Jess Daniel Dennis Cain II (June 17, 1926 – February 14, 2008) was an American radio personality.
[citation needed] Cain's song about Carl Yastrzemski — which he adapted from an old ragtime tune called "Shoutin' Liza Trombone" — appeared on "The Impossible Dream," a WHDH-produced album commemorating the 1967 Boston Red Sox season and later as part of the soundtrack of the 2005 movie Fever Pitch.
[citation needed] He was a World War II veteran, serving under Audie Murphy at the Battle of the Bulge and earning the Silver Star.
[citation needed] In 1970, Cain criticized Johnny Cash's anti-war song "What is Truth?".
[1] Cain died from prostate cancer in his Beacon Hill home at the age of 81.Marquard, Bryan (2008-02-14).