Shakey Jake Woods always wanted to know if you were on the move.
- Brian Merlos
- People packed into Muehlig Funeral Chapel on Fourth Street yesterday to say farewell to Shakey Jake Woods, the street musician who lit up downtown Ann Arbor for decades. (CLIF READER/Daily)
And yesterday, after a memorial service for him at Muehlig Funeral Chapel, many of his fans and friends went on the move for him one last time.
After the service let out, about 30 people held an impromptu parade for the eccentric street musician, who died last week at age 82.
A performance by an accordion player and a man with a Playskool toy piano resulted in an impromptu parade. About 30 people chanted “Shakey Jake,” clapped and marched a winding path through downtown, passing some of his old haunts – Caf