Frankie Crocker

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Frankie "Hollywood" Crocker (December 18, 1937, Buffalo, New York, USA - October 21, 2000, North Miami Beach, Florida) was a famous New York radio DJ. (Coined "Hollywood" for his keen sense of showmanship and self-marketing tactics.) According to popeducation.org, 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 1970s. 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. He signed off the air each night to the tune "Moody's Mood For Love" by vocalese crooner King Pleasure. Crocker, a native of Buffalo, coined the phrase "urban contemporary" in the 1970s, a label for the eclectic mix of songs that he played. He was the master of ceremonies of shows at the Apollo Theater in Harlem and was one of the first V.J.'s on VH-1, the video cable channel. He also played host of the TV show Solid Gold, and NBC's Friday Night Video's. As an actor, Crocker appeared in five films, including Cleopatra Jones, Five on the Black Hand Side, and Darktown Strutters. More on wikipedia.org

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Live At The Apollo, Volume II (Deluxe Edition)

Live At The Apollo '62

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Northern Soul Generation

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Live At The Apollo, Volume II

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Live At The Apollo '67

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Live At The Apollo, Vol. II [Disc 1]

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Let's Boogaloo Vol.4

Northern Soul - Backdrops, Highkicks and Handclaps

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Time For Payback

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Keeping the Faith - 30 Stomping Northern Soul Classics

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Live At the Apollo, Vol. II (Deluxe Edition)

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Northern Soul: The Essential Collection (Disc 2)

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