The Smithsonian Folkways Collection

~ Release by Lead Belly (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Irene (Goodnight Irene)
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1943-08)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (in 1943-08)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1943-08)
recording of:
Goodnight Irene (in 1943-08)
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
1:56
2The Bourgeois Blues
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1944-05)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1944-05)
recording of:
The Bourgeois Blues (in 1944-05)
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
arranger:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) and John A. Lomax
2:22
3Fannin Street (Mister Tom Hughes Town)
3:34
4The Midnight Special
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1948)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1948)
recording of:
Midnight Special (in 1948)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher)
2:06
5John Henry
3:13
6Black Girl (Where Did You Sleep Last Night)
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1947)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1947)
arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
recording of:
In the Pines (Black Girl) (in 1947)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3421)
2:11
7Pick a Bale of Cotton
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1941)
background vocals:
The Oleander Singers (in 1941)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1941)
arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
recording of:
Pick a Bale of Cotton (in 1941)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher)
1:34
8Take 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)
2:19
9Cotton Field
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1947)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1947)
recording of:
Cotton Fields (in 1947)
lyricist and composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
2:10
10Old Riley
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1947)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1947)
recording of:
Old Riley (in 1947)
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
2:02
11Rock Island Line
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1942-01)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1942-01)
arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
recorded at:
Asch Records Studio in New York, New York, United States (in 1942-01)
cover recording of:
Rock Island Line (in 1942-01)
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
publisher:
Folkways Music Publishers Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15211)
2:07
12The 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)
2:49
13Ha-Ha This a Way
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1942-01-09)
vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1942-01-09)
recording of:
Ha Ha This A-Way (on 1942-01-09)
writer and arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
1:38
14Sukey Jump
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1947)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1947)
recording of:
Sukey Jump (in 1947)
writer and arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
1:08
15Boll Weevil
3:10
16Scottsboro Boys
4:36
17Governor O.K. Allen
2:38
18Governor Pat Neff
3:41
19There's a Man Going Around Taking Names
1:29
20On a Monday
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1943-08)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (in 1943-08)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1943-08)
recording of:
On a Monday (in 1943-08)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
composer:
Lead Belly
publisher:
TRO-Folkways Music Publishers, Inc.
1:51
21You Can't Lose Me, Cholly
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1941-07)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1941-07)
recording of:
You Can't Lose-A Me Cholly (in 1941-07)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
2:41
22Keep Your Hands Off Her
2:55
23We Shall Be Free
2:34
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1Alabama Bound
2:21
2Almost Day
1:09
3Fiddler's Dram
2:32
4Green Corn
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1946-06)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1946-06)
arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
recording of:
Green Corn (in 1946-06)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4954)
1:18
5Sally Walker
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1942-01-09)
vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1942-01-09)
recording of:
Little Sally Walker (on 1942-01-09)
writer and arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
2:43
6Bring Me a Little Water, Silvy
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1943-01-03)
vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1943-01-03)
recording of:
Bring Me a Little Water, Sylvie (on 1943-01-03)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter and Paul Campbell (songwriting pseudonym used by The Weavers)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11654)
0:52
7Julie Ann Johnson
0:45
8Linin' Track
recording of:
Linin’ Track
writer:
Lead Belly
1:14
9Whoa, Back, Buck
2:13
10Shorty George
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1941)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1941)
recording of:
Shorty George (in 1941)
writer and arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
1:32
11Ham and Eggs
1:46
12Moanin'
1:04
13Out on the Western Plains
1:35
14Noted Rider
2:54
15Meeting at the Building
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1943-09-01)
vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1943-09-01)
recording of:
Meeting at the Building (on 1943-09-01)
writer and arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
1:03
16Good, Good, Good (Talking, Preaching) / We Shall Walk Through the Valley
2:15
17Ain't You Glad (The Blood Done Signed My Name)
2:23
18I'm So Glad, I Done Got Over
1:25
19The Hindenburg Disaster
3:25
20Ella Speed
5:52
21Haul Away Joe
2:52
22Old Man
2:38
23Sweet Jenny Lee
1:55
24Jean Harlow
1:43
25Laura
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1947-02)
button accordion:
Lead Belly (in 1947)
concertina and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1947-02)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1947)
recording of:
Laura (in 1947-02)
writer and arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
recording of:
Laura (in 1947)
writer and arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
1:45
26Queen Mary
4:46
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1Good Morning Blues
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1943-08)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (in 1943-08)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1943-08)
recording of:
Good Morning Blues (in 1943-08)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
publisher:
Kensington Music Ltd. and TRO-Folkways Music Publishers, Inc.
2:27
2Sail On, Little Girl
3:18
3Easy Rider
cover recording of:
See See Rider Blues
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 10056)
2:53
4Poor Howard
1:40
5Duncan and Brady
guitar:
Lead Belly
vocals:
Lead Belly
recording of:
Duncan and Brady (Lead Belly arrangement with guitar)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
is based on:
Duncan and Brady
4:09
6How Long, How Long
2:17
7T.B. Blues
3:47
8Jim Crow Blues
3:34
9Pigmeat
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1947)
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1947) and Brownie McGhee (in 1947)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1947)
recording of:
Pigmeat (in 1947)
writer and arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
2:36
10John Hardy
2:47
11Outskirts of Town
2:43
124, 5 and 9
2:23
13In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down)
guitar:
Lead Belly
vocals:
Lead Belly
cover recording of:
In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down)
writer:
Leroy Carr
3:32
14Red Cross Store Blues
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15)
vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15)
3:13
15Diggin' My Potatoes
2:37
16Blind Lemon
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1947)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1947)
recording of:
Blind Lemon (Song) (in 1947)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
1:44
17When a Man's a Long Way From Home
3:04
18Alberta
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)
lyricist:
Huddie William Ledbetter
composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter (in 1935)
recording of:
Alberta (on 1940-06-15)
lyricist:
Huddie William Ledbetter
composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter (in 1935)
43:15
19Excerpt From "The Lonesome Train"
3:15
20National Defense Blues
3:18
21Hitler Song (Mr. Hitler)
4:35
22Big Fat Woman
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1947-02)
piano:
Lead Belly (in 1944, in 1947-02)
lead vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1947-02)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1944)
recording of:
Big Fat Woman (in 1944)
writer and arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
recording of:
Big Fat Woman (in 1947-02)
writer and arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
1:14
23Been So Long (Bellevue Hospital Blues)
2:44
4▼CD: Radio
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1W.N.Y.C. - Folk Songs of America - Lead Belly
14:45
2W.N.Y.C. - Folk Songs of America - Lead Belly and the Oleander Quartet
14:49
3If It Wasn't for Dicky
2:19
4What's You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire
2:17
5Rock Me (Hide Me in Thy Bosom)
2:22
6Packin' Trunk Blues
2:40
7Leaving Blues
3:02
8How Come You Do Me Like You Do?
3:31
9One Dime Blues
2:30
10I'm Going to Buy You a Brand New Ford
1:43
11Jail-House Blues
2:27
12Shout On
2:13
13Come and Sit Down Beside Me
1:06
14Red River
2:13
5▶CD: Last Sessions