Rock & Roots

Rock & Roots REWIND: Week of September 23rd 2024

By DeBraun Thomas

Published September 27, 2024 at 8:30 AM EDT

This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Illiterate Light (Pay Phone), Matt Pond Pa (Those Wings), Suzanne Vega (Rats), Fantastic Cat (So Glad You Made It), Bon Iver (Spey Side), Trampled By Turtles Featuring LeAnn Rimes (Out Of Time), & Billie Eilish (Birds Of A Feather)!

Monday evening on Joe's Blues was a special 2 hour edition for the Fall Fund Drive! Featuring music from Fishbone, Joan Osborne, St. Vincent, Ray Charles, LaBelle, Nina Simone, Los Lonely Boys, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Three Dog Night, Ani DiFranco & more! A full playlist can be found here.

Saturday night on The Crunkadelic Funk Show was a mixed bag of groove! Featured music from Bernie Worrell, Minnie Riperton, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Chic, Syl Johnson, Lee Dorsey, Parlet, Betty Wright, & 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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