Sir Lord Comic

Jamaica, 1959–1970

Jamaican deejay, born Percival Wauchope, who started as a dancer on Admiral Dean's sound system and took the microphone in 1959 when the selector was too drunk to work. 'Ska-ing West' (1966) is generally counted the first deejay record.

MusicRoots documents 1 artist who influenced Sir Lord Comic and 1 artist Sir Lord Comic influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Sir Lord Comic?

• Count Machuki — Comic was a dancer on Admiral Dean's sound until Machuki's example put him behind the microphone; seven years later he made what is counted the first deejay record.

Which artists did Sir Lord Comic influence?

• Dennis Alcapone — One of the three pioneers Alcapone started out imitating on his own El Paso sound system.