The Rough Guide to Jug Band Blues

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1He’s in the Jailhouse Now
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-11-21)
banjo and mandolin:
Vol Stevens (on 1930-11-21)
guitar:
Charlie Burse (on 1930-11-21)
harmonica:
Will Shade (on 1930-11-21)
jug:
Jab Jones (on 1930-11-21)
vocals:
Charlie Nickerson (on 1930-11-21)
Memphis Sheiks3:12
2The Jug Band Special
recorded in:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States (on 1927-04-29)
guitar and nose whistle:
Whistler (US jug band musician Buford Threlkeld) (on 1927-04-29)
jug:
Rudolph Thompson (US jug player) (on 1927-04-29)
tenor banjo:
Willie Black (US jugband banjoist) (on 1927-04-29)
violin:
Jesse Ferguson (US jugband violinist) (on 1927-04-29)
vocals:
Whistler (US jug band musician Buford Threlkeld) (on 1927-04-29)
recording of:
The Jug Band Special
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
Whistler & His Jug Band3:08
3Going to Germany
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-10-01)
banjo:
Gus Cannon (on 1929-10-01) and Hosea Woods (on 1929-10-01)
harmonica:
Noah Lewis (on 1929-10-01)
jug:
Gus Cannon (on 1929-10-01)
kazoo:
Hosea Woods (on 1929-10-01)
vocals:
Noah Lewis (on 1929-10-01)
Cannon’s Jug Stompers2:32
4Giving It Away
Birmingham Jug Band3:04
5Casey Bill
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1927-03-30)
alto saxophone:
Lucien Brown (on 1927-03-30)
banjo:
Cal Smith (early jazz artist) (on 1927-03-30)
jug:
Earl McDonald (on 1927-03-30)
mandolin:
Ben Calvin (US jugband mandolinist) (on 1927-03-30)
vocals:
Earl McDonald (on 1927-03-30)
Earl McDonald’s Original Louisville Jug Band2:48
6It’s Tight Like That
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-11-09)
guitar:
Martell Pettiford (on 1928-11-09) and Tampa Red (on 1928-11-09)
jug:
Carl Reid (jug band member) (on 1928-11-09)
kazoo and washboard:
Herman Brown (Kazoo player) (on 1928-11-09)
piano:
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1928-11-09)
lead vocals:
Frankie “Half Pint” Jaxon (on 1928-11-09)
Tampa Red’s Hokum Jug Band2:46
7This Will Bring You Back
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-11-26)
banjolin [banjo-mandolin]:
Vol Stevens (on 1930-11-26)
guitar:
Charlie Burse (on 1930-11-26)
harmonica:
Charlie Nickerson (on 1930-11-26) and Will Shade (on 1930-11-26)
jug:
Jab Jones (on 1930-11-26)
vocals:
Charlie Nickerson (on 1930-11-26) and Vol Stevens (on 1930-11-26)
Carolina Peanut Boys3:04
8The Spasm
Daddy Stovepipe & Mississippi Sarah2:51
9The Old Folks Started It
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-09-23)
guitar:
Charlie Burse (on 1929-09-23)
harmonica:
Will Shade (on 1929-09-23)
jug:
Jab Jones (on 1929-09-23)
violin:
Milton Robie (on 1929-09-23)
vocals:
Minnie Wallace (on 1929-09-23)
Minnie Wallace2:42
10What’s That Tastes Like Gravy
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1930-12-11)
guitar:
David Crockett (early blues musician) (on 1930-12-11)
wind instruments [stovepipe] and lead vocals:
Stovepipe No. 1 (Samuel Chambers Jones) (on 1930-12-11)
King David’s Jug Band3:07
11Wipe ’em Off
cornet:
Ed Allen (trumpeter) (on 1930-01-03)
jug:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1930-01-03)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1930-01-03) and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1930-01-03)
Seven Gallon Jug Band2:42
12Grandpa and Grandma Blues
guitar:
Memphis Minnie (on 1930-09-09)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1930-09-09)
Memphis Minnie and Her Jug Band3:24
13Stealin’, Stealin’
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-09-15)
guitar:
Vol Stevens (in 1928, on 1928-09-15) and Charlie Burse (on 1928-09-15)
harmonica:
Will Shade (on 1928-09-15)
jug:
Jab Jones (in 1928, on 1928-09-15)
kazoo:
Ben Ramey (in 1928, on 1928-09-15)
lead vocals:
Will Shade (in 1928)
vocals:
Vol Stevens (in 1928) and Jab Jones (on 1928-09-15)
recording of:
Stealin’, Stealin’ (on 1928-09-15)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Memphis Jug Band
Memphis Jug Band2:58
14Tear It Down
Bob Coleman & The Cincinnati Jug Band2:48
15Mammy O’Mine Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1925-05-20)
banjo [6 string banjo]:
Curtis Hayes (on 1925-05-20)
cornet:
Theo Boone (US jugband cornet player) (on 1925-05-20)
tenor banjo:
Cal Smith (early jazz artist) (on 1925-05-20)
violin:
Clifford Hayes (on 1925-05-20)
vocals:
Cora Gray (US blues singer) (on 1925-05-20)
Clifford’s Louisville Jug Band3:37
16Ticket Agent Blues
Noah Lewis’ Jug Band2:40
17My Good Gal’s Gone Blues
recorded in:
Louisville, Kentucky, United States (on 1931-06-16)
clarinet:
George Allen (US jazz clarinetist, active in the 1930s) (on 1931-06-16)
guitar:
Fred Smith (early jazz banjo) (on 1931-06-16) and Cal Smith (early jazz artist) (on 1931-06-16)
jug:
Earl McDonald (on 1931-06-16)
violin:
Clifford Hayes (on 1931-06-16)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1931-06-16)
performer:
The Louisville Jug Band (recorded with Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1931-06-16)
recording of:
My Good Gal’s Gone (on 1931-06-16)
writer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
Jimmie Rodgers & The Louisville Jug Band2:47
18Beale Street Breakdown
Jed Davenport and His Beale Street Jug Band2:51
19Don’t Drink It in Here
Bill Johnson’s Louisiana Jug Band2:52
20Bottle It Up and Go
Picaninny Jug Band2:27
21Banjoreno
Dixieland Jug Blowers3:12
22Jug Rag
Prairie Ramblers2:52
23Red Ripe Tomatoes
Jack Kelly & His South Memphis Jug Band3:03
24Blues, Just Blues, That’s All
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1924-12)
banjo:
Curtis Hayes (in 1924-12)
cornet:
Theo Boone (US jugband cornet player) (in 1924-12)
jug:
Earl McDonald (in 1924-12)
tenor banjo:
Cal Smith (early jazz artist) (in 1924-12)
violin:
Clifford Hayes (in 1924-12)
Old Southern Jug Band2:47
25Sugar Blues
banjo:
Ikey Robinson (on 1934-10-03)
clarinet:
Cecil Scott (on 1934-10-03)
cornet:
Ed Allen (trumpeter) (on 1934-10-03)
jug:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1934-10-03)
piano:
Willie “The Lion” Smith (on 1934-10-03)
tuba [brass bass]:
Cyrus St. Clair (on 1934-10-03)
washboard:
Floyd Casey (on 1934-10-03)
vocals:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1934-10-03)
Alabama Jug Band2:34

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part of:Music Rough Guides (World Music Network) (number: 1358) (order: 358)
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