Wolfman Jack

Wolfman Jack Robert Weston Smith, 21 January 1938; Brooklyn, NY – 1 July 1995; Edenton, NC U.S. disc jockey who contributed to the increased visibility of African American music from the early 1960s. A pioneer disc jockey on American radio stations, Wolfman Jack began his career in the media as Bob Smith, after various jobs. In 1963, Smith became a radio announcer for XERF-AM, a super-powered station located south of Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, which could be heard almost anywhere in the United…