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Leadbelly

Real Name:
Huddie William Ledbetter
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b. January 29, 1885, Mooringsport, Louisiana,
d. December 6, 1949
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Discography

Releases:
Rock Island Line / Eagle Rock Rag (Shellac, 10")   Capitol Records 1944
All Out And Down / Packing Trunk (Shellac, 10")   Paramount 1949
Lead Belly's Legacy, Vol. 3: Early Recordings (LP, Album)   Folkways Records 1951
Rock Island Line / Take This Hammer (Vinyl, EP, 45)   RCA Victor 1957
Huddie Ledbetter's Best... His Guitar - His Voice - His Piano (LP, Comp)   Capitol Records 1962
Lead Belly's Last Sessions Volume One (LP, Album)   Folkways Records 1962
Leadbelly's Last Sessions - Parts 2 And 4 (LP)   Folkways Records 1962
Leadbelly's Last Sessions Part Three (LP)   Folkway Records 1962
Leadbelly's Last Sessions Volume Two (2xLP)   Folkways Records 1962
Sings Folk Songs (Album) (3 versions)   Folkways Records 1962
Good Night Irene (LP)   Allegro Records 1965
Leadbelly (LP, Album)   Everest Record Group 1965
The Leadbelly Set (2xLP)   XTRA 1965
A Treasury Of Folk Music (LP)   Design Records (2) 1966
Library Of Congress Recordings (3xLP, Mono, Comp + Box)   Elektra 1966
Negro Folk Songs For Young People (LP, Album)   Folkways Records 1967
Sings Folk Songs (LP, Album)   Folkways Records 1968
With Their Guitars (LP)   Saga Eros 1968
Includes Legendary Performances Never Before Released (Comp) (3 versions)   Columbia 1970
First Live Leadbelly (Album) (2 versions)   Playboy Records 1973
The Legendary Leadbelly (LP, Album)   Olympic Records (4) 1973
Midnight Special (LP)   Folkways Records 1976
The Legend Of Leadbelly (LP, Album)   Joker (2) 1982
Alabama Bound (LP, RM)   Bluebird (3) 1989
Sings Folk Songs (CD, Album)   Smithsonian Folkways 1989
The Leadbelly Story (CD, Album)   dejavu (2) 1989
Gwine Dig A Hole To Put The Devil In - The Library Of Congress Recordings, Volume Two (CD, Album)   Rounder Records 1991
King Of The 12-String Guitar (CD, Comp, RE, Mono)   Columbia, Legacy 1991
Midnight Special - The Library Of Congress Recordings, Volume One (CD, Album)   Rounder Records 1991
The Very Best Of Leadbelly (CD, Comp)   Music Club 1993
The Titanic - The Library Of Congress Recordings, Volume Four (CD, Album)   Rounder Records 1994
Goodnight Irene (CD, Album)   Tradition 1996
Jazz & Blues Collection Vol. 56 (CD, Comp, RM)   Editions Atlas 1996
Shout On - Leadbelly Legacy Vol. 3 (CD, Album)   Smithsonian Folkways 1998
Midnight Special (CD)   Platinum 1999
My Last Go Round (2xCD, Comp)   Recall 2cd 1999
The Tradition Masters (CD)   Rykodisc 2002
Bourgeois Blues 1933 - 1946 (2xCD, Comp)   Frémeaux & Associés 2003
Black Betty (LP, Comp)   Universe (3) 2004
Defense Blues (CD, Comp, Album)   Weton-Wesgram, Weton-Wesgram 2005
Important Recordings 1934 - 1949 (4xCD, RM + Box)   JSP Records 2006
Where Did You Sleep Last Night ? (LP, Comp, Ltd)   Stardust Records 2007
Where Did You Sleep Last Night? (12", Alb)   Goldenlane Records 2009
Congress Blues (LP, Comp)   Aldabra Records  
I'm Never Gone (LP, Album)   Folk Art Recordings, Inc.  
Leadbelly Vol 1 1939 - 1940 (CD, Album)   Document Records (2)  
Midnight Special (CD, Comp)   TIM AG  
Noted Rider (12")   Time Wind  
Ol' Riley / Rock Island Line (Shellac, 10", Single)   Asch Recordings  
Sings Ballads Of Beautiful Women & Bad Men (LP)   Sutton  
Take This Hammer (LP)   Verve Folkways  
The Blues Legend (4xVinyl, Comp, Box)   Time Wind  
The Immortal Leadbelly (LP, Album)   Mount Vernon Music  
The Legend Of Leadbelly (LP)   Tradition Records  
You Do Me Any Old Way (2xCD, Comp)   History  
Appears On:
American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 3 (LP, Mic) Goodnight Irene Folkways Records 1959
Yakety Sax! (LP) Cotton Fields Monument 1963
Good Time! (2 versions) Rock Island Line Vanguard 1964
Hard Travelin' (LP) Yeller Gal Disc Records 1964
Sing With Seeger! Live - At The Village Gate (Greenwich Village) (LP, Album) Irene, Good Night Disc Records 1964
Folk, Blues & Beyond (LP) Leavin' Blues Decca 1965
Cheapo-Cheapo Productions Presents Real Live (LP, Album) Goodnight Irene Reprise Records 1971
Freedomburger (LP, Album) Goodnight Irene Columbia 1972
Those Who Are About To Die Salute You (LP, Album, RE) Backwater Blues Bronze Records (2) 1977
Kicking Against The Pricks (Album) (9 versions) Black Betty Elektra ... 1986
The Singer (12") Black Betty Mute Records Ltd. 1986
Pořádný Blues (LP, Album) Měšťácký Blues (B... Supraphon 1987
20 All Time Greats (CD, Album, RM) Cottonfields EMI Music (Australia) 1989
The Sun Years (CD, Comp) Rock Island Line Rhino Entertainment Company 1990
The Winding Sheet (CD, Album, RE) Where Did You Sleep La... Sub Pop Records 1990
Walk Right In / Good Time! (CD, Comp, RE) Rock Island Line Vanguard, King Records 1990
An Evening With Big Bill Broonzy Vol. 1 (CD)   Storyville 1991
Blind Lemon Jefferson (CD, Comp) Lonesome House Blues Milestone Records 1992
Smells Like Smoked Sausages (2x7") My Girl Sub Pop Records 1992
The RCA Records Label: The 1st Note In Black Music (3xCD, Comp) Midnight Special RCA 1992
Troubadours Of The Folk Era, Vol. 3: The Groups (CD, Comp) Goodnight Irene, Linin... Rhino Records (2), WEA 1992
MTV Unplugged In New York (Album) (3 versions) Where Did You Sleep La... Geffen Records 1994
Journey On (CD, Album) Bourgeois Blues Blue Groove 1997
Deep River Of Song: Black Texicans • Balladeers And Songsters Of The Texas Frontier (CD, Album, Comp, RM) Western Cowboy Rounder Records 1999
Slim Picken's (CDr) Gallis Pole Not On Label 1999
Le Boom-Chick (CD, Album) Oh Lordy (Pick A Bale ... Koja Records 2000
Lookin For A Home (CD, Album)   M.C. Records (2) 2001
The Black Box (Box, RM + 7xCD, Album + 2xCD, Comp) Min Tøs Sony Music Entertainment (Denmark) 2003
16 Legendary Covers As Sung By Elton John (CD, Comp) Cottonfields Madacy Entertainment 2004
Classic Folk Music From Smithsonian Folkways (CD, Comp) Rock Island Line Smithsonian Folkways 2004
L'Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz: Part 1 (1911 - 1940) (10xCD, Comp) Bourgeois Blues (1939... Le Chant Du Monde 2004
Live Recordings (2xCD, Album) Rock Island Line LaserLight Digital 2004
B-Sides And Rarities (2 versions) Black Betty Mute Records Ltd. ... 2005
Bootis Connection (CD, Album) Farmer Song EMI Music (Poland) 2005
Chicago Overtones (CD, Album, Ltd, Dig) Dick's Holler hatOLOGY 2005
The Great American Songbook "Born In The USA Volume 1" (CD, Comp) Midnight Special Mojo Magazine 2006
W Cieniu The Beatles (CD, Comp) Black Girl Universal Music Polska 2006
Harry Smith's Anthology Of American Folk Music, Volume Four (2xCD + , Boo) Packin' Trunk Revenant 2007
The Legend Of Frank Budgen Vol. 1 (10", Ltd)   Specific Recordings 2007
Kurt Cobain About A Son Music From The Motion Picture (CD) The Borgrgeois Blues, ... Barsuk Records 2008
Roll With It - 16 Songs About Drinking, Dope And Disorderly Conduct (CD, Comp) Take A Whiff On Me Uncut Magazine 2008
Treasures From The Blues (5xCD, Comp, RM)   Weton-Wesgram 2008
All Dressed Up And Smelling Of Strangers (Album) (2 versions) In The Pines Full Time Hobby 2009
American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 3 (LP) Goodnight Irene Le Chant Du Monde, Folkways Records  
Collector's History Of Classic Jazz (5xLP, Comp, Mono) Boll Weevil Blues Murray Hill Records  
Goodnight Irene (7", Mono) Goodnight Irene Fontana  
Into The Purple Valley (Album) (2 versions) On A Monday Reprise Records  
Juliet (7", Maxi) Black Girl Philips  
Woody Guthrie Vol. 1 (LP) We Shall Be Free Folkways Records, Le Chant Du Monde  
Tracks Appear On:
The Folk Box (4xVinyl, Comp + Box) Rock Island Line, Pick... Elektra 1964
Symposium In Blues (LP, Comp, Mono) I'm On My Last Go-Round RCA Victor 1966
The Best Of American Folk Music (LP, Comp) Rock Island Line, Blac... XTRA 1966
The Story Of The Blues (2xLP, Mono, Comp) Pig Meat Papa Columbia 1969
Standard School Broadcast - "Our Nation's Heritage": The English In America (LP) Go Down, Old Hannah Chevron 1970
An Anthology Of Folk Music Volume II (4xLP, Comp, Ltd, Box) Boll Weevil Blues Sine Qua Non 1974
Electric Muse: The Story Of Folk Into Rock (4xLP, Comp, Box) The Gallows Pole Transatlantic Records, Island Records 1975
A Tribute To Leadbelly (LP) Intro, Intro - Leadbel... Tomato 1977
Viper Mad Blues (LP) Take A Whiff On Me Jass Records 1986
The Great Tomato Blues Package (2xCD, Comp) Midnight Special Tomato Music Company 1989
Blues Volume 2 (CD, Comp) Packing Trunk Blues Object Enterprises 1991
The RCA Records Label: The 1st Note In Black Music (3xCD, Comp) Midnight Special RCA 1992
Play Me The Blues... The Legendary Blues Singers (10xCD, Comp, Box) Tell Me Baby, Medley; ... Not On Label 1993
Smithsonian Folkways American Roots Collection (CD, Comp) In The Pines, Irene Smithsonian Folkways 1996
Blues Legends 0074 (CD, Comp) Easy Rider, Rock Islan... MasterTone 1997
The Gold Collection: 40 Classic Performances - The Blue (2xCD, Comp, Gol + Box) Midnight Special, Good... Retro (2) 1997
Deep River Of Song: Black Texicans • Balladeers And Songsters Of The Texas Frontier (CD, Album, Comp, RM) Western Cowboy Rounder Records 1999
Say It Loud! A Celebration Of Black Music In America (6xCD, Comp, RM + Box) Midnight Special Rhino Entertainment Company 1999
Harry Smith's Anthology Of American Folk Music, Volume Four (3 versions) Packin' Trunk Revenant 2000
Le Blues 1925 / 1952 (3xCD, Comp, Dig) Grasshoppers In My Pil... Body & Soul 2002
The Devil's Music (CD, Comp) The Midnight Special Uncut Magazine 2002
All The Blues (CD) I've Got A Pretty Flower Forever Gold 2003
You Can Never Go Fast Enough (CD) Stewball Plain Recordings 2003
Classic Folk Music From Smithsonian Folkways (CD, Comp) Rock Island Line Smithsonian Folkways 2004
Good Mornin', Blues - The Legendary Bluesmen (CD, Comp) Good Mornin', Blues Sanctuary Records 2004
Kurt's Choice (CD) Where Did You Sleep La... New Musical Express 2004
L'Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz - Part 2 (1941 - 1953) (10xCD, Comp) Goodnight Irene (1943) Le Chant Du Monde 2004
L'Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz: Part 1 (1911 - 1940) (10xCD, Comp) Midnight Special (193... Le Chant Du Monde 2004
Music Guide Vol. 4: Blues Power (CD, Album, Comp) Where Did You Sleep La... Mojo Magazine 2004
Taste Of Blues (CD, RM) Mother's Blues, The Be... J & B Elite 2004
The Aviator (Music From The Motion Picture) (CD) Howard Hughes Sony Music Soundtrax, Columbia 2004
Where Will You Be Christmas Day? (CD, Comp) Christmas Is A-Coming Dust-to-Digital 2004
Beginner's Guide To The Blues (3xCD + Box) Good Morning Blues Nascente 2005
The Ultimate Jazz Archive (Box, Comp, 168) 1934-1940 Membran Music Ltd. 2005
The Ultimate Jazz Archive - Set 12/42 (4xCD, Sif) I'm Sorry Mama (1934-... Membran Music Ltd. 2005
Grijsgedraaid (CD) Midnight Special Ambo | Anthos Uitgevers 2006
Now Hear This! 45 (CD, Comp, Promo) Blood Done Signed My Name Word Magazine 2006
The Great American Songbook "Born In The USA Volume 1" (CD, Comp) Midnight Special Mojo Magazine 2006
The Who Jukebox (CD) Ella Speed Mojo Magazine 2006
Music Inspired By Oh! Brother, Where Art Thou? (CD, Comp) Rock Island Line, Wher... Not Now Music 2007
The Early Blues Roots Of Led Zeppelin (CD, Album) Gallis Pole Snapper Music 2007
Roll With It - 16 Songs About Drinking, Dope And Disorderly Conduct (CD, Comp) Take A Whiff On Me Uncut Magazine 2008
Treasures From The Blues (5xCD, Comp, RM) We Shall Be Free, Keep... Weton-Wesgram 2008
When The Levee Breaks - 15 Classic Tracks That Inspired Led Zeppelin (CD, Comp) Gallis Pole Uncut Magazine 2008
Folksong Selection (12") Stewball Le Chant Du Monde  
Goin' Mad Blues (10xCD, Comp + Box) My Baby Won't Quit Me,... Documents  
Zeitklänge - Blues (CD, Enh) C.C. Rider Sondock Media Network  
Unofficial Releases:
Heart-Shaped Box (CD) Where Did You Sleep La... Grapefruit 1994
Gaslight Tapes (3xLP + Box) Ain't No More Cane (Ca... Platinum (2)  
Where The Wild Live Roses Grow (CD) Black Betty Spider Records (5)  
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