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Today In R&R History March 10th
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 10th
- March 10th Birthday, Record producer and Gold Star Recording Studio owner Huey P. Meaux, born in 1929 in Wright, Louisiana. He died on March 23rd, 2011 at the age of 82.
- March 10th Birthday, Singer and songwriter Dean Torrance, half of the duo Jan and Dean, born in 1940 in Los Angeles, California.
- March 10th Birthday, Boston guitarist, songwriter and record producer Tom Sholtz, born Donald Thomas Scholz in Toledo, Ohio in 1947.
- March 10th Birthday, Sensational Alex Harvey Band drummer Ted McKenna, born in 1950 in Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, Scotland. McKenna died on January 19th, 2019, aged 68.
- March 10th Birthday, Bassist and guitarist Gail Greenwood of Belly, born in 1960 in Rhode Island.
- March 10th Birthday, Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament, born in Havre, Montana, in 1963.
- March 10th Birthday, Record producer and co-founder of Def Jam Records, Rick Rubin, born in 1963 in Long Beach, New York.
- March 10th Birthday, Singer for Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians and solo artist Edie Brickell, born in 1966 in Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas.
Nektar Wax Museum interview 4/11/25
Nektar interviewed on the second night of the 2025 "Mission To Mars" Tour
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Today In Rock and Roll History
March 10th
- March 10th, 1958 Just three weeks after leaving Sun Records and signing with Columbia Records on February 19th, Carl Perkins released “Pink Pedal Pushers.” Perkins had cut earlier versions of the song for the Sun label, but they remained unreleased until decades later. The Columbia single climbed to No. 17 on the C&W charts.
- March 10th, 1962 Scepter Records release “Soldier Boy” by The Shirelles on 45. Produced by Luther Dixon, who co-wrote the song with Florence Green, the single peaked at No. 1 on May 5th.
- March 10th, 1964 Roy Orbison records “It’s Over” at Fred Foster Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee with Wesley Rose producing. Co-written by Roy Orbison and Bill Dees, the record charted for eleven weeks and peaked at No. 9 on May 23rd.
- March 10th, 1964 The date of the original sessions for Simon & Garfunkel’s “Sounds Of Silence,” one of three songs they auditioned for producer Tom Wilson that led to their signing with Columbia Records. Initially issued as an album track on the duo’s first LP, “Wednesday Morning, 3 AM,” the producer overdubbed drums and electric instruments without input from either artist when he became aware that the songs was getting played on the radio in Boston and Florida. The new version of “Sounds Of Silence” was released as single on September 13th, 1965 by Columbia. The record became Simon and Garfunkel’s first hit, peaking at No. 1 on January 1st, 1966
- March 10th, 1966 Bob Dylan records “Rainy Day Woman #12 & 35” at Columbia Studio A in Nashville, Tennessee. Written by Dylan and produced by Bob Johnston, the single was edited over two minutes shorter than the full-length album version of the forthcoming LP, “Blonde On Blonde.” Also recorded at the same sessions, the Dylan written “Leopard Skin Pill-Box Hat’ and “I Want You” with Al Kooper on keyboards and Robbie Robertson on guitar. On “Leopard Skin Pill-Box Hat” Dylan and Robertson both played sections of the song’s guitar lead. “I Want You” was the last song taped for “Blonde On Blonde.” “Rainy Day Woman #12 & 35” was released fourteen days later, March 24th and peaked at No. 2 on May 21st. Columbia Records released “I Want You” on 45 on June 10thand the record peaked at No. 20 on July 30th.
- March 10th, 1967 Bob Dylan records “Leopard Skin Pill-Box Hat” with producer Bob Johnston during an early morning session in Nashville, Tennessee. The Hawks’ Robbie Robertson plays some lead guitar on the song, although Dylan plays lead in the song’s intro. Released as a single on April 24th by Columbia Records, the record entered the charts in May peaking at No. 81 on June 3rd.
- March 10th, 1967 Atlantic Records release “I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You” by Aretha Franklin. The album was produced by Jerry Wexler at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama in January and February. The LP featured two hit singles, “Respect” and the LP’s title track and reached No. 2 on May 27th.
- March 10th, 1969 Atlantic Records release “Good Times Bad Times” by Led Zeppelin on 45. For the lead guitar solo, guitarist Jimmy Page fed the output from his Fender Telecaster guitar through a Leslie speaker to create a swirling effect. Bassist John Paul Jones said the bass line in the song was the most difficult he ever wrote. The track served as the lead song on the first Led Zeppelin LP. The single entered the charts two weeks later and peaked at No. 80 on April 19th.
- March 10th, 1970 Columbia Records release “Miss America” by Paul Revere and The Raiders singer Mark Lindsay on 45. The song was written by James Jerome Kelly. The track was produced by Jerry Fuller and the session was arranged by Artie Butler. The record entered the charts in April and peaked at No. 44 on May 9th.
- March 10th, 1971 A London court appoints an independent receiver to handle assets of The Beatles and bars manager Allen Klein from any further meddling in the band’s affairs.
- March 10th, 1972 Polydor Records in Britain release “Country Woman” by The Magic Lanterns on 45. Written by Piet Veerman, the record entered the US charts on July 8thfollowing a May release on Charisma Records, where it peaked at No. 88 on July 29th.
- March 10th, 1972 Reprise Records release “Thick As A Brick,” the fifth studio album by Jethro Tull. The concept of the album was meant to be a send up of concept albums, critics and the band itself with an elaborate cover that folded open like a newspaper, full of comic references to the album and the group. The credits claimed that the lyrics had been written by an eight-year-old boy, Gerald Bostock and set to music by the band. In reality, the lyrics and music were written by Tull singer and flutist, Ian Anderson. Recorded at Morgan Studios in London, England in December 1971 with Ian Anderson and Terry Ellis co-producing, the record peaked at No. 1 on June 3rd.
- March 10th, 1973 Capricorn Records release “Beginnings” by The Allman Brothers. A reissue of the The Allman Brothers Band’s first two albums, “The Allman Brothers Band” and “Idlewild South,” the album reached No. 25 on April 28th.
- March 10th, 1973 MCA Records release the live version of “Cherry Cherry” by Neil Diamond on 45. The track was recorded live at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on August 24th, 1972. The track was issued from the “Hot August Night” double album set. The record entered the charts a week later and peaked at No. 31 on May 5th.
- March 10th, 1973 “All Out,” the third album by Grin, enters the album charts following a January release on Spindizzy Records. Sessions included the addition of guitarist Tom Lofgren to the band. Produced by David Briggs, the record peaked at No. 186 on April 7th.
- March 10th, 1973 Harvest Records release “Dark Side Of The Moon” by Pink Floyd in the US and fourteen days later, March 24th, in Britain. Sessions for the record began in May 1972 and ran through February 1973 at EMI Studios in London, England with the band producing with engineer Alan Parsons. The songs for the album were developed on tour prior to entering the studio to record them. Backing vocalists Claire Torry, Doris Troy, Lesley Duncan, Liza Strike and Barry St. John sang on the record. The album would receive a full quadraphonic disc release in December. The album remained in the US charts for seven hundred and thirty-six weeks, peaking at No. 1 on April 28th, 1973.
- March 10th, 1973 Capitol Records release “Who Was It” by Hurricane Smith on 45. Self-Produced by Smith, the song was written by Gilbert O’Sullivan. The second of two records Smith placed on the charts in America, the record entered the charts a week later and peaked at No. 49 on March 17th.
- March 10th, 1975 RCA Records release David Bowie’s R&B influenced ninth studio LP, “Young Americans,” out three days earlier in Britain. Recorded in August 1974 through January 1975, initial recording sessions took place in Philadelphia at Sigma Sound Studios with producer Tony Visconti and a variety of musicians, including guitarist Carlos Alomar, who would become one of Bowie’s most frequent collaborators and singer Luther Vandross. Later sessions took place in New York City at The Record Plant and Electric Lady Studios and included contributions from John Lennon. The “Young Americans” LP peaked at No. 28 on May 10th.
- March 10th, 1975 Apple Records in the US release John Lennon’s cover of the Ben E. King classic “Stand By Me” on 45. The single came out on April 17th in Britain. In America, the record peaked at No. 20 on April 26th. It was Lennon’s last charting single of the 1970’s.
- March 10th, 1975 Brother Records release “Sail On Sailor” by The Beach Boys on 45. The record entered the charts in April. Co-written by Brian Wilson, Tandyn Almer, Van Dyke Parks, Ray Kennedy and Jack Rieley, the basic track was recorded by Brian’s brother Carl and Beach Boys members Ricky Fataar and Blondie Chaplin, who sang the lead vocals, recorded in late October 1972. “Sail On Sailor” peaked at No. 49 on May 31st.
- March 10th, 1975 Carnegie Hall overflows with fans to hear the debut performance of Justin Hayward and John Lodge, on the road to promote their new album, “Blue Jays, released that day in the US. Recorded during the pair’s five year hiatus fom The Moody Blues, the album was recorded in Threshold Westlake Audio Studios in West Hampstead, London. The album would hit No. 16 on May 17th.
- March 10th, 1975 During sessions for the Pink Floyd album “Wish You Were Here,” the band begins recording the song “Have A Cigar” at London’s Abbey Road Studios. Written by Roger Waters, the lead vocals on the track were sang by British singer, songwriter Roy Harper, who was also recording track at Abbey Road for his LP “HQ.” Columbia Records released the song on 45 in November.
- March 10th, 1977 A&M Records in England sign The Sex Pistols in a ceremony outside Buckingham Palace. The group were fired from the label nine days later after an obscenity-laced BBC-TV interview.
- March 10th, 1979 Polydor Records release “Danger Money,” the second album by U.K. produced by John Wetton and Eddie Jobson, who remained from the original lineup. Guitarist Alan Holdsworth did not return and drummer Bill Bruford was replaced by Terry Bozzio. The LP peaked at No. 46 on May 5th.
- March 10th, 1979 “Take It Back” by The J. Geils Band enters the singles charts on EMI America Records. The song was co-written by Peter Wolf and Seth Justman and produced by Joe Wissert. The record peaked at No. 67 on April 7th.
- March 10th, 1980 Columbia Records release “Glass Houses,” the seventh studio album by Billy Joel. Joel recorded the record at A&R Studios in New York City with producer Phil Ramone. The album went to No. 1 in the US for six weeks beginning June 14th and featured the hit “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me.” In 1981, Joel won a Grammy award for “Best Male Rock Vocal Performance” for his work on “Glass Houses.”
- March 10th, 1984 Mercury Records release “Love At First Sting” by Scorpions. The LP was recorded at Dierks Studios in Stommein, West Germany with producer Dieter Dierks. The album reached No. 6 on June 16thand featured the singles “Rock You Like a Hurricane” and “Still Loving You.”
- March 10th, 1984 “Without You” by David Bowie enters the singles charts following a January release on EMI America Records. The record was the fourth US single released from Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” LP. Written by David Bowie and co-produced by him and Nile Rodgers, the 45 peaked at No. 73 on March 24th.
- November 29th, 1986 “Big Time” by Peter Gabriel enters the singles charts on Geffen Records, issued as both a seven-inch and extended twelve-inch single. The record featured the non-LP B-side “Curtains.” Both songs were written by Peter Gabriel, who produced the B-side and co-produced “Big Time” with Daniel Lanois. In Britain, Virgin Records released the single on March 16th. “Big Time” peaked at No. 8 in the US on March 7th, 1987.
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
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Carl Giammarese / The Buckinghams Interview
The Buckinghams Radio Show
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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.
