Gus Cannon

Gus Cannon
A remarkable musician (he could play five-string banjo and jug simultaneously), Gus Cannon bridged the gap between early blues and the minstrel and folk styles which preceded it. His band of the '20s and '30s, Cannon's Jug Stompers, represents the apogee of jug band style. Songs they recorded, notably the raggy "Walk Right In," were staples of the folk repertoire decades later; and Cannon himself continued to record and perform into the 1970s.

Self-taught on an instrument made from a frying...
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Cannon's Jug Stompers Best of Cannon's Jug Stompers
Best of Cannon's Jug Stompers - Cannon's Jug Stompers
By: Cannon's Jug Stompers
Credited Role:Main Performer
Song List: Listen to Songs by Cannon, Gus Feather Bed, Last Chance Blues, Big Railroad Blues
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Gus Cannon/Noah Lewis Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1929-1930)
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1929-1930) - Gus Cannon/Noah Lewis
By: Gus Cannon/Noah Lewis
Credited Role:Main Performer
Song List: Listen to Songs by Cannon, Gus Last Chance Blues, Fourth And Beale, Last Chance Blues
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