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"THE BEST OF THE MEMPHIS JUG BAND," MEMPHIS JUG BAND, Yazoo/Shanachie (3 stars)
Jug bands enjoyed a little resurgence of popularity when those hippie types first started goofing around with traditional folk music, most notably (and popularly) the Jim Kweskin Jug Band and the Even Dozen Jug Band, predecessors of the Grateful Dead. Arguably, the Lovin' Spoonful, too, who even had a tasty single titled "Jug Band Music." Otherwise, of course, there is the would-be comical version of jug bands that were fueled by moonshine that in turn fueled stereotypes of the rural South.
All those roots trace back to the turn of the past century, when minstrel shows were on the fade and more authentic traditional folk music began to make its way to the streets, literally. The Memphis Jug Band, which enjoyed its peak popularity in the late `20s and early `30s, featured an amalgam of contemporary blues, folk, popular music and minstrelsy and played everywhere from saloons to brothels to gambling houses to street-corner showdowns in the Mecca of the South.
Led more or less by Will Shade, who learned to play the guitar at the ...
- Jug Band Music Takes Center Stage in New Documentary Featuring Legendary...
- Press release article from: Business Wire August 1, 2007 700+ words
...who were influenced by the great jug band musicians of the past appear in...nothing that traces the history of jug band music, which has played a major...band and others, such as The Memphis Jug Band and the Dixieland Jug Blowers...
- Juggernaut Jug Band Jugstaposition Juggernaut Jug Band. (sound recording review)
- Magazine article from: Sing Out! Druckenmiller, Tom September 22, 2002 700+ words
...Pie" coexist quite comfortably alongside The Memphis Jug Band's classic genre tune "Jug Band Music," Gus Cannon's "Bring it with You...Jugstaposition is to compare the Juggernaut Jug Band to mid-period Red Clay Ramblers sans clawhammer...
- Jug Band makes name for itself.(Venue)
- Newspaper article from: Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, NM) January 14, 2005 700+ words
...But with the arrival of the South Austin Jug Band, perhaps that fact will change. "We take...old Jim Henson classic, 'Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas,' '' explained South Austin Jug Band bassist Will Dupuy from the band's tour...
- South Austin Jug Band: South Austin Jug Band.(Sound Recording Review)
- Magazine article from: Sing Out! Druckenmiller, Tom September 22, 2004 700+ words
SOUTH AUSTIN JUG BAND South Austin Jug Band South Austin Jug Band I can recall that prior to becoming aware Of "authentic" bluegrass and old-time music, much of what I listened to was similar to the South Austin Jug Band. South Austin Jug...
- The Philadelphia Jug Band: The Philadelphia Jug Band. (sound recording review)
- Magazine article from: Sing Out! June 22, 2002 700+ words
...GKMZ 01 Members of the Philadelphia Jug Band met at Council Rock High School...where they heard the Jim Kweskin Jug Band, and soon thereafter decided to...exclusively on the more blues-based jug band music. Other jug bands sprang up...
- South Austin Jug Band enjoys a good hoedown.(Venue)
- Newspaper article from: Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, NM) January 30, 2004 700+ words
...be difficult. But as the South Austin Jug Band has found out over the last few years...With that relatively simple formula, the Jug Band has gone from a spontaneous acoustic jam...Bluegrass Festival, the South Austin Jug Band is only part bluegrass. Mixing foot...
- Jug Band Stretches Boundaries.(West Side Journal)
- Newspaper article from: Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, NM) May 10, 2003 700+ words
...the 1920s, the Watermelon Mountain Jug Band brings the sounds of a washboard...children, and other events. Having "jug band" in their name may be misleading. Piper said, the band not only plays jug band tunes but also delves into the areas...
- Jug Band has unique sound.(Final)
- Newspaper article from: Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, NM) June 15, 2003 700+ words
...where it's been. Take the South Austin Jug Band. After an impromptu jam at a festival...packed-house event. Though not an actual jug band, the group uses traditional acoustic...contest. If you go WHAT: South Austin Jug Band with Elliott's Ramblers WHEN: 8 p...
- Jug Band's Sound Unique Bluegrass.(Journal North Venue)
- Newspaper article from: Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, NM) July 16, 2004 700+ words
...Accidental Bluegrass Band. The South Austin Jug Band -- which returns to Los Alamos tonight...entertainment. If you go WHAT: South Austin Jug Band WHEN: 7 tonight WHERE: Gordon's CDs...information PHOTO: b/w The South Austin Jug Band returns to Los Alamos tonight at Gordon...
- Famous Jug Band: O for Summer. (sound recording review)
- Magazine article from: Sing Out! June 22, 2002 700+ words
...Square 110 O For Summer, the third Famous Jug Band album, appears a mere 30 years after...touch the Kweskin-style traditional jug band sound. All four members contribute songs...is the closest FJB gets to the sound "jug band" conjures in your mind. Berryman is...