Jim Kweskin Jug Band, Sons of Champlin Vintage Postcard

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Jim Kweskin Jug Band, Sons of Champlin, & The Diogenes Lantern Works. Vintage Postcard 1967
The Family Dog Presents
Jim Kweskin Jug Band,
The Sons of Champlin,
The Diogenes Lantern Works,
@ Avalon Ballroom
December 8-10, 1967
Art by Rick Griffin
Size: 5 x 7 Inches
Condition: Excellent
This vintage postcard was printed in 1967.
Jim Kweskin ( born July 18, 1940, Stamford Connecticut) is the founder of the Jim Kweskin Jug Band, with Fritz Richmond, Mel Lyman, and Geoff and Maria Muldaur. They were active in Boston in the 1960's. Kweskin released six albums and two greatest hits compilations on Vanguard Records between 1963-1970;
Jim Kweskin's America
on Reprise Records in 1971; and four albums on Mountain Railroad Records between 1978-87. During the five years that the Jim Kweskin Jug Band were together, the group successfully transformed the sounds of pre-World War II rural music into a springboard for their good-humored performances. A communal-like musical ensemble, the Kweskin Jug Band was formed after Jim Kweskin had been inspired by a folk group, the Hoppers, who featured washtub bass player John "Fritz" Richmond. As a student at Boston University, Kweskin would often attend the Hoppers' performances at Cafe Yana in Harvard Square, learning much about guitar fingerpicking by watching the band's fingers.
In 1968 the Sons of Champlin signed with Capitol Records, releasing
Loosen Up Naturally
in January 1969. Two more Capitol albums followed,
The Sons
and
Follow Your Heart
. In 1970 the band broke up and Bill Champlin moved to Santa Cruz, where he joined Moby Grape guitarist Jerry Miller in a short-lived project called The Rhythm Dukes.
This vintage postcard was printed in 1967.
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