Whistler & His Jug Band: Foldin' Bed - 1929
Whistler & His Jug Band: Foldin’ Bed – 1929

Whistler & His Jug Band came up out of Louisville, Kentucky, and became the first recorded jug band, according to R Crumb’s Heroes of Blues, Jazz & Country.

They recorded at least twenty-one songs between 1924 and 1931.

The names of the musicians remain unknown.

 

Whistler & His Jug Band by R. Crumb
Whistler & His Jug Band by R. Crumb