Gus Cannon

Gus Cannon

Gustavus "Gus" Cannon (September 12, 1883 or 1884 – October 15, 1979) was an American blues musician who helped to popularize jug bands (such as his own Cannon's Jug Stompers) in the 1920s and 1930s. There is uncertainty about his birth year; his tombstone gives the date as 1874.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 21, 1883 (Mississippi), Died October 15, 1979 (Memphis)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: banjo, jug, leader, vocalist, composer, speaker, lyricist, songwriter

Notes: With Hosea Woods, sometimes credited as The Beale Street Boys.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-41803	10-in.	1/30/1928	Minglewood blues	Cannon’s Jug Stompers	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, jug, banjo
Victor	BVE-41804	10-in.	1/30/1928	Big railroad blues	Cannon’s Jug Stompers	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, jug, banjo
Victor	BVE-41805	10-in.	1/30/1928	Madison Street rag	Cannon’s Jug Stompers	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	vocalist, leader, composer, instrumentalist, jug, banjo
Victor	BVE-41806	10-in.	1/30/1928	Springdale blues	Cannon’s Jug Stompers	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	leader, composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, jug, banjo
Victor	BVE-45480	10-in.	9/5/1928	Ripley blues	Cannon’s Jug Stompers	Instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, jug, banjo
Victor	BVE-45481	10-in.	9/5/1928	Pig ankle strut	Cannon’s Jug Stompers	Instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, jug, banjo
Victor	BVE-45482	10-in.	9/5/1928	Noah's blues	Cannon’s Jug Stompers	Instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, jug, banjo
Victor	BVE-45483	10-in.	9/5/1928	Hollywood rag	Cannon’s Jug Stompers	Instrumental ensemble	composer, instrumentalist, jug, banjo
Victor	BVE-47001	10-in.	9/8/1928	Heart breakin' blues	Cannon’s Jug Stompers	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, jug, banjo
Victor	BVE-47002	10-in.	9/8/1928	Feather bed	Cannon’s Jug Stompers	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	composer, instrumentalist, jug, banjo, vocalist
Victor	BVE-47064	10-in.	9/20/1928	Cairo rag	Cannon’s Jug Stompers	Instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, jug, banjo
Victor	BVE-47065	10-in.	9/20/1928	Bugle call rag	Cannon’s Jug Stompers	Instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, jug, banjo
Victor	BVE-47066	10-in.	9/20/1928	Viola Lee blues	Cannon’s Jug Stompers	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, jug, banjo
Victor	BVE-47067	10-in.	9/20/1928	Riley's wagon	Cannon’s Jug Stompers	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	composer, instrumentalist, jug, banjo, vocalist
Victor	BVE-56316	10-in.	10/1/1929	Last chance blues	Cannon’s Jug Stompers	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo and talk	instrumentalist, jug, speaker, leader, banjo
Victor	BVE-56317	10-in.	10/1/1929	Tired chicken blues	Cannon’s Jug Stompers	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo and talk	vocalist, speaker, leader, composer, instrumentalist, banjo
Victor	BVE-56318	10-in.	10/1/1929	Going to Germany	Cannon’s Jug Stompers ; Noah Lewis	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and talk	leader, instrumentalist, banjo
Victor	BVE-56319	10-in.	10/1/1929	Walk right In	Cannon’s Jug Stompers	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet and talk	speaker, vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, banjo
Victor	BVE-56339	10-in.	10/3/1929	Mule get up in the alley	Cannon’s Jug Stompers	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, jug, vocalist, banjo
Victor	BVE-56340	10-in.	10/3/1929	The rooster's crowing blues	Cannon’s Jug Stompers	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, jug, speaker, banjo
Victor	BVE-56341	10-in.	10/3/1929	Jonestown blues	Cannon’s Jug Stompers	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, jug, vocalist, speaker, composer, banjo
Victor	BVE-56342	10-in.	10/3/1929	Pretty mama blues	Cannon’s Jug Stompers	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, jug, speaker, banjo
Victor	BVE-64708	10-in.	11/24/1930	Bring it with you when you come	Cannon’s Jug Stompers	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	leader, lyricist, instrumentalist, banjo, composer
Victor	BVE-64709	10-in.	11/24/1930	Wolf River blues	Cannon’s Jug Stompers	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	leader, lyricist, instrumentalist, banjo, composer
Victor	BVE-64746	10-in.	11/28/1930	Money never runs out	Cannon’s Jug Stompers	Instrumental ensemble	lyricist, leader, composer
Victor	BVE-64747	10-in.	11/28/1930	Prison wall blues	Cannon’s Jug Stompers	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Brunswick	C4337	10-in.	9/12/1929	Last chance blues	Gus Cannon ; Hosea Woods	Male vocal duet, with banjo and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo, songwriter
Brunswick	C4338	10-in.	9/12/1929	Fourth and Beale	Gus Cannon ; Hosea Woods	Male vocal duet, with banjo and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo, songwriter

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cannon, Gus," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107502.

Cannon, Gus. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107502.

"Cannon, Gus." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.