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Juke Joint: August 11, 2019

This week on "The Juke Joint" broadcast, Robert Barclay celebrated the centennial of the birth of Detroit bluesman Robert "Baby Boy" Warren. He played Warren's music along with tunes by his peers on the Motor City blues scene in the post-war years including the work of John Lee Hooker, Washboard Willie, Eddie Burns, Boogie Woogie Red, Bobo Jenkins and Eddie Kirkland. He also debuted new CDs by Ivy Ford, Bruce Katz and Billy Price. 

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.