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:
Steve Binkowski
From:
Sarasota,, FL
Memory:
I can remember waiting for "The Hound" to "come around". I guess I was lucky my parents didn't think that Rock & Roll was the devils music.
Submitted by:
Gord McWilliams
From:
Toronto, Ontario
Memory:
Used to go down to Sunnyside Beach on Toronto's waterfront. Had about 100 ft. of extension speaker wire from my car running out to the beach. Sat there with friends almost every evening at 7 to hear "The Hound" Still some of the best memories of my teen age years.
Submitted by:
Robert Urbaniak
From:
Williamsville, New York
Memory:
I first started to listen to George "Hound Dog" Lorenz back in 1956 when he was on WKBW 1520 radio. I was just turning the dial one evening and found someone who played Rock & Roll. He was fantastic, and of course he played a lot of Elvis Presley who everyone wanted to hear, and we all still do.
I went to the very first Elvis Presley concert here in Buffalo,NY on April 1,1957, when The "Hound" introduced him on stage in his gold suit.
We have had many DJ's here in Buffalo, but no one came close to George "HOUND DOG " Lorenz as he was the best ever.
Submitted by:
Pat Kelly
From:
Grand Island, New York
Memory:
I remember him broadcasting from the Zanzibar Lounge. He also had "names" for things like your car was your "short" and you were told to buy some new "shoes" for your short meaning tires.
Just seems like things were better then!
Submitted by:
Stephen Keast
From:
Slaterville Springs, NY
Memory:
I used to listen to The Hound as a young teenager;hearing for the first time those great songs by black performers that simply weren't available on the super square local stations. It was a musical breakthrough for me and I came to rely on WKBW and The Hound for the latest and greatest R&B. Of course, this was in the days before canned commercials and payola (top 40) radio.
The Hound was hip! Not only did he have his finger on the pulse of real music of the time, he knew how to talk to us in terms that we could dig. Cats and Chicks! Gillette blue blades were part of his story about that hot date tonight. That's how he read the ads.
What we need is a selection of his WKBW shows transfered to CD! Then folks would have an idea of what we're talking about.
Good Luck!
Steve
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