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Today In R&R History March 5th
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 5th
- March 5th Birthday, “High Heeled Sneakers” singer Tommy Tucker born in 1933 in Springfield, Ohio.
- March 5th Birthday, Bass guitarist Louis Cennamo, born in 1946 in London, England. He played in a number of bands and as a session player for Rod Stewart, Peter Frampton, James Taylor, Renaissance, Colosseum, Armageddon and others.
- March 5th Birthday, British vocalist Murray Head. Head had a major role as Judas Iscariot in the original cast recording of Jesus Christ Superstar and scored a major worldwide hit in the 1980s with “One Night In Bangkok,” born in London, England in 1946.
- March 5th Birthday, Pianist Richard Bell from Janis Joplin’s backing group The Full Tilt Boogie Band, born in Toronto, Ontario, in Canada in 1946. He died on June 15th, 2007, aged 61.
- March 5th Birthday, Multi-instrumentalist and singer Eddie Grant, born Edmund Montegue Grant in 1948 in Plaisance, British Guiana.
- March 5th Birthday, Dire Straits keyboardist and record producer Alan Clark, born in County Durham, England in 1952.
- March 5th Birthday, Singer Andy Gibb, born in Stretford, England in 1958. He died on March 10th 1988, aged 30.
- March 5th Birthday, Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante, born in New York City, New York in 1970.
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 5th
- March 5th, 1960 Elvis Presley returns to civilian life and a career put on hold when he is discharged from the US Army.
- March 5th, 1963 The Beatles record two sessions in Studio Two at EMI Studios, 3 Abbey Road, St. John’s Wood, London with producer George Martin, engineer Norman Smith and second engineer Richard Langham, 2:30–5:30pm and 7:00-10:00pm. Recorded that day were “From Me To You”co-written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Seven takes and six edit piece takes featuring harmonica, guitar solo and the harmony vocal intro, recorded during the first session that day; “Thank You Little Girl” co-written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. The title later shortened to “Thank You Girl,” recorded in six takes with seven edit piece takes of the guitar flourish at the end of the song. The final recording was an edit of take six and thirteen, recorded during the first session that day; “The One After 909” co-written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Four takes and an edit piece of the guitar solo through to the end of the song, recorded during the second session that day. Another Lennon/McCartney composition, “What Goes On” was rehearsed in the studio with intent to record, but there was not enough time left in the session for it. “The One After 909” remained unreleased. With editing and mixing for the songs performed by George Martin on March 14th, 1963 “From Me To You” and “Thank You Girl” became The Beatles third Parlophone single, released April 11th, 1963.
- March 5th, 1963 Doris Troy records “Just One Look” in New York City with producer Artie Ripp. The song was co-written by the song’s producer Gregory Carrol with Troy credited to her real name, Doris Payne. Playing on the track were Ernie Hayes on piano, Wally Richardson on guitar, Bob Bushnell on bass and Bernard Purdie on drums. Atlantic Records released the song on May 4th and the record peaked at No. 10 on July 27th.
- March 5th, 1965 Pye Records in Britain release “Kinda Kinks,” the second studio LP by The Kinks. Produced by Shel Talmy from December 1964 through February 1965 at Pye and IBC Studios in London, in Britain “Kinda Kinks” went to No. 3 and featured the No. 1 British hit “Tired Of Waiting For You.” Issued August 11thin America, the album peaked at No. 60 in the US on October 2nd.
- March 5th, 1965 The Standells record “Dirty Water” at Armin Steiner Studios in Los Angeles. Written by their producer Ed Cobb, the song is a mock paean to the city of Boston, Massachusetts and its then-famously polluted Boston Harbor and Charles River. First issued in late 1965 on the Tower label, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, the song debuted on the charts in April 1966, over a year after it was recorded and peaked at No 11 on July 9th.
- March 5th, 1965 Parlophone Records in Britain release “I Pity The Fool” backed with “Take My Tip,” the first single by The Mannish Boys, featuring David Jones, the future David Bowie, on lead vocals. The song was written by Don Deadric Malone. The studio session was run by American producer, Shel Talmy, who brought in guitarist Jimmy Page to play on the record, as he did when he worked with The Who and The Kinks.
- March 5th, 1965 Decca Records in the UK release the third single by Irish band Them and lead singer Van Morrison, “Here Comes The Night.” Written and produced by Bert Burns in October 1964 with session guitarist Jimmy Page on the track, the single peaked at No. 2 in the UK and No. 24 in America on July 17th.
- March 5th, 1966 Dunwich Records release “Gloria,” the debut single by Chicago, Illinois band The Shadows Of Knight. The song was a cover of the Van Morrison written song originally done by Them. The record peaked at No. 10 on May 7th.
- March 5th, 1966 “Little Latin Lupe Lu” by Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels enters the singles charts on New Voice Records. The track was a cover of The Righteous Brothers song from 1962, written by Brother Bill Medley. Of the numerous artists that recorded the song, it was the Mitch Ryder version that was the bigger hit. On the same March 5th date, the band’s album “Take A Ride” enters the LP charts following a January release. The album peaked at No. 78 on April 9th, the same day that “Little Latin Lupe Lu” peaked at No. 16 on the singles charts.
- March 5th, 1971 Reprise Records release the posthumous “The Cry Of Love” by Jimi Hendrix. Co-produced by Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Kramer and Mitch Mitchell, the LP went to No. 3 on the album charts on March 27th, No. 2 in England. Many of the tracks were recorded between December 1969 and the summer of 1970 at Electric Lady Studios in New York and were intended to be part of an album titled “First Rays of the New Rising Sun.”
- March 5th, 1971 The Federal Communications Commission warns owners of progressive FM stations not to air songs with possible drug references over the airwaves. Songs listed by the FCC include Brewer and Shipley’s “One Toke Over The Line,” The Jefferson Airplane’s “White Rabbit” and The Beatles’ “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds.”
- March 5th, 1975 Rod Stewart and actress Britt Eckland begin a much-publicized romance when they meet at a party in Los Angeles given by Joni Mitchell.
- March 5th, 1976 Jet Records release “Indiana Rainbow” by Roy Wood as a stand-alone single. Credited to Roy Wood’s Wizzard, the record was written and produced by Roy Wood.
- March 5th, 1976 Vertigo Records in Britain release “Runaway” backed with “Snakebite” by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band on 45. The A-side was a cover version of the Del Shannon hit, co-written by Shannon and Max Cook. The B-side was written by Harvey. The single was produced by David Batchelor.
- March 5th, 1977 The Rubinoos cover version of the Tommy James’ hit “I Think We’re Alone Now” enters the singles charts. Co-written by Ritchie Cordell and Bo Gentry, The Rubinoos version was co-produced by Matthew King Kaufman, Gary Phillips and Glen Kolotkin. The record charted for twelve weeks and peaked at No. 45 on May 14th.
- March 5th, 1977 The self-titled debut album by Macon, Georgia band Sea Level enters the album charts following a February release on Capricorn Records. Former Allman Brothers Band members, bassist Lamar Williams, drummer Jaimoe and piano player Chuck Leavell formed the band after the departures of Dickie Betts and Greg Allman from the Allmans. The trio added guitarist Jimmy Nalls and took their name from the phonetic pun of Chuck Leavell’s name: “C. Leavell.” The record peaked at No. 43 on April 23rd.
- March 5th, 1977 “Romeo” by British pop rock band Mr. Big enters the singles charts. The band had toured America in 1975 as the opening singles act on Queen’s “A Night At The Opera” tour and became the first British band to sign to Clive Davis’ new Arista Records. The song was co-written by band singer Dicken, the stage name of Jeffrey Robert Pain and Edward Carter. “Romeo” charted for seven weeks and peaked at No. 87 on April 16thand No. 4 in Britain.
- March 5th, 1977 “Phantom Writer” by Gary Wright enters the singles charts. Written and produced by Wright for his “Light Of Smiles” album, Jim Keltner played drums on the track. The record peaked at No. 43 on April 9th.
- March 5th, 1982 A reformed Mamas and Papas begin a brief tour in New York with actress McKenzie Phillips taking her mother Michelle’s spot onstage with Spanky McFarland, formerly of Spanky and Our Gang, filling the spot left open by Cass Elliot.
- March 5th, 1983 Atco Records release “Shabooh Shoobah” by INXS as their first stateside LP, the band’s third overall following an October 1982 issue in Australia. Produced by Mark Opitz at both Paradise and Rhinoceros Studios in Sydney, Australia. The album peaked at No. 46 on May 28th.
- March 5th, 1984 Polydor Records release “Rising Force,” the debut album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. Former Jethro Tull drummer Barriemore Barlow played drums on the LP. The record, self-produced at The Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles, peaked at No. 105 on July 27th.
- March 5th, 1984 Columbia Records release “About Face,” the second solo album by Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour. The album was co-produced by Bob Ezrin and David Gilmour at Pathe Marconi Studio in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. Guest musicians on the sessions included Jeff Porcaro, Pino Palladino, Jon Lord from Deep Purple, Roy Harper, Michael Kamen and Steve Winwood. Pete Townshend wrote lyrics for two songs on the LP. The record went to No. 32 in the US on June 9th, No. 21 in Britain.
- March 5th, 1991 Geffen Records release “Night Ride Home,” the fourteenth studio album by Joni Mitchell. The record was co-produced by Mitchell and Larry Klein at A&M, One On One and The Kiva Studios during sessions that stretched from 1989 through 1990/ The LP peaked at No. 41 on April 27th;
- March 5th, 1993 Paul McCartney begins a tour to promote his latest album “Off The Ground” in Perth, Australia.
- March 5th, 1996 Apple records release “Real Love” by The Beatles on 45. Part of the “Anthology” project which unearthed previously unreleased Beatles recordings, the track began as a demo John Lennon recorded in the 1970’s. Given to the remaining Beatles to complete, the record was produced by Jeff Lynne. The single reached No. 11 in the US, No. 4 in Britain.
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 Pharoahs were from Los Angeles, California. Berry co-wrote both sides of the record and hired The Pharoahs 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 1st
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 3/1 Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
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.
