Rollin' and Tumblin'

1929

Rollin 'and Tumblin ' (originally Roll and Tumble Blues ) is a blues song that was written by Hambone Willie Newbern and recorded by this the first time in 1929. He has been through numerous cover versions within, but also especially outside of the blues genre to become a classic and standard. During the British invasion, or of the British blues-rock explosion of the 1960s, he was played by many rock - oriented bands like Cream and Canned Heat live and in the studio.

Origins

The original version of the piece was recorded in 1929 by Hambone Willie Newbern as Roll and Tumble Blues. The recording took place at Okeh Records on March 14, 1929. The song seems to find its origin at Minglewood Blues by Gus Cannon.

Newberns original version is a Blue Song in A with a standard rhyme scheme. The lyrics are about a broken love affair. The song is one of only six songs recorded from Newbern, all of which were recorded a session in March 1929 in this. Roll and Tumble Blues was so well received that he was accepted at that time by many Delta blues musicians in their repertoire.

Resonance in the blues music

The song was not only was covered by many blues musicians, but also edited, so many musicians of the time presented their " own version " of the song. One of the most famous "children" Rollin ' and Tumblin ' is If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day by Robert Johnson, which was obviously inspired and influenced by Rollin 'and Tumblin '. Sleepy John Estes adapted Newberns song with Brownsville Blues and The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair twice. Also, Sunnyland Slim ( Goin 'Back to Memphis ), Charley Patton ( Bantry Blues ) John Lee Hooker ( Rollin ' Blues ), Willie Dixon ( Down in the Bottom, taken by Howlin ' Wolf) and Johnny Shines ( Red Sun ) were purchased from the piece to own songs stimulated.

The actual song Rollin 'and Tumblin ' was mainly through two versions of Muddy Waters popularized in the 1950s, who recorded the piece in just one month for two labels ( Aristocrat and Parkway ) with different Begleitmusiekrn. The Parkway - version contains, inter alia, Little Walter and Leroy Foster.

Rollin 'and Tumblin ' as a standard piece in Blue Rock

In the early 1960s, first mixed British bands like Cream and Canned Heat Blues intensively with the new rock'n'roll. One of the biggest idols of these bands was Muddy Waters, the icon of the Chicago blues. The bands were Waters ' versions of Rollin 'and Tumblin ' well known and the song suited well for a mixture with rock music due to its fast rhythm. Again, inspired by the versions of Cream and Canned Heat took rock -oriented bands like the Grateful Dead on the piece as well.

In 2006, the piece the subject of a controversy when Bob Dylan recorded for his album Modern Times and claimed authorship of the song itself was. Because he, inter alia, in other songs on the album passages from song lyrics or even just poems of other authors had included in his lyrics without mentioning the original source, Dylan was accused of plagiarism. Indeed, similar to Dylan's arrangement of Rollin 'and Tumblin ' very the versions of Muddy Waters, but Dylan introduces a completely new text. In fact, you can include Dylan's version of the songs mentioned above, who were influenced by Rollin 'and Tumblin ', but not necessarily directly represent the cover. The difference about Red Sun by Johnny Shines is the greatest part is that Dylan retained the original title.