Gerald Joseph Jerry” Blavat, an American disc jockey and performer also known as “The Geator with the Heater” and “The Big Boss with the Hot Sauce,” had a significant impact on the promotion of oldies music on the radio. By planning live dances there, he rose to local fame in Philadelphia and eventually started his own independent radio show.
In the 1960s, Jerry Blavat brought a variety of artists, such as the Four Seasons and The Isley Brothers, to a large audience on this program. Blavat’s autobiography, You Only Rock Once: My Life In Music, was published by Running Press in July 2011. After going through a third printing, it was released in 2014 as a paperback and an audiobook.
Where Did Jerry Blavat Live?
While Blavat spent his entire life in America, he was born to an Italian mother and a Jewish father in South Philadelphia. On January 20, 2023, he passed away as a result of myasthenia gravis and other medical issues.
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