Juke Joint - June 8, 2025

By Robert Barclay

Published June 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM EDT

This week on “The Juke Joint” broadcast Robert Barclay previews the Alpena Blues Festival with his guests from the Alpena Blues Coalition. This year it is a free festival at the bandshell with a lineup including Eliza Neals, Broken Arrow Blues with Tosha Owens, Asamu Johnson and the Associates of the Blues along with Blues By the Drop 5,. He also debuts new CDs by Larry McCray and Samantha Fish.

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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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