Roots & Rhythms is a roots music program that swings, jumps, or rocks.
Hosted by: Lloyd Smiley and Renny G
Airs: Every Wednesday from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Coming up at 8:00 PM on June 28th, 2017:
BOOGIE BOUNTY - The boogie comes in a myriad of styles, from Boogie Woogie to the Hillbilly Boogie, from the Boogie Walk to the Boogie Disease. Tune in for an hour of the boogie.

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Date	Host	Highlight	On Demand
Jun. 21, 2017	Retro Renny	First Nations notions on National Aboriginal Day. Music and poetry about the plight of indigenous people by Billy Childish, Excene Cervenka, Link Wray, Three O'clock Train, Buffy Saint-Marie and more. Not your typical Roots & Rhythms	available
Jun. 14, 2017	Retro Renny	Will the real Charles Calhoun please stand up. The music of Jesse Stone a.k.a. Charles Calhoun: singer, pianist, band leader, music publisher, arranger, writer of Swing, R&B & Rock & Roll. Tonight, recordings of his music performed by Big Joe Turner, The	available
Jun. 7, 2017	Retro Renny	Blue Burlesque or Take It Off!: Music for strippers. Sleazy, smoky instrumentals from the 1950s. Tunes to get naked to. (Nudity optional)	available
May. 31, 2017	Lloyd Smiley	Screenshots... Lloyd's last picks before Summertime.	available
May. 24, 2017	Allan B. Wigney	Bob Dylan is 76! Stranger things have happened, people.	available
May. 17, 2017	Lloyd Smiley	You Can Only Try to Cover the Sun	available

Roots & Rhythms started out in 1997 as a roots music program (older blues, country, r&b and rock(abilly), with some contemporary jazz and world music thrown in as well. Most programs were devoted to a specific artist, label, city or genre. Since then, the core concept has remained the same, but has been broadened to include some pop and more mix-type programs blending eclectic choices across genre and time periods. Throughout, the emphasis has been on music that swings, jumps, or rocks.