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Singin' about the country life

Here's the shiny video version of Record Bin Roulette: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGZDYzgxDCg&feature=youtu.be

Although 8 out of 10 Americans live in cities, we still idealize a life in the country, and there are plenty of songs to prove it. And if you are considering a move to the boonies, there is actually free land available. The only catch is you’d have to live in Plainville, Kansas.

Bing Crosby plays a real city slicker in this 1936 film clip of “I’m an Old Cow Hand”:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo-pApe1Kd0&feature=related

John Denver‘s ringing endorsement for country living was a #1 hit on both country and pop charts in 1974. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOjQwyVbJl4

America has 50,000 ghost towns, and some of them are even for sale. For a mere $4 million you can be the king of Woodside, Utah, a former mining town. It’s a bit of a fixer-upper, but with it’s own ranch and service station it has possibilities. The Specials wrote a song all about it called “Ghost Town”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WhhSBgd3KI

John has worked as a professional bassist for 20 years, including a 15 year stint as Musical Director of the Mountain Stage radio program. John has been at KNKX since 1999 where he hosts “All Blues”, is producer of the BirdNote radio program, and co-hosts “Record Bin Roulette”. John is also the recording engineer for KNKX “In-Studio Performances”. Not surprisingly, John's main musical interests are jazz and blues, and he is still performing around Seattle.
John Maynard started working in radio in the seventies as a DJ at Seattle’s KJR AM which at the time was the dominant AM station in the Seattle market. After a brief stint as a restaurateur and night club owner, Maynard returned to radio with Robin Erickson, creating the hugely popular “Robin and Maynard Show.” In the more than 20 years under that marquee, Maynard flew with the Blue Angels, piloted the Goodyear Blimp, sang with Donny Osmond and hung out in a Universal Studios bar with Kojak (Telly Savalas).