I met him during he filming of American Graffiti. He was a legend.

@andrewpinkham9904

Ай бұрын

I met him at a camp ground. He was in a van with a blonde

I loved listening to the Wolfman when I was a kid,,,I wrote him a letter and he sent me an autographed picture

@slutslave100

5 жыл бұрын

in east chicago indiana

@danieldeneau7802

3 жыл бұрын

Bless You Wolfman - May your Legend never die . . .

@achillebelanger9866

3 жыл бұрын

I talked to him on the phone when I was nine. Didn't really comprehend who he was.

@brettgaunt6271

3 жыл бұрын

@@danieldeneau7802 !!!!!!

Hey, Wolfman! You raised us “old people”. Thank you. You’re missed. So very missed

@bugsbunny6557

2 жыл бұрын

Amen!!

@JohnSmith-uy7sv

2 жыл бұрын

@@bugsbunny6557 Amen???? He could not save your soul. He never offered to die on a cross to save the world from their sins. DUH.

@NoteWorthy2023

2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnSmith-uy7sv lol duh

@JohnSmith-uy7sv

2 жыл бұрын

@@NoteWorthy2023 comment was not to you. DUH.

@steveschu

2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnSmith-uy7sv Are you special? Democrat?

I remember, listening to Wolfman at the top of a mountain at night. Where I would camp at night at Lake Tahoe. I’d listen to the preachers and the people selling gospel music and collections of gospel music. Then Wolfman would come on, and there was a lot of R&B collections and send in and you get the greatest of all time R&B, cash check or money order. That was at XERB. He was an example of somebody original. There will never be anyone like him again. The last of his kind…

@Tiffany.1970

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your story

The greatest American disc-jockey who ever lived.

@THEMOJOMANsince1959

7 жыл бұрын

If only he had watched his weight and had his heart checked regularly. Those dark spots under his eyes as years went by was telling the tale. Sad

@7550375503

7 жыл бұрын

Cocaine

@cavemanjack3078

5 жыл бұрын

THEMOJOMANsince1959 It was tough to be downwind of him because he smoked like a freight train. He said he couldn’t stop because he would lose his trademark voice. Set down and had dinner with him in a Vegas “all you can eat”. buffet and as it turned out I could have two plates of food and he could have four plates plus!

@brookferrington6120

5 жыл бұрын

No no no , in the world , i am from Australia , and I can't think of any one better , pure genius

@erikbreaman9124

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I'm no expert but I'd put some of the sixties and seventies North East DJs right after him

I remember hearing Worlfman jack - a lot! i lived in California as a kid. My parents were hyperfundamentalist Christians who wouldn't let me listen to anything on the radio, all the way through high school. My dad bought a cheap transistor radio when I was about 12, about 1963.. I wasn't allowed to listen to it, but Dad hid it in my room! I didn't take long to find it so every night after my parents went to bed I'd haul out the radio and listen with its included earphone to rock n' roll. Shortly after that, I discovered XERB and Wolfman Jack. I am retired now but I still play rock 'n roll guitar and listen to all the good old music from that era!

@Sweptundertherug

Жыл бұрын

Your a true legend mate✌👍

Listening to Wolfman Jack and Dr. Demento on the radio as a kid are memories I’ll never forget. Good times.

He was the best damn DJ to ever live. I had the pleasure of talking to him on his last day playing the oldies in San Diego California. He was legendary, fascinating, and the king of his field. The man put Art leboe and Casey kasem under the table. A great loss to all of us who grew up in the sixties and seventies, and all the way to his death. RIP WOLFMAN, YOU ARE MISSED BY ALL WHO HAD THE PRIVELAGE OF GROWING UP WITH YOU. 👍👍👍👍👍👍

Hard to believe the Wolfman has been gone almost twenty five years-He was a bonafide legend.

Crickets from this interviewer. Wolfman Jack was a hero of radio! Such a personality that revolutionized the industry and moved a nation

@steveschu

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. They had no clue or respect for the king. What a shame. Although it’s not their fault.

This was taped not long before he died. 'On July 1, 1995, Smith died from a heart attack at his house in Belvidere, North Carolina, shortly after finishing a weekly broadcast'. His book had just been released 3 weeks before he died at age 57. He gained a lot of weight, in the years before his death and he was breathless, here. He smoked, drank and did a lot of drugs. I own his book. He had a hell of a life, lived fast and died young. He's a radio inspiration, for me. I have worked in radio, since 1989.

@JohnSmith-uy7sv

2 жыл бұрын

😲

@BillBird2111

Жыл бұрын

As soon as I saw this, with his smoking and his weight, it became clear how and why he died. Yes, he entertained millions. But he also should have come to the point where he laid off the drugs, quit the booze and threw away the coffin nails. It's apparent now he never did. You can get away with this kind of lifestyle in your twenties and thirties, but it begins to take its toll on the body in the forties. If you haven't yet adopted the clean lifestyle by age 55, your chances of another thirty to forty years on this Earth go down considerably for most. Not all, but most.

@Tiffany.1970

Жыл бұрын

@@BillBird2111 a very accurate comment how you live your life in one's early year's......reflects later on but respect to the Wolfman jack xx a true legend xx🤩😍👍

@bobbylawsen9638

Жыл бұрын

@Steve Stalzle Thanks for that fun fact-I was wondering how soon before his death this interview was made. Was this interview done in the U.K.? The interviewer has a British accent.

@Bennifm

Жыл бұрын

You nailed it, there'll never be another wolfman. My first radio slot June 18th 1979, rock on!

RIP Wolfman .... Listened to him 60s through 90s He was fantastic.

Wolfman was our Voice back in the day. He played what we wanted to hear. He told us truth and love. I remember having a transistor under my pillow and would listen. He was on our car radios, playing in our garages, even at the drive-ins! He was our favorite Uncle and font of the best music and wisdom. RIP dear Wolfman!

@williamhamer8323

Жыл бұрын

I had the pleasure of listening to him in Germany .He was broadcast on the American Broadcasting Network... (1977)

Wrong person interviewing him. Should have had someone who A. knew all about US radio and B. was a big fan of Wolfman since a child

@anthonyfiorentino1809

4 жыл бұрын

I agree this guy had no idea itsa good thing the wolf man knew it too

@babydriver8134

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Wolfman was stumbling all over, trying to keep the interview going. The Brit didn't have a clue.

@K4tsur4gi

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe it was as refreshing for him. You know ?

@K-Riz314

3 жыл бұрын

@@K4tsur4gi I don't think so...

I love hearing his voice

Clap for the Wolfman! God Bless you Wolfman, a true American original.

@JohnSmith-uy7sv

2 жыл бұрын

He did not preach about Jesus Christ or Salvation through the Cross. He loved this world and all that it had to offer. 1 John 2:15-17 New Living Translation 15 Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. 16 For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. 17 And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever. James 4:4 New Living Translation 4 You adulterers! Don’t you realize that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God? I say it again: If you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God." Mark 8:36 New Living Translation 36 And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?

@steveschu

2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnSmith-uy7sv Shut up. This ain’t a damm bible beat down fool. He’s a character on radio when radio was was still a thing. What the bell are you on?

@DallasPix

Жыл бұрын

@@JohnSmith-uy7sv 🙄

@threeg6966

Жыл бұрын

He gonna rate your record high.

A lovely, gentle soul who loved everyone and just wanted to make the World a more peaceful, better place, - - - and he succeeded!

@JohnSmith-uy7sv

2 жыл бұрын

He was not Jesus Christ. He never offered to die on a cross to say the world from their sins. "WE" all deserve hell and then the lake of fire on judgement day.

@steveschu

2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnSmith-uy7sv Everyone’s going to Heaven, except you.

@PatrickFDolan

Жыл бұрын

I'm sure not everyone in his life would characterize him in such glowing terms. Everyone has enemies.

We miss you,Wolfman....AAAAAHHHHHWWWWWOOOOO!!!!!

imagine the talent he has met. There could never be another WOLFMAN JACK.

WOW!! A blast from the past. Loved him. hearing that great voice brings back great memories.

Everyone in Long Beach listened to Wolfman on XERB which was broadcast out of Baja California. Like Wolfman said, the most powerful AM signal that wasn't allowed in the US. His programming, music, and commentary, including taking phone calls from teens with suggestive remarks coming back, was supreme to us teens cruising in our parent's cars. A genius of broadcasting and entertainment in that time. No frills, outlandish, funny, and often set the cultural dynamics of the time on radio. RIP my man.

@steveschu

2 жыл бұрын

We always want what we can’t have. That really was a marketing tool genius.

@bobbylawsen9638

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I know what you mean about his suggestive calls. That was probably pretty creepy even for back then. Ironically though, and I have not read any biographies about Wolfman, but I have never have heard of any scandalous impropriety on his part, ever.

I had the honor to meet The Wolfman in Kansas City at an oldies revival concert where I was a jock on WHB. What a thrill. He was gracious and polite. He was in be of my heroes.

@cornshucker77

7 жыл бұрын

WHB.......I remember listening to that station in the early 70's. "WHB dial 71, Kansas City, Missouri."

@grillsandaxlegrease3578

6 жыл бұрын

My dad (Eric Foxx) was one of the main guys up the river at WOW through the 70's. Started at KOIL.. I'm sure he knew your station..

This man is LEGEND.

Wolfman Jack was doing a book signing in NYC in 1995. I worked nearby & wanted to meet him so badly & buy his book. Unfortunately, I had to get to my brother's wedding rehearsal dinner that night, so I couldn't go to the book signing. Wolfman died soon after. I still regret not going to see him that night.

I met the The Wolfman at a radio programming conference put on buy Billboard Magazine at the Century Plaza Hotel. It was in the early 70s. And he was charismatic. "If I'm lying I'm dying" Thanks Wolfman. Iron American Dream on KZread. Please play my tune on the radio.

I listened to wolfman while I was growing up in Santa Rosa cal while cruzing 70 to74 till I went to nam and still love to hear him to this day even though he has past thanks wolf man we miss you

@spunkhead

4 жыл бұрын

YOU MUST HAVE A LOT OF COOL STORIES....GLAD YOU MADE IT BACK..

My dad was layed to rest yesterday.i didn't really know him because i was 3 when my mom left him.i lost contact with him and didnt want anything to dobwith him because of the person he was.told to me by many.but i do have some memories of him.and this is one of them.i remember him doing the wolfman jack voice.so this is all i have since i dnt remember his voice.

@josephappleton9611

5 жыл бұрын

Julia....your words made me cry..........Joe

1987 I was playing old "Wolfman Jack Shows" on KARA 105.7fm Santa Clara. One day a listener called up and asked to talk to Wolfman. It was funny because the shows were so dated, just about everyone knew they were a decade or more old.....except for this caller :)

the king of radio stations and American history

"This is Wolfman Jack, signing off!"

American Graffiti didn't hurt his career one bit everyone knew who he was after that movie

@Tiffany.1970

4 жыл бұрын

wolfman was a legend xx

@montanacrone8984

4 жыл бұрын

Everyone loved the Wolfman! Some of us got our first kisses (and more) listening to the Wolfman

@3tube1after909

3 жыл бұрын

“In 1973, he appeared as himself in George Lucas's second feature film American Graffiti. Lucas gave him a fraction of a "point", the division of the profits from a film, and the extreme financial success of American Graffiti provided him with a regular income for life.” Source: Wikipedia

We we'll never have a nother WOLFMANJACK RIP MR WOLFMANJACK ALWAYS MADE my requst on Air when I would call 11.10 A.M. K.R.L.A.

@spunkhead

4 жыл бұрын

THATS AWESOME......WHERE WERE YOU FROM...I GREW UP IN LA IN THE 90S......BORN IN THE 80S...

Thank God for the Midnight Special. We had the BEST back in the day ❤✌

@robertvillarreal4525

4 жыл бұрын

God forgive me, at that time I used to flicker one up before the Midnight Special started. Woo what days. I can still hear his dynamic voice.

@ws678ta

4 жыл бұрын

Very few people left to remember the M.S. Right on.

he was in american graffiti in 1972 loved it “where were you in ‘62” yeahhhhh the wolf man here 😎

@user-sm2ql7nq4l

4 жыл бұрын

American Graffiti was released on August 11th1973 NOT 72.

Met the man in 1989 in St. Croix at a relief concert at the Wreck Bar after Hurricane Hugo. They brought out an old recliner and put it on stage and gave him a mic and he emceed the night. Stray Cats were there, along with others. It was a nice evening.

I grew up hearing him on the radio and loved every min he was on the air.

Just seeing Wolfman Jack melts my heart again. Then he dd Midnight Special on TV. Grateful to have been alive to catch the vibe! Thank You!

I met him at , "the Hop" in Texas back around 89. He was a huge man , and he was larger than life too.

I got into radio in 1974 and it wasn’t long before my listeners started calling me Caveman Jack! I wasn’t copying the Wolfman but people seemed to make a connection between our styles… There’s never going to be another Wolfman Jack!!

The LEAST HIP, UNFUNNIEST interviewer EVER! Great seeing the Wolfman,

Attending August Jam in August 1974 at Charlotte Motor Speedway... myself and three other Marine Brothers and I where lucky enough to maneuver our way in front of the stage. I still remember the "Wolfman," doing his thing right in front of me! Oh man, what an experience! Listened to him on CKLW back in the Detroit area when music was "King". Sure miss him!

I HEARD YOU LIVE IN DELICIAS CHIHUAHUA MEXICO IN 1964, GLAD TO HEAR YOU AGAIN, I AM 75

@juanmanuelricodiaz2294

6 жыл бұрын

I WAS A CHILD WHEN I HEARD WOLFMAN, EVERY NITE

Wolfman was a good man. He cared about the music and the people.

He's so down to earth, God bless him.

This is a wonderful interview. It's especially interesting to those of us who worked in radio. Of course, you have to be of a certain age to have listened to the Wolfman back in the 60's and 70's. Just great info and stories. Those were the days !

@richthepontiacguys1412

5 жыл бұрын

I was in Radio in 1970 that was style I was taught you had be intertainer cool

@williamescolantejr5871

5 жыл бұрын

@@richthepontiacguys1412 was a late radio jock back after highschool but lived in delrio at the time and got a tour of xerf.wow what big transmitters.lots of great stories of the wolfman days there.i was at smaller station kwmc on 2 occasions.good days early 80s and thanks for this interview

@MrJacMac1968

Жыл бұрын

The interviewer looks like the late Pink Floyd keyboardist Rick Wright.

I remember many years ago hearing an interview with another legendary DJ, Bruce Morrow (AKA Cousin Brucie). He spoke very highly of Wolfman Jack. As I recall, Wolfman Jack was involuntarily replaced by Cousin Brucie at a radio station. Instead of being bitter, Cousin Brucie said Wolfman Jack was very gracious and told him he had no hard feelings. That left me with a very positive impression of the man. It has been nearly 25 years since his passing. RIP.

Over weight, smoker, old wolfman seemed to be in bad health . Still one of the best.........r.i.p. wolf

@RS-tz2zn

4 жыл бұрын

Looks like this was 1995...the year he died. The reason I say that is that he mentions his books coming out in June...and his book was published in 1995

@jaywhofan

4 жыл бұрын

He's breathing heavily too.

@brianleblanc7893

4 жыл бұрын

@@RS-tz2zn I Read that book........Highly Recommended...Great stuff

@spunkhead

4 жыл бұрын

WHAT YOU WANNA LIVE FOREVER?

@vaughn257

4 жыл бұрын

i agree, 1995 was the same year he guest starred on Married with Children also.

He came to Modesto, CA for an American Graffiti happening in town. I was in the Red Lion Hotel with friends when he walked in. He sat down, took his sunglasses off and eyeballed me. He kept looking, but he was so overweight and sick lookin’, I felt bad for him. This was the late 80’s. Sorry when I heard he had passed.

@robertsiragusa6042

5 жыл бұрын

I remember him when he came to Graffiti Fest in Modesto, I was a DJ and Karaoke host so I knew all about him, what a great guy.

I will always love Wolfman Jack. I was blessed to be able to hear him live every week. He was just a good guy.

@JohnSmith-uy7sv

2 жыл бұрын

He never offered to die on a cross to save the world from their sins. "WE" all deserve hell and then the lake of fire on judgement day. "for the wages of sin is death, (he died, therefore he was a sinner like the rest of us born on this planet) but the free gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

@steveschu

2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnSmith-uy7sv Your cult is calling and the kool-aid is ready for you.

I love Wildman Jack!! I would listen to him every Friday & Saturday nights @ midnigh!! I am 62 now. Born in 1960

I met Wolfman Jack in 1990 at a car show in Gilroy California he was coming off the stage performing there was Little Anthony and the Imperials and the guy who sings The Lion Sleeps Tonight as what Mount was coming down the stairs when the back of the stage I caught him I asked please may I have your autograph mr. Wolfman I've been listening to you since I was knee-high to a grasshopper 1964 I was 4 years old that impressed him enough to give me his autograph we talked for a little while and then people started coming in forming a line but he said no this is not an autograph lines I'm going to rest in my motorhome that was a cool experience I also met Ray Charles in Reno Nevada at a outdoor concert that was fabulous just saying may they both rest in peace

The Wolfman was great I just didn't like the interviewer with the condescending attitude

@XhristinaMacey

4 жыл бұрын

Todd Austin it’s the upper class BBC bullshit we have to suffer here

I met Wolfman back in 1990 at a car show in Gilroy California I remember him coming off the stage and I was the first one to greet him and I said Wolfman can I have your autograph please and he said sure and asked me for my name definitely the coolest guy in the world it was a pleasure meeting him I could die happy now LOL

@vaughn257

4 жыл бұрын

I saw him in the late 80's early 90's at autograph signing in Modesto Ca

When I was stationed at FT SILL OK..we use to hear his station from Del Rio Texas

Love you and miss you wolfman.

use to hide dads radio under my pillow i get Wolf Man in Adelaide , south Australia i was 6 - 7 yrs old in mid 70's listening too him late at night in bed

He came up to me in Winnipeg went I was a DJ for one of the Chum radio stations and said "You look like you know where all the hot chicks are at."

@vaughn257

4 жыл бұрын

He flirted with my mom when I was a kid.

Wolfman, I'm 48. When I was just up from kickin, shit out of the cradle, I caught AMERICAN GRAFFITI and dude, You put a hook in me. I grew up a hotrodder and I want you to know that I've always glued you to America and me and I love you man.

One of the baddest mother f'ers to walk this earth...

@K-Riz314

3 жыл бұрын

Goddamn right!

Can you imagine how famous he would be today with SiriusXM and all the social media outlets? He would have his own global brand.

I was very fortunate to be introduced to Wolfman Jack, by Tommy Sands who was performing at the Outrigger Hotel in Hawaii, in 1969 returning from Vietnam for R&R. I again hooked up with Tommy in Kissimmee, FL in the 70's. After being on the road for almost 35 years, we got the news while prepping for The Navy Pier in Chicago for the 4th of July show 1995. On July 1st we were told that he passed away shortly after getting home in Belvidere NC. Let it be known, it was not drug related. I never worked for a lot of other folks in the business, but I can tell you there was never ever so much fun that we produced in our shows. NOTE: to the Denny's restaurant outside of Ravinia Park, IL. It was a great time when Wolfman started singing Happy Birthday to the Duke of Earl and the staff jumped in. RIP my dear friend. John Lumpkin currently in Urbana, IN. formerly Little Darlin's Rock & Roll Palace Lucayan Beach, Freeport BA.

The AM station next door to my house was so powerful that you could sit in the cast bath tub and hear the radio through the Fawcett.

@tracym1208

5 жыл бұрын

Skmc69. I dont know if that's true about listening thru the Fawcett's , ITS DAM SURE FUNNY !!!

@quad5186

5 жыл бұрын

I laughed at that too , remember when Gilligan got hit and could pick up radio through his head ?😀

@rapman5791

2 жыл бұрын

Which Fawcett? Farrah?

...best time of the year , listening to this interview..... the greatest never die. Wolfman will always be a star in the night sky.

@JohnSmith-uy7sv

2 жыл бұрын

That is not Biblical.

I grew up in Southern California in the 60s and listened to him for hours every night, and loved every minute of it. Love you and miss you my brother.

This video just popped up on KZread just this evening. Thank you!

i am from The Netherlands and never heard about this mysterious Wolfman jack, untill seeing the movie A.Grafitty many years ago. A great cult movie, but then it really got me curious who he was. I appreciate this interview upload of the man behind Wolfman Jack. A great american DJ. And he's absolutely right, entertainment and freedom of dj's you can't find these days. All to well controlled and to commercial. I was born at the wrong time and place i guess.

@JohnSmith-uy7sv

2 жыл бұрын

Rotterdam, Amsterdam? Yes, the wrong place. 😁

@guidorollard2944

2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnSmith-uy7sv no, there is more then these two cities, southern NL it is, and it is beautifull, just that particular culture that fits me is al about it.

@JohnSmith-uy7sv

2 жыл бұрын

@@guidorollard2944 I know it is more than those. duh. Was just guessing. I know of many cities in NL. 😁

@steveschu

2 жыл бұрын

@@guidorollard2944 John is an idiot trolling this whole channel. He’s so jealous he can’t think.

Never watched this while it was live.. Great to see it later in my life... Great interview/...

Oh man! I only wish they had such a DJ now days. I remember listening to him and he was so entertaining. Rock n roll doesn’t sound as sweet without him in between songs.

I met him at a Dallas Symphony concert in the early 1980s during intermission. I heard his famous voice from across the room, then looked to see this very handsome man in a tuxedo. I tried to be cool, but I grew up listening to him on KLIF and just had to tell him what an important part of my childhood he had been. I'm sure I said something stupid, but he was so nice and even hugged me. Thank you for this video, even if the interviewer is a bit of a jerk. I don't think he knew much about Wolfman.

We had JUST hiked Mt. Whitney with Johnson Family June 1969 and a couple of other hikers were listening to Wolfman Jack at 14,000 Ft We were Jaming

We still love you wolfy 🐺🐺🐺🐺✌️✌️ you were a pioneer on radio airwaves you kept it real man always about the music 🎶🎶 RIP WOLFMAN JACK 🙏✌️✌️✌️✌️🎸🎧🐺🐺

Used to listen to him out of Dallas back in the 90,s he was the man

That's the WOLFMAN⚠️ The one and only.

Must have been about 1986 I bought a Blaupunkt radio for my car, cant remember the name of the store it was in Albuquerque New Mexico . walked in and there was the legendary Wolf Man Jack he owned the place. But he was genuine and he liked the fact that i knew who he was he was great in every way. What a story teller and what a good history of the Wolf Man!!! Loved it and listened to him all the time that was in the 70s!! RIP you left us way to early!!!

RIP Wolfman.....I remember listening to you in Canada, in the 60s, along with WOWO Ft. Wayne IN at night.......both 'clear-channel' stations.

Listened to you every night !!!

I listened to wolf man and built model cars cause it was dark outside.

Rest In Peace and May god listen to your station in heaven

Dont know about the greatest American jockey, most likely the worlds best! Had a radio (here in the UK) that i could listen to him on, never missed a show unless i couldnt get a signal. long live the Wolfman....

@simonprice1938

4 жыл бұрын

Gary Cobb only one to come close was good ol cuddly ken..

We met him in person in k-town Germany in 1978-1979 can’t remember which year. He was at the NCO club for all too see and hear. I got too shake his hand and get his autograph. On a pict of his self. (I still have his signed photo ) He later dedicate a dance song to me and my spouse that night. I’ve never forgotten him. RIP wolfman.

Clap for the Wolfman!!! Awesome interview. Thanks for sharing.

The Wolfman is awesome. Highly talented and extremely intelligent and honest. So much all around knowledge and expertise and a very well rounded individual. So good to know how really great he is and was. People were much more human back in the day. People today can learn much from him. Thank you for sharing this interview. May God Bless.

I could listen to Wolfman for hours

Hundreds of radio stations across the border during that time referred to as the "X BAND". These stations were NOT licensed by the FCC in the US and therefore transmitting way above what would be considered allowable limits. Many of these "stations" were nothing more that a shack with an antenna, and eventually many of these stations burned to the ground due to the xmitter overheating. Hence when someone would be talking about a song they heard from these stations, hence "I heard it on the X"

@Filmation77

4 жыл бұрын

OMG,So That's what that ZZ Top Song was about!

@hqco3rdmedbattalionfmfpac953

4 жыл бұрын

Heard it on the X , makes Sense

@3tube1after909

3 жыл бұрын

Wolfman Jack “described the reach of the XERF signal: "We had the most powerful signal in North America. Birds dropped dead when they flew too close to the tower. A car driving from New York to L.A. would never lose the station." Most of the border stations broadcast at 250,000 watts, five times the U.S. limit, meaning that their signals were picked up all over North America, and at night as far away as Europe and the Soviet Union.” Source: Wikipedia

@tracykingston9668

Жыл бұрын

@@3tube1after909 He's exactly right about an AM broadcast signal bouncing off the ionosphere. It's also called skip. FM signal will not do that. It has a short range. I used to receive AM music stations from Chicago and Oklahoma city late at night in Phoenix, AZ in the 60s and 70s. Believe it was WLS Chicago, and KOMA Oklahoma city. Cloudy nights seemed to be the best reception for some reason. Just being 20 feet south of the US border and you could broadcast any wattage you could afford. Take that , US FCC . LOL. "Wolfman " is actually Robert Smith. Can't get any more generic than that.

Had the great opportunity one evening to sit right beside Wolfman at Dinner held in his honor at one of the USAF bases in Germany. He came over on a USO Tour to entertain the troops. He was extremely down to earth, and I remember he smoked those very strong Kool non-filter cigarettes. Turned out to be a very cool night....

@JohnSmith-uy7sv

2 жыл бұрын

Lucky Strikes. The cigarette without filters. They gave you cancer and killed you faster than those with filters.

@RockTBoat-ft5cs

2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnSmith-uy7sv Yep, my grandmother smoked those. Of all the cigarettes, she smoked Lucky Strike non-filter.

@JohnSmith-uy7sv

2 жыл бұрын

@@RockTBoat-ft5cs The quicker cancer killer. DUH. 🙄

"We can all thank Dr. B who stepped across the line, with lots of watts he took control, the first one of its kind." Heard it on the X - Z.Z. Top

Love you wolf man ,listened to you when I was a kid AM out of Memphis, from a ham radio my dad put to gather in the air force, alone in my room with you wolf man

@donmyers584

4 жыл бұрын

James Royal I used to listen to him in Memphis also on FM100

Thanks for this, I have some radio memories also, Time Well Spent. John

Magnificent Montague! Haven’t heard that name in a long, long time.

I remember "cruising"! A lot of the small towns had limited cruising areas because of the small main streets. I and my friends cruised Hawthorn Blvd. Inglewood all the way South to Torrance. Maybe a full ten miles of sublime 4 lane divided. A couple of "American Graffiti" style drive-ins. Glorious times. Wolfman on the radio!

@ruialexandre6197

6 жыл бұрын

Man, cruising sounds so alien these days. Talk about teenage culture.

@dburch7894

5 жыл бұрын

Micheal East Los. Whittier Blvd, por vida!

When radio was radio not today there not been a man like this since . He was real and very popular and still is . I just cant say or express the thanks for what this man gave us . one of the best radio DJ ever .We still and always will love you brother Wolfman Jack .Radio is boring and plain he played everything country, blues , Rock N Roll and so forth . We know your sprit is with us wolfman Thank You Brother .

Mr. B. Here ! Many of us miss you ! That Voice, perfect 👍👍👍👍 ! 🐺🐺🐺🐺. Gone but not forgotten !

Hard to believe that this interview was done in 1995. What the Wolfman said about radio today (1995) is relevant here in 2022... Music radio is a vast wasteland.

Station XERF he mentions at 4:00 was pumpin 1,000,000 watts into the airwaves One million!

@3tube1after909

3 жыл бұрын

“It was at XERF that Smith developed his signature style (with phrases like "Who's this on the Wolfman telephone?") and widespread fame.” Source: Wikipedia

just love wolfman Jack!!!

I was familiar with Wolfman Jack before he appeared in American Graffiti from listening to him on WNBC 660 AM New York - from Peoria, IL. I loved his unique, off the cuff, delivery. Wolfman was always entertaining. I couldn't wait to see him in American Graffiti in 1973 and he didn't disappoint. He was so iconic in that film - a perfect fit. He will always be remembered in Top-40 radio history for his sharp humor, quick wit, and original style. Thanks for posting this video.

Priceless ❤️ the Wolfman, thank you for posting this gem!

I met the Wolfman Jack at a high school dance scene in 1970 southern California. I think the band was insence and pepermint.

@spunkhead

4 жыл бұрын

THATS AWESOME....I LOVE HISTORY..

@thomasleclair7418

3 жыл бұрын

,,,,,the band was ,,,the strawberry alarm clock,,,,,the hit song was incence and peppermints...........

When Wolfman Jack died my kids were young. We rode around all night listening to tapes of his radio shows on a local station. We had a ball.. my kids learned to like some good music. Loved the Midnight Special..❤❤❤

I graduated in ‘67. LA. We had all the KHJ DJs (Humble Harv, Real Don Steele, et al) in the day time.., and WolfMan at night. The GOOD OL’ DAYS!