Joel Najman
Music Host (My Place)Joel has been a part of Vermont's radio scene since 1964. He began his career at WIPS in Ticonderoga, New York. In 1965, he moved to WFAD in Middlebury, Vermont, where he attended Middlebury College. Over the years, Joel worked at radio stations WJOY, WQCR, WDOT, WDEV and WVAA where he served at various times as Morning Announcer, Program Director and News Director.
None of his radio gigs allowed him to express his love for 50s and 60s rock 'n roll music - until 开云体育. Joel began his association with 开云体育 in the early 1980s, and since 1982 has been the host and producer of 开云体育's weekly My Place program. Self-taught, he weaves musicology, anthropology, sociology and even psychology among the music, creating a snapshot of life at that time.
Joel was inducted into the Vermont Association Of Broadcasters Hall Of Fame in 2004.
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This week's My Place program spotlights the Old Town Record Company of New York City and its colorful founder, Hy Weiss. Memorable recordings by the鈥� -
This week on My Place, a program of records that "answered" or responded to a hit of Elvis Presley.In the collection of songs, we'll hear an example from鈥� -
Beginning in the late 1950s, music composer Paul Vance has had over 300 songs recorded over a career that has extended well over half a century. This鈥� -
Songwriter Harry M. Woods composed some of the biggest pop hits in the years between the two World Wars.This week on My Place, the spotlight will shine on鈥� -
The song, "Tom Dooley," as recorded by The Kingston Trio in 1958 spurred a folk music revival in contemporary popular music. This week on My Place, I'll鈥� -
During the dawning of the folk-rock era of the mid-to-late 1960's, singer/songwriter Tim Hardin wrote some of the most enduring confessional songs of love鈥� -
Drummer Hal Blaine is a charter member of Los Angeles's elite group of first-call studio musicians know collectively as "The Wrecking Crew."Blaine has鈥� -
Singer/songwriter Don Covay's music career encompassed constantly evolving genres of black music from 1950s retro doo-wop to early 1960s teen鈥� -
This week's My Place program is the conclusion of a two-part profile of session guitarist Hugh McCracken. Following the breakup of The Beatles, Hugh鈥� -
Hugh McCracken was one of New York's most skilled, first-call studio guitarists. He played on countless sessions with top-name artists over a four-decade鈥�