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History of the DJ

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    The Foundation Years of The DJ

  • The First Sign of the Disc Jockey

    The First Sign of the Disc Jockey
    16-year-old college student, Ray Newby, was the world's first radio disc jockey when he began to frequently play records on a small spark transmitter

  • Official Naming

    Official Naming
    American radio commentator, Walter Winchell coined the term "disc jockey"

  • First DJ Dance Party

    First DJ Dance Party
    UK Native, Jimmy Savile becomes the world's first DJ dance party

  • Twin Turntables

    Twin Turntables
    Savile becomes the first DJ to use twin turntables for continuous play

  • Twin Turntables Make It To USA

    Twin Turntables Make It To USA
    Bob Casey, a well-known "sock hop" DJ, brought the two-turntable system to the U.S.

  • Beat Matching Is Discovered

    Beat Matching Is Discovered
    American DJ Francis Grasso popularized beatmatching, the technique of creating seamless transitions between records with matching beats, or tempos.

  • Scratching Technique Was An Accident

    Scratching Technique Was An Accident
    hip-hop DJ Grand Wizard Theodore invented the scratching technique by accident.