Rock & Roots

Rock & Roots REWIND: Week of November 18th 2024

By DeBraun Thomas

Published November 22, 2024 at 8:30 AM EST

This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Never Be You), Peach Pit (Magpie), Flipturn (Rodeo Clown), George Harrison (Sunshine Life For Me (Sail Away Raymond)), Chuck Prophet Featuring ¿Qiensave? (First Came Thunder), Jon Batiste (Für Elise- Batiste), & Elton John Featuring Brandi Carlile (Never Too Late)!

Monday evening on Joe's Blues had selections for the creatives with a show titled Songs For The Music Makers! Featuring music from Chuck Berry, The Beatles, Red Foley, The Spinners, Bob Dylan, Donovan, & more! A full playlist can be found here.

Saturday night on The Crunkadelic Funk Show was a mixed bag of groove! Featured music from Lianne La Havas, Deniece Williams, The Time, Aretha Franklin, Corinne Bailey Rae, Eddie Kendricks, Marvin Gaye, & 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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