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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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The United States Air Force Band

Chega De Saudade
Out of The Clouds 2022 via Independent
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Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Billy Boy Arnold

Just Got To Hold You Tight
Sings Big Bill Broonzy 2012 via Electro-Fi
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Big Bill Broonzy, 1938

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Slide Brothers

My Sweet Lord
Robert Randolph presents The Slide Brothers 2012 via Concord Records
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Band Members Schooled In The Sacred Steel Tradition

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Chloe Jean

I Left My Heart In San Francisco
Fairy Tale Fail 2023 via Rhythmus
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Composed: 1953 - Preserved In The National Recording Registry By The Library of Congress As Being "Culturally, Historically, Or Artistically Significant - The San Francisco Giants Play The Song After Each Victory On Their Home Field

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9:40 am

Ilya Toshinskiy

Country Morning
Red Grass 2016 via Hadley
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His Chops And Versatility Have Made Him A Mainstay On 'Grass Go-To For Other Musician

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Rodney Crowell

Everything At Once
The Chicago Sessions 2023 via New West
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Produced By Jeff Tweedy Wielding A Light Touch, His Influence Subtle Yet Unmistakable, Spotlighting On Rodney's Warm, And Weathered Vocals - Another Fine Album In A Fifty-Year Career - The Long-Players Graphics Design By Rodney's Youngest Daughter, Chelsea

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Jimmy Hall

Will You Still Be Here
Ready Now 2022 via Keeping The Blues Alive
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Producer: Joe Bonamassa - Jimmy's Unique Brand Of R&B-Infused Rock And Roll And Performance Swagger Propelled Wet Willie To The Top Of The Charts; Establishing Them As Southern Rock Legends

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Tom Waits

Warm Beer And Cold Women
Nighthawks At The Diner 1975 via Asylum
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His Work Inspired By The Beat Generation - Gritty, Romantic Depictions Of The Lives Of The Urban Underclass - A Loyal Following Since The 1970's - Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame (2011)

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9:20 am
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Laura Nyro and Labelle

Nowhere to Run
Gonna Take a Miracle 1971 via Sony
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Undercover: Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, 1965

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The Moonrays

Sleepwalk
Surf Rock & Blues 2013 via Independent
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GR Music - Lending Their Incredible Vintage Tone! On Santo & Johnny's Sleepwalk

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Colcannon

The Night Visit-The Earl's Chair
Three Days In May 2010 via Oxford Road Records
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Eighth Release -The Album Continues The Group's Mixture Of Traditional Irish Music With Excursions Into More Whimsical Territory

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COMPILATIONS

Sierra_Maestra_-_Ausencia-Aurora-Se_Fue-La_Mora
Music From the Source 2014 via Riverboat Records
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Formed In Cuba 1968 With Its Purpose To Reviving Classic Son, Which Came From The Mountain Range On The East Of Cuba, After Which The Band Is Named - Sierra Maestra Continues The Endeavor Fifty-Five Years On

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9:00 am
Ferris Coffee (click for more info)

Support for WYCE is provided by Ferris Coffee - a local coffee roaster in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Ferris is a family-owned and operated company on a mission to create moments of joy and connection through its specialty products. 

More information about their coffee and the people behind it is available at ferris coffee dot com

Nat King Cole

Wolverton Mountain
Ramblin' Rose 1962 via Capitol
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A Traditions! Vinyl Spin - A Rework Of Calude King's 1962 Million-Selling Chart-Crossing Hit; Which Was A Rewrite From The Merle Kilgore Original

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Joe Krown

Something On Your Mind
Tribute 2023 via Sledgehammer Blues
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New Into The 'YCE Blues Alley - This Album Pays Tribute To The Roots And Sounds Of New Orleans Piano

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The Mammals

Lilac Breeze
Sunshiner 2018 via Humble Abode
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First Release 1938 - Appearing Next Weekend At The Three-Day Festival Of Music and Arts Known As The Buttermilk Jamboree, Circle Pines Center

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8:40 am
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COMPILATIONS

Roy Milton & His Solid Senders - Thrill Me
The Specialty Story 2022 via Craft Recordings
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Blues Plate Special: 1960 - Got His Start As A Singer In The Late 1920's. Formed The Solid Senders In 1933 With Camille Howard On Piano, Signed A Deal With Specialty Records, Became a Major Touring Attraction, And Recorded 19 Top Ten Hits Over The Next Twenty Years. The Emergence Of Rock And Roll And His Style Of Music Became Unfashionable By The Middle Of The Decade. Roy Milton Passed On In 1983 At The Age Of 76.

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Gladhatter Jazz Quartet

If You Could See Me Now
The Gladhatter Jazz Quartet 2012 via Independent
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Jazz Route: Keeps Us In Grand Rapids This Morning For A Presentation Of Tadd Dameron's 1945 Jazz Standard, 'If You Could See Me Now' Performed By The Gladhatter Jazz Quartet. This Combo Is In An Especially Forthright Mellow Groove; Tight And Generous With Solo Time - - - - - - - Tom Treezo, Saxophone...Mark Meade, Drums...John Simons, Bass...Rick Stephans, Piano

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8:20 am

Nashville Bluegrass Band

Pretty Red Lips
Twenty Years Blues 2004 via Sugarhill
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Formed In 1984 As A Backing Band For Minnie Pearll

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COMPILATIONS

Cry, Cry, Darlin'
Big Mon- The Songs of Bill Monroe 2000 via Skaggs Family
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Dolly Parton - A Bill Monroe Classic, 1957

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Flat River Band

Nothing Quite Like You
The Mind Of A Traveler 2017 via Early Bird Records
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A Trio Of Award-Winning Brothers

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Bella White

Worth My While
Among Other Things 2023 via Rounder
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White's Songwriting Is A Sublime Appalachian Heartbreak

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Peter Rowan and Tony Rice

Come Back to Old Santa Fe
You Were There For Me 2004 via Rounder / Pgd
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A Collaboration Marking Their First Full-Fledged Album Together By Two Of Roots Music's Finest Purveyors

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Matt Flinner Trio

Blueberry Blue
Traveling Roots 2016 via Compass
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On The Cutting Edge Of The 21st Century String Band Movement

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8:00 am
Ferris Coffee (click for more info)

Support for WYCE is provided by Ferris Coffee - a local coffee roaster in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Ferris is a family-owned and operated company on a mission to create moments of joy and connection through its specialty products. 

More information about their coffee and the people behind it is available at ferris coffee dot com