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Traditions! Returns Next Week

Marvin Gaye

Marvin's Tribute To His Vocal Idol - Prompted By Cole's Death, The Album Showcased A Unique Side Of the Soul Singer's Ambitions; Proving That He Was As Capable Of Crooning Jazz Standards As He Was Turning Out Soul Hits - Also On the Session, Motown's Highly-Prized House Band, The Funk Brothers

Big Maybelle

Legend! Jackson, TN - A Premier R&B Singer Of The 1950's, Whose Powerful, Swaggering Sound Influenced Both Rock And Soul Artists In Her Wake - Inducted To The Blues Hall Of Fame - W.C. Handy Award Recipient

K.D. Lang

Roy Orbison Rerecording His Masterpiece With K.D. Lang As Part Of The Soundtrack To The Motion Picture Hiding Out - Released In 1987 As A Single, Crying Appeared On Seven Global Charts, And Winning A Grammy - The Great Orbison Would Pass On One Later - - - - Music Writer Dave Marsh Has Called Orbison's Original A Rock-Bolero

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Butch Hancock - The Well-Defined Wordplay From One Of The Premier Texas Songwriters; A Style Often Compared With That Of Bob Dylan - Butch Hancock Left High School In 1968, Worked The Family Farm In Lubbock For A While Prior To Hooking Up With A Couple Of Friends From High School, Joe Ely And Jimmie Dale Gilmore; The Three Forming The Flatlanders In 1972

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The Blind Boys of Alabama

Founded 1939 - The Venerable Vocalists In Undiminished Peak Form, Celebrating Their Eighth Professional Decade Revisiting Some Classic, Traditional Gospel Gems, But Also Adding Adventurous Approaches That Include Songs Written by Ben Harper And Tom Waits

Blitzkrieg Baby (You Can't Bomb Me)

Blitzkrieg Baby: Una Mae Carlisle - As a Teen, Discovered By Fats Waller At A Cincinnati Venue In 1932 - Influenced By Waller's Boogie-Woogie/Stride Piano Style, Carlisle Was A Constant Presence On The European Touring Circuit During The Late 1930's - Recorded For Bluebird Records, Both As A Soloist And Band Leader

The Ink Spots

Pioneers! 1941 The Song Was A Favorite Of Warner Bros. Animators, Appearing In At Least Eight WB Cartoons - Pioneering Vocal Group With A Unique Style Predating Rhythm And Blues, Rock And Roll Musical Genres, And Sub-Genre Doo-Wop

Scythian

Traditions Around The World: Developed From A Group Of Street Performers In Virginia, 2002 - Named After Ukrainian Nomads, Scythian Mines The Fertile Roots Of Celtic, Eastern European And Appalachia

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Traditions Around The World: Elisapie - An Artist Of Uncompromising Vision And Talent - A Member Of The Inuit Peoples, An Indigenous Group Of Inhabitants In The Arctic Regions Of North America

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Debashish Bhattacharya

Traditions Around The World: Redefined Indian Classical Music On Slide Guitar Through The Introduction Of A New Playing Technique And Sound; Builds On Traditional Approaches In Designing His Music

Po' Girl

Urban Roots Interweaving From The Trio Now Based In Montreal - Founded By Allison Russell And Trish Klein Of The Be Good Tanyas Twenty-Four Years Ago

Luke Winslow-King

Cadillac MI - Three Appearances Coming Up Back to Back: The Robin Theatre Lansing 1/16; On To The Dogwood Theatre For the Performing Arts, Fremont 1/17, And 1/18 In Paw Paw At The Lucky Wolf Theatre

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T-Bone Walker

Blues Plate Special: Influential Texas Blues Guitarist With A Clean, Jazz-Infused Style That Made Him One Of The Genre's First Great Lead Players, The First To Make A Guitar Wail, Cry Out And Buckle Under The Weight Of His Emotion. T-Bone Transformed The Pre-War Styles Of Blind Lemon Jefferson And Lonnie Johnson Into Sophisticated, Swinging Electric Music. Over A Forty-Year Career, Walker Produced A Series Of Peerless Recordings. The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inducted T-Bone Walker As An Early Influence In 1987, Alongside Hank Williams and Louis Jordan. Aaron Thibeaux "T-Bone" Walker Passed On In 1975 At The Age Of 64

Paco de Lucia, John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola

Jazz Spotlight: Focusing Upon The LP "Guitar Trio" - A Reunion Album By Acoustic Guitar Virtuosos Paco de Lucia, Al Di Meola And John McLaughlin - Thirteen Years Had Passed Prior To This Session And The Tour That Followed - This Recording Is A Master Class In Technique And Virtuosity By Three Of The Finest Jazz Guitarists Of The Post-Rock 'N' Roll Era - Enjoy Azzura On Traditions!

Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore

Brownie McGhee, 1960 - This Album Contains Ten Covers And Two Originals Stellar Material By The Two Legends

Eilen Jewell

The Acclaimed Singer/Songwriter Releasing A Tip Of The Hat Tribute; A Toast To The Woman With More Banned Songs Than Anyone Can Count; And The Voice That Reaches The Very Grain Of Every Theater Wall Around Her

Connor J. Liess

Idaho Balladeer Writing Songs And Stories About Railroad And Mining, Hunting/Fishing Tales, And The Inspiration From The Rocky Mountain Wilderness

Cannon's Jug Stompers

Pioneers! Beale Street's Most Popular Jug Bands During The 1920's And '30's - Last Recordings Were Made In 1930 At The Onset Of The Great Depression - Gus Cannon Benefited From The "Blues Revival" Of The 1960's, Making College And Coffeehouse Appearances With Furry Lewis And Bukka White

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David Grisman And Tony Rice - Published In 1860 As a Parlor Tune, Meant For Quiet Amateur Performances In The Drawing Rooms Of Victorian Homes - A Generation Of Oral Tradition Brought It To The Attention Of A.P. Carter In 1928 - Changing The Words A Bit - "Wildwood Flower Is Best Known By The Carter Family

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Joel Mabus

Michigan Music! A Multiple WYCE Jammie Award Winner - Appearing In Kalamazoo 12/13 At The Clover Room; Performing Selections From The New Album "Lonesome Road" Along With A Christmas Show Featuring Selections From The Wonderful "Parlor Guitar Christmas, And "How Like the Holly" Long-Players - The Roots Music Legend Is Doing A Two-Fer!

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