JAG

Acoustic Blues Bio

 

 

 

JAG Biography

Cigar Box Guitar Delta Blues One Man Band and Three Piece

 The Surprising Revival of One-Man Bands  

CONTACT INFO

 

Bill Jagitsch
PO Box 2327
North Little Rock, Ar 72115
501-837-3878

http://www.jagshouse.com/music/music.html  

 

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Description of JAG's Sound:

Hill country blues trio with drums bass, harmonica, guitar, banjo, ukulele and my own hand made cigar box guitars. I also record electronic music as well as sountrack and experimental music in my home studio.

 

Comparisons and Influences:

RL Burnside, John Lee Hooker, Mississippi Fred McDowell and Son House,

Set List 

Press Photo

Stage requirements

It's been a long road to the blues. I've been a short order cook, film developer, ad salesman, phone surveyor, retail manager, purchasing agent, shipping and recieving manager, tech support specialist, computer repairman and guitar maker.

I started out playing on a beat up Montgomery Wards Global guitar with strings to high off the fingerboard to properly play. The copper frets wore down to the point where they were non existent. I moved up to better instruments and played in the usual rock bands before rediscovering the hill country blues about ten years ago.

This is the old stuff: Mississippi Fred McDowell, Son House, John Lee Hooker (early) and RL Burnside. I play a lot of my own songs as well, all on my cigar box guitars and cigar box amps. I usually play three stringed guitars that are made from real cigar boxes and cookie tins, just like the early 20's and 30's. The tone is raw and true to the early blues era.

 

JAG's Recordings:

 Blues

 

 

Rock/Experimental

 Festivals:

Competitions/Awards

Venues:

Austin Texas

 Set List (Partial)

 Past bands:

Videos of Me

Audio Recordings of Me

Bands I've Been In

I've also written and recorded music for plays, recorded in the studio for various bands, written and recorded over 50 full length CD's