Daydream

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Total Tracks: 17   Total Length: 45:47

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Gus Cannon and the Rise of Jug Band Music

By John Morthland, eMusic Contributor

Jug band music originated in Louisville, Kentucky, around 1905, but reached its fullest flowering in Memphis in the 1920s. Though there were others, two groups in particular dominated Beale Street: the Memphis Jug Band, led by Will Shade, and Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers. The former came first and was more popular at the time, but it's the Cannon/Stompers legacy that has best endured. In 1963 the Rooftop Singers, a Greenwich Village folk trio featuring Erik… more »

They Say All Music Guide

The band’s second LP was very strong; this time, most of the tunes are originals, with the exception of a cover of “Bald Headed Lena.” Joe Butler and Yanovsky are featured on some lead vocals, and the album includes two more hits, “You Didn’t Have to Be So Nice” and “Didn’t Want to Have to Do It.” [The 2002 reissue includes instrumental versions of "Jug Band Music" and "Fishin' Blues," demo versions of "Daydream" and "Didn't Want to Have to Do It," an alternate version of "Night Owl Blues" and an extra track, "Big Noise From Speonk."] – Gary Mollica