They called him “the Magnificent Montague”. He was a radio DJ during the 1965 ‘burn baby burn riot’!
magnicentradiomonaque.com Shouted out by the Watts rioters of 1965, the phrase “Burn, baby! Burn!” had actually gotten its start as a catchphrase used by the popular radiodisc jockey known as Magnificent Montague. Then working at Los Angeles radio station KGFJ, Montague had been using the phrase to introduce records he felt were really hot. The Baltimore sun.com Nathaniel “Magnificent” Montague […]
Read More They called him “the Magnificent Montague”. He was a radio DJ during the 1965 ‘burn baby burn riot’!