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Rock & Roots REWIND: Week of October 17th 2022

This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from John Mellencamp (Carolina Shag), Dan Mangan (All Roads), Glen Phillips (Stone Throat), Larry McCray (No More Crying), Mt. Joy (Evergreen), Local Natives (Just Before The Morning), & The Lone Bellow (Honey)!

Monday evening on Joe's Blues was a showcase of music from 1949-1959 with a show titled The Greasy Grit Of The Juke Joint Sound! Featuring music from Lazy Lester, Lightning Slim, Good Rockin Sam, Lonesome Sundown, & more! The full playlist can be found here.

Saturday night on The Crunkadelic Funk Show was another mixed bag of groove! Featured music from Aretha Franklin, The Pointer Sisters, Bill Withers, The Doobie Brothers, Sylvester & The Hot Band, Sister Sledge & 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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  • This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Phoenix Featuring Ezra Koenig (Tonight), Odesza Featuring The Knocks (Love Letter), The Black Angels (Empire Falling), GA-20 (Fairweather Friend), Lylak (Samba (Same Old Haunts), Barns Courtney (Supernatural), & Lake Street Dive (Anyone Who Had A Heart)!
  • This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Phoenix Featuring Ezra Koenig (Tonight), Odesza Featuring The Knocks (Love Letter), The Black Angels (Empire Falling), GA-20 (Fairweather Friend), Lylak (Samba (Same Old Haunts), Barns Courtney (Supernatural), & Lake Street Dive (Anyone Who Had A Heart)!
  • This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Trampled By Turtles (Burlesque Desert Window), Michael McArthur (Waltz For Life), Mark Charles (Creature Comforts), Talk (Run Away To Mars), Miya Folick (Bad Thing), Vieux Farka Toure & Khruangbin (Tongo Barra), & Buddy Guy Featuring Mavis Staples (We Go Back)!