Lead Belly
January 20, 1888 (136 years old) in Mooringsport, Louisiana, USA
Huddie William Ledbetter, better known by the stage name Lead Belly, was an American folk and blues singer, musician, and songwriter notable for his strong vocals, virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the folk standards he introduced, including his renditions of "In The Pines", "Goodnight, Irene", "Midnight Special", "Cotton Fields", and "Boll Weevil".
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Credits
- 2013 · Legend of Lead Belly as Self / Archive Footage (as Huddie Ledbetter)
- 2008 · Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan as
- 2006 · Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · The Blues as Self (archive footage)
- 1999 · Blues Masters as
- 1993 · Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues as Self (archive footage)