I wanted to add my band The Mutton Daggers to your list of bands that use kazoos. We're a rock'n'rolly punk band from Madison, WI, USA and we use the kazoo in one of our songs. It's called "Oi Kazoo" and it's about how really cheap beer can make life more appealing. The kazoo takes the place of a rhythm guitar in this song. If I had a good recording I'd send it to you but we're still wrangling that one.

Thanks
Ben Bottles

Since 13th of april 1975, we are a Kazoo band from Tilburg, a city in the South of the Netherlands. We have ownmade instruments made of wood an electrician pipes. Our specialism is bringing entertainment/making music for sick and handicapped persons and at old people's homes We make music about 3 - 4 times a month. In Holland we are an unique band because, sofar as known, there are only a few ones in the whole country. We are supprised that there still are so many Kazoo bands in the US . Since a couple of weeks our new homepage has been designed. Ofcourse here you can find a lot of information about our Kazoo band", named "De Natuurvrienden" We also like to hear/to read all the news about the kazoo instruments/music at the US. Also we will be proud to receive (sometimes) a message from the US.

Our website is http://members.home.nl/kazoo-harmonie
Our secretary is named Roland Mels and his e-mail adress is rolandmels@home.nl

Musical greetings from webmaster Kazoo harmonie Tilburg --> E-mail: kazoo-harmonie@home.nl

T.J.B plays a mix of Southern Blues, Classic Country, and Old-time Jugband Songs, and Original Material, with a touch of Bluegrass. They play restaurants and bars in San Antonio and the surrounding Texas Hill Country, and often spend a Saturday afternoon entertaining the elderly in local nursing homes.

"Barefoot Larry" (Larry Collins) handles lead vocals, harmonica, washboard, kazoo, guitar, and lead vocals. Larry is a published San Antonio singer/songwriter, and former solo entertainer. The band's playlist features several pieces of his Country original material.

"Gator" Ron (Ron Raimey) blows the jug and sometimes plays washtub bass. He blows a sweet, deep jug, using his favorite half-gallon Corn Whiskey jug from the McCormick Distillery, Missouri.

Clem Perez is a wonder, doing guitar, five-string banjo, harmonica, vocals, and playing kazoo occasionally. Clem is a former solo entertainer, and has a Bluegrass background.

The band has a web site with samples of their music. It currently contains 5 samples, 2 of which are songs that use kazoo. The songs that use kazoo are "Shake That Thing" and "Diggin' My Potatoes", both of which are old-time jugband songs that were originally recorded in the 1920's.

Larry says these samples use a kind of a raw, "Growling Saxophone" kazoo intro on both songs, with the kazoo present in the rest of the song, but more subdued. The kazoo can't dominate the song, but we wanted it to make it's presence known in the beginning. Kazoos figured prominently in the old-time jug bands, especially The Memphis Jug Band. Kazoo figures prominently in jugband music, then and now.

These samples use: Guitar, Harmonica, Kazoo, Jug (as the bass) and Washboard (as the drums) for instrumentation. Some of the others use Washtub Bass and 5-string banjo.

Submitted by: Larry Collins
www.jugmusic.com

Check out their site at: www.kazoorock.com