Peter Young has, for a long time, been a favourite deejay of mine.
At Jazz FM he was one of the few people who played 'Northern Soul' on London's airwaves.
On leaving Jazz FM, Peter moved to BBC LDN 94.9 FM.
After his move to the Beeb, Jazz FM called Peter 'out of the blue' and asked him to return to the station for a resumption of his show that contains the now legendary 'Soul Cellar'.
The first show commenced at 1p.m. on Sunday 26th January 2003 (later moving to 2p.m. on the 7th of March 2004).
By October of 2003, he was asked to extend the Soul Cellar an additional half an hour by the stations management.
In May 2005, PY played his last Soul Cellar at Jazz FM, before moving to 'Smooth FM' in June 2005, which is the same station, but ran under a different banner.
By 2007, the station changed ownership, PY was asked if he would continue the legendary Soul Cellar, which he agreed to.
In 2008, the Cellar was discontinued for a short while.
The shows, at that point, were broadcast every Saturday between 5 and 8 p.m.
The Cellar will continue......currently on Jazz FM.....
http://www.jazzfm.com/on-air/shows/py/
...Here is a new message from PY:
'Message from Peter Young:
I’m delighted to announce that I’m part of the lineup on the new Jazz FM. The show is on Saturday afternoon from 3-6pm. It will feature all the goodness that Black Music has to offer – a hot selection of Jazz, Blues, Rhythm ‘n’ Blues, Soul and Gospel – old and new. ‘The Soul Cellar’ is back in the last hour from 5 - 6pm.
More details on how to hear the new Jazz FM at: http://www.jazzfm.com
Thanks as always for your loyalty and support
PY.'Peter Young (25th September 2008)
...if you have any comments you wish to send to Peter, do use the e-mail link above, by his photo....
Blues and Soul article (click on the image above)
BBC Radio Times article - February 2010
The Times Newspaper 17.7.2010 Recommended DAB Radio
Tribute to Charlie Gillett
'People like Charlie Gillett only come along once in a lifetime. We should give thanks that we were lucky enough in some way to have him as part of our lives.
His lasting legacy will be the enormous amount of good work he did over many years, bringing music and artists to our attention, who otherwise wouldn’t have got a look-in.
Charlie was a man never afraid to take risks, either in what he played and occasionally in what he said. In these days of increasing homogenisation and blandness on the airwaves, he was a broadcaster to be treasured.'
Peter Young March 28th 2010.
...e-mail PY here....
Jazz FM
Peter Young Show
Jazz FM
3.00 – 6.00pm
Saturday 24th July 2010Hour 1:
Marlena Shaw – Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Soul Brother)
Ramsey Lewis – Money In The Pocket (Chess)
Cee Lo Green feat. Gnarls Barkley – You Don’t Shock Me Anymore (Smash)
The Hi-Fly Orchestra – Getting Down (Tramp)
Joy Dennis – Music Is (Joy Dennis)
The Filthy Six – Knockout (Acid Jazz)
Incognito – Let’s Fall In Love Again (Dome)
Zachary Breaux and Roy Ayers – Red Black And Green (Ronnie Scott’s Jazz House)
Tania Maria – Happiness (Concord)
Black Lillies – Between The Lines (Freestyle)
Isaac ‘Red’ Holt – Do It Baby (Paula)
Hour 2:
Roy Ayers – Ain’t No Sunshine (Polydor)
Bobby Hutcherson – Maiden Voyage (Blue Note)
Milt Jackson – Ill Wind (Blue Note)
Roy Ayers and Bah Samba – Positive Vibe (Favouritizm Promo)
The Haggis Horns – Love Gets You High (First Word)
Ernest Wilson – Amazing (Triple O Records)
The Filthy Six – Lick Du Jour (Acid Jazz)
Chris Youngblood – Spend Your Life (Soul Unsigned)
The Temptations – Selfish Reasons (Motown)
Carmichael – That’s My Song (One Mic Music)
Rex Garvin and The Mighty Cravers – Sock It To ‘Em JB (Atlantic)
Hour 3: ‘The Soul Cellar’
William Bell – Happy (Stax)
The Staple Singers – Heavy Makes You Happy (Stax)
Brenda Holloway – You’ve Made Me So Very Happy (Tamla Motown)
Prince Philip Mitchell – I’m So Happy (Atlantic)
The Main Ingredient – Happiness Is Just Around The Bend (Kent)
Billy Preston – In The Midnight Hour (Capitol)
Spencer Wiggins – Ooh-Be-Ooh-Be-Do (Kent)
Ashford and Simpson – Stay Free (Warner Bros)
Nancy Wilson (You Don’t Know) How Glad I Am (Capitol)
Ray Charles – Drown In My Own Tears (Ace)
Aretha Franklin – Save Me (Atlantic)
Otis Redding – Respect (Ace)
Chubby Checker – You Just Don’t Know (Cameo Parkway)
Dee Dee Sharp – Let’s Twine (Cameo Parkway)
Yvonne Baker – You Didn’t Say A Word (London)
Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames – Preach And Teach (BGP)
Wynder K. Frog – Willie And The Hand Jive (Island)
Alan 'Fluff' Freeman, PY, Charlie Gillett and Gary Crowley
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