This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MOORINGSPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – He changed ...
"Bring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly's Truths from Jim Crow Lies," by Sheila Curran Bernard. The wedding of Huddie and Martha Ledbetter on Jan. 20, 1935 included Alan Lomax, third from the left, ...
Many Texas musicians have become legendary figures for not only their great talents as musicians but also for their colorful lives. Huddie Ledbetter, known to his fans as “Leadbelly,” was a pioneer ...
Early last year John Avery Lomax, crack compiler of U. S. folk songs, arrived in Manhattan with a big, wild-eyed Negro known as Lead Belly (real name: Huddie Ledbetter). John Lomax’ protègé was a ...
Smithsonian Folkways: SF 40045 (on container: SF CD 40045). Folk music and blues, composed in part by Leadbelly. Most selections previously released on Folkways [FA]2034 [1962] or [FT]31046 [1976].
Words and music principally by Ledbetter; includes folk song adaptations. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=liball&source=~!silibraries&uri=full ...
BENNINGTON -- After 25 years, the Bennington Children's Chorus will celebrate its silver anniversary with a concert of songs in eight languages, a world premiere and the return of some familiar faces.