The Canote Brothers, Mark Rubin and W.B. Reid (The Bing Bang Boys) did Creole Belle on their "I'm Feeling Good" CD. The notes on the song are:

"Like many folks, we first heard this song from Mississippi John Hurt. Some years ago, W.B. discovered the complete version by Sidney and Lampe in Ann Charters' fine work, "The Ragtime Song Book." The quote from the 1900 sheet music says it all: "What is more livelier than a March, Jig, or Reel? Look at the fun you can have in the parlor, on the lawn, on the deck of a yacht, or the roof of a tenement."

MJH's version does not include all of the parts of the original. We could debate whether or not MJH improved the song...

-Greg