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Lead Belly (20 Jan 1888 - 06 Dec 1949)

Male Person - United States

Releases (123)

Official

Album - Live

  1. Private Party: Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 21, 1948 2000

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)
  6. Goodnight Irene 22 Apr 2008 (as Huddie Leadbelly)
  7. The Essential Recordings 2018
  8. Classics in Jazz (as Leadbelly)
  9. Masterworks

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
  42. The Remaining Library of Congress Recordings: Volume 4 (1935-1938) 1997
  43. The Remaining Library of Congress Recordings: Volume 5 (1938-1942) 1997
  44. Shout On: Lead Belly Legacy, Volume 3 17 Mar 1998
  45. Midnight Special 1998
  46. Bridging Lead Belly 26 Oct 1999
  47. Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order: Volume 7, 1947–1949 1999
  48. Leadbelly Sings for Children 1999
  49. Absolutely the Best 03 Oct 2000
  50. The Best of 2000
  51. The Essential Leadbelly 2001
  52. The Tradition Masters 01 Apr 2002
  53. Complete Blues: The Definitive Leadbelly 21 May 2002
  54. You Don't Know My Mind 2002
  55. The Best of Leadbelly 18 Mar 2003
  56. When the Sun Goes Down, Volume 5: Take This Hammer 05 May 2003
  57. Easy Rider Blues 21 Oct 2003
  58. The Blues: Bourgeois Blues 1933–1946 2003
  59. Absolutely the Best, Volume 2 – In Concert 2003
  60. Blues & Folk Singer: Sagablues, Volume 1 23 Aug 2004
  61. Black Betty 2004
  62. Complete Blues: Take This Hammer 2004
  63. Kings of the Blues: Leadbelly 2004
  64. Leadbelly - the Blues Collection 15 Sep 2005
  65. Midnight Special 2005
  66. Goodnight Irene: The Best of Leadbelly 2005
  67. Bluesman - Collector's Edition 2005
  68. Important Recordings 1934 - 1949 20 Mar 2006
  69. New Orleans 24 Oct 2006
  70. The Legend of Leadbelly 2006
  71. Lead Belly 2006
  72. Lead Belly 2006
  73. 1934/1947 2006
  74. Outlaw Blues - The Very Best Of 2007
  75. Diggin' My Potatoes 2007
  76. The Definitive Lead Belly 2008
  77. The Definitive Leadbelly 2009
  78. The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Leadbelly 09 Oct 2010
  79. The Smithsonian Folkways Collection 24 Feb 2015
  80. American Epic: The Best of Lead Belly 12 May 2017
  81. The Blues
  82. The Legend of Leadbelly—Goodnight Irene
  83. Early Leadbelly 1935 - 1940 (as Leadbelly)
  84. The Immortal Leadbelly
  85. Good Morning Blues
  86. The Leadbelly Collection
  87. Lead Belly Road: The Blues District
  88. King of the Twelve String: Midnight Special

Single

  1. Four Day Worry Blues / New Black Snake Moan 1935
  2. The Boll Weevil / De Kalb Blues 01 Apr 1939
  3. The Gallis Pole / The Bourgeois Blues 1939
  4. Alberta / T.B. Blues Nov 1940 (as Huddie Leadbelly)
  5. Easy Rider / Worried Blues Nov 1940 (as Huddie Leadbelly)
  6. The Midnight Special / Ham an' Eggs Jan 1941
  7. Pick a Bale of Cotton / Alabama Bound Jan 1941
  8. Grey Goose / Stew Ball Jan 1941
  9. The Red Cross Store Blues / Roberta May 1941
  10. New York City / You Can't Lose Me, Cholly Jun 1941
  11. Good Morning Blues / Leaving Blues Jul 1941
  12. Rock Island Line / Ol' Riley 1942
  13. (Goodnight) Irene / Ain't You Glad 1943
  14. Rock Island Line / Eagle Eye Rag 1944 (as Leadbelly)
  15. John Hardy / Roberta 1944

Other - Live

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