Leadbelly Sings Folk Songs

Vital 1940s recordings of 15 songs featuring Lead Belly performing solo and accompanied by Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, and Sonny Terry. Tracks include Stewball, Lining Track, and On a Monday. "...[Lead Belly's] powerful, fluid baritone and brilliant 12-string playing have a clarity never heard on older records...emotional singing...[and] deeply banked political fires..." — Boston Globe "...[Lead Belly's] powerful, fluid baritone and brilliant 12-string playing have a clarity never heard on older records...emotional singing...[and] deeply banked political fires..." -- Boston Globe

Track Listing

101	There’s a Man Going around Taking Names Leadbelly	01:26
102	Stewball Leadbelly with Cisco Houston and Woody Guthrie	02:30
103	Keep Your Hands off Her Leadbelly with Brownie McGhee and Pops Foster	02:53
104	Good-Good-Good (Talking, Preaching) / We Shall Walk Thru the Valley Leadbelly	02:13
105	Lining Track Leadbelly	01:13
106	Outskirts of Town Leadbelly with Sonny Terry	02:42
107	We Shall Be Free Leadbelly	02:36
108	The Blood Done Sign My Name (Ain't You Glad) Leadbelly	02:21
201	On A Monday Leadbelly	01:50
202	Jean Harlow Leadbelly	01:42
203	Corn Bread Rough Leadbelly	02:09
204	National Defense Blues Leadbelly	03:02
205	Little Children's Blues Leadbelly	02:29
206	Fiddler's Dram Leadbelly	02:30
207	Meeting at the Building Leadbelly	01:00