Jim Kweskin

Born: Stamford, CT
Years Active: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s

Biography Wikipedia

Wikipedia:

Jim Kweskin (born July 18, 1940, Stamford, Connecticut) is the founder of the Jim Kweskin Jug Band, with Fritz Richmond, Geoff Muldaur, Bob Siggins and Bruno Wolfe. They were active in Boston in the 1960s. Maria Muldaur, formerly with the Even Dozen Jug Band, joined the band in 1963.

Kweskin released six albums and two greatest hits compilations on Vanguard Records between 1963 and 1970; Jim Kweskin's America on Reprise Records in 1971; and four albums on Mountain Railroad Records between 1978 and 1987.

For further reading

Eric Von Schmidt and Jim Rooney, Baby, Let Me Follow You Down: The Illustrated Story of the Cambridge Folk Years, 1979 (out of print)

Jim Kweskin Jug Band members

Jim Kweskin – guitar, vocals, combMel Lyman – harmonica, banjoBill Keith – banjo, pedal steel guitarFritz Richmond – jug, washtub bassRichard Greene – fiddleMaria Muldaur – vocals, percussion, fiddleGeoff Muldaur – guitar, vocals, mandolin, washboard, kazooBruno Wolfe – vocalsBob Siggins – vocals, banjo