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John Peel British disc jockey John Peel, 1968.

John Peel

British disc jockey
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Also known as: John Robert Parker Ravenscroft
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John Pidgeon
(d. 2016) Rock critic; radio broadcaster and producer; writer, The Story of Pop BBC Radio series.
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John Robert Parker Ravenscroft
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August 30, 1939, Heswall, Cheshire, England
Died:
October 25, 2004, Cuzco, Peru (aged 65)
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John Peel (born August 30, 1939, Heswall, Cheshire, England—died October 25, 2004, Cuzco, Peru) was a popular British disc jockey who for nearly 40 years, beginning in mid-1960s, was one of the most influential tastemakers in rock music. Peel was renowned for discovering and championing emerging artists and for his connoisseurship of groundbreaking offbeat music and performers. The son of a cotton merchant, he grew up in upper-middle-class comfort near Liverpool, for whose powerhouse football (soccer) team he developed a lifelong obsession. After attending boarding school and a stint in the military, he emigrated to the United States in 1960—to ...(100 of 640 words)

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