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Juke Joint: April 28, 2019

This week on "The Juke Joint" broadcast, Robert Barclay previewed the lineup for the 36th annual Chicago Blues Festival, the world's largest FREE blues festival. He included the music of Bobby Rush, Charlie Musselwhite, Thornetta Davis, Super Chikan, Jimmy Johnson, Jarekus Singleton, Bettye Lavette, Lurrie Bell, Ruthie Foster and the Cash Box Kings, among others. 

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.