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August Programs

August 1, 2015
The Story Tellers

Career highlights from a pair of country's best songwriters ever, Tom T. Hall and Roger Miller.

August 8, 2015
Seventy Years Later

A cross section of pop reactions to the first atomic bombs and their aftermath.

August 15, 2015
The Wanderer

The remarkable journey of Dion DiMucci from doo-wop to rock & roll and on to singer/songwrite folk rock (follow-up to a 1998 episode).

August 22, 2015
German Electrobeat
Pioneering early 1970's sounds from West Germany including Can, Neu, Faust,  and PopulVuh, all featuring first generation keyboard synthesizers.

August 29, 2015
North Central Washington Rock & Roll

Guest Dustin Hays with part two of his retrospective on vintage teen rock from the Wenatchee Valley and surrounding areas.

When asked where he draws his inspiration for Johnson’s Improbable History of Pop, John had this to say, “I write and produce based on my interest in all forms of popular music. I've been listening to this "stuff" since in pre-school.” That seems to work well for John, who’s produced 625 shows since 1995. The show evolved out of an idea John had in December ’93. He did a few specials and the concept eventually gelled into the JIHOP of today. Outside of the studio, John recently retired from Boeing and enjoys golf, jogging and radio, especially the Saturday night lineup on KPBX. He and his wife Melinda have two daughters Korissa and Alicia, and 3 grandchildren.
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