Lead Belly Discography
Albums in original release order.
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1939
Negro Sinful Songs
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1940
The Midnight Special
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1946
Negroe Folksongs Sung by Lead Belly
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1947
Midnight Special
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1953
Easy Rider: Leadbelly Legacy Volume Four
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1953
Easy Rider: Leadbelly Legacy, Vol. 4
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1965
Take This Hammer
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1973
Leadbelly
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1965
Take This Hammer
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1973
Leadbelly
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2008
Goodnight Irene
Discography data: MusicBrainz.
About Lead Belly
Huddie Ledbetter, better known by the stage name Lead Belly, was an American folk and blues singer. He was notable for his vocals, twelve-string guitar, and the folk standards he introduced, including his renditions of "In the Pines", "Pick a Bale of Cotton", "Goodnight, Irene", "Black Betty", "Midnight Special", "Cotton Fields", and "Boll Weevil". In addition to vocals and guitar, Ledbetter also played piano, mandolin, harmonica, violin, and accordion. In some recordings he used clapping or stomping.
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