Pete DJ Jones

USA, 1969–now

American DJ (Pete Jones, 1940s–2014) from the Bronx/Harlem club scene. One of New York's leading mobile-disco DJs of the early 1970s; an early user of the cue system and the headphone pre-cue. Grandmaster Flash learned cueing from watching him.

MusicRoots documents 0 artists who influenced Pete DJ Jones and 2 artists Pete DJ Jones influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Which artists did Pete DJ Jones influence?

• Grandmaster Flash — Flash was a student of Pete DJ Jones and learned to cue a record on a mixer from watching him spin.
• Lovebug Starski — Starski came up through the disco-DJ circuit, joining Pete DJ Jones's sets early in his career.