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Juke Joint: June 16, 2019

This week on "The Juke Joint" broadcast, Robert Barclay previewed the 16th annual Alpena (MI) Blues Festival including music by the headliner, Coco Montoya. Coco developed his chops on guitar in the bands of Albert Collins and John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers. Robert also debuted new releases by Savoy Brown, Govt Mule and Nancy Wright. 

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.