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Today In R&R History March 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.
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
March 27th
- March 27th Birthday, Blues guitarist Robert Lockwood Jr., born in 1915 in Turkey Scratch, Arkansas. Lockwood recorded for Chess Records and other Chicago labels in the 1950’s and 1960’s and took lessons on the guitar from Blues legend Robert Johnson. He died on November 21st, 2006, aged 91.
- March 27th Birthday, Blues singer and harp player Junior Parker, born Herman Parker Jr. in 1932 in Near Bobo, Coahoma County, Mississippi.
- March 27th Birthday, Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer Bunny Sigler. Born Walter Sigler in 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sigler was involved with Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and one of the architects of “The Philly Sound” in the early 1970’s.
- March 27th Birthday, Herd guitarist and solo artist Andy Bown, born in Beckenham, South London, England in 1946.
- March 27th Birthday, Genesis keyboardist and guitarist Tony Banks, born in 1950 in East Hoathly with Halland, East Sussex, England.
- March 27th Birthday, The Baby’s guitarist Wally Stocker, born Walter Frederick Stocker in London in 1953.
- March 27th Birthday, INXS songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Farriss, born in Perth, Western Australia in 1959.
- March 27th Birthday, Vocalist Mariah Carey in Huntington, New York in 1970.
- March 27th Birthday, Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie, born Stacy Ann Ferguson in 1975 in Hacienda Heights, California.
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
March 27th
- March 27th, 1956 Carl Perkins and his brothers are in a car wreck outside Dover, Delaware on their way to New York for appearances on The Perry Como Show and The Ed Sullivan Show. The band’s manager fell asleep at the wheel while driving. Jay Perkins died and Carl was admitted into the hospital.
- March 27th, 1956 Roy Orbison and The Teen Kings record “Ooby Dooby” at Sun Studios in Memphis. The song was co-written by two of Orbison’s college friends, Wade Lee Moore and Dick Penner and Orbison’s band The Wink Westerners, played the song in their live sets. The Wink Westerners renamed themselves The Teen Kings and played t regular Saturday afternoon slot on TV station KOSA in Odessa, Texas. Sun Records released “Ooby Dooby” as a single on May 19th.
- March 27th, 1961 Roy Orbison’s “Running Scared” is released on 45. Co-written by Orbison and Joe Melson, a striking feature of the recording is the full throated delivery Orbison gives to the song. Session producer Fred Foster, did not want the powerful high note that ends the song to end in falsetto but in full natural voice. The note Orbison reaches is a tenor high A, over Middle C. The record went to No. 1 in America, No. 9 in Britain.
- March 27th, 1962 Elvis Presley records thirteen songs for the forthcoming film soundtrack of Girls! Girls! Girls!. From the session, “Return To Sender” was released as a single on October 10th, with “Where Do You Come From?” as its B-side, credited to Elvis Presley and The Jordanaires. “Return To Sender” was co-written by Winfield Scott and Otis Blackwell. Blackwell had written Presley’s hits “Don’t Be Cruel” in 1956 and “All Shook Up” in 1957. Boots Randolph played sax on the session, along with Hal Blaine and D.J. Fontana on drums, Dudley Brooks on piano and Scotty Moore on guitar. “Return To Sender” peaked at No. 2 in the US on November 17th and No. 1 in Britain on December 13th, his thirteenth UK No. 1.
- March 27th, 1964 MGM Records took an old track, “Why,” recorded in Germany in 1961 by Tony Sheridan with The Beatles as his backing band and released it as The Beatles with Tony Sheridan. The record entered the singles charts for one week on April 18th and peaked at No. 88.
- March 27th, 1965 ABC Paramount release “The Mouse” by Soupy Sales on 45. Co-written by Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell, the record entered the charts in April and peaked at No. 76 on May 22nd.
- March 27th, 1965 Kapp Records release The Searchers’ “Goodbye My Love Goodbye” on 45. Co-written by Robert Mosely, Leroy Swearingen and Lamar Simington, the song was first released by Mosley on Capitol Records in 1963. The record entered the charts in April and peaked at No. 52 on May 8th, No. 4 in England.
- March 27th, 1966 Roy Orbison fell off a motorbike during a UK tour, fracturing his foot. He played the remaining dates sitting on a stool and walked on crutches.
- March 27th, 1967 Epic Records release “The Yardbirds “Greatest Hits” album. The record peaked at No. 28 on June 17th.
- March 27th, 1967 Columbia Records release “Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits.” In the US, the album reached No. 10 on June 17th, No. 3 in Britain.
- March 27th, 1969 Motown Records release The Supremes’ single “The Composer.” Written and produced by Smokey Robinson, the record featured the Motown vocal group The Andantes and Motown house band The Funk Brothers. The Supremes members Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong do not perform on the record. “The Composer” entered the charts in April and went to No. 27 on May 17th.
- March 27th, 1969 Epic Records release the first solo single by Jeff Beck, “High Ho Silver Lining.” Co-written by Scott English and Larry Weiss, the record was produced by Mickie Most. “Hi Ho Silver Lining” peaked at No 12 in Britain.
- March 27th, 1970 Straight Records release “Easy Action,” the second studio album by Alice Cooper. Produced by David Briggs at Sunwest Studios, Hollywood, all the songs on the record were co-written by the five members of the band, Alice Cooper, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway and Neal Smith.
- March 27th, 1970 The debut LP by Faces, “First Step,” is released. The album marks the debut of singer Rod Stewart and guitarist Ronnie Wood with the former members of Small Faces. Self-produced with Martin Birch engineering, the album was recorded over two months of sessions from December 1969 through January 1970 at De Lane Lea Studios in London. The album peaked at No. 119 on July 4th.
- March 27th, 1971 “The Animal Trainer and The Toad” by Mountain enters the singles charts. Produced by Felix Pappalardi, it was one of two singles the band placed on the charts. Co-written by Sue Palmer and Leslie West, the record peaked at No. 76 on May 8th.
- March 27th, 1971 Elektra Records release “Love Her Madly” by The Doors on 45. Written by Doors’ guitarist Robby Krieger, it was the first single from “L.A. Woman,” their final album with singer Jim Morrison. Session musician Jerry Scheff played bass guitar on the song. “Love Her Madly” entered the charts in April and peaked at No. 11 on May 15th.
- March 27th, 1971 Roulette Records release “Happy” by Hog Heaven. Hog Heaven were former members of The Shondells after Tommy James went solo. The 45 version of the track was half the length of the nearly seven minute album version. Co-written, arranged and produced by Mike Vale and Pete Lucia, the record entered the singles charts on April 24th for two weeks and peaked at No. 98.
- March 27th, 1971 Pentagram Records release “Red Eye Blues” by Los Angeles band Red Eye. Written by band guitarist Dave Hodgkins and produced by Al Schmitt, the record entered the singles charts in April and peaked at No. 78 on May 29th.
- March 27th, 1971 Bearsville Records release “Be Nice To Me” by Runt on 45. Runt began as a trio of Todd Rundgren with Hunt and Tony Sales on drums and bass, but by this time, the Runt name was, in effect, a solo Todd Rundgren, augmented in the studio by the Sales brothers and others. Jerry Scheff plays bass on “Be Nice to Me.” The record entered the charts in April charted for five weeks and peaked at No. 71 on May 22nd.
- March 27th, 1973 Jerry Garcia is busted for speeding on The New Jersey Turnpike, but the fifteen dollar fine turns into two thousand dollar bail when the police find marijuana, cocaine and LSD in Garcia’s car. He spends three hours in jail.
- March 27th, 1975 A&M Records release “The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table,” the third studio album by Rick Wakeman following his departure from British progressive rock band Yes. Recorded with his band The English Rock Ensemble at Morgan Studios in Willesden, London with Wakeman producing, the record reached No. 21 in the US on May 31st, No. 2 in Britain.
- March 27th, 1976 Elton John and Kiki Dee record “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” with producer Gus Dudgeon. The song was co-written by Elton John with Bernie Taupin under the pseudonyms Ann Orson and Carte Blanche and intended as a pastiche of the Motown style, notably the duets recorded by Marvin Gaye and singers such as Tammi Terrell and Kim Weston. Release June 24th, the record entered the charts in July and hit No. 1 in the US on August 7th.
- March 27th, 1976 “Falling Apart At The Seams” by Marmalade enters the singles charts on the Ariola America Records label. Written by Tony Macaulay, it was the band’s final Top Ten single in Britain and peaked at No. 49 in the US on May 15th.
- March 27th, 1976 ABC Records release the live album “You Can’t Argue With A Sick Mind” by Joe Walsh. Recorded at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in California on November 26th, 1975 for Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert TV show, three members of the Eagles, Don Felder, Glenn Frey and Don Henley made guest appearances on the show, as well as Dave Mason and Jay Ferguson from Spirit. The show formed the basis of Walsh’s last album before joining the Eagles, peaking at No. 20 on May 29th.
- March 27th, 1976 Ratcity Records release “Ratcity In Blue” by Long Island band The Good Rats. The record was produced by Stephan Galfas.
- March 27th, 1976 John Sebastian’s “Welcome Back,” the theme song of the 1970s American television sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter, enters the singles charts. Written and recorded by the former Lovin’ Spoonful front man, it reached No. 1 for one week on May 8th. Co-produced by Steve Barri and Sebastian, the single sold over one million copies.
- March 27th, 1978 MCA Records release “You Got That Right” by Lynyrd Skynyrd on 45. Co-written by guitarist Steve Gaines and singer Ronnie Van Zant, the song came from “Street Survivors,” the band’s last album before the plane crash that took Gaines and Van Zant’s life. Produced by Tom Dowd, the record entered the charts in April and peaked at No. 69 on April 29th.
- March 27th, 1979 Chrysalis Records release “You’re Never Alone With A Schizophrenic,” the fourth solo album by Ian Hunter. The album was co-produced by Hunter and Mick Ronson at The Power Station studios in New York City. Sessions for the LP included Roy Bittan, Max Weinberg and Garry Tallent from The E Street Band, John Cale, Eric Bloom from Blue Oyster Cult and singer Ellen Foley. The album went to No. 35 on June 23rd.
- March 27th, 1979 Eric Clapton married George Harrison’s ex-wife, Patti Boyd in Tucson, Arizona. Former Beatles George, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney attended.
- March 27th, 1981 Virgin Records release “Respectable Street” by XTC on 45. Written by Andy Partridge, it was the fourth single issued from the Steve Lillywhite produced “Black Sea” album, recorded at Townhouse Studios in London in 1980.
- March 27th, 1981 EMI Records in Britain release “Green Glass Windows” backed with “The Driving Song,” the second single by Roy Wood’s Helicopters on 45. The tracks were written, produced and arranged by Roy Wood.
- March 27th, 1981 Jet Records release “Blizzard Of Ozz,” the debut solo album by Black Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne. The album was recorded from March through April with Ozzy, Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley and Lee Kerslake co-producing at Ridge Farm Studio in Rusper, England. The album reached No. 21 in the US on August 8th, No. 7 in Britain.
- March 27th, 1982 “One To One” by Carole King enters the singles charts on Atlantic Records. The song was co-written by King and Cynthia Weil, co-produced by King and Mark Hallman. The song served as the title track of the Carol King LP “One To One” and peaked at No. 45 on May 15th.
- March 27th, 1982 Columbia Records release “Toto IV,” the fourth studio album by Toto. Self-produced by the band at four different studios, the album reached No. 4 and received six Grammy awards, featuring the hit singles “Rosanna,” “Africa,” and “I Won’t Hold You Back.” Timothy B. Schmit, Jim Horn and Tom Scott were among the many musicians who recorded sessions for the album.
- March 27th, 1984 Warner Brothers Records release “Three Of A Perfect Pair” by King Crimson. With the band producing, the LP was recorded at Arny’s Shack in Poole, Dorset, England, Marcus Studios in London and Bearsville Studios in Woodstock, New York. “Three Of A Perfect Pair” became the last album by King Crimson with the four-man lineup of Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford and Tony Levin. The record peaked at No. 58 on the album charts, No. 30 in England.
- March 27th, 1989 Ringo Starr and Buck Owens record a duet of the Johnny Russell song “Act Naturally” with producers Jerry Crutchfield and Jim Shaw. Owens recorded the song and had a No. 1 hit with it on the Country and Western charts in 1963. Ringo sang the song when The Beatles recorded their version in 1965. Capitol Records released the Owens/Starr duet as a single on June 21st. The record peaked at No. 27 in the US.
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
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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 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.
