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Johnson's Improbable History of Pop
KPBX: Saturday 8pm-9pm

John Johnson conducts a tour of the obscure world of early rock and pop music. The 95% of records that never got commercial airtime have a home, Johnson’s Improbable History of Pop features those artists who fell through the commercial cracks.

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