Rollin & Tumblin was recorded in 1929 by Willie Hambone Newbern. many artists have covered and changed it robert johnson even made it into a new song called “if i had possession over judgement day” he is one of my favorites so i blended his song into this one. just one verse but ooo it’s a good one. this performance is from king biscuit blues festival in helena, AR – 2019
from wikipedia: “Rollin’ and Tumblin'” (or “Roll and Tumble Blues”) is a blues song first recorded by American singer/guitarist Hambone Willie Newbern in 1929.[1] Called a “great Delta blues classic”, it has been interpreted by hundreds of Delta and Chicago blues artists, including well-known recordings by Muddy Waters.[2] “Rollin’ and Tumblin'” has also been refashioned by a variety of rock-oriented artists. Other bluesmen recorded their own versions—such as “If I Had Possession over Judgment Day” by Robert Johnson in 1936,[6] “Brownsville Blues” and “The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair” by Sleepy John Estes, “Goin’ Back to Memphis” by Sunnyland Slim, “Banty Blues” by Charley Patton, “Dough Roller Blues” by Garfield Akers and “Rollin’ Blues” by John Lee Hooker. The best-known version is Muddy Waters’ “Rollin’ and Tumblin'”, with Ernest “Big” Crawford on bass, for the Chess brothers’ Aristocrat label in 1950. Leonard Chess insisted that Waters record the song less than a month after Waters had recorded a version for the rival Parkway label, featuring his bandmates Little Walter and Baby Face Leroy Foster.[7] The Parkway label credits the Baby Face Leroy Trio, with vocals by Leroy, and Muddy Waters as the songwriter. Elmore James recorded a different arrangement of the song in 1960, with himself credited as author.