The Legend of Leadbelly

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

Annotation

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1De Kalb Blues
Lead Belly3:05
2Looky, Looky Yonder / Black Betty / On A Monday
Lead Belly3:07
3Bourgeois Blues
recording of:
The Bourgeois Blues
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
arranger:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) and John A. Lomax
Lead Belly3:25
4Poor Howard / Green Corn
Lead Belly3:23
5Gallows Pole
Lead Belly3:11
6How Long
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1943-08)
guest harmonica and harmonica:
Sonny Terry (in 1943-08)
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1943-08)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1943-08)
performer:
Sonny Terry (in 1943-08)
cover recording of:
How Long, How Long Blues (in 1943-08)
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
Compact Music and MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
Lead Belly with Sonny Terry2:11
7Goodnight 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 Belly2:35
8No Good Rider
Lead Belly1:31
9Big Fat Woman
Lead Belly1:20
10Bottle Up and Go
Lead Belly1:13
11John Hardy (Version 1 - Accordion)
Lead Belly4:18
12Bring Me Lil' Water Sylvie
Lead Belly0:50
13Julie Ann Johnson
Lead Belly0:42
14Linin' Track
recording of:
Linin’ Track
writer:
Lead Belly
Lead Belly0:57
15Whoa Back Buck
Lead Belly1:26
16Roberta
Lead Belly3:09
17Black Gal (Where Did You Sleep Last Night?)
Lead Belly3:03
18Yellow Gal
Lead Belly3:09
19When the Boys Were on the Western Plain
Lead Belly2:58
20Pretty Flowers in My Back Yard
Lead Belly2:28
21In New Orleans
Lead Belly3:17
22John Hardy (version 2)
Lead Belly3:16
23I've a Pretty Flower (Pretty Flowers version 2)
Lead Belly with Josh White2:44

Credits

Release

art direction and design:Sean Weeks
miscellaneous support:Roger Kash (compiler, researcher, production coordinator, and mandolin player, based in Lafayette, Louisiana) (task: coordinator)
producer:Paul Klein (Hot Productions) (task: reissue producer)
mastering:Rick Pantoja
manufactured by and distributed by:Universal Music & Video Distribution (for use only when "Corp." or "Inc." is not on label)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Empire Musicwerks, Inc. (only for company info, for the label, use Empire Musicwerks)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/11583864 [info]
ASIN:UK: B000FDEUQ2 [info]