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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 Roots Music: Early Influences - Pioneering Legends - Roots Revivalists - Indigenous Cultures. Thanks For Joining Us!

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Geoffrey Keezer & Peter Sprague Band

India Zach
Mill Creek Road 2011 via SBE Records
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"When Music Is Tight, It all Becomes beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

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(REQUESTED)

Little Richard

I Saw Her Standing There
The Rill Thing 1970 via Reprise
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Undercover: The Beatles, 1963; Returning The Favor

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Eli 'Paperboy' Reed

I'm a Lonesome Fugitive
Down Every Road 2022 via Yep Roc
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A Tip Of the Fedora To The Merle Haggard & The Strangers

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COMPILATIONS

Giving It Away
Rough Guide to Jug Band Blues 2017 via World Music Network
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Birmingham Jug Band, 1931- One Of The Era's Most Raucous, And Obscure Hokum Blues Ensemble - Nine Songs Are Known To Exist In Their Recording Catalog

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Hightower Brothers

It's Glory Glory
The Best Og the Hightower Brothers 1995 via Nashboro
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Rev. Nick Hightower & His Five Sons - Short-Lived Gospel Career Beginning In 1958

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9:40 am
Eastown Street Fair (click for more info)

After a two year hiatus, the Eastown Community Association is excited to host the 49th Annual Eastown Street fair on Saturday, September 10th, 2022 from 9am to 9pm - with the beer tent open until 10pm.

This outdoor festival will take place along Wealthy Street between Giddings Avenue and Lake Drive and includes the first block of Ethel Avenue and the Wealthy St. Hub Lot. This annual event is a family-friendly celebration of arts, crafts, food, music, and the Eastown neighborhood; one of Grand Rapids' most eclectic districts!

And as always, the WYCE record sale will be in full swing. Beyond vinyl and CDs - all of your favorite WYCE merch will also be available: t-shirts, socks, bags, and more! We hope to see you there!

Details and more information can be found at eastown dot org.

COMPILATIONS

The Sun Is Going Down - The Family Gold
Too Late To Pray_Defiant Chicago Roots 2019 via Bloodshot Records
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An Original Ingredient To An Old-Timey Recipe.

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Emile Claire Barlow

Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
The Beat Goes On 2010 via Empress
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Reworking Dylan On A Samba Beat With A Little Bit Of Scatting Acrobatics

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The Ozark Mountain Daredevils

Tidal Wave
It'll Shine When It Shines 1974 via A&M
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The Second Release Recorded In The Same Pre-Civil War Mountain Farmhouse Which The Band Used As A Longtime Rehearsal Space

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Marcus King

One Day She's Here
El Dorado 2020 via Fantasy
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GR Appearance: GLC Live At 20 Monroe, 9/23

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9:20 am

Tami Neilson

I Can Forget
Kingmaker 2022 via Outside Music
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Sixth Studio Album Focuses On The Songwriting Mastery, And Neilson's Empowering Croon - Sharing The Stage With Kitty Wells As A Child, And Johnny Cash As A Teen

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John Proulx

Time After Time
Baker's Dozen 2009 via MAXJAZZ Records
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GR Jazz Pianist Remembering The Great Chet Baker With A Selection From A Collection Of Thirteen Songs Representing A Some Of Chet's Finest Releases

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Akiko Yano

Donnatokimo Donnatokimo Donnatokimo
Ai Ga Nakucha Ne (1982) 2021 via WEWANTSOUNDS
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Major Musical Talent Of The Japanese Popular Music World - Akiko's Vocal Nuance's Have Been Compared To Kate Bush

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COMPILATIONS

Schoch Va Gado
The Rough Guide to the Music of Central Asia 2005 via World Music Network
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Yulduz Usmonova: Uzbekistan Singer, Composer And Actress, Becoming A Widely Known Singer In Uzbekistan After Independence In 1991

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COMPILATIONS

She Gives Me Loving
50 of the Very Best of Reggae 2006 via Compendia
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Pliers - Known For His Singer/DJ Partnership With Chaka Demus Finding Global Success In The Early 1990's

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9:00 am
GLC Live at 20 Monroe: Marcus King (click for more info)

Support today on WYCE comes from GLC Live at 20 Monroe presenting Marcus King on Friday, September 23rd!

After playing guitar on one of his father's albums at age 11, King then blazed his own trail in what he calls "soul-influenced, psychedelic Southern rock." His 2020 album "El Dorado" received a nomination for Best Americana Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.

Special guest Neal Francis will open the show.

Tickets and more info including a full schedule for the venue are available at GLC Live at 20 monroe dot com.

Marcus King at GLC Live at 20 Monroe on Friday, September 23rd!

Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder

Cornbread, Peas, Black Molasses
Get On Board [The Songs of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee] 2022 via Nonesuch
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Joachim Cooder, Percussion

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Andy Preer & The Cotton Club Orchestra

I Found A New Baby
Jazz The World Forget, Vol. 2 1996 via Yazoo
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Cab Calloway Took Over The Orchestra After Preer's Passing In 1928

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The Mudbugs Cajun & Zydeco Band

I'm On Fire
Mudbugs 2010 via Greenjeans
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The Portland Duo Mixing Up A Music Gumbo Aptly Named After The Much Needed Freshwater Crustacean Used In Cajun Cuisine

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Jill Jack

Long Time Man
Heartland Music Hall 2009 via UpHill Productions
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Detroit, MI - Exceptional Singer/Songwriter - Get Well, Jill - Want To See You Back On The Road, Soon

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Josh Rouse

Waiting On The Blue
Going Places 2022 via Yep Roc
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Michigan Appearance: 9/13 Magic Bag, Ferndale

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8:40 am

Hop Wilson

I Feel So Glad
Houston Ghetto Blues 1988
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Blues Spotlight: Lap-Steel Guitar Player Hop Wilson Was Texas Born And Bred, And Almost Unknown Outside His Home State, But Through His Influence On Johnny Winter And Jimmie Vaughan, His Sound Still Echoes Today. Returning From World War ll, Hop Played Around Houston Teaming Up With King Ivory Lee And Ice Water Jones, Signing a Record Deal With A Small Label Based In Lake Charles, Spawning A Few Regional Hits In The Late 1950's. Recording Sessions In Houston A Short-Time After Produced Minimal Interest. Hop Wilson Was Not Destined To Be Star; His Influence Lives On - Wilson's Black Cat Bone Has Become Blues Standard. Harding "Hop" Wilson Passed On 1975.

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Hop Wilson

My Woman Done Quit Me
Houston Ghetto Blues 1988
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Blues Spotlight: April 27, 1921 TX - August 27, 1975 TX

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Gary Burton

I Need You Here
Real Life Hits 1985 via Ecm Records
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'820' Jazz Presents: Sam Brown, Guitar...Steve Swallow, Bass...Bill Goodwin, Drums...Keith Jarrett, Piano...Gary Burton, Vibrophone - - - - - - - The First Outing By Gary Burton And Keith Jarrett Recorded July 1970. The Album Is A Study Of Chemistry In Motion, Jazz Fusion Taking Form With Its Insinuating Melodies And Masterful Instrumental Prowess, And A Touch Of The Avant-Garde

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8:20 am

The Wild Honey Collective

Rocky Mountain Belle
The Wild Honey Collective, Vol. 2 2022 via Independent
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Michigan Appearance: 54th Annual Fallasburg Art Festival, 9/18

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COMPILATIONS

Used to Be
Big Mon- The Songs of Bill Monroe 2000 via Skaggs Family
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The Whites - Award-Winning Bluegrass Family Trio Moving In On Fifty Years Of Performing Excellence

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Dave Dudley

Six Days On The Road
Songs About The Working Man 1964 via Mercury
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Major Hit Simultaneously Over Three Charts - Played As A Wake-Up Call For The Columbia Space Shuttle Mission STS-3 Launched In 1982, And Commanded By GR Native Son Jack Lousma

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Darin And Brooke Aldridge

Tennessee Flat Top Box
Snapshot 2015 via Mountain Home Music Co.
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Undercover: Johnny Cash, 1961

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The Greenbriar Boys

Life Is Like a Mountain Railway
Best Of The Vanguard Years 2002 via Vanguard Records
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Composed By Evangelist Milan Williams In The Late 1800's

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Zephaniah Ohora With The 18 Wheelers

Take Your Love out of Town
This Highway 2017 via Independent
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Master Craftsman Backed By A Virtuolistic Band - A Pillar Of The Burgeoning New York City Country-Western Music Community Reviving The Sounds Of '60s Bakersfield Country

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Andy Statman

Pale Ale Hop
Superstring Theory 2013 via Shefa
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Klezmer Clarinetist And A 'Grass Mandolinist - Sideman To David Bromberg And Russ Barenberg - Founder Of Pioneering Bluegrass Bands Country Cooki'' And Breakfast Special

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8:00 am
GLC Live at 20 Monroe: Marcus King (click for more info)

Support today on WYCE comes from GLC Live at 20 Monroe presenting Marcus King on Friday, September 23rd!

After playing guitar on one of his father's albums at age 11, King then blazed his own trail in what he calls "soul-influenced, psychedelic Southern rock." His 2020 album "El Dorado" received a nomination for Best Americana Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.

Special guest Neal Francis will open the show.

Tickets and more info including a full schedule for the venue are available at GLC Live at 20 monroe dot com.

Marcus King at GLC Live at 20 Monroe on Friday, September 23rd!