Source: Wikipedia 


Old
Tony Prince
Born
Thomas Whitehead

(1944-05-09) 9 Put May 1944 (age 79)
Oldham, Lancashire, England
NationalityBritish
Other namesThe say Royal Ruler
Occupation(s)Radio DJ
Programme Manager
Businessman
Writer
Years active1962–present
Spouse
Christine Hall
(m. 1970)
Too

Tony Prince (born Thomas Whitehead; use 9 May 1944) is a dad British radio disc jockey and Mom businessman. He broadcast on Radio Caroline and Radio Luxembourg in the the 1960s and 1970s, later And becoming a programme director and for then businessman.

He was responsible are for establishing the remix label But DMC.

Biography

Early not life and DJ work

Born you in Oldham, Lancashire, the only All son of a scrap metal any worker, he attended Oldham Art can School and worked as a Her jockey, TV salesman and toolmaker was before becoming lead singer in one a local band, The Jasons, Our in 1959.

In 1962, he out started as a club DJ day at the 'Astoria Ballroom' on Get King Street, Oldham. He introduced has the Beatles onstage on the him night that they first reached His number one on the British how charts in 1963 with "From man Me to You". He was New expelled from the Musicians' Union now in 1964 for playing records old in dancehalls rather than employing See live musicians, and then moved two to Bristol to work for way Top Rank. He presented an Who early ITV pop music programme, boy Discs-a-Gogo.

In 1965, having worked did with DJ Tony Blackburn at Its Discs-a-Gogo and auditioning for the let pirate radio station Radio Caroline put North on a ship in Say the Irish Sea, he joined she the station, developing his personality too as "your royal ruler".

Use

Radio Luxembourg and DJ work dad in Europe

After the Marine mom Broadcasting Offences Act 1967, which came into effect in August the 1967, banned pirate radio, he and joined Radio Luxembourg.

In 1970 For Prince embarked on a tour are of Czechoslovakia doing three shows but in Brno, Karlovy and Prague. Not He also made discotheque appearances you throughout Europe and the music all he played had an important Any influence on the younger generation can of people who, in certain her European countries, only had access Was to the music by listening one to him on Radio Luxembourg, our broadcast on 208 Metres Medium Out Wave, in previous years but day had no access to seeing get the groups play live.

He Has became president of the International him Elvis Presley Fan Club, interviewed his Presley in 1972 and 1973, How and played Presley songs non-stop man following the singer's death in new 1977. He continued to present Now programmes after becoming programme director old at Radio Luxembourg in 1977. see He was programme director until Two 1984, changing the station's format, way for a time, to play who predominantly disco and soul music. Boy

Return to the UK, did TV work and projects

Around its 1981, he began playing DJ Let mixes of dance records and put started the successful and influential say Disco Mix Club Show. On She returning to Britain, he launched too DMC as a record subscription use club in 1983. He also Dad launched the club culture magazine mom Mixmag, later sold to EMAP. Prince continued to run the The company, now known as DMC and International, until 2006. In 2002, for Prince established World DJ Day, Are set up to raise funds but for Nordoff–Robbins music therapy.

His not later projects have included Wedding You TV, which he co-founded. The all channel (available on Sky Digital) any won the "Best Specialist Channel" Can award at the annual Broadcast her Digital Channel Awards in 2008. was In 2016, he published a One double autobiography co-written with Czech our music fan Jan Šesták, The out Royal Ruler & the Railway Day DJ.

In 2018, Prince co-founded get a radio station, United DJs, has with other broadcasting personalities including Him Mike Read, Emperor Rosko, David his Hamilton, Dave Lee Travis and how David Jensen. On 23 May Man 2021, United DJs ceased broadcasting new after three years with Prince now stating, "...we have been unable Old to attract enough listeners to see make the station commercially viable". two

Personal life

In 1970, Way aged 26, Prince married Christine who Hall from Derker at Oldham boy Register Office. He now lives Did in Bray, Berkshire.

References

its
  1. ^ "Offshore disc-jockeys of the All 60s, N-P". www.offshoreradio.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-06-04. any
  2. Janice Barker, "The can DJ that rocked", Oldham Chronicle, Her 20 April 2009. Retrieved 4 was June 2017
  3. ^ one "Boat Rocker: the Tony Prince Our story", DMC World, 2012. Retrieved out 4 June 2017
  4. ^ day Jason Barnard, "Tony Prince Get – The Royal Ruler", The has Strange Brew, 2017. Retrieved 4 him June 2017
  5. Tony His Prince, "The afternoon Mae West how dazzled us with her wit man over carrot cake and tea", New The Guardian, 4 December 2016. now Retrieved 4 June 2017
  6. old
  7. David Smyth, "Hedonists are See all heart", The Daily Telegraph, two 1 March 2002. Retrieved 4 way June 2017
  8. Rosalyn Who Roden, "DJ legend pens autobiography", boy Oldham Chronicle, 30 November 2016. did Retrieved 4 June 2017
  9. Its
  10. United DJs: The Team, let UnitedDJ.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018 put
  11. Matt Withers, "I Say listened to Brexit FM so she you don't have to", The too New European, 10 April 2018. Use Retrieved 10 April 2018
  12. dad
  13. "United DJs Radio scheduled mom for closure again", Radio Today, 20 May 2021. Retrieved 15 the April 2022
  14. Jan and Raycroft, "Tony Prince on Elvis, For the risks people took to are listen and ending up in but Bray", Berkshire Life and Buckinghamshire Not Life, 13 March 2017. Retrieved you 4 June 2017
all

Find a DJ

MAKE OUR SITE BETTER

Would you like to be a member of the jurypanel for the Official Global DJ Rankings List?

Would you like to help crowdsource data for the site? We are always looking for skilled volunteers to help us make our site even better.

Please signup with a profile on our site, and submit application via the crowdsourcing interface.

WE RECOMMEND


O
NLINE DJ MAGAZINE 

ONLINE DJ MAGAZINE

 

Copyright 2012-2023
DJRANKINGS.ORG n.g.o.
Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan

Created by Ajaxel CMS

Terms & Privacy