Johnson's Improbable History of Pop
Saturdays 7:00-8:00 p.m. on SPR News
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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Guests Patti Parks, Don Parks, Jr., and Billy Elliott share recordings from 1980's and 90's of their traveling country gospel ministry based in the Spokane Valley. -
Compilation of local and regional artists ranging from late 1950's to early 2000's. A wide variety of performers and styles. -
More local artists are sampled from the 1950's through 70's as recorded at Spokane's SRC custom studio. -
Highlights from early years of Spokane's only full service recording studio for most of 1950's through 70's. -
Takes on work life are sampled from a variety of viewpoints as we surge past Labor Day to the Holidays ahead. -
Guest Richard Terzieff shares story of Kennewick native Carrie Acre from her grunge roots to singer/songwriter solo career. -
Folk-country singer/songwriter is profiled in a 2009 encore presentation with guest Frank Delaney of SPR. -
Selections from six decade career of record label owner Bobby Robinson from Harlem, NYC. -
Guest Tim Hein of Spokane plays vintage 78's for us on his windup Victor phonograph built in 1910. -
Unexpected favorites from the U.K.'s Northern Soul Scene by artists usually thought of as strictly pop performers.
