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'''John Robert Parker Ravenscroft''', OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), known professionally as [[John Peel]], was a British disc jockey and radio presenter. He was one of the original DJs of Radio 1 in 1967 and the only one remaining on Radio 1 at the time of his death. Known for the extraordinary range of his taste in music and the occasional mistakes (such as playing records at the wrong speed) that marked his shows, John Peel was one of the most popular and respected DJs in the United Kingdom. His influence on alternative rock, pop, and dance music is widely acknowledged as being incalculably large. | '''John Robert Parker Ravenscroft''', OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), known professionally as [[John Peel]], was a British disc jockey and radio presenter. He was one of the original DJs of Radio 1 in 1967 and the only one remaining on Radio 1 at the time of his death. Known for the extraordinary range of his taste in music and the occasional mistakes (such as playing records at the wrong speed) that marked his shows, John Peel was one of the most popular and respected DJs in the United Kingdom. His influence on alternative rock, pop, and dance music is widely acknowledged as being incalculably large. | ||
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| − | [[Main Page|The Sisters]] swear blind Peel played [[The Damage Done (single)|The Damage Done]] at least once. | + | [[Main Page|The Sisters]] swear blind Peel played [[The Damage Done (single)|The Damage Done]] at least once.<br/> |
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| − | The Sisters did three [[Radio One Sessions]], two for John Peel's show and the other for David 'Kid' Jensen's | + | The Sisters did three [[Radio One Sessions]], two for John Peel's show and the other for David 'Kid' Jensen's.<br/> |
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John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), known professionally as John Peel, was a British disc jockey and radio presenter. He was one of the original DJs of Radio 1 in 1967 and the only one remaining on Radio 1 at the time of his death. Known for the extraordinary range of his taste in music and the occasional mistakes (such as playing records at the wrong speed) that marked his shows, John Peel was one of the most popular and respected DJs in the United Kingdom. His influence on alternative rock, pop, and dance music is widely acknowledged as being incalculably large.
John Peel and The Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters swear blind Peel played The Damage Done at least once.
The Sisters did three Radio One Sessions, two for John Peel's show and the other for David 'Kid' Jensen's.
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