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The Memphis Jug Band was an American musical group active from the mid-1920s to the late 1950s. The band featured harmonica, kazoo, fiddle and mandolin or banjolin, backed by guitar, piano, washboard, washtub bass and jug. They played slow blues, pop songs, humorous songs and upbeat dance numbers with jazz and string band flavors. The band made the first commercial recordings in Memphis, Tennessee, and recorded more sides than any other prewar jug band.

Beginning in 1926, African-American musicians in the Memphis area grouped around the singer, songwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player Will Shade (also known as Son Brimmer or Sun Brimmer). The personnel of the band varied from day to day, with Shade booking gigs and arranging recording sessions. The band was as a training ground for musicians who would go on to make careers of their own.

Selected discography

Year Title Genre Label
1980 Memphis Jug Band Popular, bluesTemplate:Sfn Yazoo
2001 The Best of the Memphis Jug Band Ballad, Blues Yazoo
2005 Memphis Jug Band with Cannon's Jug Stompers Ballad, Blues JSP
2005 Memphis Shakedown: More Jug Band Classics Ballad, Blues JSP Records
2006 Tennessee Recordings Ballad, Blues Big Legal Mess Records
2017 American Epic: The Best of the Memphis Jug Band Popular, blues Lo-Max




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