Weird And Wacky Holidays

National Disc Jockey Day! - Ep20 - Show NotesToday’s featured holiday is,. National Disc Jockey Day..Having been a musician in a rock band and a Disc Jockey for a teen club when I was in high school, I’ve always loved music and the showmanship that goes with it. Like a delicious dinner, the total music experience is enriched by a well done presentation.The idea that someone could play records on radio goes back to 1909 when a 16-year old Stockton, California engineering student named Ray Newby assured his place in radio history. He was the first person to broadcast records on the air waves. His records of choice were mainly by opera singer Enrico Caruso. According to Ray, they were loud and those early transmitters needed plenty of sound to broadcast a listenable signal.Radio stations across the U.S. soon followed Ray’s lead by broadcasting records along with their standard live shows.In the early ‘50s, the pioneer Cleveland, Ohio D.J. Allan Freed discovered Rhythm and Blues and fell in love with that of musi