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My Take
John Peel is, for me, the patron saint of music discovery. Broadcasting on BBC Radio 1 from 1967 until his death in 2004 made him the longest-serving of the original disc jockeys, but it's what he played that mattered. Being among the first to put psychedelic and progressive rock on British airwaves tells me he had genuine courage of taste, championing the unfamiliar long before it was safe. The 1998 OBE was earned. I love that his real name, John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, sounds nothing like the warm, curious voice generations trusted to find them the next thing worth hearing.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- John Peel
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョン・ピール
- Reading
- じょん・ぴーる
- Born
- August 30, 1939 – October 25, 2004
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rabbit
- Origin
- Heswall, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- journalist / radio personality / disc jockey / author / record producer
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 1998 Officer of the Order of the British Empire
- 2001 honorary doctorate
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB
Frequently asked questions
When was John Peel born?
August 30, 1939 – October 25, 2004.
Where is John Peel from?
John Peel is from Heswall, United Kingdom.
What does John Peel do?
John Peel works as journalist, radio personality, disc jockey, author, record producer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.