Yesterday, John Peel — longest serving Radio 1 DJ and musical hero of mine — died suddenly in Peru. The BBC have several stories:
- Legendary radio DJ John Peel dies
- John Peel passes away
- Tributes pour in for DJ John Peel
- Peel’s huge impact on music
He had a huge impact on my musical tastes, introducing me to a diverse range of music. A range which I still continue to enjoy today.
Back when I used to listen to his show religiously, I was in the fortunate position of being able to help, in my own small way, promote some of the bands he championed. I worked in a record shop in the late 70’s early 80’s, and used to try to stock anything that Peel played that I liked.
I went on to get involved in working with new and independent bands firstly on stage and promoting shows, and later in studios, and working with video and early computers!
His loss to the world of music his huge. But my deepest sympathy goes out to his wife and children.
