Leadbelly

About the artist

Huddie Ledbetter (Artist: Leadbelly or Lead Belly, January 20, 1888 - December 6, 1949) was an iconic American folk and blues musician, and multi-instrumentalist, notable for his strong vocals, his virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the songbook of folk standards he introduced. Although Lead Belly most commonly played the twelve-string, he could also play the piano, mandolin, harmonica, violin, and accordion. In some of his recordings, such as in one of his versions of the folk ballad "John Hardy"

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  1. Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
  2. Midnight Special
  3. Good Morning Blues
  4. Goodnight Irene
  5. Rock Island Line
  6. Where Did You Sleep Last Night
  7. The Bourgeois Blues
  8. Pick a Bale of Cotton
  9. John Hardy
  10. Black Betty

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