Rock & Roots

Rock & Roots REWIND: Week of November 13th 2023

By DeBraun Thomas

Published November 17, 2023 at 8:30 AM EST

This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Becca Mancari (It's Too Late), Noah Kahan & Hozier (Northern Attitiude), Juliana Hatfield (Don't Bring Me Down), Peggy Gou & Lenny Kravitz (I Believe In Love Again), Hurray For The Riff Raff (Alibi), Chris Stapleton (South Dakota), & Tee Dee Young (Love Me No More)!

Monday evening on Joe's Blues was off the rails with a show titled The Wild Scene! Featuring music from Mose Allison, Martha Reeves, The Temptations, Sam Cooke, Louis Armstong & His Hot 7, Wilson Pickett, & more! The full playlist can be found here.

Saturday night on The Crunkadelic Funk Show was a celebration of Neo-Soul! Featured music from Brandy, Deva Mahal & Allen Stone, Erykah Badu, Anthony Hamilton, Eryn Allen Kane, Corinne Bailey Rae, D'Angelo, Cree Summer, En Vogue, & 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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