Cannon's Jug Stompers: The Complete Works 1927 - 1930

Gus Cannon | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 27, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Yazoo
• ASIN: B000000G8C
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #305,960 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #19 in Music > Indie Music > Blues > Memphis Blues

Track Listings

1. Minglewood Blues

2. Walk Right In

3. Going To Germany

4. Bring It With You When You Come

5. Bugle Call Rag

6. Prison Wall Blues

7. Feather Bed

8. Noah's Blues

9. Wolf River Blues

10. Madison Street Rag

11. Viola Lee Blues

12. Cairo Rag

13. Last Chance Blues

14. Mule Get Up In The Alley

15. Pretty Mama Blues

16. Money Never Runs Out

17. Pig Ankle Strut

18. Jonestown Blues

19. The Rooster Crowing Blues

20. Hollywood Rag

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Jug Stompers Are Fantastic, February 13, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Cannon's Jug Stompers: The Complete Works 1927 - 1930 (Audio CD)

This album is a fantastic compilaton of the Jug Stompers' jug band party music. These guys were already middle-aged by the time they cut the first of these tunes in 1927, and they represented a sound that was a bit old-fashioned, but full of energy. Gus and the guys went from Memphis to Chicago to record the first few tunes... then went back to Memphis on the next train. At the same time, they could produce very soulful, intense music with all the power of teh Delta blues. If you buy this CD just to listen to the first few cuts (1.Minglewood Blues, 2. Walk Right In, 3. Going To Germany 4. Bring It With You When You Come 5. Bugle Call Rag 6. Prison Wall Blues 7. Feather Bed) it would be well worth it.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I love the Cannon Jug Stompers, but this IS NOT COMPLETE, May 14, 2002

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Walter Five (13th Floor Elevator, Enron Hubbard Bldg. Houston Texxas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cannon's Jug Stompers: The Complete Works 1927 - 1930 (Audio CD)

I wish Yazoo had called this something OTHER than "Complete". It's not. It's great, don't get me wrong, but this only half of the Cannon Jug Stomper's catalog, and Yazoo does fans a real disservice, being so misleading in their titling of this product.

5.0 out of 5 stars Jug Stompers excel, April 7, 2010

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S. A. Adams (New Zealand) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cannon's Jug Stompers: The Complete Works 1927 - 1930 (Audio CD)

For those interested in the beginning of blues music, this CD is a must. You can hear the African sound in the voices and using a "jug" to cover the bass movements is a blast from the past indeed.

Very well produced considering that the music was originally recorded 1927 - 1930.

If you'd like to hear songs with titles like "Pig ankle Strut", then this is your album.

Muddy Waters, Leadbelly and John Lee Hooker may very well have learned from these guys.