The 9:20 Special is honored to welcome home Sharon Ashe as our featured special guest DJ on July 27, 2006. She had a long run as the house DJ at the 920 Special and regularly DJs at events such as Swing Out New Hampshire. Below is Sharon quoted for her appearance as the February guest DJ on Yehoodi Radio.
"I love to DJ, especially for the home crowd at the 920 Special... I like to include more pop/soul/motown type stuff in the last hour because I really enjoy dancing and listening to those type of songs these days. When I DJ I like to include a few of these songs toward the end of the evening. At the 920 I always considered the last half hour of the dance (12:00-12:30) to be my experimental time and I had a lot of fun throwing new and atypical stuff at the crowd to see what they would do with it. I actually had some folks who started staying later than they normally would just to see what I was going to play! My current favorite Lindy songs are "How it Feels to Be Free" sung by Nina Simone, and Monty Alexander's version of "Fly me to the Moon". While getting together songs for this show I rediscovered Hank Mobley's "Dig Dis", and 920 regulars know that I can rarely resist playing "Golden Earrings", "Hard Times", "Dat Dere" or "Mary Don't You Weep". I think that the hardest thing about being a DJ is becoming a caricature of yourself and playing what is safe, but at the same time you should have the courage to play the old standby songs if the crowd, the mood, or the energy of your set requires them."
For more information on Sharon please visit their website at www.PaulAndSharon.com. The 9:20 Special is honored to welcome home its founders Paul and Sharon for 4 incredible workshops July 27 & 29, 2006. Click for more details » Sharon will be DJing the 9:20 Special on July 27, 2006. For more upcoming DJs check the calendar »
