John Peel OBE
(1939-2004)
Commemorated on 2 plaques
Tractor Sound Studios 1968-1976. Heywood rock group Tractor rehearsed in this building from 1968 onwards. In 1973, Steve Clayton, Jim Milne, Chris Hewitt and Alan Burgess built a recording studio with financial help from legendary music broadcaster John Peel. Other groups who recorded here were Beau/John Trevor and Movement Banned. Tractor went on to found the Deeply Vale Music Festivals 1976-1979
58 Market Street, Heywood, United Kingdom where they funded
BBC Music Day 2017 #BBC East 5
John Peel (John Robert Parker Ravenscroft OBE) 1939-2004 Pioneering and influential BBC broadcaster who helped the careers of many artists. Lived in this village 1971-2004.
Great Finborough Village Hall, Great Finborough, United Kingdom where they was and was