OCTOBER 7, 2011

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
85 Years Ago Today In 1926 - Diana Lynn, child prodigy pianist, radio (appeared on Johnny Mercer's Music Shop), motion picture (Paramount's "Star Spangled Rhythm" and the two "My Friend Irma" movies with Martin and Lewis as well as "Bedtime For Bonzo" and many others), and television actress, and Capitol Records artist (1952 - two classical piano albums with Paul Weston and His Orchestra), is born Dolores (aka Dolly) Loehr in Los Angeles, California. Many thanks to Mel for the information about Diana.
1927 - Al Martino, singer, first to top the U.K pop charts when they started in 1952, a Capitol Records artist and a motion picture actor, was born Jasper Cini in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. If anyone knows his given middle name, please leave a comment.
1968 - Thom Yorke, singer, songwriter, member of the Capitol Records band Radiohead, and Capitol Records solo artist, is born Thomas Edward Yorke in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1940 - This date has been given on some sites as the birthday of Capitol Records band Quicksilver Messenger Service singer and songwriter Dino Valenti (aka Jesse Oris (or Orris) Farrow, born Chester William Powers, Jr., but in fact he was born August 7, 1943 in New York City
65 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Hal Derwin, The King Sisters and Frank DeVol record 5 tracks for the Capitol Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. If anyone has more information about this session, please leave a comment.
1947 - Tex Williams' Capitol Records Americana single "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette)", with "Roundup Polka" on the flip side, hits #1 on the U.S. charts
1948 - Butch Stone and His Orchestra (players unlisted) record the tracks "Oh Death,Where Is Thy Sting", "My Feet's Too Big", "Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider", "Etiquette Blues", "Put Your Brakes On, Mama", "Little Girl", "Monkey", "Baby Face", "A Good Man Is Hard To Find", "Outside Of That I'm O.K.", "Your Red Wagon", "I've Got News For You", "Baby, I Need You", "Oooh! Look-A-There, Ain't She Pretty?" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the tracks "My Feet's Too Big" and "Etiquette Blues" together as a single (Capitol 15301) but all the other tracks remain, as of 2005, unissued.
1949 - Peggy Lee, with an unlisted studio orchestra conducted by Pete Rugolo, records the tracks "Save Your Sorrows For Tomorrow", "Sunshine Cake", "Run For The Roundhouse, Nellie" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Save Your Sorrows For Tomorrow" as a single (Capitol 810) with "Sugar" on the flip side, "Sunshine Cake" as a single (Capitol 849) with "Goodbye John" on the flip side, and "Run For The Roundhouse, Nellie" as a single (Capitol 57-769) with "A Man Wrote A Song" on the flip side.
1949 - The Mellomen Quartet records 5 tracks in Los Angeles, California for the Capitol Records Transcription Service. If anyone has information about this session, please leave a comment.
60 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Trombonist Pee Wee Hunt (with Andy Bartha on cornet; Pee Wee Hunt on trombone; Leo Kaminsky on clarinet; Joe Hall on piano; Chuck Carle on bass; and Glenn Waller on drums) records the tracks "Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea", "Panama", "Shake It And Break It", "Muskrat Ramble", "Barnyard Blues (Lively Stable Blues)", and "Snag It" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks, except "Snag It" on Hunt's album "Dixieland Detour" (T 312). "Snag It" will be issued as a single (Capitol 1879) with "Jim Town Blues" on the flip side.
1952 - Les Paul and Mary Ford record the tracks "My Baby's Comin' Home" with vocals by Mary Ford, and "Lady Of Spain" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on the duo's EP "Vaya Con Dios" (EAP-1-495).
1953 - Jimmy Wakely with an unlisted session string orchestra and string orchestra, records the tracks "It's Christmas" and "Thanks" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 2644).
1954 - Dean Martin, with Dick Stabile's Dixie Cats (Virgil Evans, Mannie Klein, and Charlie Teagarden on trumpet; Francis "Joe" Howard, Tommy Pederson, George Roberts, and Lloyd Ulyate on trombone; Gus Bivona and Eddie Miller on saxophones; Louis Brown on piano Vince Terri on guitar; Phil Stephens on bass; and Ray Toland on drum), records the tracks "Just A Little Bit South Of North Carolina", "Georgia On My Mind", "Waiting For The Robert El Lee", and (using an arrangement by Dave Cavanaugh) "Carolina In The Morning" in Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records issues all the tracks on Martin's album "Swingin' Down Yonder" (T 576).
1954 - The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Barnett records the tracks "Overture: Orpheus In The Underworld" by Offenbach, "Andante Cantabile From 'String Quartet No. 1" by Tchaikovsky, and "Dance Machine" by Saint-Saens at Republic Studios in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will issue the tracks on the orchestra's album "Starlight Encores" (P-8296).
1957 - Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Kenton on Piano; Ed Leddy, Billy Catalano, Lee Katzman, Sam Noto, and Phil Gilbert on trumpet; Jim Amlotte, Ken Larsen, Archie Le Coque, Don Reed, and Ken Shroyer on trombone; Lennie Niehaus on alto saxophone; Steve Perlow on alto saxophone and bass saxophone; Wayne Dunstan and Bill Perkins on tenor saxophone; Bill Robinson on bass saxophone; Red Kelly on bass; and Jerry McKenzie on drums) record the tracks "I See Your Face Before Me", "Memories Of You", "Things You Left Me", and "A Sinner Kissed An Angel" at the first of three days of live performances at The Rendezvous Ballroom in Balboa Beach, California. Capitol Records will issue the first three tracks on Kenton's album "Rendezvous With Kenton" (T 932) but the last track was unissued and is now listed as lost.
1957 - The King Sisters (Yvonne, Luise, Marilyn & Alyce King), with an unlisted session orchestra conducted by Alvino Rey, record the tracks "The Thrill Was New", "Four Brothers", and "Sweet And Low" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues all tracks on The King Sisters' album "Imagination" (T 919).
1957 - Speedy West (aka Wesley West on steel guitar) records the instrumental tracks for the titles "Moon Of Manakoora, "Yaka Hula Hickey Doola", "Luna" and "Ka-Lu-A" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Vocals overdubs for the first three titles will be recorded by Sam Koki and The Seven Sea Serenaders featuring Sylvia Zaraon on October 11, 1957. Capitol will issue all the titles on Speedy West with The Seven Seas Serenaders' album "West Of Hawaii" (T 956).
1957 - Jackie Gleason and His Orchestra (session musicians unlisted), featuring Lawrence Brown on trombone, records the tracks "Just In Time", "Again", "I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face", and "Hey There" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Gleason's LP "The Torch With The Blue Flame" (W 961).
1957 - The Petticoats (group members unlisted) record the tracks "Over And Over", "I Ain't Gonna Do It No More", "Manhattan Mountains" and "Love Me Tenderly" in New York City. Prep Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, will issue "I Ain't Gonna Do It No More" and "Manhattan Mountains" together as a single (Prep F125). Capitol Records, as of 2005, has yet to issue the remaining two tracks.
1958 - Mark Murphy, with Jack Marshall Music (Gerald Wiggins on organ; Jack Marshall on guitar; Art Shapiro on bass; Milt Holland on drums; and Kathryn
Julye on harp) and The Evelyn Freeman Singers, records the tracks "Don't Cry My Love", "Blacksmith Blues", and "Belong To Me" using Marshall's arrangements at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. "Don't Cry My Love" was rejected. Capitol Records issued "Blacksmith Blues" on the CD "The Best Of Mark Murphy - The Capitol Years" (8-33147-2) and "Belong To Me" as a single (Capitol F4088) with "Don't Cry My Love" on the flip side.
1958 - Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (unlisted session musicians that includes brass, reeds, strings & rhythm and features George Roberts on bass trombone) records the tracks "I Got The Sun In The Morning", "Makin' Whoopee", "You Make Me Feel So Young", "It's A Grand Night For Singing" and "It's A Big, Wide, Wonderful World" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Riddle's album "The Joy Of Living" (T 1148).
1958 - Keely Smith, with an unlisted orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle (possibly the same as from Riddle's session from the earlier the same day), records the track "Nitey Nite" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on Keely Smith and Louis Prima's album "Hey Boy! Hey Girl!" (T 1160).
1958 - Jack Jones, with an unlisted session orchestra conducted by Gus Levene, records the tracks "Deeply Devoted", "Laffin' At Me", "Make Room For Joy", "When I Love, I'll Love Forever" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol F4089) and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol F4161).
1958 - Pianist Merrill Moore (with Howard Roberts on guitar; and unknown rhythm guitar; Morty Corb on bass; and Ted Kovar on drums) records the tracks "Nobody's Sweetheart", "Jumpin' At The Woodside", and "Somebody Stole My Gal" in Studio A at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol did not issue any of the titles but they all were issued in 1990 by The Bear Family on the CD "Hank Snow - Boogie My Blues Away" (BCD 15505).
1959 - Tommy Sands records overdubs for the tracks "Lazy Afternoon" and "Will I Find My Love Today" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final tracks on Sands' album "Dream With Me" (T/ST 1426).
1959 - Johnny Caruso records the tracks "Telephone Talk", "I Gotta Move On", "Trading Kisses", "Taboo" and "I Ain't Gonna Do It" in Los Angeles, California. As of 2005, Capitol has not issued any of the tracks.
1959 - Organist Jackie Davis, with an unlisted session guitarist and drummer, records the tracks "Softly As In A Morning Sunrise", "You Do Something To Me", "I've Got The World On A String", "Should I?", and "I Don't Want To Walk Around" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Davis' album "Tiger On The Hammond" (T 1419).
1959 - Phil Napoleon and His Memphis Five () record the tracks "Shake It And It Break It", "Wang Wang Blues", "Wolvering Blues", "Black And Blue" and "Come Back To Sorrento" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the group's eponymous album "Phil Napoleon And His Memphis Five" (T 1344).
1959 - Dakota Staton, with an unlisted session orchestra that includes alto saxophone, oboe, guitar, bass, drum, harp and strings players conducted by Sid Feller using his own arrangements, records the tracks "Why Don't We Talk Things Over", "Time Was", "Someone To Watch Over Me", and "I'll Know" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Staton's album "Dakota Staton Sings Ballads And The Blues" (T 1387)
1960 - Tennesee Ernie Ford, with unlisted session musicians, records the tracks "Lord Of All Creation" and "Bless This Land" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the two tracks together as a single (Capitol 4468).
1963 - Capitol Records releases The Beach Boys' album "Little Deuce Coupe"
1963 - The Jonah Jones Quartet (Jonah Jones on trumpet; four unknown trombonists; Andre Persiany on piano; John Brown on bass; and Danny Farrar on drums) record the tracks "Muskrat Ramble", "Sleepy Time Gal", "That's A Plenty", and "St. Louis Blues" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the tracks on Jones' album "Blowin' Up A Storm" (T 2087).
1964 - Pianist Onzy Matthews and His Orchestra (Bud Brisbois, Bobby Bryant, Melvin Moore, Bob Rolfe, and John Duke on trumpet; Dave Wells on bass trumpet and trombone; Lou Blackburn, Pete Myers, and Don Switzer on trombone; Gabe Baltazar and Clifford Scott on alto saxophone; Curtis Amy and Bill Carter on tenor saxophone; Jay Migliori on baritone saxophone; Herb Ellis on guitar; Jim Crutcher on bass; Chiz Harris on drums; Dal Carlos on conga), with Matthews conducting his arrangements, record the tracks "Spring Is Here", "Put On A Happy Face", "Down In My Soul", "Make Someone Happy", "I Left My Heart In San Francisco", "Ballad For Orchestra" and "A Set For Gilette" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the tracks "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" and "Ballad For Orchestra" on Matthews' album "Sounds For The '60s" (T 2479). All the other tracks, as of 2005, are unissued.
1964 - Ferlin Husky, with unlisted studio musicians, records the tracks "Pickin' Up The Pieces" and "The Big Wind" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the tracks together as a single (5438) and on Husky's album "True Lovin'" (T 2305).
1964 - The Super-Stocks record the track "This Bike Of Mine" in Los Angeles, California. There is no listing indicating the track has been issued.
1965 - Wanda Jackson, with an unlisted session orchestra and vocal chorus, records the tracks "Oh, Lonesome Me" and "Komm Heim, Mein Wandersmann" in Cologne, Germany. Capitol Records will issue the tracks together as a single in Germany (K23091).
45 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Ned Miller, with unlisted session musicians, records the tracks "The Lovin' Tree", "Happy, Broken Heart", "Echo Of The Pines", and "I Hope I Never Find What I'm Looking For" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues "Happy, Broken Heart" on Miller's album "Teardrop Lane" (T 2586), and "Echo Of The Pines" as a single (Capitol 5868) with "The Hobo" on the flip side. The other two tracks, as of 2005, remain unissued.
45 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Norma Lee, with unlisted session musicians, records the tracks "One Lonely Heart Makes A Crowd", "Cheated", "Till Temptation Gets The Better Of Me", "Please World" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 5908) and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 5815).
45 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Stone Poneys (Kenny Edwards and Bob Kimmel on guitar; Linda Ronstadt on vocals) with Pete Childs, Cyrus Faryar, and John T. Forsha on guitar; Jimmy Bond on bass; and Billy Mundi on drums, record the tracks "Orion", "2:10 Train" and "Wild About My Loving" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the group's eponymous album "The Stone Poneys" (T 2666).
45 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Brian and Carl Wilson of the Capitol Records group The Beach Boys, along with session musicians Hal Blaine, Diane Rovell, James Bond Jr., Charles Britz, Frank Cap, Carol Kaye, and William Pitman, record tracks for the title "Child Is Father Of The Man" in Los Angeles, California for The Beach Boys' "Smile" album which has yet to be issued by Capitol Records.
1967 - Matt Monroe, with unlisted session musicians, records the tracks Wednesday's Child", "When You Become A Man", "Where In The World" in London, England. Capitol Records issues "Wednesday's Child" as a single (Capitol 5823) with "The Lady Smiles" on the flip side in the United States but have not issued the other tracks in the United States.
1968 - The Cannonball Adderley Quintet (Nat Adderley on cornet; Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on alto and soprano saxophone; Joe Zawinul on piano; Victor Gaskin on bass; and Roy McCurdy on drums) records the tracks "Somewhere", "Straight No Chaser", "'Zorba'", "Rumpelstiltskin", "Sweet Emma", "The Scavenger" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks, except "Straight No Chaser", on the group's album "Cannonball Adderley In Person" (ST-162). "Straight No Chaser", as of 2005, has yet to be issued.
1968 - Capitol Records releases the soundtrack album to the motion picture "Romeo And Juliet" which, along with original score composed and conducted by Nino Rota, contains dialogue highlights
1968 - Linda Rondstadt and The Stone Poneys (no member roster listed) record the tracks "But No One Hurt This Bad" and "The Dolphins" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track on Ronsdadt's album "Hand Sown...Home Grown" (ST-208). "The Dolphins", as of 2005, has yet to be issued.
1968 - Capitol Records registers three tracks recorded by Bob Morris that were produced by Buck Owens Enterprises in Nashville, Tennessee and will issue "Going Home To Mama" and "Wicked Wind" together as a single (Capitol 2293) and has yet, as of 2005, to issue "The Scene Of My Crime".
1969 - Guitar Jr. (aka Lee Baker, Jr. on vocals and guitar; with Harvey "Harmonica Fats" Blackstone on harmonica; Don Randi on piano and organ; Don Peake on guitar; Lyle Ritz on electric bass; and Paul Humphrey on drums) records the tracks "Bed Dug Blues", "Broke And Hungry", "Go To The Mardi Gras", and "Wee Wee Hours" with producer Wayne Shuler in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will release the track Guitar Jr.'s album "Broke & Hungry" (ST-403).
1969 - At two sessions held this day in New York City, the cast of the Broadway musical "Salvation" record the tracks "Footloose Youth And Fancy Free", "Let The Moment Slip By", "In Between", and "Deuteronomy XVII Verse 2" at the first session and "Deadalus" with vocals by Yolanda Bavan, "1001" with vocals by Chapman Roberts, and "Stockhausen Potpourri" by the entire company at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks, except "Footloose Youth And Fancy Free", "Dueteronomy XVII Verse 2", and "Stockhausen Potpourri", on the original Broadway cast album "Salvation" (SO-337). The other tracks, as of 2005, remain unissued.
1970 - At two sessions held at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California, Billy May and The Time-Life Orchestra (Abe Most on clarinet; Ray Sherman on piano; Al Hendrickson on guitar; Rolly Bundock on bass; Nick Fatool on drums; and Larry Bunker on vibraphones at the first session and John Best, Uan Rasey, Rubin "Zeke" Zarchy, Mickey Mangano, and Joe Graves on trumpet; Joe Howard, Dick Nash, Gil Falco, and Dave Wells on trombone; Bill Hinshaw on french horn; Les Robinson, Abe Most, Justin Gordon, Nat Brown, and Chuck Gentry on saxophones; Ray Sherman on piano; Jack Marshall on guitar; Morty Corb on bass; Nick Fatool on drums; Eileen Wilson on vocals; & strings: John De Voogt, Jacques Gasselin, James Getzoff, Jack Gootkin, Bill Kurash, Lou Raderman, Mischa Russell, Sid Sharp, Marshall Sosson, and Gerald Vinci on violins; Norm Botnick, Harry Hyams, and Lou Kievman on viola; Ray Kelley, Ray Kramer, and Nino Rosso on cello at the second session), with May conducting his own arrangements, record the tracks "Slipped Disc" and "Seven Come Eleven" at the first session and "James Session" and, with Eileen Wilson on vocals, "I Don't Want Walk Without You", "I Had The Craziest Dream", and "I'll Buy That Dream" at the second session. Time-Life will issue "Slipped Disc" on the album "The Swing Era 1944-1945: The Golden Age of Network Radio" (STA/STL 348), "Seven Come Eleven" on the album "The Swing Era 1939-1940: 1939: A Real Dream of a Year" (STA/STL 344), "James Session" and "I'll Buy That Dream" on the album "The Swing Era Curtain Call: The Sounds of Swing" (STA/STL 352), "I Don't Want To Walk Without You" on the album "The Swing Era Encore: The Day of the Great Entertainers" (STA/STL 351), and "I Had The Craziest Dream" on the album "The Swing Era One More Time: Swing Lives!" (STA/STL 353).
1970 - Capitol Records registers purchased masters for tracks by Valerie Rosa and the group Silverbird, some of which Capitol Records will issue.
40 Years Ago Today In 1971 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, Anne Murray and Glen Campbell do overdubs for the tracks "Easy To Love" and "United We Stand" at the first session and "We All Pull The Load" and "Let Me Be The One" at the second session. Capitol will issue the final tracks on the album "Anne Murray & Glen Campbell" (SW-869).
40 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Asylum Choir II (Leon Russell and Marc Benno) record the tracks "Sweet Home Chicago", "Down On The Base", "Hello, Little Friend", "Salty Candy", "Tryin' To Stay alive", "Lady in waiting", "Intro to Rita", "Straight brother", "Learn how to boogie", "Ballad For A Soldier", and "When You Wish Upon A Fag" in Los Angeles, California. All the tracks will be issued by Shelter Records, which Russell co-owned, through a distribution deal with Capitol Records, on the eponymous album "Asylum Choir" (SW-8910).
1977 - Glen Campbell records overdubs for the tracks "Music, Music, Music" and "Sun Shower" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records, as of 2005 has yet to issue the tracks.
1978 - Capitol Records artist Merle Haggard marries Leona Williams
1980 - Neil Diamond, with an unlisted session orchestra, records the tracks "Love On The Rocks", "Acapulco", "America", "Adorn O Lume", "You Baby", "Amazed And Confused", "On The Robert E. Lee", "Summer Love", "Hello Again", "Hey Louise", "Songs Of Life", "Jerusalem", "Kol Nidre", "My Name Is Yussel (Theme)", and "America (Reprise)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will release the tracks on the soundtrack album "The Jazz Singer" (SWAV-12120).
1980 - Eve Moon records the tracks "Play Rough" and "Hunger" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the tracks on her eponymous album "Eve Moon" (ST-12132).
30 Years Ago Today In 1981 - The Bob Seger System records the track "The Fade". Capitol Records, as of 2005, has not issued the track.
30 Years Ago Today In 1981 - Capitol Records Canada releases Klaatu's fifth album "Magentalane"
1982 - Prism records the track "Incense & Pepper Mint" in Los Angeles, California. The track was voided by Capitol Records. If anyone knows the reason for this, please leave a comment.
1985 - Anne Murray, with an unlisted session orchestra using arrangements by Keith Diamond, records the track "When You're Gone" at Unique Recording Studio in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the track on the album "Something To Talk About" (SJ-12466).
1997 - Capitol Records releases Everclear's album "So Much for the Afterglow"
2000 - Capitol Records Nashville artist Chris LeDoux undergoes successful liver transplant surgery in Omaha, Nebraska
10 Years Ago Today In 2006 - Capitol Records band OK Go! begins a U.S. headlining tour with a special free show at Ann Arbor's Pontiac Garage Stage before the University of Michigan vs. Michigan State football game

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1952 - "The Buick Circus Hour", broadcast live from New York on NBC-TV, premieres. The show features Delores Gray, singer, Broadway and Hollywood actress, and future Capitol Records artist, as a co-star
1975 - The United States Court of Appeals overturns the Immigration and Naturalization Service's order to deport John Lennon
1988 - The documentary film "John & Yoko-A Love Story" is theatrically released in the United States

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
100 Years Ago Today In 1911 - Singer, trumpeter and bandleader Vaughn Monroe is born Vaughn Wilton Monroe in Akron, Ohio

OCTOBER 6, 2011

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1964 - Matthew Sweet, singer, songwriter, bass player, drummer, guitarist and record producer who contributed on Lloyd Coles' 1990 Capitol Records album "Lloyd Cole" and 1991 album "Don't Get Weird On Me, Babe", is born Sidney Matthew Sweet in Lincoln, Nebraska.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
70 Years Ago Today In 1941 - The La Scala Orchestra of Milan, conducted by Gino Marinuzzi, records "Overture to 'The Sicilian Vespers'" by Verdi in two parts and "Prelude to 'Phaedra'" by Pizzetti in two parts in Milan, Italy. Capitol Records will later acqure the masters and release the Verdi tracks as a 78 and 45 rpm single (8F-80021) and the Pizzetti tracks as 78 and 45 rpm single (6F-86008) as part of the label's Classical series.
1944 - Wesley Tuttle and The Coonhunters (Tuttle on vocals and guitar; with Charles Emery Linville on fiddle; and Merle Travis on guitar and vocals) record the tracks "God Put A Rainbow In The Clouds" with vocals by Merle Travis, "I Dreamed That My Daddy Came Home", "It May Be Too Late" with vocals by Merle Travis and "Leave Me Alone (And Be On Your Way)" at C.P. MacGregor Studios in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "God Put A Rainbow In The Clouds" and "It May Be Too Late" together as a single (57-40233) on the Capitol American label and "I Dreamed That My Daddy Came Home" as a single (Capitol 194) with "Rainin' On The Mountside" on the flip side. "Leave Me Alone (And Be On Your Way)" will finally be released by The Bear Family in Germany on the 5 CD box set "Merle Travis: 1943-1955".
1948 - The Starlighters (Vince Degen, Tony Paris, Pauline Byrns, Jerry Duane, and Howard Hudson) record vocal tracks for the titles "Gather Round The Christmas Tree", "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear", "Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)", and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" for Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California to orchestral parts recorded in Mexico. The tracks will later be issued by Capitol Records as part of The Starlight Chorus' 10" LP "Carols For Christmas".
1949 - Tex Williams and His Western Caravan (Tex Williams on vocals; with Max Fidler, Cactus Soldi, and Rex Call on fiddle; Paul "Spike" Featherstone on harp; Ossie Godson on piano; Pedro De Paul on accordian; John Weiss and Benny Garcia Jr. on electric guitar; Smokey Rogers on guitar and banjo; Joaquin Murphy on steel guitar; Deuce Spriggens on bass; and Muddy Berry on drums) records the tracks "Crocodile Tears", "Was Yesterday A Dream", "Winter Song" and "My San Fernando Rose" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Crocodile Tears" and "The Winter Song" together as a single (57-40253) on the Capitol Americana label and "Was Yesterday A Dream" and "My San Fernando Rose" together as a single (Capitol 940).
1949 - Peggy Lee, with an unlisted studio orchestra (that uses flutes, celeste, and strings) conducted by Pete Rugolo, records the tracks "Crazy He Calls Me", "A Man Wrote A Song", and "One Day" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Crazy He Calls Me" as a single (Capitol 898) with "Them There Eyes" on the flip side, "A Man Wrote A Song" as a single (Capitol 57-769) with "Run For The Roundhouse, Nellie" on the flip side, "One Day" will be issued on the 4 CD set "Miss Peggy Lee".
1952 - Helen O' Connell and Gisele MacKenzie, with Dave Cavanaugh's Music (musicians unlisted), record the tracks "A Crazy Waltz" and "Water Can't Quench The Fire Of Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the tracks together as a single (Capitol 2266).
1953 - Eddie Cantor, with an unlisted orchestra directed by Ray Heindorf, records the tracks "Now's The Time To Fall In Love", "When I'm President/If You Knew Suzie", "Ida! Sweet As Apple Cider/Josephine Please No Lean On The Bell", "Pretty Baby/You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby/Yes Sir, That's My Baby", "Makin' Whoopee", "Ma (He's Making Eyes At Me)/Bye, Bye, Blackbird", "Margie/Row, Row, Row", and "How 'Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down On The Farm/One Hour With You" for soundtrack of the Warner Bros. film "The Eddie Cantor Story" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the tracks on the soundtrack album for "The Eddie Cantor Story" (FBF-467).
1953 - Bill Dudley, with unlisted session musicians, records the tracks "Rosita", "Flirtin' With The Blues", "My Lif Is Not My Own", and "Talking To A Sparrow" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 2674) and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 2775).
1954 - In a split session on this day in Los Angeles, pianist Leonard Pennario records the track "Toccata In C Major" by Bach durin the first part of the session and later the tracks "Songs Of Spain (Cantos De España), Opus 232 (Danza Espagnolas #5): Prelude/Cordoba/Under A Palm Tree/Seguidillas" by Albeniz, "Andalucia (Suite Espagnole): Malaguena/Gitanerias/Adalucia" by Lecuona, and "Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring" by Bach. Capitol Records will issue the middle two tracks together as an album "Songs Of Spain" (P-8319) in its Promenade series, but as of 2005 have not issued either Bach tracks.
1954 - The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, with conductor John Barnett, records the tracks "Dance Of The Hours (from 'La Gioconda')" by Ponchielli and parts of "March Slave" at Republic Studios in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the tracks on the Orchestra's LP "Starlight Encores" (P-8296) in its Promenade series.
55 Years Ago Today In 1956 - The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, with conductor Felix Slatkin, records the tracks "Bolero" by Ravel, "Norwegian Dance No. 2" by Greig, "Polka from 'Schwanda, The Bagpiper'" by Weinberger, "(Russian) Sailor's dance from 'The Red Poppy', Opus 70" by Gliere, "Sabre Dance from 'Gayne Suite No. 1'" by Khachaturian, "Navarraise From 'Le Cid', Act II" by Massenet, "Farandole From 'L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2'" by Bizet, and "The Star-Spangled Banner" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Bolero" on the Orchestra's LP "Espana" (P-8357), and all the other tracks except "The Star-Spangled Banner" (which remains, as of 2005, unissued) as part of the Orchestra's album "Symphonic Dances" (P-8369) in its Promenade series.
1958 - Paul Weston and His Orchestra (unlisted session musicians), with Weston conducting his own arrangements, records the tracks "Laura", "Easy Come, Easy Go", "I'm Thru With Love", and "All The Things You Are" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first three tracks on Weston's album "Music For Dreaming" (ST 1154) and the last track on Weston's album "Music For Memories" (ST 1222).
1958 - The Charlie Bop Trio (Jimmy Kersey on vocals with Charles Johston and an unlisted band) records the tracks "Mr. Big Feet" and "Tokyo Queen" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the tracks as a single (F4100).
1958 - During two sessions held on this date at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California, Keely Smith and Louis Prima with Sam Butera and The Witnesses (Lou Sineaux on trombone; Sam Butera on tenor saxophone; Robert J. Carter on piano; Bobby Roberts on guitar; Tony Liuzza on bass; on Paul Ferrara on drums) record the tracks "Fever" with vocals by Sam Butera, "Oh, Marie", an alternate take of "Oh, Marie", "Don't Take Your Love From Me" with vocals by Smith, "Hey Boy, Hey Girl" with vocals by Prima and Smith, and "Hey Boy, Hey Girl (Reprise)" at the first session and "Lazy River", "Nothing's Too Good For My Baby", and "French Poodle" with vocals by Sam Butera at the second session. Capitol Records will issue the main takes on Prima and Smith's EP "Hey Boy! Hey Girl!" (T-1160) except for "French Poodle" which will be released as a single by Sam Butera (F4119) with "Handle With Care" on the flip side. The Bear Family will release the alternate takes on the 8 CD box set "Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera - The Capitol Recordings".
1959 - Phil Napoleon and His Memphis Five (Napoleon on trumpet; Harry DeVito on trombone; Kenny Davern on clarinet; Johnny Varro on piano; Pete Rogers on bass; and Sonny Igoe on drums) record the tracks "Milenberg Joys", "Limehouse Blues", "South" and "Shake It And Break It" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first 3 tracks on the group's eponymous album "Phil Napoleon and His Memphis Five" (T 1344). The group will re-record "Shake It And Break It" at it's next recording session.
1959 - The Eligibles (no listing of members) record the tracks "Chili", "My Baby, My Baby", "My First Christmas", and "The Little Engine" in Los Angeles, California. The first two tracks remain unissued as of 2005 and the last two were issued by Capitol as a single (Capitol 4304).
1959 - Organist Jackie Davis, with an unlisted guitarist and drummer, records the tracks "Calypso Blues", "You Forgot Your Gloves", and "You Took Advantage Of Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will issue all the tracks on Davis' album "Tiger On The Hammond" (T 1419).
1959 - Elmer Bernstein, with an unlisted session orchestra, records the tracks "Paris In The Spring", an untitled original track which will later be called "Adieu de amour (Love is farewell)" and "Souvenir du printemps (Memories of Spring)", and "I Love Paris" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will later issue the tracks on Elmer Bernstein And The Swinging Bon Vivants' album "Paris Swings" (T 1288).
1960 - Organist Jackie Davis (with Irving Ashby on guitar; Joe Comfort on bass; and Weedee Morris on drums), records the tracks "What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry", "The Song Is You", "Sweet Sue, Just You", and "Strange Music" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issues the tracks on Davis' album "Big Beat Hammond" (T 1686).
1960 - Organist Virgil Fox records the tracks "Poem" by Fibich, "The Old Refrain" by Kreisler, and "At Dawning" by Eberhart-Cadman at Riverside Church in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the tracks on Fox's album "Vale Of Dreams" (P-8557) as part of the label's Promenade series.
50 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Vic Damone, with Jack Marshall's Music (Marshall conducting his own arrangements with an unlisted session orchestra), records the tracks "Let's Face The Music And Dance", "In The Still Of The Night", "Change Partners", "Deep Night" and "There I've Said It Again" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Damone's album "Linger Awhile With Vic Damone" (T 1646)
50 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Pianist Joe Bushkin, with unlisted session musicians, records the tracks "Soliloquy (One Plus Two)", "Pennies From Heaven", and "Blue Moon" in New York City. Capitol Records has yet, as of 2005, to issue any of the tracks.
1964 - The Beatles begin recording the track "Eight Days A Week" at EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London, England which will appear on their "Beatles For Sale" album in the UK and on the album "Beatles VI" which is distributed by Capitol Records in the United States. The same day, John Lennon writes the song "I Feel Fine". Final tracks for both songs will be finished on October 18, 1964.
1964 - John Denver records the tracks "The Road", "Far Side Of The Hill", "Four String Winds", and "Anything Love Can Buy" in Los Angeles, California. As of 2005, Capitol Records have not issued any of the tracks.
1964 - Nancy Wilson, with an unlisted session orchestra conducted by Sid Feller, records the tracks "Love Has Many Faces", "Where Does This Leave Me", "And Satisfy", "Take What I Have", and "Don't Come Running Back To Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the tracks "Love Has Many Faces" and "Don't Come Running Back To Me" together as a single (Capitol 5340), "And Satisfy" and "Take What I Have" together as a single (Capitol 5319), and "Where Does Leave Me" as a single (Capitol 5455) with "Gentle Is My Love" on the flip side.
1964 - Tommy Collins (on vocals and rhythm guitar with Roy Nichols on lead guitar; Merle Haggard on rhythm guitar; Bob Morris on bass; Gwynn Merle Nichols on drums), at his final recording session for Capitol Records, records the tracks "It's A Big Jump" and "It's A Pretty Good Ol' World After All" with Wanda Collins providing vocal chorus, "Don't Let Me Stand In His Footsteps" with Merle Haggard on harmony vocals and "All The Monkeys Ain't In The Zoo" (some listings give the musicians on this track as being: Joe Maphis on rhythm guitar; Glen Campbell, Buck Owens, Billy Strange and Roy Nichols on lead guitar; Wynn Stewart on guitar; Merrill Moore on piano; Jelly Sanders on fiddle; Pee Wee Adams on drums; Wanda Collins on duet and backing vocals; and Collins' best friend Merle Haggard on rhythm guitar and harmony vocals) in The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, will issue "It's A Big Jump" and "Don't Let Me Stand In His Footsteps" together as a single (DT 5107) and Capitol Records will issue the tracks "It's A Pretty Good Ol' World After All" together with "All The Monkeys Ain't In The Zoo" as a single (Capitol 5345).
1964 - Don Grady records the tracks "One Good Turn Deserves Another", "It's Better This Way", and "I Threw A Rock At Karen" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 5362) and the last track as of 2005 remains unissued.
45 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Ned Miller, with unlisted session musicians, records the tracks "Only A Fool", "The Hobo", "I Just Can't Pretend No More" and "If Love Was Just A Song" in Los Angeles, California. "Only A Fool" was rejected. Capitol Records issued "The Hobo" as a single (Capitol 5868) with "Echo Of The Pines" on the flip side and "If Love Was Just A Song" on Miller's album "Teardrop Lane" (ST 2586). As of 2005 "I Just Can't Pretend No More" remains unissued.
45 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Bobby Rydel, with unlisted session musicians, records the track "Open For Business As Usual" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 5780) with "You Gotta Enjoy Joy" (which is the theme song of Milton Berle's 1960's variety show) on the flip side.
1967 - Singer, songwriter and guitaritst Fred Neil begins four days of sessions (October 6, 10, 11 and 15) with producer Nik Venet and James E. Bond, Jr. on stand-up bass and Cyrus Faryar, Peter O. Childs and Eric Glen Hord on acoustic guitars in Studio B at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California for his album Capitol Records album "Sessions"
1967 - Ferlin Husky, with unknown session musicians, records the tracks "I Promised You The World", Don't Hurt Me Anymore", and "Just Of You" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol will issue "I Promised You The World" as a single (Capitol 2154) with "You Should Live My Life" on the flip side and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 2048).
1967 - Bobby Austin, with unlisted session musicians and producer Charlie "Fuzzy" Austin, records the tracks "Sweet Evelina", "Do-Die", "This Song Is Just For You", "Hard Bad Times", "Please Look Over Me", "Lonely Old Road", "Things Are Lookin' Up", "A Girl In My Dreams", and "Odd And Ends (Bits And Pieces)" in Bakersfield, California. Capitol will later purchase the masters and issue the final takes on Austin's album "Old Love Never Dies" (ST 2915).
1969 - Apple Records releases The Beatles' single "Something" with "Come Together" on the flip side. Capitol Records handles the single's distribution in the United States.
1969 - Tex Ritter, with an unlisted session orchestra conducted by Don Tweedy, records the track "Wand'rin' Star" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 2677) with "Chuck Wagon Son Of A Gun" on the flip side.
1969 - The original Broadway cast of "Salvation" and unlisted session musicians hold four recording sessions on this day in New York City, New York to record tracks for the musical's original Broadway cast album. "Overture" (an instrumental track), "Salvation", "Honest Confession (Is Good For The Soul)", and "Ballin' All The Way Through Sunday" are recorded at the first session, "If You Let Me Make Love To You, Why Can't I Touch You", "Gina", "Back To Genesis", and "Tomorrow Is the First Day Of The Rest Of My Life" at the second session, "There Ain't No Flies On Jesus", "Schwartz", and "Let's Get Lost In Now" at the third session, and "For Ever" at the fouth session. Capitol records will issue all the tracks except "Schartz" on the album "Salvation" (SO-337). The rest of the soundtrack will be recorded at the next session.
1969 - Guitar Jr. (aka Lee Baker Jr., on vocals and guitar with Harvey "Harmonica Fats" Blackstone on harmonica; Don Rand on piano and organ; Don Peake on guitar; Lyle Ritz on electric bass; and Paul Humphrey on drums) records the tracks "Things I Used To Do", "Don't Touch Me Baby", and "Rooster Blues" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on Guitar Jr.'s album "Broke & Hungry" (ST-403).
1969 - Capitol Records Canada, as part of its 6000 series, releases Pink Floyd's soundtrack album to the movie "More". Tower Records, a division of Capitol Records, released the album in August 1969.
1970 - The Cannonball Adderley Quintet (Nat Adderley on cornet and vocals; Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, and vocals; Joe Zawinul on piano, electric piano, and celeste; Nat Adderley Jr. on piano, electric piano, guitar [on "Down In The Black Bottom" and "The Price You Pay To Be Free"]; Walter Booker on bass and electric bass; Bob West on bass and electric bass [on "The Price You Pay To Be Free"]; and Roy McCurdy on drums) records the tracks "Down In The Black Bottom", "Get Up Off Your Knees", "Wild-cat Pee", "Alto Sex", and "The Price You Got To Pay To Be Free" with vocals by Nate Adderley, Jr. at The Capitol Records Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol will issue all the tracks on the band's double album "The Price You Got To Pay To Be Free" (SWBB-636).
40 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Red Steagall, with unlisted session musicians, records the tracks "Jesus Christ What A Man", "Party Dolls And Wine", and "Texas Silver Zephyr" in Nashville, Tennessee. The only track from the session that Capitol Records has issued so far is "Party Dolls And Wine" which was released as a single (Capitol 3244) with "Middle Tennessee Country Boy's Blues" on the flip side.
40 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Over four sessions held in Los Angeles, California on this day Anne Murray and Glen Campbell, with Al De Lory & Brian Ahern conducting their own arrangments to an unlisted session orchestra, record the tracks: "Ease Your Pain" at the first session; "We All Pull The Load", "Let Me Be The One", and "Oh, Boy!" at the second session; "Canadian Sunset" at the third session; and "Bring Back The Love" at the fouth session. Capitol Records will issue "Ease Your Pain" as a single (Capitol 3287) with "United We Stand" on the flip side, "We All Pull The Load", "Let Me Be The One", "Canadian Sunset", and "Bring Back The Love" on the duo's eponymous album "Anne Murray & Glen Campbell" (Capitol SW-869) and eventually release "Oh, Boy!" on Campbell's CD "The Essential Glen Campbell,Volume 2" (8-33829-2)
40 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Barry Kaye records the tracks "On My Way" and "Movin' On" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the tracks together as a single (Capitol 3220).
35 Years Ago Today In 1976 - Glen Campbell records overdubs for the track "One Of These Nights" in Los Angeles, California but Capitol Records, as of 2005, has yet to issue the track.
1980 - Eve Moon records the tracks "So What" and So Good" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "So What" on Moon's eponymous album "Eve Moon" (ST-12132).
30 Years Ago Today In 1981 - Linda Clifford, with unlisted session musicians, records the tracks "Let It Ride", "Never Say Never", "Ain't You Glad", "Build A Fire", "Only The Angels Know", "All The Man I Need", "I'll Keep On Loving You", "I Lied", and "Don't Come Crying To Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will issue all the tracks on Clifford's album "I'll Keep On Loving You" (ST-12181).
30 Years Ago Today In 1981 - The Bob Seger System records the track "Even Now" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will issue the track on a single (Capitol 5213) with "Little Victories" on the flip side
1985 - Nelson Riddle, composer, arranger, conductor and Capitol Records artist, dies of of liver ailments at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California at age 64. By his side were his children Nelson Riddle III, Rosemary Riddle Acerra, Christopher Riddle, Bettina Bellini, Cecily Finnegan, and Maureen Riddle. He is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, California.
1990 - Garth Brooks is inducted as the 65th member of The Grand Ole Opry
1998 - Capitol Records releases Less Than Jake's second album, "Hello Rockview"
2005 - Capitol Records Nashville artist Trace Adkins video "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" premieres on CMT

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1963 - Capitol Records artist Judy Garland sings the medley "Get Happy/Happy Days Are Here Again" as a duet with Columbia Records artist Barbara Streisand on Garland's CBS-TV show. A recording of the live performance will be released on Streisand's 1991 Columbia album "Just For The Record...".
2002 - The 5th Annual Carl Wilson Walk Against Cancer is held along with an historic bus tour that included a tour of The Capitol Tower and Studios and other locations of interest and ended at Brian Wilson's house where he was selling lemonade. Actually the lemonade was free, but the signed paper cups were a $50 donation to The Carl Wilson Foundation.

OCTOBER 5, 2011

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1907 - Mrs. Miller, singer and Capitol Records artist, is born Elva Ruby Connes in Joplin, Missouri
1943 - Steve Miller (no relation to the above Mrs. Miller), guitarist, singer, founder of The Steve Miller Band, and Capitol Records artist (1967-Present), is born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. If anyone know his middle name, please leave a comment.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1945 - Leadbelly (aka Huddie Ledbetter on guitar and vocals and with Paul Mason Howard on zither) records the tracks "Irene", "Western Plain", "On A Christmas Day (Christmas At Midnight)", and "Black Water Blues" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will release "Irene and "Black Water Blues" together as a single on the Capitol Americana label (Capitol 40130) and the other two tracks on the EP "Leadbelly" in the label's "Classics In Jazz" series.
1952 - Al Rogers (aka Alcuin Rogers) and His Rocky Mountain Boys record the tracks "All The Time", "CA Card Game Of Love", "Country Boogie-Tennessee", "Honky Tonk Heaven", and "Everybody's Talkin'" in Texas. Capitol Records will issue the tracks "All The Time" and "Honky Tonk Heaven" together as a single (Capitol 2322). The other tracks remain unissued as of 2005.
1953 - Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (unlisted session musicians) record the tracks "Brother John", "Drive-In" and "You Won't Forget Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will issue "Brother John" as a single (Capitol 2744) with "The Deep Blue Sea" on the flip side and "Drive-In" and "You Won't Forget Me" together as a single (Capitol 2648).
1953 - Dean Martin, with Dick Stabile and His Orchestra (Walter "Pete" Candoli on trumpet; Milt Bernhart, Tommy Pederson, George Roberts, Si Zentner on trombone; Harry Klee and Warren "Champ" Webb on saxophone; Walter Weschler on piano; Bob Bain on guitar; Joe Comfort on bass; Frankie Carlson and Alvin Stoller on drums; Ann Mason Stockton on harp; and on strings: Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Harry Bluestone, Walter Edelstein, Nathan Ross, Mischa Russell, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin, and Gerald Vinci on violin; Paul Robyn and David Sterkin on viola; Cy Bernard and Eleanor Slatkin on cello), records the track "The Christmas Blues" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will issue the track as a single (Capitol 2640) with "If I Should Love Again" on the flip side.
1954 - Tex Ritter, with an orchestra (Conrad Gozzo and Mannie Klein on trumpet; Si Zentner on trombone; Jules Jacob, Jules Kinsler, Philip Sobel, and Henry "Butch" Stone on saxophone; Ray Sherman on piano; Dominic Frontiere on accordian; Jack Marshall on guitar; Joe Comfort on bass; Frank Carlson on drums; Irving Cottler on xylophone) and chorus (unlisted) conducted by Van Alexander, records the tracks "A Whale Of A Tale" and "High On A Mountain Top" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will issue the tracks together as a single (Capitol 3003).
1954 - Pianist Leonard Pennario records the tracks "Waltz From The Ballet 'Naila'" by Delibes and "Toccata & Fugue In D Minor" by Bach in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will release the first track on Pennario's album "Ravel - La Valse/J. Strauss - Waltzes/Delibes - Ballet Music" (P-8294). The second track remains unissued as of 2005.
1955 - Jimmy Bryant (aka Ivy Bryant on guitar) and Speedy West (aka Wesley West on steel guitar with Billy Liebert on piano; Billy Strange on guitar; Cliffie Stone on bass; and Roy Harte on drums) record overdubs for the track "Frettin Fingers" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol will issue the final track as a single (Capitol 3276) with "Chatter Box" on the flip side.
1955 - Margie Rayburn records the tracks "That's The Chance I've Got To Take", "Bum Bum Ba-Baby", "(The Wedding Song) Until Death Do Us Apart" and "Can I Tell Them That You're Mine" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "That's The Chance I've Got To Take" and "(The Wedding Song) Until Death Do Us Apart" together as a single (Capitol 3273), and "Can I Tell Them That You're Mine" as a single (Capitol 3338) with "Basin Street Blues" on the flip side. "Bum Bum Ba-Baby" remains unissued as of 2005.
1955 - The Marian McPartland Trio (Marian McPartland on piano; Bill Crow on bass; and Joe Morello on drums) records the tracks "Falling In Love With Love", "Royal Garden Blues", "Everything But You", and "I Could Write A Book" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will release the tracks on McPartland's album "After Dark" (T 699).
1955 - The Jodimars (Joey D'Ambrosia on tenor saxophone; Bob Simpson on piano; Charles Hess on guitar; Marshall Lytle on bass; Jim Buffington on drums; and vocals by Dick Richards) record the tracks "Well Now Dig This", "Dance The Bop", "Let's All Rock Together", and "Natural, Natural Ditty" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will release "Well Now Dig This" and "Let's All Rock Together" together as a single (Capitol F3285). "Dance The Bop" will be released as a single (Capitol 3360) with "Boom, Boom, My Bayou Baby" on the flip side. "Let's All Rock Together" has yet to be issued as of 2005.
55 Years Ago Today In 1956 - The Andrews Sisters (Patty,Maxene & Laverne) with Vic Schoen conducting the orchestra (Red Nichols and Mannie Klein on trumpet; Jack Teagarden on trombone; Babe Russin and Ed Rosa on saxophones; Ernie Hughes on piano; Vincent Terri on guitar; Jack Ryan on bass; Nick Fatool on drums) record the tracks "Rancho Pillow", "Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out The Barrell)", "(Boogie Woogie) Bugle Boy" and "Rum And Coca Cola" in The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the tracks on The Andrews Sisters album "The Andrews Sisters In Hi-Fi".
55 Years Ago Today In 1956 - The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Felix Slatkin, records the tracks "Capriccio Espagnol" by Rimsky-Korsakov, "Alborada Del Gracioso" by Ravel, and "Triana from 'Iberia'" by Albeniz in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will release the tracks on the Orchestra's album "Espana - The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Felix Slatkin (Ravel/Albeniz/Rimsky-Korsakov)" (P-8357)
55 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Jackie Gleason and His Orchestra (unlisted studio musicians) record the tracks "Honey", "Alone In The Crowd", "Time", and a second take on "Alone In the Crowd" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records has not issued any of the tracks as of 2005.
55 Years Ago Today In 1956 - The Jodimars (Joey D'Ambrosia on tenor saxophone, Bob Simpson on piano, Charles Hess on guitar, Marshall Lytle on bass and vocals, Jim Buffington on drums, and Dick Richards on vocals) record the tracks "Cloud Ninety Nine", "Later" and "I Can't Hold Still" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol F3633). "I Can't Hold Still", as of 2005, is still unissued.
1957 - Danny Kaye, with Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra, records demos for the tracks "The New Baby", "I'm Five!", "The Puddle", and "The Thank You Letter" during the first session held on this date and "I Like Old People", "Don't Tickle Me", "I'm Hiding", "Playing On The See Saw", "Colored Kisses", "Crazy Barbara", "Bathtub Admiral", "Mommy, Get Me A Drink Of Water" and "Just Imagine" at the second session, in Los Angeles, California. The demos remain unissued as of 2005.
1957 - Judy Garland, with Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra, records the track "It's So Lovely To Be Back In London" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will release the track in England as a single (14791) with "By Myself" on the flip side. As of 2005, "It's So Lovely To Be Back In London" has not been issued in the United States.
1959 - Kenny Loran (with ) records the tracks "Sugar 'N A Kiss", "One More Record Please", "Top Man", and "Look Who's Lonely" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will release the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 4305) and the first two tracks will later be issued by Bear Family records in Germany.
1959 - Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (session musicians unlisted), with Riddle conducting his own arrangements, record the tracks "Bridge Of Sighs", "The Untouchables Theme", "Toujours, Toujours" and "Chong Mai Su (King Nawahi) (China Doll)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will release "The Untouchables Theme" on a single (Capitol 4309) with "Autumn In Rio (Canção do Outono)" on the flip side. The other three tracks remain unissued as of 2005.
1959 - Elmer Bernstein, conducting an unlisted orchestra, records the tracks "La Vie En Rose", "Symphony", "Valentine" and "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Valentine" on the CD "Ultra Lounge,Volume 10 - A Bachelor In Paris". It is unknown if the other tracks from this session have been issued.
1960 - Organist Jackie Davis (with Irving Ashby on guitar; Joe Comfort on bass; and Weedee Morris on drums) records the tracks "Shadow Waltz" and "Stompin' At The Savoy" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will issue all the tracks on Davis' album "Big Beat Hammond" (T 1686).
1960 - The Kingston Trio (Dave Guard on vocals, banjo and guitaar; Nick Reynolds on vocals, guitar, and drums; Bob Shane on vocals guitar and banjo), with Morris "Buck" Wheat on bass, record the tracks "En El Agua", "Jug Of Punch", "Bonnie Hielan' Laddie" and "Oh, Yes, Oh" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will issue all the tracks on the EP "Make Way!" (EAP-1-1474)
1960 - The DeCastro Sisters (), with, record the tracks "Undecided", "I'll Always Be In Love", "I'm In Love" and "When The Saints Go Marching In" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the groups album "A Rockin' Beat" (T 1501).
1960 - Organist Virgil Fox records the tracks "Liebstraum" by Liszt, "Ein Traum (A Dream)" by Grieg, and "Traume" by Wagner at Riverside Church in New York City, New York. Capitol will issue the first two tracks on Fox's album "Vale Of Dreams" (P-8857). "Traume", as of 2005, remains unissued.
50 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Pianist Joe Bushkin, with unlisted session musicians, records the tracks "Love For Sale/It's All Right With Me", "I Feel A Song Coming On", and "You're Driving Me Crazy" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records has not issued any of the tracks as of 2005.
50 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Don Barbour, member of the Capitol Records recording group The Four Freshman, dies at age 34 in an auto accident in Los Angeles, California where he's working on tracks for his only solo album. The next year, Capitol Records will release the album titled "The Solo Voice of Don Barbour" (T1716).
50 Years Ago Today In 1961 - The second of three days of sessions to record the original Broadway cast soundtrack of Noel Coward's musical "Sail Away" get under way in New York City.
50 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Carl "Little Rev" Lattimore records the tracks "Tell Me", "Kansas City", and "C.C. Rider" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the track "Kansas City" as a single (Capitol 4715) with "Carl's Dance Party (Let's Do The Peppermint Twist)" on the flip side in 1962. There is no listing for the other tracks being issued.
50 Years Ago Today In 1961 - An unlisted session orchestra records musical blanks (Laura/Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue/Swingin' Down The Lane/Sweet And Lovely/You're A Sweetheart/Never In A Million Years/I've Got A Feelin' You're Foolin'/Friendly Persuasion/Maybe/ I'm Nobody's Baby/Try A Little Tenderness/All I Do Is Dream Of You/Be My Love/Runnin' Wild/Don't Get Around Much Anymore/I'm Sitting On Top Of The World/I Married An Angel) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the musical blanks on Art Linkletter's album "Let's Play Games" (T 1644).
1962 - Bing Crosby, with unlisted musicians, records the tracks "Winter Wonderland", "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas", "Medley: What Child Is This?/The Holly And The Ivy", "The Little Drummer Boy", "O Holy Night", "The Littlest Angel", "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!", "Medley: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing/It Came Upon A Midnight Clear", "Frosty The Snowman", "Medley: Pat-A-Pan/While Shepards Watched Their Sheep", "I Wish You A Merry Christmas" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks in the United States on the Capitol Records Special Markets album "Bing Crosby's Christmas Classics" (SM-11732) except for "Medley: Pat-A-Pan/While Shepards Watched Their Sheep" which has only been issued in Japan on the CD "リバース・オブ・ブルーノート〜ベスト・オブ・ワン・ナイト・ウィズ・ブルーノート(廃盤) " (TOCJ-5946).
1963 - The Jonas Jones Quartet (Jonah Jones on trumpet; four unlisted trombone players; André Persiany on piano; John Brown on bass; and Danny Farrar on drums) record the tracks "Hindustan" "Ballin' The Jack", "Royal Garden Blues" and "76 Trombones" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Jones album "Blowin' Up A Storm" (T 2087)
1964 - At the same session, Lincoln Mayorga and His Orchestra (unlisted musicians) record the track "Look For Small Pleasures" then Jody Miller (with Mayorga conducting his arrangements with the same unlisted orchestra) records the tracks "This Is The Life" and "Dream Dust" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will issue "Look For Small Pleasures" as a single (Capitol 5298) with Miller's track "This Is The Life" on the flip side. "Dream Dust" remains unissued as of 2005.
1965 - Joe Sanchez records the tracks "I Could", "I've Got You On My Mind", "Our Love Is Running Down" and "Long Haired Woman" in Los Angeles, California. The tracks have been unissued by Capitol Records as of 2005.
1965 - Donna Loren, with an unlisted group of session musicians, records the track "It's Gotta Be". As of 2005, the track is still unissued by Capitol Records.
45 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Ned Miller, with an unlisted group of session musicians, records the tracks "Snowflakes", "The Change Of The Tide", "Heart We Did All We Could", and "Dear Childhood Sweetheart" in Los Angeles, California. All the tracks will be issued by Capitol Records on Miller's album "Teardrop Lane" (T 2586).
1967 - Bobbie Gentry, with Kelly Gordon on additional vocals, records the vocal tracks for the songs "Okolona River Bottom Band" and "Courtyard" in Los Angeles, California. The finished tracks will be issued by Capitol Records on Gentry's album "The Delta Sweetie".
1967 - Fred Neil, with unlisted session musicians, records the tracks "Please Send Me Someone to Love" and "Fools Are A Long Time Coming" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on Neil's album "Fred Neil Sessions" (ST 2862).
1967 - The Staccatos record the tracks "Sit Down, I Think I Love You", "A Little Bit Of Love In Your Heart", and "You And California" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "A Little Bit Of Love In Your Heart" as a single (Capitol 2562) with "Sunrise To Sunset" on the flip side after the group renames itself The Five Man Electrical Band. The other two tracks remain unissued as of 2005.
1967 - Capitol Records purchase the soundtrack masters for the American International motion pictures "Wild In The Streets" and "Glory Stompers". Tower Records, a Capitol Records subsidiary, will release the soundtrack album for "Wild In The Streets" (SKAO-5099). The Sidewalk label, distributed by Capitol Records, will release the soundtrack album for "Glory Stompers" which features "Max Frost and The Troopers" (DT-5910).
40 Years Ago Today In 1970 - Capitol Records releases Buck Owens & His Buckaroos' single "I Wouldn't Live In New York City (If The Gave Me The Whole Dang Town)" with "No Milk & Honey In Baltimore"
1970 - Billy May and The Time-Life Orchestra (John Audino, John Best, Uan Rasey, Shorty Sherock, and Bud Brisbois on trumpet; Joe Howard, Lew McCreary, Dick Nash, and Lloyd Ulyate on trombone; Wilbur Schwartz, Les Robinson, Abe Most, Justin Gordon, Julie Jacob, and Chuck Gentry on saxophone; Ray Sherman on piano; Jack Marshall on guitar; Rolly Bundock on bass; and Nick Fatool on drums), with May conducting his own arrangements, record the tracks "Poinciana", "Leave Us Leap", "Sentimental Journey" with vocals by Eileen Wilson, and "Clarinade" in The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. The tracks will be released by Time-Life on the album "The Swing Era 1944-1945: The Golden Age of Network Radio"(STA/STL 348).
1970 - The Cannonball Adderley Quintent (Nat Adderley clarinet and vocals; Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on soprano saxophone, alto saxophone and vocals; Joe Zawinul on piano, electric piano, and celeste; Nat Adderley Jr. on piano, electric piano, guitar and vocals; Walter Booker on bass and electric bass; Bob West on bass and electric bass; and Roy McCurdy on drums), record the tracks "Exquisition", "Painted Desert", "Directions", "1-2-3-Go-o-o-o", and "Out And In" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the two album set "The Price You Got To Pay To Be Free" (SWBB-636).
40 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Anne Murray and Glen Campbell, with Al De Lory & Brian Ahern conducting an unlisted orchestra using their own arrangements, record the tracks "Easy To Love", "United We Stand", "Love Story (You And Me)" and "My Ecstasy" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Recors will release the tracks on the eponymous album "Anne Murray & Glen Campbell" (SW-869).
1972 - Paul Pena records the track "Takin' Your Love Down" possibly in Los Angeles. Capitol will purchase the master but, as of 2005, the track remains unissued.
1973 - Bill Graham records the tracks "Lovelight", "Joey", and "Your Whole Life's In The Song You Sing" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol has not issued any of the tracks.
1973 - Glen Campbell, with an unlisted session orchestra, records the tracks "Houston (I'm Comin' To See You)" and "Honestly Loved" using arrangements by Mary Paich, and "If I Were Loving You" using an arrangement by Dennis McCarthy in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will issue all the tracks on Campbell's album "Houston (I'm Comin' To See You)" (SW-11293).
1974 - Accordianist, musician, musical stylist, composer, arranger, bandleader, innovator, and Capitol Records artist (1949-?, 24 singles) Johnny Pecon, with his Polka band, makes his last public appearance at a show held at Slovenian National Home in Cleveland, Ohio. Four months later, on February 23, 1975, Pecon would succumb to cancer.
35 Years Ago Today In 1976 - Connie Cato, with unlisted session musicians, records the tracks "I've Been Loved By You Today", "Then Give Him Back To Me", "I'll Love Her Right Out Of Your Mind", and "Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will release all the tracks on Cato's album "Whoever Finds This,I Love You" (ST-11606).
1977 - Webley Edwards, radio reporter for CBS, host of "Hawaii Calls" radio show for 37 years, and the producer and compiler of the "Hawaii Calls" series of albums released by Capitol Records which featured artists like Alfred Apaka, George Kainapau, Haleloke, and Simeon & Andy Bright, dies in Honolulu, Hawaii at age 74
30 Years Ago Today In 1981 - Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band record the tracks "Boomtown Blues", "Even Now" and "The Fade" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records issued the first two tracks on the band's album "The Distance" (ST-12254). "The Fade" remains unissued as of 2005.
1988 - Capitol Records takes over the distribution of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's album "Double Fantasy" from Geffen Records.
1989 - Joe Cocker performs a live concert at Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusettes that is recorded and later released by Capitol Records as the double album "Joe Cocker Live" (7-93416-1) in 1990.
1994 - Capitol Records artist Merle Haggard is inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee
1999 - Chrysalis and EMI/Capitol Records Catalog division release Pat Benatar's 3 CD compilation "Synchronistic Wanderings - Recorded Anthology 1979-1999". Chrysalis' catalog is currently owned by EMI Records, Ltd.
5 Years Ago Today In 2006 - Capitol Records artist Glen Campbell performs live on stage at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennesse at the 81st Listener Appreciation Concert for WSM Radio

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1962 - Parlophone Records releases The Beatles' first single "Love Me Do" with "P.S. I Love You" on the flip side in the U.K.
1984 - Kim Carnes, with unlisted session musicians, records the track "Forever" for EMI America, a subsidiary of EMI Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company.
10 Years Ago Today In 2001 - Rhino Handmade releases "Josie and the Pussycats: Stop Look and Listen: The Capitol Recordings" on CD as a limited edition of 5000 pressings.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1925 - At 7:00 PM, the future home of "The Grand Ole Opry", radio station WSM in Nashville, Tennesse is born, when Edwin Craig spoke the following words into the microphone; "This is WSM, 'We Shield Millions.' The National Life and Accident Insurance Company."

OCTOBER 4, 2011

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1925 - Jack Kingston, singer, songwriter, yodeler, and the first Canadian country artist signed by Capitol Records (1950), is born in St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1944 - Leadbelly (Huddie Ledbetter), doing vocals and guitar, with Paul Howard on zither (and probably Dave Dexter, Jr. producing) records the tracks "Ella Speed", "Rock Island Line" (which he originally recorded in 1937), "Tell Me Baby" and "Take This Hammer" in Los Angeles, California. "Rock Island Line" will be released by Capitol Records on the anthology album "The History Of Jazz, Volume 1, The 'Solid' South". The other tracks will be released by Capitol Records on the album "Leadbelly" as part of the label's "Classics In Jazz" series.
1944 - Johnny Mercer, The Pied Pipers (Clark Yocum, Hal Hopper, Chuck Lowry) with June Hutton and Paul Weston and His Orchestra (Don Anderson, Ray Linn and Nate Kazebier on trumpet; Allan Thompson and Burt Johnson on trombone; Fred Stulce, Arthur "Doc" Rando, Matty Matlock, Eddie Miller and Harry Schuchman on saxophones; Stan Wrightsman on piano; Nappy Lamare on guitar; Jack Ryan on bass; Nick Fatool on drums; & 6 violins) record the tracks "I'm Gonna See My Baby" and "Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will release "Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive" as a single (Capitol 180) with the track "There's A Fellow Waiting in P'Keepsie" on the flip side. The single will enter Billboard's Popular Retail Singles chart on January 4, 1945 where it will stay for 13 weeks and eventually peak at #2. "I'm Gonna See My Baby" will be released as the flip side of the single "Candy" (Capitol 183) which enters the charts at #9 on February 24, 1945, stays for 15 weeks and peaks at #2 on April 14, 1945.
1944 - Jo Stafford, with Paul Weston and His Orchestra, records the tracks "I Promise You" and "Let's Take The Long Way Home" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will release the tracks together as a single (Capitol 181) but the will not chart.
1945 - James Baskett and Johnny Mercer, with The Pied Pipers and Billy May and His Orchestra (Mannie Klein, Don Anderson and Holly Humphries on trumpet; William Schaefer, Ed Kusby and Hoyt Bohannon on trombone; Fred Fox on french horn; John Gruey, J.A. Krechter, Donald Renfrew, Warren Baker and Lloyd Hildebrand on saxophones; Frank Leithner on piano; John Ryan on bass; John Cyr on percusssion; Ann Mason on harp; and on strings: Edward Bergman, Walter Edelstein, Peter Ellis, George Kast, Sol Kindler, Dan Lube, Mischa Russell, Marshall Sosson and Olcott Vail on violin; Albert Burton and David Sterkin on viola; Fred Goerner and Joseph Saxonon cello) using a script adaptation by Alan Livingston, record the track "The Laughing Place, Part 1" at the studios of Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California. Capitol will release the track as part of the children's album "Tales Of Uncle Remus", a soundtrack album for Walt Disney's combined live action movie "Song Of The South"
65 Years Ago Today In 1946 - In a really long recording session at Radio Records in Hollywood, California Wesley Tuttle & His Texas Stars (Tuttle on vocals with Darol A. Rice on clarinet; Charles Linville on fiddle; Paul Sells on accordian; Edwin "Buddy" Cole on piano; Eddie Kirk, Merle Travis, and Lewis Jack Rivers on rhythm guitar; Agapito "Pepe" Martinez on steel guitar; Allen Williams on bass; Tommy Romersa on drums) first record the track "Old Shep". Capitol will release the track on the compilation album "Cowboy Hit Parade" (Capitol AD-55). Then Johnny Mercer, Merle Travis (also on guitar) and Wesley Tuttle share the vocals (with Darol A. Rice on clarinet; Charles K. Linville on fiddle; Edwin "Buddy" Cole on piano; Eddie Kirk and Lewis Jack Rivers on rhythm guitar; Agapito "Pepe" Martinez on steel guitar; Allen J. Williams on bass and Tommy Romersa on drums) when they record the track "The Covered Wagon Rolled Right Along". Then Jerry Colonna with Wesley Tuttle Texas Stars (although Capitol Records' files indicate it was with Frank DeVol and His Orchestra) records the tracks "Oh Why, Oh Why, Did I Ever Leave Wyoming" (written by Morey Amsterdam). Then Johnny Mercer comes back and records the track "A Little Too Far" also with Wesley Tuttle Texas Stars and, finally, Jerry Colonna returns with Wesley Tuttle Texas Stars to record the track "When Rosie Ricoola Do The Hoola Ma Boola". Capitol Records will release the Jerry Colonna's tracks together as a single (Capitol 330) and "The Covered Wagon Rolled Right Along" and "A Little Too Far" together as a single (Capitol 400).
1949 - Pedro De Cordoba, with Richard "Keys" Biggs on organ, speaks on the tracks "1st and 2nd Gospel According To St. Luke" and the medley "3rd Gospel Accord To St. John/The Lord's Prayer/Hail Mary/Gloria" which Capitol Records will release as a single (Capitol 9010).
60 Years Ago Today In 1951 - The Mellowmen Quartet record 2 tracks for the Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California. If anyone knows what was recorded, please leave a comment.
60 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Mel Tormé (on piano and vocals, with Mary Osborne on guitar; Clyde Lombardi on bass; and Bunny Shawker on drums) records the tracks "You're A Heavenly Thing" and "Heart And Soul" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will release "You're A Heavenly Thing" as a single (Capitol 1864) with "Foolish Little Rumors" on the flip side. "Heart And Soul" will eventually be released on the CD "Capitol Sings Hoagy Carmichael - Stardust"
1954 - Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan (doing vocals and guitar with Shelby "Tex" Atchison on fiddle; Billy Liebert on piano; Jimmy Bryant and Billy Strange on guitar; Wesley "Speedy" West on steel guitar; Red Murrell on bass; and Roy Harte on drums) records the tracks "Jolly Captain Huddlestead", "A Sailor's Letter", "What's Another Broken Heart" and "I Wonder If I Can Lose The Blues This Way" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will release "I Wonder If I Can Loose The Blues This Way" and "A Sailor's Letter" together as a single (Capitol 2977) and "Jolly Captain Huddlestead" and "What's Another Broken Heart" together as a single (Capitol 3157).
1954 - Billy May and His Orchestra (John Best, Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein and Uan Rasey on trumpet; Si Zentner, Murray McEachern, Ed Kusby and Tommy Pederson on trombone; Skeets Herfurt and Wilbur Schwartz on alto saxophone; Ted Nash and Fred Falensby on tenor saxophone; Chuck Gentry on bass saxophone; Paul Smith on piano; Al Hendrickson on guitara; Joe Mondragon on bass; Alvin Stoller on drums and vocals; Lou Singer on percusssion; Jack Costanzo on bongos; Mike Pacheco on congas; Frank Guerrero on timbales) record the tracks "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer", "Loop De Loop Mambo" (with vocals by The Maytimers), "Suzette" (with vocals by The Maytimers), "Suddenly" and "Trees" at Capitol Records Studios on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will release "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer" and "Loop De Loop Mambo" together as a single (Capitol 2948), "Suzette" will be released as a single with "Street Of Dreams" on the flip side (Capitol 3297), "Suddenly" will be released on the EP "Dance To The Bands" (Capitol TBO 727) and "Trees" remains unissued as of 2005. All the tracks were arranged and conducted by Billy May.
55 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Nat "King" Cole, with an orchestra (Harry Edison, Conrad Gozzo, Clyde Hurley, Vito Mangano, and Shorty Sherockon on trumpet; Murray McEachern and Ray Sims on trombone; Juan Tizol on valve trombone; George Roberts on bass trombone; Willie Smith and Mahlon Clark on alto saxophone; Babe Russin and William Skalak on tenor saxophone; Joe Koch on bass saxophone; Bill Miller on piano; John Collins on guitar; Charles Harris on bass; and Lee Young on drums), using arrangements and conducted by Nelson Riddle, records the tracks "True Blue Lou", "Like Someone In Love" "I'm Shooting High" and "Tangerine" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. The tracks will be unreleased until they appear on complilation CDs or are released in foreign markets years later.
1957 - Wesley "Speedy" West (on steel guitar with Elmer Schmidt on piano) records the instrumental tracks for the songs "Drifting And Dreaming", "My Little Grass Shack", "Sweet Hawaiian Chimes" and "Blue Hawaii" at The Capitol Tower in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will release the tracks on his album "Speedy West With The Seven Seas Serenaders - West Of Hawaii" (Capitol T 956)
1959 - Tommy Sands, with an orchestra arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle, records the tracks "Quiet Girl", "You Hold The Future" and "I Gotta Have You" and one other track whose information has been lost in Los Angeles, California. "Quiet Girl" remains unissued as of 2005. Capitol Records released "You Hold The Future" and "I Gotta Have You" together as a single (Capitol 4316). If anyone has any information as to what the fourth track recorded at this session is or where the session was held, please leave a comment.
1960 - Dickie Harrell does drum overdubs for the track "Drum Opus IX: Goon Bat" in Los Angeles, California. The track will be released by Capitol Records on his album "Drums And More Drums" (Capitol ST 1502)
1960 - The Kingston Trio (Dave Guard on vocals and banjo, Nick Reynolds on vocals and guitar, Bob Shane on vocals, guitar and banjo), with Morris "Buck" Wheat on bass, records the track "Oh Mary, Don't You Weep", "Blow The Candle Out", "Come All You Fair And Tender Ladies" and "Blue Eyed Gal" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will release the last three tacks on the EP "Make Way!" and the first track would later be released on compilations.
1960 - Organist Jackie Davis (with Irving Ashby on guitar; Joe Comfort on bass; and Weedee Morris on drums) records the tracks "Stop, Look And Listen", "Stompin' At The Savoy" and "Time On My Hands" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will release the last two tracks on his album "Big Beat Hammond". "Stop, Look And Listen" remains unissued as of 2005.
1960 - The DeCastro Sisters (Babette, Cherie, and Olga), with an unknown backing group, record the tracks "There Goes My Heart", "Red Sails In The Sunset", "I Love You" and "I Love You, Yes I Do" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will release the tracks on their album "A Rockin' Beat". If anyone has information on who worked on the session, please leave a comment.
1960 - Virgil Fox records the tracks "Where E'er You Walk" by Handel (which remains unissued as of 2005) and "Dreams" by Hugh McAmis at Riverside Church in New York City, New York. "Dreams" will be released by Capitol Records on Fox's album "Vale Of Dreams" as part of Capitol's Promenade series.
50 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Vic Damone, with Jack Marshall's Music (arrangements and orchestra conducted by Marshall), records the tracks "When The Lights Are Low", "After The Lights Go Down Low", "Linger Awhile", "Close Your Eyes" and "Stella By Starlight" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will release the tracks on his album "Linger Awhile With Vic Damone" (Capitol T 1646).
50 Years Ago Today In 1961 - The Beach Boys (Mike Love on vocals; Brian Wilson on vocals and drums; Carl Wilson on lead guitar and vocals; Al Jardine on guitar and vocals) record the track "Surfin'" at Keen Studios in Beverly Hills, California for Candix Records. The master will later be sold to Capitol Records and released on their album "Surfin' Safari".
50 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Pianist Joe Bushkin, with unknown session musicians, records the tracks "The Man I Love", "The Song Is Ended", "Once In A While" and "The Lady Is A Tramp" in New York City, New York. The tracks remain unreleased by Capitol Records as of 2005.
50 Years Ago Today In 1961 - Three days of sessions recording the original Broadway cast soundtrack to Noel Cowards' "Sail Away" (featuring Charles Braswell, Grover Dale, Patricia Harty, James Hurst, Paul O'Keefe, and Elaine Stritch on vocals and an unknown men's chorus with Orchestra) with conductor Peter Matz begin in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will release all the tracks on the album "Sail Away" (Capitol WAO 1643).
1962 - June Christy, with an orchestra (Ronnie Lang on flute; Laurindo Almeida on guitar; Joe Mondragon on bass; Shelly Manne on drums; Milt Holland and Emil Richards on percussion; and George Kast, Dan Lube, Erno Neufeld, Lou Raderman, Felix Slatkin, Robert Barene, Nathan Kaproff and Samuel Freed on violin) arranged and conducted by Bob Cooper, records the tracks "One Note Samba" and "Bossa Nova" which Capitol Records will release together as a single (F4864)
1963 - The Four Preps (Bruce Belland on tenor vocals, Marvin Ingram [aka Marvin Inabnett] on high tenor vocals, Glen Larson on baritone vocals, and Ed Cobb on bass vocals) with unknown studio musicians, record the tracks "We Don't Give A Hootenanny", "I'm Falling In Love With A Girl", "The Greatest Surfer Couple" and Timbuktu" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will release "I'm Falling In Love With A Girl" and "The Greatest Surfer Couple" together as a single (Capitol 5074). The other two tracks remain unissued as of 2005.
1963 - Tony Roma, with unknown session musicians, records the tracks "Turn Her Around", "You're Nothing But A Girl" and "If You See My Love" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will release the first and third tracks together as a single (Capitol 5101). "You're Nothing But A Girl" remains unissued as of 2005.
1963 - The Jonas Jones Quartet (Jonah Jones on trumpet; four unknown trombones; André Persiany on piano; John Brown on bass and Danny Farrar on drums) record the tracks "My Monday Date", "Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home", "Moten Swing" and "Somethin' (Struttin' With Some Barbecue)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will release the tracks as part of Jones' album "Blowin' Up A Storm". If anyone knows who performed on trombone, please leave a comment.
1964 - Capitol Records releases Gordon MacRae's album "Kismet" (SW-2022).
1964 - Vocalsist Ernie Andrews, with The Cannonball Adderley Quintet (Nat Adderley on cello; Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on alto saxophone; Joe Zawinul on piano; Sam Jones on bass; and Louis Hayes on drums), records the tracks "I'm Always Drunk In San Francisco", "Bill Bailey", "Don't Be Afraid Of Love", "Big City", "Green Door" and "Work Song" (listed as "Chain Gang" in Capitol's files) at a live performance at The Lighthouse Club in Hermosa Beach, California. Capitol Records will release the first 4 tracks on the album "Live Session!". The last two tracks remain unissued as of 2005.
1965 - Andy Russell, with unknown backing, records the tracks "Nothing Matters But You", "One Kiss For Old Times" and "I'll Be Standing By" in Los Angeles, California. The tracks remain unissed as of 2005
1965 - Dallas Frazier records the tracks "That Ain't No Stuff", "Elvira" and "When The Bell Goes Ding Dong" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will release the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 5560). "When The Bell Goes Ding Dong" remains unissued by Capitol Records.
45 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Jody Miller, with unknown backing, records the track "If You Were A Carpenter" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records released the track as a single with "Let Me Walk With You" on the flip side (Capitol 5768). If anyone has more information about the session, please leave a comment.
45 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Lou Lawton records an overdub for the track "I Turned My Back On Love" in New York City, New York which remains unissued by Capitol Records as of 2005.
45 Years Ago Today In 1966 - The Beach Boys record the track "Our Prayer" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will eventually release the track on the 5 CD set "Good Vibrations - 30 Years Of The Beach Boys". If anyone has more information about the session, please leave a comment.
1967 - Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Jay Daversa, Clyde Raesinger, Carl Leach, Dalton Smith, and Jack Laubach on trumpet; Tom Whittaker, Dick Shearer, and Tom Senff on trombone; Jim Amlotte on bass trombone; Graham Ellis on bass trombone and tuba; Ray Reed on alto saxophone and piccalo; Alan Rowe and Bob Dahl on tenor saxophone; John Mitchell on bass saxophone; Bill Fritz on baritone and bass saxophone and flute; Stan Kenton on piano; Monty Budwig on bass; Dee Barton on drums; Chino Valdes on congas and bongos) record the tracks "Interchange", "Changing Times", "A Man And A Woman", "Imagine" and "The World We Knew" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will release the tracks on Kenton's album "The World We Know".
1967 - Elli St. James (aka Elli Janov) records the tracks "Theme 1", "My Heart Won't Let Me Shake You, Baby", and "Portobello Road" in Los Angeles, CA. Capitol will release "Theme 1" and "Portobello Road" together as a single (Capitol 2037). If anyone knows if "My Heart Won't Let Me Shake You, Baby" was ever released, please leave a comment.
1967 - Summer Snow records the tracks "Flying On The Ground" and "Your Thoughts Have Wings" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol would purchase the masters and release the tracks together as a single (Capitol 2031).
1968 - Linda Rondstadt and The Stone Poneys record the tracks "Break My Mind", "It's About Time" and "We Need A Lot More Of Jesus (And A Lot Less Of Rock 'N' Roll)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will release the tracks on the group's album "Hand Sown...Home Grown".
1968 - The Beach Boys record the track "Time To Get Alone" in Los Angeles, California which Capitol Records will release on their album "20/20".
1968 - Bill Tinker records the tracks "Again, Again", "Son", "Dee Anne" and "Anything You Ask" in the first session of the day and "Silver Love Line", "You Could Get High", "Midway" and "Man From Birmingham" at the second session of the day in Los Angeles, California. All the tracks will be included on his Tower Records (a subsidiary of Capitol Records) album "Inside Out". "Man From Birmingham" will be released as a single by Tower Records (Tower 472) with "An Everyday Thing" on the flip side.
40 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Billy May and The Time-Life Orchestra (John Audino, John Best, Uan Rasey, Pete Candoli, and Mickey Mangano on trumpet; Ed Kusby, Gil Falco, Dick Noel, and Dave Wells on trombone; Les Robinson, Ronnie Lang, Abe Most, Justin Gordon, Nat Brown, and Chuck Gentry on saxophone; Ray Sherman on piano; Bob Bain on guitar; Rollie Bundock on bass; Nick Fatool on drums; and Larry Bunker on vibraphone) with May conducting his own arrangements, record the tracks "Rose Room", "Sidewalks Of Cuba", "Solo Flight" and "Yesterdays" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California. Time-Life will release the tracks.
40 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Capitol Records releases Tennessee Ernie Ford's album "The Folk Album" which features Ford's youngest son Brion (then 19) accompanying his father on the track "Cotton Fields", and Buck Owen's compilation album "The Best Of Buck Owens, Volume 4"
1973 - David Frizell records the track "I've Been Satisfied" at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California for Buck Owens Enterprises. Capitol will purchase the masters and release the track as a single (Capitol 3787) with "Jesus and Joe" on the flip side.
1973 - Billy C. Graham records the tracks "Have A Good Time", "I'm Just A Pushover", "Dreaming" and "You're My Kind Of Woman" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will release "Have A Good Time" as a single (Capitol 3909) with "(She's The) Reason For Giving A Damn" on the flip side. The other tracks from the session remain unissued as of 2005.
1974 - Al Martino does an overdub for the track "Love Will Conquer All" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will release the finished track on Martino's album "To The Door Of The Sun".
1975 - Natalie Cole's first hit Capitol Records single "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)" written by Chuck Jackson and Cole's future husband Marvin Yancy, with "Joey" on the flip side, hits #1 on Billboard's R&B chart
1975 - Billy Jean Campbell files for divorce from Capitol Records artist Glen Campbell
35 Years Ago Today In 1976 - Glen Campbell does overdubs for the tracks "When Did I Lose Your Love" (unreleased as of 2005), "Early Morning Song" and "This Is Sarah's Song" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will release the finshed versions of the last two tracks on Campbell's album "Southern Nights".
1977 - Connie Cato, with unknown session musicians, records the tracks "It's Late (And I Have To Go)", "Yellow House Of Love" and "Saturday Night Sin" in Nashville, Tennesee. Capitol will release "Yellow House Of Love" as a single (Capitol 4547) with "Then Give Him Back To Me" on the flip side. It is unknown if the other two tracks have been issued.
1978 - A Taste Of Honey's debut Capitol Records album, "A Taste Of Honey", is certified Platinum by the R.I.A.A.
1982 - Little River Band records the tracks "The Other Guy", "D", "One Day", "St. Louis", and two mixes of "Down On The Border" in Australia. Capitol Records released "The Other Guy" as a single (Capitol 5185) with "No More Tears" on the flip side. The next three tracks remain unreleased as of 2005. The first mix of "Down On The Border" was released by Capitol Records on the album "Greatest Hits" and the second on the album "The Net".
1985 - Anne Murray, with an orchestra arranged by Keith Diamond, records the track "Reach For Me" at Unique Recording Studio in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will release the track as a single (Capitol 5576) with "Who's Leaving Who" on the flip side.
1989 - Capitol Records releases Buck Owen's album "Act Naturally" on CD
1994 - Capitol and Virgin Records release rap group College Boys second and final album "Nuttin' Less Nuttin' Mo'".
2000 - Capitol Records artist Faron Young is inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame at the 2000 CMA Award Show in Nashville, Tennessee
10 Years Ago Today In 2001 - Capitol Record producer Ken Nelson and Capitol Records group The Jordanaires are inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in a special ceremony in Nashville, Tennessee
2005 - Capitol Records releases Liz Phair's album "Somebody's Miracle" (her last for the label), Ebony Eyez's album "7 Day Cycle", The Magic Numbers self-titled album, John Lennon's compilation album "Working Class Hero-The Definitive Lennon" 2 CD set, and a remastered version of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's album "Acoustic" on CD
2005 - Capitol Records Nashville releases Chris Cagle's album "Anywhere But Here"

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1957 or In 1960 - Afrika Bambaataa, early developer of Hip-Hop, record producer and EMI America artist (1988-1991), may have been born on this day (maybe as Kevin Donovan) in South Bronx, New York City, New York. Capitol Records currently owns EMI America's catalog. If anyone knows his true birth name and birth date, please leave a comment.
1983 - Kim Carnes works on a Dance mix of her track "Invisible Hands" that will be released by EMI America Records as a single (EMI-Am. 7815) with the track's original mix on the flip side. EMI America's catalog is owned by EMI Music Group, Capitol Music Group's parent company.
1989 - Graham Chapman, certified medical doctor, actor, comedian, member of Monty Python's Flying Circus, dies of spinal cancer at age 48 in a hospital in London England, the day before a 20th anniversary celebration for the show. Fellow Python member Terry Jones jokingly said, "I thought it was in terribly bad taste for him to die when he did" and "That was the worst case of party-pooping I have ever come across". In 1988 when I was working for Virgin Records America, I adapted the U.K packaging of Monty Python's "The Final Rip Off" 2 CD set for release in the United States. Capitol Records currently owns the Virgin Records America.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1957 - Russell Simmons, co-founder (with Rick Rubin) of Def Jam Records, older brother of Rev. Joseph Simmons (aka "Run" of Run-DMC), and media entrepreneur, is born in Queens, New York
1970 - Janis Joplin, singer, is found dead of a heroin overdose at age 27 her room at the Landmark Motor Hotel (now called the Highland Gardens Hotel), 7047 Franklin Avenue, Hollywood, CA. She is cremated at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Westwood, California, and her ashes are scattered into the Pacific Ocean.

OCTOBER 3, 2011

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1950 - Ronnie Laws, jazz, blues and funk saxophone and flute player, and Blue Note Records (1975-1976, 1996-1998), United Artists (1976-1980), Liberty Records (1981) and Capitol Records artist (1982-1984), is born Ronald Laws in Houston, Texas. Blue Note, United Artists and Liberty Records' catalogs are currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company, EMI Music Group.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1945 - Pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Buddy Childers and Ray Wetzel on trumpet, Vido Musso and Bob Cooper on tenor saxophone, Bob Ahern on guitar, Eddie Safranski on bass, and Robert Collier on drums) record the track "Painted Rhythm", arranged by Kenton, for Capitol Records
65 Years Ago Today In 1946 - Jascha Datsko and His Gypsy Ensemble record an unissued take of "Granadinas/Clavelitios" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records
1947 - Uncle Henry's Kentucky Mountaineers (which includes Henry Warren as Uncle Henry and Wava Adams on vocals) record the tracks "Red Headed Woman", "Are You Ashamed Of Me", "Misery In My Soul" and "Achin' And Cryin'" at a session in Los Angeles, California. "Red Headed Woman" and "Misery In My Soul" will be released as a single (Capitol 40077) and the other two tracks remain unissued as of 2005.
1947 - Gordon MacRae with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (including strings) record the tracks "I Surrender Dear", "At The Candlelight Cafe", "Just One More Chance", and "I'm Yours To Command" in Los Angeles, California. The first two tracks will be released together as Capitol Records single 15014 and the last two as Capitol Records single 812.
1948 - Margaret Whiting's Capitol Records single "A Tree In The Meadow" is #1 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart
1950 - Vocalist Clark Dennis with vocal quartet and instrumental accompaniment records the tracks "Give Me A Kiss (To Build A Dream On)", "The Lorelei", "Love's Old Sweet Song" and "The Night The Floor Fell In" in Los Angeles, California. "The Lorelei" and "Love's Old Sweet Song" will be released together as Capitol Records single 1301 and the other two tracks remain unissued as of 2005.
60 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Bob Crosby and His Bobcats (Billy Butterfield on trumpet, Elmer "Moe" Schneider, Murray McEachern, and Ted Vesely on trombone, Matty Matlock on clarinet, Eddie Miller on tenor saxophone, Jess Stacy on piano, Nappy Lamare on guitar, Bob Haggart on bass, Ray Bauduc on drums, and possibly and The Crew Chiefs on vocals) record the tracks "Bouquet Of Roses" and "Just A Little Lovin'" and (with Warren Smith replacing Schneider, McEachern and Vesely on trombone) the tracks "Savoy Blues" (possibly with Bob Crosby whistling) and "Avalon" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 18500 and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 1894).
1952 - Stan Freberg (with Dick Roberts and Red Roundtree on banjo and George Burns Orchestra) records tracks for the song "The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise" in Los Angeles, California. The song will be released in 1954 on his Capitol Records EP "Any Requests?".
1952 - Mickey Katz and His Orchestra record the tracks "Feet Up, Pat Him On The Pipick", "You Belong To Me", "Keneh Hora" and "Berele's Sherele" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records. The first two tracks will be released together on Capitol single 2267, the third on Capitol single 2863, and the last on his Capitol EP "The Family Danced: American-Yiddish Folk Music and Dances".
1955 - Vocalist Margie Rayburn (with Dennis Farnon conducting the orchestra [John Best, Conrad Gozzo, Vito "Mickey" Mangano, and Uan Rasey on trumpet; Si Zentner, Ed Kusby, and William Schaefer on trombone; Arthur "Skeets" Herfurt, Ted Nash, Jules Jacob, Robert Dawes, and Chuck Gentry on saxophones; Paul Smith on piano; Laurindo Almeida on guitar; Meyer Rubin on bass; Alvin Stoller and Lou Singer on drums; Carlos Vidal on congas; Frank Guerrero on timbales; Fred Aguirre on bongos]) with arranger Billy May, records the track "Basin Street Blues" at Capitol Records' studios on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California. The track will be released on the the Capitol Records single 3338 and with "Can I Tell Them You're Mine" on the flip side on a promo single with the same number.
1955 - The musical tracks for Yma Sumac's track "Cha Cha Gitano", "Carnavalito Boliviano" and Gomba Boomba" are recorded at Capitol Records Melrose studios in Hollywood (after Maggie Rayburn's session) by The Rico Mambo Orchetsra (the same line-up as listed in the orchestra for the Margie Rayburn's session) conducted by Billy May. The vocals for all three tracks will be recorded by Sumac on October 14, 1955 and additionl tracks for "Cha Cha Gitano" on October 18, 1955. All the titles will be released on her Capitol Records album "Mambo!"
55 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Vocalist Bob Roubian, with Cliffie Stone and His Orchestra, records the tracks "It's Only A Paper Moon", "Come On Home", "Pauline, Pauline, Pauline" and "Rocket To The Moon" in Los Angeles, California. The first and last tracks will be released as single F101 by Prep Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records and the middle two tracks will be released as single F3584 by Capitol Records and as a promo single with the same number
1957 - Freddie Martin and His Orchestra (featuring Ralph Anthony, Johnny Cochran, and The Martin Men on vocals) record the tracks "Come To The Mardi Gras", "The Lady From 29 Palms" (both with vocals by Johnny Cochran and The Martin Men), "Why Don't We Do This More Often" (with vocals by Ralph Anthony and Ensemble), and "I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Cocoanuts" in Los Angeles, California. The tracks will be released on their Capitol Records EP and on their Capitol Records album "Freddy Martin in Hi-Fi".
1957 - Frank Sinatra (using arrangements by Billy May who is conducting the orchestra [Mannie Klein on trumpet; Si Zentner, Murray McEachern, and Francis "Joe" Howard on trombone; Skeets Herfurt and Willie Schwartz on alto saxophone; Jules Jacob and Joe Kinsler on tenor saxophone; Fred Falensby on bass saxophone; Frank Flynn on vibraphone; Bill Miller on piano; Verlye Mills on harp; Al Hendrickson on guitar; Joe Mondragon on bass; Country Washburne on tuba: Alvin Stoller on drums and a string section that includes Harold Dicterow, David Frisina, Jacques Gasselin, Dan Lube, Alex Murray, Paul Nero, Lou Raderman, Mischa Russell, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin, Marshall Sosson, and Gerald Vinci on violins; Alvin Dinkin, Alex Neiman, Paul Robyn and David Sterkin on viola; Armand Kaproff, Ray Kramer, Edgar Lustgarten and Eleanor Slatkin on cello]) records the tracks "Autumn In New York", "London By Night", "April In Paris" and two takes of "Moonlight In Vermont" in Los Angeles, California. All the tracks except the alternate take of "Moonlight In Vermont" will be on Sinatra's Capitol Records album "Come Fly With Me".
1957 - Les Brown and His Orchestra record the tracks "Leap Frog" and "Midnight Sun" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records but the tracks remain unissued as of 2005.
1960 - Capitol Records releases The Kingston Trio's Christmas album "The Last Month Of The Year"
1960 - "The Andy Griffith Show", featuring Capitol Records artist Andy Griffith and United Artists Records artist Don Knotts and a spinoff of "The Danny Thomas Show", debuts on CBS-TV where it will run until 1968 when Griffith leaves the series and is replaced by Ken Berry and is retitled "Mayberry R.F.D", running with that title until 1971
1963 - John Lennon and Paul McCartney overdub vocals for the track "Little Child" in Studio Three, EMI Studios, London, England.
1965 - Sonny James' Capitol Records single "Behind The Tear", with "Runnin'" on the flip side, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles chart
45 Years Ago Today In 1966 - Capitol Records releases Merle Haggard and The Strangers' album "Swinging Doors And The Bottle Let Me Down"
1967 - Vance Debar "Pinto" Colvig, voice actor for Walt Disney Studios and the original voice of Bozo The Clown for Capitol Records, dies of lung cancer at the age of 75 in Woodland Hills, California
1977 - Capitol Record releases Bob Welch's single "Sentimental Lady", featuring vocals by his former Fleetwood Mac bandmate Christine McVie. "Hot Love, Cold World" is on the flip side of the commercial release and a mono version of "Sentimental Lady" on the flip side of the promo single.
1988 - The documentary film "Imagine", about the creation of John Lennon's album, premieres in Hollywood, California
1992 - Liberty Records (later renamed Capitol Records Nashville) releases Garth Brooks' album "The Chase"
1994 - Liberty Records (later renamed Capitol Records Nashville) releases Suzy Bogguss with Chet Atkins' album "Simpatico"
2000 - Capitol Records releases Radiohead's album "Kid A" in the United States
10 Years Ago Today In 2001 - Capitol Records Nashville artist Keith Urban receives the Australian Recording Industry's Achievement Award
2003 - "The Concert For George" (the film of the George Harrison tribute show) opens
5 Years Ago Today In 2006 - Capitol Records releases The Decemberists' debut album "The Crane Wife", Sean Lennon's album "Friendly Fire" as a CD/DVD 2 disc set, Pink Floyd's compilation "Echoes - The Best Of Pink Floyd" as a 2 CD set, and The Pet Shop Boys' compilation "The Pet Shop Boys - The Hits - Pop Art" as a 2 CD Set.
5 Years Ago Today In 2006 - Angel Records releases Sarah Brightman's compilation "Diva - The Singles Collection" both as a CD and as a seperate DVD title. Angel Records is a division of Capitol Music Group and is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company, EMI Music Group.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1938 - Eddie Cochran, singer, guitarist, and Liberty Records artist, is born Edward Ray Cochran in Albert Lea, Minnesota. Liberty's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company, EMI Music Group.
1952 - "The Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriet" (co-starring sons David and future Imperial and Capitol Records artist Ricky Nelson) begins a 14-year run on ABC-TV
1953 - Chet Baker records his first two vocals for Pacific Jazz, as well as playing trumpet with Russ Freeman on piano, Carson Smith on bass, and Larry Bunker on drums for the tracks "The Thrill Is Gone" and "I Fall In Love Too Easily" at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California. His vocals and instrumental parts are recorded separately and later spliced together. Pacific Jazz's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company, EMI Music Group.
55 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Alto saxophonist, Sonny Criss, with Sonny Clark on piano, Larry Bunker on vibraphone, Buddy Clark on bass, and Lawrence Marable on drums records his last session for Imperial Records. Imperial's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company, EMI Music Group.
1988 - Future Capitol Records artist Lisa Marie Presley marries her first husband, Danny Keough
5 Years Ago Today In 2006 - Roulette Jazz, a division of Blue Note Records, releases three more titles in "The Great Jazz Vocal Collection" series: Sarah Vaughan's Roulette Records album "Sarah + 2", Chris Connors' FM Records album "Chris Connors At The Village Gate", and Joe Williams' Roulette album "A Man Ain't Supposed To Cry". All three titles are remastered versions of their original releases. The Blue Note, Roulette and FM Records catalogs are currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company, EMI Music Group.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1955 - "Captain Kangaroo" premieres on CBS-TV's morning lineup running until 1984 and "The Mickey Mouse Club" begins a four year primetime run on ABC-TV
1967 - Woody Guthrie, singer, songwriter, father of Arlo Guthrie, and cousin of Capitol Records artist Jack Guthrie, dies of complications of Huntington's Chorea at Brooklyn State Hospital in New York at age 55

OCTOBER 2, 2011

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

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1949 - Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely's Capitol Records single "Slipping Around" is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts
60 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Gordon MacRae (on vocals), with Van Alexander directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Be My Guest" (with an uncredited choir), "How Close", "Green Acres And Purple Mountains" (with an uncredited choir), "Baby Doll" (with an credited choir), "My Love" and "Laughing At Love" (vocals were overdubbed on a band track that was recorded on February 7, 1950) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and last track together as a single (Capitol 1836), the second and fifth tracks together as a single (Capitol 1846), and the third and fourth tracks together as a single (Capitol 1941).
55 Years Ago Today In 1956 - The Andrew Sisters record the tracks "Ti-pi-tin", "Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (Means You're Grand)", "Aurora", and "Ferry Boat Serenade" at The Capitol Records Tower in Hollywood, California with an orchestra (lineup unlisted) conducted by Vic Schoen. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the trio's album "The Andrews Sisters In Hi-Fi" (W 790)
1967 - Capitol Records Canada, as part of its 6000 series, releases the mono and stereo versions of Pink Floyd's album "Pipers At The Gates Of Dawn". Tower Records, a division of Capitol Records, will release the album in the United States on October 21, 1967
1979 - The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, with John Stewart giving a brief narrative, begins a two day recording session of a live performance of the theatrical arrangement of the original trial transcripts of "The Chicago Conspiracy Trial" in Studio A at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California with producer Nik Venet which Capitol Records will release as a two album set in early 1980
1982 - Duran Duran's Capitol Records EP "Carnival", containing remixes of some of the songs from the original release of the band's album "Rio" released on the Harvest label in the United States, becomes the first EP to enter Billboard's album chart, where it will appear for one week at #98
1990 - Capitol Records releases Megadeth's album "Rust In Peace"
20 Years Ago Today In 1991 - Tanya Tucker, Liberty Records (later renamed Capitol Records Nashville) artist, gives birth to her second child, son Beau Grayson Tucker, and wins the Country Music Association's Female Vocalist Of The Year Award at the CMA Awards which she watches from her hospital bed in Nashville, Tennessee
20 Years Ago Today In 1991 - Also at the CMA Awards Show, held in Nashville, Tennessee, Liberty Records (later renamed Capitol Records Nashville) artist Garth Brooks wins four CMA awards, including Entertainer Of The Year
10 Years Ago Today In 2001 - Manny Albam, composer, arranger (including tracks for Capitol Records group Woody Herman and His Orchestra as well as for Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz, Sarah Vaughan, and Count Basie), conductor, and teacher, dies of cancer at his home in Croton-On-Hudson, New York at age 79.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1935 - Bob Kelly, singer, guitarist, and songwriter ("Git It" and “Somebody Help Me" were covered by Capitol Records artist Gene Vincent), is born Robert Kelly in Fort Worth, Texas
70 Years Ago Today In 1941 - Future Capitol Records artist Dean Martin marries his first wife Elizabeth (Betty) Anne McDonald who will become mother of their children Stephen (Craig), born June 29, 1942; Claudia, born March 16, 1944; Barbara (Gail), born April 11, 1945; and Deana (Dina), born August 19, 1948
1945 - Don McLean, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and United Artists Records artist, is born Donald Robert McLean in New Rochelle, New York. United Artists' catalog is currently owned by Capitol Music Group's parent company, EMI Music Group.
1977 - United Artists Records artist Kenny Rogers marries television actress Marianne Gordon

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1950 - Charles M. Schulz's comic strip "Peanuts" debuts in seven newspapers ( The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Minneapolis Tribune, The Allentown Call-Chronicle, The Bethlehem Globe-Times, The Denver Post and The Seattle Times) and will run eventually in over 2,600 newspapers in 75 countries without interuption until February 13, 2000, one day after the death of Schulz
60 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Sting, singer, songwriter, member of the band The Police, solo artist and motion picture producer ("A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints") with his wife Trudie Styler, is born Gordon Matthew Sumner in Wallsend, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. I interviewed Sting while I was entertainment editor for "The California Tech", CalTech's weekly newspaper, when he was on a promotional tour for the movie "Brimstone and Treacle" and later designed promotional billboards for the theatrical release by First Look Studios of "A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints". Trudy has said that Sting was born in 1946. If anyone knows for sure, please leave a comment.
1959 - "The Twilight Zone" television series premieres when its pilot is shown on CBS-TV
1962 - Dimension Records, a division of Alton Records, releases The Cookies' single "Chains", with "Stranger In My Arms" on the flip side, written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. The Beatles will add the song to their set and will record a version which will be released March 23 and April 26, 1963 on the, respectively, mono and stereo versions of their Parlophone album "Please Please Me" in the U.K., on November 1, 1963 on their Parlophone EP "No. 1" in the U.K., on January 6, 1964 and February 10, 1964 on both versions of their Vee-Jay album "Introducing The Beatles" in the United States, and on March 22, 1965 on their Capitol Records album "The Early Beatles" in the United States.

OCTOBER 1, 2011

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1915 - Skeets McDonald, songwriter, singer, and Capitol Records artist (1951-1958), is born Enos William McDonald in Greenway, Arkansas
1929 - Bonnie Owens, singer, Capitol Records artist with The Strangers, and former wife of Capitol Records artists Buck Owens and Merle Haggard, is born Bonnie Campbell in in Blanchard, Oklahoma. Thanks to Eileen for the update!
1935 - Ann Richards, singer, wife of Capitol Records artist Stan Kenton, vocalist with Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra, George Redman and His Orchestra, and the Capitol Records group Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (1955), and a solo Capitol Records artist, is born in San Diego, California

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1947 - Jerry Colonna and His San Fernando Valley Pals (aka Frank de Vol and His Orchestra [lineup unlisted]) record the tracks "Honkey Little Donkey" and "Riding The Old Donner Trail" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will later release the two tracks together as a Capitol Americana single (Capitol 40060).
1948 - Margaret Whiting (on vocals) and The Crew Chiefs (an unlisted vocal chorus) record vocals for "Far Away Places" in Los Angeles, California that will be overdubbed on a band track by Frank De Vol and his Orchestra that was recorded somewhere in Mexico sometime in September 1948. Capitol Records will release the final track as a single (Capitol 15278) with "My Own True Love" (recorded December 9, 1947) on the flipside.
1948 - Jack Smith and The Clark Sisters (on vocals overdubbed on band tracks by an unidentified orchestra) record the tracks "Cuanto La Gusta" and "The Corn Belt Symphony" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks together as a single (Capitol 15280).
1948 - The Striders (aka The 4 Striders, actually three brothers: tenor Eugene Strider, baritone Charles Strider, and bass James Strider, along with tenor Ernest Griffin) record the as yet unissued track "Feather Your Nest", the tracks "Pleasin' You (As Long As I Live)", "Somebody Stole My Rose Colored Glasses", and the as yet unissued tracks "I'm A Hesitatin' Fool", "Die From A Broken Heart" and "Drop That Other Shoe" at their second (and last) Capitol Records recording session. The second and third tracks will be released by Capitol as a single (Capitol 15306) in November 1948. Marv Goldberg has a great article on the history of this group on his website.
1949 - Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely's Capitol Records single "Slippin' Around" is #5 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart, up from #9 the week before, and Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae with Paul Weston and His Orchestra's Capitol Records single "Whispering Hope" is #7 down from #6
60 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Renzo Cesana (as "The Continental") records vocals and narration with Eddie Baxter directing the orchestra (lineup unlisted) for the tracks "You Go To My Head" and "A Handful Of Stars", the as yet unissued track "Take Me In Your Arms", and the tracks "It Can't Be Wrong", "(All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings", and "Roses And Champagne" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "You Go To My Head" and "(All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings" together as a single (Capitol 1844), "A Handful Of Stars" and "It Can't Be Wrong" together as a single (Capitol 1877) and "Roses And Champagne" on Ruth Welcome's album "Continental Zither" (Capitol T 2472).
60 Years Ago Today In 1951 - Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (Ray Anthony, Woody Fansler, Jack Laubach, Conrad Gozzo, and Marty White on trumpet, Keith Butterfield, Tom Oblak, Ken Trimble, and Dick Reynolds on trombone, Earl Bergman and Jim Schneider on clarinet and alto saxophone, Ted Nash and Robert "Buddy" Wise on tenor saxophone, Leo Anthony on alto and baritone saxophone, Fred Savarise on piano, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Billy Cronk on bass, and Archie Freeman on drums), using arrangements by George Williams, record the tracks "At Last" and "I Hear A Rhapsody" with vocals by Tommy Mercer and The Anthony Choir (lineup unlisted), "My Concerto" with vocals by Tommy Mercer, and "Brother Fats" with vocals by Georgia Craig in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol 1678) with "As Time Goes By" (recorded on April 15, 1952) on the flip side, the second track as a single (Capitol 1973) with "For Dancers Only" (recorded January 3, 1952) on the flip side, the third track as a single (Capitol 1835) with "I'll Remember April" (recorded June 30, 1951) on the flip side, and the last track as a single (Capitol 1857) with "I Remember Harlem" (recorded September 27, 1957) on the flip side.
1955 - Les Baxter and His Orchestra with vocals by The Notables' Capitol Records single "Wake The Town And Tell All The People" with "I'll Never Stop Loving You" on the flip side, is #14 on Billboard's Best Selling Popular Retail Records chart, down from #13 the previous week and The Cheers with Les Baxter and His Orchestra and Chorus' Capitol Records' single "Black Denim Trousers" with "Some Night In Alaska" on the flip side is #18 up from #23 the previous week
55 Years Ago Today In 1956 - Capitol Records releases Tennessee Ernie Ford's single "First Born", which was recorded June 4, 1956, with "Have You Seen Her?" on the flip side
1957 - Frank Sinatra records the tracks "On The Road To Mandalay" "Let’s Get Away From It All", and "Isle of Capri" with arranger and conductor Billy May for his Capitol Records album "Come Fly With Me" in Studio A at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California
1957 - Lyle Ritz finishes recording tracks for his album "How About Uke?" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California
1959 - Dakota Staton, with producer Dave Cavanaugh and an orchestra conducted by Sid Feller, records the track "September in the Rain" for her 1960 Capitol Records album "More Than Most"
1962 - Capitol Records releases The Beach Boys' first album "Surfin' Safari"
1962 - Capitol Records releases Buck Owens' album "Your For Me"
1969 - The Beatles' Apple Records album "Abbey Road" is released and distributed in the United States by Capitol Records
40 Years Ago Today In 1971 - John Lennon's third solo Apple Records album "Imagine", distributed in the United States by Capitol Records, is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.
1973 - "Texas" Bill Strength, singer, guitarist, inductee to the Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Fame, and a Capitol Records artist (1953-1956) dies of injuries after an auto accident in August 1973 left him paralyzed from the waist down and later sent him into a coma at age 45
2005 - Capitol Records Nashville artist Dierks Bentley becomes the youngest current member of The Grand Ole Opry
2005 - Paul Pena, singer and Capitol Records artist (1972), dies at age 55 in his San Francisco, California apartment of complications from diabetes and pancreatitis
2008 - Nick Reynolds (born Nicholas Wells Reynolds), singer, songwriter, guitarist and founding member of the Capitol Records group The Kingston Trio, dies at age 75 in San Diego, California when his family chooses to have his life support turned off after his being hospitalized for weeks with acute respiratory disease and a variety of other illnesses.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
75 Years Ago Today In 1936 - "Dr." George Butler, drummer in the bands Eggs Over Easy and Kilburn & The High Roads, producer for Blue Note (for artists Noel Pointer, Bobbi Humphrey, Donald Byrd, Ronnie Laws and others) and Columbia Records (for artists Harry Connick, Jr., Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Terence Blanchard, and Marlon Jordan), is born in Autaugaville, Alabama
1955 - Future Capitol Records artist Jackie Gleason's CBS-TV series "The Honeymooners" premieres
1955 - Fats Dominio's Imperial Records single "Ain't That A Shame" is still #1 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart
1958 - Martin Cooper, saxophonist with the Virgin Records group Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, is born in Liverpool, England. I adapted the original U.K packaging of the group's albums for release in the United States by Virgin Records America.
1959 - Youssou N'dour, singer and Earthworks Records artist, is born in Dakar, Senegal, Africa. I adapted the original U.K packaging of N'dour's "Immigrés" and "The Lion" albums for release in the United States by Virgin Records America and designed promotional materials for the single "The Truth".
1964 - The Beatles' United Artists motion picture "A Hard Day's Night" premieres in Prague, Czechoslovakia becoming the first Western pop culture film to be seen behind the Iron Curtain
1964 - Vee-Jay Records releases the compliation album "The Beatles vs THE FOUR SEASONS"
1964 - Souvenir Press releases Brian Epstein (manager of The Beatles)' book "A Cellar Full of Noise"
40 Years Ago Today In 1971 - Former Capitol Records artist Gene Vincent records an interview and the tracks "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and "Distant Drums" at BBC's Maida Vale studios in London, England for Radio One with Richard Cole and The Kansas Hook Band. This will be his last recording session before his death on October 12, 1971.
1988 - Bobby McFerrin's EMI Manhattan single "Don't Worry Be Happy" is still #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1928 - According to Walt Disney in a 1933 article in Film Pictorial, today is Mickey Mouse's birthday and the anniversary of the first public showing of his first cartoon – the silent short "Plane Crazy". The entire cartoon was animated by Ub Iwerks and inked in Walt's garage on Lyric Avenue in a makeshift studio where Walt and Roy Disney's wives (Lillian and Edna) along with Walt's sister-in-law (Hazel Sewell) inked and painted Ub's artwork onto cels.
1935 - Future Capitol Records artist Judy Garland's first M-G-M contract officially starts at $100.00 per week (equal to about $1300 today)