Leadbelly

Leadbelly

Leadbelly

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Good Morning Blues
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Black Betty (Future Blues Mix)
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C.C. Rider
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Where Did You Sleep Last Night
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John Hardy

Albums

  • Good Night Irene

    Jul 2019 • 1 song

  • Blues & Folksongs

    Jan 2019 • 25 songs

  • Good Morning Blues

    Dec 2018 • 8 songs

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Leadbelly

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Huddie Ledbetter, known as Lead Belly, was a unique figure in the American popular music of the 20th century. Ultimately, he was best remembered for a body of songs that he discovered, adapted, or wrote, including "Goodnight, Irene," "Rock Island Line," "The Midnight Special," and "Cotton Fields." But he was also an early example of a folksinger whose background had brought him into direct contact with the oral tradition by which folk music was handed down, a tradition that, by the early years of the century, already included elements of commercial popular music. Because he wa...
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