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He wrote his autobiography titled, "Have Mercy! He played himself in "American Graffiti" and had cameo on-screen and voice-overs in other feature films. Please try again later. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage.

The Wolfman did pitches for dog food, weight-loss pills, weight-gain pills, rose bushes, and baby chicks.

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Also an additional volunteer within fifty miles. Early pictures show him with a goatee; however, sometimes he combed his straight hair forward and added dark makeup to look somewhat "ethnic". Please enter location or other information that may help the volunteer in fulfilling this request. It was the most successful special event of any theme park in the country, and often sold out. [14] Wolfman Jack also released Wolfman Jack (1972) and Through the Ages (1973) on the Wooden Nickel label.[15]. Please reset your password.

When the one surviving ship in what had originally been a pirate radio network of Radio Caroline North and Radio Caroline South sank in 1980, a search began to find a replacement. We have 2 volunteers within ten miles of your requested photo location. When she's not working, she loves to hike, kayak, and check out new adventures. I've got that nice raspy sound.

The Wolfman's name came from a trend of the 1950's when disc jockeys took nicknames such as Moondog or Hound dog. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Her love for travel has taken her to many parts of the world. Wolfman Jack started his recording career in Minneapolis, Minnesota, while working at KUXL Radio in 1965 with George Garrett. 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. GREAT NEWS!

[3], Freed had played a role in the transformation of black rhythm and blues into rock and roll music, and originally called himself the "Moon Dog" after New York City street musician Moondog. Please respect the privacy of the family and only pay your respects for the Wolfman from the road — unless open access is otherwise posted. Smith appeared in several television shows as Wolfman Jack, including The Odd Couple, What's Happening! [citation needed], On July 1, 1995, Smith died from a heart attack at his house in Belvidere, North Carolina, shortly after finishing a weekly broadcast. Feel free to join the discussion! A couple of shots of whiskey helps it. You can still file a request but no one will be notified. Share this memorial using social media sites or email.

In 1971, the Mexican government decided that its overwhelmingly Roman Catholic citizens should not be subjected to proselytizing and banned the Pentecostal preachers from the radio, taking away 80 percent of XERB's revenue. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab.

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Add to your scrapbook. Robert Weston Smith, known as Wolfman Jack (January 21, 1938 – July 1, 1995), was an American disc jockey. Please note: You are asking volunteers to find and take a photo of the headstone. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional, No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. What other famous celebs live in North Carolina? (It eventually returned in 1983 from a new ship, which remained at sea until 1990.) Verify and try again. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. We’ve updated the security on the site. He lived on 12th Street and 4th Avenue and went to Manual Training High School in the Park Slope section. James F. Mills, "Wolfman Turns into Country Gentleman: N.C.

He was in the movie "American Graffiti" in 1973 as a Disc Jockey. ; the single version of the track includes a shouted talk-over intro by the Wolfman but on the album version Rundgren performs that part himself.

If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to feedback@findagrave.com and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Year should not be greater than current year. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. In the spirit of his character name, he would punctuate his banter with howls, while urging his listeners to "get naked" or "lay your hands on the radio and squeeze my knobs". Try again later. Oops, we were unable to send the email. He died in Belvedere, North Carolina from a heart attack. There is a problem with your email/password. He had a hit on the Billboard Singles Charts in 1972 titled "I Ain't Never Seen." If you have questions, please contact support@findagrave.com.

Failed to report flower. However, Smith capitalized on his fame by editing his old XERB tapes and selling them to radio stations everywhere, becoming one of the first rock and roll syndicated programs (as the tapes began to age, they were eventually also marketed to oldies stations). Family members linked to this person will appear here.

At his peak, Wolfman Jack was heard on more than 2,000 radio stations in 53 countries. He moved to Belvidere, North Carolina, in 1989, to be closer to his extended family.

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and widespread fame. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Your password must be at least 8 characters, 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. He married Lucy "Lou" Lamb in 1961, and they had two children. Kelley started to work on a strategy to transform Smith from a cult figure to a mainstream entertainer in film, recordings, and television. Sorry! Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." The ads proclaimed, "Cousin Brucie's Days Are Numbered", and thousands of small tombstone-shaped paperweights were distributed that said, "Cousin Brucie is going to be buried by Wolfman Jack". The border stations made money by renting time to Pentecostal preachers and psychics, and by taking 50 percent of the profit from anything sold by mail order. Jim Morrison's lyrics for "The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)" were influenced by Wolfman Jack's broadcasting. The 'Jack' was added as a part of the 'hipster' lingo of the 1950s, as in 'Take a page from my book, Jack,' or the more popular, 'Hit the road, Jack. Born Robert Weston Smith in Brooklyn, New York.

The Wolfman 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] It was during his time broadcasting on XERB that Smith met Don Kelley, who became his personal manager and business partner for more than 20 years. Please contact Find a Grave at support@findagrave.com if you need help resetting your password. 11176976, citing Smith Family Estate Cemetery, Belvidere, Perquimans County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .

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It was rumored that the Wolfman actually broadcast from this location during the early-to-mid-1960s.

The mammoth signal allowed folks in every state in America to hear his prose and laugh at his on-air antics. : Confessions of the Original Rock 'N' Roll Animal" in 1995. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Wolfman Jack I found on Findagrave.com. The Tar Heel State is the permanent home to a number of legendary figures who are buried here. Please try again later. Disc Jockey, Actor, Entertainer. 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. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. His trademark was his Wolfman howl and gravelly voice.

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Enter your e-mail address for things to do, restaurants to try and much more! You will receive your first newsletter soon. She spent more than two decades living on the coast in South Carolina and currently lives in the mountains of North Carolina - although she still makes it back to see family in South Carolina quite often. I never lived in New York, but WNBC was a legendary station.

Wolfman appeared in the movie "Mortuary Academy" in 1988. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Famous for his gravelly voice, he credited it for his success, saying, "It's kept meat and potatoes on the table for years for Wolfman and Wolfwoman.

[20] In 2016, clips from the Wolfman Jack Radio Program were used in the Rob Zombie film 31.[21]. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print.

"[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. To suggest a correction or addition, visit the memorial page and click Suggest Edits. GREAT NEWS! Birds dropped dead when they flew too close to the tower. He appeared as himself in the TV series "Wolf Rock TV" in 1984. This account has been disabled. "[2], Smith was born in Brooklyn 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.

His audience finally got a good look at him when he appeared in the 1969 film A Session with the Committee, a montage of skits by the comedy troupe The Committee.

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He also played host on a weekly TV show called The Midnight Special for eight years, leaving in 1982.

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