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Today In R&R History February 25th
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, weekday mornings on KSRQ in Three River Falls, Minnesota, KIYU in Galena, Alaska
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
February 25th
- February 25th Birthday, Keyboardist Don Randi, an essential member of the famous group of studio musicians known as The Wrecking Crew, born in New York City. Randi was a musician and arranger for record producer Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound and played on over three hundred hits by Nancy Sinatra, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, Linda Ronstadt, Quincy Jones, Cannonball Adderley, Herb Alpert, Sarah Vaughan, Lee Hazlewood and Frank Zappa and others.
- February 25th Birthday, The Beatles singer, songwriter, lead guitarist and solo artist George Harrison, born in 1943 in Liverpool, England. Harrison died on November 29th, 2001 at the age of 58.
- February 25th Birthday, Vinegar Joe singer and solo artist Elkie Brooks, born Elaine Bookbinder in 1945 in Broughton, Salford, England.
- February 25th Birthday, The Velvet Underground guitarist Doug Yule, born in 1947 in Mineola, New York.
- February 25th Birthday, Bassist David Stensen from The Grass Roots, born in 1947 in San Bruno, California.
- February 25th Birthday, X Bassist John Doe, born John Nommensen Duchac in Decatur, Illinois in 1953.
- February 25th Birthday, The Smithereens drummer Dennis Diken born in 1957 in Belleville, New Jersey.
- February 25th Birthday, Lead singer and guitarist from The Alarm, Mike Peters, born in Prestatyn, Wales in 1959.
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
February 25th
- February 25th, 1957 The Crickets record the hit version of “That’ll Be The Day” at Norman Petty Recording Studio, Clovis, New Mexico. Co-written by Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly and Norman Petty, “That’ll Be The Day” was first recorded but not released by Decca Records by Buddy Holly and the Three Tunes in 1956 and remained unreleased until after the song was a hit. Released on May 27th, the record hit No. 3 on September 12th.
- February 25th, 1963 Chicago-based record label Vee Jay release “Please Please Me,” the first single by The Beatles in the US. The initial release didn’t chart. After The Beatles appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show and the success of “I Want To Hold Your Hand,” Vee Jay Records re-released “Please Please Me” on January 3rd, 1964, The record reached No. 3 on March 14th.
- February 25th, 1964 The Beatles record a session in Studio Two at EMI in London with producer George Martin, engineer Norman Smith and Richard Langham from 2:30-5:30pm. Taped that day were Paul McCartney’s final vocal for “Can’t Buy Me Love” to complete the song after initial sessions in Paris on January 29th. “You Can’t Do That” co-written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Takes 1-9 were recorded. A mono mix of take 9 was prepared on February 26th for the B-side of “Can’t Buy Me Love” by producer George Martin with engineers Norman Smith and Richard Langham. The 45 was released on March 20th. The stereo mix was done on June 19thby George Martin and engineers Norman Smith and Geoff Emerick at EMI Studio 2; “And I Love Her” co-written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Takes 1 and 2 were recorded on February 25th, while takes 20 and 21 were taped on February 27th with producer George Martin and engineers Norman Smith and Richard Langham. Mono and stereo mixes were prepared for the release of the song from take 21 on June 19thby producer George Martin and engineers Norman Smith and Geoff Emerick, “I Should Have Known Better” co-written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Takes 1 and 3 were recorded on February 25th at EMI in Studio Two but were not used. Takes 4-22 were taped in Studio Two on February 26th. A mono mix was prepared from take 22 on March 3rdin Studio One by George Martin and engineers Norman Smith and A.B. Lincoln. A stereo mix of take 22 was completed on June 22nd by George Martin, Norman Smith and Geoff Emerick, with both mono and stereo mixes released on the “A Hard Day’s Night” LP on July 10th.
- February 25th, 1965 The Rolling Stones appear on the UK TV show Ready Steady Go, playing their latest single “The Last Time.”
- February 25th, 1966 Liberty Records release “Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)” by Cher as her second solo single. Written and produced by husband Sonny Bono, the single became Cher’s first million-selling single, her first Top Three hit in the UK and charted at No. 2 in the US, on April 23rd.
- February 25th, 1966 Epic Records release “Shapes Of Things” by The Yardbirds on 45. The instrumental track was taped at Chess Studios in Chicago in December 1965 and was completed during two sessions at Columbia Studios on January 7th and January 10th at RCA Studios, both in Hollywood, during the band’s first US tour. The record was re-released just a month later with a different B-side. Out February 26thin the UK, the track was recorded in December 1965 and January 1966 with producer Giorgio Gomelsky and features The Yardbirds’ guitarist Jeff Beck. The song was co-written by group members Jim McCarty, Keith Relf and Paul Samwell-Smith. The single reached No. 3 in Britain and No. 11 in the US on May 14th.
- February 25th, 1967 Warner Brothers Records release “This Is My Song” by Petula Clark on 45. Written by British comedy actor Charlie Chaplin for the 1967 film A Countess From Hong Kong,Chaplin’s last film and the only one not done in black and white. Produced by Sonny Burke, the record peaked at No. 3 on April 15th.
- February 25th, 1969 George Harrison records versions of his songs “Something,” “Old Brown Shoe” and “All Things Must Pass” at EMI Studios in London with engineer Ken Scott.
- February 25th, 1971 Tamla Records release “I Don’t Blame You At All” by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles on 45. Composed by The Miracles’ lead singer William “Smokey” Robinson, who co-produced the session with Terry “Buzzy” Johnson, the record entered the charts in March peaking at No. 18 on May 15th. It was the group’s last Top Twenty hit before Smokey Robinson’s departure from The Miracles the following year.
- February 25th, 1972 Island Records release “Pink Moon,” the third album by British folk artist Nick Drake. “Pink Moon” was recorded in two late night sessions at Sound Techniques Studios in London on October 30th and 31st with just Nick and sound engineer John Wood present. Drake later overdubbed some piano parts.
- February 25th, 1972 Paul McCartney and Wings release “Give Ireland Back To The Irish” in the US, out two days later in Britain. The first single by Wings, the song was inspired by the ongoing British/Irish conflict. In spite of the fact that the BBC banned it and American radio largely ignored it, the single still reached No. 16 in Britain and No. 21 in the US, on April 8th.
- February 25th, 1973 Atco Records release “In The Right Place” by Dr. John. Produced by Allen Toussaint, who played a number of instruments on the sessions at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, the album reached No. 24 on June 23rd and features the singles “Such A Night” and “Right Place Wrong Time.” The LP peaked at No. 24 on June 23rd.
- February 25th, 1973 Warner Brothers Records release “Billion Dollar Babies,” the sixth studio album by the Alice Cooper band. A Quadraphonic mix of the album was released on vinyl, eight-track and reel-to-reel formats. This version features radically different mixes of all of the songs, including different vocal tracks, unfaded endings and editing. Produced by Bob Ezrin, the record went to No. 1 in Britain and in America, on April 21st. The LP featured the hit singles “Elected,” “Hello Hooray,” “No More Mr. Nice Guy” and the album’s title track.
- February 25th, 1974 Capitol Records release Grand Funk’s version of Little Eva’s “The Loco-motion.” Co-written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, the song was a hit for Little Eva in 1962. The Grand Funk version was produced by Todd Rundgren and peaked at No. 1 on May 4th.
- February 25th, 1974 EMI Records release the second single by Queen, “Seven Seas Of Rhye,” in Britain. Credited to Freddie Mercury, the song was co-written by Mercury and guitarist Brian May. The track was co-produced by Queen, John Anthony and Roy Thomas-Baker at Trident Studios in London. The record peaked at No. 10 in England.
- February 25th, 1975 “Tangled Up In Blue” by Bob Dylan is released on 45 by Columbia Records. The song was written by Dylan and produced by his brother, David Zimmerman on December 30th, 1974 at Sound 80 Studios in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Issued from the “Blood On The Tracks” album, “Tangled Up In Blue” entered the charts in March and peaked at No. 31 on April 5th.
- February 25th, 1977 Charisma Records in Britain release the self-titled first solo album by Peter Gabriel. With Bob Ezrin producing, the LP was recorded at The Soundstage in Toronto, Canada and both Morgan and Olympic Studios in London. Backing Gabriel in the studio were Robert Fripp, Tony Levin, Steve Hunter and Larry Fast, Allan Schwartzberg and Jimmy Maelen. The London Symphony Orchestra appear on two songs. The album went to No. 7 in Britain. In America, the record peaked at No. 38 on April 30th and featured the single “Solsbury Hill.”
- February 25th, 1977 The Jam signed to Polydor Records UK for £6,000 British pounds.
- February 25th, 1978 Jefferson Starship release the LP “Earth.” Two days later the record went Gold. Co-produced by Larry Cox and Jefferson Starship, the album was recorded at Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco from July through October 1977. The record peaked at No. 5 on May 6th.
- February 25th, 1980 Capitol Records release “Against The Wind,” the eleventh album by Bob Seger and his third with The Silver Bullet Band. Recorded with three sets of production teams, Seger and Punch, Seger and The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and a third series of sessions with producer Bill Szymczyk, the album would reach the No. 1 spot in America. “Against The Wind” featured the hits “Fire Lake, “You’ll Accomp’ny Me,” The Horizontal Bop” and the LP’s title track. The album also earned two Grammy Awards for “Best Recording Package” and “Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.” The record peaked at No. 1 on May 3rd.
- February 25th, 1984 U2 launched their first full-scale tour of the US.
- February 25th, 1985 Mercury Records release “Songs From The Big Chair,” the second album by Tears For Fears. Produced by Chris Hughes, the album went to No. 2 in Britain, No. 1 in the US, on July 13th and featured the hits “Mothers Talk,” “Everybody Wants To Rule The World,” “Head Over Heels” and “Shout.”
- February 25th, 1989 Simple Minds were at No. 1 on the UK singles chart with “Belfast Child.” At six minutes thirty-nine seconds long, it became the second longest running No. 1 after The Beatles “Hey Jude.”
Miscellaneous February
- February 1957 Gale Records release “Chickee Wah Wah” by Bobby Marchan on 45. The song was co-written by Huey “Piano” Smith and John Vincent. Smith played piano on the track. Marchan was the lead singer in Smith’s band Huey “Piano” Smith and The Clowns, a popular live attraction in New Orleans in the 1950’s and 1960’s.
- February 1964 Polydor Records in Britain release “I Just Wanna Make Love To You” backed with “Let The Good Times Roll,” the first single by Scottish singer Alex Harvey and His Soul Band. Harvey wrote the A-side lyrics, reworking the Willie Dixon song. The flip side was penned by Leonard Lee, a cover version of the Shirley and Lee song from 1961.
- February 1968 Lee Hazelwood’s LHI Records release “Safe As Home” by The International Submarine Band. Led by twenty-one-year-old Gram Parsons, the LP was recorded at Western Sound (Studio B) in Hollywood with producer Suzi Jane Hokom. Parsons had accepted the offer to join The Byrds before the album was released.
- February 1973 Harvest Records release “Lifemask,” the sixth album by Roy Harper. Produced by Peter Jenner at Abbey Road Studios in London, Jimmy Page and Nice drummer Brian Davidson were among the studio musicians on the record.
- February 1973 John Martyn’s “Solid Air” album is released. Recording began in July 1972 at Sound Techniques in Chelsea with producer John Wood. Further sessions took place in September and recording was completed by December 9th, 1972.
- February 1974 A&M Records release “When The Morning Comes” by Hoyt Axton on 45. Written by Axton who co-produced the track with Allan McDougall, the song features Linda Ronstadt on backing vocals.
- February 1975 Warner Brothers Records release “Rock The Nation,” the debut single from Montrose. Co-produced by the band and Ted Templeman, the band included lead vocalist Sammy Hagar, guitarist Ronnie Montrose, Bill Church on bass and Denny Carmassi on drums.
- February 1976 RCA/Equinox Records release “Jamaica Farewell” by California Music on 45. The traditional song was co-credited to Terry Melcher, Curt Boettcher and Gary Usher. Usher and Melcher were in the group along with Beach Boy Bruce Johnston.
- February 1977 DEVO release their first single on their own record label, Booji Boy Records. “Mongoloid” backed with “Jocko Homo” was co-credited and produced by the band. Both songs would be rerecorded for the group’s first LP “Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are DEVO!” in 1978.
- February 1978 Columbia Records release “Godzilla” by Blue Öyster Cult on 45. The song was written by Cult guitarist Donald Roeser from Blue Öyster Cult’s fifth album “Spectres.” The record was co-produced by the band, Murray Krugman, Sandy Pearlman and David Lucas.
- February 1980 CBS Records in Ireland release “Another Day” backed with “Twilight” by U2 on 45. The group co-wrote the LP collectively and co-produced the disc with Chas De Walley.
- February 1980 Virgin Records in the US release the first stateside single by XTC. “Ten Feet Tall” was written by bassist Colin Moulding and produced by Phil Wainman, While the label copy states the song is from the band’s “Drums And Wires” LP, the version issued on the 45 in not the same as the one on the album.
- February 1987 Legacy Records in Britain release “Staring Up” by Roy Wood. The LP was written produced and arranged by Roy Wood, playing and singing all the instruments and vocals himself.
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 February 22nd
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 February 22nd - The Temptones
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.
