Roger, Did you see Hammie play? It was wonderful. Forty years ago, I used to see the two of them often along with Sleepy John Estes, Sunnyland Slim and Big Joe Williams. Bob Koester used to run weekly sessions where they all would appear. When Bob got too busy to run them, Mike Bloomfield took over. That really brings back memories. I got to see Yank play again shortly before he died and we had fun recalling those days. I miss those guys.

The jug is played much like a Sousaphone but without a mouthpiece. You purse your lips together and blow through them making a motor sound or, as Steve says, a “rasberry” sound. You don't blow, flute-like, just buzz your lips in the general direction of the mouth of the jug. Don't put your lips directly on the mouth of the jug. You can produce a wide range of notes by varying the lip pressure, just as in playing any brass instrument.

      - Mark