JAG
Acoustic Blues Bio


JAG Biography
Cigar Box Guitar Delta
Blues
CONTACT INFO
Bill Jagitsch
PO Box 2327
North Little Rock, Ar 72115
501-837-3878

http://www.jagshouse.com/music/music.html
Myspace
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 Montomery 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:
- 25th Annual International Blues Challenge (Memphis, Tn)
- Third Annual Cigar Box Guitar Festival (Huntsville, Al)
- Deep Blues Festival (St Elmo Minn)
- Ozark International Blues Festival (Eureka Springs, Ar)
- Mother's Best Blues Festival (Helena Ark)
- Juke Joint Festival (Clarksdale Ms)
- Deep Delta Festival (Rollng Fork Ms)
- The Austin Green Festival (Austin Tx)
- Cruisin' the Park BBQ and Blues Festival (Arkadelphia Ar)
Competitions/Awards
- 2009 International Blues Challenge, Memphis Tennesee
- Winner 2008 Arkansas River Blues Challenge (solo/duo)
Venues:
- White Water Tavern
- Whole Foods
- Downtown Music
- Landry's (Ft Smith)
- Cornerstone
- Starving Artist Cafe
- Argenta Coffee
- Vino's
- Pizza D' Action
- Coffee Gallery
- Gallery 26
- the Afterthought
- Bogies/Counterpoint
- Starbucks
- Reno's Argenta Cafe
- Parrot Beach Cafe
- Phil Good's Bar and Grill
- Cafe Mocha
- The River Market
- Funky Java
- Rhythm and Brews Coffee House
- Salty Parrot
- Gallery 26
- Frostop
- The Scene
- the Sports Page
- The Livingroom
- Up For Art Festival
- George's Majestic Lounge (Fayetteville Ar)
- Arsaga's Coffee (Fayetteville Ar)
- Uncommon Grounds (Harrison Ar)
- 51st St Speakeasy (Oklahoma City, OK)
Austin Texas
- Joe's Generic Bar (Austin)
- Wheatsville CO-OP (Austin)
- Central Market (Austin)
Set List (Partial)
- Rollin and Tumblin
- Dust My Broom
- My Babe
- Baby Please Don't Go
- I Can't Afford To Do It
- Troubled
- Torture Blues
- Spoonful
- He's A Mighty Good Leader
- Little Red Roooster
- Titanic (Jesus Walks On the Water)
- Sittin On Top Of the World
- Keep Your Lamp Trimmed
- Get Right Church
- Shake 'Em On Down
- Mercury Blues
- Jesus Is On the Mainline
- You Got To Move
- Move It On Over
- Black Betty
- Dimples
- Almost
- Ains't That :Lovin You Baby
- He's In the Jailhouse Now
- Stealin'
- Boogie Chillen
- Ice Cream Man
- Matchbox Blues
- King Bee
- Stealin'
- Come On In My Kitchen
- Momma Don't Allow
- Goin' Down South
- Crawlin Kingsnake
- Who Do You Love
- Steakbone Slide
- Pearline
- Gutbucket (original) buskers blues
- Pass the 30 (original) banjo blues
- Bijou Boogie (original) woodrow st rag
- Going Over that Hill
- Little Sister
- Sweet Home Chicago
- Baby What You Want Me To Do
- Boom Boom
- 44 Blues
- Kansas City Blues
- God moves on the water
- Good business
Past bands:
Plans:
To tour and survive off of my music. (yeah
riiight!)