Juke Joint - 1/17/2021

WCMU | By Robert Barclay

Published January 18, 2021 at 5:40 PM EST

This week on "The Juke Joint" broadcast Robert Barclay shared gospel music and songs from the civil rights movement for Dr Martin Luther King's birthday. He included music from Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Aretha Franklin, the Swan Silvertones, Sam Cooke & the Soul Stirrers, the Blind Boys of Alabama, Pete Seeger, the Staple Singers and the Dixie Hummingbirds.

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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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