Jug Band Music

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 Jug Band Music. We learned this tune from a 1960s recording by our heroes, the Jim Kweskin Jug Band. And THEY learned it from a 1934 recording by everybody's heroes, the Memphis Jug Band headed up by the legendary Will Shade. Kweskin called the tune "Jug Band Music," but it was known as "Jug Band Quartette" on the original 1930s recording. Not unlike The Flood itself, the Memphis Jug Band didn't like to easily categorize its music, recording a wild mixture of ballads, dance tunes, knock-about novelty numbers, blues and even their own special take on pop tunes of the day.

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This was recorded live at the Flood's Wednesday night jam session. For more free music, visit the Flood's Digital Jam Session page.