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Pucker up and hit those high notes, time for The Whistler

KNKX Public Radio | By John Kessler,
John Maynard
Published March 22, 2012 at 4:30 AM PDT
Beware The Whistler!
Beware The Whistler!

I am the Whistler, and I know many things, for I walk by night. I know many strange tales, hidden in the hearts of men and women who have stepped into the shadows. Yes... I know the nameless terrors of which they dare not speak ... opening to the 1940’s radio drama The Whistler.

Whistling has been around as long as we’ve had lips, and that puckering propensity has had a vital role in many iconic movies and songs.

How about Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart from To Have and Have Not:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MheNUWyROv8

Work has taken on new meaning since this 1937 whistler from Snow White and the Seven Dwarves:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOL0rMBdNKw

What would the Harlem Globetrotters do without their trusty theme song, Brother Bones whistling “Sweet Georgia Brown”?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDLvbnoGA6M

And lastly, the cosmic whistling scene from Monty Python’s The Life of Brian “Always Look On The Bright Side of Life”. Feel free to chime in…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlBiLNN1NhQ

 
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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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