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Juke Joint: June 3, 2018

This week on "The Juke Joint" broadcast Robert Barclay, the Duke of Juke, invited CMU President George Ross, the Marquis of R&B, to help program three hours of R&B and soul music. They included music by Bo Diddley, Ike & Tina Turner, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, the Temptations, Sly & the Family Stone, Percy Sledge, Little Richard, Fats Domino and James Brown.

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.