Juke Joint: January 7, 2018

WCMU | By Robert Barclay

Published January 7, 2018 at 11:00 PM EST

This week on "The Juke Joint" broadcast the "Duke of Juke," Robert Barclay, celebrated Elvis Presley's 83rd birthday with blues, rock & roll and soul music from Memphis by Elvis, BB King, Little Milton, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Otis Redding and Howlin' Wolf. He also paid tribute to the late Rick Hall, producer and songwriter from the Fame studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Robert included the work of Etta James, Wilson Pickett, Percy Sledge and Arthur Alexander.

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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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