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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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Cory Weeds

Let's Groove
Let's Groove_ The Music Of Earth Wind & Fire 2017 via Cellar Live
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Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Ruen Brothers

Motor City
All My Shades Of Blue 2018 via Ramseur
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The New Album Can Be Heard Here On 'YCE

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Selwyn Birchwood

Plenty More To Be Grateful For
Exorcist 2023 via Alligator
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On Stage The Weekend Of June 16th At The Buttermilk Jamboree Delton, MI

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COMPILATIONS

Raining In My Heart -The Olympics
Loma - A Soul Music Love Affair Vol. 1-4 2016 via Future Days Recordin
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The Olympics, 1965 - Doo-Wop Group Founded In 1957; The Continues To This Day

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9:40 am
Blues at the Ballpark (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from the first annual Blues at the Ballpark Festival hosted by the West Michigan Blues Society and the Fans of Valley Field organization. 

Blues at the Ballpark Festival will take place Saturday June 24th at Valley Field, located at 650 Valley Ave in Grand Rapids. Featuring music from five different local and regional blues bands. Tickets and more information at fansofvalleyfield.org.

Michael Doucet & Tom Rigney

Hounded
Roll On 2022 via Parhelion Records
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Twin Fiddle Tour-De-Force By Two Legendary Roots Musicians

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Esther Rose

Chet Baker
Safe to Run 2023 via New West
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Spending Her Formative Years In Michigan - Relocated To New Orleans, Prior To New Mexico Where The Two Year Writing Process Produced "Safe To Run"; Esther's Fourth Release - 'Chet Baker' Depicts A Hazy Memory-Scape Of The Dive Bar Drama Hovering Of Her Early 20's

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The Gated Community

Reeling
The Honor And Glory Of The Gated Community 2023 via Independent
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Minneapolis, MN

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(REQUESTED)

Lavelle White

Mississippi, My Home
It Haven't Been Easy 1996 via Discovery / Wea
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After Performing Most Of Her Adult Lifetime, Miss White Released Three Albums, The First Issued in 1994, When She Was 65; Lavelle White Turns 94 Years Young July Third

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9:20 am

Hudspeth And Taylor

You Gotta Walk That Lonesome Valley
Ridin' The Blinds 2023 via Hudtone
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New Blues Into The 'YCE Blues Alley

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Georgia on My Mind

Mildred Bailey
The Women: Classic Female Jazz Artists 1997 via RCA/Bluebird
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Known As The Queen Of Swing - Joined The Paul Whiteman Orchestra In 1929 - inducted Into The Big Band And Jazz Halls Of Fame

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Eric Clapton & Jeff Beck

Moon River
Single 2023 via Bushbranch / Surfdog
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Recorded Shorty Before Beck's Passing In January

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COMPILATIONS

Athivoles
The Rough Guide to Greek Cafe 2010 via World Music Network
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Hainides - Cretan Folk Music Collective Taking inspiration By The Vast Legacy Of Traditional Cretan Music And Greek Lyrics, Fusing It With Traditional Arrangements Of Turkey, Afghanistan And Bulgaria

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George Kuo

Waikiki Hula Medley
Aloha No Na Kupuna 1996 via Windham Hill Records
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One Of Hawaii's Premiere Slack Key Guitarists, Honoring A Style That Dates Back To 19th The Century Originated By Mexican Cowboys

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9:00 am

The Beatles

Boys
Please Please Me 1963 via EMI
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Ringo Front And Center On The Shirelles Double-Sided Hit Three Years Prior - Paul McCartney Celebrates Number 83 On 6/18; Ringo On 7/7 - Ringo & His-Starr Band In Town 10/3 Devos Performance Hall

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Steve James

Ragged and Dirty
American Primitive 1994 via Antone's Records
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The Late Folk-Blues Musician Played A National Steel Guitar, Mandolin, And Banjo - Influences: Lead Belly And Josh White

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Fairport Convention

She Moves Through The Fair
What We Did On Our Holidays 1969 via Water
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First Published 1909 - Sandy Denny On Vocals

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8:40 am

Ray Charles

Laughin' and Clownin'
Singular Genius- The Complete ABC Singles (Sampler) 2011 via Concord
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Blues Plate Special - September 23, 1930 GA - June 10, 2004 CA - Charles Possessed One Of The Most Recognizable Voices In American Music, Pioneering The Soul Music Genre During The 1950's... Produced A Number One Hit For Guitar Slim... Influenced By Nat Cole, Louis Jordan And Charles Brown - Highly Honored, Ray Charles Robinson Sr. Passed On In 2004

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Grant Green

Outer Space
Born To Be Blue 1962 via Blue Note
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The Jazz Route: Van Gelder Recording Studio, 1962 New Jersey - Gathering A Group Of A-Listers, Grant Green Runs Through A Set Of Of Well-Known Chestnuts For the Album "Born To Be Blue" During A One Day Recording Session For Blue Note Records. Engineered By Rudy Van Gelder, This Album Was Shelved And Did Not See The Light Of Day For Twenty-Three Years; Vinyl Spin This Morning! - - - - - - - Sam Jones, Bass...Sonny Clark, Piano...Ike Quebec, Tenor Saxophone...Louis Hayes, Drums...Grant Green, Guitar

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8:20 am

COMPILATIONS

See You Later, Alligator
Swamp People 2013 via Rounder
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Bobby Charles - Recorded Six Years Prior Bill Haley & The Comets Taking It To Top Of Charts

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COMPILATIONS

Hello City Limits
Classic Bluegrass from Smithsonian Folkways 2002 via Smithsonian Folkways
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Hugh Moore - Piedmont Mountains Studio Banjo Player And Producer

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The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

My Walkin' Shoes
Will The Circle Be Unbroken 1972 via Capitol
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Jimmy Martin, Hi-Lonesome Vocals - The Dirt Band Collaboration Tie Together Two Generations Of Bluegrass And Country Musicians - A Masterpeice!

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COMPILATIONS

Just Because
Bluegrass USA 2002 via Cmh Records
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Johnny Gimble & The Texas Pioneers Working Up The Joe Shelton 1929 Classic

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Rodney Rice

Set em Up
Rodney Rice 2023 via Moody Spring Music
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Morgantown, WVA - New Music Into 'YCE

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Hickory Creek Revival

Hobo Song
Before Too Long 2023 via Independent
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Made In The Mitten!

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Merle Travis & Joe Maphis

High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)
Country Guitar Giants 2003 via Cmh Records
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A Pair Of Ground-Breaking Guitarists, Each Of Disparate Styles And Techniques - Both Inducted Into The Country Music Hall Of Fame

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8:00 am