October 26, 2004
John Peel dead at 65
Here's the BBC coverage. What an incredible champion of independent music this man was. I was surprised to find out that he held his first job as a DJ in a station in Texas. (How ironic, seeing that the same state has also produced another radio giant in recent years, the great squasher of free thought, Clear Channel.) John Peel, you will be missed.
In memoriam, Radio 1 broadcast Peel's favorite song, Teenage Kicks by The Undertones.
Posted by Red Chuck at October 26, 2004 01:53 PM