Editing Wolfman Jack (section)

==Film, television, and music career==
In his early days, Wolfman Jack made sporadic public appearances, usually as a master of ceremonies for rock bands at Los Angeles clubs. At each appearance, he looked a little different because he had not decided what the Wolfman should look like. Early pictures show him with a goatee, but sometimes he combed his straight hair forward and added dark makeup to look somewhat "ethnic." Other times he had a big [[afro]] wig and large sunglasses. The ambiguity of his race contributed to the controversy of his program. His audience finally got a good look at him when he appeared in the 1969 film ''A Session with the Committee'', a montage of skits by the comedy troupe [[The Committee (improv group)|The Committee]].

Wolfman Jack started his recording career in Minneapolis while working at KUXL Radio in 1965 with George Garrett, who helped record the album ''Boogie with the Wolfman'' by Wolfman Jack and the Wolfpack on the Bread Label. He was also responsible for engineering, producing, and assembling the band.<ref>''Minnesota Rocked'', Tom Tourville, 2nd Edition, 1983, {{LCCN|82074566}}</ref> Wolfman Jack also released ''Wolfman Jack'' (1972) and ''Through the Ages'' (1973) on the [[Wooden Nickel Records|Wooden Nickel]] label.<ref>{{cite web| last1 = Callahan| first1 = Mike| last2 = Edwards| first2 = David| last3 = Eyries| first3 = Patrice| title = Wooden Nickel Album Discography| date = October 26, 2005| url = http://www.bsnpubs.com/rca/woodennickel.html| access-date = October 3, 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100113140243/http://bsnpubs.com/rca/woodennickel.html| archive-date = January 13, 2010| url-status = dead| df = mdy-all}}</ref>

In 1973, Wolfman Jack appeared as himself in [[George Lucas]]'s second feature film ''[[American Graffiti]]''. Lucas gave him a fraction of a "point", the division of the profits from a film, and the extreme financial success of ''American Graffiti'' provided him with a regular income for life. He also appeared in the film's 1979 sequel ''[[More American Graffiti]]'', though only through voice-overs. In 1978, he appeared as Bob "The Jackal" Smith in a made-for-TV movie ''[[Deadman's Curve]]'' based on the musical careers of Jan Berry and Dean Torrence of [[Jan and Dean]]. Smith appeared in several television shows as Wolfman Jack, including ''[[The Odd Couple (1970 TV series)|The Odd Couple]]'', ''[[What's Happening!!]]'', ''[[Vega$]]'', ''[[Hollywood Squares]]'', ''[[Married... with Children]]'' (his final public performance), ''[[Emergency!]]'', ''[[Wonder Woman (TV series)|The New Adventures of Wonder Woman]]'', and ''[[Galactica 1980]]''. He was the regular announcer and occasional host for ''[[The Midnight Special (TV series)|The Midnight Special]]'' on [[NBC]] from 1973 to 1981. He was the host of his variety series ''[[The Wolfman Jack Show]]'', which was produced in Canada by [[CBC Television]] in 1976 and syndicated to stations in the U.S. In 1984, Wolfman Jack starred as himself on the short-lived [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] animated series ''[[Wolf Rock TV]]''. He also voiced the chief of the Rama Lama tribe on the TV special ''[[Garfield in Paradise]]'' in 1986.

[[Jim Morrison]]'s lyrics for "The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)" were influenced by Wolfman Jack's broadcasting.  His characteristic voice is imitated  by disc jockey Ken Griffin  on [[Sugarloaf (band)|Sugarloaf]]'s 1974 hit single "[[Don't Call Us, We'll Call You]]" and he is mentioned on the [[Grateful Dead]] song "Ramble On Rose".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://artsites.ucsc.edu/GDead/agdl/ramble2.html |title=The Annotated "Ramble On Rose" |publisher=Artsites.ucsc.edu |access-date=August 18, 2014}}</ref> He furnished his voice in [[The Guess Who]]'s top-10 hit single "[[Clap for the Wolfman]]". In 1976, he furnished his voice on "Did You Boogie (With Your Baby)" by [[Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids]].  Wolfman Jack was regularly parodied on ''[[The Hilarious House of Frightenstein]]'' as "The Wolfman," an actual werewolf disc jockey with a look inspired by the original ''[[The Wolf Man (1941 film)|The Wolf Man]]'' movies. A few years earlier, [[Todd Rundgren]] recorded the tribute "Wolfman Jack" on the album ''[[Something/Anything?]]''; the single version of the track includes a shouted talk-over introduction by the Wolfman, but on the album version, Rundgren performs that part himself. Canadian band [[The Stampeders]] also released a cover of "[[Hit the Road Jack]]" in 1975 featuring Wolfman Jack. From 1975 to 1980, Wolfman Jack hosted Halloween Haunt at [[Knott's Berry Farm]], which transforms itself into [[Knott's Scary Farm]] each year for Halloween. It was the most successful special event of any theme park in the country, and often sold out.<ref>Merritt, Christopher, and Lynxwiler, J. Eric. ''Knott's Preserved: From Boysenberry to Theme Park, the History of Knott's Berry Farm,'' pp. 126–29, Angel City Press, Santa Monica, CA, 2010. {{ISBN|978-1-883318-97-0}}.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/legacy/unclemike/interview.htm |title=Scary Farm |publisher=Ultimatehaunt.com |access-date=August 18, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://knottsinprint.blogspot.com/2011/10/halloween-haunt-in-beginning.html |title=Knott's In Print: Halloween Haunt in the Beginning |publisher=Knottsinprint.blogspot.com |date=October 24, 2011 |access-date=August 18, 2014}}</ref>

In 2012, the estate of Wolfman Jack released a hip-hop single featuring Wolfman Jack clips as the vocals.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/HTxsSFv4S5E Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200213004619/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTxsSFv4S5E&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTxsSFv4S5E|title=Lay Your Hand On the Radio|last=Wolfman Jack – Topic|date=October 11, 2015|access-date=September 11, 2017|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2016, clips from the Wolfman Jack Radio Program were used in the [[Rob Zombie]] film ''[[31 (film)|31]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monkeysfightingrobots.com/horror-review-31-rob-zombie/|title='31' Review: Rob Zombie Makes Sickest Film Yet, Also His Most Fun|date=September 2, 2016|access-date=September 11, 2017}}</ref>