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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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Mark O'Connor

Don't Let the Deal Go Down
Jam Session 2010 via Independent
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Gary U.S. Bonds

Dear Lady Twist
Twist Up Calypso 1962 via Legrand
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Celebrating Number 81 Today - One Of a Stable Of Top Ten Hits In An Incredible Fifty-Five Year Career - "Quarter To Three" Appears On The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock And Roll List - Honoree Of The Rhythm & Blues Foundation

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Leslie Jordan

When The Roll is Called Up Yonder (Feat. Tanya Tucker)
Company's Comin' 2021 via Pony Farm
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An 1893 Christian Hymn - The Song's Lyrics Were First Published In A Collection Titled Songs Of The Soul, And Translated Into At Least Fourteen Languages

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Madcat & Kane

Statesboro Blues
Live At The Creole Gallery 2009 via Independent
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Undercover: Blind Willie McTell - Peter "Madcat" Ruth And Shari Kane Joined Forces In 1990, Highlighting Virtuoso Playing And Vibrant Interpretations

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Mike Hanapi & The Llima Islanders

Hilo Hula [1933]
American Epic: The collection 2017 via Sony
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A Brilliant Steel Guitarist And Vocalist Leading Two Bands, "Kalama's Quartet" And "The Llima Islanders" Remaining Among The Highest Peaks Of Early 20th Century Hawaiian Music.

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Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra

My Heart And Soul (On Love)
Migrants 2021 via Independent
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An Octet Of 'Grassers From Norway Mixing Up a Healthy Brew Of Anglo-Saxon Folk, Appalachian Old-Time And Norwegian Folklore Musics

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The Allman Brothers Band

High Falls
Win, Lose Or Draw 1975 via Mercury
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Sixth Release - This Album Recorded Under Internal Tension; Unresolved Issues Arose In Rehearsals - The Brothers Would Not Reclaim Their Spot In The American Musical Pantheon Until Their Successful 1989 Reformation - The Last Studio Album To Feature Bassist Lamar Williams And Pianist Chuck Leavell

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9:20 am

The Blazers

Tiburon, Tiburon
Short Fuse 1994 via Rounder / Pgd
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Out Of East L.A., Sharing Stomping Grounds With Los Lobos

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Molly Ryan

The Gypsy In My Soul
Let's Fly Away 2015 via Loup-garous Productions
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Joined By Dick Hyman On What Is Now A Jazz Standard, Written For The 50th Anniversary Of The University Of Pennsylvania Mask And Wig Show In 1937

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Willie Nelson

Sunday Morning Coming Down
Naked Willie 2009 via Sony Legacy
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Undercover: Kris Kristofferson; Kris Turns 85 In A Couple Weeks

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Butch Thompson & Pat Donohue

Workingman Blues
Vicksburg Blues 2012 via Red House
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Yank Rachell

Moonshine Whiskey
Blues Mandolin Man 1990 via Blind Pig
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Master Of The Blues Mandolin Whose Career As A Performer Spanned Nearly Seventy Years Commencing In The Late 1920's, Often Performing With Sleepy John Estes And Henry Townsend

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Dom La Nena

Valsa
Tempo 2021 via Six Degrees
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Dominique Pinto, Brazilian Cellist

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Lord Huron

Twenty Long Years
Long Lost 2021 via Republic
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Los Angeles, CA - The Bands Fourth Release

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Raye Zaragoza

Rebel Soul
Woman In Color 2020 via Rebel River

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Travis Linville

Diamonds and Dust
I'm Still Here 2021 via Black Mesa
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A Sought-After Songwriter And Collaborator - His Thirty-Something Years Of Sweat Equity Has Culminated In A Successful Career Built Of Disparate Parts

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Little Milton

If You Love Me Baby
The Sun Masters 1990 via Rounder
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1954 - Little Milton Absorbed The Early Radio Shows Of The Grand Ole Opry, Fusing Music He Heard With The Other Two Predominant Musical Influences Of The Mississippi Delta: Gospel & Blues. Recording A Few Sides For Sun Records Without Much Fanfare, Milton Relocated To St. Louis And Signed With Checker Records. As A Producer He Guided the Young Careers Of Albert King And Fontella Bass While Experiencing His Own Success. For The Next Forty Years, Little Milton Signed With Numerous Labels, And Struggled To Maintain A Career. In 1988, Little Milton Was Inducted Into the Blues Hall Of Fame And Won The Prestigious W.C. Handy Award. James Milton Campbell, Jr Passed On In 2005. He Was Posthumously Honored With A Marker On The Mississippi Blues Trail In Inverness, MS.

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James "Little Milton" Campbell, Jr.

Sneakin' Around
Sings Big Blues 1966 via UMG
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September 7, !934 MS - August 4, 2005 TN

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Modern Jazz Quartet

Bag's Groove
Live And At Its Best 1990
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'820' Jazz Presents: Percy Heath, Bass...Connie Kay, Drums...John Lewis, Piano...Milt Jackson, Vibraphone...Sonny Rollins, Tenor Saxophone - An August 1958 Rendering Of 'Bag's Groove' Recorded Live At Music Inn Lenox, Massachusetts By The Modern Jazz Quartet Featuring Special Guest Sonny Rollins. 'Bag's Groove' Has Become A Jazz Standard, On Solid Ground For The Past Seventy Years And a Testament To The Brilliance Of Milt Jackson

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8:20 am

Jenny Don't and The Spurs

She's Not the One
Fire On The Ridge 2021 via Fluff & Gravy
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Portland, OR - The New Album Is Steeped In Traditional Country Music With A Tinge Of Southwestern Desert Noir And A Heavy Dose Of Outlaw Attitude Fueled By Extensive Backgrounds In Punk Rock

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The Earl Scruggs Revue

That's Alright Mama
Bold & New 1978 via Sony
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Composer: Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, 1946 - First Release For Elvis, Scotty & Bill, 1954 And Marty Robbins That Same Year

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COMPILATIONS

Ronnie Bowman, Don Rigsby, and Kenny Smith - Stone Walls and Steel Bars
Industrial Strength Bluegrass [Southwestern Ohio's Musical Legacy] 2021 via Smithsonian Folkways
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In The Twentieth Century, Appalachian Migrants Seeking Economic Opportunities Relocated To Southwestern Ohio, Bringing Their Music With Them, And Creating An Internationally Renowned Capital For The Thriving Bluegrass Music Genre. Southwestern Ohio's Distinctive Sounds Continue To Influence Roots Music

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The Blushin' Roulettes

Let It Roll
Old Mill Sessions 2014 via Cinnamon Bones
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Echoes From The Mountains Of Western North Carolina Shapes The Sound Of The Blushin' Roulettes

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Loretta Lynn

I Saw the Light
Still Woman Enough 2021 via Sony Legacy
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Undercover: Hank Williams - Produced By Patsy Lynn Russell And John Carter Cash - The Fourth In A Planned Series Of Five Albums

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Melissa Carper

Arkansas Hills
Daddy's Country Gold 2021 via Independent
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The Singer/Bassist Reside Outside Austin - The New Album Features A Few Old Friends Highlighting Carper's Wonderful Songwriting And Her Cool, Smoky Croon

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Brian Oberlin

New Orleans
Solo Swing 2012 via Independent
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HandMade In West Michigan

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