Mother Mc Cree's Uptown Jug Champions (album)
Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions is an American folk music album. It was recorded live by the band of the same name at the Top of the Tangent coffee house in Palo Alto, California in July, 1964, and released in 1999.
The band Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions was a precursor of the rock group the Grateful Dead, and included three future members of the band — Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, and Ron "Pigpen" McKernan.
Read more about Mother Mc Cree's Uptown Jug Champions (album): The Jug Band Tapes, Track Listing
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