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Playlist from 07/21/2018 @ 6:00pm

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Lucy

Lucy loves "music with a beat". That works out well, because WYCE tends to feature beat-equipped music in its library.

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all tracks listed in reverse chronological order

Good Ain't Enough
Good Ain't Enough 2018 via Independent
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Steve Forbert

Good Planets Are Hard to Find
Rocking Horse Head 1996 via Warner Bros / Wea
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Taj Mahal

She Caught the Katy (And Left Me a Mule to Ride)
The Natch'l Blues 2000 via Sony
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Black Slate

Mozart in Trenchtown
World Citizen 2014 via Unit 8
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Donovan

Beat Cafe
Beat Cafe 2004 via Appleseed Records
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8:40 pm
Promo - Local Spins on WYCE (click for more info)

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

Boz Scaggs

I've Just Got to Know
Out Of The Blues 2018 via Concord
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Shemekia Copeland

Great Rain
America's Child 2018 via Alligator Records
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Eastmountainsouth

Rain Come Down
Eastmountainsouth 2003 via Dreamworks
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Corey Harris

Special Rider Blues
Mississippi To Mali 2003 via Rounder / Pgd
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Harris was born and raised near Denver, Colorado. He graduated from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine with a bachelor's degree in 1991, and was awarded an honorary doctorate in 2007. Harris received a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship for language studies in Cameroon in his early twenties, before taking a teaching post in Napoleonville, Louisiana under the Teach For America program. His debut solo album Between Midnight and Day (1995) was produced by composer/producer Larry Hoffman, who discovered him in 1994 in Helena, AR. The record included covers of Sleepy John Estes, Fred McDowell, Charlie Patton, Muddy Waters, and Booker White.

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8:20 pm

Klazz Brothers & Cuba Percussion

Carmen Cubana (after Bizet's Carmen Suite No. 2, Habenera)
Classic Meets Cuba 2002 via Sony
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(REQUESTED)

Macy Gray

Here Comes The Rain Again [Eurythmics 1983]
Covered 2012 via 429 Records
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(REQUESTED)

Amos Lee

High Water
Mountains Of Sorrow, Rivers Of Song 2013 via Blue Note
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Eva Cassidy

American Tune
American Tune 2003 via Blix Street

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Los Lobos

La Bamba
Just Another Band From East L.A. 1993 via Warner Brothers
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8:00 pm

Muddy Waters

Can't Be Satisfied
Breakin' It Up & Breakin' It Down 2007 via Sony
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McKinley Morganfield known professionally as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician who is often cited as the "father of modern Chicago blues" In 1943, he moved to Chicago to become a full-time professional musician. In 1946, he recorded his first records for Columbia Records and then for Aristocrat Records, a newly formed label run by the brothers Leonard and Phil Chess.

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(REQUESTED)

The Crane Wives

Safe Ship, Harbored
Safe Ship, Harbored 2011 via Independent

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Missy Andersen

I Can't Stand the Rain
Missy Andersen 2009 via Independent
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(REQUESTED)

Bruce Cockburn

Making Contact
Stealing Fire 1984 via Sony
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7:40 pm

Dee Dee Bridgewater

J'Ai Deux Amours (Two Loves Have I)
J'ai Deux Amours 2005 via Sovereign Artists
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Henri Dikongue

C'Est La Vie
C'est La Vie 1998 via Tinder
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(REQUESTED)

COMPILATIONS

Sugartime
Johnny Cash Remixed 2008 via Compadre

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Santana

Novus
Shaman 2002 via Arista
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With Placido Domingo a Spanish tenor, known for his versatile and strong voice, possessing a ringing and dramatic tone throughout its range. In March 2008, he debuted in his 128th opera role, giving Domingo more roles than any other tenor. In addition to his singing roles, he has also taken on conducting opera and concert performances, as well as serving as the General Director of the Washington National Opera in Washington, D.C. and the Los Angeles Opera in California.

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7:20 pm

Knox Fortune

Stun
Paradise 2017 via Co-Sign
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Raisin Pickers

Where Did You Get That Hat
Palm Trees 1994 via Huttman
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Bebel Gilberto

O Caminho
Bebel Gilberto Remixed 2005 via Six Degrees
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Adrian Younge

La Ballade
Something About April II 2016 via Linear Labs
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Mark O'Connor

Orange Blossom Special
The New Nashville Cats 1991 via Warner Brothers
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7:00 pm

Paul McCartney

Great Day
Flaming Pie 1997 via Capitol
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(REQUESTED)

Jimmy Buffett

Beach House On The Moon
Beach House On The Moon 1999 via Island
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Requested by Logan for Lawrence

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COMPILATIONS

La Alegria (Happiness)
Rough Guide to Flamenco Nuevo 2006 via World Music Network

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(REQUESTED)

Justin Townes Earle

Harlem River Blues
Harlem River Blues 2010 via Bloodshot Records
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Thanks for the request Phil.

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6:40 pm

Dr. Michael White

Happy Together
Adventures in New Orleans Jazz Part 2 2012 via Basin Street Records
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A jazz clarinetist, bandleader, composer, jazz historian and musical educator. Scott Yanow, a jazz critic, said in a review that White "displays the feel and spirit of the best New Orleans clarinetists. He is a recipient of a 2008 National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the United States' highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.

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California Guitar Trio

Ghost Riders on the Storm
Whitewater 2004 via Inside Out U.S.
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Hey Mike-Thanks for adding to the mix.

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Kaki King

Falling Day
Junior 2010 via Rounder / Pgd
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Thirsty Perch Blues Band

Shake Those Blues
Live For Today 2015 via Independent

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6:20 pm

COMPILATIONS

Elton John, Pink, Logic - Bennie and the Jets (2018 Version)
Revamp_The Songs Of Elton John & Bernie Taupin 2018 via Island Records

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Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Rain Chant
Gift of the Tortoise 1994 via Music Little People
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Katie Herzig

Oh My Darlin'
The Waking Sleep 2011 via Downtown/Mercer Street
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Herzig's fourth solo album, The Waking Sleep, was released in 2011. "Lost and Found" appeared in the movie Family Weekend and was used in a commercial for the movie Saving Mr. Banks.

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Tracy Chapman

Crossroads
Crossroads 1989 via Elektra
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Ana Popovic

Hold On
Still Making History 2007 via Eclecto Groove Records
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In 2007, Popović released the album Still Making History through the American record label Eclecto Groove Records. 10 albums with accolades from all over the world.

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Yonder Mountain String Band

Fall Outta Line
Love, Ain't Love 2017 via FROG PAD
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6:00 pm