Jerry Blavat: 7/3/40-1/20/23 January 20 in National DJ Day Jerry Blavat, the legendary disc jockey known as "The Geator with the Heater" and "The Boss with the Hot Sauce" Born in South Philadelphia to a Jewish father and Italian mother, music ran through his veins from childhood. "The Geator" was widely known as one of the early rock-and-roll DJs who revolutionized the profession and developed the "oldies" format. For decades, “The Geator with the Heater” (“The Boss with the Hot Sauce”) has been

"MY BOYFRIEND'S BACK" A hit song in 1963 for The Angels, an American girl group. It was written by the songwriting team of Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein and Richard Gottehrer (a.k.a. FGG Productions who later formed the group the Strangeloves). The track, employing the services of drummer Gary Chester, was originally intended as a demo for the Shirelles, but ended up being released as recorded. The single spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and reached No. 2 on the R&B Bill

A personal tribute to the one and only, Jerry Blavat, the Geator with the Heater ❤️ (With help from producer Dawn Heefner and video editor Gary Zarnoski) We are told his dear friend, Dionne Warwick will deliver the eulogy. Statement from Jerry Blavat’s family and funeral arrangement details: “On behalf of our family, we would like to thank all of you, Jerry’s friends from near and far, for the outpouring of prayers, love, support, respect, acknowledgment, and appreciation for what he meant to al