Leadbelly

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American folk and blues singer, musician, and songwriter notable for his strong vocals, virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the folk standards he introduced, including his renditions of "Goodnight, Irene", "Midnight Special", "Cotton Fields", and "Boll Weevil".
Born: January 23, 1888 in Mooringsport, Louisiana, USA
Died: December 6, 1949 in New York, NY, USA

Though many releases credit him as "Leadbelly", he himself wrote it as "Lead Belly", which is also the spelling on his tombstone.

Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 (Early Influence).
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.

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1

Where Did You Sleep Last Night?

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2

Where Did You Sleep Last Night

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3

Midnight Special

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4

Goodnight Irene

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5

Rock Island Line

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June 15, 1949

The University of Texas

Austin, Texas, United States

  • 1. Goodnight, Irene([traditional] cover)

  • 2. Rock Island Line([traditional] cover)

  • 3. Go Down Old Hannah([traditional] cover)

  • 4. Let Your Light Shine on Me([traditional] cover)

  • 5. What Can I Do to Change You Mind?

  • 6. Skip to My Lou([traditional] cover)

  • 7. Mary and Martha

  • 8. Scrambled Egg Song

  • 9. Whoa Back, Buck([traditional] cover)

  • 10. John Henry([traditional] cover)

  • 11. Back-Water Blues(Bessie Smith cover)

  • 12. Ella Louise

  • 13. I Don't Want No More of Army Life([traditional] cover)

  • 14. Relax Your Mind

  • 15. Goodnight, Irene([traditional] cover)

  • 16. The Old Ship of Zion([traditional] cover)

  • 17. I Will Be So Glad When I Get Home


November 21, 1948

Private Venue

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

  • 1.

  • 2.

  • 3. Jim Crow Blues

  • 4. Gallows Pole([traditional] cover)

  • 5. Samuel Hall([traditional] cover)

  • 6. Jean Harlow

  • 7. Ain't Goin' Down to the Well No More

  • 8. Mississippi River

  • 9. Fannin Street

  • 10. If It Wasn't for Dicky

  • 11. Old Black Crow

  • 12.

  • 13.

  • 14. John Henry([traditional] cover)

  • 15. Goodnight, Irene([traditional] cover)

  • 16. Grey Goose([traditional] cover)

  • 17. Ain't It a Shame to Go Fishin' on a Sunday([traditional] cover)

  • 18. Stewball([traditional] cover)

  • 19. The Bourgeois Blues

  • 20. Governor Pat Neff

  • 21. Governor O.K. Allen

  • 22.

  • 23. Lake Superior

  • 24. Mississippi River

  • 25. Down in Louisiana

  • 26. Goodnight, Irene([traditional] cover)


August 15, 1948

WNYC Radio

New York, New York, United States

  • 1. Goodnight, Irene([traditional] cover)

  • 2. If It Wasn't for Dicky

  • 3. The House of the Rising Sun([traditional] cover)

  • 4. Careless Love([traditional] cover)

  • 5. Hollywood and Vine

  • 6. Goodnight, Irene([traditional] cover)


August 1, 1948

WNYC Radio

New York, New York, United States

  • 1. Goodnight, Irene([traditional] cover)

  • 2. Back-Water Blues(Bessie Smith cover)

  • 3. The House of the Rising Sun([traditional] cover)

  • 4. Leaving Blues

  • 5. Hollywood and Vine

  • 6. Goodnight, Irene([traditional] cover)


March 12, 1948

Mandel Hall

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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