Professor Washboard plays a one-of-a-kind, self-built percussion instrument with a whole bunch of marvelous musicians, bringing together rocking blues, country blues, zydeco, bluegrass, Tex-Mex, and New Orleans grooves.He has released 14 recordings since 1979. This site features the most popular albums and personal favorites.Europe’s oldest blues magazine, JEFFERSON BLUES MAGAZINE, called the album PRIME PARTNERS “A Masterpiece!”Delta Snake Review wrote about DELUXE Duo’s: “The Professor takes dynamic and exciting breaks that show the washboard is capable of complex rhythms and rich colorings. He has a strong sense of pacing, and he’s assembled a group of partners who are clearly greater than the sum of their parts. The result is a very human, very intimate, and very friendly record — one I listened to long after the review notes were completed, and will continue listening to long after this issue is online.”Prof. Washboard and his bandmates are proud of these recordings. A great deal of money and work went into making them. No Prof. W recordings are, or will be, on Spotify, YouTube, or other streaming platforms, where musicians are paid fractions of pennies. They are available only here and at live performances.Download an entire album for the price of a beer — or half a beer in one of Prof. W's favorite places, Norway. Enjoy!!!
