Derek was a washboard player in a skiffle group in the 1950s, spent 10--18 years working as an accountant at Cadburys before becoming a reggae DJ at the Star and Garter pub in the St Pauls area of Bristol, moving to the area in 1978.
Derek was a washboard player in a skiffle group in the 1950s and spent 10--18 years working in the accounts department of confectionery firm Cadburys. DJ Derek starting his DJ career in his mid- 30s, as a reggae DJ at the Star and Garter pub in the St Pauls area of Bristol, moving to the area in 1978.