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!
"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week, 8, AM - - - - Requests & Comments 24/7: sundaytraditions@gmail.com
Guy's Sixth Release
Composer: James "Beale Street" Clark, 1945 - Elmore James Altered The Song For His Recording In 1961. It Is One Of The Few James Tunes To Feature Harmonica, He typically Used Saxophone. Hammond's Version Follows The James Masterpiece
Son Of A Sharecropper - Electric Guitar-Style Adaptation Of Delta Blues, Incorporating Other Elements: Talking Blues And Early North Mississippi Hill Country Blues - Synonymous With Detroit's Music Scene
With Tom Rigney, Longtime Duo Partner To Laurie Lewis
The Band's Name References The Zane Grey Classic - Founded In San Francisco, 1969 By David Nelson, Jerry Garcia, Spencer Dryden And Buddy Cage - Nelson And Cage Continue On To This Day
Odetta Holmes, Civil Rights Activist, Songwriter, Singer - One Of The Most Influential Artists Of The 20th Century
Dylan Mines The Great American Songbook Once Again - Every Song On the Album, Except For "Skylark," Was Once Recorded By Frank Sinatra
Progressive Grass Quintet From St. Louis - TheyTend To Explore The Jazz And Blues Roots Of Bluegrass
A Collaboration With His Mother, Ellen
Thirty-Plus Year Singer/Songwriter From Chicago
Composed And Recorded By Blind Lemon Jefferson, 1927 - Blind Lemon Takes The Title Line From "Lost Wandering Blues," Written And Recorded By Ma Rainey, 1924
Origins: The Song Has Its Roots In Celtic Culture With An Association To The Civil War And The Confederacy - Its Variants Extend Throughout The Appalachian Mountain Range Including A Wonderful 1963 Recording By Dock Boggs
Today's WYCE Business Day Sponsor is Local First.
Local First is a nonprofit organization that believes an economy grounded in local ownership and sustainable business practices will build local wealth and encourage a joyful community.
This summer, Local First is proud to host the 13th annual Street Party, a celebration of local music, local food, and local beer on June 4. Learn more at local first [dot] com or by calling 616-808-3788.
Chicago - This Trio Routinely Give A Fresh Sound To 80-Year-Old Songs - Here, They Pay Tribute The Great Big Bill Broonzy, 1936
A Couple Of Seasoned Roots Rockers: Tommy Malone, The Subdudes & Ray Ganucheau, Continental Drifters
Co-Founding Member Of The Carolina Chocolate Drops - Debut Solo, 2013 Album Of The Year - Hughes, One Of Earliest Innovators Of Jazz-Poetry
Their First Album Together - Carter Died Of A Massive Heart Attack While On Tour In 2002 - His Impact On The Folk Music Community Was Considerable
Townes Van Zandt Wrote This One In 1978 For His Album "Flyin' Shoes" - These Songs Recorded During 2001 & 2002 - The Tapes Were Mastered Thirteen Years Later By Billy Payne, Performing His Magic In Scott's Living Room
September 11, 1902 Georgia - October 21, 1931 Georgia
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The Personnel: Lee Morgan, Trumpet...Elvin Jones, Drums...Reggie Workman, Bass...McCoy Tyner, Piano...Wayne Shorter, Tenor Saxophone
First Track Taken From Billy's Solo Debut Due Out In June - Traditions Appearance Alert: Returning To Michigan For The Common Ground Music Festival, 7/7, Lansing
Debut Album
Pickin' On Johnny Cash & the Tennessee Three, 1958
TSR Pickin' Up A Storm Yesterday At BBQ, Blues And Bluegrass In St. Joe - Sam Bush, Joe Louis Walker & Tinsley Ellis Were Also There
Traditions Appearance Alert: The JuneGrass Bluegrass Festival, 6/25 Lowell, MI - A Production Of The West Michigan Bluegrass Association
Today's WYCE Business Day Sponsor is Local First.
Local First is a nonprofit organization that believes an economy grounded in local ownership and sustainable business practices will build local wealth and encourage a joyful community.
This summer, Local First is proud to host the 13th annual Street Party, a celebration of local music, local food, and local beer on June 4. Learn more at local first [dot] com or by calling 616-808-3788.
