Nothing but the Blues: Death Letter Blues

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

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▼ CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Good Morning Blues
recording of:
Good Morning Blues
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
publisher:
Kensington Music Ltd. and TRO-Folkways Music Publishers, Inc.
2:57
2Rock Island Line
recording of:
Rock Island Line
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
publisher:
Folkways Music Publishers Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15211)
2:58
3On Monday
1:55
4See See Raider
3:01
5Alberta
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)
43:15
6Eagle Rock Rag
2:49
7Whoa Back Buck
3:12
8Pick a Ball of Cotton
3:06
9Grey Goose
3:02
10Bourgois Blues
5:38
11Pigmeat
3:15
12Leaving Blues
recording of:
Leaving Blues
lyricist and composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
3:38
13Shorty George
3:10
14Take This Hammer
1:40
15I Got a Pretty Flower
2:32
16Black Snake Moan
3:14
17Corn Bread Rough
2:14
18You Don't My Mind
3:07
19Alabama Bound
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15)
vocals:
The Golden Gate Quartet (on 1940-06-15) and Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15)
43:07
20Little Sally Walker
2:39
21Midnight Special
recording of:
Midnight Special
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher)
2:12
22Irene
recording of:
Goodnight Irene
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ledbetter and John A. Lomax
publisher:
Lodlow Music, Ludlow Music, Inc., Spencer Music Corp., TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc. and Tyler Music Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11681)
1:53