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Juke Joint: June 17, 2018

WCMU | By Robert Barclay
Published June 17, 2018 at 8:00 PM EDT
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This week on"The Juke Joint" broadcast Robert Barclay offered tributes to drummer Jabo Starks, who played in the bands of Bobby Bland, James Brown and BB King; Chicago blues guitarist Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater, Elvis Presley's orginal drummer DJ Fontana, gospel singer Clarence Fountain from the Blind Boys of Alabama and Danny Kirwan, a former guitarist in the early years of Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac.

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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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