Rock & Roots

Rock & Roots REWIND: Week of July 21st 2025

By DeBraun Thomas

Published July 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM EDT

This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Flyte Featuring Aimee Mann (Alabaster), Jade Bird (Save Your Tears), Jeff Tweedy (Enough), The Last Dinner Party (This Is The Killer Speaking), Robert Plant Featuring Suzy Dian (Everybody's Song), & Sheryl Crow & The Real Lowdown (The New Normal)!

Monday evening on Joe's Blues celebrated two legends with shows titled Screamin Jay Hawkins' Strange Spell & The Honky Tonk Wham! Of Lonnie Mack! Featured music from the discographies of Screamin Jay Hawkins & Lonnie Mack! A full playlist can be found here.

Saturday night on The Crunkadelic Funk Show was a mixed bag of groove! Featuring music from Erykah Badu, George Clinton, Grace Jones, Zapp, Klymaxx, Bonnie Pointer, & 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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