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115 Years Ago Today In 1910 - Scatman Crothers, singer, drummer, guitarist, bandleader, dancer, motion picture and television actor, cartoon voice actor, and Capitol Records (1948-1949) and Aladdin Records (1951-1953) artist, is born Benjamin Sherman Crothers in Terre Haute, Indiana.
105 Years Ago Today In 1920 - Helen O’Connell, singer, motion picture actress, dancer, vocalist with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra, television personality, wife of Capitol Records artist and bandleader Frank DeVol, and a Capitol Records artist, is born in Lima, Ohio.
1928 - Rosemary Clooney, singer, motion picture actress, and Capitol Records (on the 1965 album "That Travelin' Two Beat" with Bing Crosby) and United Artists Records (1976-1977) artist, is born in Maysville, Kentucky.
1959 - Bill Vorn, a synthesizer player and a founding member of the Capitol Records band Rational Youth, is born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
1967 - Phil Selway, drummer for the Capitol Records band Radiohead, is born Philip James Selway in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England.
45 Years Ago Today In 1980 - Heather Peggs, Capitol Records A&R executive (2004-2009), founder and president of HELL YA! Records, is born in Wexford, Pennsylvania.
ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1947 - Wingy Manone and His Orchestra (Manone on trumpet; Charlie Griffard, Zeke Zarchy, and Ray Linn on trumpet; Bill Schaefer, Allan Thompson, and Carl Loeffler on trombone; Heinie Beau on clarinet; Fred Stulce and Leonard Hartman on alto saxophone; Herbie Haymer and Ted Nash on tenor saxophone; Moe Weschsler on piano; George Van Eps on guitar; Jack Ryan on bass; and Nick Fatool on drums) record the track "Box Car Blues", with Manone sharing vocals with Johnny Mercer, in Los Angeles, California which will be released as a single by Capitol Records with "Hello Baby" on the flipside. At the same session, The Pied Pipers, with Paul Weston conducting the same musicians (except for Wingy Manone), record the tracks "Just Plain Love" and "The Riddle Song" which Capitol Records will release together as a single.
1952 - Louis Bellson Just Jazz All Stars (Clark Terry on trumpet; Juan Tizol on valve trombone; John Graas on french horn; Willie Smith on alto saxophone; Wardell Gray on tenor saxophone; Harry Carney on baritone saxophone; Billy Strayhorn on piano; Wendell Marshall on bass; Louis Bellson on drums) record the tracks "The Jeep Is Jumpin'", "Passion Flower", and "Johnny Come Lately" (all three arranged by Strayhorn), "Sticks" and "Punkin'" (both arranged by Shorty Rogers), "Eyes" (arranged by Buddy Baker)", Rainbow" (arranged by Tizol), and "Shadows" (also arranged by Baker) in Los Angeles, California. All the tracks will be released on a 10" album by Capitol Records as part of it's "Classics in Jazz" series.
1953 - Les Baxter and His Orchestra's Capitol Records single "April in Portugal" is #2 on The Billboard magazine's Best Selling Retail Singles chart, Nat "King" Cole (with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra)'s single "Pretend" is #9, Jane Froman (with Orchestra conducted by Sid Feller)'s Capitol Records single "I Believe" is #11, and Les Baxter and His Orchestra's Capitol Records single "Ruby (theme from the movie Ruby Gantry)" enters the chart at #20. Nat "King" Cole's single "Pretend" (with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra) is also #5 on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart, #8 on The Billboard magazine's Most Played By Juke Boxes and also #9 on the magazine's Most Played By Jockeys charts. "Pretend"'s flipside "Can't I" is #38 also on Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Singles chart. Cole's single "I Am In Love" is #2 on The Billboard magazine's Coming Up In The Trade - Disc Jockeys Pick chart and #3 on the magazine's Coming Up In The Trade - The Dealers Pick chart.
1958 - Vocalist Tennessee Ernie Ford, with Harry Geller conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Sleepin' At The Foot Of The Bed", "Love Makes The World Go Round", "Sunday Barbecue", and "Glad Rags" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "Sleepin' At The Foot Of The Bed" and "Glad Rags" together as a single (Capitol F4107) and "Love Makes The World Go Round" and "Sunday Barbecue" together as a single (Capitol F3997).
1958 - Pianist Leonard Pennario records the second half of Franz Liszt's "Sonata In B Minor" and the fourth movement of Frederick Chopin's "Sonata N° 3 In B Flat" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of the complete "Sonata In B Minor" and "Sonata N° 3 In B Flat" on Pennario's album "CHOPIN - Sonata In B Flat/LISZT - Sonata In B Minor" (P-8457).
1958 - Erich Leinsdorf conducts The Philharmonia Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record parts of Brahms' "Symphony N° 3 In F Major" in EMI's Abbey Road Studio N° 1 in London, England. Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the complete "Symphony N° 3 In F Major" on the orchestra's album "BRAHMS - Symphony N° 3 In F Major/Variations On A Theme By HAYDN" (G/SG-8483).
1963 - During three sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, vocalist June Christy with Al Viola on guitar and Don Bagley on bass, records new takes of the titles "Fly Me To The Moon" with the addition of Bud Shank (as "Bud Legge") on flute, "The More I See You", and, again with Shank on flute, "You're Nearer" at the first session, with Shank on flute for the rest of the sessions, the titles "The More I See You", and "Time After Time" at the second session, and the titles "I Get Along Without You Very Well" and "Suddenly It's Spring" at the third session. Capitol Records will issue all the new takes from all three sessions on Christy's album "The Intimate Miss Christy" (T/ST 1953).
1963 - Jerry Guthrie, with unlisted others, records the titles "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star", "One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart", "I Saw Linda", and "King Of The Surf" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart" and "I Saw Linda" together as a single (Capitol 5013) and has yet to issue the other two titles.
1963 - Capitol Records will master in Los Angeles, California all of Vic Damone's titles "You And The Night And The Music", "When Your Lover Has Gone", "What Kind Of Fool Am I?", "At Long Last Love", "Fascinating Rhythm", "They Can't Take That Away From Me", "The Most Beautiful Girl In The World", "Adios", "I Left My Heart In San Francisco", "A Lot Of Livin' To Do", "You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You", and "On The Street Where You Live" which were recorded during a live performance at Basin Street East recorded on April 26, 1963 and will issue all the titles on Damone's album "Vic Damone At Basin Street East" (T/ST 1944).
1963 - Vocalist Bobby Darin, with Jack Nitzsche conducting his own arrangments to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Our Day Will Come", "On Broadway", and "I Will Follow Her" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Darin's album "18 Yellow Roses & 11 Other Hits" (T/ST 1942).
60 Years Ago Today In 1965 - The Beach Boys' Capitol Records single "Help Me Rhonda", with "Do You Wanna Dance?" on the flipside, hits #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.
1967 - The Pink Floyd records Syd Barrett's "See Emily Play" at Sound Techniques Studios in England. The track will later be released in the United States on Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records.
1968 - Vocalist Fred Neil, with unlisted others, records the titles "How Long" and "Second Hand Information" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles.
1968 - Overdubs are recorded for pianist Eddie Heywood's titles "Don't Take Your Love From Me", "Soft Summer Breeze", "Give My Regards To Broadway", and "Ramona". Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of all the titles on Heywood's album "The Piano Artistry Of Eddie Heywood - Soft Summer Breeze" (ST-163).
1968 - Robert Irving conducts The Concert Arts Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the conclusion of Leonard Bernstein's "Fac Simile (A Choreographic Essay)" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the entire "Fac Simile (A Choreographic Essay)" on the orchestra's album "BERNSTEIN - Fancy Free/Fac Simile" (SP-8701).
1978 - Vocalist Glen Campbell, with unlisted others, records the titles "I'm Gonna Love You", "Love Takes You Higher", "Darling Darlinka", and "Grafhaidh Me Thu" in Sherman Oaks, California. Capitol Records will issue "I'm Gonna Love You" and "Love Takes You Higher" together as a single (Capitol 4682) and with "I See Love" and "Grafhaidh Me Thu" on Campbell's album "Basic" (SW-11722) and "Darling Darlinka" on Campbell's album "Highwayman" (SOO-12008).
1983 - Ronnie Laws, with unlisted others, records the titles "Mr. Nice Guy" and "Rolling" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Mr. Nice Guy" as a single (Capitol 5274) with "Off And On Again" (session date not listed) on the flipside and "Rolling" as a single (Capitol 5421) with "City Girl" (recorded August 31, 1984) on the flipside.
1983 - Vocalist Juice Newton, with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) using arrangments by Charles Calello, records the titles "Stranger At My Door", "Tell Her No", "Till I Loved You", and "Runaway Hearts" at Conway Recording Studio in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Newton's album "Dirty Looks" (ST-12294) and "Stranger At My Door" and "Tell Her No" also as a single (Capitol 5265).
1994 - The Beastie Boys' Grand Royal and Capitol Records album "Ill Communication" is released and will become their second #1 album and second album to be certified triple platinum.
ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1883 - Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., motion picture actor and co-founder of United Artist Pictures which would go on to create United Artists Records, is born Douglas Elton Ulman in Denver, Colorado.
65 Years Ago Today In 1960 - Rick Nelson's Imperial Records single "Young Emotions" is #16 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart and Dion and The Belmont's Laurie Records single "When You Wish Upon A Star" is #30. Universal Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company, currently owns the Imperial and Laurie Records catalogs.
1963 - Tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon, with Bud Powell on piano, Pierre Michelot on bass, and Kenny Clarke on drums, records the titles "Our Love Is Here To Stay", "Broadway", "Stairway To The Stars", "A Night In Tunisia", "Willow Weep For Me", "Scrapple From The Apple", and, without Gordon on tenor saxophone, "Like Someone In Love" at the CBS Studios in Paris, France with producer Francis Wolff. Blue Note Records will issue "Our Love Is Here To Stay" and "Like Someone In Love" on the compilation album "Bud Powell – Alternate Takes" (BST84430), the rest of the titles on the album "Our Man In Paris" (BLP4146 in mono on 12" LP and BST84146 in stereo on 12" LP), and all the titles on the CD release of "Our Man In Paris" (7-46394-2).
1968 - Som Tres (a big band with an unlisted lineup) records the title "Jungle" in Brazil for EMI Odeon. Blue Note Records will license the title and issue it on the multi-artist compilation album "Blue Brazil Volume 2 (Blue Note In A Latin Groove)" (B1-57741 on the 12" LP and 8-57741-2 on CD).
1969 - Jimmy McHugh (born James McHugh), composer ("I Can't Give You Anything But Love", "On The Sunny Side Of The Street", "I'm In The Mood For Love", etc.) and pianist, dies in Beverly Hills, California at age 74. Capitol Records released a CD compilation of various Capitol Records artists covering McHugh's songs as part of it's "Capitol Sings" series.
1971 - The Rolling Stones' single "Brown Sugar", with a cover of Chuck Berry's "Let It Rock" on the flipside, hits #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. The Rolling Stones' catalog is now released by Virgin Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Music Group's parent company Universal Music Group.
1983 - Pink Floyd's Columbia Records album "The Final Cut" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A. Pink Floyd's entire catalog is now distributed by Capitol Records in the United States.
1983 - Vocalist Sheena Easton, with unlisted others, records the title "I'm Almost Over You" at an unlisted studio. EMI America will issue the title as a single (EMI America 8186) with "I Don't Need Your Word" (session date not listed) on the flipside and also on Easton's album "Best Kept Secret" (ST-17101 on 12" LP and 7-91754-2 on CD).
The Bugaloos with their Barris Custom buggy at the back entrance of The Capitol Tower. Photo courtesy of Bill Ung
Rhino Video releases a 3 DVD set with all 17 original episodes of the series, as well as some great extras. In 1970 Capitol Records released The Bugaloos only album and sponsored a promotional tour of in-store and personal appearances to support it. Bill Ung has a wonderful and massive tribute website to The Bugaloos and I've contributed some photos from the personal appearances in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Dallas, Texas, to it.
ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
115 Years Ago Today In 1910 - Artie Shaw, a clarinet player and a bandleader, is born Arthur Jacob Arshawsky in New York City, New York.
1944 - Tiki Fulwood, drummer for the bands Parliament and Funkadelic, is born Ramon Fulwood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1953 - Bill Haley and The Comets' Decca Records single "Crazy Man Crazy" debuts at #15 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart and is considered the first Rock 'N' Roll single to enter the chart.
1968 - John Lennon and George Harrison open Apple Tailoring (Civil And Theatrical) at 161 King's Road, London, England.
1963 - Tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon, with Bud Powell on piano, Pierre Michelot on bass, and Kenny Clarke on drums, records the titles "Our Love Is Here To Stay", "Broadway", "Stairway To The Stars", "A Night In Tunisia", "Willow Weep For Me", "Scrapple From The Apple", and, without Gordon on tenor saxophone, "Like Someone In Love" at the CBS Studios in Paris, France with producer Francis Wolff. Blue Note Records will issue "Our Love Is Here To Stay" and "Like Someone In Love" on the compilation album "Bud Powell – Alternate Takes" (BST84430), the rest of the titles on the album "Our Man In Paris" (BLP4146 in mono on 12" LP and BST84146 in stereo on 12" LP), and all the titles on the CD release of "Our Man In Paris" (7-46394-2).
1968 - Som Tres (a big band with an unlisted lineup) records the title "Jungle" in Brazil for EMI Odeon. Blue Note Records will license the title and issue it on the multi-artist compilation album "Blue Brazil Volume 2 (Blue Note In A Latin Groove)" (B1-57741 on the 12" LP and 8-57741-2 on CD).
1969 - Jimmy McHugh (born James McHugh), composer ("I Can't Give You Anything But Love", "On The Sunny Side Of The Street", "I'm In The Mood For Love", etc.) and pianist, dies in Beverly Hills, California at age 74. Capitol Records released a CD compilation of various Capitol Records artists covering McHugh's songs as part of it's "Capitol Sings" series.
1971 - The Rolling Stones' single "Brown Sugar", with a cover of Chuck Berry's "Let It Rock" on the flipside, hits #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. The Rolling Stones' catalog is now released by Virgin Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Music Group's parent company Universal Music Group.
1983 - Pink Floyd's Columbia Records album "The Final Cut" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A. Pink Floyd's entire catalog is now distributed by Capitol Records in the United States.
1983 - Vocalist Sheena Easton, with unlisted others, records the title "I'm Almost Over You" at an unlisted studio. EMI America will issue the title as a single (EMI America 8186) with "I Don't Need Your Word" (session date not listed) on the flipside and also on Easton's album "Best Kept Secret" (ST-17101 on 12" LP and 7-91754-2 on CD).
2006 - The complete "Bugaloos" is released on DVD.
ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
115 Years Ago Today In 1910 - Artie Shaw, a clarinet player and a bandleader, is born Arthur Jacob Arshawsky in New York City, New York.
1944 - Tiki Fulwood, drummer for the bands Parliament and Funkadelic, is born Ramon Fulwood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1953 - Bill Haley and The Comets' Decca Records single "Crazy Man Crazy" debuts at #15 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart and is considered the first Rock 'N' Roll single to enter the chart.
1968 - John Lennon and George Harrison open Apple Tailoring (Civil And Theatrical) at 161 King's Road, London, England.
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