Wax Museum Radio
Next broadcast October 3rd, Friday Night at midnight and Saturday night at 10pm on WRGG
Wax Museum Radio
Next broadcast October 3rd, Friday Night at midnight and Saturday night at 10pm on WRGG
Hear Today In Rock and Roll History
September 29th - 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, MN, KIYU in Galena, Alaska & KPUP in Patagonia, AZ.
September 29th - Rock and Roll Birthdays9
September 29th birthday
1935 Jerry Lee Lewis in Ferriday, Louisiana.
September 29th birthday
1939 Singer/songwriter Tommy Boyce of Boyce and Hart in Charlottesville, Virginia.
September 29th birthday
1942 French Violinist Jean-Luc Ponty.
September 29th birthday
Grand Funk Railroad Singer & guitarist Mark Farner, born in 1948 in Flint, Michigan.
September 29th, Today In Rock and Roll History
September 29th, 1956
Bill Haley has five songs in the UK Top 30; "See You Later, Alligator" (#19), "Razzle Dazzle" (#17), "Rock Around The Clock" (#13), "The Saints Rock 'n' Roll" (#11) and "Rockin' Through The Rye" (#4)
September 29th, 1957
Buddy Holly and The Crickets record "Maybe Baby" at Tinker Air Force base in Midwest City, Oklahoma. Written by Buddy's producer Norman Petty, the single was credited to the Crickets, and became a Top 40 hit in the U.S., the UK, and Canada.
September 29th, 1958
The Big Bopper's "Chantilly Lace" enters the US Pop Singles charts. Written by The Bopper under his real name J.P. Richardson. Originally cut for the Pappy Daily's D label with producer Jerry Kennedy, Mercury Records picked it up for national distibution and released it in August. The song reached #4 in the US.
September 29th, 1966
Jimi Hendrix meets the final member of the Experience, bassist Noel Redding, when Redding unsuccessfully auditions for Eric Burdon's new Animals lineup at the Birdland club in London.
September 29th, 1967
Mickey Hart joins the Grateful Dead as the band’s new drummer.
September 29th, 1967
Gladys Knight and the Pips original version of "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" is released. Written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for Motown Records in 1966, the single hit #2 in the US.
September 29th, 1969
Jackie DeShannon is awarded a gold record for a million copies sold of “Put A Little Love In Your Heart”. Deshannon wrote the song with her brother Randy Myers and Jimmy Holiday. Released in June, it was DeShannon's highest-charting hit, reaching #4 in August 1969.
September 29th, 1973
Grand Funk Railroad's "We're An American Band" is the number one record in the US. Produced by Todd Rundgren, the track was released July 2nd, written and sung by group drummer Don Brewer.
September 29th, 1977
Billy Joel's "The Stranger" Lp is released. Recorded at A&R Recording, Inc., New York City with producer Phil Ramone, the album would feature four US Top 30 singles and has sold over ten million copies worldwide.
September 29th, 1979
“Starry Eyes” by British band The Records enters the US singles charts. The band signed to Virgin Records in 1978 and released "Starry Eyes" there in December. With the song's clear influence by American power pop, the song was a bigger hit in the US than in the UK, whre it peaked at No. 56.
September 29th, 1979
The Alan Parsons Project single “Damned If I Do” enters the US singles charts. Released as a single from the group's "Eve" album, is was their first with lead singer Chris Rainbow. "Damned If I Do" peaked at #27 in the US.
September 29th, 1979
“5:15” from The Who’s film "Quadrophenia" enters the US singles charts. Originally released on 45 as the lead single of the 1973 Who album "Quadrophenia", group bassist John Entwistle remixed this and nine other tracks for the movie soundtrack. The 1979 mix charted at #45 in the US.
This Week In Rock and Roll History!
This Week In Rock and Roll History week of September 27th
An hour long weekly radio series! Fifty years of Rock and Roll music and the stories behind it in a one hour long weekly show. Now airing on WRGG, Saturdays @ 2pm & Midnight Eastern, and on KIYU Saturdays at 6pm, Alaska Time Zone and KMXT-FM Anchorage.
Jackie At The Mic!
Episode 24 "Missouri: Escaping The Dance"
Episode 24 "Missouri: Escaping The Dance"
Episode 24 "Missouri: Escaping The Dance"
Jackie, the imaginary Morning Show guest and his comedic wordly observations from the shadow world
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Episode 24 "Missouri: Escaping The Dance"
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Jackie's Corner of The Basement
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!