Will Shade

harmonica, guitar, vocals · 1893–1966 · Memphis

Harmonica player and guitarist from Memphis who, starting in 1926, brought together the musicians of the Memphis Jug Band, whose lineup changed from one session to the next. The group recorded more than eighty sides between 1927 and 1934, mainly for Victor.

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Styles

• Blues, spirituals, work songs

Landmark tracks

• Stealin', Stealin' (1928)
• K.C. Moan (1929)

Sources

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