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The Memphis Jug Band, led by Will Shade, was a rotating group of musicians who made more than 60 recordings for Victor Records between 1927 and 1932, and continued to record into the 1950s, well after the jug’s heyday. Their body of work has inspired folk, rock and pop bands from the 1960s to the present.
Will Shade (February 5, 1898 – September 18, 1966)[1] was an African American Memphis blues musician, best known for his leadership of the Memphis Jug Band. Shade was commonly called Son Brimmer, a nickname from his grandmother Annie Brimmer, because "son" is short for "grandson". The name apparently stuck when other members of the band noticed that the "sun" bothered him and he used the "brim" of a hat to "shade" his eyes.[2]
1.Thedeadrockstarclub.com - accessed December 2009
2.Will Shade Musicmatch, Inc. Retrieved on May 7, 2006.
Will Shade (February 5, 1898 – September 18, 1966)[1] was an African American Memphis blues musician, best known for his leadership of the Memphis Jug Band. Shade was commonly called Son Brimmer, a nickname from his grandmother Annie Brimmer, because "son" is short for "grandson". The name apparently stuck when other members of the band noticed that the "sun" bothered him and he used the "brim" of a hat to "shade" his eyes.[2]
1.Thedeadrockstarclub.com - accessed December 2009
2.Will Shade Musicmatch, Inc. Retrieved on May 7, 2006.
