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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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Ritsu Katsumata

Heartbeats
Hungry Ghosts 2009 via Independent
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

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COMPILATIONS

Stand Up - Albert Harrison & The Gospel Tones
Sacred Soul of North Carolina 2021 via Bible & Tire

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Eric Clapton

Long Distance Call
The Lady In The Balcony [Lockdown Sessions] 2021 via Mercury
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Composer: Muddy Waters, 1951 - Slowhand In A Very Comfy Setting Joined By Longtime Sidemen Chris Stainton, Nathan East, And Steve Gadd

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Ella Fitzgerald

Imagination
Pure Ella 1994 via Verve
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With The Duke Ellington Orchestration Working Up Rendition Of The Billy Strayhorn Classic, 1966

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9:40 am

COMPILATIONS

Billy 1
I'm Not There- Original Soundtrack 2007 via Sony
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Los Lobos - Unconventional Biographical Film Inspired By The Life And Music Of Bob Dylan - Throughout The Film, Six Actors Depict Different Facets Of Dylan's Public Personas - "Billy 1" Can Be Found On 'Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid' (1973); Serving As Dylan's Acting Debut Alongside Kris Kristofferson

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Old Time Shuffle
Blind Pig Records- 20th Anniversary Collection 1997 via Blind Pig
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Coy "Hot Shot" Love - An Itinerant Musician And Sometime Sign-Painter Who Just Happened To Blow Hard And Sweet For Sun Records In January 1954; A One Shot Moment Of Glory

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Mike And The Moonpies

Whose Side You're On
One to Grow On 2021 via Prairie Rose
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Austin's Premier Dance Hall Band

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Legendary Shack Shakers

I Told You So
Cockadoodledeux 2021 via Alternative Tentacles
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Paducah, KY - J.D. Wilkes And Crew With The New One - Picture The Legendary Shack Shakers As Sideshow Blowing In On A Caribbean Gale, Only To Land Smack Dab In A Kentucky Junkyard

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The Lash

Johnny Come Back
Fire Under Grace 2006 via Independent
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Lansing, MI 1996 - The Band's Turbo-Driven Take On Celtic Music Was Considered Radical At The Time, Mixing The Brew In A Sort Of Celtic Mayhem - Among The First Michigan Bands To Unite The Culture And Instrumentation Of Irish Music With The Rhythm And Drive Of Rock 'N' Roll - The Lash Are No Longer Together

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9:20 am

George Harrison

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Brainwashed 2002 via Capitol
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November 29th, 200l Los Angeles (58) - R.I.P.

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The Traveling Wilburys

Handle With Care
Volume 1 1988 via Wilbury Records
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Traditions! Tribute: Traveling Wilburys: Originating From An Idea Discussed By Harrison And Jeff Lynne During The Sessions For Harrison's 1987 Album Cloud Nine; Forming In 1988

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Christine Collister

Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)
A Tribute To George Harrison 2011 via GKH
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Traditions! Tribute: A Cover From The Harrison Album "Living In The Material World", Coming Two Years After "The Concert For Bangladesh" - The Album's Dominant Message Was Harrison's Hindu Beliefs

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George Harrison

My Sweet Lord
All Things Must Pass 1970 via Apple
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25 February 1943, Liverpool

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The Beatles

Love You To
Revolver 1966 via Capitol
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Traditions! Tribute: Inspired By His Stay In India In Late 1966 With His Mentor And Sitar Teacher, Ravi Shankar - The First Beatles Song To Fully Reflect The Influence Of Indian Classical Music - The Recording Was Made With Minimal Participation From Harrison's Bandmates

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9:00 am

COMPILATIONS

So Far Astray - Rachel Dean
Highway Butterfly [The Songs of Neal Casal] 2021 via Royal Potato Family
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Guitarist, Singer/Songwriter And Photographer Who Touched So Many Lives In His Short Life - Member Of Blackfoot, The Cardinals, Hard Working Americans, Chris Robinson Neighborhood

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Waylon Jennings

Will The Wolf Survive
Nashville Rebel 2006 via RCA
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Top Five Title Music From Waylon's '86 Debut For MCA Records - Mark O'Connor And Gary Scruggs Honing The Fine Waylon Edge On The Los Lobos' Gem

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The Way Down Wanderers

The Way I Love You Now
The Way Down Wanderers 2016 via Independent
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Appearing At Otis Supply, Ferndale 2/18

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Memphissippi Sounds

Go Downtown
Welcome To The Land 2021 via Little Village
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Custom Blend Of North Mississippi Hill Country Blues Recorded At Sun Studios, Memphis

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Chris Stapleton

Nashville, TN
Starting Over 2020 via Mercury
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Staffordsvile, KY - Leader Of Two Bands Before Going Solo; The SteelDrivers And The Jompson Brothers

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Sunnyland Slim

Four Day Bounce
Highway 61 2004 via Fuel 2000
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Blues Spotlight: Regarded As A Patriarch Of The Chicago Blues Scene For Decades, A Position That Earned The Honor From His Various Roles As A Bandleader, Label Owner, Gambling House Operator, And Active Mentor To Younger Artists. Born In 1906 Mississippi, Slim Relocated To Memphis In 1925, Playing The Beale Street Scene With Ma Rainey And Blind Blake. An Early 1940's Move To Chicago Would Cement His Role In Shaping The Electric Blues; Doing So For Fifty-Years. Sunnyland Slim Is a Recipient Of The National Heritage Fellowship Awarded By The National Endowment For The Arts. Albert Luandrau Passed On In 1995.

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She Got That Jive
Cadillac Baby's Bea & Baby Records 2019 via Earwig Music
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Sunnyland Slim: September 5, 1905 MS - March 17, 1995 IL

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Soul Stew

Watermelon Man
Instrumental 2020 via Modica Music
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'820' Jazz Presents: John Johnson, Saxophone...Matt Horner, Organ...Dave Gray, Guitar...Roberto Occhipinti, Percussion...Mark Kelso, Drums - - - - - - A Recent Release By The Old School Toronto Quintet Covering Soul Jazz Groovin' Classics From The Stables Of Eddie Harris, Meters, Crusaders, And Head Hunters. This Morning's Selection Is The Second Of Two By Head Hunters, Herbie Hancock's Jazz-Fusion Ensemble Founded In 1973 - This Is "Watermelon Man" On '820' Jazz

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8:20 am

Del McCoury Band

Don't Put off Until Tomorrow
The Promised Land 2006 via Mccoury Music
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Grassin' Gospel - Among The Pantheon Of Music's Finest Artists, Del McCoury Stands Alone - Most Awarded Artist In Bluegrass History

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Emily Scott Robinson

Old North State
American Siren 2021 via Oh Boy
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Telluride, CO - Debut Release On John Prine's Oh Boy Records

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The Bills

Old Blue Bridge
Let 'Em Run 2005 via Red House
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The String Quintet From The West Coast Of Canada Is Celebrating Twenty-Five Years Of Pickin' Together

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Andy Willey

Hillbilly Shacker
Farther Down the Line- Songs by Andy Willey 2001 via Independent
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Direct From The Mitten

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June Carter Cash

Sinking in the Lonesome Sea
Wildwood Flower 2003 via Dualtone Music Group
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First Recording By The Carter Family Under That Title In 1935 - The First Surviving Version Is An Early 17th Century Broadside Ballad Under The Name "The Sweet Trinity"

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Tito La Rosa

Celebration
The Prophecy of the Eagle and the Condor 2001 via Silver Wave
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A Descendent Of The Quechua Of The Peruvian Andes - A Sound Healer, And Master Of Ican And Pre-Incan Instruments - The Album Was Nominated For A Native American Music Award, For Best World Music Recording

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