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Rock & Roots REWIND: Week of June 5th 2023

This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Depeche Mode (Wagging Tongue), Brandy Clark Featuring Brandi Carlile (Dear Insecurity), Pressing Strings (Your Love), Hannah Jadagu (Lose), Andy Frasco & The UN (You Do You), Hiss Golden Messenger (Nu Grape), & Durand Jones (See It Through)!

Monday evening on Joe's Blues brought some fresh offerings with a show titled The Ike & Tina Turner Show! Featuring new music from Van Morrison, Larkin Poe, Danielia Cotton, Rodney Crowell, Marty Stuart, Ivan Neville, Samantha Fish, & more! The full playlist can be found here.

Saturday evening on The Crunkadelic Funk Show was a mixed bag of groove! Featured music from McFadden & Whitehead, Sister Sledge, Phyllis Hyman, The Brothers Johnson, The Doobie Brothers, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings & 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 Local Natives (NYE), Phillip Phillips (Dancing With Your Shadow), Eric Clapton (Knocking On Heaven's Door), Danielle Ponder (Roll The Credits), Joe Bonamassa (I Want To Shout About It), The Shindellas (Last Night Was Good For My Soul), & Ghost Of Vroom (Pay The Man)!
  • This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Son Volt (Sometimes You've Got To Stop Chasing Rainbows), Ondara (A Shakedown In Berlin), Elle King (Jersey Giant), Deer Tick (Forgiving Ties), Beabadoobee (Glue Song), Stephen Marley (Old Soul), & Dolly Parton (World On Fire)!