Memphis Jug Band Collection 1927-34 CD

The Memphis Jug Band are generally primarily associated with the blues, but in truth they were a more broad-based musical agglomeration, whose music was designed to be danceable, humorous and out-and out entertaining. Their line-up varied across the years, but the essential jug band sound and instrumentation of guitar, jug, kazoo, harmonica, and occasional banjo, mandolin, washboard and woodblocks, remained at the core of their sound, which has provided a template for skiffle groups and modern jug bands ever since, with many of their songs also still being performed by such bands. This great-value 72-track 3-CD set comprises most of their recordings for Victor and Okeh during this era, including recordings as The Memphis Sheikhs and The Carolina Peanut Boys. It features some of those jug band classics which have passed into later bands' repertoires, including "He's In The Jailhouse Now", "Move That Thing", "On The Road Again", and "Bottle It Up And Go". It's a comprehensive overview of their career, and a highly entertaining showcase for their rough-edged but finely-honed skill as entertainers.

1. Stingy Woman Blues 2. Sun Brimmers Blues 3. Memphis Jug Blues 4. Newport News Blues 5. Sunshine Blues 6. Looking for the Bully of the Town 7. Sometimes I Think I Love You 8. Memphis Boy 9. Beale Street Mess Around 10. I'll See You in the Spring, When the Birds Begin to Sing 11. Turpentine Blues 12. Hitch Me to Your Buggy and Drive Me Like a Mule 13. Kansas City Blues 14. State of Tennessee Blues 15. Coal Oil Blues 16. Papa Long Blues 17. Bob Lee Junior Blues 18. I Packed My Suitcase, Started to the Train 19. Snitchin' Gambler Blues 20. She Stays Out All Night Long 21. Peaches in the Springtime 22. Evergreen Money Blues 23. Lindberg Hop 24. Sugar Pudding 25. A Black Woman Is Like a Black Snake 26. On the Road Again 27. Whitewash Station Blues 28. Stealin', Stealin' 29. Mississippi River Waltz 30. Jug Band Waltz 31. I Can't Stand It 32. What's the Matter 33. K.C. Moan 34. Memphis Yo Yo Blues 35. I Whipped My Woman with a Single-Tree 36. Feed Your Friend with a Long Handled Spoon 37. I Can Beat You Plenty 38. Tired of You Driving Me 39. Bumble Bee Blues 40. Everybody's Talking About 41. Cave Man Blues 42. Oh Ambulance Man 43. Cocaine Habit Blues 44. It Won't Act Right 45. Papa's Got Your Bath Water on 46. Fourth Street Mess Around 47. He's in the Jail House Now 48. Round and Round 49. Move That Thing 50. You Got Me Rollin' 51. Going Back to Memphis 52. Spider's Nest Blues 53. Taking Your Place 54. Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues 55. Jim Strainer Blues 56. Meningitis Blues 57. Jazzbo Stomp 58. Rukus Juice and Chittlin' 59. Tear It Down, Bed Slats and All 60. Boodie Bum Bum 61. Gator Wobble 62. My Business Ain't Right 63. Bottle It Up and Go 64. Insane Crazy Blues 65. Memphis Shakedown 66. Mary Anna Cut Off 67. She Done Sold It Out 68. My Love Is Cold 69. Jug Band Quartette 70. Little Green Slippers 71. Take Your Finger Off It 72. Stonewall Blues