| October 26th, 2004 09:19 AM |
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| mac_daddy |
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3955289.stm |
| October 26th, 2004 10:23 AM |
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| Gazza |
Bloody hell! |
| October 26th, 2004 11:23 AM |
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| thejuf |
rip, john. you will be sadly missed......
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| October 26th, 2004 11:38 AM |
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| thejuf |
tonight at 11 o'clock GMT there will be a programme on the late John Peel OBE on BBC Radio One.
www.bbc.co.uk/radio1
click on 'listen'.
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| October 26th, 2004 11:40 AM |
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| Jumacfly |
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| October 26th, 2004 12:58 PM |
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| stewed & Keefed |
What sad news.
A Captain Beefheart fan like myself.
He will be greatly missed. |
| October 26th, 2004 03:03 PM |
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| Sir Stonesalot |
Ugh.
John Peel was a great man. He had balls. He championed the underdog. He was all about the music.
Rock and Roll has lost a great spokesman, and a shining light. Who is gonna give the little guy a chance now?
He will be greatly missed.
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| October 26th, 2004 09:32 PM |
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| Gazza |
I'm quite surprised that people outside the UK and particularly in America knew who he was.
I wasnt someone who would normally listen to his show, but he literally was the last of a dying breed on radio. I think he was the only one of the original Radio DJ's still at the station and at 65, was ancient by the "yoof" obsessed standards of Radio 1.
He'd play literally anything. The most fuckin' off the wall and wired up stuff imaginable - and on the most listened to mainstream radio station in the country. Much of it was often awful (to my ears anyway) but he'd literally give anyone a chance to get their music heard and would champion unknown bands endlessly. No one will be able to take his place. That sort of non-playlist programming will probably die on Radio 1 with him.
I guess he was seen as a bit of a hippy by the early 70's but it was Peel more than anyone who championed punk on British radio throughout the 70's and beyond. And the reason why he was still on Radio 1 at 65 was simply because he had credibility with music fans of all ages. No one else had that. Radio 1 pensioned off all of their aging DJ's a few years ago. They knew they couldnt do that with Peel. His show was a national institution and unique.
He was also the only DJ ever to dedicate a song to me personally on national radio (at the request of a few mates - I didnt even hear the show) when he played "I heard her Call My Name" by the Velvets some years back.
RIP Peelie |
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