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“Larry, what’s your favorite piece of music?” Truth is, I can’t tell you because to take all the music I’ve ever heard and enjoyed and reduce it to one thing above all the others is simply impossible for me.
I grew up around all kinds of music, learned to play piano, sang in the high school choir, and built a formidable record collection by the time I was in my early 20’s. Then I put in nearly 30 years as a radio announcer, working in album rock, adult contemporary, jazz, and classical mu…
Recent Episodes
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July 11, 2026
KPB Program 305
KPB Program 305 Playlist -- 1st set: Frank's Tavern (Calexico) - For a Few Dollars More (Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra) - Red Right Hand (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds) - Forgotten Waltz No. 2 (Nicholas Brittell) 2nd set: Theme from A Fistful of Dollars (Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra) - Your Sweet Love (Lee Hazlewood) - Million Dollar Bill (Dawes) 3rd set: How High the Moon (The Quebe Sisters) - Live for Life (Carmen McRae & Herbie Mann) - Philly Dog (Herbie Mann) - The Rider Song (Nick Cave & W
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July 4, 2026
KPB Program 304
KPB Program 304 Playlist -- 1st set: For the Sake of the Song (Townes Van Zandt) - Twice (Leo Kottke) - Buckaroo (Buck Owens) 2nd set: Buckaroo (Leo Kottke) - I'll Be Here in the Morning (Townes Van Zandt) - Onion Soup (Vic Chesnutt) I Can't Tell You Why (Diana Krall) 3rd set: Tequila Sunrise (The Eagles) - Cripple Creek (Leo Kottke) - Lonely (Leah Blevins) - The Time for Flowers (Emily Scott Robinson) 4th set: No Depression in Heaven (Sheryl Crow) - Please, Please Me (Bill Frisell) - The Fisher
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June 27, 2026
KPB Program 303
KPB Program 303 Playlist -- 1st set: He's a Pirate (Jake Shimabukuro) - Brennan's Reel (Martin Hayes Quartet) - When You Wish Upon a Star (Brian Wilson) - Suite Americana: No. 1, Sunday Evening in L.A. (Marta Tacconi) 2nd set: When You're Falling (Afro Celt Sound System w/Peter Gabriel) - Emma's Video Shop (Neil Cowley Trio) - Yellow (Coldplay) 3rd set: Drugs and Junk Food (Aaron Lee Tasjan) - Tisane (Dominic Miller) - American Tune (Shawn Colvin) 4th set: Tomorrow Comes (Edie Brickell) - Chim C
302
June 20, 2026
KPB Program 302
KPB Program 302 Playlist -- 1st set: 96 Tears (? & the Mysterians) - Accidents Will Happen (Elvis Costello & the Attractions) - Along Comes Mary (The Association) - I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass (Nick Lowe) 2nd set: The Embrace (Tord Gustavsen Quartet) - Everything That Touches You (The Association) - [What's So Funny 'Bout] Peace, Love, and Understanding (Elvis Costello & the Attractions) 3rd set: One-Dime Blues (Etta Baker) - I Only Want to Be with You (Shelby Lynne) - This Masquerade (Ge
301
June 13, 2026
KPB Program 301
KPB Program 301 Playlist -- 1st set: Chopin's Seance (Carolyn Trowbridge) - Sensitive Kind (J.J. Cale) - That's Where I Belong (The Notting Hillbillies) 2nd set: Dusk at the Fork in the Road (George Winston) - The Old Woman Who Never Grew Older (Carolyn Trowbridge) - Let's Get Lost (Chet Baker) 3rd set: Laughing (David Crosby) - Trouble Child/Twisted (Joni Mitchell) 4th set: Tookey's Engine (Carolyn Trowbridge) - Train, Train (Blackfoot) 5th set: Salome (Old 97's)
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June 6, 2026
KPB Program 300
KPB Program 300 Playlist -- 1st set: Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes (k.d. lang) - Virgo Clowns (Van Morrison) - Wondering Where the Lions Are (Bruce Cockburn) - Bettina (Bola Sete) 2nd set: Drive (Joe Bonamassa) - Trains and Boats and Planes (Fountains of Wayne) - La Marinada (Bill Laurance & Michael League) 3rd set: How Should I Know? (Pierre Bensusan, Andrew York, Guinga, & Brian Gore) - Constant Craving (k.d. lang) - The Push and Pull (Jody Shelley) 4th set: I Remember You (Keb' Mo') -
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