VA - Rough Guide To Jug Band Blues (2017)

The original jug bands had their origins in the 1890s amongst African-Americans, and were then known as ‘spasm bands’. This ‘do it yourself’ approach to their instrument-making gained immense popularity in America during the 1920s and early 1930s, and became closely linked to the development of the blues. The jug could be earthenware or glass and was played by buzzing one’s lips into its mouth from about an inch away, thus creating a sound somewhere between that of a tuba or trombone.

Track List:

1. Memphis Sheiks - He's in the Jailhouse Now
2. Whistler & His Jug Band - The Jug Band Special
3. Cannon's Jug Stompers - Going to Germany
4. Birmingham Jug Band - Giving It Away
5. Earl McDonald'S Original Louisville Jug Band - Casey Bill
6. Tampa Red's Hokum Jug Band - It's Tight Like That
7. Carolina Peanut Boys - This Will Bring You Back
8. Daddy Stovepipe & Mississippi Sarah - The Spasm
9. Minnie Wallace - The Old Folks Started It
10. King David's Jug Band - What's That Tastes Like Gravy
11. Seven Gallon Jug Band - Wipe 'Em Off
12. Memphis Minnie And Her Jug Band - Grandpa and Grandma Blues
13. Memphis Jug Band - Stealin', Stealin'
14. Bob Coleman & The Cincinnati Jug Band - Tear It Down
15. Clifford's Louisville Jug Band - Mammy O'mine Blues
16. Noah Lewis' Jug Band - Ticket Agent Blues
17. Jimmie Rodgers & The Louisville Jug Band - My Good Gal's Gone Blues
18. Jed Davenport And His Beale Street Jug Band - Beale Street Breakdown
19. Bill Johnson's Louisiana Jug Band - Don't Drink It in Here
20. Picaninny Jug Band - Bottle It up and Go
21. Dixieland Jug Blowers - Banjoreno
22. Prairie Ramblers - Jug Rag
23. Jack Kelly And His South Memphis Jug Band - Red Ripe Tomatoes
24. Old Southern Jug Band - Blues, Just Blues, That's All
25. Alabama Jug Band - Sugar Blues