men were performing.
1964 - Singer and Virgin Records America artist Neheh Cherry is born Neneh Marianne Karlsson Cherry in Stockholm, Sweden. I adapted the UK packaging on her self-titled debut album for release in U.S. on Virgin Records America.
1966 - The Don Ellis Orchestra (Don Ellis, Glenn Stuart, Alan Weight, Ed Warren, Bob Harman on trumpet; Dave Wells and Ron Myers on trombone; Terry Woodson on bass trombone; Ruben Leon on alto and soprano saxophone and flute; Tom Scott on alto saxophone, saxello, and flute; Ira Schulman and Ron Starr on tenor saxophone, flute, and clarinet; John Magruder on baritone saxophone, flute, clarinet, and bass clarinet; Dave Mackay on piano; Ray Neapolitan, Frank De La Rosa, and Chuck Domanico on bass; Steve Bohannon on drums; Alan Estes on drums and timbales; and Chino Valdes on conga, bongos) perform live at the Pacific Jazz Festival, in Costa Mesa, CA where the tracks "Orientation", "Angel Eyes", and Freedom Jazz Dance" are recorded and will eventually be released on their Pacific Jazz album "Live in 3 2/3 / 4 Time". Capitol Records currently owns the Pacific Jazz catalog.
1983 - EMI America purchases the masters of Kim Wilde's tracks "House of Salome", "Back Street Joe", "Stay Awhile", "Love Blonde", "Shoot To Disable", "Can You Hear It", "Sparks", and "Dream Sequence" (all recorded in England) from RAK Records and issues all the tracks except the "Dream Sequence" (which it will later have Nile Rodgers re-mix) on Wilde's album "Catch As Catch Can". EMI America also purchases the master for "Dancing In The Dark" on this day and will release it as a single (EMI America 7817) with an instrumental version of "Dancing In The Dark" on the flip side. EMI America's catalog is currently owned by EMI Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company.
1984 - During two sessions held this day, Kim Carnes, with unlisted session musicians, records the track "One Kiss" at the first session and "Invitation To Dance" at the second session. There is no listing to show "One Kiss" has been issued. "Invitation To Dance" was issued by EMI America on the original motion picture soundtrack for "That's Dancing" (ST-17149) and as a single (EMI America 8250) with "Breakthrough" on the flip side.
1995 - Blue Note Records releases the Christmas compilation "Jazz To The World" on CD

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1939 - Judy Garland leaves her hand and footprints in cement at a ceremony outside of Graumann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California
1954 - David Lee Roth, vocalist, songwriter, actor, author, and radio personality, is born in Bloomington, Indiana