Late-night radio listeners in Hong Kong associated Mr. Cordeiro’s sonorous voice with easy-listening standards and early rock. He worked until he was 96.
Category: Disc Jockeys
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Jerry Blavat, D.J. Who Channeled the Soul of Philadelphia, Dies at 82
A live-wire personality and an epic self-promoter, he got a generation of youth in the City of Brotherly Love on its feet with little-known R&B gems.
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Day 8: Listen to Mark Ronson’s Funky Holiday Playlist
What the DJ spins while wrapping presents and sipping whiskey.
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DJ HoneyLuv Remixes Lizzo’s ‘Everybody’s Gay’
The former Navy drone operator is releasing a ’90s-style house remix of Lizzo’s “Everybody’s Gay.”
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Honey Dijon Steps Up From Dance Music’s Underground
The D.J. and producer has been a force in house music for over two decades. Tapped by Beyoncé and Madonna, and releasing her own LP, her career is kicking into another gear.
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Art Laboe, D.J. Who Popularized ‘Oldies but Goodies,’ Dies at 97
A familiar voice on the California airwaves for almost 80 years, he saw the appeal of old rock ’n’ roll records practically before they were old.