Juke Joint: January 20, 2019

WCMU | By Robert Barclay

Published January 20, 2019 at 8:00 PM EST

This week on "The Juke Joint" broadcast, Robert Barclay celebrated Dr Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday with an evening of soulful gospel singing. He played tunes by Aretha Franklin, Sam Cooke & the Soul Stirrers, Mahalia Jackson, Dixie Hummingbirds, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and songs from the Civil Rights Movement by the Staples Singers and Pete Seeger.

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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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