Juke Joint
Sundays 8pm-11pm
Every Sunday night, the Duke of Juke, Robert Barclay, is in the house spinning a mix of acoustic and electric music from the 1920s to the present, including from the worlds of blues, soul, R&B, gospel and zydeco.
Robert 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.
Latest Episodes
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This week on “The Juke Joint” broadcast Robert Barclay celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday with an evening of gospel music and songs of the civil rights movement. He includes music from the Staple Singers, Odetta, Pete Seeger, Peter Yarrow, Bob Dylan, the Clara Ward Singers and the Harmonizing Four. -
This week on“The Juke Joint” broadcast Robert Barclay spins some of his favorite CDs from 2024 by Shemekia Copeland, Jovin Webb, Cedric Burnside, Sue Foley, James Harman and Sonny Gullage. He also notes the deaths of John Mayall, W.C. Clark, Clarence "Frogman" Henry and Carl Weathersby. -
This week on “The Juke Joint” broadcast we are Memphis bound to celebrate Elvis Presley’s 90th birthday. I’ll spin tunes by Elvis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Howlin’ Wolf, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Little Milton, Sam & Dave, O.V. Wright, BB King and Albert King. -
This week on“The Juke Joint” broadcast Robert Barclay spins another helping of blues and soul music from Arkansas. He includes music by Al Green, Jimmy Witherspoon, Ronnie Hawkins, Roosevelt Sykes, Big Bill Broonzy, Son Seals, Frank Frost, Charlie Rich, Levon Helm and Larry Davis. He also offers a tribute to the late Sugar Pie DeSanto. -
This week on“The Juke Joint” broadcast Robert Barclay spins another helping of music for the season, both sacred and secular, including tunes by the Roomful of Blues, Charles Brown, Keb’ Mo’, Shemekia Copeland, Marcia Ball, the Blind Boys of Alabama and Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks. -
This week on “The Juke Joint” broadcast Robert Barclay spins music of the season, both sacred and secular, including Charles Brown, the Staple Singers, the Fairfield Four, Thornetta Davis, Ray Charles, BB King, Taj Mahal and the Blind Boys of Alabama. -
This week on “The Juke Joint” broadcast Robert Barclay spins records by Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Etta James, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Marcia Ball, Rory Gallagher, Koko Taylor, Shemekia Copeland, John Lee Hooker, and Ruth Brown. -
This week on “The Juke Joint” broadcast Robert Barclay spins the latest releases by Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne, Vanessa Collier, Kat Riggins, Lurrie Bell, Greg Nagy, Dennis Herrera, Jerron Paxton, Ollee Owens and Ronnie Baker Brooks. -
This week on “The Juke Joint” broadcast we’re headed southbound to hear music by artists from Arkansas. The "Duke of Juke," Robert Barclay, will spin records by Larry McCray, Luther Allison, Louis Jordan, Sleepy LaBeef, Robert Nighthawk, Jimmy Witherspoon, Robert Lockwood, Johnny Cash, Son Seals, Frank Frost, Little Willie John, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. -
This week on “The Juke Joint” broadcast Robert Barclay features the work of record producer, the late Jim Gaines. We’ll hear his work with Stevie Ray Vaughan, Luther and Bernard Allison, Albert Collins, Tommy Castro, John Lee Hooker, Ana Popovich, Debbie Davies, Michael Burks, and Studebaker John.
