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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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Van Morrison & Linda Gail Lewis

Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used to Do)-
You Win Again 2000 via Virgin Records
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Number One For Hank Williams & The Drifting Cowboys In 1950 - The Was Featured Over The Closing Credits Of The Classic Film, "The Last Picture Show" (1971)

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The Hollywood Blue Flames

Black Cat Bone
Soul Sanctuary 2005 via Delta Groove Prod
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Composer: Hop Wilson, 1960 - Poppa Hop And His Orchestra Recording It That Same Year - Black Cat Bone Is A Type Of Lucky Charm Used In The Magical Tradition Of Hoodoo - Thought To Bring Positive Effects In One's Life

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Larkin Poe

Come On In My Kitchen
Peach 2017 via Tricki-Woo
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Megan & Rebecca With A Wonderful Reinterpretation Of Robert Johnson's 1937 Hypnotic Lament

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Son House

Preachin' Blues
Forever On My Mind 2022 via Easy Eye Sound
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1930 - A Prime Example Of House's Intensity As A Delta Blues Singer And Guitarist, But Also Of His Lifelong Inner Conflict Between The Lure Of The Blues Life And Devotion To The Church - "Preachin' The Blues" Inducted In To The Blues Hall Of Fame - Honored With A Marker On The Mississippi Blues Trail In Tunica, MS

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9:40 am

Robbie Robertson

Sonny Got Caught in the Moonlight
Robbie Robertson 1987 via Geffen Records
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July 6, 1943 - August 9, 2023 (80) RIP....And Thanks For The Music - Raised On The Six Nations Of The Grand River Reserve Southwest Of Toronto - First Band Robertson Joined Was Little Caesar And The Consuls 1956; Changing The Name To "Robbie & The Robots", Ronnie Hawkins Took Notice, Hiring Robbie For "The Hawks" Road Crew - Long-Working Relationship With Martin Scorsese Underscoring Film Music

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COMPILATIONS

The Unfaithful Servant
Endless Highway- The Music Of The Band 2007 via Savoy Jazz
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Rosanne Cash - Robbie Wrote "The Unfaithful Servant" On A Trip To Hawaii - The Song Would Appear On The Soon To Be Released 'The Band' ('69), Taking Its Listing On Side Two, Track 5; The Vocal By Rick Danko Recorded On The First Take - "In The Space Of Four Minutes And Seventeen Seconds" The Song "Presented A Story Worthy Of Faulkner Or Hemingway" - Band Biographer Cliff Harris

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9:30 am

Bob Dylan & The Band

Stage Fright
Before The Flood 1974 via Sony
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Robertson Originally Intended "Stage Fright" To Be Sung By Richard Manuel But It Became Clear That The Song Was Better Suited To Danko's Nervous, Tremulous Voice - "Before The Flood" Is Among The Two Studio And Two Live Albums Recorded With Dylan

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The Band

Theme From The Last Waltz
The Last Waltz 1978 via Warner Bros.
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Robbie's Opening Number Setting Up The Beginning Of The End To The Band As We Knew Them - The Farewell Concert At The Winterland Ballroom, Thanksgiving Day 1976 - 5,000 Attendees, Thanksgiving Dinner, Ballroom Dancing, And A Stage Set For La Traviata Borrowed From The San Francisco Opera - The Band's Earthy Synthesis Of Country And Early Rock Drew On Folklore And Fable, Attaining Near Mythic Status, Putting Rock And Roll Back In Touch With Its Roots

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9:20 am
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Westbound Rangers

Can't No Woman
Gone for Way Too Long 2013 via Self
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The Band's Foundation Is Heavily Steeped In The Old-Time Folk Music Of The Blue Ridge Mountains

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Steve Howell

Dallas Rag
Gallery Of Echoes 2023 via Out Of The Past Music
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The Bluesman's Rendering Of The Dallas String Band, 1937

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COMPILATIONS

Quand lo Rossinhols Escria
Rough Guide to Italia Nova 2004 via World Music Network
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Gai Saber - Ritual Folk Dance; New Ways Of Interpreting Tradition

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Clannad

Trathnona Beag Areir
In Concert 1979 via Shanachie
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Translation: Late Yesterday Evening - Founded 1970 Gweedore, County Donegal; Highly-Influential - Traces Of Clannad's Legacy Can Be Heard In The Music Enya, Altan, Capercaillie, The Corrs, Loreena McKennitt, Anúna, Riverdance, And Órla Fallon

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9:00 am
Morning Belle-Business Day Sponsorship (click for more info)

Today's WYCE business they sponsor is Morning Belle...now featuring Summer Spiked Lemonades

All Morning Belle menu items are made to order. Traditional breakfast entrees, lighter options and grain bowls as well as Gluten-friendly and vegan options.

Morning Belle has three GR locations at Breton Village, on Bridge St. or the East Beltline and is open every day from 7AM to 2:30PM. 

Info online at morningbellebrunch dot . that's m-o-r-n-n-i-n-g-b-e-l-l-e brunch dot com

COMPILATIONS

Hocus Pocus
The Bluebird Sampler 1990 1990 via BMG
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Fletcher Henderson - Pianist, Bandleader, Arranger And Composer - Very Important In The Development Of Big Band Jazz And Swing Music - Bridged The Gap Between The Dixieland And The Swing Eras - Along With Duke Ellington, Is Considered One Of The Most Influential Bandleaders In Jazz History

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Phoebe Hunt

Molly, My Dear!
Nothing Else Matters 2023 via Popped Corn / Thirty Tigers / The Orchard
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Early 19th Century Folk Song Of Both Irish And Scottish Origin

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COMPILATIONS

Kindhearted Woman Blues
Hellhound On My Trail- Songs of Robert Johnson 2001 via Telarc
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Pinetop Perkins With A Tip Of The Hat To Robert Johnson (1936)

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8:40 am

COMPILATIONS

Slidin'
Down Home Slide 1998 via Testament (City Hall
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Blues Plate Special: John Littlejohn; April 16, 1961 MS - February 1, 1994 IL - - - - - - Delta-Born Slide-Guitarist Whose Style Had Much In Common With Elmore James, But Despite A Long Career On The Chicago Blues Scene, And Working The World As A Side-Man, Remained Almost Undiscovered Outside His Adopted Home. Littlejohn Passed through Detroit And Ann Arbor On The Way Chicago's South-Side Stages, Playing With Jimmy Rogers And Hound-Dog Taylor. His Time As a Frontman Was Limited; A Live Album With Carey Bell Recorded In Japan Was Very Well Received. John Littlejohn Never Received The Recognition He Was Destined To. John Wesley Funchess Passed On in 1994

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Stan Getz

It's You Or No One
Getz At The Gate 2019 via Verve
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'820' Jazz: Live At The Historic Village Gate, 1961 - The Renowned Nightclub At The Corner Of Bleecker And Thompson Streets, Greenwich Village Featuring A Monumental, All-Star, Rarely-Heard Quartet Led By Stan Getz. Recently Returning Exile In Denmark, Getz And Company Were Out To Reclaim Their Legacy; Sounding Re-Energized, The Interplay Not Losing The Edge. The Getz Quartet Began To flourish Again. This Album Lay Forgotten In The Vaults Of Verve Records For 58 Years, Released In 2019 - - - - - Steve Kuhn, Piano....Roy Haynes, Drums...John Neves, Bass - - - -Stan Getz, alto Saxophone

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8:20 am

The Twisters

Doghouse
Come Out Swingin' 2009 via Northern Blues
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The Twisters Shake It Up; Mixing Up West Coast Jump, Rockabilly, Reggae And Gospel

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Summer Dean

Might Be Getting Over You
The Biggest Life 2023 via The Next Waltz
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The Latest From The Schoolteacher Turned Renegade Honky-Tonk Troubadour

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Stoney Lonesome

I'd Rather Be Alone
Blue Heartache 1992 via Red House
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An Ontario Quintet Of Veteran Bluegrass Musicians

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Evan Charles

Heavy Rains Back Home
Between Two Worlds 2023 via Mr. Pink
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The Troubadour Behind The Austin-Based Band Altamesa

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COMPILATIONS

Suitcase
The Great Dobro Sessions 1994 via Sugar
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Curtis Burch, One Of The Resonator Guitarists Taking Part In This Project; Produced By Dobro Players Jerry Douglas And Tut Taylor - The Album Won A Grammy Award For Best Bluegrass Album

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Joel Mabus

Columbus Stockade
Promised Land 1994 via Fossil
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Composers: Thomas Darby And Jimmie Tarlton, 1927 - These Two Brick Buildings Served As Jail And Police Headquarters From The 1850's To 1906, Standing Today As They Did Back Then; Listed On The National Register Of Historic Places - - - Mabus Is A WYCE Jammie Awards Recipient

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Shirley Collins

The Bonny Labouring Boy
Archangel Hill 2023 via Domino
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Traditional; Published In The Mid-19th Century - The 88 Year-Old Folk Singer Was A Major Contributor To The English Folk Revival Of The 1960's And '70's - Awarded A Gold Badge By The English Folk Dance And Song Society - Awarded The MBE For Services To Music - Few Singers Of The English Folk Revival Have Attempted As Much On Record s Collins

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8:00 am
Morning Belle-Business Day Sponsorship (click for more info)

Today's WYCE business they sponsor is Morning Belle...now featuring Summer Spiked Lemonades

All Morning Belle menu items are made to order. Traditional breakfast entrees, lighter options and grain bowls as well as Gluten-friendly and vegan options.

Morning Belle has three GR locations at Breton Village, on Bridge St. or the East Beltline and is open every day from 7AM to 2:30PM. 

Info online at morningbellebrunch dot . that's m-o-r-n-n-i-n-g-b-e-l-l-e brunch dot com