tracks

Tired Of You Driving Me
A Black Woman Is Like A Black Snake
Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues
Papa's Got Your Bath Water On
On The Road Again
K.C. Moan
Cocaine Habit Blues
Coal Oil Blues
You May Leave, But This Will Bring You Back
Memphis Yo Yo Blues
Memphis Shakedown
She Stays Out All Night Long
Meningitis Blues
Stealin' Stealin'
He's In The Jailhouse Now
Taking Your Place
Ambulance Man
Beale Street Mess Around
Going Back To Memphis
State Of Tennessee Blues
Insane Crazy Blues
Memphis Jug (Blues)
Got A Letter From My Darlin'

notes

â„— 2001 Yazoo, A Division of Shanachie Entertainment Corp.

Compact disc title: "The Best Of The Memphis Jug Band - Classic Recordings From The 1920s". Track durations, production credits and names of songwriter are not included with the release.

This compact disc was compiled from extremely rare old 78's, which have been remastered to produce the best possible sound. However, the listener is advised to approach this CD in its historical perspective realizing that there are some imperfections and noise in the original recordings. These should be viewed as being of minor consequence in view of the considerable musical and historical importance of this project.

Year of recording
1927: Tracks 18, 20 & 22
1928: Tracks 2, 5, 8, 12 & 14
1929: Tracks 1, 6, 10 & 16
1930: Tracks 3, 4, 7, 9, 13, 15, 17, 19 & 23
1934: Tracks 11 & 21

Titles spelled differently in credits and track list:
Track 4: "Papa's Got Your Bath Water On" / "Popa's Got Your Bath Water On"
Track 22: "Memphis Jug" / "Memphis Jug Blues"

credits

Banjo – Vol Stevens (tracks: 12, 15, 20)
Chorus [Group, Vocals] – Jab Jones (tracks: 6)
Drums – Robert Burse (tracks: 21)
Fiddle – Charlie Pierce (tracks: 11, 21)
Guitar – Charlie Burse (tracks: 1 to 7, 9 to 11, 13 to 17, 19, 23), Memphis Minnie (tracks: 13), Tee Wee Blackman, (tracks: 6, 10), Vol Stevens (tracks: 8, 14, 18), Will Shade (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 12, 17, 19 to 22), Will Weldon (tracks: 8, 12, 18, 20, 22)
Harmonica – Will Shade (tracks: 1, 4, 6 to 10, 13 to 16, 18, 23)
Jug – Charlie Polk (tracks: 8, 12, 18, 22), Hambone Lewis (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 13, 17, 19), Jab Jones (tracks: 1, 5, 6, 10, 11, 14 to 16, 21)
Kazoo – Ben Ramey (tracks: 1 to 8, 12, 14, 16 to 18, 20, 22, 23)
Mandolin – Charlie Burse (tracks: 21), Vol Stevens (tracks: 12, 15, 20), Will Weldon (tracks: 9)
Percussion – Robert Burse (tracks: 11)
Violin – Charlie Burse (tracks: 21)
Vocals – Ben Ramey (tracks: 1, 7), Charlie Burse (tracks: 2, 5), Charlie Nickerson (tracks: 9, 15, 19), Charlie Polk (tracks: 22), Hattie Hart (tracks: 4, 7, 10, 17), Jab Jones (tracks: 14), Jennie Clayton (tracks: 20), Memphis Minnie (tracks: 13), Vol Stevens (tracks: 8, 18), Will Shade (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 12, 16, 17, 20 to 22), Will Weldon (tracks: 22)
Voice [Talking] – Will Shade (tracks: 11)

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