Posts by Steve Lubet

Jug band music was originated by African Americans in the upper south, notably in Louisville and Memphis, in the early years of the twentieth century. The bands were characterized by ...

This isn't an instrumental, but I've always liked the instrumentation (audio only):  

I have a new essay at The Hill (after a month’s vacation) explaining why the ABA’s call for a Supreme Court Code of Conduct is, unfortunately, likely to be ignored…

"Sloop John B" is a Bahamian folk song dating back to at least 1916. It was published in several collections under various titles, including Carl Sandburg's (who sometimes got writing ...

"Crying Time" was written and released by Buck Owens in 1964 as the B side to his boisterous hit "I've Got a Tiger by the Tail." Ray Charles released his ...

This classic Yiddish song was written by Aaron Lebedeff in the 1930s, and it has been a staple of klezmer music ever since. There is a 1947 recording of Lebedeff ...

  Woody Guthrie wrote this song, also called "The Dying Miner," about the Centralia, Illinois, mine disaster of 1947, in which 111 men died. The lyrics are taken from notes ...

Here is my new essay on Law360, with the story of Stefan Passantino's representation of Cassidy Hutchinson as a cautionary tale for other lawyers. Law360, January 23, 2023 Jan. 6 ...

Guest post by Michael Ariens:             This is the fifth and final post related to the idea that American lawyers have a duty to representing unpopular clients, for the sake ...

"Beat It on Down the Line" was written by the great Jesse Fuller, who performed it as a one-man band on 12-string guitar, harmonica, kazoo, high-hat cymbal, and fotdella (a ...