Rock & Roots

Rock & Roots REWIND: Week of July 17th 2023

By DeBraun Thomas

Published July 21, 2023 at 8:30 AM EDT

This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from The Nick Moss Band Featuring Dennis Gruenling (The Bait And The Snare), Husbands (Can't Do Anything), James Maddock (Runaway), Claud (A Good Thing), Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real (Sticks And Stones), The Finesse (Colors), & Peter Gabriel (Road To Joy (Bright Side Mix))!

Monday evening on Joe's Blues was a conversation with musician Eddie 9V titled Blues Power: Conversation With Eddie 9V! The full show can be found here.

Saturday night on The Crunkadelic Funk Show was a mixed blend of groove! Featured music from Linda Clifford, Baby Huey & The Babysitters, Lenny Williams, The Pointer Sisters, Slave, Aurra, Betty Wright, & more! The full show 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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