ELECTRIC JUG
The jug used as a musical instrument is an empty jug (usually made of glass or stoneware) played with buzzed lips to produce a trombone-like tone. The characteristic sound of the jug is low and hoarse, below the higher pitch of the fiddle, harmonica, and the other instruments in the band. The jug is primarily an acoustic instrument, although amplified and “electric jugs” appear from time to time, and have even been used in recordings, such as by Tommy Hall in the 1960s psychedelic band 13th Floor Elevators. (More from Wikipedia)
Another is the debut single by the 13th Floor Elevators called “You’re Gonna Miss Me”. The song was released on January 17, 1966 (though its national release was not until May 1966) and climbed as high as #55 on the Billboard Hot 100. One of the bandmembers, Tommy Hall (who played an instrument called an electric jug) is credited with coining the term “psychedelic rock”, although other rock bands were already referring to themselves as “psychedelic”, such as the Holy Modal Rounders and the Deep.
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