Recorded by Alan Lomax for the Library of Congress between 1939 and 1943, the songs on this 68-minute release include many of the blues, folk and work songs that played a pivotal role in the development of Leadbelly's style. Included are "Blind Lemon Blues," "Boll Weevil," "Tight Like That," "Angola Blues (So Doggone Soon)," "Hesitation Blues," and more. Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter, 12-string guitar, vocals.

19 tracks on this CD include:

Blind Lemon Blues; Mister Tom Hughes' Town; Shreveport Jail; Don't You Love Me No More; Henry Ford Blues; Julie Ann Johnson; Angola Blues (So Doggone Soon); Dallas & Fort Worth Blues; Mary Don't You Weep; Easy Mr. Tom; I Ain't Bothered a Bit; Boll Weevil; The Titanic; Red Cross Sto'; Fo' Day Worry Blues; Hesitation Blues; Take Me Back; Tight Like That; Sail on Little Girl

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Product #: 21202026