Leadbelly
Latest Release
- Leadbelly
- February 2018
- • 24 Songs
Top Songs
1 | Black Betty | ||
2 | Becky Deem, She Was A Gamblin' Girl (Album Version) | ||
3 | Looky, Looky, Yonder / Black Betty / Yellow Women's Doorbells | ||
4 | Midnight Special | ||
5 | Where Did You Sleep Last Night |
Albums
Dec 2017 25 songs
Jun 2017 11 songs
Nov 2015 10 songs
Popular On
- PYX 106 Albany's Classic Rock
About
Biography
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 ... Read more
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