Rock & Roots

Rock & Roots REWIND: Week of October 21st 2024

By DeBraun Thomas

Published October 25, 2024 at 8:30 AM EDT

This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from The Struts (Can't Stop Talking), Mt. Joy (She Wants To Go Dancing), Orla Gartland (Little Chaos), Lady Blackbird (Like A Woman), Sports Team (Condensation), Basia Bulat (Baby), & Fantastic Negrito (I Hope Somebody's Loving You)!

Monday evening on Joe's Blues was a tribute to the music of North Carolina with a show titled Made In North Carolina! Featuring music from Southern Culture On The Skids, Nina Simone, Blind Boy Fuller, The Squirrel Nut Zippers, Etta Baker, Betty Davis, Doc Watson, Roberta Flack, & more! A full playlist can be found here.

Saturday night on The Crunkadelic Funk Show was a mixed bag of groove! Featured music from Latimore, The Five Stairsteps, Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway, The Bar-Kays, Candi Staton, A Taste Of Honey, William Bell, & 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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