Juke Joint: January 6, 2019

WCMU | By Robert Barclay

Published January 6, 2019 at 8:00 PM EST

This week on "The Juke Joint" broadcast, Robert Barclay, the Duke of Juke, celebrates Elvis Presley's 84th birthday with an evening of blues, soul, rockabilly, and gospel music from Memphis. He included music by Elvis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Otis Redding, OV Wright, BB King, Howlin' Wolf, Booker T & the MGs, Isaac Hayes, Albert King, Al Green, and the rest of the artists in this photo.

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Robert Barclay

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.

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