Roger Christian (songwriter)
- Roger Christian (songwriter)
Roger "Hot Dog Rog" Christian (July 3, 1934 – July 11, 1989) was a lyricist who wrote several songs for The Beach Boys, mostly about cars, including "Ballad of Ole' Betsy", "Car Crazy Cutie", "Cherry, Cherry Coupe", "Don’t Worry Baby", "In the Parkin' Lot", "Little Deuce Coupe", "No-Go Showboat", "Shut Down" and "Spirit of America," all with Brian Wilson.
He also co-wrote many songs recorded by Jan and Dean, including "Dead Man's Curve", "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena", "Sidewalk Surfin", "Drag City", "Honolulu Lulu", and "You Really Know How to Hurt a Guy".
Christian worked as a radio personality in the 1960s. He was one of the original "Boss Jocks" when 93KHJ debuted in 1965 in Los Angeles. His radio career started in Buffalo, New York in the mid 1950s. He moved to the west coast and worked for other radio stations in Los Angeles, including KFWB (AM), KGBS (AM-FM), KBLA, KBBQ-AM, KRTH-FM and KRLA (AM).
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