Goodnight Irene: The Best Of [Digipak]Leadbelly
Release Date: 05/31/2005
Original Release:
2005
# of Discs:
1
J&R Item # 590248_CD
UPC # 881162804022
Label: Master Classics
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Disc: 1
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Performer: Leadbelly
Distributor: E1 Distribution (USA)
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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