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[GuestHouse]

John Peel died today

Quit bickering, turn your Hi-Fi on and blast the world with 'Teenage Kicks' (The Undertones)..

A sad loss.

[Eastender]

I agree, a very sad loss. Influenced a lot of our lives here in the UK, and probably around the world.

[RDN]

Very sad indeed. We started talking about him on this thread. I hope they replay his radio programs - they must have hundreds, thousands, of them.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?sh...41entry197041

[chonabot]

RIP "Peely".

I'll always remember him introducing Led Zep on their "going to California" bootleg

The only DJ in my mind that was worthy of being on the same stage.

[Martin_F]

A great loss to the unconventional world of conventionalisum.

[RDN]

It's good to see the BBC giving more and more air-time to peoples' views on his life. They are beginning to realise what a gem he was. I also liked his "Home Truths" programme on Radio 4 - very quirky, http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hometruths/ , but so easy to listen to.

[Neeranam]

Very sad news indeed, and a great loss to the music "industry".

I just said a couple of days ago on this forum that I miss his 10pm shows on Radio 1, and asked if he were still alive. This was after listening to , "You can't say crap on the radio" by SLF.

I am, as I type this, blasting out his(and my) favourite song, "Teenage kicks".

Brings back many fond memories.

RIP, Peely.

[Flummoxed]

Rest in peace John.

John Peel was the BBC's greatest asset. The Airwaves will be a more lonely place without his warm understanding of life on 'Home Truths', the best Human interest programme I ever heard... and he was a genuinely lovely bloke.

My condolences to Sheila his wife and his family.

[Rinrada]

Listening to Home Truths in bed on Saturday mornings was one of the small pleasures in life after a heavy Friday night.

Johns straight forward talking and story telling will be sadly missed.

R.I.P.

[A. BOOZER]

Condolences to his family. A very sad loss to the music industry, broadcasting in general and all the very many people who listening to him.

[Jockstar]

Sorry to hear that. He was a legend. RIP. How did he die?

[Jockstar]

A.Boozer. Cheers for the PM. Such a sad loss. How old was he?60?

[Insight]

Think he helped shape the sound for all generations using this forum, and that's no easy feat - RIP.

[Limbo]

Think he helped shape the sound for all generations using this forum, and that's no easy feat - RIP.

I must honestly say that I was completely unaware of this. May the good man rest in peace.

[chonabot]

I loved his festive fifty the most , heres a samle of his 50 from 1976 and the last one he did , shows the sheer width of music he promoted and helped introduced us to over the years. I mean the Guy helped pioneer Jimi Hendrix for chrissakes.

John Peel's Festive Fifty 1976

Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven

Derek & the Dominoes - Layla

Bob Dylan - Desolation Row

Pink Floyd - Echoes

Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower

Free - Alright Now

Racing Cars - They Shoot Horses Don't They?

Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond

Beatles - A Day In The Life

Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone

Poco - Rose of Cimarron

Neil Young - Cortez the killer

Rolling Stones - Brown sugar

Beatles - Hey Jude

Legendary Stardust Cowboy - Paralysed

Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo chile

Beatles - Strawberry fields forever

Captain Beefheart - Big eyed beans from Venus

Led Zeppelin - Whole lotta love

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird

Van Morrison - Madame George

Doors - Riders on the storm

Bob Dylan - Visions of Johanna

Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit

Deep Purple - Child in time

Little Feat - Long distance love

Grinderswitch - Pickin' the blues

Joe Walsh - Rocky mountain way

Who - Won't get fooled again

Misunderstood - I can take you to the sun

Genesis - Supper's ready

Bob Marley and the Wailers - No woman, no cry

Jonathan Richman - Roadrunner

Rod Stewart - Maggie May

Jackson Browne - Late for the sky

Led Zeppelin - Kashmir

Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe

Allman Brothers band - Jessica

Rolling Stones - Jumping Jack flash

Grateful Dead - Dark Star

Richard Thompson - I wanna see the bright lights

Family - The weaver's answer

Jackson Browne - Fountain of sorrow

Bob Dylan - Hurricane

Doors - Light my fire

Matching Mole - O Caroline

Roy Harper - When an old cricketer leaves the crease

Wild Man Fischer - Go to Rhino records

Little Feat - Willin'

Yes - And you and I

Festive 50 2003

1. Cinerama - 'Don't Touch That Dial'

2. The Fall - 'Theme From Sparta FC'

3. Mogwai - 'Hunted By A Freak'

4. Undertones - 'Thrill Me'

5. Bearsuit - 'Itsuko Got Married'

6. Mogwai - 'Ratts Of The Capital'

7. Half Man Half Biscuit - 'Tending The Wrong Grave For 23 Years'

8. The Crimea - 'Baby Boom'

9. CLSM - 'John Peel Is Not Enough'

10. White Stripes - '7 Nation Army'

11. Belle & Sebastian - 'Step Into My Office, Baby'

12. Melt Banana - 'Shield You're Eyes'

13. Nina Nastasia - 'You, Her & Me'

14. Ballboy - 'The Sash My Father Wore'

15. Vive La Fete - 'Noir Desir'

16. Sluts Of Trust - 'Piece O' You'

17. White Stripes - 'Black Math'

18. Yeah Yeah Yeah's - 'Maps'

19. Broken Family Band - 'At The Back Of The Chapel'

20. The Darkness Vs S.F.B - 'I Believe In A Thing Called Love'

21. Million Dead - 'I Am The Party'

22. Undertones - 'Oh Please'

23. Ballboy - 'I Gave Up My Eyes'

24. Party Of One - 'Shotgun Funeral'

25. Futureheads - 'First Day'

26. The Fall - 'Green Eyed Loco Man'

27. The French - 'Porn Shoes'

28. Half Man Half Biscuit - 'It Makes The Room Look Bigger'

29. Architecture In Helsinki - 'The Owls Go'

30. Camera Obscura - 'Suspended From Class'

31. Amsterdam - 'Does This Train Stop On Merseyside'

32. Maher Shalal Hash Baz - 'Open Field'

33. Neulander - 'Sex, God, Money'

34. Black Keys - 'Have Love Will Travel'

35. Mass - 'Live A Little'

36. The French - 'Gabriel In The Airport'

37. Radiohead - 'There, There'

38. Ballboy - 'Born In The USA'

39. Cat Power - 'Werewolf'

40. Broadcast - 'Pendulum'

41. Keys - 'Strength Of Strings'

42. Golden Virgins

43. Belle & Sebastian - 'Stay Loose'

44. Hyper Kinako - 'Tokyo Invention Registration Office'

45. Grandmaster Gareth - 'The Minute Melodys (Any Of)'

46. Super Furry Animals - 'Slow Life'

47. Camera Obscura - 'Keep It Clean'

48. Blizzard Boys - 'Ain't No Stoppin' This'

49. Freddy Fresh - 'You Can See The Paint'

50. The Vaults - 'I'm Going'

Slightly better tunes than Radio Bangkok methinks......

RIP

[Neeranam]

This is one I remember - Festive Fifty 1981

Notice 8 entries by Joy Division. I had never heard of them until listening to John. The I saw them backing up the Buzzcocks, wow, what a gig. Also a couple of New Order.

1

Joy Division - Atmosphere

2

Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK

3

Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

4

New Order - Ceremony

5

Joy Division - New Dawn Fades

6

Undertones - Teenage Kicks

7

Joy Division - Decades

8

Cure - A Forest

9

Dead Kennedys - Holiday In Cambodia

10

Clash - White Man In Hammersmith Palais

11

Joy Division - Dead Souls

12

Damned - New Rose

13

Jam - Down In The Tube Station at Midnight

14

Joy Division - Transmission

15

Altered Images - Dead Pop Stars

16

Stiff Little Fingers - Alternative Ulster

17

Sex Pistols - Holidays In The Sun

18

Clash - Complete Control

19

Birthday Party - Release The Bats

20

Undertones - Get Over You

21

Specials - Ghost Town

22

Scritti Politti - The ’Sweetest' Girl

23

Jam - Going Underground

24

Stiff Little Fingers - Johnny Was

25

Theatre Of Hate - Legion

26

Public Image Ltd. - Public Image

27

Killing Joke - Requiem

28

Killing Joke - Follow The Leaders

29

Heaven 17 - We Don't Need This Fascist Groove Thang

30

Fall - Fiery Jack

31

Ruts - In A Rut

32

Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device

33

Fall - How I Wrote ’Elastic Man'

34

Laurie Anderson - O Superman

35

Siouxsie & The Banshees - Jigsaw Feeling

36

B-Movie - Remembrance Day

37

Siouxsie & The Banshees - Israel

38

Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen

39

Pigbag - Papa's Got A Brand-New Pigbag

40

Siouxsie & The Banshees - Icon

41

Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet

42

Dead Kennedys - California Uber Alles

43

Joy Division - Twenty-Four Hours

44

Joy Division - Isolation

45

Killing Joke - Psyche

46

Echo & The Bunnymen - Over The Wall

47

Fall - Lie Dream Of A Casino Soul

48

New Order - Procession

49

Siouxsie & The Banshees - Switch

50

Altered Images - Happy Birthday

[Rinrada]

Bit of info on John Peel (with thanks from the PA)

MUSIC WORLD MOURNS LOSS OF DJ PEEL

Wednesday 27 October 2004 07:04am

The music world has paid tribute to legendary DJ John Peel, after his sudden death at the age of 65.

Fellow DJs, BBC colleagues and the Prime Minister all spoke of the sad loss of a "broadcasting legend".

Peel was on holiday in Cuzco, Peru, with his wife Sheila when he suffered a heart attack.

Famed for championing and discovering dozens of major bands, Peel made his name on Radio 1 following its launch in 1967.

His show made the careers of a host of bands, like Joy Division, The Smiths, Blur and The Undertones.

Unafraid of taking on new challenges, in 1998 Peel began presenting Radio 4's Home Truths, which would garner four Sony Radio awards a year later. With his late night weekday slot, the DJ was the only pensioner fronting a show on Radio 1.

Oasis star Noel Gallagher, Blur frontman Damon Albarn and singer- songwriter Elvis Costello were just some of the names who paid tribute to Peel tonight.

Radio 1 controller Andy Parfitt said Peel's "influence towered over the development of popular music for nearly four decades".

"Hopeful bands all over the world sent their demo tapes to John knowing that he really cared," he said.

"His commitment and passion for new music only grew stronger over the years."

[Flummoxed]

Watching the BBC last night, showed the interior of Peel's house shortly before he died. A lovely cottage in the English countryside... with a huge music repository built onto the side!!! This was to house all the demo's and white labels he'd been sent over his 40 year career. Get this, he kept every amatuer demo tape that he'd ever been sent, every last one. Even sent them all replies. He was paranoid he'd miss something special, so concerned was he that true talent should be nurtured.

You can listen again to Peel's latest Home truths online at the BBC.

[marquess]

R.I.P John! He was a great D.J, one would hear stuff on his show that, one couldn't hear anywhere else. I haven't really listened to Radio One for years, but have been listening to Home Truths via the net.

[RDN]

.....50  Altered Images - Happy Birthday

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Heh, heh, I reckon he fancied Clare Grogan. Gorgeous little Scot. I know I did!

[taxexile]

i was very sad to hear the news about him , he turned my taste around from the saccharine filled world of bland euro pop to the drug and loose women filled world of heavy metal,jazz rock,funky jazz,blues,r'n'b,and the nasty riffs of guitar driven rock.i will be forever grateful.

he never convinced me to like punk though, (apart from the clash...and they werent hardcore punk)

r.i.p.

[DJ Pat]

John Peel was the man. He had balls and could also hold his own amongst the 'superstar DJs'...because he was the original one.

RIP

[RDN]

... he never convinced me to like punk though...

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Same here. And he liked the Smiths! I couldn't stand them - probably because I like to hum along with a good tune.

And in the tribute program on Radio 1 there was one of his quotes about a Smiths track: "There's a hint of melody there - better do something about that". Excellent!

[andy50]

Sorry to hear that. He was a legend. RIP. How did he die?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

john was 65 when he died, he died on vacation in peru, with his wife, his real name was john ravenscroft, i took a day off work as i was so upset at his passing

[p1p]

Miss him

RIP

[Baht Simpson]

Roger McGough the Liverpool poet will be taking over John's Home Truths programme tomorrow on BBC Radio 4 at 9am GMT, which will be in tribute to John. McGough will present highlights from past Home Truths programmes...unmissable.

[p1p]

Miss him

RIP

[Ricardo]

R.I.P.

I don't think it's possible to over-estimate the impact John Peel had on the UK music scene.

He played "Anthems in Eden" by Shirley & Dolly Collins, recreating rural folk-music from a vanished age, and encouraging all of us Folkies (now Old-Folkies) to push the limits on the Folk-Revival.

Nobody else would have dreamt of playing this sort of music on the radio, let alone on Radio One , supposedly for 'pop' music only.

Thereafter I tried to tune-in, and he always served up the gems, along with a lot more I didn't like (and still don't - most of it) and made the world a wider place.

A very sad loss - and a great example to others of how much one person can change the world.

[usatrader]

RIP -

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Kat's Karavan

50's and 60's blues man, good ol blues.

That is all!