Rock N' Roll Memory Time
This site is a tribute to George Lorenz and what better way to pay tribute to him than to let his listeners and his biggest fans share their stories of how The Hound influenced, entertained or brought them a measure of pleasure.
Here are the memories we've received posted in order of the most recent received...
Submitted by:
Kihm Winship
From:
Skaneateles, NY
Memory:
When I was a boy growing up in Kenmore, New York, my older brother used to play the radio after "lights out," and we would listen to The Hound, often broadcasting live from The Zanzibar on Williams Street, playing Rhythm & Blues tunes, and talking to us like he knew us. I had a classmate whose father knew The Hound, and I got an autographed picture. It's been lost, but I still remember the inscription, "To Kihm, one cool cat." He was an original, a pioneer, and truly cool, a good man. Thanks for putting up this website.
Submitted by:
norma & reg gale
From:
mt. forest ont. canada, canada
Memory:
What great memories of 'The Hound' we have. As a teen I lived in Hamilton Ontario and my husband to be lived in Beamsville Ontario. As teens we would hurry home from school to listen to WINE radio & later WKBW.
The 'Hound' was our hero & he was instrumental in our love of R&B music right to this day. Solomon burkes' 'cry to me' he would play 5-6 times in a row. Gotta love that!!!!
Submitted by:
Rich--
From:
Mocksville, N.C.
Memory:
Norwich N.Y.- 1957 winter --colder that snot -- setting pins by hand in a bowling alley-- girl friend would walk down and start the car-1950 buick super-- warm it up --we would cruse east and west Main -with WKBW on the AM radio---long ago--good times for sure
Submitted by:
Nick
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
Memory:
I remember when I was a kid,in the mid fifties we used to go to the movies alot with my mother,aunt,and 4 year older sister.The theater was the Colvin Theater,and before the show they advertised The Hound on the screen.Just a still with a hound logo behind a filmy curtain.I was young but my sister listened to the radio constantly.In the kitchen doing dishes,doing homework,,in the car whereever we went.Just being around,her all that music sunk in.When the older guys in the neigborhood were hanging around her and her friends.They'd talk about all the cool songs they heard on the radio,at night.That what I wanted to hear,to be just like the big guys.
So I listened and though I truley didn't understand at the time,the foundation to everything I enjoy today,was because of my sister and The Hound.They're both gone but I'll bet she's still listening.
Submitted by:
Mike McCormack
From:
Los Angeles, california
Memory:
Years ago, I worked on The Midnight Special with Wolfman Jack from time to time. Once, on a break, I told him something about him reminded me of a guy from my hometown who went by the name of The Hound Dog. He said, "It should, little brother, I based everything I do on him." As it turned out, Wolfman was from Brooklyn (when he was named Bob Smith!) and at nighttime, he could pick up the WKBW signal. So every night he listened to the Hound. According to him -- and who would know better? -- his name, Wolfman Jack, was a personal tribute to the Hound.
In one of those sad coincidences, like the Hound, Wolfman too died way too young.
Hey, Jill Glaser, I want to know more about the ol' Zanzibar. And Big Bob and Pal Al from "Handsome" Harry Bilsky's if you remember that.
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