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
Mitten Music - The Manchester, MIchigan Quartet Cultivates A Deft Mix Of Rustic Styles Carrying Forward The Heritage Of Traditional Music
Composer - Preston "Red" Foster - R&B Dynamite Ann Cole Was The First To Record The Song - A Year Later Muddy Waters Adapted The Song With Some Different Lyrics And A New Arrangement; A Fan Favorite Feature In Performances Throughout His Career
This Song Is Performed By Group Members Using Only Their Voices - The Five Jones Boys, Originally Called The Dixie Cotton Pickers Have Been Largely Forgotten - During 1936,They Hooked Up With Gene Autry, Performing On His National Barn Dance Radio Show; A Year Later Toured With Ellington - For A Time, Rivals Of The Mills Brothers
The Late Southern California Troubadour Began Her Career In 1964, Singing In A Bluegrass Founded By John McEuen - Formed A Folk Duo Called Greasy Mountain Butterballs With Kathy Smith, Touring Vietnam In 1966 - Earned A Doctorate From Harvard, Continuing To Perform As A Member Of Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band
Support for WYCE comes From Vertigo Music - Located at 129 South Division Avenue in Grand Rapids and open 7 days a week.
Written By Jerry Leiber And Mike Stoller - Inducted Into The Songwriters And Rock and Roll Halls of Fame - Their Success Produced Over 70 Chart Hits, The First In 1952
Portland, OR - An Album Full Of Lessons Unheeded, And Questions Unanswered; A Haunted Jukebox On Wheels
Producers: David Grisman And Norton Buffalo - Vassar's First All Blues And Final Recording Before His Passing - The Legend Is Considered The Bluesiest Of The Bluegrass Fiddlers
Havana, CU - The Band's Sound Harkens Back To The Tropicana Era - A Big Band Collective Lead By Virtuoso Vocalist Pepito Gomez, Fusing The Cuban Groove With The Island's Greatest Instrumentalists
Damnations - - The Austin Band Is A Part Of The Tribute Album To Ted Hawkins, An Enigmatic Figure For Most Of His Career, Splitting His Time Between Venice Beach, Where He Was A Mostly Anonymous Street Performer, And Europe And Australia; The Two Continents Where He And His Songs Were Better Known And Well Received In Clubs And Small Concert Halls
Released In 1940 On A 10 Inch Shellac 78 RPM By John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson, Regarded As The Pioneer Of The Blues Harp
Mirabal Joining The Avant-Garde String Quartet Ethel On The First Of Two Collaborations
Reworking The Robert Johnson Staple - Originally Love In Vain Blues, As Written By Johnson In 1939
Former Fishing Guide, Selling His Driftwood Boat And Pursuing His Music - First Official Full-Length Album, Navigating The Edgier Elements Of Roots Music
Support today on WYCE comes from Metro Health, now University of Michigan Health-West.
University of Michigan Health-West provides the same healthcare in locations across the region.
The organization continues an eight-decade mission to serve West Michigan with 17 primary care locations offering walk-in care, urgent care, and same-day appointments.
Doctors are also available to see you evenings and weekends.
For more information and appointment scheduling it's u of m health west dot org
Written By Bryan Ferry - GR Appearance: Listening Room November 2
Ragtime Composer Percy Wenrich, 1914 - GR Appearance: Listening Room November 2
Joined By Longtime Band The Sound Outside - Founded In Portland In '07; After A Successful Six Year Run, The Quartet Is No Longer Together
An Tribute Album By Friends And Acquaintances Of The Late Guitarist - Casal Played In Several Groups; Blackfoot, The Cardinals, Chris Robinson Neighborhood, Hard Working Americans
Mitten Music - Member Of The Benzing Graves Collective; In Town Next Weekend
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A Belle Of The Blues With A Head For Business And A Visceral Gift As A Songwriter, Victoria Spivey Enjoyed A Long Career As A Theater Pianist, Movie Star, Record Label Owner, And An Inspiration To Bob Dylan And Many Others. Victoria Developed Her Singing Career By Writing Her Own Material In The Bold Style Of Ida Cox, Displaying A Steamy Eroticism In Some Of The Earlier 'Hokum' Blues. Miss Spivey's Stage Presence Was In Great Demand During The Folk/Blues Resurgence Of the 1960's, Recording A Much Heralded Live Album At The Ann Arbor Blues Festival. Victoria Spivey Was One Of The Few Blues Divas Of The Classic Era To Make It From The Barrel-House To The Festival Stages, Passing On In 1976
October 15, 1906 TX - October 3, 1976 NY
Michael Arnipole, Bass...Eric Montzka, Drums...John McClean, Guitar...Ruben Alvarez, Percussion...Patricia Barber, Hammond B-3 And Vocals - - - - - Peter Green Wrote Black Magic Woman I968, Appearing As A Single For His Band Fleetwood Mac. Green Has Mentioned The Song Was By Inspired An Otis Rush Song Recorded Two Years Earlier By His Former Band, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. Fast Forward Thirty-One Years, And Chicago-Based Jazz Singer Patricia Barber And Long-Time Combo Work Unique Twists And Turns Into This Peter Green Classic. Found On The Live Recording Companion, Barber And Company Are In Full Command Wrapping Up The Decade In Grand Style. Black Magic Woman Is Live From Chicago's Historic Green Mill Jazz Club - Happy Halloween!
Austin, TX - New Into The 'YCE Blues Alley - Nichols Debut Album Is Steeped-In-Tradition Blues - Fat Possum Records First Solo Blues Signing In Nearly 20 Years
Reworking The 1965 Nugget Written by Cowboy Joe Babcock - Adapted By Various Musicians Many Times Since Then - Stonewall Jackson Took It To Top Ten In '65
1966 - Bobby And Sonny Led One Of The Most Innovative, Legendary And Beloved Bands In Bluegrass - We Lost Sonny Last Sunday At The Age Of 83
Blount's Debut Album - A 2020 Recipient Of The Steve Martin Banjo Prize
Produced By John Leventhal, This Is Sarah's Fifth Release - The Album Took Home Best American Album From 2021 Grammy Awards
A Visionary Acoustic Ensemble Bringing New-Generation Interpretations Of Traditional, And Innovative Original Music With A Common Thread Tied Directly To The Heart Of The Appalachian Regions Of The United States
Support today on WYCE comes from Metro Health, now University of Michigan Health-West.
University of Michigan Health-West provides the same healthcare in locations across the region.
The organization continues an eight-decade mission to serve West Michigan with 17 primary care locations offering walk-in care, urgent care, and same-day appointments.
Doctors are also available to see you evenings and weekends.
For more information and appointment scheduling it's u of m health west dot org
