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 American 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
Jack & Jorma Doing What They Do Best
Detroit, Michigan - Began Performing As A Tap Dancer In Detroit's Hastings Street Clubs - Among Her Contemporaries And Musical Teachers Were John Lee Hooker, Big Maceo Merriweather, Eddie Burns, And Eddie Kirkland
Ammons & Lewis: Boogie-Woogie Piano Masters Setting The Standard
Eddie Kelly, Vocals & Harmoinca - Band Members: Unknown - Influential Representation Of Early Jug Band Music
"Support for WYCE comes from The Pyramid Scheme, a pub and music venue in the Heartside neighborhood.
Tomorrow, October 10th, The Pyramid Scheme presents Real Estate live in concert. New Jersey indie rock band Real Estate mixes lazy grooves with influences of psychedelia.
Tickets and more details can be found at pyramid scheme bar dot com"
Recordings From The Residents Of Zomba Maximum Security Prison (Malawi)
Ten Pound Fiddle Concert Series, 10/21 East Lansing - Pin Drop Concerts At Seven Steps Up, 10/22 Spring Lake - Founder's Brewing, 10/29 Grand Rapids
Formed In 1946 - Strongly Influenced By The Ink Spots, The Delta Rhythm Boys And The Mills Brothers - One Of The Most Successful And Influential Vocal Quartets Of The Period, 1946-1953 - Ol' Man River Composed In 1927 For The Musical "Show Boat"
Tip Top Deluxe, 10/12 - She Is Also In The Spotlight As The 'YCE Artist Of The Day On Wednesday
All Three Songs Trace Their Roots to The Early Part of The Twentieth Century
Milwaukee Based Roots Trio - Love The Expressive Vocals By Sarah Vos
Emmy's Acoustic Collection Of Gospel Songs With Guests Vince Gill, Mike Auldridge, Mark O'Connor & Jerry Douglas
Composer: Merle Watson - Late 1990's Overdubs From Sam Bush, Marty Stuart And T. Michael Coleman Gives The Early Recordings Of Merle's Mastery a New Life - Highly Recommended
Home Recordings From Doc & Merle - Merle Was Just Eighteen Years And Had Been Playing Banjo For Five Months
Phone Suggestion This Morning, Thanks
Richard Manuel, Vocal - Next To Last Album Recorded By The Original Lineup
Fundraiser At The Chelsea Depot, 10/16 - Scheduled Performers: Madcat Ruth, Shari Kane & Dave Steele, Drew Nelson, Jen Sygit and Many Others
Fort Worth, TX - One Of His Major Influences Was Lightnin' Hopkins - Much Of His Life Was Spent Touring Various Dive Bars, Often Living In Cheap Motel Rooms And Backwoods Cabins
Local Spins on WYCE is a 1-hour exploration of the best music from the Grand Rapids area and West Michigan. The program often debuts new songs by seasoned artists as well as emerging acts who merit attention and broader exposure.
The show is hosted by John "SINK-uh-vitch" from LocalSpins.com, the website covering West Michigan's music scene. Each week, John invites local artists into the studio for live music and conversation.
Tune in for "Local Spins on WYCE" every Friday at 11am. And browse every archived episode online at WYCE dot org
Big-Voiced New Orleans Guitarist Who Released Some Great R&B Records In The Early 1950's - Overshadowed By Fats Domino, His Music Is Extremely Under-Rated, - His Biggest Songs Are Known By Other Versions - In New Orleans He Is Remembered As A Pioneer Of Rockin' Blues - Amos Lemons Passed On In 1966
West Coast Pianist By Way Of Texas Beginning With The Three Drifters In 1946 - Had A Few R&B Hits In The Late 40's Until His "Lounge Blues," Fell Out Of Favor As Rock 'N' Roll Stormed The Charts - Brown Spent The Next Forty Years In the Shadows, Until His Rediscovery By Bonnie Raitt, And From That A Whole New Generation Of Fans - Brown Spent The Last Years Of His Life Putting Out An Album Almost Every Year Until His Passing In 1999
Billy Higgins, Drums...David Williams, Bass...Cedar Walton, Piano
Rockabilly Queen Turning Seventy-Nine On 10/20
Song Passed Down Through Oral Tradition - Earliest Known Recording: 1930, Carter Family - The Robb M Vintage Pick Of The Week
Two-Time Grammy Winning Singer And Master Songwriter Crossing Multi-Genres Helping To Pave The Way For The Continuing Americana Movement
Guest Musicians: Bela Fleck & David Grier
Robert Arthur "Tut" Taylor, Sr. (November 20, 1923 – April 9, 2015) - Influential Dobro Musician - Nashville Fixture Since 1970 Co-Founding The Old Time Pickin' Parlor
