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PRONUNCIATION OF JUG BAND

jug band play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JUG BAND

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Jug band is a noun.
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WHAT DOES JUG BAND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

jug band

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 comb & tissue paper. The term jug band is loosely used in referring to ensembles that also incorporate home-made instruments but that are more accurately called skiffle bands, spasm bands or juke bands because they are missing the required jug player.

Definition of jug band in the English dictionary

The definition of jug band in the dictionary is a small group playing folk or jazz music, using empty jugs that are played by blowing across their openings to produce bass notes.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JUG BAND

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jugal
jugal bone
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Jugendstil
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juggernaut
jugging
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juggler
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jughead
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juglet

WORDS THAT END LIKE JUG BAND

band
big band
blues band
boy band
brass band
conduction band
cover band
elastic band
energy band
frequency band
gastric band
girl band
jazz band
marching band
rock band
rubber band
steel band
support band
tax band
tribute band
wedding band

Synonyms and antonyms of jug band in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «jug band» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JUG BAND

Find out the translation of jug band to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of jug band from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «jug band» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

水壶带
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

banda de jarro
570 millions of speakers

English

jug band
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जग बैंड
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الفرقة إبريق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кувшин группа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

faixa de jarro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জুজ ব্যান্ড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bande de cruche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Band jug
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Krug-Band
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジャグバンド
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

조끼 밴드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jug band
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

ban nhạc bình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குடம் இசைக்குழு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जुग बँड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sürahi bandı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

jug band
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zespół dzbanek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

глечик група
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

banda de ulcior
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κανάτα μπάντα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beker -band
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kanna band
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jug Band
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JUG BAND»

The term «jug band» is regularly used and occupies the 55.598 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JUG BAND»

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A Blues Bibliography
BM1255. BM1256. BM1257. BM1258. BM1259. BM1260. BM1261. BM1262. BM1263. Allen, Walter C. “Discomania.” Jazz Journal 9, no. 6 (Jun 1956): 39. Arnaudon, Jean-Claude. “Memphis Jug Band,” in Dictionnaire du Blues, p. 183 ( E101).
Robert Ford, 2008
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American Music:
Other notable Memphis area bands were Jack Kelly and His South Memphis Jug Band, Jed Davenport's Beale Street Jug Band, and Noah Lewis's Jug Band. "Ma" Rainey's tub-jug band featured the first recordings of slide guitar genius Tampa ...
Nicolae Sfetcu, 2014
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The Music Sound:
Other notable Memphis area bands were Jack Kelly and His South Memphis Jug Band, Jed Davenport's Beale Street Jug Band, and Noah Lewis's Jug Band. "Ma" Rainey's tub-jug band featured the first recordings of slide guitar genius Tampa ...
Nicolae Sfetcu, 2014
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The Story of the Blues
Though only one wash-board or one jug was normally to be heard in a folk string band it often gave its name to the whole group as a 'washboard band' or 'jug band'. One such group in central Mississippi was led by James Cole, a fiddle player ...
Paul Oliver, 1998
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The Voice of the Blues: Classic Interviews from Living Blues ...
[Among the jug bands that came to Chicago in the '205 and '30s were the Memphis Jug Band (with jug blowers Charlie Polk or Jab Jones), Clifford (Hayes)' s Louisville Jug Band and the Dixieland Jug Blowers (with Earl McDonald on jug) , and ...
Jim O'Neal, Amy van Singel, 2013
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Pickin' on Peachtree: A History of Country Music in Atlanta, ...
called the original edition of Bill Gatins and His Jug Band. It consisted of Gatins on jug and tenor banjo; Marion Brown playing rhythm guitar; Cliff Vaughn, lead guitarist; and Skinny Anglin on harmonica. Their programs featured vocal solos by ...
Wayne W. Daniel, 2000
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Blues
Cincinnati, Birmingham, Louisville, and MEMPHIS all boasted jug bands, and in MISSISSIPPI Sid Hemphill had a jug band that included the quills, a panpipe with three quills made from cane. Phillip's Louisville Jug Band included a flute and ...
Dick Weissman, Richard Carlin, Craig Morrison, 2005
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Encyclopedia of the Blues
The Memphis Jug Band's stylistic diversity helped it to gain a great deal of popularity among both black and white audiences. As a result, the group's live appearances took place in various settings, from picnics, fish fries, restaurants, and street ...
Edward Komara, 2005
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The Blues Encyclopedia
The Memphis Jug Band's stylistic diversity helped it to gain a great deal of popularity among both black and white audiences. As a result, the group's live appearances took place in various set- tings, from picnics, fish fries, restaurants, and ...
Edward Komara, Peter Lee, 2004
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Second-Hand Stories
According to Cox, “Although Earl McDonald was the undisputed leader of the Louisville Jug Band, the group operated on a cooperative basis. Any musician in the band getting a job became the nominal leader for the date and received a ...
Michael Jones, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JUG BAND»

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This Saturday in live music: WMNF Americana Fest, Sword …
WMNF Americana Fest with wWaylon, Mekenzie Jackson, Wax Wings, Will Quinlan and The Holy Slow Train, Passerine, Bloody Jug Band, One ... «Creative Loafing Tampa, Jul 15»
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14 things to do at the Harbour Festival
A combination of Western Swing, Jug Band Blues, Hokum Blues, Ragtime, Cajun and Roots of Country, making up a very unique sound. «Bristol24/7, Jul 15»
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Philadelphia Jug Band to give free concert
ROCK HALL — The Philadelphia Jug Band returns for a free outdoor concert, bringing their good-time mix of folk, rags, stomps and old-time ... «My Eastern Shore, Jul 15»
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David Grisman Sextet and Bryan Sutton Band take the stage
David Grisman followed acoustic roots music from his native New Jersey to Appalachia, playing with The Even Dozen Jug Band, Red Allen and ... «Morganton News Herald, Jul 15»
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Things to Do in Westchester, July 19 to 25, 2015
The Jim Kweskin Jug Band, country and blues. July 23 at 7:30 p.m. $35. Marcia Ball Band, blues. July 24 at 8:30 p.m. $45. James Maddock ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Live music on the Treasure Coast, updated July 16
The Bloody Jug Band: 7-10 p.m. July 25. Terra Fermata, 26 S.E. 6th St., Stuart. 772-286-5252; terrafermata.com. Lili Lavon Band: 9 p.m.-1 a.m. ... «TCPalm, Jul 15»
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The 20 Best Summer Jams of All Time
But no, Mungo Jerry was, of all things, a U.K. jug band, led by the toothy grin and magnificent sideburns of a dude from Middlesex named Ray ... «L.A. Weekly, Jul 15»
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The Grateful Dead's Deep History Is Captured in 'So Many Roads'
Untangling the history of the Dead, from the farm in California where Garcia and his mates wrote a form of bluegrass and “jug band” music, ... «PopMatters, Jul 15»
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Katz to lead 'Afternoon of Story and Song'
Katz is a founding member of the Even Dozen Jug band, a founder of Blues Project, and founder and five-year member of Blood, Sweat & Tears ... «The Greater New Milford Spectrum, Jul 15»
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Find your weekend fun in our events calendar
... July 23, Irish session at 7 p.m. Music at 7:30 p.m. by Jim Kweskin Jug Band featuring Maria Muldaur and Geoff Muldaur . 845-855-1300. «Poughkeepsie Journal, Jul 15»

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