The Doc even wrote a verse of
lyrics for Spirit’s hit song, (#25
in the top 100 for 1969) “I Got
a Line On You”, but was never
credited. He never asked for
one, it was a different time, the
“peace and love days” as he
puts it. His influence on classic
rock maintained over the years
though.
In one example, when the Dr.
Demento show was in full swing
in the 1970s, he played a funny
and risqué double entendre
rhythm and blues song by Bull
Moose Jackson called “Big
Ten-Inch Record”. Aerosmith
heard it on his show and decided
to cover it for their Toys in the
Attic album—a classic and one of
their most successful albums of
all time.
Steven Tyler later called
Dr. Demento asking if he could
recommend any more “dirty
blues” songs, so the Doc sent
him one called “Reefer Head
Woman”, which Aerosmith
covered on their 1979 Night in
the Ruts album.
Listen to “Big Ten-Inch Record” by Bull Moose Jackson
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