Wayne Davis Part 1 - Early Days; Club Hippo, Club Carousel - Baltimore Music Map

Longtime Baltimore DJ, club owner and promoter Wayne Davis shares the his beginnings as a DJ. Influenced by experiences at the historic underground "Loft" parties in New York City, Davis helped introduce the technics and technology of modern DJing to the Maryland area at theme parties and eventually Baltimore gay club staple Club Hippo. After leaving the Hippo due to an unwanted increase in black attendance, Davis took his talents to Club Carousel.

Baltimore Music Map highlights people and places crucial to the city's remarkable and largely unheralded musical heritage. The project collects oral history from Baltimore music elders telling important stories at or near the settings of the stories. Emphasis is placed on the rich musical heritage of neglected Baltimore communities.

Baltimore Music Map is funded by the Maryland Traditions Project Grant and produced by Brooks Long (2017-2018 Robert W. Deutsch Fellow at Creative Alliance) and is supported and hosted by Creative Alliance.

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