Submitted by: Bob Miller      From: Hamilton, Ontario

Memory:

As a 14 year old, back in 1956, just starting to get interested in music, I discovered "The Hound" and it was a revelation. Music, artists and styles which I had never heard before were now being offered up on a daily basis and in such a "cool" manner. Living a hour from the border, in Hamilton, ON, we just did not get access to "Black" music per se. To hear Pat Boone covering Little Richard tunes was repugnant to say the least, all due respect to Pat, who was doing the best he could! George Lorenz was a brave and innovative guy, going against the grain of many, but what he provided was very important for so many. A couple of years late, a group of us would regularly travel over the border to take in live shows promoted by The Hound. From that we obtained a tremendous base of knowledge and appreciation of the music now known as Rock n' Roll and I have to think that the funkier proponents of such music, such as Bill Doggett, Booker T and others, opened the door for me to pursue what became my life-long passion for jazz, which comprises most of what I listen to, to this very day. Thanks you George Lorenz!

Submitted by: Tom Pecora      From: Buffalo, NY

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My first job in radio was part-time, after school at WKBW radio. The Hound was the night jock. He actually took time to talk with everyone and gave me some great advice.

Submitted by: Norman R Lipkus      From: Buffalo/Amherst, New York

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It was about September 1955. I had just got out of active duty with the Army. As a mechanic, I took a job at a local service station on Main and La Salle. I had been listening to the Hound but did not know what he looked like. A gentleman would stop in for gasoline and became somewhat of a regular customer. I would chat with him while I was servicing his car. As I remember it was a new ford convertible. One day I asked him if he worked around the area since he stopped in so many times. He was always dressed nice and I thought he worked in an office or the like. He told me he was heading to the station. I thought maybe he was a detective or worked at the fire hall. I asked him what station he worked at and he said the radio station. ( That is when WKBW was on Main St.)He said I have a radio show. I said, You Do! what show do you have. This is when I almost fell over. My name is George Lorenz and I do a show I call the Hound Dog. It has been since then and continues to be one of my greatest memories of when I knew The Hound.

Submitted by: Allan Suchinsky      From: Kensington, Maryland

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Showtime in the '50s began daily when I turned on the radio to hear "Dig man, the Hound" and the rapturous "Big Heavy." The Man had arrived and the day just got so much better. One can never forget the jive, the cool, and the music issuing forth from the Dog's shows, whether from the studio or the Zanzibar Lounge. The laments for the late Johnny Ace were sincere and the rockin' was endless. My friend Marvin flipped hearing the Hound play "Cornbread" Singer's "Hot Rod." So he purchased a copy and played it loud and endlessly over and over again. Drove his mother nuts. The memories are great; the music and the man were greater.

Submitted by: Dick Foster      From: troy, Pennsylvania

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All of us in Troy,PA used to listen to The Hound while on a date in the late evenings on our car radios. I can still remember some of the terms the he used like all you Daddy's and lassies or jump in you short and drive on down to..... great memories.

Submitted by: Lawrence Berger      From: La Plata, Maryland

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I was born in Buffalo, New York, in 1943 and grew up listening to The Hound. He broadcast from the Zanzibar in downtown Buffalo ( or said he did ). I bought a 78rpm copy of his theme ( Big Heavy )then and still have it on CD. It is perfect instrumental music --- every note is right. He would play really good instrumentals like that by artists who had few or no hits as well as the popular hit songs ( I can still remember him introducing Love Me by Elvis, which was only on an album ). His commercials were crazy ( Get your snap jacks --- snap your fingers --- at Tom McCanns) because he spoke in rhyme and used slang or hip expressions. He signed off with " that's all she wrote --- that's where the pencil broke. " Most Rock and Roll shows were held in the downtown movie theaters and that's where I saw many of the now famous artists before they became famous. In 1957 Elvis had a show in War Memorial Auditorium downtown ( later torn down ) and about a dozen artists later, banded together and had a show there also, but most played in the movie theaters. Although he did not invent the term, the Hound was an intrinsic part of the rock and roll culture

Submitted by: brenda beebe      From: san francisco, ca

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As a teen in NH I used to listen with my hand on the radio at night for an antenna so the signal was clear coming from Buffalo! I even sent for a membership card for the "Hound" club. It was fantastic music! What a character. bb

Submitted by: Joan smith      From: Chicago, IL

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In the early 50's, I was a kid sleeping on the back seat of the Hudson whenever my parents were coming home from an evening out. The Hound Dog was always on the radio. And it always seemed like midnight to me, but I was pretty young and whenever it was late it seemed like midnight so this memory may not be accurate. I just loved the sound of his voice and the voice on the website brought back really good memories of childhood. thanks

Submitted by: Jacqueline      From: Buffalo, New york

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I remember Mr. George Lorenz (the Hound Dog) just like it was yesterday I wish I could go back I love The Hound Dog thank god I have a computer I listen to him on line loved his programs

Submitted by: Al Nelson      From: Ithaca, NY

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Like many, I teethed on the Hound in my high school years (IHS Class of '61). Particularly amazing was the reach of 50,000-watt clear channel nighttime AM radio. I believe I recall that he used to salute the servicemen in Guantanamo Bay! From Ithaca, I could pick up the Hound, Dick Biondi (sp?) from Chicago (I forget the call letters, WLS?), and later Cousin Brucie on WABC in New York.