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Early influences included a musical household (including a classically trained pianist father), and membership in both the boro-wide and citywide choruses. Tee formed a number of 3 and 4 member voice boy singing groups with his neighbors in the 60s, even recording a few demos of original songs, but
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Scott built his reputation at the club Better Days on 49th Street between 8th & 9th
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in the 1980s as well, home to the Jersey Sound brand of deep house or garage house. Tee was a regular and/or guest DJ at
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Love Saves the Day: A History of
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One of the seminal Tee Scott interviews was conducted by Danny Wang:
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installing the lights and sound system in the club. He DJ'd at
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Last Night a DJ Saved my Life: the
History of the Disc Jockey
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