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Artist: Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers
Author: Noah Lewis
Label: Victor
Year: 1928
His jug was an empty can of kerosine and the other members of his trio were Ashley Thompson (guitar) and author Noah Lewis (harmonica), Minglewood is a corruption of Noah's birthplace Mengelwood near Dyersburg, TN. There's always been a huge levee camp there, big enough for itinerant musicians to earn a few bucks, especially with a song about the place. The Jug Stompers were the oldest jug band from Memphis, older than the Memphis Jug Band. Gus Cannon was 44 when he cut this (See also: Walk Right In and Prison Wall Blues).
Covers:
Hambone Willie Newbern [as Roll And Tumble Blues]
Charley Patton [as It Won't Be Long and as Banty Rooster Blues]
Sleepy John Estes [as The Girl I Love She Got Long Curly Hair (see there)]
Noah Lewis's Jug Band [author as New Minglewood Blues]
Little Brother Montgomery [as Vicksburg Blues #2]
Robert Johnson [as If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day and in '37 as Traveling Riverside Blues]
Sonny Boy Williamson [John Lee; same melody as Lord Oh Lord Blues]
John Lee Hooker [as Decoration Day Blues and as Rollin' Blues]
Muddy Waters [as Rollin' And Tumblin'; first under alias Baby Face Lewis Trio with Little Walter and Leroy Foster, much against the Chess brothers' taste, who ordered a version of their own; used the melody again in Louisiana Blues (see there)]
Rufus Thomas [foundation Tiger Man]
Sunnyland Slim [as Going Back To Memphis]
Howlin' Wolf [as Forty Four (see: 44 Blues) and as New Minglewood Blues in '68]
Elmore James [as Rollin' And Tumblin']
Mississippi Fred McDowell [as I Rolled And I Tumbled]
Cream [als Rollin' And Tumblin']
Big Joe Williams [idem]
Johnny Shines [idem]
Yardbirds [as Drinking Muddy Water]
Capt. Beefheart [as Sure 'Nuff 'N Yes I Do (see also: 44 Blues)]
Canned Heat [as Rollin' And Tumblin']
Grateful Dead [as New, New Minglewood Blues]
Fleetwood Mac [as Rambling Pony]
Tony McPhee [idem]
Johnny Winter [idem]
Gentrys [idem]
Mississippi Fred McDowell [idem]
Memphis Slim [idem]
Neil Young [in Are You Ready For The Country]
Dr. Feelgood [as Rolling And Tumbling]
Waylon Jennings [in Are You Ready For The Country]
Blackfoot [idem]
Rainer & Das Combo [as If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day]
Slagerij Van Kampen [as Mosi Oa Tunya]
Jack You're Dead [as Rollin' And Tumblin]
Jim Suhler & Monkey Beat [in If I Could See The Future]
Lonnie Pitchford [as If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day]
Asylum Street Spankers [idem]
R.L. Burnside [as Rollin' And Tumblin']
Rory Block [as If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day]
John Sebastian & The J-Band [with Paul Rishell, Annie Raines and Geoff Muldaur on The Harry Smith Connection]
Gov't Mule [as If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day, hidden track on Life Before Insanity]
Jeff Beck feat. Imogen Heap [as Rolling And Tumbling]
Arno [as Rollin' And Tumblin']
Eric Clapton [as If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day]
Bob Dylan [as Rollin' And Tumblin' with own lyrics]
Dion [as If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day]
Joe Louis Walker [as Rollin' And Tumblin']
North Mississippi Allstars [idem]
Billy Gibbons [idem]
Rod Stewart [idem]
Some song cluster; this melody family migrated from the Delta through Memphis to Chicago and from there to everywhere.
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)