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Today In R&R History March 18th
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 18th
- March 18th Birthday, R&B singer Wilson Pickett, born in Pratville, Alabama in 1941. He died on January 19th, 2009 of a heart attack, aged 64
- March 18th Birthday, Co-founder and songwriter for The Alan Parsons Project, Eric Woolfson, born in Charing Cross, Glasgow, Scotland in 1945. He died on December 2nd, 2009 of kidney cancer, aged 64.
- March 18th Birthday, Keyboardist for Delaney and Bonny and Derek and The Dominoes, Bobby Whitlock, born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1946.
- March 18th Birthday, Paramounts and Procol Harum drummer Barry “B.J.” Wilson, born in Edmonton, London, England in 1947. He died on October 8th, 1990, aged 43.
- March 18th Birthday, Drummer and co-founder of The Doobie Brothers, John Hartman, born in Falls Church, Virginia in 1950.
- March 18th Birthday, Kansas singer John Elefante, born in Levittown, New York in 1958.
- March 18th Birthday, Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell, born in Tacoma, Washington in 1966.
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 18th
- March 18th, 1960 The Everly Brothers record “Cathy’s Clown” with producer Wesley Rose. Co-written by Phil and Don Everly, the musicians included the Everlys on guitars, Floyd Cramer on piano, Floyd Chance on bass and Buddy Harman on drums. The distinctive drum sound was achieved by recording them with a tape loop, making it sound as if there were two drummers. “Cathy’s Clown” was recorded live in a single take, with Don and Phil sharing a microphone. Warner Brothers Records released the song as the label’s first Everly’s single on April 1st. “Cathy’s Clown” started a six week run at No. 1 in Britain on April 30th. The record went to No. 1 in the US, reaching the top spot on May 28th.
- March 18th, 1965 Gordy Records release “It’s Growing” by The Temptations. Co-written by Miracles members Smokey Robinson and Pete Moore and produced by Robinson, the single was the follow-up to “My Girl,” which was the first to feature David Ruffin as the Temptations new lead singer. The Andantes sang additional backing vocals on the track. Earl Van Dyke played the toy piano intro. The record entered the charts in April. “It’s Growing” peaked at No. 18 on May 15th.
- March 18th, 1966 Fontana Records in Britain release “Somebody Help Me” by The Spencer Davis Group on 45. The song was written by Jamaican musician and songwriter Jackie Edwards, who also wrote the group’s hit single, “Keep On Running.” Produced by Chris Blackwell, “Somebody Help Me” was released in America nine months later, on June 10th, 1967 by United Artists Records. In England “Somebody Help Me” was the band’s second consecutive No. 1 record. In America, “Somebody Help Me” peaked at No. 47 on July 22nd.
- March 18th, 1967 Warner Brothers Records release “Album 1700” the seventh studio album by Peter, Paul and Mary. The LP reached No. 15 on October 21st and featured two big hits, “Leaving On A Jet Plane” and “I Dig Rock And Roll Music.” Co-produced by Albert Grossman and Milt Okun at A&R Studios in New York City, the LP was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Folk Performance category.
- March 18th, 1967 “The Best Of The Lovin’ Spoonful” enters the album charts following a February release on Kama Sutra Records. The LP reached No. 3 in the US on May 6th.
- March 18th, 1967 Double Shot Records release “The Oogum Boogum Song” by Brenton Wood on 45. The song was written by Wood under his real name, Alfred Smith, co-produced by Double Shot Records label owner Joseph Hooven and Jerry (Hal) Wynn. “The Oogum Boogum Song” peaked at No. 34 on June 24th.
- March 18th, 1967 Reprise Records release “Get Me To The World On Time” by The Electric Prunes on 45. Co-written by Annette Tucker and Jill Jones, the track was recorded at American Recording Company in Los Angeles with producer Dave Hassinger. The record entered the charts in April and reached No. 27 on May 13th.
- March 18th, 1969 Jimi Hendrix records the version of “The Star Spangled Banner” that would appear on the posthumous “Rainbow Bridge” LP in 1971. The track was taped at The Record Plant with engineer Gary Kellgren.
- March 18th, 1970 Country Joe McDonald is convicted of obscenity for leading the famous “Fish Cheer” during a Worchester, Massachusetts concert.
- March 18th, 1971 Reprise Records posthumously release “Freedom” by Jimi Hendrix on 45. Written by Hendrix, who co-produced the track with Eddie Kramer and Mitch Mitchell from June through August 1970 at Electric Lady Studios in New York City. Hendrix would pass away a month after he finished the track. The record charted for eight weeks and peaked at No. 59 on May 8th.
- March 18th, 1971 Rare Earth Records re-release “Gotta See Jane” by Canadian singer, songwriter R. Dean Taylor on 45. The song had originally been issued on April 9th, 1968 on the Motown subsidiary V.I.P. Records. Co-written by Taylor, Eddie Holland and Motown songwriter Ronald Miller, the reissue was prompted by the success of Taylor’s “Indiana Wants Me.” The single charted for four weeks and peaked at No. 67 on May 1st.
- March 18th, 1972 Dunhill Records release “Family Of Man” by Three Dog Night on 45. Co-written by Paul Williams and Jack Conrad and produced by Richard Podolor, the single reached No. 12 on April 29th, No. 5 in Canada.
- March 18th, 1972 Evolution Records release “I Just Wanna Be Your Friend” by Lighthouse on 45. The song was co-written by Skip Prokop and Bob McBride. The record entered the charts on April 29th and peaked a week later at No. 93.
- March 18th, 1972 “Heart Of Gold” by Neil Young is the No. 1 record in the US.
- March 18th, 1972 “Nutrocker” by Emerson, Lake and Palmer enters the singles charts. The song was a Kim Fowley composition based on Tchaikovsky’s 1892 composition, “The Nutcracker,” originally done by B Bumble and The Stingers in 1962. Produced by Greg Lake, the record peaked at No. 70 on April 15th.
- March 18th, 1972 A&M Records release “Morning Has Broken” by Cat Stevens on 45 following a December 1971 release in England. The melody of the song was based on the traditional Gaelic tune Bunessan, with English lyrics by Eleanor Farjeon. Recording sessions for the track were recorded with producer Paul Samwell-Smith and future Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman on piano. “Morning Has Broken” hit No. 6 on May 27th.
- March 18th, 1972 Epic Records release “Feedback,” the fifth album by Spirit. Original Spirit guitarist Randy California had left for a solo career and guitarist Jay Ferguson and bassist Mark Andes split to form Jo Jo Gunne. In their place for the LP sessions were brothers John and Al Staehely. Recorded in November 1971 with producer David Briggs, the album peaked at No. 63 on April 22nd.
- March 18th, 1972 “Run Run Run” the debut single by Jo Jo Gunne enters the singles charts following a February release on Asylum Records. The song was co-written by the band’s featured two former members of Spirit, Jay Ferguson and Mark Andes. “Run Run Run” peaked at No. 27 on May 6th, No. 6 in Britain.
- March 18th, 1972 Warner Brothers Records release “Never Before” backed with “When A Blind Man Cries” by Deep Purple on 45. Co-written by the five members of Deep Purple, Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice. The record didn’t chart in the US but reached No. 35 in Britain.
- March 18th, 1972 “Jump Into The Fire” by Nilsson enters the singles charts. With Nilsson on piano, on the London, England sessions for the song, produced by Richard Perry, were Chris Spedding on guitar, Herbie Flowers on bass and drummer Jim Gordon. Heavily edited down to half its full-length album version, the single charted for nine weeks and went to No. 27 on April 29th.
- March 18th, 1972 The double A-sided single “Vincent” backed with “Castles In The Air” by Don McLean debuts on the singles charts following a February release on United Artists Records. It was the follow-up release to McLean’s “American Pie.” “Vincent” was McLean’s tribute to Vincent Van Gogh. “Castles In The Air” was previously issued as Don McLean’s debut single in 1970. The record peaked at No. 12 on May 13th.
- March 18th, 1972 “Hellbound Train,” the eighth album by Savoy Brown enters the album charts following a February release on Parrot Records. Recorded at Trident Studios in London with producer Neil Slaven with Roy Thomas Baker engineering, the LP peaked at No. 34 on May 27th.
- March 18th, 1972 United Artists Records release “Silver Pistol,” the third album by Brinsley Shwarz. Produced by the band with David Robinson during sessions at the group’s communal home studio, the record features mostly original songs by guitarist Nick Lowe and was the first of their albums with new lead singer Ian Gomm.
- March 18th, 1972 Dunhill Records released the eponymous first solo album by former Derek and The Dominos singer, guitarist and keyboard player Bobby Whitlock. Production credits on the LP include two songs by Delaney Bramlett, one by Bobby Whitlock and Joe Zagarino and the remainder by Whitlock and Andy Johns. Session players on the album included Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Klaus Voorman, Carl Radle, Jim Gordon, Jim Keltner, Chris Wood, Jim Price, Bobby Keys, Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett and others.
- March 18th, 1974 Chicago receive a Gold Record for their LP Chicago VI.
- March 18th, 1975 The Who receive a Gold Record Award for the “Tommy” film soundtrack.
- March 18th, 1976 Island Records in Britain release “Run With The Pack” by Bad Company on 45. The B-side was a non-LP acoustic version of the song “Do Right By Your Woman.” Both songs were written by Paul Rodgers and produced by Bad Company.
- March 18th, 1977 RCA Records release “The Idiot,” the first solo album by Iggy Pop. The LP was produced by David Bowie, primarily at Chateau d’Herouville in Herouville, France and later at Giorgio Moroder’s Musicland Studios in Munich, West Germany. “Sister Midnight” was co-written by Bowie Iggy and Carlos Alomar. The remaining tracks were all co-written by Iggy Pop and David Bowie. Tony Visconti, who was already in place to co-produced the next Bowie LP, helped with additional mixing for the recorded tracks. The record reached No. 30 in Britain, No. 72 on May 14th.
- March 18th, 1977 The Kinks release “Sleepwalker” on 45 in Britain. Written, produced and arranged by Ray Davies, “Sleepwalker” was recorded at The Kinks’ Konk Studios in London during the final week of September 1976. “Sleepwalker” entered the US singles charts on April 2nd and peaked at No. 48 on May 7th.
- April 2nd, 1977 The Kinks’ “Sleepwalker” enters the singles charts following a March release on Arista Records. Written by Ray Davies and recorded during the band’s Sleepwalker” LP sessions at their own Konk Studios in London in the second half of 1976 with Ray Davies producing, the record peaked at No. 48 on May 7th.
- March 18th, 1978 California Jam II draws a quarter of a million fans to the Ontario Motor Speedway near Los Angeles to hear Ted Nugent, Aerosmith, Foreigner, Heart, Dave Mason and Santana. Highlights from the event are later released as a double-live album on Columbia Records.
- March 18th, 1978 “Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad” by Meat Loaf enters the singles charts following a February release on Epic Records. Written by Jim Steinman, the record was produced by Todd Rundgren and peaked at No. 11 on July 8th.
- March 18th, 1978 Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir enters the singles charts with his solo record “Bombs Away” on Arista Records. Co-written by John Perry Barlow and Bob Weir, “Bombs Away” peaked at No. 70 on April 15th.
- March 18th, 1978 “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)” by Billy Joel enters the singles charts. Producer Phil Ramone incorporated the sound of screeching tires on the album version of the song, but the effect was removed for the single’s release. Written by Billy Joel, the record peaked at No. 17 on May 27th.
- March 18th, 1985 Geffen Records release “Birdy,” the soundtrack album of the film, by Peter Gabriel. Gabriel co-produced the album with Daniel Lanois. Five tracks were adapted from songs on Gabriel’s third and fourth albums. Members of Gabriels touring band, Larry Fast, Tony Levin, Jerry Marotta and David Rhodes, were among the session musicians who played on the record. The album reached No. 162 on the charts on May 18th.
- March 18th, 1996 The second volume of The Beatles anthology project “Anthology 2” is released on Apple Records. The album went to No. 1 in the US on April 6th.
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 15th
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 3/15 Elton John
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.
