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Today In R&R History November 15th
Daily Rock and Roll History, Birthday and short music clips.
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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 15th
- November 15th Birthday, Singer Petula Clark, born in Ewell, Surrey, England in 1932.
- November 15th Birthday, The original lead vocalist for The Drifters and solo star Clyde McPhatter, born in 1932 in Durham, North Carolina. He died on June 13th, 1972, aged 39.
- November 15th Birthday, R&B singer Little Willie John, born William Edgar John in 1937 in Cullendale, Arkansas.
- November 15th Birthday, Bassist Rick Kemp from Steeleye Span, born in Little Hanford, Dorset, England in 1941.
- November 15th Birthday, Singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad from ABBA, born in Bjørkåsen, Ballangen, Norway in 1945.
- November 15th Birthday, Bass guitarist Steve Fossen from Heart, born in 1949 in Seattle, Washington.
- November 15th Birthday, Blondie bassist Frank Infanti, born in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1951.
- November 15th Birthday, Chic and Powerhouse drummer Tony Thompson born in 1954 in New York City.
- November 15th Birthday, Parliament and Funkadelic guitarist Michael Hampton, nicknamed “Kidd Funkadelic,” born in 1956 in Cleveland, Ohio.
- November 15th Birthday, Nickelback singer, songwriter and record producer Chad Kroeger, born Chad Robert Turton in 1974 in Hanna, Alberta, Canada.
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 15th
- November 15th, 1956 Buddy Holly records three songs, “Rocking With Ollie V,” “Modern Don Juan” and “You’re My One Desire.” Taped at Bradley’s Barn Studio A in Nashville, Tennessee with drummer Farris Coursey, E R. “Dutch” McMillan on alto saxophone, Floyd Cramer on piano, Grady Martin on electric lead guitar, Don Guess on bass, Harold Bradley on guitar with Buddy on vocals. “Modern Don Juan,” co-written by Don Guess and Jack Neil, was released by Decca Records on December 24thas Holly’s second single for Decca Records.
- November 15th, 1960 Chess Records release “At Newport 1960” by Muddy Waters. The record was recorded that year on July 3rd at The Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island.
- November 15th, 1963 James Brown and The Famous Flames play the Royal Theatre in Baltimore, Maryland. Highlights from the show were released by King Records in February on the “Pure Dynamite! Live at The Royal” LP. The album also contained two studio recordings, “Like A Baby” and “Oh Baby, Don’t You Weep” in which crowd noise was added to simulate the live atmosphere. The record peaked at No. 10 on April 18th.
- November 15th, 1963 Parlophone Records in England release The Hollies’ third single, a cover version of the Maurice Williams song “Stay.” The song went to No. 8 in England. “Stay” became The Hollies first American release, out on January 31st, 1964 on Liberty Records.
- November 15th, 1965 Epic Records release “Having A Rave Up With The Yardbirds!” the second LP by The Yardbirds in the US. The album features tracks with both Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck on guitar. Clapton left the band eight months before the record was released. Those recordings were from live dates in March 1964, originally issued on the band’s first British LP. The Beck tracks were studio recordings produced by Georgio Gomelski in the months after Beck joined in March 1965. The album reached No. 53 on February 12th, 1966.
- November 15th, 1965 Paul Revere And The Raiders release “Just Like Me” on 45. The song was co-written by Rick Dey and Rich Brown of the Longview, California based band The Wilde Knights. Raiders manager Roger Hart paid them five thousand dollars for the use of the song. The studio session featured a distinctive, double-tracked guitar solo by guitarist Drake Levin. “Just Like Me” entered the charts in December and reached No. 11 on January 22nd, 1966. the band’s first charting single.
- November 15th, 1968 Parlophone Records release “We Are The Moles” (Parts 1&2) as a single. Rumored to be The Beatles under a different name, it was in fact the final single by Simon Dupree and The Big Sound. The song was co-written by band members and future Gentle Giant bandmates Ray and Derek Shulman. Page One Records in the US released the single on April 12th, 1969.
- November 15th, 1968 Apple Records release “Maybe Tomorrow” by The Iveys on 45 in Britain, out on January 19th, 1969 in the US. Composed by guitarist Tom Evans, the track was produced by Tony Visconti, who charted the string arrangement as well. The record was a big hit in some continental European countries and No. 1 in The Netherlands. “Maybe Tomorrow” charted in America for six weeks, peaking at No. 67 on March 15th. When the group was renamed Badfinger, the song was released on the first Badfinger album, “Magic Christian Music.”
- November 15th, 1969 Colossus Records release The Shocking Blues “Venus.” Originally issued in the summer in their native country, The Netherlands, the song was written by group guitarist Robbie van Leeuwen. Recorded at Soundpush, Blaricum, Netherlands with van Leeuwen and Jerry Ross producing, the song became a huge international hit, entering the US charts the same week, reaching No. 1 in America on February 7th, 1970.
- November 15th, 1969 RCA Records release “Crown Of Creation,“ the sixth album by Jefferson Airplane. The release put The Airplane at the forefront of the Viet Nam protest movement with politically charged lyrics that challenged the record label’s decency standards. The band recorded the LP at RCA Victor Studios in Hollywood with producer Al Schmitt from February through June. “Crown Of Creation” was the last Airplane album issued with both mono and stereo mixes. The album reached No. 6 on November 2nd.
- November 15th, 1969 Columbia Records release “Second Winter,” the third studio album by Johnny Winter. Winter produced the album during sessions in Nashville, Tennessee in June and August. Issued in a rare three-sided LP format, a double vinyl album with a fourth side left blank, the record peaked at No. 55 on December 27th.
- November 15th, 1969 White Whale Records release “Lady O” by The Turtles on 45. Written by Judy Sill, the record was co-produced by Bob Harris, John Beck and The Turtles’ Jim Pons. “Lady O” entered the singles charts in December and peaked at No. 78 on December 20th.
- November 15th, 1969 The fifth studio album by The Moody Blues, “To Our Children’s Children’s Children” is released in Britain, produced by Tony Clarke at Decca Studios in London from May through September. The LP went to No. 2 in Britain, No. 14 in America, on February 7th, 1970.
- November 15th, 1969 RCA Records release “Volunteers,” the sixth album by the Jefferson Airplane. The LP was recorded from March through June at Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco with Al Schmitt producing. Guests on the sessions included Jerry Garcia, Nicky Hopkins, David Crosby and Stephen Stills. Very different mixes of songs on the LP appeared in 1973 when “Volunteers” was issued as a quadraphonic record, reel-to-reel and eight track tape. The record peaked at No. 13 on December 13th, 1969.
- November 15th, 1970 Warner Brothers Records release Van Morrisons “His Band and the Street Choir.” Two Morrison produced sessions recorded at A&R Studios in New York City formed the bulk of the albums material, which included the hit single “Domino.” Morrison’s fourth solo album reached No. 32 in the US on January 9th, 1972, No. 18 in Britain.
- November 15th, 1971 RCA Victor Records release the Nilsson album “Nilsson Schmilsson.” Recorded in London at Trident Studios with producer Richard Perry, guests on the sessions included Jim Gordon, Roger Pope and Jim Keltner on drums, Klauss Voorman and Herbie Flowers on bass, Chris Spedding and Caleb Quaye on guitar, Gary Wright on keyboards, brass by Jim Price and Bobby Keys, Jimmy Webb on piano and George Tipton with string and horn arrangements. The LP featured the hits “Without You,” “Coconut” and “Jump Into The Fire.” The record peaked at No. 3 on April 1st, 1972.
- November 15th, 1971 Capitol Records release “E Pluribus Funk” by Grand Funk Railroad. The LP was recorded over five days’ sessions during September at Cleveland Recording Company Studios in Cleveland, Ohio, their final album produced by their manager Terry Knight. The cover of the album was rounded with a silver finish that resembled a coin. It was the band’s fifth studio album and reached No. 5 on January 1st, 1972.
- November 15th, 1972 Warner Brothers Records release “Homecoming,” the second studio album by America. The album produced three hit singles, “Ventura Highway,” “Don’t Cross the River” and “Only in Your Heart.” The band self-produced the sessions for the LP at The Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles. Famous studio musicians Jo Osborne, Hal Blaine and Gary Mallaber played on the record. The record peaked at No. 9 on January 6th, 1973.
- November 15th, 1972 Warner Brothers Records release “Jesus Is Just Alright” by The Doobie Brothers on 45. The song was first recorded by the gospel group The Art Reynolds Singers in 1966. The Byrds covered it in 1969, rearranging the tune as a rock and roll song. Based on The Byrds arrangement, The Doobie Brothers recorded it for their album “Toulouse Street.” The record entered the charts in December and reached No. 35 on February 24th, 1973.
- November 15th, 1974 Apple Records in Britain release the fourth solo album by Ringo Starr. “Goodnight Vienna” followed the blueprint of the previous Ringo album, produced by Richard Perry and featuring an all-star cast of session players and songwriters. Among the guests on the LP were John Lennon, Jim Kelner, Dennis Coffey, Steve Cropper, Jesse Ed Davis, Dr. John, Elton John, Nicky Hopkins, Gary Wright, Bobby Keys, Madeline Bell, Lesley Duncan, Harry Nilsson, Clydie King and Billy Preston. The record featured the hits “Only You,” The No No Song” and the album’s title track. “Goodnight Vienna” peaked at No. 8 on January 11th, 1975.
- November 15th, 1974 Warner Brothers Records release “Black Water” by The Doobie Brothers on 45. Written by Doobies guitarist Patrick Simmons, the track was recorded at Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank, California with producer Ted Templeman. The track was initially issued on 45 as the B-side of the Doobies’ song “Another Park, Another Sunday” and wasn’t considered a contender for a hit single. The song began getting regional airplay on Roanoke and Hampton Roads, Virginia radio stations, so Warner Brothers reissued “Black Water” as a single A-side. The record entered the charts on December 21st and peaked at No. 1 on March 15th, 1975.
- November 15th, 1974 The fourth album by Roxy Music “Country Life” is released by Island Records in Britain. The record was recorded at AIR Studios in London with the band co-producing with John Punter in July and August. “Country Life” went to No. 3 in the charts. In America, the album came out in December and reached No. 37 on March 22nd.
- November 15th, 1974 Vertigo Records in Britain release “Anthem” by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band on 45. The song was co-written by Harvey, keyboardist High McKenna and producer David Batchelor. The A-side was a shortened version of the full-length B-side.
- November 15th, 1974 The Hollies begin sessions at EMI Studio No. 3, London with producer Ron Richards on their version of an Albert Hammond song “The Air That I Breathe.” The orchestra and tom fills were recorded by Alan Parsons. The song was co-written by Hammond and Mike Hazlewood and initially recorded by Hammond for his 1972 album, “It Never Rains in Southern California.” The single was released in January in Britain and March 11th, 1975 in the states, peaking at No. 6 on August 3rd.
- November 15th, 1975 “Love Rollercoaster” by the Ohio Players enters the singles charts following an October release on Mercury Records. The song was co-written and produced by the band from February through June 1975 at Paragon Recording Studios in Chicago. The record peaked at No. 1 on January 31st, 1976.
- November 15th, 1975 ABC Records release “Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan.” The band self-produced the LP at The Record Plant in Los Angeles and Kendun Recorders in Burbank, California from May through August. The LP featured three hit singles, Sweet Thing,” “Dance Wit Me” and a cover of The Bee Gees’ “Jive Talkin’,” The record peaked at No. 7 on March 6th.
- November 15th, 1975 “Never Been Any Reason,” the debut single by Illinois band Head East enters the singles charts following a July release. Written by the band’s guitarist, Mike Somerville, the single was remixed and edited a minute and a half shorter than the album version. Produced by Roger Boyd, “Never Been Any Reason” peaked at No. 68 on December 6th.
- November 15th, 1975 Columbia Records release “Have A Cigar” by Pink Floyd on 45. Lead vocals on the track were sung by British singer Roy Harper. Written by Roger Waters and self-produced by the group, the lyrics are a critique of the crass commercialism of the record business.
- November 15th, 1975 MCA Records release “Squeeze Box” by The Who on 45, out January 16th, 1976 in Britain. Recorded at the Shepperton Sound Stage on Ronnie Lane’s Mobile Studio, the song was written by guitarist Pete Townshend. The song features country music elements and strong finger picking by Townshend. “Squeeze Box” became The Who’s first Top Ten hit in Britain in three years, where it went to No. 10. In America, the record went to No. 16 on February 14th, 1976.
- November 15th, 1975 “Carry Me” by Graham Nash and David Crosby enters the singles charts. Co-produced by the duo, the song was written by David Crosby, one of three 45s released from the duos “Wind On The Water” LP, “Carry Me” peaked at No. 52 on the charts.
- November 15th, 1975 The double A-sided single by the Allman Brothers, “Louisiana Lou and Three Card Monty John,” written by Dickie Betts, backed with “Nevertheless,” written by Greg Allman,” enters the singles charts. The songs were taken from the band’s sixth studio album “Win, Lose Or Draw,” co-produced by the band and Johnny Sandlin. Released in August the record peaked at No. 67 on November 22nd.
- November 15th, 1975 “Evil Woman” by The Electric Light Orchestra enters the singles charts following an October release. Written and produced by ELO’s Jeff Lynne, the record peaked at No. 10 in the US on February 14th, 1976, No. 6 in Canada.
- November 15th, 1975 Asylum Records release “Take It To The Limit” by The Eagles. The song was co-written by Eagles members Randy Meisner, Don Henley and Glenn Frey and produced by Bill Szymczyk. Meisner sings lead on “Take It To The Limit” and the song was released as the third single from the album “One of These Nights.” The record entered the charts in December and reached No. 4 on March 13th, 1976.
- November 15th, 1975 Atco Records release “The Band Plays On,” the debut album by Back Street Crawler. Led by ex-Free guitarist Paul Kossoff, who had released a solo album called “Back Street Crawler” earlier the same year. The album was recorded at Ridge Farm and Sawmill Studios with the band self-producing the sessions. Kossoff would pass away the following March and the band would rebrand themselves “Crawler” for two more albums.
- November 15th, 1975 Mercury Records release “Art For Art’s Sake” by 10cc on 45. The song was co-written by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman from the group-produced 10cc album “How Dare You.” The 45 was edited nearly two minutes shorter than the full-length album track. The record peaked at No. 60 on April 24th, 1976, No. 5 in Britain.
- November 15th, 1975 Bearsville Records release “Another Live” by Todd Rundgren’s Utopia. The title is a double entendre being culled from live recordings and another way of stating “Another Life,” as in reincarnation. Recorded at Wolman Rink in Central Park in New York City in August it was the first of the band’s albums to include long-time Utopia members Roger Powell and Willie Wilcox. The LP peaked at No. 66 on December 20th.
- November 15th, 1978 The Grateful Dead’s “Shakedown Street” album is released, produced by Little Feat’s Lowell George. The band brought in John Kahn to finish producing the album when Lowell George left the sessions. The record peaked at No. 41 on February 17th. The album’s title track came out as a 45 in April 1979, co-written by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter.
- November 15th, 1980 Epic Records release “Black Market Clash,” a ten-inch disc that contained nine non-LP tracks by The Clash. Reissued in 1993, the new release included thirteen songs. The record peaked at No. 74 on December 27th.
- November 15th, 1980 “The Tide Is High” by Blondie enters the singles charts following an October release on Chrysalis Records. The song was written in 1967 by John Holt and performed by Jamaican group The Paragons, with Holt as the lead singer. The Blondie version was produced by Mike Chapman and peaked on January 31st, 1981, their third No. 1 single in the US.
- November 15th, 1980 “Seconds Of Pleasure,” the first and last, album, the self-titled, self-produced “Rockpile” LP, enters the album charts following an October release on Columbia Records. Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds, Billy Bremner and Terry Williams had worked together on Lowe and Edmunds solo albums and other side projects and toured under the Rockpile banner. Included in vinyl copies of the album was a seven-inch four song EP, “Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds Sing the Everly Brothers.” The album peaked at No. 27 on December 27th.
- November 15th, 1982 Geffen Records release “The John Lennon Collection,” which compiled previously issued Lennon singles, notable album tracks and songs that appeared on the “Double Fantasy” LP. The record peaked at No. 33 on January 8th.
- November 15th, 1988 Capitol Records release “The Beatles Box Set” on Compact Disc, Album and Cassette Tape formats. The release featured the “Magical Mystery Tour” album as it was first released in America in 1967 and all of the original British albums for the first time in America.
- November 15th, 1993 Capitol Records release the third live album by Paul McCartney, “Paul Is Live,” recorded during that summer’s “Off The Ground” tour of the US. The record peaked at No. 78 on December 4th.
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 9th
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 9th The Moles
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
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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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