Gerry Granahan

Gerry Granahan has been a DJ a Pop Rock singer, songwriter, and later a record producer as well as an executive for Dot Records. He appeared on ABC TVs "American Bandstand" and "The Saturday Night Dick Clark Show", circa 1958-59, first as the lead singer of the group "Dicky Doo and The Don'ts" and as a solo performer with the hit novelty single "No Chemise Please". As a record producer. he worked with The Fireflies (You Were Mine), The Angels (My Boyfriend's Back) and Jay and The Americans (Cara Mia). In 1965, he was the producer for the original recording of "Wild Thng" written by Chip Taylor, for Jordan Christopher and The Wild Ones. The following year, that song was covered by the British Invasion group The Troggs and has become a world wide rock standard. Jimi Hendrix also successfully adapted the song. Gerry still performs on occasion.