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Juke Joint: July 30, 2017

This week on "The Juke Joint" Robert Barclay assembled a tribute to the late Chicago blues drummer, Casey Jones. He played recordings featuring Casey's work with Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter, Andrew Brown, A.C. Reed, Lonnie Brooks along with his work in Albert Collins' band, The Icebreakers.

Robert also included a tribute to Cajun singer and guitarist D.L. Menard along with music from the lineup for the upcoming Ann Arbor Blues Festival.

 

 

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.