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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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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
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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
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Sonny Landreth & Derek Trucks - Congo Square (live in '13)

Today is slide player Sonny Landreth's birthday! Watch him rip it up here with Derek Trucks.

#SonnyLandreth #MusicBirthday #MusicSky #DerekTrucks #SlideGuitar

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Sonny Landreth & Derek Trucks - Congo Square
YouTube video by Tim Buktu
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February 1, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Breakdown

Today is Heartbreaker linchpin Mike Campbell's birthday! He and Tom were a great musical pair.

#MikeCampbell #MusicBirthday #MusicSky #ConcertSky #TomPetty #Breakdown #Heartbreakers

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Tom Petty - Breakdown (Live 1985)
YouTube video by Sadsms
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February 1, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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Rick James ft Smokey Robinson - Ebony Eyes

Rick James was born today in 1948! RIP. This track is from Cold Blooded, released in 1983 on Motown Records.

#RickJames #MusicBirthday #MusicSky #EbonyEyes #SmokeyRobinson #QuietStorm #SoulMusic #R&B #Motown

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Rick James - Ebony Eyes (Stereo) ft. Smokey Robinson
YouTube video by RickJamesVEVO
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February 1, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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Symphonic PFunk: Celebrating the Music of Parliament Funkadelic

Live at the Detroit Opera House on 1/31/26. Fun show! The Opera House was bouncing! Got a half dozen videos last night.

#GeorgeClinton #PFunk #Parliament #Funkadelic #Symphony #ConcertSky #MusicSky

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February 1, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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The Crusaders ft Randy Crawford - Street Life (live in '03)

Joe Sample - keyboardist and composer in The Crusaders - was born today in 1939! RIP. Here's one of their more famous tunes with Randy Crawford on vocals.

#JoeSample #MusicBirthday #MusicSky #JazzSky #ConcertSky

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The Crusaders - Street Life (Live at Montreux 2003)
YouTube video by Montreux Jazz Festival
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February 1, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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Roxy Music - Like a Hurricane (live in '82)

Today is Phil Manzanera's birthday! He's the main guitar player in Roxy Music. This is a great Neil Young cover.

#PhilManzanera #MusicBirthday #MusicCover #MusicSky #NeilYoung #RoxyMusic

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Like a Hurricane - Roxy Music (Best Quality Video)
YouTube video by Videomanjohn
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January 31, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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Tom Morello ft Bruce Springsteen - The Ghost of Tom Joad (live '26)

#BruceSpringsteen #TomMorello #TomJoad #MusicSky #ConcertSky #Minneapolis

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Bruce Springsteen + Tom Morello - The Ghost of Tom Joad
YouTube video by Kyle Matteson
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January 31, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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Gang Starr - Full Clip

"G-A-N-G to the Starr son
Haters took this shit too far son
So that's all for you, I'm wiping out your whole team
I'll splatter your dreams with lyrics to shatter your schemes"

RIP Guru.

#GangStarr #Guru #DJPremier #HipHopSky #MusicSky

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Gang Starr - Full Clip
YouTube video by GangStarrVEVO
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January 31, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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Spyro Gyra - Morning Dance (live '15)

Keyboardist Tom Schuman of Spyro Gyra was born today in 1958! Heard these guys a lot on WLAV Jazz Brunch back in the day. Smooooth.

#TomSchuman #MusicBirthday #MusicSky #JazzSky #SpyroGyra #Jazz

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Spyro Gyra "Morning Dance" Live Germany (2015)
YouTube video by Digital Guru
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January 31, 2026 at 5:48 PM