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Rock & Roots REWIND: Week of January 23rd 2023

By DeBraun Thomas
Published January 27, 2023 at 8:30 AM EST

This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from The Nude Party (Ride On), Wilder Woods (Maestro (Tears Don't Lie), Overcoats (Never Let You Go), Everything But The Girl (Nothing Left To Lose), L.A.B. (Take It Away), Belle & Sebastian (I Don't Know What You See In Me), & Gorillaz Featuring Tame Impala & Bootie Brown (New Gold)!

Monday evening on Joe's Blues paid tribute to the late great Jeff Beck with a two hour special titled Jeff Beck's Blues Beyond. Featuring music from Jeff Beck's 60 year career. The full playlist can be found here.

Saturday night on The Crunkadelic Funk Show paid tribute to one of the many inspirations for the show, the late Steven Douglas Jones. Featured music from Lucky Peterson, Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, Bonnie Raitt, Little Jimmy King, Little Milton, BB King, Luther Allison, & more! A full playlist caWilder Woods (Maestro (Tears Don't Lie))n 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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