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 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
Chicago, IL; The Daylighters, 1959 - One Of The Most Significant Transitional Groups That Bridged The Doo-Wop And Soul Eras
Effortlessly Criss-Cross' The Entire Panorama Of Southern Music
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
Morgantown, WV - One Of The Preeminent Members Of The New Resurgence Of Authentic Voices From The Appalachian Region
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
Chicago, IL - Roots-Drenched Music That Reflects His Time Performing In Streets, Bars, Churches, And Tattoo Parlors
Oklahoma Songwriter In Full Blossom On This Album, Delivering A Collection Of Delicate, Strong, And Gallant Characters - Very Cool Long-Play!
Produced By Tony Holiday - A Swingin' Swagger With A Crescent City Twist, And A Distinctive Ragtime Flavor
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
Michigan Appearance: Charlotte Bluegrass Festival 6/24 (Friday Show)
Six-Piece Founded 1990, Scottish Highlands - Seamlessly Blend Driving Dance Rhythms With Traditional And Traditional-Sounding Tunes
GR Appearance: 8/5 Listening Lawn Series
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
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
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
Started As A Weekly Jam Session Between Two Oklahoma Songwriters - The New Album Is Due In June; First Release In Seven Years
Fats Kaplin Joining Old Friends On The Session
Title Music From The Third Album
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
Blues Spotlight: July 15, 1910 AR ? - November 6, 1966 IL
'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.
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
GR Appearance: 8/10 Meijer Gardens Concert Series
Undercover: Country Music Hall Of Fame Inductee Don Gibson (1959)
Special Guest: Dan Tyminski
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
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
