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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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Arturo O'Farrill

No Way Off
Risa Negra 2010 via Zoho Music
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Bob Dylan

Wanted Man [Take 1]
Travelin' Thru 1967-1969 The Bootleg Series, Vol. 15 2019 via Columbia
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Featuring Johnny Cash - Highly Acclaimed Bob Dylan Bootleg Series Revisits Dylan's Pivotal Musical Journeys To Nashville, From 1967 To 1969, Focusing On Previously Unavailable Recordings Made With Johnny Cash And Unreleased Tracks From The John Wesley Harding, Nashville Skyline, And Self Portrait Sessions

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Nell And Jim Band

Handsome Medley
Western Sun 2020 via Whippoorwill Arts
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Fresh Into 'YCE

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9:40 am

Tami Neilson

Any Fool With A Heart
Chickaboom! 2020 via Outside Music
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Multi-Award Winning Canadian-Born New Zealand Singer-Songwriter

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Frank Sinatra

Mrs. Robinson
My Way 1969 via Sinatra Enterprises
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With The Don Costa Orchestra Taking Simon & Garfunkel Undercover

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Le Vent Du Nord

Le Vigneron
Tromper Le Temps 2012 via Borealis Records
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Founded 2002

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Van Morrison

Almost Independence Day
Saint Dominic's Preview 1972 via Polydor / Pgd
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Sixth Studio Album By The Northern Irish Hall Of Famer (1993) - Morrison's Band Was Constantly Changing At The Time Of Recordings Over Several Sessions Beginning During The Autumn Of 1971. 'St. Dominic's Preview" Charted In The Top Twenty For Morrison, Remaining His Best Ever U.S. Charting Album For Forty-Eight Years Until 2008's 'Keep It Simple' Cracked The Top Ten

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9:20 am
Ferris Coffee (click for more info)

Coffee at WYCE is provided by Ferris Coffee - a local roaster with two cafe locations in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 

Ferris is a family owned and operated company with a mission to build thriving relationships through specialty coffee and nuts. 

You can find more information about their coffee and the people behind it at ferriscoffee.com

Doris Troy

You'd Better Stop [1965]
Just One Look 2020 via Warner
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One Of The Rare Songs Written By Troy, Coming Two Years After Her Mega Top Ten Hit "Just One Look" - Five Years Later In 1970 The Beatles Signed Her To Apple Records, And Three Short Years After That Received A Phone Call From Roger Waters Asking Her To Be One-Quarter Of The Four Female Backup Singers On "Dark Side Of The Moon"

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Colin Linden & Luther Dickinson

Dearest Darling
Amour 2019 via Stony Plain
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First Collaboration Between Colin Linden & Luther Dickinson With Studio Band 'The Tennessee Valentines' Which Includes Dominic Davis And Fats Kaplin

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Memphis Minnie

I'm So Glad
Blues Classics By Memphis Minnie 1974 via Arhoolie
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Algiers, LA - The Classic Period Of Blues Recording In The 20's Was The Era Of The Blues Diva. Memphis Minnie Shattered That Mould As A Guitarist, Singer And Songwriter As Steeped In Country Blues As Any Delta Songster And When She Moved To Chicago In 1930, She Made A Telling Contribution To The Blues' Urban Transformation.

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Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra

Rosalie [1937]
The 30's Are Here to Stay; Swing And Sway With Sammy Kaye 1968 via Decca
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A Leader Of One Of The So-called "Sweet" Bands Of The Big Band Era, Sammy Kaye Released A Large Number Of Records On Five Major Labels. Began Building His Reputation While A Student At Ohio University, Then Became On Radio In Cincinnati, Moving On To Pittsburgh And Eventually a National Staple; His Radio Show 'Sunday Serenade' A Major Hit During The 40's And 50's. Pop Hits Followed, A Few Adapted For The Broadway Stage.

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Elder Charles Beck And His Congregation

Grabiel
Elder Curry And Elder charles Beck (1930-1939) 1993 via Document
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A Seminal Figure In The Formative Years Of Modern African-American Gospel Music

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The Pipes And Drums Of Leanisch

Loch Lomond
Pride Of Scotland 2007 via REL
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A Freshwater Scottish Lake Which Crosses The Highland Boundary Fault. Considered The Boundary Between The Lowlands Of Central Scotland And the Highlands

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Old 97's

Bad Luck Charm
Graveyard Whistling 2017 via ATO Records
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Founding The Bands Name On The Johnny Cash Nugget 'The Wreck Of The Old 97', The Texas Roots-Rockers Are Only A Handful Of Bands In History Who Can Claim To Have An Intact, Unchanged Line-Up As They Approach Twenty-Five Years Together; Earning The Respect And Veneration As One Of The Pioneers Of The Alt-Country Movement

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COMPILATIONS

On The Road (Sam Bush)
On The Road A Tribute To John Hartford 2020 via Lo Hi
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All Proceeds From The Project Will Benefit MusiCares, An Outfit Run By The Grammy Foundation That Offers Critical Assistance To Musicians In Times Of Crisis And Needs

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Bigfoot Bob & the Toetappers

Hide your Love Away
That About Covers It 2004 via na
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These Eight Cats Know Their Craft And Have Some Heavy Credentials From The "Michigan Rock" Era - Bob Schultz Was The Organist In The Bob Seger System...Remember That Cool Organ Riff In "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man"?

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Buffy Sainte-Marie

America the Beautiful
Medicine Songs 2017 via True North
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The First Nations Legendary Oscar Winning Singer-Songwriter Musician, Visual Artist, Educator, Pacifist, And Social Activist Has Entered Her Eighth Decade Of An Amazing Life, So Far

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Colter Wall

Sleeping on the Blacktop
Imaginary Appalachia 2015 via Young Mary's Record Co.
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Swift Current, Saskatchewan - Wall Turning Twenty-Five Yesterday -

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8:40 am
Promo - Submit Music (click for more info)

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Rollee McGill

You Can Keep It
Single 1964 via Landa
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Rollee McGill Played Rousing Saxophone On The Silhouettes Early Sessions, Most Notably 'Get A Job'. Rollee And The Rhythm Rockers Had A Major Hit In 1955. A Seriously Overlooked Rhythm And Blues Artist, McGill Moved His Base To Philadelphia Recording For Several Labels During The Mid-1950's. Considered A Popular Regional Artist, Rollee McGill Continued That Part Of His Career For A Decade, Passing On in 2000

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Rollee McGill

Table For Two [1962]
Rollee McGill: The Jamie Years 2020 via Jamie
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Blues Spotlight: December 29, 1931 South Carolina - October 11, 2000 Pennsylvania

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Johnny Hodges Septet

Reeling And Rocking
Blues-A-Plenty 1958 via Verve
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'820' Jazz Presents: Jimmy Woode, Bass...Vic Dickerson, Trombone, Roy Eldridge, Trumpet...Billy Strayhorn, Piano..Sam Woodyard, Drums...Ben Webster, Tenor Saxophone...Johnny Hodges...Alto Saxophone - - - - - - - Hodges Of Course Is Considered One Of The Definitive Alto Saxophone Players Of The Big Band Era, Well-Known For His Solo Work With Duke Ellington's Big Band. 'Reeling And Rocking' Is From "Blues-A-Plenty", A 1958 Release By The Johnny Hodges Septet. For The Session, Hodges Assembles What Many Consider The Ultimate Small Group, All Masters Of Their Instrument.

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8:20 am
Ferris Coffee (click for more info)

Coffee at WYCE is provided by Ferris Coffee - a local roaster with two cafe locations in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 

Ferris is a family owned and operated company with a mission to build thriving relationships through specialty coffee and nuts. 

You can find more information about their coffee and the people behind it at ferriscoffee.com

The Two Tracks

Whiskey Blues
Cheers To Solitude 2020 via Independent
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Will Kimbrough Producing The Sheridan, WY Quartet

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Kenny Baker And Bobby Hicks

Chuck-A-Luck
Darkness On The Delta 1980 via Capitol
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A Superb Album By Two Of The All-Time Great Bluegrass Fiddlers With A Mighty Fine Pickin' Session About The Three-Dice Carnival Game 'Chuck-A-Luck

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Lester Flatt And Nashville Grass ft. Marty Stuart

'Til The End Of The World Rolls Around
Once Upon A Time 1992 via Capitol
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Founded By Lester Flatt In 1969 After The End Of His Partnership With Earl Scruggs And The Foggy Mountain Boys

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Maddox Brothers And Rose

Milkcow Blues
America's Most Colorful Hillbilly Band 1960 via King
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The Maddox Family Hailed From Alabama, But Rode The Rails And Hitch-Hiked To California During The Great Depression. The Four Siblings Developed Their Musical Ability, And By 1937 Set the Groundwork For A Meteoric And Influential Career. Their Rough And Rowdy Blend Of Hillbilly, Western-Swing And Medicine Show Hokum Was A Powerful Spark Of Inspiration To The First Wave Of Rockabillies And Rock 'N' Rollers - the Maddox Bros & Rose Were Rock Stars Before There Was Such A Thing.

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Red Molly

Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
Love and Other Tragedies 2008 via Red Molly
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Traditional Gospel Blues Song Alluding To The Parable Of The Ten Virgins (Matthew) - Blind Willie Johnson, 1928; Rev. Gary Davis, 1956; Mississippi Fred McDowell, 1959

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Tracy Grammer

Old Paint
The Verdant Mile 2004 via Independent
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A Traditional American Cowboy Song, Collected And Published In 1927 By Carl Sandburg In His 'American Songbag'. Sandburg Found The Song Through Western Poets Margaret Larkin And Linn Riggs.

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