'Disc jockey' is a noble proffesion.
Back in 1857, a man named Leon Scott invented the phonoautograph, the first device to record sound. He was followed shortly by Thomas Edison's phonogaphic cylinder which first allowed for playback of recorded sounds. The first audio radio broadcast came in 1906, and the first ever disc-jockey took his place in history in 1909. Ray Newby of California was only 16 at the time, and he played records from a small transmitter while he was a student in college. By 1910, radio broadcasting had become a normal, yet still exciting part of life. The term disc jockey wasn't coined until the 1930's. The World's first DJ dance party was thrown by Jimmy Savile in 1943, who played jazz records for his guests. A few years later, Savile became the first man to use turntables to keep the music in continuous play. The first discoteque opened in Paris, Whiskey A Go-Go, in 1947. In the 1950's, radio djs would appear in person to host sock hops for kids all over the country. In Kingsto...
