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Today In R&R History November 22nd
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
November 22nd
- November 22nd Birthday, Jesse Colin Young of The Youngbloods, born in Queens, New York City in 1941.
- November 22nd Birthday, Three Dog Night drummer Floyd Sneed, born in 1942 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He died on January 27th, 2023 at the age of 80.
- November 22nd Birthday, Bassist Aston “Family Man” Barrett from Bob Marley and the Wailers, born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1946.
- November 22nd Birthday, Foghat guitarist Rod Price, born Roderick Michael Price in 1947 in Willesden, North London, England. Price died on March 22nd, 2005, after falling down a stairway at his home, at the age of 57.
- November 22nd Birthday, The Outsiders and Climax vocalist Sonny Geraci, born in 1946 in Cleveland, Ohio.
- November 22nd Birthday, Guitarist Dennis Larden from Every Mothers Son, born in New York City in 1949.
- November 22nd Birthday, Guitarist and mandolin player for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, solo artist and actor, Little Steven Van Zandt, born in Winthrop, Massachusetts in 1950.
- November 22nd Birthday, Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club bassist Tina Weymouth, born Martina Michele Weymouth in 1950 in Coronado, California.
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
November 22nd
- November 22nd, 1957 Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel make their first appearance on ABC-TV’s dance show American Bandstand in their early incarnation as Tom and Jerry, playing their chart hit, “Hey Little Schoolgirl.” While trying to remember the lyrics to the Everly Brothers song “Hey Doll Baby,” they wrote “Hey Schoolgirl,” and spent twenty-five dollars recording it at Sanders Recording Studio in Manhattan. While recording, they were overheard by promoter Sid Prosen, who signed them to his independent record label, Big Records.
- November 22nd, 1961 RCA Victor Records release “Can’t Help Falling In Love With You” backed with Rock-A-Hula Baby” by Elvis Presley on 45. Co-written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore and George David Weiss, Elvis recorded the track for his “Blue Hawaii” LP. The song was tracked at Radio Recorders in Hollywood on March 23rdwith The Jordanaires on backing vocals, Scotty Moore on electric guitar, Floyd Cramer on piano, D.J. Fontana on drums and Boots Randolph on sax.
- November 22nd, 1961 Bob Dylan records more tunes for his first album for Columbia Records, “Man Of Constant Sorrow,” “Pretty Peggy-O,” “See That My Grave Is Kept Clean,” “Gospel Plow,” “Freight Train Blues” and “Highway 51.”
- November 22nd, 1963 Phil Spector’s Philles Record label issues “A Christmas Gift For You,” a various artist compilation of Christmas songs by The Ronettes, The Crystals, Darlene Love and Bob B. Soxx and The Blue Jeans.
- November 22nd, 1963 The Beatles second studio LP “With The Beatles” is released in Britain in both mono and stereo formats. The LP was recorded only four months after their debut album, with the new record replacing the first album at No. 1 in the UK. The resulting stretch gave the band the top album in the British charts for fifty-one consecutive weeks. “With The Beatles” had three- hundred-thousand advance orders in Britain, quickly reached sales of a half million and surpassed the one million mark in 1965.
- November 22nd, 1965 Motown’s Tamla label release Stevie Wonders “Uptight (Everything’s Alright)” single. The song was co-written by Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy and Henry Cosby and co-produced by Cosby and Mickey Stevenson, the song would enter the charts in December hit No. 1 on the R&B charts and No. 3 on the pop charts, on February 12th, 1966.
- November 22nd, 1968 Liberty Records release “Going Up The Country” by Canned Heat. Written by group singer Al Wilson, the song was adapted from a 1920’s blues song “Bull Doze Blues.” The track was recorded at I. D. Sound Recorders in Hollywood, co-produced by Canned Heat and Skip Taylor. The record hit No. 11 on January 25th, 1969.
- November 22nd, 1968 Apple Records in Britain release the double album “The Beatles,” out the three days later in the US. Recorded during sessions that spanned May 30ththrough October 14th at EMI and Trident Studios in London. Many of the songs on the LP were written during a Spring 1968 trip the four Beatles and their wives took to Rishikesh, India to study Transcendental Meditation. The written songs were demo’d on George Harrison’s four track recorder at his Esher home. Both producer George Martin and engineer Geoff Emerick left parts of the sessions, frustrated with the band’s progress. Producer Chris Thomas played an uncredited role in Martin’s absence. The mono and stereo versions of the record have significantly different mixes. The LP reached No. 1 in both England and the US on December 28th.
- November 22nd, 1968 Blue Horizon Records in Britain release “Albatross,” the fourth single by Fleetwood Mac. Written by group guitarist Peter Green, the instrumental track came to life when a third Mac guitarist, Danny Kirwin, joined the group. The single came out on Epic Records in America on January 3rd, 1969. “Albatross” became Fleetwood Mac’s only No. 1 hit in Britain.
- November 22nd, 1968 Philips Records in England release “Dusty - - - Definitely,” the fourth studio album by Dusty Springfield. The LP was co-produced by Springfield and Johnny Franz at Philips Studios in Stanhope Place, London. The record went to No. 30 in Britain but was never issued in the US.
- November 22nd, 1968 Pye Records in Britain release The Kinks sixth studio album, “The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society.” Ray Davies produced the record at Pye Studios in London from February 1967 through October 1968. Those sessions were the last the band recorded with keyboard player Nicky Hopkins, who had played on many of the group’s early recording sessions. While the album received wide critical favor, the record never charted in the US following a January 1969 release on Reprise Records.
- November 22nd, 1968 Parlophone Records in Britain release “Sabre Dance” backed with “Think Of Love” by Love Sculpture on 45. The A-side was a uptempo cover of the classical piece by Soviet/Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian. The B-side is a Dave Edmunds song. In the US, Parrot Records released the single in January 1969.
- November 22nd, 1969 “As Safe As Yesterday,” the first album by Humble Pie, enters the UK album charts on Immediate Records. Produced by Andy Johns, the LP came out in Britain in July and peaked there at No. 16.
- November 22nd, 1969 Island Records in Britain release the self-titled debut album by Mott The Hoople. Produced by their manager Guy Stevens, Atlantic Records released it eight months later, in the US in June 1970. The record peaked at No. 185 on July 11th, 1970.
- November 22nd, 1969 A&M Records release “She Came In Through The Bathroom Window” by Joe Cocker on 45. Co-produced by Denny Cordell and Leon Russell, the song was written by Paul McCartney, credited to McCartney and John Lennon. Cocker’s version entered the singles charts in December and reached No. 30 on February 7th, 1970.
- November 22nd, 1972 Columbia Records release “Choo Choo Mama” by Ten Years After on 45. The song was written by Alvin Lee and produced by Chris Wright. The record entered the charts in December and peaked at No. 89 on January 13th.
- November 22nd, 1974 The British release of the double album by Genesis, “The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway.” The record was co-produced by Genesis and John Burns at Island Studio’s Mobile unit at Glaspant Manor and Carmarthenshire, Wales. It was the last full-length album the band would record with original frontman Peter Gabriel. The record went to No. 10 in Britain and No. 41 in the US, on February 1st, 1975.
- November 22nd, 1974 Warner Brothers Records in Britain release “You Can Make Me Dance, Sing Or Anything” by Rod Stewart and Faces. It was the last official Faces release and peaked at No. 12 over Christmas. The song was co-written by the five members of Faces. The full-length title was actually “You Can Make Me Dance, Sing Or Anything (even take the dog for a walk, mend a fuse, fold away the ironing board, or any other domestic short comings).” In America, the label issued it twice in 1975 as Stewart’s solo star rose, on January 22nd and again on May 28th.
- November 22nd, 1975 Nazareth’s cover version of the Boudleaux and Felice Bryant hit “Love Hurts” enters the singles charts eight months after its March release. Recorded by The Everly Brothers in 1960, the Nazareth rendition, produced by group guitarist Manny Charlton, is the only one to become a hit single in the US, reaching No. 8 on March 13th, 1976. “Love Hurts” was a huge international hit as well, No. 1 in Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium, South Africa and Norway. Nazareth received a Gold Record Award for a million copies sold of the single on April 8th, 1976.
- November 22nd, 1975 Warner Brother Record release “Come Taste The Band” by Deep Purple. The record came out in Britain on October 10th. The LP was recorded at Musicland Studios in Munich throughout August with Martin Birch and the band co-producing. It was the only Purple studio album with Tommy Bolin on guitar. The record peaked at No. 43 on January 10th, 1976.
- November 22nd, 1976 Atlantic Records release “Hey Baby” by Ringo Starr on 45 in the US and four days later in Britain. The song was originally a No. 1 hit for Bruce Channel from 1961, co-written by Channel with Margaret Cobb. The Ringo Starr version entered the charts in January 1977, spending three weeks on the charts and peaking at No. 74 on February 12th.
- November 22nd, 1980 Atlantic Records release “The Best Of Emerson Lake and Palmer.” The record peaked at No. 108 on December 6th.
- November 22nd, 1981 During Muddy Waters gig at the Checkerboard Lounge in Chicago, the legendary bluesman is joined onstage by the Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ron Wood, currently touring through the Midwest.
- November 22nd, 1982 Polydor Records in Britain release “Beat Surrender” by The Jam. Written by The Jams Paul Weller as a farewell single and produced by Peter Wilson, the 45 became the groups fourth No. 1 in the UK shortly before the band broke up.
- November 22nd, 1988 Columbia Records in the US and EMI Records in Britain release the double album live set “The Delicate Sound Of Thunder” by Pink Floyd. The album charted at No. 11 in both Britain and the US, on January 14th, 1989.
- November 22nd, 2002 Ex-Doors members Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger announce they will reform the band for the first time in twenty-seven years, replacing original drummer John Densmore with the Polices Stuart Copeland and original front man Jim Morrison with Ian Astbury of the Cult.
Miscellaneous November
- November 1957 Liberty Records release “Twenty Flight Rock” by Eddie Cochran on 45. Originally performed by Cochran in the comedy film The Girl Can’t Help It in July 1956 at Gold Star Studios, with Connie Smith on the bull fiddle and Jerry Capehart thumping a soup carton. Co-written by Eddie Cochran and Ned Fairchild, Cochran re-recorded the song sometime between May to August 1957 with producer Simon Jackson. This later version was the one Liberty chose to release.
- November 1958 Capitol Records release “Record Date,” the third album by Gene Vincent and The Blue Caps.
- November 1962 Amy Records release “Noise” backed with “Cards Of Love,” the second single credited to Tico, a pseudonym for Paul Simon. Both songs were written and produced by band member Paul Simon, credited to Jerry Landis.
- November 1964 Pickwick City Records release “The Ostrich” backed with “Sneaky Pete,” a one-off single by Lou Reed under the name The Primitives. The song was co-written by Jerry Pellegrino under the name Jerry Vance, Jimmie Sims, Lou Reed and Philiip Teitelbaum under the name Terry Philips. Future Velvet Underground bandmates Reed and John Cale play on the track. The record was pressed up to distribute to DJ’s but no stock copies for sale are known to exist.
- November 1966 ARA Records out of Texas release “If You Really Want Me To Stay” backed with “Good Time Trippin’,” the second single by The Warlocks. The band featured brothers Rocky and Dusty Hill. The band would change their name to American Blues when drummer Frank Beard joined. Beard and Dusty Hill would later join Billy Gibbons in ZZ Top.
- November 1968 Immediate Records release “Ars Longa Vita Brevis,” the second album by The Nice. Guitarist Davy O’List quit during the sessions for the album. The record was completed as a trio, keyboardist Keith Emerson, Bassist Lee Jackson and drummer Brian Davison.
- November 1968 Transatlantic Record release “Sweet Child,” the second album by British folk group Pentangle. The first disc in the set was recorded live, the second was a studio set. The album came out in America in February 1969. The Nice back Harper on the song “Hell’s Angels.”
- November 1969 CBS Records in Britain release the “Flat Baroque And Berserk” LP by Roy Harper. The album was recorded at Les Cousins folk club in London and at EMI Studios in London with producer Peter Jenner. The record peaked at No. 20 in Britain.
- November 1969 Immediate Records in England release the second studio album by Humble Pie “Town And Country.” Recorded at Olympic Studios in London with producer Andy Johns, all four members of the band, Peter Frampton, Steve Marriot, Greg Ridley and Jerry Shirley contributed solo compositions to the album.
- November 1972 United Artists Records release “Ege Bamyasi,” the third studio album by Can.
- November 1973 Island Records in Britain release “Here Come The Warm Jets,” the first solo album by original Roxy Music keyboardist Brian Eno. Recorded in twelve days at Majestic Studios in London during September 1973 by recording engineer Derek Chandler, the album was mixed at Air and Olympic Studios by Eno and engineer Chris Thomas. Guesting on the record were Robert Fripp, Chris Spedding and many of Eno’s former band mates in Roxy. The record came out in January in the US.
- November 1975 Island Records in Britain release “Pour Down Like Silver” by Richard and Linda Thompson. Featuring Richard Thompson’s former Fairport Convention band mates on the session, “Pour Down Like Silver” was recorded during the summer at Sound Techniques Studios in London, with John Wood engineering.
- November 1977 Mountain Records prepare a final single by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band “No Complaints Department” for release. Co-written by Alex Harvey and Jimmy Grimes, the record was pulled from being issued. Grimes had been a member of Harvey’s group Alex Harvey’s Big Soul Band in the 1960’s.
- November 1978 Warner Brothers Records release “Keep Your Hands On The Wheel (Said Marie To The Driver)” backed with “Giant Footsteps” by Roy Wood on 45. “Keep Your Hands On The Wheel (Said Marie To The Driver)” was from the LP On The Road Again,” produced and written by Wood and features Led zeppelin’s John Bonham on drums. Roy Wood, Annie Haslam and drummer Dave Donovan co-wrote the Non-LP B-side.
- November 1983 Virgin Records in Britain release “Thanks For Christmas” by The Three Wise Men on 45. The band is actually XTC under a different name. Credited to Kaspar, Melchior and Balthazar, presumably XTC’s Andy Partridge, Colin Moulding and Dave Gregory. The song was co-produced by the band and David Lord at Crescent Studios in Bath, Somerset, England.
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 November 16th
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 interview with Chris Palladino
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 November 16th Gene Clark
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 with Chris Palladino
- 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 Chris Palladino's Radio Oz program, now available for purchase in the Firesign Theatre's "Fighting Clowns" of Hollywood" collection!
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.
