Y’all, I was so honored to be a guest on the Brews and Cruise Podcast hosted by Chris Jacobson. We had a spirited chat, enjoyed some spirits, and then I tried to conjure some spirits of hot jazz and English vaudeville. What’s even better? We’re surrounded by dreamy cars and neon signs! Check it out…
We did it! We released our old documentary film Jug Band Hokum on my YouTube channel – so you can watch it now without needing Amazon Prime! Here’s some “official” info (LOL)… Jug Band Hokum is the feature length directorial debut from Emmy Award winning filmmakers and musicians Kitty and Jack Norton. Quirky, funny and…
Hey hey! I’m starting a weekly vlog series on my YouTube channel called “On the Road Again” (if the good Lord’s willin’, and the creek don’t rise). Just dropped the first episode, and it was a ton of fun to make! Filmed this one in Winona, Minnesota. I visit a veteran who is honoring heroes…
I’ve been picking old hokum blues and ragtime jazz by the great Blind Boy Fuller for as long as I can remember. Pretty sure I popped out singing, “Rag, Mama, Rag.” Fuller’s real name is Fulton Allen and he’s a good ol’ North Carolina boy. Born in 1904 in beautiful Wadesboro. God’s country out that…
Well, friends, we did it! We made it to episode #3 of our new weekly podcast! Uff-da, never thought it would happen. The third episode of Jack Norton’s Old-Time Radio Show was released this morning. Here’s some info on the new show… Travel Back in Time to the 1920s and 1930s! Travel back to the 1920s and…
Born from the grit and resilient spirit of African-American communities, jug band blues music weaves the enduring rhythms of African heritage and the struggles of slavery into a joyful heartbeat of a nation’s musical heritage. In Sounds So Sweet, Emmy Award-winning filmmakers Kitty and Jack Norton craft a vivid celebration of jug band music’s rich…
Sometimes when I’m tryin’ to write a song with Kitty, I close my eyes and feel my spirit leave my body. My brain goes blank and my soul floats up, up, up and away. I blink to try to get my surroundings, but I’m lost and keep floating. Eventually I land on some crowded street…
Last time we were down in Savannah, Georgia, Kitty and I found this old abandoned house buried deep in a lost forest somewhere in a swamp outside of town. For the life of me I could never find this home again. On the porch was an old upright piano, busted to hell. Inside was just…
One time when me and Kitty were gonna play a show at the Acoustic Cafe in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, we got the bright idea to make a music video (cuz we got to town early). So we thought about it, and decided: let’s be ghosts down by the river! We went to a thrift store…
Here’s a fun one for you. Kitty sings. I pick a slightly out of tune banjo. Life is good (except for that damn banjo). Hehe. Cheers!Jack
