THE JUG BAND
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Year Published: 1940s
Format: 16mm
Description: Dating to the 1940s, this short film presents "The Jug Band", a group which was better known as the "Dixieland Jug Band" or the "Henry Miles Jug Band" after its leader, Henry Miles of Louisville. Miles worked in an orchestra but could also play the fiddle, guitar, violin, and mandolin. Oh and did we mention he could sing and dance too? He is probably most remembered for his fiddle playing with the Ballard Chefs (1929-1932). The group performs "I Had a Dream Dear" (;27), "Shine" (1:57) and "Who's Sorry Now" (4:23). Not much is known about the band shown here, other than that they were from Louisville. Henry Miles is the violinist and was still playing in Louisville (and elsewhere) with his jug band into the '80s and died in 1984. Noted music historian Mark Cantor says he believes the lineup with Miles is Bee Ferguson, rhythm guitar; Rudoph Thompson, jug; James Hardy, spoons, and George Stewart playing the four-string tenor Dobro.
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[Music] hello ladies and gentlemen this is henry miles and his dixieland jug bag we are here to sing for you and to play for you thank you very much ah i had a green [Music] because it was of you come sweetheart [Music] you tell me your dream and i will take you mine [Music] so [Music] not just before my hands curling down just because my teeth [Music] that's why they call me pope john that's me boy oh ready [Music] hmm oh sorry now i'm sorry now [Music] [Applause] [Music] just like i cried over you just like a friend [Music] [Applause] i'm glad so [Music] so [Music] foreign [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] valves one side and blue who's crying too just like i cried over you just like a friend i'm telling you i tried to warn you somehow you went away nice until you're my friend i'm glad you saw me now [Music] [Applause] [Music] um [Music] so you
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