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1919 - Clarence Hamann was born on this day. The third and longest running New Orleans DJ who used the on-air name Poppa Stoppa. He succeeded Vernon Winslow and Duke Thiele as the character Poppa Stoppa. Hamann was responsible for breaking many local records in the 1950s and early 1960s, including Clarence Henry's 'Ain't Got No Home.' He also came up with Henry's colorful alias, 'Frogman.' He was the first disc jockey to play rhythm 'n' blues records that white kids listened to. Most people assumed he was black, so he had listeners from both races. He played almost every New Orleans record, Fats Domino, Guitar Slim, Joe Turner, Lloyd Price. You just had to bring him a new New Orleans record, and he'd take it out of your hands and play it on the air.' Born in New Orleans, Hayman was a radio operator in the Navy during WW II. In 1953, he replaced Thiele at radio station WMRY. Poppa Stoppa's theme song was Joe Houston's 'Dig It,. He died in 1999 at 81. |