Modern Jug Band SANKOFA To Release The Uptown Strut On March 27th Via Kingswood Records
- 5:34 PM — Mar 22 —
- Source: JazzCorner.com
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
- 7:17 AM — Sep 19 —
- Source: MetaFilter
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
- 10:33 AM — May 2 —
- Source: Big Rock Candy Mountain
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
Biography
Gus Cannon was the best known of all the jugband musicians and a seminal figure on the Memphis blues scene. His recollections... Read the full Cannon's Jug Stompers bio.
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