Few people have done more to advance and celebrate folk music than Jim Kweskin. At 84, he's been playing folk, jug music and Americana for over 70 years. He started the Jim Kweskin Jug Band, which ...

This is FRESH AIR. Rock critic Ken Tucker has been listening to a lot of new music and has selected songs by three very different artists, music from former Alabama Shakes lead singer Brittany Howard, ...

Before smart phones and personal computers, before the Beatles first appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show, the Jim Kweskin Jug Band became the original Americana band, playing everything from classic ...

The Jim Kweskin Jug Band never had a hit record, but they were among the most influential groups of the ’60s. Not just in folk music circles, either. Without the Jug Band, there might never have been ...

Fresh Air's rock critic recommends three songs that transcend age and genre: Howard's "Another Day," Kweskin's duet with Maria Muldaur, "Let's Get Happy Together," and Helms' "Leanne." This is FRESH ...