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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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Like Water Drumworks

Seh Houdou Seh
To the Roots 2004 via Independent
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Jenny Don't and The Spurs

Johnny Vagabond
Fire On The Ridge 2021 via Fluff & Gravy
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Portland, OR 2012 - Spirited Garage-Infused Country Music Played With Sincerity And Raw Conviction

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Paul McCartney

All Shook Up
Run Devil Run 1999 via MPL
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Guitar And Vocals: David Gilmour - A Year Following The Passing Of Linda, McCartney Felt The Need To Return to His Roots, Recorded In The Way The Beatles Had In the Early Years, Fast And Furious - The Album Covers Both Familiar And Obscure 1950's Rock And Roll Songs; Songs He Loved As a Teen

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Jambon

TOO much Barbecue
Jambon 2009 via Independent
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With His Band Sonia Dada Mothballed, Keyboardist "Hambone" Cameron Needed A Name For The New Side Project, "Jambon" French For Ham

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Little Richard

Shake A Hand
The Fabulous Little Richard 1959 via Speciality
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The Third Album From Little Richard, Marking The End Of His Rock And Roll Period

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9:40 am
Circle Theatre : Pop Up Shows (click for more info)

Support today for WYCE comes from Circle Theatre. 


On Monday, August 2nd, the Circle PopUp Concert Series brings Ellie Frances & Friends to the Circle lawn. 

This story-driven concert features Brendan Hollins on keys, Chris Bursley on Guitar, special guest performers, and songs from Carol King to Billy Joel and more.

 For show details and more its circle theatre dot org 

GA-20

- Hawaiian Boogie
Try It...You Might Like It! [GA-20 Does Hound Dog Taylor] 2021 via Karma Chief/Colemine
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Two Friends Putting The Project Together With A Couple Of Albums In Their Wake - This Time Around Paying Homage To Hound Dog Taylor

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Brother John & The Lonely Roads

Alabaster Stones
A Different Gospel [EP] 2021 via Independent
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GR Emissions!

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Aymee Nuviola

Yo Soy El Punto Cubano
A Journey Through Cuban Music 2019 via Top Stop/Sony Latin
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Translation: I Am The Cuban Point - Many Of The Giants In Latin Music Joined Aymee Stringing Together A Collection Of Cuban Classics Recorded In Havana At The Iconic Abdala Studios

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Bob Dylan

Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anyone Seen My Love?)
Empire Burlesque 1985 via Sony
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Latest Chapter In The Acclaimed Bootleg Series, "Summertime In New York", Vol. 16 Drops On September 17th. This One Revisits An Often-Forgotten, Rich Vein In Dylan's Vast And Complex Catalog; Covering Unreleased Outtakes And Rehearsal Demos From "Shot Of Love", "Infidels", And "Empire Burlesque" (1980-1985)

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9:20 am

Big Twist & The Mellow Fellows

The Sweet Sound Of Rhythm & Blues
Live From Chicago - Bigger Than Life 1987 via Alligator Records
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Three After The Untimely Passing Of Big Twist In 1990, The Band Evolved Into The "Chicago Rhythm And Blues Kings", Continuing Blasting Out Their Own Soul-Steeped Brand Of R&B

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Joe Williams

Just A Sittin' And A Rockin'
Jump For Joy 1963 via RCA
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One Of The Finest Voices To Front The Big Bands Of Count Basie And Lionel Hampton - A Forty-Year Solo Career Thereafter

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Shawn Colvin

Lodi
Uncovered 2015 via Concord
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Putting Her Emotionally Interpretive, Soulful Stamp On John Fogerty's Juggernaut

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The Blind Boys Of Alabama ft. Bela Fleck

I Wish I Knew How it Would Be To Be Free
Single 2021 via Single Lock
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Reworking Of Nina Simone's 1967 Anthem For The Civil Rights Movement In America During The 1960's

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Samuel Nalangira

Ogendawa
Amayengo 2019 via Independent
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Appearing 8/3 For The Tuesday Evening Music Club; The Moxie Strings Also Entertaining

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9:00 am
Metro Health - General (click for more info)

Support today on WYCE comes from Metro Health - University of Michigan Health

Metro Health has 17 primary care locations offering walk-in care, urgent care, and same-day appointments. 

Their doctors are also available to see you evenings and weekends.

For more information and appointment scheduling it's metro health dot net 

Dacia Bridges

Goodevening Rain
That's The Sound 2017 via Independent
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Kalamazoo, MI

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10,000 Maniacs

Stockton Gala Days
Our Time in Eden 1992 via Elektra
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The Band's Fifth And Last Release With Natalie Merchant; Mary Ramsey Would Take Over Lead Vocal Duties

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John Oates

Pallet Soft And Low
Arkansas 2018 via PS/Thirty Tigers
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Joined By The Good Road Band, Oates And Company Put A Modern Twist On the Traditional Classic, Dating Back To The Late 19th Century

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Leah Blevins

Mexican Restaurant
First Time Feeling 2021 via Thirty Tigers
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Sandy Hook, KY - Latest From The Nashville-Based Singer/Songwriter

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8:40 am
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COMPILATIONS

You Got to Help Me Some
Blues from Up the Country 2003 via Delmark
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Blues Spotlight: J.D. Short - Is In Nobody's Hall of Fame, Indeed His Name Is Almost Forgotten Today, But He Was Blues Player Of Exceptional Quality. Born In Mississippi, J.D Migrated To Missouri In The Late 1920's, Spending A Few Years As A Member Of One Of St. Louis' Earliest Blues Bands. First Recording Date Was In 1930 For Paramount Records Before Joining The Neckbones For The Next Thirty-Years; Passing Through The Band Were The Likes Of Big Joe Williams And Peatie Wheatshaw. Seminal Recordings In 1962 Would Be His Swan Song. J.D. Short Passed On A Few Months Later.

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J.D. "Jelly Jaw" Short

You Been Cheating Me
J.D. Short And Son House: blues From The Mississippi Delta 1963 via Smithsonian Folkways
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Blues Spotlight: December 26, 1902 MS- October 21, 1962 MO

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Chick Corea

The Mad Hatter Rhapsody
The Mad Hatter 1978 via Verve Music
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'820' Jazz Presents: Harvey Mason, Drums...Eddie Gomez, Double Bass...Herbie Hancock, Fender Rhodes Electric...Gayle Moran, Vocals...Joe Farrell, Flute...Chick Corea, Acoustic Piano - - - - - - - A Concept Album Inspired By Lewis Carroll's 1865 Novel Alice's Adventures In Wonderland. Chick Assembled An Amazing Cast For This Album, Augmented By A Small Orchestra; All In Top Form With Blazing Post-Bop Interplay. We Lost Chick In February.

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8:20 am

John Doe and Exene Cervenka

It Just Dawned On Me
Singing And Playing 2012 via Moonlight Graham Records
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Met At The Venice Poetry Workshop Nov 1976 - Together With Billy Zoom And DJ Bonebrake, The Four Founded The Legendary L.A. Band "X"

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Ken Atkins And The Honky Tonk Kind

If I Turn Back Now
This Train 2016 via Sound Job Austin
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Honkin' Roots Out Of Austin

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Rhonda Vincent

Unchained Melody
Music Is What I See 2021 via Upper Management
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Putting The Pick To The 1965 Righteous Brothers Classic, Written Ten Years Earlier As The Theme Song For The Little-Known Prison Film "Unchained"

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Bruce Ling

Julianne Johnson-Pony Ride
Fine Times At Our House 2001 via Independent
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One Of GR's Musical Treasures!

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Jimbo Mathus & Andrew Bird

Red Velvet Rope
These 13 2021 via Thirty Tigers
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The First Official Collaboration Between The Two Since Their time Together In "The Squirrel Nut Zippers"

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8:00 am
Metro Health - General (click for more info)

Support today on WYCE comes from Metro Health - University of Michigan Health

Metro Health has 17 primary care locations offering walk-in care, urgent care, and same-day appointments. 

Their doctors are also available to see you evenings and weekends.

For more information and appointment scheduling it's metro health dot net