Artemis

"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

Danny & The Juniors

Philadelphia, PA 1955 - Signed To Dick Clark's Swan Records Label - Inducted Into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame

T-Bone Walker With Les Hite And His Orchestra

Pioneer And Innovator Of The Jump And Electric Blues Sound - Ranked Number 67 On The List Of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time" - Posthumously Inducted Into The Blues And Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

Armenter "Bo Carter" Chatmon

A 1928 12-Bar Country Blues Number Written By Founder Of The Mississippi Sheiks - The Mississippi Sheiks, As The Jackson Blue Boys With Papa Charlie McCoy On vocals, Recorded The Same Song In 1930; This Time As "Sweet Alberta"

Dirk Powell

Dirk's Latest - Considered One Of The World's Leading Experts On Traditional Appalachian Fiddle And Banjo Styles

Deborah Silver

Produced By Ray Benson - Asleep At The Wheel On Board

Artists For Peace & Justice

Founded In 2009 By Paul Haggis That Encourages Peace And Social Justice, With An Immediate Goal To Serve The Poorest Communities In Haiti

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Lowell Fulson

After T-Bone Walker, Fulson Was The Most important Figure In West Coast Blues In The 1940's And1950s

Ruben Gonzalez

Forged The Style Of Modern Cuban Piano Playing In The 1940's - Ry Cooder Coaxed Him Out Of Retirement To Play In Two Revival Ensembles, Afro-Cuban All Stars And Buena Vista Social Club

The California Honeydrops

Found Themselves Signing A Record Contract In 2007 After A Long Stint Playing The Subway Platforms In San Francisco

Hayes Griffin

HomeGrown GR!

Clarence Ashley

The 1922 Folk Ballad Reinterpreted By The Southern Appalachian Banjo Legend - Saw A Resurgence In His Career During The Folk Revival Of The 1960's; Doc Watson Brought Him To The Greenwich Village Venue Stages

Arlen Roth

Kentucky Headhunters Guitarist Greg Martin Joining Roth On The Christian Hymn, First Published In 1779

Jimmy Witherspoon ft. The Lamplighters

Premier Blues Shouter From Arkansas - Got His Start On Armed Forces Radio During World War ll, Beginning A Five Decade Career

The Carnival Steel Drum Collective

Undercover: Peter Green, 1968 - First Appeared As A Single In Various Countries In 1968, s Subsequently Appearing On The 1969 Fleetwood Mac Compilation Album 'English Rose'

Phil Cook

Rockin'-Roots Guitarist Out Of Wisconsin - The Cook Brothers Front The Psychedelic Folk Band 'Megafaun'

Anna Fermin's Trigger Gospel

The Critically-Acclaimed Chicago Roots And Roll Quintet Is Named After An Old Western Novel

Robbie Fulks

Long-Time Nashville Outsider And Former 'Special Consensus' Flatpicker Working On Thirty-Five Years As An Independent Singer/Songwriter

Ivory Joe Hunter

Ivory Joe Hunter Was Recording As A Teenager For The Library Of Congress In 1933. Relocating To California Nine Years Later, He Set Up Two Record Labels, Recorded Prolifically, And Was A Regular Visitor To The Upper Reaches Of The R&B Charts. As A Songwriter, Many Of Ivory Joe's Compositions Were taken Into The Pop Charts By Elvis, Pat Boone And Many Others. As Musical Tastes Changed He Moved To Nashville And Became A Successful Country Songwriter. Ivory Joe Hunter Passed On In 1974.

Ivory Joe Hunter

October 10, 1914 TX - November 8, 1974 TN

Ahmad Jamal Quartet

'820' Jazz Presents: James Cammack, Bass...Herlin Riley, Drums...Manolo Badrena, Percussion...Ahmad Jamal, Piano - - - - Eighty-Six At The Time Of This Recording, Jamal And His Longtime Rhythm Associates Move Through This Album Utilizing Generous Use Of Space, Emphasizing The Jazz Titan's Uniqueness And Minimalism.

Slaid Cleaves

A Tasty, Unplayed Gem By The Austin Based Singer/Songwriter - Slaid's Sixth Album And First National Release

Patsy Cline

Released In 1960 - One Of The Most Influential Vocalists Of The 20th Century And Was One Of The First Country Music Artists To Successfully Cross Over Into Pop Music

Peter Rowan

Guest Pickers: Del, Ronnie And Robbie McCoury And Michael Cleveland

Stella

Southeast Michigan-Based Roots Trio

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Darol Anger

THe Debut Of The American Fiddle Ensemble - Anger's New Release Is Due Any Day