Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter
Born: 23rd January 1888, Mooringsport, Louisiana
Died: 6th December 1949, New York City
Nationality: American
Huddie William Ledbetter better known by the stage name Lead Belly, was an American folk and blues singer notable for his strong vocals, virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the folk standards he introduced, including his renditions of "In the Pines", "Goodnight, Irene", "Midnight Special", "Cotton Fields", and "Boll Weevil".
Lead Belly usually played a twelve-string guitar, but he also played the piano, mandolin, harmonica, violin, and windjammer. In some of his recordings, he sang while clapping his hands or stomping his foot.
Lead Belly's songs covered a wide range of genres, including gospel music, blues, and folk music, as well as a number of topics, including women, liquor, prison life, racism, cowboys, work, sailors, cattle herding, and dancing. He also wrote songs about people in the news, such as Franklin D. Roosevelt, Adolf Hitler, Jean Harlow, Jack Johnson, the Scottsboro Boys and Howard Hughes.
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Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways, Vol. 2
Brownie McGhee (leadvocalist), Sonny Terry (leadvocalist), Warner Williams (leadvocalist), Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter (leadvocalist), Mary Lou Williams (piano), Nora Lee King (leadvocalist), Pink Anderson (leadvocalist), Little Brother Montgomery, Son House (leadvocalist), Roscoe Holcomb (leadvocalist), Roosevelt Sykes, Roosevelt Skyes (leadvocalist), David "Honeyboy" Edwards (leadvocalist), Lucinda Williams (leadvocalist), Thomas "Barrelhouse Buck" McFarland, Edith Johnson, Henry Brown, Edith North Johnson (leadvocalist), Big Bill Broonzy (leadvocalist), Cat-Iron, Cat Iron (leadvocalist), Shortstuff Macon (leadvocalist), Barbara Dane (leadvocalist), Lightnin' Hopkins (leadvocalist), Memphis Slim (leadvocalist), Josh White (leadvocalist), The Chambers Brothers
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Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter (guitar)
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