Blues washboard
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The Blues Washboard is a musical instrument used in traditional blues music, starting in the late 1800s, when it was played by ex-slaves. It is a traditional instrument in playing the blues and has mainly been retired since the 1930s. Washboard Sam and the Cincinnati Jug Band were two groups which made use of the washboard. Rock and blues musician Dave Jacoby still uses the washboard and writes up his own songs. Jacoby also plays the Charley Patton tune, Pony Blues.
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- Chronology of the Washboard in Music, by Chuck Wilson
- Current day washboard blues players: Washboard Breezy of The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
