Article: The Music In Me: ‘Cause It Sounds So Sweet

[Gilbert Klein]

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[Poncho]

Thanks again Gilbert for this great article and for shedding some light in yet another influence in rock and roll. The great thing about jug band music is that anybody could play it (or at least try to play it). It didn´t involve spending large amounts of money to acquire instruments and equipment, and that spread to rock and roll (at least in it´s earliest conception).

 

Truly an art form that has maintained it´s purity throughout the years.

 

Saludos

[esimms86]

A fun read and from a historical perspective I'd not thought of before.

 

Gilbert, check this out: 2016 - National Jug Band Jubilee

 

And yes, there will be another jug band jubilee in September 2017!

 

Esau

[Gilbert Klein]

A fun read and from a historical perspective I'd not thought of before.

 

Gilbert, check this out: 2016 - National Jug Band Jubilee

 

And yes, there will be another jug band jubilee in September 2017!

 

Esau

 

Thanks, Esau- never knew that.

[andybob]

Thanks Gilbert,

I've been a lifelong fan of The Captain Matchbox Whoopie Band in Australia. This article exposes their influences. Time to get listening !

[johnnyturbo]

Hi Gilbert,

Thanks for stirring the memories pot. Just one correction: The Even Dozen Jug Band was composed of Pete Siegel, Stefan Grossman, Bob Gurland, Maria D'Amato and strangely enough, the incredible Joshua Rifkin (r.i.p). , Fred Weiss David Grisman, on mandolin (wow!) and Steve Katz, who moved on to "The Blues Project", along with several other players. John Sebastian did play harmonica with the group, but left before their sole record came out on Elektra.

 

Dave Van Ronk formed his own jug band, "The Rag Time Jug Stompers, with Dave, Artie Rose, Barry Kornfield and Danny Kalb. They, too, put out one record