Wax Museum Radio
Next broadcast March 13th, Friday Night at midnight and Saturday night at 10pm on WRGG.
Wax Museum Radio
Next broadcast March 13th, Friday Night at midnight and Saturday night at 10pm on WRGG.
Hear Today In Rock and Roll History
March 7th - Today In Rock and Roll History
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 three times daily on WRGG in Greencastle, PA, weekday mornings on KSRQ in Three River Falls, Minnesota, KIYU in Galena, Alaska, KPUP in Patagonia, Arizona and WMMT in Lexigton, Kentucky.
March 8th, Rock and Roll Birthdays
March 8th birthday
Influential early country-Delta blues singer and picker “Mississippi" John Hurt Born in Teoc, Mississippi.
March 8th birthday
1942 Swinging Blue Jeans guitarist Ralph Ellis, born in Liverpool, England.
March 8th birthday
Monkees drummer and vocalist Mickey Dolenz, born George Michael Dolenz in Los Angeles, California in 1945.
March 8th birthday
1946, original Eagles bassist Randy Meisner born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.
March 8th birthday
1947 Three Dog Night guitarist Michael Allsup, born in Oklahoma.
March 8th birthday
1948 Little Peggy March, born Margaret Annemarie Battavio in Lansdale, Pennsylvania.
March 8th birthday
Gary Webb, better known as New Wave vocalist and keyboard stylist Gary Numan, born in 1958 in Hammersmith, London, England.
March 8th, Today In Rock and Roll History
March 8th, 1962
The Beatles, then with Pete Best on drums, make their first BBC Radio appearance on the show “Teenagers Turn”, playing the Roy Orbison hit “Dream Baby”.
March 8th, 1965
Sessions begin for The Byrds cover version of Bob Dylan's "All I Really Want To Do" with producer Terry Melcher at Columbia Studios in Hollywood. Released June 14th on 45, when it entered the Pop Singles charts on July 3rd, Cher's debut single - the same song, entered as well. The Byrds version went to No. 40 and has a different vocal than the one released later on the "Mr. Tambourine Man" lp. Cher's version went to No. 15.
March 8th, 1965
Bob Dylan releases "Subterranean Homesick Blues" on 45 in the US. The single entered the US singles charts on April 3rd.
March 8th, 1965
Warner Brothers Records release "I Know A Place" by Petula Clark. Written and produced by Tony Hatch at Pye Studios in Marble Arch, London in a session which featured drummer Bobby Graham and the Breakaways vocal group. Entering the charts March 20th, the record spent five weeks in the US Top 10, peaking at No. 3.
March 8th, 1968
Cilla Black releases "Step Inside Love" in the UK, a song written for her by Paul McCartney. Credited to Lennon-McCartney, the song was written especially for Black’s first BBC TV series, Cilla, The single peaked in the UK charts at No. 9 in April.
March 8th, 1969
"Sing A Simple Song" by Sly and The Family Stone enters the singles charts while the record's A-side "Everyday People" was the No. 1 single in the USA.
March 8th, 1969
"Aquarius"/"Let The Sunshine In" by The 5th Dimension enters the US singles charts following a February release on Soul City Records. Written for the 1967 musical Hair by James Rad, Gerome Ragni and Galt MacDermot, the single would spend six weeks at No. 1 in the spring of 1969 and was certified platinum in the US. Instrumental backing was arranged by Bill Holman and recorded by session musicians known as the Wrecking Crew.
March 8th, 1969
T Neck Records release "It's Your Thing" by The Isley Brothers on 45 in the US. The record entered the charts a week later, March 15th.
March 8th, 1974
The second studio Lp by Queen, "Queen II" is released in Britain.
March 8th, 1976
former Spooky Tooth keyboardist Gary Wright is awarded a Gold record for this groundbreaking keyboard based Lp “Dream Weaver”. Released on single the previous December, the album's title track would hit No. 1 and feature Wright on keys with drummer Jim Keltner.
March 8th, 1977
Elektra Records release ":Tie Your Mother Down" on 45 in the US. The record entered the charts on March 19th.
This Week In Rock and Roll History!
This Week In Rock and Roll History week of March 7th
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.
Jackie At The Mic!
Episode 35 "Kayakitty Yak or It Ain't The Heat It's The Ocean""
Episode 35 "Kayakitty Yak or It Ain't The Heat It's The Ocean""
Episode 35 "Kayakitty Yak or It Ain't The Heat It's The Ocean""
Jackie, the imaginary Morning Show guest and his comedic wordly observations from the shadow world
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Episode 35 "Kayakitty Yak or It Ain't The Heat It's The Ocean""
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Currently making Thursday morning appearances, if you want to call them that, usually around 8:15am edt, on The WRGG Morning Show.
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.
RIP Neil Innes (Bonzo Dog Band, the Rutles, Monty Python )
Neil passed December 29th, aged 75. We'll miss the man, his music and his humor.
Nektar / Derek "Mo" Moore Wax Museum interview 11/17/19
Nektar bassist interviewed by Chris Palladino
Click image to hear Nektar bassist, vocalist, keyboardidt Derek "Mo" Moore in this 2019 interview for The Wax Museum. Mo discusses the new Nektar single and Lp, the 50th anniversary tour, future releases and discussion about the band's long career.
Robert Fripp Radio Oz interview 7/25/85
King Crimson guitarist interviewed by Chris Palladino
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
Renaissance singer interviewed by Chris Palladino
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.
Replaced By Robots Wax Museum Interview 4/26/19
Doug Miller interviewed by Chris Palladino
Hear Doug Miller, vocalist, blues harpist and keyboard player for Baltimore, Maryland based Replaced By Robots in this Wax Museum interview. The band have a new CD out "In Storage". Doug previews tracks from the new disc and news of upcoming show dates. Click the band photo to hear the entire segment as it aired.
Replaced By Robots info
Check out the Replaced By Robots website and their Facebook page "Replaced By Robots".
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 Chris Palladino's Radio Oz interview archives
Recently released 1980 Firesign Theatre interview
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!