Huddie William "Leadbelly" Ledbetter
Born	January 20, 1889 (?) Mooringsport, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Died	December 6, 1949 New York City, New York, U.S.A.
Genre(s)	Blues, Folk
Years Active	1936 - 1938
Official Site	www.Leadbelly.org

Leadbelly, also known as Lead Belly (born Huddie William Ledbetter; January 20, 1889 (although this is debatable) - December 6, 1949), was an American folk and blues musician, notable for his clear and forceful singing, his virtuosity on the twelve string guitar, and the rich songbook of folk standards he introduced. Image File history File links Leadbelly. ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Mooringsport is a township located in Caddo Parish, Louisiana. ... Official language(s) English and French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans at last census; probably Baton Rouge since Hurricane Katrina Area  Ranked 31st  - Total 51,885 sq mi (134,382 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 16  - Latitude 29°N to 33... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Flag Seal Nickname: Big Apple Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,214. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... The blues is blal vaökdgohdtzkhchg cnlncgdl a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the full twelve note chromatic scale plus the microtonal intervals and a characteristic eight and twelve-bar chord progression. ... Folk can refer to a number of different things: It can be short for folk music, or, for folksong, or, for folklore; it may be a word for a specific people, tribe, or nation, especially one of the Germanic peoples; it might even be a calque on the related German... See also: 1935 in music, other events of 1936, 1937 in music and the list of years in music. // Events January 4 - Billboard magazine publishes its first music hit parade April 19 - in Barcelona, Alban Bergs Violin Concerto is premiered by Louis Krasner Tony Bennetts musical career begins... See also: 1948 in music, other events of 1949, 1950 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Mitch Miller begins his career as one of the 20th centurys most successful record producers at Mercury Eddie Fisher signs with RCA Bob Hope suggests that Anthony Benedetto change... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the common people. ... The blues is blal vaökdgohdtzkhchg cnlncgdl a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the full twelve note chromatic scale plus the microtonal intervals and a characteristic eight and twelve-bar chord progression. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... The twelve string guitar is an acoustic or electric guitar with twelve strings, which produces a richer, more ringing tone than a standard six string guitar. ...

Although his most commonly-played instrument was the 12-string guitar, he could also play the piano, mandolin, harmonica, violin, concertina, and accordion. In some of his recordings, such as in one of his versions of the folk ballad "John Hardy", he performs on the accordion instead of the guitar. A baby grand piano, with the lid up. ... Carved and round backed mandolins (front) A mandolin is a small, plucked, stringed musical instrument, descended from the mandora. ... Wikibooks has a manual, textbook or guide to this subject: Harmonica A harmonica is a free reed musical wind instrument (also known, among other things, as a mouth organ or mouth harp, French harp, tin sandwich, blues harp, simply harp, or Mississippi saxophone), having multiple, variably-tuned brass or bronze... A violin The violin is a bowed stringed musical instrument that has four strings tuned a perfect fifth apart. ... English concertina made by Wheatstone around 1920 A concertina, like the various accordions, is a member of the free-reed family of instruments. ... A button accordion An accordion is a musical instrument of the handheld bellows-driven free reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as squeezeboxes. ...

Biography

Early life

Leadbelly's date of birth is a matter of debate. The earliest year given is 1885, although other sources state that he was born in such years as 1888 and 1889. It is also debated on what day he was born. The most common date given is January 21, but other sources suggest that he was born on January 20, some suggesting that he was, in fact, born on January 29. 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

In either case, Leadbelly was born to Wesley and Sally Ledbetter in a plantation near Mooringsport, Louisiana, but the family moved to Leigh, Texas when he was five. It was there he received his first instrument, an accordion from his uncle, and by his early-20s, after fathering at least two children, he left home to find his living as a guitarist (and occasionally, as a laborer). Leadbelly would later claim that as a youth, he would "make it" with 8 to 10 women a night. A plantation is an intentional planting of a crop, on a larger scale, usually for uses other than cereal production or pasture. ... Mooringsport is a township located in Caddo Parish, Louisiana. ... Official language(s) See: Languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 268,581 sq mi (695,622 km²)  - Width 660 miles (1,065 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... A button accordion An accordion is a musical instrument of the handheld bellows-driven free reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as squeezeboxes. ...

The Prison Years until "Discovery" by Lomax

Leadbelly's boastful spirit and penchant for the occasional skirmish sometimes led him into trouble with the law, and in 1918 he was thrown into a Texas jail for the second time, this time after killing a man in a fight. It is said that he was released seven years into his twenty year sentence after writing a song appealing to Governor Pat Neff for his freedom, but this is a legend: Leadbelly was actually released early due to good behavior. 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Patrick Morris Neff (26 November 1871–20 January 1952) was governor of Texas from 1921 to 1925. ...

In 1930, Leadbelly was back in prison, this time in Louisiana for attempted homicide. It was there, three years later, that he was "discovered" by musicologists John and Alan Lomax, who were enchanted by his talent, passion and singularity as a performer, and recorded hundreds of his songs on portable recording equipment for the Library of Congress. The following year Leadbelly was once again pardoned, this time after a petition for his early release was taken to Louisiana Governor O.K. Allen by the Lomaxes (it was on the other side of a recording of one of his most popular songs, "Goodnight Irene"). However, there is no proof that this is why O.K. Allen released Leadbelly, and it is thought that he released him because of good behavior. 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Official language(s) English and French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans at last census; probably Baton Rouge since Hurricane Katrina Area  Ranked 31st  - Total 51,885 sq mi (134,382 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 16  - Latitude 29°N to 33... Etymology: Latin homicidium, from homo- human being + caedere- to cut, kill Homicide is the intentional or negligent killing of another human being by one or more persons. ... A musicologist is someone who studies musicology. ... John Avery Lomax (September 23, 1867 - January 26, 1948) was a pioneering musicologist and folklorist. ... Lomax playing guitar, sometime between 1938 and 1950 Alan Lomax (January 31, 1915 – July 19, 2002) was an important American folklorist and musicologist. ... The Great Hall interior. ... Look up Petition in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A petition is a request to an authority, most commonly a government official or public entity. ... Gov. ... Goodnight Irene, or Irene, is an American folk standard. ...

Leadbelly acquired his nickname while he was still in prison. He was called "Leadbelly" by his fellow inmates because of his physical toughness and strength, and also as a play on his last name, "Ledbetter". For instance, when one of his inmates tried to cut his head off him with a knife during his second prison term, he took the knife away and almost killed his attacker with it in turn. He then used the nickname as a pseudonym when he was recording, and the name stuck ever since. This article refers to an imprisoned person. ... A pseudonym (Greek: false name) is a fictitious name used by an individual as an alternative to his or her legal name. ...

Life after Prison

Indebted to the Lomaxes, Leadbelly allowed Alan to take him under his wing, and in late 1934 migrated North to New York City with him, where he attained fame, though not fortune. In 1935 he married Martha Promise, and began recording with the American Record Corporation, but achieved little commercial success with these records (in part because the company insisted he record blues songs rather than the folk he was better known for), and the couple struggled financially. In 1939 he was back in jail for assault. 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Big Apple Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,214. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The American Record Company, often known as ARC Records or simply ARC, was a United States based record company. ... The blues is blal vaökdgohdtzkhchg cnlncgdl a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the full twelve note chromatic scale plus the microtonal intervals and a characteristic eight and twelve-bar chord progression. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Upon his release in 1940, Leadbelly returned to a surging New York folk scene, and befriended the likes of Woody Guthrie and a young Pete Seeger. During the first half of the decade he recorded for RCA, the Library of Congress, and for Moe Asch (future founder of Folkways Records), and in 1944 headed to California, where he recorded strong sessions for Capitol Records. In 1949 he began his first European tour, but fell ill before its completion, and was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease. Leadbelly died later that year in New York City, and was buried in the Shiloh Baptist Church cemetery, 8 miles west of Blanchard, Louisiana, in Caddo Parish. 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Woody Guthrie with Guitar Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (July 14, 1912–October 3, 1967), known as Woody Guthrie was an influential and prolific American folk musician noted for his identification with the common man, the poor and the downtrodden, and for his abhorrence of fascism and exploitation. ... Seegers album Clearwater Classics. ... For other uses, see RCA (disambiguation). ... Moses (Moe) Asch was the founder of Folkways Records and a key figure in bringing folk music into the American mainstream. ... Folkways Records is a record label founded by Moses Asch. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // History The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... This article is about the continent. ... Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, sometimes called Lou Gehrigs disease, Maladie de Charcot or motor neurone disease) is a progressive, almost invariably fatal neurological disease. ... This person is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. ... Blanchard is a town located in Caddo Parish, Louisiana. ... Caddo Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...

Legacy of song

Leadbelly's vast songbook, much of which he adapted from previous sources, has provided material for numerous folk, country, pop and rock acts since his time, including Seeger's band The Weavers (who had a hit with "Goodnight Irene" the year after his death), The Animals (who had a hit with "The House of the Rising Sun" in 1964), Creedence Clearwater Revival (who recorded a popular version of "Midnight Special" in 1969), and Kurt Cobain (who covered "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" in 1993 to close Nirvana's MTV Unplugged performance).The Rolling Stones adapted "The Bourgeois Blues" for "When The Whip Comes Down". He has also been covered by Lonnie Donegan, Johnny Cash, Gene Autry, The Beach Boys, Led Zeppelin, Mungo Jerry, Paul King, Mark Lanegan, Michelle Shocked, British Sea Power, Rod Stewart, The White Stripes, and The Fall, among many others, and has been mentioned in songs by Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Pearl Jam, Old Crow Medicine Show and Stone Temple Pilots. 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Film

A Leadbelly biopic, titled Leadbelly, was released in 1976. It was directed by Gordon Parks, and stars Roger E. Mosley in the title role. The film chronicles Leadbelly's life until his final release from prison. A biographical film or biopic is a film about a particular person or group of people, based on events that actually happened. ... Wide move poster for Leadbelly. ... // Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas Star Wars science fiction film. ... Gordon Parks at Civil Rights March on Washington, 1963. ... Roger E. Mosley as T.C., with Selleck as Magnum and the Island Hoppers helicopter. ...

Songs

• Ain't Gonna Drink No More
• Ain't It a Shame
• Alabama Bound
• Alberta
• Back Water Blues
• Big Fat Woman
• Black Betty
• The Boll Weevil
• Borrow Love & Go
• The Bourgeois Blues
• Bring Me Little Water Silvy
• C.C. Rider
• Cotton Fields
• Death Letter Blues (Parts 1&2)
• Dekalb Woman 2
• Easy Rider
• Ella Speed
• Fannin Street
• Fiddlers Dram
• Frankie and Albert (Trad.)
• The Gallows Pole
• Get on Board
• Good Morning Blues
• Green Corn
• Grey Goose
• Goodnight Irene
• Gwine Dig a Hole to Put the Devil In
• Heaeh Mountain Stomp
• The Hindenburg Disaster (Parts 1&2)
• If it Wasn't for Dicky
• I'm On My Last Go Round
• In New Orleans (House of the Rising Sun)
• Jesn Harlow
• John Hardy
• Julie Ann Johnson
• Keep Your Hands Off Her
• Leaving Blues
• Line Em
• Looky Looky Yonder
• Mother's Blues
• The Midnight Special
• Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
• New York City
• Noted Rider
• On a Christmas Day
• Outshine the Sun
• Packing Trunk Blues
• Pick a Bale of Cotton
• Poor Howard
• Pretty Flowers in My Backyard
• Roberta
• Rock Island Line
• Sail On, Little Girl, Sail On
• Sweet Mary Blues
• Take This Hammer
• Tell me Baby
• TB Woman Blues
• They Hung Him on a Cross (Easter)
• Western Plain
• Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Black Girl)
• When the Boys Were Out on the Western Plains
• Whoa Back Buck
• Yellow Womans Doorbells
• You Can't Lose Me Charlie (You Can't Lose-A Me Cholly)

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Selected discography

The Library of Congress recordings

Leadbelly's complete Library of Congress recordings, done by John and Alan Lomax from 1934 to 1943, were released in a six volume series by Rounder Records in the early-to-mid 1990s: The Great Hall interior. ... John Avery Lomax (September 23, 1867 - January 26, 1948) was a pioneering musicologist and folklorist. ... Lomax playing guitar, sometime between 1938 and 1950 Alan Lomax (January 31, 1915 – July 19, 2002) was an important American folklorist and musicologist. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Rounder Records is a Cambridge, Massachusetts based independent record label founded in 1970 by Ken Irwin, Bill Nowlin, and Marian Leighton-Levy, while all three were still university students. ... See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from 2000 and 2001. ...

• Midnight Special (1991, Rounder Records)
• Gwine Dig a Hole to Put the Devil In (1991, Rounder Records)
• Let It Shine on Me (1991, Rounder Records)
• The Titanic (1994, Rounder Records)
• Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen (1994, Rounder Records)
• Go Down Old Hannah (1995, Rounder Records)

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Other compilations

• Huddie Ledbetter's Best (1989, BGO Records) - contains Leadbelly's recordings made for Capitol Records in 1944 in California.

• King of the 12-String Guitar (1991, Sony/ Legacy Records) - a collection of blues songs and prison ballads recorded in 1935 in New York City for the American Record Company, including previously unreleased alternate takes.

• Leadbelly's Last Sessions (1994, Smithsonian Folkways) - a four disc box set containing Leadbelly's final sessions, recorded in late 1948 in New York City. These were his only commercial recordings done on magnetic tape.

• Leadbelly Sings for Children (1999, Smithsonian Folkways) - includes the 1960 Folkways album Negro Folk Songs for Young People in its entirety, and five of the six tracks from the 1941 album Play Parties in Song and Dance as Sung by Leadbelly, recorded for Moe Asch, as well as other songs recorded for Asch from 1941 to 1948, and one previously unreleased track, a radio broadcast of "Take this Hammer."

• Private Party November 21, 1948 (2000, Document Records) - contains Leadbelly's intimate performance at a private party in late 1948 in Minneapolis.

• Take This Hammer (2003, Smithsonian Folkways) - collects all 26 songs Leadbelly recorded for RCA in 1940, half of which feature the Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet.

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Samples

• Download a sample of "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" from Wikimedia Commons

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External links

• "Ledbetter, Huddie (Leadbelly)" in the Handbook of Texas Online
• The Leadbelly Web
• Leadbelly (1976) at the Internet Movie Database
• "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" MP3 file on The Internet Archive

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References

White, Stuart, Aviva "Music in Our World" pp 196