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Jimmy Savile: the world's first superstar DJ

In an interview from 2004, Jimmy Savile talks about how he went from coalmining to running 52 dance halls and how his love of records changed his fortunes for everNow then! Now then! Ex-coalminer, professional wrestler, the sartorialist who inspired Goldie Lookin Chain, TV presenter who made children's dreams come true ... Jimmy Savile was all this and the world's first-ever superstar DJ.In May 2004, Frank Broughton of djhistory.com – the leading source of DJ culture information – met the gr...

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10:55 on October 31 2011

Jimmy Savile: the world's first superstar DJ

Guardian Music — In an interview from 2004, Jimmy Savile talks about how he went from coalmining to running 52 dance halls and how his love of records changed his fortunes for everNow the... more info
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