Could Wolfman Jack make a livin' today?



P.S. There's 5 parts.

[This message has been edited by Boondawg (edited 07-21-2014).]

quote Originally posted by Boondawg: Would You Listen To Wolfman Jack If He Was On Today?

No.

Sorry Boonie, but I couldn't stand his shtick (that's a Yiddish word!) years ago. If he was resurrected and put on the airwaves today, I'd have even less tolerance for him.

Sure, I listened then, why not now.

Steve

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Sure I'd listen. He was a unique persona thats hard to replace.

Right next to Kasey Casem.

Wasn't he on that station in Del Rio Texas (actually in Mexico)? Got tired of pop about then (63), heard Buck Owens and never looked back.

Liked him years ago? But now it all depends on what [music] he's playing. If he's spining the new trash! NO WAY!

Since I never got to listen to him the first time, yeah, probably.
(Atlanta was not a major market then. Might not be, even now.)

I never listened to Wolfman, I was more of a Dr Demento and King Biscuit Flour Hour kind of guy.

Yup.

A few years ago I was at an event that had a radio DJ in his late 60's broadcasting live. The following song came on, and I hadn't heard it, nor heard of Wolfman Jack. At the time I was working on Howlin' Wolf's guitar style and was really exited to hear the song.

I asked the DJ during a commercial break if the song was about Howlin' Wolf, he looked at me really confused and said "Who's Howlin Wolf? Haven't you ever heard of Wolfman Jack?" He felt the need to make a joke about people my age (half his).

I wanted to jab back at him, considering he makes a living in radio broadcasting playing classic rock and never heard of one of the best in blues, Howlin’ Wolf. To me that’s a bit like a mechanic who has never seen a screwdriver. But I didn’t, just moved on.

Funny enough, I researched a bit and Jack’s character was based off Howlin’ Wolf’s style. The more ya know…

[This message has been edited by FlyinFieros (edited 07-22-2014).]

quote Originally posted by FlyinFieros: Funny enough, I researched a bit and Jack’s character was based off Howlin’ Wolf’s style. The more ya know…

Yeah, not enough people realize that. Howlin' Wolf is one of my favorites.