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This week’s edition of “The Juke Joint” is a rebroadcast of a program that originally aired January 26, 2025. We’re heading back to Louisiana for some Cajun, zydeco and blues tunes. We’ll hear from Terrance Simien, Beausoleil, Katie Webster, C.J. Chenier, Buckwheat Zydeco, Lazy Lester, Chubby Carrier, Rosie Ledet, John Mooney, the Lost Bayou Ramblers, and Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys. The Duke of Juke, Robert Barclay, will include some interview sound bites from three of the artists.
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Summer seems in full swing, so Homespun this week keeps on Swingin’ with Moon Mulligan, Leon McAuliffe, plus Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers! We’ll also hear new music from Daniel Grindstaff, Sophie Wellington, and a couple tearjerkers from Buddy and Julie Miller.
Destination Out - May 31, 2026
On this week’s episode of Destination Out, Mike Johnston pays tribute to jazz giant Sonny Rollins following his passing at age 95, featuring selections from across Rollins’ remarkable career alongside music by Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Andrew Hill, Don Cherry, Eric Dolphy, and others who helped shape the evolution of modern jazz.
Juke Joint - May 31, 2026
This week’s edition of The Juke Joint is a re-run of a program that originally aired October 9, 2025. Robert Barclay spins a couple of vintage albums by Junior Wells and Tom Waits. He also shares new CDs by Rory Block, Roomful of Blues, Johnnie Johnson, Doug MacLeod and Gina Sicilia.
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