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Modern Jug Band SANKOFA To Release The Uptown Strut On March 27th Via Kingswood Records

In February 2006, Sankofa Strings, a progressive collective comprised of percussionist Sule Greg Wilson along with multi-instrumentalist Dom Flemons and singer Rhiannon Giddens, from the Grammy-Award Winning Carolina Chocolate Drops , were taped in concert for inclusion in the award-winning jug band documentary Chasin' Gus' Ghost , a film which chronicles a worldwide quest to assemble a comprehensive lineage to Gus Cannon , a seminal figure in the history of American music. Read More

Noah Lewis, blowin' that harp

He did a bit of singing as well, with his buddies in Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers , down Memphis way. Read More

Oh, Mama! A Tale Of Two Cities' Memphis Blues

  • 2:55 PM — Jun 15 —
  • Source: NPR

In the 1920s and '30s, jug bands were all the rage in Memphis. Read More

Honest Man Blues

I am influenced directly or in spirit by lots of folks. Read More

Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers - Minglewood Blues

  • 9:02 PM — Nov 12 —
  • Source: Doklands

Do you know the old blues song Rollin' and Tumblin' ? Read More

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