Re: [ARSCLIST] the origin of scratchin'

[David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Didn't Les Paul do strange things with record cartridges 30 years before Mr. Cage?

dl

John Ross wrote:
> Certainly not related to its use in rap or hip-hop, but John Cage was 
> doing strange things with phono cartridges in 1960:
>
> http://www.johncage.info/workscage/cartridge.html
>
> John Ross
>
> At  11/7/2007 03:59 PM, you wrote:
> > In my never-ending quest for the most trivial music knowledge on the 
> > planet, I have this question ...
> >
> > Who was the first rap/hip-hop artist to use a turntable, record and 
> > cartridge as a rhythm instrument, ie "scratchin'"? My guess would be 
> > Grand Master Flash's DJ or Run-DMC's DJ, but I admit not knowing the 
> > full genesis of rap.
> >
> > Thanks in advance if you know the answer!
> >
> > -- Tom Fine