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Norman Jay (Norman Bernard Joseph) was born on 1957 in Notting Hill, London, England, is a British DJ. Discover Norman Jay's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 66 years old?

Popular As Norman Bernard Joseph
Occupation DJ, label owner, producer, remixer
Age 66 years old
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Birthplace Notting Hill, London, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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1957

Norman Jay MBE (born Norman Bernard Joseph on 6 November 1957) is a British club, radio and sound system DJ.

1970

In the early 1970s, Jay set-up a sound system with his brother Joey Jay, originally called "Great Tribulation".

1979

Following a trip to New York City in 1979, he decided to take this in a more serious direction.

1980

He first came to prominence playing unlicensed "warehouse" parties in the early 1980s, and through his involvement with the then-pirate radio station Kiss FM.

He is commonly attributed as having coined the phrase "rare groove".

Jay was born in Acton, London, to West Indian parents.

In 1980, it was renamed to "Good Times" after the Chic track, and made its Notting Hill Carnival debut.

Good Times was seen as "pioneering" at this time for introducing soul and disco music into a Carnival set, despite some opposition in the early days.

1985

Jay established himself through being a founding member of the London pirate radio station Kiss FM in October 1985, on which he presented shows alongside its founders Gordon Mac and George Power.

As a pirate, it was his "The Original Rare Groove Show" that led to the coining of the phrase "rare groove".

1989

Between 1989 and 1994, he also ran a night at the Bass Clef in Hoxton.

1990

Since the 1990s, the sound system has been hosted from its London Transport bus.

When Kiss 100 was launched legally in September 1990, Jay hosted the first of what would become his "Musiquarium" shows.

Jay established the Talkin' Loud record label with its founder DJ Gilles Peterson in 1990, spearheading the acid jazz scene.

1991

The sound system became a notable destination at Carnival for the next 30 years, with it located on the corner of West Row and Southern Row, Ladbroke Grove since 1991.

1993

He left the station in October 1993.

1997

In April 1997, Jay joined BBC London with a radio show named "Giant 45".

2000

In addition, he was a regular in the early 2000s at The Big Chill festival.

In 2000, he released the first of five compilation albums called "Good Times" in conjunction with the sound system.

This led to a number of other 'spin-off' compilations.

2002

Jay was awarded an MBE for services to music in 2002.

2004

He remixed the 2004 track "Lola's Theme" by the Shapeshifters, and featured in its video.

2006

Throughout 2006 and 2007, Jay presented a series called "The Funk Factory" on BBC Radio 2.

More recently, he has hosted regular shows on Soho Radio.

In addition to appearing on radio, Jay was involved in hosting the sound system at illegal warehouse parties in venues across London, under the name "Shake 'n' Fingerpop".

Jay co-founded the first Paradise Garage-style club in Britain – "High On Hope", at Dingwalls in Camden.

2008

The show broadcast until February 2008.

2010

He played his first gig aged eight at a 10th birthday party, influenced by his father's record collection of blue beat, ska and jazz.

He soon "developed a love for anything soulful – particularly the sounds of black America".

2014

In 2014, due to regeneration in the area, Good Times lost its original spot and has not appeared at Carnival since.

Instead, Good Times has hosted its sound system at events and nights around the country.