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Lead Belly (20 Jan 1888 - 06 Dec 1949)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (3)

Releases (123)

Official

Album

  1. Negro Sinful Songs 1939
  2. Negroe Folksongs Sung by Lead Belly 1946 (as Leadbelly)
  3. Easy Rider: Leadbelly Legacy Volume Four 1953
  4. Take This Hammer Sep 1965 (as Leadbelly)
  5. Leadbelly 1973 (as Leadbelly)
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Album - Compilation

  1. Rock Island Line: Huddie Ledbetter Memorial Album, Volume 2 1953
  2. Leadbelly 1970
  3. The Leadbelly Collection: 20 Blues Greats 1986
  4. Huddie Ledbetter's Best 17 May 1989
  5. The Leadbelly Story 1989
  6. Alabama Bound 1989
  7. 16 Greatest Songs 1990
  8. Leadbelly Sings Folk Songs 1990
  9. King of the 12-String Guitar 10 Sep 1991
  10. Midnight Special: The Library of Congress Recordings, Volume 1 1991
  11. Let It Shine on Me: Library of Congress Recordings, Volume 3 1991
  12. Gwine Dig a Hole to Put the Devil In: The Library of Congress Recordings, Volume 2 1991
  13. The House of the Rising Sun 1992
  14. Irene Goodnight Nov 1993
  15. The Very Best of Leadbelly 31 Dec 1993
  16. Goodnight Irene 1993
  17. Storyteller Blues 17 Jan 1994
  18. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen: The Library of Congress Recordings, Volume 5 28 Mar 1994
  19. Go Down Old Hannah: The Library of Congress Recordings, Volume 6 28 Mar 1994
  20. The Titanic: Library of Congress Recordings, Volume 4 28 Mar 1994
  21. Bourgeois Blues: Golden Classics, Part One 30 Aug 1994
  22. Lead Belly's Last Sessions 25 Sep 1994
  23. The Blues Collection: Leadbelly, Midnight Special 1994
  24. Complete Recorded Works 1939–1947 in Chronological Order: Volume 3, October 1943 to 25 April 1944 1994
  25. Complete Recorded Works 1939–1947 in Chronological Order: Volume 4, May to October 1944 1994
  26. Complete Recorded Works 1939–1947 in Chronological Order: Volume 5, 27 October 1944 to October 1946 1994
  27. Complete Recorded Works 1939–1947 in Chronological Order: Volume 1, 1 April 1939 to 15 June 1940 1994
  28. Complete Recorded Works 1939–1947 in Chronological Order: Volume 2, 17 June 1940 to Mid ’43 1994
  29. Nothing but the Blues: Death Letter Blues 1994
  30. Leadbelly Memorial, Volumes 1 & 2 28 Feb 1995
  31. The Legendary Masters Series 1995
  32. Good Morning Blues 1995
  33. Goodnight Irene 06 Feb 1996
  34. Where Did You Sleep Last Night: Lead Belly Legacy, Volume 1 20 Feb 1996
  35. Easy Rider 1996
  36. In the Shadow of the Gallows Pole 1996
  37. Bourgeois Blues: Lead Belly Legacy, Volume 2 18 Mar 1997
  38. Complete Recorded Works 1939–1947 in Chronological Order: Volume 6, 1947 1997
  39. The Remaining ARC and Library of Congress Recordings, Volume 1, 1934-1935 1997
  40. The Remaining Library of Congress Recordings: Volume 2 (1935) 1997
  41. The Remaining Library of Congress Recordings: Volume 3 (1935) 1997
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Other - Live

  1. Live: New York 1947 & Austin, Texas 1949 07 Sep 2004
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Relationships (1)

Married

  1. Martha Promise Ledbetter (Feb 1935 - 06 Dec 1949)

Recordings by (1,111)

  1. Four Day Worry Blues 3:08 (1935)
  2. New Black Snake Moan 3:10 (1935)
  3. De Kalb Blues 3:05 (01 Apr 1939)
  4. The Boll Weevil 3:09 (01 Apr 1939)
  5. Gallis Pole 2:47 (1939)
  6. Frankie and Albert (First Half) 2:55 (1939)
  7. Looky, Looky, Yonder / Black Betty / Yallow Women's Door Bells 3:06 (1939)
  8. Frankie and Albert (Completion) 3:12 (1939)
  9. Ain't Goin' Down to the Well No Mo' / Go Down Old Hannah 3:19 (1939)
  10. Poor Howard / Green Corn 3:23 (1939)
  11. Fannin Street 2:49 (1939)
  12. The Gallis Pole 3:09 (1939)
  13. The Bourgeois Blues 3:22 (1939)
  14. Alberta 3:07 (Nov 1940)
  15. T.B. Blues ?:?? (Nov 1940)
  16. Worried Blues ?:?? (Nov 1940)
  17. Easy Rider ?:?? (Nov 1940)
  18. Pick a Bale of Cotton ?:?? (Jan 1941)
  19. The Midnight Special ?:?? (Jan 1941)
  20. Ham an' Eggs ?:?? (Jan 1941)
  21. Grey Goose ?:?? (Jan 1941)
  22. Stew Ball ?:?? (Jan 1941)
  23. The Red Cross Store Blues ?:?? (May 1941)
  24. Roberta 3:09 (May 1941)
  25. New York City ?:?? (Jun 1941)
  26. You Can't Lose Me, Cholly ?:?? (Jun 1941)
  27. Good Morning Blues 2:50 (Jul 1941)
  28. Leaving Blues ?:?? (Jul 1941)
  29. I'm On My Last Go-Round ?:?? (Apr 1942)
  30. Rock Island Line 2:52 (1942)
  31. Ol' Riley ?:?? (1942)
  32. (Goodnight) Irene ?:?? (1943)
  33. Ain't You Glad 2:03 (1943)
  34. John Hardy 3:13 (1944)
  35. (Black Gal) Where Did You Sleep Last Night? ?:?? (1944)
  36. In New Orleans ?:?? (1944)
  37. Rock Island Line 2:51 (1944)
  38. Eagle Rock Rag 2:47 (1944)
  39. Eagle Rock Rag 2:43 (1945)
  40. Bring Me Li'l Water Silvy ?:?? (1946)
  41. Julie Ann Johnson ?:?? (1946)
  42. Line 'Em ?:?? (1946)
  43. Whoa, Back, Buck! ?:?? (1946)
  44. Meeting at the Building ?:?? (1946)
  45. Talking, Preaching ?:?? (1946)
  46. We Shall Walk Through the Valley ?:?? (1946)
  47. Fiddler's Dram ?:?? (1946)
  48. Yellow Girl ?:?? (1946)
  49. Green Corn ?:?? (1946)
  50. Cow Cow Yicky Yicky Yea ?:?? (1946)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Four Day Worry Blues 3:08 Lead Belly (1935) guitar
  2. New Black Snake Moan 3:10 Lead Belly (1935) guitar
  3. Alabama Bound 3:05 Lead Belly with The Golden Gate Quartet (Jan 1941) guitar
  4. We Shall Be Free 3:02 Woody Guthrie (1962) guitar
  5. Don't Lie Buddy 2:20 Lead Belly and Josh White (1966) 12 string guitar
  6. How Long Blues 2:11 Lead Belly (1966) guitar
  7. Match Box Blues 3:03 Lead Belly (1970) guitar
  8. Alberta 3:10 Lead Belly (1970) guitar, guitar
  9. Baby Don’t You Love Me No More 2:53 Lead Belly (1970) guitar
  10. Bull Cow 2:44 Lead Belly (1970) guitar
  11. Ella Speed 2:46 Lead Belly (17 May 1989) acoustic guitar
  12. Whoa Back, Buck 3:08 Lead Belly & The Golden Gate Quartet (1989) guitar
  13. Red Cross Store Blues 3:08 Lead Belly (1989) guitar
  14. Stewball 3:02 Lead Belly & The Golden Gate Quartet (1989) guitar
  15. Can’t You Line ’em 2:56 Lead Belly & The Golden Gate Quartet (1989) guitar
  16. I'm on My Last Go Round 3:11 Lead Belly (1989) guitar
  17. Pick a Bale of Cotton 3:04 Lead Belly & The Golden Gate Quartet (1989) guitar
  18. Midnight Special 3:06 Lead Belly & The Golden Gate Quartet (1989) guitar
  19. You Can’t Lose-a-Me Cholly 3:06 Lead Belly (1989) guitar
  20. Packin’ Trunk Blues 2:55 Lead Belly (1990) guitar
  21. Roberta, Part I 3:02 Lead Belly (10 Sep 1991) guitar
  22. Roberta, Part II 3:06 Lead Belly (10 Sep 1991) guitar
  23. You Don’t Know My Mind 3:05 Lead Belly (10 Sep 1991) guitar
  24. Yellow Jacket 2:55 Lead Belly (10 Sep 1991) guitar
  25. Ox Drivin’ Blues 2:56 Lead Belly (10 Sep 1991) guitar
  26. Packin' Trunk 2:58 Lead Belly (10 Sep 1991) guitar

Vocals

  1. Four Day Worry Blues 3:08 Lead Belly (1935) lead vocals
  2. New Black Snake Moan 3:10 Lead Belly (1935) lead vocals
  3. Alabama Bound 3:05 Lead Belly with The Golden Gate Quartet (Jan 1941)
  4. We Shall Be Free 3:02 Woody Guthrie (1962)
  5. Don't Lie Buddy 2:20 Lead Belly and Josh White (1966) background vocals
  6. How Long Blues 2:11 Lead Belly (1966)
  7. Alberta 3:10 Lead Belly (1970) lead vocals, lead vocals
  8. Baby Don’t You Love Me No More 2:53 Lead Belly (1970) lead vocals
  9. Match Box Blues 3:03 Lead Belly (1970) lead vocals
  10. Bull Cow 2:44 Lead Belly (1970) lead vocals
  11. Pick a Bale of Cotton 3:04 Lead Belly & The Golden Gate Quartet (1989)
  12. Midnight Special 3:06 Lead Belly & The Golden Gate Quartet (1989)
  13. Red Cross Store Blues 3:08 Lead Belly (1989)
  14. Can’t You Line ’em 2:56 Lead Belly & The Golden Gate Quartet (1989)
  15. I'm on My Last Go Round 3:11 Lead Belly (1989)
  16. Whoa Back, Buck 3:08 Lead Belly & The Golden Gate Quartet (1989)
  17. You Can’t Lose-a-Me Cholly 3:06 Lead Belly (1989)
  18. Stewball 3:02 Lead Belly & The Golden Gate Quartet (1989)
  19. Packin’ Trunk Blues 2:55 Lead Belly (1990)
  20. Roberta, Part II 3:06 Lead Belly (10 Sep 1991) lead vocals
  21. You Don’t Know My Mind 3:05 Lead Belly (10 Sep 1991) lead vocals
  22. TB Woman Blues 3:11 Lead Belly (10 Sep 1991) lead vocals
  23. Honey, I'm All Out and Down 3:13 Lead Belly (10 Sep 1991) lead vocals
  24. My Baby Quit Me 2:54 Lead Belly (10 Sep 1991) lead vocals

Credited as (61)

  1. Lead Belly
  2. Lead Belly & Woody Guthrie
  3. Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, Sonny Terry & Lead Belly
  4. Lead Belly & The Golden Gate Quartet
  5. Lead Belly and Josh White
  6. Lead Belly, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
  7. Lead Belly & Sonny Terry
  8. Leadbelly
  9. Lead Belly with The Golden Gate Quartet
  10. Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter)
  11. Lead Belly with Josh White
  12. Lead Belly and The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet
  13. Bunk Johnson & Lead Belly
  14. Lead Belly & Big Bill Broonzy
  15. Lead Belly & Josh White
  16. Lead Belly feat. Sonny Terry
  17. Lead Belly feat. Josh White
  18. Lead Belly with Sonny Terry
  19. Leadbelly with Sonny Terry
  20. Leadbelly & Sonny Terry
  21. Lead Belly, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee
  22. Leadbelly and The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet
  23. Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly & Pete Seeger
  24. Lead Belly / The Hot Lips Page Trio
  25. Huddie Ledbetter
  26. Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter
  27. Huddie William Ledbetter
  28. Lead Belly feat. Anne Graham
  29. Lead Belly feat. Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
  30. Huddie Leadbelly
  31. Leadbelly with Josh White
  32. Woody Guthrie feat. Leadbelly & Cisco Houston
  33. Huddie Ledbetter (Lead Belly)
  34. Lead Belly, Big Joe Williams, Robert Johnson, Kokomo Arnold
  35. Lead Belly & Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
  36. Leadbelly, Josh White, Big Bill Broonzy
  37. Leadbelly, Sonny Terry
  38. Leadbelly, Josh White
  39. Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter
  40. Lead Belly & Woody Guthrie feat. Cisco Houston & Sonny Terry
  41. Lead Belly / Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
  42. Woody Guthrie , Sonny Terry & Lead Belly
  43. Lead Belly And The The Golden Gate Quartet
  44. Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie & Leadbelly
  45. Lead Belly and The Golden Gate Quartet
  46. Leadbelly with Josh White and Sonny Terry
  47. Lead Belly featuring The Golden Gate Quartet
  48. Tom Russell with Lead Belly
  49. Lead Belly Accompanied By Sonny Terry
  50. Lead Belly with Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston
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Works (172)

Arranged

  1. If It Wasn't for Dicky
  2. Old Riley
  3. Where Did You Sleep Last Night
  4. John Henry
  5. Shout On
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Wrote

  1. Alberta (1935)
  2. Ain’t It a Shame
  3. Blind Lemon (Memorial Record)
  4. On a Monday
  5. The Boll Weevil
  6. Daddy I'm Coming Back to You
  7. Shorty George
  8. De Kalb Blues
  9. Poor Howard
  10. Go Down Old Hannah
  11. Sail On, Little Girl, Sail On
  12. Roberta
  13. I'm on My Last Go Round
  14. New York City
  15. Don't You Love Your Daddy No More
  16. You Can't Lose-A Me Cholly
  17. Can't You Line 'em
  18. Ham 'n Eggs
  19. Ha Ha This A-Way
  20. Little Sally Walker
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Composed

  1. We Shall Be Free
  2. Black Betty
  3. Cotton Fields
  4. Have a Drink on Me
  5. Keep Your Hands Off Her
  6. Fannin Street
  7. Leaving Blues
  8. Rock Island Line
  9. Ella Speed
  10. Der Galgen
  11. Down on the Street (Don't You Follow Me Down)
  12. Packing Trunk Blues
  13. L’enfant do
  14. Goodnight, Irene
  15. When I Was a Cowboy
  16. Adios Irene
  17. Hangman Jury additional
  18. Good Morning Blues
  19. My Girl
  20. Pig Meat Papa
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Lyrics

  1. Rock Island Line
  2. Pig Meat Papa
  3. Ella Speed
  4. Good Morning Blues
  5. Where Did You Sleep Last Night
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Links (26)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.leadbelly.org/
  2. http://www.12stringking.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n79-116019
  2. https://openlibrary.org/works/OL4696353A
  3. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-990099
  4. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79116019
  5. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w68s56cj
  6. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb138964320
  7. https://d-nb.info/gnd/119121972
  8. http://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/L/Leadbelly/
  9. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/lead_belly

Lyrics Page

  1. http://muzikum.eu/en/122-9836/lead-belly/lyrics.html

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/307307
  2. https://www.discogs.com/artist/313747

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000124390

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1199588/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/51875901

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q314310

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/3377

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/1339
  2. https://open.spotify.com/artist/3Ovf2lytXSXWFM2cwsJACC

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B000AQ3NBM
  2. https://itunes.apple.com/artist/id904302

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/429

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leadbelly2byGottliebcropped.jpg

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/ddcfbdcf-cf8d-4776-8a69-10f39376b5a2