Peel signature tune

[ken garner]

Peel decided to drop it, and have no sig. at all, a very long time 
ago indeed. I could be wrong, but I think it got dropped at the time 
Walters retired (end June 91) or possibly even earlier, at the shift 
to weekend late nights (end Sept 90). I have one or two complete show 
tapes from 91 and 92 and there is no 'pickin the blues' at the start 
of those. Others with more extensive collections than mine may be 
able to confirm. I have a vague memory of asking Peel about it around 
the time, and seem to recall he felt it was a bit tired. More likely, 
Walters, the professional show producer, may have insisted on using 
it till the end of his shift, but after his departure, and knowing 
Mike Hawkes was unlikely to contradict him, Peel just quietly stopped 
using it without asking anyone. It also helped facilitate all those 
great handovers between Kershaw and himself on Sunday - and, later, 
Saturday - nights. Sorry I left that nugget out of the book! Not 
crucial, but I had said when it was introduced (end Sept 1975)...

ken



--- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <so_it_goes_2512@...> wrote:
>
> Something's bugging me, listening to these splendid Peel transfers. 
I 
> always assumed that Grinderswitch's 'Pickin The Blues' was his 
> signature tune until the end. However, that fancy was scotched a 
long 
> time ago, and now I'm wondering when exactly he stopped using it 
and 
> just went straight into the first record on his shows....does 
anybody 
> have any idea?
>