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Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions (album)

December 18, 2023

Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions is an American folk music album. It was recorded live by the band of the same name at the Top of the Tangent coffee house in Palo Alto, California in July, 1964, and released in 1999.

Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions
Live album by
Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions
Released1999
RecordedJuly 1964
GenreFolk
Length49:05
LabelGrateful Dead Records
ProducerMichael Wanger
Jerry Garcia chronology
Side Trips, Volume One
(1998) 		Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions
(1999) 		The Pizza Tapes
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
The Music Box [2]

The band Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions was a precursor of the rock group the Grateful Dead, and included three future members of that band – Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, and Ron "Pigpen" McKernan.

The jug band tapes edit

Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions was a jug band. Jug band music is a type of folk music that uses traditional musical instruments such as guitar, mandolin, and banjo, combined with homemade instruments, including washtub bass, washboard, kazoo, and, eponymously, a jug, played by blowing into it as if it were a brass instrument. Jug bands were popular in the 1920s and 1930s. In the 1960s, jug band music enjoyed somewhat of a resurgence as part of the American folk music revival. Jug bands of the 1960s often played popular music from the earlier jug band era, along with more contemporary folk and blues songs, as can be heard on the Mother McCree's album.

The performances on the album were recorded by Stanford University students Pete Wanger and Wayne Ott. They played the recordings on the folk music show Live from the Top of the Tangent which was broadcast on Stanford's FM radio station KZSU. The Tangent, a folk music coffee house operated by Stanford Medical Center doctors, Stuart "Stu" Goldstein and David "Dave" Shoenstadt, on University Avenue in Palo Alto, was a venue where other performers who later had flourishing careers also played, including Janis Joplin, Peter Albin, and Jorma Kaukenon. The tapes were thought to be lost to history until Pete Wanger and his brother Michael found them in the attic of their mother's house after she died in 1997. They found enough material there for a whole album. The recordings were subsequently mastered for CD by Grateful Dead recording engineer Jeffrey Norman. Michael Wanger, a boyhood friend of Bob Weir, wrote the liner notes for the CD.

Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions includes several songs that were later played in concert by the Grateful Dead – "Overseas Stomp" (also known as "Lindy"), "Ain't It Crazy" (a.k.a. "The Rub"), "On the Road Again", "The Monkey and the Engineer", and "Beat It On Down the Line".

Track listing edit

  1. "Overseas Stomp" (Will Shade)
  2. "Ain't It Crazy" (Sam "Lightning" Hopkins)
  3. Boo break
  4. "Yes She Do, No She Don't" (Peter DeRose, Jo Trent)
  5. "Memphis" (Chuck Berry)
  6. "Boodle Am Shake" (Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams)
  7. "Big Fat Woman" (Huddie Ledbetter)
  8. "Borneo" (Walter Donaldson)
  9. "My Gal" (traditional)
  10. "Shake That Thing" (Papa Charlie Jackson)
  11. "Beat It On Down the Line" (Jesse Fuller)
  12. "Cocaine Habit Blues" (traditional)
  13. "Beedle Um Bum" (Booker T. Bradshaw)
  14. "On the Road Again" (traditional)
  15. "The Monkey and the Engineer" (Jesse Fuller)
  16. "In the Jailhouse Now" (Jimmie Rodgers)
  17. "Crazy Words, Crazy Tune" (Jack Yellen, Milton Ager)
  18. Band interview

Personnel edit

Musicians edit

Production edit

  • Produced by Michael Wanger
  • Recorded live at the Tangent by Pete Wanger and Wayne Ott
  • CD mastered by Jeffrey Norman, Club Front
  • Cover art by Timothy Truman
  • Package design by Gecko Graphics
  • Jerry Garcia photo by Hank Harrison/Arkives
  • Pigpen photo by Joe Novakovich/Arkives
  • Bob Weir photo courtesy Weir family archives
  • Special thanks to John Cutler and Peter McQuaid

References edit

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions at AllMusic
  2. ^ Metzter, John (May 1999). Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions, The Music Box

Sources edit

  • Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions on DeadDisc.com
  • Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions on producer Michael Wanger's web site
  • McNally, Dennis. A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead, 2002, Broadway Books, ISBN 0-7679-1185-7, pp. 66 – 67

December 18, 2023
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Mother McCree s Uptown Jug Champions is an American folk music album It was recorded live by the band of the same name at the Top of the Tangent coffee house in Palo Alto California in July 1964 and released in 1999 Mother McCree s Uptown Jug ChampionsLive album by Mother McCree s Uptown Jug ChampionsReleased1999RecordedJuly 1964GenreFolkLength49 05LabelGrateful Dead RecordsProducerMichael WangerJerry Garcia chronologySide Trips Volume One 1998 Mother McCree s Uptown Jug Champions 1999 The Pizza Tapes 2000 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 The Music Box 2 The band Mother McCree s Uptown Jug Champions was a precursor of the rock group the Grateful Dead and included three future members of that band Jerry Garcia Bob Weir and Ron Pigpen McKernan Contents 1 The jug band tapes 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 3 1 Musicians 3 2 Production 4 References 4 1 SourcesThe jug band tapes editMother McCree s Uptown Jug Champions was a jug band Jug band music is a type of folk music that uses traditional musical instruments such as guitar mandolin and banjo combined with homemade instruments including washtub bass washboard kazoo and eponymously a jug played by blowing into it as if it were a brass instrument Jug bands were popular in the 1920s and 1930s In the 1960s jug band music enjoyed somewhat of a resurgence as part of the American folk music revival Jug bands of the 1960s often played popular music from the earlier jug band era along with more contemporary folk and blues songs as can be heard on the Mother McCree s album The performances on the album were recorded by Stanford University students Pete Wanger and Wayne Ott They played the recordings on the folk music show Live from the Top of the Tangent which was broadcast on Stanford s FM radio station KZSU The Tangent a folk music coffee house operated by Stanford Medical Center doctors Stuart Stu Goldstein and David Dave Shoenstadt on University Avenue in Palo Alto was a venue where other performers who later had flourishing careers also played including Janis Joplin Peter Albin and Jorma Kaukenon The tapes were thought to be lost to history until Pete Wanger and his brother Michael found them in the attic of their mother s house after she died in 1997 They found enough material there for a whole album The recordings were subsequently mastered for CD by Grateful Dead recording engineer Jeffrey Norman Michael Wanger a boyhood friend of Bob Weir wrote the liner notes for the CD Mother McCree s Uptown Jug Champions includes several songs that were later played in concert by the Grateful Dead Overseas Stomp also known as Lindy Ain t It Crazy a k a The Rub On the Road Again The Monkey and the Engineer and Beat It On Down the Line Track listing edit Overseas Stomp Will Shade Ain t It Crazy Sam Lightning Hopkins Boo break Yes She Do No She Don t Peter DeRose Jo Trent Memphis Chuck Berry Boodle Am Shake Jack Palmer Spencer Williams Big Fat Woman Huddie Ledbetter Borneo Walter Donaldson My Gal traditional Shake That Thing Papa Charlie Jackson Beat It On Down the Line Jesse Fuller Cocaine Habit Blues traditional Beedle Um Bum Booker T Bradshaw On the Road Again traditional The Monkey and the Engineer Jesse Fuller In the Jailhouse Now Jimmie Rodgers Crazy Words Crazy Tune Jack Yellen Milton Ager Band interviewPersonnel editMusicians edit Jerry Garcia guitar kazoo banjo vocals Ron Pigpen McKernan harmonica vocals Bob Weir guitar washtub bass foot crusher jug kazoo vocals Dave Parker washboard kazoo tin cup vocals Tom Stone banjo mandolin guitar vocals Mike Garbett washtub bass guitar kazooProduction edit Produced by Michael Wanger Recorded live at the Tangent by Pete Wanger and Wayne Ott CD mastered by Jeffrey Norman Club Front Cover art by Timothy Truman Package design by Gecko Graphics Jerry Garcia photo by Hank Harrison Arkives Pigpen photo by Joe Novakovich Arkives Bob Weir photo courtesy Weir family archives Special thanks to John Cutler and Peter McQuaidReferences edit Ruhlmann William Mother McCree s Uptown Jug Champions at AllMusic Metzter John May 1999 Mother McCree s Uptown Jug Champions The Music Box Sources edit Random Notes on the Goo Goo Dolls Sugar Ray and the Melvins Rolling Stone April 3 1999 Hajdu David Waking the Dead The untold story of the Dead s first breaths Rolling Stone August 23 2005 Mother McCree s Uptown Jug Champions on DeadDisc com Mother McCree s Uptown Jug Champions on producer Michael Wanger s web site Parrish Michael Mother McCree s Uptown Jug Champions The Folk Roots of the Grateful Dead Dirty Linen 83 August September 1999 McNally Dennis A Long Strange Trip The Inside History of the Grateful Dead 2002 Broadway Books ISBN 0 7679 1185 7 pp 66 67 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mother McCree 27s Uptown Jug Champions album amp oldid 1164428233, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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