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- Real Name: Huddie William Ledbetter
- Nickname: Leadbelly or Lead Belly
- Life: January 23, 1888 - December 6, 1949
- Place of Birth: Mooringsport, Louisiana
- Was discovered while in prison, by musicologists John and Alan Lomax
- Nickname was given to him in prison as a play on his last name "Ledbetter"
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Leadbelly was a popular singer, songwriter and guitarist born in 1888. He is remembered as a musical giant of the 20th Century. Many of his compositions and adaptations would later become part of the canon of American standards, including "Goodnight Irene" and "Rock Island Line." Perhaps because he was African-American, and a contemporary of many Blues greats, Leadbelly is often categorized as a Blues artist, but his work was much more diverse, and is more accurately described as folk. His songs have been covered by numerous other artists, including Nirvana, whose 1994 release Unplugged in New York, repopularized the Leadbelly tune "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?"
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Leadbelly Questions
78 rpm,3 record album,Songs by lead belly A343 Good morning Blues,How Long,Irene,Ain't you glad,On a monday and John Henry. What year? 1 AnswerLead Belly recorded these for Asch Recordings (Asch Records) in 1943. Moses (Moe) Asch went on to found Disc Records and Folkways. http://rateyourmusic.com/... read more -
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