Don Letts

Don Letts is a cultural connector more than a single-lane artist, and that's exactly why he matters to me. As the Clash's videographer he didn't just film a band, he documented the moment punk and reggae started talking to each other. Co-founding Big Audio Dynamite with Mick Jones in 1984 proved he could make the music too, not only capture it. A Londoner who became a DJ, filmmaker and chronicler, he had the rare instinct to record a scene while living inside it. I trust people who watch culture closely enough to preserve it.

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Name (English)

Don Letts

Name (Japanese)

ドン・レッツ

Reading

どん・れっつ

Born

January 10, 1956 (age 70)

Origin

London, United Kingdom

Occupation

disc jockey / journalist / historian / director / writer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Monkey

• Official sitehttps://www.donletts.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%20Letts
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%83%84
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q983530

Tags

• disc jockey
• journalist
• historian

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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