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Today In R&R History November 28th
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"
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Rock and Roll Birthdays
November 28th
- November 28th Birthday, Songwriter and Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr., born in Detroit, Michigan in 1929.
- November 28th Birthday, Singer, songwriter Bruce Channel (she-nel) born in 1940 in Jacksonville, Texas.
- November 28th Birthday, Singer, songwriter, pianist Randy Newman, born in Los Angeles, California in 1943.
- November 28th Birthday, Singer Ronald Bertram Aloysius Greaves III, professionally known as R. B. Greaves in Georgetown, Guyana in 1943.
- November 28th Birthday, Singer, songwriter and guitarist Beeb Birtles from The Little River Band born Gerard Bertelkamp in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in 1948.
- November 28th Birthday, Bandleader, musician and composer Paul Shaffer, born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1947.
- November 28th Birthday, Sensational Alex Harvey Band keyboardist Hugh McKenna, born in 1949. He passed away on December 18th, 2019 at the age of 70.
- November 28th Birthday, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron, born in 1962 in San Diego, California.
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
November 28th
- November 28th, 1960 Imperial Records release “Come On” (Parts One & Two) on 45. The song was written by Earl King, who was invited to record for the label by Dave Bartholomew. “Come On” was covered by many artists, including Jimmy Hendrix, Dr. John and Stevie Ray Vaughn. The song is also known as “Let The Good Times Roll.”
- November 28th, 1960 Elvis Presley’s “Are You Lonesome Tonight” hits No. 1 in the United States.
- November 28th, 1964 The Shangri-Las “Leader Of The Pack” is the No. 1 record in the US.
- November 28th, 1964 Roger Miller “Do-Wacka-Do” enters the singles charts. Written by Miller and produced by Jerry Kennedy in October the lyrics reflected Roger Millers comical wordplay. The title was a funny way of saying “do-like-I-do.” The record went to No. 31 on January 9th, 1965.
- November 28th, 1964 Mary Wells “Stop Taking Me For Granted” re-enters the singles charts on 20thCentury-Fox Records. Originally released as the B-side of “Ain’t It The Truth,” the song was co-written by Mickey Gentile and Jennie Lee Lambert and produced by Bob Bateman. The record peaked at No. 88 on November 14th.
- November 28th, 1964 The Hullaballoos cover version of Buddy Holly’s “I’m Gonna Love You Too” enters the singles charts. Written in 1957, the song is co-credited to Holly’s bassist Joe B. Mauldin, Crickets’ guitarist Niki Sullivan and Holly’s manager Norman Petty. Cricket’s drummer Jerry Allison refuted the claim and stated the song was a co-write by he and Buddy Holly. Co-produced by Hugo and Luigi, The Hullaballos’ version peaked at No. 56 on January 2nd, 1965.
- November 28th, 1964 Sandi Shaw “There’s Always Something There To Remind Me” enters the singles charts. The Burt Bacharach and Hal David song was covered by several recording acts following its initial release by Dionne Warwick in 1963. When Sandi Shaw’s manager Eve Taylor heard the song, she urged Shaw to record it. Shaw premiered the song on the popular British TV show Ready Steady Go!The record held the No. 1 spot in Britain for three weeks in November and went to No. 52 in the US on January 2nd, 1965.
- November 28th, 1964 The Searchers’ “Love Potion Number Nine” enters the singles charts on Kapp Records. Co-written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, the song was originally a No. 23 hit for The Clovers in 1959. The Searchers version was recorded at Pye Studios in London with producer Tony Hatch and went to No. 3 in the US on January 16th, 1965.
- November 28th, 1964 The Four Tops “Without The One You Love (Life Isn’t Worthwhile)” enters the singles charts. Co-produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier and co-written by the pair with Eddie Holland, it was the follow-up single to the Tops’ “Baby I Need Your Loving.” Featuring studio backing by The Funk Brothers and vocal group The Andantes, “Without The One You Love (Life Is Not Worthwhile)” went to No. 43 on December 19th.
- November 28th, 1964 MGM Records release The Animals’ cover version of John Lee Hooker’s “Boom Boom” on 45. The Animals version was produced by Mickie Most, entered the charts in December and went to No. 43 on January 9th, 1965, No. 14 in Canada.
- November 28th, 1966 Cream record “Crossroads” for a BBC radio session at Aeolian 2 Studios for the BBC show Guitar Club, broadcast on December 30th. The performance was released on the “BBC Sessions” CD on April 14th, 2003.
- November 28th, 1966 Columbia Records release “The Spirit of ‘67” by Paul Revere and The Raiders. The album featured the hits “Good Thing” and “Hungry.” Produced by Terry Melcher, musicians Hal Blaine, Jim Gordon, Van Dyke Parks and Beach Boy Bruce Johnston were among the guests who sessioned on the LP. The record peaked at No. 9 on February 11th, 1967.
- November 28th, 1966 Motown Records release the Four Tops “Standing In The Shadows of Love” on 45. Co-written and produced by Motown’s main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song is one of the most well-known Motown tunes of the 1960’s. The follow-up to the No. 1 hit “Reach Out I’ll Be There,” and featuring a similar musical arrangement, “Standing In The Shadows of Love” reached No. 2 on the R&B charts and No. 6 on the Pop charts on January 21st, 1967.
- November 28th, 1967 The Beatles recorded tracks for their 1967 Christmas flexi-disc in Studio Three at EMI Studios in London. The recording is based around the song “Christmas Time (Is Here Again),” co-credited to the four Beatles. The voices of producer George Martin and actor Victor Spinetti can be heard on the track. The flexi-disc was issued free to members of The Beatles’ Fan Club on December 15th.
- November 28th, 1968 Cream play their final two gigs at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
- November 28th, 1969 Columbia Records release a cover version of Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode” by Johnny Winter on 45. Issued from his self-produced “Second Winter” LP, Winter played the song during his set at Woodstock the previous summer. The single reached No. 92 on January 24th, 1970.
- November 28th, 1970 “Silver Moon” by Mike Nesmith and The First National Band enters the singles charts. Written and produced by Nesmith, the rare quadraphonic 8-track tape release of the “Loose Salute” album features an extended version of the song. The record was Nesmith’s third post-Monkees single and reached No. 42 on January 9th, 1971, No. 13 in Canada.
- November 28th, 1970 “Stealer” by Free enters the singles charts following a November release on A&M Records. It was the band’s second and final charting single in America. The song was co-written by Andy Fraser, Paul Rogers and Paul Kossoff and c-produced by the band with Andy Johns engineering. Taken from Free’s fourth studio album “Highway,” the single version has a Paul Kossoff guitar intro not on the LP version. “Stealer” went to No. 49 on January 2nd, 1971.
- November 28th, 1970 Matthews’ Southern Comforts version of Joni Mitchell’s “Woodstock” is released. Covered by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young as well, Matthews’ Southern Comfort became the best-known version in the United Kingdom and was the highest charting version of the song, reaching No. 1 in the British singles charts in 1970. The record entered the US charts in March and peaked at No. 23 on May 22nd.
- November 28th, 1972 Elektra Records release Carly Simon’s “No Secrets” album. An initial session with Paul Buckmaster producing was rejected by Elektra, who felt Buckmaster wouldn’t produce a hit for her. Elektra suggested Richard Perry, who wanted to cut the album at London’s Trident Studios. Recorded there in September and October “No Secrets” featured the hits “The Right Thing To Do and “You’re So Vain.” The album reached the top of the charts on January 13th, 1973 and spent five weeks at No. 1.
- November 28th, 1973 Warner Brothers Records release “Teenage Lament ‘74” by Alice Cooper on 45. The song was co-written by Alice Cooper and Neil Smith. Sessions for the song were co-produced by Jack Richardson and Jack Douglas. Backing vocalists on the track included Liza Minelli, Ronnie Spector, and Norma and Sarah Labelle. The record entered the charts in December and reached No. 48 on January 26th,1974, No. 12 in Britain.
- November 28th, 1974 Atlantic Records release the seventh studio album by Yes. “Relayer” was recorded in late summer through autumn at bassist Chris Squire’s home studio in Surrey, England, co-produced by Yes and Eddie Offord. The album reached No. 4 in Britain and No. 5 in the US, on February 1st, 1975.
- November 28th, 1974 John Lennon joins Elton John on stage at Madison Square Garden. Elton played and sang on the sessions that produced Lennon’s hit “Whatever Gets You Through The Night.” When Elton said he thought it would be a No. 1 hit, Lennon agreed to join him onstage if the prediction came true. It was Lennon’s last concert appearance.
- November 28th, 1975 Jet Records in Britain release “Looking Thru’ The Eyes Of A Fool” by Roy Wood on 45. The record was written and produced by Wood.
- November 28th, 1978 Atlantic Records release “A Briefcase Full Of Blues,” the debut album by The Blues Brothers. The act began as a comedy sketch on NBC’s Saturday Night Live with Dan Ackroyd and John Belushi as Jake and Elwood Blues. The live recording was taped September 9th at Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles, California. Paul Shaffer, Steve Cropper, Donald “Duck” Dunn, Steve Jordan and Tom Scott were among the musicians who played on the record. The album peaked at No. 1 on January 5th.
- November 28th, 1980 Arista Records release “Turn Of A Friendly Card” by fifth album by The Alan Parsons Project. Parsons produced the sessions at Acousti Studios in Paris, France during 1979 and 1980. All the songs on the LP were co-written by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson. “Turn Of A Friendly Card” featured the hits “Games People Play” and “Time.” The record reached No. 13 on February 21st, 1981.
- November 28th, 1981 “Leader Of The Band” by Dan Fogelberg enters the singles charts on Full Moon/Epic Records. The track was co-produced by Fogelberg and Marty Lewis. Written by Fogelberg about his bandleader father, the single went to No. 9 on March 6th.
- November 28th, 1983 CBS Records in Britain release “We Are The Boys (Who Make All The Noise)” backed with “Rockin’ On The Stage” by The Rockers. The band were Roy Wood, Phil Lynott, Chas Hodges and John Coghlan. The A-side was a medley of rock classics from the 1950’s. The B-side was written by Roy Wood and Phil Lynott.
- November 28th, 1987 Atlantic Records release “Inside Information,” the sixth studio album by Foreigner. The LP was co-produced by Mick Jones and Frank Filipetti at Right Track Recording in New York City. Ian Lloyd, Hugh McCracken, Peter John-Vettese, Mark Rivera and Tom Bailey of The Thompson Twins were among the session artists on the album. The record reached No. 15 on February 27th, 1988.
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 23rd
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 23rd Manfred Mann
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.
