THE MAD DADDY
Wavy Gravy (Norton)
Reviewed by Shaun Dale

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Subtitled "Atom Smashin' Zoomeratin' Mello Jello Radio Broadcasts 1958-1964," this disc collects nearly an hour of soundchecks by Pete Meyers, the Mad Daddy of Cleveland in the glory days of AM rock n' roll radio. Sometimes credited as the originator of the term "rock n' roll" itself, Meyers blew into Cleveland on the heels of the legendary Alan Freed and established himself as the boss jock in town with his free-form improvised poetry and try-anything broadcast daring-do. With an amazing command of the English language, and the ability to create a language of his own when English couldn't get the job done, he was a favorite of fans and advertisers alike, although he had some less favorable run-ins with station management from time to time.

This is not only valuable archival footage from a seminal era in radio history, it's more fun than, well, than a bucket of mello jello and a gallon of winky blinky juice. Check it out, winky blinkers.

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Hey! There's 50 of them! A guy would have to be mad, mad, mad to type it up!

© 2003 - Shaun Dale