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Artist Overview
The embodiment of the link between folk and blues, Lousiana-born Leadbelly (Huddie Ledbetter) possessed a powerful voice and the creative fervor to fashion his observations and heartfelt passions into riveting songs. An itinerant singer/guitarist, he performed in between working odd jobs and spending time in prison for his violent outbursts. Twice he gained pardon from long prison sentences with his songs. After Leadbelly's second pardon, in 1934, the recordings folklorist Alan Lomax made of him brought the singer national success. Whether conscious of his influence or not, nearly all folk and blues singers can trace their musical lineage back to him. He's responsible for many songs that have become part of America's cultural heritage.

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Masterworks - CD
Leadbelly
Release Date: 03/04/2008
MASTERWORKS is an apt title for this collection, as it features some of the finest work from one of America's most distinctive musical... [ 1063134_CD ]
 
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Important Recordings 1934-1949 [Box] - CD
Leadbelly
Release Date: 04/25/2006
Despite its sensational cover art, which plays up the American folk legend's time served in jail, this U.K. four-CD box set is a... [ 776016_CD ]
 
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Midnight Special [Rounder] - CD
Leadbelly
Release Date: 11/12/1991
Library of Congress recordings from the early 1930's, some recorded in Angola Penitentiary. Includes liner notes by Kip Lornell. This... [ 118876_CD ]
 
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Absolutely The Best - CD
Leadbelly
Release Date: 10/03/2000
Includes liner notes by Bill Dahl. Digitally remastered by Jesse Fishman (Secret Sound Studios, Los Angeles, California). Leadbelly... [ 390163_CD ]
 
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Bourgeois Blues: Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 2 - CD
Leadbelly
Release Date: 03/18/1997
Personnel: Leadbelly (vocals, guitar, accordion); Brownie McGhee, Cisco Houston (vocals, guitar); Woody Guthrie (vocals, mandolin);... [ 250417_CD ]
 
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Where Did You Sleep Last Night: Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 1 [PA] - Vinyl
Leadbelly
Release Date: 02/10/2009
WHERE DID YOU SLEEP LAST NIGHT? is, in part, a reissue of the first two volumes (Folkways 2004 and 2014) of the four-volume set... [ 1059639_VY ]
 
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Where Did You Sleep Last Night: Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 1 - CD
Leadbelly
Release Date: 02/20/1996
WHERE DID YOU SLEEP LAST NIGHT? is, in part, a reissue of the first two volumes (Folkways 2004 and 2014) of the four-volume set... [ 215260_CD ]
 
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Leadbelly's Last Sessions [Box] - CD
Leadbelly
Release Date: 09/20/1994
Personnel includes: Leadbelly (vocals, acoustic guitar). Recorded between September and November, 1948. Originally released on Folkways... [ 174466_CD ]
 
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The Definitive Leadbelly [Box] [PA] - CD
Leadbelly
Release Date: 03/04/2008
"Definitive" is a mighty claim when it comes to an artist of Leadbelly's stature, but the three-disc DEFINITIVE LEADBELLY box lives up... [ 1047360_CD ]
 
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Last Sessions, Vol. 2 - CD
Leadbelly
Release Date: 06/20/2006
The Great Depression, ironically, signaled the end of the blues boom of the 1920s. Tastes changed, and even superstars like Bessie Smith... [ 902688_CD ]
 
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Memorial, Vol. 1-2 - CD
Leadbelly
Release Date: 03/14/2006
Includes liner notes by Kenneth S. Goldstein. This is part of Collectables Stinson Collectors Series. During the collegiate folk and... [ 232298_CD ]
 
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Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1940-1943) - CD
Leadbelly
Release Date: 09/01/2000
Personnel: Leadbelly (vocals, guitar); William Langford, Henry Owens, Arlandus Wilson, Willie Johnson (vocals); Sonny Terry... [ 535507_CD ]
 
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Goodnight Irene: The Best Of [Digipak] - CD
Leadbelly
Release Date: 05/31/2005
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The Tradition Masters - CD
Leadbelly
Release Date: 09/03/2002
Personnel: Lead Belly (vocals, 12-string guitar, accordion, piano); Josh White (guitar, background vocals); Sonny Terry (harmonica,... [ 461764_CD ]
 
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Last Session, Vol. 3 - CD
Leadbelly
Release Date: 07/18/2006
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The Legend of Leadbelly: The Tradition Years - CD
Leadbelly
Release Date: 05/23/2006
Leadbelly's official discography is pretty confusing, a mixture of live radio shows, field recordings for Alan Lomax, one-off studio... [ 857208_CD ]
 
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Collector's Edition [Remaster] - CD
Leadbelly
Release Date: 01/10/2006
Personnel: Leadbelly (vocals, acoustic guitar). Liner Note Author: Bill Dahl. This two-disc set gives a fully satisfying dose of the... [ 678874_CD ]
 
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Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen, Vol. 5 - CD
Leadbelly
Release Date: 03/29/1994
Includes liner notes by Dr. Kip Lornell. Digitally remastered by Roger Siebel (SAE). This is the fifth volume in the series of... [ 118877_CD ]
 
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In The Shadow Of The Gallows Pole - CD
Leadbelly
Release Date: 04/30/1996
Also available in a 3-pack with Woody Guthrie's EARLY MASTERS and Odetta's AT THE GATE OF THE HORN. Solo performer: Huddie "Leadbelly"... [ 222727_CD ]
 
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Collectables Classics [Box Set] [Box] - CD
Leadbelly
Release Date: 04/18/2006
Collectables four-disc Leadbelly box set includes the albums Bourgeois Blues, Golden Classics: Pt. 2 (Defense Blues), Memorial, Vol. 1-2... [ 816309_CD ]
 
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