The special 10-inch anniversary LP “Capitol Cavalcade” was an entertaining 30-minute review of Capitol Records’ first decade, briefly covering the label’s 1942 formation by Johnny Mercer (with the assistance of Glenn Wallichs and Buddy DeSylva) but devoted mostly to introducing and playing audio clips of Capitol’s most popular hit singles. The label’s A&R; chief Dave Dexter, Jr. narrates. Artists sampled include Mercer himself, Nat Cole, Kay Starr, Stan Kenton, Jo Stafford, Ella Mae Morse, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Margaret Whiting, Pee Wee Hunt, Betty Hutton, Tex Williams, Peggy Lee, Les Paul & Mary Ford, Freddie Slack, the Pied Pipers, and others. Transferred and digitally processed from the original LP: Capitol PRO-103 & PRO-104 - Capitol Cavalcade (1942-1952), commemorating the tenth anniversary of Capitol Records, Inc., written and narrated by Dave Dexter, Jr., produced by William H. Miller and John Palladino . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The three* MusicProf channels are home to The HITS ARCHIVES, YouTube’s most comprehensive collection of U.S. ‘popular music’ recordings from 1925 thru 1975. Discover thousands of original hit versions, conveniently arranged in year-by-year playlists and sorted alphabetically in your choice of either song title or artist name. Simply visit this channel’s home page (here: https://www.youtube.com/@the78prof72 ), scroll down the rows of playlist categories, choose a favorite year, click on “view full playlist,” and then pick out the songs that you want to hear. Enjoy the music! * The78Prof The45Prof AnotherProf

• published: 21 Jun 2019
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