The Definitive Lead Belly

~ Release by Lead Belly (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Midnight Special
recording of:
Midnight Special
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher)
Lead Belly3:07
2John Hardy
Lead Belly3:14
3Where Did You Sleep Last Night
Lead Belly3:02
4T.B. Blues
Lead Belly3:11
5Easy Rider
recording of:
See See Rider Blues
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Lead Belly3:13
6Alberta
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)
Lead Belly43:11
7Rock Island Line
recorded in:
San Francisco, California, United States (on 1945-02-15)
clarinet, percussion, piano, tenor saxophone and trumpet and background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1945-02-15)
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15, on 1945-02-15)
guest vocals:
The Golden Gate Quartet
vocals:
The Golden Gate Quartet (on 1940-06-15) and Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15, on 1945-02-15)
cover recording of:
Rock Island Line (on 1945-02-15)
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
publisher:
Folkways Music Publishers Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15211)
recording of:
Rock Island Line (in 1948)
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
publisher:
Folkways Music Publishers Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15211)
Lead Belly42:34
8Alanama Bound
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15)
vocals:
The Golden Gate Quartet (on 1940-06-15) and Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15)
Lead Belly43:05
9You Cant Lose-A Me Cholly
Lead Belly3:02
10New York City
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-17)
vocals:
The Golden Gate Quartet (on 1940-06-17) and Lead Belly (on 1940-06-17)
recording of:
New York City (on 1940-06-17)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
Lead Belly3:00
11Roberta
Lead Belly3:07
12Leaving Blues
recording of:
Leaving Blues
lyricist and composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
Lead Belly3:02
13When the Boys Were Out in the Western Plain
Lead Belly2:56
14I'm on My Last Go Round
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15)
vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15)
Lead Belly3:11
15Mothers Blues
Lead Belly & Josh White2:32
16Pretty Flowers in My Back Garden
Lead Belly & Josh White2:26
17Pick a Bale of Cotton
recording of:
Pick a Bale of Cotton
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher)
Lead Belly2:58
18Sail on Little Girl
Lead Belly3:14
19Fannin Steet
Lead Belly2:36
20Packing Trunk Blues
recording of:
Packing Trunk Blues
lyricist and composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
Lead Belly2:57
21The Bourgeious Blues
Lead Belly3:23
22Good Morning Blues
recorded in:
San Francisco, California, United States (on 1945-02-15)
clarinet, percussion, piano, tenor saxophone and trumpet and background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1945-02-15)
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15, on 1945-02-15)
vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15, on 1945-02-15)
recording of:
Good Morning Blues (from 1940 to present)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
publisher:
Kensington Music Ltd. and TRO-Folkways Music Publishers, Inc.
recording of:
Good Morning Blues (on 1945-02-15)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
publisher:
Kensington Music Ltd. and TRO-Folkways Music Publishers, Inc.
Lead Belly2:55
23The Boll Weevil
Lead Belly3:03
24Shorty George
Lead Belly5:05
25Goodnight Irene
recording of:
Goodnight Irene
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ledbetter and John A. Lomax
publisher:
Lodlow Music, Spencer Music Corp., TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc. and Tyler Music Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11681)
translated version of:
Godnatt Irene
Lead Belly2:38
▼ CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Worried Blues
3:15
2In New Orleans ( House of the Rising Sun)
3:16
3Blue Tail Fly
2:18
4Take This Hammer
2:59
5Stewball
3:01
6The Gallis Pole
recording of:
The Gallis Pole
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
version of:
The Maid Freed From the Gallows (traditional song - not the Led Zep arrangement)
2:46
7C.C. Rider
recording of:
See See Rider Blues
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
cover recording of:
See See Rider Blues
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
4:10
8Cotton Fields
2:08
9Yellow Gal
3:09
10Ham'n'Eggs
2:59
11Don't You Love Your Daddy No More?
3:06
12Howard Hughes
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1947)
acoustic guitar:
Lead Belly
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1947)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1947)
recording of:
Howard Hughes (in 1947)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
3:03
13Looky Looky Yonder / Black Betty / Yellow Womans Doorbell
3:08
14Whoa Back, Buck
3:07
15Didnt Ol' John Cross the River
3:09
16Julianne Johnson
3:14
17Grey Goose
2:57
18Red Cross Store Blues
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15)
vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15)
3:08
19Can't You Line Em
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-17)
guest vocals:
The Golden Gate Quartet
vocals:
The Golden Gate Quartet (on 1940-06-17) and Lead Belly (on 1940-06-17)
2:55
20Swing Low Sweet Chariot
0:50
21My Baby Quit Me
2:54
22Black Betty
recording of:
Black Betty
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)
1:55
23Bottle Up and Go
1:13
24De Kalb Blues
3:04
25Ain't Gonna Study War No More
1:24

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