Rock & Roots

Rock & Roots REWIND: Week of June 17th 2024

By DeBraun Thomas

Published June 21, 2024 at 8:30 AM EDT

This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Kacy Hill (You Know I Love You Still), Hollow Coves (On The Way), Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets (Went To A Party), Evan Nicole Bell (Catfish Blues), The Offspring (Make It All Right), Cage The Elephant (Rainbow), Paul McCartney & Wings (Soily)!

Monday evening on Joe's Blues gave love to some legendary vocalists with a show titled Sing High! Featuring new music from Skip James, Prince, The White Stripes, The Black Keys, Curtis Mayfield, Andre Williams, & more! A full playlist can be found here.

Saturday night on The Crunkadelic Funk Show gave love to some Neo-Soul! Featured music from Deva Mahal, Anthony Hamilton, Erykah Badu, Angie Stone, Corinne Bailey Rae, Earth Wind & Fire Featuring Lucky Daye, En Vogue, & more! The 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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