John Peel R.I.P.
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HERE is an incredible list of just some of the bands and solo artists who made it big thanks to airplay by John Peel in the past 40 years.
From Cream in the 60s to Bowie in the 70s and on through The Smiths in the 80s, Blur in the 90s and The Scissor Sisters today, it reads like a Who’s Who of rock music:
1960s
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
JIMI HENDRIX
THE YARDBIRDS
CREAM
GRATEFUL DEAD
JEFFERSON AIRPLANE
ARTHUR BROWN
1970s
T REX
THE FACES
THE UNDERTONES
THE RAMONES
NEW YORK DOLLS
DAVID BOWIE
IGGY AND THE STOOGES
SEX PISTOLS
KRAFTWERK
1980s
BILLY BRAGG
JOY DIVISION
THE SMITHS
THE FALL
NEW ORDER
THE WEDDING PRESENT
THE POGUES
NIRVANA
SONIC YOUTH
JANES ADDICTION
1990s
PULP
BLUR
UNDERWORLD
PJ HARVEY
GORKYS ZYGOTIC MYNCI
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS
NAPALM DEATH
BELLE AND SEBASTIAN
SUPERGRASS
2000s
THE WHITE STRIPES
THE LIBERTINES
KEANE
THE STROKES
SCISSOR SISTERS
BETA BAND
THE VON BONDIES