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Clap for the Wolfman

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B-side
  
"Road Food"

Genre
  
Rock

Label
  
RCA Victor

Released
  
June 1974

Length
  
4:15

Recorded
  
1973–1974 at RCA's Studio A in Hollywood, California and the Sound Stage, Toronto

"Clap for the Wolfman" is a song written by Burton Cummings, Bill Wallace, and Kurt Winter and performed by The Guess Who. The song reached #4 in Canada and #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974. The song appeared on their 1974 album, Road Food.

The song is an homage to Wolfman Jack, who is featured on the song.

The song was ranked #84 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1974.

Other versions

  • The song was sampled in the 1974 novelty song, "Gerry Ford (A Special Report)" by Dickie Goodman.
  • The Spotnicks released a version of the song on their 1979 album, Saturday Night Music.
  • Burton Cummings released a solo version of the song on his 1996 live album, Up Close and Alone.
  • The Countdown Singers released a version of the song on their 2010 album, Monster Mash and Other Terrifying Tunes.

    • References

    Clap for the Wolfman Wikipedia
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