Juke Joint: December 24, 2017

WCMU | By Robert Barclay

Published December 24, 2017 at 11:00 PM EST

This week on "The Juke Joint" broadcast the Duke of Juke, Robert Barclay, celebrated the music of Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Nina Simone who will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in the spring. He also played some more music for the holidays by Charles Brown, CJ Chenier, Marcia Ball, Heavenly Gospel Singers, Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks and Louis Armstrong.

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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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