In honor of the Kentucky Derby (the first recorded jug bands were from Louisville), and having just been in Memphis, here is a clip from the Memphis Jug Band. The Memphis Jug Band was key in developing the jug band format, which evolved into the blues combo that is the basis of much of the popular music of today. However, their legacy, like that of other acoustic blues musicians of their era, has been largely overshadowed by the electric blues musicians of the 1950s. Modern jug bands still play many Memphis Jug Band songs, but generally the only songs recognizable to a wider audience are those that were covered by rock groups in the 1960s. -- Wikipedia https://youtube/watch?v=13QwLcbcles
Posted on: Tue, 06 May 2014 12:54:45 +0000
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