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Last Night a DJ Saved My Life

Bill Brewster

The DJ has been at the center of music history for the last forty years—from the first time a record was played over the airwaves, through reggae and Northern Soul, the births of disco, hip hop, house, and techno, to the current global underground. The club economy now brings in billions and superst...

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It was discussed in relation to the history of DJing and the impact of Jamaican sound system culture on global music trends, like remixing and producer prominence.

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Frank Broughton is the co-author of the book Last Night A DJ Saved My Life, A History Of DJ

— Episode: Wickedest Sound

Episode: Wickedest Sound

It was discussed in relation to the history of DJing and the impact of Jamaican sound system culture on global music trends, like remixing and producer prominence.

"

Frank Broughton is the co-author of the book Last Night A DJ Saved My Life, A History Of DJ

Here's Frank reading a little bit from the book. He co-authored Last Night a DJ Saved My Life.

It transformed playing records into a live performance and it showed how music could be propelled into whole new genres by the needs of the dance floor.

And even though these kinds of ideas developed independently in other music scenes, Broughton says Jamaica did them first.

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