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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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Ron Levy

Memphis Mem'ries
Voodoo Boogaloo 2005 via Levtron
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose" Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Rosie Flores

Get Rhythm
Girl Of The Century 2009 via Bloodshot Records
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Undercover: Johnny Cash, 1956

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Roy Rogers and Norton Buffalo

Under the Rug
Roots of Our Nature 2002 via Blind Pig
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Masters Of Their Craft

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Bessie Smith

Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer
Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues 2003 via Sony
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Vintage Bessie!

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Bing Crosby w/ The Andrews Sisters

(They'll Be a Hot time In The Town Of Berlin (When the Yanks Go Marching In)
Bing - His Legendary Years 1993 via MCA
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Composers: Joe Bushkin & John Devries, 1943 - Originally Recorded By Bing And The Andrews Sisters Vic Schoen and His Orchestra On June 30, 1944 Reaching Number One On The Top 100 Songs Of 1944

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9:40 am

Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem

Stewball
Gambling Eden 2003 via Signature Records
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A Broadsheet Ballad , 1784 - Name Of An 18th-Century British Racehorse - Foaled In 1741

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Kenny Blackwell

No Quarter
Guitar Gods 2008 via CMH
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Composers: John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page And Robert Plant: Houses Of The Holy, 1973

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Yo-Yo Ma

St. James Infirmary Blues
Sing Me Home 2016 via Sony Masterworks
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Vocals: Rhiannon Giddens - A Song With Roots Of Unknown Origin, This Version Blurs the Boundaries Between Traditional Blues, Marching Band Sound And Eastern European Folk Music

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9:20 am

Martha & The Vandellas

Heat Wave
Heat Wave 1963 via Motown
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Produced And Composed With A Gospel Backbeat, Jazz Overtones And Doo-Wop Call And Responsive Vocals, "Heat Wave" Was One Of The First Songs To Exemplify The Style Of Music Later Termed As The 'Motown Sound' - "Heat Wave," Garnered The Trio's Only Grammy Award Nomination For Best R&B Recording For 1964, Making The Vandellas The First Motown Group Ever To Receive A Grammy Award Nomination.

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Ingrid Lucia & the Flying Neutrinos

I'd Rather Be in New Orleans
I'd Rather Be in New Orleans (First Edition) 1999 via Flying Neutrinos
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Bela Fleck

Dunia Haina Wema-Thumb Fun
Throw Down Your Heart, Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 - Africa Sessions 2009 via Rounder / Umgd
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A Companion Album To The Documentary Film That Chronicles The African Pilgrimage Of Fleck In Search Of The Origins Of The Banjo

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The Golden Gate Quartet

Ezekial Saw The Wheel
Swing Down Chariot: the Essential Gospels Of The Golden Gate Quartet, 1955-1960 2015 via Juba
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Founded At Booker T. High School In Virginia In 1931 - The Jubilee Quartet Remains Active To This Day

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Johnny Cash

Ragged Old Flag
Ragged Old Flag 1974 via Sony
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Have A Safe Fourth Of July

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9:00 am
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Honey Island Swamp Band

Prodigal Son
Cane Sugar 2013 via Louisiana Red hot
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Composer: Rev. Robert Wilkins

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Jayme Stone

Bury Boula For Me
The Lomax Project 2015 via Borealis
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1930's Calypso Folk Ballad - The Album's Focus Is On Songs Collected By Folklorist Alan Lomax - Stone Brings Together Some Of North America's Most Distinctive And Creative Roots Musicians To Revive, Recycle, And Reimagine Traditional Music

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Dave Alvin

Fourth Of July
Live From Austin, TX: Dave Alvin And The Guilty Men 2007 via New West
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Recorded January 1999 During An Appearance On Austin City Limits - Appearance: Alvin And Jimmie Dale Gilmore Currently On Tour With 'The Guilty Ones' Promoting Their Latest Collaboration "Downey to Lubbock," And Arriving At The Ark, Ann Arbor On 9/12

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Cathie Ryan

Liberty's Sweet Shore
Through The Wind And Rain 2012 via Cathie Ryan
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Blessed With A Voice Of Luminous Clarity And A Gift For Unearthing Gems From Irish And American Song Traditions, And Showcasing Writers Whose work Deserves Wider Recognition

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8:40 am

Memphis Minnie

Ma Rainey
Memphis Minnie Vol. 5 (1940-1941) 1991 via Document
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Memphis Minnie Writing A Song For One Of Her Inspirations, Ma Rainey

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Ma Rainey

Army Camp Harmony Blues [1925]
Shave'Em Dry Blues (Remastered) 2010 via Document
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April 26, 1886 Georgia - December 22, 1939 Georgia - Ma Rainey Fostered The Blues Idiom, And She Did So By Linking The Earthy Spirit Of Country Blues With The Classic Style Of Bessie Smith - She Often Played With Outstanding Jazz Accompanists That Included Louis Armstrong, Fletcher Henderson And Sidney Betchet, And Was Just At Home Fronting A Jug Band Or Washboard Band - At The Turn Of the Century, And All Of Fourteen Years Of Age, Gertrude Pridgett Married Bill Rainey, And For The Next Twenty Years Toured The Deep South As Ma & Pa Rainey, The Assassinators Of The Blues - The Studios Came Calling In The Early 1920's And Rainey Recorded Well Over 100 Tracks - The Great Depression Sent Her Back To Georgia And Rainey Retired From Music, Passing On in 1939; Her Impact On The Blues is Immeasurable

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Nestor Torres

Miami Beach Rhumba
Jazz Flute Traditions 2017 via Alfie
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Silvano Monasterios, Piano...Jamie Ousley, Bass...Michael Piolet, Drums...Miguel Russell & Gregorio Hernandez, Percussion...Nestor Torres, Flute

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8:20 am

The Osborne Brothers

Cabin In Caroline [1978]
The Essential Bluegrass Collection 2008 via CMH
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Vintage 'Grass From Sonny & Bobby

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Lonesome River Band

Calling Elvis
Single 2018 via Mountain Home
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Grassin' Up Dire Straits And Reworking "Calling Elvis" (On Every Street, 1991)

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Jake Blount & Tatiana Hargreaves

Running Home To Doris
Reparations 2018 via Independent
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An Collection Of Dusted Off Gems By A Few Of The Early Influences From Appalachia

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Norman Blake

Hand Me Down My Walking Cane
Whiskey Before Breakfast 1976 via Rounder
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Composer: James Bland, 1880 - Gid Tanner First Recorded It In 1925 - Since Then Many Versions Adapted To Numerous Genres Have Appeared, But None So Masterfully Executed As Norman Blake - His Place On The Mount Rushmore Of Acoustic Guitarists Is Without Dispute - Blake Has Spent 65 Years Defining The Flatpicked Guitar

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Diana Jones

Don't Forget Me
High Atmosphere 2011 via PROPER RECORDS US
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WYCE Station Manager (click for more info)

The Best Little Radio Station on The Planet 88.1FM WYCE is looking for a new Station Manager to flagship Community Radio for West Michigan. 

Serious inquiries please submit resume and cover letters via email to jobs@grcmc.org 

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