Jug Band Hall of Fame: Home

How it works

Induction into the Jug Band Hall of Fame is a democratic process and everyone in the jug band community is invited to participate. Here's how it works:

Anyone can register and nominate an artist, patron or institution by adding them to our database.
Members who meet any of our voting requirements can rate the importance of each nominee with a simple 5-star system.
Every year, we'll induct the top-ranked nominees in each category. Other nominees will remain in contention for following years.

This website is also a resource for biographical material on our nominees, so please feel free to add any info you have.

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This is the place to learn about the greats of our genre, add info for others to share, or rate future inductees.

Top Nominees

Name	Category	Time Period	Date Nominated	Ratings	Average
Noah Lewis	Artist	Pre-WWII	Apr 9, 2010	16	4.07
Geoff Muldaur	Artist	Present day	Feb 28, 2010	20	4.04
Samuel Charters	Patron	Present day	Aug 20, 2011	2	3.88
Yank Rachell	Artist	Pre-WWII and Post-WWII	Apr 11, 2010	15	3.87
Whistler and His Jug Band	Artist	Pre-WWII	Apr 9, 2010	9	3.84

Recent Nominees

Name	Category	Time Period	Date Nominated	Ratings	Average
		Pre-WWII, Post-WWII and Present day	Dec 28, 2011	0
		Pre-WWII, Post-WWII and Present day	Dec 1, 2011	0
		Pre-WWII, Post-WWII and Present day	Nov 16, 2011	0
		Pre-WWII, Post-WWII and Present day	Nov 1, 2011	0
		Pre-WWII, Post-WWII and Present day	Oct 11, 2011	0

Recent Inductees

Name	Category	Time Period	Date Inducted	Ratings	Average
Will Shade	Artist	Post-WWII	Sep 1, 2011	16	4.20
Fritz Richmond	Artist	Post-WWII	Sep 1, 2011	25	4.18
Dixieland Jug Blowers	Artist	Pre-WWII	Sep 1, 2011	17	4.10
The National Jug Band Jubilee	Institution	Present day	Sep 1, 2011	12	3.85
Rod Wenz	Patron	Present day	Sep 1, 2011	9	3.75