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Hear Today In Rock and Roll History
Today In R&R History March 2nd
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 2nd
- March 2nd Birthday, Chambers Brothers guitarist Willy Chambers, born in 1938 in Fiora, Mississippi.
- March 2nd Birthday, Four Tops vocalist, songwriter, vocal arranger, musician and record producer Lawrence Payton, born in Detroit, Michigan in 1938.
- March 2nd Birthday, Singer, songwriter, solo artist and an original member of The Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, born in 1942 in New York City. He died on October 27th, 2013, aged 71.
- March 2nd Birthday, Keyboardist, record producer, film and radio jingle composer and well-traveled session player Ralph Schukett, born in Los Angeles, California in 1948. He passed away on April 4th, 2021.
- March 2nd Birthday, Irish blues guitarist Rory Gallagher, born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland in 1948. He died on June 14th, 1995, aged 47.
- March 2nd Birthday, Guitarist, composer, vocalist Larry Carlton, born in Torrance, California in 1948.
- March 2nd Birthday, Carpenters singer, drummer and solo artist Karen Carpenter, born in 1950 in New Haven, Connecticut. She died on February 4th, 1983, aged 32.
- March 2nd Birthday, Rock drummer Hunt Sales, most famously playing with Todd Rundgren, Iggy Pop and Tin Machine with David Bowie, born in 1945.
- March 2nd Birthday, Missing Persons singer and solo artist Dale Bozzio, born Dale Frances Consalvi in Medford, Massachusetts in 1955.
- March 2nd Birthday, The Cowsills drummer John Cowsill, born in 1956 in Newport, Rhode Island.
- March 2nd Birthday, Singer, songwriter Jon Bon Jovi, born John Francis Bongiovi in Perth Amboy, New Jersey in 1962.
- March 2nd Birthday, Singer, pianist and co-founder of the band Coldplay, Chris Martin, born in Exeter, Devon, England in 1977.
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 2nd
- March 2nd, 1955 Bo Diddley records “I’m A Man” at Chess Studios in Chicago with co-producers Leonard and Phil Chess. The musicians who played on the record are disputed. Written by Diddley under his given name, Ellis McDaniels. It was inspired by Muddy Waters song “Hootchie Cootchie Man,” which in turn inspired Waters to write the song “Mannish Boy” about Diddley, referencing his young age. Checker Records released “I’m A Man” backed with “Bo Diddley” by Bo Diddley on 45 on April 2nd. The record went to No. 1 on the R&B charts.
- March 2nd, 1959 Cobra Records release “Double Trouble” by Otis Rush and His Band on 45. Written by Otis Rush, Ike Turner and Otis Rush play co-lead guitar on the track. Willie Dixon produced the record.
- March 2nd, 1959 Sam Cooke records “Wonderful World” at Radio Recorders in Los Angeles. Produced by Cooke, the record was released nearly a year later, April 14th, 1960, by Keen Records. Co-written by Lou Adler, Herb Alpert and Sam Cooke, the song peaked at No. 12 on the Pop Singles charts on July 2nd, 1960 and No. 2 R&B.
- March 2nd, 1964 Capitol Records release “You Were Made For Me” by Freddie and The Dreamers. The song was written by Mitch Murray, who had co-written the band’s previous hit, “I’m Telling You Now” with singer Freddie Garrity. Produced by John Burgess, the record went to No. 3 in Britain. In America, “You Were Made For Me” began a seven-week run on the charts in May and peaked at No. 21 on June 5th.
- March 2nd, 1964 Tollie Records release The Beatles’ “Twist And Shout” on 45. The song was recorded February 11th, 1963 as the last song taped during a marathon session with producer George Martin to complete The Beatles first album. The record entered the charts a week later, charted for twenty-four weeks and reached No. 2 on April 4thduring the week that the top five places on the charts were all Beatles singles.
- March 2nd, 1964 The Beatles begin filming their first movie A Hard Day’s Night at London’s Twickenham Studios.
- March 2nd, 1965 Bobby Hatfield records his solo vocal for The Righteous Brothers’ song “Unchained Melody” at Radio Recorders in Hollywood. Production credit was attributed to Phil Spector but Righteous Brother Bill Medley consistently claimed over the years to have produced the session himself. Neither he nor Spector received credit on the original pressings of the 45. Released by Philles Records as the B-side of “Hung On You,” both sides of the record entered the charts on July 17th. “Hung On You” was co-written by Spector, Gerry Goffin and Carol King, produced by Phil Spector and arranged by Jack Nitzsche. “Unchained Melody” peaked at No. 4 on August 28th. “Hung On You” peaked at No. 47 on August 21st.
- March 2nd, 1967 John Lennon and Paul McCartney win the Song Of The Year Grammy for “Michelle.”
- March 2nd, 1968 Atlantic Records release “Take Time To Know Her” by Percy Sledge on 45. Written by Steve Davis and co-produced by Quinn Ivy and Martin Greene, the record peaked at No. 11 on May 25th.
- March 2nd, 1968 Buddah Records release “Rice Is Nice” by Oxford, Ohio band The Lemon Pipers on 45. Co-written by producer Paul Leka with Shelley Pinz, the same team that produced The Lemon Pipers’ hit “Green Tambourine.” The record entered the charts a week later and reached No. 46 on April 20th.
- March 2nd, 1968 Immediate Records release “Tin Soldier” by Small Faces. Co-written and produced by Steve Marriot and Ronnie Laine, the song was influenced by Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale “The Steadfast Tin Soldier,” the story of an imperfect tin soldier’s desire for a paper ballerina. “Tin Soldier” peaked at No. 73 on April 6thbut was a Top Ten hit at No. 9 in Britain.
- March 2nd, 1968 Reprise Records release “Up From The Skies” by The Jimi Hendrix Experience on 45. Written by Hendrix and produced by Chas Chandler at Olympic Studios in London on October 29th, 1967, the last day of recording for the “Axis Bold As Love” album. The record peaked at No. 82 on March 30th.
- March 2nd, 1968 “You’ve Got To Be Loved” by British pop band The Montanas enters the singles charts. The song was co-written by British singer, songwriter and actress Jackie Trent with the record’s producer Tony Hatch. “You’ve Got To Be Loved” charted for seven weeks and peaked at No. 58 on March 30th.
- March 2nd, 1972 Brunswick Records release Chicago based vocal quartet The Chi Lites’ “Oh Girl” on 45. Written and produced by group singer Eugene Record, “Oh Girl” was the group’s first and only No. 1 in America, entering the charts in April and hitting the top on May 27th.
- March 2nd, 1972 Columbia Records release “Avenging Annie” the first single by Boston, Massachusetts multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Andy Pratt. Written and arranged by Pratt, the record began a ten-week run on the charts in April and peaked at No. 78 on June 2nd.
- March 2nd, 1973 Bearsville Records release “A Wizard, A True Star” by Todd Rundgren. Rungren and keyboardist Moogy Klingman set up Secret Sound recording studio in Manhattan, New York City, where most of the LP sessions took place. Rick Derringer, The Brecker Brothers and David Sanborne were among the guest musicians on the sessions for the album. “A Wizard, A True Star” reached No. 86 on May 26th.
- March 2nd, 1973 Warner Brothers Records release “The Captain And Me,” the third studio album by The Doobie Brothers. Bill Payne and Jeff Baxter guested on the LP and Stevie Wonder’s synthesizer programmers Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff worked on the record. Produced by Ted Templeman and engineered by Donn Landee at Warner Brothers Studios in North Hollywood, California, the album peaked at No. 7 on July 21stand featured the hits “Long Train Runnin’” and “China Grove.”
- March 2nd, 1974 “Seasons In The Sun” by Terry Jacks is the No. 1 record in the US.
- March 2nd, 1974 “Unborn Child” by Seals and Croft enters the singles charts on Warner Brothers Records. Co-written by Lana Bogan and James Seals, the track was produced by Louie Shelton. The record went to No. 66 on April 13th.
- March 2nd, 1974 Stevie Wonder wins five Grammy Awards for the LP “Inner Visions” and the singles “Superstition” and “You Are The Sunshine Of My Life.”
- March 2nd, 1979 Warner Brothers Records release the self-titled debut album by Rickie Lee Jones. The LP was recorded from September through December 1978 with co-producers Larry Waronker and Russ Titelman. Studio sessions were taped at Warner Brothers and The Burbank Studios. Two tracks were live recordings from December 22nd, 1978. The record reached No. 8 on June 30th and featured the hit single “Chuck E.’s In Love.” Rickie Lee won a Grammy Award in 1980 for “Best New Artist,” and the was nominated for Best Album, Best Pop Vocal, Best Rock Vocal, Best New Song.
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.
