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Memphis Jug Band

Memphis Jug Band has been played on NTS shows including Reimagining Country w/ Jamal Khadar, with Stealin' Stealin' first played on 6 April 2023.

The Memphis Jug Band was an American musical group in the 1920s and 1930s. The band featured harmonicas, violins, mandolins, banjos, and guitars, backed by washboards, kazoo, and jugs blown to supply the bass; they played in a variety of musical styles.

Between 1927 and 1934 various African-American musicians in the Memphis, Tenn., area grouped around singer, song writer, guitarist, and harmonica player Will Shade (also known as Son Brimmer). The personnel of this jug band varied from day to day, with…

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Memphis Shakedown
Memphis Jug Band
Third Man Records2017
Memphis Shakedown
Memphis Jug BandThird Man Records2017
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My Business Ain't Right
Memphis Jug Band
Okeh1934
My Business Ain't Right
Memphis Jug BandOkeh1934
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Stealin' Stealin'
Memphis Jug Band
Third Man Records2017
Stealin' Stealin'
Memphis Jug BandThird Man Records2017
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