Wax Museum Radio
Next broadcast March 14th Friday Night at midnight and Saturday night at 10pm on WRGG.
Hear Today In Rock and Roll History
Today In R&R History March 9th
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 9th
- March 9th Birthday, R&B singer, songwriter, solo artist and a member of The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Lloyd Price, born in 1933 in Kenner, Louisiana. Price died on May 3rd, 2021, aged 88.
- March 9th Birthday, Gary Leeds, who was the drummer and vocalist with both The Standells and The Walker Brothers, born in Glendale, California in 1942.
- March 9th Birthday, Singer, songwriter, solo artist and record producer John Cale of The Velvet Underground, born in Garnant, Carmarthenshire, Wales in 1942.
- March 9th Birthday, Mark Lindsey, solo artist and lead singer for Paul Revere and The Raiders, born in 1942 in Eugene, Oregon.
- March 9th Birthday, Hawkwind vocalist and poet Robert Calvert, born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1945. He died on August 14th, 1988 of a heart attack at the age of 43.
- March 9th Birthday, Procol Harum guitarist and solo artist, Robin Trower, born in Catford, London, England in 1945.
- March 9th Birthday, Family, Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel and Rod Stewart bassist Jim Cregan, born in Yeovil, Somerset, England in 1946. He died of a heart attack at the age of 43 on August 14th, 1988.
- March 9th Birthday, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band co-founder guitarist Jimmy Fadden, born in Long Beach, California in 1949.
- March 9th Birthday, Trevor Burton, who played guitar and bass in British band The Move, born in 1949 in Aston, Birmingham, England.
- March 9th Birthday, ABC singer Martin Fry, born in Stretford, Lancashire, England in 1958.
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 9th
- March 9th, 1963 Dimension Records release “Don’t Say Nothin’ Bad (About My Baby)” by The Cookies on 45The track was produced by Gerry Goffin, who co-wrote the song with Carole King. It was The Cookies most successful single, peaking at No. 7 on April 27th.
- March 9th, 1967 At EMI Studios in London, The Beatles begin work on the Lennon/McCartney song “Getting Better.” The basic track had Paul McCartney on bass, John Lennon on electric guitar, Ringo Starr on drums and George Martin on pianette, recording seven takes of the song. The next day, the song was mixed down, to which Paul and Ringo added more bass and drums and George Harrison played Tamboura. The band completed the song on March 23rd with Paul’s lead vocal, John and George’s backing vocals and an additional guitar track.
- March 9th, 1967 Epic Records release “You Got What It Takes” by The Dave Clark Five on 45. Co-written by Tyran Carlo, Gwen Fuqua, Berry Gordy Jr. and Marv Johnson, the song was first recorded by Marv Johnson on United Artists Records in 1959. The Dave Clarke Five version entered the charts in April and hit No. 7 on May 13th.
- March 9th, 1968 Parrot Records release “Delilah” by Tom Jones on 45. The lyrics were written by Barry Mason, with music by Les Reed. Barry Mason’s ex-wife Sylvan Whittingham claimed she had written half of the lyrics of “Delilah” and several other songs. Produced by Peter Sullivan, “Delilah” entered the charts a week later and reached No. 15 on June 8th.
- March 9th, 1968 Atco Records release “Funky Street” by Arthur Conley on 45. “Funky Street” was co-written by Arthur Conley and Earl Simms and produced by Tom Dowd. The record entered the charts a week later and peaked at No. 14 on May 11th.
- March 9th, 1968 “Vincebus Eruptum,” the debut album by Blue Cheer enters the album charts on Philips Records. The record was recorded at Amigo Studios in Hollywood, California with producer Abe “Voco” Kesh. The LP featured the hit single “Summertime Blues” and peaked at No. 11 on April 20th.
- March 9th, 1968 UNI Records release “Sit With The Guru” by The Strawberry Alarm Clock on 45. The track was co-produced by Bill Holmes and Frank C. Slay Jr. Co-written by band members Wark Weitz, Ed King and Lee Freeman, the record entered the charts a week later and peaked at No. 65 on March 30th. The fade out of the song evokes that of the band’s hit single “Incense And Peppermints.”
- March 9th, 1968 King Records release “I Got The Feelin’” by James Brown and The Famous Flames on 45. The song was written by James Brown. The Famous Flames were augmented in the studio by The James Brown Orchestra. “I Got The Feelin’” was a No. 1 R&B hit and peaked at No. 6 on the Pop Singles chart on April 27th.
- March 9th, 1972 Latter day Beatles manager Allen Klein presents UNICEF with the first check, from the proceeds of George Harrison’s Bangla Desh concert and LP totaling one million, two hundred thousand dollars. Nearly nine million more would be held up in legal limbo until 1982.
- March 9th, 1972 Rare Earth Records release “Taos New Mexico” by R. Dean Taylor on 45. The song was written and the record produced by Taylor, entering the charts in April and peaking at No. 83 on April 9th.
- March 9th, 1973 Vertigo Records in Britain release “Jungle Jenny” backed with “Buff’s Bar Bles” on 45 by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. The band co-wrote “Jungle Jenny” with David Batchelor. The B-side was a Harvey original. Alex Harvey produced both sides of the disc.
- March 9th, 1974 Capricorn Records release “A New Life,” the second album by the Marshall Tucker Band. All the songs on the LP were written by guitarist Toy Caldwell. The record was recorded at Capricorn Studios in Macon, Georgia with producer Paul Hornsby. Guests on the album include Charlie Daniels and Jaimoe from the Allman Brothers Band. The album peaked at No. 37 on April 6th.
- March 9th, 1974 ABC/Dunhill Records release Three Dog Night’s “The Show Must Go On” on 45. Co-written by Leo Sayer and David Courtney and first recorded and released by Sayer in the United Kingdom in 1973, it was Sayer’s first hit record. Three Dog Night’s version of “The Show Must Go On” became their final Top Ten hit in the US, reaching No. 4 on May 25th.
- March 9th, 1974 A&M Records release “Oh Very Young” by Cat Stevens on 45 from the album “Buddha and the Chocolate Box.” Written by Stevens and co-produced by he and Paul Samwell-Smith, the track was recorded in February 1974 and featured Suzanne Lynch, who worked as a session musician until she became a regular part of Cat Stevens’ vocal group and sang the song’s solo line and the background melody. The record peaked No. 10 on June 1st.
- March 9th, 1974 Bearsville Records release the double album “Todd” by Todd Rundgren. The LP finds Rundgren incorporating a full band on half the tracks, with Rundgren playing one-man band on the rest. There are also a large emphasis on synthesizer keyboards. Rundgren produced the album at his Secret Sound Studios in New York City except for one live cut, “Sons Of 1984,” edited together from live tapes from Wolman Rink in Central Park and Griffith Park in Los Angeles. The record peaked at No. 54 on April 20th.
- March 9th, 1974 Warner Brothers Records release the self-titled Badfinger album, the band’s first for the label. The record was produced by Chris Thomas at both Olympic and AIR Studios in London, England from June through November 1973. Sessions for the album began almost immediately after the ones recorded for “Ass,” Badfinger’s last for Apple Records. The album peaked at No. 161 on March 30th.
- March 9th, 1974 Bad Company, featuring former members of Free, Mott The Hoople and King Crimson, make their concert debut in Newcastle, England.
- March 9th, 1975 “Shaving Cream” by Benny Bell enters the singles charts on the Vanguard Records label. The original version of “Shaving Cream” was issued on Bell’s Cocktail Party Songs record label in 1946, with Phil Winston on vocals under the pseudonym Paul Wynn and, as that name was also used by Bell himself, Winston’s version has often been mistaken for Bell’s. The 1975 reissue went to No. 30 on April 26th.
- March 9th, 1976 The Who drummer Keith Moon collapses on stage at the start of the band’s show at The Boston Gardens. Singer Roger Daltrey tells the audience Keith has the flu.
- March 9th, 1977 Warner Brothers Records release “You And Me” by Alice Cooper on 45. Co-written by Cooper and guitarist Dick Wagner, “You And Me” was issued as a single from the Bob Ezrin produced “Lace And Whisky” album. Jim Gordon plays drums on the recording, with background vocals by The California Boys’ Choir. The record entered the charts in April and peaked at No. 9 on August 13th, No. 2 in Canada.
- March 9th, 1979 A&M Records release “Cool For Cats,” the second album by Squeeze. The twelve songs on the album were co-written by Squeeze guitarist Glen Tilbrook and Chris Difford. The band recorded the LP at Olympic, Britannia Row and Sound Technics in London, England with John Wood and Squeeze co-producing. With four British hit singles on the record, the album peaked at No. 45 in England.
- March 9th, 1979 MCA Records in Britain release “Pop Musik,” the third single by M on 45. M were a project by English musician Robin Scott, who wrote the song. The 45 peaked in Britain at No. 2 on May 12th. In America, the single came out in July and went to No. 1 on November 3rd.
- March 9th, 1983 Warner Brothers Records release “I Love L.A.” by Randy Newman on 45. Co-produced by Russ Titelman and Larry Waronker, the song was written by Newman as a satirical look at Los Angeles and the American Dream.
- March 9th, 1984 Polydor Records release John Lennon’s “Borrowed Time” on 45 in Britain, out April 11th in the US. The song was written by Lennon and recorded during the “Double Fantasy” sessions in New York City in 1980. “Borrowed Time” peaked at No. 32 in Britain.
- March 9th, 1987 U2 release their fifth studio album “The Joshua Tree.” Recorded in Ireland, sessions for the LP started at Danesmoate House in Rathfarnham, The Edge’s home studio in Melbeach and finally Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin with co-producers Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno. The record featured the hits “Where the Streets Have No Name,” “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” and “With or Without You.” The album went to No. 1 in the US for nine weeks beginning April 25th and logged one hundred and three weeks on the album charts.
- March 9th, 1991 “I Touch Myself” by Divinyls enters the singles charts on Virgin Records. Co-produced by the band with David Tickle, the song was co-written by Billy Steinberg, Christina Amphlett, Mark McEntee and Tom Kelly. “I Touch Myself” peaked at No. 4 on May 18th.
- March 9th, 1993 Virgin Records release “Are You Gonna Go My Way” the third studio album by Lenny Kravitz. Recorded at Waterfront Recording Studio in Hoboken, New Jersey with Kravitz producing, the album went to No. 12 in America on May 1stand No. 1 in England.
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
- Click image to hear the exclusive the Wax Museum interview with The Paul Bielatowicz Band discussiing the current tour and future plans.
Music and conversation with Andy Tillison of The Tangent
Wax Museum interview May 2024
- Click image to hear The Wax Museum's Andy Tillison interview
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.
