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Juke Joint: July 23, 2017

Robert Barclay, host of Juke Joint

On this edition of "The Juke Joint," Robert Barclay celebrated the centennial of the birth of Chicago bluesman Floyd Jones. Included in the celebration are performances by Floyd's friends Sunnyland Slim, Honeyboy Edwards, Kansas City Red, Big Walter Horton and Snooky Pryor. In the CD cover photo, Floyd Jones is on the right.

He also debuted a new CD by Catfish Keith, a double CD collection of some vintage houserocking gospel music by the Soul Stirrers, Staple Singers and the Highway QCs along with a preview of the upcoming Ann Arbor Blues Festival.

 

 

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.