Juke Joint: August 13, 2017

WCMU | By Robert Barclay

Published August 13, 2017 at 11:00 PM EDT

There are several blues festivals in Michigan coming up in August and September so this week on "The Juke Joint" broadcast Robert Barclay played tunes by blues artists appearing at blues festivals in Marquette, Ann Arbor, Lansing, East Tawas and St Louis. Among these artists are Joe Louis Walker, Ruthie Foster, Toronzo Cannon, Thornetta Davis, Alvin "Youngblood" Hart, Larry McCray and Jim McCarty & Mystery Train.

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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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