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Today In R&R History November 29th
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 29th
- November 29th Birthday, British blues singer, songwriter, keyboard player and solo artist, John Mayall born in Maccalesfield, England in 1933. Mayall passed away on July 22nd, 2024 at the age of 90.
- November 29th Birthday, Mugwumps and The Mamas & The Papas singer Denny Doherty born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1940. Doherty died on January 19th, 2007, at the age of 66.
- November 29th Birthday, Felix Cavaliere from The Young Rascals and Joey Dee and The Starlighters, born in 1942 in Pelham, New York.
- November 29th Birthday, Guitarist Ronnie Montrose from The Edgar Winter Group and his own band Montrose, born in San Francisco, California in 1947. Montrose died on March 3rd, 2012, aged 64.
- November 29th Birthday, An original member of the band Boston and solo artist, guitarist Barry Goudreau, born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1951.
- November 29th Birthday, Bassist Michael Dempsey from British post-punk band The Cure and later with The Associates, born in 1958 in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia.
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 29th
- November 29th, 1967 Arlo Guthrie’s “Alice’s Rock and Roll Restaurant” 45 is released on Reprise Records. Co-produced by Lenny Waronker and Van Dyke Parks, the record is a completely different take on the full album side length song on the “Alices Restaurant” LP, released a month before. The record entered the charts in December and peaked at No. 97 on the 20th.
- November 29th, 1968 Regal Zonophone Records in Britain release “Blackberry Way” by The Move on 45. Recorded at Olympic Studios in London with producer Jimmy Miller, the record went to No. 1 in England on February 5th. Written by Roy Wood, a harpsichord on the song was played by Richard Tandy, who later became a member of Woods next band, The Electric Light Orchestra. A&M Records released the record in February 1969.
- November 29th, 1968 The Jimi Hendrix Experience record “Here He Comes,” later retitled “Lover Man,” a cover of Van Morrison’s “Gloria” in eight takes and a remake of Hendrix’ “Red House” with Lee Michaels on organ and Jim Horn on flute. “Gloria” was released as a bonus single in the “Essential Jimi Hendrix Volume Two” double album compilation in 1978.
- November 29th, 1968 Island Records in Britain release “Love Story,” the third single by Jethro Tull. The song was written by Ian Anderson. The band co-produced the track with their manager Terry Ellis.
- November 29th, 1968 Pye Records in Britain release “Atlantis” by Donovan on 45. Written by Donovan and produced by Mickie Most, the song became an international hit in England, Germany, The Netherlands, Switzerland and South Africa and a number of other countries. Epic Records issued “Atlantis” in America as the B-side of “To Susan On The West Coast Waiting.” In spite of its B-side status, the song still managed the reach No. 7 on May 24th.
- November 29th, 1968 Apple Records in Britain release “Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins,” the first album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Tracks for the LP were recorded May 3rd and 4th at Lennon’s home studio in Kenwood, Surrey, England, co- produced by Lennon and Ono. The album’s cover was a nude frontal picture of the pair, while the back cover was a shot of the two naked from behind. Apple Record’s distributor, EMI, refused to handle the record with the naked pictures on its’ cover, so Track Records in England and Tetragrammaton Record in America, distributed the record. “Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins” came out on January 6th, 1969 in America.
- November 29th, 1968 Fontana Records release “Fox On The Run” by Manfred Mann on 45. Written by Tony Hazzard, the record became a top five hit in England. In America, “Fox On The Run” entered the singles charts on January 18th, 1969 and peaked a week later at No. 97, the last charting single in the US by the original Manfred Mann band.
- November 29th, 1969 The Archies “Jingle Jangle” enters the singles charts. Produced by Jeff Barry, who co-wrote the song with Andy Kim, lead vocals on the song were sung by Toni Wine. The record peaked at No. 10 on February 7th, 1970.
- November 29th, 1969 Judy Collins’ version of “Turn! Turn! Turn!/To Everything There Is A Season” enters the singles charts. Written by Pete Seeger with lyrics from the Bible’s Ecclesiastes, the record was produced by Mark Abramson. “Turn! Turn! Turn!/To Everything There Is A Season” peaked at No. 69 on December 27th.
- November 29th, 1969 Savoy Brown “I’m Tired” enters the singles charts. The song was written by singer Savoy Brown Chris Youlden and produced by Mike Vernon. The record peaked at No. 74 on December 20th.
- November 29th, 1969 Petula Clark “No One Better Than You” enters the singles charts for one week, peaking at No. 93. The song was written by Clyde Westlake, produced by Claude Wolff and arranged by Frank Owens.
- November 29th, 1969 Warner Brothers Records release “Astral Weeks,” the second solo album by Van Morrison. The album was issued in Britain in September. The LP was recorded at Century Sound Studios in New York City during three sessions in September and October 1968, with producer Lewis Merenstein.
- November 29th, 1969 Janus Records release Jefferson’s “Take Me In Your Arms” on 45. Jefferson was the stage name of Geoffrey Turton, who was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist from British band The Rockin’ Berries. Co-written by Tony Macaulay and John Macleod, the record was produced by John Schroeder. “Take Me In Your Arms” entered the charts in December and went to No. 23 in the states on February 14th, 1970, No. 15 in Canada.
- November 29th, 1971 Brother Records release “Surf’s Up” by The Beach Boys on 45. Co-written by Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks for the never completed “Smile” LP, The Beach Boys worked on the song on and off from November 1966 through 1971. Placed on the “Surf’s Up” LP, the title is a reference to The Beach Boys shedding of their surf band image and its narrative references a spiritual reawakening. Its long, complicated history left the piece unfinished and unreleased for five years.
- November 29th, 1971 Polydor Records in Britain release “Deuce,” the second solo album by Rory Gallagher. The album came out in the US in February 1972.
- November 29th, 1971 Harvest Records release “One Of These Days” by Pink Floyd on 45. The song was a co-write and production between the four members of the band, issued from the group’s “Meddle” album.
- November 29th, 1974 Vertigo Records in Britain release “Down Down” by Status Quo on 45. The song was co-written by Francis Rossi and the band’s unofficial fifth member Bob Young. When the track was later issued on Status Quo’s “On The Level” LP, the album version of “Down Down” was nearly two minutes longer. The record peaked No. 1 in Britain in January 1975.
- November 29th, 1974 Atco Records release “The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway” backed with “Counting Out Time” by Genesis on 45 in the US. Both songs were co-written by the five members of the band, who co-produced the tracks with John Burns. The song became an FM radio staple but the record didn’t chart.
- November 29th, 1974 Epic Records release “Fire On The Mountain” by The Charlie Daniels Band. Most of the tracks on the album are studio recordings. Two songs were recorded live at War Memorial Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee on October 4th. The record peaked at No. 38 on March 15th, 1975.
- November 29th, 1974 Epic Records release “Lovin’ You” by singer Minnie Ripperton. Co-written by Ripperton and her husband Richard Rudolph, the record went to No. 1 on April 5th, 1975.
- November 29th, 1975 A&M Records release “Equinox,” the fifth album by Chicago’s Styx. The band self-produced the LP at Paragon Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois. The LP featured the hit single “Lorelei.” It was the band’s last with original guitarist John Curulewski. The albums single “Lorelei” reached No. 27 and the album went to No. 58 on March 27th, 1976.
- November 29th, 1975 Country Joe McDonald’s “Breakfast For Two” enters the singles charts for one week and peaked at No. 97. The song was written by McDonald, who co-produced the track with Jim Stern and Bill Belmont.
- November 29th, 1978 Rolling Stones Records release The Rolling Stones “Shattered” on 45. Recorded from October to December 1977 at Pathé Marconi Studios in Paris during the “Some Girls” LP sessions, the song was co-written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Group guitarist Ronnie Wood plays bass on the track. The single included the Non-LP song “Everything Is Turning to Gold,” co-written by Jagger and Richards with Ronnie Wood, as its B-side. The record entered the charts in December and went to No. 31 on February 3rd, 1979.
- November 29th, 1980 “I Don’t Remember” by Peter Gabriel enters the singles charts on Mercury Records. Written by Gabriel and produced by Steve Lillywhite, “I Don’t Remember” was the first song recorded for Gabriel’s third solo album. Larry Fast, David Rhodes. Robert Fripp, Dave Gregory (XTC), Tony Levin and Jerry Marotta were the backing musicians on the track. The 45 peaked at No. 107.
- November 29th, 1986 “Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band Live / 1975-85” started a seven-week run at No. 1 on the album charts.
- November 29th, 1988 Geffen Records release “Lies,” the second album by Guns N’ Roses. The LP features the hit “Patience.” The record peaked at No. 2 on May 13th, 1989.
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.
