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Rock Island Line by Lead Belly

First released: 1989, Length: 2:36

Creators (8)

Instruments

  1. [unknown] (15 Feb 1945) percussion, tenor saxophone, clarinet, piano, trumpet
  2. Lead Belly (15 Feb 1945) guitar, guitar
  3. Lead Belly (15 Jun 1940) guitar, guitar

Vocals

  1. [unknown] (15 Feb 1945) background vocals
  2. Lead Belly (15 Jun 1940)
  3. Lead Belly (15 Feb 1945)
  4. The Golden Gate Quartet guest
  5. The Golden Gate Quartet (15 Jun 1940) guest

Works (2)

Recording Of

  1. Rock Island Line (15 Feb 1945) cover

    Composer

    1. Lead Belly
    2. Lead Belly

    Lyricist

    1. Lead Belly
    2. Lead Belly
  2. Rock Island Line (1948)

    Composer

    1. Lead Belly
    2. Lead Belly

    Lyricist

    1. Lead Belly
    2. Lead Belly

Releases containing this recording (26)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Alabama Bound 1989 Lead Belly
  2. Alabama Bound 25 Oct 1990 Lead Belly
  3. Alabama Bound 25 Oct 1990 Lead Belly
  4. Irene Goodnight Nov 1993 Lead Belly
  5. The Very Best of Leadbelly 31 Dec 1993 Lead Belly
  6. Complete Recorded Works 1939–1947 in Chronological Order: Volume 5, 27 October 1944 to October 1946 1994 Lead Belly
  7. The Blues Collection: Leadbelly, Midnight Special 1994 Lead Belly
  8. Midnight Special 1998 Lead Belly
  9. Complete Blues: The Definitive Leadbelly 21 May 2002 Lead Belly
  10. The Definitive Leadbelly 2002 Lead Belly
  11. When the Sun Goes Down, Volume 5: Take This Hammer 05 May 2003 Lead Belly
  12. Blues & Folk Singer: Sagablues, Volume 1 23 Aug 2004 Lead Belly
  13. Kings of the Blues: Leadbelly 2004 Lead Belly
  14. Complete Blues: Take This Hammer 2004 Lead Belly
  15. The Definitive Leadbelly 2005 Lead Belly
  16. Important Recordings 1934 - 1949 20 Mar 2006 Lead Belly
  17. Diggin' My Potatoes 2007 Lead Belly
  18. Legends of the Blues, Volume 1 02 May 2008 Various Artists
  19. The Definitive Lead Belly 2008 Lead Belly
  20. The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Leadbelly 09 Oct 2010 Lead Belly
  21. The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Leadbelly 24 Sep 2012 Lead Belly
  22. The Only Folk Collection You'll Ever Need 09 Dec 2014 Various Artists
  23. Delta Blues: Milestones of Legends 2017 Various Artists
  24. The Blues Lead Belly

Bootleg

Other - Compilation

  1. Nublomenaje a Johnny Cash 21 Jul 2011 Various Artists