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Leadbelly

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Leadbelly nickname of Huddie William Ledbetter, 1885-1949, American singer, b. Mooringsport, La. While wandering through Louisiana and Texas, he earned a living by playing the guitar for dances. For a time he joined with Blind Lemon Jefferson, the blues singer, who influenced his future style. Leadbelly's blues and work songs are a survival of the earliest African-American music (see jazz ). He was jailed in 1918 for murder and put on a chain gang; he was pardoned in 1925 but was again put in jail for attempted murder (1930-34) and for assault (1939-40). The folklorist John A. Lomax... Read more
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Leadbelly (1888–1949) Popular name of blues singer Huddie Ledbetter Read more
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...He worked with Woody Guthrie in the group the Headline Singers. Leadbelly died penniless, but several of his songs, including 'Goodnight...Midnight Special,' and 'Rock Island Line,' soon became standards. Leadbelly Leadbelly Leadbelly Read more

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