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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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Sacred Spirits

Tor-Cheney-Nahana: Winter Ceremony
Sacred Spirits 1994 via Virgin Records
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Traditions! Returns Next Week; The Roots Live Hear

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Frank Salamone

'T' for Taxes
I Remember Me 2001 via na
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GR's Legendary Bluesman

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Willie Nelson

Streets Of Baltimore
I Don't Know A Thing About Love 2023 via LEGACY
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Heavily Covered Country Song Over The Course Of The Past Six Decades; Written By Tompall Glaser And Harlan Howard (1966) - Willie Is Turning 90 In A Few Weeks

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I Can't Stop Loving You
Country Music (A Film By Ken Burns) 2019 via Sony Legacy
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Ray Charles, 1962 ( Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music) Double-Sided Hit For Don Gibson In 1958

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Bessie Smith

Downhearted Blues
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 1 [Columbia-Legacy] Disc 1 1991 via Columbia
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Recorded The Song With Piano Accompaniment By Clarence Williams, 1922; Released As Her First Single - 780,000 Copies Sold In The First Six Months

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9:40 am

COMPILATIONS

Pretty Please
Night Train to Nashville, Vol. 2 2005 via Lost Highway
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The Kinglets w/Leroy Thomas, 1959

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Jarrod Dickenson

With Any Luck
Big Talk 2023 via Hooked Records
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Waco, TX - Highway-Based Singer-Songwriter And Storyteller

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The Batture Boys

You Had A Problem
Muddy Water 2016 via Batture Boys Music
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A Couple Of Seasoned Roots Rockers: Tommy Malone, The Subdudes & Ray Ganucheau, Continental Drifters

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Les Chauds Lapins

Moi, J'crache Dans L'eau
Amourettes 2011 via Barbes Records
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The Hot Rabbits - Brooklyn Based String Quintet Performing Swing Infused French Songs Of The 20s-40s

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Cow Bop

El Cumbanchero
Too Hick for the Room 2011 via CD BABY.COM/INDYS
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Western BeBop At Its Finest

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9:20 am

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Absolutely Sweet Marie
Blues On Blonde On Blonde 2003 via Telarc
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Cajun Legend C.J. Chenier With Tommy Shannon, Bass & Chris Layton, Drums (Double Trouble)

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Solid Rock [Sounds Of Blackness]
Gotta Serve Somebody- The Gospel Songs Of Bob Dylan 2003 via Sony
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Saved, 1980 - The Sounds Of Blackness; Bob Dylan Releasing His Debut Album Sixty-One Years Ago This Month (20 Years Old)

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COMPILATIONS

A Pirin Medley- Devoiche Belo, Tsurveno-Povdigni Si Milo
The Rough Guide to the Music of the Balkans 2003 via World Music Network
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Angelite: Among The Most Renowned Ensembles To Emerge From The Balkans

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Ancient Future

Sumbatico
Asian Fusion 1993 via Narada
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Inspired By The Mix Of Cultures Prevalent During Japan's Nara Period (553-794 AD) - This Piece Fuses Japanese, Chinese And Indian Elements

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9:00 am
Kalamazoo State Theatre: Lettuce (click for more info)

Support today on WYCE comes from Kalamazoo State Theatre presenting Lettuce!

On Tuesday, March 21st, the historic Kalamazoo State Theatre welcomes New York based funk and groove ensemble Lettuce to West Michigan for an unforgettable night of music. 

Tickets for Lettuce at Kalamazoo State Theatre on Tuesday, March 21st are on sale now at kazoostate dot com.

The Kalamazoo State Theatre...West Michigan's home with the stars!

Iris Dement

Warriors Of Love
Workin' On A World 2023 via Flariella Records
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New Album - Seventh Release

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Greg Brown

Band of Gold
Down In There 1990 via Red House
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Shawn Colvin, Harmony Vocals

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8:40 am

Lucky Peterson

Drivin' Wheel
Beyond Cool 1993 via Polygram Records
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Blues Plate Special: Driving Wheel - Now A Standard, This Song Was First Recorded By Roosevelt Sykes In 1936. An Influential Early Blues Composition With Chart Success Throughout The Decades; Junior Parker And Al Green Were Two Of The Many That Found Success With Driving Wheel. Most Subsequent Versions Of Driving Wheel Show Parker's Influence.

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Art Blakey

Bunyip
One For All 1990 via A&M Records
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The Jazz Route: Takes Us To BMG Recording Studios New York City For A Two-Day Recording Session That Would Be The Final Album For Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers. Since Its Founding In 1947, Blakey Evolved The Jazz Messengers Into a Proving Ground For Young Talent; Hard-Bop At Its Core - Swingin' The Groove Through Seven Eras - - - - - - - - - - - - Geoff Keezer, Piano...Dale Barlow, Tenor Saxophone...Okon Essiet, Bass...Steve Davis, Trombone...Brian Lynch, Trumpet...Art Blakey, Drums

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8:20 am

The Earls Of Leicester

Some Old Day
The Earls Of Leicester 2014 via Rounder
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Tip Of The Hat To Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs

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The Greenbriar Boys

Shackles and Chains
Best Of The Vanguard Years 2002 via Vanguard Records
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First Got Together In Jam Sessions in New York's Washington Square Park, 1957 - Mainstays On The Greenwich village Music Scene

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Nikki Lane

Wild One
All Or Nothin' 2014 via New West
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Inspirations Cased In A Streetwise, Modern Shell That's As Unapologetic As Johnny Cash's Middle Finger (RS)

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Mike Auldridge

Caravan
Eight String Swing 1992 via Sugarhill [Country]
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Pickin' On Duke Ellington (1936)

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Norma Waterson

There Ain't No Sweet Man That's Worth the Salt of My Tears
Norma Waterson 1996 via Hannibal
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Co-Founding Members Of The Watersons, A Highly-Honored British Traditional Folk Ensemble - First Recorded By the Paul Whiteman Orchestra Featuring Libby Holman In 1928

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Gordon Bok

The Old Figurehead Carver
Apples in the Basket 2005 via Timberhead Music
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Folklorist And Singer-Songwriter Associated With The Maritime Music Scene Of New England.

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8:00 am
Kalamazoo State Theatre: Lettuce (click for more info)

Support today on WYCE comes from Kalamazoo State Theatre presenting Lettuce!

On Tuesday, March 21st, the historic Kalamazoo State Theatre welcomes New York based funk and groove ensemble Lettuce to West Michigan for an unforgettable night of music. 

Tickets for Lettuce at Kalamazoo State Theatre on Tuesday, March 21st are on sale now at kazoostate dot com.

The Kalamazoo State Theatre...West Michigan's home with the stars!