Rock & Roots

Rock & Roots REWIND: Week of April 7th 2025

By DeBraun Thomas

Published April 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM EDT

This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from North Mississippi All Stars (Still Shakin'), The Swell Season (People We Used To Be), Wet Leg (Catch These Fists), Ghost Hounds (She Runs Hot), Bruce Springsteen (Rain In The River), & SG Goodman (Fire Sign)!

Monday evening on Joe's Blues was took a trip back to the 70's with two special hours, Muddy Waters In The 70's & Savory Soul Sounds of the 1970's! Featuring music from Muddy Waters, Bettye LaVette, Irma Thomas, Ike & Tina Turner, LaBelle, Earth Wind & Fire, Rare Earth, Marvin Gaye, & more! The full playlist can be found here.

Saturday night on The Crunkadelic Funk Show was another installment of Unexpected Covers! Featured covers from Roy Buchanan, St Vincent, Lauryn Hill, Al Green, Queen Latifah, Margie Joseph, Leon Bridges, D'Angelo, & more! A 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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