Jim Kweskin & The Jug Band – Jim Kweskin And The Jug Band (VG/VG+) – LP, US 1968

Jim Kweskin And The Jug Band is an LP by Jim Kweskin & The Jug Band from 1968 released on the Vanguard label.

About this album

Jim Kweskin And The Jug Band is a spirited early-1960s jug band album that helped revive interest in pre-war American roots music. Led by Jim Kweskin, the group blends folk, ragtime and Memphis blues into a loose, good-humoured sound built on washboard, jug, guitar and fiddle. Issued in 1963, the record captures the informal energy and musical knowledge that made the Boston-based outfit a touchstone of the folk revival. Its mix of old songs, street-corner rhythms and playful ensemble interplay shows how traditional material could feel fresh, stylish and genuinely entertaining.

Genre: Country

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