Rock & Roots

Rock & Roots REWIND: Week of January 31st 2022

WUKY | By DeBraun Thomas

Published February 4, 2022 at 9:33 AM EST

This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Eels (Amateur Hour), Inhaler (Cheer Up Baby), The Whitmore Sisters (Big Heart Sick Mind), Phillip Michael Scales (Find A Way), Curtis Harding (I Won't Let You Down), & Susan Tedeschi & Derek Trucks (Day In The Sun)!

Monday evening on Joe's Blues set a scene for an evening with a show titled Journey Into Darkness! Featuring music from Blind Willie McTell, Jeff Beck, Joni Mitchell, Bobby Rush, & more! The full playlist can be found here.

Saturday night on The Crunkadelic Funk Show was full of nothing but groove! Featured music from Silk Sonic, Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway, Teena Marie, Gil Scott-Heron, Otis Redding, Mavis Staples, & more! A full playlist can be found here.

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DeBraun Thomas

DeBraun Thomas fell in love with radio at a young age but only had interest in working in radio after learning Funk musician Sly Stone got his start in radio. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Thomas moved to Lexington in 2009 to attend the University of Kentucky and pursue a career in radio. Thomas joined WRFL in 2009 and through the UK school of Journalism, Thomas had 2 features air on WUKY. In October of 2012, Thomas began interning at WUKY and produced the Unghosting of Medgar Evers. In August of 2013 Thomas became a staff member at WUKY and since that time, Thomas regularly produces the weekly segment Local Music Mondays which highlights local musicians in Lexington. Thomas hosts the Crunkadelic Funk Show which airs Saturday nights at 9pm and also produced a documentary on the 50th anniversary of the March on Frankfort. In addition to producing and hosting a radio show, Thomas also explores his other passion as a musician in Lexington.

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