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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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Mike Marshall & Chris Thile

The Saga of Harrison Crabfeathers
Into the Cauldron 2003 via Sugarhill [Country]
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Nikki Lane

Good Man
All Or Nothin' 2014 via New West
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Greenville, SC - Lane's Second Release Produced By Dan Auerbach - Living In Nashville, Nikki Also Owns And Operates A Clothing Boutique Called "High Class Hillbilly"

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Rodney Crowell

Bluebird Wine
Heartworn Highways (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 1981 via Light In The Attic
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Documentary Film Captured Some Of The Founders Of The Outlaw Country Movement In Texas And Tennessee In The Last Weeks Of 1975 And The First Weeks Of 1976, Covering Singer-Songwriters Whose Songs Are More Traditional To Early Folk And Country Music Instead Of Following In The Tradition Of The Previous Generation.

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(REQUESTED)

Woody Pines

Satisfied
Counting Alligators 2009 via Muddy Roots
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Nashville Troubadour Drawing Liberally From The Lost Back Alley Anthems And Scratchy Old 78's Of American Roots Music; Spending Years Busking Street Corners Perfecting The Sound Into Something You Would Have Heard In A 1940's Alabama Juke Joint

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9:40 am

The Mastersons

The Other Shoe
Birds Fly South 2012 via New West Records
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Debut Album By Husband And Wife Duo Chris Masterson And Eleanor Whitmore

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Desmond Dekker And The Aces

Rudie Got Soul
007 Shanty Town 1967 via Trojan
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An Excellent Example How The Ska Music From The Mid-60's Is Developing To The Rocksteady Sound, And The Lyrics Come From The Calypso-Mento Method Of Telling About Current Events In Music. Dekker And The Aces Were Jamaican Music's First Outernational Superstar

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Al Kooper & The Al Kooper Big Band

Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
You Never Know Who Your Friends Are 1969 via Columbia
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Giving A Tip Of The Hat To Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong and Janie Bradford, The Three Composing Architects Of The Motown Hits Stable

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(REQUESTED)

Furry Lewis

Goin' Back To Gary
Fourth And Beale 1992 via Lucky Seven Records
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Greenwood, MS - Remastering Of Furry's 1969 Classic - Of All The Old Bluesmen Who Were Rediscovered In The 60's, Furry Lewis Was By Far The Most Engaging Character. Built His First Guitar, Lost A Leg In 1917 Trying to Jump A Train - Hung Around Beale Street Playing With Gus Cannon And Bukka White. Rediscovered In 1959, Becoming A Mainstay On The Blues Revival Circuit.

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9:20 am
World Affairs Council (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from World Affairs Council: 

The World Affairs Council of Western Michigan presents an eight-week series on international relations and foreign policy titled "Great Decisions." 

Due to COVID-19, World Affairs Council has moved the conversation on-line. 

Margaret Myers of Inter-American Dialogue on "China's Road into Latin America," will be offered twice live via video conference Monday, March 23, from 6 to 7 p.m. and Tuesday, March 24, at 12 noon to 1 p.m. on the World Affairs Council's Youtube Channel. 

For more on the series and the speakers, it's World Michigan dot org slash great decisions 2020 or 616.776.1721. 

Mamou Prairie Band

Blue Runner
Catch My Hat 1993 via Swallow Records
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Johnny Cash

Let the Lower Lights Be Burning
My Mother's Hymn Book 2004 via Lost Highway
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A Collection Of Spiritual Songs And Hymns That Johnny Learned From His Mother While Growing Up. The Album Features Johnny's single Acoustic Guitar And Wonderful Bass-Baritone Voice

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COMPILATIONS

Mawuya Mawuya
Invocations- Sacred Music from World Traditions 1998 via Independent
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Zimbabweans Dumari Maraire & Ephat Mujuru, Two Of Twentieth Centuries Finest Mbira Musicians. The Origins Of The Mbira, Or Thumb Piano Can Be Traced Three-Thousand Years Ago To The West Coast Of Africa, Among The Ethnic Groups Of Zimbabwe And Mozambique

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9:00 am
Broad Leaf (click for more info)

Support today on WYCE comes from  Broad Leaf Local Beer an experimental craft brewery open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner with from-scratch street food and live music. 


Broad Leaf is on the corner of 29th St and Lake Eastbrook Blvd and is owned and operated by Brewery Vivant. 

A list if events, menu, and more is available broad leaf beer dot com or on Facebook and Instagram

Miss Rhapsody ft. The June Cole Orchestra

Hey Lawdy Mama [1944]
Stompin' At the Savoy: The Original Indi Label, 1941-1961 2010 via SLG
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Reworking The 1934 Piedmont Blues Pillar Recorded First By Buddy Moss

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Maria Muldaur & Her Garden of Joy

Medley: Life's Too Short/When Elephants Roost In Bamboo Trees
Good Time Music For Hard Times 2009 via Stony Plain Music
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Dan Hicks Dueting With Maria

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La-Llamas

La Llama
Bread And Jam 2020 via La-Llamas
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Davy Cattanach Of The Old Blind Dogs And Paddy Buchanan Of The Marionettes Began Jamming On & Off A Few Years Ago, Building A Rootsy Groove On A Foundation Of World Music Rhythms.

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Federale

She's Headed For The Highway, I'm Bound For Train
No Justice 2019 via Federale Music
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Portland, OR - Formed In 2004 By Colin Hegna Of The Brian Jonestown Massacre. The Band Take Their Influence By The Music Of European Genre Films, Spaghetti Westerns and Giallos

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Kathleen Healy

Two To Tango
Embracing The Journey 2019 via Kathleen Healy
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Singer/Songwriter Based On Cape Cod, Ma Heavily Influenced By Nanci Griffith

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8:40 am
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The Beale Streeters

Follow The Rule [1952]
The Complete Duke Recordings 2004 via Duke
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Had A Short But Brilliant Career Beginning In The Late 1940's As Part Of The Loose Collective Of Blues Musicians Known As The Beale Streeters, Which Included BB King, Bobby Bland And Rosco Gordon. Ace Racked Up Huge Record Sales And Sold-Out Concerts, Regularly Charting High On The R&B Charts. Unfortunately, Johnny's Non-Stop Touring Schedule And Heavy Alcohol Consumption Caught Up With Him. Johnny Alexander Died By His Own Hand In 1935 At The Age of Twenty-Five

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Johnny Ace ft. Big Mama Thornton & Johnny Otis

Yes, Baby
7" Vinyl 45 RPM 1953 via Duke
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June 9, 1929 TN - December 25, 1954 TX

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Cootie Williams Quintet

Night Train
Night Train: Live In Paris 1959 via Blue Note
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Arnold Jarvis, Hammond B-3...Lester Jenkins, Drums...Larry Dale, Guitar...George Clark, Tenor Saxophone...Cootie Williams, Trumpet - - - - - - - - - - - Rose to Prominence As A Member Of Duke Ellington's Orchestra When The Band Was Playing At The Cotton Club. Briefly Played With Chick Webb And Fletcher Henderson, And In 1940 With Benny Goodman Prior To Forming Several Small Groups; Remaining His Preferred Configurations.

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8:20 am
World Affairs Council (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from World Affairs Council: 

The World Affairs Council of Western Michigan presents an eight-week series on international relations and foreign policy titled "Great Decisions." 

Due to COVID-19, World Affairs Council has moved the conversation on-line. 

Margaret Myers of Inter-American Dialogue on "China's Road into Latin America," will be offered twice live via video conference Monday, March 23, from 6 to 7 p.m. and Tuesday, March 24, at 12 noon to 1 p.m. on the World Affairs Council's Youtube Channel. 

For more on the series and the speakers, it's World Michigan dot org slash great decisions 2020 or 616.776.1721. 

Guy Clark

L.A. Freeway
Old No. 1 1975 via DBK WORKS
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Gibson Brothers

Cabin Down Below
Iron & Diamonds 2008 via Sugar Hill
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Leigh & Eric Pickin' On Tom Petty This Morning - Petty Wrote It For His Second Solo Release, "Wildflowers' In 1994

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Sierra Hull

How Long
25 Trips 2020 via Sierra Hull
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Sierra Continues The Musical Journey Built Upon Her Bluegrass Roots And Venturing Into Entirely New Terrain

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Asleep At The Wheel

Keeper of My Heart (Featuring Merle Haggard and Emily Gimble)
Still the King - Celebrating the Music of Bob Willis and his Texas Playboys 2015 via Bismeaux
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Wills Was Recording An Album With Merle Haggard In 1973 when A Stroke Left Him Comatose Until His Death Two Years Later. The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inducted Bob Wills And the Texas Playboys In 1999 In The Early Influences Category

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Dave Rawlings Machine

Ruby
A Friend Of A Friend 2009 via Acony Records
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The Debut Album From Gillian Welch's Secret Weapon. The Tune Packs A Seventies Topanga Canyon Vibe With Ketch Secor, Willie Watson, Kevin Hayes, And Morgan Jahnig Of "Old Crow Medicine Show" Contributing Substantially On The Recording

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8:00 am
Broad Leaf (click for more info)

Support today on WYCE comes from  Broad Leaf Local Beer an experimental craft brewery open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner with from-scratch street food and live music. 


Broad Leaf is on the corner of 29th St and Lake Eastbrook Blvd and is owned and operated by Brewery Vivant. 

A list if events, menu, and more is available broad leaf beer dot com or on Facebook and Instagram