Rock & Roots

Rock & Roots REWIND: Week of November 7th 2022

By DeBraun Thomas

Published November 11, 2022 at 8:30 AM EST

This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Jude Flannery (Quiet By Your Side), Genesis Owusu (Get Inspired), The Jorgensens (Dark Road), Myron Elkins (Hands To Myself), Sunny War (No Reason), Hayley Lynn (Danny DeVito), & Sammy Hagar & The Circle (Father Time)!

Monday evening on Joe's Blues featured an archived conversation with the late Lexington musician, Marty Charters. Featuring a conversation with Marty along with some of his favorite music. The full playlist can be found here.

Saturday night on The Crunkadelic Funk Show was a mixed bag showcasing song songs recorded in or before 1975. Featured music from LaBelle, Brass Construction, The Commodores, Lyn Collins, Leroy Hutson, BT Express, & 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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