Various Artists - Frankie Crocker - Do It Frankie, Do It To It - (2007) Outta Sight - Rare Soul (MP3)

 Frankie "Love Man" Crocker was born in 1937 in  Buffalo Upstate New York & passed 2000 in Miam  Florida. He was a famous New York radio DJ. (Coined "Hollywood" & "Love Man" for his keen sense of showmanship and self marketing tactics.Frankie began his career in Buffalo, then moved to Soul station WWRL New York before being hired by top 40 WMCA in 1969. He later worked for WBLS-FM as program director, taking that station to the top of the ratings during the late 1970's. He sometimes called himself the "Chief Rocker," and he was as well known for his boastful on air patter as for his off-air flamboyance. When Studio 54 was at the height of its popularity, Crocker rode in through the front entrance on a white stallion. In the studio, before he left for the day, Crocker would light a candle and invite female listeners to enjoy a candlelight bath with him.  At his peak, Crocker was the most famous black DJ in the world and the first to command and receive a six figure annual salary. His popularity was so immense, he worked in NY six months and worked the remaining six months in Los Angeles for a short time. His name came to prominance here in the UK when the fantastic left field "Ton Of Dynamite" on Turbo Records was played at Blackpool Mecca for the first time and went massive on the northern scene everywhere. Frankie sadly died of  pancreatic cancer in 2000. This CD is quite unique in that most of the records are played within his show on WLBS New York. Many northern classics on here when the scene accepted newer releases.

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