Dixieland Jug Blowers
The Dixieland Jug Blowers (also Earl McDonald's Original Louisville Jug Band ) was an American jug band that had its greatest success in the 1920s.
Band history
From Louisville (Kentucky) originating Dixieland Jug Blowers went out of the Louisville Jug Band indicate the Earl McDonald (* 1883, Jug , vocals ) had founded and of Clifford Hayes ( violin pushed) 1913th Despite a financial rift in 1919, the two musicians continued the band together and went on tours. Other musicians in the band were Lockwood Lewis (alto saxophone, vocals), Cal Smith, Freddy Smith, Curtis Hayes (banjo) and Henry Clifford (youth). In November 1924, Clifford Hayes, Curtis Hayes and Earl McDonald accompanied the blues singer Sara Martin on recordings for Okeh Records ; Several instrumental numbers such as "Jug Band Blues" and "Blue Devil Blues" were created during the session.
The Dixieland Jug Blowers were among the first jug bands to make recordings, in May 1925 as Earl McDonald's Dixieland Jug Blowers for Okeh. In Chicago, the ensemble recorded a total of 19 tracks (mostly instrumental numbers) from December 1926, such as "Boodle Am Shake" (by Jimmy Blythe ) and "Skit, Skat, Doodle-Do" for His Master's Voice and Victor Records ; further recordings were made in June 1927. The blues singer Elizabeth Washington, Lockwood Lewis and a vocal group contributed to some of the songs . Clarinetist Johnny Dodds also took part in the December session (including on "House Rent Rag" and "Memphis Shake"). Under the name Louisville Jug Band they played a. a. the title She's in the Graveyard Now .
In 1927 the shellac record "Louisville Stomp" / "Florida Blues" (Victor 20403) was released; another 78, "Memphis Shake" appeared as the B-side of "Doctor Jazz-Stomp" from Jelly Roll Morton 's Red Hot Peppers (Victor 20415). It was the records of the Dixieland Jug Blowers that inspired Will Shade to form the Memphis Jug Band .
Although jug bands are mostly run as blues bands, the Dixieland Jug Blowers have been classified as a jazz band by many discographers because of their jazz- oriented style of playing.
Discographic notes
- Clifford Hayes and The Dixieland Jug Blowers (1976)
- Memphis Jug Band , Dixieland Jug Blowers, Washboard Rhythm Kings - The Jug Bands (RCA)
Web links
- Discography at Red Hot Jazz
- Dixieland Jug Blowers in the DAHR database . Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- Craig Harris : Dixieland Jug Blowers at Allmusic (English)
- Dixieland Jug Blowers at Discogs (English)