VIEW EVENT INFORMATION: DJ Derek
DJ Derek Lay Dead In A Wood!
JUL
22
Status: Available Now!
Type: News
Date: Friday 22 July 2016, 12:00 AM
Media: Daily Mail

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About the person DJ Derek:
Art: Music
Genres: Turntablism, Roots Reggae, Reggae, Ska, Rocksteady, Dancehall, Soul, MCing, Hip Hop, R&B, Rhythm And Blues, Rock And Roll, Funk, Early Reggae, Early, Old Skool, Old-time Music
Notable Organizations: Daily Mail
A pioneering DJ who was the first in Britain to play reggae died in a wood - but was undiscovered for so long his cause of death will never be known, an inquest heard. Derek Serpell-Morris, 74 - known for decades as DJ Derek - had a career spanning 40 years and appeared in a Dizzie Rascal video. He was a local legend in Bristol and is widely renowned in the music industry for playing a 60s blend of rocksteady, reggae, ska, dancehall and soul music. He also collaborated with Massive Attack among others and performed at Glastonbury Festival. Derek had been missing since July 2015 and his body was found in a wooded clearing by a dog walker on March 10, 2016. A police investigation was unable to establish a cause of death, despite investigations into his movements, health and relationships, an inquest heard. Giving evidence, DC Carol Doxsey, of Avon and Somerset Constabulary, said: 'Everybody we spoke to had only good things to say about [DJ Derek]. Nobody had any problems with him.' Asked if there had been evidence that he had been a victim of assault, killed elsewhere and taken to the clearing, or had taken his own life, DC Doxsey said: 'No, nothing to suggest that.' She concluded: 'We were unable to say how he died or why he was in that location.' Assistant Coroner Dr Peter Harrowing was unable to establish a cause of death and recorded a short narrative conclusion. He said: 'The deceased's severely decomposed body was found in a wooded area and it cannot be known how the deceased came to be there.'
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