The Memphis Jug Band was one the popular jug bands of the 1920s and 1930s. The leader of the band was Will Shade who played guitar, harmonica and Bullfiddle. Shade continued to put together jug bands in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
Thanks to Mordechai Litzman and Owen Miller for their help with this page.
| Title | Recording Date | Recording Location | Company |
| A Black Woman Is Like A Black Snake (J.B. Jones / Will Shade) |
9-11-1928 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor V-38015-A |
| Ambulance Man Blues | 5-17-1930 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor V-38605 Bluebird B-5040 |
| Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues (J. Mae Clayton) |
5-29-1930 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor 23347 |
| Beale Street Mess Around (Vol Stevens) |
10-20-1927 | Atlanta, Georgia | Victor 21066-A |
| Bob Lee Junoir Blues | 10-19-1927 | Atlanta, Georgia | Victor 21412 |
| Boodie Bum Bum (Will Shade) |
11-7-1930 | Memphis, Tennessee | Okeh 8956 Vocalion 3182 |
| Bottle It Up And Go with Charlie Burse |
11-7-1930 | Memphis, Tennessee | Okeh 8959 Vocalion 03080 |
| Bumble Bee Blues (Minnie McCoy) |
5-26-1930 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor V-38599-A |
| Caveman Blues | 5-21-1930 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor V-38605 |
| Coal Oil Blues | 2-13-1928 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor 21278 |
| Cocaine Habit Blues | 5-17-1930 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor V-38620-A |
| Evergreen Money Blues (Will Shade) |
2-1-1928 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor 21657-B |
| Everybody’s Talking About Sadie Green (Charles Rickerson) |
5-12-1930 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor V-38599-B |
| Feed Your Friend With A Long Handled Spoon (Will Shade) |
9-27-1929 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor V-38578-B |
| Fishin’ In The Dark | 11-7-1930 | Memphis, Tennessee | Vocalion 03175 |
| Fourth Street Mess Around | 5-21-1930 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor 23251 |
| Gator Wobble | 11-6-1930 | Memphis, Tennessee | Okeh 8958 |
| Going Back To Memphis (Marks / Bishop / Gifford) |
11-26-1930 | Victor 23310 |
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| Gonna Cut It Tonight | 11-8-1934 | Memphis, Tennessee | Okeh |
| Got A Letter From My Darling | 11-26-1930 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor |
| He’s In The Jail House Now | 11-21-1930 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor 23256 |
| I Can Beat You Plenty (That Hand That Tried To Deal Me) | 9-27-1929 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor V-38586 |
| I Can’t Stand It | 9-17-1929 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor V-38551-A |
| I’ll See You In Spring, When The Birds Begin To Sing | 10-20-1927 | Atlanta, Georgia | Victor 21066-B |
| I’m Looking For The Bully Of The Town (Will Shade) |
6-9-1927 | Chicago, Illinois | Victor 20781-B |
| Insane Crazy Blues with Charlie Burse |
11-7-1930 | Memphis, Tennessee | Okeh 8959 Vocalion 03080 |
| I Packed My Suitcase, Started To The Train | 10-19-1927 | Atlanta, Georgia | Victor 21412 |
| It Won’t Act Right (Will Shade) |
5-21-1930 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor V-38620-B |
| I Whipped My Woman With A Single Tree (Will Shade) |
10-4-1929 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor V-38578-A Bluebird B-5040 |
| Jazzbo Stomp | 11-6-1930 | Memphis, Tennessee | Okeh 8955 |
| Jim Strainer Blues | 5-21-1930 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor 23421 |
| Jug Band Quartet | 11-8-1934 | Okeh 8966 Vocalion 03050 |
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| Jug Band Waltz (Will Shade) |
9-15-1928 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor V-38537-B |
| Kansas City Blues Vocal refrain by Shade – Ramey -Weldon (Will Shade) |
10-19-1927 | Atlanta, Georgia | Victor 21185-A Bluebird B-5430-A |
| K.C. Moan (Tewee Blackman) |
10-4-1929 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor V-38558 Bluebird B-5430-B |
| Lindberg Hop (1) (Will Shade / J.B. Jones) |
9-11-1928 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor |
| Lindberg Hop (2) (Will Shade / J.B. Jones) |
9-11-1928 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor |
| Little Green Slippers | 11-7-1930 | Memphis, Tennessee | Okeh 8966 Vocalion 03050 |
| Mary Anna Cut Off (Will Shade / J.B. Jones / C. Burke) |
11-6-1930 | Memphis, Tennessee | Okeh 8960 |
| Memphis Boy Blues | 6-9-1927 | Chicago, Illinois | Victor 20809-B |
| Memphis Jug Blues | 6-9-1927 | Chicago, Illinois | Victor 20576 |
| Memphis Jug Blues | 2-24-1927 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor |
| Memphis Shakedown | 11-8-1934 | Memphis, Tennessee | Okeh 8960 |
| Memphis Yo Yo Blues | 10-4-1929 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor V-38558 |
| Meningtis Blues | 5-26-1930 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor 23421 |
| Mississippi River Waltz (Will Shade / Ben Ramey) |
9-15-1928 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor V-38537-A |
| My Business Ain’t Right | 11-8-1934 | Memphis, Tennessee | Okeh 8958 |
| My Love Is Cold | 11-6-1930 | Memphis, Tennessee | Okeh 8963 Vocalion 03081 |
| Newport News Blues (1) (Will Shade / Will Weldon) |
2-24-1927 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor unissued |
| Newport News Blues (2) (Will Shade / Will Weldon) |
2-24-1927 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor |
| Oh Ambulance Man | 5-17-1930 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor |
| On The Road Again (Will Shade / J.B. Jones) |
9-11-1928 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor V-38015-B |
| Overseas Stomp (Will Shade / J.B. Jones) |
2-24-1927 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor |
| Papa’s Got Your Bath Water On | 6-5-1930 | Victor 23251 |
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| Papa Long Blues | 2-13-1928 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor 21278 |
| Peaches In The Springtime | 2-13-1928 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor 21657-A |
| Round And Round | 11-26-1930 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor 23256 |
| Rukus Juice And Chittlin’ | 11-8-1934 | Memphis, Tennessee | Okeh 8955 |
| She Done Sold It Out | 11-7-1930 | Memphis, Tennessee | Okeh Vocalion 03081 |
| She Stays Out All Night Long (1) (Will Shade) |
2-13-1928 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor unissued |
| She Stays Out All Night Long (2) (Will Shade) |
2-13-1928 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor 8963 21524-B |
| Spider Nest Blues | 6-5-1930 | Victor 23319 |
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| Sometimes I Think I Love You (Will Shade) |
6-9-1927 | Chicago, Illinois | Victor 20809-A |
| Snitchin’ Gambler Blues(2) (Will Shade) |
2-1-1928 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor 21524-A |
| Snitchin’ Gambler Blues (3) (Will Shade) |
2-1-1928 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor 21524-A |
| State Of Tennessee Blues Vocal refrain by Jennie Clayton – Will Shade (Clayton / Will Shade) |
10-19-1927 | Atlanta, Georgia | Victor 21185-B |
| Stealin’ Stealin’ (2) (Will Shade) |
9-15-1928 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor |
| Stealin’ Stealin’ (3) (Will Shade) |
9-15-1928 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor V-38504-B |
| Stealin’ Stealin’ (Will Shade) |
9-17-1928 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor V-38504-B |
| Stingy Woman Blues (1) (Will Shade / Will Weldon) |
2-24-1927 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor 20552-A |
| Stingy Woman Blues (2) (Will Shade / Will Weldon) |
2-24-1927 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor 20552-A |
| Stonewall Blues | 5-29-1930 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor 23347 Bluebird |
| Sugar Pudding (J.B. Jones / Will Weldon) |
9-11-1928 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor |
| Sun Brimmers Blues (1) (Will Shade / Will Weldon) |
2-24-1927 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor |
| Sun Brimmers Blues (2) (Will Shade / Will Weldon) |
2-24-1927 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor unissued |
| Sun Brimmers Blues (3) (Will Shade / Will Weldon) |
2-24-1927 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor |
| Sunshine Blues (Will Shade / Will Weldon) |
6-9-1927 | Chicago, Illinois | Victor 20781-A |
| Take Your Finger Off It | 11-7-1930 | Memphis, Tennessee | Vocalion 03175 |
| Taking Your Place | 10-3-1929 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor 23347 |
| Tear It Down Bed Slats And All | 11-6-1930 | Memphis, Tennessee | Okeh 8956 Vocalion 03182 |
| Tired Of You Driving Me | 10-3-1929 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor V-38586 |
| What’s The Matter? (Will Shade) |
9-17-1929 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor V-38551-B |
| Whitewash Station Blues | 9-15-1928 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor V-38504-A |
| You Got Me Rollin’ | 11-28-1930 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor |
| You May Leave But This Will Bring You Back | 11-26-1930 | Memphis, Tennessee | Victor 23267 |
| Artist | Instrument |
| Tewee Blackman | Guitar |
| Charlie Borse | Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals |
| J.B. Jones | Piano, Jug, Vocals |
| Hattie Hart | Vocals |
| Hambone Lewis | Jug |
| Memphis Minnie | Guitar, Vocals |
| Charlie Nickerson | Piano, Vocals |
| Charlie Pierce | Violin |
| Charlie Polk | Jug, Vocals |
| Ben Ramey | Kazoo, Vocals |
| Milton Robie | Violin |
| Will Shade | Guitar, Vocals |
| Vol Stevens | Mandolin, Vocals |
| Will Weldon | Guitar, Vocals |
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