OCTOBER 2, 2017

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1929 - Howard Roberts, music teacher, guitar and speaker designer, motion picture and television soundtrack session guitarist, and Capitol Records artist and band leader, is born Howard Mancel Roberts in Phoenix, Arizona
1948 - Chris LeDoux, singer, songwriter, guitarist, Liberty Records and Capitol Records Nashville artist, is born in Biloxi, Mississippi
1956 - Freddie Jackson, singer, songwriter, and Capitol Records artist (1985-1993) is born Frederick Anthony Jackson in Harlem, New York City, New York

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1949 - Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely's Capitol Records single "Slipping Around" is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts
1951 - Gordon MacRae (on vocals), with Van Alexander directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Be My Guest" (with an uncredited choir), "How Close", "Green Acres And Purple Mountains" (with an uncredited choir), "Baby Doll" (with an credited choir), "My Love" and "Laughing At Love" (vocals were overdubbed on a band track that was recorded on February 7, 1950) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and last track together as a single (Capitol 1836), the second and fifth tracks together as a single (Capitol 1846), and the third and fourth tracks together as a single (Capitol 1941).
65 Years Ago Today In 1952 - Vocalist Stan Freberg, with Dick Roberts and Red Roundtree on banjos and the George Bruns Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "The Boogie Woogie Banjo Man From Birmingham" and "The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded on "The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise" also on October 2, 1952 as well as on October 3, 1952, Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 2279) and "The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise" on Freberg's EP "Any Requests?" (EAP-1-496).
1956 - The Andrew Sisters record the tracks "Ti-pi-tin", "Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (Means You're Grand)", "Aurora", and "Ferry Boat Serenade" at The Capitol Records Tower in Hollywood, California with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) conducted by Vic Schoen. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the trio's album "The Andrews Sisters In Hi-Fi" (W 790).
55 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #6 on WABC's Silver Dollar Sound Survey in New York City, New York and #6 on WDRC 1360 AM's "The Big D" Swinging 60 Survey in Hartford, Connecticut.
60 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Freddie Martin conducts His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Santa Catalina (Island Of Romance)", "Symphony", "Managua, Nicaragua", and "The Hut-Sut Song" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Martin's album "Freddy Martin In Hi-Fi" (W 900).
60 Years Ago Today In 1957 - During two session held this day in New York City, New York, Fred Waring conducts The Pennsylvanians (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Funiculi, Funicula" with vocals by Leonard Kranendonk using an arrangement by Harry Simeone and "Anywhere I Wander" with vocals by Jack Best and Chuck Nelson using an arrangement by Hawley Ades at the first session and "Greensleeves" with vocals by Chuck Nelson using an arrangement by Tom Scott and "All Through The Night" using an arrangement by Hawley Ades at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Fred Waring And The Pennsylvanians' album "All Through The Night" (T/ST 936).

50 Years Ago Today In 1967 - Capitol Records Canada, as part of its 6000 series, releases the mono and stereo versions of Pink Floyd's album "The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn". Tower Records, a division of Capitol Records, will release the album in the United States on October 21, 1967.

50 Years Ago Today In 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) record the title "Hello Goodbye" in E.M.I.'s Abbey Road Studios in London England. Capitol Records will issue the title in the United States as a single (Capitol 2056) with "I Am The Walrus" (recorded September 5, 1967) on the flipside and on the group's album "Magical Mystery Tour" (MAL/SMAL-2835).

50 Years Ago Today In 1967 - Pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Jay Daversa, Clyde Raesinger, Carl Leach, Dalton Smith, and Jack Laubach on trumpets, Tom Whittaker, Dick Shearer, and Tom Senff on trombones, Jim Amlotte on bass trombone, Graham Ellis on bass trombone and tuba, Ray Reed on alto saxophone and piccolo, Alan Rowe and Bob Dahl on tenor saxophone, John Mitchell on baritone saxophone, Bill Fritz on baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, and flute, Monty Budwig on bass, Dee Barton on drums, and Chino Valdes on bongos and congas) record the titles "Imagine", "This Hotel", "Theme For Jo", and "The World We Knew" 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 "This Hotel" and "Theme For Jo" on Kenton's album "The World We Know" (T/ST 2810), and will reject the takes recorded for "Imagine" and "The World We Knew" which will be re-recorded on October 4, 1967 and those versions will also be included on the album "The World We Know".

50 Years Ago Today In 1967 - The Staccatos (Les Emmerson on vocals and guitar, Vern Craig on guitar, Brian Rading on bass, and Rick Bell and Mike Bell on vocals and drums) record the titles "If I Were You", "She Fancies Herself A Lady", and "Super Girl" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "She Fancies Herself A Lady" as a single (Capitol 2126) with "Walker Street" (recorded June 30, 1967) on the flipside, "Super Girl" on the album by The Five Man Electrical Band "Half Past Midnight: The Staccatos And Beyond" on Spotify in 2009, and has yet to issue "If I Were You".

45 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Guitarists Bob Bain and Jack Marshall, with unlisted others, record the titles "Like Young" So Happy In Love", "Somebody Else Is Taking My Place", and "Nice Day" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles.

45 Years Ago Today In 1972 - The Mike Sames Singers (lineup unlisted), with unlisted others, record the titles "Out On The Edge Of Beyond" and "Empty Arms" in an unlisted studio. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 3401).

1979 - The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, with John Stewart giving a brief narrative, begins a two day recording session of a live performance of the theatrical arrangement of the original trial transcripts of "The Chicago Conspiracy Trial" in Studio A at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California with producer Nik Venet which Capitol Records will release as a two album set in early 1980

35 Years Ago Today In 1982 - Duran Duran's Capitol Records EP "Carnival", containing remixes of some of the songs from the original release of the band's album "Rio" released on the Harvest label in the United States, becomes the first EP to enter Billboard's album chart, where it will appear for one week at #98
1990 - Capitol Records releases Megadeth's album "Rust In Peace"
1991 - Tanya Tucker, Liberty Records (later renamed Capitol Records Nashville) artist, gives birth to her second child, son Beau Grayson Tucker, and wins the Country Music Association's Female Vocalist Of The Year Award at the CMA Awards which she watches from her hospital bed in Nashville, Tennessee
1991 - Also at the CMA Awards Show, held in Nashville, Tennessee, Liberty Records (later renamed Capitol Records Nashville) artist Garth Brooks wins four CMA awards, including Entertainer Of The Year
2001 - Manny Albam, composer, arranger (including tracks for Capitol Records group Woody Herman and His Orchestra as well as for Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz, Sarah Vaughan, and Count Basie), conductor, and teacher, dies of cancer at his home in Croton-On-Hudson, New York at age 79.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1935 - Bob Kelly, singer, guitarist, and songwriter ("Git It" and “Somebody Help Me" were covered by Capitol Records artist Gene Vincent), is born Robert Kelly in Fort Worth, Texas
1941 - Future Capitol Records artist Dean Martin marries his first wife Elizabeth (Betty) Anne McDonald who will become mother of their children Stephen (Craig), born June 29, 1942; Claudia, born March 16, 1944; Barbara (Gail), born April 11, 1945; and Deana (Dina), born August 19, 1948
1945 - Don McLean, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and United Artists Records artist, is born Donald Robert McLean in New Rochelle, New York. United Artists' catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company, EMI Music Group.
40 Years Ago Today In 1977 - United Artists Records artist Kenny Rogers marries television actress Marianne Gordon
25 Years Ago Today In 1992 - Overdubs arranged by Benny Golson are recorded for Lou Rawls titles "I'm Still In Love With You", "Since I Met You Baby", and "Save Your Love For Me" with John Faddis on trumpet, Jimmy Knepper on trombone, Jerome Richardson on alto saxophone, Ron Blake on tenor saxophone, and Sheldon Powell on baritone saxophone at M & I Studios in New York City, New York. Manhattan Records will issue the final mixes of all the titles on Rawls' CD "Portrait Of The Blues" (7-99548-2) which will later be reissued on the Blue Note label.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1950 - Charles M. Schulz's comic strip "Peanuts" debuts in seven newspapers (The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Minneapolis Tribune, The Allentown Call-Chronicle, The Bethlehem Globe-Times, The Denver Post and The Seattle Times) and will run eventually in over 2,600 newspapers in 75 countries without interruption until February 13, 2000, one day after the death of Schulz
1951 - Sting, singer, songwriter, member of the band The Police, solo artist and motion picture producer ("A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints") with his wife Trudie Styler, is born Gordon Matthew Sumner in Wallsend, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. I interviewed Sting while I was entertainment editor for "The California Tech", CalTech's weekly newspaper, when he was on a promotional tour for the movie "Brimstone and Treacle" and later designed promotional billboards for the theatrical release by First Look Studios of "A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints".
1959 - "The Twilight Zone" television series premieres when its pilot is shown on CBS-TV
55 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Dimension Records, a division of Alton Records, releases The Cookies' single "Chains", written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, with "Stranger In My Arms" on the flipside. The Beatles will add the song to their performance set and record a version which will be released March 23 and April 26, 1963 on the, respectively, mono and stereo versions of their Parlophone album "Please Please Me" in the U.K., on November 1, 1963 on their Parlophone EP "No. 1" in the U.K., on January 6, 1964 and February 10, 1964 on both versions of their Vee-Jay album "Introducing The Beatles" in the United States, and on March 22, 1965 on their Capitol Records album "The Early Beatles" in the United States.