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Leadbelly

Leadbelly has been played on NTS over 30 times, featured on 30 episodes and was first played on 20 January 2013.

Huddie Ledbetter (Artist: Leadbelly or Lead Belly, January 20, 1888 - December 6, 1949) was an iconic American folk and blues musician, and multi-instrumentalist, notable for his strong vocals, his virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the songbook of folk standards he introduced.

Although Lead Belly most commonly played the twelve-string, he could also play the piano, mandolin, harmonica, violin, 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…

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Black Girl (Where Did You Sleep Last Night)
Leadbelly
Allegro Records1965
Black Girl (Where Did You Sleep Last Night)
LeadbellyAllegro Records1965
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Where Did You Sleep Last Night ?
Leadbelly
Stardust Records2007
Where Did You Sleep Last Night ?
LeadbellyStardust Records2007
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John Hardy
Leadbelly
Tradition Everest1970
John Hardy
LeadbellyTradition Everest1970
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Moanin'
Lead Belly
Smithsonian Folkways1996
Moanin'
Lead BellySmithsonian Folkways1996
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Where Did You Sleep Last Night
LeadBelly
Fuel 20002000
Where Did You Sleep Last Night
LeadBellyFuel 20002000
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Easy Rider
Lead Belly
Not Now Music2008
Easy Rider
Lead BellyNot Now Music2008
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Looky, Looky Yonder / Black Betty / Yellow Women's Doorbells
LeadBelly
Fuel 20002000
Looky, Looky Yonder / Black Betty / Yellow Women's Doorbells
LeadBellyFuel 20002000
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Skip To My Lou
Lead Belly
Stinson Records1952
Skip To My Lou
Lead BellyStinson Records1952
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Hard Traveling
Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, Cisco Houston, Sonny Terry, Bess Hawes
Folkways Records1962
Hard Traveling
Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, Cisco Houston, Sonny Terry, Bess HawesFolkways Records1962
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Take A Whiff On Me
Lead Belly
Rounder Records1991
Take A Whiff On Me
Lead BellyRounder Records1991
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