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Juke Joint: August 4, 2019

This week on "The Juke Joint" broadcast, Robert Barclay played selections from the artists who are appearing at the Ann Arbor Blues Festival the weekend of August 16-18 including Bernard Allison, Benny Turner, Danielle Nicole, Laith Al-Saadi, Lindsay Beaver and Kara Grainger. He also previewed the lineup for the Freeland, Michigan Blues Festival that happens on Saturday, August 24th featuring Samantha Fish, Larry McCray, Wayne Baker Brooks and Jake Kershaw. 

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.