John Peel

BBC radio jock John Peel's reign on the air was one of consistent exploration into new music. Though most of Peel's contemporaries' record collections froze around the time man landed on the moon, Peel has continually sought out and championed new music, helping to usher in the punk and new wave eras of the '70s and the alternative revolution of the late '80s and '90s. Born John Ravenscroft, Peel served in the British army and sold insurance before getting into radio. His first foray came when he moved from England to Texas in the mid-'60s and began working at a Dallas radio s...