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Aug 11, 2010 · Elliot Silberman takes you on a journey through the history, excitement and fun of Jug Band Music.
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- Lake Superior South Shore
A jug band is a band employing a jug player and a mix of conventional and homemade instruments. These homemade instruments are ordinary objects adapted to or modified for making sound, like the washtub bass, washboard, spoons, bones, stovepipe, jew's harp, and comb and tissue paper.
Jug band music is American folk music characterized by use of a whiskey jug, kazoo, and washboard among other instruments. The musical style is most often bl...
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Jul 22, 2015 · Please Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/rhythman... "Jug Band Music" Portion of an amazing set of Jim Kweskin's Jug Band 50th Reunion that took place at the 2013 Rhythm and Roots...
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The early jug bands were made up of African American vaudeville and medicine show musicians. Music for entertainment — street musicians without much money. The term ‘Jug Band’ comes from building a band around some jug players. The jugs could be earth-ware or glass — as long as you could get a variety of tones, including rich low notes.
Learn about the history and characteristics of jug band music, a folk genre that combines Appalachian, blues, ragtime, and jazz influences. Explore the top songs and artists of this style, from the Memphis Jug Band to the Grateful Dead.
Given the inherent playfulness of the instrumentation, jug band music was accordingly informal, spontaneous, often humorous, and rhythmically bouncy. The most important bands included the Memphis Jug Band, Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers, and Earl McDonald's Dixieland Jug Blowers.
