Phil McLean
Phil McLean (born May 4, 1923 in Detroit , † May 28, 1993 on Hilton Head Island , South Carolina ) was one of the leading American disc jockeys from the 1950s to the 1970s .
Professional career
McLean was a disc jockey even while he was in high school . During the Second World War he was a fighter pilot in the Navy. He then took up studies at the University of Michigan , which he graduated in 1948. In 1951 he became a disc jockey for the Cleveland radio station WERE 1300 AM. Together with his colleague Bill Randle, he developed a popular broadcast format to promote national record artists. He also led a rock 'n' roll television show based on the American Bandstand in Cleveland in the 1950s .
In late 1961, early 1962, McLean recorded two single records for the New York music label Versatile . The A side of the first record was titled Small Sad Sam , a parody of the Jimmy Dean hit Big Bad John . The parody reached the Hot 100 of the US music magazine Billbord as the best number 21st place. The single was also released in several other English-speaking countries.
As early as 1961, after WERE had unstructured its program, McLean had left Cleveland and settled in New York, where he put on a radio night show for several years. In 1971 he returned to Cleveland, where he worked for various radio stations over the next few years. Most recently he moved to Hilton Head Island (South Carolina), where he became a disc jockey for the WHHR broadcaster. McLean died at the age of 70 on Hilton Head Island.
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | McLean, Phil |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American disc jockey |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 4, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Detroit |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 28, 1993 |
| Place of death | on Hilton Head Island , South Carolina |