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leap a leap in the dark a daring step or enterprise whose consequences are unpredictable; in Vanbrugh's The Provoked Wife (1697), one of the characters, contemplating marriage, says: ‘So, now I am in for Hobbes's voyage, a great leap in the dark.’ The allusion is to the attributed last words of the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679), ‘I am about to take my last voyage, a great leap in the dark.’
leap year a year, occurring once every four years, which has 366 days including 29 February as an intercalary day. The term, recorded from late Middle English, probably comes from the fact that feast days after February in such a year fell two days later than in the previous year, rather than one day later as in other years, and could be said to have ‘leaped’ a day.
According to tradition, a woman may propose to a man on 29 February.
See also
Great Leap Forward at great,
look before you leap.
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Leadbelly's 'Old Man' and the Work Song Tradition
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 8/23/2006; ; 700+ words
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leadbelly
Magazine article from: Indiana Review; 12/1/2006; ; 700+ words
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The Life and Legend of Leadbelly.
Magazine article from: Notes; 3/1/1994; ; 700+ words
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Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 7/31/1991; 700+ words
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Huddie `Leadbelly' Ledbetter Finally Honored
Transcript from: Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR); 5/22/1993; 700+ words
; ...story of Huddie Ledbetter, also known as Leadbelly, has no parallel in American popular...and at Communist meetings. By the time Leadbelly died in 1949, he'd become one of the...the world know the story and songs of Leadbelly, such as the classic, `Midnight Special...
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The Folk Fathers' Mighty Reprise; Leadbelly & Woody Guthrie: Two Immortals Remembered - and Saluted in an All-Star Album
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/23/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...Shared-A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly." It's a bit of a mouthful, but...visionary founder, Moses Asch. Guthrie and Leadbelly were two of the cornerstones of that...unaware of the contributions of Guthrie and Leadbelly. After all, Leadbelly died in 1949...
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LEADBELLY
Magazine article from: Black Camera; 10/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...world through his films, especially Leadbelly. Thirty Years Later: Exploring Gordon Parks as Auteur Through the Leadbelly Lens Upon the death of Gordon Parks...35mm camera after his masterpiece, Leadbelly, opened at a New York City porno...
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Leadbelly's "Po' Howard." (Steel-String - guitar) (Column)
Magazine article from: Guitar Player; 5/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...Ledbetter or, as he was better known, Leadbelly, the "King of the 12-string Guitar Players of the World." Leadbelly was from southern Louisiana and played...This tune is an interesting one. Leadbelly introduces it with the words, "Poor...
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LEADBELLY BOYS SKYLINE VS. GOLD STAR -- THE DEBATE CONTINUES
Newspaper article from: Dayton Daily News; 6/2/2006; ; 700+ words
; Well, your happy and hearty Leadbelly Boys have been munching quietly...Miami Valley. A few days ago on our Leadbelly Blog at DaytonDailyNews.com...more and join in the fun on the Leadbelly Blog. And by the way, that'll...
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CHECKING OUT THE CHEESEBURGERS WITH THE LEADBELLY BOYS
Newspaper article from: Dayton Daily News; 8/13/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Enough, already!' So when the Leadbelly Boys - Ray Marcano, Jim Dillon and Ron...in town. Perhaps you recall our last Leadbelly Boys adventure. Last fall, we gobbled...visit, munch, enjoy. Cheers, the Leadbelly Boys. THE CARDINAL ROOST 16 W. Center...
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Leadbelly
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Leadbelly Leadbelly (1885-1949) was an accomplished 12-string guitar player from the Texas-Louisiana border. During his violence-torn life, Leadbelly served four prison terms for assault. At one of his performances in...
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Lomax, Alan
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...helped the world discover such artists as Leadbelly, Pete Seeger, and Muddy Waters. If...1938), Negro Folk Songs as Sung by Leadbelly (1936), Our Singing Country (1941...sonic landscape of the nation. Aided Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie, and Pete Seeger Alan...
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Jefferson, Blind Lemon
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...1912, Jefferson joined up with an older musician, Huddie “Leadbelly” Ledbetter. Years later, Leadbelly recalled, in The Life and Legend of Leadbelly, his experiences performing with Jefferson: “Him and me...
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John Avery Lomax
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Southern penitentiaries, he discovered Leadbelly , who provided the material for his Negro...b. Austin, Tex. In addition to the Leadbelly collection, father and son collaborated...was the first person to record not only Leadbelly, but such musical greats as Woody Guthrie...
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Glazer, Tom
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...as Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Huddie Ledbetter (nicknamed Leadbelly), Burl Ives, and Josh White, which paved the way for the...s career. As a folk musician, Glazer worked with Guthrie, Leadbelly, and White as well a
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