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Juke Joint - 6/13/2021

  This week on "The Juke Joint" broadcast Robert Barclay previewed the 17th annual Alpena Blues Festival (the festival is on Saturday, June 19th) including the work of Thornetta Davis, Nora Jean (Bruso) Wallace, Cee Cee Collins and Erin Coburn. He also played some new releases by Maria Muldaur, Guy Davis, the Black Keys, Lightnin' Hopkins, Sonny Landreth and a new 3-CD collection celebrating the Alligator label's 50th anniversary.

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.