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Revision 4 . . November 17, 2001 8:47 am by Ortolan88 [*Correct limitation of jug use to "hillbilly" music. ]
Revision 3 . . October 27, 2001 12:59 am by Coasting [Jugs and resonance]
  

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A Jug is is a container for liquid, with a handle and an opening for pouring or drinking from.
A jug is is a container for liquid, with a handle and an opening for pouring or drinking from.

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Jugs can be played in a band by hillbillies. They produce sound when air is blown over the top opening. Different size jugs produce deeper or higher musical tones? with a smaller jug having a higher pitch than a large one.
As a musical instrument, jugs provide a rhythmic bass accompaniment. Jugs produce sound when air is blown over the top opening. Different size jugs produce deeper or higher musical tones? with a smaller jug having a higher pitch than a large one.

The [jug band]? was at the height of popularity in the 1920s, when such bands as Cannon's Jug Stompers were popular. Typically jug bands play folk music, either hillbilly or blues.

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