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'''David Peel''' is a New York City-based musician who first achieved prominence in the late 1960s. Though his raw, acoustic "street" music with lyrics about marijuana and "pigs" appealed mostly to [[hippies]] at first, the sound and [[DIY ethic|DIY aesthetic]] make him an important, if little-credited, early performer of punk rock. He has performed with artists ranging from [[B. B. King]] to [[GG Allin]]. |
'''David Peel''' is a New York City-based musician who first achieved prominence in the late 1960s. Though his raw, acoustic "street" music with lyrics about marijuana and "pigs" appealed mostly to [[hippies]] at first, the sound and [[DIY ethic|DIY aesthetic]] make him an important, if little-credited, early performer of punk rock. He has performed with artists ranging from [[B. B. King]] to [[GG Allin]]. |
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Originally recording with back-up from Harold Black and Billy Jo White, Peel's band performed under the name the Lower East Side/Band. After the 1972 departure of White and Black, the band included Moses, Eddie and Andi Anderson. The band was one of the first to perform regularly on cable TV in Manhattan through the public access channel of the Manhattan Cable TV Co., as well as the first Smoke-in Concerts sponsored by the [[Yippies]] in New York City. |
Originally recording with back-up from Harold Black and Billy Jo White, Peel's band performed under the name the Lower East Side/Band. After the 1972 departure of White and Black, the band included Moses, Eddie and Andi Anderson. The band was one of the first to perform regularly on cable TV in Manhattan through the public access channel of the Manhattan Cable TV Co., as well as the first Smoke-in Concerts sponsored by the [[Yippies]] in New York City.[[Image:Davidpeelabbiehoffman.jpg|frame|Peel with Abbie Hoffman]] |
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[[John Lennon]] mentioned Peel in the song ''New York City'': |
[[John Lennon]] mentioned Peel in the song ''New York City'':[[Image:Wyokojohn.jpg|frame|Peel with John Lennon and Yoko Ono]] |
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:<small>Singing, "power to the people today!"</small> |
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Lennon and [[Yoko Ono]] subsequently produced Peel's third album, The Pope Smokes Dope. |
[[John Lennon]] and [[Yoko Ono]] subsequently [[Image:Davidpeelthelowereathepopesmok.jpg|frame|Peel's Highly Praised "The Pope Smokes Dope" Album]] produced Peel's third album, The Pope Smokes Dope. |
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Concerned about [[censorship of music|major label censorship]], Peel founded Orange Records to release his recordings, and also those of other artists such as GG Allin and [[John Draper]], "Cap'n Crunch" of phone phreaking fame. As of 2004 he is still actively recording and performing his music and planning to release a 20 CD [[box set]] in Summer 2005. |
Concerned about [[censorship of music|major label censorship]], Peel founded Orange Records to release his recordings, and also those of other artists such as GG Allin and [[John Draper]], "Cap'n Crunch" of phone phreaking fame. As of 2004 he is still actively recording and performing his music and planning to release a 20 CD [[box set]] in Summer 2005. |
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Revision as of 06:34, 25 February 2006
David Peel is a New York City-based musician who first achieved prominence in the late 1960s. Though his raw, acoustic "street" music with lyrics about marijuana and "pigs" appealed mostly to hippies at first, the sound and DIY aesthetic make him an important, if little-credited, early performer of punk rock. He has performed with artists ranging from B. B. King to GG Allin.
Originally recording with back-up from Harold Black and Billy Jo White, Peel's band performed under the name the Lower East Side/Band. After the 1972 departure of White and Black, the band included Moses, Eddie and Andi Anderson. The band was one of the first to perform regularly on cable TV in Manhattan through the public access channel of the Manhattan Cable TV Co., as well as the first Smoke-in Concerts sponsored by the Yippies in New York City.
John Lennon mentioned Peel in the song New York City:
- Standing on the corner
- Just me and Yoko Ono
- We was waiting for Jerry to land
- Up come a man with the guitar
- in his hand
- Singing "have a marijuana if you can"
- His name was David Peel
- And we found that he was real
- He sang "The pope smokes dope everyday"
- Up come a police man shoved us up the street
- Singing, "power to the people today!"
John Lennon and Yoko Ono subsequently
produced Peel's third album, The Pope Smokes Dope.
Concerned about major label censorship, Peel founded Orange Records to release his recordings, and also those of other artists such as GG Allin and John Draper, "Cap'n Crunch" of phone phreaking fame. As of 2004 he is still actively recording and performing his music and planning to release a 20 CD box set in Summer 2005.
Peel has appeared in various films as himself, including Rude Awakening (1989) and High Times Potluck (2004)