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John Peel Wiki
Welcome to the John Peel Wiki The wiki about John Peel that anyone can edit Detailed information on the legendary DJ 15,319 articles since January 2008 Featured Articles 1111 Top Gear Top Gear was -
Calendar
Calendar 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 -
Man Or Astro-Man?
"'They are clever boys, y'know...they manage to ring the changes within what they do fairly well, I would suggest...I hope they're around for a very long time...I think I -
Smiths
The Smiths were an English alternative rock band, formed in Manchester in 1982. Based on the song writing partnership of Morrissey (vocals) and Johnny Marr (guitar), the band also included Andy Rourke (bass) and Mike -
PJ Harvey
"Well, I don't know how important the Mercury Music Prize is, but I'm glad that PJ Harvey won it." (John Peel, 18 September 2001) Polly Jean Harvey (born 9 October 1969) is -
New Order
New Order were formed by three members of Joy Division, who had dissolved the previous band pursuant to the suicide of lead singer Ian Curtis on 18 May 1980. Although the earliest recordings are still -
Peel Sessions Releases
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Disc & Music Echo
Disc& Music Echo was a weekly music paper, which was aimed largely at a teenage readership and was at the peak of its popularity during the heyday of pop singles in the mid-1960s. In -
Disc & Music Echo: Peel Columns
This page brings together columns written by Peel for Disc& Music Echo between 1968 and 1973. The paper became home to a Peel column for several years from 1968, when the DJ was becoming a -
Siouxsie & The Banshees
Punk/goth four piece formed in 1976: Siouxsie Sioux (nee Susan Ballion) (vocals) and Steve Severin (bass) were the constant members of an aggregation that in its best-remembered line-up included John McKay (guitar -
Sheila Ravenscroft
Sheila Mary Ravenscroft (née Gilhooly; born 27 October 1948) is of Irish Catholic descent, and was born in Bradford, Yorkshire. She was married to John Peel from 1974 until his sudden death in 2004. Sheila -
Hefner
Hefner were a British indie rock and "urban folk" band formed in east London in 1995. They were active from about 1996 until 2002; since then they have played together only once, for a tribute -
David Bowie
"We kept Bowie alive for a couple of years. He went through a bad patch of not getting very much work and people not paying a great deal of attention to him. He did -
Pixies
Pixies are an American alternative rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1986. The group currently consists of Black Francis (vocals, rhythm guitar), Joey Santiago (lead guitar) and David Lovering (drums), alongside recent addition Kim -
William Ravenscroft
William Robert Anfield Ravenscroft (born 12th January 1976) is the oldest of Peel's children, whose first name was named after schoolboy character William Brown in the Just William stories and the middle names Robert -
Tyrannosaurus Rex
(This page covers both Tyrannosaurus Rex and T. Rex.) "Tyrannosaurus Rex rose out of the sad and scattered leaves of an older summer. During the dark, grey winter they were tended and strengthened by -
Nirvana
(This page is about the Seattle-based band led by Kurt Cobain. For the 1960s British band of the same name, see Nirvana(2).) "A great record by any standard." (John Peel, 02 July -
Ivor Cutler
Ivor Cutler (15 January 1923 – 3 March 2006) was a Scottish poet, songwriter and humorist. He became known for his regular performances on BBC radio, and in particular his numerous sessions recorded for John Peel -
Pavement
Pavement were an American alternative rock band that formed in Stockton, California in 1989. The group mainly consisted of Stephen Malkmus (guitar and vocals), Mark Ibold (bass), Scott Kannberg (guitar and vocals), Steve West (drums -
John Peel's Record Box
A wooden box containing 142 singles was discovered among Peel's belongings after the DJ's death and subsequently became the subject of a Channel 4 documentary. This used the collection as a starting point -
Peelenium
"With four records you can scarcely expect to represent an entire year’s output, so … the whole thing is shockingly random and arbitrary and prejudiced and so forth, and I say that without apology -
Undertones
The Undertones are a punk rock/New Wave band formed in Derry, Northern Ireland, in 1975. From 1975 to 1983, the Undertones originally consisted of Feargal Sharkey (lead vocals), John O'Neill (rhythm guitar, backing -
John Peel Show
"John (Walters)'s going to be producing the late night programmes when they start next Monday....don't you forget to be there on Monday night at 11 o'clock on Radio 1 and -
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August, 1939 – 25 October 2004, known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest serving of the original -
Night Ride
Night Ride was the name given in 1967 by the BBC to the show which went out nightly, between 12:05 a.m. and closedown at 2 a.m., on the combined frequencies of Radio
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