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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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Charlie Hunter

Who Put You Behind the Wheel
Everybody Has A Plan Until They Get Punched In The Mouth 2016 via groundup
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

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COMPILATIONS

Mad House Jump
Cadillac Baby's Bea & Baby Records 2019 via Earwig Music
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Chicago, IL; The Daylighters, 1959 - One Of The Most Significant Transitional Groups That Bridged The Doo-Wop And Soul Eras

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Beth McKee

Not Tonight, Josephine
Next to Nowhere 2012 via Swampgirl
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Effortlessly Criss-Cross' The Entire Panorama Of Southern Music

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Moon Mullican

Pipeliner Blues
Moonshine Jamboree 1976 via Gusto
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1952 - "King Of The Hillbilly Piano Players" - Associated With The Hillbilly Boogie Style Which Influenced Rockabilly - Influenced Jerry Lee Lewis, Hank Williams, Jim Reeves, Bill Haley And Hank Snow

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Charles Wesley Godwin

Bones
How The Mighty Fall 2022 via Independent
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Morgantown, WV - One Of The Preeminent Members Of The New Resurgence Of Authentic Voices From The Appalachian Region

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Listening Room - Charlie Hunter (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Listening Room: An intimate 200-seat venue located at Studio Park in Downtown Grand Rapids. 

On Monday, May 23rd Listening Room welcomes Charlie Hunter & Scott Amendola at 7:30PM.  

A 30 year musical friendship displayed on stage with guitar virtuoso Charlie Hunter and drummer Scott Amendola for a night of engagement and mastery of their instruments.

Tickets and details for Charlie Hunter & Scott Amendola on Monday May 23rd are available at Listening Room G-R dot com or by visiting the cinema box office inside Studio Park.

Listening Room is located on the second floor of Studio Park at 123 Ionia Ave South West

Jake La Botz

For Nickels And Dimes
Sunnyside 2017 via Hi Style
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Chicago, IL - Roots-Drenched Music That Reflects His Time Performing In Streets, Bars, Churches, And Tattoo Parlors

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Kaitlin Butts

Bored If I Don't
What Else Can She Do 2022 via Soundly
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Oklahoma Songwriter In Full Blossom On This Album, Delivering A Collection Of Delicate, Strong, And Gallant Characters - Very Cool Long-Play!

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J-Rad Cooley

The World Will Call Me Mister
Yard Sale 2022 via VizzTone
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Produced By Tony Holiday - A Swingin' Swagger With A Crescent City Twist, And A Distinctive Ragtime Flavor

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Cake

Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town
B-Sides and Rarities 2005 via Upbeat Records
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The Sacramento Band With A Tip Of The Hat To Mel Tillis - The Song Has A Fertile History: First Recording By Waylon Jennings In 1966; One Year Later Johnny Darrell Took It To The Top Ten; Kenny Rogers & The First Edition In 1969, Becoming An International Hit - Rogers Sang It In One Take

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The Po' Ramblin' Boys

Little Glass of Wine
Never Slow Down 2022 via Smithsonian Folkways
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Michigan Appearance: Charlotte Bluegrass Festival 6/24 (Friday Show)

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9:20 am

Shooglenifty

Carboni's Farewell
Live Radical Mestizo 2005 via Compass
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Six-Piece Founded 1990, Scottish Highlands - Seamlessly Blend Driving Dance Rhythms With Traditional And Traditional-Sounding Tunes

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Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Oh Happy Day
Shaka Zulu 1987 via Warner Brothers
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GR Appearance: 8/5 Listening Lawn Series

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COMPILATIONS

Troove Do Vento Que Passa
The Rough Guide To Fado 2004 via World Music Network
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Portugal: The History Of Fado Music Was First Sung At Bullfights, In Taverns And Houses Of Prostitution - A Tight Musical Genre Encompassing More Than 140 Different Styles - Its Lineage Is Traced To Early Nineteenth-Century Lisbon - Fado Is Renowned For Its Expressive And Profoundly Melancholic Character - Sailors, Bohemians And Courtesans Took Part In The Singing & Dancing Rituals

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COMPILATIONS

Big Swing Face
Burning For Buddy- A Tribute To The Music Of Buddy Rich, Vol. 2 1997 via Independent
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Produced By The Neil Peart; Kenny Aronoff, Drums - Composed Of Performances By Various Rock And Jazz Drummers, All Accompanied By The Buddy Rich Big Band - The Song's title Is In Reference To Buddy Rich's Live 1967 Album - We Lost Buddy Thirty-Five Years Ago, April 1987; Considered One Of The Most Influential Drummers Of All Time

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Janiva Magness

Heartbreaker
Blues Ain't Pretty 2001 via Blues Leaf Records PWBLLF 98162
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Detroit, MI - Seven-Times Blues Music Award Recipient, And The Second Woman, After Koko Taylor, To Be Honored With The B. B. King Entertainer Of The Year Award

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The Damn Quails

Fool's Gold
Down the Hatch 2012 via 598 Recordings
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Started As A Weekly Jam Session Between Two Oklahoma Songwriters - The New Album Is Due In June; First Release In Seven Years

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Kieran Kane & Kevin Welch

Just Like That
You Can't Save Everybody 2004 via Compass Records
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Fats Kaplin Joining Old Friends On The Session

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Michaela Anne

Oh To Be That Free Again
Oh To Be That Free 2022 via Yep Roc
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Title Music From The Third Album

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8:40 am
Promo - Online Playlist (click for more info)

Keep up with all the music we've been playing at WYCE dot org.

Our Online Playlist features detailed information on songs we play -- you can also rate what you've heard.

Just click on the 'Playlist Archive' button at WYCE dot org to start exploring.

Washboard Sam

Out With The Wrong Woman
Blues Classics By via Arhoolie
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Blues Spotlight: The Washboard Was The Rhythm Instrument Of Choice For Street Musicians Playing The Blues In The Early Days, But Washboard Sam Took It Into The Studio And With It A Strong Career As A Session Player In Chicago. Half-Brother To Big Bill Broonzy, Washboard Played On The Streets With Hammie Dixon And Sleepy John Estes Prior To Relocating To Chicago In 1932. Picking Up Work With Tampa Red. The Duo Recorded With The Major Players On The Windy City Blues Circuit. Sam's Solo Work Was Lengthy,. Recording His Final Session With Willie Dixon At Chess Records In 1953, Priot To Retiring From The Music Industry. Robert Clifford Brown Passed On In 1966 - West Michigan's Killer Blues Society Erected A Headstone On Washboard Sam's Unmarked Grave In 2009

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Washboard Sam

Lowland Blues
Blues Classics By via Arhoolie
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Blues Spotlight: July 15, 1910 AR ? - November 6, 1966 IL

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Various/Unknown Artist

Hey Now
Rudy Van Gelder Remasters Sampler 2008 via Concord Music Group
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'820' Jazz Presents: The Red Garland Trio; Charles "Specs" Wright, Drums, Jimmy Rowser, Bass...Red Garland, Piano - - - - - - - - - This 1959 Live Date At the Prelude Club, New York City Illustrate Red Garland In Top Form, Some Argue As The Last Of The Great Garland Trio Recordings. Eight Months After The Completion Of The "Kind Of Blue" Sessions, Garland Departed The Miles Davis Quintet and Pursued A Solo Career, Playing In His Preferred Trio Formation - The Band Developing A Dense Simpatico For The Live Date Where Garland's Highly Personal Bebop Was Solidly Supported.

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8:20 am

The Byrds

Lazy Days
Sweetheart Of The Rodeo 1968 via Sony
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Gram Parsons Joining The Byrds Lineup For The Sixth Album; Representing A Stylistic Move Away From The Psychedelic Rock Of The Previous LP - An Important Chapter In Parsons' Personal And Musical Crusade - "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo" Is Considered To Be A Seminal And Highly Influential Country Rock Masterpiece

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The Dead South

Pallet On The Floor
Easy Listening for Jerks, Pt. 1 2022 via Six Shooter
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GR Appearance: 8/10 Meijer Gardens Concert Series

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Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis

Who Cares
Wild! Wild! Wild! 2018 via Bloodshot
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Undercover: Country Music Hall Of Fame Inductee Don Gibson (1959)

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Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway

San Francisco Blues (feat_ Dan Tyminski)
Crooked Tree 2022 via Nonesuch
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Special Guest: Dan Tyminski

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Bill Monroe & the Bluegrass Boys

Get Down On Your Knees And Pray
The 1950-51 Castle Studio Session 2020 via From The Valley
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1951 - The Third Evolution Of The Bluegrass Boys After Its Founding In 1938 - Considered The Classic "High Lonesome" Version Of the Group; Jimmy Martin And Rudy Lyle Filling The Spots Left By The Departure Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs

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Norman & Nancy Blake

Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine-Going Down the Valley
While Passing Along This Way 1994 via Shanachie
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Few Would Dispute Norman Blake's Place On The Mount Rushmore Of Acoustic Guitarists - Translator Of Traditional Ballads - An Influential Folk Songwriter - Grew Up Without Electricity, Learning Songs From A Radio Jerry-Rigged To An Old Car Battery

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