MEMPHIS JUG BAND

As the heyday of Delta Blues carried on throughout the?beginning of the 20th century, an oddly remarkable?musical phenomenon was gestating in the deep South.?The concept of the jug band may be considered a?novelty by modern standards, but they were highly?successful during the 1920s and 30s, and a reliable?source of classic country blues recordings. Of them all,?no jug band was more successful than the Memphis?Jug Band, helmed by veteran bluesman Will Shade,?and featuring a rotating lineup of musicians, which at?various points included fellow blues legends such as?Furry Lewis, Casey Bill Weldon, and Memphis Minnie.?What further set Memphis Jug Band apart from other?jug bands of the era was the strong influence they took?from contemporary jazz music. Their recordings?frequently took cues and drew inspiration from?contemporary works from Charlie Pierce or Cab?Calloway, and twisted them into a distinctly?Appalachian sound, inflected with fiddles, washboard,?kazoo, and Shade's own adeptness with the jug. Many?of their songs, which found release across esteemed?blues labels like Victor, Okeh, and Champion-Gennett,?would go on to become staples of the jug band genre,?and standards of country blues.?Memphis Jug Band captures the band at their peak?from 1927 to 1934, across 28 songs, spanning two?records. The compilation features many of the group's?best known classic recordings, such as Cocaine Habit?Blues, On The Road Again, and Stealin' Stealin',?perhaps their best known track, notably covered by The?Grateful Dead as their first single release.??A1. I'll See You In The Spring, When The Birds Begin To Sing A2. Memphis Jug Blues * A3. Cave Man Blues A4. Gator Wabble * A5. Beale Street Mess Around A6. Memphis Yo Yo Blues * A7. Stealin' Stealin?B1. Lindberg Hop * B2. Fourth Street Mess Around B3. Memphis Boy Blues * B4. Taking Your Place B5. On The Road Again * B6. Tired Of Your Driving Me B7. Cocaine Habit Blues?C1. Oh Ambulance Man * C2. K.C. Moan C3. You May Leave But This Will Bring You Back C4. The Old Folks Started It * C5. Newport News Blues - Take 1 C6. Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green C7. Little Green Slippers?D1. Spider's Nest Blues * D2. Sometimes I Think I Love You D3. She Stays Out All Night Long * D4. Insane Crazy Blues D5. Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues * D6. What's The Matter D7. Whitewash Station Blues