secretlysomeoneelse (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Much loved, greatly missed.

AbuAvital (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Try Google!!

laurencespecktah (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I miss the voice.

scottymacIII (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Any of us fom 78-79 could've said the same thing, God bless Peel and those who allowed him his say on air. That said, punk would've happened anyway.. Bee bop deluxe, bus boys, the specials, fuck fuck you you

duncabbin (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

He never followed fashions or fads like the NME or XFM, he started them if anything.

waydeewaydee (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Absolutely miss John, miss being able to tune in on my way home from work and listen to the angry death metal followed by jungle followed by punk followed by blues with that fantastic voice in between - you were always guaranteed to hear something good, something new, something interesting. Nobody has or ever will come close.

neep28 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

A great man. Sadly missed.

deapestsea (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Hi msbgyn1, an important comment to add to the already told: John Peel was the only person who could interview Nick Drake the legendary guitarrist and singer songwriter.

roddy76to86 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Legendary DJ from the UK, sadly now passed away. He was about the only DJ who played punk on the radio when it started, and would get bands into the BBC studios to record sessions for his show which would invariably lead to their first record contracts. It's not too much to say that punk as we know it and all the music that came afterwards couldn't have happened without him. There's far to much to tell in this small space - look him up in Wikipedia !

msbgyn1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Forgive my ignorance, but, someone can explain me who is John Peel ?