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Today In R&R History March 26th
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.
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
March 26th
- March 26th Birthday, R&B singer and songwriter Rufus Thomas, whose hits included “Walking The Dog” and “The Funky Chicken,” born in Cayce, Mississippi in 1917. He died on December 15th, 2001, aged 84.
- March 26th Birthday, An original member of The Supremes, Diana Ross born Diana Earl in Detroit, Michigan in 1944.
- March 26th Birthday, Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler, born Steven Victor Talladico in New York City in 1948.
- March 26th Birthday, Electric Light Orchestra bassist and keyboardist Richard Tandy, born in Birmingham, England in 1948. Tandy died on May 1st, 2024 at the age of 76.
- March 26th Birthday, Fran Sheehan the original bassist in the band Boston, born in Swampscott, Massachusetts in 1949.
- March 26th, 1950 Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes singer and solo artist Teddy Pendergrass, born in Kingstree, South Carolina in 1950. He passed away on January 13th, 2010 at the age of 59.
Nektar Wax Museum interview 4/11/25
Nektar interviewed on the second night of the 2025 "Mission To Mars" Tour
- Click image to hear the exclusive the Wax Museum interview with Nektar discussiing the current tour, future plans and group history.
Today In Rock and Roll History
March 26th
- March 26th, 1955 Imperial Records release “You Told Me” by R&B singer and guitarist Billy Tate as a 78 and 45 rpm record. Tate was also professionally known as Blind Billy Tate. The song and the record’s B-side “Single Life” were co-written by Tate and Dave Bartholomew and recorded at J&M Studios in New Orleans with Fats Domino on piano.
- March 26th, 1965 Columbia Records in Britain release “True Love Ways” by Peter and Gordon on 45. The song was co-written by Norman Petty and Buddy Holly. Holly recorded the song in 1956 with the Dick Jacob’s Orchestra four months before his death. The Peter and Gordon version went to No. 2 in Britain, entered the US charts in April and peaked at No. 14 on June 5th.
- March 26th, 1966 Smash Records release “Double Shot (Of My Baby’s Love) by Greenwood, South Carolina band The Swingin’ Medallions on 45. Co-written by Don Smith and Cyril Vetter, the song was first recorded by Dick Holler and the Holidays in 1963. The Swingin’ Medallions’ version entered the charts in April and peaked at No. 17 on June 7th, in spite of a ban imposed by some radio stations who took issue with innuendos in the song’s lyrics.
- March 26th, 1966 Elektra Records release the self-titled debut album by Love. The album entered the charts in May and peaked at No. 57 on July 30th. Ten of the LP’s songs were recorded over three days of sessions, January 24ththrough the 27th at Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, California with producers Mark Abramson and Jac Holzman. The Burt Bacharach-Hal David cover “My Little Red Book” was a hit from the album. The record peaked at No. 57 on July 30th.
- March 26th, 1971 Emerson, Lake and Palmer perform at Newcastle City Hall in North East England. The show is recorded and portions were released on the album “Pictures At An Exhibition” on November 12th by Cotillion Records. The Modest Mussorgsky piece had been in the band’s set list since its earliest days as a touring unit and they’d already filmed a performance of the piece at the Lyceum Theatre in London the previous December. The recording served as the film’s soundtrack, as tapes of the December show lacked fidelity. The album was produced by Greg Lake and engineered by Eddie Offord. The record peaked at No. 10 on February 19th, 1972.
- March 26th, 1971 Peter Noone from Herman’s Hermits records his version of the David Bowie song “Oh You Pretty Things” at Kingsway Studios in London with producer Mickie Most. Bowie played piano on the session with drummer Clem Cattini and bassist Herbie Flowers. RAK Records in Britain released the song as a double A-sided single backed with “Together Forever” on April 30th. The track was arranged by Johnny Arthey and peaked at No. 12 in the UK. Bowie later recorded his own version of the song for the “Hunky Dory” LP as “Oh You Pretty Things.”
- March 26th, 1973 Epic Records release the self titled “Beck, Bogert & Appice” LP. The band were guitarist Jeff Beck, with bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Carmine Appice, both former members of Vanilla Fudge and Cactus. Co-produced by the band with Don Nix, Jimmy Greenspoon and Danny Hutton make guest appearances on the record. “Beck, Bogert & Appice” reached No. 12 on June 9th.
- March 26th, 1976 Vertigo Records in Britain release “Jailbreak,” the sixth studio album by Thin Lizzy. The record was produced by John Alcock at London’s Ramport Studios from December 1975 through February 1976. The album peaked at No. 18 in America on July 24th and featured the hit single “The Boys Are Back In Town.”
- March 26th, 1977 “Arrested For Driving While Blind” by ZZ Top enters the singles charts following a February release on London Records. Co-written by the three members of the band and produced by Bill Ham, the record peaked at No. 91 on April 23rd.
- March 26th, 1977 “Feels Like The First Time” Foreigner’s debut single, enters the singles charts. Written by band guitarist Mick Jones and co-produced by Gary Lyons and John Sinclair, “Feels Like The First Time” hit No. 4 in the US on June 18th.
- March 26th, 1977 “I’ll Be Standing By” by Foghat enters the singles charts. Co-written by Foghat’s Dave Peverett and Rod Price, the record peaked at No. 67 on April 9th.
- March 26th, 1980 Chrysalis Records in Britain release “Welcome To The Club,” the first live album by Ian Hunter. A double LP set, the record was recorded at the Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood in November 1979 along with four new studio tracks. The studio tracks were taped at Media Sound in New York City on January 10thand 11th, 1980. Mick Ronson, Tommy Mandel, Martin Briley and Ellen Foley were part of Hunter’s band and appear on the album. “Welcome To The Club” peaked at No. 61 in the UK, No. 69 on May 24th in the US following an April release.
- March 26th, 1980 Warner Brothers Records release “Women And Children First,” the third studio album by Van Halen. Produced by Ted Templeman, sessions for the LP were recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, California from December 1979 through February 1980. Nicolette Larson sings backing vocals on the song “Could This Be Magic?” “Women And Children First” peaked at No. 6 on May 17th.
- March 26th, 1982 EG/Polydor Records in Britain release “More Than This” by Roxy Music on 45. The song was written by singer Bryan Ferry, co-produced by Roxy Music and Rhett Davies. The song appeared three months later on the group’s LP “Avalon.” The single peaked at No. 6 in Britain.
- March 26th, 1982 Parlophone Records in Britain release “Ebony and Ivory” by Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney, out April 2nd in the US. The song reached No. 1 in the UK and the US charts, on May 15th. Written by Paul McCartney, the song was performed in the studio by both McCartney and Wonder playing all the instruments with George Martin producing. Stevie played drums on the song. The 45 featured a McCartney written non-LP B-side, “Rainclouds.” UK twelve inch pressings featured a solo McCartney version of “Ebony And Ivory.”
- March 26th, 1983 “Scoop,” the double album collection of Pete Townshend demos and leftover songs from previous projects, enters the album charts. The series would continue with “Scoop 2” in 1987 and “Scoop 3” in 2001. “Scoop” peaked at No. 35 on April 23rd.
- March 26th, 1983 EMI Records release “Let’s Dance” by David Bowie on 45. Producer Nile Rodgers worked on the song in Switzerland, recording a demo there on December 19th and 20th, 1982 at Mountain Studios. When the song was rerecorded for the “Let’s Dance” LP, studio engineer Bob Clearmountain created a brass sound using delay effects that are prominent throughout the track. “Let’s Dance” went to No. 1 in Britain and in the US, on May 21st.
- March 26th, 1988 Columbia Records release “I’m Your Man,” the eighth album by Leonard Cohen. Recorded at Studio Tempo in Montreal, Quebec and Rock Steady Studios in Los Angeles, California from August through November 1987 with Cohen co-producing with Jean-Michel Reusser and Michel Robdoux.
- March 26th, 1990 Virgin Records release “Still Got The Blues” by guitarist Gary Moore. Expanding his repertoire to the blues, the album features guest appearances by Albert King, Albert Collins and George Harrison. Co-produced by Gary Moore and Ian Taylor. the record reached No. 83 in the album charts on February 16th.
- March 26th, 1991 Columbia Records release “The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3” by Bob Dylan. The records were the first step in a comprehensive deep dive into Dylan’s archived and unreleased recordings. The disc peaked at No. 49 on April 20th.
Miscellaneous March
- March 1957 Flip Records release “Louie Louie” backed with “Rock Rock Rock” by Richard Berry and The Pharaohs on 45 and 78 rpm records. Berry and The Pharaohs were from Los Angeles, California. Berry co-wrote both sides of the record and hired The Pharaohs to back him of the recording. Based on the song “Ewi Loco Cha Cha,” “Louie Louie” became a rock and roll standard when The Kingsmen rerecorded it two years later.
- March 1958 Big Records release “True Or False” backed with “Teen Age Fool,” the first single by Paul Simon, credited to True Taylor. The A-side was written by Simon’s father Lou Simon, himself a double bass player and bandleader. Paul Simon wrote “Teen Age Fool.”
- March 1964 Jam sessions recorded at Tel Mar Studios in Chicago between Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry form the “Two Great Guitars” LP released by the two on Chess Records in August. Produced by Andy McKaie, the recordings feature Lafayette Leake on piano, Jesse James Hohnson on bass and Billy Downing on drums.
- March 1966 Scorpio Records release “Fight Fire” backed with “Fragile Child,” the fifth single by The Golliwogs. Both sides were co-written by Tom and John Fogerty, using the names Rann Wild and Toby Green. The Golliwogs renamed themselves Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1967.
- March 1969 Buddy Miles records his second album “Electric Church.” Most of the LP was recorded at Mercury Studios with additional sessions at The Record Plant in New York City. Half of the record was produced by Jimi Hendrix, the songs “69 Freedom Special,” “Miss Lady,” “My Chant” and “Destructive Love.”
- March 1970 Atco Records release “Teasin’” by King Curtis With Delaney Bramlett, Eric Clapton and Friends on 45. Co-written by Curtis Owsley and the record’s producer Delaney Bramlett.
- March 1973 Mercury Records release “For Real” by Ruben and The Jets. The LP featured Frank Zappa on vocals and lead guitar on the song “Dedicated To The One I Love” and wrote the song “If I Could Only Be Your Love Again.” Former Mothers Of Invention saxophonist Jim “Motorhead” Sherman was a member of the band.
- March 1973 The release of “Heart Food,” the second album by Judee Sill. Issued on Asylum Records, Sill had been the first act signed to the label. The record was co-produced by Sill and Henry Lewy.
- March 1974 RCA Records release “Sweet Jane” by Lou Reed on 45 from the live album “Rock And Roll Animal,” recorded at New York City’s Academy Of Music. Written by Reed, who co-produced the track with Steve Katz, the record features the twin guitars of Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner.
- March 1975 Columbia Records release the “Get Off My Cloud” album by Alexis Korner. The LP features session work with Keith Richard, Steve Marriot, Rick Wills, Barry St. John, Nicky Hopkins, Peter Frampton and others, recorded at CBS Studios in London and overdubs at Ramport Studios.
- March 1977 Private Stock Records release “In The Flesh” backed with “Man Overboard,” the second single by Blondie. “In The Flesh” was co-written by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. “Man Overboard” was written by Harry. Both tracks were produced by Richard Gotthehrer.
- March 1978 Chrysalis Records release “Denis” by Blondie on 45. The song is a cover version of the Randy And The Rainbows song from, written by Neil Levinson. The record was produced by Richard Gottehrer. The Blondie single went to No. 2 in Britain.
- March 1980 Warner Brothers Records release “Planet Claire,” the label’s second single from The B-52’s self-titled first album. The song was co-written by singer Fred Schneider and drummer Keith Strickland.
- March 1981 Warner Brothers Records release “Lava,” by The B-52’s on 45. Unusual in that the track was from the group’s first album, issued six months after “Private Idaho,” the only single from the group’s second LP “Wild Planet.” “Lava” was written collectively by The B-52’s and produced by Chris Blackwell.
- March 1981 Atlantic Records release “Run Through The Light” by Yes on 45. The track is a rewrite of a song called “Dancing Through The Light” that the band recorded during aborted album sessions in Paris in 1978 with original singer Jon Anderson. It is the only song in the Yes catalog before the death of Chris Squire to feature anyone other than Squire on bass. Squire played piano on the song and the bass part was played by singer Trevor Horn. The 45 version is a completely different mix of the version on the album “Drama.”
- March 1987, Columbia Records in Canada release “Moonlight Desire” by Laurence Gowen, professionally known as Gowen. The song was issued as the third single from his LP “Great Dirty World.” Yes singer Jon Anderson, heard the song being played in the studio as he walked by, and walked into the session asking if he could sing a harmony part on it. Thus, Anderson’s appearance on the song.
- March 1997 Eric Clapton posing as X-sample, and Simon Climie produce and release a CD as Totally Dysfunctional Family called “Retail Therapy.”
The Paul Bielatowicz Band Wax Museum interview 4/11/25
The Paul Bielatowicz Band interviewed on their 2025 Spring Tour
- Click image to hear the exclusive the Wax Museum interview with The Paul Bielatowicz Band discussiing the current tour and future plans.
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 March 22nd
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 of 3/22 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
- 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.
