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I went to his house and he opened up a cabinet, and there, revealed in all their splendor, were, oh, about a half a dozen tall piles of 45s, nakedly gleaming without their sleeves, and inspection turned out that they were some of the real R&B classics of the '50s, some well known, some not so well known. Now, I should intercede that the first time that I met Frank Zappa it was back around the time the Freak Out! album was released. In fact, they tape it every once in a while.ĭr Demento: Hello to the new Zappa generation! Well, Frank, you brought along some records, I see. Welcome to Dementia, Frank Zappa.įZ: Excellent! I'd like to say hello to the kids now because I know they're listening to the show, because they listen to it all the time. and he's certainly one of the top four or five most requested artists all over Dementia. Let's Start All Over Again - The Paragonsĭr Demento.I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters.
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The World's Greatest Sinner - Baby Ray & The Ferns.Lonely Lonely Nights - Johnny "Guitar" Watson.Shoo Doo Be Doo - Bobby Lester & The Moonlighters.It Hurts Me Too - Elmore James & The Broomdusters.I'll Be Forever Loving You - The El Dorados.Cherokee Dance - Bob "Froggy" Landers (With Willie Joe And His Unitar).How's Your Bird? - Baby Ray & The Ferns.Your Cash Ain't Nothing But Trash - The Clovers.Lou Ann - Little Sunny Day & The Clouds.Low Ridin' Cruiser - Ruben And The Jets.DementoĪ transcript of the FZ playlist for the first show appears below, followed by a transcript of both the FZ playlist and FZ commentary on the latter broadcast Demento Show", and he remains one of our half dozen most requested artists to this day." Transcription of Zappa's playlist and interviews during his appearances on Dr. Demento paid tribute to Zappa at the World Science Convention: "Zappa was the most major musical inspiration for me when I began the "Dr. Demento was also interviewed for the documentary Derailroaded - Inside The Mind Of Larry "Wild Man" Fischer. Once on Decemand again on May 17, 1981.ĭr. Zappa was a guest on Demento's show twice. The store's name was Arcade Records, and, as it happens, the first record I bought there was a Frank Zappa bootleg". By this time, the price of those old jukebox singles was up to 35 cents, and LPs - all stuck randomly in bins with no alphabetization - were two bucks a pop. "Like Frank Zappa, I spent many, many hours of my youth haunting that jukebox dump under the Maryland Hotel, at Seventh and F Street in San Diego. Demento Show" on KMET, specializing in the promotion of "demented novelty and comedy songs." For decades he has given eccentric musicians like "Weird Al" Yankovic and Wild Man Fischer and their songs more fame and notoriety. Since the 1970s he presents a radio program called "The Dr. Demento (April 21, 1941, Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American disc jockey and radio presenter. Demento holding Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch.ĭr.