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Today In R&R History March 3rd
Daily Rock and Roll History, Birthday and short music clips.
A year long, day by day look back at this date in Rock History in 3-5 minute segments. Now airing WRGG in Greencastle, PA.
Craig Maher / Exo-X-Xeno Wax Museum Interview
Craig Maher from Exo-X-Xeno talking about the 2025 album "Luminous Voyage"
- Click picture to listen to the interview with Craig talking about the Exo-X-Xeno project with Yes members Billy Sherwood, Jay Shellen and Patrick Moraz.
Rock and Roll Birthdays
March 3rd
- March 3rd Birthday, Vocalist Mike Pender from The Searchers, born in Kirkdale, Liverpool, England in 1942.
- March 3rd Birthday, Singer, songwriter Jennifer Warnes, born in 1947 in Seattle, Washington.
- March 3rd Birthday, Guitarist Terence ‘Snowy’ White born in Barnstaple, Devon, England in 1948. Snowy played with Thin Lizzy, Pink Floyd and Roger Waters. As a solo artist, he had a 1983 UK Top Ten hit single “Bird Of Paradise.”
- March 3rd Birthday, Costume Designer, actress and singer from the Tubes, Re Styles. Born Shirley Macleod in the Netherlands in 1950, Styles died on April 17th, 2022 at the age of 72.
- March 3rd Birthday, Sly & The Family Stone bassist Rustee Young, born in 1951 in Monroe, Louisiana.
- March 3rd Birthday, British rock singer, songwriter Robyn Hitchcock, born in 1953 in Paddington, London, England.
Nektar Wax Museum interview 4/11/25
Nektar interviewed on the second night of the 2025 "Mission To Mars" Tour
- Click image to hear the exclusive the Wax Museum interview with Nektar discussiing the current tour, future plans and group history.
Today In Rock and Roll History
March 3rd
- March 3rd (or 5th), 1951 After jamming with B.B. King and his band at The Harlem Club in Chambers, Mississippi, Ike Turner’s band records what most historians credit as the first rock and roll song, “Rocket 88.” Credited to Jacki Brenston and His Delta Cats, the track was taped at Memphis Recording Service in Memphis, Tennessee with producer Sam Phillips. Brenston was Ike Turner’s saxophone player and the Delta Cats were Ike’s band, the Kings Of Rhythm. Credited as written by Brenston, it is possible Turner should have received a co-credit on the song. Turner played piano, seventeen-year-old Raymond Hill played the sax solo and Willie Sims played drums. Bassist Willie Kizart’s amplifier speaker was damaged and created a distorted sound, which Sam Phillips liked and used in the recording. Licensed to Chess Records, the track was released late in March and peaked at No. 1 on the R&B charts on June 9th.
- March 3rd, 1955 Elvis Presley makes his first ever TV appearance on a local sing-along show called Louisiana Hayride.
- March 3rd, 1963 The Beatles record their third single, “From Me To You” at EMI Studios in London with producer George Martin. The song was co-written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney on a bus from York to Shrewsbury in Shropshire, England during The Beatles’ tour with Helen Shapiro. The record became the group’s second No. 1 in England, holding the top slot for seven weeks after its’ April 11threlease on Parlophone Records.
- March 3rd, 1966 Buffalo Springfield forms in Los Angeles when Steven Stills and Richie Furay meet Canadian singer Neil Young in a traffic jam. The trio were later joined by Dewey Martin and Bruce Palmer.
- March 3rd, 1967 Decca Records in Britain release “I Can’t Make It” by Small Faces on 45. Taped at London’s Olympic Studios, the song was co-written and produced by guitarist Steve Marriott and bassist Ronnie Lane, credited on the record as “Plonk Lane.” At the time, the band were involved a legal dispute with their manager Don Arden and refused to promote the record. Despite the band’s reluctance to help push it up the charts, the single peaked at No. 26 in the UK.
- March 3rd, 1967 Eric Burdon and The Animals refused to do a show in Ottawa, Canada unless they were paid in advance. Members of the audience went on a rampage, causing five thousand dollars in damage to the venue.
- March 3rd, 1967 “Western Union” by Durant, Oklahoma band The Five Americans enters the singles charts following a January release. “Western Union” was co-written by group members John Durrill, Michael Rabon and Norm Ezell. Produced by Dale Hawkins, the record went to No. 5 on April 22nd.
- March 3rd, 1968 Columbia Records release “Eli and the Thirteenth Confession,” the third album by singer, songwriter Laura Nyro. The album featured “Eli’s Coming,” later a hit for Three Dog Night and two songs made famous by The 5thDimension, “Stoned Soul Picnic” and “Sweet Blindness.” Nyro premiered some of the songs on the record at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. The album peaked at No. 181 on September 21st.
- March 3rd, 1969 The Beach Boys release “I Can Hear Music” on 45 in the US. The track was a cover of The Ronettes’ hit from 1966, co-written by Phil Spector with Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich. “I Can Hear Music” peaked at No. 24 on April 26th.
- March 3rd, 1972 Harry Nilsson is awarded a Gold Record for his cover version of Badfinger’s “Without You.”
- March 3rd, 1972 Tamla Records release “Music Of My Mind” by Stevie Wonder. Recorded at Mediasound and Electric Lady Studios in New York City and Crystal Industries in Los Angeles, California. Stevie’s production work was assisted by Robert Margouleff and Malcolm Cecil from the synthesizer band Tonto’s Expanding Headband, who programmed ARP and Moog synthesizers for the sessions. Stevie played nearly all the instruments on the LP himself, the first created under his new contract with Tamla Records that allowed him complete artistic control over his records. The album peaked at No. 21 on July 15th.
- March 3rd, 1973 Lion Records release “I’m A Stranger Here” by Canadian band The Five Man Electrical Band on 45. The song was written by band guitarist Les Emmerson, produced by Lion Records’ co-owner Dallas Smith. The record entered the singles charts in April and peaked at No. 76 on June 2nd.
- March 3rd, 1973 Roberta Flack wins Grammy Awards for Song of The Year and Record of The Year for “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.”
- March 3rd, 1973 “Let Your Yeah Be Yeah” by Brownsville Station enters the singles charts. The track was a cover version of the song written by reggae singer Jimmy Cliff. Co-produced by Big Tree label owner Doug Morris and WIXY radio station program director Eric Stevens, the record peaked at No. 57 on April 21st.
- March 3rd, 1973 “I’m Doin’ Fine Now” by the group New York City enters the singles charts. The song was co-written by Sherman Marshall and the record’s producer, Thom Bell. The 45 went to No. 17 in the US on June 23rd, No. 20 in Britain and No. 26 in Canada.
- March 3rd, 1973 “The Cisco Kid” by War enters the singles charts following a February release on United Artists Records. Co-written by the members of War and produced by Jerry Goldstein, “The Cisco Kid” went to No. 2 on April 28th, No. 1 in Canada and earned a Gold Record award for a million copies sold.
- March 3rd, 1973 James Taylor’s “One Man Parade” enters the singles charts. Written by Taylor and produced by Peter Asher, the track served as the second single from Taylor’s LP “One Man Dog.” Singing backing vocals on the recording were Carly Simon, Carole King and Taylor’s siblings ‘s Alex, Kate and Hugh. The record charted for four weeks and peaked at No. 67 on March 10th.
- March 3rd, 1973 Steely Dan release “Reelin’ In The Years” on 45, issued as the second single from the band’s debut LP “Can’t Buy A Thrill.” Recorded in August 1972 at the Village Recorder in Santa Monica, California, the song was co-written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen and produced by Gary Katz. Issued on the four-channel quadraphonic edition of the album, there are extra lead guitar fills not audible on the standard stereo mix of the song. The single peaked at No. 11 on May 12th.
- March 3rd, 1975 A&M Records release “Frampton,” the fourth solo album by Peter Frampton. Frampton produced the album with the Rolling Stones’ mobile unit from October 1974 through February 1975 at Clearwell Castle in Gloucestershire, England and recorded overdubs at Olympic Studios in London. The album reached No. 32 on May 17th. It was on the tour for this album that the live dates that became “Frampton Comes Alive!” were recorded. “Frampton” went Gold on September 13th, 1976 well over a year after its 1975 release.
- March 3rd, 1975 Elton John’s Rocket Records label release “The Immigrant” by Neil Sedaka on 45. Dedicated to John Lennon, who at that time was trying to obtain his green card to stay in America, the song was co-written by Sedaka with Phil Cody. The record went to No. 25 on May 17th.
- March 3rd, 1977 Atlantic Records release the self-titled debut LP by Foreigner. Co-producers John Sinclair and Gary Lyons worked with band members Mick Jones and Ian McDonald to achieve the sound of the album, along their roles are disputed. The album reached No. 4 in the charts on October 22nd and featured three Top Forty singles, “Feels Like the First Time,” “Cold as Ice” and “Long, Long Way from Home.”
- March 3rd, 1977 Swan Song records release “Burnin’ Sky,” the fourth studio album by Bad Company. The album was produced by the band, recorded in France at Château d’Hérouville in July and August 1976 with future Rolling Stones engineer Chris Kimsey. The album peaked at No. 15 on April 23rd.
- March 3rd, 1978 Arista Records release “Easter,” the third album by Patti Smith. The LP was produced by Jimmy Iovine. Credited to the Patti Smith Group, Blue Oyster Cult keyboardist Allen Lanier plays on one song on the record. “Easter” peaked at No. 20 on June 24th and featured the hit single “Because The Night.”
- March 3rd, 1979 Zappa Records release the double LP “Sheik Yerbouti” by Frank Zappa. The basic tracks for the record were a series of live recordings of Zappa and his band taped at The Hammersmith Odeon in London and The Palladium in New York City in 1977 and 1978. Studio overdubs were added with Zappa producing. The record featured Zappa’s hit single “Dancing Fool,” and peaked at No. 21 on June 2nd.
- March 3rd, 1979 “Roller” by April Wine enters the singles charts following a February release on Capitol Records. The song was written and produced by band guitarist and singer Myles Goodwyn. The single peaked at No. 34 on April 28th.
- March 3rd, 1980 Columbia Records release “Civilian,” the eleventh and final album by Gentle Giant. The band self-produced the LP at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California from August through November 1979. All songs on the LP were co-written by Kerry Minnear, Derek Shulman and Ray Shulman.
- March 3rd, 1984 “Leave It” by Yes enters the singles charts on Atco Records. Co-written by Chris Squire, Trevor Rabin and Trevor Horn, the track was produced by Horn during the band’s “90125” LP sessions. There were a number of remixes made available on cassette tape and in the twelve-inch single formats. The B-side of the 45 was itself, an a capella version of the song. The record peaked at No. 24 on April 21st.
- March 3rd, 1985 Atlantic Records release the soundtrack album to “Scream For Help” by former Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones. Jimi Page guests on the songs “Spaghetti Junction” and “Crackback.” Other musicians who played and sang on the record were Jon Anderson from Yes, Madeline Bell and John Renbourne.
- March 3rd, 1986 Elektra Records release “Master Of Puppets” by Metallica. The album reached No. 29 on May 10th.
Miscellaneous March
- March 1957 Flip Records release “Louie Louie” backed with “Rock Rock Rock” by Richard Berry and The Pharaohs on 45 and 78 rpm records. Berry and The Pharoahs were from Los Angeles, California. Berry co-wrote both sides of the record and hired The Pharoahs to back him of the recording. Based on the song “EWl Loco Cha Cha,” “Louie Louie” became a rock and roll standard when The Kingsmen rerecorded it two years later.
- March 1958 Big Records release “True Or False” backed with “Teen Age Fool,” the first single by Paul Simon, credited to True Taylor. The A-side was written by Simon’s father Lou Simon, himself a double bass player and bandleader. Paul Simon wrote “Teen Age Fool.”
- March 1964 Jam sessions recorded at Tel Mar Studios in Chicago between Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry form the “Two Great Guitars” LP released by the two on Chess Records in August. Produced by Andy McKaie, the recordings feature Lafayette Leake on piano, Jesse James Hohnson on bass and Billy Downing on drums.
- March 1966 Scorpio Records release “Fight Fire” backed with “Fragile Child,” the fifth single by The Golliwogs. Both sides were co-written by Tom and John Fogerty, using the names Rann Wild and Toby Green. The Golliwogs renamed themselves Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1967.
- March 1969 Buddy Miles records his second album “Electric Church.” Most of the LP was recorded at Mercury Studios with additional sessions at The Record Plant in New York City. Half of the record was produced by Jimi Hendrix, the songs “69 Freedom Special,” “Miss Lady,” “My Chant” and “Destructive Love.”
- March 1970 Atco Records release “Teasin’” by King Curtis With Delaney Bramlett, Eric Clapton and Friends on 45. Co-written by Curtis Owsley and the record’s producer Delaney Bramlett.
- March 1973 Mercury Records release “For Real” by Ruben and The Jets. The LP featured Frank Zappa on vocals and lead guitar on the song “Dedicated To The One I Love” and wrote the song “If I Could Only Be Your Love Again.” Former Mothers Of Invention saxophonist Jim “Motorhead” Sherman was a member of the band.
- March 1973 The release of “Heart Food,” the second album by Judee Sill. Issued on Asylum Records, Sill had been the first act signed to the label. The record was co-produced by Sill and Henry Lewy.
- March 1974 RCA Records release “Sweet Jane” by Lou Reed on 45 from the live album “Rock And Roll Animal,” recorded at New York City’s Academy Of Music. Written by Reed, who co-produced the track with Steve Katz, the record features the twin guitars of Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner.
- March 1975 Columbia Records release the “Get Off My Cloud” album by Alexis Korner. The LP features session work with Keith Richard, Steve Marriot, Rick Wills, Barry St. John, Nicky Hopkins, Peter Frampton and others, recorded at CBS Studios in London and overdubs at Ramport Studios.
- March 1977 Private Stock Records release “In The Flesh” backed with “Man Overboard,” the second single by Blondie. “In The Flesh” was co-written by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. “Man Overboard” was written by Harry. Both tracks were produced by Richard Gotthehrer.
- March 1978 Chrysalis Records release “Denis” by Blondie on 45. The song is a cover version of the Randy And The Rainbows song from, written by Neil Levinson. The record was produced by Richard Gottehrer. The Blondie single went to No. 2 in Britain.
- March 1980 Warner Brothers Records release “Planet Claire,” the label’s second single from The B-52’s self-titled first album. The song was co-written by singer Fred Schneider and drummer Keith Strickland.
- March 1981 Warner Brothers Records release “Lava,” by The B-52’s on 45. Unusual in that the track was from the group’s first album, issued six months after “Private Idaho,” the only single from the group’s second LP “Wild Planet.” “Lava” was written collectively by The B-52’s and produced by Chris Blackwell.
- March 1981 Atlantic Records release “Run Through The Light” by Yes on 45. The track is a rewrite of a song called “Dancing Through The Light” that the band recorded during aborted album sessions in Paris in 1978 with original singer Jon Anderson. It is the only song in the Yes catalog before the death of Chris Squire to feature anyone other than Squire on bass. Squire played piano on the song and the bass part was played by singer Trevor Horn. The 45 version is a completely different mix of the version on the album “Drama.”
- March 1987, Columbia Records in Canada release “Moonlight Desire” by Laurence Gowen, professionally known as Gowen. The song was issued as the third single from his LP “Great Dirty World.” Yes singer Jon Anderson, heard the song being played in the studio as he walked by, and walked into the session asking if he could sing a harmony part on it. Thus, Anderson’s appearance on the song.
- March 1997 Eric Clapton posing as X-sample, and Simon Climie produce and release a CD as Totally Dysfunctional Family called “Retail Therapy.”
The Paul Bielatowicz Band Wax Museum interview 4/11/25
The Paul Bielatowicz Band interviewed on their 2025 Spring Tour
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Music and conversation with Andy Tillison of The Tangent
Wax Museum interview May 2024
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This Week In Rock and Roll History
This Week In Rock and Roll History week of March 1st
This Week In Rock and Roll History is a weekly one hour look back at the songs, the artists, and the stories behind the music of the rock and roll era.
Jonas Reingold Interview
Jonas Reingold in The Wax Museum
Click image to hear Chris Palladino's Wax Museum Interview with Jonas Reingold
Carl Giammarese / The Buckinghams Interview
The Buckinghams Radio Show
Click image to hear Chris Palladino's interviews on WRGG with Carl Giammarese from The Buckinghams in 2022 and 2024
The Cool Song Of The Week
Cool Song Of The Week 3/1 Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Cool songs from the Rock and Roll Era, Closet Classics and more.
Robert Fripp Radio Oz interview 7/25/85
King Crimson guitarist Radio Oz interview
- Click Fripp's image to hear the King Crimson guitarist, record producer, solo artist in this 1985 interview for the WARX Sunday night Radio Oz program. Fripp discusses his then current Guitar Craft courses, King Crimson stories, his start in the music business, and more.
Annie Haslam 2019 Wax Museum interview
Annie Haslam "In Words and Music"
- Click picture to hear Annie Haslam "In Words and Music". The iconic Renaissance singer talks at length about music, her life, and artwork for an exclusive interview in The Wax Museum.
Tommy James Wax Museum Interview January 2019
Tommy James
- Click picture to hear Tommy promoting all his planned 2019 activities; new album, Sirius XM radio show, touring, new movie, etc.
From the Radio Oz interview archives
Firesign Theatre interview 1980
- Click picture to listen to this archival interview with The Firesign Theatre recorded during their 1980 Fighting Clowns tour of the US for Radio Oz now available for purchase in the Firesign Theatre's "Fighting Clowns" of Hollywood" collection! Also check out this Tiny Ossman interview from 1995 -
Woody Lissauer Wax Museum Interview 2/22/20
Baltimore based Woody Lissauer steps up to the Wax Museum microphones for this in depth interview!
- Click picture to listen to the Wax Museum interview with Woody Lissauer and his latest album "Trouble The Water" with Barbara Ireland and Steve Caplan.
