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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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Turtle Island String Quartet

Blues on the Corner
Who Do We Think We Are 1994 via Windham Hill Records
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Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Clarence Carter

Soul Deep
Snatching It Back 1992 via Atlantic / Wea
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(Win Amp) The 88 Year-Old Soul Legend With A Solid Muscle Shoals Groove On The Southern-Steeped Classic; Originally Recorded By Canadian Rock Band robbie Lane And The Disciples, Previously To The Top 40 International Hit By The Box Tops, Sung By A Sixteen Year-Old Alex Chilton

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Nancy Harms

Blue Skies
In the Indigo 2009 via Independent
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Unique Work-Up Of Irving Berlin's 1926 Classic - Composed As a Last Minute Addition To The Rodgers And Hart Musical 'Betsy'

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Allen Toussaint

American Tune
American Tunes 2016 via Nonesuch
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Legend - Influential Figure In New Orleans Rhythm And Blues From The 1950's To The End Of The Century - One Of Popular Music's Great Backroom Figures

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9:40 am
Arbor Circle PSA (click for more info)

Arbor Circle is proud to be one of West Michigan's most comprehensive providers of mental health counseling, substance use treatment, and family services.

Serving thousands of children, individuals, and families each year, their expert staff partner with people and communities in pursuit of growth and healing. 

Arbor Circle's variety of services includes The Bridge, a 24 hour crisis shelter for children and youth ages 10 to 17 experiencing homelessness.

Learn more about Arbor Circle by visiting Arbor Circle DOT ORG.

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Honky Tonk Night Time Man
Street Survivors 1977 via MCA
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Merle Haggard: The Poet Of The Common Man - Recorded More Than Seventy Albums And More Than Thirty Number One Singles; Merle Passed On On The Day Of His Birth April 6, 2016 At The Age Of 79

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Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs

More Than This
Under The Covers, Vol. 3 2013 via Shout Factory
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Undercover: Roxy Music, 1982

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Michael Jerome Browne

Wisecrack
Gettin' Together 2023 via Borealis / Stony Plain
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South Bend, IN - Multi-Instrumentalist, Songwriter, And A Living Encyclopedia Of American Roots Music

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9:30 am
Ralston Presents - Amy Speace at Peter Wege Theatre (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from The Man In The Hat Productions, presenting Amy Speace with special guest Ralston Bowles this Friday night, April 12th at the Peter Martin Wege Auditorium.

Rolling Stone and Billboard Magazine consider Amy Speace "a leading voice of the new generation of folk and Americana music." 

A portion of every ticket sold for this show directly supports WYCE Radio!

Tickets on sale now plus more information is  at wyce dot org forward slash concerts

The Count Basie Orchestra

The Midnight Hour
Basie Swings The Blues 2023 via Candid
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Robert Cray, Vocals

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COMPILATIONS

Back to the Island (Bret McKenzie, Preservation Hall Jazz Band)
A Song For Leon - A Tribute To Leon Russell 2023 via Primary Wave
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A Very Fine Tribute Album To Another Groundbreaking Musician Of The Tulsa Sound

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9:20 am
NONLA BURGER (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Nonla Burger!

Nonla Burger...a new, family-owned Burger restaurant located at 449 Bridge Street NW, offers a diverse menu for all types of appetites and proudly serves food made fresh daily.

They are excited to announce the new Nonla Burger Brunch...A pop-up brunch every Saturday & Sunday from 10am - 2pm at Nonla Burger Grand Rapids!  

Brunch At Nonla Burger offers variety of brunch dishes, plus drinks and "Flights of flavor" are featured.  

More information is at: NonlaBurger dot com

COMPILATIONS

Du Nord Au Sud
Cuisine Non-Stop (An Introduction To The French Nouvelle Generation) 2002 via Luaka Bop
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Traditions Around The World: Louise Attaque: French Chanson/Folk Band - Chanson Has Its Roots Dating To The Renaissance Era

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COMPILATIONS

Lam Plearn Charoen Jit
Thai Funk Volume 2 2013 via Light In The Attic
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Traditions Around The World: Banyen Rakkaen - Bridges The Gap Between Traditional And Modern Mor Lam (A Traditional Lao Form Of Folk Song, 17th Century)

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COMPILATIONS

Honolulu
Cartagena! Curro Fuentes & The Big Band Cumbia And Descargasound Of Colombia 1962-'72 2011 via Soundway Records
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Traditions Around The World: El Gran Romancito, El Super Combo Curro - From A Period When Musicians Effortlessly Combined The Swing Of Cumbia With The Driving Bass Of Salsa - Cartagena! Un-Wraps A Period Of Musical History Seldom Heard Beyond The Tropical Coast Of South America

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Jimmy Cliff

Under the Sun, Moon and Stars
In Concert- The Best of Jimmy Cliff 1989 via Reprise / Wea
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Traditions Around The World: The Only Living Reggae Musician To Hold The Order Of Merit; The Jamaican Government's Highest Honor

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9:00 am
East Hills Council of Neighbors (click for more info)

AUDIO PSA

Guy Mitchell

Singing The Blues
Rhino Records Presents: 1956 1993 via Rhino
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Guy Mitchell, 1956 - Highest Charting, Number One; First Recording By Marty Robbins

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Cody Jinks

Always Running
Change the Game 2024 via Late August
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Kalamazoo Appearance: 4/13 Wings Event Center - Outlaw Country Singer/Songwriter - In The Early Days The Lead Singer For A Thrash Metal Band In Fort Worth

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Christy McWilson

Today is Yesterday's Tomorrow
The Lucky One 2000 via Hightone Records
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Pacific Northwest Singer/Songwriter First Recording Forty Years Ago Heavily-Influenced By The Stone Poneys, Merle Haggard And Gram Parsons

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8:40 am

COMPILATIONS

Pratt City Blues
The Story of the Blues 2003 via Sony
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Blues Plate Special: Bertha "Chippie" Hill - Blues And Vaudeville Singer/Dancer. Began Her Career In 1919 As A Dancer In Harlem At The Age Fourteen Working With Ethel Waters; Performed With Ma Rainey As Part Of The Rabbit Foot Minstrels, And First Recorded With King Oliver And Louis Armstrong In 1925. By 1929 Hill Had Recorded Twenty-Three Titles Prior To Retiring From Performing To Raise Her Seven Children. Hill Staged A Comeback In 1946 Only Lasting Four Years. She Was Struck By Car And Passed In 1950.

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Garden District Trio

What Is This Thing Called Love
Then and Now 2015 via Dhmp Records
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The Jazz Spot: The Music Shed Studios, New Orleans 2014 - This Highly Versatile Collective Is A Cherished Crescent City Mainstay Performing In A Trio To Nonet Configurations. Their Compositions Run The Map From Originals To The Great American Songbook To Louisiana Street Beat. They Are The Real Deal

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8:20 am
NONLA BURGER (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Nonla Burger!

Nonla Burger...a new, family-owned Burger restaurant located at 449 Bridge Street NW, offers a diverse menu for all types of appetites and proudly serves food made fresh daily.

They are excited to announce the new Nonla Burger Brunch...A pop-up brunch every Saturday & Sunday from 10am - 2pm at Nonla Burger Grand Rapids!  

Brunch At Nonla Burger offers variety of brunch dishes, plus drinks and "Flights of flavor" are featured.  

More information is at: NonlaBurger dot com

The True Falsettos

Unsophisticated Sue
Slummin' 2012 via Earthwork Music
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Traverse City, MI

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Chris Stapleton

The Bottom
Higher 2023 via Mercury
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Turning 46 In A Few Days

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Crowe, Lawson, Williams

Fraulein
Standing Tall And Tough 2014 via Mountain Home
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The Three Bluegrass Pioneers Grassing Up The 1957 Hit By Bobby Helms - Chuck Berry Would Release It Eight Years Later

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The Misty Mountain String Band

Boss Higgins
Red Horizon 2016 via Independent
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Formed As A Pickup Group For An Old-Time Camp Revival

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Steve Kaufman

Midnight On The Water
Bullet Train 1997 via Sleeping Bear Records
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Composed In 1900 By Texas Fiddler Luke Thomasson

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Joni Bishop

Waterwheel
Threads 1997 via BWE Music
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Influences: Mississippi John Hurt And Elizabeth Cotton

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8:00 am
Grand Rapids Center for Community Transformation (click for more info)
The 1st annual all-day Music Econ Summit will take place on Saturday April, 27th from 8:30am to 7:30pm, at the Grand Rapids Center for Community Transformation. The Summit is designed to educate musicians from all genres on the music business.  

Attendees will learn from lawyers, industry professionals, and successful independent artists on how to increase your income and become a successful entrepreneur while sharing the power of music with the world.

The Music Econ Summit is brought to you by the GRCCT, Michigan Music Alliance, Push the City Cypher, and Triumph Music Academy.

For information about sponsorship opportunities for this year's Music Econ Summit contact monk@grcct.com.

More details alson on Facebook and the "Music Econ Summit" event page.