Wax Museum Radio
Next broadcast October 23rd, Friday Night at midnight and Saturday night at 10pm on WRGG.
Wax Museum Radio
Next broadcast October 23rd, Friday Night at midnight and Saturday night at 10pm on WRGG.
Hear Today In Rock and Roll History
October 17th - Today In Rock and Roll History
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 three times daily on WRGG in Greencastle, PA, weekday mornings on KSRQ in Three River Falls, Minnesota, KIYU in Galena, Alaska, KPUP in Patagonia, Arizona and WMMT in Lexigton, Kentucky.
October 16th Rock and Roll Birthdays
October 17th birthday
Seals & Crofts singer James Seals, born in 1941 in Sidney, Texas.
October 17th birthday
1941 Alan Howard from Brian Poole and the Tremeloes, born in Dagenham, Essex, England.
October 17th birthday
1942 Gary Puckett from Gary Puckett and The Union Gap, born in Hibbing, Minnesota.
October 17th birthday
Bill Hudson from The Hudson Brothers, in 1949 in Portland, Oregan.
October 17th birthday
Reggae singer and eldest son of Bob and Rita Marley, Ziggy Marley, born David "Ziggy" Marley in 1968 in Kingston, Jamaica.
October 17th, Today In Rock and Roll History
October 17th, 1960
Ben E. King led The Drifters to the top of the US Pop Singles charts with "Save The Last Dance For Me" months after he'd left the group for a solo career. Written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman, and produced by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller, the record would reach No. 2 in the UK in December.
October 17th, 1960
Warner Brothers Records release "Like Strangers" backed with "Brand New Heartache" by The Everly Brothers on 45. Wrtitten by Boudeleux Bryant, "Like Strangers" went to No. 22 in the US, No. 11 in Britain.
October 17th, 1963
The Beatles record "I Want To Hold Your Hand", the first Beatles single recorded on four track recording equipment. In Britain, the single had advance orders of over a million copies. The week of its English release, it went to No.2 behind The Beatles previous single "She Loves You". "I Want To Hold Your Hand" would reach No.1 for five weeks in the UK and enter the charts in the US on January 18th.
October 17th , 1969
The Kinks were finally able to launch their first US tour in over four years. The band had trouble getting permits from the American Federation of Musicians because they appeared on Hullabaloo in 1966 without filing the proper paperwork.
October 17th, 1975
David Bowie is awarded a Gold Record for a million copies sold of his single “Fame”.
October 17th, 1977
Lynyrd Skynyrd release the "Street Survivors" Lp three days before their fateful plane crash in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The album would be the band's first US top five album.
October 17th, 1994
EMI Records in Britain release "High Hopes" backed with "Keep Talking" by Pink Floyd on 45.
This Week In Rock and Roll History!
This Week In Rock and Roll History week of October 17th
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.
Craig Maher Interview on WRGG-FM 6/26/21
Craig Maher from Exo-X-Xeno talking about the new single "Onward, Love"
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.
Jackie At The Mic!
Jackie episode 39 Tugging at the Mind Tube or Dude, Where’s My Woody
Jackie episode 39 Tugging at the Mind Tube or Dude, Where’s My Woody
Jackie episode 39 Tugging at the Mind Tube or Dude, Where’s My Woody
Jackie, the imaginary Morning Show guest and his comedic wordly observations from the shadow world
Available for broadcast wordwide!
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Jackie episode 39 Tugging at the Mind Tube or Dude, Where’s My Woody
Jackie episode 39 Tugging at the Mind Tube or Dude, Where’s My Woody
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Jackie live on WRGG
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Jackie's Corner of The Basement
Currently making Thursday morning appearances, if you want to call them that, usually around 8:15am edt, on The WRGG Morning Show.
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.
RIP Neil Innes (Bonzo Dog Band, the Rutles, Monty Python )
Neil passed December 29th, aged 75. We'll miss the man, his music and his humor.
Nektar / Derek "Mo" Moore Wax Museum interview 11/17/19
Nektar bassist interviewed by Chris Palladino
Click image to hear Nektar bassist, vocalist, keyboardidt Derek "Mo" Moore in this 2019 interview for The Wax Museum. Mo discusses the new Nektar single and Lp, the 50th anniversary tour, future releases and discussion about the band's long career.
Robert Fripp Radio Oz interview 7/25/85
King Crimson guitarist interviewed by Chris Palladino
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
Renaissance singer interviewed by Chris Palladino
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.
Replaced By Robots Wax Museum Interview 4/26/19
Doug Miller interviewed by Chris Palladino
Hear Doug Miller, vocalist, blues harpist and keyboard player for Baltimore, Maryland based Replaced By Robots in this Wax Museum interview. The band have a new CD out "In Storage". Doug previews tracks from the new disc and news of upcoming show dates. Click the band photo to hear the entire segment as it aired.
Replaced By Robots info
Check out the Replaced By Robots website and their Facebook page "Replaced By Robots".
Tommy James Wax Museum Interview January 2019
Tommy James with Chris Palladino
Click picture to hear Tommy promoting all his planned 2019 activities; new album, Sirius XM radio show, touring, new movie, etc.
From Chris Palladino's Radio Oz interview archives
Recently released 1980 Firesign Theatre interview
Click picture to listen to this archival interview with The Firesign Theatre recorded during their 1980 Fighting Clowns tour of the US for Chris Palladino's Radio Oz program, now available for purchase in the Firesign Theatre's "Fighting Clowns" of Hollywood" collection!
