Steel City Jug Slammers
Steel City Jug Slammers | |
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| Origin | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
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| Website | www |
Steel City Jug Slammers are an American jug band from Birmingham, Alabama. Active members include Ramblin' Ricky Tate, Jerrod Atkins, Corey Medders, Steven Bate and Jacob Mathews.[1][2]
History
[edit]Founded in 2012.
Steel City Jug Slammers released their Self-titled debut album in 2014.
The band's second album "Tall Tales" was released in 2018.
"Hot Butter" the band's third studio album was released in fall of 2019.
Performance
[edit]The Jug Slammers have been featured on the National Jug Band Jubilee. The band also won the 2015 Minneapolis Battle of the Jug Bands.[3][4]
Radio and television
[edit]The band has been featured on Animal Planet's Pit Bulls & Parolees and NPR's A Prairie Home Companion.[5][6] The band was also featured by Jerry Springer on his podcast.[7]
Film
[edit]Steel City Jug Slammers have appeared in documentary films including Jug Band Hokum and If You Don't Love It Change it.[2][8]
Discography
[edit]- Save My Soul (Demo)
- Self- Titled (Full length)
- The Earnest Tube Sessions (Compilation)
- Live at the Uptown Ramblers Club (Live album)
- The Earnest Tube Sessions Vol. 2 (Compilation)
- Tall Tales (Full Length)
References
[edit]- ^ "jugslammers". Steelcityjugslammers.com. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ a b Seale, Michael (December 17, 2018). "Gaining National Audience". Patch.com.
- ^ "2014 - National Jug Band Jubilee". Jugbandjubilee.com. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "2015 - National Jug Band Jubilee". Jugbandjubilee.com. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Steel City Jug Slammers Perform "Save My Soul" - Pit Bulls & Parolees - Animal Planet". Animalplanet.com. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "A Prairie Home Companion for February 20, 2015". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
- ^ "Birmingham's Steel City Jug Slammers on rise with contest win, movies & Garrison Keillor's thumb's up". Al.com. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Jug Band Hokum". IMDb.com. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Steel City Jug Slammers on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 12 November 2018.