Acclaimed authors and music historians Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton have spent years traveling across the world to interview the revolutionary and outrageous DJs who shaped the last half-century of pop music. The Record Players is the fun and revealing resultmdash;a collection of firsthand accounts from the obsessives; the playboys; and the eccentrics that dominated the music scene and contributed to the evolution of DJ culture.It started when; instead of a live band; someone turned on the record player; and suddenly partygoers had more than one style of music to dance to. In the sixties; radio tastemakers brought their sound to the masses; sock hop by sock hop; while early trendsetters birthed the role of the club DJ at temples of hip like the Peppermint Lounge. By the seventies; DJs were dictating musical taste and changing the course of popular music; and in the eighties; young innovators wore out their cross-faders developing techniques that carried them over the line between record player and musician. With discographies; favorite songs; and amazing photos of all the DJs as young firebrands; The Record Players offers an unparalleled music education: from records to synthesizers; from disco to techno; and from small groups of influential music lovers to arenas packed with thousands of dancing fans.A history told by the visionaries who experienced the movement; The Record Players allows a rare glimpse into the sound; culture; and craft that developed into a worldwide industry.
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