Jeremy Kittel

Traditions! Return Next Week

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Madeleine Peyroux

A Rework Of Sister Rosetta Tharpe Fronting The Lucky Millander Orchestra, 1941

Ricky Nelson

Composer: Johnny Mercer, 1940 - A Year Before Johnny Mercer Wrote "Fool Rush In," And Twenty-Three Later Rick Nelson Took It To The Top Of The Charts

Lizzie Miles And The Melrose Stompers

1940 - A Cabaret And Blues Singer Born On Bourbon Street 1895 - Started Her Career With King Oliver And Kid Ory Recording For Okeh Records In The 1920's - An Illness Sidelined Her For A Decade, Returning To Performing During The 1950's - During Her Prime, She Attracted The Same Audience That Made Edith Wilson, Alberta Hunter, And Lucille Hegamin Stars

Various Artists, Liz Mandeville, Mary Lane, Shirley Johnson, Johnny Drummer and the Starlighters

Shirley Johnson Re-Channels Ray Charles, 1961

AJ Lee & Blue Summit

Composer: John Dawson, 1971; Co-Founding Member Of New Riders Of The Purple Sage - Another Jaw-Dropping, Technically Proficient Workout By AJ Lee & Blue summit - A Stellar Performance Last Weekend At Wheatland

Ruby Friedman Orchestra

This Song Uncovers The Story Of Civil War-Era Sex Workers In Nashville

Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band

Spin From The Vinyl Vault - Junior's First Release After Departing The Muddy Waters Blues Band - "Early In The Morning" Is A Timeless Blues Classic; Sonny Boy Williamson Recorded The Song In 1937, Considered To Be Sonny Boy's Most Influential

Ignacio "Mazacote" Carrillo

Under-Appreciated Figure In Cuban Music - Pulled Out Of Retirement To Join The Afro-Cuban All Stars As Lead Singer - Here He Singing An All-Time Cuban Classic

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Lucilla Galeazzi: Performs Modern Versions Of Traditional Italian Folk Music And Has Also Performed Internationally In Jazz, Baroque Music And Operas

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Baka Beyond

A World Music Group Formed In 1992 With Members From A Wide Variety Of Backgrounds And Cultures, Fusing Celtic And Other Western Music Styles With Traditional Baka Music From Cameroon

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Sohan Nath Sapera: Indian Musician And Snake Charmer Recognized For His Traditional Folk Melodies

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Bessie Jones, 1961 - Ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax First Encountered Jones On A Field Recording Trip In 1959

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Emmylou Harris - Magdalene Laundries Were A Dark Chapter In The History Of Social Control And Women's Oppression, Where Societal Outcasts Were Confined And Exploited Under The Guise Of Moral Reform - Existing From 18th To The Late 20th Century, The Last One Closing In Ireland In 1996

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Mike Ward

Detroit Singer/Songwriter Known For His Lyrically-Centric, Vocally-Charged Folk Songs - Great Set At Wheatland Last Week

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Blues Plate Special: J.D. Short - Harmonicist With A Distinctive Vibrato-Laden Voice, Born In Mississippi And Considered A St. Louis Bluesman For His Decades Of Playing The House Parties And Juke Joints On The West Bank Of The Mississippi River, Disappearing From The Industry After World War ll, Re-Emerging After Two Decades During The 1960's Blues Revival - J.D. Short Passed On In 1962

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Jazz Spotlight: Eric Alexander - The Award-Winning 1997 Saxophonist's Recording Is "Modes For Mabes," A Sextet Configuration By Longtime Compatriots To Alexander, Playing A Solid Groove Of Modern Hard-Bop

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Round Creek String Band

HomeSpun GR!

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Kelly Hogan - Formerly Of Neko Case's Backing Band

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Gillian Welch & David Rawlings Joined By Tony Rice, Nick Forster And David Grisman - Train 45 Has Traditional Roots, Originating In Appalachia During The Late 1800's - First Recorded By G.B. Grayson & Henry Whitter In 1927, A Duo That Sang Together For Only three Years, But Had A Tremendous Effect On Country Music

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North Mississippi Allstars

Covering Furry Lewis, Writing KC Jones In The 1920's; One Of The Earliest Of The Blues Musicians Active In The 1920's To Be Brought Out Of Retirement And Given New Opportunities To Record During The Folk Blues Revival Of The 1960's

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Dillard Chandler, 1964 - Early 19th Century Hymn Written By The Reverend B. Hicks - Doc Watson And Clarence First To Record in 1961; Dillard Chandler Three Years Later - Chandler's Vocals Are Reflective Of The Appalachian Idiosyncratic Style Of Extended Phrasing, And Ending Lines With A Falsetto Yip

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