Songs Of Lead Belly Lead Belly California – 1945In rage footage captured in California in 1945 12-string folk-blues guitar legend Huddie Ledbetter performs three songs from his expansive repertoire.Songs...

Good Morning Blues Lead Belly Jan. 20, 1888 – Dec. 6, 1949Recorded in New York City on June 15, 1940 featuring Huddie Leadbetter (12-string guitar & vocals).The legendary Louisiana folk blues musician Huddie...

Leadbelly Newsreel Lead Belly Singing for FreedomIn this excerpt from a 1935 March of Time newsreel (produced by Time magazine) re-enactment of Leadbelly’s release from Angola Prison in Louisiana. John Lomax plays himself,...