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SINGING, INTERVIEWED with DICK CLARK and here from one of his classic, early shows (1968) at the legendary XERB (50,000 watts of soul power) ...
Here's a rare clip of Wolfman singing an entire song, along with Tom Jones, in duet. to be honest, Wolfman really talks it rather than sing but enjoyable... Can you name a real hit song that Wolfman was a part of? In fact one had his name in the title.http://youtu.be/kmibQi8D5oQ
Here's an interview with perhaps the two most famous DJs...Dick Clark interviews Wolfman Jack on american bandstand and the audiences ask Wolfman some questions including a question about American Graffiti and how Wolfman got his name...to put that one to rest... See and hear it for yourself in this classic interview http://youtu.be/ZdaiukjvzmA
Dean with the only lady Ratpacker, Shirley McLaine and the King
of Rock and Roll back from an Army stint celebrating a Dino birthday
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Don Rickles roast Frank sinatra on Dean's show
Dean Martin
Singer / Actor
Born: 7 June 1917
Died: 25 December 1995
Birthplace: Steubenville, Ohio
Best known as: Crooner, actor, and comedy partner to Jerry Lewis
Name at birth: Dino Crocetti
Between 1949 and 1956, Dean Martin made 16 films as the singing straight man to his comedy partner Jerry Lewis; the two were one of the hottest entertainment acts of the era. After their bitter (and much-publicized) breakup, Martin continued making movies, including both comedy and dramatic roles and the spoofy Matt Helm spy movies of the 1960s. A nightclub singer and solid member of Frank Sinatra's "rat pack," Martin also had hit records, most notably "That's Amore" and "Everybody Loves Somebody." Martin's easygoing attitude helped make him a hit on television, where he hosted a comedy and variety show from 1965-74.
Extra credit: Martin's son Dean Paul (also known as Dino) was an actor, singer and sometime tennis pro; he died in a California Air National Guard plane crash in 1987. Editor's note: Many close friends say that the loss of his son was effectively the end of Martin's life, even though he would live several more years, dining alone many nights at the same la Famiglia restaurant in Beverly Hills.
Marshall Lytle, the original bass player for Bill Haley & His Comets, one of the first bands to take rock 'n' roll music mainstream, has died. He was 79.
Lytle died Saturday at his home in New Port Richey, Fla., said his niece, Shayna Golda. He was diagnosed with lung cancer earlier this year.
With Lytle on bass, Haley and the Comets recorded hits like"Rock Around the Clock" and "Shake, Rattle and Roll" in the 1950s. Lytle was known for his percussive bass style, slapping the strings as he played.
1956 video from movie captures the spirit of the day, as Rock and Roll was coming into its own, to the disapproval of the older generation. Marshall Lytle is playing bass at left
Lytle was born Sept. 1, 1933, in Old Fort, N.C. A birth defect made it nearly impossible for him to walk as a child. His older brother would carry him to and from school on his back.
While Lytle was still a young boy, he had surgery that gave him the use of his legs, his niece said.
In 1951, Lytle, then still a teen, joined Bill Haley's Saddlemen. At the time, Haley had a radio show in Chester, Pa., and the manager commented that the group didn't look like saddlemen, said Michael Jordan Rush, who published a memoir by Lytle titled "Still Rockin' Around the Clock" in 2011.
He suggested they call themselves "The Comets" instead.
Several of the band's hits are now iconic rock 'n' roll songs: "Rock Around the Clock," recorded in 1954, is one of the highest-selling singles of all time. Lytle also played on hits like "See You Later, Alligator."
But he and two other members of the band quit in 1955 over a money dispute and formed a new group called the Jodimars. The group had limited commercial success, and Lytle temporarily changed his name and later went into real estate.
He returned to music in 1987, playing in a Comets reunion band, and performed right up until the weeks before his death, Rush said. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with other members of the Comets in 2012. Haley died in 1981.
Lytle's survivors include his girlfriend, Cathy Smith, seven children and two siblings.
Editor's Note: The Comets were performing until recently with most of their original members. Of course, Bill Haley, their leader , passed years ago, but the others were pretty amazing, delighting audiences including this writer with all members well into their 70s and 80s. So, now, we are seeing the beginning of the eventual demise of the talented group. They even recorded a album with a new song, ' We Ain't Dead Yet.'
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Associated Press May 29, 2013, 8:15 p.m.
