Lead Belly 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
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101
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There's a Man Going Around Taking Names | Lead Belly | 1:26 | |
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102
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Stewball | Lead Belly | 2:30 | |
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103
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Keep Your Hands Off Her | Lead Belly | 2:53 | |
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104
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Good, Good, Good (Talking, Preaching) / We Shall Walk Thru the Valley (medley) | Lead Belly | 2:13 | |
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105
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Linin' Track | Lead Belly | 1:13 | |
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106
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Outskirts of Town | Lead Belly | 2:42 | |
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107
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We Shall Be Free | Lead Belly | 2:36 | |
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108
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Ain't You Glad (Blood Done Signed My Name) | Lead Belly | 2:21 | |
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201
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On a Monday | Lead Belly | 1:50 | |
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202
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Jean Harlow | Lead Belly | 1:42 | |
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203
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Corn Bread Rough | Lead Belly | 2:09 | |
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204
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National Defense Blues | Lead Belly | 3:02 | |
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205
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Little Children's Blues | Lead Belly | 2:29 | |
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206
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Fiddler's Dram | Lead Belly | 2:30 | |
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207
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Meeting at the Building | Lead Belly | 1:00 |
