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Grandmaster Flash

1958 - Today

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Joseph Robert Saddler (born January 1, 1957), known by his stage name Grandmaster Flash, is a Barbadian-American DJ. He created a DJ technique called the Quick Mix Theory. This technique serviced the break-dancer and the rapper by elongating the drum breaks through the use of duplicate copies of vinyl. This technique gave birth to cutting and scratching. It also gave rappers better music with a seamless elongated bed of beats to speak on. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Grandmaster Flash is the 1,597th most popular musician (down from 1,400th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Barbados (down from 5th in 2019) and the most popular Barbadian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Grandmaster Flash ranks 1,597 out of 3,175. Before him are Timothy B. Schmit, Jaromír Nohavica, Mike Stern, Estas Tonne, King Tubby, and Sonny Clark. After him are Dave Weckl, Lorenz Hart, Gilby Clarke, Andor Földes, Jimmy Giuffre, and Hank Snow.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Grandmaster Flash ranks 312. Before him are Alannah Myles, Alberto Górriz, Charles Berling, Matt Frewer, Greg Germann, and Li Shangfu. After him are Satoshi Tezuka, Kiki VanDeWeghe, Nick Park, Frank Mill, Lyudmila Kondratyeva, and Michael Flatley.

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In Barbados

Among people born in Barbados, Grandmaster Flash ranks 11 out of 22. Before him are Elliott Belgrave (1931), Tom Adams (1931), Freundel Stuart (1951), Clifford Husbands (1926), Jim Wedderburn (1938), and Mia Mottley (1965). After him are Owen Arthur (1949), Arthur Barclay (1854), Errol Barrow (1920), Lloyd Erskine Sandiford (1937), Garfield Sobers (1936), and Obadele Thompson (1976).

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Among MUSICIANS In Barbados

Among musicians born in Barbados, Grandmaster Flash ranks 1. 

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