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Today In R&R History March 13th
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 13th
- March 13th Birthday, Record producer and one half of the songwriting team of Leiber and Stoller, Mike Stoller born in Queens, New York City in 1933.
- March 13th Birthday, Singer, songwriter, pianist Neil Sedaka, born in Brooklyn, New York City in 1939. Sedaka passed away on February 27th, 2026 at the age of 86. Sedaka was a founding member of vocal group The Tokens.
- March 13th Birthday, Fairport Convention drummer Dave Mattacks, born in 1948 in Edgware, Middlesex, England.
- March 13th Birthday, Sha Na Na vocalist Donald York, born in Boise, Idaho in 1949.
- March 13th Birthday, U2 bassist Adam Clayton, born in 1960 in Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England.
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 13th
- March 13th, 1952 Lloyd Price records “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” at Cosimo Matassa’s J&M Recording Studio in New Orleans, Louisiana with producer Dave Bartholomew, who co-wrote and produced many of Fats Domino’s early hit records. It was Bartholomew who invited Price to audition for Specialty Records founder Art Rupe. Rupe came to New Orleans in search of talent, liked what he heard and signed Price. Fats Domino plays piano on the recording. Released in March the record went to No. 1 on the R&B charts.
- March 13th, 1963 The Beatles record a session 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, 10:00am-1:00pm. Taped that day, “Thank You Little Girl”co-written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. A harmonica only overdubbing session, takes 14-28. Following the recording session, “Thank You Little Girl” was edited and mixed for mono and stereo from takes 6, 13, 17, 20, 21 and 23. George Martin completed work on the next single, editing and mixing “From Me To You” for mono and stereo from unknown take numbers the next day in a control room only session.
- March 13th, 1964 Motown Records release Mary Wells’ “My Guy” on 45. Recorded at Motown’s Hitsville USA Studio A in Detroit with writer and producer Smokey Robinson, Earl Van Dyke played keyboards. The record entered the charts in April and became the biggest hit of her career, reaching No. 1 on May 16th.
- March 13th, 1965 The Beatles “Eight Days A Week” starts a two-week run at No. 1 in the US.
- March 13th, 1965 “Peaches ‘n’ Cream” by The Ikettes enters the singles charts. Where previous Ikettes records were written and produced by Ike Turner, “Peaches ‘n’ Cream” was co-written by Steve Venet and Tommy Boyce. The Ikettes were female backing vocalists for the Ike and Tina Turner Revue. The record peaked at No. 36 on April 17th.
- March 13th, 1965 “This Sporting Life” by British singe Ian Whitcomb and Bluesville enters the singles charts at No. 100 for a one week stay. Written by Brownie McGhee, the single was first issued on Jerden Records in December 1964 credited to Ian Whitcomb and the band’s saxophonist Barry Richardson, then reissued by Tower Records in January 1965. Whitcomb’s next single “You Turn Me On” would hit No. 8 in the US.
- March 13th, 1965 “I’m Telling You Now” by Freddie and The Dreamers enters the singles charts on the Tower Records label. Co-written by Freddie Garrity and Mitch Murray and produced by John Burgess, the track was first released in 1963 and went to No. 2 in Britain. Interest in British Invasion bands pushed the two year old track to the top of the singles charts in America for two weeks beginning April 10th.
- March 13th, 1967 Columbia Records release “My Back Pages” by The Byrds on 45. Written by Bob Dylan and originally released on his 1964 album “Another Side of Bob Dylan,” the song was partly based on the traditional folk song “Young But Growing.” The Byrds recorded their version at Columbia Studios, Hollywood, California during sessions there from December 5th through the 8th, 1966. The record entered the charts in April and peaked at No. 30 on May 6th.
- March 13th, 1967 The Bee Gee’s begin work through the 16th of March on their next single “New York Mining Disaster 1941.” The song was co-written by Barry and Robin Gibb. The record came out on May 20th, the first release of the group’s international career and their first song to hit the charts in both the UK and the US. The record entered the charts in May hitting the Top Ten in Britain and No. 14 in the US on July 1st.
- March 13th, 1968 Jimi Hendrix puts a spontaneous recording session together with Stephen Stills, drummer Jimmy Mayes, Paul Caruso on harmonica and Fugs guitarist Ken Pine at Sound Center Studios in New York City. They recorded the song “My Friend,” issued in 1971 on the posthumous album “Cry Of Love.” The finished track was recorded in two takes with Stills playing the piano introduction.
- March 13th, 1970 Regal Zonophone Records in Britain release “A Beard Of Stars,” the fourth album by Tyrannosaurus Rex and the first to pair front man Marc Bolan with new bassist and percussionist Mickey Finn. The LP was recorded at Trident Studios with producer Tony Visconti from April through November 1969, with two songs carried over from Spring sessions with previous percussionist Steve Peregrin Took. Original pressings came with a bonus 7” single. The record went to No. 21 in Britain.
- March 13th, 1971 “L.A. Goodbye” by The Ides Of March enters the charts following a February release on Warner Brothers Records. The song was written by Jim Peterick. It was the band’s last charting single, peaking at No. 73 on May 1st.
- March 13th, 1971 ODAX Records release “Hot Pants” by Salvage on 45. Co-written and produced by Lee Pockriss and Paul Vance, the record peaked at No. 54 on April 10th.
- March 13th, 1971 “Put Your Hand In The Hand” by Ocean enters the singles charts following a January release on Yorkville Records out of Canada. Kama Sutra Records soon picked up the single for national distribution in the US. Written by Gene MacLellan and first released by Anne Murray, “Put Your Hand In The Hand” spent fourteen weeks on the charts and went to No. 2 on May 1st.
- March 13th, 1971 Elektra Records release “If” by Bread. Written and produced by David Gates, the record reached No. 4 on May 15th.
- March 13th, 1971 “Long Player” the second LP by Faces enters the album charts following a February release on Warner Brothers Records. The studio tracks on the album were taped at Morgan Sound Studios in London. Two live tracks were recorded at the Fillmore East in New York City on November 10th, 1970. The LP reached No. 29 in America on May 1st and No. 31 in Britain.
- March 13th, 1971 “Live!” by Johnny Winter And enters the album charts. Winter recorded the record with his group And live the fall of 1970 at the Fillmore East in New York City and at Pirate’s World in Dania, Florida. The record peaked at No. 40 on May 29th.
- March 13th, 1974 Warner Brothers Records release “Another Park Another Sunday” by The Doobie Brothers on 45. Written by Tom Johnston and produced by Ted Templeman, the record entered the charts a week later and peaked at No. 32 on June 8th. The single’s B-side, “Black Water,” began to receive radio airplay and was reissued, becoming The Doobie Brothers’ first No. 1 single.
- March 13th, 1976 Rolling Stones Records release “Stone Alone,” the second solo album by Stones’ bassist Bill Wyman. The record was taped at two Record Plant Studios, in Sausalito and Los Angeles, in August and September 1975. Van Morrison, Joe Walsh, Dr. John, Ron Wood, Al Kooper, Nicky Hopkins, Ruth and Bonnie Pointer, Clydie King and Jim Keltner were among many session musicians that recorded tracks on the record. The LP peaked at No. 166 on April 17th.
- March 13th, 1976 Bob Dylan’s “Mozambique” enters the singles charts following a February release on Columbia Records. The song was co-written by Dylan with Jacques Levy and produced by Don Devito. The record, released from Dylan’s “Desire” LP, charted for five weeks and peaked at No. 54 on April 10th.
- March 13th, 1976 The Four Seasons’ “December 1963 (Oh What A Night)” is the No. 1 record in the US.
- March 13th, 1976 The Electric Light Orchestra’s “Strange Magic” enters the singles charts. Released in February the single version was an edit of the full length track on ELO’s “Face The Music” LP, written and produced by the band’s Jeff Lynne. Charting for fourteen weeks, “Strange Magic” peaked at No. 14 on May 22nd.
- March 13th, 1981 Geffen Records release the third single from John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “Double Fantasy” LP, “Watching The Wheels.” Written by John Lennon, the 45 wouldn’t be released in England until April 12th, 1982. “Watching The Wheels” peaked at No. 10 on May 23rd.
- March 13th, 1981 Elektra Records release “Heartbeat City,” the fifth studio album by The Cars. It was the band’s first LP recorded with producer Robert John “Mutt” Lange, at the former Morgan Studios, now renamed Battery Studios in Willesden, London, England, from July 1983 through January 1984. The album reached No. 3 on July 14th and featured five hit singles, “Drive,” “You Might Think,” “You Might Think,” “Magic,” and “Hello Again.”
- March 13th, 2007 Neil Young releases “Live At Massey Hall 1971.” An archival recording in taped in Toronto, Canada on January 19th, 1971, featuring a solo Young, includes a previously unreleased song and several that would later appear on albums. The disc peaked at No. 6 on March 31st.
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 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.
