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Today In R&R History March 11th
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Craig Maher / Exo-X-Xeno Wax Museum Interview
Craig Maher from Exo-X-Xeno talking about the 2025 album "Luminous Voyage"
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Rock and Roll Birthdays
March 11th
- March 11th Birthday, Rick Rothwel, drummer for Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders, born Eric Rothwel in Reddish, Stockport, Cheshire, England in 1944.
- March 11th Birthday, Famous session guitarist Harvey Mandell, born in 1945 in Detroit, Michigan. Mandell played on sessions with The Rolling Stones, Canned Heat and John Mayall and was an innovator of the two-hand tapping guitar technique.
- March 11th Birthday, Vanilla Fudge singer and keyboardist Mark Stein, born in 1947 in Bayonne, New Jersey.
- March 11th Birthday, Keyboardist Derek (Blue) Weaver, from Amen Corner, Strawbs and The Bee Gees, born in Cardiff, Wales in 1947.
- March 11th Birthday, Golden Earring guitarist and singer George Kooymans, born in The Hague, Netherlands in 1948. He passed away on July 22nd, 2025 at the age of 77.
- March 11th Birthday, Folk/Jazz singer Bobby McFerrin, born in Manhattan, New York City in 1950.
- March 11th Birthday, 1955 Singer, songwriter and actress Nina Hagen, born Catharina Hagen in 1955 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- March 11th Birthday, Big Country guitarist Bruce Watson, born in 1961 in Timmins, Ontario, Canada.
Nektar Wax Museum interview 4/11/25
Nektar interviewed on the second night of the 2025 "Mission To Mars" Tour
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Today In Rock and Roll History
March 11th
- March 11th, 1960 Liberty Records release “Cut Across Shorty” backed with “Three Steps To Heaven” by Eddie Cochran on 45. “Cut Across Shorty” was co-written by country singer Marijohn Wilken and rockabilly singer Wayne Walker. The track was produced by Liberty Records co-founder Si Waronker. “Three Steps To Heaven” became a posthumous No. 1 in England.
- March 11th, 1967 The novelty single “Mellow Yellow” by Senator Bobby and Senator McKinley enters the singles charts following a February release on Parkway Records. The single was a follow up to the Top Twenty single “Wild Thing.” Both Senator’s were voiced by comedian Bill Minkin, who later became the voice of the King Biscuit Flower Hour radio concert series in the 1980’s.
- March 11th, 1967 “Who Do You Love” by Lansing, Michigan band The Woolies enters the singles charts following a November 1966 release on Dunhill Records. Written by American rock and roll pioneer Bo Diddley in 1956, the original version did not use the signature Bo Diddley beat rhythm. Covered by a number of artists over the years, the signature Diddley rhythm is often added to the arrangement. The Woolies version of “Who Do You Love” had a three-week chart run and peaked at No. 95 on March 25th.
- March 11th, 1967 “That Acapulco Gold” by Denver, Colorado band The Rainy Daze enters the singles charts following a January release on UNI Records. “Acapulco Gold” is a strain of cannabis sativa that was popular during the 1960’s counterculture movement for its’ potency and unique color. Co-written by John Carter and band drummer Timothy Gilbert, it was the group’s only charting single, peaking at No. 70 on March 25th.
- March 11th, 1967 Cameo Parkway Records release “Can’t Get Enough Of You Baby” by ? and The Mysterians on 45. Co-written by Denny Randell and Sandy Linzer, the session was produced by Mysterians’ vocalist Rudy Martinez. The record peaked at No. 56 on April 22nd.
- March 11th, 1967 Kama Sutra Records release the second single by Sopwith Camel, “Postcard From Jamaica,” the band’s follow-up to the hit “Hello Hello.” The song was co-written by Terry MacNeil and Peter Kraemer and the track produced by Erik Jacobsen. The record entered the charts in April and peaked a week later at No. 88.
- March 11th, 1967 “Love Is Here And Now You’re Gone” by The Supremes is the No. 1 record in the US.
- March 11th, 1970 Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young release their version of Joni Mitchell’s “Woodstock” on 45. Recorded July through December 1969 at Wally Heider Studio C, San Francisco and Studio III, in Los Angeles, the track was a significant rewrite of Mitchell’s original version. Jimi Hendrix was involved early in the song’s development and a version was taped on September 30th, 1969 with Hendrix playing bass and overdubbing guitar. The record hit No. 11 on May 9th. On the same day, Atlantic Records released the group’s album “Deja Vu.” The LP was co-produced by the quartet at two Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco and Hollywood from July 1969 through January 1970 during an emotionally stressful period. Graham Nash’s relationship with Joni Mitchell ended, Stills and Judy Collins parted ways and Crosby’s girlfriend Christine Hinton had died in a car wreck in September 1969. Jerry Garcia played pedal steel guitar on “Teach Your Children” and John Sebastian contributed harmonica to the title track. The record reached No. 1 on May 16th, No. 5 in England and featured the singles “Teach Your Children,” “Our House” and “Woodstock.”
- March 11th, 1970 The self-titled second album by Blood, Sweat and Tears wins a Grammy for Album Of The Year. The LP spent seven weeks at No. 1, had three successive Top Five hit singles, selling over four million copies in the US.
- March 11th, 1972 Jackson Browne’s “Doctor My Eyes” enters the singles charts following a February release on Asylum Records. Written by Browne, who first recorded it as a demo for the Criterion Music publishing company in early 1971. On the record, Jesse Ed Davis played the electric guitar solo, David Crosby and Graham Nash sang backing vocals and Russ Kunkel played drums. The record peaked at No. 8 on April 6th.
- March 11th, 1972 “Willpower Weak Temptation Strong” by Bullet enters the singles charts for one week at No. 96 following a February release on Big Tree Records. The track was co-written and produced by Bobby Flax and Lanny Lambert and arranged by Charlie Calello.
- March 11th, 1972 “Blood, Sweat and Tears Greatest Hits” enters the album charts following a February release on Columbia Records. The record reached No. 19 on April 8th.
- March 11th, 1974 Columbia Records release the double-album set “Chicago VII.” Produced by James William Guercio at the Caribou Ranch Studios in Nederland, Colorado, it became the band’s second of four consecutive No. 1 albums on April 27th. “Chicago VII” featured the hits “(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long,” “Call On Me” and “Wishing You Were Here.”
- March 11th, 1974 Three and a half years after her death and less than a month after Janis Joplin’s manager sued for a settlement, a San Francisco insurance company paid twelve thousand dollars on the singer’s life insurance policy, the court agreeing with a coroner’s report that Janis died from an accidental drug overdose, not suicide.
- March 11th, 1975 Elvis Presley records “T-R-O-U-B-L-E” with producer Felton Jarvis at RCA Studio “C” in Hollywood. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist James Burton plays on the track. Written by Jerry Chesnut, RCA Victor Records released the track on 45
- on April 22nd. The record entered the singles charts in May and peaked at No. 35 on June 14th.
- March 11th, 1976 Atlantic Records release “Welcome To My Nightmare” by Alice Cooper. Produced by Bob Ezrin, it was Cooper’s first solo album after the breakup of the Alice Cooper band. Written as a concept album telling the story of a character named Steven and his childhood nightmares. Ezrin and Cooper brought in all four members of Lou Reed’s live band, guitarists Dick Wagner and Steve Hunter, bassist Prakash John and drummer Pentti Glan. Tony Levin played on the sessions and Vincent Price made a cameo appearance as well. The album reached No. 5 on the album charts on June 21st and featured the hit singles “Only Women Bleed” and “Department of Youth.”
- March 11th, 1976 Columbia Records release “Black Market” by Weather Report. Co-produced by keyboardist Joe Zawinul and saxophonist Wayne Shorter at Devonshire Sound Studios in Los Angeles, Alphonzo Johnson, Jaco Pastorius, Narada Michael Walden and Chester Thompson all play on the album. “Black Market” peaked at No. 42 on May 29th, No. 2 on the Jazz charts.
- March 11th, 1977 Elvis Costello’s debut 45 on the British Stiff Records label, “Less Than Zero” is released. Written by Costello, the song was also involved in the infamous performance on Saturday Night Live on the 17th of December 1977. Following pressure from his record company to play the song on the show, Costello began to play the song, but he stopped after only a few bars, saying that “there’s no reason to do this song here.” He then launched into an unannounced performance of “Radio Radio,” a song he had promised not to play.
- March 11th, 1978 “Safety In Numbers” by Crack The Sky enters the album charts on Lifesong Records. It is the only studio album in the band’s catalog that does not feature original group singer John Palumbo, who left early in the sessions for a solo career, although he has songwriting credits on some songs on the LP. In his place, the record’s producer, Rob Stevens played keyboards and singer Gary Lee Chappell sang and played acoustic guitar. The LP peaked at No. 124 on April 15th.
- March 11th, 1978 “Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush Live” enters the album charts following a February release on Columbia Records. Produced and arranged by Frank Marino, the album was recorded during the band’s 1977 tour of the southern states in the US. The LP peaked at No. 129 on April 22nd.
- March 11th, 1978 “(Any Way That You Want It) I’ll Be There” by Starz enters the singles charts following a February release on Capitol Records. Co-written and produced collectively by the band, the record charted for four weeks and peaked at No. 79 on April 1st.
- March 11th, 1978 Janus Records release “I Want You To Be Mine” by Dutch band Kayak on 45. Written by group keyboardist Ton Scherpenzeel, this version, released from the band’s “Starlight Dancer” album, was considered a demo version of the original version issued on Kayak’s previous album, “The Last Encore.” “I Want You To Be Mine” entered the charts in May and peaked at No. 55 on June 10th.
- March 11th, 1978 “Count On Me” by Jefferson Starship enters the singles charts. Written by Jesse Barish for the Starship album “Earth,” the track was co-produced by the band and Larry Cox. “Count On Me” peaked at No. 8 on May 13th.
- March 11th, 1981 Epic Records release “Metal Health” by Quite Riot. The album peaked at No. 1 and featured the hits “Cum on Feel the Noize” and “Metal Health.”
- March 11th, 1985 MCA Records release “Southern Accents,” the sixth album by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. Sessions for the LP were not without issues, leading to five different producers listed, Petty, guitarist Mike Campbell, Jimmy Iovine, Robbie Robertson and David Allen Stewart, who co-wrote three of the songs with Petty. Petty severely broke his hand during that period and it was the last group recording with bassist Ron Blair. The album peaked at No. 7 on May 11thand featured the hit single “Don’t Come Around Here No More.”
- March 11th, 1985 Duck Records release “Behind The Sun” by Eric Clapton. Most of the album was produced by Phil Collins, with three tracks co-produced by Ted Templeman and Lenny Waronker. Sessions for the LP were taped at AIR Studios in Montserrat, West Indies, Lion Share Recording Studio in Los Angeles and Amigo Studios in North Hollywood, California. Among the guests playing on the album were Steve Lukather, Lindsey Buckingham, Donald “Duck” Dunn, Chris Stainton, James Newton Howard, Phil Collins, Jeff Porcaro, Ray Cooper and others. The album reached No. 34 on May 25th and featured three hits, “Forever Man,” “See What Love Can Do” and “She’s Waiting.”
- March 11th, 1997 Eric Clapton and Simon Climie team up to release “Retail Therapy, credited to T.D.F. (Totally Dysfunctional Family). Drummer Paul Waller plays on the record.
- March 11th, 2021 Capitol Records release “McCartney III Imagined” a remix version of McCartney’s “McCartney III” LP.
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 Pharaohs were from Los Angeles, California. Berry co-wrote both sides of the record and hired The Pharaohs 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 8th
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
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Carl Giammarese / The Buckinghams Interview
The Buckinghams Radio Show
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The Cool Song Of The Week
Cool Song Of The Week 3/8 The Woolies
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.
