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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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Turanga

Thumbs
Ray's Music Exchange 2001
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Tanya Tucker

I'm On Fire _ Ring Of Fire (Medley) [Live]
Live From The Troubadour 2020 via Fantasy
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Bruce & Johnny, T.T. Style

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Anya Hinkle

I Belong To The Band
Single 2021 via Anya Hinkle
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Southwest Virginia - Founding Member Of Asheville NC-Based "Appalachiacana" Band Tellico - The Winner Of The MerleFest Chris Austin Songwriting Competition In 2019 - This Working Of The Rev. Gary Davis Is The First Release From A Forthcoming Project

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Bobby Rush

Shake It for Me
Rawer Than Raw 2020 via Deep Rush/Thirty Tigers
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Latest Blues Into the 'YCE Blues Alley; 87 Year-Old Multi-Awards Recipient - Twelve Alone In 2017

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9:40 am
DGRI - World of Winter (click for more info)
Support today on WYCE comes from Downtown Grand Rapids Inc presenting the World of Winter until February 28th. 

The World of Winter experience in Downtown Grand Rapids offers different festivities, outdoor public art installations, pop-up musical performances, professionally carved ice sculpture displays, ice games, and more.

More details are available at world of winter gr dot com


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The Iguanas

Born Again Devil
Sugar Town 1999 via Koch Records
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Crescent City Rock 'N' Roots Band Founded In 1989 Melding Multiple Styles Into A Deep Groove

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Marianne Faithfull

As Tears Go By
Marianne Faithfull 1965 via Decca
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One Of The Lead Female Artists During The British Invasion In The United States, Marianne Beat Covid And Celebrated Number 74 Not Long Ago Ago - Given "As Tears Go By" By Jagger At A Rolling Stones Launch Party In 1964; She Took It To Number One Across Europe; The Stones Recorded Their Version One Year Later, Three Tracks In On Side Two Of 'December's Children'

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Harry Belafonte

Big Boat Up The River
Ballads, Blues And Blasters 1964 via RCA
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Turning 94 In A Few Weeks

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Helen Humes Septet

I Surrender
Swingin' With Humes 1961 via Contemporary
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Teenage Blues Singer, A Count Basie Band Alumnus, A Saucy R&B Diva, And A Mature Interpreter Of The Classic Popular Song; Instrumental In The Shaping And Defining The Sound Of Vocal Swing Music

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Betty Fox Band ft. Selwyn Birchwood

No Other Man
Too Far Gone 2012 via Betty Fox Band
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Debut Album By The Multi-Award Winning By Tampa Bay Quartet

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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 relationships through specialty coffee and nuts. 

More information about their coffee and the people behind is available at ferriscoffee.com

Norrie Cox and His New Orleans Stompers

South of the Border
Dance Hall Days 1999 via Delmark
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The Heavy Influence Of Sidney Bechet And Johnny Dodds Are Most Prevalent In The Music Of This Crescent City Institution

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The Gypsy Cuban Project

Chan Chan
Havana Night Sessions At Abdala Studios 2016 via Universal
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Carlos Calunga, Vocals - An Itinerant Journey To Cuba In Search Of The Common Roots Between Roma And Afro-Cuban Music By The Legendary Bolero Singer Omara Portuondo

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Sweet Honey in the Rock

This May Be The Last Time
Freedom Song (2000 TV Film) 2000 via Sony
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Traditional Negro Spiritual - Author Unknown

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9:00 am

Tommy Elskes

As The Crow Flies
Bohemia 1998 via Tommy Elskes
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Joined By Longtime Band 'The Kings Of Dixie'

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Jr. Gone Wild

Poet's Highway
Too Dumb To Quit 1990 via Stony Plain
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Founded In 1982; Consummate Road Warriors for Thirteen Years - No Longer Together

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Jimbo Mathus & Andrew Bird

Sweet Oblivion
Single 2021 via Thirty Tigers
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March 5th Is The Street Date For "These 13" By The Former Bandmates In 'Squirrel Nut Zippers'

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Audra Kubat

Ann Marie
The Silver & The Salve 2019 via Audra Kubat
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Detroit Born Singer-Songwriter

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8:40 am

Lee Conley "Big Bill Broonzy" Bradley

Goin' Down This Road
Amsterdam Live Concerts 1953 via Smithsonian folkways
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Blues Spotlight: Big Bill Broonzy's Career Began In The 1920's Playing Country Blues In The Medicine Shows With Papa Charlie Jackson. First Recording Sessions Were In 1927 In Chicago, And Through The '30's And '40's He Successfully Navigated A Transition In Style To A More Urban Blues Sound. A Return To His Traditional Folk-Blues Roots In The 1950's Made Him One Of The Leading Figures Of The Emerging American Folk Music Revival And An International Star. A Long And Varied Career Marks Big Bill Broonzy As One Of The Key Figures In The Development Of Blues Music In The 20th Century. Lee Conley Bradley Passed On In 1958

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Lee Conley "Big Bill Broonzy" Bradley

Big Bill's Blues [1927]
Big Bill's Blues 2010 via Folkways
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Blues Spotlight: June 26, 1903 MS - August 14, 1958 IL

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The Art Blakey Quintet

Now's The Time
A Night At Birdland 1954 via Blue Note
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'820' Jazz Presents: Horace Silver, Piano...Lou Donaldson, Alto Saxophone...Clifford Brown, Trumpet...Curly Russell, Bass...Art Blakey, Drums - - - - - - - Pre-Dates Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers By One Year, Although Eight Years Prior Blakey Led A Recording Session For Blue Note With An Octet Loosely Named Art Blakey's Messengers. The Group Evolved Into A Proving Ground For Young Talent. The Jazz Messengers Existed For Over Thirty-Five Years Beginning In The Early 1950's As A Collective, And Ending When Blakey Passed On 1990

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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 relationships through specialty coffee and nuts. 

More information about their coffee and the people behind is available at ferriscoffee.com

Charlie Poole And The Highlanders

Don't Let Your Deal Go Down Medley [1929]
Old Time Mountain Banjo 2005 via Country Records
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Appalachia Calling: One Of The Most Influential Rural String Bands Of The Late 1920's, Second Only To Gid Tanner And His Skillet Lickers

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Rick Thum

North Carolina Breakdown
Front Porch Waltz 2002 via RT Audio
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Rick Thum, Hammered Dulcimer - A Crowd-Pleaser At The Prestigious Evart Dulcimer Funfest Held Each Year In Mid-July At The Osceola County Fairgrounds

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LaFavorites

Floating On A Song
Single 2020 via LaFavorites Songs
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A Project Honoring The Music And Songwriting Of The Late Jimmy Lafave, Recorded At Jimmy's Former Studio, Cross Creek Recording, South Austin - The Profits From This Project Will Be Directed To Associations That Assist Musicians - A True Labor Of Love

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Joel Mabus

East St. Louis
Thumb Thump 2002
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Jammie Award Recipient And Free-Ranging Fretboard Genius

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8:00 am