Effective period / Period of releases: 1934 - 2017

Members: Will Shade, Vol Stevens, Will Weldon, Charlie Polk, Ben Ramey, Jab Jones, Hattie Hart, Charlie Burse, Hambone Lewis, Charlie Nickerson, Dewey Corley, Robert Burse, Charlie Pierce, Tewee Blackman, Milton Robie, Jennie Clayton, Shakey Walter, Robert Carter (11)

American musical group active from the mid-1920s to the late 1950s. The band featured harmonica, kazoo, fiddle and mandolin or banjolin, backed by guitar, piano, washboard, washtub bass and jug. They played slow blues, pop songs, humorous songs and upbeat dance numbers with jazz and string band flavors. The band made the first commercial recordings in Memphis, Tennessee, and recorded more sides than any other prewar jug band.