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Post by Michael Messer on Oct 26, 2004 14:46:10 GMT
I am shocked & saddened to hear the news today that John Peel has died. John Peel, who had a trademark blunt style, Liverpool accent and gravelly voice, was an authority on independent music and won an Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his work. He was one of the original DJs on Radio One when it started in 1967. His six-week contract ended up lasting four decades. Apart from regularly topping music paper Best DJ polls, Peel won the 1993 Sony Award for Broadcaster of the Year and in 1994 was named Godlike Genius by the influential British music magazine NME. In recent years he became well-known to new audiences as the presenter of Home Truths for Radio Four. BBC Director of Radio and Music Jenny Abramsky described Peel as unique. "He had a remarkable rapport with all his listeners. Everyone at BBC radio is devastated by the news," she said. "John is simply irreplaceable." John Peel - 1972 - by Alan Messer (all rights reserved)
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Post by Alan on Oct 26, 2004 14:48:41 GMT
I read this earlier on and was really surprised.
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Post by martinw on Oct 26, 2004 15:52:28 GMT
Very sad news indeed. I spent many happy hours as a yougster listening to his show with the the radio under the pillow when I should have been asleep. And he had that nice bit of slide guitar as his theme tune as well.
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Post by Richard on Oct 26, 2004 16:18:26 GMT
What a shame, a great talent.
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Post by Sonya on Oct 26, 2004 16:59:07 GMT
Very sad news. He was a big influence on a lot of people's listening and introduced us to some great music.
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Post by Mairena Red on Nov 6, 2004 0:21:04 GMT
I too was saddened by the news of John Peel's recent passing on to a better life. Although I have lived in exile for the last 15 years and have therefore not been able to keep up with his recent career, he turned me on to a lot of interesting and unusual music back in the early 70's and I have one abiding memory of his ability to pick the right music for the moment. I was sitting on a hill somewhere outside of Buxton in the early hours of a cold October morning waiting for the next band to come on stage at the Buxton Music Festival (circa 1971). A cold damp mist rolled in off the moors and Peely, who was compering the festival, freaked us all out by playing Ron Grainer's theme music to Doctor Who. A truly magical moment which has stayed with me for more than 30 years!
All the best,
Joe Cooper
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