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The Juke Joint with Robert Barclay
Juke Joint
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  • This week on The Juke Joint is one of The Duke's Favorites, originally aired on August 25th, 2019. Robert Barclay shared the music of blues shouters Wynonie Harris and Jimmy Rushing, Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, Dinah Washington, and Odie Payne.
  • This week on The Juke Joint is one of The Duke's Favorites, originally aired on April 14, 2019. Robert Barclay shared some more music and stories about Son Seals, Albert Collins, Gatemouth Brown, Etta James, John Mayall, Earl Hooker and Tom Waits. He also celebrated the centennial of the birth of singer Jimmy "T-99" Nelson and celebrated the successful heart surgery on Mick Jagger.
  • This week on The Juke Joint is one of The Duke's Favorites, originally aired on November 18, 2018. Robert Barclay, the Duke of Juke, featured post-war Texas blues recordings by T-Bone Walker, Gatemouth Brown, Pee Wee Crayton, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Amos Milburn, Smokey Hogg, Frankie Lee Sims, Lightnin' Hopkins and Mercy Dee Walton.
  • This week on The Juke Joint is one of The Duke's Favorites, originally aired on September 2, 2018. In this episode, Robert offered a tribute to Louisiana swamp blues singer and harp player Lazy Lester, who had passed away on August 22, 2018.
  • This week on The Juke Joint is one of The Duke's Favorites, originally aired on August 12, 2018. Robert Barclay offered a tribute to Stan "The Record Man" Lewis who opened a record store in an African-American neighborhood in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1948, and offered a big selection of blues records to his customers.
  • This week on The Juke Joint is one of The Duke's Favorites, originally aired on December 2, 2018. Robert Barclay, played tunes by artists known for their nicknames such as the Texas Nightingale, Curly, Furry and Cleanhead, a couple of professors, a few doctors, Cow Cow and Bumble Bee, the Black Ace, the Blues Boss, the Chief, Bon Ton, a Papa and a Mama and others known by their instrument: guitar, harmonica and piano.
  • This week on The Juke Joint is one of The Duke's Favorites, originally aired on February 25, 2018. Robert Barclay featured a variety of recordings dealing with the telephone including work by Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Fenton Robinson, Wilson Pickett and Robert Cray. He also played CDs by John Mayall, Nick Moss & Dennis Gruenling.
  • This week on The Juke Joint is one of The Duke's Favorites, originally aired on February 4, 2018. Robert Barclay paid tribute to Chicago blues saxophonist Eddie Shaw and Memphis singer and guitarist Preston Shannon. He also shared a couple of tunes from each of the Grammy winners in the blues category: Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo' and the Rolling Stones.