John Peel Day
Jamie Kohns on October 12th, 2005
Tomorrow is John Peel day, as celebrated by the BBC - Peel was a radio DJ in both America and the UK that had a significant impact on rock music. In the 60’s, Peel was part of the Rock and Roll revolution in the UK. He was a presenter (Brit for “DJ”) at Radio1 when the station was launched by the BBC, and his “Peel Sessions”, spotlighting live recordings of the day’s newest bands, became as famous as some of the bands they featured. John Peel continued to work in radio, and Rock, until his death last year.
Considering the current influence of British bands on rock music today (and the singer-songwriter genre), the influence of John Peel can be heard in the bands that he championed, and even the bands that credit the bands that Peel championed. It’s like six degrees of Kevin Bacon- if you wree to play the game using musicians, relatin gthem all back to John Peel, I’m sure he’s touched just about every known rock outfit in six degrees or less. Anyways, John Peel was an important person to Rock and Roll, and modern music in general, so go by the Radio1 website, and check out some of the info there on Peel, and next time you listen to your favorite band, think about where they’d be if someone hadn’t given them their big break.
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