The Smithsonian Folkways Collection

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

Tracklist

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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
5▶CD: Last Sessions