Bagatellen (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
Gus Cannon’s sole Stax platter sits in stark contrast to the label’s usual brand of hot buttered high production soul. Though kingpin of the eponymous Jug Stompers a half-century previous, Cannon’s star had long since faded into dormancy by the time the 1963 session was waxed. It took a chart-topping cover of his staple “Walk [...]
RightWingBob.com (Free subscription) | 01/19/2008
Walk right up to the playlist and selected quotes below from last week’s show by Bob Dylan on XM Satellite Radio. Jack Scott — The Way I Walk Frankie Lee Sims — Walkin’ With Frankie (clip) ( “showing that you don't need more than one chord.” ) Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers — Walk Right In ( “According to some [...]
BLUES TOWN (The City Of Blues) (Free subscription) | 10/19/2007
One of the definitive jug bands of the '20s and early '30s, this seminal group was comprised of Will Shade, Will Weldon, Hattie Hart, Charlie Polk, Walter Horton, and others, in various configurations. Guitarist/harpist Will Shade formed the Memphis Jug Band in the Beale Street section of Memphis in the mid-'20s. A few years after their formation, Shade signed a contract with Victor Records in 1927....
Blogcritics.org (Free subscription) | 10/10/2007
Chasin' Gus' Ghost takes the viewer on a journey back to roots of early blues and jazz. At the Woodstock Film Festival, which opens October 10 in Bearsville, New York, an independent film about jug music and those most known for performing it, directed by Todd Kwait, will make its premiere. Chasin' Gus Ghost will be shown on October 13 at 10:00 pm at the Bearsville Theater.Early in the film, we learn...
Lost Melodies.com (Free subscription) | 10/04/2007
“For me, jug band music is the mud that my toes are planted in” Grateful Dead's Bob Weir. I wrote about jug band music in the past and am excited that there is a new documentary about jug band innovator Gus Cannon called Chasin’ Gus’ Ghost and features Bob Weir, David Grisman, Jug Band Revivalist Jim Kweskin, [...]
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 07/31/2007
As part of this year's San Francisco Jug Band Festival, Ezzie Films will debut its documentary on the roots and influence of jug band music. Chasin' Gus' Ghost, which features performances and commentary by many popular musicians including John Sebastian of the Lovin' Spoonful and the Grateful Dead's Bob Weir, will premiere on August 25. The "Chasin' Gus' Ghost Jug Band Extravaganza" concert will include...
