Just go to John Sebastian's website and you will hear and learn all about Jug Band Music. John is helping keep this fun music alive in the world. He really "got his start" way back in the sixties in the Even Dozen Jug Band, which included many greats like David Grisman and Maria (D'Amato) Muldaur. A number of the songs the LSpoonful did were just "electrified" jug band songs, due to John's love for this music. BTW, you are right about his great talent with melody and lyrics- a terrific songwriter.