The Memphis Jug Band varied in composition but always included Will Shade, known also by a family name, Son Brimmer. Shade was not only a proficient guitarist but also a harmonica and jug player of ...

Early twentieth-century Memphis musician Will Shade slipped into obscurity after a prolific recording career in the 1930s, and then into an unmarked hole in the ground following his death in 1966.

If you've followed Nas' legacy throughout his career that has expanded over the last two decades, then you know how much he appreciates music history. PBS is gearing up to premiere their new ...

The Memphis Jug Band -- the famed Bluff City group which ran from the 1920s through the 1950s, led by the legendary Will Shade – will be enshrined in the Blues Hall of Fame. The band was part of a ...

In the early 1900s, long before playlists were curated by algorithms, Memphis was already shaping the American soundtrack. Many of us are familiar with Memphis staples like STAX Records and Sun Studio ...

The Memphis Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony is an annual celebration of those who helped define the Bluff City sound in its many forms. The year’s class includes seven standout figures in ...

Souther shout --Banjoreno --Boodle-am shake --National blues (Dixieland Jug Blowers) --Stingy woman blues --Newport News blues --Sun brimmers blues --Overseas stomp (Memphis Jug Band). 101 Southern ...

Everybody knows these days how changes in taste and technology can ravage whole styles of popular music. But the same forces can also give obscure antiques a fresh sheen and unprecedented vitality.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Elvin Bishop, Eddy Clearwater, Jimmy Johnson, John Mayall and the Memphis Jug Band have been inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in Memphis, Tennessee. The five new inductees ...