Episode 143: “Summer in the City” by the Lovin’ Spoonful
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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The Even Difficult Jug Band
In 19 63, 35 years after he'd recorded six flop singles mississippi, john hurt became a minor star. By this time, sebastian was a fairly well known figure in greenwich village. He soon found himself first jamming back stage with hurt and then performing with him on stage for the last two weeks of a residency. The even dozen jug band actually ended up having 13 members, and it had a rather remarkable line up.
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