Jim Kweskin Jug Band - Sweet Sue

[floymazurkiewicz]

very entertaining =)) thanks for posting keep it up .. god speed

[wizenedgoatbeard]

I love these people, all of them.

[ThomasDeLello]

Where's Fritz...?

[dharmaseed]

Whatever happened to Bruno Wolfe, the original lead singer of this track for the JKJB?

[mindgamesguy]

Sweet Sue was written by W. Harris and V. Young and recorded by Fats Waller as early as 1935. Jim Reeves didn't record anything until the late 40's.

[mindgamesguy]

Check out the CD, Jug Band Extravaganza (available on Amazon, I think). Whoever did the recording of the CD did a very good job and it sounds great. On the CD, Muldaur does an spoken intro explaining that a critic panned this, so he decided to do it. Also, that's Maria Muldaur, his ex-wife holding the balloon. She does Richland Woman Blues and duets on Chevrolet.

[dhgate2]

"By Jim Reeves"??? Why don't you just admit you don't know who the hell wrote the tune or do the research to get the author correct.

[bobbystahr]

Awesome...so that's how it's done LMFAO

[StandingThunder]

A great concert night- behind Kweskin is a fellow Oregon Coaster from way way back- Peter "Spud" Siegel on mandolin...

[dharmaseed]

Where is Bruno Wolfe?

[Thefoolonastool]

Pretty sure that is Spuds Seigel on the other mando

[sinkingnotswimming]

Yes, that's Grisman on the mando. Also included that night were John Sebastian and Dan Hicks.

[splortz]

Is that David Grisman on mando?

[Vazmusic]

Swinging !!

[davevanfunk]

Thanks for posting! Great old song by an outstanding band!

[DanofTucson]

God bless you Jim Kweskin, for showing us the way. (Oh, and lovely vocalizing Geoff).

[onitram1]

Reply to ThomasDeLello-

Fritz passed about three years ago in Portland Oregon. I happened to be living there at the time. There was a moving tribute at the annual free July 4th festival on the riverfront.

[ThomasDeLello]

Where's Fritz...???

[buscemivj]

played jug band music for a long time. They were the STUFF!!!!! wish I was back in those day's. fun. Mariposa, Canada folk fest's, oh my Love, fun...

[pronkfan789]

Glad Kweskin is still alive and kickin'! Always great to see and hear him. I just started doing my family tree and found him there, so I added my name as well! Touched base with him too on line!

[arturomodprometheus]

I was one of the lucky ones to be there. It was a jug band extravanza during Jug Band Week(end) in San Francisco. Jim and Geoff also did "Guabi Guabi" ! Great fun!

[bobdoucet]

Great to see this!  That looks like David Grisman on mandolin- when/where did this take place?

[sinkingnotswimming]

San Francisco/End of August/Great American Music Hall/ .....So Much Fun!!!

[bobdoucet]

Thanks - wish I had been there! Friends in Boston told me Kweskin and Geoff Muldaur are doing a gig at Passim's in Cambridge in early January.