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Great Jug Bands, The, 1927-1933, Vol. 4

Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Local Numbers
FW-ASCH-LP-1900 Origin Jazz Library.5
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)
Origin Jazz Library 1966
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note
Recorded in: Chicago (Ill.), Illinois, Saint Louis (Mo.), Missouri, Birmingham (Ala.), Alabama, Memphis (Tenn.), United States, Tennessee.
General
Blues songs; recordings of various jug bands, originally issued 1927-30. Program notes by Sam Charters on container; program and biographical notes by Dave Evans ([4] p.) inserted; discography inserted.
Producer
Charters, Samuel Barclay, 1929-2015
Performer
Memphis Minnie, 1897-1973
Lewis, Noah, 1895-1961
Memphis Sheiks.
Cannon's Jug Stompers
Birmingham Jug Band
South Memphis Jug Band
Whistler and His Jug Band
Memphis Jug Band
Elder Richard Bryant's Sanctified Singers
Dixieland Jug Blowers
Kentucky Jug Band
Collection Creator
Asch, Moses
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964
Folkways Records
Place
Tennessee
United States
Memphis (Tenn.)
Alabama
Birmingham (Ala.)
Missouri
Saint Louis (Mo.)
Illinois
Chicago (Ill.)
Kentucky
Topic
Jug band music
Blues (Music)
Jug
Washboard band music
Guitar
Banjo
Harmonica
Violin
Mandolin
Kazoo
Saxophone
Tambourine (Drum)
Piano
Whistle
African Americans
Producer
Charters, Samuel Barclay, 1929-2015
Performer
Memphis Minnie, 1897-1973
Lewis, Noah, 1895-1961
Memphis Sheiks.
Cannon's Jug Stompers
Birmingham Jug Band
South Memphis Jug Band
Whistler and His Jug Band
Memphis Jug Band
Elder Richard Bryant's Sanctified Singers
Dixieland Jug Blowers
Kentucky Jug Band
Culture
Americans
See more items in
Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / LP
Extent
1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)
Date
1966
Archival Repository
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
Identifier
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-1900
Type
Archival materials
Phonograph records
Collection Citation
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Contents
Heart breakin' blues ; Goin' to Germany (Cannon's Jug Stompers) --Grandpa and grandma blues (Memphis Minnie and her Jug Band) --Getting ready for trial ; German blues (Birmingham Jug Band) --Cold iron bed ; Red ripe tomatoes (Jack Kelly and his South Memphis Jug Band) --The jug band special (Whistler and his Jug Band) --Coal oil blues ; Jug band waltz (Memphis Jug Band) --Come over here (Elder Richard Bryant's Sanctified Singers) --Garden of joy-blues (Dixieland Jug Blowers) --Walkin' cane stomp (Kentucky Jug Band) --New Minglewood blues ; Ticket agent blues (Noah Lewis's Jug Band) --He's in the jailhouse now (Memphis Shieks).
Track Information
101 Heart Breakin' Blues / Cannon's Jug Stompers. Jug,Washboard band music,Guitar,Banjo,Harmonica. 102 Goin' to Germany / Cannon's Jug Stompers. Jug,Washboard band music,Guitar,Banjo,Harmonica. 103 Grandpa and Grandma Blues / Memphis Minnie. Jug,Guitar,Harmonica. 104 Getting Ready For Trial / Birmingham Jug Band. Jug,Washboard band music,Guitar,Harmonica. 105 German Blues / Birmingham Jug Band. Jug,Washboard band music,Guitar,Harmonica. 106 Cold Iron Bed / South Memphis Jug Band. Jug,Guitar,Violin. 107 Red Ripe Tomatoes / South Memphis Jug Band. Jug,Guitar,Violin. 108 The Jug Band Special / Whistler and His Jug Band. Jug,Guitar,Banjo,Violin,Mandolin. 201 Coal Oil Blues / Memphis Jug Band. Jug,Guitar,Harmonica,Kazoo. 202 Jug Band Waltz / Memphis Jug Band. Jug,Guitar,Harmonica,Kazoo. 203 Come Over Here / Elder Richard Bryant's Sanctified Singers. Jug,Guitar,Harmonica. 204 Garden of Joy-Blues / Dixieland Jug Blowers. Guitar,Violin,Saxophone,Tambourine (Drum),Piano. 205 Walkin' Cane Stomp / Kentucky Jug Band. Jug,Guitar,Saxophone,Whistle. 206 New Minglewood Blues / Noah Lewis. Jug,Guitar,Harmonica,Mandolin. 207 Ticket Agent Blues / Noah Lewis. Jug,Guitar,Harmonica,Mandolin. 208 He's in the Jailhouse Now / Memphis Sheiks.. Jug,Guitar,Banjo,Harmonica,Mandolin.
Restrictions
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1649170801566-1649171785619-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5e09bc4a8-7ca9-4365-bcb1-c13ddc14f3c6

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