Rollin’ and Tumblin’ with Eric, Cyndi and Muddy ….
) "Hey, look at this!" "What?" "Cyndi Lauper did a Blues Album." "Get out ... really?!" "Yep, and it got decent reviews. Want to get it?" "Oh yes, absolutely!" As we dug a little deeper, we noticed that Cyndi did a cover of one of my favorite blues songs "Rollin' and Tumblin'" This made the CD really interesting since Eric Clapton has done versions of this song for decades, and Muddy Waters ... well he did, too (or he wrote it - depending on who you believe) "Rollin' and Tumblin'" by "Hambone" Willie Newbern? So we organized a little contest between the three of them. Okay, not quite. We're pretty sure Muddy Waters will wipe the floor with both Mr. Clapton and Ms. Lauper. But in a situation like this, if either one of them don't embarrass themselves in front of the master, it is an achievement of sorts. And who knows? Perhaps we'll be surp...