The Sunday Best
Series produced by WEMU
Sundays are unique to the week.
And for many, Sunday mornings hold a special place as a time to reset, reconfigure, and reevaluate.
Sunday morning is also a time that people establish traditions – routines involving newspapers, coffee, sunrises, family, breakfast, and of course, music.
Fitting then is that WEMU’s traditional music program, the Sunday Best, is broadcast every Sunday morning.
Sundays are unique to the week. And for many, Sunday mornings hold a special place as a time to reset, reconfigure, and reevaluate. Sunday morning is also a time that people establish traditions – routines involving newspapers, coffee, sunrises, family, breakfast, and of course, music. Fitting then is that WEMU’s traditional music program, the Sunday Best, is broadcast every Sunday morning. Hosted since February, 2012 by Nik Thompson, the Sunday Best is a program devoted to honoring traditions, while striving to start new ones every week. As a mission, the Sunday Best aims to air forgotten classics – whether it be a gem from the 1920s, or a jewel from 2005. The focus is on music steeped in original American traditions – building block sounds – from jazz, ragtime, stride and... Show full description