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At 71, the Geator’s Legends of Doo Wop show continues to sell out the Kimmel Center, and he can still be found spinning records at Memories in Margate. The Geator’s recent tome, “You Only Rock Once: My Life In Music,” chronicles his journey from a Philly Bandstand dancer and SJ disc jockey to a music icon.
Jan 20, 2023 · Jerry Blavat, the Philadelphia radio icon and dance host legend known as “The Geator with the Heater," died of myasthenia gravis and related health issues on Jan. 20, 2023, his family said....
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Jan 20, 2023 · January 20, 2023. 09:01 AM. This morning we’re sad to report the passing of Philadelphia radio icon and WXPN host Jerry “The Geator” Blavat, a rock and roll pioneer who introduced listeners to their favorite bands and inspired them to dance, sing, and fall in love. WXPN has confirmed the news with a family member.
Jun 26, 2021 · It’s ten o’clock on a balmy spring evening in 1962. On the top floor of City Hall in Camden, NJ the lights are still on. This is where radio station WCAM resides. With the skyline of Philadelphia twinkling on the other side of the river, disc-jockey Jerry Blavat, also known as the Geator With The Heater, is spinning obscure R & B and doo ...
Jan 22, 2023 · Jerry Blavat, a fast-talking DJ in Philadelphia who was a staunch backer of R&B in an era where “race records” weren’t mainstream, died Friday at Jefferson-Methodist Hospital in Philadelphia.
A one-person show. The whole time, I was thinking to myself: “Holy crap. It’s him. It’s really him. I’m talking to THE GEATOR.” Thanks again for that, Ben. The Geator kept going—he never stopped. Through the decades, he stuck with what he knew best, making people EXCITED about rhythm and blues and doo-wop and rock ’n’ roll.
Jan 20, 2023 · Published Jan. 20, 2023, 9:15 a.m. ET. Jerry Blavat, the fast-talking Philadelphia DJ and impresario known as “The Geator with the Heater,” has died at 82. His tireless promotion of pioneering Black artists of the 1950s and 1960s shaped the pop music culture of the city where he maintained an iconic presence for seven decades.
