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13 November 2006

Murray The K. Namechecked in song by the Ramones and the Dictators, consort of the Beatles and Stones and show promoter, Murray Kaufman was probably the most influential DJ on the East Coast. Mention his name to anyone over 50, and you'll probably get a wistful smile and stories of the Swingin' Soiree, the influence of which still reverberates.

post by: jonmc at: 09:49 | 6 comments

I knew this was a jonmc post as soon as I saw "Murray The K"!

posted by JanetLand 13 November | 09:54

I also got a Tony Joe White boxset and Neil Young and Crazy Horse live album from the Fillmore in 1970 to work on. Gonna be a good day for old music, I guess.

posted by jonmc 13 November | 10:04

How pervasive was Murray's influence? Some bunch of jokers cut a cold war 'Russian' novely record called 'Go, Go, Radio Moscow,' featuring a guy called 'Nikita The K.'

(I have an mp3, I'll put it up when I get home)

posted by jonmc 13 November | 10:15

Any relation to Kafka's autobiographical narrator, "K."?

They're coming to take me away, ha, ha...

posted by Pips 13 November | 11:13

Dibs.

jonmc, I don't have any specific memories of him but the name. This can't be a coincidence, can it? If I'd realized there was a Dictators connection, I'd have name-checked you ...

posted by stilicho 13 November | 23:00

The Maysles brothers filmed the Beatles for British TV when they first came to the US--it's on DVD now--and there's a scene of John Lennon calling Murray the K a wanker and he didn't know what it was, "Oh yeah, I'm a wacker!"

posted by brujita 14 November | 23:33

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