Wolfman Jack And The Border Blasters

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Border Blaster: In Search of the Wolf Episode 1: In Search of the Wolf First broadcast: Sat 22nd Mar 2008, 10:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM Episode 2: In Search of the Wolf First broadcast: Sat 29th Mar 2008, 10:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM In Search of the Wolf: Nick Barraclough recalls the first pirate radio stations which sprung up on the US/Mexico border in the 1950s. Nick Barraclough recalls the first pirate radio stations which sprung up across the Rio Grande in Mexico in the 1950s. He tells the stories of Pappy Lee O'Daniel, who used station XER to sell flour and become Senator for Texas, the preachers who sold splinters from the cross and signed photographs of Jesus Christ, and Wolfman Jack, the man who would go on to become the first great rock 'n' roll DJ. He continues the Wolfman Jack story, from Wolfman's days as a renegade radio DJ to his appearance in the cult movie American Graffiti. Robert Weston Smith, known as Wolfman Jack, was an American disc jockey. 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. A couple of shots of whiskey helps it. I've got that nice raspy sound."

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.