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Traditions!

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!

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Norton Buffalo & George Kahumoku, Jr

Kou Aloha Mau a Mau
From Paradise 2012 via Kealia Farms
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Retruns Next Week

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Boozoo Chavis

I'm Going Away to Stay
Johnnie Billy Goat 2000 via Rounder / Umgd
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Lake Charles, LA - One Of The Pioneers Of Zydeco; The Fusion Of Cajun And Blues Music Developed In Southwest Louisiana

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Let Hootenanny Blues (Out Of Jail)
Cadillac Baby's Bea & Baby Records 2019 via Earwig Music
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Malcolm "Little Mac" Simmons, 1963 - Chicago Bluesman Active In The 1950's; Recording Obscure Singles Was His Forte - Little Mac Left The Music Business For The Ministry In1960s, And Was Rarely Heard For The Next 30 Years

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Alberta Hunter With Jack Douglas And His Orchestra

Two Cigarettes In The Dark
Two Cigarettes In The Dark (Authentic Recordings London 1934) 1934 via Decca
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From Performing In Dilapidated Brothel Houses In Chicago To The Gilded Auditorium Of New York's Carnegie Hall, Hunter Rose From Poverty To Become One Of The Most Influential Blues And Jazz Singers Of The 20th Century

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Blossom Dearie

Little Jazz Bird
Verve Jazz Masters 51 1996 via Polygram Records
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1959 - New York City Jazz Singer And Pianist - Relocating To Paris In 1952 And Forming The Highly-Successful European Vocal Group, 'The Blue Stars' - Awarded The First Mabel Mercer Foundation Award; Born April 28, 1924

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COMPILATIONS

Dan Tyminski - 2020 Vision
Industrial Strength Bluegrass [Southwestern Ohio's Musical Legacy] 2021 via Smithsonian Folkways
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The Album Is A Tip Of The Hat To The Rich, Fertile Grounds Of SW Ohio's 'Grass Legacy

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Eric Weissberg & Deliverance

Concrete Canyon Boogie
Rural Free Delivery 1973 via Warner
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Remembering Eric Weissberg Passing Away From Alzheimer's Disease In March 2020 (80) - Thanks For The Suggestion

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Rob Stone, Elena Kato, & Hiroshi Eguchi

There Is Something On Your Mind
Trio In Tokyo 2021 via Blue Heart
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Excellent Album - The Ten Tracks Are A Throwback To The 1930's and 40's Sound Of Vocal Stylists Like Big Joe Turner, Nat Cole, And Fats Waller, Blending Comedy And Innovation In Their Music, Laying The Groundwork For Modern Jazz And Blues

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9:20 am

A.J. Croce

Brickyard Blues
By Request 2021 via Compass
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Undercover: Alan Toussaint

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Elizabeth King

Walk with Me
Living In The Last Days 2021 via Bible & Tire
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77 Year-Old Gospel Legend Releasing Her First Full-Length Solo Album In Four Decades - Lead The All-Male Group, The Gospel Souls During The 1970's - Left The Music Business To Raise 15 Children

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Johnny Cash

The Highway Man
Johnny Cash & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 2020 via Sony Legacy
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The Highwaymen: Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson - Archive Vocal Recordings Set To The Orchestral Backing Of The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Recorded At The Iconic Abbey Road Studios

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Sanjo Kayageum [Korean Classical Composition]
New York City- Global Beat of the Boroughs 2001 via Smithsonian Folkways
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Musicians: The Korean Traditional Performing Arts Association

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Artie Shaw

Begin The Beguine
The Essential Artie Shaw 2005 via Columbia
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The Cole Porter Classic Was Introduced By June Knight In The Broadway Musical Jubilee In 1935 - Artie Shaw's 1938 Instrumental Version Went To #1 And Made It Famous - A Beguine Is A Ballroom Dance Similar To A Rumba

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Junior Valentine

Poison Ivy
I Can Tell 1998 via Monkey Nerve
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Grand Rapids, MI - A True Original; An Authority On The Blues - Frontman For Junior Valentine & The Allstars, And Member Of Hank Mowery & The Hawktones - R.I.P. Junior

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Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion

Hurry Up And Wait
Bright Examples 2010 via Independent
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Sarah Lee Is The Third Generation Of America's First Family Of Folk; Arlo's Youngest Daughter - This Album Marks Her Second Official Collaboration With Husband Johnny Irion, An Accomplished Singer-Songwriter In His Own Right - Gary Louris And Mark Olson Make Guest Appearances

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Front Country

Colorado
Sake of the Sound 2014 via Independent
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Nashville By Way Of San Francisco - Their Namesake Is About Pushing The Envelope, But Never Losing Sight Of Their Roots - Formed As An Acoustic String Band Ensemble, 2011 -

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Eric Hutchinson

Right Where I'm Supposed to Be
Single 2021 via Let's Break
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The Album: 'Before & Afterlife' - An Artist Writing From A Melting Pot Of Styles - Inspired By Those Artists Who Are Constantly Evolving Their Sound

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8:40 am

Piano Red

Doctor Feelgood
The Lost Atlanta Tapes 2010 via Landslide
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Blues Spotlight: Made Recordings Backing Blind Willie McTell And Barbecue Bob In The 1930's, But These Were Left Unissued. A Self-Taught Pianist Who Played In The Barrelhouse Blues Style, Red's Performing And Recording Careers Emerged During The Period Of Transition From Completely Segregated Race Music To Rhythm And Blues. Leonard Chess Signed Red To Checker Records In 1959, And A Second Career Came Under The Name Doctor Feelgood During The 1960's. Willie Lee Perryman Kept On Rocking Until His Passing In 1985.

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Piano Red

The Right String (But the Wrong Yo Yo)
The Lost Atlanta Tapes 2010 via Landslide
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Blues Spotlight: October 19, 1911 GA - July 25, 1985 GA

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Wynton Marsalis & Ellis Marsalis

Joe Cool's Blues (Snoopy's Return)
Joe Cool's Blues 1988 via Sony
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'820' Jazz Presents: Last Year At This Time We Lost Ellis Marsalis At The Age Of 85 Due To Complications From Covid-19. As a Jazz Pianist And Educator, Marsalis Was Active Since the 1940's, And Came To Greater Attention In Later Decades As The Patriarch Of Marsalis Dynasty. Marsalis And His Sons Are Group Recipients Of The National Endowment For The Arts Jazz Masters Award - - - - - Ben Wolfe, Double Bass...Herlin Riley, Drums...Wynton Marsalis, Trumpet..Wycliffe Gordon, Trombone...Ellis Marsalis, Piano

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Ruth & Max Bloomquist

The Highway Song
Turn Back A Page 2010 via Ruby Records
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GR Flavorings - Sharing Their Passion For Music For Over 45 Years

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Philip Gibbs

Front Door Bound
Box Canyon Blues 2014 via Philip Gibbs
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Jerry Miller

Steuben Street Blues
New Road Under My Wheels 2013 via Signature Records
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A Founding Member Of The 1960's San Francisco Band Moby Grape; One Of The Few Groups Of Which All Members Were Lead Vocalists

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Morgan Wade

Take Me Away
Reckless 2021 via Ladylike/Thirty Tigers
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Debut Album - New Into 'YCE

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Fiddlers 4

Man of Constant Sorrow
Fiddlers 4 2002 via Compass Records
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Michael Doucet, Darol Anger, Bruce Molsky, Rushard Eggleston - These Four Master Musicians Create A Cross-Cultural Fiddling Extravaganza, With Stops In The Louisiana Bayou, The Appalachian Mountains And The Marin Foothills - Wonderful Album!

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WYCE Spring Fund Drive (click for more info)

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Thank you for listening and supporting WYCE!