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WEAA offers an exquisite mixture of music programming, with a focus on artists, not labels. Our music is rooted in mainstream and contemporary jazz and is complimented by gospel, blues, reggae, world music, and hip-hop and even house music.

The Baltimore Blend Remembers the Late Wilton Felder

WEAA | By Mykel Hunter

Published October 2, 2015 at 12:34 PM EDT

Wilton Felder on his album Gentle Fire (1983)

Wilton Felder passed away on September 27th. He was the last surviving member of the original Jazz Crusaders.

Felder, along with Joe Sample, Wayne Henderson, Stix Hooper, and Robert Pops Popwell, popularized tunes such as Young Rabbits, Street Life, Scratch and many others. Felder was a multi instrumentalist who played tenor sax and bass. He was a sought-after studio musician for the Jackson 5 and many others.

Robert Shahid and Mykel Hunter spoke with Wilton Felder on the Baltimore Blend this year.

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Mykel Hunter

As the host of Mornings with Mykel, Mykel Hunter's warm, honey-toned voice is one of the first WEAA listeners hear each morning. The savvy multi-media personality delivers a deep natural passion for everything media and motivating and connecting with people from all walks of life. Mykel is a graduate of Morgan State University and is a sought-after professional voice-over artist who has worked for an Atlanta-based reality show, Empowerment Temple Church in Baltimore, and various other companies.

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