"Herbie Hancock appointed Harvard Professor of Poetry"

"US musician Herbie Hancock has been appointed the 2014 Norton Professor of Poetry at Harvard University.

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His series of talks will include The Wisdom of Miles Davis, in reference to the legendary jazz musician, with whom Hancock played, during the 1960s."
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Herbie Hancock can be attributed to have introduced the "scratch" to a broader audience through the track, 'Rockit'. More specifically, he featured Grandmixer DST who was the artist behind the sound. Many influential DJs today like Mixmaster Mike and DJ Q-bert first heard the scratch on the song.  




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