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Today In R&R History March 4th
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 4th
- March 4th Birthday, Blues guitarist Willie Johnson, born in Chicago, Illinois in 1923. Best known as the principal guitarist in Howlin’ Wolf’s band from 1948 to 1953, Johnson died on February 26th, 1995, aged 71.
- March 4th Birthday, R&B singer, songwriter Bobby Womack, born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1944. He died on June 27th, 2014, aged 70.
- March 4th Birthday, Yes bassist and singer Chris Squire, born in 1948 in Kingsbury, London, England. He died on June 27th, 2015, aged 67.
- March 4th Birthday, Welsh rockabilly singer Shakin’ Stevens, born Michael Barratt in Cardiff, Wales in 1948.
- March 4th Birthday, British singer, songwriter and guitarist Chris Rea, born in 1951 in Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England. Rea died on December 22nd, 1985 at the age of 74.
- March 4th Birthday, Climax Blues Band guitarist Pete Haycock, born in Stafford, England in 1961. He died on October 30th, 2013 at the age of 62.
- March 4th Birthday, Metallica bassist Jason Newstead, born in 1963 in Battle Creek, Michigan.
- March 4th Birthday, Lemonheads singer, songwriter, guitarist and singer Even Dando, born in Essex, Massachusetts in 1967.
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 4th
- March 4th, 1957 Capitol Records release “Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps,” the band’s second album. The LP followed the success of Vincent’s “Be Bop A Lula” single from the previous June and came out only four months after the release of the band’s debut album, “Bluejean Bop.”
- March 4th, 1966 Liberty Records release “The Big Hurt” by Del Shannon on 45. The song was written by Wayne Shanklin. Leon Russell arranged the session and co-produced the single with Snuff Garrett. The record entered the charts on May 7thand peaked a week later at No. 94.
- March 4th, 1966 Parlophone Records in Britain release the “Yesterday” EP. While “Yesterday” was a No. 1 hit in America, the song was not issued as a single in the UK.
- March 4th, 1967 Verve Forecast Records release “No Time Like The Right Time” by The Blues Project on 45. The song was written by Al Kooper and the record was produced by Tom Wilson. The single went to No. 96 on April 8th.
- March 4th, 1967 “Ruby Tuesday” by The Rolling Stones is the No. 1 record in the US.
- March 4th, 1967 “I Don’t Want To Lose You” by Jackie Wilson enters the singles charts. The song was co-written by Karl Tarleton and the track’s producer, Carl Davis. The record peaked at No. 84 on March 18th.
- March 4th, 1967 “Don’t Do It” by Monkees star Mickey Dolenz enters the singles charts. Written and recorded by Dolenz in 1965 before he was hired for The Monkeestelevision show, the song was issued by Apex Records in the first flush of The Monkees’ popularity. The song peaked at No. 75 on April 1st.
- March 4th, 1967 A British newspaper reports that brothers Steve and Muff Winwood were leaving The Spencer Davis Group. Steve Winwood later formed Traffic, Blind Faith and had major solo success. Muff Winwood became a hit maker behind the scenes as a highly sought after record producer.
- March 4th, 1968 Verve Records release the third album by The Mothers Of Invention, “We’re Only In It For The Money.” The album satirizes left and right-wing politics and the hippie subculture. The cover of the album itself was a parody of The Beatles’ LP “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” Sessions for the album were recorded at TTG and Capitol Studios in Hollywood and Mayfair and Apostolic Studios in New York City from March through October 1967. “We’re Only In It For The Money” reached No. 30 on May 4th.
- March 4th, 1970 Janis Joplin is fined two hundred dollars plus court costs for using obscene language onstage in Tampa, Florida.
- March 4th, 1970 Buddah Records release “Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)” by Melanie and The Edwin Hawkins Singers on 45. Melanie wrote the song after performing at Woodstock in August 1969. The song’s lyrics describe what she felt as she looked out at the sea of people in the audience. The record was produced by Melanie’s husband Peter Schekeryk. It was her breakthrough hit in the United States, entering the charts in April and climbing to No. 6 on July 11th.
- March 4th, 1972 Elektra Records release “Heads & Tales,” the debut solo album by Harry Chapin. Produced by Jac Holzman at Elektra Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, the album reached No. 60 on July 1st and featured the hit single “Taxi.”
- March 4th, 1972 Jerry Lee Lewis’ version of “Chantilly Lace” enters the singles charts, released by Mercury Records. Lewis’s version of the J. P. Richardson/Big Bopper song was produced by Jerry Kennedy. The record peaked at No. 43 on April 29th.
- March 4th, 1972 Reprise Records release the live “In The West,” album by Jimi Hendrix. The record featured performances from the Royal Albert Hall on February 24th, 1969, the San Diego Sports Arena on May 24th, 1969, Berkeley Community Theatre on May 30th, 1970 and the Isle of Wight Festival on August 30th, 1970. The album, co-produced by Eddie Kramer and John Jansen, went to No. 7 in Britain and No. 12 in the US, on March 25th.
- March 4th, 1972 Predating Jackson Browne’s own version by five months, Linda Ronstadt’s “Rock Me On The Water” enters the singles charts. Written by Browne, produced by John Boylan, the record peaked at No. 85 on March 18th.
- March 4th, 1974 Badfinger play The Agora Ballroom in Cleveland, Ohio. The venue had a sixteen-track recorder in house, which the band utilized in an attempt to tape a quality recording of the show. Left unreleased for many years, guitarist Joey Molland took the tapes and added overdubbed instruments and vocals to form the basis of Badfinger’s “Day After Day: Live” released on Ryko Records on September 24th, 1990.
- March 4th, 1977 The Rolling Stones perform at Toronto’s El Mocambo Club. Portions of the show were later released on the live LP “Love You Live.”
- March 4th, 1977 EMI Records in Britain release “Tie Your Mother Down” by Queen on 45. The song was written by Queen guitarist Brian May and co-produced by the band. The single came out four days later in the US and peaked at No. 49 on April 9th.
- March 4th, 1978 “Imaginary Lover” by the Atlanta Rhythm Section enters the singles charts following a February release on Polydor Records. Co-written by Robert Nix, Dean Daughtry and the record’s producer, Buddy Buie, the record peaked at No. 7 on June 3rd.
- March 4th, 1983 Warner Brothers Records release “Thunder And Lightning,” the twelfth and final studio album by Thin Lizzy. Guitarist John Sykes joined the group for the sessions. Produced by Chris Tsangarides at Lombard Sound in Dublin, Ireland and The Power Plant and Boathouse Studios in London, the album peaked at No. 159 on June 18th.
- March 4th, 1991 Rolling Stones Records release “Highwire” by The Rolling Stones on 45. Co-written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, it was the first new studio recording by The Stones in two years. The B-side of the single was a non-LP live version of “2,000 Light Years From Home.” The record reached No. 29 in England, No. 57 in the US, on March 30th.
- March 4th, 1997 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds release their tenth album “The Boatman’s Call.”
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.
