Jim Kweskin

Jim Kweskin

Jim Kweskin (born July 18, 1940, Stamford, Connecticut) is the founder of the Jim Kweskin Jug Band, with Fritz Richmond, Mel Lyman, and Geoff and Maria Muldaur. They were active in Boston in the 1960s.

Kweskin released six albums and two greatest hits compilations on Vanguard Records between 1963-1970; "Jim Kweskin's America" on Reprise Records in 1971; and four albums on Mountain Railroad Records between 1978-87.

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
*Mel Lyman - harmonica, banjo
*Bill Keith - pedal steel guitar
*Fritz Richmond - jug, washtub bass
*Richard Greene - fiddle
*Maria Muldaur - vocals, percussion
*Geoff Muldaur - guitar, vocals

External links

* [http://www.cookephoto.com/kweskin.html The Jim Kweskin Jug band at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival]
* [http://www.wirz.de/music/kweskdsc.htm Illustrated Jim Kweskin & The Jug Band discography]
* [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=JIM|KWESKIN&sql=11:fifrxqq5ld6e~T1 Allmusic.com entry]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Jim Kweskin Jug Band — Die Jim Kweskin Jug Band entstand 1963 in Cambridge (Massachusetts). Mitglieder der Jug Band waren Jim Kweskin (Gitarre), geboren am 18. Juli 1940 in Stamford, Connecticut, Geoff Muldaur (Gitarre, Gesang), Bill Keith (Banjo), Mel Lyman… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Newport Folk Festival — Jim Kweskin Jug Band 1963 beim Newport Folk Festival …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Maria Muldaur — Background information Birth name Maria Grazia Rosa Domenica D Amato Also known as Maria D Amato …   Wikipedia

  • Jug band — Cannon s Jug Stompers …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Mel Lyman — Born March 24, 1938(1938 03 24) Eureka, California, United States Died April 1978 Unknown Occupation Musician Leader, The Lyman Family Melvin James Lyman (March 24, 1938, Eureka, California …   Wikipedia

  • Geoff Muldaur — (* 13. August 1943) ist ein US amerikanischer Folksänger. Er war Gründungsmitglied der Jim Kweskin Jug Band aus Cambridge (Massachusetts), und Mitglied von Paul Butterfields Band Better Days. Er ist eine der großen Stimmen aus der Folk und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Fritz Richmond — (1939 2005) was an American musician and recording engineer. Fritz Richmond was considered the foremost washtub bassist in the world, and was also the most successful professional jug player. Richmond, born in Newton, Massachusetts on July 10,… …   Wikipedia

  • Jug band — A jug band is a band employing a jug player and a mix of traditional and home made instruments. These home made instruments are ordinary objects adapted to or modified for making of sound, like the washtub bass, washboard, spoons, stovepipe and… …   Wikipedia

  • Geoff Muldaur — (born August 12, 1943, Pelham, New York [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1190424/bio IMDB] ] [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg sql=11:hifixqq5ld6e T1 All Music Guide biogrpahy] ] [ [http://downloads.walmart.com/swap/ Walmart.com mini… …   Wikipedia

  • Troubadours of Folk — Infobox Album Name = Troubadours of Folk Type = Compilation album Artist = Various artists Released = April 21, 1992 Recorded = 1960s 1980s Genre = Folk Singer songwriter Length = Five disks Label = Rhino Records Producer = Reviews = Allmusic:… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”