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:
Jim Hofmeister
From:
Buffalo,, New York
Memory:
When the Hound Dog was broadcasting from the Zanzibar Lounge on William Street in Buffalo, we used to go down and try to get in and watch and listen. His broadcasting booth was about halfway in the lounge.
The Zanzibar was a pretty classy place then and probably equivilant to New York's Cotton Club. We couldn't even afford a beer there so we'd chip in, buy one beer and three of us would nurse it for an hour.
Submitted by:
Andrew (Andy) Krajewski
From:
Orangeville, Ontario
Memory:
I will never forget the time that the Hound played Travis and Bob's "Tell Him No" over and over again one April Fools day when he was on WINE back in the late 50's or early 60's.I got the impression that he really digged the tune. My sadest memory of the Hound was listening to him signing off for the last time at WINE. He was a great inspiration to me and certainly influenced my taste in music.
Submitted by:
Joel DiBartolo
From:
Flagstaff,, AZ
Memory:
I grew up lisening to the Hound. In the early '70's, I was given an LP entitled (I think) "The Hound's Greatest Hits." It had a tune on it by Birdlegs & Pauline on it called "Spring." The cover of the LP was the famour promo picture of the Hound (he's looking off to the right)
Submitted by:
Dusty Rhodes
From:
Cincinnati, Oh
Memory:
The Hound was an important part of my teen years in Syracuse in the mid '50s. We used to drive to the highest points in town, usually a city park, to pull in WKBW before sundown just to hear George Lorenz.
I've saved a 78 copy of "The Big Heavy" all these years and still remember meeting George in the parking lot at WKBW one night after he finished his program.
He was one of a kind, an incredible talent and an inspiration for
my broadcasting career. Thanks for a great website in his memory.
Submitted by:
Jeff Laurence Gill
From:
Smoky Mountains, NC
Memory:
In 1966 after moving to Lewiston, near Niagara Falls I first heard the Hound on WBLK. I couldn't believe that music was coming from the FM radio (mostly beautiful music then) I was hooked alright. I convinced my Mom to drive me into Buffalo get chicken at Scotty's on Fillmore, and to Audry and Dels to buy the songs I heard on the Hound's show. And the radio bug had me.
I never met him, but I listened every evening..and I loved that tape echo (Ampex 601 at 7.5 ips?) Later at my first job at WHLD in the " Falls" "with studios in the lovely Parkway Motor Hotel.." I used that echo on the few hours I was able to play music on Sundays..and the other announcers there kept saying "Who do you think you are..the HOUND or somethin?"
I used to go to lockport and watch JR Ried at WUSJ, and I heard Sandy Beach for years on KB. Today I have 36 years of broadcasting behind me, and currently run a successful voiceover/production business thanks in part to George Lorenz!
(an aside: I began using my middle name "Laurence" as my last name for on-air reasons..and more than a few times listeners asked me if I was related to George "LORENZ" !! I should be so lucky!)
Thanks Hound "..time to pick up on a great big handfull of horns..WBLK.."Is zat you Hound?..yeah baby.."I wanna make a delication"...go ahead.."I wanna delicate to Johnny, and to Sierra, and to my Mama, and Gordon, and Frannkie..and hi to my cousin Tom-Boy..ok baby..okay
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