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Rock & Roots REWIND: Week of October 7th 2024

This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Jeremie Albino (So Many Ways To Say I Love You), Emily Barker (Tonight, Tonight), Michael Kiwanuka (The Rest Of Me), Sixpence None The Richer (Julia), Lucinda Williams (While My Guitar Gently Weeps), Beabadoobee (Beaches), & Waxahatchee (Much Ado About Nothing)!

Monday evening on Joe's Blues brought songs for troubled times with a show titled Storms Of Worry, Danger, & Trouble! Featuring music from Ray Charles, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Joe Walsh, Fred McDowell, JJ Cale, Mose Allison, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, & more! A full playlist can be found here.

Saturday night on The Crunkadelic Funk Show was another mixed bag of groove! Featuring music from Corrinne Bailey Rae, Deniece Williams, Stevie Wonder, Deee-Lite, Charles Bradley, Angie Stone, & more! The full playlist can be found here.

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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