Juke Joint - December 14, 2025

By Robert Barclay

Published December 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM EST

This week on “The Juke Joint” broadcast, Robert Barclay offers a tribute to guitarist, songwriter and producer Steve Cropper. He includes Cropper's work with Booker T. and the MGs, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Wilson Pickett, Eddie Floyd, Shemekia Copeland and Rufus and Carla Thomas.

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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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