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Today In R&R History January 14th
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, weekday mornings on KSRQ in Three River Falls, Minnesota, KIYU in Galena, Alaska
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
January 14th
- January 14th Birthday, R&B singer Clarence Carter, born in 1936 in Montgomery, Alabama.
- January 14th Birthday, New Orleans singer, songwriter, pianist, producer, arranger, solo artist Allen Toussaint, born in 1938 in Gert Town, Louisiana. He died November 10th, 2015 at the age of 77.
- January 14th Birthday, Singer, songwriter, guitarist, record producer T Bone Burnette, born Joseph Henry Burnett in 1948 in St. Louis, Missouri.
- January 14th Birthday, Allman Brothers and Sea Level bassist Lamar Williams, born in Gulfport, Mississippi in 1949. He passed away from lung cancer on January 21st, 1983.
- January 14th Birthday, Queensryche singer and solo artist Geoff Tate, born in 1959 in Stuttgart, West Germany.
- January 14th Birthday, Chas Smash, the horn player from British band Madness, born in 1959 in Fitzrovia, London, England.
- January 14th Birthday, Ozzy Osbourne and Black Label Society guitarist Zakk Wylde, born Jeffrey Phillip Wielandt in 1967 in Bayonne, New Jersey.
- January 14th Birthday, Drummer, guitarist, singer, songwriter with Nirvana and the Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl, born in 1969 in Warren, Ohio.
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
January 14th
- January 14th, 1957 Elvis Presley records “Tell Me Why” with The Jordanaires at Radio Recorders in Hollywood. The song was written and first recorded by Titus Turner in 1956. Elvis’ version remained unreleased for eight years while Elvis was working almost exclusively on soundtrack recordings for his movies. Issued on 45 on December 3rd, 1965, the single peaked at No. 33 on January 29th.
- January 14th, 1965 Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames were at No. 1 on the UK singles chart with “Yeh Yeh,” co-written as an instrumental by Rodgers Grant and Pat Patrick and first recorded by Mongo Santamaría, in 1963. Lyrics were written for it by Jon Hendricks of the vocal group Lambert, Hendricks and Ross. Released a month later in the US, the Georgie Fame version entered the charts in February and went to No. 21 on March 27th. The US single edited out the song’s saxophone solo.
- January 14th, 1965 Motown subsidiary Soul Records release Jr. Walker and The All-Stars “Shotgun” on 45. Written by Autry DeWalt, the track was co-produced by Berry Gordy Jr and Lawrence Horn at Hitsville USA Studio A in Detroit. Johnny Griffith played the organ part. The single entered the charts in February and peaked at No. 4 on April 3rd.
- January 14th, 1965 At Columbia Recording Studios in New York City, Bob Dylan records “Subterranean Homesick Blues” during sessions with producer Tom Wilson for the LP “Bringing It All Back Home.” The song was written by Bob Dylan. Columbia Records released it as a single on March 8th. The record became Dylan’s first charting single, peaking at No. 39 on May 15th.
- January 14th, 1966 Chess Records release “The Real Folk Blues” by Muddy Waters on LP, a compilation of early Waters recordings.
- January 14th, 1966 Singer David Jones legally changed his name to David Bowie to avoid confusion with The Monkees’ Davy Jones. On this same day, PYE Records released their first Bowie single “Can’t Help Thinking About Me” backed with “And I Say To Myself” credited to David Bowie with The Lower Third, now working with producer Tony Hatch. It became the first Bowie record to be released in the US, as well as the first time the name “Bowie” appeared under the songwriter’s credit.
- January 14th, 1967 The self-titled debut LP by The Seeds enters the album charts on GNP Crescendo Records, produced by singer, songwriter and guitarist Sky Saxon. The album peaked at No. 132 on January 28th.
- January 14th, 1967 The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Big Brother And The Holding Company perform for over twenty-five thousand people at The Human Be-In-A Gathering Of The Tribes in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.
- January 14th, 1967 Released on the Rojak Records label, “96 Tears” by Big Maybelle enters the charts. On the charts for three weeks, “96 Tears” peaked at No. 96 on January 28th.
- January 14th, 1967 The Buckinghams record “Don’t You Care”” with producer Jim Guercio at Columbia Studios in New York City. Co-written by Gary Beisbier and Jim Holvay, the 45 was released on February 23rd. The record entered the charts in March and went to No. 6 in the states, No. 1 in the Philippines and No. 4 in Canada.
- January 14th, 1967 “The Beat Goes On” by Sonny and Cher enters the singles charts following a December 1966 release. Written and produced by Sonny Bono, session players on the recording were members of the go-to-group that came to be known as The Wrecking Crew and the song features the creative bass lines of veteran Carol Kaye. The record peaked at No. 6 on February 25th.
- January 14th, 1969 Columbia Records release “Mr. Sun, Mr. Moon” by Paul Revere and The Raiders featuring Mark Lindsay. Written by Mark Lindsey, the song entered the charts in February and peaked at No. 15 on April 19th in America, No. 8 in Canada.
- January 14th, 1969 Tamla Records release “Good Lovin’ Ain’t Easy To Come By” by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell on 45. The song was co-written and produced by Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson. The record peaked at No. 30 on March 8th.
- January 14th, 1971 Badfinger appear on BBC television’s Top Of The Pops performing three songs from their “No Dice” LP “No Matter What,” “Believe Me” and “Better Days.”
- January 14th, 1972 Atco Records release the non-LP “My World” by The Bee Gees on 45. It was the last single released by the band with drummer Geoff Bridgford, who left in March. Co-written by Barry and Robin Gibb, “My World” became a Top Twenty hit on both sides of the Atlantic. In America, the record went to No. 16 on February 26th.
- January 14th, 1972 Columbia Records release the self-titled “Paul Simon” LP, his first since the breakup of Simon & Garfunkel. The album was co-produced by Paul Simon and Roy Halee. Recorded from January through March in San Francisco, New York City, Hollywood, California, Kingston, Jamaica and Paris, France. Guest musicians on the album included Larry Knechtel on piano, David Spinozza on guitar, Joe Osborn on bass, Hal Blaine on drums and Stephane Grapelli on violin. The record peaked at No. 4 on April 1st.
- January 14th, 1973 Elvis Presley Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite, drew the largest worldwide television audience in the history of the medium. Released February 3rdas a double album, it became one of Elvis’s bestselling releases of the 1970’s, peaking at No. 1 on May 5th.
- January 14th, 1975 Joe Walsh was awarded a Gold Record for his third solo album “So What.”
- January 14th, 1977 RCA Records release David Bowie’s LP “Low.” The album was mostly recorded from September through November 1976, with sessions beginning at The Château in Switzerland with mixing done at the Hansa Tonstudio in West Berlin, working closely with collaborator Brian Eno and producer Tony Visconti.
- January 14th, 1980 Mercury Records release “Permanent Waves,” the seventh studio album by Rush. The LP was recorded at Le Studio in Morin-Heights, Quebec, co-produced by Rush and Terry Brown in September and October. The record featured the hit singles “Freewill” and “The Spirit Of Radio.” “Permanent Waves” sold over a million copies and earned a Gold Record. The LP went to No. 4 on March 8th.
- January 14th, 1983 CBS Records in Germany release the self-titled debut album by German band Nena. The LP that came later in Britain and America was a compilation of songs from this and the second full-length Nena album. The record included the international hit single “99 Luftballoons.”
- January 14th, 1984 The live version of U2’s “I Will Follow” from the “Under A Blood Red Sky” mini-LP debuts on the US singles charts, peaking at No. 61 on January 28th. The promo single had the version taken from the “Under A Blood Red Sky” mini-LP while the B-side was a remix the same track. The stock copy of the record featured a remixed edit of the track “Two Hearts Beat As One” as the B-side.
- January 14th, 1984 “Jump” by Van Halen enters the singles charts following a December release by Warner Brothers Records. Co-written by the four members of the band and produced by Ted Templeman, the record peaked at No. 1 on February 25th.
- January 14th, 1984 Paul McCartney was at No.1 on the British singles charts with “Pipes Of Peace.”
- January 14th, 1989 Paul McCartney released his album “CHOBA B CCCP” (“Back In The U.S.S.R.”) exclusively in the Soviet Union. The album of rock and roll cover versions was recorded during sessions on July 20th and 21st, 1987 at McCartney’s home Hog Hill Studio in Sussex, England. Produced by McCartney, the LP was eventually released worldwide in 1991 and peaked at No. 109 on November 16th.
- January 14th, 1992 Duck/Reprise Records release the soundtrack album from the movie Rush, featuring an original score by Eric Clapton. “Rush” was a combination of three Clapton songs with vocals mixed with instrumental music that formed the score for the movie. Produced by Russ Titleman, the record peaked at No. 24 on April 11th.
- January 14th, 1996 Oasis went to No. 1 on the English album charts with “(What’s The Story) Morning Glory.” The group’s second UK No. 1, the LP spent a total of one hundred and forty-five weeks on the chart.
- January 14th, 2001 Capitol Records issue the promotional only George Harrison single “My Sweet Lord” backed with “My Sweet Lord (2000)” as part of the Twentieth Anniversary reissue of Harrison’s “All Things Must Pass” album.
- January 14th, 2008 Ringo Starr releases the album “Liverpool 8,” produced by David Stewart of The Eurythmics. The title refers to the postal district of Toxteth in Liverpool where Ringo Starr grew up. Sessions were initially recorded with Mark Hudson. When the partnership ended, Stewart was brought into the project to complete the album. “Liverpool 8” peaked at No. 94 on February 2nd.
Miscellaneous January
- January 1959 Del Fi Records release “Fast Freight” backed with Big Baby Blues” by Arvee Allens on 45. Both instrumentals, the name was a pseudonym for Ritchie Valens, who wrote the songs. Rereleased later under his real name, it was Valens’ last single issued in his lifetime.
- January 1967 Verve Folkways Records release “More Than A New Discovery,” the first album by Laura Nyro. The LP was produced by Milton Okun from July through November 1966 at Bell Sound Studios in New York City. Verve reissued the tracks as “The First Songs” in 1969 on their Verve Forecast imprint and Columbia did the same in 1973, reissued with a new cover, when it peaked at No. 97 on March 24th.
- January 1968 CBS Records in Britain release “Come Out Fighting Genghis Smith,” the second album by Roy Harper. The LP was produced by Shel Talmy.
- January 1969 CBS Records in Britain release “Love Chronicles,” the second album by Al Stewart. The LP was co-produced by Roy Guest, John Wood and Al Stewart. Session musicians included Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and four members of Fairport Convention, Simon Nicol, Richard Thompson, Martin Lamble and Ashley Hutchings.
- January 1971 Warner Brothers Records release the self-titled debut album by Little Feat. Produced by Russ Titelman, the LP didn’t chart. Little Feat were formed by guitarist Lowell George and keyboardist Bill Payne in Los Angeles in 1969.
- January 1972 Reprise Records release “The Spotlight Kid,” the sixth studio album by Captain Beefheart. The album was recorded in the Autumn of 1971 with Beefheart and Phil Schier co-producing.
- January 1972 Buddah Records release “City Of New Orleans” by songwriter Steve Goodman. Although Goodman’s version didn’t chart, two subsequent cover versions did. Arlo Guthrie and Willie Nelson both had hits with the song. Goodman received a posthumous Grammy award for best Country Song at the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985 for Nelson’s cover of the song.
- January 1973 Palladium Records release “Back In ‘72” by Bob Seger. The album contains the original studio version of one of Seger’s signature songs, “Turn the Page.”
- January 1974 Warner Brothers Records release “Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath” by Black Sabbath on 45. The single version of the song was edited to three minutes and thirty-three seconds from the album version that was nearly six minutes long.
- January 1974 Ardent Records release “Radio City,” the second album by Big Star. Down to the three-piece unit of Alex Chilton, Jody Stephens and Andy Hummel, former guitarist Chris Bell did contribute to the writing of a few songs on the LP before departing in late 1972. A few of the songs were completed by Chilton with session players. Sales were hampered by poor distribution of the album when Ardent’s parent company had disagreements with Columbia Records, who otherwise would have placed the album in stores.
- January 1975 Wilco Johnson’s band, Dr. Feelgood, release their first LP “Down The Jetty” on United Artists Records in Britain.
- January 1976 Mercury Records release “Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy The Weed” by Thin Lizzy on 45. The song was co-written by Phil Lynott, Scott Gorham and Brian Downey. The track was produced by John Alcock from the band’s “Johnny The Fox” LP.
- January 1977 Private Stock Records release the eponymous first album by Blondie. Produced by Richard Gottehrer, the group bought back their contract with Private Stock and re-signed with Chrysalis Records, wrote re-released the album the following September.
- January 1981 Full Moon/Epic Records release “Outside” by Ambrosia as a single backed with the Eagles song “I Can’t Tell You Why” on the flip side. Both songs were featured in the 1980 Richard Donner film soundtrack Inside Moves. The record peaked at No. 102 in the US.
- January 1981 Sire Records release Talking Heads “Once In A Lifetime” on 45. Co-produced and written by the band and Brian Eno. It was the lead single from Talking Heads’ fourth studio album, “Remain In Light.” The LP went to No. 19 on December 6thbut the single never entered the Top One Hundred despite significant airplay on early MTV broadcasts. A live version released in 1986 peaked at No. 91.
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 January 11th
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 January 11th - The Peanut Butter Conspiracy
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.
