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Juke Joint: October 6, 2019

This week on "The Juke Joint" broadcast, Robert Barclay celebrated the centennial of the birth of tenor saxman Hal "Cornbread" Singer. He played Singer's material along with his peers in the honking tenor sax tradition depicted in this photo. He also noted the passing of drummer Ginger Baker from Cream, and he debuted new CDs by Janiva Magness, Jimmy "Duck" Holmes, Johnny Burgin, Biscuit Miller, Diane Blue and Big Dave McLean. 

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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.