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Juke Joint
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  • This week on "The Juke Joint," Robert Barclay features blues kings like B.B, Albert, Earl and Freddy King along with Ben E. King and King Curtis. Plus, some blues queens such as Dinah Washington, Shemekia Copeland and Thornetta Davis.
  • This week on "The Juke Joint" broadcast Robert Barclay features an evening of soul music. He includes Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, James Brown, Wilson Pickett, O.V. Wright, Etta James, Otis Redding, the Staples Singers, Sam & Dave, Tina Turner, Sam Cooke, Little Willie John and the Isley Brothers.
  • This week on “The Juke Joint” broadcast Robert Barclay features new releases by Bobby Rush, Coco Montoya, Mitch Woods, the Nick Moss Band, Gaye Adegbalola, Duke Robillard, Monster Mike Welch, Nat Myers, Little G. Weevil, Bob Corritore, Candice Ivory, Govt. Mule, Willie J. Laws, along with Doug Deming & the Jewel Tones.
  • This week on “The Juke Joint” broadcast Robert Barclay features Mississippi hill country blues. He includes R.L. Burnside and members of hthe Burnside family along with Junior Kimbrough, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Jessie Mae Hemphill and the North Mississippi All Stars.
  • This week on “The Juke Joint,” host Robert Barclay previews some of the lineup for the 19th Marquette Area Blues Festival, which takes place Labor Day weekend. We’ll hear from Larry McCray, Curtis Salgado, Mississippi Heat, Corey Dennison, Adrianna Marie & the Groovecutters, the Ivy Ford Band plus Motor City Josh and the Big 3.
  • This week on “The Juke Joint" broadcast, Robert Barclay spins blues & soul music requests chosen by civil rights activists Rev. Jesse Jackson, Dick Gregory and Julian Bond, actors Danny Glover, Jim Belushi and Jeff Daniels, along with former U.S. Senator Carl Levin, former governor Jennifer Granholm and NPR correspondent Don Gonyea.
  • This week on “The Juke Joint” broadcast, Robert Barclay celebrates a few birthdays including Denise LaSalle, Little Freddie King, Lonnie Mack, Peppermint Harris and Washboard Sam. He will also debut new CDs by Shaun Murphy and Mick Kolassa along with requests for Sugaray Rayford and the Tedeschi Trucks Band.
  • This week on “The Juke Joint” broadcast, Robert Barclay features new releases. This includes music by the Nick Moss Band with Dennis Gruenling, Joanna Connor, Eric Clapton, Doug Deming & the Jewel Tones, Monster Mike Welch, Selwyn Birchwood, Samantha Fish with Jesse Dayton and Arlen Roth with Jerry Jemmott.
  • This week on “The Juke Joint” broadcast, Robert Barclay spins some old favorites. We’ll hear from Howlin’ Wolf, Hound Dog Taylor, Etta James, Luther Allison, Little Walter, Koko Taylor, Ray Charles, Jimmy Reed, T-Bone Walker, Gatemouth Brown and Delbert McClinton.
  • This week on “The Juke Joint” broadcast Robert Barclay notes the passing of Billy “The Kid” Emerson, an early artist on the Sun label in Memphis, and songwriter Cynthia Weil who wrote songs recorded by the Drifters, the Animals and the Righteous Brothers. Robert also debuts new releases by Doug Deming & the Jewel Tones, Selwyn Birchwood, D.K. Harrell, Joanna Connor, Arlen Roth and Jerry Jemmott.