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DJ Mike V
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DJ at WCBN FM Ann Arbor. Writer for Glorious Noise. Fan of everything from the Grateful Dead to Run the Jewels. There is joy in sharing music!
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I am hosting Jazz Till Whenever today - Wednesday - from 3 to 5 PM EST! Stream it at WCBN.org and enjoy some soul jazz, funk jazz, and maybe a couple of other subgenres. Les will be represented!

#JazzTIllWhenever #WCBN #JazzSky #SoulJazz #FunkJazz #MusicSky #LesMcCann

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Talk to the People
YouTube video by Les McCann - Topic
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Tank and the Bangas ft Pell - Hey Sunshine

This is new from Tank and the Bangas!

#TankAndTheBangas #Pell #SoulMusic #HipHopSky #NOLA #MusicSky #Porch #Poetry #Sunshine

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Tank and The Bangas - Hey Sunshine (Poetry On A Porch) ft. Pell
YouTube video by TankandtheBangas
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February 4, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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MJ Lenderman and The Wind - Lotta Love (live)

Today is singer/songwriter MJ Lenderman's birthday! I don't know him well, but I know the kids dig him, and this cover is a jam.

#MJLenderman #MusicBirthday #MusicSky #MusicCover #NeilYoung #LottaLove

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MJ Lenderman & The Wind - Lotta Love (Neil Young cover)
YouTube video by MVP Presents
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February 4, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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I am hosting Jazz Till Whenever today - Wednesday - from 3 to 5 PM EST! Stream it at WCBN.org and enjoy some soul jazz, funk jazz, and maybe a couple of other subgenres. Les will be represented!

#JazzTIllWhenever #WCBN #JazzSky #SoulJazz #FunkJazz #MusicSky #LesMcCann

youtu.be/zlRJHtVvrAI?...
Talk to the People
YouTube video by Les McCann - Topic
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February 4, 2026 at 9:56 AM
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Bob Dylan - Things Have Changed

"Some things are too hot to touch / The human mind can only stand so much"

#BobDylan #MusicSky #WonderBoys #FilmSky

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Bob Dylan - Things Have Changed (Official Video)
YouTube video by BobDylanVEVO
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February 3, 2026 at 9:38 PM
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War - Why Can't We Be Friends (live '18)

#CatchThePhrase | 188
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#War
#JamInTheVan

It's a legit question.

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February 3, 2026 at 9:29 PM
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Paul Simon has announced some summer tour dates. Including a stop at Meadow Brook! Tickets go on sale Friday.

#PaulSimon #MusicSky #ConcertSky #MeadowBrook #SummerTour

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Paul Simon Announces A Quiet Celebration North American Tour 2026
Paul Simon extended his A Quiet Celebration Tour with summer 2026 dates across North America.
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February 3, 2026 at 9:18 PM
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Peter Frampton, Trey Anastasio, Grace Bowers - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (live '25)

#ElectricGuitarForAll
#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#GraceBowers
#TreyAnastasio
#PeterFrampton

An epic assemblage of electric guitar players for Love Rocks 2025. Grace Bowers is a force!

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February 3, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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Johnny "Guitar" Watson - A Real Mother for Ya

Johnny "Guitar" Watson was born today in 1935. RIP. This song is such a groove. Play it loud!

#Johnny"Guitar"Watson #MusicBirthday #MusicSky #Guitar

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A Real Mother For Ya
YouTube video by Johnny "Guitar" Watson - Topic
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February 3, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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Common ft PJ - Set It Free

I picked up a copy of this 2021 Common record on Sunday at a local record store. So good! This R&B meets Hip Hop jam is super smooth. PJ is the female vocalist on the track.

#Common #MusicSky #HipHopSky #R&B #PJ #SetItFree #VinylSky #RecordSky

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Common - Set It Free ft. PJ (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Common
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February 3, 2026 at 12:36 PM
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Billy Strings' Psychedelic Circus - Right Place Wrong Time / That's What Love Will Make You Do (live '19)

#MusicChallenge
#ElectricGuitarForAll
#BillyStrings
#LindsayLou

Featuring Lindsay Lou on vocals! Three electric guitars on stage.

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Billy Strings Psychedelic Circus "Right Place Wrong Time/That's What Love Will Make You Do"
YouTube video by T Shaw's Progressive Bluegrass
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February 2, 2026 at 11:37 PM
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Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Accidents Will Happen

#CatchThePhrase | 187
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#ElvisCostello
#Accidents

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February 2, 2026 at 11:12 PM
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Dwight Yoakam - Blame the Vain

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#DwightYoakam
#Blame
#Vain

Day 3: A song outside your usual taste

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Blame the Vain
YouTube video by Dwight Yoakam - Topic
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February 2, 2026 at 11:08 PM
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Bobby & The Midnites - Easy to Slip (live '83)

Today is jazz fusion bassist Alphonso Johnson's birthday! He played with Bobby in this band, along with fellow jazz fusion legend Billy Cobham on drums.

RIP Bob Weir

#AlphonsoJohnson #MusicBirthday #MusicSky #BobWeir

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Bobby & The Midnites ~ 1-26-83 ~ Easy To Slip
YouTube video by w3Ar3L3gion
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February 2, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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Graham Nash - I Used to Be King (live)

Graham Nash is celebrating a birthday today! This song is fantastic, live around 2015.

#GrahamNash #MusicBirthday #MusicSky #King #ConcertSky

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I Used To Be A King / Graham Nash
YouTube video by 52807jeff
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February 2, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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Sonny Stitt Quartet - I Got Rhythm

Sax player Sonny Stitt was born today in 1924! Over a century ago! Setting this Gershwin tune aflight.

#SonnyStitt #MusicBirthday #MusicSky #GeorgeGershwin #MusicCover #Rhythm #Saxophone #Jazz #JazzSky

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I Got Rhythm
YouTube video by Sonny Stitt - Topic
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February 2, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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Funkadelic - You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks

Sad news! Billy "Bass" Nelson - Funkadelic bass player - has died. He co-wrote this one. Great bass work. This album was my introduction to the P-Funk universe.

#Billy"Bass"Nelson #MusicSky #Funkadelic #FunkSky #Bass

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February 2, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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Symphonic PFunk ft George Clinton - (Not Just) Knee Deep (live '26)

#EcksteinsMonthOfMusic 🎼
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#Parliament
#Funkadelic
#Symphonic
#Detroit
#FunkSky

Day 2: A song that makes you dance.

"I got ants in my pants and I need to dance"

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February 2, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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Johnny Cash - The Beast in Me (live '94)

Cash makes this Nick Lowe song his own, and this solo performance is fragile and stellar. Live on Jools Holland in 1994.

"The beast in me / Is caged by frail and fragile bars"

#JohnnyCash #MusicSky #MusicCover #TheBeast #NickLowe

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Johnny Cash - The Beast in Me
YouTube video by kigonjiro
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February 2, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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James Brown - Funky Drummer

#LookAndSee 319
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#JamesBrown
#FunkSky
#Funky
#Drummer

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February 2, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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Eric B. & Rakim - Microphone Fiend

"I was a fiend, before I became a teen
I melted microphone instead of cones of ice cream
Music orientated, so when hip-hop was originated
Fitted like pieces of puzzles - complicated"

#Rakim #MusicSky #HipHopSky #MusicVideo #EricB

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Eric B. & Rakim - Microphone Fiend
YouTube video by EricBAndRakimVEVO
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February 2, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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Getting ready to head down to the station... I've got a heady show for you! Breakfast Jams on WCBN.org at 7 AM ET. You don't want to miss it! It will go great with your coffee or other beverage of your choice.

#WCBN #BreakfastJams #MusicSky #WarrenZevon #SeunKuti #BernieWorrell
A photo of some records and CDs sitting on a chair.
February 2, 2026 at 11:28 AM
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Hall & Oates - Kiss On My List

#EcksteinsMonthOfMusic 🎼
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#HallAndOates

Day 1: A song from your early childhood.

Hall and Oates was everywhere in my early childhood. I have very specific memory of this song acting as a mood lifter on the radio.

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February 1, 2026 at 10:54 PM
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Del Tha Funky Homosapien - Sleepin' On My Couch

#LookAndSee 318
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#Del
#HipHopSky

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February 1, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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Dinosaur Jr. ft Jason Isbell - Cortez the Killer (live '23)

Jason Isbell is celebrating a birthday today! Celebrate with him by watching this Neil cover!

#JasonIsbell #MusicBirthday #MusicSky #Cortez #NeilYoung #MusicCover #JMascis #DinosaurJr #Rawk

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Dinosaur Jr. with guest Jason Isbell - Cortez the Killer - Brooklyn, NY - 12/6/23
YouTube video by mt252525
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February 1, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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Big Boi - Tiny Desk Concert (live in '18)

Big Boi is celebrating a birthday today! This is one of my favorite hip hop Tiny Desk Concerts. It's really outstanding, great band, plus Sleepy Brown!

#BigBoi #MusicBirthday #MusicSky #HipHopSky #TinyDesk

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Big Boi: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
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February 1, 2026 at 5:33 PM