Fritz Richmond, 66, a folk musician considered one of the world’s finest players of the jug and washtub bass, died Sunday in Portland, Ore., after a yearlong battle with lung cancer. Born in ...

One of the most recognizable instruments in both jug band and American folk music has got to be the washtub bass. Also known as gutbuckets, these instruments tend to use an old broom for a neck ...

One rainy, miserable Sunday this fall, Ric Driver of rural Iowa City was spotted at the Johnson County Fairgrounds, calmly plucking his washtub bass in the shelter of one of the livestock barns.

This week, we highlight the American washtub bass, an instrument made of weed-whacker line, a washtub and a wooden pole. Marc Bolin holds a wooden stick tied to a blue washtub with a weed-whacker ...

You can turn just about anything into a musical instrument. Exhibit A: the washtub bass. "It's an Appalachian instrument made out of a big washtub with a string attached - or you can use a rope ...

One of the most recognizable instruments in both jug band and American folk music has got to be the washtub bass. Also known as gutbuckets, these instruments tend to use an old broom for a neck ...

Fritz Richmond, a folk musician considered one of the world’s finest players of the jug and washtub bass, died of lung cancer Sunday. He was 66. Born in Newton, Mass., Richmond became a key figure in ...