The Presidents' iPods

KNKX Public Radio | By John Kessler,

Published December 2, 2010 at 7:34 AM PST

John and Jackie Kennedy, pictured here New Year's Day 1961. Did Kennedy have a 'tin ear'?

The Record Bin Roulette wheel lands on: the Presidential iPod. Get ready to get your ears filled with the songs preferred in the Oval Office.

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Apparently President John F. Kennedy had something of a 'tin ear.' Jimmy Carter got into Dylan. And "My Sharona" for W.? Yep. Richard Nixon played a little piano on The Tonight Show.

We bet you think you know Bill Clinton's favorites, but you might not be right.

Record Bin Roulette episode #95 takes us into the musical souls of the Commanders in Chief.

Listen in by clicking on the audio 'play' arrow above.

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John Kessler

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.

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John Maynard

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).

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