Chester Thompson
Sweet SixteenMixology 2012 via Doodlin' Records
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Mixology 2012 via Doodlin' Records
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Shannon Powell
Taking A Chance On LovePowell's Place 2012 via GHB
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The "King Of Treme" - One Of The Greatest Drummers New Orleans Has Ever Produced -
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Rory Block
Preaching Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)The Lady and Mr. Johnson 2006 via Rykodisc
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Robert Johnson, 1936
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Taj Mahal
Cakewalk into TownLike Never Before 1991 via Private Music
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Old 97's
Those Were The DaysGraveyard Whistling 2017 via ATO Records
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Dallas,TX 1993 - Along With Uncle Tupelo, Drive-By Truckers, Whiskeytown, The Jayhawks, And The Bottle Rockets, The Old 97's Are Recognized As Pioneers Of The Alt-Country Movement
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Bill Wyman
A Quarter To ThreeStone Alone 1976 via Demon Music
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Undercover: Gary "U.S." Bonds - Bill's Second Solo Album Steering His Superstar Band Through A Righteous Set Of Bluesy Rock'n'Roll - Van Morrison Blowing Sax; Ronnie Wood & Joe Walsh Adding Guitar
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The Red Sea Pedestrians
Chronos And AnankeSee Through the Eyes of Osiris 2016 via Earthworks
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Kalamazoo, MI - Old Dog Tavern, 4/15 Kalamazoo - Buttermilk Jamboree, 6/17 (Saturday Performance)
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James Cotton
Creeper Creeps Again100% Cotton 1974 via Buddah
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July 1, 1935 Mississippi - March 16, 2017 Texas (81) - One Of The Foremost Blues Harmonica Players Of The 20th Century - Mentored By Sonny Boy Williamson II - Toured with Howlin' Wolf - Recorded During The Early Days Of Sun Studios - At Age 20, Joined The Muddy Waters Band For Twelve Years - Formed The James Cotton Band in 1966 - "I Guess I Was Born With The Blues, And I Don't Know Nothing Else But The Blues." James Cotton, 2013 (NPR) - Featured Tomorrow As The 'YCE Artist Of The Day
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9:20 am
Eileen Ivers
Kitty's WeddingBeyond The Bog Road 2016 via Musical Bridge, Inc. & Entertainment One U.S.
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Kim Harris & Reggie With Matt And Marshall Jones
Old Tar RiverGet On Board! Underground Railroad & Civil Rights Freedom Songs, Vol. 2 2007 via Appleseed
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Buell Kazee
Butcher BoyBuell Kazee Sings And Plays 1958 via Smithsonian Folkways
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Considered One Of The Most Successful Folk Musicians Of The 1920's - As The Great Depression Worsened, Kazee Left Music And Worked For 22 Years As A Pastor In Morehead, KY - Career Resurgence During The American Folk Revival Of The 1960's - Formal Training In Voice, Unusual For a Mountain Musician
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Elizabeth Cotten
Fare You Well, My DarlingShake Sugaree 2004 via Smithsonian Folkways
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Chapel Hill, NC - Essential Recordings,1965-1966 - Recognized By the Smithsonian Institution As A "Living Treasure" - Received A Grammy Award In 1985 At The Age Of 90
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9 O'Clock Doc: Doc Watson & Merle Watson
Talking To CaseyDoc And Merle Watson's Guitar Album 1983 via Flying Fish
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Composer: T. Michael Coleman, Longtime Watson Band Member - Supported By A Small Band Churning Out Hard-Edged Blues Lines; Nimble And Gritty
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9 O'Clock Doc: Doc & Merle Watson
California BluesRed Rocking Chair 1981 via Flying Fish
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The Watsons' Dusting Off The Jimmie Rodgers Chestnut (1928) - Jimmie Was A Major Influence On Doc
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COMPILATIONS
No Love TodayLink of Chain - A Songwriters Tribute to Chris Smither 2014 via Signature Sounds
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Vocal: Paul Cebar
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Geoff Muldaur and the Texas Sheiks
Don't Sell It, Don't Give It AwayTexas Sheiks 2009 via Tradition & Moderne
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Composer: Oscar "Buddy" Woods,1936; Early Blues Pioneer On Lap Steel & Slide Guitar
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Taarka
Carried AwayFading Mystery 2017 via Taarka
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Lyons, CO Husband/Wife Duo Enion And David Tiller - Currently On Tour With 'Birds Of Chicago,' Heard here On 'YCE
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The Suitcase Junket
Ten RiversPile Driver 2017 via Signature Sounds
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(Matt Lorenz) - Appearing With Tift Merrit At The Ark, Ann Arbor 4/5
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D.C. Bloom
Gone Forever DaysJust Another Song And Dance Man 2017 via DC Bloom
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Austin, TX - Former Professional Speechwriter
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Lindi Ortega
Til The Goin' Gets GoneTil The Goin' Gets Gone 2017 via Shadowbox Music/Factor
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Title Track From Her Latest Four song EP
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8:40 am
Promo - Local Spins on WYCE (click for more info)
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Spoonful Of Blues: Lavern Baker
Jim DandyLavern Baker 1957 via Atlantic
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November 11,1929 Illinois - March 10,1997 New York - Buried In An Unmarked Plot In Maple Grove Cemetery - Local Historians Raised Funds For A Headstone, Which Was Erected On May, 2008
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Spoonful Of Blues: Lavern Baker
Soul On Fire [1953]Soul On Fire: The Best Of LaVern baker 2006 via Atlantic
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Born An Entertainer With Rhythm & Blues As Her Palette, And Stayed In The Business All Her Life - Signed With Atlantic Records In 1953 - Big Demand On Rock 'N' Roll Touring Shows - Director Of The Marine Corps Club For Over 20 Years - Both Legs Amputated Due to Diabetes - Recipient Of The Pioneer Award From The Rhythm And Blues Foundation - Second Female Solo Artist Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
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'820' Jazz Presents: Slide Hampton
The BarbariansJazz With A Twist 1962 via Atlantic
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The Octet: Hobert Dotson & Willie Thomas, Trumpet...George Coleman, Tenor Saxophone...Jay Cameron, Baritone...Eddie Khan, Bass...Horace Parlan, Piano...Vinnie Ruggliero, Drums...Ray Baretto, Percussion...Slide Hampton, Trombone
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8:20 am
Claire Lynch
Its Worth BelievinNorth By South 2016 via Compass
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With Jerry Douglas; Pickin' On Gordon Lightfoot (Old Dan's Records, 1972)
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Larry Cordle & The Virginia Luthiers
train On the IslandOrthophonic Joy: The 1927 BrIstol Sessions Revisited 2016 via Birthplace Of Country Music
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Bristol, TN - 1927 Sessions: J.P. Nestor - The Bristol Sessions Are considered The "Big Bang" Of Modern Country Music
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The Del McCoury Band
Sweet AppalachiaFamily Circle 2009 via McCoury Music
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Nora Jane Struthers & Korby Lenker
Let's Just Have SupperSingle 2017 via Joeltone
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Both Nashville Based And Their First Co-Write Together - At this Time No Plans for A Full Length Album
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Michael Cleveland
I Knew Her YesterdayFiddler's Dream 2016 via Compass
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Taking Time Away From His Band 'Flamekeeper,' And Recording His Debut Solo
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