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It's the Fred Eaglesmith show! Fred is playing this Saturday at the Palms Playhouse in Winters. We're going to get primed by featuring a full hour of his music! He was born and raised in rural southern Ontario. He plays a great blend of Americana and old fashioned rock'n'roll, drawing obvious influences from Johnny Cash and the other outlaws in addition to rock influences including Elvis. His artistic flourishes aren't just in songwriting, he's also an active painter. Whether you're new to Fred or a longtime fan, tune in at 5PM as we explore his discography!

Some of the great ladies of jazz singing tonight!  Vocals by Billie Holiday  *  Ella Fitzgerald with Louis Jordan * Peggy Lee  * Doris Day  * Anita O'Day  * Andrea Wolper with Ken Filiano  *  Dianne Reeves.  Instrumental interludes provided by Earl Hines  *  Lorraine Geller  *  Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges  *  Cannonball Adderley

Complete your evening - An Irving Berlin medley, some West coast cool, some Brazilian jazz; great vocals, mellow sax, and more.  Ella Fitzgerald  *  Nat King Cole  *  Charlie Byrd  *  Chet Baker, Bob James, Paul Desmond  *  Stan Getz  *  Art Pepper  *  Dianne Reeves  *  Gerry Mulligan & Jane Duboc  *  Lizz Wright  *  Ron Carter

Middle Brother is an American rock band consisting of songwriters and musicians John J. McCauley III of Deer Tick, Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes, and Matt Vasquez of Delta Spirit. They first came together in 2009, and played their first show at the 2010 SXSW film conference and festival at the Ale House in Austin, Texas, where they performed under the moniker "MG&V" in an unannounced appearance. The band played their first official show at The Troubadour in Los Angeles, California on December 20, 2010 under the official name of Middle Brother.

Middle Brother released their self-titled debut album on March 1, 2011.                             Justin Cox is this weeks host

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Its Bluegrass time. Fom Flatt and Scruggs to the Infamous Stringdusters lets get down to Bluegrass new and old.

Brazilian jazz, bossa nova, and more!

This weeks AotW is B.B. King "Live In Cook County Jail” on vintage vinyl. Jesse Deere is the host and here is how he presents this classic album. It has my favorite version of “The Thrill Is Gone”, and B.B. and Lucille are absolutely on fire. Plus the back jacket describes the scene of Cook County Jail, which was pretty much out of control. At the beginning of the album the M.C. introduces the Sheriff and the Judge for the county, who are in attendance, and the 2100+ inmates boo them out of the house. It’s fantastic. Then Lucille cranks up and the show is off and going. It’s a blues classic.

Click the image to see a three minute YouTube of THA DIRT FEELIN in the KDRT studio. Thanks to the talents and dedication of Eunah Cho for filming and editing.

Kenny Rego “With a working mans voice Kenny is a true champion for the average over worked under paid american."(i think the reason people can relate to the music is because its real, its not all doctored its raw like the hands of a hard working middle class folk. Most of the music out there is very doctored and electronic and people just want to roll back the sound to a simple time”) well simple seems to be the key For Kenny Rego and the Law of one band .With catchy hooks and a groove that you can dance to you'll appreciated this well into your golden years possibly your children's children also. it has the staying power and the grit to become a classic sound.”