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==Legacy and portrayals== [[Clap for the Wolfman]] is a song written by Burton Cummings, Bill Wallace, and Kurt Winter performed by their band, the Guess Who. The song appeared on their 1974 album, Road Food. The song was ranked #84 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1974.[3]{{Unreferenced section|date=April 2023}} * Wolfman Jack made a guest vocal appearance on 2 songs (" Tighten Up " & " Nice Age ") from [[Yellow Magic Orchestra]]: [[X00 Multiplies]] 1980 album. * Wolfman Jack is portrayed by [[Jack Black]] in the 2022 satirical biopic ''[[Weird: The Al Yankovic Story]]''. He is portrayed as a rival of [[Dr. Demento]] (played in the film by [[Rainn Wilson]]). * From 1978 to 1980, an [[Animatronics|animatronic]] band called the ''Wolf Pack 5'' appeared twice at the [[International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions|IAAPA]] and at the first [[ShowBiz Pizza Place|ShowBiz Pizza]] in [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. The leader of the band was an [[Anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] [[wolf]] who was modeled after Jack. He's voiced by [[Aaron Fechter]].{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} * In the 1991 album [[D-Rok|Oblivion]] by British hard rock band [[D-Rok|D-ROK]], Wolfman Jack is mentioned multiple times on the track "King Hibited". * On [[Diamond D]]'s 1992 album ''[[Stunts, Blunts and Hip Hop]]'', a parody of Wolfman Jack is done on the skit "Wuffman Stressed Out". * Wolfman Jack's voice was used in the 1989 beat 'em up arcade video game ''[[DJ Boy]]'' as the announcer [[Demon Kogure]] in the American version. * Wolfman Jack is sampled on [[J-Dilla]]'s 2006 album, [[Donuts (album)|Donuts]], on the track "Anti-American Graffiti". The sample comes from the 1973 album, [[How Time Flys]] by [[David Ossman]]. * In his 2020 song "[[Murder Most Foul (song)|Murder Most Foul]]," [[Bob Dylan]] invokes Wolfman Jack many times.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Murder Most Foul {{!}} The Official Bob Dylan Site |url=https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/murder-most-foul/ |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=www.bobdylan.com}}</ref> * Wolfman Jack appeared at the [[Modesto American Graffiti Festival]] several times, for the first time in 1988. The film ''American Graffiti'', which portrays Wolfman Jack, takes place in Modesto, California.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Test Your Knowledge of Graffiti History |url=https://www.modbee.com/news/article21977220.html |access-date=2024-09-12 |work=The Modesto Bee}}</ref>
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