Description
“Leadbelly is one of the great musical influences of the 20th century and his work
is celebrated in a this brilliant collection” The Telegraph
"No Lead Belly, no Beatles," George Harrison
More than six decades after his death from Lou Gehrig's disease in 1949, the influence of the great blues and folk singer Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter) continues to reverberate through time. Tom Waits, Creedance Clearwater Revival, Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan and Jack White are just a few of the musicians who have been deeply influenced by Lead Belly. Kurt Cobain said that he was his favourite performer, adding "Isn't he all of ours?” He also had a deceptively simple way of playing his powerful twelve-string guitar, an instrument Cobain once tried to buy from Lead Belly's cousin. Some of Lead Belly's songs – such as Goodnight Irene, The Rock Island Line, The Midnight Special and Pick a Bale of Cotton – have become classics. The richness of his legacy is shown to its full impressive extent in a superb 2 CD LIMITED EDITION set called Lead Belly: Masterworks Volume 1 & 2. The set includes two CDs, covering over two hours of music over 40 tracks. Sixteen of these songs are previously unreleased, and they include some wonderful rarities.
Volume One - Studio Recordings
MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
THE GALLIS POLE
DeKALB BLUES
JOHN HARDY
GOODNIGHT IRENE
THE BOURGEOIS BLUES
PRETTY FLOWER IN YOUR BACKYARD
BORROW LOVE & GO
BIG FAT WOMAN
JULIE ANN JOHNSON
BE SO GLAD WHEN I GET HOME
OLD SHIP ZION
I DON’T WANT NO MORE ARMY LIFE
ELLA LOUISE
BACKWATER BLUES
ROCK ISLAND LINE
MARY AND MARTHA
GO DOWN OLD HANNAH
When I Was A Cowboy
How Long
In New Orleans (House Of The Rising Sun)
Volume Two - In Concert
Goodnight Irene
Ho-Day / Ain’t Going Down to The Well No More
Rock Island Line
Go Down Old Hannah
Shine On Me
What Can I Do To Change Your Mind
Skip To My Lou
Mary and Martha
C’est Bon, Les Oeugs (Scrambled Egg Song)
Whoa Back Buck
John Henry
Backwater Blues
Ella Lousie
I Don’t Want No More Of Army Life
Relax Your Mind
Goodnight Irene (Version 2)
Old Ship of Zion
I Will Be So Glad When I Get Home
Good Morning Blues
Bottle Up and Go
- Internal ID: JITRE
- Handling Note: **Please allow an additional 72 hours for this item's shipment.**
- Format Detail: 2CD Limited Edition 2 CD Set
- Format: CD
- Genre: Blues
- Released: 3/2/18