NOVEMBER 12, 2025

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1917 - Jo Stafford, singer, the first recording artist to sell 25 million records. a Columbia and Capitol Records artist as part of the group The Pied Pipers, a Capitol Records solo artist and vocalist with Red Ingle and His Natural Seven (using the name Cinderella G. Stump), a Columbia Records solo artist, wife of Capitol Records first music director and fellow label artist Paul Weston, with whom she later recorded with as part of the duo Jonathan and Darlene Edwards, were parents of Tim and Amy Weston, and co-founded Corinthian Records, is born Jo Elizabeth Stafford in Coalinga, California.

1929 - Grace Kelly, princess of Monaco, motion picture actress and Capitol Records artist (on the track "True Love" from the motion picture soundtrack "High Society"), is born Grace Patricia Kelly in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1964 - Dave Ellefson, Capitol Records group Megadeth's first bass player, is born David Ellefson, Jr. in Jackson, Minnesota.

60 Years Ago Today In 1965 - Vic Chesnutt, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and Capitol Records artist (1996) is born Jacksonville, Florida.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

85 Years Ago Today In 1940 - The Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam (lineup unlisted), conducted by Willem Mengelberg, record Franck's "Symphony In D Minor: First Movement - Lento: Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Part 1", "Symphony In D Minor: First Movement - Lento: Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Part 2", "Symphony In D Minor: First Movement - Lento: Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Part 3", "Symphony In D Minor: First Movement - Lento: Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Part 4", "Symphony In D Minor: Second Movement - Allegretto, Part 1", "Symphony In D Minor: Second Movement - Allegretto, Part 2", and "Symphony In D Minor: Second Movement - Allegretto, Part 3" in Amsterdam, Holland for Telefunken Records. Capitol Records will license Telefunken's catalog for release in the United States and will issue all the titles on the album "FRANCK - Symphony In D Minor" (EEL-8023).

1943 - During a split session held this day in Los Angeles, California, first The Pied Pipers (vocalists Jo Stafford [on her 26th birthday], Chuck Lowry, Hal Hopper, and Clark Yocum), with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "You Grow Sweeter (As The Years Go By)" and "You And Your Love", then Johnny Mercer (on vocals) and The Pied Pipers (same lineup), with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted but includes trumpet, trombone, reeds, piano, guitar, bass, drums and strings musicians), record the titles "On The Nodaway Road" and a new take of "Jamboree Jones". Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Capitol Records' first album "Songs By Johnny Mercer" (CD-1).

80 Years Ago Today In 1945 - Frank DeVol and His Orchestra (with DeVol conducting his own arrangements to unlisted musicians) record the tracks "Wonderful One" and "For You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Wonderful One" on the album "Concert Of Waltzes" (BD-31) and "For You" on the album "Waltzing On Air" (BD-53).

1947 - The Philharmonica Trio (harmonica players Joseph Pittello, William Charles Pittello, Harry Henry Halicki), with rhythm accompaniment (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Lullaby Of Broadway" and "Love Nest" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol 483) with "Charmaine" on the flipside and "Love Nest" as a single (Capitol 15346) with "Lady Of Spain" on the flipside.

1947 - Vocalist Peggy Lee, with guitarist Dave Barbour and His Orchestra (Heine Beau on clarinet; Benny Carter on alto saxophone and trumpet; Herbert Haymer on tenor saxophone; Ray Linn and/or Zeke Zarchy on trumpets; Red Callendar on bass, Buddy Cole on piano, Red Norvo on vibraphones, Nick Fatool on drums, and one or two unlisted trombonists) using arrangements by Heine Beau, Benny Carter, Billy May, and Harold Mooney, records the titles "Stormy Weather", "I Can't Give You Anything But Love", "Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe", and "Talkin' To Myself About You" in Los Angeles, California with producer Lee Gillette. Capitol Records will issue "Story Weather" and "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" on Lee's album "Rendevous With Peggy Lee" (CC-72), "Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe" on Lee's compilation CD "Miss Peggy Lee" (7-97826-2) in 1998, and "Talkin' To Myself About You" as a single (Capitol 15048) with "Laroo Laroo Lilli Bolero" (recorded on November 25, 1947) on the flipside. If anyone knows who arranged which tracks, who the trombonists were, and/or at which studio in L.A. the session was held, please leave a comment.

1947 - The Sunset Trio (lineup unlisted), with unlisted musicians, records the titles "Wagon Wheels", "Snuggled On Your Shoulder", "Too Late To Be Sorry", and "Whisper A Word of Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Wagon Wheels" as a single (Capitol 15059) with "A Little Imagination" on the flipside and have yet to issue the other three titles.

1947 - Guitarist and vocalist T-Bone Walker, with George Orendorff on trumpet,  Bumps Myers on tenor saxophone, Willard McDaniel on piano, Billy Hadnott on bass, and Oscar Lee Bradley on drums, records the titles "The Natural Blues", "That's Better For Me", two takes of "First Love Blues" and three takes of "Lonesome Woman Blues" for Black and White Records in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will purchase the masters for the titles from Black and White and will issue "First Love Blues" as a single (Capitol 57-70042) with "T-Bone Shuffle" on the flipside and all the titles on the three-CD set "Capitol Blues Collection: T-Bone Walker - The Complete Capitol/Black and White Recordings" (8-29379-2).

1947 - Trumpet player Billy Butterfield and His Orchestra (Chris Griffin and Will Bradley on trombones and other unlisted musicians) record the titles "Flip Flop", "Just Friends" (with vocals by Jerry Scott), and "Heat Wave" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Flip Flop" on the album "Classics In Jazz - Billy Butterfield" (H-424) and has yet to issue the other two titles.

1947 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California for The Capitol Records Transcription Service Buddy Cole records eleven titles at the first session and ten titles at the second session. There are no titles for the tracks or commercial issuing information listed, so if anyone knows what was recorded and if it's been issued commercially, please leave a comment.

1948 - During two sessions held this day in Paris, France George Tzipine and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Derecho Viejo" and "Jalousie" at the first session and "The Moon Was Yellow" and "A Media Luz" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Tzipine's album "George Tzipine And His Orchestra Conducting.

1949 - During a split session held this day in Los Angeles, California first Kay Starr (on vocals), with Red Nichols (on cornet) and His Five Pennies (King Jackson on trombone; Rosy McHargue on clarinet; Joe Rushton on bass saxophone; Bobby Hammack on piano; and Rolly Culver on drums), records the track "Flow Gently Sweet Afton" then Red Nichols and His Five Pennies (same lineup as above with the addition of Doc Whiting on bass) record the tracks "Riverboat Shuffle", "Battle Hymn Of The Republic (Glory Hallelujah): Part 1" and "Riverboat Shuffle", "Battle Hymn Of The Republic (Glory Hallelujah): Part 2", the (as of 2005) unissued track "American Patrol" and the track "Lazy Daddy". Capitol Records will issue Starr's track as a single (Capitol 817) with "Poor Papa (He's Got Nothin')" on the flip side, and the first three of Nichols' tracks on the album "" (CCF-215) and "Lazy Daddy" as a single (Capitol 964) with "What D'Ya Mean, Lost Dog?" on the flipside.

1949 - Capitol Records will assign master numbers for Louis Kaufman with Orchestre Symphonique National, Paris (conducted by Roger Desormière)'s recordings of Vivaldi's "Concerto In G Minor ('For The Dresden Orchestra')", "Concerto In D Minor ('Senza Cantin')", and "Concerto In E Flat Major" which were recorded at The Rex Cinema in Paris on October 23, 1949. Capitol Records will issue the three tracks for "Concerto In G Minor ('For The Dresden Orchestra')" and the three tracks for "Concerto In D Minor ('Senza Cantin')" on the orchestra's album "VIVALDI - Concerto In G Minor/Concerto In D Minor" (ECL-8076) and the six tracks for "Concerto In E Flat Major" on the orchestra's album "VIVALDI - Concerto In E Flat Major/Double Concerto In B Flat Major" (KCM-8091).

1952 - During two sessions in Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California, The Hollywood String Quartet (Felix Slatkin leader and on violin, Paul Shure on violin, Paul Robyn on viola, and Eleanor Aller on cello) record Tchaikovsky's "Quartet N° 1 In D Major, Opus 11: First Movement", Tchaikovsky's "Quartet N° 1 In D Major, Opus 11: Second Movement - Andante Cantabile" at the first session and Tchaikovsky's "Quartet N° 1 In D Major, Opus 11: Third Movement", "Quartet N° 1 In D Major, Opus 11: Fourth Movement" at the second movement. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the quartet's album "TCHAIKOVSKY - Quartet N° 1 In D Major, Opus 11/ BORODIN - Quartet N° 2 In D Major" (P-8187).

1952 - Tex Williams and His Western Caravan (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Kansas City Rag", "Redd Ball Whistle", "Close That Door Richard (I Just Saw The Thing)", "Ten Silver Dollars", and "Last Go Round" in Los Angeles, California for The Capitol Records Transcription Service which will issue the first, third and fourth tracks on the transcription disc G-182 and the second and last tracks on the transcription disc G-181.

1953 - Vocalist Stan Freberg, with George Bruns' Cotton Pickin' Quintet and an orchestra (lineups for both are unlisted) records new takes of the titles "A Dear John (And Marsha Letter)" and "C'est Si Bon (It's So Good)"in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both new takes together as a single (Capitol 2677).

70 Years Ago Today In 1955 - In the issue of The Billboard magazine with today's street date, Tennessee Ernie Ford's Capitol Records single "Sixteen Tons", with "You Don't Have to be a Baby to Cry" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of The Billboard magazine's new The Hot 100 singles chart at #27. The chart debuts in the November 12, 1955 issue of the magazine and is for the week ending November 2, 1955.

1956 - The Hollywood String Quartet (lineup unlisted) record the (as of 2005) unissued take of Schubert's "Quartet N°14 In D Minor ('Death Of The Maiden'), First Movement".

1957 - It's a Tuesday night and at 7:30 PM EST Mahalia Jackson is tonight's guest on "The Nat 'King' Cole Show" on NBC-TV.

1957 - Franco Ferrara conducts an orchestra (lineup unlisted) as the record new takes of the titles "Main Title", "Three Soldiers", "The Alpine March", "The Death Of Passini", "Father Galli", "Love Theme", "Farewell, Part 1", "Farewell, Part 2", "Retreat", "Rinaldi's Death" (later renamed "Rinaldi's Madness"), "Henry's Escape", "The Lake Crossing", "Happiness", "Expectancy", and "End Title", all composed by Mario Nascimbene for the motion picture "A Farewell To Arms", in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all these takes of these titles on the original motion picture soundtrack album "A Farewell To Arms" (W 918).

1957 - Trumpet player Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (Al Porcino, Conrad Gozzo, and Gene Duermeyer also on trumpets, Hoyt Bohannon, Lew McCreary, Jimmy Priddy, and Joe Howard on trombones, Med Flory and Wilbur Schwartz on clarinets and alto saxophones, Jules Jacob and Jeff Massingill on tenor saxophones, Teddy Lee on baritone saxophone, Geoff Clarkson on piano, Al Viola on guitar, Don Simpson on bass, Eddie Grady on drums, and Lou Singer on percussion), using arrangements by Don Simpson, record the titles "Darn That Dream", "I Fell In Love", "Bewitched", "When I Fall In Love", "The Dream Girl", and "My Foolish Heart" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Anthony's album "The Dream Girl" (T 969).

1957 - Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Fascination", "Canadian Capers" (featuring The Twin Pianos [two unlisted pianists]), "Sleepy Time Gals (vocals by Kenny Gardner), and "'S Wonderful" (with vocals by The Lombardo Trio [linup unlisted]) in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Fascination" on Lombardo's album "Dancing Room Only" (ST 1121) and the rest of the the tracks on the album "The Lombardo Touch" (SXA-2052).

1958 - Vocalist Marie Adams, with Johnny Otis and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the track "A Fool In Love" and records a new take of "What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For? in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 4108).

1958 - Vocalist Evelyn Kingsley (on vocals) with Gus Levene conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "Gently, So Gently", "Over My Shoulder" and the (as of 2005) unlisted track "Something New" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol F4122).

1958 - Vocalist Dakota Staton, with unlisted musicians, records the titles "Idaho" and "No Moon At All", and the (as of 2005) unissued track "The Best Thing For You" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles on Staton's album "Crazy He Calls Me" (T 1170).

1958 - Vocalist Nat "King" Cole, with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (line up unlisted) as they record the tracks "Unfair", "You're My Thrill" (with rhythm later overdubbed), "Laughable" (with a vocals chorus with an unlisted lineup), "For Want Of A Kiss" (with a vocals chorus with an unlisted lineup and with rhythm later overdubbed) and then, with Dave Cavanaugh conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup still unlisted), records a mono take of "Again", a stereo take of "Again" (with rhythm later overdubbed) and "I Must Be Dreaming" (with a vocal chorus with an unlisted lineup and with rhythm later overdubbed) in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "Unfair" on Cole's album "To Whom It May Concern" (W 1190), the versions with the overdubbed vocal chorus of "You're My Thrill" and "For The Want Of A Kiss" on the album "The Unforgettable Nat King Cole" (T 2558), the mono take of "Again" on Cole's EP "Night Of The Quarter Moon" (EAP-1-1211), the stereo version "Again" with the overdubbed vocal chorus and the version of "I Must Be Dreaming" with the rhythm overdubbed on Cole's album "Looking Back" (T-2361), and the version of "I Must Be Dreaming" with unlisted vocal chorus without the rhythm overdubbed as a single (Capitol 4184) with "You Made Me Love You" on the flip side. Bear Family Records will issue all the tracks in the 11 CD box set "Stardust - The Complete Capitol Recordings 1955 - 1959" (BCD 16342) in Germany.

1958 - Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted but listed as probably the same as used in the Nat "King" Cole session held earlier in the day), record the title "The Joy Of Living" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol F4120) with "Something Special" on the flipside.

1958 - Faron Young (on vocals, with [listed as probably] ) records the tracks "Tennessee Waltz", "Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way", "Making Believe" and "Almost" at Bradley Film and Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first, third and last tracks on Young's album "Talk About Hits" (T 1245) and "Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way" on Young's album "Hello Walls" (T 1528).

1959 - Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (with Riddle conducting his own arrangements to an unlisted lineup of musicians) record the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "Farmer In The Dell", "Little Bo-Peep", "Little Jack Horner", "Jack And Jill" and "Hickory Dickory Dock" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.

1962 - Trumpet player and vocalist Jack Sheldon, with Howard Roberts and Bob Bain on guitar, Joe Mondragon on bass, and Shelly Manne on drums, records the titles "Conversation", "Atomic Bomb", "Love For Sale", "Sweet And Lovely", and "You Know What I Mean" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first four tracks on Sheldon's eponymous album "Jack Sheldon" (T 1851) and has yet to issue "You Know What I Mean".

1962 - Vocalist Nat "King" Cole, with (listed as possibly) John Collins on guitar, Charlie Harris on bass, and Leon Petties on drums, records the titles "Miss You", "Oh How I Miss You Tonight" (with Belford Hendricks Orchestra and vocal chorus [both lineups unlisted]), "All Over The World", "Lonesome And Sorry", and "My First And Only Lover" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "Dear Lonely Hearts" (T 1838).

1963 - Vocalist Kay Starr, with either Frank DeVol or Vic Shoen conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Allez-Vous-En" and "Half A Photograph" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on Starr's album "The Fabulous Favorites!" (T 2106).

1968 - Johnny and Jonie Mosby (on vocals), with unlisted musicians, record the tracks "Walkin' Papers", "Here We Go Again", "I Can Tell" and the (as of 2005) unissued track "The Acting That We Do" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and third tracks on the duo's album "Hold Me" (ST-286) and the second track on the duo's album "Just Hold My Hand" (ST-170).

1968 - Capitol Records will register the masters for Matt Monro's tracks "Que Tiempo Tan Feliz (Those Were The Days)", "Lo Que Quedo (All That Remains)", "No Puedo Quitar Mis Ojos De Ti (Can't Take My Eyes Off You)", "Todo Pasara (Everything will happen)", "Vete for favor (Walk away)", "Libre (Born free)", "La Montana (If She Should Come To You)", "No Me Dejes (If You Go Away)", "Amandote Otra Vez (Lovin' You Again)", "Si Tu Te Vas (If You Go)", and "La Perla Y El Rubi (The Ruby And The Pearl)" which were recorded at various dates in London, England. Capitol Latino will issue as on Monro's album "Todo Pasara" (ST-19006).
55 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Billy Taylor, with Oliver Nelson's Orchestra (with Nelson conducting his own arrangements to: Ernie Royal, Snooky Young, Doc Severinsen, and Clark Terry on trumpet; Urbie Green, Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson, and Tony Studd on trombone; Phil Woods, Jerome Richardson, Romeo Penque, Stan Webb, and Danny Bank on saxophones; Billy Taylor on piano; Ben Tucker on bass; and Grady Tate on drums), records the tracks "That's Where It Is", "Lot Of Livin' To Do", and "Right Here, Right Now" in New York City, New York. Tower Records, a subdivision of Capitol Records, will issue all the tracks on Taylor's album "Right Here, Right Now!" (T 2039).

1968 - Dallas Frazier records the tracks "The Conspiracy Of Homer Jones", "Sundown Of My Mind" and the (as of 2005) unissued track "It's Gonna Rain Today" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 2402).

1969 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California David and Tina Meltzer record the tracks "Heavenly City", "Do You Think Your God Will Let Me", "In Heaven After All I've Seen?", "Green Morning", "Feeling Alright", and "The Garden" at the first session and "Let The Door Stay Open", "Let The Light In", "Have You Ever Been Hungry?", "Keep On Loving", and "The Angel" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks, except "Feeling Alright" (which as of 2005 remains unissued) on the duo's album "Green Morning" (ST-431).

1969 - The Salvation Company (lineup unlisted) records the track "Earl Is Crazy" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the track on the group's album "Earl Of Ruston" (ST-465).

1969 - Sonny James (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "Traces" and "Waterloo". Capitol Records will issue "Traces" as a single (Capitol 3398) with "I'm In Love You" on the flip side and "Waterloo" (after overdubs are recorded on December 13, 1969) on James' album "My Love/Don't Keep Me Hangin' On" (ST-478).

55 Years Ago Today In 1970 - Beth Moore (on vocals, with unlisted recordings) records the tracks "Put Your Hand In The Hand", the (as of 2005) unissued track "Everybody Wants To Be Somebody", and the track "I'm Losing My Man". Capitol Records will issue the first and last track together as a single (Capitol 3013).

55 Years Ago Today In 1970 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for the tracks "It's A Day And A Half", "To The Countryside", "Good Day At Yellowrock", "With A Little Bit Of Love", "I Gotta Get Through", "Get On Board", "Life Is A Wonderful Thing", "Grannie's Rocking Chair", "One Man Band", "Welcome To The Party", and "Fat Ladies" which were used on the soundtrack to the television film "The Double Deckers". Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the original television soundtrack album "The Double Deckers" (ST-672).

1971 - Freddie Hart (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "I'm In Love", "Loving Her Through You", and "Would You Settle For Roses" in Nashville, Tennessee for Buck Owens Enterprises. Capitol Records will purchase the masters and issue the tracks on Hart's album "My Hang-Up Is You" (ST-11014).

50 Years Ago Today In 1975 - Sammy Hagar (on vocals and guitar, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "China" and "Young Girl Blues" in Sausalito, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on Hagar's album "Nine On A Ten Scale" (ST-11489).

50 Years Ago Today In 1975 - Merle Haggard (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records overdubs for the track "The Waltz You Save" and then records the track "Cherokee Maiden" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on Haggard's album "The Roots Of My Raising" (ST-11586).

50 Years Ago Today In 1975 - Ray Griff records the final overdubs for the tracks "If I Let Her Come In", "Baby's Gettin' Around (To Givin' Up On Me)", and "Wrapped Around Your Finger" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the final versions of all the tracks on Griff's eponymous album "Ray Griff" (ST-11486).

1976 - Overdubs are recorded for James Talley's tracks "Bluesman" and "Not Even When It's Over" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the final versions of both tracks on Talley's album "Blackjack Choir" (ST-11605).

1979 - Nancy Wilson (on vocals), with Larry Farrow conducting his arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the track "Someone Else" and "Let's Hold On To Love" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on Wilson's album "Take My Love" (ST-12055).

1981 - Donna Washington (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the (as of 2005) unissued track "Watch Out" and the track "Don't Be An Island" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Don't Be An Island" on Washington's album "Just For You" (ST-12233).

1982 - The Tubes (lineup unlisted) record the title "When You're Ready To Come" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the band's album "Outside Inside" (ST-12260).

1988 - Poison's Capitol Records single "Every Rose Has Its Thorn", with "Livin' For The Minute" on the flipside, debuts at #33 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

1988 - Great White (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "Bitches And Other Women" at an unlisted location. Capitol Records will issue the track on the band's CD "Once Bit, Twice Shy" (7-92743-2).

1991 - Capitol Records releases Poison's live album "Swallow This Live".

1991 - The Cavedogs (Brian Stevens on bass and vocals, Todd Spahr on guitar and vocals, and Mark Rivers on drums and vocals) record the track "Part Of This" at an unlisted location. Capitol Records will issue the track on the radio only promotional CD "Rock Takes a Holiday" (Capitol DPRO-79096 5). If anyone knows where the session was held and who else participated in its recording please leave a comment. Here's a link to a great site about The Cavedogs that includes links to download some of the band's tracks, including "Part Of This".

1996 - Capitol Records releases Blind Melon's last studio album "Nico", named after the daughter of the band's late singer Shannon Hoon.

1996 - Capitol Records releases Vic Chesnutt's album "About To Choke".

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1891 - Richard Whiting, composer, writing partner with Capitol Records co-founders Buddy DeSylva and Johnny Mercer, as well as with Ray Egan, Neil Moret, Leo Robin, Gus Kahn, and Sidney Clare on songs and scores for motion pictures, and father of Capitol Records recording artist Margaret Whiting, is born Richard Armstrong Whiting in Peoria, Illinois.

1931 - Sir Edward Elgar opens the new EMI Recording Studios at Abbey Road, St. John's Wood, London, England. EMI was at one time the parent company of Capitol Records.

1946 - Walt Disney Pictures' live-action/animated feature film "Song Of The South" has its world premiere at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. Capitol Records will release a soundtrack album as part of its children's records series.

2001 - Virgin Records America, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, releases Mick Jagger's fourth solo album "Goddess In The Doorway".

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1954 - Ellis Island closes after processing more than 20 million immigrants since opening in New York Harbor in 1892. My grandfather, Martin J. Nielsen, Sr., went through Ellis Island from Denmark and then went on to Chicago, Illinois.

70 Years Ago Today In 1955 - The Billboard magazine's new The Hot 100 singles chart debuts in the November 12, 1955 issue of the magazine and is for the week ending November 2, 1955. The Four Aces' Decca Records single "Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing" is the first #1 single on the chart.

NOVEMBER 11, 2025

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

1902 - Webley Edwards, radio news reporter, host of the radio show "Hawaii Calls" for 37 years, and producer/compiler of Capitol Records' "Hawaii Calls" series of albums, is born in Corvallis, Oregon.

105 Years Ago Today In 1920 - Annisteen Allen, singer and Capitol Records artist (1954-1955) who introduced the song "Fujiyama Mama" in 1955, is born in Champaign, Illinois.

1943 - Nicki Lee Foster, daughter of Capitol Records artists Peggy Lee and Dave Barbour is born Nicki Lee Barbour in Los Angeles, California.

1953 - Marshall Crenshaw, singer, guitarist, songwriter, actor, and compiler/producer of the 1989 Capitol Records album "Hillbilly Music: Thank God!, Vol. 1", is born in Detroit, Michigan.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

85 Years Ago Today In 1940 - During two sessions held this day in Amsterdam, Holland Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, conducted by Willem Mengelberg, records Beethoven's "Symphony N°3 In E-Flat, Opus 55 ('Eroica'): First Movement: Allegro Con Brio: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4", "Symphony N°3 In E-Flat, Opus 55 ('Eroica'): Second Movement: Marcia Funebre (Adagio Assai): Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4", "Symphony N°3 In E-Flat, Opus 55 ('Eroica'): Third Movement: Scherzo-Allegro Vicace", and "Symphony N°3 In E-Flat, Opus 55 ('Eroica'): Fourth Movement: Finale: Allegro Molto: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3" at the first session and Julius Rontgen's "Old Netherland Dance, Opus 46: Bergerette (Les Grandes Doubleurs)/Pavane" at the second session. Capitol Records will purchase the masters and issue the Beethoven tracks on the orchestra's album "BEETHOVEN - Symphony #3 in E Flat, Opus 55 (Eroica Symphony)" (P-8002) and the Rontgen track on the orchestra's album "DOPPER - Gothic Chacone (Ciaconna Gotica)/RONTGEN - Old Netherland Dances, Opus 46" (ECL-8031).

1943 - The King Cole Trio's first Capitol Records single (#139) "All For You" with "Vom, Vim, Veedle" on the flipside, hits #1 on Billboard's Harlem Hit Parade chart. The record was originally released on by Excelsior Records. Capitol Records bought the masters when it signed the trio.

1947 - Chuy Reyes and His Mocambo Orchestra (lineup unlisted), featuring Tony Martinez on vocals, record the tracks "La Yuca", "La Ultima Noche", "Hokey Joe" and the instrumental "Rhumba Boogie" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first three tracks on the album "Rumba De Cuba" (H-152) and the last track on the album "Piano Brilliante" (H-196).

1947 - During two sessions held this day in Radio Recorders' studios at 932 Norht Western Avenue in Hollywood, California, vocalist and pianist Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends (Vernon "Geechie" Smith on trumpet; Vic Dickenson on trombone; Benny Carter on alto saxophone; Dave Cavanaugh on tenor saxophone; Jack Marshall on guitar; Billy Hadnott on bass; and Sam "Baby" Lovett on drums) record the tracks "Pagan Love Song" (with Benny Carter also on trombone), "All I Ever Do Is Worry" (with Benny Carter also on trombone), "Take It Or Leave It", and "That's What I Like" at the first session between 11:00 AM and 2:30 PM and "King Size Papa", "Blues For Someone", "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles", and "Breeze (Blow My Baby Back To Me)" at the second session (with Red Callender replacing Bill Hadnot on bass for all four tracks) between 2:30 PM and 6:30 PM with producer Dave Dexter, Jr. Capitol Records will issue the "Pagan Love Song" as a single (Capitol 1149) with "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" on the flipside, "All I Ever Do Is Worry" as a single (Capitol 15106) with "Wise Guys" on the flipside, "Take It Or Leave It" as a single (Capitol 57-70006) with "The Glory Of Love" on the flip side, "That's What I Like" as a single (Capitol 15060) with "Crazy World" on the flipside, "King Size Papa" as a single (Capitol American 40082) with "When Your Smiling" on the flipside, "Blues For Someone" as a single (Capitol 57-70051) with "Dragging My Heart Around" on the flipside, and "Breeze (Blow My Baby Back To Me)" as a single (Capitol 1589) with "Mama Don't Allow It" on the flipside.

1947 - Cliffie Stone's Western Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "Moonlight On The Colorado", "Missouri Waltz", "There's A Silver Moon On The Golden Gate", "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the album "Cliffie Stone Waltzes" (AD-108).

1949 - Kay Starr (on vocals, with unlisted piano, guitar, bass and drums musicians and vocal group) records the tracks "Tell Me How Long The Train's Been Gone" and "A Game Of Broken Hearts" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 792).

1951 - The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (lineup unlisted), conducted by Joseph Keilberth, records the track "Egmont Overture, Opus 84" in Berlin, Germany. Capitol Records will issue the track on the orchestra's album "BEETHOVEN - Overtures: Leonore Overture N° 3, Opus 72/ Coriolan Overture, Opus 62/Egmont Overture, Opus 84" (P-8164).

1952 - Mel Blanc and Arthur Q. Bryan record the final vocal overdubs for the titles "Daffy Duck's Feathered Friend: Part 1" and "Daffy Duck's Feathered Friend: Part 2" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final versions of both tracks together as the children's records album "Daffy Duck's Feathered Friend" (CAS-3147) with a picture sleeve.

1952 - Skeets McDonald (on vocals, with ) records the tracks "I've Got To Win Your Love Again", "Let Me Know", "I Can't Last Long", and "Baby, I'm Lost Without You" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California between 2:00pm and 5:30pm. Capitol Records will issue the first and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 2434), "Let Me Know" as a single (Capitol 2326) with "I'm Sorry To Say I'm Sorry" on the flipside, and "Baby, I'm Lost Without You" as a single (Capitol 3312) with "I Got A New Field To Plow" on the flipside.

1953 - Skitch Henderson and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks (To A Wild Rose, Opus 51, N° 1", "Courtship", "Habanera" and "Tango In D, Opus 165, N° 2" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Henderson's album "A Man And His Music" (H-502).

1954 - Roy Acuff (on vocals) and His Smoky Mountain Boys (with Howard "Howdy" Forrester on fiddle, James "Jimmy" Riddle on harmonica, Lonnie "Pap" Wilson and Jess Esterhasy on guitar, Beecher "Bashful Brother Oswald" Kirby on Dobro resonator guitar and harmony vocals, [listed as possibly] Joseph Zinkan on bass, an unknown whistler and Jimmy Riddle on piano) records the tracks "The Great Speckled Bird", "Beneath That Lonely Mound Of Clay", "Pins And Needles (In My Heart)", and "Wabash Cannonball" at (listed as possibly) Castle Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Acuff's album "Songs Of The Smoky Mountains" (T 617).

1957 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Love Is The Thing" is #8 on WJJD 1160 AM's album chart in Chicago, Illinois.

1957 - Capitol Records releases Stan Freberg's single "Wun'erful, Wun'erful", a parody of "The Lawrence Welk Show" that covered both sides of the single (Capitol F3815) which were labeled "Side Uh-One" and "Side Uh-Two".

1957 - Johnny Otis (on vocals) and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted but includes saxophone, piano, guitar, bass and drums players) records the tracks "Until We Meet Again (Bye Bye Baby)" (vocals by Johnny Otis and Marie Adams), "All I Want Is Your Love" (vocals by Marie Adams), and "Shuggie's Song" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol F3852) with "Good Golly" on the flip side, the second track as a single (Capitol 14837) in England with "The Light Still Shines In My Window" on the flipside, and has yet to issue "Shuggies Song".

1957 - Mamie Van Doren (aka Mrs. Ray Anthony), with Warren Barker conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the track "I Fell In Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol F3863) with "Something To Dream About" on the flipside.

1957 - Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (Riddle conducting his own arrangements to an orchestra with unlisted lineup) record the tracks "Let's Fall In Love", "There's No Your", Put Your Dreams Away (For Another Day)", "My Isle Of Golden Dreams" and "Sea Of Dreams" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Riddle's album "Sea Of Dreams" (T 915).

1957 - Dick Curless (on vocals and rhythm guitar, with unlisted others) records the tracks "I Ain't Got Nobody" and "Rainbow In My Heart" at Event Studios in Westbrook, Maine. Capitol Records will purchase the masters and Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, will issue the first track on Curless' album "Soul" (T 5013) and the second track on Curless' album "At Home With Dick Curless" (T 5016).

1958 - Bob Bain (directing an orchestra with an unlisted lineup) records the track "Maria Elena" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on Bain's album "Latin Love" (T 1201).

1958 - Nat "King" Cole (on vocals), with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup includes unlisted brass, reeds, strings, and rhythm musicians), records the tracks "If You Said No", "That's You", "Something Happens To Me", "Sweethearts On Parade", "When You Belong To Me" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first track on Cole's album "To Whom It May Concern" (W 1190), the second track as a single (Capitol 4369) with "That's You" (recorded on November 10, 1958) on the flipside,, the third track on Cole's EP "Night Of The Quarter Moon" (EAP-1-1211), and "Sweethearts On Parade" (after rhythm is overdubbed) on Cole's album "Sincerely" (SU 2680). Phillips Records will issue "When You Belong To Me" on a benefit album for the United Nations "United Nations' Unique Record to Aid the World's Refugees - All Star Festival" (UNS-1).

1958 - Faron Young (on vocals, with: [listed as possibly] Marvin Hughes on piano; Hank "Sugarfoot" Garland on electric guitar; Thomas "Grady" Martin and Loren Otis "Jack" Shook on guitar; Ben Keith Schauefele on steel guitar; Floyd "Lightnin'" Chance on bass; and Murrey M."Buddy" Harman Jr. on drums) records the tracks "Last Night At A Party", "A Long Time Ago", and "Hey Good Lookin'" at Bradley Film and Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first and second tracks together as a single (Capitol F4113) and the laasst track on Young's album "The Unpredictable Simon Crum" (T 1880).

1958 - The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra (lineup unlisted) with Felix Slatkin conducting, records Morton Gould's "Latin American Symphonette: Rhumba, Tango, Guaracha, Congo" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on the album "GERSHWIN - Porgy And Bess/GOULD - Latin American Symphonette" (P-8474).

1959 - Overdubs are recorded for Johnny Otis and His Orchestra's tracks "I'm With You", "Mumblin' Mosie", "Voodoo Woman" and the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "Until We Meet Again" and "And The Tears Come Tumblin' Down" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final versions of the first three tracks on the compilation album "Johnny Otis - The Capitol Years" (C1-92858).

65 Years Ago Today In 1960 - The Four Freshmen (Bob Flanigan, Bill Comstock, Ross Barbour, and Ken Albers), with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (John Best, Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, Vito "Mickey" Mangano, and Ray Triscari on trumpet; Milt Bernhart, Dick Noel, Hoyt Bohannon, and William Schaefer on trombone; Wilbur Schwartz, Jules Jacob, Ted Nash, Justin Gordon, and Chuck Gentry on saxophones; Paul Smith on piano; Al Hendrickson on guitar; Ralph Pena on bass; Irving Cottler and Hugh Anderson on drums; and Verlye Brilhart on harp), record the tracks "I Want To Be Happy", "Ol' Buttermilk Sky", "I Can't Give You Anything But Love", and "Ac-cen-tuate The Positive" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the group's album "Voices In Fun" (T 1543).

1962 - Vocalist Tex Riter, with Ralph Carmichael conducting unlisted Marimba Band and Mariachi players, records the titles "Cielito Lindo", "Yo Vendo Unos Ojos Negros", "Alla En El Rancho Grande", "Adelita", "Guadalajara", and "La Cucaracha" in Mexico City, Mexico. Capitol Records will register the masters for the titles on November 30, 1962, and will issue all the titles on Ritter's album "Border Affair" (T 1910).

1963 - Capitol Records releases Buck Owens' album "Buck Owens Sings Tommy Collins".

1963 - Dick and Richard (no last names given), record the tracks "Santa Caught A Cold On Christmas Eve" and "Stinky, The Little Reindeer" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 5097).

1963 - The Beach Boys (Mike Love and Brian Wilson on lead vocals, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, and Al Jardine on vocals, with unlisted guitar and drums musicians) record the tracks "I Do" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on the CD "Surfer Girl And Shutdown Vol. 2" (7-93692-2).

60 Years Ago Today In 1965 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California Buck Owens (on vocals) and The Buckaroos (Don Rich on fiddle and other unlisted musicians), records the tracks "Where Would I Be Without Jesus", his self-penned track "Dust On Mother's Bible", and "Satan's Gotta Get Along Without Me" at the first session and re-record the tracks "Tom Cattin'" and "Cajun Fiddle" at the second session with producer Ken Nelson. Capitol Records will issue the first three tracks on Owens' album "Dust On Mother's Bible" (T 2497) and the two re-recordings on the group's album "Roll Out The Red Carpet For Buck Owens And His Buckaroos" (T 2443).

60 Years Ago Today In 1965 - Bobby Rydell (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the tracks "We Must Be Doing Something Right", "Roses In The Snow", "The World For Today", and "I Refuse" in New York City, New York. As of 2005 the first and last tracks are unissued. Capitol Records will issue the second and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 5556).

60 Years Ago Today In 1965 - Overdubs are recorded for Dallas Frazier's track "Elvira" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the final version of the track as a single (Capitol 5560).

60 Years Ago Today In 1965 - Ferlin Husky (on vocals) and His Hush Puppies (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Blue Canadian Rockies", "I Could Sing All Night", and "The Green, Green Grass Of Home" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first and third track on Husky's album "Ferlin Husky Sings The Songs Of Music City,U.S.A." (T 2439) and the second track as a single (Capitol 5615) with "What Does Your Conscience Say?" on the flipside.

60 Years Ago Today In 1965 - The Beatles record the tracks "You Won't See Me" and "Girl", each in just two takes, as well as overdubs for the tracks "Wait" and "I'm Looking Through You" from 6:00 PM to 7:00 AM in Studio Two at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London, England with producer George Martin, recording engineer Norman Smith and second engineer Ken Scott. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the band's album "Rubber Soul" (W 2442).

60 Years Ago Today In 1965 - The Offbeats (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Mary" and "You Tell Me" in Los Angeles, California. Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, will issue the tracks together as a single (Tower 205).

1966 - The Checkmates, Ltd. (vocalists Sonny Charles, Bobby Stevens, Harvey Trees, Bill Van Buskirk, and Marvin Smith) record the (as of 2005) unissued track "In Time" and the track "Please Don't Take My World Away" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Please Don't Take My World Away" as a single (Capitol 5814) with "Mastered The Art Of Love" on the flipside.

1966 - Overdubs are recorded by unlisted musicians (including brass players using arrangements by Billy May) for Matt Monro's tracks "The Apple Tree" and "I'll Only Miss Her When I Think Of Her" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the finished version of the tracks on Monroe's album "Invitation To Broadway" (T 2683).

1967 - During a split session held this day in Los Angeles, California, Bobbie Gentry (on vocals and guitar), with Shorty Rogers conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (eight unlisted musicians), records the (as of 2005) unissued track "The Seventh Son" and the tracks "Sermon" and "Reunion" (with additional vocals by Kelly Gordon and Sandra Styner) during the first part of the session and with Gentry (on vocals) with Jimmie Haskell conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (thirteen unlisted musicians) re-record the tracks "Refractions", "Morning Glory" and "Jessye 'Lisbeth" at the second part. Capitol Records, after overdubs are recorded on December 5 and 6, 1967, will issue the last five tracks on the album "The Delta Sweetie" (T 2842).

1969 - The Impalas (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Soul" and "Why Did I Let You Go" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol 2709) with "Speed Up" on the flipside. There is no issuing information for the last track, so if anyone knows if the track has ever been issued, please leave a comment.

55 Years Ago Today In 1970 - Tex Ritter (on vocals), with an orchestra and chorus (lineups unlisted) records overdubs on the track "Legend Of Shenandoah" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the final version of the track on Ritter's album "Green Green Valley" (ST-467).

55 Years Ago Today In 1970 - Charlie Louvin and Melba Moore (both on vocals), with unlisted musicians, record the tracks "If We Don't Make It", "Whatever Happened To Happiness", "We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds", and "Are You Teasin' Me?" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the duo's album "Something To Brag About" (ST-686).

1971 - Joseph (no last name listed) records the track "Any Dream Will Do" and "Close Every Door" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 3245).

1971 - The Raspberries (Eric Carmen and Wally Bryson on vocals and guitar, Dave Smalley on electric bass, and Jim Bonfanti on drums) record the tracks "Come Around And See Me" and "I Saw The Light" at The Record Plant in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on the group's album "Go All The Way" (SK-11036). Capitol Records master files give the recording date as November 16, 1971 but the above date was given in the liner notes for the CD reissue of the album (7-92126-2).

1971 - Freddie Hart (on vocals) with unlisted musicians, records the tracks "Love Makes The Difference", "The Key's In The Mailbox", and "The Greatest Gift Of All" in Nashville, Tennessee for Buck Owens Enterprises. Capitol Records will purchase the masters and issue all the tracks on Hart's album "My Hang-Up Is You" (ST-11014).

1974 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased from Buck Owens Enterprises for La Wanda Lindsey's tracks "I Finally Gave Him Enough Rope To Hang Himself" and "I Think I'm Going To Like Lovin' You", recorded at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California on October 28, 1974, and will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 3999).

50 Years Ago Today In 1975 - Overdubs are recorded for Sammy Hagar's tracks "Confession (Please Come Back)" and "Keep On Rockin'" at an unlisted location. Capitol Records will issue the final versions of the tracks on Hagar's album "Nine On A Ten Scale" (ST-11489).

50 Years Ago Today In 1975 - Merle Haggard (on vocals, with unlisted musicians, records the tracks "Am I Standing In Your Way", "A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today", and "The Waltz You Saved For Me" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first and last track on Haggard's album "The Roots Of My Raising" (ST-11586) and the second track as a single (Capitol 4370) with "When My Last Song Is Sung" on the flipside.

50 Years Ago Today In 1975 - Overdubs are recorded for Ray Griff's tracks "If I Let Her Come In", "Baby's Gettin' Around (To Givin' Up On Me)", and "Wrapped Around Your Finger" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the final versions of all the tracks on Griff's eponymous album "Ray Griff" (ST-11486).

1976 - Overdubs are recorded for James Talley's tracks "Bluesman", "Not Even When It's Over", and the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "What Will There Be For The Children" at Jack Clement Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the final versions of the first two tracks on Talley's album "Blackjack Choir" (ST-11605).

1977 - Capitol Records releases Wings' "double A" sided single "Mull Of Kintyre" with "Girls' School" on the flipside.

1977 - A Taste Of Honey (lineup unlisted) record the track "Distant" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 4655) with "You're In Good Hands" on the flipside.

1977 - Marcia Ball records the tracks "Good Times, Good Music, Good Friends", "Jackson, Oh Jackson", "Train To Dixie", and "Circuit Queen" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 4591) and all the tracks on Ball's album "Circuit Queen" (ST-11752).

1983 - Missing Persons (Chuck Wild on keyboards and synthesizer; Warren Cuccurullo on guitar and vocals; Patrick O'Hearn on bass and synthesizer; Terry Bozzio on drums, guitar, synthesizer, and vocals; and Dale Bozzio on vocals) record the track "If Only For The Moment" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on the band's album "Rhyme & Reason" (ST-12315).

40 Years Ago Today In 1985 - Paul McCartney records the track "Footprints" in England. Capitol Records will issue the track on McCartney's album "Press To Play" (JAS-12475).

1986 - Tina Turner, at a live show at an unlisted location, performs the song "What You Get Is What You See" which will be recorded. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 5668) with a studio version of the same song on the flipside.

1987 - Pat McLaughlin (on guitar and vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the track "No Problem" at an unlisted location. Capitol Records will issue the track on McLaughlin's eponymous album "Pat McLaughlin" (C1-48033).

1993 - Capitol Records band Blind Melon appear nude on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine with lead singer Shannon Hoone's hair braided into pig-tails.

2002 - Capitol Records Australia releases Dead Ringer Band's compilation CD "Very Best Of...So Far".

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1927 - Mose Allison, songwriter, pianist, and Blue Note Records artist (1987-), is born in Tippo, Mississippi. Blue Note Records is currently a subsidiary of Capitol Records and its catalog is currently owned by Universal Music Group, Capitol Records' parent company.

1962 - Dimension Records releases The Cookies' single "Chains" (written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and later covered by The Beatles), with "Stranger In My Arms" on the flipside, is released.

1963 - The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, meets with TV variety show host Ed Sullivan in Epstein's suite at the Delmonico Hotel in New York City to arrange the band's first two appearances on Sullivan's show in February 1964.

1963 - Liberty Records releases Billy J. Kramer and The Dakota's single "I'll Keep You Satisfied" (written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney) with "I Know" on the flip side. Liberty Records catalog is currently owned by Universal Music Group, Capitol Records' parent company.

60 Years Ago Today In 1965 - The management company Nemperor Artists Limited is incorporated. The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, is one of the company's founding directors.

1966 - Don Cherry (on cornet), with Pharoah Sanders on tenor saxophone, Henry Grimes (on bass), and Edward Blackwell (on drums), records the tracks "There Is The Bomb", "Unite" (with Pharoah Sanders on piccolo), "The Thing", "Awake Nu (aka D.C.)", and "Taste Master" in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will release all the tracks on Cherry's album originally titled "The Art Of Smiling" but changed to "Where Is Brooklyn?" before its release (Blue Note BST84311). Note: Original album title for above session was "The Art Of Smiling" and was changed before release.

1968 - Apple Records releases its first non-soundtrack album, John Lennon and Yoko Ono's album "Two Virgins", after the cover art - a self portrait photo of both artists standing in a full frontal nude pose - is rejected by EMI and Capitol Records. The album is was licensed for distribution to Track Records in the UK and Tetragrammaton Records in the US.

1972 - Johnny Rivers' United Artists Records single "Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu", with "Come Home America" on the flipside, debuts at #37 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. Capitol Records parent company, Universal Music Group, currently owns the United Artists catalog.

1979 - Dimitri Tiomkin (born Dimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin), Golden Globe and Academy Award-winning composer of film scores (including the song "Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin' (The Ballad of High Noon)" which was one of Tex Ritter's biggest Capitol Records hits), dies in London, England at age 85 and is later interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.

1998 - EMI/Toshiba, Capitol Records distributor in Japan, releases Capitol Records band Megadeth's five-track instrumental EP "Cryptic Sounds (No Voices in Your Head)" on a CD which is sold only in Japan.

30 Years Ago Today In 1995 - Smashing Pumpkins' Virgin Records album "Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness" hit #1 on the U.S. album chart. Virgin Records is currently a subsidiary of Capitol Records and Capitol's parent company, EMI Music, currently controls Virgin's catalog.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1918 - The Allied and Central Powers sign an armistice agreement at 5:00 A.M. in Marshal Foch's railway car in the Forest of Compiegne, France which officially ends the first World War. One year later, United States president Woodrow Wilson declares the day a permanent national holiday called Armistice Day which will, in 1954, be renamed to Veterans' Day.

1932 - The National Broadcasting Company opens its new studios at Radio City in New York City which includes a gala celebration program at Radio City Music Hall.

1938 - On her radio program, Kate Smith introduces Irving Berlin's song "God Bless America", giving it its first public performance. Berlin wrote the tune in 1917 but it "sat in the trunk" until Ms. Smith's performance.

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1889 - Claude Rains, theatre and motion picture actor and Capitol Records artist (narrator of the "Bible Stories For Children" series of children's records in 1948), is born William Claude Rains in Camberwell, London, England.

1907 - Jane Froman, singer, nightclub, Broadway, motion picture, radio, and television performer, and Capitol Records artist (1951-1957) is born Ellen Jane Froman in University City, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. Capitol Records also released the soundtrack album to the film of her life story, "With A Song In My Heart", where Froman supplied the vocals for the film's star, Susan Hayward.

1916 - Billy May, a trumpet player, composer, arranger, conductor, bandleader, and Capitol Records artist, is born Edward William May Jr. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

1919 - George Fenneman, radio and television announcer and Capitol Recors artist (1951), is born George Watt Fenneman in Peking, China.

1930 - Neal Merritt, disc jockey, singer, songwriter and Capitol Records artist (1964-1965), is born in San Antonio, Texas.

1939 - Tommy "Bubba" Facenda, singer, guitarist, and member of the Capitol Records group Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps, is born in Portsmouth, Virginia.

1941 - Kyu Sakamoto, actor, singer, and Capitol Records artist (1963) who holds the distinction of being the only artist to have a U.S. #1 hit song sung entirely in Japanese ("Ue O Muite Arukō" aka "Looking Up While Walking" aka "Sukiyaki"), is born Hisashi Oshima in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

1968 - Chris Cagle, singer, pianist, guitarist, Virgin Records (2000-2001) and Capitol Records (2001-2008) artist, is born Christopher Norris Cagle in De Ridder, Louisiana.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1944 - Uncle Henry (aka Henry Warren, on vocals) and His Original Kentucky Mountaineers (includes Wava Adams Warren on vocals and unlisted musicians) record the tracks "Those 'Gone And Left Me' Blues" (with Casey Jones on vocals and fiddle), "The Love That We Once Knew" (with the vocal duo Sally and Billy [no last names listed]), "Swing The Ladies Up And Down", and "Would You Care If Jesus Left You?" (with the vocal duo Karl and Harty [no last names listed]) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the group's eponymous album "Uncle Henry's Mountaineers" (AD-136).

1947 - The Oklahoma Sweethearts (vocalists Jean Anderson and Edna Leeper), with unlisted musicians, record the titles "Saving Patch On My Heart", "I Won't Be Waiting For You", "I've Got A Heart (That's Broken In Two)", "If You Don't Love Me", "It's Up To You", and "(I've Been Lonely) Ever Since You Went Away" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Saving Patch On My Heart" and "I've Got A Heart (That's Broken In Two)" together as a single (Capitol Americana 40105), "I Won't Be Waiting For You" and "If You Don't Love Me" together as a single (Capitol Americana 40124), has yet to issue "It's Up To You" and will issue "I've Been Lonely) Ever Since You Went Away" as a single (Capitol Americana 40134) with "Somewhere In Utah" on the flipside.

1947 - Trumpet player Billy Butterfield and His Orchestra (Archie Johnson, Bobby Peck, and Jack Stametz also on trumpets, Keith Butterfield and Ray Jenkins on trombones, Bill Stegmeyer on clarinet and alto saxophone, Earl Pearson on alto saxophone, Art Drellinger on tenor saxophone, Norman Elvin on baritone saxophone, Mickey Crane on piano, Hy White on guitar, Sam Bruno on bass, and Cozy Cole on drums) record new takes of the titles "I Can't Get Started" and "Begin The Beguine" and records the titles "Afternoon In August" and "What's New?" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "I Can't Get Started"as a single (Capitol 15047) with "Flip Flop" on the flipside, "Begin The Beguine" as a single (Capitol 15474) with "Narcissus (Opus 13, No. 4)" on the flipside, "Afternoon In August" as a single (Capitol 15127) with "Malaguena" on the flipside, and "What's New?" as a single (Capitol 15186) with "Wild Oats" on the flipside.

1948 - The Brazilians (featuring Nestor Amaral and Joe Carioca on vocals and Dave Barbour's Brazilians [lineup unlisted]) record the tracks Jutacada", "Nao Chore", "Tico Tico", and Sandalia De Prata" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as by Newtor Amaral & Joe Carioca and (as of 2005) has yet to issue the last two tracks.
70 Years Ago Today In 1948 - Jo Stafford records vocal overdubs on top of orchestral tracks (listed as presumably recorded in Europe by an unlisted orchestra) for her track "Here I'll Stay" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final version of the track as a single (Capitol 15319) with "Congratulations" on the flipside.

1949 - "Happy" Jack Smith (on vocals) with Billy May conducting his own music and arrangements to an orchestra (lineup unlisted) and using a script by Alan Livingston, records the tracks "The Schnitzel Band" and "Bulgy The Bass" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios, in Hollywood, California. After Smith records a vocal overdub for "The Schnitzel Band on November 19, 1949) Capitol Records will issue the final version of both tracks together as a children's record single (30132) with a picture sleeve.

1949 - Harold Perry (aka The Great Gildersleeve, on narration vocals), with music by Billy May, records the tracks "Gerald McBoing Boing: Part 1" and "Gerald McBoing Boing: Part 2" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a children's record album (CAS-3054) with a picture sleeve.

1949 - The Mellomen Quartet (lineup unlisted, possibly Thurl Ravenscroft on bass vocals, Max Smith on second tenor vocals, Bob Hamlin on top tenor vocals, and Bill Lee on baritone vocals) record six tracks (titles unlisted) for The Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. There is no issuing information listed, so if anyone knows what tracks were recorded and if any have been issued, please leave a comment.

75 Years Ago Today In 1950 - Ray Anthony (on trumpet) and His Orchestra (listed as possibly: Woody Fansler, Chuck Mederios, Tom Pattin, and Marty White on trumpet; Keith Butterfield, Tom Oblak, Ken Trimble, and Dick Reynolds on trombone; Earl Bergman on alto saxophone; Steve Cole on clarinet and alto saxophone; Cliff Hoff and Bill Slapin on tenor saxophone; Leo Anthony on baritone saxophone; Ray Browne on piano; Allan Reuss on guitar; Frank Szosteck on bass; Louis Bellson on drums; and Ronnie Deauville on vocals), using arrangements by George Williams, records the tracks "Sally (I Wonder What's Become Of Sally)", "Sleepy Time Gal", "Air Tight" and "Six P.M." in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol 1352) with "Be My Love" on the flipside and "Sleepy Time Gal" on Anthony's album "Arthur Murray Favorites: Fox Trots" (CD-258), and has (as of 2005) yet to issue the last two tracks.

75 Years Ago Today In 1950 - Enric Madriguera and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "Saramba", "Juriti", "Tico Tico", "Minute Samba" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the album "Arthur Murray Favorites: Sambas" (CD-260) as by Enric Madriguera And His Orchestra/Chuy Reyes.

1952 - Mel Blanc records vocal overdubs for the titles "Daffy Duck's Feathered Friend: Part 1" and "Daffy Duck's Feathered Friend: Part 2" in Los Angeles, California. After a final session of vocal overdubs with Blanc and Arthur Q. Bryan are held on November 11, 1952, Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of both titles together as the children's records album "Daffy Duck's Feathered Friend" (CAS-3147) with a picture sleeve.

1952 - The Hollywood String Quartet (Felix Slatkin leader and on violin, Paul Shure on violin, Paul Robyn on viola, and Eleanor Aller on cello) records Tchaikovsky's "Quartet N° 1 In D Major, Opus 11: First Movement" and "Quartet N° 1 In D Major, Opus 11: Second Movement - Andante Cantabile" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the quartet's album "TCHAIKOVSKY - Quartet N° 1 In D Major, Opus 11/BORODIN - Quartet N° 2 In D Major" (P-8187).

1953 - Jackie Gleason and His Orchestra (using Gleason's arrangements with Ray Block directing unlisted musicians) records the tracks "My Ideal", "Marilyn", "Unforgettable", and "I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first, third and fourth tracks together on Gleason's album "Music, Martinis And Memories" (W-509) and "Marilyn" on Gleason's album "Music To Remember Her" (W-570).

1954 - Bobby Hackett (on cornet), with Glenn Osser conducting his own arrangement to the orchestra (includes unlisted musicians playing trumpets, French horns, saxophones, [doubling clarinet, flute, and oboe), piano, guitar, bass, and drums), records the tracks "Carefree", "You're My Thrill", "Stars In My Eyes", and "In A Sentimental Mood", in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the tracks on Hackett's album "In A Mellow Mood" (T 575).

1955 - Les Brown (on clarinet) and His Band Of Renown (Wes Hensel, Don Paladino, Stan Stout, and Don Fagerquist on trumpet, Ray Sims, Bob Burgess, and Bob Pring on trombone, Stumpy Brown on bass trombone, Ronny Lang on flute and alto saxophone, Sol Libero on alto saxophone, Bill Usselton on tenor saxophone, Abe Aaron on tenor and baritone saxophone, Butch Stone on baritone saxophone, and vocals, Don Trenner on piano, Vernon Polk on guitar, Buddy Clark on bass, and Bill Richmond on drums) record the tracks "Take Back Your Mink", "Sincerely Yours" (with vocals by Jo Ann Greer and an unlisted ensemble of singers), "Lover" (arranged by Frank Comstock) and "Tangerine" (also arranged by Comstock) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 3303) and the last two tracks on the 2 LP compilation album "Dance To The Bands!" (TBO 727).

1956 - The Hollywood String Quartet (lineup unlisted) record an (as of 2005) unissued version of Schubert's "Quartet N°14 In D minor ('Death Of The Maiden'), Third Movement" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.

1957 - It's a Sunday night at 9:00 PM and NBC-TV's "The Chevy Show", with Tony Martin as master of ceremonies, features Nat "King" Cole, Vera-Ellen, Red Buttons, and Joan Davis on a colorcast. Also, Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Love Me As Though There Were No Tomorrow" is #14 on New Music Express' Best Selling Pop Records chart in Britain.

1957 - Vocalist Larry Hovis, with Jack Marshall conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Helplessly, Hopelessly" and "We Could Have Lots Of Fun" in Los Angeles, California. After vocal overdubs are recorded on November 27, 1957, Capitol Records will issue "Helplessly, Hopelessly" as a single (Capitol F3961) with "Silly Teas" on the flipside and "We Could Have Lots Of Fun" as a single (Capitol F3873) with "Do I Love You" on the flipside.

1957 - Vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dick Curless, with Lenny Breau and Taso "Sleepy Willie" Golios on electric guitars, Alfred "Curly" Eyles on steel guitar, Ulysse "Dave Miller" Maillet on bass, and Raymond Lemieux on drums) records the title "Nine Pound Hammer (With Recitation)" at Event Studios in Westbrook, Maine. Capitol Records will purchase the master and Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol, will issue the title on Curless' album "Soul" (T 5013).

1958 - Capitol Records releases Buck Owens' single "I'll Take A Chance On Loving You" with "Walk The Floor" on the flipside.

1958 - Bob Bain, directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the track "You Belong To My Heart" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on the album "Latin Love" (T 1201).

1958 - Nat "King Cole (on vocals), with Dave Cavanaugh conducting the orchestra (includes unlisted brass, reeds & rhythm musicians), records an (as of 2005) unissued version "Dedicated To You" and the tracks "Tell Me All About Yourself", "When You Walked By", "You've Got The Indian Sign On Me", and "My Life" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the last four tracks on Cole's album "Tell Me All About Yourself" (W 1331).

1958 - The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted), conducted by Felix Slatkin, has a rehearsal session and then records Gershwin's "Porgy And Bess" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on the orchestra's album "GERSHWIN - Porgy And Bess/GOULD - Latin American Symphonette" (P-8474).

1959 - John Otis and His Orchestra (Otis directing unlisted musicians) record the tracks "Mumblin' Mosie", "Until We Meet Again", "Voodoo Woman", and "And The Tears Come Tumblin' Down" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records, after overdubs are recorded for all the tracks on November 11, 1959, will issue "Mumblin' Mosie" as a single (Capitol 4326) with "Hey Baby Don't You Know" on the flipside, "Voodoo Woman" on the CD "Johnny Otis - The Capitol Years" (C1-92858), and (as of 2005) has yet to issue the other two tracks.

1959 - Tex Ritter (on vocals), with music by Paul Sells, records "Streets Of Laredo", "Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie", "Samuel Hall", and "The Face On The Barroom Floor" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Ritter's album "Blood On The Saddle" (T 1292).

1959 - Dinah Shore (on vocals), with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangments to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "So Many Things To Do Today", "Hot House Flower", "Cave Man Lover", and "When Sparrows Learn To Fly" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and last tracks together as a single (Capitol 4344) and (as of 2005) has yet to issue "Hot House Flower" or "Cave Man Lover".

1959 - Strings (by unlisted musicians) are overdubbed on to Nellie Lutcher's tracks "My Mother's Eyes" and "The Heart Of A Clown" and Capitol Records will issue the new versions of the tracks together as a single (Capitol 4319).

65 Years Ago Today In 1960 - The Four Freshmen (vocalists Bob Flanigan, Bill Comstock, Ross Barbour, and Ken Albers), with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (John Best, Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, Vito "Mickey" Mangano, and Ray Triscari on trumpet; Hoyt Bohannon, Tommy Pederson, William Schaefer, and Tommy Shepard on trombone; Wilbur Schwartz, Ronnie Lang, Jules Jacob, Justin Gordon, and Jerome Kasper on saxophones; Paul Smith on piano; Al Hendrickson on guitar; Ralph Pena on bass; Irving Cottler and Hugh Anderson on drums; Verlye Brilhart on harp), record the tracks "Save The Bones For Henry Jones", "Swinging On A Star", "Happy Talk", and "Mañana" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the tracks on the group's album "Voices In Fun" (T 1543).

1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Ramblin' Rose" is #3 on Billboard Music Week magazine's 150 Best Selling Monaural LPs chart and #4 on the magazine's 50 Best Selling Stereo LPs chart. Cole's single "Ramblin' Rose" is #11 on the magazine's Middle-Road Singles chart, #21 on its Hot R&B Singles chart on Cash Box magazine's Top 100 Singles chart, and #29 on Billboard Music Week magazine's Hot 100 singles chart, Cole's single "Dear Lonely Heart" also debuts at #84 on Cash Box magazine's Top 100 Singles chart and #89 on Billboard Music Week magazine's Hot 100 singles chart.

60 Years Ago Today In 1965 - Buck Owens (on vocals) and The Buckaroos (with Don Rich on fiddle and other unlisted musicians) record the tracks "When Jesus Calls All the Children In", "It Was With Love", "Would You Be Ready?", "An Eternal Vacation", and "Jesus Saved Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the group's album "Dust On Mother's Bible" (T 2497).

60 Years Ago Today In 1965 - The Beatles record the tracks "I'm Looking Through You" (for the third time) and "The Word" at EMI Studios on Abbey Road in London, England. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on the band's album "Rubber Soul" (W 2442) in the United States.

1966 - The Leaves (John Beck on vocals, guitar, sitar, and tambourine; Jim Pons [later with The Turtles] on vocals, bass, and shakers; Robert Arlin on guitar and vocals; and Thomas Ray on drums and tambourine) record the tracks "Intro To A Cartoon Show" and "The Quieting Of Oliver Tweak" in Los Angeles, California with (possibly) engineers Hugh Davies, Joe Polito, Pete Abbott, Jay Ranellucci, Don Henderson, Jack Manchen, and/or Carson Taylor. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on the group's one and only album for the label, "All The Good That's Happening" (T 2638).

1966 - Matt Monro (on vocals), with unlisted musicians, records the tracks "The Lady Smiles", "Lover's Caravan", and "What Makes It Happen" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue "The Lady Smiles after an overdub is recorded on November 22, 1966 as a single (Capitol 5823) with "Wednesday's Child" on the flip side and (as of 2005) has yet to issue the last two tracks.

1967 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, Norma Tanega, with unlisted others, records the title "Upside Downtown" at the first session and "All Around Sad Rain" at the second session. There is no issuing information listed for either title, so if anyone knows if they have ever been issued, please leave a comment.

1967 - Bobbie Gentry (on guitar), with Shorty Rogers conducting his own arrangements to nine unlisted musicians, records the instrumental tracks for the title "Oklahoma River Bottom Band" and "Morning Glory" for Capitol Records which has yet to issue either title..

1967 - The Beach Boys (lineup unlisted) record the title "How She Boogalooed It" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded on November 15, 1967, Capitol Records will issue the title on the band's album "Wild Honey" (T 2859).

1967 - The Beatles film three color promotional films, directed by Paul McCartney, for their new single "Hello Goodbye" at the Saville Theatre in London, England.

55 Years Ago Today In 1970 - The Strangers (Roy Nichols on electric guitar; Norman Hamlet on steel guitar; Bobby Wayne on guitar; Dennis Hromek on bass; and Clair "Biff" Adam on drums) record the track "Stumbling" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on the group's album "Honky Tonkin'" (ST-796).

55 Years Ago Today In 1970 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for The McGregor Brothers tracks "Temptation Is Hard To Fight" and "Everytime I Wake Up" in Los Angeles, California. There is no issuing information listed, so if anyone knows if either track has ever been issued, please leave a comment.

55 Years Ago Today In 1970 - Overdubs are recorded for The Lettermen's tracks "Look To Your Soul" and "Poor Side Of Town" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the final version of the tracks on the group's album "Everything's Good About You" (ST-634).

55 Years Ago Today In 1970 - Charlie Louvin and Melba Montgomery (both on vocals) record the (as of 2005) unissued track "The Cupa" and the tracks "Holding On To Nothing", "For The Good Times", and "Baby, You've Got What It Takes" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the last three tracks on the duo's album "Something To Brag About" (ST-686).

1971 - Glen Campbell (on vocals), with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) playing arrangements by Al DeLory, records the tracks "A Song For You", "Everything's Been Changed", "They'll Never Take Her Love From Me", "and "Everybody's Got To Go There Sometime" in Los Angeles, California. The first three tracks (as of 2005) are still unissued. Capitol Records will issue the last track as a single (Capitol 3254) with "Oklahoma Sunday Morning" on the flipside.

1971 - The Persuasions (vocalists Jerry Lawson, Joseph Russell, Jay Otis Washington, Jimmy Hayes, and Herbert Rhoad) record the a cappella tracks "The Man In Me" and "Christian's Automobile" at (according to group member and co-producer at the session Jerry Lawson) at Electric Landlady Studios in New York City, New York (not, as listed in the Capitol Records discography, in Los Angeles, California). Capitol Records will issue both tracks on the group's album "Street Corner Symphony" (ST-872).

1971 - Freddie Hart (on vocals), with unlisted musicians, records the tracks "Jesus Is My Kind Of People", "Conscience Makes Cowards Of Us All", and "Heart" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will purchase the masters from Buck Owens Enterprises and will issue the first and last tracks on Hart's album "My Hang-Up Is You" (ST-11014) and the second track on the album "Bless Your Heart" (ST-11073) and as a single (Capitol 3353) with "Bless Your Heart" on the flipside.

1971 - Capitol Records releases Badfinger's Apple Records single "Day After Day" with money on the flipside "Money" (Capitol 1841) in the United States Of America.

1974 - During the last of two days of live shows that are recorded Nancy Wilson (on vocals) with Toshiyuki Miyama and The New Herd (lineup unlisted), and Phillip Wright conducting his own arrangements and on keyboards, Allen Jackson on bass, and Harold Jones on drums perform "Hello Young Lovers", "We Can Make It Baby", "When did You Leave Heaven", "For Once In My Life", "Streetrunner", "All Is Fair In Love And War", "The Girl Is A Woman Now", "Honeysuckle Rose", "Hurt So Bad/Can't Take My Eyes Off You", "My Love", "I'm Beginning To See The Light", "Guess Who I Saw Today", "The Greatest Performance Of My Life", and "I Had A Ball" at Kosei Nenkin Hall in Osaka, Japan (after recording the same tracks the night before at Shibuya Public Hall in Shiyuba, Japan the night before). Capitol Records will issue "When Did You Leave Heaven", "Guess Who I Saw Today", and "The Greatest Performance Of My Life" in Wilson's 4 CD box set "The Essence of Nancy Wilson" (5-34507-2) and will issue all the tracks in Japan on the album "Nancy Wilson Live In Japan" (ECJ-80025).

50 Years Ago Today In 1975 - During two sessions held this day in Sausalito, California overdubs are recorded for Sammy Hagar tracks "Silver Lights" and "Urban Guerrilla" at the first session and Hagar (on vocals and guitar, with unlisted musicians) records the track "Rock 'N' Roll Romeo" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on Hagar's album "Nine On A Ten Scale" (ST-11489).

50 Years Ago Today In 1975 - Ray Griff (on vocals), with unlisted musicians, records the tracks "If I Let Her Come In", "Baby's Gettin' Around (To Givin' Up On Me)", and "Wrapped Around Your Finger" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks, after overdubs are recorded, on Griff's eponymous album "Ray Griff" (ST-11486).

1976 - Overdubs are recorded for James Talley's tracks "Bluesman", and "Migrant Jesse Sawyer" at Jack Clement Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the final versions of all the tracks on Talley's album "Blackjack Choir" (ST-11605).

1977 - Marcia Ball, with unlisted others, records the titles "The Lights Of Cheyenne", "I'll Be Doggone", and "Never Been Hurt" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Ball's album "Circuit Queen" (ST-11752).

1978 - During two sessions held this day at Broad Recording Studio in Honolulu, Hawaii Glen Campbell (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) will record the track "Cajun Caper" at the first session and the (as of 2005) unissued tracks "Crazy (Never Think They're Crazy)" and "Big Is My Love" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "Cajun Caper" on Campbell's album "Highwayman" (SOO-12008).

45 Years Ago Today In 1980 - Peabo Bryson (on vocals, with unlisted musicians) records the (as of 2005) unissued track "Love Is Like Money" and the tracks "A Piece Of My Heart", "Why Don't You Make Up Your Mind" and "Another Love Song" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the last three tracks on Bryson's album "Turn The Hands Of Time" (ST-12138).

1982 - Nielsen-Pearson (Reed Nielsen, Mark Pearson, Carlos Vega, Neil Stubenhaus, Robbie Buchanan, Jai Winding, John Bowen, Richard Landis, Ian Underwood, Steve Lukather, Michael Landau, Charles Johnson, Lenny Castro, Victor Feldman, Steve Foreman, Jon Joyce, Jim Hass, and Joe Chemay) records the title "Too Good To Last" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on the band's album "Blind Luck" (ST-12176).

1982 - The Tubes (lineup unlisted) record the title "No, Not Again" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the band's album "Outside Inside" (ST-12260) in 1983.

1983 - Missing Persons (Chuck Wild on keyboards and synthesizer; Warren Cuccurullo on guitar and vocals; Patrick O'Hearn on bass and synthesizer; Terry Bozzio on drums, guitar, synthesizer, and vocals; and Dale Bozzio on vocals) record the track "Clandestine People" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on the band's album "Rhyme & Reason" (ST-12315).

1986 - Heart (lineup unlisted but with the song's co-writer Tom Kelly on high harmony) records the track "Alone". Capitol Records will issue the track on the group's album "Bad Animals" (PJ-12546). If anyone knows where the track was recorded please leave a message.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1956 - Victor Young (born Victor Popular Young), violinist, arranger, conductor, composer of film scores and "White (The Young At Heart)" (which was adapted from a cue Young wrote for the film "Three Coins In A Fountain") for Frank Sinatra's Capitol Records album "Tone Poems Of Color" and was recorded at the first session held in The Capitol Tower Studios earlier the same year on February 22, 1956, dies of a massive heart attack in Palm Springs, California at age 56.

1959 - Liberty Records releases Johnny Burnette's label debut single "Settin' The Woods On Fire" with "Kentucky Waltz" on the flipside. Liberty Records catalog is currently owned by Universal Music Group, Capitol Records parent company.

1982 - Kim Wilde begins recording the titles "Child Come Away", "Just Another Guy", and "Watching For Shapes" for EMI America which will issue "Child Come Away" on the compilation CD "The Very Best Of Kim Wilde" (7-48023-2). There is no issuing information for the other two title. EMI America's catalog currently is owned Universal Music Group, Capitol Music's parent company.

1994 - Carmen McRae, singer and Blue Note Records artist (1976), dies of a stroke following complications from a respiratory illness in Beverly Hills, California at age 72. Blue Note's catalog is currently owned by Universal Music Group, Capitol Records' parent company.

1997 - Tommy Tedesco, guitarist and studio musician (who performed at sessions for The Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Phil Spector, and many others, as well as playing on such TV themes as "Bonanza" and "M*A*S*H,"), dies at his home in Northridge, California at age 67.

1998 - EMI-UK releases the twenty-one-CD box set "Sinatra The Capitol Years", containing every Sinatra track released during his time with Capitol (1953-1961), remastered and remixed to 20-bit digital audio, making this collection sound better than any US release of Sinatra's Capitol material to date.