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Today In R&R History February 3rd
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
February 3rd
- February 3rd Birthday, Blues guitarist Johnny “Guitar” Watson, born in Houston, Texas in 1935. Watson died of a myocardial infarction on May 17th, 1996, collapsing on stage while on tour in Yokohama, Japan, aged 61.
- February 3rd Birthday, Vocalist Angelo D’Aleo from Dion and The Belmonts, born in 1940 in New York City.
- February 3rd Birthday, Singer Dennis Edwards of The Temptations, born in Fairfield, Alabama in 1943. He died on February 2nd, 2018, aged 74.
- February 3rd Birthday, The Hollies bassist Eric Haydock, born in 1943 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. He died on January 5th, 2019, aged 75.
- February 3rd Birthday, Singer, songwriter Shawn Phillips, born in Fort Worth, Texas in 1943.
- February 3rd Birthday, Casablanca Records and Buddah Records founder Neil Bogart, born in 1943 in New York City. Bogart died on May 8th, 1982 from cancer at the age of 39. Bogart was instrumental in creating what came to be known as “bubblegum” music, readymade rock and roll for the pre-teen singles market.
- February 3rd Birthday, Chicken Shack guitarist and vocalist Stan Webb, born in 1946 in Fulham, South West London, England.
- February 3rd Birthday, Guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and co-founder of The Kinks, Dave Davies, born in 1947 in Fortis Green, London, England.
- February 3rd Birthday, Singer, songwriter Melanie, born Melanie Safka in 1947 in Astoria, Queens, New York City. She passed away on January 23rd, 2024 at the age of 76.
- February 3rd Birthday, New York Dolls bassist Arthur ‘Killer’ Kane, born in 1949 in The Bronx, New York City. He died on July 13th, 2004 of leukemia, aged 55.
- February 3rd Birthday, Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo, born in Glen Cove, New York in 1956.
- February 3rd Birthday, Lol Tolhurst, keyboardist with The Cure, born in Horley, Surrey, England in 1959.
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
February 3rd
- February 3rd, 1958 Sun Records release “I’ve Got Love If You Want It” backed with “I Fell In Love,” the fourth single by Warren Smith. The A-side was written by James Moore a/k/a Slim Harpo. “I Fell In Love” was written by Al Hopson.
- February 3rd, 1958 ABC-Paramount Records release “Rock And Roll Is Here To Stay” by Danny and The Juniors on 45. Written by David White and arranged by Artie Singer, the single was released as a follow-up to the band’s No. 1 hit “At The Hop.” “Rock And Roll Is Here To Stay” peaked at No. 19 on the singles charts on March 24th.
- February 3rd, 1959 A plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, killed three American rock and roll pioneers: Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J. P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, as well as the pilot, Roger Peterson. The performers were on “The Winter Dance Party,” a tour that was set to cover twenty-four Midwestern cities in three weeks.
- February 3rd, 1961 Bob Dylan makes his first recordings, versions of “San Francisco Bay Blues” and “Jesus Met The Woman At The Well,” at the home of friends Sid and Bob Gleason in East Orange, New Jersey.
- February 3rd, 1964 The Beatles’ single “I Want To Hold Your Hand” and their “Meet The Beatles!” album are both certified Gold Records for a million copies sold. On the same day, Capitol Records in Canada release “Twist And Shout” as the second Beatles album in that country. Most of the LP’s tracks were culled from The Beatles “Please Please Me” LP in Britain.
- February 3rd, 1964 Capitol Records release “Fun, Fun, Fun” by The Beach Boys on 45. Co-written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, recounting the true-life story of Shirley England, the daughter of the owner of radio station KNAK in Salt Lake City, Utah. While the band visited the station to do promotion, England recounted the story of her Dad taking his T-Bird from her after she lied about borrowing the car to go to the library. “Fun, Fun, Fun” spent eleven weeks on the charts and peaked at No. 5 on March 21st.
- February 3rd, 1967 Gordy Records release “Jimmy Mack” by Martha and The Vandellas on 45. Recorded at Motown’s Hitsville, USA Studio with producers Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier and co-produced by the pair with Eddie Holland. “Jimmy Mack” was originally recorded in 1964 when Annette Beard was still a part of The Vandellas, but the track remained unreleased. The 1967 version went to No. 10 on April 15th.
- February 3rd, 1968 “Green Tambourine” by The Lemon Pipers is the No. 1 record in the US.
- February 3rd, 1968 Atco Records release “Where Is My Mind” by The Vanilla Fudge on 45. The song was written by keyboardist Mark Stein and the track was produced by Shadow Morton. The record charted for six weeks and peaked at No. 73 on March 2nd.
- February 3rd, 1968 Phillips Records release “Summertime Blues” by Blue Cheer on 45. Written by Eddie Cochran, who released “Summertime Blues” on a single in August 1958. The Blue Cheer version would reach No. 14 on May 4th.
- February 3rd, 1968 Acta Records release “Baby You Come Rollin’ Across My Mind” by The Peppermint Trolley Company. The song was written by Jesse Lee Kincaid while the record was produced and arranged by Dan Dalton. “Baby You Come Rollin’ Across My Mind” entered the singles charts in June and peaked at No. 59 on July 27th.
- February 3rd, 1968 “A Question Of Temperature” by The Balloon Farm enters the singles charts. The group were from New Jersey and took their name from a New York City nightclub. “A Question Of Temperature” was co-written by group members Mike Appel, Donn Henny and Ed Schnug. The record, produced by Peter Shekeryk, went to No. 37 on March 23rd.
- February 3rd, 1968 The Beatles started work on their next single, “Lady Madonna,” at EMI’s Abbey Road Studios with producer George Martin, the band worked on John Lennon’s “Across The Universe” during the same session. “Lady Madonna” was written by Paul McCartney and credited to he and John Lennon. McCartney based his piano part for the song on Humphrey Lyttelton’s trad jazz rendition of “Bad Penny Blues,” while the vocal was modeled on Fats Domino. Domino’s 1956 hit “Blue Monday” conveys the plight of a working man through each day of the week, while “Lady Madonna” does the same from a female perspective. The record entered the charts in March 23rd and peaked at No. 4 on April 20th. The B-side “The Inner Light” had a one-week chart run of its’ own and peaked at No. 96 on March 30th.
- February 3rd, 1969 Columbia Records release “Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde” the seventh album by The Byrds. The LP was recorded at Columbia Studios in Hollywood, California and Nashville, Tennessee with producer Bob Johnston in October 1968. It was the band’s first album with a new line-up following the departure of Gram Parsons. The album peaked at No. 153 in America on April 19th, No. 15 in Britain.
- February 3rd, 1969 The Steve Miller Band record “My Dark Hour” with Paul McCartney on drums and backing vocals. Written by Miller and co-produced by he with Glyn Johns, McCartney was in Olympic Sound Studios in Barnes, London with The Beatles that day for a mixing session for “Get Back” tracks, but an argument between them caused the session to be canceled. When the other Beatles left, McCartney sat in on the Steve Miller session. Capitol Records released the song on 45 on June 7th.
- February 3rd, 1972 Gordy Records release “Take A Look Around” by The Temptations on 45. The song was co-written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong, with the studio session produced by Whitfield. The record entered the singles charts in March and peaked at No. 30 on April 1st.
- February 3rd, 1972 Chuck Berry appears live at the Lanchester Arts Festival at the Locarno ballroom in Coventry, England. The show is recorded and portions were later released on side two of Berry’s LP “The London Chuck Berry Sessions.” Released as a 45 from the album, “My Ding-A-Ling” was originally recorded for King Records in 1952 by Dave Bartholomew. Berry recorded a version called “My Tambourine” in 1968. The 1972 live version became the one and only No. 1 single of Chuck Berry’s career on October 21st.
- February 3rd, 1973 Island Records release “Shoot Out The Fantasy Factory” the seventh album by Traffic. Produced by Steve Winwood, the sessions for the recorded were taped at Strawberry Hill Studios in Jamaica. Muscle Shoals rhythm section members, bassist David Hood, drummer Roger Hawkins and keyboardist Barry Beckett played on the album. The LP reached No. 6 in America on March 31st, but didn’t chart in Britain.
- February 3rd, 1973 Island Records release “Heartbreaker,” the seventh and final studio album by Free. Co-produced by Free and Andy Johns, the album was recorded in Late 1972, after bassist Andy Fraser had left the group. Bassist Tetsu Yamauchi joined for the sessions and John “Rabbit” Bundrick became a permanent member. The record reached No. 47 in America on April 7th and No. 9 in Britain, where the single “Wishing Well” reached No. 7.
- February 3rd, 1973 “Drift Away” by Dobie Gray is released by Decca Records. Produced by Mentor Williams, who wrote the song in 1970, the song was originally recorded by actor John Henry Kurtz on his 1972 album, “Reunion.” The Dobie Gray single went to No. 5 on May 12th and earned a Gold Record for a million copies sold.
- February 3rd, 1973 A&M Records release “Pardon Me Sir” by Joe Cocker on 45. The song was co-written by Joe Cocker and Grease Band keyboardist Chris Stainton. Produced by Denny Cordell, the record peaked at No. 51 on March 17th.
- February 3rd, 1973 Elton John started a three-week run at No. 1 on the US singles chart with “Crocodile Rock.”
- February 3rd, 1973 “One Less Set Of Footsteps” by Jim Croce enters the singles charts. Written by Jim Croce and co-produced by Terry Cashman and Tommy West, the record peaked at No. 31 on March 31st.
- February 3rd, 1973 “Aubrey” by Bread enters the singles charts following a January release on Elektra Records. Written, produced and arranged by David Gates, the single peaked at No. 15 on March 24th, spending eleven weeks on the charts.
- February 3rd, 1973 Capitol Records release “Wildflower” by Canadian band Skylark. Co-written by band member Doug Collins with Dave Richardson, Skylark featured future Grammy winner David Foster on keyboards. Championed by Rosalie Trombley, a music director at radio station CKLW, in Windsor, Ontario, the station played “Wildflower” heavily before it was issued as a single. The airplay convinced Capitol Records to release it regionally in the Detroit area, where it soon caught on with record buyers. The record peaked at No. 9 on May 26th.
- February 3rd, 1973 “Will It Go Round In Circles” by Billy Preston is released by A&M Records as the B-side to the Lennon and McCartney song “Blackbird.” “Blackbird” didn’t chart, but “Will It Go Round In Circles” peaked at No. 1 on July 7th.
- February 3rd, 1975 Robin Trower plays the Stockholm Concert Hall in Sweden for the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation. Chrysalis Records released the highlights of the show as “Robin Trower Live!” on March 20th, 1976. The record peaked at No. 10 on May 1st.
- February 3rd,1976 Warner Brothers Record release the Black Sabbath compilation “We Sold Our Souls For Rock and Roll.” The double LP peaked at No. 48 on April 10th.
- February 3rd,1977 Epic Records release the self-titled first album by Rockford, Illinois band Cheap Trick. The record was produced by Jack Douglas at The Record Plant Studios in New York City throughout the fall of 1976 into early 1977.
- February 3rd,1979 “Sultans Of Swing” by Dire Straits enters the singles charts following a January release on Warner Brothers Records. Written by front man Mark Knopfler, the song gained popularity in England when a demo recorded at Pathway Studios in North London in July 1977 was put in rotation on BBC Radio London. Produced by Muff Winwood, the record charted for fifteen weeks and peaked at No. 4 on April 7th.
- February 3rd, 1979 Blondie had their first of five British No. 1 singles with “Heart Of Glass.” Co-written by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein and recorded in June 1978 at The Record Plant in New York City with producer Mike Chapman. The record hit No. 1 in America on April 28th and is featured on the band’s third studio album “Parallel Lines.”
- February 3rd, 1979 The double live album “Strangers In The Night” by UFO enters the album charts following a January release on Chrysalis Records. In America, the record went to No. 42 on March 24th. In Britain it charted at No. 7.
- February 3rd, 1979 “For You And I” by 10cc enters the singles charts. Co-written and produced by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman from the LP “Bloody Tourists,” “For You And I” peaked at No. 85 on February 10th.
- February 3rd, 1979 “Four Strong Winds” by Neil Young enters the singles charts on Reprise Records. Written by Canadian singer, songwriter Ian Tyson, “Four Strong Winds” was a hit for Ian and Sylvia in 1963. Young’s version of the song peaked at No 61 on March 3rd.
- February 3rd, 1979 “Dog And Butterfly” by Heart enters the singles charts on Epic Records. Co-written by Ann and Nancy Wilson with Sue Ennis, the song became the title track of the Mike Flicker produced “Dog And Butterfly” album. The single peaked at No. 34 on March 31st.
- February 3rd, 1986 Atlantic Records release “Mean Business,” the second studio album by The Firm. The album reached No. 22 and featured two charting tracks, “All the King’s Horses” and “Live in Peace.”
- February 3rd, 1986 Dire Straits were at No. 1 on the UK album charts with their fifth studio album “Brothers in Arms.”
- February 3rd, 1997 Virgin Records in the US release “Earthling,” the twenty-first studio album by David Bowie. The LP was co-produced by Bowie, David Plati and Reeves Gabrels at Mountain Studios in Montreux, Switzerland and Looking Glass Studio in New York City. Mike Garson and Gabrels both returned from previous Bowie projects to play on the sessions. “Earthling” peaked at No. 39 on March 1st.
- September 21st, 1999 Virgin Records release “Hours,” the twenty-second studio album by David Bowie. The project began as a soundtrack to the video game Omikron: The Nomad Soul, co-produced by Bowie and Reeves Gabrels, recorded at Seaview Studios in Bermuda, and Looking Glass and Chung King Studios in New York City in April through June. “Hours” peaked at No. 47 on October 23rd.
- February 3rd, 2015 Columbia Records release “Shadows In The Night,” the thirty-sixth studio LP by Bob Dylan. Self-produced under the pseudonym Jack Frost at Capitol Studios in Hollywood in 2014, the record consisted of ten ballads that were recorded by Frank Sinatra. “Shadows In The Night” peaked at No. 7 on February 21st, 2015.
Miscellaneous February
- February 1957 Gale Records release “Chickee Wah Wah” by Bobby Marchan on 45. The song was co-written by Huey “Piano” Smith and John Voncent. Smith played piano on the track. Marchan was the lead singer in Smith’s band Huey “Piano” Smith and The Clowns, a popular live attraction in New Orleans in the 1950’s and 1960’s.
- February 1964 Polydor Records in Britain release “I Just Wanna Make Love To You” backed with “Let The Good Times Roll,” the first single by Scottish singer Alex Harvey and His Soul Band. Harvey wrote the A-side lyrics, reworking the Willie Dixon song. The flip side was penned by Leonard Lee, a cover version of the Shirley and Lee song from 1961.
- February 1968 Lee Hazelwood’s LHI Records release “Safe As Home” by The International Submarine Band. Led by twenty-one-year-old Gram Parsons, the LP was recorded at Western Sound (Studio B) in Hollywood with producer Suzi Jane Hokom. Parsons had accepted the offer to join The Byrds before the album was released.
- February 1973 Harvest Records release “Lifemask,” the sixth album by Roy Harper. Produced by Peter Jenner at Abbey Road Studios in London, Jimmy Page and Nice drummer Brian Davidson were among the studio musicians on the record.
- February 1973 John Martyn’s “Solid Air” album is released. Recording began in July 1972 at Sound Techniques in Chelsea with producer John Wood. Further sessions took place in September and recording was completed by December 9th, 1972.
- February 1974 A&M Records release “When The Morning Comes” by Hoyt Axton on 45. Written by Axton who co-produced the track with Allan McDougall, the song features Linda Ronstadt on backing vocals.
- February 1975 Warner Brothers Records release “Rock The Nation,” the debut single from Montrose. Co-produced by the band and Ted Templeman, the band included lead vocalist Sammy Hagar, guitarist Ronnie Montrose, Bill Church on bass and Denny Carmassi on drums.
- February 1976 RCA/Equinox Records release “Jamaica Farewell” by California Music on 45. The traditional song was co-credited to Terry Melcher, Curt Boettcher and Gary Usher. Usher and Melcher were in the group along with Beach Boy Bruce Johnston.
- February 1977 DEVO release their first single on their own record label, Booji Boy Records. “Mongoloid” backed with “Jocko Homo” was co-credited and produced by the band. Both songs would be rerecorded for the group’s first LP “Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are DEVO!” in 1978.
- February 1978 Columbia Records release “Godzilla” by Blue Öyster Cult on 45. The song was written by Cult guitarist Donald Roeser from Blue Öyster Cult’s fifth album “Spectres.” The record was co-produced by the band, Murray Krugman, Sandy Pearlman and David Lucas.
- February 1980 CBS Records in Ireland release “Another Day” backed with “Twilight” by U2 on 45. The group co-wrote the LP collectively and co-produced the disc with Chas De Walley.
- February 1980 Virgin Records in the US release the first stateside single by XTC. “Ten Feet Tall” was written by bassist Colin Moulding and produced by Phil Wainman, While the label copy states the song is from the band’s “Drums And Wires” LP, the version issued on the 45 in not the same as the one on the album.
- February 1987 Legacy Records in Britain release “Staring Up” by Roy Wood. The LP was written produced and arranged by Roy Wood, playing and singing all the instruments and vocals himself.
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 February 1st
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 February 1st - Genesis
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.
