VA - DJ Derek Presents Sweet Memory Sounds (2006) @320

DJ Derek (b.18 December 1941, Bristol, England - d.July 2015) was an English DJ based in Bristol. In a DJ career that spanned over 40 years, he was known for playing a blend of 1960's rocksteady, reggae, ska, dancehall and soul music. Arguably he is most famously for his patois-talking over the top of the music he played. He was also a drummer in Bristol bands Dave Rivers & The Ramrods and later with Burlington Bertie's Banjo Band in the late 50's and early 60's.

Before getting into DJing his work included being an accountant at Fry's Chocolate before being made redundant. When he was made redundant in his mid-30's, rather than leave his home city, he stayed and a friend asked if he would DJ at a local pub in the St. Paul's area of Bristol. In 1994 a BBC documentary about his involvement with the black community of Bristol was screened. He was approached by many festivals afterwards, including Glastonbury and Womad amongst many others, to DJ there and he became wider known as a result.

He was reported missing by his family in July 2015, just over a year after he had officially retired and only a few months after his last ever set, and his remains were found on 10 March 2016. He was laid to rest in April 2016 in his home city of Bristol. Since his death he has had a beer named after him, first poured in his favourite branch of Wetherspoons in Central Bristol, and many murals and paintings are visible around the city in tribute to him. Friends Don Letts (from Big Audio Dynamite plus also regular BBC DJ) and Daddy G (from Massive Attack) were working on a documentary film about him just before he disappeared. They halted production out of respect until his whereabouts were known. What footage they had was screened at the BBC 6Music festival in Bristol in February 2016. 

The BBC Documentary from 1994 above which is an interesting watch. 

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