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Traditions!

Traditions! Is A Weekly Two-Hour Presentation Following Musical Streams Passed Down Through Generations; Pathways Linked By A Sincere Appreciation And Acknowledgement Of The Influential Styles That Continue Shaping The Landscape Of Roots Music: Early Influences - Pioneering Legends - Roots Revivalists - Indigenous Cultures. Thanks For Joining Us!

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Likho Duo

You Shook Me
Blues And The World Beyond 2017 via Likho Records
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"When Music Is Tight It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Bob Dylan

Love Minus Zero
Bringing It All Back Home 1965 via Columbia
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Recorded During The Summer Of 1964, Woodstock, NY With An Assortment Of Guest Musicians: John Sebastian, John Hammond, Kenny Rankin & John Boone - Album Cover: The Cufflinks Dylan Wore In The Picture Were A Gift From Joan Baez, As She Later Referenced In Her Song "Diamonds & Rust" (1975)

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The Mills Brothers

My Gal Sal
The Decca Singles, Vol. 1: 1934-1937 2017 via Verve
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Sometimes Billed The Four Mills Brothers, And Originally Known As The Four Kings f Harmony - More Than 2,000 recordings That sold More Than 50 million Copies And Garnered At Least Three Dozen Gold Records - Inducted Into The Vocal Group Hall Of Fame In 1998

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Cicada Rhythm

God Bless The Child
Stuck In My Head 2017 via Normaltown
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A Fascinating Take On Billie Holiday's Classic, 1939 - "Stuck In My Head," Is The Second Of The Series In A Project Still In It's Infancy By Band Members Andrea DeMarcus And Dave Kirslis

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9:40 am

Halie Loren

Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
Stages 2010 via White Moon
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Sitka, AK

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Lloyd Price

Blueberry Jam
This Is Rock And Roll 2017 via Double L Records
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Known As "Mr. Personality" - First Recording: Lawdy Miss Clawdy, 1952 - Rock & Roll Hall Of Famer

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Rising Appalachia

Cumberland Gap (Live)
Alive 2017 via Rising Appalachia
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Sisters Leah And Chloe And Their Beloved Band Are Melting Pot Of Folk Music Simplicity; Fiercely Independent And Crafting A Seven Album Career From the Dusts Of Their Passion

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Neil Young & Promise Of The Real

Almost Always
The Visitor 2017 via Reprise
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Young's 39th Record Teaming Up With Willie Nelson's Sons Lucas And Micah - Turning 72 a Few Weeks Ago, Neil Still Operates Exactly How He Has Since The 1970's, With New Work Arriving Constantly And Chaotically In Bursts Of Inspiration

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9:20 am
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Chick Webb Orchestra

Liza (All Che Clouds Roll Away) 1938
Clap Hands! Here Comes Chick, Vol. 1 2012 via Reprise
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Tom Rigney

Baby Please Don't Go
A Blue Thing 2004 via Parhelion
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Guest Musicians: Roy Rogers & Norton Buffalo - The Song: An Adaptation Of "Long John," An Old Folk Theme Dating Back To The Nineteenth-Century

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Rachel Harrington

Karen Kane
City of Refuge 2008 via SkinnyDennis Records
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Doc Watson & Chet Atkins

On My Way To Canaan's Land
Reflections 1980 via Sony Music
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Inca Kenas

El Condor Pasa
El Condor Pasa 2008 via Inka Kenas
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'The Condor Passes' - Written In 1913 By Peruvian Composer And Ethnomusicologist Daniel Robles - The Song Has Its' Roots Based Firmly In The Inca Empire

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Leon Russell

Cajun Love Song
Carney 1972 via Shelter Recording Company Inc.
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Jan James

It's So Easy
Calling All Saints 2017 via Blue Palace Records
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Fresh Into The 'YCE Blues Alley

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Delilah DeWylde and The Lost Boys

Kalifornia
The Price You Pay 2010 via n/a
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Appearing: Bell's Eccentric Cafe 1/5, Kalamazoo

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The Weavers

Rock Island Line [1957]
The Weavers Ultimate collection 2013 via Vantage
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Vintage American Folk Music - Written By Clarence Wilson, 1929 - First Recorded Appearance In 1934 By The Inmates Of Cummins State Prison

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Ben Bullington

Ain't Found It Yet
White Sulphur Springs 2008 via Ben Bullington
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Small Town Montana Family Doctor Until His Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis in 2012 - Stopped Practicing Medicine And Embraced The Last Year Of His Life With A Determination To Make As Much Music For As Many People As He Could -

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8:40 am
Promo - Local Spins on WYCE (click for more info)

Local Spins on WYCE is a 1-hour exploration of the best music from the Grand Rapids area and West Michigan. The program often debuts new songs by seasoned artists as well as emerging acts who merit attention and broader exposure.

The show is hosted by John "SINK-uh-vitch" from LocalSpins.com, the website covering West Michigan's music scene. Each week, John invites local artists into the studio for live music and conversation.

Tune in for "Local Spins on WYCE" every Friday at 11am. And browse every archived episode online at WYCE dot org

Memphis Slim

Flock Rocker
The Complete recordings Vol.3, 1948-1950 2006 via Premium
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September 15, 1915 Tennessee - February 24, 1988 France

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Memphis Slim

Throw This Poor Dog A Bone [1947]
At His Best 2017 via Memphis Slim
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John Len Chatmon - One Of Finest Pianists The Blues Has Ever Seen. Honed His Chops With Jazz Gilliam & Big Bill Broonzy

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Eric Dolphy

Mrs. Parker Of K.C. (Birds's Mother)
Far Cry 1960 via New Jazz
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Jaki Byard, Piano....Ron Carter, Bass...Booker Little, Trumpet...Ron Haynes, Drums...Eric Dolphy, Bass Clarinet

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8:20 am

The Earls Of Leicester

Big Black Train
The Earls Of Leicester 2014 via Rounder
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Dale Watson

Blackjack
Blackjack 2017 via Dan Watson
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With His Longtime Band, "The Lone Stars"

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Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard

Mean Poppa Blues
Hazel Dickens And Alice Gerrard 1976 via Rounder
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Buzz Cason

The Ballad of Berry Hill
Passion 2017 via Arena Recordings
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Wild Ponies

Tower And The Wheel
Galax 2017 via Gearbox Records
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Husband/Wife Duo Doug & Telisha Williams, Southwest Virginia - 'YCE Best Of 2017

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Eeva Talsi And Casey Driessen

Vormsi Leik/Garfield's Blackberry
Eeva Talsi & Casey Driessen 2017 via Red Shoe
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CMC Year End Giving (click for more info)

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