Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (updated) by Bill Brewster

Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (updated) by Bill Brewster

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An updated edition of the definitive history of dance music, published to coincide with the centenary of the DJ

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Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (updated) by Bill Brewster

To celebrate 100 years of DJing, Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton have expanded and updated their classic account of the history of the disc jockey. The DJ was born on Christmas Eve, 1906 when Reginald Fessenden became the first person to play a record over the radio. A century later and the DJ is the central figure in popular music. From these humble 'talking jukebox' origins to today's DJ superstars earning rock star salaries with a fanbase to match, the history of the DJ is fascinating and unpredictable. The story of these unlikely cultural icons takes the reader through the swinging sixties, through the sequinned revolution that was disco, via hip hop and house to mass-market global domination.
Bill Brewster is co-owner of dance label Forensic, a renowned DJ and a freelance writer. Frank Broughton is an author and freelance journalist whose work has appeared in NME and ROLLING STONE and was deputy editor of i-D magazine.
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ISBN 13 9780755313983
ISBN 10 0755313984
Title Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (updated)
Author Bill Brewster
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Headline Publishing Group
Year published 2006-05-22
Number of pages 608
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.