Twice Wolfman Jack had crosses burned outside his home by members of the Ku Klux Klan angered by the interracial activity, Mr. Laursen said. They loved it.". Try again later. He was in numerous TV shows and movies. "If you do right, everything will come out right." Wolfman Jack (born Robert Weston Smith; January 21, 1938 - July 1, 1995) was an American radio disc jockey. Tapir briefly escapes enclosure at Florida zoo. When the station format changed to "beautiful music", he became known as "Roger Gordon and Music in Good Taste". . March 1 (UPI) -- A basketball player from Poland broke a Guinness World Record in London when he jumped 10 feet and 5 inches to complete a between the legs slam dunk. He died on July 1, 1995 in Belvidere, North Carolina, USA. Her love for travel has taken her to many parts of the world. In a broadcasting career that spanned four decades, Smith worked for 'too many radio stations to count,' Tod Smith said. Between cuts, he would hawk plastic figurines of Jesus, coffins and inspirational literature, and exhort his listeners to "get yo'self nekkid.". Perva wastraveling south on U.S. Route 17 just north of Winfall. Howard is the only one left now. He began working on his career by enrolling in the Academy of Broadcasting in Washington D.C and supported his studies through door-to-door . That station continues to broadcast under the call sign XEPRS-AM. Like what you see? in. He also had played host on a weekly TV show called "The Midnight Special" for eight years, leaving in 1982. He had done a syndicated radio broadcast from a Planet Hollywood restaurant in Washington, D.C., on Friday night. Museum of Broadcast Communications 360 North State Street, Chicago, IL, 60654, United States (312) 245-8200 Hours Mon Closed Tue 10am - 6pm Wed 10am - 6pm Thu 10am - 6pm Fri 10am - 6pm Sat 10am - 6pm Sun 10am - 6pm Jim Morrison's lyrics for "The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)" were influenced by Wolfman Jack's broadcasting. The ambiguity of his race contributed to the controversy of his program. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/factsverse?sub_confirmation=1 Or, watch more videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkXAntdjbcSKgHx6EQVOwNKVz1cR2hKVThe fact that Wolfman Jacks program was being broadcast from Mexico meant that he could get away with including more risqu humor. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. BELVIDERE, N.C., July 1 -- Wolfman Jack, the legendary radio disc jockey whose gravelly voice and trademark wolf howls are synonymous with rock 'n' roll, died Saturday of a massive heart attack at his home in Belvidere, N.C. at the age of 57. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. But I still didn't know what to do on stage. Wolfman Jack started his recording career in Minneapolis while working at KUXL Radio in 1965 with George Garrett, who helped record the album Boogie with the Wolfman by Wolfman Jack and the Wolfpack on the Bread Label. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Wolfman Jack (11176976)? He was 56. Love North Carolina? He is portrayed as a rival of Dr. Demento (played in the film by Rainn Wilson ). To help keep him out of trouble, his father bought him a large Trans-Oceanic radio, and Smith became an avid fan of R&B music and the disc jockeys who played it, including Douglas "Jocko" Henderson of Philadelphia, New York's "Dr. Jive" (Tommy Smalls), the "Moon Dog" from Cleveland, Alan Freed, and Nashville's "John R." Richbourg, who later became his mentor. Did you know that Wolfman Jack is routinely considered to be one of the first "shock jocks" in the history of radio broadcasting and that his program was syndicated to American troops during. XERB was the original call sign for the border blaster station in Rosarito Beach, Mexico, which was branded as The Mighty 1090 in Hollywood, California. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Morgan. The next year, Wolfman Jack began hosting televisions ``Midnight Special and moved to New York to work for WNBC radio. "I looked real Neanderthal," he would later recall. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978) and Motel Hell (1980). Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Birds dropped dead when they flew too close to the tower. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Wolfman Jack was a legendary DJ who rose to prominence during the 1960s thanks to his groundbreaking radio persona, complete with a wolf-howl gimmick and risqu attitude. He married Lucy Lamb on July 1, 1960, and they were married until his death. cemeteries found in Belvidere, Perquimans County, North Carolina, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. He moved to Belvidere, North Carolina, in 1989, to be closer to his extended family. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." Wolfman Jack Dead at 57 July 1, 1995 BELVIDERE, N.C. (AP) _ Wolfman Jack, the rock 'n' roll disc jockey whose gravelly voice and trademark wolf howls made him one of the nation's most recognizable voices, died Saturday of a heart attack. "They changed my name because I sounded like a black man singing the song. The family, which runs Wolfman Jack Productions, moved to North Carolina in the mid-1980s. Wolfman Jack was born Robert Weston Smith, in Brooklyn, New York, on January 21, 1938. Year should not be greater than current year. A system error has occurred. Born Bob Smith in Brooklyn, he developed an interest in radio broadcasting as a youngster. Wolfmans initial radio success came via his time working with the radio station XERF-AM, broadcast from Mexico.Contents of this video00:00 - Intro00:47 - Body06:53 - OutroLike this content? The Wolfman's name came from a trend of the 1950's when disc jockeys took nicknames such as Moondog or Hound Dog. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. NewsX. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. I was Joy's best friend in late 1971, 1972,and early 1973 tbe (last two years of elementary school). He died on 1 July 1995 in Belvidere, North Carolina, USA. As a young teenager, he would listen to the radio in his home's basement, where he pretended to be the DJ. Smith was 'one of the most creative and influential presenters on radio,' said music mogul Dick Clark. This allowed the DJ to develop a national following over the course of the 1960s. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11176976/wolfman-jack. We talked for an hour, and she wanted to come down. The Friday night radio show he worked on until his death was carried on 55 stations across the country, Mr. Napier said. pic.twitter.com . Include gps location with grave photos where possible. Or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to real news you can count on. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Born Robert Weston Smith in Brooklyn, New York. He was among a group of border disk jockeys in the early 1960's with names like Hound Dog and Huggy Boy, and he had his name legally changed. A car driving from New York to L.A. would never lose the station. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Smith then moved to station KDAY 1580 in Los Angeles, which could only pay him a fraction of his former XERB income. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1939 as plain Robert Smith - not a name to fire the imagination of a nation's teenagers in a field inhabited by myriad "Howlin's"; "Screamin's", "Moondogs" and "Hound Dogs". 'Nobody will ever be able to duplicate his distinctive style. Wolfman Jack belonged to a more innocent era of rock and roll, when disc- jockeys - not marketing, video, or movie tie-ins - made hits, and when an exotic moniker and a gravel-voice gimmick could make a dj almost as big a star as those whose records he played. While Wolfman Jack isn't as controversial during his radio days as Howard Stern, he knows how to titillate the audience! Funeral arrangements were pending Saturday. He was previously married to Lucy Lamb. He made his mark as a disc jockey from 1958 to 1966, on radio station XERF (1570 AM) in Ciudad Acua, Coahuila, Mexico, just across the river from Del Rio, Texas. Smith was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 21, 1938, the younger of two children of Anson Weston Smith, an Episcopal Sunday school teacher, writer, editor, and executive vice president of Financial World, and his wife, Rosamond Small. [2][23] He is buried at a family cemetery in Belvidere.[24]. GREAT NEWS! He made his last radio appearance on Friday night from the Planet Hollywood restaurant in Washington. Wolfman appeared in the movie "Mortuary Academy" in 1988. He invested in a troupe of midgets and a make-up artist, appearing on stage in a red Afro fright- wig, flowing cape, shades and 12-inch finger-nails. The pop star P.J. One was the daughter of the late discjockey, Wolfman Jack. But he cascaded to fame as Wolfman Jack, a faceless hero on the AM airwaves and a pioneer of the peculiar genre called border radio, because it was broadcast from just over the border in Mexico. To that end, he recorded a number of programs that never aired, because the station did not come on air according to schedule. In an interview with writer Tom Miller, Smith described the reach of the XERF signal: "We had the most powerful signal in North America. The mammoth signal allowed folks in every state in America to hear his prose and laugh at his on-air antics. Realising the value of his own mystique, for a long time Wolfman shied away from the disc-jockey's stock-in-trade of personal appearances by demanding an extortionate $15,000 fee. 7:22. He was 57 years old. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Animal control officers in New Jersey said seven sheep found running loose after an apparent slaughterhouse escape will have a new permanent home at a sanctuary. The family, which runs Wolfman Jack Productions, moved to North Carolina in the mid-1980s. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. He's voiced by Aaron Fecther. The Wolfman collapsed shortly after returning home earlier in the day. This account has been disabled. wolfman jack joins in singing nothing takes the place of you on his radio show. Freed both adopted this name and used a recorded howl to give his early broadcasts a unique character. Every nightfor over six decades, millions of people have listened to Wolfman Jack on the radio. Wolfman Jack died of a heart attack. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. He appeared as himself in the TV series "Wolf Rock TV" in 1984. Mansion Home to Rock 'n' Roll DJ". Wolfman enjoyed national popularity. He was an enormously influential figure for all the jocks. He was going to live the way he lived, Napier said. The album reached #29 on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified gold in 1975. Jack Mould takes 1st Place BMX Dirt landing a 720 . ", After "American Graffiti," he began doing advertising campaigns and appeared in more than 40 network TV shows. Failed to delete memorial. Wolfman Jack was a famous disc jockey in America who was renowned for his gravelly voice and engaging personality. Failed to remove flower. The DJ, whose real name was Robert Smith, collapsed in his wife's arms shortly after returning home from Washington, D.C., where he hosted a nationally syndicated radio show from the Planet Hollywood nightclub, according to his daughter, Joy Renee Smith. The Wolfman looked the part, with bushy eyebrows, sideburns, a mustache and a devil's goatee. Perva appeared to have fallenasleep at the wheel, according to Morgan's report. Try again later. Wolfman Jack on XERB September 1969. (It eventually returned in 1983 from a new ship, which remained at sea until 1990.) Please enter your email and password to sign in. Disc Jockey, Actor, Entertainer. 'In the beginning everybody thought he was black. "Everybody in America has a clear memory of that voice. He moved to New York and for about a year worked for WNBC radio. From 1958 to 1964, that's real rock-and-roll. So I stood there and growled a little bit and threw around some profanities and left. At KCIJ, he first began to develop his famous alter ego, Wolfman Jack. Robert Smith (Wolfman Jack), disc-jockey: born Brooklyn, New York 1939; married (one son, one daughter); died Belvidere, North Carolina 1 July 1995. While the late Wolfman Jack remains a celebrated figure to this day, fans will have a hard time paying their respects at his gravesite due to its private nature. [13] Ryman then moved Smith to Scott Ginsburg-owned Y95 in Dallas, Texas. Powerball ticket forgotten in coat pocket turns out to be $1 million winner. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. But that was the power of radio. "Wolfman Jack" was just a voice in the 1960s - a raw, throaty howl that emanated from an unregulated Mexican radio station (harnessing a potential 250,000 watts of power) and claimed the airwaves across America after midnight. Dictionary.com adds 'hellscape,' 'woke' and 311 other new terms. Polish basketball player breaks slam dunk world record. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Wolfman Jack, 57, the rock-and-roll disc jockey whose gravelly voice and trademark wolf howls made him one of the nation's most recognizable voices, died July 1 at his home here after a heart. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Los Angeles, CA 90069. Smith and his wife of 35 years, Lou Lamb, settled in Los Angeles with their two children in the early 1970s after moving frequently in 1960s. Smith was the daughter of famed disc jockey Robert "WolfmanJack" Smith, who died in Belvidere in 1995. Thankfully, the broadcast signal was strong enough that, even though it was being broadcast out of Mexico, the Wolfmans program could be picked up all the way across America. The Wolfman flew in for the program every weekend and had done the show Friday night. He was just exhausted from all he was doing,' she said, adding that the family was still mourning the loss of his mother, Rosalyn, just last month. In 1974, he moved to New York to host Midnight Special on television and work for WNBC radio. BIOGRAPHY Wolfman Jack was born Robert Weston Smith, in Brooklyn, New York, on January 21, 1938. He also bantered with sidekicks, engineers and celebrity callers. What other famous celebs live in North Carolina? The email does not appear to be a valid email address. The last movie he appeared in was titled "Midnight" in 1989. General questions and FAM tours: rjarvis@onlyinyourstate.com. He was a mere 57 years old. He appeared on the TV series "What's Happening" in 1976 and was also the host of his own show titled "The Wolfman Jack Show" that same year. Through his radio show and many TV appearances, he dominated the social media scene, years before the invention of the Internet. Dog rescued after falling 12 feet into Georgia storm drain. As Wolfman Jack became known to a national audience, he moved beyond radio, taking roles on TV and in movies. His trademark was his Wolfman howl and gravelly voice. Please respect the privacy of the family and only pay your respects for the Wolfman from the road unless open access is otherwise posted. Try again. Wolfman Jack, the rock-and-roll disk jockey whose unmistakable raspy voice and on-the-air howls brought him something of a cult following as one of America's best-known radio personalities, died yesterday at his home in Belvidere, N.C. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978) and Motel Hell (1980). Following this appearance on film, Wolfman Jack continued making sporadic appearances on the screen, including appearing on the television program Married with Children.Sadly, Wolfman Jack passed away in 1995 at the age of only 57. I never lived in New York, but WNBC was a legendary station. His television career included guest appearances on "Hollywood Squares," "The Odd Couple," and "Married with Children," to name only a few. "It's kept meat and potatoes on the table for years for Wolfman and Wolfwoman. 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. Advertisement. [18][19][20], In 2012, the estate of Wolfman Jack released a hip-hop single featuring Wolfman Jack clips as the vocals. There is a problem with your email/password. Wolfman Jack Licensing I loved her. Robin Jarvis is a travel writer and editor for OnlyInYourState.com with a bachelor's degree in Journalism. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. "[5], 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. A horror- movie fan, Smith adopted the name "Wolfman" and came to prominence broadcasting for XERF-AM, a radio station situated just inside the Mexican border, and therefore outside Federal broadcasting regulations. Todd Rundgren, the Guess Who, Leon Russell and Freddie King all wrote songs about him. Learn how and when to remove this template message, Radio Caroline North and Radio Caroline South, "Wolfman Jack, Raspy Voice Of the Radio, Is Dead at 57", "Wolfman Jack, pioneer disc jockey dies at 57", "Wolfman Jack in Africa, 1980. From 1975 to 1980, Wolfman Jack hosted Halloween Haunt at Knott's Berry Farm, which transforms itself into Knott's Scary Farm each year for Halloween. World's Ugliest Dog contest seeking unalluring canines for 2023 competition. His distinctive voice and musical tastes were spread around the globe through syndication. BELVIDERE, N.C. (AP) _ Wolfman Jack, the rock n roll disc jockey whose gravelly voice and trademark wolf howls made him one of the nations most recognizable voices, died Saturday of a heart attack. John Peel paying tribute to Wolfman Jack who died earlier in the week, broadcast on 7th July 1995 from BBC Radio One. to his listeners. Early pictures show him with a goatee, but sometimes he combed his straight hair forward and added dark makeup to look somewhat "ethnic." Wolfman Jack, Raspy Voice Of the Radio, Is Dead at 57, https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/02/obituaries/wolfman-jack-raspy-voice-of-the-radio-is-dead-at-57.html. "It's real American music -- what rock-and-roll originally was before people turned it around and sideways and upside down. I lover her still. He was born Robert Smith in Brooklyn on Jan. 21, 1938, and for a couple of years in 1960 and 1961 he was Daddy Jules on WTID in Norfolk, Va. Failed to report flower. He had a hit on the Billboard Singles Charts in 1972 titled "I Ain't Never Seen." The Jack Benny Program S14E20: Jack Takes Violin . The leader of the band was an anthropomorphic wolf who was modeled after Jack. Merritt, Christopher, and Lynxwiler, J. Eric. "From 1958 to 1964, that's real rock 'n' roll. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Wolfman Jack Funeral. Smith's adaptation of the Moondog theme was to call himself Wolfman Jack and add his own sound effects. In 1978, there was an animatronic band called the Wolf Pack 5. They had 2 children together. He played himself in "American Graffiti" and had cameo on-screen and voice-overs in other feature films. As a young teenager, he would listen to the radio in his homes basement, where he pretended to be the DJ. Just look at this lineup - Wolfman Jack, Howard Stern, Soupy Sales, and Don Imus. Wolfman Jack was born on January 21, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. He recorded his shows in Los Angeles and shipped his tapes across the border into Mexico, where they would then be beamed across the U.S.[7], In 1971, the Mexican government, under pressure from the Roman Catholic church, banned the Pentecostal preachers from the radio, taking away 80% of XERB's revenue. He made his mark as a disc jockey from 1958 to 1966, on radio station XERF (1570 AM) in Ciudad Acua, Coahuila, Mexico, just across the river from Del. 'I gave him every breath I had, but it was quick. "He was instrumental in getting some great music on the airwaves, especially black music, that wasn't getting a lot of exposure," Mr. Laursen said. "I could have been Mexican, I could have been black; I could have been anything. In the 1980s, the Wolfman became host of "Rock 'n' Roll Palace" on the Nashville Network, featuring performers such as the Shirelles, the Coasters, Del Shannon, Martha Reeves and the Crickets. The character of Wolfman Jack was a combination of things; his love of classic monster movies (aside from the big screen explosion of Cold War horror and sci-fi, the Universal monster films came to television in the late 50s, creating a generation of 'Monster Kids' and TV horror hosts), the undeniable influence of Alan Freed, the vocal mannerisms Born January 21, 1938 Died July 1, 1995 (57) Jay Harvey His parents divorced while he was a child. Today, those tapes are traded among collectors of his work. 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