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 - sundaytraditions@gmail.com
Undercover: Chuck Berry, 1964
Southwest Louisiana - The Band Takes Cajun, Honky-Tonk, And String-Band Music As Their Starting Point, And Keeps An Open Mind About Where Their Song Craft Will Lead Them
Remembering The Release Of "Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim," Fifty-Years Ago
Houston, TX - With The Soulful Vocals Of Janis And The Guitar Slinging Skills Of Stevie Ray, Carolyn Reaches Into The Depths Texas Blues Of Tradition
Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz & Aiofe O'Donovan - Performing As Part Of American Acoustic With The Punch Brothers And Julian Lage At Meijer Gardens 8/13
Street Date: 9/15 - Although Raised In Flint Since The Age Of Three, Dee Dee Was Born In Memphis And On Her Forthcoming Album she Explores Those Deep Roots
Accompanied By The City Blues Connection
Doc's Final Performances At The Bottom Line
Boggs' Recordings Of Raw, Powerful Singing And Distinctive Banjo-Playing Is A Unique Combination Of Appalachian Folk Music And African-American Blues - An early Influence On Watson, Doc Recorded "Country Blues," In 1964
New Into The 'YCE Blues Alley
Keeping The Song Close To Home
JD & Pokey Recorded This Bob Wills Tune As Part Of The Ongoing Tornado Relief Effort For Moore, Oklahoma; 24 Oklahoman's Perished In The Storm May 20, 2013 (Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys,1935)
One Of The Great Singer-Songwriter's Whose Roots Extend Back To Greenwich Village Folk Scene Turning 74 Earlier This Year - A Troubadour In The Truest Sense Still Playing a Few Dates Per Year
June 30, 1893 Mississippi - September 21, 1964 Tennessee
Member Of The Mississippi Sheiks With Brothers Sam & Lonnie Chatmon And Walter Vinson - Recording Debut In 1928 Becoming One Of The Dominant Blues Recording Acts Of The 1930's, Recording 110 Sides
Jimmy Bond, Bass...Wilton Felder, Tenor Sax...Wayne Henderson, Trombone...Stix Hooper, Drums...Joe Sample, Piano
The Youngest Of Fourteen Born In Arkansas And Raised In Southern California
Bluegrass Legends Of The Highest Caliber
Santa Cruz, CA
Producer: Andrew Marlin (Mandolin Orange)
