Didn't Les Paul do strange things with record cartridges 30 years before Mr. Cage?
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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:
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> http://www.johncage.info/workscage/cartridge.html
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> John Ross
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> 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 ...
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>> 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
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