Legacy
The Memphis Jug Band was key in developing the jug band format, which evolved into the blues combo that is the basis of much of the popular music of today. However, their legacy, like that of other acoustic blues musicians of their era, has been largely overshadowed by the electric blues musicians of the 1950's. Modern jug bands still play many Memphis Jug Band songs, but generally the only songs recognizable to a wider audience are those that were covered by rock groups in the 1960's.
The Memphis Jug Band was awarded a Brass Note on the Beale Street "Walk of Fame" in 2009, and was among the first set of inductees into the Jug Band Hall of Fame, an informal website run by jug band musicians, in 2010.
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