Leadbelly - Important Recordings 1934 - 1949
Label:
Catalog#:
JSP7764
Format:
4 x CD, Compilation, Remastered
Box Set
Box Set
Country:
UK
Released:
20 Mar 2006
Genre:
Blues,
Folk, World, & Country
Style:
Country Blues,
Delta Blues,
Folk
Tracklist
| Leadbelly & The Library Of Congress: 1934 - 1938 | ||||
| 1-1 | Western Cowboy | 3:40 | ||
| 1-2 | Blind Lemon Blues | 4:18 | ||
| 1-3 | Midnight Special | 2:58 | ||
| 1-4 | Irene | 4:52 | ||
| 1-5 | C.C. Rider | 4:14 | ||
| 1-6 | Governor O.K. Allen | 2:44 | ||
| 1-7 | Julie Ann Johnson | 2:10 | ||
| 1-8 | I'm Sorry Mama | 3:04 | ||
| 1-9 | Take A Whiff On Me | 2:08 | ||
| 1-10 | Boll Weevil | 3:38 | ||
| 1-11 | The Titanic | 4:46 | ||
| 1-12 | Green Corn | 2:16 | ||
| 1-13 | Po' Howard | 3:10 | ||
| 1-14 | De Kalb Blues | 5:10 | ||
| 1-15 | Frankie And Albert | 4:28 | ||
| 1-16 | Queen Marie | 4:55 | ||
| 1-17 | The Hindenburg Disaster Part 1 | 1:16 | ||
| 1-18 | The Hindenburg Disaster Part 2 | 2:13 | ||
| 1-19 | Leaving On The Morning Train Blues | 9:49 | ||
| 1-20 | The Bourgeois Blues | 5:46 | ||
| Leadbelly, In The Studio: 1935 | ||||
| 2-1 | Roberta Part 1 | 3:01 | ||
| 2-2 | Roberta Part 2 | 3:04 | ||
| 2-3 | Packin' Trunk Blues | 2:56 | ||
| 2-4 | C.C. Rider | 2:59 | ||
| 2-5 | Becky Deem, She Was A Gamblin' Girl | 3:05 | ||
| 2-6 | Honey, I'm All Out And Down | 3:13 | ||
| 2-7 | Four Day Worry Blues | 3:07 | ||
| 2-8 | You Can't Lose Me Charlie | 2:59 | ||
| 2-9 | New Black Snake Moan | 3:12 | ||
| 2-10 | Alberta | 3:07 | ||
| 2-11 | Baby, Don't You Love Me No More | 2:53 | ||
| 2-12 | Ox Drivin' Blues | 2:55 | ||
| 2-13 | Death Letter Blues Part 1 | 3:01 | ||
| 2-14 | Death Letter Blues Part 2 | 3:01 | ||
| 2-15 | Kansas City Papa | 2:50 | ||
| 2-16 | Red River Blues | 3:02 | ||
| 2-17 | Fort Worth And Dallas Blues | 3:02 | ||
| 2-18 | You Don't Know My Mind | 3:04 | ||
| 2-19 | Daddy I'm Coming Back To You | 2:50 | ||
| 2-20 | My Friend Blind Lemon | 3:06 | ||
| 2-21 | Mr Tom Hughes' Town | 3:05 | ||
| 2-22 | Shorty George | 3:07 | ||
| 2-23 | Matchbox Blues | 3:03 | ||
| 2-24 | Yellow Jacket | 2:53 | ||
| 2-25 | T.B. Woman Blues | 3:08 | ||
| Leadbelly, In The Studio: 1935 - 1943 | ||||
| 3-1 | Pig Meat Papa | 3:17 | ||
| 3-2 | Bull Cow | 2:45 | ||
| 3-3 | My Baby Quit Me | 2:54 | ||
| 3-4 | Frankie And Alberta Part 1 | 2:51 | ||
| 3-5 | Frankie And Alberta Part 2 | 3:07 | ||
| 3-6 | Poor Howard / Green Corn | 3:11 | ||
| 3-7 | The Gallis Pole | 3:01 | ||
| 3-8 | Pick A Bale Of Cotton | 3:02 | ||
| 3-9 | Woah Back, Buck | 3:07 | ||
| 3-10 | Midnight Special | 3:05 | ||
| 3-11 | Rock Island Line | 2:37 | ||
| 3-12 | Good Morning Blues | 2:53 | ||
| 3-13 | T.B. Blues | 3:09 | ||
| 3-14 | Red Cross Store Blues | 3:08 | ||
| 3-15 | Sail On, Little Girl, Sail On | 3:17 | ||
| 3-16 | I'm On My Last Go-Round | 3:11 | ||
| 3-17 | New York City | 3:02 | ||
| 3-18 | Grey Goose | 3:04 | ||
| 3-19 | Stew Ball | 3:00 | ||
| 3-20 | Take This Hammer | 3:01 | ||
| 3-21 | Can't You Line 'Em | 2:56 | ||
| 3-22 | Ham An' Eggs | 2:57 | ||
| 3-23 | On A Monday | 1:47 | ||
| 3-24 | John Henry | 2:16 | ||
| 3-25 | How Long | 2:13 | ||
| 3-26 | Ain't You Glad | 2:03 | ||
| Leadbelly, The Last Years: 1943 - 1949 | ||||
| 4-1 | John Hardy | 4:18 | ||
| 4-2 | Where Did You Sleep Last Night | 3:01 | ||
| 4-3 | Pretty Flowers In Your Backyard | 2:45 | ||
| 4-4 | In New Orleans | 3:15 | ||
| 4-5 | Outskirts Of Town | 2:40 | ||
| 4-6 | Mother's Blues (Little Children Blues) | 2:32 | ||
| 4-7 | In The Evenin' When The Sun Goes Down | 2:33 | ||
| 4-8 | Jim Crow Blues | 2:25 | ||
| 4-9 | Mr Hitler | 3:06 | ||
| 4-10 | Corn Bread Rough | 2:08 | ||
| 4-11 | Ella Speed | 2:45 | ||
| 4-12 | Rock Island Line | 2:55 | ||
| 4-13 | Tell Me Baby | 2:57 | ||
| 4-14 | Take This Hammer | 2:54 | ||
| 4-15 | Irene (Goodnight Irene) | 2:54 | ||
| 4-16 | On A Christmas Day | 2:52 | ||
| 4-17 | Backwater Blues | 2:51 | ||
| 4-18 | Eagle Rock Rag | 2:51 | ||
| 4-19 | Sweet Mary Blues | 2:57 | ||
| 4-20 | Grasshoppers In My Pillow | 2:48 | ||
| 4-21 | Diggin' My Potatoes | 2:35 | ||
| 4-22 | Defense Blues | 3:19 | ||
| 4-23 | Easy Rider | 2:50 | ||
| 4-24 | Pigmeat | 2:19 | ||
| 4-25 | Howard Hughes | 3:02 | ||
| 4-26 | Shine On Me | 4:12 | ||
Credits
Concertina -
Huddie Ledbetter
(tracks: 4-1, 4-10)
Double Bass [Bass] - George 'Pops' Foster* (tracks: 4-21 to 4-24)
Guitar - Brownie McGhee (tracks: 4-21 to 4-24) , Josh White (tracks: 4-6)
Harmonica - Sonny Terry (tracks: 3-23 to 3-26, 4-5, 4-7, 4-21 to 4-24)
Piano - Huddie Ledbetter (tracks: 4-18) , Willie 'The Lion' Smith* (tracks: 4-21 to 4-24)
Recorded By - Alan Lomax (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4, 1-6 to 1-9) , John Lomax* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4, 1-6 to 1-9)
Vocals - Brownie McGhee (tracks: 21) , Golden Gate Quartet, The (tracks: 3-8 to 3-11, 3-18 to 3-22)
Vocals, Guitar - Huddie Ledbetter
Zither - Paul Mason Howard* (tracks: 4-11 to 4-20)
Double Bass [Bass] - George 'Pops' Foster* (tracks: 4-21 to 4-24)
Guitar - Brownie McGhee (tracks: 4-21 to 4-24) , Josh White (tracks: 4-6)
Harmonica - Sonny Terry (tracks: 3-23 to 3-26, 4-5, 4-7, 4-21 to 4-24)
Piano - Huddie Ledbetter (tracks: 4-18) , Willie 'The Lion' Smith* (tracks: 4-21 to 4-24)
Recorded By - Alan Lomax (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4, 1-6 to 1-9) , John Lomax* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4, 1-6 to 1-9)
Vocals - Brownie McGhee (tracks: 21) , Golden Gate Quartet, The (tracks: 3-8 to 3-11, 3-18 to 3-22)
Vocals, Guitar - Huddie Ledbetter
Zither - Paul Mason Howard* (tracks: 4-11 to 4-20)
Notes
Disc 1:
1 to 4: Recorded at Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, LA. probably July 1, 1934.
5: Recorded at Wilton, CT. February 1935.
6 to 9: Recorded at Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, LA. probably July 1, 1934.
10 to 13: Recorded at Wilton, CT. February 1935.
14, 15: Recorded at Wilton, CT. March 1935.
16 to 18: Recorded at Washington, DC. June 22, 1937.
19, 20: Recorded at New York City, December 26, 1938.
Disc 2:
1 to 10: New York City, January 23, 1935.
11 to 18: New York City, January 24, 1935.
19 to 23: New York City, February 5, 1935.
24, 25: New York City, March 25, 1935.
Disc 3:
1 to 3: New York City, March 25, 1935.
4 to 7: New York City, April 1, 1939.
8 to 16: New York City, June 15, 1940.
17 to 22: New York City, June 17, 1940.
23 to 26: New York City, Jul/Aug, 1943.
Disc 4:
1: New York City, November 1943.
2 to 4: New York City, February 17, 1944.
5: New York City, April 25, 1944.
6: New York City, c. April 1944.
7: New York City, c. May 1944.
8 to 10: New York City, c. May 1944.
11 to 14: Hollywood, October 4, 1944.
15 to 17: Hollywood, October 11, 1944.
18 to 20: Hollywood, October 27, 1944.
21 to 24: New York City, c. June 1946.
25: New York City, 1947.
26: Austin, Texas, June 15, 1949.
1 to 4: Recorded at Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, LA. probably July 1, 1934.
5: Recorded at Wilton, CT. February 1935.
6 to 9: Recorded at Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, LA. probably July 1, 1934.
10 to 13: Recorded at Wilton, CT. February 1935.
14, 15: Recorded at Wilton, CT. March 1935.
16 to 18: Recorded at Washington, DC. June 22, 1937.
19, 20: Recorded at New York City, December 26, 1938.
Disc 2:
1 to 10: New York City, January 23, 1935.
11 to 18: New York City, January 24, 1935.
19 to 23: New York City, February 5, 1935.
24, 25: New York City, March 25, 1935.
Disc 3:
1 to 3: New York City, March 25, 1935.
4 to 7: New York City, April 1, 1939.
8 to 16: New York City, June 15, 1940.
17 to 22: New York City, June 17, 1940.
23 to 26: New York City, Jul/Aug, 1943.
Disc 4:
1: New York City, November 1943.
2 to 4: New York City, February 17, 1944.
5: New York City, April 25, 1944.
6: New York City, c. April 1944.
7: New York City, c. May 1944.
8 to 10: New York City, c. May 1944.
11 to 14: Hollywood, October 4, 1944.
15 to 17: Hollywood, October 11, 1944.
18 to 20: Hollywood, October 27, 1944.
21 to 24: New York City, c. June 1946.
25: New York City, 1947.
26: Austin, Texas, June 15, 1949.