Wolfman was a major mover of blues-rock and blues. I could just catch him sometimes. I could get John R from WLAC in Nashville much clearer. It was all good! La de dah.
BACK WHEN WOLFMAN WAS ON MEXICAN STATION............................THE GREATES EVER, I REMEMBER HIM HIM ON WNBC AM IN NYC....CALLING WABC AND HARASSING COUSIN BRUCIE.............LOL
Wolfman Jack was born in New York City but had to go to Mexico to get his big break in radio. The transmitter there in 1963 was 250,000 watts and reached around the country. Read his great autobiography "Have Mercy!" He had quite a life. I listened to him in the 70's and saw him in person once. I'm sorry he died so young.
Continued From Below: We ran Short Wave Pirate Radio Station "KG-49" from the top of a mountain just outside Vancouver B.C. Canada with just 120 Watts. We would re-broadcast the great Wolfman Jack often! "It was the best time of my life, thank you Wolfman, you are missed"!!
Wolfman was booming out with 250,000 Watts of Power on the "Clear Freq. 1570 KHz-AM". Wow, at night this was heard in all of Canada 1000's of miles away like it was a local station! "I miss the Radio of those days, it was so Great, so much fun"!! Because of the Wolfman & radio like his, i started a Short Wave Pirate Radio Station in the mid 1980's, Pirate Radio: "KG-49, your west coast pirate station" on 6240 KHz SW. We had a blast and were heard all around the USA, even Mexico, haha!
@thegguitarlizard : I never heard that. Who is Dr. Dallas Turner and in what capacity did he work for him in the early '60s? Bob Smith began broadcasting in 1964 on XERF as Wolfman. Was it before that?
Man O Man the Outlaw X Del Rio Texas, The Wolfman put rock and roll out there, but this was when he hipped us all to the Blues. You could hear him across the US from that little station. There will never be another Wolfman Jack.......
I remember listening to the Wolfman from XERF, in Cuidad Acuna Coahuila, Mexico around 1963 & 1964. I was a little white boy, 18, living in Wichita, KS, and on the prowl!! HE HAD THE HOWL BABY!! Even during those great blues & R&B songs he would play then. Nobody has ever come close to what he had in those days. That was the first time I ever heard of Howlin' Wolf, B.B. King, Lightin' Hopkins or Elmore James. I live in San Diego, CA now and still listen to those great blues artists.
I'm looking forward to someone putting up some airchecks from his XERF broadcasts before he became syndicated - like in the early 60s when he played all blues. I used to listen to him at night from Arizona back then. What a total trip that was! This was before he played any top 40 stuff... he'd howl within the songs along with Howlin' Wolf. Somebody has got to have something out there somewhere!
Have Mercy Baby, The Wolfman was the King of AM Radio back in the day and raised all kinds of cane across Mexico's border in both Ciudad Acuna and Tijuana. His voice without a 250'000 watt transmitter was already a border blaster in itself. But when he went live at night he went all the way around the world.
Wolfman was a major mover of blues-rock and blues. I could just catch him sometimes. I could get John R from WLAC in Nashville much clearer. It was all good! La de dah.
DocShickley 4 days ago
whats going on ??? Today january 4th , ALL audio on youtube is graveyard DEAD !!!
recordmancharlie 1 month ago
BACK WHEN WOLFMAN WAS ON MEXICAN STATION............................THE GREATES EVER, I REMEMBER HIM HIM ON WNBC AM IN NYC....CALLING WABC AND HARASSING COUSIN BRUCIE.............LOL
bluepastry 2 months ago
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Wolfman Jack was born in New York City but had to go to Mexico to get his big break in radio. The transmitter there in 1963 was 250,000 watts and reached around the country. Read his great autobiography "Have Mercy!" He had quite a life. I listened to him in the 70's and saw him in person once. I'm sorry he died so young.
vcoaster 1 year ago
Continued From Below: We ran Short Wave Pirate Radio Station "KG-49" from the top of a mountain just outside Vancouver B.C. Canada with just 120 Watts. We would re-broadcast the great Wolfman Jack often! "It was the best time of my life, thank you Wolfman, you are missed"!!
48alfaone 1 year ago
Wolfman was booming out with 250,000 Watts of Power on the "Clear Freq. 1570 KHz-AM". Wow, at night this was heard in all of Canada 1000's of miles away like it was a local station! "I miss the Radio of those days, it was so Great, so much fun"!! Because of the Wolfman & radio like his, i started a Short Wave Pirate Radio Station in the mid 1980's, Pirate Radio: "KG-49, your west coast pirate station" on 6240 KHz SW. We had a blast and were heard all around the USA, even Mexico, haha!
48alfaone 1 year ago
He used to do work for Dr. Dallas Turner on border radio in the early 60's a long time before he was known as Wolfman Jack...
See ya'
thegguitarlizard 1 year ago
@thegguitarlizard : I never heard that. Who is Dr. Dallas Turner and in what capacity did he work for him in the early '60s? Bob Smith began broadcasting in 1964 on XERF as Wolfman. Was it before that?
markybgoode 1 month ago
This is one Wolfman air-check that I hadn't heard. Thanx for posting.
markybgoode 1 year ago
Man O Man the Outlaw X Del Rio Texas, The Wolfman put rock and roll out there, but this was when he hipped us all to the Blues. You could hear him across the US from that little station. There will never be another Wolfman Jack.......
mfbarnes52 1 year ago
Small world... Also listened to the wolfman.... and in Wichita, KS ... cruzin Douglas same years but graduated in 64 then military...
XERF 1570... what a station
45von 1 year ago
I remember listening to the Wolfman from XERF, in Cuidad Acuna Coahuila, Mexico around 1963 & 1964. I was a little white boy, 18, living in Wichita, KS, and on the prowl!! HE HAD THE HOWL BABY!! Even during those great blues & R&B songs he would play then. Nobody has ever come close to what he had in those days. That was the first time I ever heard of Howlin' Wolf, B.B. King, Lightin' Hopkins or Elmore James. I live in San Diego, CA now and still listen to those great blues artists.
rogeliorulo 1 year ago
I'm looking forward to someone putting up some airchecks from his XERF broadcasts before he became syndicated - like in the early 60s when he played all blues. I used to listen to him at night from Arizona back then. What a total trip that was! This was before he played any top 40 stuff... he'd howl within the songs along with Howlin' Wolf. Somebody has got to have something out there somewhere!
sunraze9 1 year ago
I remember he transmitted from Tijuana Mexico to all southern California on XTRA Gold 690 AM oldies in 1987-88! Antennas were located in Mexico!
THX1205 1 year ago
Have Mercy Baby, The Wolfman was the King of AM Radio back in the day and raised all kinds of cane across Mexico's border in both Ciudad Acuna and Tijuana. His voice without a 250'000 watt transmitter was already a border blaster in itself. But when he went live at night he went all the way around the world.
adrianeverett 2 years ago
I surely do miss Wolf.
WesJohnson 2 years ago