9 3 9 ▁to ▁Hollywood , ▁where ▁he ▁met ▁Gl enn ▁Wall ich s , ▁who ▁recorded ▁the ▁show ▁on ▁trans cription ▁disc s . ▁ ▁G illet te ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁Chicago ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁radio , ▁but , ▁after ▁Wall ich s ▁co - f ounded ▁Capit ol ▁Records ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁G illet te ▁returned ▁to ▁California ▁to ▁head ▁its ▁country ▁music ▁artists ▁and ▁re per toire ▁section . ▁▁▁▁ ▁G illet te ▁signed , ▁and ▁then ▁worked ▁as ▁the ▁producer ▁for , ▁most ▁of ▁Capit ol ' s ▁country ▁stars ▁in ▁the ▁immediate ▁post - war ▁period , ▁including ▁Tex ▁Ritter , ▁Jack ▁Gut hr ie , ▁Jimmy ▁W ak ely , ▁Mer le ▁Tra vis , ▁Tex ▁Williams ▁and ▁Tennessee ▁Er nie ▁Ford , ▁regularly ▁using ▁jazz ▁mus icians ▁and ▁horn ▁sections ▁on ▁country ▁and ▁pop - orient ed ▁record ings . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁G illet te ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁company ' s ▁pop ▁music ▁division , ▁continu ing ▁to ▁produce ▁Ford ▁but ▁becoming ▁increasing ly ▁associated ▁with ▁Nat ▁King ▁Cole , ▁whose ▁records ▁G illet te ▁produced ▁from ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁until ▁Cole ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁Other ▁mus icians ▁with ▁whom ▁G illet te ▁worked ▁at ▁Capit ol ▁included ▁Georgia ▁Gib bs , ▁Dean ▁Martin , ▁Peg gy ▁Lee , ▁Joe ▁" F ingers " ▁Car r , ▁Nelson ▁R iddle , ▁Stan ▁Kent