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Playlist from 01/15/2025 @ 9:00am

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Variety is the spice of life...expect music from the 1920's to new music issued this year including new artists; plenty of old, new, and in between.... music from all decades and genres, with a love of blues, jazz, folk and rock!

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all tracks listed in reverse chronological order

Nicholas Payton

Jazz Is A Four-Letter Word
Afro Caribbean Mix Tape 2017 via Paytone Records
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St. Germain

Sure Thing
Tourist 2000 via Blue Note Records
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The Chieftains

Factory Girl
Tears Of Stone 1999 via RCA
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11:40 am

Jamie Cullum

High & Dry
Twentysomething 2004 via Umvd Import
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Antrim Dells

Able Lover
Mother Father 2012 via Independent

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11:30 am
Steelcase - Better Futures Community (click for more info)
Support for WYCE comes from the Steelcase Better Futures Community.
 
The Better Futures Community is designed to help communities thrive through collective action by exploring bold new approaches to education, equity, and the environment.
 
More information about the Steelcase Better Futures Community and its commitments to the well-being of people and the planet is available at  steelcase dot com slash people dash planet.
 
 

Taj Mahal

Farther On Down The Road (You Will Accompany Me)
Giant Step-De Ole Folks At Home 1995 via Rewind
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11:20 am
Turnstiles (click for more info)
Support for WYCE comes from Turnstiles -an eclectic entertainment venue on GR's West side.

Turnstiles features local and national musicians on Friday and Saturday. Karaoke on Mondays, "Turnstiles Unplugs" on Tuesdays, and open mic night every Thursday night.

Hours, plus more information on live music happening is at Turnstiles G R dot com

Beth Hart

Jazz Man
Fire On The Floor 2017 via Provogue/Mascot Label Group
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Mavis Staples

99 and 1-2
We'll Never Turn Back 2007 via Anti
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Anoushka Shankar

The Sun Won't Set
Traces Of You 2013 via Deutche Grammophon
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Shawn Mullins

All in My Head
Honeydew 2008 via Vanguard Records
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The Mynabirds

Radiator Sister
Generals 2012 via Saddle Creek
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11:00 am
LAND CONSERVANCY OF WEST MICHIGAN PSA (click for more info)

The Land Conservancy of West Michigan works with the West Michigan community to permanently protect and care for nearby natural areas. 

By preserving and restoring West Michigan's unique ecosystems--from its big forests and wild rivers to its sandy lakeshore dunes--they give future generations the opportunity to experience and enjoy the natural wonders we treasure today. 

Learn how you can volunteer for The Land Conservancy of West Michigan, explore a nature preserve, attend an informational event, and support the permanent protection of nature in West Michigan at naturenearby dot org. 

Grasshoppah

Hootenany in the Holler
Oh So Young 2002 via Grinshine Records

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Morphine

Radar
Yes 1995 via Rykodisc
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Peter Mulvey

29 Cent Head
Kitchen Radio 2004 via Signature Records
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Particle

Below Radar
Transformations Live For The People 2006 via Shout Factory
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10:40 am
GRPS - Expo and Information Fair (click for more info)

Support for WYCE Comes from Grand Rapids Public Schools. 

The Grand Rapids Public Schools Expo and Information Fair is on January 29th from 4:30 to 6:30 at GRPS University. 

The Expo and Information Fair allows parents and caregivers the opportunity to explore Grand Rapids public schools, meet team members, and understand the enrollment process. 

More information is available at grps-dot-org

Anoushka Shankar

The Sun Won't Set
Traces Of You 2013 via Deutche Grammophon
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Whiskeytown

16 Days
Strangers Almanac 1997 via Outpost Records
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Wilco

I Might
The Whole Love 2011 via dBpm/ANTI
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10:30 am
Steelcase - Better Futures Community (click for more info)
Support for WYCE comes from the Steelcase Better Futures Community.
 
The Better Futures Community is designed to help communities thrive through collective action by exploring bold new approaches to education, equity, and the environment.
 
More information about the Steelcase Better Futures Community and its commitments to the well-being of people and the planet is available at  steelcase dot com slash people dash planet.
 
 

Keller Williams

High and Mighty
Vape 2015 via Sci-Fidelity
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Erin McKeown

All That Time You Missed
Hundreds Of Lions 2009 via Righteous Babe
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10:20 am
Turnstiles (click for more info)
Support for WYCE comes from Turnstiles -an eclectic entertainment venue on GR's West side.

Turnstiles features local and national musicians on Friday and Saturday. Karaoke on Mondays, "Turnstiles Unplugs" on Tuesdays, and open mic night every Thursday night.

Hours, plus more information on live music happening is at Turnstiles G R dot com

Tom Waits

Satisfied
Bad as Me 2011 via Anti
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Indigo Girls

Ghost
Rites Of Passage 1992 via Sony
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Dr. John

Satin Doll
Duke Elegant 2000 via Blue Note Records
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Ani DiFranco

Fire Door
Living in Clip 1997 via Righteous Babe
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10:00 am
(Generic) Disability Advocates (click for more info)

Disability Advocates works alongside persons with disabilities and helps them gain access to home, community, and employment through a wide range of programs. 

Disability Advocates also provides home assessments for safety and independence, youth transition services such as career exploration, resume writing, and mock interviews for young adults with disabilities, and community assessments and education.

Disability Advocates mission is to provide access for all, regardless of ability. 

More information on Disability Advocates is at www.dakc dot us (you-ess)

The Jayhawks

Bad Time
Tomorrow The Green Grass 1995 via American Records
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Johnny Cash

Ain't No Grave (Gonna Hold This Body Down)
American VI- Ain't No Grave 2010 via American Recordings/Lost Highway

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Nickodemus

2 Sips & Magic
Sun People 2009 via Eighteenth Street
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Los Lonely Boys

16 Monkeys
Rockpango 2011 via Playing In Traffic
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Drew Nelson

Wealthy Street
Immigrant Son 2005 via Mackinaw Harvest Music

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9:40 am
Grand Rapids Symphony - Preview Show (click for more info)

The Grand Rapids Symphony is hosting their annual Season Preview Concert, and you're invited!

The special concert is free and open to the public on Tuesday February 11th at 7:30 pm at Devos Performance Hall.

The Symphony's season preview concert will feature sneak peeks for the music planned for their 2025/26 season, taking you on a musical journey around the globe. 

You'll also get the chance to hear from symphony leadership and experience the Grand Rapids Symphony in a variety of styles. 

Seats for the Symphony's season preview concert are free, but reservations are required at grsymphony dot org

Vox Vidorra

Downtown Southside
Promise Land 2015 via Independent

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Champion Jack Dupree

Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
A Portrait Of Champion Jack Dupree 2000 via Rounder / Umgd
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9:30 am
Steelcase - Better Futures Community (click for more info)
Support for WYCE comes from the Steelcase Better Futures Community.
 
The Better Futures Community is designed to help communities thrive through collective action by exploring bold new approaches to education, equity, and the environment.
 
More information about the Steelcase Better Futures Community and its commitments to the well-being of people and the planet is available at  steelcase dot com slash people dash planet.
 
 

Kinky

Great Spot
Kinky 2002 via Nettwerk Records
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John Lee Hooker

Boogie Chillen
The Very Best Of John Lee Hooker 1995 via Rhino Records
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9:20 am
Turnstiles (click for more info)
Support for WYCE comes from Turnstiles -an eclectic entertainment venue on GR's West side.

Turnstiles features local and national musicians on Friday and Saturday. Karaoke on Mondays, "Turnstiles Unplugs" on Tuesdays, and open mic night every Thursday night.

Hours, plus more information on live music happening is at Turnstiles G R dot com

Santana

Smooth
Supernatural 1999 via Sony Legacy
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Snowgoose

Shifting Sands
Harmony Springs 2012 via Ba Da Bing
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Vampire Weekend

Connect
Only God Was Above Us 2024 via Columbia
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Joe Cocker

Feelin' Alright
With A Little Help From My Friends 1969 via Interscope Records
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9:00 am
Bridge Street Ministries (click for more info)
Bridge Street Ministries believes that our communities' youth are our city's future.  

They know that investing in our youth is an investment in our future.  

To learn more about Bridge Street Ministries, and how their programs are investing in the future of Grand Rapids, and how you can join their efforts as a volunteer or other type of supporter, visit bsmgr dot org.