What's the difference between a Boomer DJ and "Regular" DJ

I actually get this question a lot. If you are planning a mixed generational event like a wedding reception or block party the "difference" is really insignificant. BUT, (and it's a big but) if you are planning on a substantially older crowd of early and mid boomers (born in late 1940's through say, 1955, the choice of a Boomer-specialist DJ will make all the difference in the world.

BOOMER DJ 

• Has ALL of Sinatra's works, from his big band era, through the Capital years, and his "Chairman of the Board" period.
• Lets songs actually finish before starting the next one.  
• Has all the "lost" favorites of the bands or vocalists that were huge when you were in high school or college but disappeared off the radar. 
• Has ALL of the awesome instrumental hits including those by Mar-Keys, Percy Faith,  Mr. Acker Bilk, and Herb Alpert.
• Knows which tunes are in 3/4 time if someone requests a waltz. Actually knows HOW to waltz.
• Announces the title and the artist because you LOVE the tune but haven't heard it since 1963 and  he knows you've forgotten the name/artist.
• ​Produces a playlist sheet with the artist and title names and release year available to attendees.
  
• Boomer dance parties don't go one for hours, so the magic is packed into a couple hours of perfectly "curated" sets.
• Knows which Beatles tunes are DANCE tunes because he remembers the British invasion...he was frickin' there.
• Knows which cover tunes may actually be as good or better than the original (have you heard Annie Lennox's cover of the classic "You Belong to Me" yet.  Amazing!)
• Has a sub-list of songs that will bring tears to your eyes because they are just so hauntingly beautiful and evocative.
• Closely monitors sound levels to protect the hearing of the attendees. Levels are adjusted on each tune because each song was recorded differently.
• Can start earlier in the afternoon or evening because Boomer tend to call it a night earlier.
• Watched the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. (Not pledge night on PBS...the actual performances.)
• Knows his Johnny Mercer from his Nelson Riddle, Tommy Newsom from Billy May, and thinks George Martin and Henry Mancini were gods. 

STANDARD DJ 

• Has ALL of Michael Buble's note-for-note covers of Sinatra. Saw a PBS special on Sinatra.

• Talks over the beginning, middle, and end of every song. 
• Insists on overlapping songs to create a continuous 30 minute smear of Chuck Berry, Danny & the Juniors, and Elvis.
• Has the playlist he/she downloaded from Spotify. Knows the "big" names only.  Has never heard of Connie Francis.
• Has Tequila by the Champs
• "A waltz? That's like a polka, right?"
• The music is just product, so it can be shoveled out for hours and hours because it's all one big blur of mashed up oldies that doesn't distinguish between 50s and 60s.
• Please, don't request Bobby Darin.
• Doesn't distinguish between early, mid, and late Elvis. "Elvis is Elvis, right?"
• Thinks 50's is about Bobby Socks and Poodle skirts. 
• May think "Octopuses Garden" is a dance tune.
• Has a list of 6 songs that he downloaded from playlists.com that are slow but undanceable.
• Gets Patti Paige, Patsy Cline,  Jo Stafford, and Brenda Lee mixed up.  "Weren't they the Shirelles?"
• Every tune played at the same level, whether a slow tune, fast tune, early in the party or late. Loud.
• Watched the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan in one of those PBS pledge mashup programs
• Has an app for baby boomer music.
• Has never owned a 45 record but saw one at the Smithsonian.