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Hamilton Bohannon

By Greg Wilson on April 27, 2020 in Black Culture, RIP, The Seventies

Following the recent passing of Manu Dibango and Bill Withers, another black music icon, Hamilton Bohannon, died last Friday aged 78 – the cause of death, at time of writing, still unknown.

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Greg Wilson’s Discotheque Archives #22

By Greg Wilson on March 30, 2018 in Articles, Magazines

The twenty second edition of my ‘Discotheque Archives’ series for DJ Mag is now online, featuring more landmarks in pre-Rave club culture:

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Upcoming Dates

08.07 Glasgow Craft Beer Festival

10.07 Birmingham Mostly Jazz Funk & Soul Festival

15.07 London Spiritland @ Royal Festival Hall

17.07 Ribble Valley Beat Herder Festival

21.07 Salmo Canada Shambhala Music Festival

22.07 Toronto Canada BLK_Space Studios

23.07 Toronto Canada Groovin’ In The Park Festival

30.07 Liverpool The Merchant LIMF Afterparty

05.08 Glasgow Junction 1 (Hot Chip Support)

06.08 Edinburgh Out East Festival

13.08 London Craft Beer Festival

27.08 Abbots Ripton We Out Here Festival

28.08 Brixton Prince Of Wales On The Roof

These are all confirmed dates, further bookings will be posted on social media and updated in the next mailshot.

GREG WILSON’S ‘EARLY ‘80s MIXTAPE:

Two-hour mix at 8pm every third Sunday of the month at Worldwide FM. Previously archived:

Mixtape #1:https://worldwidefm.net/episode/greg-wilsons-early-80s-mixtape

Mixtape #2:https://worldwidefm.net/episode/greg-wilsons-early-80s-mixtape-2

Being a DJ

I’m a DJ from Merseyside. I started out in 1975, but stopped for almost 20 years, between 1984 and the end of 2003, at which point I started again.

One night during the period I wasn’t deejaying, turning off my mind, relaxing, and floating downstream I had what might be termed a moment of clarity. Paradoxically, although I was no longer a DJ in the literal sense I suddenly became aware that I’d never actually stopped being a DJ, for even if I was in a room with just one person I couldn’t help but ask them ‘have you heard this?’, and not only ‘heard’, but ‘have you seen this / read this?’, for it goes beyond music. Already taken somewhat aback by this nugget of self-discovery, I realised, in true eureka style, that this all pre-dates my being a DJ and goes back as far as I can remember – I’ve always had an inherent need to share, it’s absolutely central to my nature. This was quite a revelation.

So it’s no wonder that I became a Disc Jockey, for once I fell in love with those circular pieces of magical plastic during my formative years, it wasn’t a matter of choosing this as a path, the path pretty much chose me.

I don’t intend this to be a DJ blog as such, but more a blog by someone who happens to be a DJ – a place where personal emphasis takes precedence over professional, although, as I’ve already explained, the two aspects are, of course, inescapably entwined.

If you want info about my DJ appearances, email greg@gregwilson.co.uk for regular updates.

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