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Today In R&R History March 8th
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 8th
- March 8th Birthday, Influential early country-Delta blues singer and guitarist “Mississippi” John Hurt. Born in 1893 in Teoc, Mississippi. He died on November 2nd, 1966 of a heart attack, aged 74.
- March 8th Birthday, The Swinging Blue Jeans guitarist Ralph Ellis, born in Liverpool, England in 1942.
- March 8th Birthday, The Monkees drummer and vocalist Mickey Dolenz, born George Michael Dolenz in Los Angeles, California in 1945.
- March 8th Birthday, Original Eagles bassist Randy Meisner born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska in 1946. He passed away on July 26th, 2023 at the age of 77.
- March 8th Birthday, Hit songwriter Carol Bayer Sager, born in 1947 in Manhattan, New York City.
- March 8th Birthday, Three Dog Night guitarist Michael Allsup, born in Oklahoma in 1947.
- March 8th Birthday, Whitesnake and Trapeze guitarist and solo artist Mel Galley, born Melville John Galley in Cannock, Staffordshire, England in 1948. He died on July 1st, 2008, aged 60.
- March 8th Birthday, Little Peggy March born Margaret Annemarie Battavio in 1948 in Lansdale, Pennsylvania.
- March 8th Birthday, Strawbs guitarist Dave Lambert, born in 1949 in Hounslow, Middlesex, England.
- March 8th Birthday, Iron Maiden drummer Clive Burr, born in 1957 in East Ham, London, England. He died on March 12th, 2013, five days after his 56th birthday.
- March 8th Birthday, Gary Webb, better known as New Wave vocalist and keyboard stylist Gary Numan, born in 1958 in Hammersmith, London, England.
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 8th
- March 8th, 1965 Capitol Records release “The Beach Boys Today!” by The Beach Boys. Produced, arranged and mostly written by Brian Wilson with Mike Love contributing lyrics, the LP was recorded with studio musicians after Wilson retired from performing live with the band. It was a conscious attempt by Wilson and the group to move beyond the themes of cars and surfing that were prevalent on their earlier records. The album reached No. 4 on May 1st and featured the hits “Dance, Dance, Dance,” “When I Grow Up (to Be a Man)” and “Do You Wanna Dance?” “The Beach Boys Today!” peaked at No. 4 on May 1st.
- 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 charts on July 3rd, Cher’s debut single - the same song, entered as well. The Byrds version went to No. 40 on August 21st 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 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 two weeks later, the record spent five weeks in the US Top Ten, peaking at No. 3 on May 1st.
- March 8th, 1966 Bob Dylan records “Just Like A Woman” at Columbia Studios in Nashville, Tennessee with record producer Bob Johnston. Al Kooper and Robbie Robertson both play on the recording. Seven complete takes were taped of the song, with a number of partial takes and rehearsals recorded. The master was made from take eighteen. Written by Dylan, the track was released by Columbia Records as a single on August 18th. The album track was nearly five minutes long, while the single edit was closer to three. “Just Like A Woman” peaked at No. 33 on October 8th.
- March 8th, 1966 Brunswick Records in Britain release “A Legal Matter” backed with “Instant Party” by The Who on 45. “A Legal Matter” was recorded at two sessions on October 12th and 13th, 1965 with producer Shel Talmy at IBC Studios in London. Both songs were written by Pete Townshend. “A Legal Matter” is the first Who track to feature Townshend on lead vocals and includes Micky Hopkins on piano. The single had been issued by Talmy without the group’s permission while he and The Who were involved in a legal dispute. The record peaked at No. 32 in the UK.
- March 8th, 1968 Valiant Records release “Along Comes Mary” by The Association on 45. The song was written by American songwriter Tandyn Almer, who was a close friend and collaborator of Brian Wilson, co-writing the Beach Boys’ singles “Marcella” and “Sail On, Sailor.” Almer has stated that Mary was a reference to marijuana. Produced by Curt Boettcher, “Along Came Mary” entered the singles charts in June and went to No. 7 on July 16th.
- March 8th, 1968 Parlophone Records in England release “For Whom The Bell Tolls” by Simon Dupree and The Big Sound on 45. It was the follow-up single to the Top Ten hit “Kites.” Co-written by Eve King and Paul Smith, the track was a minor hit in England. Eve King was a pseudonym for Evelyn Shulman, sister of the three Shulman brothers in the band. The Shulmans formed the English progressive rock band Gentle Giant in 1970.
- March 8th, 1968 Cilla Black releases “Step Inside Love” in Britain, a song written for her by Paul McCartney. Credited to Lennon and McCartney, the song was written for Black’s first BBC TV series, Cilla, The single peaked in the UK charts at No. 9 in April.
- March 8th, 1969 Event Records release “Medicine Man” by The Buchanan Brothers on 45. The Buchanan Brothers were Terry Cashman, Gene Pistilli and Tommy West. Cashman and West went on to produce Jim Croce and had a hit as Cashman and West with “American City Suite.” “Medicine Man” entered the charts in May and peaked at No. 22 on July 5th.
- March 8th, 1969 “Sing A Simple Song” by Sly & The Family Stone enters the singles charts while the record’s A-side “Everyday People” was the No. 1 single in the US. Written and produced by Sylvester Stewart, the song charted for four weeks and peaked at No. 89 on May 1st.
- March 8th, 1969 “Aquarius”/”Let The Sunshine In” by The 5th Dimension enters the singles charts following a February release on Soul City Records. Co-written for the 1967 musical Hair by James Rado, Gerome Ragni and Galt MacDermot, the single began a six week run at No. 1 on April 12th and was certified platinum in the US. The instrumental backing was arranged by Bill Holman and recorded by the session musicians known as the Wrecking Crew.
- March 8th, 1969 “Kick Out The Jams,” the debut album by Detroit hard rock band the MC5, enters the album charts following a February release on Elektra Records. Co-produced by Jac Holzman and Bruce Botnick, the album reached No. 30 on May 10th.
- March 8th, 1969 T Neck Records release “It’s Your Thing” by The Isley Brothers on 45. Co-written by Ronald Isley, O’Kelly Isley Jr. and Rudolph Isley in response to Motown chief Berry Gordy’s demanding hold on his artists after the Isleys left the label in late 1968. Recorded in two takes and featuring the first appearance of sixteen-year-old Ernie Isley on bass and Skip Pitts on guitar at A&R Studios, New York City. The record entered the charts a week later and peaked at No. 2 on May 3rd. The following year, “It’s Your Thing” won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group.
- March 8th, 1970 Colossus Records release “Mighty Joe” by Dutch band The Shocking Blue on 45. The song was written by guitarist Robbie Van Leeuwen. The single peaked at No. 43 on April 11th.
- March 8th, 1971 Radio Hanoi opens its first American rock broadcast with the Jimi Hendrix version of “The Star Spangled Banner,” heard by US troops throughout Vietnam.
- March 8th, 1974 Kirshner Records release the self-titled debut album by Kansas, produced by Wally Gold at the Record Plant Studios in New York City from September through December 1973. The LP reached No. 174 on July 27th and featured the single “Lonely Wind.”
- March 8th, 1974 The second studio LP by Queen, “Queen II” is released in Britain, where the album peaked at No. 5. Recorded at Trident Studios from August 1973 through February 1974 with Roy Thomas Baker, Robin Geoffrey Cable and the band co-producing. In America, “Queen II” peaked at No. 49 on June 15th.
- March 8th, 1975 Hi Records release Al Green’s “Greatest Hits.” The album charted for thirty-one weeks and peaked at No. 127 on September 30th.
- March 8th, 1975 Former Poppy Family singer Susan Jacks’ “You’re A Part Of Me” enters the singles charts in America. The song was written by Kim Carnes. Produced by Harry Hinde, the record charted for five weeks and peaked at No. 90 on March 22nd.
- 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” by Queen on 45. Taken from the band’s “Day At The Races” album, the song was written by guitarist Brian May. The record peaked at No. 49 on March 19th.
- March 8th, 1986 EMI America Record release “The Knife Feels Like Justice” by former Stray Cat guitarist and singer Brian Setzer. Session musicians that played on the LP include Chuck Leavell, Kenny Aaronson, Kenny Aronoff, Steve Jordan, Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench. Produced by Don Gehman at four different studios in Los Angeles and New York state, the album peaked at No. 45 on April 26th.
- March 8th, 1994 A&M Records release “Superunknown,” the fourth album by Soundgarden. The album was recorded at Bad Animals Studio in Seattle with the band co-producing with Michael Beinhorn. The record debuted on the album charts at No. 1 and featured the hits “Spoonman” and “Black Hole Sun.”
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 “EWl 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 8th
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 3/8 The Woolies
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.
