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- Roger "Hot Dog Rog" Christian, was a Los Angeles disc jockey, dubbed "Poet of the Strip," who helped surfer bands such as the Beach Boys write songs about dragsters. Christian also composed songs for Jan and Dean, the Rip Chords, Ronny & the Daytonas, and Dick Dale, among others.
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Occupation (s) Radio personality, songwriter. Years active. 1950s–1991. Roger Val Christian (July 3, 1934 – July 11, 1991) was an American radio personality and songwriter from Buffalo, New York. After moving to California in 1959, he became a lyricist for the Beach Boys ' Brian Wilson.
Jul 18, 1991 · Roger Christian, a popular local disc jockey during the 1960s and 1970s who co-wrote songs with the Beach Boys and Jan & Dean, has died at his Tarzana home. He was 57. Christian co-wrote...
Roger Christian began his radio career as a teen disc jockey on WYSL-FM (103.3) in 1964. He went on to attend Franklin College in Indiana where he became the Station Manager of WFCI-FM, the college’s radio station. After graduation, Roger returned to Buffalo and WYSL in 1970 as the overnight jock.
Nov 14, 2015 · ARSC Journal Book Review. One of the legendary stories of Brian Wilson’s early songwriting career is how he met occasionally with disc jockey Roger Christian after Christian’s shift on KFWB ended at midnight. Huddled over ice cream sundaes, they talked about music, girls, cars, and songwriting.
Roger "Hot Dog Rog" Christian, was a Los Angeles disc jockey, dubbed "Poet of the Strip," who helped surfer bands such as the Beach Boys write songs about dragsters. Christian also composed songs for Jan and Dean, the Rip Chords, Ronny & the Daytonas, and Dick Dale, among others. Born: July 3, 1934 in Buffalo, New York.
Sep 13, 2019 · By Alan Pergament. A week after his 43-year career at WTSS-FM, Star 102.5 FM ended, radio personality Roger Christian has landed at WECK, the oldies station at 100.5 and 102.9 FM and 1230 AM ...
Roger Christian, a Los Angeles disc jockey, was dubbed "Poet of the Strip," helped surfer bands, such as the Beach Boys, write songs about dragsters, even though die-hard surfers considered hot rodders, or ho-dads as they called them to be rivals. Christian and Brian Wilson first collaborated on "Shut Down," which became a Top Twenty hit.
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