Came out of a juke joint one time and just--Milton was standing outside like he was meditating.

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The McCoys took you out of the city and made you feel like you'd rambled into a Southern juke joint.

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They transformed the little stancible juke joint rhythm into a ponderous rock beat aimed at seated crowds and reverberant staves.

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Two years ago on this show, we profiled Gip's Place, a real juke joint nestled in a residential neighborhood in Bessemer, Alabama.

NPR: Ala. Juke Joint Shuttered After More Than 50 Years

The 69-year-old Christenberry still makes the annual pilgrimage to Alabama each year, returning to the same locations: a strange red-brick building standing alone in Talladega National Forest, a juke joint that has since been torn down, churches and warehouses.

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Loud music in a juke joint?

NPR: Ala. Juke Joint Shuttered After More Than 50 Years