Hambone Willie Newbern

Hambone Willie Newbern

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About Hambone Willie Newbern

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

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Roll and Tumble Blues

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2

Shelby County Workhouse Blues

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3

Roll & Tumble Blues

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Roll and Tumble Blues - 1929 Version

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5

Roll And Tumble Blues (1929)

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6

Way Down In Arkansas

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7

She Could Toodle-Oo

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8

Nobody Knows (What The Good Deacon Does)

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9

Way Down in Arakansas

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10

Hambone Willie's Dreamy-Eyed Woman's Blues

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