- Skipper Lee Frazier
was born in Magnolia Springs, Texas
- Began his radio
career in 1957 at KYOK working weekends playing gospel music
- Next, at KCOH for 22
years, he became to use the "Mountain of Soul" as his trademark and had an
affect on the lives of millions
- MC'd and promoted
shows for James Brown, B.B. King, Wes Montgomery, the O'Jays and the
Kool Jazz Festival in addition to holding talent shows for Houston
artists
- Successfully managed
two groups, the TSU Tornadoes and Archie Bell and the
Drells, who had the #1 song, "Tighten Up," in the
mid-sixties
- Skipper Lee wrote
his autobiography titled, "Tighten Up by Archie Bell and the
Drells," with the subtitles "The Making of a Million Selling Hit
Record, The Autobiography of Skipper Lee Frazier and A Legendary
Houston Disc Jockey
- He and his sons
operate the Skipper Lee and Sons Eternal Rest Funeral Home
- Each day, he is
heard from 2-3 pm as a gospel disc jockey on
KWWJ 1360 in Houston,
broadcasting live from the second floor of the funeral home
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