Bela Fleck

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

Elder Jack Ward

Another Veteran Voice Of Memphis Sacred Soul - This Is Elder Jack's First Recording In More Than Fifty-Years

Wanda Jackson

The 84 Year-Old Rockabilly Queens Latest Album Produced By Fellow Rock And Roll Hall of Famer Joan Jett

Hayes Carll

Latest Release - Influence: Townes Van Zandt - Hayes' Plainspoken Poetry And Sarcastic Humorous Style Of Songwriting Is On Full Display Throughout The Album

COMPILATIONS

Mary Johnson - Classic Blues Singer, Accordionist And Songwriter - Worked With Peetie Wheatstraw, Tampa Red, Kokomo Arnold And Roosevelt Sykes - Married To Pioneering Jazz Guitarist Lonnie Johnson - Forty-Four Songs Make Up Miss Johnson's Recorded Works

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Blue Moon Marquee

Gypsy Blues Band Born Of The Wild Rose Foothills Of Alberta

The Nick Strange Band

Mitten Music

Grain Thief

Producer: Dan Bui, Twisted Pine - Five-Piece String Band Based Out Of Boston, Taking The City Vibe To Cape Cod In The Winter '019 To Record The Album

Dori Freeman

Southwestern VA - Producing Her Fourth Release - Dori Cites Peggy Lee As A Major Influence

Liz Mandville Greeson

High-Voltage Chicago Blueswoman And Proprietor Of Blue Kitty Records - Member Of The Chicago Blues Hall Of Fame

Pearl Bailey And Louis Bellson

The Famed Broadway Actress And Legendary Jazz Drummer Running Through The 1934 Standard

Charivari

Pronounced Shah-Ree-Va-Ree - Take Their Name From An Ancient Louisiana Tradition Of All-Night Merry-Making - Michael Doucet And Sam Broussard Join In On The Festivities

1920's Wurlitzer Carousel Organ Band

P.T. Barnum And James Bailey Founded The Greatest Show On Earth In 1871, Merging With The Ringling Bros. World's Greatest Shows In 1919 - This Legacy Continued For One-Hundred And Forty- Six Years, Ending In 2017

Sidestepper

Colombian Band Formed In 1996 By English DJ/Producer Richard Blair - The Group Is One Of The Originators Of The Colombian "Electro Cumbia" Sound - Signed To Peter Gabriel's Real World Records

The Smoking Flowers

Husband/Wife Duo Based In Nashville

Sneaky Pete

South Bend, IN - Worked For A Decade For MDOT - Co-Founder Of The Flying Burrito Brothers - One Of The Elite Pedal Steel Players To Work In The LA Country-Rock Context - Member Of The Steel Guitar Hall Of Fame

Lowland Hum

Charlottesville, VA - Daniel And Lauren Goans; Distilled Arrangements - Wonderful Album

Eric Taylor

A Key Figure In The Texas Singer/Songwriter Scene Of The Early 1970's - Bridged The Gap Between The Clark/Van Zandt Era And That Of Robert Earl Keen And Lyle Lovett

Woodrow Buddy Johnson

Blues Spotlight - The Jump Blues Pianist And Bandleader Led One Of The Most Popular R&B Based Bands During The Immediate Post War Years. Barely In His Twenties, He Found Work In New York As A Pianist For A Traveling Road Show Called The Cotton Club Revue. Not Long After Buddy Put Together A Nine-Piece Orchestra That Played Blues Tunes And Riff Based Jump And Boogie Dance Numbers Leading To A Recording Contract with Decca Records. The Organization Barnstormed The Country To Sellout Crowds Throughout The '40's. Rock & Roll Eventually Halted Johnson's Momentum - A Class Act Whose Depth Of Work And Brilliance Continues To Be Discovered. Woodrow Wilson Johnson Passed On In 1977.

Woodrow Wilson "Buddy" Johnson

Blues Spotlight - January 10, 1915 SC - February 9, 1977 NY

'820' Jazz Presents' Oliver Nelson Project - Eric Dolphy, Alto Saxophone/Flute, Roy Haynes, Drums...Paul Chambers, Double Bass...George Barlow, Baritone Saxophone...Freddie Hubbard, Trumpet, Bill Evans, Piano...Oliver Nelson,Tenor Saxophone - - - - - - - -The 1961 Recording Of "The Blues And The Abstract Truth" Remains An Acclaimed Jazz Album By Oliver Nelson. Noted For Its Unique Ensemble Arrangements. The Recording is Identified As A Progenitor Of Nelson's Move Towards A World-Class Arranger Later In His Career. This Morning's Selection Is 'Stolen Moments', A Septet Configuration Spotlighting Post-Bop's Most Distinguished Players. We Hear It From Vintage Vinyl.

Sierra Ferrell

GR Appearance Tomorrow Night At The Listening Room - Pre-Show Primer

Dudley Connell & Don Rigsby

First Of Two Collaborations By The 'Grass Legends - Connell From The Seldom Scene And Rigsby With The Lonesome River Band - The Music Of Both Those Bands Is Heard Here On 'YCE

Jim Kweskin

The Kweskin Jug Band Blowing The Dust Off An Old Gem - First Recording By Ben Bernie And His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra, March 1928

Theron Hale & Daughters

Mountain Shout: Gained Regional Fame As A Banjo Player In The Early 1900's - Became A Member Of The Grand Ole Opry In The Late '20's

Marlena Smalls & the Hallelujah Singers

Inspirational Songs Of Gullah Culture Of The Sea Islands in South Carolina - The Gullah Are Known For Preserving More Of Their African Linguistic And Cultural Heritage Than Any Other African-American Community In The United States

Old & in the Gray

The Surviving Members Of The Band Old & In The Way Regrouping For A Reworking Of The Townes Van Zandt Gem - Co-Founders Peter Rowan, David Grisman And Vassar Clements Are Joined By Herb Pedersen And Bry Bright, Replacing The Late Jerry Garcia And John Kahn

Courtney Hartman

With Long-Time Collaborator Taylor Ashford - GR Appearance: With Sara & Sean Watkins 12/16 At St. Cecilia Music Center