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DJ Mike V
@djmikev.bsky.social
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DJ at WCBN FM Ann Arbor. Listen to lots of different music and try to share the best with others. Fan of everything from the Grateful Dead to Run the Jewels. There is joy in sharing music!

YouTube concert vids: https://www.youtube.com/@MVPPresents
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Duke Ellington - Take the A Train

#LookAndSee
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#DukeEllington

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November 19, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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D'Angelo - The Root

#MusicChallenge
#NovemberAlchemy
11/19 - Rootbound Regeneration

RIP D'Angelo. Gone too soon!

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November 19, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Femi Kuti - Stop the Hate

#readandplay (533)
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#FemiKuti
#Nigeria
#Afrobeat

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November 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Lenny Kravitz - What The .... Are We Saying?

#NotYourFavourite (173)
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#LennyKravitz

Killer track from Mama Said. It's got swears in it!

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November 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Eddy Grant - Funky Rock'n'Roll

#MusicInMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#Funk
#RockNRoll
#ReggaeSky

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November 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Tom Waits - (Looking For) The Heart Of Saturday Night

#Top30TomWaits
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#TomWaits

Day 18

"Stopping on the red
Going on the green
'Cause tonight'll be like nothing you've ever seen
And you're barrelling down the boulevard"

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November 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Neil Young with Crazy Horse - Rainbow of Colors

#LookAndSee 253
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#NeilYoung

The umbrella in this one caught my eye.

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November 18, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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UGK - One Day

#90sTop30
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#HipHopSky
#HipHop
#UGK
#PimpC
#BunB

Day 18

From 1996's Ridin' Dirty, a particularly influential Southern hip hop record. Isleys sampled for the beat.

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November 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
Album cover: Warren Zevon - Sentimental Hygiene
November 18, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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De La Soul - I Am I Be

#90sTop30
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#HipHopSky
#HipHop
#DeLaSoul

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November 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Jeff Buckley - Lover, You Should've Come Over

Jeff Buckley was born today in 1966! He would be 59 today. RIP. Played this on my show this morning. My favorite track from him.

#JeffBuckley #MusicBirthday #MusicSky #Grace

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Jeff Buckley - Lover, You Should've Come Over (Official Audio)
YouTube video by jeffbuckleyVEVO
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November 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Getting ready to head down to the station for Breakfast Jams!

Stream it at 7 AM ET at WCBN.org. Going to start the show with some Jeff Buckley! Today would be his 59th birthday. RIP.

Plus some Mose Allison and Little Feat.

#WCBN #JeffBuckley #MusicBirthday #MusicSky #BreakfastJams #MoseAllison
Photo of Jeff Buckley, Grace era, holding a microphone.
November 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Aimee Mann - Calling it Quits

#MusicChallenge
#NovemberAlchemy
11/17 - Sap Withdrawal

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November 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - The Creator

#readandplay (531)
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky

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November 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Grateful Dead - Man Smart, Woman Smarter (live '89)

#Daily80s
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#GratefulDead
#NormanSpan
#MusicCover

Sunday - 80s Covers

A cover the Dead started playing in the 80s by calypso artist Norman Span. Brent takes a verse here!

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Grateful Dead - Man Smart, Woman Smarter (Orchard Park, NY, 7/4/89)
YouTube video by Grateful Dead
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November 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Handsome Boy Modeling School - Rock N' Roll (Could Never Hip-Hop Like This)

#MusicInMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#HipHop

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November 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Nnenna Freelon & Diana Krall - In Walked Bud

Diana Krall is celebrating a birthday today! Love this Thelonious Monk cover.

"And then they got into something"

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Nnenna Freelon & Diana Krall - In Walked Bud
YouTube video by leoshephard
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November 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Tom Waits - Jockey Full of Bourbon

#Top30TomWaits
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#TomWaits

Day 15

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November 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Al Green - Love and Happiness

Mabon "Teenie" Hodges was born today in 1945! RIP. He played guitar in the Hi Rhythm Section and wrote some hits with Al Green, including this one.

#MabonHodges #MusicBirthday #MusicSky #Guitar #AlGreen #Love #Happiness #HiRecords

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Al Green - Love and Happiness (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Al Green
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November 16, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Hubert Sumlin - Sometimes I'm Right

Hubert Sumlin was born today in 1931! RIP. He played guitar in Howlin' Wolf's band, and was a solo artist as well.

#HubertSumlin #MusicBirthday #MusicSky #Guitar #HowlinWolf #TheBlues #Blues

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Sometimes I'm Right
YouTube video by Hubert Sumlin - Topic
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November 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Simon & Garfunkel - Late in the Evening (live '81)

#LookAndSee 252
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#LateInTheEvening
#PaulSimon
#ArtGarfunkel

"And I remember there's a radio coming from the room next door"

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November 16, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Beastie Boys - Pass the Mic

#90sTop30
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#HipHopSky
#HipHop
#BeastieBoys

"And I can rock a house party til your hair turns gray"

Is that why I'm all gray now?

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November 16, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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The Meters - Just Kissed My Baby

#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#TheMeters
#Funk
#NOLA

Day 15

My #1 favorite Meters track. The main bass riff is deceptively simple and super funky.

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November 15, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Yusef Lateef - Eastern Market

#MusicChallenge
#GenreRoulette
#JazzSunday
#JazzSky
#MusicSky

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November 15, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Trombone Shorty - Quiet as Kept

#MusicChallenge
#NovemberAlchemy
11/16 - The Quiet Disintegration

Seeing Trombone Shorty next Friday!

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November 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM