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  Wolfman Jack
By 1965, Wolfman Jack had moved to a new base of operations, XERB-AM, another power-pumping clear channel radio station located across the border on Mexico's Baja peninsula, at Rosarita Beach, near Tijuana.
One of the teens touched by Wolfman's radio programs was budding filmmaker, George Lucas, who remembered The Wolfman when he wrote a simple screenplay, a tale of four friends in a small northern California town -- graduates of the Class of '62 -- preparing to go their separate ways.
Wolfman Jack, one of the nation's most recognizable personalities, died of a heart attack at the age of 57.
www.classicbands.com /wolfman.html   (1081 words)

  
 Wolfman Jack - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wolfman Jack's program was broadcast to much of the United States, into Canada and via AFN Europe from 9 to 10 p.m..
In July 1974 Wolfman Jack was the MC for the Ozark Music Festival, a three-day event at the Missouri State Fairgrounds, in Sedalia, Missouri.
Wolfman Jack died of a heart attack in Belvedere, North Carolina, on July 1, 1995, at only 56 years of age (born January 21, 1939).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wolfman_Jack   (2011 words)

  
 Wolfman Jack   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
As the enigmatic Wolfman Jack, the young white man from one of Brooklyn, one of New York's toughest neighborhoods, could easily hide behind a voice that masked his true ethnic roots.
Many teens first discovered The Wolfman while scanning the AM radio band as they cruised Main Street U.S.A. Out of the night came a howling, guttural, ethereal voice amid a collection of rock 'n' roll, inner-city ethnic rhythm, and deep south blues records that wouldn't be found on any "legal" radio station.
Without the benefit of traditional advertising, it was word of mouth that spread the news about the provocative Wolfman and his nonconformist style -- the kind of style that horrified parents, making it all the more appealing to a growing legion of young followers.
www.stinky.com /wolfman/wolfman.html   (676 words)

  
 Wolfman Jack St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture - Find Articles
Wolfman Jack was born Robert Weston Smith in Brooklyn,; New York,; on January 21, 1938 and grew up in a middle-class environment.
Wolfman Jack's raspy voice and on-air howls and commands to "get nekkid" caught the attention of young music fans across the country.
Wolfman Jack used this publicity to land jobs on commercials and appearing at concerts and conventions.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_bio/ai_2419201324   (748 words)

  
 Wolfman Jack - Biography - AOL Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
A legendary rock & roll '60s deejay, Wolfman Jack had the personality to attract millions of listeners to the sound of rock, as well as a deep love for rhythm & blues.
Although the mystery was solved, Wolfman Jack continued to be a success, hosting NBC-TV's The Midnight Special.
Wolfman Jack died in Belvidere, North Carolina on July 1, 1995.
music.aol.com /artist/wolfman-jack/21475/biography   (596 words)

  
 Radio Zone
The late Wolfman Jack was the 1999 radio inductee into the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame.
Wolfman Jack (born Robert Weston Smith) is best known as the howling “Have Mercy”; disc jockey that blasted rock n’ roll from the powerful border radio station XERF in the early 1960’s.
On July 1st, 1995, Wolfman Jack, had just returned home from a book promotion tour when he collapsed at his home in Belvidere, North Carolina and died of a heart attack.
www.djzone.net /pg/archives/1199/radio.shtml   (450 words)

  
 Wolfman Jack on Magic 96.1
Wolfman, his wife Lu and their daughter Joy made their home in Belvedere NC which made visiting Magic's Charlotte studios easy and we were always happy to see him.
A WOLFMAN JACK TRIBUTE was produced by Magic PD Keith Abrams on July 1st, 1995 when news reached Charlotte that Wolfman had died at the front door of his home returning home to Lu from the book tour.
Wolfman DJ's in 1977 at a live WCSC Dance Party Fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association at Charlestowne Landing.
www.tragic96.com /wolf.htm   (409 words)

  
 CNN Showbiz News: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Wolfman Jack died yesterday of a heart attack, after returning home to Belvedere, North Carolina, from a book tour.
Wolfman Jack, with his trademark howl (72k sound file) and deep, gravelly voice, was one of America's most popular syndicated disc jockeys.
In 1973, a young filmmaker, George Lucas, cast Wolfman Jack as himself in "American Graffiti," a tale of one night in the lives of a group of California teenagers in the early 1960s.
edition.cnn.com /SHOWBIZ/Music/Wolfman/index.html   (338 words)

  
 Wolfman Jack   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
XERF was one of the Mexican border blasters that transmitted with power that was far in excess of the licensed commercial radio stations in the United States.
Wolfman Jack's program was broadcast to much of the United States and into Canada.
Wolfman Jack died of a massive heart attack in Belvedere, North Carolina, on July 1, 1995, aged only 57.
wolfman-jack.iqnaut.net   (1408 words)

  
 WOLFMAN JACK AND XERB
Wolfman and Wolfwoman were getting reacquainted and right in the middle of their act of love gunshots rang out over the radio.
Wolfman and his posse came over the hill and he had everybody honk their horns and whoop and holler.
Wolfman Jack moved his family to a house in Beverly Hills.
www.freeenterpriseland.com /BOOK/WOLFMAN.html   (2372 words)

  
 Radio Hall of Fame - Wolfman Jack, disc jockey
One of radio’s most distinctive voices, “Wolfman Jack” was born Robert Smith in Brooklyn, New York on January 21, 1938.
In the mid 1960s, the Wolfman crossed the border to Mexico and joined the 250,000-watt powerhouse XERF-AM.
For all of his fame, many of Wolfman Jack’s fans had never seen him until 1973, when he appeared in George Lucas’ hit film American Graffiti and began an eight-year stint as host of NBC-TV’s Midnight Special.
www.radiohof.org /discjockey/wolfmanjack.html   (218 words)

  
 The Wolfman Jack Official WebSite
After such a long time, since Wolfman Jack's visit to me was way back in 1974, his memorious words I will not mention-in respect and thanks-since we may no longer have a chance to speak to one another...
On the preceeding date(last evening)I am happy to say that once again, "it's Wolfman Jack." He was walking this earth from the realms of the sky.
Wolfman Jack was on a children's show that I used to watch when I was very little.
www.familyfirst.com /the_wolfman_jack_official_webs.html   (901 words)

  
 Wolfman Jack - Clap for the Wolfman - Spotlight Hero
Wolfman lived in Del Rio and commuted over the border, his Cadillac filled with recordings and $100 bills.
Wolfman, of course, always said he was there, having heard pistol shots on the air,
Wolfman moved on, as all radio gypsies must, to another border blaster in a marsh by the
www.spotlightheroes.com /wolf.html   (657 words)

  
 James Fox & Jack Levin - WOLFMAN PRODUCTIONS
Criminologists Dr. James Fox and Dr. Jack Levin explore the minds of such vicious killers as Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy in their fascinating and spine-chilling program.
Jack Levin, Ph.D. is the Brudnick Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Northeastern University, where he directs its Brudnick Center on Violence and Conflict.
Criminologist James Fox and Jack Levin - the nationally renowned authorities on multiple murder - have led the field in investigating these phenomena for over a decade.
www.wolfmanproductions.com /foxlevin.htm   (643 words)

  
 The Hilarious House of Frightenstein | with Billy Van & Vincent Price.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Wolfman character is played by Billy Van, and is probably based on the famous 50’s rock ’n roll DJ Wolfman Jack.
The Wolfman is seated behind his console, a table bearing stacks and stacks of wax, a gigantic microphone, and a turntable that doesn’t turn.
What we see of Igor and the Wolfman are simply their silhouettes (this is how we know it is Igor there — he has a big I on his chest which the pattern on the green screen shows through on).
www.frightenstein.com /characters/wolfman.html   (657 words)

  
 Wolfman Jack Event   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Wolfman Jack, whose distinctive voice and howling personality boomed worldwide from the 250,000 watt XERF AM radio station in Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico, across the border from Del Rio, developed his Wolfman persona in Del Rio.
Sculptor Michael Maiden (far right) unveiled a wax replica of the Wolfman Jack statue that he is sculpting for the Wolfman Jack Museum in Del Rio.
Joining him are (left to right) Jay Johnson, Wolfman Jack Foundation, Lou Lamb Smith, Wolfman's widow, Dora Alcalá, Del Rio Mayor, Arturo Gonzalez, former XERF owner, and Mario Alfaro, former XERF station manager.
www.nya.us /wolfman.html   (393 words)

  
 Wolfmanjack.org - The Wolfman Jack Online Musuem : Main Page
She is now in the process of re-releasing Wolfman's autobiography with some revised material which will include some new chapters and photos about her life as the wife of the true "rock n roll animal" Wolfman Jack.
Mars (Frank) Cotolo returns to the airwaves for the first time since the passing of his good friend and radio mentor, Wolfman Jack, with a internet radio show, the Best Of EvO:R. Mars has been an independent musical artist for years now and is a mainstay of the EvO:R community.
Wolfman Jack recorded so much material in his lifetime that he used to like to say that after he was gone, there would still be enough fresh Wolfman Jack material to air for the next 300 years!
www.wolfmanjack.org /wolfman1.htm   (1083 words)

  
 Wolfman Jack | 1150 CKOC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Wolfman Jack is one of America’s most famous radio personalities of all time.
Until last year, tapes of the Wolfman Jack shows were unavailable.
When Wolfman Jack passed away, it is believed the tapes of all of his shows had been locked in a vault and hidden way, but now the long lost recordings have been found, re-mastered, digitally enhanced and are ready to be heard again.
www.oldies1150.com /shows/wolfman_jack   (174 words)

  
 WOLFMAN JACK Radio Show Broadcast Aircheck CD CDs Sound Shop Able Al Syracuse NY Music
All Wolfman Jack Radio Shows Are Un-Scoped as originally broadcast back in the 1960s and 1970s.
No, Wolfman was the biggest: the man didn't just play records, he wound up ON them.
Although he left us in 1995, time will no doubt be kind to the Wolfman and his legacy; especially so given the state of modern corporate radio, where the lone wolves have all been, sadly, driven to extinction.
www.yrbook.com /soundshop/wolfmanjackradioshowcd.htm   (713 words)

  
 TV ACRES: Music & Musicians > Deejays > Wolfman Jack
The Wolfman (actually Brooklyn born Robert Weston Smith) learned his trade by working at a number of radio stations.
Unfettered by the regulation of American stations, he laid the ground work for his now famous radio persona, aka The Wolfman, an out of control deejay who howled and growled over the airwaves of a 250,000 watt radio station that broke through the night to entertain truckers, and teenagers all over North America.
On July 1, 1995 Wolfman Jack died of a heart attack at his Belvedere, North Carolina home.
www.tvacres.com /music_deejays_wolfman.htm   (191 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Howlin' on the Air: Music: Wolfman Jack   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Wolfman Jack and this CD are the greatest, August 17, 1999
I have been a fan of the Wolfman since I was a teenager in the 60's.
This cd captures all of the great music from the 50's and 60's rock n roll era, and the Wolfman is in true form with all his on air high jinx.
www.amazon.com /Howlin-Air-Wolfman-Jack/dp/B00000AFUJ   (800 words)

  
 Jack, Wolfman :: Personalities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Robert Weston (Bob) Smith (January 21, 1939 – July 1, 1995) became world famous in the 1960s and 1970s as a disc jockey using the stage name of Wolfman Jack.
Bob Smith was a fan of disc jockey Alan Freed who helped to turn African-American rhythm and blues into Caucasian rock and roll music.
Wolfman Jack On-Line Museum - Includes articles, photos, audio files, announcements, and a guestbook.
arts.gourt.com /Radio/Personalities/Jack,-Wolfman.html   (160 words)

  
 REELRADIO Golden Gift - Wolfman Jack XERB, March 1971   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Our thanks to Doug Allen "Wedge", broadcast historian and official Wolfman Jack archivist, for this classic sample of Wolfman on border blaster XERB.
This exhibit of Wolfman Jack on Baja California's XERB is presented the way most Americans heard it, skipping across the border complete with infrequent fading and various superhetrodyne effects.
Wolfman identifies Brown as his "number one man in the movies", and they both discuss Raquel Welch.
www.airchecks.com /gifts/wmjxerb031571.html   (220 words)

  
 Wolfman Jack - Moviefone
Other sources, including the Radio Hall of Fame and Wolfman Jack's autobiography...
Wolfman Jack's program was broadcast to much of the United States,...
Wolfman Jack - Filmography, Biography, News, Photos, Birth date, Relationships, Wolfman Jack Film Clips, and Fun Facts on Moviefone.
movies.aol.com /celebrity/wolfman-jack/34759/main   (202 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Wolfman Jack's: Rock 'n' Roll Instrumentals: Music: Various Artists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Wolfman Jack's: Rock 'n' Roll Instrumentals [Import] [Compilation]
If you are buying this CD because you are a Wolfman fan, please note that he only appears in two short clips (before track 1 and after the last track).
If you are buying this because you like instrumentals, please note that only Tracks 1 and 2 are originals; the rest are recent recordings but by the original artists.
www.amazon.ca /Wolfman-Jacks-Rock-Roll-Instrumentals/dp/B00005K9KW   (188 words)

  
 WOLFMAN JACK - PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED
WOLFMAN JACK (1939-1995), born Robert Smith, rose to prominence from 1958-1966, playing the latest rock 'n roll on a Mexican radio station.
Though already well known, it wasn't until he played himself in the 1973 movie American Graffiti that America saw the face that went with the voice.
The Wolfman's name came from a trend of the 1950s, when disc jockeys took nicknames such as Moondog or Hound Dog.
www.galleryofhistory.com /archive/6_2001/radio/WOLFMAN_JACK.htm   (204 words)

  
 RT4044 - The Pete Fuentes Collection!
Another unforgettable experience for Pete was listening to Wolfman Jack on superpower XERB in Tijuana, Mexico: "There was nothing like listening to Wolfman on a warm desert night over the Southwest."
As you know, Wolfman Jack recorded his show in Los Angeles.
Wolfman was at his best when he played the blues.
www.reelradio.com /pf/index.html   (459 words)

  
 Wolfman Jack
And believe it or not, he even fell into TVsyndication with the Wolfman Jack Show.
At the time of his death, the Wolfman was once again in radio, hosting a program for Liberty Broadcasting, from a Planet Hollywood restaurant in Washington, DC.
When the Wolfman opened his mouth to speak, we listened.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/music_legends/18277/2   (188 words)

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