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AREA SHAG DJ'S

(Listed in Alphabetical Order)


For More info go to the Shag DJ's Website

Roy Childress - 336-449-7370
Area shag clubs, available for private parties
 

 John Cottingham - 336-431-0818
Area shag clubs, available for private parties
Johnny Has been collecting music for over 50 years and playing it for people in
shag clubs since 1994.
Member of the Association of Beach And Shag Club DJ's since 1994.
I actually play request.
Johnny Plays on a regular basis @ Thirsty's 2 and  The Tiki Bar @ Thirsty's 2
 
Johnny C's Top 10 All Time Pick's

60 MINUTE MAN - DOMINOES 

JUST ONE LOOK - DORIS TROY

SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN - DINAH WASHINGTON

ONE MINT JULEP- THE CLOVERS

THINK - 5 ROYALES

HELLO STRANGER - BARBARA LEWIS

DON'T DROP IT - WILBERT HARRISON

PRIDE & JOY - MARVIN GAYE

THANK YOU JOHN- WILLIE TEE

WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER - CHECKERS

 

Steve Carter - 336-687-2141
ALL SHAG CLUBS ,WEDDING , I PLAY IT ALL!
Plays @ Plum Krazy's every Wednesday Night
Steve has been around music all of his life.  A guitar player for many years, he now continues to entertain with the best DJ variety, from beach to top 40, on the east coast. 
Steve has played weddings in more than 5 states. 
He is also a member of the Association of Beach and Shag Club DJ's. 
Steve is available to play at your event, and we guarantee it will be an event to remember.
 

Ervin Ellington (AKA Dr. Shag) - 336-889-4674 or 336-889-7746
Shag Parties, Class Reunions or Just to Party!!!!!
 

Mike Harding - 336-908-3156
Mike's website: www.shagdj.com
Area Shag Clubs, Available for Private Parties
Mike plays on a regular basis @ Thirsty's 2
 

Brent Loyd - 336-854-2776
Area shag clubs, available for private parties

Butch Metcalf - 336-883-9873
Area shag clubs, available for private parties

Butch Metcalf

Butch Metcalf has been a serious collector of Beach, Shag and R&B music for over 40+ years. Butch was born in High Point North Carolina and raised in the traditions of the shag dance and its music. He has played Beach and Shag music in clubs and dance events in New York, Maryland, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, Virginia, West Virginia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida.

 He was inducted in to the Beach Music DJ Hall of Fame in 1991.

He was instrumental in the inception and formation of the Association of Beach and Shag Club DJs. Butch won the 1997 Shell Award for favorite DJ.  In 2005, he won the Little Tommy Hamrick award for his dedication to Beach and R&B music  for the past 20 years and was also voted into "The Boys in the O.D. Band".

 He has played 100’s of SPA/CSA sanctioned dance contests and was the DJ for the National Shag Dance Championships in 1992, 1993, 2004,and 2009. He has also played at the  USA Grand National Dance Championship in Atlanta, Georgia in 1995,1997,1998,2000 - 2006,2008.

 Butch is also the senior member of DJs [25+ years] playing at DUCK’s and  DUCK’S Too beach club in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Butch plays on a regular basis @ Thirsty's 2 and the Tiki Bar @ Thirsty's 2

 

Butch's  Top 10 All Time Pick's

Autumn Leaves – Little Willie John 

I Know it’s Hard But It’s Fair – Five Royales

I Used to Cry Mercy, Mercy – Lamplighters

Summertime – Earl Bostic

On The Street Where You Live – Drifters

Rock Granny Roll – Hank Ballard

Time Makes You Change – Dells

Give me Your Love – Admirals

Hole in the Wall – Floyd Dixon

Lovable Lilly – Lillian Leach & The Mellows


Gene Petty - 336-784-6268
Area shag clubs, available for private parties

Buddy Poole - 336-545-8945 
Area shag clubs, available for private parties

Ron Russ - 336-495-4545
Area shag clubs, available for private parties

Bobby Snyder - 336-627-8824
Area shag clubs, available for private parties
Bobby plays on a regular basis @ Thirsty's 2
 
 Bobby's Top 10 All Time Pick's
 Honey In Your Heart - Boots Randolph 

 A Doughnut & A Dream - Mills Brothers

 Fallen - Johnny Mathis

 I Used To Cry Mercy, Mercy - The Lamplighters

 I Don't Know Why I Love You - Clarence "Frogman" Henry

 Is The Magic Still There - Gary Brown

 On A Slow Boat To China - Ronnie Dove

 So Rare - Andy Williams

 It's Gonna Rain - Coastline

 In This Mess - Snooky Pryor  


Jim Waye - 336-288-3651
Area shag clubs, available for private parties
 
 

Jim is a lifelong resident of the Greensboro area.  He has been playing music for shag clubs in the Carolinas & Virginia since 1987.  In 2007 he won the "Little Tommy Hamrick " Award for his dedication to beach and  R&B music for the past 20 years.  In 2008 he was named an official member of "the boys in the O.D. Band".  Jim has been a member of the Association of Beach & Shag Club DJ’S since 1992.  Jim is proud to play for Thirstys 2 & the Tiki Bar on a regular basis as well as the O.D. Pavilion a.k.a."Pam's Palace" during S.O.S. and for various other shag club events.

  

Jim's Top 10 All Time Pick's

Flamin' Mamie - KoKo Taylor

Going Back To My Wife - Ronnie Lovejoy

Aw Shucks - Jimmy McCracklin

No You Can't Come Back Now - Jean Carn

Baby Scratch My Back - Slim Harpo

A Story Everybody Knows - B.B. King

She's Gone - Sam Myers

Going Fishing - David Dee

Big Leg Woman - Little Joe Blue

Baby What You Want Me To Do - Etta James


Vivian Weaver - 336-273-4095
Area shag clubs, available for private parties

Vivian plays on a regular basis @ Thirsty's 2 and the Tiki Bar @ Thirsty's 2

 

Vivian's Top 10 All Time Pick's

It Hurts To Be In Love - Annie Laurie

Don't Play That Song For Me - Aretha Franklin
It Isn't Right - Platters
Just Be Sincere - Jackie Wilson

Deeper In Love - O'Jays

Salty Tears - Chuck Jackson

Bring The Money Home - Orioles

I Cry - Cadets

Fine Lookin' Woman - Jacks

I Used To Cry Mercy, Mercy - Lamplighters