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 takes us to Texas to celebrate Juneteenth. We’ll hear from Albert Collins, Gatemouth Brown, Johnny Clyde Copeland, BB King, Bobby Bland, Clifton Chenier, Katie Webster, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Sippie Wallace, Barbara Lynn and Big Mama Thornton. He also notes the passing of Baseball Hall of Famer, Willie Mays. -
This week on “The Juke Joint” broadcast, Robert Barclay spins some new CDs by Curtis Salgado, Taj Mahal, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Toronzo Cannon and Rory Block’s tribute to Bob Dylan. He also plays some tunes for Father’s Day by Howlin’ Wolf, Bo Diddley, Dinah Washington, Clarence Carter, the Temptations and Nellie Lutcher. -
This week on “The Juke Joint” broadcast Robert Barclay features Mississippi hill country blues. He includes R.L. Burnside and members of the Burnside family along with Junior Kimbrough, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Jessie Mae Hemphill, and the North Mississippi All-Stars. -
This week on “The Juke Joint” broadcast Robert Barclay previews the 20th annual Alpena Blues Festival. This includes music from The Jimmys, Motor City Josh and the Big 3, the Broken Arrow Blues Band, Tosha Owens, Erich Goebel, and Charlie Millard. Robert also played some new CDs by Curtis Salgado, Eden Brent, Cedric Burnside, and Billy Price. -
This week on “The Juke Joint” broadcast Robert Barclay is featuring the recipients of the 2024 Blues Music Awards. This includes Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, the Nick Moss Band, Keb’ Mo’, Ruthie Foster, Sue Foley, John Primer, Kenny “Blues Boss" Wayne and Bobby Rush. He also debuted a new CD by Taj Mahal. -
This week on “The Juke Joint” broadcast, Robert Barclay offers a tribute to the Piedmont blues duo, John Cephas & Phil Wiggins and includes his interview with them. Along with their music, he spins records by their influences including Johnny Shines, Sonny Terry, Blind Blake, the Dixie Hummingbirds, Rev. Gary Davis, Blind Boy Fuller, and Sleepy John Estes. He also debuts new CDs by Curtis Salgado and Billy Price. -
This week on “The Juke Joint," Robert Barclay noted the centennial birthday of singer Big Maybelle Smith. He also featured new CDs by Cedric Burnside, Eric Bibb, Big Harp George, Sugaray Rayford, Johnny Burgin, Deb Ryder, James Harman, Rick Estrin, and the Night Cats. -
This week on “The Juke Joint," Robert Barclay previews the Chicago Blues Festival, the world’s largest free blues festival. He includes work by Buddy Guy, Shemekia Copeland, Nora Jean Wallace, Lil’ Jimmy Reed, Corey Harris, Southern Avenue, Kim Wilson, the Cash Box Kings and centennial tributes to Dinah Washington, Otis Spann and Jimmy Rogers. The festival dates are June 6-9 in Millenium Park, Chicago. -
This week on “The Juke Joint” broadcast Robert Barclay celebrates the centennial birthday of Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown. He also notes the passing of guitarist Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers Band and spins some more music by Blues Hall of Famers Jimmy Rushing and Odetta. -
This week on “The Juke Joint” Robert Barclay spins music by the 2024 Blues Hall of Fame inductees. This includes Sugar Pie DeSanto, O.V. Wright, Odetta, Scrapper Blackwell, Lurrie Bell, Jimmy Rushing and Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials. He also notes a classic album by Bobby Bland and singles titles by Junior Parker, Billy Boy Arnold, Jazz Gillum, Gatemouth Brown and Lil Green that are being honored.
