Rock & Roots

Rock & Roots REWIND: Week of April 21st 2025

By DeBraun Thomas

Published April 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM EDT

This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from The Bug Club (Jealous Boy), Uwade (Call It A Draw), James McMurtry (The Black Dog & The Wandering Boy), Mt. Joy (Coyote), & Julien Baker & Torres (Bottom Of The Bottle)!

Monday evening on Joe's Blues was a double feature for the season with shows title Spring Is Here & Spring Clean! Featuring music from Tony Bennett, The Staples Singers, Billie Holiday, Bobby Blue Bland, Donovan, Billy Preston, Dusty Springfield, & more! The full playlist can be found here.

Saturday night on The Crunkadelic Funk Show was a celebration of what would have been the 81st Birthday of the late great Bernie Worrell! Featured music from his time with Parliament, Funkadelic, Talking Heads, The Bernie Worrell Orchestra, & more! The full episode 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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