Juke Joint - January 16, 2022

By Robert Barclay

Published January 17, 2022 at 3:03 PM EST

This week on “The Juke Joint” broadcast Robert Barclay shared gospel music and songs of the civil rights movement for Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday. He included music by the Staple Singers, Clara Ward, Sam Cooke & the Soul Stirrers, Pete Seeger, Dorothy Love Coates, the Dixie Hummingbirds, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Swan Silvertones and Mahalia Jackson.

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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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