Rock & Roots

Rock & Roots REWIND: Week of December 11th 2023

By DeBraun Thomas

Published December 15, 2023 at 8:30 AM EST

This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Day Wave (As You Are), Jonah Kagen (The Roads), Liam Finn (I Just Want You To Be So Happy), Warren Haynes, Jim James, & Grace Potter (Gold Dust Woman), The Black Keys (No Lovin), & The Knocks & Sofi Tukker (One On One)!

Monday evening on Joe's Blues focused on the lighter side of the Blues with a show titled The Laughing Blues! Featuring music from Cab Calloway, Spike Jones, Fats Waller, Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, & more! The full playlist can be found here.

Saturday night on The Crunkadelic Funk Show was yet another mixed bag of groove! Featured music from Tower Of Power, Billy Preston, LaBelle, Minnie Riperton, The Ohio Players, Lyn Collins, Diana Ross, & 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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