Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
Lead Belly
With his 12-string Stella guitar, Lead Belly sang out a cornucopia of songs that included his classics The Midnight Special, Irene, The Bourgeois Blues and many more, which in turn have been covered by musical notables such as The Beach …
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With his 12-string Stella guitar, Lead Belly sang out a cornucopia of songs that included his classics The Midnight Special, Irene, The Bourgeois Blues and many more, which in turn have been covered by musical notables such as The Beach Boys, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Van Morrison, Nirvana, Odetta, Little Richard, Pete Seeger, Frank Sinatra, and Tom Waits. Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection brings us the story of the man as well as the musician. This first career-spanning boxed set dedicated to the American music icon features: 5 discs, 108 tracks (16 unreleased), 5 hours of music, historic photos, extensive notes, and 140-page book.
DE KALB BLUES DIGGIN' MY POTATOES HOW COME YOU DO ME LIKE YOU DO? PRINCESS ELIZABETH IT'S TIGHT LIKE THAT DIDN'T OLD JOHN CROSS THE WATER IRENE (GOODNIGHT IRENE) FANNIN STREET (MISTER TOM HUGHES TOWN) JOHN HENRY YOU CAN'T LOSE ME, CHOLLY NOTED RIDER OLD MAN I'M SO GLAD, I DONE GOT OVER ROCK ISLAND LINE COTTON FIELDS ELLA SPEED OUT ON THE WESTERN PLAINS HAUL AWAY JOE HA-HA THIS A WAY SWEET JENNY LEE MOANIN' SHORT GEORGE LININ' TRACK BRING ME A LITTLE WATER, SILVY GREEN CORN ALMOST DAY QUEEN MARY GOOD MORNING BLUES SAIL ON, LITTLE GIRL ON A MONDAY POOR HOWARD THERE'S A MAN GOING AROUND TAKING NAMES GOVERNOR O.K. ALLEN HOW LONG, HOW LONG THE BOURGEOIS BLUES IN THE WORLD THEY HUNG HIM ON THE CROSS (VERSION 2) BACKWATER BLUES HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN THE TITANIC RELAX YOUR MIND AIN'T IT A SHAME TO GO FISHIN' ON A SUNDAY NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT AIN'T GOING DOWN TO THE WELL NO MORE (VERSION 2) RED RIVER SHOUT ON LEAVING BLUES PACKIN' TRUNK BLUES WHAT'S YOU GONNA DO WHEN THE WORLD'S ON FIRE WNYC - FOLK SONGS OF AMERICA (ALMOST DAY; BLUES IN MY KITCHEN; BLUES IN MY DINING ROOM; I WENT UP ON THE MOUNTAIN; GOOD MORNING BLUES; BABY, DON'T YOU LOVE ME NO MORE; T.B. BLUES; IRENE (OUTRO)) BEEN SO LONG (BELLEVUE HOSPITAL BLUES) HITLER SONG (MR. HITLER) EXCERPT FROM "THE LONESOME TRAIN" RED CROSS STORE BLUES IN THE EVENING (WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN) OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN T.B. BLUES DUNCAN AND BRADY EASY RIDER JEAN HARLOW LAURA ROCK ME (HIDE ME IN THY BOSOM) IF IT WASN'T FOR DICKY WNYC - FOLK SONGS OF AMERICA (GREY GOOSE; BOLL WEEVIL; YELLOW GAL; HA-HA THIS A WAY; LEAVING BLUES; IRENE (OUTRO)) SPRINGTIME IN THE ROCKIES THEY HUNG HIM ON THE CROSS (VERSION 1) BIG FAT WOMAN BLACK GIRL (WHERE DID YOU SLEEP LAST NIGHT) PICK A BALE OF COTTON TAKE THIS HAMMER OLD RILEY THE GALLIS POLE NATIONAL DEFENSE BLUES SUKEY JUMP BOLL WEEVIL SCOTTSBORO BOYS GOVERNOR PAT NEFF ONE DIME BLUES KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF HER WE SHALL BE FREE ALABAMA BOUND ALBERTA FIDDLER'S DREAM WHEN A MAN'S A LONG WAY