Photo: Dusty Street | By Troy Smith, Rare.us | Dusty Street, a female pioneering disc jockey who worked at KROQ-FM in Los Angeles, and more recently worked on the Classic Vinyl and Deep Tracks stations on SiriusXM over the last twenty years, had reportedly died at the age of 77.
Friend Geno Michellini wrote the following post on his Facebook page about the death of Street.
“I have been in Eugene the last two days at Dusty Street’s bedside. The numerous afflictions that she has been so indomitably fighting these last years finally caught up to her. I am writing with a broken heart to say that Dusty left us tonight. She died peacefully, quietly and surrounded by love in a beautifully serene location overlooking the most beautiful lake you could ever want. As befitting the queen that she was. Tonight I lost one of the best friends I ever had and the world lost a radio and music legend … . She was all that and so much more. There will never be another Dusty Street. The queen is gone, but she’ll never be forgotten”
SiriusXM posted the following message about Street’s death to their Facebook page…
“We have lost one of our own. Dusty Street has passed away after 77 joyous trips around the sun. And yes, Dusty Street was her real name. Dusty was one of the first female rock jocks on the west coast working at KMPX and KSAN in San Francisco from 1967 through 1978 before heading to Los Angeles where she held court in the evenings from 1979 through 1996 on KROQ. … We are heartbroken.”
Rest in peace, legend!
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Photo: Dusty Street (from the SiriusXM Facebook page)
Dusty Street, Pioneering Female Disc Jockey for KROQ-FM, Dies
