Rock & Roots

Rock & Roots REWIND: Week of March 17th 2025

By DeBraun Thomas

Published March 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM EDT

This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Sons Of The East (Rescue Me), Ruthie Foster (Hold On (I'm Comin)), Van Morrison (Down To Joy), Bishop Briggs (Woman Is King), Tomar & The FC's (Ain't Worth It), & Willie Nelson Featuring Rodney Crowell (Oh What A Beautiful World)!

Monday evening on Joe's Blues celebrated St. Patrick's Day with a show titled Irish Stew Featuring music from Imelda May, Sinead O'Connor, The Chieftans & The Coors, Van Morrison, Hozier, Thin Lizzy, Rory Gallagher, & more! The full playlist can be found here.

Saturday night on The Crunkadelic Funk Show was a celebration of the life and legacy of the late great D'Wayne Wiggins! Featured music from his time with Tony! Toni! Toné! & more! The full show 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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