Jug Music

Will Shade – “Better Leave That Stuff Alone”

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Jug music pioneer and Memphis blues great Will Shade created most of his over 100 recorded sides as leader of ...

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Memphis Jug Band – “Stealin’ Stealin’”

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An American music institution, The Memphis Jug Band was active from the 1920′s all the way through the late 1950′s. ...

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Robert Wilkins – “That’s No Way To Get Along”

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In his long career, Robert Wilkins tutored musicians such as Furry Lewis, Memphis Minnie and even Son House, and provided ...

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Beale Street Sheiks – “Jazzin’ The Blues”

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Frank Stokes and Dan Sane recorded for Paramount Records in the 1920s as the Beale Street Sheiks. A busy live ...

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Cannon’s Jug Stompers – “Walk Right In”

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Gus Cannon and his Jug Stompers helped define jug music, and how the banjo was used in popular music, in ...

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