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Juke Joint - 12/20/2020

This week on "The Juke Joint" broadcast Robert Barclay played some tunes for the holidays by Charles Brown, the Blind Boys of Alabama, Louis Armstrong and the Staples Singers. He also shared selections from his favorite CDs from 2020 by Shemekia Copeland, Lucky Peterson, Ruthie Foster, Ivy Ford, Johnny Nicholas and Catfish Keith and he noted the passing of singer Charley Pride. 

 
 
  

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.