BBC NEWS | Entertainment | TV and Radio | Tributes pour in for DJ John Peel
John Peel played one of our records when we were in a band and I met him once and he was a jolly fine chap. He introduced me to lots of music via his show and he gave exposure to many bands who wouldn’t normally have been heard.
One unusual fact about him was that when Lee Harvey Oswald was presented at a press conference John blagged his way in by saying he was a reporter for the Liverpool Echo. As someone who’s been interested in the Kennedy assasination, I always admired his front for being there as history was made.
And where are they all now?