Lead Belly pays tribute to the spirituals that moved him, ("Swing Low Sweet Chariot," "Amazing Grace," "Old Time Religion") as well as blues songs like "T.B. Blues," derived from Victoria Spivey's influential 1926 recording. In a couple of fascinating spoken sections, he talks with Alan Lomax about Christmas and about square dances (which he called "sukey jumps"). Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter, 12-string guitar, vocal

18 tracks on this CD include:

T.B. Blues; How Long? (no. 1); When the Train Comes Along; Monologue on Square Dances or Sukey Jumps; Monologue on the Blues; Amazing Grace; Old Time Religion; Stand Your Test in Judgment; Christmas (monologue); John Henry; John Hardy; Go Down Old Hannah; Oh, Something On My Mind; How Long? (no. 2); Swing Low, Sweet Chariot; Ain't Gonna Study War No More; Join the Band; Prayer

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Product #: 21202027