Complete Recorded Works 1939–1947 in Chronological Order: Volume 1, 1 April 1939 to 15 June 1940

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Tracklist

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1Daddy I’m Coming Back to You (take 3)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1935-02-05)
recorded at:
American Record Corporation Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1935-02-05)
recording of:
Daddy I'm Coming Back to You (on 1935-02-05)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
3:00
2Shorty George (take 2)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1935-02-05)
recorded at:
American Record Corporation Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1935-02-05)
recording of:
Shorty George (on 1935-02-05)
writer and arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
3:06
3Fannin Street
guitar and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1939-04-01)
recorded at:
Musicraft Records in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-01)
recording of:
Fannin Street (on 1939-04-01)
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
2:40
4Frankie and Albert - First Half
guitar and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1939-04-01)
arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
recorded at:
Musicraft Records in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-01)
partial recording of:
Frankie and Johnny (traditional song, version of "Frankie and Albert") (on 1939-04-01)
publisher:
Carl Sandburg (in 1927)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 254)
is based on:
You’re My Baby
version of:
Frankie and Albert (traditional song without the lyrics from "You’re My Baby", first published 1904)
2:53
5Frankie and Albert - Completion
guitar and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1939-04-01)
arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
recorded at:
Musicraft Records in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-01)
partial recording of:
Frankie and Johnny (traditional song, version of "Frankie and Albert") (on 1939-04-01)
publisher:
Carl Sandburg (in 1927)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 254)
is based on:
You’re My Baby
version of:
Frankie and Albert (traditional song without the lyrics from "You’re My Baby", first published 1904)
3:09
6De Kalb Blues
guitar and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1939-04-01)
recorded at:
Musicraft Records in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-01)
recording of:
De Kalb Blues (on 1939-04-01)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
2:53
7Looky Looky Yonder / Black Betty / Yellow Women’s Door Bells (On a Monday)
lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1939-04-01)
arranger:
Lead Belly
recorded at:
Musicraft Records in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-01)
medley including a recording of:
Black Betty (on 1939-04-01)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Huddie William Ledbetter
strings arranger:
Mick Harvey
publisher:
Kensington Music Ltd., Folkways Music Publ. Co. (publisher) (from 1977 to present) and TRO (publisher) (from 1977 to present)
medley including a recording of:
Looky Looky Yonder (on 1939-04-01)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
medley including a recording of:
On a Monday (on 1939-04-01)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
composer:
Lead Belly
publisher:
TRO-Folkways Music Publishers, Inc.
3:01
8The Bourgeois Blues
guitar and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1939-04-01)
recorded at:
Musicraft Records in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-01)
recording of:
The Bourgeois Blues (on 1939-04-01)
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
arranger:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) and John A. Lomax
3:16
9Poor Howard / Green Corn
guitar, tap dance and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1939-04-01)
recorded at:
Musicraft Records in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-01)
medley including a recording of:
Green Corn (on 1939-04-01)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4954)
medley including a recording of:
Poor Howard (on 1939-04-01)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
3:13
10The Boll Weevil
guitar and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1939-04-01)
recorded at:
Musicraft Records in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-01)
recording of:
The Boll Weevil (on 1939-04-01)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
version of:
Boll Weevil (traditional)
3:08
11The Gallis Pole
guitar and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1939-04-01)
recorded at:
Musicraft Records in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-01)
recording of:
The Gallis Pole (on 1939-04-01)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
version of:
The Maid Freed From the Gallows (traditional song - not the Led Zep arrangement)
3:03
12Ain't Goin’ Down to the Well No Mo’ / Go Down Old Hannah
lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1939-04-01)
recorded at:
Musicraft Records in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-01)
medley including a recording of:
Ain’t Going Down to the Well No More (on 1939-04-01)
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
medley including a recording of:
Go Down Old Hannah (on 1939-04-01)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
3:17
13Pick a Bale of Cotton
guitar and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15)
vocals:
Willie Johnson (Bass and baritone singer) (on 1940-06-15), William "Highpockets" Langford (on 1940-06-15), Henry Owens (on 1940-06-15) and Orlandus Wilson (on 1940-06-15)
performer:
The Golden Gate Quartet (on 1940-06-15)
arranger:
Lead Belly
recorded at:
Victor Studios (Cherokee (A,B,C,D)) in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-06-15)
recording of:
Pick a Bale of Cotton (on 1940-06-15)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher)
3:04
14Whoa Back, Buck
guitar and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15)
vocals:
Willie Johnson (Bass and baritone singer) (on 1940-06-15), William "Highpockets" Langford (on 1940-06-15), Henry Owens (on 1940-06-15) and Orlandus Wilson (on 1940-06-15)
performer:
The Golden Gate Quartet (on 1940-06-15)
recorded at:
Victor Studios (Cherokee (A,B,C,D)) in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-06-15)
recording of:
Whoa Back, Buck (on 1940-06-15)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
3:09
15Midnight Special
guitar and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15)
vocals:
Willie Johnson (Bass and baritone singer) (on 1940-06-15), William "Highpockets" Langford (on 1940-06-15), Henry Owens (on 1940-06-15) and Orlandus Wilson (on 1940-06-15)
performer:
The Golden Gate Quartet (on 1940-06-15)
arranger:
Lead Belly
recorded at:
Victor Studios (Cherokee (A,B,C,D)) in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-06-15)
recording of:
Midnight Special (on 1940-06-15)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher)
3:07
16Alabama Bound
guitar and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15)
vocals:
Willie Johnson (Bass and baritone singer) (on 1940-06-15), William "Highpockets" Langford (on 1940-06-15), Henry Owens (on 1940-06-15) and Orlandus Wilson (on 1940-06-15)
performer:
The Golden Gate Quartet (on 1940-06-15)
arranger:
Lead Belly
recorded at:
Victor Studios (Cherokee (A,B,C,D)) in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-06-15)
cover recording of:
I'm Alabama Bound (on 1940-06-15)
composer:
Robert Hoffman (Wrote "I'm Alabama Bound") (in 1909)
3:07
17Rock Island Line
lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15)
vocals:
Willie Johnson (Bass and baritone singer) (on 1940-06-15), William "Highpockets" Langford (on 1940-06-15), Henry Owens (on 1940-06-15) and Orlandus Wilson (on 1940-06-15)
performer:
The Golden Gate Quartet (on 1940-06-15)
arranger:
Lead Belly
recorded at:
Victor Studios (Cherokee (A,B,C,D)) in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-06-15)
cover recording of:
Rock Island Line (on 1940-06-15)
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
publisher:
Folkways Music Publishers Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15211)
2:39
18Good Morning Blues
guitar and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15)
recorded at:
Victor Studios (Cherokee (A,B,C,D)) in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-06-15)
recording of:
Good Morning Blues (on 1940-06-15)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
publisher:
Kensington Music Ltd. and TRO-Folkways Music Publishers, Inc.
2:55
19Leaving Blues
guitar and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15)
recorded at:
Victor Studios (Cherokee (A,B,C,D)) in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-06-15)
recording of:
Leaving Blues (on 1940-06-15)
lyricist and composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
3:06
20T.B. Blues
guitar and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15)
arranger:
Victoria Spivey (in 1929)
recorded at:
Victor Studios (Cherokee (A,B,C,D)) in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-06-15)
cover recording of:
T.B. Blues (on 1940-06-15)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (in 1931)
3:11
21Red Cross Store Blues
guitar and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15)
arranger:
Lead Belly
recorded at:
Victor Studios (Cherokee (A,B,C,D)) in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-06-15)
cover recording of:
Red Cross Store Blues (on 1940-06-15)
writer:
Walter Roland (in 1933)
3:09
22Sail On, Little Girl, Sail On
guitar and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15)
recorded at:
Victor Studios (Cherokee (A,B,C,D)) in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-06-15)
recording of:
Sail On, Little Girl, Sail On (on 1940-06-15)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
3:18
23Roberta
guitar and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15)
recorded at:
Victor Studios (Cherokee (A,B,C,D)) in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-06-15)
recording of:
Roberta (on 1940-06-15)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
3:01
24Alberta
guitar and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1935-01-23, on 1940-06-15)
recorded at:
Victor Studios (Cherokee (A,B,C,D)) in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-06-15)
recording of:
Alberta (on 1935-01-23)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter (in 1935)
recording of:
Alberta (on 1940-06-15)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter (in 1935)
43:11
25I’m on My Last Go‐Round
guitar and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15)
recorded at:
Victor Studios (Cherokee (A,B,C,D)) in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-06-15)
recording of:
I'm on My Last Go Round (on 1940-06-15)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
3:13

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part of:Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order (Lead Belly compilation series) (number: 1) (order: 1)