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List Of The Peel Sessions Artists
This is a list of artists (bands and individual musicians) who recorded at least one session for John Peel and his show on BBC Radio 1 from 1967 to his death in 2004. The first session was recorded by Tomorrow on 21 September 1967, and the last by Skimmer on 21 October 2004. After Skimmer's session, three further sessions that had already been booked before Peel's death were recorded: Bloc Party on 4 November, 65daysofstatic on 18 November and Sunn O))) on 9 December. ''Where an artist has recorded more than one session under different names, then both names are listed.'' 0–9 * 2TV: (1 session, 1979) * 3 Inches of Blood: (1 session, 2003) 3D A Fish in Sea (3 sessions, 1982-1983) * 3Ds: (1 session, 1994) * 4 Skins: (5 sessions, 1981) * 7 Year Bitch: (1 session, 1993) * 10 5 Neuton: (1 session, 1999) * 13th Hole: (1 session, 1994) * 14 Iced Bears: (2 sessions, 1986–87) * 18th Dye: (2 sessions, 1994–99) * 20th Century Steel Band: (1 session, 1975) * 21 Guns: (1 sessio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey (DJ) and radio presenter. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004. Peel was one of the first broadcasters to play psychedelic rock and progressive rock records on British radio. He is widely acknowledged for promoting artists of multiple genres, including pop, dub reggae, punk rock and post-punk, electronic music and dance music, indie rock, extreme metal and British hip hop. Fellow DJ Paul Gambaccini described Peel as "the most important man in music for about a dozen years". Peel's Radio 1 shows were notable for the regular "Peel sessions", which usually consisted of four songs recorded by an artist in the BBC's studios, often providing the first major national coverage to bands that later achieved fame. Another feature was the annual Festive Fifty countdown of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
