1977: Grand Wizzard Theodore and the Invention of Scratching

Update: 2023-02-15

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Dusty Henry revisits 1977 when Grand Wizzard Theodore debuted a revolutionary DJing technique: scratching. He quite literally stumbled into it when he was just 12 years old.

Written by Dusty Henry.

Audio production by Roddy Nikpour.

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