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'''Smith''' was a disc jockey who broadcasted as '[[Wolfman Jack]]' or ''''The Wolfman''''. He presented records and products in a continuous 'howling moondog' style, similar to bluesman [[Howlin' Wolf]], on Mexican border radio [[Wikipedia:XERF-AM|XERF]]. | '''Smith''' was a disc jockey who broadcasted as '[[Wolfman Jack]]' or ''''The Wolfman''''. He presented records and products in a continuous 'howling moondog' style, similar to bluesman [[Howlin' Wolf]], on Mexican border radio [[Wikipedia:XERF-AM|XERF]]. | ||
| − | In 1973 his popularity reached a cult status when he played himself in a pivotal role in the film [[Wikipedia:American Graffiti|''American Graffiti'']], the soundtrack of which contains 'golden oldie' hits by bands - such as [[The Spaniels]], The Clovers, The Del-Vikings & The Five Satins - all featured by [[FZ]] in his radio presentations as a [[Fraudulent DJ]]. | + | In 1973 his popularity reached a cult status when he played himself in a pivotal role in the film [[Wikipedia:American Graffiti|''American Graffiti'']], the soundtrack of which contains 'golden oldie' hits by bands - such as [[The Spaniels]], [[The Clovers]], The Del-Vikings & The Five Satins - all featured by [[FZ]] in his radio presentations as a [[Fraudulent DJ]]. |
[[Wolfman Jack]] is name-checked in the liner notes, [[The Legend Of Cleetus Awreetus-Awrightus & the Grand Wazoo]], of the FZ album [[The Grand Wazoo]], 1972. | [[Wolfman Jack]] is name-checked in the liner notes, [[The Legend Of Cleetus Awreetus-Awrightus & the Grand Wazoo]], of the FZ album [[The Grand Wazoo]], 1972. | ||
Revision as of 08:28, 21 December 2010
Robert (Bob) Weston Smith, aka Wolfman Jack
(Born January 21, 1938, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. - Died July 1, 1995, Belvedere, North Carolina, U.S.)
Smith was a disc jockey who broadcasted as 'Wolfman Jack' or 'The Wolfman'. He presented records and products in a continuous 'howling moondog' style, similar to bluesman Howlin' Wolf, on Mexican border radio XERF.
In 1973 his popularity reached a cult status when he played himself in a pivotal role in the film American Graffiti, the soundtrack of which contains 'golden oldie' hits by bands - such as The Spaniels, The Clovers, The Del-Vikings & The Five Satins - all featured by FZ in his radio presentations as a Fraudulent DJ.
Wolfman Jack is name-checked in the liner notes, The Legend Of Cleetus Awreetus-Awrightus & the Grand Wazoo, of the FZ album The Grand Wazoo, 1972.
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