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 July 26th, 2017:
IN THE KEY OF EH! Hank Who? HANK DAVIS, that's who!- Canadian country rockabilly legend Davis recorded rock & roll, C&W, blues, folk & gospel for multiple labels for over five decades. Tune in and turn on to the music of a hidden gem: Hank Davis.

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Date	Host	Highlight	On Demand
Jul. 19, 2017	Retro Renny	CRAZY RHYTHM COVERS - Montreal's swing-a-billy group, the CRAZY RHYTHM DADDIES, delved into old & obscure Jazz, Western Swing, Country Music & Blues. Hear the original songs that inspired this band & hear the Crazy Rhythm Daddies' inspirational covers.	available
Jul. 12, 2017	Retro Renny	RAY'S ROOTS -Ray Condo & His Hardrock Goners were influenced by Blues, Jazz, Western Swing, Rhythm & Blues & Rockabilly. Hear the original versions of songs that inspired the band and their cover versions.	available
Jul. 5, 2017	Allan B. Wigney	Rock and roll Canadian style!	available
Jun. 28, 2017	Retro Renny	The Biology Of The Boogie	available
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.	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.