The Essential Leadbelly

~ Release by Lead Belly (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Diggin' My Potatoes
acoustic guitar:
Lead Belly
guest acoustic guitar and guest vocals:
Brownie McGhee
guest double bass:
George "Pops" Foster
guest harmonica:
Sonny Terry
guest piano:
Willie “The Lion” Smith
2:35
2My Friend Blind Lemon
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-02-05)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1935-02-05)
3:05
3Leaving Blues
recording of:
Leaving Blues
lyricist and composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
2:19
4Gallis 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)
2:51
5John Hardy
concertina:
Lead Belly
4:17
6T.B. Blues
3:08
7I'm Leavin' on the Mornin Train
4:18
8Big 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
1:11
9Death Letter Blues, Part 1
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-01-24)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1935-01-24)
partial recording of:
Death Letter Blues (Leadbelly) (on 1935-01-24)
3:00
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
3:17
11Defence Blues
3:18
12How Do You Know? / Don't Mind the Weather
2:16
13Red River Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-01-24)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1935-01-24)
3:01
14New York City
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-17)
vocals:
The Golden Gate Quartet (on 1940-06-17) and Lead Belly (on 1940-06-17)
recording of:
New York City (on 1940-06-17)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
3:03
15Salty Dog
2:43
16Thirty Days in the Work House
2:31
17Grasshoppers in My Pillow
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-10-27)
acoustic guitar:
Lead Belly
guest zither:
Paul Mason Howard
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1944-10-27)
vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1944-10-27)
recording of:
Grasshoppers in My Pillow (on 1944-10-27)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:47
18Good 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.
2:53