Juke Joint - 3/14/2021

WCMU | By Robert Barclay

Published March 15, 2021 at 4:28 PM EDT

This week on “The Juke Joint” Robert Barclay celebrated the centennial birthday of Lowell Fulson, a 1993 Blues Hall of Fame inductee. He included some of Fulson's recordings along with covers of his songs by BB King, Albert Collins, Phillip Walker, Ray Charles, Eddy Clearwater, Elvis Presley, Magic Sam, Joe Louis Walker and Roomful of Blues.

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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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