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Roger Brown and George Mitchell with Memphis Jug Band
Episode 258 – Recorded 10-5-24 – This show features an interview we had with musicologist and blues historian Roger Brown who traveled with his high school buddy George Mitchell to find, meet, befriend and record a great group of aging jug band era and country blues artists in and around Memphis in 1961 and 1962 when Roger and George were around 18 years old. This podcast is a remastering of our Podcast #83 with corrections and additional dialog from Roger that you will find informative. Our featured artists are Sleepy John Estes, Will Shade, Charlie Burse, Furry Lewis, Gus Cannon, Hosea Woods, Catherine Porter.
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Episode 258 – Recorded 10-5-24 – This show features an interview we had with musicologist and blues historian Roger Brown who traveled with his high school buddy George Mitchell to find, meet, befriend and record a great group of aging jug band era and country blues artists in and around Memphis in 1961 and 1962 when Roger and George were around 18 years old. This podcast is a remastering of our Podcast #83 with corrections and additional dialog from Roger that you will find informative. Our featured artists are Sleepy John Estes, Will Shade, Charlie Burse, Furry Lewis, Gus Cannon, Hosea Woods, Catherine Porter.
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