Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey Bill Brewster
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

Here in a room above a working men's club we find the very first example of the club DJ. Mon, December 4, 2006 - 7:45 AM. Re: Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: the History of the Disc Jockey, by Bill Brewster & Frank Boughton. Fad," Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton write in Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey. If you're a DJ you need to read this book. An obsession, Last Night A DJ Saved My Life by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton is considered essential reading. Book Description: From the first time a record was played over the airwaves in 1906, to a modern club economy that totals $3 billion annually in New York City alone, the DJ has been at the center of popular music. Like CBGB's in the 70s, the Peppermint Lounge was an inauspicious dump destined to become a pop landmark. Take this excerpt from “Last Night a DJ Saved My Life”, Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton's definitive (and well worth reading) 1999 book about the birth and rise of the superstar DJ… “The revolutionary concept of dancing to records played by a disc jockey was born not in New York, not even in London or Paris, but in the town of Otley, West Yorkshire. According to the book Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey, it was originally a celebration of the drug. Brewster, Bill and Frank Broughton. Last Night A DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey. Last Night a DJ Saved My Life is the first comprehensive history of the disc jockey, a figure who has revolutionized the way music is conceived, created, and consumed. The words “don't do it” were added to the chorus to ensure radio play. 2 March: .