Buy LEADBELLY on DVD at: www.j4hi.com Here's a cool scene from the overlooked film LEADBELLY (1976). Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter meets Blind Lemon Jefferson for the first time and they almost kill each other! Roger Mosley and Art Evans star. Gordon Parks directs. Watch in "HIGH QUALITY" Mode!. + Informações

Probably recorded around the early 1940's. This is not a gospel song but the usual humorous social commentary one would expect from Woody. Featured here are of course his close friends - Leadbelly (vocal-guitar) Sonny Terry (Harmonica-wooos! and vocals) and Cisco Houston( guitar vocals) This song kind of points out some people and situations such as- Freedom of speech, homelessness, religious hypocrisy- etc. Personally the "preacher" verse is my favorite. lol And Leadbelly's guitar is very prominent here. Really stands out. Thanks for watching / listening!. + Informações

Edited version of a song by Huddy Ledbetter aka Leadbelly. Recorded by Alan Lomax in 1948.. + Informações

BLIND BLAKE www.blind-blake.com " Death LetterBlues, Pt 1 and 2 " (1935) EARLY COUNTRY BLUES Alger "Texas" Alexander Pink Anderson Barbecue Bob Hicks Scrapper Blackwell Black Ace Blind Blake Big Bill Broonzy Richard "Rabbit" Brown Willie Brown Bumble Bee Slim Gus Cannon Bo Carter Sam Collins Floyd Council Ida Cox (1896-1967) Gary Davis (1896-1972) Sleepy John Estes (1904-1977) Blind Boy Fuller (1908-1941) Jesse Fuller (1896-1976) Billy Garland (1918-1960) Jazz Gillum (1904-1966) Shirley Griffith (1908-1974) Arvella Gray (1906-1980) Smokey Hogg (1914-1960) Lightnin' Hopkins (1912-1982) Son House (c. 1902-1988) Peg Leg Howell (1888-1966) Alberta Hunter (1895-1984) Mississippi John Hurt (c. 1893-1966) Jim Jackson (c. 1884-1937) John Jackson Skip James (1902-1969) Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893-1929) Blind Willie Johnson (1897-1945) Lonnie Johnson (1894-1970) Robert Johnson (1911-1938) Tommy Johnson (1896-1956) Huddie William "Lead Belly" Ledbetter (c. 1889-1949) Furry Lewis (1899-1981) Mance Lipscomb (1895-1976) Cripple Clarence Lofton (1887-1957) Robert Lockwood, Jr. (1915-2006) Mississippi Fred McDowell (1904-1972) Brownie McGhee (1915-1996) Blind Willie McTell (1901-1959) The Memphis Jug Band Big Maceo Merriweather (1905-1953) Eugene "Buddy" Moss (c. 1914-1984) Memphis Minnie (1897-1973) Charlie Patton (1891-1934) Piano Red (1911-1985) Ma Rainey (1886-1939) Tampa Red (1904-1981) Bessie Smith (1894-1937) Victoria Spivey (1908-1976) Frank Stokes (c. 1888-1955) Sonny Terry .... + Informações

?Goodnight Irene" (Leadbetter - J. Lomax) Recorded: Austin -- University of Texas, June 15, 1949 Lead Belly (vcl) (g) Huddie William Ledbetter, (January, 1888 -- December 6, 1949) was an American folk and blues musician, notable for his clear and forceful singing, his virtuosity on the twelve string guitar, and the rich songbook of folk standards he introduced. He is best known as Leadbelly or Lead Belly. Though many releases list him as "Leadbelly," he himself spelled it "Lead Belly." This is also the usage on his tombstone, as well as the Lead Belly Foundation. Although he most commonly played the twelve string, he could also play the piano, mandolin, harmonica, violin, concertina, and accordion. In some of his recordings, such as in one of his versions of the folk ballad "John Hardy", he performs on the accordion instead of the guitar. In other recordings he just sings while clapping his hands or stomping his foot. The topics of Lead Belly's music covered a wide range of subjects, including gospel songs; blues songs about women, liquor and racism; and folk songs about cowboys, prison, work, sailors, cattle herding and dancing. He also wrote songs concerning the newsmakers of the day, such as President Franklin Roosevelt, Adolf Hitler, Jean Harlow, the Scottsboro Boys and multi-millionaire Howard Hughes. Fame in 1986. The day of his birth has also been debated. The most common date given is January 20, but other sources suggest he was born on January 21 or 29. The only .... + Informações

Huddie "Leadbelly" or "Lead Belly" Ledbetter does a version of "John Henry," explaining his version of the song's origins. This is taken from his "Last Sessions," recorded in late 1948, in New York City. The 'Mr. Lomax' mentioned is either John or his son Alan, both of whom discovered and visited Leadbelly while he was serving a sentence at Angola Prison Farm, Louisiana. + Informações

Haydon's Cover of Huddie Ledbetter's "Mother's Blues" or "Little Children's Blues". + Informações

Silver City Bound. Guitar and vocal by Robert Weideli, played on 12 String Hagstrom Guitar. Recorded 1980.. + Informações

Terry Hanson sings a Huddie Ledbetter classic "Cotton Fields" This footage comes for the soon to be released short film "Just another friday night" www.myspace.com/terryhanson. + Informações

"Midnight Special" by Huddie Ledbetter "Leadbelly" Well, you wake up in the morning When the big bell ring Go a-marchin' to the table You see the same old thing Knife and fork upon the table And nothin' in my pan Ya ever say anything about it You're havin' trouble with the man. (chorus) Let the midnight special shine its light on me Let the midnight special shine its ever-lovin' light on me. Yonder come miss Rosie "How in the world did you know?" By the way she wears her apron And the dress she wore Umbrella on her shoulder Piece of paper in her hand She come to tell the governor "Please turn a-loose my old man (chorus) If you ever go to Houston Boy you'd better walk right And you'd better not gamble And you better not fight Bason and Brock will arrest you. Payton and Boone will take you down. The Judge will sentence you, Penitentiary bound. (chorus). + Informações

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Cotton Fields. + Informações

" Pick A Bale Of Cotton " (1940) The "RED HOT BLUES " (1925-1945) Texas Alexander Pink Anderson Kokomo Arnold Barbecue Bob Scrapper Blackwell Black Ace Ed Bell Blind Blake Ishman Bracey Big Bill Broonzy Richard "Rabbit" Brown Willie Brown Bumble Bee Slim Gus Cannon Bo Carter Sam Collins Floyd Council Gary Davis Sleepy John Estes Blind Boy Fuller Son House Peg Leg Howell Mississippi John Hurt Papa Charlie Jackson Jim Jackson Skip James Blind Lemon Jefferson Blind Willie Johnson Lonnie Johnson Robert Johnson Tommy Johnson Charley Jordan Luke Jordan Leadbelly Furry Lewis Cripple Clarence Lofton Tommy McClennan Robert Lee McCoy Blind Willie McTell The Memphis Jug Band Buddy Moss Memphis Minnie Hambone Willie Newbern Charley Patton Robert Petway Jimmie Rodgers Frank Stokes Sonny Terry Henry Thomas Ramblin Thomas Curley Weaver Casey Bill Weldon Peetie Wheatstraw Bukka White Josh White Robert Wilkins Big Joe Williams. + Informações

Shot this Video Bjs Q Club In Grande Prairie, Alberta around 2006,. + Informações

Folklorists John and Alan Lomax recorded, for the Library of Congress, Huddie Ledbetter (aka Lead Belly) in 1934 at Angola Prison Farm where he entertained prisoners, guards and governors with a 12 string guitar. Here is Dragonfly's take on one of those traditional songs.. + Informações

Alberta: a song by Huddie Ledbetter...as done by me (DJL)...as inspired by Eric Clapton Alberta, Alberta...where you been so long Alberta, Alberta...where you been so long Ain't had no loving...since you've been gone Alberta, Alberta...where'd you stay last night Alberta, Alberta...where'd you stay last night Come home this morning...clothes don't fit you right Alberta, Alberta...girl, you're on my mind Alberta, Alberta...girl, you're on my mind Ain't had no loving...such a great long time Alberta, Alberta...where you been so long Alberta, Alberta...where you been so long Ain't had no loving...since you've been gone. + Informações

Moira's arrangement of Huddie Ledbetter's great song, performed by VOCO. Jessica Basta, Jessica Catron, Christine Enns-Tavares original body percussion by Evie Ladin. + Informações

Rock Island Line by Huddie Leadbelly Ledbetter performed by Keni Lee Burgess on Commercial Street in Provencetown Mass. Cape Cod 2008. Huddie Ledbetter, better known to the music world as "Lead Belly" was born January 20, 1889, in Mooringsport, Louisiana (near Shreveport). Huddie was legendary for picking 1000 lbs of cotton a day, and lining the railroad tracks. While it is claimed the song refers to the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, the song is considerably older than the first recording, and from some of the lyrics it can be interpreted that the "railroad" is the Underground Railroad, a slave escape route.. + Informações

Cover-ness.. xD. + Informações

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Willie Nelson live in concert singing the Huddie Ledbetter classic "Goodnight Irene." Another clip from "A Vision Shared: A Tribute To Woody Guthrie And Leadbelly", 1988.. + Informações

This song was written by Huddie Ledbetter an American folk singer/songwriter better known as 'Leadbelly'. Like the Crawdad Song, it is fun to play and sing.. + Informações

Leadbelly (Lead Belly, Ledbetter) Complete Recorded Works Vol 5 1944-1946 Document DOCD-5311 Capitol, Hollywood, October 27, 1944. D5-01. 459-2A Sweet Mary Blues D5-02. 460-3A Grasshoppers In My Pillow Huddie Ledbetter (vo, g), children singing, unknown tp, cl, ts, p, sb, dm Standard (Oil Company) sponsored broadcast radio program, "Let It Shine On Me", San Francisco, February 15, 1945 D5-03. Irene, Goodnight D5-04. John Henry D5-05. Boll Weevil D5-06. When a Man's a Long Way from Home D5-07. Good Morning Blues D5-08. By and By When the Morning Comes D5-09. Medley: Everytime I Feel the Spirit Swing Low Sweet Chariot They Hung Him on the Cross D5-10. Swing Low Sweet Chariot D5-11. Rock Island Line D5-12. Julie Ann Johnson D5-13. Haul Away Joe D5-14. Christmas Is Coming D5-15. We're in the Same Boat Brother Huddie Ledbetter (vo, g), Sonny Terry (h), Willie "The Lion" Smith (p), Brownie McGhee (g), George "Pops" Foster (sb). Disc, New York City, June ,1946, D5-16. D 385 Diggin' My Potatoes D5-17. D 386 Defense Blues D5-18. Easy Rider D5-19. Pigmeat D5-20. John Henry XX-XX. 4, 5 And 9 ** Too Late, Too Late Vol 6 ** (vo, g), Woody Guthrie (vo, g), Cisco Houston (vo, g). Disc, New York City October 1946 D5-21. D 669 Alabama Bound D5-22. D 670 Ham and Eggs D5-23. D 671 Yellow Gal D5-24. D 672 Stew Ball D5-25. D 673 Gray Goose D5-26. D 674 Midnight Special D5-27. Green Corn D5-28. Fiddler's Dram. + Informações

Happy Traum guitar & vocals, Tracy Bonham vocals & fiddle, Jason Roberts - guitar, Konrad Meissner - drums, Mike DuClos - bass at the Bearsville Theater. + Informações

Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter was a man of sweeping appetites, for songs, for drink and for life. This made his music rugged and true, but also got him into his share of big trouble. Very big. Ledbetter, born on Jan. 29, 1885 on the Jeter Plantation near Mooringsport, La., would spend several stints in jail, once reportedly lived as a recluse from the law under an assumed name, and was known to resolve every-day conflict with violence right up until his early passing on Dec. 6, 1949. Thing is, he tore into musical pursuits with the same furious abandon, picking through all that came before and carrying it across the country. Lead Belly's original compositions, and his arrangements of traditional songs, would become one of the structural supports upon which popular American music was built. That's because Ledbetter, despite his outsized persona, had a careful ear: He internalized the resigned country blues laments of a bound but proud people; the dangerous late-night rumblings of Fannin Street flophouses and juke joints in Shreveport, La.'s legendary Bottoms section of town; the bubbling homemade music made after the work was done with cowbells, washboards, mouth organs and jugs; and the sweetly hopeful hymns heard at week's end echoing down the steps of a shotgun holy-rolling Sunday school class. In this way, Lead Belly would provide a living soundtrack for the Deep South at mid-century, both the local barn dance and the church raffle, the backstreet barbecue and the .... + Informações