DECEMBER 28, 2017

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1898 - Mischa Spoliansky, composer (scores for several British films, including the soundtrack for 1957's "Saint Joan" which was released by Capitol Records), is born in Bialystok, Russia
1921 - Johnny Otis, bandleader, singer, drummer, vibraphonist, record producer, radio disc jockey, and Capitol Records artist, is born Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes in Vallejo, California
85 Years Ago Today In 1932 - Dorsey Burnette, singer, songwriter, bassist, electrician, part of the Coral Records group The Rock And Roll Trio, part of the Imperial Records group The Burnette Brothers (with his brother Johnny Burnette), and solo artist for many labels including Imperial Records and Capitol Records (1972-1973), is born in Memphis, Tennessee

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
70 Years Ago Today In 1947 - During two sessions held this day at Universal Studios in Chicago, Illinois, pianist and vocalist Nellie Lutcher and Her Rhythm (Hurley Ramey on guitar, Charles "Truck" Parham on bass, and Alvin Burroughs on drums) record the titles "A Maid's Prayer", "Ditto From Me To You", "My Man (Mon Homme)", "I Used To Be Dull", and "The Dog Fight Song" at the first session between 10:00 AM and 1:30 PM and the titles "Lutcher's Leap", "Say A Little Prayer For Me", "Cool Water", "A Chicken Ain't Nothin' But A Bird" and "Princess Poo-Poo-Ly Has Plenty Papayas" at the second session between 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue "A Maid's Prayer" as a single (Capitol 15279), "Ditto From Me To You" and "A Chicken Ain't Nothin' But A Bird" together as a single (Capitol 57-70001), "Lutcher's Leap" as a single (Capitol 57-70044), "Cool Water" as a single (Capitol 15148), and "Princess Poo-Poo-Ly Has Plenty Papayas" as a single (Capitol 57-70026). Bear Family Records will issue all the titles in Germany in the five-CD box set "Nellie Lutcher And Her Rhythm" (BCD 15910).
70 Years Ago Today In 1947 - The Sunset Trio (unlisted vocalists), with unlisted others, records the titles "That Five O'Clock Feeling", "A Dream Lullaby", and "Don't Believe A Word" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "That Five O'Clock Feeling" as a single (Capitol 15093), "A Dream Lullaby" and "Miracle Of The Bells" together as a single (Capitol 499), and has yet to issue "Don't Believe A Word".
70 Years Ago Today In 1947 - Cliffie Stone and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "There's A Gold Moon Shining On A Blue, Blue Heart", "Two Ton Tootsie", "The Cream Of The Crop", and "Sugar Pie" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "There's A Gold Moon Shining On A Blue, Blue Heart" and "The Cream Of The Crop" together as a single (Capitol 15303), has yet to issue "Two Ton Tootsie", and will issue "Sugar Pie" as a single (Capitol Americana 40113).
70 Years Ago Today In 1947 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California for The Capitol Records Transcription Service, pianist Buddy Cole, with unlisted others, records fourteen unidentified titles at the first session and four unidentified titles at the second session. No issuing information is listed.
1950 - Clark Dennis records four unlisted titles for the Capitol Records Transcription Service (probably at "The Chateau") in Los Angeles, California which will release the titles on transcription discs (#s unlisted). If anyone knows which titles were recorded, please leave a comment.
1951 - Vocalist Ferlin Husky using the pseudonym Terry Preston, with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the titles "Time", "A Friend Of Mine", "I Love You", and "I Want You So" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Time" and "I Want You So" together as a single (Capitol 1947), "I Love You" as a single (Capitol 2105) with "Counting My Heartaches" (recorded February 18, 1952) on the flipside, and has yet to issue "A Friend Of Mine".
1955 - Jean Shepard (on vocals), with J.R. "Jelly" Sanders on fiddle, Bill Woods on piano, Charles Lee "Fuzzy" Owen, Alvis "Buck" Owens, and Lewis Talley on guitar, Clarence Roy Lee on bass, and John Cuvielllo on drums), records the titles "Thank You Just The Same", "Over And Over", "Tell Me What I Want To Hear", and "Shadows On The Wall" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California starting at 10:30 PM and 2:00 AM the next day on December 29, 1955. Capitol Records will issue "Thank You Just The Same" as a single (Capitol 3514) with "Just Give Me Love" (recorded on December 27, 1955) on the flipside and the rest of the titles on Shepard's album "Songs Of A Love Affair" (T 728).
1955 - Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (Ray Anthony, Johnny Best, Conrad Gozzo, Ray Triscari, and Mannie Klein 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, Paul Smith on piano, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Don Simpson on bass, and Irv Cottler on drums), with The Anthony Choir (unlisted vocalists) record an overdub for "Big Band Boogie", using a arrangement by Don Simpson, then the titles "Out Of Nowhere" (also arranged by Don Simpson), "I Only Have Eyes For You", "I'll Never Smile Again", and "This Love Of Mine" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final version of "Big Band Boogie" on the various artists album "Dance To The Bands" (TBO 727) and all the rest of the titles on Anthony's album "Ray Anthony Plays For Dream Dancing" (T 723).
1955 - Violinist Nathan Milstein records Johann Sebastian Bach's "Partita N°3 In E Major For Violin" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the title on Milstein's 3 LP set "BACH - Sonatas And Partitas For Violin" (PCR-8370).
1956 - Vocalist  Nat "King" Cole records the track "When I Fall In Love" for his Capitol Records album "Love Is The Thing"
1956 - During two sessions held this day in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California, first vocalist Jean Shepard, with J.R. "Jelly" Sanders on fiddle, Bill Woods on piano, Roy Nichols, Charles "Fuzzy" Owen, Alvis "Buck" Owens, and Lewis Talley on guitar, and Clarence "Bud" Dooley on bass, records the titles "Too Late With The Roses", "The Other Woman", "Act Like A Married Man" and "I Used To Love You" between 10:30 AM to 2:00 PM. then vocalist Nat "King" Cole, with Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra (Charles LaVere on piano, Allan, Reuss on guitar, Jack Ryan on bass, Lee Young on drums, and a string section with Len Atkins, Harry Bluestone, Sam Cytron, Kurt Dieterle, Jacques Gasselin, Ben Gill, Murray Kellner, Sol Kindler, Joseph Livoti, Dan Lube, Erno Neufeld, Nick Pisani, Joe Quadri, and Mischa Russell on violin, Bill Baffa, Paul Robyn, and David Sterkin on viola, Cy Bernard on cello, and Helen Hutchison on harp), records the titles "When I Fall In Love", "Ain't Misbehavin'", "When Sunny Gets Blue", "At Last", "I Was A Little Too Lonely", and "Stay As Sweet As You Are" between 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue "The Other Woman" as a single (Capitol F3727) with "Under Suspicion" (recorded November 6, 1956) on the flipside, "Act Like A Married Man" as a single (Capitol F3796) with "It Scares Me Half To Death" (recorded December 27, 1956) on the flipside, and "I Used To Love You" as a single (Capitol F3881) with "You're Just The Kind Of Guy" (also recorded on November 27, 1956) on the flipside. Bear Family Records will issue all the titles in Germany on Shepard's five-CD box set "The Melody Ranch Girl" (BCD 15905). Capitol Records will issue all the titles except "I Was A Little Too Lonely" on Cole's album "Love Is The Thing" (W/SW 824). The new take of "I Was A Little Too Lonely" recorded on this date is listed as lost. I wonder if Jean or Nat listened in on each other's sessions?
60 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Love Is The Thing" is #3, his album "This Is Nat 'King" Cole" is #34, and his album "Just One Of Those Things" is #38 on Cash Box magazine's Top 45 Albums year-end chart. "Love Is The Thing" is also #11 on WWCA 1270 AM's Best In LPs & EPs weekly chart in Gary, Indiana.
1961 - Vocalist Al Martino, with Monty Kelly directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Love, Where Are You Now?", "Make Me Believe", "Because You're Mine", and "The Exodus Song" (aka "This Land Is Mine (Theme From 'Exodus')" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles Martino's album "The Exciting Voice Of Al Martino" (T/ST 1774).
1964 - Capitol Records releases Buck Owens' single "I've Got A Tiger By The Tail" with "Cryin' Time" on the flipside
1965 - Ray Anthony (on trumpet and vocals) and His Entertainers (Bob Robinson on trombone, Bob Hardaway on tenor saxophone, Leo Anthony on baritone saxophone and vocals, an unlisted piano player, Carson Smith on bass, and Nick Ceroli on drums) record a as yet unissued take of "Dolce Far Niente", and the titles "I Ain't Down Yet", "Are You Sure?" with vocals by Ray Anthony and a chorus (lineup unlisted), "Keep A-Hoppin'" with vocals by Ray Anthony, Leo Anthony, The Bookends (vocalists Annita Ray and Diane Hall), and a chorus (lineup unlisted), and "Belly Up To The Bar Boys" with vocals by Ray Anthony, Leo Anthony, and Annita Ray in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the last four titles on Ray Anthony's album "Swing · Dream · Dance To The Unsinkable Molly Brown" (T 1576).
1965 - Buck Owens and The Buckaroos' Capitol Records single "Buckaroo", with "If You Want A Love" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart
50 Years Ago Today In 1967 - The Art Reynold Singers (Thelma Houston, Alfreda James, Lillie Mae Brown, Glenna Session, Arlene Le Beef, and Art Reynolds), with unlisted others, record the titles "Hurry Sundown", "Face The Day", "My Possessions", and "I've Made Up My Mind" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records has yet to issue "Hurry Sundown", will issue the other three titles on the group's album "The Soul Gospel Sounds Of The Art Reynolds Singers - Electrifying" (ST 2900), and will issue "I've Made Up My Mind" as a single (Capitol 2206).
1968 - The Beatles' self-titled Apple Records album (aka "The White Album", and their first on the Apple label), distributed by Capitol Records in the United States, is #1 on Billboard's album chart where it will stay for nine weeks
1971 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for vocalist Laura Greene's titles "Memories And Souvenirs", "Come On In", "Missing You", and "I Have But One Heart" and will issue "Memories And Souvenirs" and "Come On In" together as a single (Capitol 3300) and has yet to issue the other two titles.
45 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Overdubs are recorded for The Lettermen's titles "Listen To The Music/I Believe In Music", "Beautiful Sunday", and "Put A Little Love In Your Heart/Black And White" in Los Angeles, California. After additional overdubs are recorded for all the titles on December 29, 1972, Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of all the titles on the group's album "'Alive' Again...Naturally" (SW-11183).
45 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for vocalist and guitarist Mayf Nutter's titles "I'll Try To Make It Home Next Sunday Night" and "Working For The City (In A Teenie-Weenie Little-Bitty Town)" which were recorded earlier in the year at the Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California with both titles produced by Buck Owens Enterprises and will issue both titles on Nutter's album "The First Batch Of Mayf Nutter" (ST-11194).
45 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Rhett Davis, with unlisted others, records the titles "Travelin' Preacher Man", "Sister Ann", and "One Man Woman" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Travelin' Preacher Man" and "Sister Ann" together as a single (Capitol 3583) and has yet to issue "One Man Woman".
1973 - Capitol Records artist Tex Ritter make his final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry
1973 - Merle Haggard's Capitol Records single "If We Make It Through December", with "It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)" on the flip side, is #1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart
1974 - Helen Reddy's Capitol Records single "Angie Baby", with "I'll Think I'll Write A Song" on the flipside, is still #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
40 Years Ago Today In 1977 - The Pousette-Dart Band (lineup unlisted) records the title "Too Blue To Be True" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's album "Pousette-Dart Band 3" (SW-11781).
40 Years Ago Today In 1977 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, Richard Torrence, with unlisted others, records the title "I Can't Ask For Anymore Than You" at the first session and the title "Real Love" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "I Can't Ask For Anymore Than You" as a single (Capitol 4554) and both titles on Torrence's album "Double Take" (SW-11699).
40 Years Ago Today In 1977 - Trombonist Raul De Souza, with (listed as probably) the session's arranger George Duke (as "Dawilli Gonga") on piano and synthesizer, Roland Bautista and Charles Icarus Johnson on guitars, Byron Miller on electric bass, and Leon Ngudu Chancler on drums, records the titles "Don't Ask My Neighbors" and "La La Song" at the Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on De Souza's album "Don't Ask My Neighbors" (SW-11774).

1983 - Dennis Wilson, singer, songwriter, and drummer in the Capitol Records group The Beach Boys and Capitol Records solo artist, drowns at age 39 while diving to bring up personal items that he had thrown overboard near his boat, "Harmony", in the harbor at Marina del Ray, California

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1956 - The Art Pepper Quartet (Art Pepper on alto saxophone, Russ Freeman on piano, Ben Tucker on bass, and Chuck Flores on drums) records the titles "What Is This Thing Called Love?", "Stompin' At The Savoy", then without Freeman and Flores "Blues In" and "Blues Out", and, with Freeman and Flores back in, "Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered) at Radio Recorders studios in Los Angeles, California for the Intro label which will issue all the titles on Pepper's album "Modern Art" (ILP 606). Blue Note Records will later re-issue all the titles on the album "Art Pepper - Early Art" (BN-LA591-H2) and on the CD "The Complete Art Pepper Aladdin Recordings, Volume 1 - The Return Of Art Pepper" (7-46848-2). Blue Note's catalog is now owned by Capitol Records' parent company, Universal Music Group.
1961 - Pianist Les McCann, with Herbie Lewis on bass and Ron Jefferson on drums, records the titles "The Shampoo" and "Someone Stole My Chitlins" at The Village Gate in New York City, New York. Blue Note Records will issue both titles on McCann's album "Fish This Week" (BN-LA171-G2).
1991 - Tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano, with Michel Petrucciani on piano, Dave Holland on bass, and Ed Blackwell on drums, records the titles "Evolution", "Portrait Of Jenny", "Lines And Spaces", "Body And Soul", "Modern Man" with Lovano on alto saxophone and without Petrucciani and Holland, "Forth Worth", "Central Park" with Lovano on alto saxophone, "Work" with Lovano on soprano saxophone, "Left Behind" without Holland and Blackwell, and "His Dreams" at Skyline Studios in New York City, New York. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles on Lovano's CD album "From The Soul" (7-98636-2). Blue Note's catalog is now owned by Capitol Records' parent company, Universal Music Group.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
95 Years Ago Today In 1922 - Stan Lee (aka Stan "The Man" Lee), writer and founding editor, president, and currently Chairman Emeritus, of Marvel Comics and co-creator of many of its early best-sellers, is born Stanley Martin Lieber in New York City, New York