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Rock & Roots REWIND: Week of September 5th 2022

This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Illiterate Light (Light Me Up), Perpetual Groove (Out Here), Brotherkenzie (Overgiver), Whitney (Memory), Josh Rouse (Stick Around), Chateau Chateau (Bunny), & Artic Monkeys (There'd Better Be A Mirrorball)!

Monday evening on Joe's Blues brought a show titled Small Town, Big City! Featuring music from Bill Withers, Big Bill Broonzy, Gary Clark Jr., The Black Keys, Tina Turner, The Pretty Things, Jimmy Reed, & more! The full playlist can be found here.

Saturday night on The Crunkadelic Funk Show celebrated the 3rd of September with some extra grooves in between. Featured music from LaBelle, Aretha Franklin, Syl Johnson, Betty Wright, The Pioneers, Little Beaver, & more! A full playlist can be found here.

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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