Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 4 (1944)

Performer: Leadbelly
Artist: Sonny Terry; Woody Guthrie
Producer: Johnny Parth (Compilation)
Distributor: Allegro Corporation (Dist

Notes: Personnel includes: Leadbelly (vocals, guitar, concertina, piano); Woody Guthrie (guitar); Paul Mason (zither); Sonny Terry (harmonica). Recorded in New York, New York between May and July, 1944 and in Los Angeles, California between October 4-27, 1944. Includes liner notes by Ken Romanowski. Digitally remastered by Gerhard Wessely (Soundborn Studios). Covering Leadbelly's recordings from May through October 1944, this volume of his complete recorded works brings together 29 tracks recorded in New York and Hollywood and originally issued on the Stinson, Asch, Folkways, and Capitol labels. Highlights include "Easy Rider," "Jim Crow Blues," "Julianna Johnson," "Ella Speed," "Rock Island Line," "Goodnight Irene," and a rare outing on piano on "The Eagle Rocks." ~ Cub Koda

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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