DECEMBER 20, 2015

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1949 - Alan Parsons, singer, keyboardist, flutist, music engineer (on The Beatles’ album "Abbey Road", Pink Floyd's album "Dark Side Of The Moon", early Wings albums, and many others), record producer, and founder of the band The Alan Parsons Project, is born in London, England

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1944 - Eddie LeMar "Buddy" Cole And His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the tracks "The Lady Is A Tramp", "Fine & Dandy" and "You Do Something To Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the album "Manhattan Moods" (BD-43).
1944 - The Hollywood Studio Orchestra (lineup unlisted), with Paul Weston conducting his own arrangements, record the tracks "Kashmiri Song", "In A Persian Market", "Santa Lucia", "Come Back To Sorrento" and "Caprice Viennois" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the album "Music By Candlelight" (BD-46).
70 Years Ago Today In 1945 - Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Buddy Childers, Ray Wetzel, John Anderson, Russ Burgher, and Bob Lymperis on trumpet; Freddie Zito, Jimmy Simms, Milt Kabak, and Ray Kline on trombone; Bart Varsalona on baritione trombone; Al Anthony and Boots Mussulli on alto saxophone; Vido Musso and Bob Cooper on tenor saxophone; Bob Gioga on baritone saxophone; Kenton on piano; Bob Ahern on guitar; Eddie Safranski on bass; Ralph Collier on drums; June Christy and Gene Howard on vocals) record the tracks "Solitude" (solo by Simms), "No Baby, Nobody But You" (vocal by Christy, solos by Kenton, Safranski, Wetzel, Musso, and Simms), "Never Too Late To Pray" (vocal by Howard), "Tea For Two" (solos by Kenton, Safranksi, and Mussulli), "One Twenty" (solos by Mussulli, Kenton, and Childers), "Dont Blame Me" (vocal by Howard), "Intermission Riff" (solos by Musso, Wetzel, and Mussulli) "It Ain't Necessarily So" (vocal by Christy), "I Never Thought I'd Sing The Blues" (vocal by Christy, solos by Safranski, Kenton and Wetzel), "Artistry In Rhythm - Opening Theme" (with solo by Kenton), and "Artistry In Rhythm - Closing Theme" (solos by Kenton and Collier) for Capitol Records Transcription Service at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California. Mosaic Records will issue all the titles in the box set "The Complete Capitol Studio Recordings of Stan Kenton" (Vinyl MQ12-163, CD MD7-163).
70 Years Ago Today In 1945 - During two session held today (probably at "The Chateau") in Hollywood, California, The  King Sisters record five unlisted titles at the first session and five more unlisted titles plus a "theme" at the second session for The Capitol Records Transcription Service which will issue the first five titles on a transcription disc (ET 528/32) and the last five titles and the "theme" on another transcription disc (ET 428/32). If anyone knows what titles were recorded, please leave a comment.
1946 - At a split session in Los Angeles, California, first Jo Stafford (on vocals), with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "That's Where I Came In" and "Give Me Something To Dream About" and then Hal Derwin (on vocals), with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (lineup still unlisted) records a rejected take of the track "When Day Is Done". Capitol Records will issue both of Staffords tracks together as a single (Capitol 355).
1947 - Frank DeVol conducting his own arrangements to a studio orchestra (Arthur L. Frantz on French horn; Jules Kinsler and Floyd Dornbach on woodwinds; Buddy Cole on piano and celeste; George Smith on guitar; Tom Romersa on drums; and on strings: David Frisina, Harry Bluestone, Erno Neufeld, Mischa Russell, Joseph Quadri, Samuel Albert on violin; Cyril Towbin and Paul Lowenkron on viola) records instrumental overdubs for The King Cole Trio tracks "There's A Train Out For Dreamland" (with Buddy Cole on celeste), "(Go To Sleep) My Sleepy Head", "Brahms Lullaby (Wienenlied)", "Nature Boy" (with Buddy Cole on piano), and "Wildroot Charlie (with Buddy Cole on celeste) that were recorded on August 22, 1947.
1949 - In Los Angeles, California, Lois Butler records vocal overdubs for the instrumental tracks "Naughty Marietta", "My Heart Stood Still" and "Just We Two" that were recorded by unlisted studio orchestra conducted by Serge Dupre in Paris, France in 1948-1949. Capitol Records will issue the final versions of all the tracks on Butler's album "Operetta Encores" (CCF-227).
1949 - Tennessee Ernie Ford's Capitol Records single "Mule Train" is still #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts
1949 - Harry Belafonte, with Pete Rugolo conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Whispering", "Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child", "I Still Get A Thrill (Thinking Of You)" and "Farewell To Arms" in New York City, New York at his second (and last) recording session for Capitol Records. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 856) and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 1018).
65 Years Ago Today In 1950 - Pete Dailey (on cornet) and His Chicagoans (Burt Johnson on trombone, Joe Darensbourg on clarinet, Albert "Pud" Brown on tenor saxophone, Skippy Anderson on piano, Jack Coss on guitar and banjo, Budd Hatch on bass and tuba, and Hugh Allison on drums) record the titles "Walkin' The Dog", "Johnson Rag", "Chicken Rag", and "Louis-i-an-ia" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Walkin' The Dog" as a single (Capitol 1486) with "Roamin' In The Gloamin'" (recorded August 22, 1950) on the flipside, "Johnson Rag" and "Louis-i-an-ia" together as a single (Capitol 1370), and "Chicken Rag" as a single (Capitol 1820) with "Peggy O'Neil" (recorded May 14, 1951) on the flipside.
65 Years Ago Today In 1950 - Mickey Katz (on vocals with an unidentified orchestra) records the titles "The Family Danced", "Gehakte Mambo", "Borscht Riders In The Sky", an instrumental track for "Yonkel And Molke", and "She'll Be Comin' 'Round The Katskills (She'll Be Comin' 'Round The Mountain)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "The Family Danced" as a single (Capitol 2795) with "Paisach in Portugal" (recorded January 6, 1954) on the flipside, "Gehakte Mambo" as a single (Capitol 1419) with "Chinytown (Chinatown, My Chinatown)" (recorded May 12, 1950) on the flipside, and "Borscht Riders In The Sky" and "She'll Be Comin' 'Round The Katskills (Comin' 'Round The Mountain) together as a single (Capitol 1718). Even after a vocal overdub by Sandra Gould is recorded on January 4, 1951, the title "Youkel And Molke" still remains unreleased.
60 Years Ago Today In 1955 - Nat "King" Cole (on vocals), with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Ed Kusby and Juan Tizol on trombone, George Roberts on bass trombone, James Decker and Vincent De Rosa on French horn, Harry Klee, Ted Nash, and Jim Williamson on reeds, Bill Miller on piano, Herman "Tiny" Mitchell on guitar, Ray Brown on bass, Lee Young on drums, and a string section with Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Harold Dicterow, Kurt Dieterle, Paul Nero, Nathan Ross, Paul Shure, and Felix Slatkin on violin, Stanley Harris, Paul Robyn, and David Sterkin on viola, and Jim Arkatov, Ed Lustgarten, and Raphael "Ray" Kramer on cello), records the titles "Love Me As Though There Were No Tomorrow", "Too Young To Go Steady", "Dreams Can Tell A Lie", and "Back In My Arms" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California between 1:30 PM and 5:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue the first three titles on Cole's album "This Is Nat King Cole - Dreams Can Tell A Lie" (T 870), "Back In My Arms" as a single (Capitol F3860) with "Angel Eyes" (recorded November 22, 1957) on the flipside, and, after a rhythm overdub is recorded on an unlisted date, will issue the new version of "Back In My Arms" on Cole's compilation album "Beautiful Ballads" (T 2820).
60 Years Ago Today In 1955 - Dick Haymes, with Ian Bernard and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records "It Might As Well Be Spring", "Love Is Here To Stay", and "If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Haymes' album "Rain Or Shine" (T 713).
1957 - Peggy Lee, with arranger Nelson Riddle conducting The Nelson Riddle Orchestra, records the tracks "I Hear Music", "Old Devil Moon", and "What A Little Moonlight Can Do" for her Capitol Records album "Jump For Joy" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California
55 Years Ago Today In 1960 - Nancy Wilson (on vocals) with Gerald Wilson conducting the orchestra with a string section and chorus (lineups unlisted except for Kenny Dennis on drums), records an unissued take of the title "Give Him Love", "The Seventh Son", "My Foolish Heart" and a unissued take of "The Next Time You See Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "The Seventh Son" and "My Foolish Heart" together as a single (Capitol 4509).
1964 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "I Feel Fine" is still #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
50 Years Ago Today In 1965 - Peter And Gordon (vocalists Peter Asher and Gordon Waller), with unlisted others, record the titles "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" and "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know (About Her)" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the duo's album "Sing And Play The Hits Of Nashville, Tennessee" (T 2430).
50 Years Ago Today In 1965 - Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, purchases the masters for vocalist Denny Rockwell's titles "The Rain Follows Me" and "No Mon-No-Fun-Your Son", produced by Don Ralke. Tower Records will issue the two titles together as a single (Tower 203).
1966 - The Beatles record the track "When I'm Sixty-Four"
45 Years Ago Today In 1970 - George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" is still #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
45 Years Ago Today In 1970 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased of Kurt Russell's titles "Baby, Believe Me", "Singing Boy", "Skip-A-Long Sam", and "Feel Free" produced by Danny Jannsen and Bobby Young. Capitol Records will issue "Baby, Believe Me" as a single (Capitol 3032) with "Hey Baby, I Love You" on the flipside.
1973 - Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert Cassoto), singer, motion picture actor, and Capitol Records artist, dies of heart failure after open-heart surgery at age 37. In accordance with his wishes, his body was donated to the UCLA Medical Center for research purposes.
1997 - Garth Brook's Capitol Nashville single "Longneck Bottle", with "Rollin'" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1907 - Paul Francis Webster, lyricist ("Masquerade", "Two Cigarettes In The Dark", Betty Hutton's Capitol Records release "Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief", "Secret Love", The Lettermen's Capitol Records release "Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing", and many more), is born in New York City, New York
1918 - John Hardee, tenor saxophonist, band leader, and Blue Note Records artist (1946-1948), is born in Corsicana, Texas. Blue Note's catalog is currently owned by Capitol's parent company, EMI Music, and Blue Note Records is currently a division of Capitol Records, Inc.
95 Years Ago Today In 1920 - Future Capitol Records artist Bob Hope (born Leslie Townes Hope in Eltham, London, England) becomes an American citizen.
1967 - Chrysalis band Jethro Tull is formed when Ian Anderson and Glenn Cornick name the band after an eighteenth-century inventor of farming implements. Chrysalis' catalog was once owned by Capitol Records' former parent company, EMI Music and is now owned by Warner Music Group.

DECEMBER 19, 2015

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
100 Years Ago Today In 1915 - Edith Piaf, singer and Capitol Records artist, is born Edith Giovanna Gassion near Paris in Ménilmontant, France
70 Years Ago Today In 1945 - John McEuen (aka "The String Wizard"), singer; songwriter; as well as banjo, fiddle, guitar, accordion, mandolin, dulcimer, piano and lap steel guitar player with the Capitol Records group The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, is born in Oakland, California. According to John, ".. first thing I learned to say was 'get me outta here'...".

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
70 Years Ago Today In 1945 - Billy May (directing his won arrangements) and His Orchestra (Paul Geil, Uan Rasey, and Irv Shulkin on trumpet, Lester Jenkins, Si Zentner, and Bill Shaefer on trombone, Heinie Beau and Les Robinson on alto saxophone, Harold Lawson and Harry Schuchman on tenor saxophone, Bob Poland on baritone saxophone, Buddy Cole on piano, Dave Barbour on guitar, Phil Stephens on bass, and Nick Fatool on drums) record the titles "I Got Rhythm", "I May Be Wrong", "I Surrender Dear", and "Just You, Just Me" at Radio Recorders' studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles  on May's album "Join The Band" (H-237).
1946 - Joe Alexander (on vocals), with Dave Cavanaugh's Music (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "I Keep Telling Myself", "At Your Command" and "Lost" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 359) and the last track as a single (57-70054) with "If I Could Make The World Stand Still" on the flip side.
1948 - Jimmy Wakely's Capitol Records single "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)", with "You’re The Sweetest Rose In Texas" on the flip side, is still #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts
1949 - Capitol Records artists Les Paul and Mary Ford are married and future Capitol Records artist Steve Miller's father is their best man
1951 - Wesley Tuttle overdubbed vocals on the tracks "Hoppy's Happy Birthday, Part 1", "Hoppy's Happy Birthday, Part 2", "Hopalong Cassidy And The Story Of Topper, Part 1", and "Hopalong Cassidy And The Story Of Topper, Part 2" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. After two more overdub sessions, Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as the children's records album "Hoppy's Happy Birthday" (CAS-3114) and the last two tracks together as the children's records album "Hopalong Cassidy And The Story Of Topper" (CAS-3110).
1951 - Lou Dinning (on vocals), with Don Robertson's Music (lineup unlisted), records the tracks "Sad", "Just Friends", and "Sick, Sad, Sorry And Blue" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol 1940) with "Give Me Time" on the flip side and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol 2013).
1951 - Clyde McCoy and His Orchestra (Clyde McCoy, Mannie Klein, Clayton Cash, and Uan Rasey on trumpet, Si Zentner, Ed Kusby, and Tommy Pederson on trombone, Wilbur Schwartz on clarinet and alto saxophone, Ted Romersa on alto saxophone, Skeets Herfurt and Ted Nash on tenor saxophone, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Edwin "Buddy" Cole on piano, Vincent Terri on guitar, Phil Stephens on bass, and Alvin Stoller on drums) record the tracks "I Just Love Affection" (with vocals by Jeanne Gayle), "Blues In The Night", "Wabash Blues", and "Sugar Blues Boogie" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first and last tracks together as a single (Capitol 1937) and the last three tracks on the group's album "Sugar Blues" (CCN-311).
1951 - Norman Kaye (on vocals), with Sid Feller and his Orchestra (unlisted lineup), records the tracks "I Hear A Rhapsody", "I Was Lucky", and "I Wanted Love" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol 1979) with "When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again" on the flip side, the second track as a single (Capitol 1945) with "Call Me A Dreamer" on the flip side, and the last track as a single (Capitol 2056) with "Why Did You Leave Me?" on the flip side.
1951 - Mary Mayo (on vocals), with Al Ham and his Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the track "What's The Reason" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 1950) with "Oh To Be Young Again" on the flip side.
1956 - Les Baxter and His Orchestra (with Baxter conducting his own arrangements to an orchestra with a unlisted lineup) record the tracks "Ruby Lips", an unissued take of "I Need Your Love", "A Woman's Devotion", and a vocal overdub with a chorus with an unlisted lineup for "A Woman's Devotion" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol F3728) with "The Lonely Whistler" on the flip side and the last track with the overdub as a single (Capitol F3624) with "The Clown On The Eiffel Tower" on the flip side.
1956 - Nat "King" Cole (on vocals), with Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra (Charles LaVere on piano, Allan Reuss on guitar, Jack Ryan on bass, and Lee Young on drums, with the string section of Israel Baker, Alex Beller, Joe Chassman, Sam Cytron, Kurt Dieterle, Sol Kindler, Murray Kellner, Joseph Livoti, Dan Lube, Rickey Marino, Erno Neufeld, Joseph Quadri, Mischa Russell, Ralph Schaefer, Paul Shure, and Marshall Sosson on violins, Bill Baffa, Paul Robyn, and David Sterkin on viola, Armand Kaproff on cello, and Kathryn Thompson on harp), records the tracks "Maybe It's Because I Love You Too Much", "Love Letters", "I Thought About Marie", "Where Can I Go Without You?", "Stardust", "Love Is The Thing", and "It's All In The Game" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Cole's album "Love Is The Thing" (W 824).
1956 - The George Shearing Quintet (Emil Richards on vibraphone, George Shearing on piano, Jean "Toots" Thielemans on guitar and harmonica, Al McKibbon on bass, and Percy Brice on drums), with Billy May conducting his own arrangements to an orchestra (Vince De Rosa on French horn, Jules Kinsler, Jules Jacob, Pete Terry, and Joe Krechter on saxophones and a string section with Jacques Gasselin, Felix Slatkin, Paul Shure, Marshall Sosson, Erno Neufeld, Eudice Shapiro, William Weiss, and Nathan Ross on violin, Alvin Dinkin and David Sterkin on viola, Eleanor Slatkin, Edgar Lustgarten, and Victor Gottlieb on cello, and Meyer Rubin on bass) records the tracks "The Folks Who Live On The Hill", "One Morning In May", You Don't Know What Love Is" and the medley of "As Long As I Live/Let's Live Again" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 8:00 PM and 11:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the quintet's album "Black Satin" (T 858).
1956 - Leonard Pennario (on piano) records Prokofiev's "Sonata N°3 In A Minor For Piano, Opus 28" and parts of Bartok's "Sonata For Piano" in New York City, New York. Capitol Recors will issue both tracks on Pennario's album "BARTOK - Sonata For Piano/PROKOFIEV - Sonata N°3 In A Minor/ROZSA - Sonata For Piano,Opus 21" (P-8376).
55 Years Ago Today In 1960 - Len-Jim (Len Mon and Jim Grimpe aka Len & Jim) record an unissued take of "Run Home", the titles "(If You Cry) True Love, True Love" and "Sheree", and unissued takes of "I Can't Say" and "Rockin' Li'l Patty" in Los Angeles, California with producer Nick Venet. Capitol Records will issue "(If You Cry) True Love, True Love" and "Sheree" together as a single (Capitol 4532) by The Derringers.
1964 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "I Feel Fine", with "She's A Woman" on the flipside, is #2 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
50 Years Ago Today In 1965 - Peter And Gordon (vocalists Peter Asher and Gordon Waller), with unlisted others, record the titles "I've Got A Tiger By The Tail", "Before You Go", and "The Race Is On" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the duo's album "Sing And Play The Hits Of Nashville Tennessee" (T 2430).
1969 - The Scott Richard Case (aka SRC) finishes recording tracks for their Capitol Records album "Traveler's Tale"
40 Years Ago Today In 1975 - Gene Watson, with unlisted others, records the titles "Hey Louella", "Because You Believed In Me", "If I'm A Fool For Leaving", and "Sorry Willie" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Watson's album "Because You Believed In Me" (ST-11529).
35 Years Ago Today In 1980 - Future Flight (lineup unlisted) records the title "Night People Prelude" in Los Angeles, California with producer Lamont Dosier. Capitol Records will issue the title on the group's self-titled album "Future Flight" (ST-12154).
30 Years Ago Today In 1985 - Jerry Reed records the title "Country's Alive And Doin' Well" at Young'un Sound Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the title as a single (Capitol 5556) with "Let It Go" (recorded January 3, 1985) on the flipside.
1988 - Poison's Capitol Records single "Every Rose Has Its Thorn", with "Look But You Can't Touch" on the flip side is now #2 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
2001 - Capitol and Nettwerk Records artist Tara MacLean gives birth to her daughter Sophia Madrien Soleil Bell at 4:24 PM in Oakville, Ontario, Canada
2002 - Dorothy La Verne Kueker Wallichs, wife of Capitol Records co-founder Glenn Wallichs, dies at age 89 in Incline Village, Washow County, Nevada. She will later be buried next to her husband at Forest Hills Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
60 Years Ago Today In 1955 - An article called "Angel At Two" appears in the Time magazine with today's street date and includes talks with the label's managers about the company
1957 - Meredith Willson’s "The Music Man" opens at the Majestic Theatre in New York City starring Robert Preston, and will run for 1,375 shows. Capitol Records will later release the original Broadway cast album for the show.
1961 - "Judgment At Nuremberg" opens in New York City with a cast that includes Capitol Records artists Judy Garland and Marlene Dietrich, as well as Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Montgomery Clift, and Maximillian Schell
35 Years Ago Today In 1980 - Kenny Rogers' Liberty Records single "Lady" is still #1 and John Lennon's Geffen/Lenono Records single "(Just Like) Starting Over" is #3 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
55 Years Ago Today In 1960 - Frank Sinatra records the tracks "Ring-A-Ding-Ding", "Let’s Fall in Love", "In The Still Of The Night", and "A Foggy Day (In London Town)" for his very own record company, Reprise Records, during his first of three straight days of sessions with arranger Johnny Mandel conducting the studio orchestra
15 Years Ago Today In 2000 - Milt Hinton (aka "The Judge"), bass player and photographer of almost every well known Jazz artist, dies at age 90

DECEMBER 18, 2015

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1897 - Fletcher Henderson, one of the founders of the modern swing sound, pianist, band leader, composer, arranger, accompanist, and member of Capitol Records band Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, is born Fletcher Hamilton Henderson, Jr. in Cuthbert, Georgia
1919 - Anita O'Day, singer with Gene Krupa and His Orchestra, Woody Herman and His Orchestra, and Capitol Records band Stan Kenton and His Orchestra, as well as a solo artist for Verve Records, is born Anita Belle Colton in Chicago, Illinois

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
70 Years Ago In 1945 - Frank De Vol (conducting his own arrangements) and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Masquerade" and "In A Little Spanish Town" at Radio Recorders' studio in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue "Masquerade" on De Vol's album "Waltzing On Air" (BD-53) and "In A Little Spanish Town" on De Vol's album "Concert Of Waltzes" (BD-31).
1947 - Red Norvo with Orchestra (Norvo on xylophone; Don Bonnie, Lloyd Rathburn, and Al Gershoff on reeds; Jimmy Rowles on piano; Red Callender on bass; and Irv Cottler on drums) record the tracks "Summer Night" (released by Capitol Records as the flip side of the single "Take The Red Car"), "El Rojo" (released by Capitol as the flip side of the single "I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You", and "Band In Boston" (released by Capitol as the flip side of the single "Twelfth Street Rag", all arranged by Johnny Thompson, in Los Angeles, California
1947 - Stan Hasselgard and His All Star Six (Hasselgard on clarinet; Red Norvo on vibraphones; Arnold Ross on piano; Barney Kessel on guitar; Rollo Garberg on bass; and Frank Bode on drums) record the tracks "Swedish Pastry" (which will be released by Capitol Records as the flip side of the single "Who Sleeps"), two takes of "Sweet And Hot Mop" (the final take will be released by Capitol as the flipside of the final take of the single "I'll Never Be The Same"), "Who Sleeps", and two takes of "I'll Never Be The Same" in Los Angeles, California
60 Years Ago Today In 1955 - Frank Sinatra's Capitol Records single "Love and Marriage", with "The Impatient Years" on the flipside, is #2 on Billboard's Pop singles chart and Tennessee Ernie Ford's Capitol Records single "Sixteen Tons" is still #1 on the Country singles chart
60 Years Ago Today In 1955 - Felix Slatkin conducts The Concert Arts Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as the record the titles "Children's Corner Suite, Part 3", "Children's Corner Suite, Part 4", "Children's Corner Suite, Part 5", and "Petite Suite, Part 3" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the complete suites together on the orchestra's album "DEBUSSY - Children's Corner Suite/Petite Suite" (P-8328),
60 Years Ago Today In 1955 - During a split session held today in Los Angeles, California first Helen O'Connell (on vocals) with Frank De Vol and His Orchestra conducted by Dave Cavanaugh (Ray Linn, George Seaberg, and Buddy Childers on trumpet, Ray Conniff, Tommy Pederson, and Tex Satterwhite on trombone, Billy Hamilton, Ronny Perry, Eddie Rosa, Pete Terry, and Joe Koch on reeds, Tommy Todd on piano, Jack Marshall on guitar, Norman Seelig on bass, and Louis Bellson on drums) record the titles "Would I Love You" with a male vocal group (lineup unlisted) and Gypsy Heart" then Frank De Vol and His Orchestra, conducted by Frank De Vol (probably the same musicians as above) featuring Tommy Hamilton and The Dream Makers (lineup unlisted) record "Seven Wonders Of The World". Capitol Records will issue "Would I Love You" and "Gypsy Heart" together as a single (Capitol 1368) and "Seven Wonders Of The World" as a single (Capitol 1359) with "Lullaby Of Broadway" on the flipside (recorded on December 1, 1950).
1963 - Buck Owen's Capitol Records single "Love’s Gonna Live Here", with "Getting Used To Losing You" on the flip side, is still #1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart
50 Years Ago Today In 1965 - Both sides of The Beatles' Capitol Records single "Day Tripper" with "We Can Work It Out" on the flipside, enter Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
50 Years Ago Today In 1965 - Peter And Gordon (vocalist Peter Asher and Gordon Waller), withunknown others, record the titles "My Heart Skips A Beat", "Memphis", and "Lonely Street" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the songs on the duo's album "Sing And Play The Hits Of Nashville, Tennessee" (T 2430).
1971 - Badfinger's Capitol Records single "Day After Day", with "Money" on the flip side, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1972 - Helen Reddy's Capitol Records single "I Am Woman", with "More Than You Could Take" on the flipside, is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.
1982 - Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band's Capitol Records single "Shame On The Moon", with "House Behind A House" on the flip side, debuts on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
30 Years Ago Today In 1985 - Sheree Brown (on vocals), with unknown accompaniment, records the titles "Passing Thing" and "Get Down, I'm So Bad" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both tracks on Brown's album "Straight Ahead" (ST-12153).
1988 - Poison's Capitol Records single "Every Rose Has Its Thorn", with "Back To The Rocking Horse" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1916 - Betty Grable, motion picture actress, singer, dancer, and one-time wife of actor Jackie Coogan and then Capitol Records artist Harry James, is born Ruth Elizabeth Grable in Saint Louis, Missouri
1931 - Allen Klein, businessman, artist manager (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and others) and record label owner (Cameo, Parkway, ABKC0), is born. If anyone knows where he was born and/or his middle name, please leave a comment.
1943 - Keith Richards, guitarist, singer, songwriter, founding member of the Virgin Records band The Rolling Stones, and a solo Virgin Records artist, is born in Dartford, Kent, England
1958 - MGM releases the motion picture "Some Came Running" starring Capitol Records artists Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin
1966 - The motion picture "The Family Way", with a musical score composed by Paul McCartney, premieres in London

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1949 - Cliffie Stone's "Hometown Jamboree" debuts live as a one hour show on KLAC-TV (now KCOP Channel 13) at El Monte Legion Stadium. It will become a three hour Country, Rockabilly, and early Rock 'n' Roll show broadcast live from Compton (yes, Compton), California, in front of a very large and enthusiastic studio audience, and will last until September 12, 1959. Many Capitol, Liberty, and Imperial Records artists will appear on the show. There are clips of Liberty Records artist Eddie Cochran on YouTube from the show and, they may not be Capitol Records artists but, I really recommend checking out the clips of Columbia Records artists The Collins Kids if you're a fan of Rockabilly and early Rock 'n' Roll.
15 Years Ago Today In 2000 - British music magazine Melody Maker, which began publishing weekly in 1926, publishes its last issue

DECEMBER 17, 2015

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
1928 - George Lindsey, comedian, actor and Capitol Records artist (1968 album "Goober Sings") is born in Fairfield, Alabama. Some sources give the year as 1935.
1948 - Jim Bonfanti, drummer with the Capitol Records group The Raspberries as well as the groups Dynamite and Boxer, is born James Alexander Bonfanti in Windber, Pennsylvania

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
70 Years Ago Today In 1945 - Wesley Tuttle (on vocals and guitar) and His Texas Stars (Margie Ann "Fiddlin' Kate" De Vere and Charles Linville on fiddle, Paul Sells on accordion, Merle Travis on guitar, Phil Marx, Jr. on steel guitar, Allen Williams on bass, Jack Turner on drums, and Conrad Cottrell on an unlisted instrument), record the titles "Be Honest With Me", "Don't Live A Lie", "No One Will Ever Know", "Cattle Call", "I Guess I've Been Asleep All These Years", the instrumental "Steel Guitar Rag", "I Hang My Head And Cry", "You Can't Break My Heart", and "You Brought Me Sorrow" at "The Chateau" in Hollywood, California for the Capitol Records Transcription Service which will issue "Be Honest With Me" on disc G-14, "Don't Live A Lie" on disc G-15, "You Brought Sorrow To My Heart" on disc G-16, "You Can't Break My Heart" on disc G-17, "No One Will Ever Know", "Cattle Call", and "I Guess I've Been Asleep All These Years" on disc G-18, "Steel Guitar Rag" on disc G-69, and "I Hang My Head And Cry" on disc G-70. Bear Family Records will issue all the tracks in the box set "Detour" (BCD 16416).
1948 - Margaret Whiting's Capitol Records single "Far Away Places", with "My Own True Places" enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop Singles chart
65 Years Ago Today In 1950 - Jan Garber and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "If", "Emma Lou", "Tie Me To Your Apron Strings Again" (with Roy Cordell and an unlisted trio on vocals), "Castles In The Sand" (vocals by Roy Cordell), and "Velvet Lips" (again with Roy Cordell and a unlisted trio on vocals) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "If" and "Castles In The Sand" together as a single (Capitol 1351), "Tie Me To Your Apron Strings Again" and "Velvet Lips" together as a single, and "Emma Lou" as a single (Capitol 1392) with "Yearning (Just For You)" (recorded January 10, 1951) on the flipside.
1952 - Capitol Records releases Ray Anthony's single "Mr. Anthony's Boogie" with "I Wonder What's Become Of Sally" on the flipside
1953 - Jean Sheppard records the track "Two Whoops and a Holler" which will be released by Capitol Records as the flip side of the single "Why Did You Wait" (Capitol F2791)
60 Years Ago Today In 1955 - Frank Sinatra's Capitol Records single "(Love Is) The Tender Trap", with "Weep They Will" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop Singles chart
60 Years Ago Today In 1955 - Felix Slatkin conducts The Concert Arts Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as the record the titles "Petite Suite, Part 1", "Petite Suite, Part 2", and "Petite Suite, Part 4" in Los Angeles, California. After the group records "Petite Suite, Part 3" on December 18, 1955, Capitol Records will issue the entire suite on the orchestra's album "DEBUSSY - Petite Suite/Children's Corner Suite" (P-8328).
60 Years Ago Today In 1955 - Ferlin Husky (on vocals) and His Hush Puppies (lineup unlisted), record the titles "Daddy's Little Girl", "Nothing Looks As Good As You", "You Make Me Feel Funny, Honey", and a as yet unissued take of "My Shadow" in Nashville, Tennesse. Capitol Records will issue "Daddy's Little Girl" and "You Make Me Fell Funny, Honey" on Husky's album "Songs Of The Home And Heart" (T 718) and "Nothing Looks As Good As You" as a single (Capitol F3522) with "Waiting" (recorded December 14, 1955) on the flipside.
1956 - Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (Ray Anthony, Art DePew, Jules Chaikin, and Jack Holman on trumpet, Jimmy Henderson, Lew McCreary, and Jimmy Priddy on trombone, Med Flory and Gene Merlino on alto saxophone, Bob Enevoldsen and Jeff Massingill on tenor saxophone, Leo Anthony on baritone saxophone, Geoff Clarkson on piano, Mike Apruzzese (Abruze) on guitar, Don Simpson on bass and Bill Richmond on drums) record the tracks "Ev'rytime It Happens" (vocals by Sue Raney), "Rock Around The Rockpile" (vocals by Med Flory), and "The Girl Can't Help It" (vocals by Med Flory) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the soundtrack for "The Girl Can't Help It" (EAP-1-823).
1957 - The final episode of "The Nat 'King' Cole Show" airs on NBC-TV due to lack of a national sponsor to cover its costs.
1961 - Leonard Pennario (on piano), with Alfred Newman conducting The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, records George Gershwin's "Cuban Overture" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on Pennario's album "GERSHWIN By Starlight" (P-8581) and Angel Records will reissue the track on Pennario's album "Leonard Pennario Plays Gershwin" (S-36070).
1963 - James Carroll, a DJ at WWDC (in Washington, DC), starts playing a copy of The Beatles' Parlophone single "I Want To Hold Your Hand", which Carroll's stewardess girlfriend brought back for him from England. Due to listener demand, the station will play the song once an hour for days. Capitol initially considered court action, since the label hasn't released the single in the United States yet, but will instead release the single earlier than planned on January 13, 1964.
50 Years Ago Today In 1965 - Capitol Records artist Judy Garland becomes the first singer to headline a show in the new Houston Astrodome. Her opening act was The Supremes. Garland was paid $43,000 (with inflation that is equal to $323,982.48 in 2015) for the one show.
50 Years Ago Today In 1965 - The Dillards (lineup unlisted), record the as yet unissued takes of the titles "Lay Down Your Weary Tune" and "I've Just Seen A Face" in Los Angeles, California for Capitol Records.
50 Years Ago Today In 1965 - At a split session held this day in Los Angeles, California, first  Glen Campbell (on vocals with unlisted others) records the titles "Can't You See I'm Tryin'?" and "A Satisfied Mind" then Question Marks (lineup unlisted) records a as yet unissued take of the title "Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey". Capitol Records will issue both of Campbell's titles together as a single (Capitol 5638).
50 Years Ago Today In 1965 - Sonny James (on vocals, with unlisted others), records the titles "On The Fingers Of One Hand", "Don't Cut Timber On A Windy Day", and "Take Me Back" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles on James' album "True Love's A Blessing" (T 2500) and "Take Me Back" on James' album "I'll Never Find Another You" (T 2788).
50 Years Ago Today In 1965 - Peter And Gordon (Peter Asher and Gordon Waller on vocals), with unlisted others, records the titles "Please Help Me I'm Falling", "Sweet Dreams", and "Send Me The Pillow You Dream On" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the songs on the duo's album "Sing And Play The Hits Of Nashville" (T 2430).
1966 - Capitol Records releases Merle Haggard's single "The Fugitive", written by Liz Anderson and with "Down Every Road" on the flip side. The single will become Haggard's first #1 on the Country singles charts.
45 Years Ago In 1970 - Ferlin Husky (on vocals with unlisted others), records the titles "One More Time", "Snowbird", and "Statue Of A Fool" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the songs on FerlinHusky And His Hush Puppies' album "One More Time" (ST-768).
35 Years Ago In 1980 - Sheree Brown (on vocals, with unknown accompaniment) records the titles "It's A Pleasure" and "Never Do You Wrong" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both songs on Brown's album "Straight Ahead" (ST-12153)..
1993 - Blind Melon's self-titled Capitol Records album is certified double platinum by the R.I.A.A.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1903 - Ray Noble, band leader, arranger, radio and motion picture actor and composer ("Goodnight Sweetheart", "Cherokee", "Love is the Sweetest Thing", "The Very Thought of You", and many more) is born Raymond Stanley Noble in Brighton, England
1968 - Columbia Records in the U.K. releases Pink Floyd's single "Point Me At The Sky" with "Careful With That Axe, Eugene" on the flipside which will be the group's last single for eleven years

DECEMBER 16, 2015

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1899 - Sir Noel Coward, composer, stage and motion picture writer, actor, director and producer, singer, and Capitol Records artist (an album of Coward singing the songs of his 1961 Broadway show "Sail Away") is born Noel Peirce Coward in Teddington (a suburb of London), England
1968 - Christopher Thorn, record producer, recording studio owner, and guitarist with the Capitol Records band Blind Melon (1991-1999), is born in Dover, Pennsylvania

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1943 - Ella Mae Morse's Capitol Records single "Shoo-Shoo Baby" enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop Singles chart
1947 - Freddie Slack and His Orchestra (Paul Lopez on trumpet, Jimmy Knepper on trombone), Hank Horn on tenor saxophone), Slack on piano, Darrell Homer on guitar, Morty Corb on bass, Maynard Sloate on drums) record the tracks "Be-Bop Boogie" and "Two Left Hands" (with Charlotte Blackburn on vocal but no horns) in Los Angeles, California that will be released as singles by Capitol Records.
60 Years Ago Today In 1955 - Felix Slatkin conducts The Concert Arts Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as it records the titles "Children's Corner Suite, Part 1", "Children's Corner Suite, Part 2", and "Children's Corner Suite, Part 6" in Los Angeles, California. After Parts 3, 4, and 5 are recorded on December 18, 1955, Capitol Records will issue the complete suite on the orchestra's album "DEBUSSY - Petite Suite/Children's Corner Suite" (P-8328).
60 Years Ago Today In 1955 - Joe "Red" Hayes (on vocals), with an orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the title "I'll Be So Good To You", an unissued take of the title "Choose The One You Want", the title "The Man Who Calls Her Wife", and an unissued take of the title "You've Never Been Certain Of Me" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue I'll Be So Good To You" and "The Man Who Calls Her Wife" together as a single (Capitol 3382).
60 Years Ago Today In 1955 - Ferlin Husky (on vocals) and His Hush Puppies (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Aladdin's Lamp", "Rockin' Alone In An Old Rockin' Chair", "The Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine", and "That Little Boy Of Mine" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Aladdin's Lamp" as a single (Capitol F3428) with "That Big Old Moon" (recorded July 8, 1955) on the flipside and the last three titles on Husky's album "Songs Of The Home And Heart" (T 718).
55 Years Ago Today In 1960 - Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the title "'Gurney Slade' Theme", unissued takes of "The Untouchables", "The Second Time Around", and the title "Return To Me" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "'Gurney Slade' Theme" and "Return To Me" together as a single (Capitol 4513).
1961 - Pianist Leonard Pennario, with Alfred Newman conducting The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, records George Gershwin's "Second Rhapsody" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the track on Pennario's album "GERSHWIN By Starlight" (P-8581) and Angel Records will reissue the track on Pennario's album "Leonard Pennario Plays Gershwin" (S-36070).
1964 - The Beach Boys' begin the first of two sessions to record the stereo track "Kiss Me, Baby" at Western Studios in Los Angeles, California. The second session will be held January 15, 1965 also at Western Studios.
50 Years Ago Today In 1965 - Jerry Naylor records as yet unissued takes of the titles "Walk A Little Taller" and "For Her" in Los Angeles, California for Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Records.
45 Years Ago Today In 1970 - Jerry Corbitt (on vocals and guitar with unlisted others), records the title "Get On Back To The Land" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Corbitt's self titled album "Jerry Corbitt".
45 Years Ago Today In 1970 - During a busy day in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Capitol Records and Sid and Marty Krofft artists The Bugaloos appear on Captain Jim's children's television show, meet with the local Christmas Seals chairman and become honorary Ambassadors, and do an in-store signing at Kaufmann's Department Store
45 Years Ago Today In 1970 - Manhattan Transfer (vocal group), with Gene Pistilli, record the title "Winterlude" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the song as a single (Capitol 3036) with "Maybe Mexico" (recorded May 18, 1970) on the flipside.
45 Years Ago Today In 1970 - Ferlin Husky (on vocals with unlisted others) records the titles "Sidewalks Of Chicago", "Hello Darlin'", "For The Good Times", and "Heart Over Mind" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Ferlin Husky and His Hush Puppies' album "One More Time" (ST-768).
1972 - Paul McCartney’s single "Hi, Hi, Hi" is released in the U.S. by Capitol Records and will peak at #10 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart on February 3, 1973
1974 - Capitol Records releases John Lennon's single "# 9 Dream" with "What You Got" on the flip side
40 Years Ago Today In 1975 - During two session held this day in Los Angeles, California, The Lettermen (Donny Pike, Tony Butala, and Gary Pike on vocals), with Vince Morton conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "For The Good Times", "Loving Her Was Easier", "I Can't Help It", "The Last Thing On My Mind (If I'm Still In Love With You)" at the first session and "Today I Started Loving You Again", "Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'", "Leavin' With The First Light", " and "Take Me Home, Country Roads" at the second session. After over dubs are recorded for all the titles on December 29, 1975, "For The Good Times", "I Can't Help It", "Today I Started Loving You Again", and "Leavin' With The First Light" on January 5, 1976, "I Can't Help It" on January 6, 1976, "Today I Started Loving You" and "Leavin' With The First Light" on January 7, 1976, "The Last Thing On My Mind" on January 8, 1976, and "Loving Her Was Easier", "Kiss And Angel Good Mornin'" and "Take Me Home, Country Roads" on January 9, 1976, Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the group's album "Kind Of Country" (SW-11508).
1977 - Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band's Capitol Records album "Live Bullet" is certified Platinum by the R.I.A.A.
35 Years Ago Today In 1980 - Sheree Brown (on vocals, with unknown accompaniment) records the titles "Happiness Flows" and "Straight Ahead" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both songs on Brown's album "Straight Ahead" (ST-12153).
35 Years Ago Today In 1980 - Blue Magic records the titles "Let There Be Love", and "Feelin' The Love" in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Capitol Records will issue both songs on the band's self titled album "Welcome Back" (ST-12143).
2002 - Capitol Records group Coldplay appear on CBS-TV's "The Late Show With David Letterman" at the Ed Sullivan Theatre in New York City, New York

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1954 - Warner Brothers releases the motion picture "Young At Heart" which uses Frank Sinatra's Capitol Records recording of the title track
1958 - The Chipmunk's Liberty Records single "The Chipmunk Song" is #1 on the U.S. Pop Singles charts
50 Years Ago Today In 1965 - "The Music of Lennon & McCartney", a television special recorded at Granada TV Centre, Manchester, England and featuring The Beatles and other artists performing Lennon-McCartney songs, is broadcast in London, England
1968 - Mavis Smith begins work as executive of the Apple Corp. press office
1968 - Jack Wilson (with Jack Wilson on piano, Andy Simpkins and Ray Brown on bass, Howard Roberts on guitar, Jimmie Smith and Donald Bailey on drums, and Victor Feldman and Tommy Vig on vibes and tympani)records the tracks "Herman's Helmet", "Night Creature", "Soft Summer Rain", and "Eighty-One" in Los Angeles, California for his Blue Note Records album "Song For My Daughter"
1971 - Don McLean’s eight-minute-plus (8:32) version of "American Pie" is released to radio by United Artists Records and will hit #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart on January 15, 1972
1988 - Pianist Don Pullen (with Gary Peacock on bass, and Tony Williams on drums) records the tracks "Jana’s Delight", "Once Upon A Time", "Warriors", "New Beginnings", "At The Café Centrale", "Reap The Whirlwind", and "Silence = Death" at A&R Studios in New York City, with producer by Michael Cuscuna and recording engineer David Baker, for Pullen's Blue Note Records album "New Beginnings"
10 Years Ago Today In 2005 - The Beatles sue EMI Group, Capitol Records' parent company, claiming that they are owed 30 million pounds in royalties

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
245 Years Ago Today In 1770 - Ludwig van Beethoven, composer and pianist, is born in Bonn, Germany
1907 - At a studio in New York city's Brooklyn Navy Yard Eugene H. Farrar, singing "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?", becomes the first singer to broadcast on radio.

DECEMBER 15, 2015

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
1911 - Stan Kenton, pianist, bandleader, and Capitol Records artist, is born Stanley Newcomb Kenton in Wichita, Kansas
1916 - Buddy Cole (aka Eddie LaMar), jazz pianist, organist, orchestra leader, and Columbia and Capitol Records artist, is born Edwin LeMar Cole in Irving, Illinois.
1946 - Carmine Appice, singer, songwriter and drummer for the bands Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, The Rod Stewart Band, Beck, Bogart & Appice, and Capitol Records band King Cobra (1986-1988), is born on Staten Island in New York
45 Years Ago Today In 1970 - Alison Martino, founder of Vintage Los Angeles, writer, television producer, and daughter of Capitol Records artist Al Martino and his wife Judi Stilwell Martino, is born in Los Angeles, California.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1944 - The Pied Pipers' Capitol Records Single "The Trolley Song" is #2 on the U.S. Pop singles chart
1944 - Stan Kenton and His Orchestra's single "Everytime We Say Goodbye" enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop singles charts
1947 - Ray Bauduc and his Bobcats (Nate Kazebier on trumpet, Brad Gowans on valve trombone, Matty Matlock on clarinet, Eddie Miller on tenor saxopone, Stan Wrightsman on piano, Nappy Lamare on guitar, Morty Corb on bass, and Bauduc on drums), records the tracks "Susie" and "Down In Honky Tonk Town" (which will be released together as a single by Capitol Records), as well as "When My Sugar Walks Down The Street" and "Li'l Liza Jane" (also later released together as a single by Capitol) which has a vocal that may have been done by Nappy Lamar, in Los Angeles, California.
1953 - Ella Mae Morse, with Big Dave's Orchestra (Dave Cavanaugh conducting Charles Butler and Ernest "Ted" Romersa on tenor saxophone, Joe Koch on baritone saxophone, Gerald Wiggins on piano, Jack Marshall on guitar, Red Callender on bass, Roy Harte on drums) recorded the tracks "Have Mercy Baby" and "Money Honey" with an unidentified male vocal group, along with the tracks "Rock Me All Night Long" and "Daddy, Daddy" at Capitol Records' studios on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California between 9 PM and 12:30 AM on December 15, 1953. Capitol Records would release all the tracks on Morse's album "Barrelhouse Boogie And The Blues" (Capitol H-513).
60 Years Ago Today In 1955 - It is reported that Tennessee Ernie Ford's Capitol Records single "Sixteen Tons", the flipside of "You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry"", has sold more than 2 million copies in the less than two months since it's October 17, 1955 release, making it the most successful single, and the most successful "B-Side", ever recorded to that date.
60 Years Ago Today In 1955 - Billy May and His Orchestra (with May conducting his own arrangements to Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, Vito Mangano, and Uan Rasey on trumpet, Francis Howard, Ed Kusby, Tommy Pederson, and Si Zentner on trombone, Skeets Herfurt and Wilbur Schwartz on alto saxophone, Fred Falensby and Ted Nash on tenor saxophone, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Paul Smith on piano, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Joe Mondragon on bass, and Alvin Stoller on drums) record the titles "Mad About The Boy" and "Fascinatin' Rhythm" at Capitol Records Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on the album "Dance To The Bands!" (TBO 727).
60 Years Ago Today In 1955 - Pianist Joe Bushkin and His Orchestra (Abe Osser conducting unlisted musicians) record the titles "The Song Is You", "Embraceable You", "I Cover The Waterfront", and "Come Rain Or Come Shine" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the songs on Bushkin's album "Midnight Rhapsody" (T 711).
60 Years Ago Today In 1955 - Ferlin Husky (on vocals) and His Hush Puppies (lineup unlisted) record the titles "I Can't Go On This Way", "Farther And Farther Apart", "I Dreamed Of An Old Love Affair", and "Hang Your Head In Shame" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Husky's album "Songs Of The Home And Heart" (T 718).
1958 - Capitol Records group The Kingston Trio give a concert in El Paso, Texas that is recorded by Capitol and later released as part of the Bear Family box set "The Kingston Trio: The Guard Years"
55 Years Ago Today In 1960 - Ferlin Husky's Capitol Records single "Wings Of A Dove" is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts
55 Years Ago Today In 1960 - In an extended sessions, Hank Thompson (on vocals and guitar), with Billy Armstrong, Harold Glenn Hensley, and Billy Wright on fiddle, Jimmy Pruett on piano, Billy Gray and Merle Travis on guitar, Robert John "Bobby" Garrett on pedal steel guitar, Allen "Al" Williams on bass, and Gwin Merle "Junior" Nichols on drums), records the titles "I've Gotta Have My Baby Back", "Oklahoma Hills", and "Hangover Tavern" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 6:00 PM and 10:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue "I Gotta Have My Baby Back" on Thompson's album "An Old Love Affair" (T 1544), "Oklahoma Hills" as a single (Capitol F4556) with "Teach Me How To Lie" (recorded December 17, 1959) on the flipside, and "Hangover Taver" as a single (Capitol F4605) with "Give The World A Smile" (recorded December 18, 1958) on the flipside.
1964 - Capitol Records releases The Beatles' album "Beatles '65" in the United States
50 Years Ago Today In 1965 - Capitol Records re-release Peter and Gordon's titles "A World Without Love" and "Nobody I Know" together as a single (Capitol 6076) as part of the green label Starline series.
50 Years Ago Today In 1965 - Guitars Unlimited (Jack Marshall directing unlisted musicians) records the title "Quiet  Night Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on the album "Guitars Unlimited" (T 2451).
1967 - The Beatles' Capitol Records album "Magical Mystery Tour" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.
1968 - Sonny James' Capitol Records single "Born To Be With You" is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts
1969 - John Lennon and Plastic Ono Band (Featuring George Harrison, Delanie and Bonnie, Keith Moon, and Billy Preston) make their debut UK concert appearance at the "War Is Over" UNICEF benefit concert at The Lyceum in London, England. It will be Lennon's last live performance in England. On the same day posters and billboards, paid for by John and Yoko, go up around the world stating "WAR IS OVER! (If You Want It)".
45 Years Ago Today In 1970 - Jerry Corbitt (on vocals and guitar with unlisted others), records the title "Have You Got A Load On?" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the song as "Load On" on Corbitt's album "Jerry Corbitt" (ST-771).
35 Years Ago Today In 1980 - Sheree Brown (on vocals with unknown accompaniment) records the title "Everything You Do" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Brown's album "Straight Ahead" (ST-12153).
35 Years Ago Today In 1980 - Future Flight records the title "Walk, Don't Run" in Los Angeles, California with producer Lamont Dosier. Capitol Records will issue the song on the band's self-titled album "Future Flight" (ST-12154).
1984 - Duran Duran's Capitol Records single "The Wild Boys" is #2 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1957 - Alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson (with Donald Byrd on trumpet, Curtis Fuller on trombone, Sonny Clark on piano, Jamil Nasser (aka George Joyner) on bass, and Art Taylor on drums) records the tracks "Groovin' High", "Strollin' In", "Sputnik", and "Dewey Square", with producer Alfred Lion and recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder, for Donaldson's 1958 Blue Note album "Lou Takes Off". Blue Note's catalog is currently owned by Capitol's parent company EMI Music and Blue Note Records is currently a division of Capitol Records, Inc.

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1939 - The David O. Selznick/MGM motion picture "Gone With The Wind" premieres at Loew’s Grand Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia
1943 - Fats Waller, pianist, pipe organist, singer, songwriter, and bandleader, dies of pneumonia at age 39 aboard a train in Kansas City Missouri that's heading to New York City
1944 - The plane transporting 40 year old US Army Major and bandleader Glenn Miller, along with other military personnel, takes off from Bedford, England, is seen starting to cross the English Channel, but does not land at its destination in Paris, France. Their whereabouts are still unknown. The most recent theory was that the plane was destroyed when it flew below returning bombers that had to drop their unused bombs before landing, but other sources suggest that Miller landed and was later either killed later during a spy mission or died of a heart attack in a French bordello. None of these theories have been proved for certain, so far.
1966 - Walt Disney (born (Walter Elias Disney), animator, film producer, studio and entertainment park founder, dies of lung cancer in Burbank, California at age 65 and is later not cryogenically preserved below the Pirates of the Caribbean ride in Disneyland, but is cremated on December 17, 1966 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mortuary in Glendale, California. His ashes are interred in the cemetery's Court of Freedom section.

DECEMBER 14, 2015

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1912 - Gurney Bell, member of the Capitol Records group The Sportsmen Quartet, is born in Los Angeles, California.

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1944 - Paul Weston conducts his own arrangements to the Hollywood Studio Orchestra (lineup unlisted) as the record the titles "Londonderry Air", "None But The Lonely Heart", and "Valse Triste" in Los Angles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "Music By Candlelight" (BD-46).
1946 - Jimmy Wakely (on vocals), with Cliffie Stone and his Orchestra (lineup unlisted) records the tracks "Somebody's Rose", "Everyone Knew It But Me", "Here Today And Gone Tomorrow", and "Are You Ashamed?" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single, the third track as a single (Capitol 40040) with "I Can't Keep The Tears Out Of My Eyes" on the flipside, and the last track as a single (Capitol 40125) with "For The Sake Of The Days Gone By" on the flipside.
1949 - Lou Busch (as Joe "Fingers" Carr) and an unlisted drummer record the titles "Two Dollar Rag", "Kitten On The Keys", "Kimono Kapers", and "That Ever Lovin' Rag" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "Honky Tonk Piano" (T 188).
65 Years Ago Today In 1950 - The Four Freshmen (Bob Flanigan on vocals, bass, and trombone, Don Barbour on vocals and guitar, Ross Barbour on vocals and drums, and Hal Kratzsch on vocals, trumpet, mellophone, and bass), record a new but rejected take of "Dry Bones", the titles "Now You Know" and "(Ain't Seen) Nothin' Like You", a remake of the title "Pick Up Your Tears (And Go Home)" and a rejected take of "After You've Gone" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Now You Know" and "Pick Up Your Tears (And Go Home) together as a single (Capitol 1377). Mosaic Records will issue "Now You Know", "(Ain't Seen) Nothin' Like You", and "Pick Up Your Tears (And Go Home)" in the CD box set "The Complete Capitol Four Freshmen Fifties Sessions" (MD9-203).
65 Years Ago Today In 1950 - The Jordanaires (vocalists Warren M. Matthews, Robert T. Hubbard, Culley R. Holt, Robert L. Maney), with an uncredited instrumental trio, record the titles "One Day", "My Journey To The Sky", "Something Within", and "David And Goliath" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "One Day" and "Something Within" together as a single (Capitol 1407) and "My Journey To The Sky" and "David And Goliath" together as a single (Capitol 1363).
1951 - Jane Froman (on vocals), with George Greely conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (which includes unlisted musicians playing brass, horns, piano, guitar, bass, drums, strings) and an unlisted vocal group, records the tracks "Opening/It's A Good Day", "Blue Moon", "An American Medley, Part 1", an unissued take of "An American Medley, Part 2", and "Get Happy" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks except this take of "An American Medley, Part 2" on Froman's album "With A Song In My Heart" (DDN-309).
1953 - Pianist Leonard Pennario, with Vladimir Golschmann conducting The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (lineup unlisted), records Bela Bartok's "Piano Concerto N° 3" at Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri. Capitol Records will issue the title on Pennario's album "PROKOFIEV - Piano Concerto N°3/ BARTOK - Piano Concerto N°3" (P-8253).
60 Years Ago Today In 1955 - Tennessee Ernie Ford (on vocals), with Jack Fascinato conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Chicken Row", "Dark As A Dungeon", "I Gave My Love A Cherry", and "Gaily The Troubadour" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue all the titles on Ford's album "This Lusty Land" (T 700).
60 Years Ago Today In 1955 - During two sessions held today at the Riverside Plaza Hotel in New York City, New York Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (Doc Severinsen, Bernie Glow, Jimmy Maxwell, and John Durante on trumpet, Urbie Green and Lou McGarity on trombone, Benny Goodman on clarinet, Hymie Schertzer and Milt Yaner on alto saxophone, Boomie Richman, and Peanuts Hucko on tenor saxophone, Sol Schlinger on baritone saxophone, Moe Wechsler on piano, Al Caiola on guitar, George Duvivier on bass, and Don Lamond on drums), record a as yet unissued take of "King Porter Stomp", then the titles "It's Been So Long", "Don't Be That Way", a 42 second version of "Let's Dance (Theme)", "Sometimes I'm Happy", and, with vocals by Benny Goodman, "Goody Goody" at the first session. Then The Benny Goodman Quintet (Benny Goodman on clarinet, Lionel Hampton on vibraphone, Mel Powell on piano, George Duvivier on bass, and Bobby Donaldson on drums) record the titles "Avalon", "Moonglow", "Alicia's Blues", "Memories Of You", "China Boy", "Seven Come Eleven", and "I Got Rhythm" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue "It's Been So Long", "Don't Be That Way", and "Let's Dance (Theme)", "Avalon", "Moonglow", "Memories Of You", and "China Boy" on the album "Benny Goodman Plays Selections Featured in 'The Benny Goodman Story'" (S 706) and all the titles, except "I Got Rhythm" on the CD release of the album (8-33569-2). Mosaic Records will issue all the titles from the second session in the box set "The Complete Capitol Small Group Recordings of Benny Goodman 1944-1955" (LP MQ6-148, CD MD4-148).
60 Years Ago Today In 1955 - Ferlin Husky (on vocals) and His Hush Puppies (lineup unlisted) record the titles "Useless", "Never Have, Never Will", "Waiting", and "Honky Tonkin' Party Girl" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue "Useless", "Never Have, Never Will", and "Honky Tonkin' Party Girl" on Husky's album "Songs Of The Heart And Home" (T 718) and "Waiting" as single (Capitol F3522) with "Nothing Looks As Good As You" (recorded December 17, 1955) on the flipside.
1956 - Joe Carson (on vocals), with J.R. "Jelly" Sanders on fiddle, Tommy Allsup, Otis "Joe" Maphis, and Alvis "Buck" Owens on guitar, Ralph Eugene Mooney on steel guitar, Clarence "Bud" Dooley on bass, and Marion "Pee Wee" Adams on drums, records the tracks "Crazy Dream", "Take Me In Your Arms", "Love Transfusion", and "Passion And Pride" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood California between 10:00 AM and 1:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol F3760) and the last two tracks together as a single (Capitol F3645).
1956 - Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians (with Lombardo conducting to unlisted musicians) record the tracks "Taking A Chance On Love" (featuring Kenny Gardner on vocals), "I'll Be Seeing You" (featuring Bill Flannigan on vocals), "Begin The Beguine", and "Just One Of Those Things" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the band's album "Decade On Broadway" (T 916).
1958 - Capitol Records group The Kingston Trio finish an extended appearance at La Fiesta, in Juarez, Mexico that started on November 24, 1958. Their performances of the tracks "Bay Of Mexico", "Across The Wide Missouri", "Scotch And Soda", and "Pay Me My Money Down" on this day are recorded in stereo by Capitol Records but go unreleased until they appear on the Bear Family Records box set "The Kingston Trio: The Guard Years".
50 Years Ago Today In 1965 - Jean Shepard (on vocals with unlisted musicians), records the titles "It's The Wine That's Talkin'", "You'd Still Find A Way To Cheat  On Me", and "If Teardrops Were Silver" in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol Records will issue the first and third titles on Shepard's album "Heart, We Did All We Could" (T 2690) and the second title on Shepard's album "Many Happy Hangovers" (T 2547).
1961 - During two sessions held at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California, Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Kenton on Piano, Dalton Smith, Marvin Stamm, Bob Rolfe, Bob Behrendt, and Norman Baltazar on trumpet, Bob Fitzpatrick, Dee Barton, and Bud Parker on trombone, Jim Amlotte and Dave Wheeler on trombone and tuba, Ray Starling, Gene Roland, Dwight Carver, Keith LaMotte, and Carl Saunders on mellophone, Gabe Baltazar on alto saxophone, Sam Donahue, Buddy Arnold, and Paul Renzi on tenor saxophone, Joel Kaye and Allan Beutler on baritone saxophone, Pat Senatore on bass, and Jerry McKenzie on drums) record the tracks "Formula SK-32", "Waltz Of The Prophets" (without Roland), and "Aphrodisia" at the first session between 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM and (with Gene Roland switching to soprano saxophone) "Turtle Talk", "Misty" and a remake of "Almost Like Being In Love" at the second session between 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue the first and third tracks on the band's album "Adventures In Blues" (T 1985) the second track as a single (Capitol F4707) with "Magic Moment" on the flip side, and the forth and fifth tracks on the band's album "Adventures In Jazz" (T1796). Creative World will issue the last track on the band's album "Adventures in Standards" (ST-1025).
1966 - Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (with Kenton on piano, Gary Barone, Bud Brisbois, Dalton Smith, Ronnie Ossa, and Jimmy Salko on trumpet, Monty Budwig on bass, Ray Price on drums, Frank Carlson, Emil Richards, and Chino Valdes on Latin percussion, record the tracks "It Was A Very Good Year", "Yesterday", "Michelle", and "Spanish Eyes" at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 7:30 PM and 10:30 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on the band's album "Stan Kenton Plays For Today" (T 2655).
1966 - The Outsiders (leader Tom King on vocals and guitar, Merdin "Mert" Madsen on vocals, guitar, bass and harmonica, vocalists Denny Benson, Emmett "Sonny" Geraci, and William "Bill" Bruno, and unlisted other musicians) record the as yet unissued tracks "Misty Lane" , "What About Me, Girl?", and "Don't Ask Me Love" in Cleveland, Ohio for Capitol Records.
1966 - The Lost (which includes Willie Alexander on electric piano, drums, percussion and vocals and Walter Powers on bass) record the as yet unissued tracks "Mystic Magic Oceans", "Money In The Pocket" and "Kaleidoscope" in New York City, New York for Capitol Records.
1966 - Ruben Wright records the track "I'll Be There" and the as yet unissued track "Love Is Gone" in New York City, New York with producer Marvin Holtzman. Capitol Records will issue "I'll Be There" as a single (Capitol 5835) with "You've Done Me Wrong" (recorded on December 7, 1966) on the flip side.
1967 - Sonny James' Capitol Records single "It’s the Little Things", with "Don't Cut Lumber On A Windy Day" on the flip side, is #1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart
45 Years Ago Today In 1970 - John Ono Lennon's Apple Records single "Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)", with Yoko Ono Lennon (with The Plastic Ono Band)'s "Who Has Seen The Wind?" on the flipside and distributed by Capitol Records in the United States, is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.
45 Years Ago Today In 1970 - George Harrison's Apple Records single "My Sweet Lord", with "Isn't It A Pity" on the flipside and distributed by Capitol Records in the United States, is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A. I designed a special 45 sleeve for release to college radio when the track was used to promote the re-release of Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" album on CD in 2001.
45 Years Ago Today In 1970 - Jerry Corbitt on vocals and guitar, with unlisted others, records the title "Georgia" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the title on Corbitt's self-titled album "Jerry Corbitt" (ST-711).
1971 - Trini Lopez (on vocals), with an orchestra of unlisted musicians using arrangements by Larry Muhoberac, records the tracks "Montana Ruby (Ruby Mountain)", "Sol De Mi Vida (Bring Back My Sunshine)", and "Mammy Blue (Mi Mami Blue)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Lopez's album "Viva Trini Lopez" (SK-11009).
1971 - Wanda Jackson (on vocals with David Paul Briggs on piano, Bill Walker on keyboards, John Darnall and Jerry Shook on guitar, Mike Post on rhythm guitar, Weldon Myrick on steel guitar, John Williams on bass, William Harriss on drums, Richard Farrell Morris on percussion, tamborine, and vibraphone, and the vocal chorus of Dorothy Ann "Dottie" Dillard, Louis Dean Nunley, Jeannie Walker, and William Guilford Wright) records the tracks "My Testimony", "The King Is Coming" and "He's The Man" at Jack Clement Studio in Nashville, Tennessee between 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM. Capitol Records will issue all the tracks on Jackson's album "Praise The Lord" (ST-11023).
30 Years Ago Today In 1985 - Paul McCartney and Wings Capitol Records single "Spies Like Us", with "My Carnival" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1991 - Hammer's Capitol Records single "Addams Groove", with the LP version on one side and the instrumental version on the flip side, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1992 - On the same day he files for bankruptcy, Capitol Records artist Merle Haggard becomes the father of a son, Binion Louis Haggard.
1994 – Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band's Capitol Records Compilation album "Greatest Hits" is certified Platinum by the R.I.A.A.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

115 Years Ago Today In 1900 - Dorle Jarmel Soria, record producer, co-founder (with her husband Dario Soria) of the Cetra-Soria label which was sold to Capitol Records when the couple became the first co-managers of Angel Records, is born Dorle Jarmel in New York City, New York. She would live until age 101, passing away on July 7, 2002. Angel Records was created by Capitol's future parent company, EMI, to distribute the company's classical recordings in the United States. The couple left the company after EMI bought Capitol Records and merged Angel with Capitol's domestic classical music division.
1958 - Alto Saxophonist Lou Donaldson (with Herman Foster on piano, Peck Morrison on bass, Jimmy Wormsworth on drums, and Ray Barretto on congas) records the tracks "Walkin' By The River", "Green Eyes", "Light", a false start and then a complete take of "Hog Maw", "Jump Up", "Mary Ann", "Day Dreams", two takes of "Stella By Starlight", and an alternate take of "Mary Ann" for his Blue Note Records album "Lightfoot" with producer Alfred Lion and recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder at Van Gelder's studio in Hackensack, New Jersey. The Blue Note catalog is currently owned by EMI Music, Capitol Records' parent company and Blue Note Records is currently a division of Capitol Records, Inc.
1961 - Tadd Dameron (playing his own arrangements on piano with Donald Byrd on trumpet, Curtis Fuller on trombone, Julius Watkins on French horn, Sam Rivers on tenor saxophone, Cecil Payne on baritone saxophone, Paul Chambers on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums), records the tracks "The Elder Speaks", "Bevan Beeps", "Lament For The Living", and "Aloof Spoof" in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Blue Note Records will issue all the tracks as part of its Connoisseur Series on the compilation CD "The Lost Sessions" (5-21484-2).
1963 - Dinah Washington (born Ruth Lee Jones), singer on the Verve and Roulette Records labels, dies from an accidental overdose of prescription sleeping medication ingested on an empty stomach in Detroit, Michigan at age 39. The Roulette catalog is currently owned by EMI Music, Capitol Records' parent company and released by Blue Note Records.
1966 - Booker Ervin (on tenor saxohone, with Charles Tolliver on trumpet, John Hicks on piano, Red Mitchell on bass and Lennie McBrowne on drums) records the tracks "Boo's Blues", "You're My Everything", and "Shiny Stockings" at the Pacific Jazz Studios in Los Angeles, California. After Blue Note buys Pacific Jazz's catalog, it will reissue the tracks as part of its Connoisser Series on Ervin's CD "Structurally Sound" (5-27545-2).
1971 - During two sessions held at A&R Studios in New York City, New York with Wade Marcus conducting his own compostions, Grant Green (on guitar, with Marvin Stamm and Burt Collins on trumpet and fluglehorn, Harold Vick on alto and tenor saxophone, Romeo Penque on fluglehorn and alto saxophone, Richard Tee on piano and organ, Cornell Dupree also on guitar, Gordon Edwards on electric bass, Bernard Purdie on drums, George Devens on vibraphone, tympani, timbales, and percussion, Warren Smith on tympani, Ralph McDonald on congas and bongos, Eugene Bianco on harp, Charles McCracken and Seymour Barab on cello, and Julian Barber and Harry Zaratzian on viola, record the tracks "Father's Lament" at the afternoon session and (with Alan Shulman replacing McCracken on cello) "Battle Scene" (aka "The Battle, Parts 1 and 2") at the night session. Blue Note Records will issue both tracks on the soundtrack album for "The Final Comedown" (BN 45-1983).
1972 - "Born to Boogie", a documentary about Marc Bolan directed by Ringo Starr, premieres in London, England
35 Years Ago Today In 1980 - At Yoko Ono's request, a ten-minute worldwide silent vigil is held at 2:00 PM EST for John Lennon, who had been shot down just six days earlier. Over 100,000 observe the vigil in New York's Central Park, while 30,000 observe it in Liverpool.
1981 - David Lasley records the tracks "Take The Money And Run", "Never Say", "Room Mate", and "If I Had My Wish Tonight" at an unlisted location. EMI America will issue all the tracks on Lasley's album "Missin' Twenty Grand" (EMI-Am. ST-17066).
1999 - EMI releases Glen Campbell's compilation album "Capitol Years: 1965-1977" in the U.K.
1999 - Paul McCartney performs at the rebuilt Cavern Club in Liverpool, England for 150 fans who had won a raffle including the first selected, an 18 year old John Ono Lennon (he'd had his name legally changed). The last time McCartney had played at the original Cavern Club was on August 3, 1963 as a member of The Beatles

DECEMBER 13, 2015

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1954 - Berton Averre, lead guitarist and vocalist with the Capitol Records group The Knack, is born in Van Nuys, California

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
70 Years Ago Today In 1945 - Singer June Christy signs a personal contract with Capitol Records
70 Years Ago Today In 1945 - Wesley Tuttle and His Texas Stars (Wesley Tuttle and Merle Travis on vocals and guitars, with Margie Ann "Fiddlin' Kate" De Vere and Charles Linville on fiddle, Paul Sells on accordion, Paul Stambaugh on piano, Phil Marx Jr. on steel guitar, Cliffie Stone on bass, Jack Turner on drums, and Conrad Cottrell on an unlisted instrument), using arrangements by Paul Sells, record the titles "Detour", "I Wish I Never Met Sunshine", "Little You Cared", and "Why Do I Love You, Oh Why" at Radio Recorders studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 233), the third title as a single (Capitol 373) with "A Broken Promise Is A Broken Heart" (recorded August 2, 1946) on the flipside, and the last title as as single (Capitol Americana 40021) with "If You Ever Needed A Friend" (recorded September 17, 1946) on the flipside.
65 Years Ago Today In 1950 - Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan (on vocals and guitar, with Marvin "Rocky" Stone on fiddle, Eddie Kirk, on guitar, Noel Boggs on steel guitar, and Cliffie Stone on bass), record the titles "Lost Love Blues", "One Diamond Ring" and "Many's The Time" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California between 3:45 PM and 6:45 PM. Capitol Records will issue "Love Lost Blues" and "Many's The Time" together as a single (Capitol 1371) and Bear Family Records will issue "Love Lost Blues" and "One Diamond Ring" on the CD "Jimmie Dolan - Juke Box Boogie" (BCD 16192) in Germany.
65 Years Ago Today In 1950 - During a split session held today (possibly at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue Studios) in Hollywood, California, first Cliffie Stone and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted but possibly Marvin "Rocky" Stone on fiddle, Eddie Kirk, on guitar, Noel Boggs on steel guitar, and Cliffie Stone on bass) record the titles "Tater Pie", "With A Kiss" featuring Bucky Tibbs and Dale Warren (as "Jimmie Dale") on vocals, and "Amen, Brother Ben" then Stan Freberg (on vocals), with Cliffie Stone and His Orchestra (lineup still unlisted but possibly the same as above with an unlisted piano player who is probably Lou Busch aka Joe "Fingers" Carr), records the titles "Ragtime Dan" and a remake of the title "John And Marsha" with only an unlisted string section and organist. Capitol Records will issue "Tater Pie" and "With A Kiss" together as a single (Capitol 1354), "Amen, Brother Ben" as a single (Capitol 1406) with "Red Headed Polka" (recorded September 25, 1950) on the flipside, and "Ragtime Dan" and "John And Marsha" together as a single (Capitol 1356).
1954 - Frank Sinatra, with Ray Anthony conducting the studio orchestra (Morris Bercov and Fred Fallensby on reeds; Arthur "Skeets" Herfert and Wilbur Schwartz on alto saxpohone; Leo Anthony on baritone saxophone; John Best, Conrad Gozzo, Manny Klein, and Uan Rasey on trumpet; Ed Kusby, Tommy Pederson, and Si Zentner on trombone; George Roberts on bass trombone; Al Hendrickson on guitar; Paul Smith on piano; and Jack Constanzo, Lou Singer, and Alvin Stoller on drums), records the tracks "Melody Of Love" and "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die", both of which are arranged by Dick Reynolds and released on the same Capitol Records single, at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California
1963 - Capitol Records signs a right of first refusal agreement with The Beatles
50 Years Ago Today In 1965 - Capitol Records releases its version of The Beatles' album "Rubber Soul"
1966 - Peter and Gordon's Capitol Records single "Lady Godiva", with "Morning's Calling" on the flip side is at #3 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
1966 - The Beach Boys records the vocals for their "Heroes And Villans" track
25 Years Ago Today In 1990 - Poison's Capitol Records single "Something To Believe In", with "Ball and Chain" on the flipside, is #3 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart
2004 - Capitol Records Nashville releases Trace Adkins' track "Songs About Me" to Country radio stations

2009 - Yvonne King (aka Yvonne King Burch), singer, radio, movie and television actress, sister-in-law to Capitol Records artist Alvino Rey, one-time wife of Capitol Records artist Buddy Cole and member of Capitol Records vocal group The King Sisters, died in a hospital in Santa Barbara, California at age 89 after being injured in a fall.
2012 - In the early hours of the morning, George Osaki, art director at Capitol Records from the 1960 until leaving to join AGI in 1970, and then going on to become MCA Records' first director of creative services in November 1971, whose protégés included Roland Young (A&M), Ed Thrasher (Warner Bros.), John Van Hamersveld, Bob Lockhart, Rod Dyer and Roy Kohara, who succeeded him at Capitol, dies at age 78. 

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY

1974 - Apple and Capitol Records artist George Harrison, Billy Preston, Ravi Shankar, and Harrison's father are invited to the White House for a luncheon visit with President Gerald Ford. Ford gives Harrison a W.I.N. (Whip Inflation Now) button and Harrison gives Ford a OM button (the mantra word for creation).
1994 - Liberty Records (now Capitol Records Nashville) releases Garth Brooks' compilation album "Garth Brooks: The Hits"

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1948 - The second American Federation of Musicians strike ends after 11 1/2 months

DECEMBER 12, 2015

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

100 Years Ago Today In 1915 - Frank Sinatra, father of Nancy, Frank Jr., and Tina Sinatra, husband of Nancy Barbato, Ava Gardner, Mia Farrow, and Barbara Blakely, singer with Harry James and His Orchestra, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra, and a solo artist on Columbia, Capitol, and Reprise Records, radio and motion picture actor, record label and casino owner, is born in Hoboken, NJ. Due to a clerical error, the name on his birth certificate is listed as Frank Sinestro. In 1945, his mother will have the name on the birth certificate revised to Francis A. Sinatra.
1951 - LaCosta, singer, sister of Capitol Records artist Tanya Tucker, and a Capitol Records solo artist (1974-1980), is born LaCosta Tucker in Seminole, Texas

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
70 Years Ago Today In 1945 - Benny Carter and His Orchestra (Louis Gray, Wallace Jones, Dupree Bolton, and Idrees Sulieman on trumpet, Al Grey, Charley Johnson, Johnny Morris, and Alton Moore on trombone, Benny Carter on alto saxophone and trumpet, Porter Kilbert and Joe Epps on alto saxophone, Bumps Myers and Harold Clark on tenor saxophone, Willard Brown on baritone and alto saxophones, Rufus Webster on piano, James Cannady on guitar, Thomas Moultrie on bass, and Percy Brice on drums) record the titles "Cuttin' Time", "Forever Blue", "Prelude To A Kiss", and "Just You, Just Me" for Capitol Records at the WMCA studios in New York City, New York. All the titles, except "Forever Blue", eventually appear on the Capitol Records album "Capitol Jazz Classics Volume II - Big Band Bounce", with tracks by Cootie Williams, and all appear on the 1997 Mosaic Records box set "Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions".

70 Years Ago Today In 1945 - The Dinning Sisters (Ginger, Lou, and Jean Dinning on vocals), with Paul Weston and his Orchestra (lineup unlisted), record the titles "I Love My Love" and "Love On A Greyhound Bus" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue "Love On A Greyhound Bus as a single (Capitol 261) with "The Iggidy Song" (recorded April 11. 1946) on the flipside. Jasmine will issue all three songs in the 2 CD set "Almost Sweet And Gentle" (4464C).
1946 - Jascha Datsko (on violin) and His Gypsy Ensemble (lineup unlisted) record the as yet unissued take of "Clavelitos" and a remake of "Song Of The Plains (Meadowland)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the last track on Datsko's album "Gypsy Nights" (CD-42).
1947 - Red Norvo with Orchestra (Norvo on xylophone; Manny Klein on trumpet; John Cave and Al Berlich on french horn; Don Bonnie, Art Flemming, Jules Kinsler, Bob Lawson, Vic Poscella, and Lloyd Rathburn on reeds; Arnold Ross on piano; Barney Kessel on guitar; Red Callender on bass; Irving Cottler on drums) records the tracks "Twelfth Street Rag" (which will be released by Capitol Records as the flipside of the single "Band In Boston"), "Take The Red Car" (which will be released by Capitol Records as the flipside of the single "Summer Night"), and "I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You (which will be released by Capitol Records as the flipside of the single "El Rojo"), all arranged by Johnny Thompson, in Los Angeles, California.
1947 - Jo Stafford's Capitol Records single "Serenade Of The Bells", with "The Gentleman Is A Dope" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of the U.S. Pop charts
1949 - Tenessee Ernie Ford's Capitol Records single "Mule Train", with "Anticipation Blues" on the flipside, is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts
65 Years Ago Today In 1950 - Eddie Kirk (on vocals), with an orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "Solitary Blues", "My Love For You Rolls On Like The World", "Swing Teardrops", and "Honey Costs Money" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 1372) and the last two titles together as a single (Capitol 1445).
65 Years Ago Today In 1950 - Mary Mayo (on vocals) with Al Ham conducting the orchestra (lineup unlisted), records the titles "A Penny A Kiss, A Penny A Hug" with vocal group Four Chicks and Chuck (lineup unlisted), "Bring Back The Thrill", and so far unissued takes of "And Love We Are" and "Judgement Morn" with Billy Butterfield on trumpet and the vocal group King Odom Four (lineup unlisted) in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the first two titles together as a single (Capitol 1350).
1951 - Paul Phillips (caller) and The Oklahoma Ranch Hands (square dance band with unlisted member) with Ernie Felice on accordion record the tracks "Charlie My Boy", "If You've Got The Money, I've Got The Time", "If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie)" and "There'll Be Some Changes Made" in Los Angeles, California Capitol Records will issue all the tracks with each on its own individual with an instrumental version of each song (recorded on December 10, 1951) on the flip side and all confusingly called "Square Dance Favorites". ("Charlie My Boy" album DAS-4021, "If You've Got The Money, I've Got The Time" album DAS-4022, "If You Knew Susie [Like I Know Susie]" album DAS-4023, and "There'll Be Some Changes Made" album DAS-4024).
1951 - Wesley Tuttle (on vocals) with Jimmy Wakely and his Orchestra (lineup unliste), record the track "I've Got A Round Trip Ticket (From Here To Chatanooga) at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the track as a single (Capitol 2408) with "Fill The Cup To Overflowing" (recorded April 23, 1952) on the flip side.
1951 - Jimmy Wakely (on vocals), with Beasley Smith and Orchestra (Wesley Tuttle on guitar with unlisted additional musicians), records the track "Missing In Action" and the as yet unissued track "I Know I'll Cry In Heaven" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studio in Hollywood, California. Capitol Records will issue the first track as a single (Capitol 1936) with "Just A Little More Waiting" (recorded on September 25, 1951) on the flip side..
1951 - Ella Mae Morse (on vocals), with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra (Walter "Pete" Candoli and Vito "Mickey" Mangano on trumpet, Harold Diner, Francis "Joe" Howard, Ray Sims, and Paul Tanner on trombone, Babe Russin on tenor saxophone, Bob Lawson on baritone saxophone, Milt Raskin on piano, Bob Bain on guitar, Wesley "Speedy" West on steel guitar, Meyer "Mike" Rubin on bass, and Frankie Carlson on drums), records the tracks "Love Me Or Leave Me", "The Blacksmith Blues" (with Riddle on ashtray), the instrumental track "Am I In Love?", and "Oaki Boogie" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California between 9:30 PM and 2:30 AM on December 13, 1951. Capitol Records will issue the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 1922), the last track on the compilation album "Our Best To You" (T 1801) and the vocal track from "Love Me Or Leave Me" on a promotional record (Capitol PRO-50) for radio stations. Bear Family will issue all the tracks in Germany on Morse's box set "Barrelhouse, Boogie And The Blues" (BCD 16117).
1951 - Billy May, conducting his own arrangements to His Orchestra (John Best, Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, and Uan Rasey on trumpet, Murray McEachern, Jimmy Priddy, Ed Kusby, and Si Zentner on trombone, Arthur "Skeets" Herfurt and Wilbur Schwartz on alto saxophone, Ted Nash and Fred Falensby on tenor saxophone, Chuck Gentry on baritone saxophone, Buddy Cole on piano, Barney Kessel on guitar, Phil Stephens on bass, and Alvin Stoller on drums), records the tracks "Charmaine", "Orchids In The Moonlight", and "When I Take My Sugar To Tea" (with the vocal trio The Maytimers [lineup unlisted but according to "The Music of Billy May", The Maytimers on this session were probably taken from the Jud Conlon Singers]), at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California between 8:30 PM and 11:30 PM.Capitol Records will issue the first and last track together as a single (Capitol 1919) and the second track as a single (Capitol 2227) with "Fat Man Mambo" on the flip side.
1951 - Capitol Records files the masters it purchased for Les Paul (on guitar) and Mary Ford's (on guitar and vocals) tracks "It's A Lonesome Old Town" and "Tiger Rag" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol will issue the two tracks together as a single (Capitol 1920).
60 Years Ago Today In 1955 - Woody Herman and His Orchestra (Dick Collins, Conrad Gozzo, John Coppola, Pete Candoli, and Ray Linn on trumpet, Cy Touff on bass trumpet, Tommy Pederson and Ben Benson on trombone, Woody Herman on clarinet and alto saxophone, Richie Kamuca, Ted Nash and Eddie Miller on tenor saxophone, Joe Koch on baritone saxophone, Norman Pockrandt on piano, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Monte Budwig on bass, and Chuck Flores on drums) record the titles "Drums In Hi-Fly (Hi-Fi Drums)" (arranged by Dave Cavanaugh, with Buddy Rich instead of Chuck Flores on drums), "Square Circle" (arranged by Shorty Rogers), "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" (arranged by Billy May), and "Dream" (also arranged by Billy May) in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the first title on the album "Hi-Fi Drums" (T 926), and the other three titles on the double LP "Dance To The Bands" (TBO 727).
60 Years Ago Today In 1955 - Harry James records trumpet parts that are overdubbed on earlier recorded Benny Goodman and His Orchestra tracks for the titles "Sing Sing Sing, Part 1", "Shine", and "One O'Clock Jump" in New York City, New York. Capitol Records will issue the final versions of all the titles on the album "Benny Goodman Plays Selections Featured in 'The Benny Goodman Story'" (S 706).
1957 - Sue Rainey records the track "My Ideal" for her Capitol Records album "When Your Lover Has Gone" album at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California
55 Years Ago Today In 1960 - At two sessions held this day in Los Angeles, California, Eddie Dunstedter (on pipe organ) records the title "Pikaki (Sweet Island Flower)" at the first session and "My Island Paradise" at the second session. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Dunstedter's album "Where Dreams Come True" (T 1545).
55 Years Ago Today In 1960 - Ray Budzilek and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record over dub for the titles "Sweet Seventeen", "The Drummer Boy", "Helena Polka" and "Teenager's Wedding Waltz" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue the final version of all the titles on Budzilek's album "Set Your Polka Feet A'Dancing" (T 1541).
55 Years Ago Today In 1960 - Dean Martin (on vocals) with Nelson Riddle conducting his won arrangements to the orchestra (Dick Nash, Dick Noel, Tommy Pederson, and Tommy Shepard on trombone, Buddy Collette, Harry Klee, Joe Koch, and Abe Most on saxophones, Bill Miller on piano, Bob Bain and Bobby Gibbons on guitar, Joe Comfort on bass, Alvin Stoller on drums, Kathryn Julye on harp, and a string section with Victor Arno, Israel Baker, Alex Beller, Jacques Gasselin, James Getzoff, Dan Lube, Erno Neufeld, Felix Slatkin, and Gerald Vinci on violn, Paul Robyn and Barbara Simmons on viola, Ossip Giskin, Edgar Lustgarten, and Eleanor Aller Slatkin on cello), records the titles "The Story Of Life (All This Is Mine)", "Bella Bella Bambina", "Giuggiola", and "Sparklin' Eyes" at the Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California between 8:30 PM and 12:00 AM on December 13, 1960. Capitol Records will issue "Giuggiola" as a single (Capitol 4570) with "The Story Of My Life" (recorded on February 10, 1961) on the flipside and "Sparkling Eyes" as a single (Capitol 4518) with "Tu Sei Bella, Signorina" (recorded January 23, 1958) on the flipside. Bear Family Records will issue all the titles in the box set "Return To Me" (BCD 15959).
1964 - The Beatles' Capitol Records single "She's A Woman", with "I Feel Fine" on the flipside, enters the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart and Capitol Records' double album "The Beatles' Story" enters Billboard's Top Albums chart at #97 and will peak and stay for four weeks at #7 on January 2, 1965
50 Years Ago Today In 1965 - Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (lineup unlisted) record the titles "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" and "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue both titles on Anthony's album "Dream Dancing Baby" (T 2457).
50 Years Ago Today In 1965 - The Hawaii Calls Chorus (16 uncredited voices with a uncredited instrumental group), directed by James Kaopuiki, records the titles "I'll Remember You" featuring Kalani Kinimaka and Nina Kealiiwahamana on vocals, "The Hasegawa General Store" featuring Pua Almeida on vocals, and "The Sands Of Waikiki" in Hawaii. After overdubs are finished on January 10, 1966, Capitol Records will issue all the titles on the album "Webley Edwards Presents Hawaii Calls: Hawaii Today" (T 2449).
1966 - Tower Records group The Pink Floyd performs their first concert, for the Oxfam Benefit, at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England. Tower Records is a subsidiary of Capitol Records.
1969 - Apple Records releases The Plastic Ono Band's album "Live Peace In Toronto 1969" and the band (featuring Eric Clapton, Klaus Voorman, Alan White, John Lennon and Yoko Ono) perform their first concert, which is held at the Toronto Peace Festival
45 Years Ago Today In 1970 - Buck Owens records the title "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" for Capitol Records
1989 - Garth Brooks' Liberty Records single "If Tomorrow Never Comes", with "Much Too Young" on the flipside, is #1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart. Liberty Records will be renamed Capitol Records Nashville.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1918 - Joe Williams, singer, Roulette Records artist, is born Joseph Goreed in Cordele, Georgia. Roulette's catalog is currently owned by Capitol Records' parent company, EMI Music
1946 - Clive Bunker, guitarist, drummer and member of the Chrysalis Records group Jethro Tull, is born in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. Chrysalis' catalog is currently owned by Capitol Records' parent comany EMI Music.
1969 - The film "The Magic Christian", starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr, with music written by Paul McCartney and performed by Badfinger, premieres in London, England