OCTOBER 6, 2018

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
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 flipside. "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".
70 Years Ago Today In 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 the Capitol Records Transcription Service in Los Angeles, California to orchestral parts recorded in Mexico. The final mixes of all the titles 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 accordion; 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 titles "A Crazy Waltz" and "Water Can't Quench The Fire Of Love" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 2266).
65 Years Ago Today In 1953 - Eddie Cantor, with an unlisted orchestra directed by Ray Heindorf, records the titles "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 titles 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 during 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.
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.
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Cole Español" is #12 on The Billboard magazine's Best Selling LPs chart and his single "Come Closer To Me" is #50 on the magazines' Best Selling Pop Singles In Stores chart. Cole's single "Non Dimenticar (Don't Forget) also debuts at #32 on WMGM's Top 40 Survey in New York City, New York and #49 on CKWX's The Sensational Sixty chart in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Paul Weston and His Orchestra (unlisted session musicians), with Weston conducting his own arrangements, record the titles"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 titles on Weston's album "Music For Dreaming" (ST 1154) and the last title on Weston's album "Music For Memories" (ST 1222).
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - The Charlie Bop Trio (Jimmy Kersey on vocals, with Charles Johston and an unlisted band) records the titles "Mr. Big Feet" and "Tokyo Queen" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the tracks as a single (F4100).
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - During two sessions held on this date at The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California, vocalists 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 titles "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 flipside. The Bear Family will release the alternate takes in the eight-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.
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)
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.
1962 - Billboard Music Week magazine reports that Capitol Records has stopped sending out promotional singles of Nat "King" Cole's "Ramblin' Rose" and is now sending out a special 12-track LP where all the tracks are "Ramblin' Rose". The album is #5 on CKY 580 AM's Albums Chart in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, #8 on Billboard Music Week magazine's 150 Best Selling Monaural LPs chart and #16 on the magazine's 50 Best Selling Stereo LPs chart. Cole's single "Ramblin' Rose" is #1 on Billboard Music Week magazine's Easy Listening chart, #3 on its Honor Roll Of Hits and Hot 100 singles charts, and #12 on its Hot R&B Sides chart. Cole's single "Ramblin' Rose" is also #5 on KFWB's Fabulous Forty Survey in Los Angeles, California, #6 on WABC's Silver Dollar Sound Survey in New York City, New York, #12 on CKY 580 AM's Hit Parade Official Top 50 List in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and #42 on C-FUN's C-Funtastic Fifty chart in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "That Sunday, That Summer" is #21 on WKLO's Tunedex in Louisville, Kentucky.

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.
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.
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 flipside.
1967 - Singer, songwriter and guitarist 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"
50 Years Ago Today In 1967 - Ferlin Husky, with unlisted session musicians, records the titles "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 flipside and "Don't Hurt Me Anymore" and "Just Of You" together as a single (Capitol 2048).
1967 - Bobby Austin, with unlisted session musicians and producer Charlie "Fuzzy" Austin, records the titles "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 from Buck Owens Enterprises 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 flipside. 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).
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.
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 fourth 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)
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).
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).
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).
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 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
20 Years Ago Today In 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
55 Years Ago Today In 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...".
45 Years Ago Today In 1973 - The syndicated television program "The Lawrence Welk Show" devotes the entire show to "Memories Of Nat 'King' Cole" by performing nineteen of his songs.
2002 - The 5th Annual Carl Wilson Walk Against Cancer is held along with a 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.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1927 - It's a Thursday night and "The Jazz Singer" premieres at The Warner Theatre in New York City, New York.

OCTOBER 5, 2018

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1907 - Mrs. Miller, singer and Capitol Records artist, is born Elva Ruby Connes in Joplin, Missouri
75 Years Ago Today In 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 Steven Haworth Miller in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1942 - Capitol Records' ninth ever singles release includes Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra's "There Will Never Be Another You" (Capitol 119) with "Daybreak" on the flipside with vocals by Bob Carroll on both, Johnnie Johnston's "Dearly Beloved" (Capitol 120) with "Easy To Love" on the flipside, and Jack McLean and His Orchestra's "I Wanna Go Back To West Virginia" with vocals by Wayne Gregg (Capitol 121) with "I See It In Your Eyes" with vocals by Don Gilbert on the flipside.
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.
65 Years Ago Today In 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 flipside and "Drive-In" and "You Won't Forget Me" together as a single (Capitol 2648).
65 Years Ago Today In 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; and Cy Bernard and Eleanor Slatkin on cello), records the track "The Christmas Blues" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California between 7:00PM and 11:00 PM. Capitol will issue the track as a single (Capitol 2640) with "If I Should Love Again" on the flipside.
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 accordion; 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 flipside.
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.
1956 - The Andrews Sisters (Patty, Maxene, and Laverne Andrews) 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".
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)
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.
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 Again In London" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will release the track in England as a single (14791) with "By Myself" on the flipside and in the United States on Garland's compilation CD "Classic Judy Garland: The Capitol Years 1955-1965".
1959 - Kenny Loran (with Dudley Brooks on piano, Roy Lanham and Scotty Turner on guitar, Leon Bagwell and Morty Corb on bass, and Hal Blaine on drums) 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 between 1:00 PM and 5:30 PM. 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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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 Shepherds Watched Their Sheep", "I Wish You A Merry Christmas" in Los Angeles, California for Warner Bros. Records. Capitol Records will purchase the masters for all the tracks and release them 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 Shepherds Watched Their Sheep" which was initially issued in Japan only 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) but is now included in the album for streaming via Spotify.
55 Years Ago Today In 1963 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "That Sunday, That Summer" is #6 on Billboard magazine's Middle-Road Singles chart, debuts at #24 on the magazine's Hot R&B Singles chart, and is #28 on the magazine's Hot 100 singles chart. "That Sunday, That Summer" is also #19 on KDWB's top 40 chart in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota and #24 on C-FUN's C-Funtastic Fifty chart in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Ramblin' Rose" is #50 on Billboard magazine's Top LPs chart.
55 Years Ago Today In 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 - During a split session, first 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 flipside. "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.
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 flipside after the group renames itself The Five Man Electrical Band. The other two tracks remain unissued.
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).
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 Quintet (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).
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 Records 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.
45 Years Ago Today In 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.
45 Years Ago Today In 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 - Accordionist, 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.
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
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.
30 Years Ago Today In 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.
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 flipside 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.
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, Tennessee 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, 2018

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1925 - Jack Kingston, a 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 - During a split session held this day in Los Angeles, California with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (Don Anderson, Ray Linn and Nate Kazebier on trumpets, Allan Thompson and Burt Johnson on trombones, 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, and six unidentified violinists) first Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers (vocalists June Hutton, Clark Yocum, Hal Hopper, and Chuck Lowry) record the titles "I'm Gonna See My Baby" and "Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive" then vocalist Jo Stafford records the titles "I Promise You" and "Let's Take The Long Way Home" Capitol Records will issue "Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive" as a single (Capitol 180) with "There's A Fella Waiting in P'Keepsie" (recorded October 17, 1944) on the flipside, "I'm Gonna See My Baby" as a single (Capitol 183) as the flipside "Candy" (recorded December 6, 1944), and "I Promise You" and "Let's Take The Long Way Home" together as a single (Capitol 181).
1946 - 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 percussion; 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 "Part 5: The Laughing Place, Part 1" at Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California. Capitol will release the track as part of the children's album "Tales Of Uncle Remus" (CC-40), a soundtrack album for Walt Disney's combined live-action movie "Song Of The South"
1946 - During a three-way split session held this day at Radio Recorders' studios at 932 North Western Avenue in Hollywood, California, first vocalist Wesley Tuttle, with Darol A. Rice on clarinet, Charles K. Linville on fiddle, Paul Sells on accordion, Edwin "Buddy" Cole on piano, Eddie Kirk, Merle Travis, and Lewis Jack Rivers on rhythm guitars, Agapito "Pepe" Martinez on steel guitar, Allen J. Williams on bass, and Tommy Romersa on drums, records the title "Old Shep", then vocalists Johnny Mercer, Merle Travis (also on guitar), with Wesley Tuttle also on vocals, Darol A. Rice on clarinet, Charles K. Linville on fiddle, Edwin "Buddy" Cole on piano, Eddie Kirk and Lewis Jack Rivers on rhythm guitars, Agapito "Pepe" Martinez on steel guitar, Allen Williams on bass, and Tommy Romersa on drums, record the titles "The Covered Wagon Rolled Right Along" then, vocalists Jerry Colonna, Merle Travis (also on guitar), and Wesley Tuttle record the title "Oh Why, Oh Why Did I Ever Leave Wyoming" (written by Morey Amsterdam), then vocalist Johnny Mercer records the title "A Little Too Far", then vocalists Jerry Colonna, Merle Travis (also on guitar), and Wesley Tuttle record the title "When Rosie Ricoola Do The Hoola Ma Boola". all with pianist Buddy Cole directing the orchestra (Darol A. Rice on clarinet, Charles K. Linville on fiddle, Eddie Kirk and Lewis Jack Rivers on rhythm guitars, Agapito "Pepe" Martinez on steel guitar, Allen J. Williams on bass, and Tommy Romersa on drums). Capitol Records will issue "Old Shep" on the multi-artist compilation album "Cowboy Hit Parade" (AD-55), "The Covered Wagon Rolled Right Along" and "A Little Too Far" together as a single (Capitol 400) and "Oh Why, Oh Why Did I Ever Leave Wyoming" and "When Rosie Ricoola Do The Hoola Ma Boola" together as a single (Capitol 330).
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).
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.
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 Lose 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 guitar; Joe Mondragon on bass; Alvin Stoller on drums and vocals; Lou Singer on percussion; 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.
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 compilation CDs or are released in foreign markets years later.
1957 - Steel guitarist Wesley "Speedy" West, with Elmer Schmidt on piano, records the titles "Drifting And Dreaming", "My Little Grass Shack", "Sweet Hawaiian Chimes" and "Blue Hawaii" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 1:30 PM and 5:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue the titles on "Speedy" West With  The Seven Seas Serenaders' album "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 tracks 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.
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).
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".
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.
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 Bob Cooper conducting his own arrangements to the 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 violins), records the titles "One Note Samba" and "Bossa Nova" in Los Angeles, California between 8:00 PM and 11:00 PM.. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (F4864).
55 Years Ago Today In 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.
55 Years Ago Today In 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.
55 Years Ago Today In 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 - Vocalist 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.
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 flipside (Capitol 5768). If anyone has more information about the session, please leave a comment.
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.
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 - Pianist 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 piccolo; Alan Rowe and Bob Dahl on tenor saxophone; John Mitchell on bass saxophone; Bill Fritz on baritone and bass saxophone and flute; 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 between 2:00 PM and 6:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Kenton's album "The World We Know" (T/ST 2810).
1967 - Fourteen-year-old Ellie Janov (aka Ellie St. James), with unlisted others (including string section, harpsichord, and brass players) records the titles "Theme", "My Heart Won't Let Me Shake You, Baby", and "Portobello Road" in Los Angeles, California with producer Nick Venet. Capitol will issue "Theme" and "Portobello Road" together as a single (Capitol 2037). No issuing information is listed for "My Heart Won't Let Me Shake You, Baby".
1967 - Capitol Records purchases the masters for Summer Snow's titles "Flying On The Ground" and "Your Thoughts Have Wings" and will release both titles together as a single (Capitol 2031).
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Linda Ronstadt 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".
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - The Beach Boys record the time "Time To Get Alone" in Los Angeles, California which Capitol Records will release on their album "20/20".
50 Years Ago Today In 1968 - During two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, Bill Tinker, with unlisted others, records the titles "Again, Again", "Son", "Dee Anne" and "Anything You Ask" in the first session  and the titles "Silver Love Line", "You Could Get High", "Midway" and "Man From Birmingham" at the second session. Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, will issue all the titles on Tinker's album "Inside Out" (ST 5145) and "Man From Birmingham" also as a single (Tower 472) with "An Everyday Thing" (recorded September 27, 1968) on the flipside.
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.
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"
45 Years Ago Today In 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.
45 Years Ago Today In 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
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 unlisted other, records the titles "It's Late (And I Have To Go)", "Yellow House Of Love" and "Saturday Night Sin" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol will issue "Yellow House Of Love" as a single (Capitol 4547) with "Then Give Him Back To Me" (recorded October 5, 1977) on the flipside. No issuing information is listed for the other two titles.
40 Years Ago Today In 1978 - A Taste Of Honey's debut Capitol Records album, "A Taste Of Honey", is certified Platinum by the R.I.A.A.
1982 - Capitol Records registers the masters for Little River Band's titles "The Other Guy", "D", "One Day", "St. Louis", and two mixes of "Down On The Border" which were recorded in Australia. Capitol Records released "The Other Guy" as a single (Capitol 5185) with "No More Tears" (recorded in July of 1982) on the flipside, has yet to issue "D", "One Day", and "St. Louis", issued the first mix of "Down On The Border" on the group's album "Greatest Hits" (ST-12247) and the second mix on the group's album "The Net" (ST-12273).
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 flipside.
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
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.
35 Years Ago Today In 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 catalogue.

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 in 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, 2018

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1950 - Ronnie Laws, a jazz, blues, and funk saxophone and flute player, and a 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
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 (vocalists Henry Warrens and Wava Adams with unlisted others) record the titles "Red Headed Woman", "Are You Ashamed Of Me", "Misery In My Soul", and "Achin' And Cryin'" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Red Headed Woman" and "Misery In My Soul" together as a single (Capitol Americana 40077) and have yet to issue the other two titles.
1947 - Vocalist Gordon MacRae, with Paul Weston conducting His Orchestra (lineup unlisted and includes a strings section), records the titles "I Surrender Dear", "At The Candlelight", "Just One More Chance", and "I'm Yours To Command" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "I Surrender Dear" and "At The Candlelight" together as a single (Capitol 15014) and "Just One More and "I'm Yours To Command" together as a single (Capitol 812).

70 Years Ago Today In 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.
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 titles "Bouquet Of Roses" and "Just A Little Lovin'" then, with Warren Smith replacing Schneider, McEachern and Vesely on trombone, the titles "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 - Background overdubs are recorded for Stan Freberg's titles "The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final mix of the title as a single (Capitol 2279) with "The Boogie-Woogie Banjo Man From Burmingham" (recorded on October 2, 1952) on the flipside and on Freberg's EP "Any Requests?" (EAP-1-496).
1952 - Vocalist Mickey Katz and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Feet Up, Pat Him On The Pipick", "You Belong To Me", "Keneh Hora", and "Berele's Sherele" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Feet Up, Pat Him On The Pipick" and "You Belong To Me" together as a single (Capitol 2267), "Keneh Hora" as a single Capitol 2863) with "Hermendel's Koch-A-Lain" (recorded June 14, 1954) on the flipside and, with "Berele's Sherele", on Katz and His Orchestra's album "The Family Danced: American-Yiddish Folk Music and Dances" (T-457).
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!"
1956 - Vocalist Bob Roubian, with Cliffie Stone and His Orchestra, records the titles "It's Only A Paper Moon", "Come On Home", "Pauline, Pauline, Pauline" and "Rocket To The Moon" in Los Angeles, California. "It's Only A Paper Moon" and "Rocket To The Moon" will be released as single F101 by Prep Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records and"Come On Home" and "Pauline, Pauline, Pauline" will be released as single F3584 by Capitol Records and as a promo single with the same number.
1957 - Freddy Martin conducts His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Come To The Mardi Gras" and "The Lady From 29 Palms" with vocalists Johnny Cochran and The Martin Men (vocal group with unlisted lineup), "Why Don't We Do This More Often" with vocals by Ralph Anthony and an ensemble (lineup unlisted), and "I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Cocoanuts" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Martin's album "Freddy Martin In Hi-Fi" (W 900).
1957 - It's a Thursday and vocalist Frank Sinatre, with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to the orcherstra (Mannie Klein on trumpet, Si Zentner, Murray McEachern, and Francis "Joe" Howard on trombones, Skeets Herfurt and Willie Schwartz on alto saxophones, Jules Jacob and Joe Kinsler on tenor saxophone, Fred Falensby on baritone 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 with 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 violas, Armand Kaproff, Ray Kramer, Edgar Lustgarten, and Eleanor Slatkin on cellos), records the titles "Autumn In New York", "London By Night", "April In Paris", and two takes of "Moonlight In Vermont" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles except the first verison of "Moonlight In Vermont" on Sinatra's album "Come Fly With Me" (W/SW 920). Audio Archive will issue the first take of "Moonlight In Vermont" on the CD "From The Vaults Two" (202).
1957 - Les Brown and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Leap Frog" and "Midnight Sun" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue either title.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
1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #12 on WMCA's Top Twenty-Five chart in New York City, New York. Also, it's a Wednesday and at 1:00 PM EDT Nat "King" Cole appears on the ABC-Radio show "Flair".
55 Years Ago Today In 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 flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles chart
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
1967 - During two sessions held this day in The Capitol Tower Studio at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California, pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Jay Daversa, Clyde Raesinger, Carl Leach, Dalton Smith, and Jack Laubach on trumpets, Tom Whittaker, Dick Shearer, and Tom Senff on trombones, Jim Amlotte on bass trombone, Graham Ellis on bass trombone and tuba, Ray Reed on alto saxophone and piccolo, Alan Rowe and Bob Dahl on tenor saxophone, John Mitchell on baritone saxophone, Bill Fritz on baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, and flute, Monty Budwig on bass, Dee Barton on drums, and Chino Valdes on bongos and congas) record the a new take of the title "The World We Knew" and the titles "Girl Talk" and "Invitation" at the first session between 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM and the titles "Gloomy Sunday" and "Sunny" between 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles except for the take of "The World We Knew" recorded at the first session, which was rejected, on Kenton's album "The World We Know" (T/ST 2810). Kenton will record a new take of "The World We Knew" on October 4, 1967 which also be issued on the album "The World We Know".
1967 - The Stone Poneys (Kenny Edwards and Bob Kimmel on guitars and Linda Ronstadt on vocals) record the title "Early Morning Dew" with Fred Neil, "Stoney End", and "Orion" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Stoney End" on the group's album "Linda Ronstadt, Stone Poneys & Friends, Volume III" (ST 2863) and have yet to issue the other two titles.
1967 - Michael Blodgett, with unlisted others, records the titles "Tranquil Day", "The People Show", "Clay People", and "Fire Engine Sky" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles.
1967 - Capitol Records will purchase the master for Dobie Gray's title "The 'In' Crowd". No issuing information is listed.
1967 - At their first session for Capitol Records using the name Five Man Electrical Band (aka The Stacattos - Les Emmerson on vocals and guitar, Vern Craig on guitar, Brian Rading on bass, and Rick Bell and Mike Bell on vocals and drums) record the title "Five Man Electrical Band" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's self-titled album "Five Man Electrical Band" (ST-165).
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.
30 Years Ago Today In 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
2001 - Capitol Records Nashville artist Keith Urban receives the Australian Recording Industry's Achievement Award
15 Years Ago Today In 2003 - "The Concert For George" (the film of the George Harrison tribute show) opens.
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.
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, Universal Music Group.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
80 Years Ago Today In 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 And Harriet" (co-starring sons David and future Imperial and Capitol Records artist Ricky Nelson) debuts and begins a fourteen year run on ABC-TV.
65 Years Ago Today In 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, Universal Music Group.
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.
30 Years Ago Today In 1988 - Future Capitol Records artist Lisa Marie Presley marries her first husband, Danny Keough
1992 - Houston Person records tenor saxophone overdubs for Lou Rawls' title "My Babe" and overdubs are recorded for Rawls' title "Hide Nor Hair" by Tim Hagans on trumpet, Wayne Andre on trombones, Hank Crawford on alto saxophone, David Newman on tenor saxophone, Seldon Powell on baritone saxophone using an arrangement by Crawford at M & I Studios in New York City, New York. Manhattan Records will issue the final mixes of both titles on Rawl's CD "Portrait Of The Blues" (7-99548-2) and Blue Note Records will reissue it.

2006 - Patrice Holloway, a singer, Capitol Records and Motown Records solo artist, backing session singer, member of the Capitol Records group Josie And The Pussycats (and provided the singing voice of the character Valarie for the first season of the cartoon show), and younger sister of Motown Records artist Brenda Holloway, dies of a heart attack at age 55..
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, Universal 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, 2018

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
70 Years Ago Today In 1948 - Chris LeDoux, singer, songwriter, guitarist, Liberty Records and Capitol Records Nashville artist, is born in Biloxi, Mississippi
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
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).
1952 - Vocalist Stan Freberg, with Dick Roberts and Red Roundtree on banjos and the George Bruns Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "The Boogie Woogie Banjo Man From Birmingham" and "The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded on "The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise" also on October 2, 1952 as well as on October 3, 1952, Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 2279) and "The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise" on Freberg's EP "Any Requests?" (EAP-1-496).
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).
1957 - Freddie Martin conducts His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Santa Catalina (Island Of Romance)", "Symphony", "Managua, Nicaragua", and "The Hut-Sut Song" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Martin's album "Freddy Martin In Hi-Fi" (W 900).
1957 - During two session held this day in New York City, New York, Fred Waring conducts The Pennsylvanians (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Funiculi, Funicula" with vocals by Leonard Kranendonk using an arrangement by Harry Simeone and "Anywhere I Wander" with vocals by Jack Best and Chuck Nelson using an arrangement by Hawley Ades at the first session and "Greensleeves" with vocals by Chuck Nelson using an arrangement by Tom Scott and "All Through The Night" using an arrangement by Hawley Ades at the second session. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Fred Waring And The Pennsylvanians' album "All Through The Night" (T/ST 936).
1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #6 on WABC's Silver Dollar Sound Survey in New York City, New York and #6 on WDRC 1360 AM's "The Big D" Swinging 60 Survey in Hartford, Connecticut.

1967 - Capitol Records Canada, as part of its 6000 series, releases the mono and stereo versions of Pink Floyd's album "The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn". Tower Records, a division of Capitol Records, will release the album in the United States on October 21, 1967.

1967 - The Beatles (George Harrison on lead guitar and vocals, John Lennon on rhythm guitar and vocals, Paul McCartney on bass guitar and vocals, and Ringo Starr on drums and vocals) record the title "Hello Goodbye" in E.M.I.'s Abbey Road Studios in London England. Capitol Records will issue the title in the United States as a single (Capitol 2056) with "I Am The Walrus" (recorded September 5, 1967) on the flipside and on the group's album "Magical Mystery Tour" (MAL/SMAL-2835)
1967 - Pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Jay Daversa, Clyde Raesinger, Carl Leach, Dalton Smith, and Jack Laubach on trumpets, Tom Whittaker, Dick Shearer, and Tom Senff on trombones, Jim Amlotte on bass trombone, Graham Ellis on bass trombone and tuba, Ray Reed on alto saxophone and piccolo, Alan Rowe and Bob Dahl on tenor saxophone, John Mitchell on baritone saxophone, Bill Fritz on baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, and flute, Monty Budwig on bass, Dee Barton on drums, and Chino Valdes on bongos and congas) record the titles "Imagine", "This Hotel", "Theme For Jo", and "The World We Knew" in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue "This Hotel" and "Theme For Jo" on Kenton's album "The World We Know" (T/ST 2810), and will reject the takes recorded for "Imagine" and "The World We Knew" which will be re-recorded on October 4, 1967 and those versions will also be included on the album "The World We Know".

1967 - The Staccatos (Les Emmerson on vocals and guitar, Vern Craig on guitar, Brian Rading on bass, and Rick Bell and Mike Bell on vocals and drums) record the titles "If I Were You", "She Fancies Herself A Lady", and "Super Girl" in (listed as possibly) Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "She Fancies Herself A Lady" as a single (Capitol 2126) with "Walker Street" (recorded June 30, 1967) on the flipside, "Super Girl" on the album by The Five Man Electrical Band "Half Past Midnight: The Staccatos And Beyond" on Spotify in 2009, and has yet to issue "If I Were You".

1972 - Guitarists Bob Bain and Jack Marshall, with unlisted others, record the titles "Like Young" So Happy In Love", "Somebody Else Is Taking My Place", and "Nice Day" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records which has yet to issue any of the titles.

1972 - The Mike Sames Singers (lineup unlisted), with unlisted others, record the titles "Out On The Edge Of Beyond" and "Empty Arms" in an unlisted studio. Capitol Records will issue both titles together as a single (Capitol 3401).

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"
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
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
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
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
1992 - Overdubs arranged by Benny Golson are recorded for Lou Rawls titles "I'm Still In Love With You", "Since I Met You Baby", and "Save Your Love For Me" with John Faddis on trumpet, Jimmy Knepper on trombone, Jerome Richardson on alto saxophone, Ron Blake on tenor saxophone, and Sheldon Powell on baritone saxophone at M & I Studios in New York City, New York. Manhattan Records will issue the final mixes of all the titles on Rawls' CD "Portrait Of The Blues" (7-99548-2) which will later be reissued on the Blue Note label.

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 interruption until February 13, 2000, one day after the death of Schulz
1951 - Sting, a singer, songwriter, member of the band The Police, solo artist, and a 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".
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", written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, with "Stranger In My Arms" on the flipside. The Beatles will add the song to their performance set and 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, 2018

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1915 - Skeets McDonald, songwriter, singer, and Capitol Records artist (1951-1958), is born Enos William McDonald in Greenway, Arkansas
1929 - Bonnie Owens, a 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 titles "Honkey Little Donkey" and "Riding The Old Donner Trail" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both together titles as a single (Capitol Americana 40060).
1947 - Hal Derwin, the vocal group The King Sisters, and Frank De Vol record five unlisted titles for The Capitol Records Transcription Service probably at "The Chateau" on De Longpre near Vine Street in Hollywood, California. No issuing information is listed.
70 Years Ago Today In 1948 - Margaret Whiting's Capitol Records single "A Tree In The Meadow", with "I'm Sorry, But I'm Glad" on the flipside, hits #1 on The Billboard magazine's Best-Selling Popular Retail Records and Records Most Played By Disc Jockeys Singles charts.
70 Years Ago Today In 1948 - Vocalist Margaret Whiting\ and The Crew Chiefs (an unlisted vocal chorus) overdub vocals for the title "Far Away Places" in Los Angeles, California on to 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 mix of the title as a single (Capitol 15278) with "My Own True Love" (recorded December 9, 1947) on the flipside.
70 Years Ago Today In 1948 - Jack Smith and The Clark Sisters (lineup unlisted) overdub vocals in Los Angeles, California for the titles "Cuanto La Gusta" and "The Corn Belt Symphony" on to band tracks recorded by an unlisted orchestra. Capitol Records will issue the final mixes of both titles together as a single (Capitol 15280).
70 Years Ago Today In 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 title "Feather Your Nest", the titles "Pleasin' You (As Long As I Live)", "Somebody Stole My Rose Colored Glasses", and the as yet unissued titles "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 titles 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
1951 - Renzo Cesana (as "The Continental") records vocals and narration with Eddie Baxter on organ for the titles "You Go To My Head" and "A Handful Of Stars", the as yet unissued take of the title "Take Me In Your Arms", and the titles "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 the compilation album "Camp" (Capitol T 2474).
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 flipside, the second track as a single (Capitol 1973) with "For Dancers Only" (recorded January 3, 1952) on the flipside, the third track as a single (Capitol 1835) with "I'll Remember April" (recorded June 30, 1951) on the flipside, and the last track as a single (Capitol 1857) with "I Remember Harlem" (recorded September 27, 1957) on the flipside.
1952 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Somewhere Along The Way" is #15, his single "Because Your Mine" is #21, his single "Ruby And The Pearl debuts at #25 and it's flipside, "Faith Can Move Mountains", debuts at #26 all on The Billboard magazine's Best Selling Pop Singles chart. "Faith Can Move Mountains" is also #4 on the magazine's The Disk Jockeys Pick chart. "Somewhere Along The Way" is also #10 on the magazine's Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys chart and # 19 on its Most Played Juke Box Records chart.
1952 - George Greeley conducts the orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Overture" with vocals by Robert Sands and a male chorus (lineup unlisted), the titles "Riff Song" with vocals by Gordon MacRae and the male chorus, "French Marching Song" with vocals by Lucille Norman and a girls chorus (lineup unlisted) and the male chorus, "Chiding Bit, Part 2" and "Why Waste Time" both with vocals by Gordon MacRae, Lucille Norman, and the girls chorus, "The Desert Song" with vocals by Gordon MacRae, and "Duet/Sabre Song, Part 1", "Sabre Song, Part 2", and "Finale" all with vocals by Gordon MacRae and Lucille Norman in Los Angeles, California between 7:00 PM and 10:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "'Desert Song' (Selections)" (FBF-351).

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 flipside is #18 up from #23 the previous week

1956 - Capitol Records releases Tennessee Ernie Ford's single "First Born", which was recorded June 4, 1956, with "Have You Seen Her?" on the flipside
1957 - It's a Tuesday, and tonight's episode of NBC-TV's "The Nat 'King' Cole Show" was taped live at The Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada and features an appearance by Tony Bennett. Here's the script.
1957 - Freddy Martin conducts His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record Greig's "Piano Concerto In A Minor", Addinsell's "Warsaw Concerto", "Cumana", and "Blue Champagne" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Martin's album "Freddy Martin In Hi-Fi" (W 900).
1957 - Vocalist Frank Sinatra, with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to His Orchestra (Mannie Klein, Conrad Gozzo, Shorty Sherock, and Pete Candoli on trumpets, Si Zentner, Murray McEachern, Tommy Pederson, and Francis "Joe" Howard on trombones, Skeets Herfurt and Buddy Collette on alto saxophone, Ted Nash and Jules Jacob on tenor saxophone, Fred Falensby on baritone saxophone, Frank Flynn on vibraphone, Bill Miller on piano, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Joe Mondragon on bass, Country Washburne on tuba, Alvin
Stoller on drums, and Verlye Mills on harp), records the titles "On The Road To Mandalay", "Let's Get Away From It All", and "Isle Of Capri" in Studio A in The Capitol Tower Studios at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California between 8:30 PM and 11:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Sinatra's album "Come Fly With Me" (W/SW 920).
1957 - During two sessions held this day in New York City, New York, Fred Waring conducts The Pennsylvanians (lineup unlisted) as they record the titles "Dear hearts And Gentle People" using an arrangement by Hawley Ades, "Comin' Thro' The Rye" with an arrangement by Harry Simeone and vocals by Patti Beems, and "Tennessee Waltz" also arranged by Ades and with vocals by Gordon Goodman at the first session and the titles "The Inch Worm" arranged by Simeone and "If I Had My Way" arranged by Ades. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "Fred Waring And The Pennsylvanians - All Through The Night" (T/ST 936).
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".
1962 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Ramblin' Rose" is #24 on WHK 1420 AM's Official Fabulous 50 Tunedex in Cleveland, Ohio.
1962 - Vocalist Lou Rawls, with Onzy Matthews directing his own arrangements to the orchestra (Bob Bryant, Bud Brisbois, Bob Rolfe, and George Graham on trumpets, Lou Blackburn, Les Robertson, Horace Tapscott, and Charles Wilson on trombones, Bob Knight on bass trombone, Alexander Nelson on alto saxophone, Curtis Amy on soprano and tenor saxophone, Jay Migliori and Lou Ciotti on tenor saxophones, Jack Nimitz on baritone saxophone, Richard "Groove" Holmes on organ, Gene Edwards on guitar, Jim Crutcher on bass, and Leroy Henderson on drums), records the titles "Everyday I Have The Blues", "How Long, How Long Blues", "St. James Infirmary", and "I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Rawls' album "Black And Blue" (T/ST 1824).
1967 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased for Pink Floyd's titles "Apples And Oranges" and "Paint Box" and 18th Century Concepts' titles "Think Drink Theme" and "18th Century Bean" in Los Angeles, California. No issuing information for any of the titles is listed.
1969 - The Beatles' Apple Records album "Abbey Road" is released and distributed in the United States by Capitol Records
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.
1972 - Capitol Records edits The Band's title "Don't Do It" and creates a "short version" of the title "(I Don't Want To) Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes" from recordings of a concert that took place on June 30, 1972 and will issue the edited version of "Don't Do It" as a single (Capitol 6246) with "Ain't Got No Home" (a remixed version of the title recorded between June 4 and June 8, 1973) on the flipside. No issuing information is listed for "(I Don't Want To) Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes (Short Version)".

45 Years Ago Today In 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
10 Years Ago Today In 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
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
60 Years Ago Today In 1958 - Martin Cooper, the 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 compilation album "The Beatles vs THE FOUR SEASONS"
1964 - Souvenir Press releases Brian Epstein (manager of The Beatles)' book "A Cellar Full of Noise".
1967 - Trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, with Ray Nance on violin, Pepper Adams on baritone saxophone, Chick Corea on piano, and Richard Davis on bass, performs the titles, with Elvin Jones on drums, "Birks' Works" and "Lullaby Of The Leaves", with Mel Lewis on drums, the titles "Lover Come Back To Me"  and "Blues For Max", and with Lewis still on drums and with Garnett Brown on trombone and without Ray Nance on violin, the titles "Tour De Force, "On The Trail", and "Sweet Georgia Brown" during a show at The Village Vanguard in New York City, New York that was recorded. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles unedited on the two CD set "Dizzy Gillespie - Live At The Village Vanguard" (7-80507-2).
1967 - Trumpeter Marvin Stamm, with Garnett Brown on trombone, Joe Farrell on tenor saxophone, Chick Corea on piano, Richard Davis on bass, and Elvin Jones on drums, performs the titles "13 Avenue B", "Stella By Starlight", and "Bachafillen" during a show at the Village Vanguard in New York City, New York. Blue Note Records will issue all the titles unedited on the CD "Jazz For A Sunday Afternoon - Live From The Village Vanguard" (7-89280-2).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.
30 Years Ago Today In 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
90 Years Ago Today In 1928 - According to Walt Disney in a 1933 article in the magazine 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)