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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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Snooky Pryor

Blue Bird Blues
All My Money Gone 2018 via Wolf Records
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Composer: John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson - "When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose. Traditions! Returns Next Week

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The Bottle Rockets

Smile
South Broadway Athletic Club 2015 via Bloodshot
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St. Louis, MO 1992 - Considered To Be The Leaders Of The '90's Alt-Country/Roots Rock Revival Along With Peers Uncle Tupelo - Influences Of Woody Guthrie, Neil Young And The Replacements

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(REQUESTED)

Ray Wylie Hubbard

Bad on Fords
The Ruffian's Misfortune 2015 via Bordello
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Online Stream Suggestion - Celebrated Number 72 A Few Days Ago

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Potato Moon

Carnival Lullaby
Carnival 2004 via Independent
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GR Flavor!

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Amber Rubarth

Wish We'd Gotten Drunk
Good Mystery 2009 via Amber Recordings
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Left Home At 17 To Become A Chainsaw Sculptor; Began Writing Songs At 21

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9:40 am

The Clayfoot Strutters

Foro Santa
Going Elsewhere 2002 via Clayfoot Strutters
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New England-Based Contradance Jam Band, Specializing In Fusing The Modes And Melodies Of Traditional American Immigrant Music, With Spicy Dance-Floor Grooves From The Latin, Swing, Afropop And Zydeco/Cajun Worlds.

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Chris Robinson Brotherhood

New Cannonball Rag
Betty's Midwestern Magic Blends 2018 via Silver Arror
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Fourth Release In The Acclaimed Series Of Live Recordings Dubbed "Betty's Blends."

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9:20 am

The Knickerbocker All-Stars

Since You've Been Gone
Love Makes A Woman 2018 via JP Cadillac Records
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Darcel Wilson On Vocals, Reworking Aretha

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Paul Cebar

Run Wild, Breathe Easy
Upstroke For The Downfolk 1996 via Don't Records
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With Longtime Band the Milwaukeens - Gets Inspiration From The Sounds, Sights And Smells From The Streets Of Milwaukee

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Tarheel Slim

Wildcat Tamer [1958]
An Introduction To New York Blues 2007 via Fuell 2000
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Alden Bunn- Piedmont Blues Of His Early Days Was Always Evident In His Guitar Playing, Giving Him An Incredible Versatility; Recording Blues, Gospel, R&B, Soul, Pop And Rockabilly - Prolific On the Post-War Music Scene

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Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra Ft. Ruth Gaylor

Never Felt Better, Never Felt Less [1937]
Heigh-Ho 2016 via JazzDocs
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In The Late '30s Bunny's Masterful Horn Soared Above The Finest Bands; Fused The Extroverted Power Of Armstrong With The Nuanced Tone Palette Of Bix - Career And Influence Were Shortened By Alcoholism At Age 33

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Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Shosholoza
Long Walk To Freedom 2006 via Heads Up
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Guest Musicians: Lucky Dube And Hugh Masekela - A Call And Response Work Song Expressing The Hardship Of Working The Gold And Silver Mines Of South Africa; With Its' Roots Not To Dissimilar From The Field Hollers Of America's Deep South, Itself Contributing To The Development Of The Blues

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9:00 am
Business Day: Urban Massage (click for more info)

Support For WYCE Comes From Urban Massage Inviting you to "Lights on Creston"! 

Lights on Creston is a free community event happening throughout the North Quarter Business District in the Creston, Cheshire and North Monroe neighborhoods on December 5 from 4pm-9pm. 

 There will be food and drink specials, free gifts and activities, a scavenger hunt, performances and a shuttle service during the night of the event!

Find more information on this event and the participating businesses on Facebook by searching for 'Lights on Creston' 

This announcement was sponsored by Urban Massage. Urban Massage is a massage therapy business located in the Creston neighborhood. 

Learn more about their services at urban massage G-R dot com.

Eilen Jewell

You Know My Love
Down Hearted Blues 2017 via Signature Sounds
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Composer: Otis Rush, 1969

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Dion

Kickin' Child
Kickin' Child: The Lost columbia Album 1965 2017 via Columbia
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After The Recording Session Dion Shelved The Project, Not Seeing Daylight For Fifty-Two Years. The Sound Is A Prime Example Of How The Bronx Legend Predated The Electric Folk Boom Of The '60's That Dylan, The Byrds And Company Took To The Bank, With Worldwide Acclaim.

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The Teskey Brothers

Louisa
Half Mile Harvest 2018 via Glassnote
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Australian Blues Quartet

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Miss Lonely Hearts

The River
Lost Highway 2016 via Delta Bound
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Giving Springsteen a Bit Of Border Flavor By The Quintet Out Of Santa Cruz

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Lux Land

Tell Me You Will
Made of Murmurs [ep] 2003 via Independent
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GR Favor!

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8:40 am
Promo - In-Studio Performances (click for more info)

Tune in to WYCE for intimate in-studio interviews - and live performances - from local and touring musicians. We bring you up close to some of our favorite acts as they share brand new songs - often before they're even released - with stories and insights behind the music.

Then, check out "WYCE dot org" for an audio archive of recent in-studio performances. While you're there, browse our calendar of upcoming artist visits!

Memphis Minnie

Chickasaw Train Blues [1934]
100% Blues 2018 via Memphis Minnie
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Blues Spotlight: Lizzie Douglas Was One Of The Rare Women Of Her Era To Gain Prominence As A Guitarist, Overcoming Considerable Odds To Achieve Success, Battling Both Racism And Sexism. The Lure Of Beale Street Drew Her To Memphis, Working The Streets, Cafes, Clubs With First Husband Kansas Joe McCoy. Chicago Beckoned, And Minnie's Showmanship And Instrumental Prowess Enabled Her To Hold Her Own and Earn Respect From The Top Bluesmen Of Chicago, Including Muddy Waters And Big Bill Broonzy. Memphis Minnie's Songs Have Been Recorded By Many; Her Impact Continues To This Day

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Alec "Guitar Slim" Seward & Louis "Jelly Belly" Hayes

South Carolina Blues [1944]
Carolina Blues 1997 via Smithsonian Folkways
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Blues Spotlight: Piedmont Duo Of The 1940' & 50's Also Known As The Back Porch Boys And Blues Servant Boys - Recorded Entire Catalogue In New York City After Befriending Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry. Going Their Separate Ways, Hayes Became A Minister And Seward Continued to Perform Until 1972

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The Jazz Crusaders

Air Waves
Uh Huh 1967 via Pacific Jazz
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Wayne Henderson, Trombone...Wilton Felder, Tenor Sax...Buster Williams, Bass...Stix Hooper, Drums...Joe Sample, Piano - - - Ninth Studio Album Released On Pacific Jazz Records; Soulful Hard Bop At Its Prime

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8:20 am

The Gibson Brothers

Lay Your Body Down
Mockingbird 2018 via Easy Eye
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Producer: Dan Auerbach

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(REQUESTED)

Dale Watson

Carryin' On This Way
Carrin' On 2014 via Red river
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Birmingham, AL - Independent Outsider; Champion Of Authentic Country Music

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Low Lilly

Rock Of Ages
10,000 Days Like This 2018 via Mad River
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New England-Based String And Vocal Trio Exploring The Roots Of American Folk Music; Traditional Influences And Modern Inspiration

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Rob Ickes

California Blues
Slide City 1999 via Rounder
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International Bluegrass Music Association Thirteen-Time Resonator Guitar Player Of The Year

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Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Roving Gambler
The Essential Ramblin' Jack Elliott 1976 via Vanguard Records
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Jack Elliot, 1964

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Missy Raines

I've Endured
Royal Traveller 2018 via Compass
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Guest Musicians: Rachael Baiman & Christian Sedelmeyer Revisiting Ola Belle Reed

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8:00 am
Business Day: Urban Massage (click for more info)

Support For WYCE Comes From Urban Massage Inviting you to "Lights on Creston"! 

Lights on Creston is a free community event happening throughout the North Quarter Business District in the Creston, Cheshire and North Monroe neighborhoods on December 5 from 4pm-9pm. 

 There will be food and drink specials, free gifts and activities, a scavenger hunt, performances and a shuttle service during the night of the event!

Find more information on this event and the participating businesses on Facebook by searching for 'Lights on Creston' 

This announcement was sponsored by Urban Massage. Urban Massage is a massage therapy business located in the Creston neighborhood. 

Learn more about their services at urban massage G-R dot com.