Last Night a DJ Saved My Life
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton traces the history of the disc jockey and the cultures that grew around recorded dance music. The authors start with early radio and jukeboxes and move through the rise of the DJ as a star, covering Northern soul, disco, hip-hop, house, techno, and the worldwide club scene. Along the way they tell the stories of pioneering figures who shaped how records are mixed and played for a crowd. The book treats the DJ as a serious cultural force and explains how dancefloors helped invent whole genres of music. First published in 1999 and later revised, it is regarded as a definitive popular history of DJ culture and dance music.
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A sweeping history of the disc jockey, from early radio to disco, hip-hop, house, and global club culture.
It traces the history of the disc jockey from early radio through disco, hip-hop, house, techno, and global club culture, telling the stories of the figures who shaped dance music.
It was written by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton, first published in 1999 and later updated in revised editions.
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life is 444 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Last Night a DJ Saved My Life takes most readers 7 to 10 hours to finish.
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.