Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (book)

Last Night a DJ Saved My Life is a book written by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton about the history of DJing published in 1999.

[3] Starting from Jimmy Savile, Broughton and Brewster track the rise of the DJ as a figure in music.

[1] In examining the place of a DJ over time, Last Night... also follows the rise and fall of various musical genres and subcultures.

In their book, Brewster and Broughton talk significantly about of the DJ on popular forms of Black music like Reggae and Disco.

[7] The authors updated the book in a 2022 edition, adding detail on the role of women in the history of dance music.