DECEMBER 21, 2017

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1926 - Freddie Hart, singer, guitarist, songwriter and Capitol Records artist (1953-1956 and 1970) is born Frederick Segrest in Lockapoke, Alabama
1926 - Edward W. Ray, executive assistant to the president at Imperial Records (1955-1964) and vice president for artist and repertoire at Capitol Records (1964-1969), is born in Franklin, North Carolina
1940 - Frank Zappa, singer, songwriter, guitarist, band leader, and conductor, is born in Baltimore, Maryland.
1946 - Carl Wilson, guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer, youngest of the three Wilson brothers, husband to Capitol Records artist Dean Martin's daughter Gina, solo artist, and with the Capitol Records group The Beach Boys, is born Carl Dean Wilson in Hawthorne, California.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1944 - Andy Russell's Capitol Records single "I Dream Of You (More Than You Dream I Do)", with "Magic Is The Moonlight" on the flipside, enters Billboard's Pop singles chart where it will stay for 3 weeks and peak at #5
1945 - During a split session held at Radio Recorders' studios in Hollywood, California, first Andy Russell (on vocals), with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Without You (Tres Palabras)" and "If I Had A Wishing Ring" then Paul Weston and His Orchestra (with Weston conducting his own arrangements to unlisted musicians) records a unissued take of "Caprice Viennois". Capitol Records will issue "Without You (Tres Palabras)" and "If I Had A Wishing Ring" (which was the song Russell sang in the movie "Breakfast In Hollywood") together as a single (Capitol 234).
70 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Buddy Childers, Ray Wetzel, Al Porcino, Chico Alvarez, and Ken Hanna on trumpet; Milt Bernhart, Eddie Bert, Harry Betts, and Harry Forbes on trombone; Bart Varsalona on bass trombone; George Weidler and Art Pepper on alto saxophone; Bob Cooper, and Warner Weidler on tenor saxophone; Bob Gioga on baritone saxophone; Kenton on piano; Laurindo Almeida on guitar; Eddie Safranski on bass; Shelly Manne on drums; Jack Costanzo on bongos; and June Christy on vocals) record the tracks "Metronome Riff (Pete's Riff)" (with the Metronome All Stars: Dizzy Gillespie on trumpet, Bill Harris on trombone, Flip Phillips on tenor saxophone, Buddy DeFranco on clarinet, Nat Cole on piano, Billy Bauer on guitar, and Buddy Rich on drums, solos by Cole, Bauer, DeFranco, Harris, Phillips Gillespie, Safranski, and Rich), "Introduction To A Latin Rhythm (Prologue Suite - First Movement)" (with Carlos Vidal on congas and Machito on maracas, solos by Kenton, Cooper, and Bert), "Journey To Brazil (Prologue Suite - Finale)" (with Carlos Vidal on congas and Machito on maracas, solos by Almeida, Bernhart, Bert, Cooper, Pepper, Porcino, Childers, and Costanzo), and "How High The Moon" (vocal by Christy, solos by Bert, Alvarez, and Pepper) at RKO-Pathe Studios, in New York City, New York
1950 - Kay Starr (on vocals) with Lou Busch and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Love Sick Blues" and "Noah" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Lovesick Blues" as a single (Capitol 1357) with "" on the flipside and "Noah as a single (Capitol 2334) with "" on the flipside.
70 Years Ago Today In 1947 - 1947 - Nat "King" Cole (on piano), as part of The Metronome All Stars (Dizzy Gillespie on trumpet, Bill Harris on trombone, Buddy De Franco on clarinet, Flip Phillips on tenor saxophone, Billy Bauer on guitar, Eddie Safranski on bass, and Buddy Rich on drums), records two takes of "Leap Here" then, with the addition of Stan Kenton directing his orchestra (Buddy Childers, Ray Wetzel, Al Porcino, Chico Alvarez, and Ken Hanna on trumpet, Milt Bernhart, Eddie Bert, Harry Forbes, and Harry Betts on trombone, Bart Varsalona on bass trombone, Art Pepper and George Weidler on alto saxophone, Bob Cooper and Warren Weidler on tenor saxophone, Bob Gioga on baritone saxophone, and Shelly Manne on drums), using an arrangement by Pete Rugolo, records the title "Metronome Riff" at RKO Pathé Studios in New York City, New York between 10:00 AM and 1:00 AM. Capitol Records will initially issue the second take of "Leap Here" as a single (Capitol 15039) with "Metronome Riff" on the flipside and will release all the titles and takes on the CD "Nat 'King' Cole - Jazz Encounters" (7-96693-2).
1950 - Edgar D. Glosup (on vocals as "Eddie Dean"), with a unidentified orchestra, records the titles "My Life With You", "Will They Open Up That Door?", "If I Should Come Back", and "All That I'm Asking Is Sympathy" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two songs together as a single (Capitol 1362) and the last two songs together as a single (Capitol 1389).
1950 - During a split session held at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios between 2:30 PM and 6:00 PM, first Jerry Marlowe (on vocals), with music by Billy May conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Uan Rasey and Origene LaFreniere on trumpet, Francis "Joe" Howard on trombone, John Graas on French horn, J.A. Krechter and Henry Woempner on flute, Gordon Green on oboe, Arthur Fleming on bassoon, Edwin "Buddy" Cole on piano, Phil Stephens on bass, John Cyr on drums, and Kathryn Thompson on harp), records the titles "The Whistler And His Dog" and "Song Of The Owl And The Duck" then Arthur Q. Bryan (on vocals) also with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to the same musicians, records the titles "I'm Glad I'm Not A Rubber Ball" and "Little Dead-Eye Dick". Capitol Records will issue Jerry Marlowe's titles together on the children's album "The Whistler And His Dog/Song Of The Owl And The Duck" (CAS-3089) and Bryan's titles together on the children's album "I'm Glad I'm Not A Rubber Ball/Little Dead-Eye Dick" (CAS-3088).
1955 - Ray Anthony (on trumpet) and His Orchestra (Johnny Best, Conrad Gozzo, Ray Triscari, and Mannie Klein also on trumpet) Dick Nash and Tommy Pederson on trombone, George Roberts on bass trombone, Gus Bivona and Wilbur Schwartz on clarinet and alto saxophone, Georgie Auld and Gene Cipriano on tenor saxophone, Leo Anthony on baritone saxophone, Buddy Cole on piano, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Don Simpson on bass, and Irv Cottler on drums), using arrangements by George Williams, records the titles "Cheek To Cheek", "You And The Night And The Music", and, using a arrangement by Don Simpson, "Big Band Boogie" (aka "Twelve Bar Boogie") in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Cheek To Cheek", "You And The Night And The Music", and, after an overdub by the Anthony Choir (on vocals, lineup unlisted) is recorded on December 28, 1955, "Big Band Boogie" on the multi-artist LP "Dance To The Bands!" (TBO 727).
1955 - Dick Haymes (on vocals), with Ian Bernard and his Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the titles "The Very Thought Of You", "The Nearness Of You", and "The More I See You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Haymes' album "Rain Or Shine" (T 713).
1955 - During a split session held this day in Los Angeles, California, first Tex Ritter (on vocals), with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra and The June Nelson Singers (lineups unlisted), records the titles "These Hands" and "The Last Frontier" then Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra, with vocalists The Mellomen (both lineups unlisted), records "Port Au Prince", and "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You". Capitol Records will issue "These Hands" and "The Last Frontier" together as a single (Capitol 3324), "Port Au Prince" as a single (Capitol 3374) with "Midnight Blues" (recorded January 21, 1956) on the flipside, and "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" as a single (Capitol F3877) with "The Girl Most Likely" (recorded December 23, 1957) on the flipside.
1956 - Vocalist Ken Errair, with Pete Rugolo conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Here Lies Love", "Out Of Nowhere, a new take of "Black Coffee" and the title "Moon Song" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Errair's album "Solo Session" (T 807).
1956 - Jackie Gleason conducts a large string orchestra, which features Bobby Hackett on trumpet but is otherwise unlisted, as they record the titles "Lover, Come Back To Me!" and "If I Could Be With You" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Gleason's album "Music For The Love Hours" (W/DW 816).
60 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Just One Of Those Things" is #9 on The Billboard magazine's Most Played By Jockeys chart.

1961 - Pianist Leonard Pennario records Bartok's "Sonata For Piano (Completion)" and parts of Rozsa's "Sonata For Piano, Opus 20" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of both titles on Pennario's album "BARTOK - Sonata For Piano/PROKOFIEV - Sonata N°3 In A Minor/ROZSA - Sonata For Piano,Op.21" (P-8376).

1961 - Vocalist Nat "King" Cole and the George Shearing Quintet (George Shearing on piano, Emil Richards on vibraphone, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Al McKibbon on bass, and Shelly Manne on drums) using basic arrangements by Shearing, with Ralph Carmichael conducting his own arrangements to a string section (Victor Arno, Israel Baker, Emil Briano, Harold Dicterow, Dave Frisina, Jacques Gasselin, Emanuel Moss, Erno Neufeld, Isadore Roman, Felix Slatkin, Albert Steinberg, and Gerald Vinci on violin, Joseph DiFiore, Alvin Dinkin, Allan
Harshman, Paul Robyn on viola, Mike Rubin on Arco bass, Hyman Gold, Kurt Reher, Eleanor Aller Slatkin, and William Vandenburg on cello), record the titles "Serenata" and "The Game Of Love" with the addition of Lloyd Ulyate on trombone, Paul Horn, Wilbur Schwartz, and Justin Gordon on flute and piccolo, Carlos Vidal on congas, and Nick Martinez and Luis Miranda on Latin percussion, then "Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)", and "Guess I'll Go Back Home" without them in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 1:00 PM and 5:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue "Serenata" and "Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)" on Cole and Shearing's album "Nat 'King' Cole Sings, The George Shearing Quintet Plays" (Capitol W/SW 1675) and all the titles on the CD release of the album (7-48332-2).
1961 - Vocalist Bobby Austin records the titles "Look Out, Heart (We're Gonna Lose Again)", "I Wouldn't Know Where To Begin", "Let It Ring", and "Put Me Back Together Again" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Look Out, Heart (We're Gonna Lose Again)" and "Put Me Back Together Again" together as a single (Capitol 4733) and "I Wouldn't Know Where To Begin" and "Let It Ring" together as a single (Capitol 4814).
55 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra record the titles "Bonanza Theme", "New Naked City Theme", "Ballad Of Paladin", and "Dick Van Dyke Theme" for his Capitol Records album "More Hit TV Themes"
1963 - The Beach Boys' Capitol Records single "Be True To Your School", with "In My Room" on the flipside, peaks at #6 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.
1965 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "We Can Work It Out" enters Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1965 - Tex Ritter (on vocals), with an unlisted orchestra, records the titles "Custody" and "The Men In My Little Girl's Life" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 5574).
1966 - Vocalist Dobie Gray, with Leon Russell conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the titles "River Deep, Mountain High", "Heart", and "Raindrops" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "River Deep, Mountain High" as a single (Capitol 5853) with "Tennessee Waltz" (recorded October 3, 1966) on the flipside and on the compilation album "Super Soul-Dees, Volume 2" (STBB 2911) and has yet to release "Heart" and "Raindrops".
1966 - Final overdubs are recorded for Matt Monro's titles "The Apple Tree", "The Sweetest Sounds", the retake of "Put On A Happy Face", "Come Back To Me" and "Walking Happy" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of all the titles except "The Sweetest Sounds" on Monro's album "Invitation To Broadway" (T/ST 2683) and has yet to issue "The Sweetest Sounds".
1966 - The Blues Busters (unlisted vocalists), with Robert Banks conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Perfect Harmony", "I've Gotta Get There", "Unless, "Ooh Baby", and "Irreplaceable You" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "I've Gotta Get There" and "Irreplaceable You" together as a single (Capitol 5959) and have yet to issue the rest of the titles.
1966 - Vocalist Elli Saint-James, with unlisted musicians, records the titles "My Heart Won't Let Me Shake You Baby", "I Feel Groovy All Day", and "Highways" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records has yet to issue any of the titles.
1966 - Vocalist Sonny James records the titles "Everything Begins And Ends With You" and "She Believes In Me" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records has yet to issue either title.
1966 - The Beach Boys' Capitol Records single "Good Vibrations", with "Let's Go  Away for Awhile" on the flipside, and their Capitol Records albums "Little Deuce Coupe" and "Shut Down, Vol. 2." are certified Gold by the R.I.A.A. "Good Vibrations" is the only single by The Beach Boys to be certified Gold during the 1960s.
1971 - Johnny Cunningham records the titles "Wonder What I'm Doin' In Tennessee", "Alabama Woman", and "She Thinks I'll Hurt Her Again" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Wonder What I'm Doin' In Tennessee" as a single (Capitol 3686) with "Over And Over Again" (recorded March 6, 1973) on the flipside, and "Alabama Woman" and "She Thinks I'll Hurt Her Again" together as a single (Caoitol 3283).
1971 - The Lettermen (vocalists Jim Pike, Tony Butala, and Gary Pike), with unlisted musicians, record the titles "That's Enough For Me" and "Words" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded on December 30 and 31, 1971 and January 6, 1972, Capitol Records will issue "That's Enough For Me" on the group's album "Lettermen" (SW-11010) and "Words" on their album "Spin Away" (SW-11124).
45 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Pianist Peter Duchin records two takes of the title "Brian's Song" and the title Jason's Tune" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first take of "Brian's Song" and "Jason's Tune" together as a single (Capitol 3268) and have yet to issue the second take of "Brian's Song".
1971 - Vocalist Tex Ritter, with Buddy Spicher on fiddle, Charlie McCoy on harmonica and keyboards, Pig Robbins and David Briggs on piano, Harold Bradley, Ray Edenton, Dave Kirby, Jerry Byrd, Pete Wade, and Tommy Floyd on guitar, Joe Zinkan and Bob Moore on bass, Willie Ackerman and Buddy Harman on drums, and The Nashville Sounds (vocal group with unlisted lineup), records the titles "Bourbon Man" and"Charleston Cotton Mill" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Ritter's album "The Super Country Legendary Tex Ritter" (ST-11037).
1974 - Grand Funk Railroad records the track "Some Kind Of Wonderful" for Capitol Records
1974 - Helen Reddy's Capitol Records single "Angie Baby" is #2 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1976 - Tavares (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Watchin' The Woman's Movement", and "Can't You See" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Watchin' The Woman's Movement" as a single (Capitol 4453) with "Goodnight My Love" (recorded January 4, 1977) on the flipside and on the group's album "Love Storm" (STAO-11628) and has yet to release "Can't You See".
1985 - Heart's self-titled Capitol Records album hits #1 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart
25 Years Ago Today In 1990 - Wilson Phillips' SBK Records single "Impulsive", distributed by Capitol Records, peaks at #3 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1992 - Nathan Milstein, violinist and Capitol Records artist (1958 with pianist Artur Balsam "Beethoven: Sonata Number 9 in A Major, Opus 47 "Kreutzer" and Sonata Number 8 in G Major, Opus 30 Number 3", released as part of the FDS series), dies at age 88, ten days before his 89th birthday on December 31, in London, England

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1951 - Nick Gilder, a singer with the band Sweeney Todd and a solo artist with Chrysalis Records (1977-1979), is born in London, England. Chrysalis' UK catalog was once owned by Capitol Music Group's then-parent company EMI Music Group and is now owned by Warner Music Group.
1963 - Jan and Dean record the track "Drag City" which will be released as Liberty Records single with "Schlock Rod Part 1" on the flipside and peak at #10 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. Liberty's catalog is owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company EMI Music Group.
1980 - John Lennon's Geffen/Lenono Music single "(Just Like) Starting Over" hits #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart 13 days after his death. The song is currently distributed by Capitol Records.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1905 - Harry Revel, composer ("Did You Ever See A Dream Walking", "Stay As Sweet As You Are", "Love Thy Neighbor", "Paris in the Spring" and many more) and winner (with songwriting partner Mack Gordon) of nine Academy Awards for nine other songs, is born in London, England.
1914 - "Tillie’s Punctured Romance", the first six-reel feature-length comedy motion picture, is released. The film stars Marie Dressler, Charlie Chaplin, Mabel Normand and Mack Swain and is directed by Mack Sennett.
80 Years Ago Today In 1937 - Walt Disney presents the first full-length animated feature, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", at the Carthay Circle Theatre in Hollywood, California