More sad music news to report. Veteran British radio announcer John Peel has died. Peel's radio programs proved incredibly influential, promoting all sorts of acts that are considered classics. In recent years many of the performances from Peel's show have been released as The Peel Session CDs. Altho' he was from the first generation of rock and roll fans he never got stuck in his tastes, continuing to search for new groups to interest him.