juke

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Sadly, his background vocal is mixed low and seems like an afterthought, but it’s an affecting song nonetheless, conjuring images of truck stops and roadside juke joints.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Lindo is up for best supporting actor at the Oscars this month for his role in “Sinners” as Delta Slim, a blues musician who helps fight a vampire horde in a Mississippi juke joint.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

The “Sinners” star won the Actor Award for lead actor for portraying the film’s twin ex-mob enforcers turned juke joint owners, Smoke and Stack.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

As the juke joint crowd responds, he loses himself in the timeless transcendence artists hope for.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

“I’m Lena, this my juke joint. Since you saw Sadie’s true form, you a Seer, an Unremarkable who can see the Remarkable.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas