LC control no. | no2005075896 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
LC classification | ML429.P36 Biography |
Personal name heading | Peel, John, 1939-2004 |
Variant(s) | Ravenscroft, John Robert Parker, 1939-2004 |
Birth date | 1939-08-30 |
Death date | 2004-10-26 |
Place of birth | Heswall (England) |
Place of death | Cuzco (Peru) |
Field of activity | Radio broadcasting Rock music Sound recordings--Production and direction Television broadcasting Autobiography |
Profession or occupation | Radio personalities Disc jockeys Television personalities Sound recording executives and producers |
Found in | John Peel, 2004: t.p. (John Peel) p. 11 (b. as John Ravenscroft on Aug. 30, 1939) Margrave of the marshes, 2005: p. 391 (d. in Peru Oct. 26, 2004) Teenage kicks: the Undertones, 2001, 2004: credits (presenter, John Peel) Wikipedia, May 10, 2017: (John Peel, professional name of John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer, and journalist; born in Heswall, England; died in Cusco, Peru; broadcast on BBC Radio 1 from 1967 until his death; adopted the name John Peel while working with the offshore pirate radio station Radio London in 1967, then joined the BBC's new pop music station, BBC Radio 1; is best known for his important role in introducing unsigned acts into the mainstream; also served as a disc jockey on the BBC world service, on the British Forces Broadcasting Service, and on radio in Europe; later was a presenter on BBC TV; his autobiography, Margrave of the marshes, was published after his death; also founded Dandelion Records and Strange Fruit Records) |
Associated language | eng |