Psychograss

Traditions! Returns Week

Jourdan Thibodeaux et les Rodailleurs

These Guys Are Authentic; Defenders Of French Louisiana Culture

Odetta

Birmingham, AL - Legendary Singer Whose Voice Wove Together American Folk Music And The Civil Rights Movement - Influenced Many Of The Key Figures Of The Folk-Revival

Van Morrison

Morrison's Twenty-Ninth Release - The Songs On The Album Lean Towards The Blues The Van Listened To In His Youth

Cowboy Junkies

Kalamazoo Appearance: 9/25 Kalamazoo State Theatre

Del Wood

1921 Vaudeville Song - Gid Tanner's Recording Sold A Million Copies In 1934 - Del Wood's Rollicking Redition Peaked At Number 4 In The Summer Of 1951

Cassandra Wilson

Composed By Meredith Wilson For The 1957 Broadway Production "The Music Man"; First Top 40 Hit For Anita Bryant In 1959 - The Beatles Took It On In '63 - 'Loverly" Won A Grammy For Best Jazz Vocal Performance

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Traditions Around The World: Montefiori Cocktail - Leaders In the Italian Lounge Music Scene For The Past Sixty-Four Years; Cheesy With A Wink And A Smile And Turning Kitsch Into The Hippest Sound Around

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Black Uhuru

Traditions Around The World: Mykal Rose Appearing In GR 5/11 At Wealthy Theater

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Traditions Around The World: Karen Matheson (Capercaillie) - Scottish Folk Singer Who Frequently Sings In Gaelic; Compelling Vocals

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Traditions Around the World: Lo' Jo; A Unique Blend Of Old World Influences - Gypsy, North African, And French Folk Elements, Especially Chanson

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Sylvia Tyson

Legend!

John R. Miller

Eastern Panhandle Of West Virginia - A Well-Travelled Wordsmith

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Blues Plate Special: Frank Stokes, 1928 - Grew Up Playing The Blues Before WWI; His Tremendous voice And Skillful Guitar Work Helped To Popularize The Blues As He Toured The South And Minstrel Shows. Born In 1888; As Young Men, Frank And His Friend Dan Sane Played The Streets Of Memphis For Tips. His Reputation As A Songster, Dancer And Comedian Led To Teaming Up With With Garfield Akers In The Doc Watts Medicine Show. Stokes and Sane Formed The Beale Street Sheiks, Making Their Recording Debut In 1927. The Depression Took Hold And Record Sales Fell Off A Cliff. Little Is Known Of Frank's Career In The 1940's. Frank Stokes Passed On In 1955.

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The Blue Note 7

The Jazz Spot: Bennett Recording, New Jersey 2009 - Formed In 2008 To Honor The 70th Anniversary Of The Iconic Blue Note Records, A Label Synonymous With The Evolution Of Jazz, Becoming One Of The Most Prolific, Influential And Respected Jazz Labels Of The 20th Century

The Po' Ramblin' Boys

Formed In The Great Smoky Mountains, The Band Is Reworking The Legendary Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard

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Joan Osborne & Ricky Scaggs - Pat Of An All-Star Tribute To Bill Monroe

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Laurie Lewis And Kathy Kallick - Both Of These 'Grass Pioneers Got Their Start In The Music Business Playing The California Bluegrass Scene Of The 1970's

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Jimmy Rodgers - Widely Regarded As The Father Of Country Music - Known For His Distinctive Yodeling - Inducted Into Multiple Halls Of Fame

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Chet Atkins

WYCE Vinyl Vault: Known As Mr. Guitar - Chet Atkins Is Virtually Synonymous with RCA Records And The Creation Of The Nashville Sound

Big Bill Broonzy

Big Bill's Long And Varied Career Marks Him As One Of The Key Figures In The Development Of Blues Music In The 20th Century - Inducted Into The First Class Of The Blues Hall Of Fame, Along With 20 Other Of The World's Greatest Blues Legends