About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 47. Chapters: John Peel, John Junkin, Tony Blackburn, Kenny Everett, Johnnie Walker, Simon Dee, Tommy Vance, Mike Raven, Paul McKenna, Dave Lee Travis, Roger Gale, Arutz Sheva, Nathan Morley, Ed Stewart, Paul Burnett, Edwin Bollier, Emperor Rosko, Richard Park, Johnny Edward, Charlie Wolf, Chris Denning, Keith Skues, Reginald Calvert, Paddy Roy Bates, Tom Lodge, Ronan O'Rahilly, Colin Berry, Ron O'Quinn, Ian Damon, Roger Day, Dave Cash, Nigel MacArthur, Tony Allan, Alan Roberts, Adrian Love, Samantha Dubois, Paul Kaye, Jimmy Mack, Steve Greenberg, David Allan, Paul Rusling, Paul Young, Tom Edwards, Tony Prince, Tony Brandon, Nick Jackson, Neil Francis, Earl Richmond, Tony Lyman, Kerry Juby, Kenny Page, Steve Conway, Roger Kirk, Spangles Muldoon, Erwin Meister, Robbie Dale, Stuart Henry, Chris Pearson, Christopher Moore, Chuck Blair, Keith Martin. Excerpt: John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 - 25 October 2004), known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004. He was known for his eclectic taste in music and his honest and warm broadcasting style. He was one of the first broadcasters to play psychedelic rock and progressive rock records on British radio, and he is widely acknowledged for promoting artists working in various genres, including pop, reggae, indie rock, alternative rock, punk, hardcore punk, grindcore, death metal, British hip hop, and dance music. Peel's Radio 1 shows were notable for the regular 'Peel sessions', which usually consisted of four songs recorded by an artist live in the BBC's studios, and which often provided the first major national coverage to bands that later would achieve great fame. (These 'sessions' are similar to 'Live L...
