The Definitive Leadbelly

~ Release by Lead Belly (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▶ CD 2
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1It Was Early One Morning
Lead Belly2:26
2Good 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 Belly2:54
3Tom Hughes Town
Lead Belly3:04
4Bull Cow
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-03-25)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1935-03-25)
Lead Belly2:44
5Looky Looky Yonder
Lead Belly2:59
6The Blood Done Sign My Name
Lead Belly2:20
7Tell Me Baby, What Was Wrong With You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1948-09)
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1948-09)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1948-09)
recording of:
Tell Me Baby (in 1948-09)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
Lead Belly3:17
8Birmingham Jail (Down in the Valley)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
guitar:
Lead Belly (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
vocals:
Lead Belly (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
recording of:
Birmingham Jail (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
version of:
Birmingham Jail
Lead Belly1:50
9Red Cross Store Blues
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15)
vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15)
Lead Belly3:07
10Sail on, Little Girl, Sail On
guitar:
Lead Belly
vocals:
Lead Belly
recording of:
Sail On, Little Girl, Sail On (on 1940-06-15)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
Lead Belly3:16
11Roberta
Lead Belly2:59
12Jim Crow Blues
acoustic guitar:
Lead Belly
Lead Belly2:26
13Gray Goose
Lead Belly1:57
14I'm on My Last Go-Round
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15)
vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15)
Lead Belly3:13
15Stewball
Lead Belly2:25
16Spring Time in the Rockies
Lead Belly3:04
17Ain't Going Down to the Well No More
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
vocals:
Lead Belly (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
recording of:
Ain’t Going Down to the Well No More (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
Lead Belly1:07
18Take This Hammer
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1942-01, from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1942-01, from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
recording of:
Take This Hammer (in 1942-01)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4299)
recording of:
Take This Hammer (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4299)
Lead Belly2:16
19Rock 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 Belly & The Golden Gate Quartet42:37
20Midnight Special
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15)
vocals:
The Golden Gate Quartet (on 1940-06-15) and Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15)
recording of:
Midnight Special
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher)
Lead Belly & The Golden Gate Quartet3:05
21Sylvie
Lead Belly1:00
22I'll Be Down on the Last Bread Wagon
Lead Belly3:21
23Chinatown
Lead Belly1:08
24I'm Alone Because I Love You
Lead Belly2:54
25Leaving Blues
guitar:
Lead Belly
vocals:
Lead Belly
recording of:
Leaving Blues (on 1940-08-23)
lyricist and composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
recording of:
Leaving Blues (from 1948 to present)
lyricist and composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
Lead Belly3:35

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ASIN:DE: B0009VKRQC [info]