Rock & Roots

Rock & Roots REWIND: Week of July 28th 2024

By DeBraun Thomas

Published August 2, 2024 at 8:30 AM EDT

This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Hippo Campus (Paranoid), Hayden James & Karen Harding (Patience), BBY (Kinky), Paris Pick (Get My Baby Back), Kate Pierson (Evil Love), Billy Joe Armstrong (Black Haired Girl), & Gary Clark Jr. (Habits)!

Monday evening on Joe's Blues was a celebration of all kinds of Joes with a show titled A Salute To Joes! Featuring music from Joe Louis Walker, Joe Turner, Joe Cocker, & more! A full playlist can be found here.

Saturday night on The Crunkadelic Funk Show was another mixed bag of groove! Featured music from Angie Stone, Charles Bradley, Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson, Deee-Lite, The Chi-Lites, Mavis Staples, Stevie Wonder, & 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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