In the Detroit area, the all-sports AM station introduces one of their segments w/The Sidewinder! I almost drove off the road when I heard it the first time.
They even had a few jazz heads call in and talk about Lee Morgan when the station first started playing the music.
I love both Sidewinder and Rumproller and always thought the former was dissed by critics BECAUSE it crossed over. You know how some people get when the masses discover one of "their" musicians ...
I'd be curious to know what was written by the jazz mags, etc., when Sidweinder first came out but before it became so popular.