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My dad makes a formal speech not long before his death.

Lou Gordon April 21 1977 Speech

Scott Go - Go Gordon Flashback Medley

Rich's first guest mix on Scott Go-Go Gordon show in Detroit at the then number 1 station in metropolitan Detroit. Rich was 18 years old here.

Richie Hawtin's first guest mix on Scott Go-Go Gordon's show. WHYT, Detroit, 1989

2 Deep (DjReggieRegg 2 Funky 4 Ya Mind Extended Mix)

Scott Gordon began DJing in 1977 and is part of a generation of Detroit-based jocks who trumpeted what would become known around the world as Detroit house and techno. He began at area teen clubs like Roma's Teen Disco and Spanky’s before graduating to a longtime residency at the world famous Shelter in the basement of Saint Andrew’s Hall in downtown Detroit. There his mix of soul, r&b, industrial, and popular dance music, became a central sonic figure in the then-budding dance club scene. But his impact was not merely in the clubs. At 12 (!) he joined the Dance Detroit record pool which featured seminal Detroit jocks like Duane Bradley and Ken Collier, later reported for Billboard during his time in the Midwest Dance Association record pool, and also DJ'd on the radio at the FM powerhouse WHYT. Locally he is perhaps best known as a mentor to a young talent at the Shelter who would eventually become known around the world: Richie Hawtin.

After a fifteen year DJ career Gordon decided to retire his tables and focus on the music industry. For the past twenty years Gordon has worked for radio stations in Detroit and St. Louis, record labels like Island, Def Jam and EMI (where was VP of West Coast Promotion), and law firms, utilizing his wealth of experience and knowledge about the music scene in Detroit to help corporations both small and large understand their sonic worlds. He continues this career to this day. However he has never forgotten the dance floors that he rocked, the dancers that adored him, or the talent he was blessed with. This Soundcloud is Gordon’s space to honor his past while re-experimenting with the craft of DJing. Stay tuned....

Scott "Go-Go" Gordon

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