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Changes to the look of John Peel Wiki will take place in the near future due to a new skin being rolled out over Oct/Nov across Wikia. Please see the Wikia Staff Blog for further details. On this site, the changes will affect the navigation from the left menu, as well as introduce a fixed page width with narrower content space. Please be patient while adjustments are made for the switch to the new system.

UPDATE: As the change is now in force for some users, I have switched the navigation to the simplified one for the new system. Please check Navigation in the Help section if you can't find things. I also initially made small adjustments to the front page layout, but have now reverted to the old look until all users are on the new system.

COUNTDOWN: Just a reminder for people still using Monaco that the final switch to the new skin is due on Nov. 3. After that, it will no longer be offered as an option. Sorry. Nothing to do with me.

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Derek William "Eggy" Ley (born November 4, 1928 in London, UK - December 20, 1995 in Delta, British Columbia) was a British jazz musician ( soprano and alto saxophone, vocals ) and radio producer. He is one of the first British soprano saxophonists in jazz. Ley first played drums and boogie-woogie piano. During his military service in the Royal Air Force he discovered the soprano saxophone. He played with Mick Colliers Chicago Rhythm Kings (1952), with Eric Silk (1953) and with Stan Sowden (1955). He then founded his own Trad-Jazz band, which in August 1955 received a longer guest performance at the New Orleans Bar in Hamburg. Until 1962 he remained with his band in different places in Germany and Scandinavia and played several records, including with Benny Waters, for different labels, of which the Blues for St. Pauli in Germany became a hit.

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After Eggy's jazz career was over, he got into radio producing, first being a producer for Radio Luxembourg in the 60's, which Peel worked for in the early 70's and then into BFBS in London, where he produced Peel's shows until 1983.

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1980

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