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Spokane Public Radio | By John Johnson
Published November 30, 2015 at 5:00 AM PST
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December 5, 2015
A Tribute to Chris Squire
Special guest Doug Buckley with a career retrospective on this influential bass player and founding member of the legendary progressive band Yes.

December 12, 2015
The Strawbs
This long running British cult band made an unlikely transformation from bluegrass to folk to keyboard dominated prog-rock during an extended run of U.K. sales chart success.

December 19 & 26, 2015
Motown and the Birth of Northern Soul
A two part survey on the powerful impact of America's greatest black music label on an entire generation of club goers in the northern half of England. Kim Weston, Brenda Holloway, Edwin Starr, and Eddie Holland were just a few of the overlooked American performers who became major stars in Manchester, Wigan, Blackpool, Sheffield, and elsewhere away from the London mainstream. A remarkable story with amazing music at the center of it all.

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John Johnson
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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