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Leadbelly

voc, g, 1888-1949 US, Mooringsport, Louisiana
Singer / Musician of Blues, World and Folk
A.k.a. Huddie William Ledbetter Huddie Ledbetter The Lonesome Blues Singer

b. January 29, 1885 in Mooringsport, Louisiana, USA d. December 6, 1949 in New York, NY, USA Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 (Early Influence). Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.

     
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
  • Acoustic guitar
  • Piano
  • Accordion
Genres
  • Blues
  • World
  • Folk
Popular Tracks   
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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
At New York Town Hall 1947Bunk Johnson, Leadbelly2019Album
Midnight SpecialLeadbelly2018Compil.
Easy RiderLeadbelly2018Compil.
Huddie Ledbetter's Best - His Guitars - His Voice - His Piano & Sings FolksongsLeadbelly2017Compil.
American Epic: The Best of Lead BellyLeadbelly2017Compil.
Midnight SpecialLeadbelly2017Compil.
A Celebration: Classic Sides 1934-1944Leadbelly2017Compil.
The Last Sessions 1948Leadbelly2017Album
Good Night Irene 1939 - 1948Leadbelly2016Compil.
Selections From Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways CollectionLeadbelly2015Compil.
The Smithsonian Folkways CollectionLeadbelly2015Compil.
Rock Island LineLeadbelly2015Compil.
The Blues E.P.Kokomo Arnold, Son House, Robert Johnson, Leadbelly2014Compil.
Lost Radio Broadcasts WNYC, 1948Leadbelly2014Album
American Folk & Blues AnthologyLeadbelly2013Compil.
AnthologyLeadbelly2012Compil.
Black BettyLeadbelly2011Compil.
The Blues LegendJohn Lee Hooker, Lightnin' Hopkins, Leadbelly, Memphis Slim2011Compil.
You Don't Know My MindLeadbelly2011Compil.
The Rough Guide To Blues Legends: Leadbelly (Reborn And Remastered)Leadbelly2010Compil.
Leadbelly Meets Blind Lemon JeffersonLeadbelly Meets Blind Lemon Jefferson2009Compil.
The Definitive LeadbellyLeadbelly2009Compil.
MasterworksLeadbelly2009Compil.
The Original Folkways RecordingsPete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly Featuring Cisco Houston, Sonny Terry, Josh White2009Compil.
The Definitive Lead BellyLeadbelly2008Compil.
Good Night IreneLeadbelly2008Compil.
Blues MastersLeadbelly2008Compil.
Blues LegendsLeadbelly2007Compil.
Diggin' My PotatoesLeadbelly2007Compil.
Where Did You Sleep Last Night ?Leadbelly2007Compil.
1934/1947Leadbelly2006Compil.
Important Recordings 1934 - 1949Leadbelly2006Compil.
Good Mornin' BluesLeadbelly2006Compil.
Rock Island Line Original 1935-1943 RecordingsLeadbelly2006Compil.
Goodnight Irene - The Best OfLeadbelly2005Compil.
Bluesman - Collector's EditionLeadbelly2005Compil.
Midnight SpecialLeadbelly2005Compil.
New OrleansLeadbelly2005Compil.
The Boll WeevilLeadbelly2005Compil.
Last Sessions! CD 1Leadbelly2005Compil.
Easy RiderLeadbelly2005Compil.
Defense BluesLeadbelly2005Compil.
Blues For YouLeadbelly2005Compil.
Midnight SpecialLeadbelly2004Compil.
"Live": New York 1947 & Austin, Texas 1949Leadbelly2004Album
Blues Archive- The Story Of The Blues - Chapter 13Leadbelly2004Compil.
Blues & Folk SingerLeadbelly2004Compil.
Black BettyLeadbelly2004Compil.
Take This HammerLeadbelly2004Compil.
LeadbellyLeadbelly2004Compil.
Bourgeois Blues 1933 - 1946Leadbelly2003Compil.
Take This HammerLeadbelly2003Compil.
Follways RevisitedPete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly2003Compil.
The Best Of LeadbellyLeadbelly2003Compil.
Goodnight IreneLeadbelly2003Compil.
Blues Café Presents LeadbellyLeadbelly2002Compil.
The Definitive LeadbellyLeadbelly2002Compil.
The Tradition MastersLeadbelly2002Compil.
Blues Best: The Greatest Hits Of Lead BellyLeadbelly2002Compil.
The EssentialLeadbelly2001Compil.
The Best Of Leadbelly featuring The Golden Gate Jubilee QuartetLeadbelly2001Compil.
Have I Got Blues For YouLeadbelly2001Compil.
The Best of LeadbellyLeadbelly2001Compil.
Private Party, Minneapolis, Minn., November 21, 1948Leadbelly2000Album
The Best OfLeadbelly2000Compil.
Legendary LeadbellyLeadbelly1999Compil.
Easy RiderLeadbelly1999Compil.
My Last Go RoundLeadbelly1999Compil.
Bridging Lead BellyLeadbelly1999Compil.
Black Folk Singers: The Remaining Titles (1937-1946)Leadbelly & Josh White1999Compil.
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order: Volume 7 (1947–1949)Leadbelly1999Compil.
Shout On (Lead Belly Legacy Vol. 3)Leadbelly1998Compil.
Midnight SpecialLeadbelly1998Compil.
Easy RyderLeadbelly1998Compil.
Bourgeois Blues (Lead Belly Legacy Vol. 2)Leadbelly1997Compil.
Complete Recorded Works 1939-1947 In Chronological Order: Volume 6 (1947)Leadbelly1997Compil.
The Remaining ARC And Library Of Congress Recordings: Volume 1 (1934-1935)Leadbelly1997Compil.
The Remaining Library Of Congress Recordings: Volume 4 (1935-1938)Leadbelly1997Compil.
The Remaining Library Of Congress Recordings: Volume 2 (1935)Leadbelly1997Compil.
The Remaining Library Of Congress Recordings: Volume 3 (1935)Leadbelly1997Compil.
The Remaining Library Of Congress Recordings: Volume 5 (1938-1942)Leadbelly1997Compil.
Masters Of The Country BluesLeadbelly / Blind Willie McTell1996Compil.
Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Lead Belly Legacy Vol. 1)Leadbelly1996Compil.
Jazz & Blues CollectionLeadbelly1996Compil.
Goodnight IreneLeadbelly1996Album
LeadbellyLeadbelly1996Compil.
In ConcertLeadbelly1996Album
Leadbelly Memorial Volumes 3 & 4Leadbelly1995Compil.
Leadbelly Memorial Volumes 1 & 2Leadbelly1995Compil.
Good Morning Blues: The Essential Recordings Of LeadbellyLeadbelly1994Compil.
The Titanic - The Library Of Congress Recordings, Volume FourLeadbelly1994Compil.
Go Down Old Hannah - The Library Of Congress Recordings, Volume SixLeadbelly1994Compil.
You Do Me Any Old WayLeadbelly / Big Bill Broonzy1994Compil.
Complete Recorded Works 1939-1947 In Chronological Order Volume 2 (17 June 1940 To Mid '43)Leadbelly1994Compil.
Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen - The Library Of Congress Recordings, Volume FiveLeadbelly1994Compil.
Lead Belly's Last SessionsLeadbelly1994Compil.
Storyteller BluesLeadbelly1994Compil.
Lead Belly Memorial Album Vol.3Leadbelly1994Album
The Very Best Of LeadbellyLeadbelly1993Compil.
Midnight SpecialLeadbelly1993Compil.
Goodnight IreneLeadbelly1993Compil.
"Irene Goodnight"Leadbelly1992Compil.
King Of The 12-String GuitarLeadbelly1991Compil.
Let It Shine On Me - The Library Of Congress Recordings, Volume ThreeLeadbelly1991Compil.
Midnight Special - The Library Of Congress Recordings, Volume OneLeadbelly1991Compil.
Vol. 10 1940 (Complete Library Of Congress Recordings In Chronological Order On 12 LPs)Leadbelly1990Compil.
Vol. 7 1935 (Complete Library Of Congress Recordings In Chronological Order On 12 LPs)Leadbelly1990Compil.
Vol. 5 1935 (Complete Library Of Congress Recordings In Chronological Order On 12 LPs)Leadbelly1990Compil.
Vol. 6 1935 (Complete Library Of Congress Recordings In Chronological Order On 12 LPs)Leadbelly1990Compil.
Vol. 12 1940-1942 (Complete Library Of Congress Recordings In Chronological Order On 12 LPs)Leadbelly1990Compil.
16 Greatest SongsLeadbelly1990Compil.
Vol. 8 1935-1938 (Complete Library Of Congress Recordings In Chronological Order On 12 LPs)Leadbelly1990Compil.
Vol. 11 1940 (Complete Library Of Congress Recordings In Chronological Order On 12 LPs)Leadbelly1990Compil.
Vol. 4 1935 (Complete Library Of Congress Recordings In Chronological Order On 12 LPs)Leadbelly1990Compil.
Vol. 9 1938 (Complete Library Of Congress Recordings In Chronological Order On 12 LPs)Leadbelly1990Compil.
Vol. 2 1935 (Complete Library Of Congress Recordings In Chronological Order On 12 LPs)Leadbelly1990Compil.
Vol. 3 1935 (Complete Library Of Congress Recordings In Chronological Order On 12 LPs)Leadbelly1990Compil.
Good Morning BluesLeadbelly / Rev. Gary Davis / Dan Smith1990Compil.
The Legendary LeadbellyLeadbelly1989Compil.
Good Morning BluesLeadbelly1989Compil.
Good Night IreneLeadbelly1989Album
Alabama BoundLeadbelly1989Album
Sings Folk SongsWoody Guthrie With Leadbelly, Cisco Houston, Sonny Terry And Bess Hawes1989Album
The Leadbelly StoryLeadbelly1989Compil.
Folkways: A vision revisitedLeadbelly, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger1989Album
1934-1946Leadbelly1988Compil.
1935Leadbelly1988Compil.
Good Mornin' Blues (Early Leadbelly 1935-1940)Leadbelly Narrated By: Woody Guthrie1987Compil.
"The Leadbelly Collection" - 20 Blues GreatsLeadbelly1986Compil.
Leadbelly Vol.2Leadbelly1982Compil.
The Legend Of LeadbellyLeadbelly With Josh White And Sonny Terry1982Compil.
Goodnight Irene, Good Morning BluesLeadbelly1981Compil.
LeadbellyLeadbelly1981Compil.
Canzoni, Ballate, Worksongs, Blues, Canti ReligiosiLeadbelly1979Compil.
Midnight Special vol. 3Leadbelly Con Woody Guthrie & Cisco Houston1977Album
Midnight SpecialLeadbelly1976Album
The Legendary LeadbellyLeadbelly1973Compil.
Huddie LedbetterLeadbelly1973Compil.
LeadbellyLeadbelly1973Album
Irene GoodnightLeadbelly1973Single
Shout OnLeadbelly1972Compil.
V/A Folk And Blues Story Vol.3Lightnin' Hopkins, Big Bill Broonzy, Josh White, Cisco Houston, Sonny Terry, Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie1971Compil.
Goodnight IreneLeadbelly1969Compil.
The Bourgeois BluesLeadbelly1968Single
Noted RiderLeadbelly1968Single
The Bourgeois BluesLeadbelly1968Single
...From Last SessionsLeadbelly1967Compil.
Songs Of Worship - Folk Music Of The WorldLeadbelly • Big Bill Broonzy • The Moving Star Hall Singers • Cat Iron • The Fisk Jubilee Singers1966Compil.
Sings And PlaysLeadbelly1965Compil.
Keep Your Hands Off HerLeadbelly1965Album
Pretty Flower In My BackyardLeadbelly1965Compil.
Sings And PlaysLeadbelly1965Single
The Library Of Congress RecordingsLeadbelly1965Compil.
Good Night IreneLeadbelly1965Compil.
LeadbellyLeadbelly1965Album
LeadbellyLeadbelly1965Single
The Leadbelly BoxLeadbelly1965Compil.
With Their GuitarsJosh White & Leadbelly1965Compil.
Take This HammerLeadbelly1965Album
The Great Leadbelly Accompanying Himself On The GuitarLeadbelly1965Compil.
The Immortal LeadbellyLeadbelly1964Album
The Midnight SpecialLeadbelly1964Album
Three Of A Kind (3 Top Stars Of Folk Singing)Leadbelly / Big Bill Broonzy / Josh White1964Compil.
38 Favorite American Folk SongsLeadbelly, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger1964Compil.
Folk Singing GreatsLeadbelly, Josh White, Michael Strange1963Compil.
Storyville Blues Anthology Vol. 12Leadbelly1963Compil.
A Leadbelly Memorial: Volume IILeadbelly1963Compil.
Leadbelly Sings Play-Party Songs: Volume I & IILeadbelly1962Compil.
Sings Folk SongsWoody Guthrie With Leadbelly, Cisco Houston, Sonny Terry And Bess Hawes1962Album
Leadbelly Sings Folk SongsLeadbelly1962Album
Huddie Ledbetter's best No.2Leadbelly1962Single
Leadbelly's Last Sessions Part ThreeLeadbelly1962Album
Leadbelly's Last Sessions - Parts 2 And 4Leadbelly1962Compil.
Huddie Ledbetter's Best... His Guitar - His Voice - His PianoLeadbelly1962Compil.
Leadbelly's Last Sessions Part TwoLeadbelly1962Album
Leadbelly Sings And PlaysLeadbelly1962Album
Leadbelly Memorial: Volume ILeadbelly1962Compil.
Leadbelly Memorial: Volume IIILeadbelly1962Compil.
Huddie Leadbetter's BestLeadbelly1962Single
Leadbelly's Last Sessions Part One And TwoLeadbelly1962Album
Lead Belly Storyville Blues Anthology Vol. 7Leadbelly1962Compil.
Leadbelly's Last Sessions Part FourLeadbelly1962Album
Lead Belly MemorialLeadbelly, Sonny Terry1961Album
Negro Folk Songs For Young PeopleLeadbelly1960Album
Leadbelly's Last Sessions Vol. 1Leadbelly1959Album
Party Songs And Plays By LeadbellyLeadbelly1959Single
Leadbelly's Last Sessions Vol. 2Leadbelly1959Album
Blues By LeadbellyLeadbelly1959Single
The Music Of Huddie LedbetterLeadbelly1958Single
The Saga Of LeadbellyLeadbelly1958Album
The Music of Huddie LedbetterLeadbelly1956Single
Leadbelly's Sinful SongsLeadbelly1954Compil.
Blues Songs Sung By The Lonesome Blues SingerThe Lonesome Blues Singer, Leadbelly1954Album
Classics In Jazz Part 1Leadbelly1953Single
Classics In Jazz Part 2Leadbelly1953Single
Rock Island LineLeadbelly1953Album
Leadbelly's Last Sessions Volume OneLeadbelly1953Album
Classics In JazzLeadbelly1953Album
Leadbelly's Last Sessions Volume TwoLeadbelly1953Album
Play • Parties Sung By LeadbellyLeadbelly1952Compil.
Leadbelly Memorial Volume IIILeadbelly1952Compil.
Leadbelly Memorial Volume 2Leadbelly1952Compil.
Leadbelly Memorial Volume 4Leadbelly1952Album
Sings More Play-Party SongsLeadbelly1951Album
Leadbelly's Legacy Volume 3: Early RecordingsLeadbelly1951Album
Eagle Rock Rag / At The Jazz Band BallLeadbelly, Nappy Lamare's Louisiana Levee Loungers1950Single
Black Snake Moan / 'Fore Day WorryLeadbelly1950Album
Take This Hammer: Huddie Ledbetter Memorial AlbumLeadbelly1950Album
Backwater Blues/ Eagle Rock RagLeadbelly1950Album
Goodnight Irene / Good Morning BluesLeadbelly1950Album
Easy Rider: Leadbelly Legacy Volume FourLeadbelly1950Album
All Out And Down / Packin' TrunkLeadbelly1949Album
Backwater Blues / IreneLeadbelly1948Album
Digging My Potatoes / Defense BluesLeadbelly1948Album
Sweet Mary Blues / Grasshoppers In My PillowLeadbelly1947Album
Songs By Lead BellyLeadbelly Accompanied By Sonny Terry1944Album
Yellow Gal / When The Boys Were On The Western PlainLeadbelly1944Album
(Black Gal) Where Did You Sleep Last Night? / In New OrleansLeadbelly1944Album
Negroe Folksongs Sung By Lead BellyLeadbelly1943Album
On A Monday / John HenryLeadbelly1943Album
Good Morning Blues / How LongLeadbelly1943Album
Ain't You Glad / IreneLeadbelly1943Album
Take This Hammer (Steel Drivin') / Corn Bread RoughLeadbelly1942Album
I'm On My Last Go-Round / Thirsty Mama BluesLeadbelly1942Album
Haul Away Joe / Old ManLeadbelly1942Album
Roberta / The Red Cross Store BluesLeadbelly1941Album
New York City / You Can't Lose Me, ChollyLeadbelly1941Album
Good Morning Blues / Leaving BluesLeadbelly1941Album
Sail On, Little Girl, Sail On / Don't You Love Your Daddy No More?Leadbelly1940Album
Alberta / T.B. BluesLeadbelly1940Album
The Midnight Special / Ham An' EggsLeadbelly And The Golden Gate Quartet1940Album
Negro Sinful SongsLeadbelly1939Album
Looky, Looky, YonderLeadbelly1939Album
The Gallis Pole / The Bourgeois BluesLeadbelly1939Album
Becky Deem, She Was A Gamblin' Gal / Pig Meat PapaLeadbelly1936Album
Midnight SpecialLeadbellyCompil.
LeadbellyLeadbellyCompil.
Congress BluesLeadbellyCompil.
Complete Recorded Works 1939-1947 In Chronological Order: Volume 1 (1 April 1939 To 15 June 1940)LeadbellyCompil.
Sings Ballads Of Beautiful Women & Bad MenLeadbellyAlbum
Grey Goose / StewballLeadbelly, The Golden Gate QuartetAlbum
In The Evening When The Sun Goes DownLeadbellyCompil.
Complete Recorded Works 1939-1947 In Chronological Order: Volume 3 (C. October 1943 To 25 April 1944)LeadbellyCompil.
The Midnight SpecialLeadbelly And The Golden Gate QuartetAlbum
Death Letter BluesLeadbellyCompil.
Complete Recorded Works 1939-1947 In Chronological Order: Volume 4 (C. May To 27 October 1944)LeadbellyCompil.
Lead Belly Memorial Album Vol.2LeadbellyAlbum
Rock Island Line / IreneLeadbellyAlbum
Leadbelly - On The Air, The Rarest Of All Broadcasts 1940-49, Also Included Cripple Clarence Lofton - Rare Unissued Sessions 1938Leadbelly Also Included Cripple Clarence LoftonAlbum
Don't We Look Pretty / Skip To My LouCharity Bailey / LeadbellyAlbum
Poor Howard Green CornLeadbellyAlbum
Midnight SpecialLeadbellyCompil.
Goodnight Irene / Ain't You GladLeadbellyAlbum
Complete Recorded Works 1939-1947 In Chronological Order: Volume 5 (27 October 1944 To October 1946)LeadbellyCompil.
Diggin' My Potatoes / Defense Blues / Easy Rider / Pig MeatLeadbellySingle
The Bourgeois BluesLeadbellyCompil.
Defense Blues: Golden Classics Part TwoLeadbellyAlbum
Rock Island Line / Jim Crow BluesLeadbellySingle
Rock Island Line And Other Folk SongsLeadbellySingle
MastersLeadbellyCompil.
Convict BluesLeadbellyCompil.
How Long BluesLeadbellySingle
The Legend Of Leadbelly: Goodnight IreneLeadbellyCompil.
LeadbellyLeadbellyCompil.
LeadbellyLeadbellyCompil.
Pick A Bale Of Cotton / Alabama BoundLeadbelly And The Golden Gate QuartetAlbum
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