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!
Pensacola, FL - Toured With Ben E. King In The Early Days; Hit The Top 40 Three Times During Her Career - Miss Adams Passed On Earlier This Year
Neptune Township, NJ - The Late Troubadour With An Ode To His Ancestral Lands - Songwriter Songwriter's - Formed His First Band With Larry Campbell Late 1980's
Duet Recorded By Willie And Ray Charles In 1984, Doing Very Well Across Four Global Charts
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Written In 1850 By American Songwriter And Organist James Lord Pierpont Sitting In A Tavern Medford, MA; Published Under The Title "The One Horse Open Sleigh" - First Recorded In 1889 On An Edison Cylinder - This Recording Believed To Be The First Christmas Record
Support today on WYCE comes from Bell's Beer. The Insiders will be performing live in the back room on December 22nd and December 23rd.
The Insiders are a cover band presenting the premier Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers experience.
Doors for this 21 and up show open at 7:00pm, and music starts at 8:00pm. Tickets at ETIX.com
Kalamazoo Christmas Cheerish?
Composer: Hoagy Carmichael. 1930 - Recording It Later The Same Year With Bix Beiderbecke On Cornet - Number One For Ray Charles In 1960
Support for WYCE comes from Live Nation presenting British comedian and host of HBOs "Last Week Tonight" John Oliver on December 30th at the DeVos Hall.
John Oliver will perform 2 shows on the DeVos Hall stage on Saturday, December 30... The first show at 7:30PM and second show is at 10:00PM.
These shows will feature John Oliver returning to stand-up performing as he has previously done at sold-out venues around the world.
Tickets for both John Oliver shows at Devos Hall are on sale at live nation dot com or the DeVos Hall box office.
Traditions Around The World: Republic Of Trinidad - A Holiday Celebration From The Island Highlighting The Revival Of Traditional Calypso Into What Is Now Known As Soca, Its Influences Borrow Heavily From East Indian Rhythms Of The Early 18th Century. As It Developed And Moved Westward, The Fusion Of Chutney, Reggae, And Zouk Emerged, Arriving In Brooklyn During The Mid-1970's, Becoming The Center For Soca Music Production.
Traditions Around The World: Indonesia - The Musical Identity Of Indonesia Began As The Bronze Age Culture Migrated To The Indonesian Archipelago During The 2nd & 3rd Century BC. A Country Of Many Different Tribes And Ethnic Groups, Every Region Has Its Own Culture, And As A Result Traditional Music From Area To Area Also Uniquely Differs - A Strong Beat And Harmony With Strong Influence From Indian, Java, Arabic, Chinese And Malay Classical Music
Traditions Around the World: Indian Subcontinent - The Music Of The Romani, A Nomadic And Itinerant Ethnic Group Migrating To Persia During The Byzantine Empire, Arriving In Europe In The 13th Century. Their Distances Traveled Have Introduced A Multitude Of Musical Influences To The Culture - Sung In One Or More Dialects Of The Romani Language, Its One Constant Is The Spanish Flamenco
Traditions Around The World: Argentina - The Tango Arose In The Brothels And The Port Areas Of Buenos Aires During The End Of The 19th Century, Its Influences Come From African And European Cultures. At First, The Tango Was Looked Upon As An Obscene Dance; However, As The Years Turned Into a New Century, The Tango Was Viewed An Elegant, Stylish And Sensual Dance Evoking A Picture Of High Society
Composer: Influential R&B Singer Larry Williams, 1956 - The Beatles Recorded Several Williams' Songs
Downtown Man With Rural Roots Blending Big City Bravado With Backroads Grit; Skyscraper Americana That Takes You On A Kerouac Road Trip
Composers: Folk Musician Len Chandler And Beat Poet Bob Kaufman - Based On a Traditional Folk Melody - Dave Van Ronk With The Red Onion Jazz Band Released The Song In 1963
Blues Plate Special: Napoleon Strickland & The Como Drum - North Mississippi Hill Country Fife And Drum Blues Artist. Taught By Othar Turner, Strickland Is Considered To Have Been The Premier Fife Player Of His Genre. He Made A Living As A Sharecropper For Most Of His Life, Mentoring Other Musicians In The Region. Field Recordings Were Made In 1967 By Ethnomusicologist George Miller. Sidelined By A Auto Accident In 1980 And Committed To A Nursing Home, Strickland Continued To Play Up To His Passing In 2001.
The Jazz Spot: Mighty Fine Productions; Denver. CO - A Two Day Recording Session By The Ben Markley Big Band With A Tip Of The Fedora To Pianist Cedar Walton, One Of The Pillars Of Hard Bop. Markley And Crew cover Cover The Track "Hindsight" Released By The Cedar Walton Trio In 1981 - The Markley Big Band Plays It With Passion And Grit, Honoring The Jazz Legend
Support for WYCE comes from Live Nation presenting British comedian and host of HBOs "Last Week Tonight" John Oliver on December 30th at the DeVos Hall.
John Oliver will perform 2 shows on the DeVos Hall stage on Saturday, December 30... The first show at 7:30PM and second show is at 10:00PM.
These shows will feature John Oliver returning to stand-up performing as he has previously done at sold-out venues around the world.
Tickets for both John Oliver shows at Devos Hall are on sale at live nation dot com or the DeVos Hall box office.
John's Recording Is Heard On Earthwords & Music, 1967
Spin From The Vinyl Vault - Classic Sonny & Bobby, 1966 - Influential Bluegrass Duo, Known For Their Virtuoso Instrumentation And Tight Vocal Harmonies - Sonny Retired In 2005; Bobby Carried On Until June Of This Year Passing On At The Age Of 91 - The End To An Incredible 67 Year Career
Kalamazoo, MI - Red Tail Ring
Recorded First In 1940; Marty Robbins, 1959 - B.J Thomas And Mickey Raphael Joining Carla On This Current Recording - New Into WYCE
Nina Gerber - Cut Her Teeth Playing Mandolin With Kate Wolf In Sonoma County During The Seventies - Kate Wolf Passing Away Thirty-Seven Years Ago This Passed Week
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