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My Place: Multi-Instrumentalist Larry Knechtel

Vermont Public | By Joel Najman
Published September 11, 2015 at 9:34 AM EDT

As a studio musician, multi-instrumentalist Larry Knechtel was a member of Los Angeles' elite Wrecking Crew and played on dozens of major hit recordings coming from the West Coast all throughout the the 1960s.  During the 1970s, Larry Knechtel was also a member of the soft-rock supergroup Bread. This week My Place spotlights Larry Knechtel and his five decades as one of popular music's most accomplished musicians. 
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Joel Najman
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.
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