Murray the K

Murray the K, whose real name is Murray Kaufman ( born February 14, 1922 in New York City; † February 21, 1982 in Los Angeles ) was an American DJ and record producer of the 1950s, 60s and 70s. In the early days of Beatlemania, he frequently referred to himself as the fifth Beatle ( what was caused by a corresponding characterization by Ringo Starr ).

Since about 1958 revolutionized Murray the K with jingles, sound effects and especially his manic speech - rhythm the hitherto somewhat fussy type of announcement of games played on the radio songs and was so self - rather than the music being played - the center of his legendary radio shows with which he gained power and influence and also co-determined, who became a star in his time. He promoted as, for example, The Who, Cream, and not least the Beatles. In a critical phase for Bob Dylan he took this in protection and defended him at a major live concert in front of thousands of spectators buhenden.

• DJ
• Music producer
• The Beatles
• Pop music
• Americans
• Born in 1922
• Died in 1982
• Man