Note on "Rollin' and Tumblin'" from Bob Dylan's "Modern Times"

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I listened on headphones to his version at the store. Though the words are different, the instrumental arrangement seems to owe quite a bit to R.L. Burnside's version on Mr. Wizard. I imagine we can go much further back than that, though, but I am no blues history maven.

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1. Oh, funny. The Amazon review says that Dylan claims writing credit

for the song.

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2. If I had a minute, I'd go back and hear the Yardbirds and Muddy Waters

versions.

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3. In the correct context, it's best to refer to it as an homage or tribute.

After all, this is Dylan we're talkin 'bout. Not Jimmy Page.