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Juke Joint: January 14, 2018

WCMU | By Robert Barclay
Published January 14, 2018 at 11:00 PM EST
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This week on"The Juke Joint" broadcast, the Duke of Juke, Robert Barclay, played some soulful gospel singing by Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Sam Cooke & the Soul Stirrers, the Staple Singers, Swan Silvertones, the Clara Ward Singers andMahalia Jackson, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday. He also played a selction of songs from the civil rights movement.

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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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