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Today In R&R History March 31st
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 31st
- March 31st Birthday, Herb Alpert, born in Los Angeles in 1935. Alpert had many hits with The Tijuana Brass and co-founded A&M Records with Jerry Moss in 1962.
- March 31st Birthday, Richard Hughes, who played drums with Johnny Winter, born in 1950 in Trenton, New Jersey.
- March 31st Birthday, The Baby’s drummer Tony Brock born in Poole, Dorset, England in 1954. Brock later played with Rod Stewart’s band in the 1980’s.
- March 31st Birthday, The Turtles’ guitarist Allan Nichol, born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1946.
- March 31st Birthday, The Buckingham’s drummer Jon Poulos, born in Chicago, Illinois in 1947.
- March 31st Birthday, Original Mott The Hoople and Bad Company guitarist Mick Ralphs, born in Stoke Lacy, Herefordshire, England in 1944. Ralphs died on June 23rd, 2025 at the age of 81.
- March 31st Birthday, Dutch guitarist, singer, songwriter, composer, record producer and founding member of Focus, Thijs van Leer, born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in 1948.
- March 31st Birthday, AC/DC lead guitarist and songwriter Angus Young, born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1955.
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 31st
- March 31st, 1956 Imperial Records release “I’m In Love Again” backed with “My Blue Heaven” on 45. Produced by Dave Bartholomew, the record became a double-sided hit. Domino and Bartholomew co-wrote “I’m In Love Again” and “My Blue Heaven” became a pop standard when Gene Austrin covered the George Whiting song in 1927. “I’m In Love Again” went to No. 5 on July 14th. Domino’s version of “My Blue Heaven” peaked at No. 21 on June 23rd.
- March 31st, 1958 Cadence Records release “Rumble” by Link Wray & His Ray Men on 45. The song was credited to Link Wray and Mark Grant. Grant was the DJ at the gig the night the band were working up a version of The Diamonds song “The Stroll” and came up with the song that became “Rumble.” Originally titled “Oddball,” Grant paid for the song to be recorded in exchange for the writing credit. Link Wray poked a pencil through the guitar’s amplifier speaker that created a distorted effect for the studio recording. His creative use of tremolo on the sound and the distortion on his guitar was unique. The track was named “Rumble” when Phil Everly heard it and suggested the title. The single is the only instrumental song to earn a United Staes radio ban for fear of encouraging juvenile delinquency because the term “Rumble” was slang for a gang fight. The record entered the charts on April 28th and peaked at No. 16 on June 30th.
- March 31st, 1958 Atlantic Records release “Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes” backed with “What Am I Living For” by Chuck Willis with the Reggie Obrecht Orchestra and Chorus on both 45 and 78 rpm record. Harris died during surgery of peritonitis on April 10that the age of 32. Both songs would become posthumous hits. Written by Chuck Willis, “Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes” entered the singles charts in April and peaked at No. 24 on May 26th. “What Am I Living For,” co-written by Arthur Harris and Fred Jay, became Chuck Willis’ biggest hit, reaching No. 15 on July 14th, 1958.
- March 31st, 1958 Josie Records release “Do You Want To Dance?” by San Francisco born singer Bobby Freeman on 45. Written by Freeman, the record label overdubbed New York session musicians, including guitarist Billy Mure, onto Freeman’s original demo tape. At the time, Freeman was only seventeen years old. The record peaked at No. 5 on June 9th.
- March 31st, 1962 Musicor Records release “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence” by Gene Pitney on 45. Co-written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, the song was written for the movie of the same name, but director John Ford didn’t like it and kept it out of the film and its accompanying soundtrack. The record reached No. 4 on June 16th.
- March 31st, 1964 The Beatles hold the top five positions on the US singles chart with “Can’t Buy Me Love,” Twist and Shout,” “She Loves You,” “I Want To Hold Your Hand” and “Please Please Me.” Seven other Beatles songs are also the same chart.
- March 31st, 1967 Deram Records in Britain release “I Can Hear The Grass Grow” backed with “Wave The Flag And Stop The Train,” the second single by The Move. Both songs were written by guitarist Roy Wood and produced by Denny Cordell at Advision Studios in London. Wood wrote “I Can Hear The Grass Grow” as an observation on mental illness, but the press played it up as a lyric describing the effects of illegal drugs. The record went to No. 5 in the British record charts. In America, A&M Records released the single in June.
- March 31st, 1967 Jimi Hendrix begins a major British tour at Finsbury Park with The Walker Brothers, Cat Stevens and Englebert Humperdink also on the bill. Jimi set his guitar on fire during his set, the first time he’d performed the stunt live and suffered minor burns for his effort.
- March 31st, 1970 Dunhill Records release “It Ain’t Easy,” the third studio album by Three Dog Night. Produced by Richard Podolor, the album peaked at No. 8 on May 16thand featured the hit singles “Mama Told Me (Not to Come)” and “Out in the Country.”
- March 31st, 1971 Warner Brothers Record release “Follow Me,” the first solo single by Peter, Paul and Mary singer Mary Travers. The song was written by John Denver. The studio track was produced by Milt Okum and arranged by Lee Holdridge. The record entered the singles charts in May and peaked at No. 56 on July 24th.
- March 31st, 1973 “Back When My Hair Was Short” by Gunhill Road enters the singles charts following a February release on Kama Sutra Records. Gunhill Road formed in 1969 in Mount Vernon, New York. The song first appeared on the band’s self-titled second LP, produced by Kenny Rogers, but the tune was re-recorded with new lyrics and a faster tempo to make it more radio friendly. The record went to No. 40 on June 2nd.
- March 31st, 1973 Track Records release “Giving It All Away,” the debut solo single by Who singer Roger Daltrey. The song was co-written by Leo Sayer with David Courtney and produced by Adam Faith from Daltrey’s self-titled first album. The record went to No. 5 in Britain, entered the US charts on June 2nd and peaked at No. 83 on June 30th.
- March 31st, 1973 MGM South Records release “Working Class Hero” by Tommy Roe on 45. Written by Tommy Roe, who also co-produced the track with Don Costa and Mike Curb, the record peaked at No. 97 on May 26th.
- March 31st, 1973 The Blue Ridge Rangers’ “Hearts Of Stone” enters the singles charts. The song was co-written by Rudy Jackson and Eddy Ray, who were members of San Bernardino, California R&B vocal group The Jewels, who recorded it first in 1954. East Coast R&B vocal group The Charms had the big hit with “Hearts Of Stone,” a No. 15 Pop hit, No. 1 R&B, again in 1954. The Blue Ridge Rangers’ project was a one-man band with John Fogerty singing and playing all the instruments. His version of the song peaked at No. 37 on May 26th, 1973.
- March 31st, 1973 “The Best Of Bread” enters the album charts on Elektra Records. Bread’s first greatest hits collection peaked at No. 2 on May 12th.
- March 31st, 1975 Epic Records release “Blow By Blow,” the seventh album by Jeff Beck. Produced by George Martin at Martin’s Air Studios in London, Stevie Wonder makes an uncredited guest appearance on clavinet on the song “Thelonius.” Beck’s first all-instrumental album reached No. 4 on June 7th.
- March 31st, 1975 The band Chicago are awarded a Gold Record for their album “Chicago VIII.” Their seventh studio album, another No. 1 LP for the group, was mixed and released in both stereo and quadraphonic.
- March 31st, 1975 Swan Song Records release “Suicide Sal,” the second studio album by Maggie Bell. Jimmy Page plays guitar on the song “If You Don’t Know.” The LP peaked at No. 140 on May 10th.
- March 31st, 1976 Swan Song Records release “Presence,” the seventh studio album by Led Zeppelin. Initial writing sessions for the album between Robert Plant and Jimmy Page began while Plant recovered from a serious car accident in Greece the previous August. Later, the band rehearsed the new material at Hollywood’s SIR Studio with drummer John Bonham and bass player John Paul Jones. The album was recorded in November and December in eighteen days at Musicland Studios in Munich, Germany, with Page producing with engineer Keith Harwood. “Presence” went to No. 1 in the album charts on May 1st.
- March 31st, 1977 Epic Records release “Seaside Woman” by Linda McCartney and Wings using the alias Suzy And The Red Stripes, on 45. Written by Linda McCartney, the track was produced by Paul McCartney on November 27th, 1972 during Wings’ sessions for the LP “Red Rose Speedway.” Issued four and a half years after it was recorded, the record entered the singles charts in June charted for five weeks and peaked at No. 59 on July 16th.
- March 31st, 1978 Parlophone Records in Britain and Capitol Records in the US release the “London Town” album by Paul McCartney and Wings. Recording sessions for the LP lasted over a year, recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London and on a yacht in the Virgin Islands. Plans to tour after the record was released changed when Linda McCartney became pregnant. Drummer Joe English and guitarist Jimmy McCulloch quit the band during the year and final overdubs were recorded in January 1978. The album peaked at No. 2 on May 6th.
- March 31st, 1978 Atlantic Records release “And Then There Were Three,” the ninth studio album by Genesis. Co-produced by David Hentschel and Genesis, the title is a reference to the three remaining members, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks, following the departure of Peter Gabriel in 1975 and Steve Hackett in 1977. The album was their highest charting record to date, peaking at No. 14 on June 3rd, No. 3 in Britain and featured the hit single “Follow You, Follow Me.”
- March 31st, 1978 Rocket Records in Britain release the new Elton John 45, “Ego.” Co-written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin during the sessions for his 1976 album “Blue Moves,” the song was issued as a stand-alone single and did not appear on his next album “A Single Man.” The record entered the US singles charts in April and peaked at No. 34 on May 6th.
- March 31st, 1979 “Rhumba Girl” by Nicolette Larson enters the singles charts. Written by Jesse Winchester and produced by Ted Templeman, the record peaked at No. 47 on May 12th.
- March 31st, 1979 “Diamonds” by Chris Rea enters the singles charts. The song was written by Chris Rea and the record, produced by Gus Dudgeon. “Diamonds” peaked at No. 44 on May 19th.
- March 31st, 1980 Mercury Records release “Animal Magnetism,” the seventh studio album by Scorpions. Recorded from October 1979 through February 1980 at Dierks Studio in Stommein, West Germany and Manta Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with Dieter Dierks producing. The album reached No. 52 on July 5th and featured two British hits, “Make It Real” and “The Zoo.”
- March 31st, 1981 Sessions for The Motels’ “All Four One” LP begin at Record One Studios in Los Angeles with producer Val Garay. The album came out on April 5th, 1982 and featured three hit singles, “Only The Lonely,” “Take The L” and “Forever Mine,” peaking at No. 16 on August 14th.
- March 31st, 1980 EMI America Records release “Love Stinks,” the title track of The J. Geils Band’s ninth studio album. Co-written by Peter Wolf and producer Seth Justman, the single peaked at No. 38 on May 31st.
- March 31st, 1982 The Doobie Brothers announced their breakup to follow at the end of their then current tour. They would subsequently reform with the Tom Johnston back in the lineup by the late 1980’s.
- March 31st, 1984 Atco Records release a twelve-inch dance remix of “Original Sin” by INXS. The song became a dance club favorite and Atco would release it as a 45 in April. Co-written by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence, the record was produced by Nile Rogers. The song entered the singles charts in May and peaked at No. 58 on May 26th.
- March 31st, 1992 Bruce Springsteen releases two albums, “Human Touch” and Lucky Town.” Except for the E Street Band’s keyboard player, Roy Bittan, “Human Touch” was recorded with studio musicians in Los Angeles from September 1989 through March 1991 at five different studios, co-produced by Springsteen with Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin and Roy Bittan. Sam Moore and Bobby Hatfield were among the guest singers backing Springsteen in the studio. “Human Touch” peaked at No. 2 on April 18th. “Lucky Town” reached No. 3 on the same day. Intending to record one more song for “Human Touch” project, Springsteen ended up finishing ten songs from September 1991 through January 1992 and decided to issue them as a separate album with the same production team of Springsteen, Bittan, Landau and Plotkin.
- March 31st, 2015 Ringo Starr releases the “Postcards From Paradise” album. All the songs were either written or co-written by Starr, who produced the album at Roccabella West in Los Angeles and Rydinghurst Studios in Britain. Joe Walsh, Peter Frampton, David Allen Stewart, Steve Lukather, Richard Marx, Van Dyke Parks, Gregg Rolie, Todd Rundgren and Richard Page were some of the many guests who played or sang on the LP. The record peaked at No. 99 on April 18th.
- March 31st, 2017 Columbia Records release “Triplicate,” the thirty-eighth studio album by Bob Dylan. Issued as a triple LP set, the album’s thirty songs were cover versions of American pop standards, recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood. The record peaked at No. 37 on April 22nd.
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 29th
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
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Carl Giammarese / The Buckinghams Interview
The Buckinghams Radio Show
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The Cool Song Of The Week
Cool Song Of The Week 3/29 R Dean Taylor
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
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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
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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!
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