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Editorial
from Booklist
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Some great rock songs have lyrics
that make an indelible impression, while others impress because of their
melodies or instrumentation, and still others are so very memorable because
of their overall atmospherics, their "feel." Such is the appeal of
Wolfman Jack's autobiography -- its feel. Wolfman lovingly and proudly
communicates the atmosphere of the rock 'n' roll world as he describes
his career--he started on a uperpowerful, unregulated AM radio station
in Mexico; he then landed network TV gigs, stateside disc-jockey jobs,
and movie appearances; finally, he has become a contemporary icon. Station
XERF, just across the border from Del Rio, Texas, reached most of the U.S.
West and Midwest with plenty of radio ministries and Wolfman Jack's wild,
howling shows. Always an advocate of black music, the Wolfman mixed records
by blues and rhythm and blues artists with more mainstream rock to pioneer
the parents-of-teens' aural nightmare that is now so familiar from its
portrayal in numerous don't-knock-the-rock movies. The Wolfman then parlayed
notoriety into fame and fame into fortune. It's a story he tells in a swashbuckling
style that recalls his days in pirate radio, and although he names the
names and fixes the places, it's not a rock reference but a highly entertaining
peer to the finest recent rock autobiographies.
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Editorial
from Synopsis
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The personal story of Wolfman
Jack reveals the advent of his alter ego, multiple broadcast successes,
appearance in American Grafitti, battle with drugs, and many celebrity
adventures. 75,000 first printing. $75,000 ad/promo. Tour.
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Editorial
also from Synopsis : With candor, insight, and
engaging wit, irrepressible radio personality Wolfman Jack recounts the
highs and lows of his life--including his wild and woolly encounters with
Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Marlon Brando, Michael Jackson, Ray Charles,
and others--and dispels many of the mysteries that continue to surround
his legend. Over 100 photos.
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