Guinness Book of World Records 'The World's Most Durable DJ' retires at 96
Afterward more than than seven decades in radio, a 96-year-onetime Hong Kong DJ bid farewell to his listeners Sat (May fifteen) with Time to Say Goodbye, sung by Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli.
"Well that's information technology. Thank you very much for tuning in, good day, thanks for coming," Ray Cordeiro said in both English language and Cantonese before signing off alee of the 1 am news.
It was the coda to a radio career that began 72 years ago, and a more than than fifty-year run for his prove All the Style with Ray, which started on public broadcaster RTHK in 1970. Along the fashion, he rubbed shoulders with the likes of Tony Bennett, the Beatles and Cliff Richard and nurtured rising Hong Kong pop stars such as Sam Hui.
In 2000, the Guinness Volume of Earth Records best-selling Cordeiro equally "The World'due south Most Durable DJ."
Affectionately called "Uncle Ray," Cordeiro is known for his deep, calm voice, trademark apartment cap, and easy listening repertoire. For his last prove, he spun a diverseness of tunes from the the Carpenters, Perry Como and Louis Armstrong, among others. He was born in Hong Kong of Portuguese descent.
"I think I'1000 the luckiest human in the world," he said in an interview with RTHK before this week. "To do what I want to do, to honey what I want to love, and I don't call back I have any regrets."
Source: https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/cna-lifestyle/guinness-book-world-records-worlds-most-durable-dj-retires-96-252661
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