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Juke Joint: November 26, 2017

This week on "The Juke Joint" broadcast the Duke of Juke, Robert Barclay, turned the clock back 50 years to 1967 for some blues and soul music from that year. That includes the work of Booker T & the MGs, Albert King, Etta James, Slim Harpo, Ray Charles, James Brown, Otis Redding, Jackie Wilson and Muddy Waters. He also played some listener requests for the Downchild Blues Band and Boz Scaggs. 

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.