Juke Joint: June 11, 2017

WCMU | By Robert Barclay

Published June 11, 2017 at 11:00 PM EDT

This edition featured an interview with author and record collector Gayle Dean Wardlow and his emersion into the blues world. Tommy Johnson, Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton, Tommy McClennan and others also featured on this week’s show.

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Robert Barclay

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.

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