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Today In R&R History November 27th
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 27th
- November 27th Birthday, Drummer, producer and songwriter Al Jackson from Booker T. and the MG’s, born Albert J. Jackson Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee in 1935. Jackson was murdered on October 1st, 1975, aged 39.
- November 27th Birthday, Jimi Hendrix is born Johnny Allen Hendrix in 1942 in Seattle, Washington. When his father returned from World War II, he had it legally changed to James Marshall Hendrix. Jimi died on September 18th, 1970, aged 27.
- November 27th Birthday, Trevor Leonard Ward-Davies, known as Dozy from British rockers Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich, born in Enford, United Kingdom in 1944.
- November 27th Birthday, Trumpet and flugelhorn player Randy Brecker from The Brecker Brothers and an original member of Blood Sweat and Tears, born in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania in 1945.
- November 27th Birthday, Bass player, singer and front man of Irish band Horslips, Barry Devlin, born in Moortown in Ardboe, County Tyrone in Northern Ireland.
- November 27th Birthday, Genesis and Phil Collins guitarist and solo artist Daryl Stuermer, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1952.
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 27th
- November 27th, 1957 The Crickets’ first album “The Chirpin’ Crickets” is released in the United States on the Brunswick Records label. A collection of covers and Buddy Holly originals, the LP was recorded from February 25th through September 28th with producer Norman Petty.
- November 27th, 1962 The Beatles record a BBC Radio session at The BBC Paris Studio, Regent Street, London, England for the BBC Light Programme show The Talent Spot. Recorded before a live studio audience from 7-8 pm, also appearing on the show was singer Elkie Brooks. The session was broadcast on December 4th, 1962. Recorded that evening were “Love Me Do” co-written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, “P. S. I Love You” co-written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and “Twist And Shout” co-written by Phil Medley and Bert Berns.
- November 27th, 1963 Jan and Dean record “Dead Man’s Curve”. Produced by Jan Berry, the song was co-written by Brian Wilson, Artie Kornfeld, Roger Christian and Jan Berry at Wilson’s mothers house in Santa Monica. Several studio track versions of the song were released with slightly different lyrics. The first one issued was included on the Jan and Dean LP “Drag City.” The hit version, released by Liberty Records as a 45 on December 4th, added a horn section, strings, additional backing vocals and sounds of a car skidding and crashing. That version was also included on the 1964 “Dead Mans Curve/The New Girl In School” LP. “Dead Man’s Curve” peaked at No. 8 on May 9th, 1964.
- November 27th, 1965 The Supremes’ “I Hear A Symphony” is the No. 1 record in the US.
- November 27th, 1965 The Vogues’ “5 O’clock World” enters the singles charts following an October release on the Co And Ce Records label. The song was written by Alan Reynolds. The instrumental track was cut in Nashville with producer Toni Moon. Vocals and drum overdubs by Rich Engler were tracked at Co and Ce Studios in Pittsburgh with record label owner Nick Censi. Later, when the group was signed to Reprise, strings were added by arranger Ernie Freeman, overdubbed onto the original Co & Ce master tape. “5 O’clock World” peaked at No. 4 on the singles charts on January 15th, 1966.
- November 27th, 1965 The Beach Boys’ “The Little Girl I Once Knew” enters the singles charts. The song was written and produced by Brian Wilson and recorded by The Beach Boys during sessions from October 13th through the 24that Western Studios in Hollywood. Wrecking Crew bassist Carol Kaye plays on the track. The record hit No. 20 on January 1st, 1966.
- November 27th, 1965 Sonny (Bono) “The Revolution Kind” enters the singles charts on Atco Records. Written and produced by Sonny Bono, the record peaked at No. 70 on December 11th.
- November 27th, 1965 R&B singer Johnny Thunder’s “Everybody Do The Sloopy” enters the singles charts on the Diamond Records label. The song was produced by Bert Burns, who co-wrote the song with Wes Farrell. Artie Butler arranged the studio session. The record peaked at No. 67 on December 11th.
- November 27th, 1967 Mercury Records release “Midnight Confessions” by Southern California band The Ever-Green Blues on 45. Written by the group’s manager Lou Josie and produced by Jimmy King, the band were vocalist Manny Esparza, guitarist Rick Barris, Steve McSweyn on bass, keyboardist Steve Lawrence, drummer Sam Lombardo, Tom Bray on trumpet and trombonist Ken Walther. A year later, The Grass Roots covered the song with a nearly identical arrangement and slightly slower tempo. “Midnight Confessions” became a No. 5 hit for The Grass Roots in 1968.
- November 27th, 1967 Capitol Records release The Beatles’ “Magical Mystery Tour” LP. Capitol’s format paired the group’s British “Magical Mystery Tour” EP of new songs for the film with the A and B sides of non-LP singles from the period. The album peaked at No. 1 on the charts for eight weeks beginning January 6thand was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Album in 1968.
- November 27th, 1968 Steppenwolf’s self-titled first album is certified Gold for a million copies sold in the United States.
- November 27th, 1969 The Rolling Stones open a four-night stand at Madison Square Garden in NYC. Portions of the recordings done that night are later issued on the “Get Your Ya Ya’s Out” live album.
- November 27th, 1970 Vertigo Records in Britain release the self-titled first album by Gentle Giant. The record was recorded at Trident Studios in London with producer Tony Visconti with Roy Thomas Baker as the recording engineer. All songs on the LP were co-written by Kerry Minnear, Derek Shulman, Phil Shulman and Ray Shulman.
- November 27th, 1970 Epic Records release “The Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus” the fourth studio album by Spirit. Sessions for the LP were recorded from April through October with producer David Briggs. The record reached No. 63 on February 13th, 1971, but continued to sell well as a catalog item and was eventually a certified Gold Record in 1976.
- November 27th, 1970 The Kinks “Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One” LP is released. The over-arching theme of the lyrics of the LP served as a satirical view of the music business. The album’s big hit single “Lola” reached No. 9 in America. Ray Davies produced the record at Morgan Studios in London from April through September. The album reached No. 35 on January 23rd, 1971.
- November 27th, 1970 George Harrison’s breakthrough solo album “All Things Must Pass” is released, out in Britain on November 30th. The LP was co-produced by Harrison and Phil Spector during sessions recorded May through late October at EMI, Trident and Apple Studios in London. Session musicians and singers on the record include Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock, Carl Radle, Jim Gordon, Ringo Starr, Gary Wright, Gary Brooker, Klauss Voorman, Jim Price, Bobby Keys, Alan White, Pete Drake, the four members of Badfinger, Peter Frampton, Dave Mason, Tony Ashton, Ginger Baker and John Lennon. The record peaked at No. 1 on January 2nd, 1971.
- November 27th, 1971 “Nothing To Hide” by Tommy James enters the singles charts. Co-written, produced and arranged by Tommy James and Bob King, “Nothing To Hide” reached No. 41 in America on December 25th, No. 35 in Canada.
- November 27th, 1972 Bizarre Records release the album “The Grand Wazoo” by The Mothers. Produced, composed and arranged by Frank Zappa at Paramount Studios from April through May the album is mostly instrumental and features jazzy big band arrangements of the songs on the LP.
- November 27th, 1972 MCA Records release “Hot August Night,” the double live album by Neil Diamond. Recorded at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, California on August 24th, the LP entered the charts in December and peaked at No. 5 on February 17th, 1973.
- November 27th, 1972 Epic Records release “A Good Feelin’ To Know” by Poco, the band’s fifth studio album. Sessions for the album were co-produced by Jack Richardson and Jim Mason over three days, June 7th, 8th and 9th. The record reached No. 69 on February 24th.
- November 27th, 1972 Capitol Records release “Last Song” by Toronto, Canada’s Edward Bear. The band’s name is derived from A. A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh, whose “proper” name is Edward Bear. “Last Song” was the group’s biggest hit, charting at No. 1 in Canada and No. 3 in the US on March 3rd, 1973. The band were awarded a Gold Record that month for selling over one million copies by the Recording Industry Association of America.
- November 27th, 1974 The Dwight Twilley Band record their first single, “I’m On Fire” in Tulsa, Oklahoma with Twilley and Phil Seymour producing, credited as Oister. Oister was the original name of the band. The record entered the charts on April 26th, 1975 following a March release on Leon Russell and Denny Cordell’s Shelter Records. With little promotion, the record was a surprise hit but the band lost momentum when their planned second single “Shark (In The Dark)” was pulled from release. When the movie Jaws became a box office phenomenon, Shelter didn’t want the band to be perceived as “cashing in” on the movie. Not long afterwards, Shelter had financial problems and the label collapsed. Twilley and band mate Phil Seymour became friends with Shelter label mates Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers and the duo sing backing vocals on Petty’s “Breakdown” and “American Girl.” “I’m On Fire” charted for eighteen weeks and peaked at No. 16 on August 2nd.
- November 27th, 1974 Warner Brothers Records release “Lonely People” by America on 45. The song was co-written by America’s Dan Peek and his wife Katherine and produced by George Martin from the group’s “Holiday” album. Issued as the second single from the LP, the record entered the charts in December and reached No. 5 on March 8th.
- November 27th, 1976 Bread’s “Lost Without Your Love” enters the singles charts. Written, produced and arranged by singer David Gates, the record peaked at No. 9 on February 19th, 1977. The 45 became Bread’s final Top Ten hit in the US.
- November 27th, 1976 Foghat’s “Drivin’ Wheel” enters the singles charts. The song was co-written by Rod Price and Dave Peverett. Sessions for the song were produced by Dan Hartman during the recording of the album “Nightshift.” The record peaked at No. 34 on January 15th, 1977.
- November 27th, 1976 Scottish act Gallagher and Lyle’s “Heart On My Sleeve” enters the singles charts. Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle were originally signed to Apple Publishing as songwriters. The duo played together in McGuiness Flint before performing as a duo. The record peaked at No. 67 on December 11th.
- November 27th, 1979 Asylum Records release the Eagles’ “The Long Run” on 45. Co-written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey, the song served as the title track for the band’s current album. Produced by Bill Szymczyk, the record entered the charts in December and peaked at No. 8 on February 2nd, 1980.
- November 27th, 1981 Some Bizarre Records release “Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret” by Soft Cell. The record featured the hit single “Tainted Love.” The tracks were recorded at sessions at Comdon Cell Studios and Advision Studios in London throughout 1980 and 1981 with producer Mike Thorne. The LP peaked at No. 22 on August 7th, 1982.
- November 27th, 1981 The Rolling Stones Records label release “Waiting On A Friend” on 45 in Britain, out three days later in the US. Sessions for the song date to 1972 in Kingston, Jamaica, where the band recorded parts of the “Goat’s Head Soup” album with Mick Taylor on guitar. Co-written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and produced by the pair as The Glimmer Twins, the song remained incomplete until tracks for the “Tattoo You” album were compiled and released in August. “Waiting On A Friend” went to No. 13 on February 6th, 1982.
- November 27th, 1982 Chrysalis Records release “T-Bird Rhythm,” the fourth album by The Fabulous Thunderbirds. The record was produced by Nick Lowe.
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
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Carl Giammarese interview with Chris Palladino
The Buckinghams Radio Show
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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
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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
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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!
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