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BIOGRAPHY
- 1960: We Gotta get Outta this Place!
- After 'doing time' in the National Service, John jumped on the first plane out of Liverpool and headed straight for the United States...
- 1961-1964: Kick out the Jams
- John's first foray as a radio DJ was at Dallas, Texas station WRRR where they failed to give him a penny for his efforts...
- 1965-1966: California Dreaming
- John Peel loved to throw the rulebooks out the window when it came to DJing and when he landed a dream job on the West Coast, he stared to really flex his musical muscles...
- 1967 (Part 1): London Calling
- "I had been working on radio in America since 1961..."
- 1967 (Part 2): Top Gear!
- John's first show for BBC Radio 1 was called Top Gear which he co-presented with former Radio London DJ Pete Drummond...
- 1968: Night Ride
- Once within the walls of Broadcasting House, John's celebrity began to grow...
- 1969: Flower power, Beefheart and a New Producer
- Although Night Ride was off air, the BBC kept Top Gear in its regular Sunday afternoon slot...
