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My Place: Wrecking Crew Guitarist Billy Strange

Vermont Public | By Joel Najman

Published June 16, 2017 at 10:51 AM EDT

This week's My Place program spotlights musician Billy Strange

This week's My Place spotlights Billy Strange, who excelled as a guitarist, arranger, singer and songwriter.

Strange has been honored as a member of Los Angeles' legendary Wrecking Crew of of elite session 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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