Tribute Mondays: Will Shade and Memphis Jug Band

Will Shade (February 5, 1898 – September 18, 1966)

Memphis Jug Band

  Will Shade was a pioneering pre-war Harmonica Blues Player And Singer, that led the Memphis Jug Band. The Memphis Jug Band were important figures  in the increase acceptance and popularity of Jug Bands. Thank you for your contribution Mr. Shade, you are appreciated. Please take a listen here and have a great Monday: Stealin' Stealin' (Memphis Jug Band) , Newport News Blues (Memphis Jug Band ) and Move that thing (Memphis Jug Band)

Surce: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Shade

Background information
Also known as	Son Brimmer
Born	February 5, 1898
Origin	Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Died	September 18, 1966 (aged 68) Memphis, Tennessee
Genres	Memphis blues
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, harmonica, and bullfiddle
Years active	1927–1966
Labels	Victor Records (1927-1930) Champion-Gennett (1932) Okeh Records (1934)

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis_Jug_Band

Members

Will Shade (harmonica, guitar, vocals),

Charlie Burse (pronounced Bursey) (guitar, tenor guitar, vocals), 

Charlie Nickerson (vocals, piano), 

Charlie Pierce (fiddle), 

Charlie Polk (jug), 

Tewee Blackman (guitar, vocals),

 “Hambone” Lewis (jug), 

Jab Jones (piano, jug, vocals), 

Johnny Hodges/Hardge (piano), 

Ben Ramey (kazoo, vocals), 

Casey Bill Weldon (guitar, vocals), 

Memphis Minnie (guitar, vocals), 

Vol Stevens (vocals, fiddle, mandolin), 

Milton Robie (fiddle), 

Otto Gilmore/Gilmer (drums and woodblocks), 

Robert Burse (washboard, drums). 

Hattie Hart (Vocals)

Jennie Mae Clayton (Vocals)