Hambone Willie Newbern

Hambone Willie Newbern
Little is known about blues songster Hambone Willie Newbern; a mere half-dozen sides comprise the sum of his recorded legacy, but among those six is the first-ever rendition of the immortal Delta classic "Roll and Tumble Blues." Reportedly born in 1899, he first began to make a name for himself in the Brownsville, TN area, where he played country dances and fish fries in the company of Yank Rachell; later, on the Mississippi medicine show circuit, he mentored Sleepy John Estes (from whom most...
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Hambone Willie Newbern Greatest Songsters: Complete Works (1927-1929)
Greatest Songsters: Complete Works (1927-1929) - Hambone Willie Newbern
By: Hambone Willie Newbern
Credited Role:Main Performer
Song List: Listen to Songs by Newbern, Hambone Willie James Alley Blues, Never Let The Same Bee Sting You Twice, ...
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20th Century Blues [Catfish] - Various Artists
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Credited Role:Vocals
Song List: Listen to Songs by 20th Century Blues Down Hearted Blues, Worried Mama Blues, Weeping Willow Blue...
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