Hambone Willie Newbern
Hambone Willie Newbern (1899 – 1965) was an American guitar-playing country… Read Full Bio ↴Hambone Willie Newbern (1899 – 1965) was an American guitar-playing country blues musician. His home community was in the Brownsville, Tennessee area along Tennessee State Route 19. He was reported to have played with Yank Rachell and Sleepy John Estes (from whom most of our knowledge of Hambone was gained) in the 1920s and 1930s. He recorded one of the earliest known versions of the blues standard "Rollin' and Tumblin'" in 1929. He only recorded six tracks in total, which also included, "She Could Toodle-Oo" and "Hambone Willie's Dreamy-Eyed Woman's Blues."
Newbern was a hot-tempered man. He died in 1965.
Newbern was a hot-tempered man. He died in 1965.
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Roll and Tumble Blues And I rolled and I tumbled and I cried the…
Shelby County Workhouse Blues I left old Memphis Tennessee, on my way back to…