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Juke Joint: December 3, 2017

This week on "The Juke Joint" broadcast the Duke of Juke, Robert Barclay, featured the Grammy nominees in the two blues categories. This included the work of Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo', Eric Bibb, Elvin Bishop, Robert Cray, Sonny Landreth, RL Boyce, Guy Davis & Fabrizio Poggi, the Tedeschi Trucks Band and the Rolling Stones. 

 

He also debuted new CDs by Samantha Fish, Julian Fauth, a tribute to Howlin' Wolf and a collection of blues harp tunes by a variety of artists.

 

Robert Barclay launched "The Juke Joint" broadcast on WCMU in April 1985. It has been a Sunday night fixture from 8:00-11:00 pm ever since. A devoted listener dubbed him the "Duke of Juke." He includes nearly a century's worth of blues history on his program including traditional and contemporary blues along with boogie woogie, soul music, rhythm & blues, zydeco and gospel music.